The “Republic of Gamers” (ROG) smartphone range from Asus is quite popular among mobile gamers. With each generation of ROG phones, the Taiwanese OEM has continued to push the boundaries of smartphone hardware. The recently released ROG Phone 6 series is a good example, offering a 6.78-inch 165Hz AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset, up to a whopping 18GB of RAM, a total of 6000mAh battery, 65W fast charging.5mm , a 3 headphone jack (yes!), a host of gaming features and much more. Now, in an effort to comply with the requirements of the GPL v2 and help the aftermarket development community get the ball rolling on building ROMs and kernels, Asus has released the official bootloader unlock tool and kernel sources for the ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro .
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro Unboxing: What do you get in the box?
For Asus devices, if you want to go down the bootloader unlocking route, you’ll need to get your hands on a device-specific unlocking tool. The ROG Phone 6 series is no exception to this trend. However, note that the unlocking process completely wipes the phone and disables subsequent OTA updates. Furthermore, an unlocked bootloader may void the warranty of this device. If that doesn’t bother you, grab the bootloader unlock app from Asus and proceed. The same unlocking tool is compatible with both the regular ROG Phone 6 and the “Pro” variant.
ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro
The Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro pretty much packs everything you need into one package, and it looks great to boot.
Asus has also published the kernel sources and stock firmware for these smartphones, which will come in handy for third-party developers trying to port custom recoveries, kernels and ROMs after unlocking the bootloader. In particular, the source code archives do not contain any kind of commit history.
Download Bootloader Unlock Tool and Kernel Sources: ROG Phone 6 || ROG Phone 6 Pro
Historically, ROG phones have received ample support from the modding scene. With the rapid availability of the bootloader unlock tool and the release of the kernel sources, we hope that the ROG Phone 6 family will receive the same level of support from the community as well, with developers bringing a wide variety of custom ROMs, kernels and mods in the upcoming the weeks.
