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[Zenfone 5 General] anxpzhd:
I'm on Kitkat with latest version 2.19.40.18.

Only able to get 4h with greenify and single sim while on screen.

I even set the max freq to 933Mhz but damnn...battery still draining fast.

Is this normal?
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
I got around 4.5 hour screen time (internet, chat, facebook, no gaming)

Remark: Greenify, Disable some service, Underclock CPU to 1.33 GHz
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
abit off topic i guess.. are u running Greenify with Xposed (Boost Mode)?

Did ur phone freeze & forced to soft-reboot esp. when try to open greenified apps?
[Zenfone 5 General] shinink:
a lot of people said that xposed(some versions)+greenify boost mode cause some problems. i use greenify app from google play and i don't have any problems!!:good:
[Zenfone 5 General] anxpzhd:
yup i'm running greenify but i didnt install the xposed module.

so no freeze or forced to soft reboot.

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yeah i'm using greenify also. so basically that pretty standard screen time right?

glad i'm not the only one. haha
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
Did u select Experimental features from Greenify menu and managed to do the same as shown in screenshot?
[Zenfone 5 General] shinink:
nope!i don't have xposed installed in my phone..not yet because the tutorial at first page don't work for me..
[Zenfone 5 General] arulsyah89:
Music player problem

Anyone here facing Music player playlist problem?

I create a playlist and add few songs, but when i restart the phone, song on that playlist gone. Anyone?:confused::confused:

T00F WW
[Zenfone 5 General] Sleepy!:
KitKat thermals are totally borked....

CPU runs at 70-74°C while gaming.

Screen on time has also declined by a lot.

RAM management is also screwed up.

Hope they issue another OTA to rectify these issues.
[Zenfone 5 General] badiyee:
not sure how i did, but i did end up installing 1.4, (that cursed intel drivers) via "set as winxp service pack 3" compatibility mode

and the adb via moborobo.
[Zenfone 5 General] shinink:
how did you make your battery look like circle with percentage?it's really cool!!
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Hey guys, I'm sure some of you noticed the new SuperSU update which I believe is not yet available on the Play Store and I'm here to tell you good news. I just installed SuperSU v2.13 from its thread using Philz Recovery and it was a success. No bugs at the moment.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
Bro how did you get that cicle battery mod??

Did you use rom tool box to change the battery icon?? Or did you install any theme?

Really thats pretty cool
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
1st of all u need to run xposed installer, find in the download section for hkthememanager, install & activate it. Download this theme (u can try others) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dustinb.theme.cyancobalt and apply it via hkthememanager.
[Zenfone 5 General] cgren:
How did you update?
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
Have u done root bro?? It's the same step.. IF u done it via adb fastboot.

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Idk if this work on zenfone stock rom or not, but u can try it anyway. This is one of the reason why i did deodexed.
[Zenfone 5 General] devilucifer85:
Hello, i root my zf5 4.4.2.

Then i install titanium backup, setcpu, greenify, disableservice.

My battery performance is,

Opening time 22 hours,

screen time 3 hours 20 min.

İ am using generally wifi, whatsapp, facebook, surfing.

if i use wifi, i turn mobile to GSM. Also during nights i change it to GSM.

I lost % 4 percantage battery during 8hour sleep.

I recommend root. Good job.
[Zenfone 5 General] redalb:
I have same problem can't open APN no data mobile to my zenfone5 after update to kitkat.Pls can someone help me???
[Zenfone 5 General] Sleepy!:
Anyone figure out how to undervolt this kernel?

It runs too damn hot.
[Zenfone 5 General] redalb:
I try but nothing.the problem is can't open APN settings crash every time i'm going crazy i make double wipe 3 or 4 times,change sim location .i don't know what to do more
[Zenfone 5 General] anarchian:
Anyone had a working hack to bump zen6 audio? It's so frustratingly low :crying:
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Via the zip file. I still haven't relocked my bootloader but I can easily install zip files so I got that going for me which is nice.
[Zenfone 5 General] Suyog Tale:
I was having the same problem bt I just interchanged the sims n it's working...

And I recommend u to factory reset ur mobile after updating to kitkat 4.4.2 n then dry the battery and then charge fully and experience the amazing battery backup....:):):):thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
Tweak ?

Have any of you try install some tweaks? Pls share if you had a good one.

Thank you.
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
I use performance profile http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/xposed-performance-profile-t2723739

Features:

Set/Restore:

- min. CPU freq. & max. CPU freq. (support multicore)

limited control with mpdecision / hotplug / intelliplug or other similar modules

- Governor

- IO Scheduler

- GPU freq. (kernel related)

- NICE priority

- Custom scripts

I use this mainly to reduce power/batt consumption by controlling max cpu clock and gov.

Unfortunately i still feel 4.4.2 on zf5 drains battery faster esp when screen on compared to 4.3 (in standby mode ie. screen off, no issues). And same as others, cpu temp made my zf5 feel hot in my pocket even thou i'm not playing any games.. hmm.. what's actually keep running on this 4.4.2 :confused:

Another 2 is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsht.kerneltweaker

and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gejos.android.performancebooster

Idk what's the benefit/pros/cons if any.. just intall it today to try.. can u tell me :rolleyes::confused::D

Just update the latest ver. of Contacts app available from playstore.. this morning i decided to freeze, then to remove Asus ZenUI from system app and uninstall it completely (since i'm using nova launcher). Guess what.. no more force closed when running Contacts :good:, not like on 4.3 where Asus ZenUI is required to run Contacts. Have someone try or notice this?
[Zenfone 5 General] niranjan2585:
Need to Downgrade from Kitkat to Jellybean

Has anyone tried downgrading from the latest Kitkat WW-2.19.40.18 Firmware to Jellybean WW-1.18.40.10 Firmware. I am having lot of battery drain issue on Kitkat so want to go back to Jellybean. I have tried the method of downgrading listed on this post, but it does not work on the latest firmwares.
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
First, you have to install, through fastboot, a lower version of the recovery than the version of the kitkat firmware.

Then, you can install, through adb sideload, a lower version of the firmware (UL_ASUS_T00F_WW_1_18_40_10 is the best for me).

The process is detailed here :

http://www.asuszenfoneblog.com/2014/10/zenfone-downgrade-form-kitkat-to.html

I did it twice, just follow the step by step instruction, and you should be fine.
[Zenfone 5 General] shahnaz:
Big Thanks, Bro !!

success !! once again,...thank you very much.
[Zenfone 5 General] Aulia Anwar:
deep sleep

Hi there..

First, i root my phone and install cpuspy & no-frills cpu to set and monitor my cpu freq.

Somehow my phone keep running in min.freq (800 mhz), even there is no running apps& no internet connection..

I tried to install deep sleep saver, but the result is still same.. No deep sleep.
[Zenfone 5 General] sami62:
i want to downgrade

can i use 1.18.40.9_ww_recovery.img with UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-1.18.40.10-user ?
[Zenfone 5 General] winie:
no wifi on kitkat

I also have no wifi after the kitkat update; wifi does turn on but doesnt find any networks. i tried factory reset downgrade factory reset and upgrade factory reset but problem still persists.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
did you refer this link http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2014/10/troubleshooting-zenfone-cant-connect-to.html

well i didn't had any issues with wifi but it might help you

:good: :good:
[Zenfone 5 General] thomas.nishant:
Do Intel cpus support deep sleep...?:confused::confused:
[Zenfone 5 General] Angristan:
Yes, I have it ^^
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
How would you like to get 23+ hours on a single charge?! [emoji1]
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Use WiFi wake lock and set it to WiFi_Mode_Full [emoji111]
[Zenfone 5 General] Lansander:
USB transfer issue

Hi guys I am new to this great site. I wondered if anyone can help with a probable non-issue (at least for you lot) I have a zenfone 6 which I have not upgraded in any way at all. I have 3 times now plugged it into my laptop and transferred files but when I unplugged it and plug it back in there is no longer the option to use as a mass storage and I cant find on the fone where an option is. All it does is charge the fone. Am I doing something silly? 3 times now I have had to factory reset as I can not find any other way around it.

Any help would be very much appreciated
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
Go to Setting / Storage / at the Top right you will find the USB logo, click and choose MTP but as i understand MTP is set by default

Or you go to ASUS website and download the driver (for your PC or Notebook)
[Zenfone 5 General] Aulia Anwar:
Oh, how do you get it, the deep sleep?

Please share the tutorials...

I had tried many things, but the deep sleep is not working on my device....thanks in advance. :good:
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Teach me master! I only get about 20 hours and that's it. Phone is off.
[Zenfone 5 General] Angristan:
I have it, that's all :p

But the battery isn't that good in deep sleep :/

If you don't have deep sleep, there is an app that use the cpu.
[Zenfone 5 General] phrozenflame:
CPU Frequencies

Hi guys,

Total State Time: 123:44 hrs

Following are the CPU Freqs

2000 mhz - 3.2%

1866 mhz - 0.1%

1600 mhz - 0.2%

1333 mhz - 0.6%

933 mhz - 0.8%

800 mhz - 40.3%

Deep Sleep - 54.6%

It seems like CPU either pumps up fully to 2000 mhz or stays at 800 mhz. I feel there's alot of optimisation missing here.

1. Cant we goto below 800 Mhz? If there's a way to that, there's alot of potential saving here.

2. Stop the jump to 2000 Mhz? I dont think think Chrome or Clash of clans require 2000 Mhz. I'd prefer CPU should be trying hard not to go over 1333 mhz or 1600 mhz.

3. Insta 2000 Mhz also probably causes the heat-ups.

My daily operations involve browsing, music [headphones], clash of clans and boom beach. There's no need for CPU to be running at 2000 mhz. Mediatek devices with ~half the frequencies, Quadrant and Antutu have quite decent browsing [6589].

I think we can have smooth browing at 1600 mhz, is there anyway we can manage the CPU freq states and has someone managed that?

Regards
[Zenfone 5 General] Aulia Anwar:
But what app?

I have not install any other app, just updating the stock one..
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
Get your phone rooted and use SetCPU (or other apps) limit your phone's clock speed to a level you want. Mine underclock it to 1.3 Ghz and its running fine.
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
Xposed HKtheme manager

Has anyone tried HK theme manager in Zenfone 5(non deodexed) rom?? I want to try it but kinda bad in experience and will most probably panic if it bootloops :rolleyes: Can anyone try it and post a reply of it working?? Thanks :D
[Zenfone 5 General] phrozenflame:
Hi thanks for reply, can we set below 800 mhz? Hows your battery life?
[Zenfone 5 General] Lansander:
Cheers for that. So simple but I did not know that you could press the icon. Easy when you know how eh. Again many thanks.

I wondered if I should bother rooting or just updating firmware or anything like that. I have done so previously with my orange Monte Carlo which got rid of all the bloatware that it came with and made it a better phone all in. How much better can this phone get? What would you guys recommend
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Yes they do but they can't be clocked under 800 MHz. Minimum clock speed is 800 and nothing below [emoji111]
[Zenfone 5 General] shinink:
does anyone noticed about gps accurancy?it's still not good comparing e.g xiaomi redmi(mediatek,without glonass)..with redmi i had 3 meters accurancy and 10/12 satellites lock on!with zf5 full satellite lock on very good snr but....accurancy 6-12 meters,i used fastergps to fix it but i still get that accurancy!!Clean weather with no buildings surround me without any internet connection!
[Zenfone 5 General] chocolemon:
sd swap

have anyone tried any sd swap either app or custome setting in your root setting ?

if there's any good way to swap between memory you guys use can you guys post it ? having trouble with freeing up space on my internal

and ive noticed this app at playstore , just wondering have anyone use it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
[Zenfone 5 General] badiyee:
1.2 doesn't work, 1.3r will work?

Going to download and confirm this.
[Zenfone 5 General] scarpeta8:
Pls keep us posted
[Zenfone 5 General] ahhl:
please remember i have unrooted first then only update the firmware. then only i root again using 1.3r
[Zenfone 5 General] scarpeta8:
Confirm 1.3r works after latest update ;)

I always thought you meant 1.3r when you gave us the heads up, but still thanks, It's better to be safe than sorry.

[IMG="Root Check"]http://puu.sh/b06s5/8108c08bc0.jpg[/IMG]
[Zenfone 5 General] dewankpant:
Can i install the ota update i just got on my rooted zenfone 5 ? As i have also removed certain bloatwares...please help I'm really confused anyone did it ? Hope it'll not brick my device
[Zenfone 5 General] badiyee:
Just to make sure that my first post was correct:

Zenfone root 1.2 will not work for firmware 1.17 (USB-OTG update). THis one double confirmed. (took one for the team)

I tried Zenfone root 1.3r with firmware 1.17, works. (oddly the APK Icon is now orange and has a face on it)

*Note: the SUPERSU that comes along with it is different from the SuperSU that you can download from Google PlaySTore. just in case if its missing (like mine) do a reset, search for it then make sure to UPDATE the binaries (at least it asked to)

As usual

1. Turn of wifi, turn of mobile data, gps

2. Delete all remembered WIFI (make the phone forget all SSID)

3. Make sure Zenfone APK is installed in PHONE, not SD CARD (i made this mistake, but my phone survived somehow)

Root as per instructions

Extra: when I did this + install XPOSED Framework, EVERYTHING was set to install to SDCARD. Please remember to SWITCH back to INTERNAL SD FIRST. (from setting > asus customised setting > app installation settings > favour internal storage. After rooting and installing xposed framework can set to favour external storage again)
[Zenfone 5 General] mdfzhi:
The zenfones bootloader is locked, cant boot unsigned kernel without unlocking it first. If I'm not mistaken the stock kernel got kexec enabled so in theory we could boot unsigned kernel via kexec. Asus did release kernel source code for all zenfones but its incomplete, no defconfig provided to compile kernel matching devices hardware. Sigh...
[Zenfone 5 General] badiyee:
Please UNROOT before upgrading firmware. then Re-ROOT.
[Zenfone 5 General] loneildo:
Ok, thanks to all. To resume :

1. Downgrade to 1.14 CN

2. Switch to 1.14 WW

3. Upgrade to 1.16 WW

4. ENJOY !

That worked for my ZENFONE 5 (A500CG), from CUCC to WW.

This link can help you. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54451457&postcount=21

If i can help anyone, ask me. :)
[Zenfone 5 General] dyulay:
yup. all my data are intact. But i did backup important files, just in case.

BTW, the latest rooting apk can preserve root even with the latest ota update. No need to unroot. Just open the app and preserve root.

I don't know if it would still work if kitkat would arrive.
[Zenfone 5 General] Angristan:
Maybe this is the reason why the battery is so bad?
[Zenfone 5 General] spix123:
Is there no way to trick phone into getting OTA updates?

It's very annoying having to download 600mb files for what should be only a few mb. I'm going to wait for at least 2 more updates before upgrading again from 1.16

Also could someone check if the app drawer bug is fixed (Open app drawer, move to page 2, press home without opening app. Open app drawer again.. does it start at page 1 or page 2)?
[Zenfone 5 General] Angristan:
This not bug, it's a feature :p
[Zenfone 5 General] spix123:
Are you sure? Cause its a feature that annoys me and wasn't like this in 1.12 firmware :)
[Zenfone 5 General] Angristan:
No I'm not sure but it should be an option
[Zenfone 5 General] drixzon:
Update Failed.

This is TRUE. OTA update failed. it didn't continue.

Asus Zenfone 5 Asus_T00J
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
kindly refer http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54920935&postcount=94

btw.. have someone try deodex the stock rom?
[Zenfone 5 General] drixzon:
help

i use stock rom and rooted it with zenfone root chainfire
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
pls read previous post on this thread.
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
Is OTA only aviable for CN users?
[Zenfone 5 General] d9ny:
What we can do is just developed custom kernel which allowing us to reach under 800mhz, some kernel source being given by asus on their website..
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
800 Mhz is lowest value. Personally i reduce CPU speed to 1.3 Ghz but i didn't see any significant improvement of battery life. Maybe it dose help but just a little.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
yep i tried and works fine with my zenfone 5(odexed)

i got cool new look with the themes available on playstore
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Please share the link. Thanks
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
Thank You very much sir!!! You have enlightened my day :D
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
:good: :good:

enjoy bro

sir???

call me Raj or call me as you call your friend
[Zenfone 5 General] scarpeta8:
After upgrading to KitKat's latest battery fix version, I noticed a significant improvement on battery life after a few days. It appears in my case that it needs sometime to settle down, before it will show improvement. E.g. I unplugged from charger 7 hours ago, and now there is still 71% battery remaining. Phone usage is moderate.
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
Does it allow replacing layout??
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
i didn't get you

can you explain?
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
There's this setting at settings>set theme option>Allow themes to replace layout

which allows to replace the system ui and change more themes option like the status bar notication drawer...I want it to look more like an AOSP device.I have a feeling that it will bootloop when u enable that setting in the theme manager so i didnt enable it :confused:
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
i didn't look at those options

i downloaded the theme from the playstore and opened this htkthememanager app and refreshed to detect the theme i downloaded and it detects

i ticked all the replacements(including systemui)

i just said yes and it worked fine for me
[Zenfone 5 General] Crakersz:
Hi, I have problem to open recovery mode...

I trying to format/factory reset my phone but it just won't work since I can't go to recovery mode.

Even try from droidboot then choose "recovery" also not work (I can't see the android that says "no command" too)

When I hold vol- and press vol+ just make my phone goes blank (shut down) sometime go to "usb logo" screen (for about 1 sec then reboot itself and show the "usb logo" again many time) I need to go to droidboot and choose "reboot" to make it normal again...

Anyone have the same problem?

I on latest firmware version (kitkat)
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
hello, it sounds like you don't have recovery installed on your phone...

Try to flash the recovery.

Extract the recovery.img from the zip of your firmawre, then go to droidboot, plug you phone to your PC,

then from you PC, using fastboot to flash the recovery (type fastboot flash recovery xxx.img (xxx = name of the file of your extected recovery)
[Zenfone 5 General] RisaFujiyama:
Update firmware

I have Asus Zenfone 5. I want update the firmware, if I doing it wrong will I brick my phone? Can I do manual update?

The firmware now I used is ASUS_T00F_WW_user_1.13.40.8_20140516_170536 release-keys

Kernel

3.4.43-188760-gf4c8a50

jenkins@ReleaseServer #1

Fri May 16 00:35:33 CST 2014

Can I update to WW 1.18 firmware? I not sure if my phone is TW,WW or CN :confused:
[Zenfone 5 General] Crakersz:
It will not brick if you do it right

It seems that you on WW(World wide) firmware and using ASUS T00F (same like mine :D )

Yes it will be safe if you download the update from official asus website

And go Google on how to manual update its easy to do.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
i suggest you to update by going into settings-->about-->system update--check update

it will let you know to download or not

download it and system will instruct you what to do after downloading

seriously??

how come you don't even know the SKU of your zenfone?

and you are on the very old version of firmware(zenfone users got kitkat update also)

go to settings-->about-->system update

here you will see build number..under this you will see whats your SKU is(WW or TW or CHT)
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Since Google finally announced Android L is actually Android 5.0 Lollipop, does anybody have any ides when our Zenfones will get it?
[Zenfone 5 General] feryshad:
http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2014/10/android-l-for-zenfone-confirmed-by-asus.html
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
Oh I see....Thanks alot bro!!! I think I'll stick to the themes until an AOSP rom is available for zenfone!!! Hope so there will be one soon enough :P
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Anyone using Gravity Box for KK around here?! The Xposed framework is working finally with greenify. Yay!!
[Zenfone 5 General] Crakersz:
Thank you very much!!

its work now you the best! :good:
[Zenfone 5 General] Oceandar:
18 month ? Wow.....I hope someone would make CM or whatever Android L custom ROM for ZF 5
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Just wait

By that time I bet the Zenfone's Source Code will be released and if I am able to understand Android developing much more better, expect a custom ROM from me. :D:D:D
[Zenfone 5 General] hristcroixqwerty:
can you post some screen shots? :D
[Zenfone 5 General] RisaFujiyama:
Are you from Malaysia? I am also from Malaysia. Man... I wish you can guide me how to update this phone. :(

Are you using manual style to update the phone

This is my first time using Android phone, this is my old phone. I know nothing about the ecosystem of Android. ^^;;

[Edit]

I have did everything you said, but the phone says "Your system is up-to-date"
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
What version of Xposed is safe to install without the use of ADB or bootloops?