i'd suppose the service center bit ... is more/less a good will > that they will just "dust off" your phone while you wait ... meh ... I like my Flip-cam-Phone enough to wait for update till end of January ... and then I'll see how long will it "last...
FYI: after few PM's with Asus support > I got below update:Regarding the issue you are experiencing with your Zenfone 8 Flip displaying "Device not certified by Google Play," we will release a new version to fix the problem in end of January, 2026. ...
Same here on Asus Zenfone 8 flip (about 4yrs old) > though my AI assistant was suggesting ( outside of strongly not recommended downgrading firmware ) ... to contact Asus support to certify their own firmware with Google.Took me a while ... the agen...