the only app ive seen balk at bootloader status (to date) is google wallet. Using a phone to pay for stuff is an opsec nightmare youd only entertain so long as becoming an integrated and saleable asset in a data brokers portfolio is a life goal. 'pm uninstall' and move on, the custom rom is still far more valuable from a security perspective than bending the knee to some bespoke ecosystem payment app (especially if you have an older device.)
the point of oem unlock, and rooting at all, is diametrically opposed to the vendors interest in nearly every facet. The vendor will bark "hackers" as a thinly veiled threat for the uninitiated, but we are initiated. what the vendor doesnt need you doing is erasing their telemetry and walled garden spyware. they dont need you developing alternatives to their store and to their apps, and they especially dont need you turning this effort into something as simple as an ubuntu installation for older phones they expect to follow the strict trade-in model of "buy a new phone every year"
arguably Asus refunded the purchase because this person isn't playing by the rules and being a good consumer.
the point of oem unlock, and rooting at all, is diametrically opposed to the vendors interest in nearly every facet. The vendor will bark "hackers" as a thinly veiled threat for the uninitiated, but we are initiated. what the vendor doesnt need you doing is erasing their telemetry and walled garden spyware. they dont need you developing alternatives to their store and to their apps, and they especially dont need you turning this effort into something as simple as an ubuntu installation for older phones they expect to follow the strict trade-in model of "buy a new phone every year"
arguably Asus refunded the purchase because this person isn't playing by the rules and being a good consumer.