Borrow or find any computer with a USB port. Do not risk your device chasing a "no PC" myth. For the ZenFone Max Pro M1, the PC is not optional—it is essential.
Almost every guide online requires a PC running fastboot commands. But what if your PC is broken, you don’t have one, or you’re traveling? Can you unlock the bootloader of the X00TD ? how to unlock bootloader asus zenfone max pro m1 without pc
If you previously unlocked your bootloader (using a PC) and then relocked it ( fastboot oem lock ), the critical flag in the persist partition remains altered. In this specific case, some users have reported that using a Terminal Emulator with root access (from a different rooted phone or a previous session) might work, but this is circular logic—you need root to do it, but you need an unlocked bootloader to get root. Borrow or find any computer with a USB port