Unfortunately, the information available strongly suggests that ASUS has officially discontinued the Bootloader Unlock Tool for new devices, including the ROG Phone 8, and for models from 2023 and earlier.
Key Information Regarding the Unlock Tool
Official Discontinuation: An official statement from an ASUS employee indicated that "ASUS phones released after January 2024 will no longer actively provide the Bootloader Unlock Tool." The ROG Phone 8 falls under this category.
Reason Cited: For older models, the tool was removed due to "stability considerations," while for newer devices, the company has simply chosen not to provide it.
The Problem: The official tool was an application that communicated with an ASUS server to perform the unlock. Since the servers have been shut down and the application removed, official unlocking is currently not possible for the ROG Phone 8.
