yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
no problem buddy now i can tell you how to update manually

first of all look out for your SKU(goto settings-->about-->system update-->software information...........here you will see build number......under that build number you will see text like thisASUS_T00J_WW-user-x.xx.xx.xx.18)

as i said above look out for the text as i highlighted above

there will be WW or TW or CHT

after finding out your SKU(ww or tw or cht) head to asus official website http://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_5_A500CG/HelpDesk_Download/

select OS as android and in the next page click on firmware and look out for phone modelT00F/J and the SKU

download the update package from there and now head to my post where i clearly explained how to apply updates manually here is the link http://xdaforums.com/android/help/root-zenfone-5bootloader-unlock-recovery-t2896589

make sure you install

adb, fastboot drivers

intel mobile usb drivers

asus usb drivers before applying update manually

and sorry am not from malaysia ;)

:good: :good:

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i have been using xposed with many modules right from the day i rooted my zenfone 5

am using V2.6

and by the way no need to do that whole process over CMD

initially i got soft reboots problem but a full factory reset solved that problem n clean install gave no issues till now

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sorry to say that i messed up with my system because of some modules(not because of htkthememanager) so i had to perform factory reset

lost all that module and theme but it worked for me

i think you are not believing or may be you are afraid of bootloops

sorry for being helpless but it worked for me

:good: :good:
[Zenfone 5 General] Pedromja:
Hi to all. I own zenfone5 2GHZ/16GB rooted and been using latest 4.3 rom. I've tried KK but went back.

I am using DU Battery Saver/DU speed booster without decreasing processor power

Install cool tool pro to check live battery consumption

Also defined in Android Tuner to use CPU on demand profile, use low light screen definitions

After restart screen/wifi on i get a power consumption of 133mA-364mA

Can you apreciate on this values?

Thanks in advance.
[Zenfone 5 General] TheAkshay:
Anybody found the fix for the APN bug?
[Zenfone 5 General] RisaFujiyama:
Thanks, looks like my first Android experience is painful. I guess I will read all of them. XD

No, that question is for Crakersz XD
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
sorry i didn't that multiple quote so i thought you asked me

anyways just read all the stuff i said and you will have your update without any issue

:highfive: :good:
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Sorry, meant to comment rather than giving a like. Am using 2.6.1 with Greenify Boost mode.

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Wakeup tracker disabled in Greenify. Causes soft boots on my handset.
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post about this - sorry in advance.

I received my Zenfone 5 today (I'm in the UK) from a UK eBay seller. I was surprised to see the packaging was all in Chinese. I started downloading my apps back from the play store and noticed I kept getting permission prompts (allow/decline access) about apps being downloaded. This makes some apps unusable - as soon as I open Whatsapp this prompt keeps popping up and wont go away every time I click allow or decline. I've also noticed that SuperSU is on the phone so I assume I was not the first person to use the phone.

Anyway, I excitedly performed a system update search and was told there are no updates available. This is the current software build number:

ASUS_T00F_WW_user_9.17.40.16_20190811_0963

release-keys

010175_201901130121

Also says the last update was done on 01-01-1970.

Confused by this, I downloaded the latest SKU WW kitkat update from the Asus website and tried to sideload it into my phone using adb. I got this error: "signature verification failed".

I really don't know what to do now guys. I just want to enjoy the phone and update to kitkat, I tried my best :( Hopefully you guys will understand this more than me - I've exhausted myself google searching for help the past few hours. Thanks in advance for any help!
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
sorry for your Zenfone

signature verification failed??

may be the one who used before had a CHT SKU(you said that everything is in chineese right??) and he/she might have changed it to WW SKU(yes changing SKU can be done)

so what i say you is try downloading the kitkat update of CHT SKU from asus website and try updating with that package
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
The system itself is not in chinese, but the packaging (box and booklets) are. Also, the app permissions section in Settings is written in bad English. This phone is definitely a Chinese import.

I've tried your suggestion and got the following error:

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...

Installing update...

Device image SKU:

CN

OTA image SKU: CHT

assert failed: getprop("ro.build.asus.sku") == "CHT"

return code 8E:Error in tmp/update.zip

(Stratus 8)

E: fota_return_code 403

Installation aborted.

E:Cannot load volume /misc!

I really appreciate the help. I hope this issue can be solved, I'm really looking forward to downloading KitKat and Android L in future.
[Zenfone 5 General] djkodok:
Same here.

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Sorry, just wanna ask. Did you flash the latest recovery to your phone?
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
I use ver. 32 ....as the dev stated, x86 support is there now for xposed so no need to enter shell commands anymore.... v32 works fine without bootloops :o
[Zenfone 5 General] Efuma:
Looks like the previous owner "tried" to replace CN with WW, and made a big mess.

Fortunately for you, there should be a way to permanently untangle this mess. Please refer to Post #15.

Basically, you need to downgrade to an earlier version of the rom(namely CN 1.14), where the build.prop signature is not checked. You can then permanently change the signature by flashing WW rom(WW1.14) over it. Thereafter, you should be able to upgrade the device, as if it were WW all along.

Alternatively, you might be able to just change CN to WW in build.prop and try to upgrade again. If I were you, I'd choose the longer way (downgrading to CN 1.14). Always better to start with a clean slate.
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
I'm not familiar with the terminology used, but all I've tried to do it install the recent OTA update :)

Thanks you! I'll refer to that post now and see what I can do. I'll update here after my efforts.

EDIT: I'm not really sure what I'm doing. I've downloaded xposed looking at the post. al I able to downgrade to CN 1.14 in recovery mode as i've tried with the new OTA update?
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Is there anyone using gravity box on the Asus Zenfone5?!
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
Efuma, could you tell me how I'm able to edit the build.prop to change from CN to WW? I've entered build.prop and I don't see CN anywhere - wherever possible it is stated as WW.

I just tried to sideload the CN downgrade and it failed. I'm guessing the downgrade protocol is different, I've never done this before. At this point I'm close to chucking the phone out my window or returning it for a refund :(
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
I had exactly the same issue.

Your phone is branded by cucn, which comes with these crapy bloatware. No other solution than update firmware to WW version.

But you have to downgrade first to a firmware that doesn't verify sky.

THen upgrade to latest firmware if you would like. Let me check the version that doesn't verify the sku, and I will post it

Edit : version ww 1.14.40.50 doesn't verify sku

Can be download here

http://*******/sFXKl

Then just install the firmware using sideload method.

.
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
Thanks so much zen_green! Could you please also point me to some resources or instructions regarding how to do this as I have no idea how to downgrade firmware. I assume upgrading is possible by sideloading Recovery mode ?

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Sorry for the double post. Thanks a lot zen_green! The link isnt working for me. So do I install this firmware by sideloading?

Kindest regards.

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I tried sideloading my own download (from the Asus website) of version ww 1.14.40.50 and got this error:

assert failed: greater_than_int(getprop("ro.build.date.utc"). 1392739200)

return code 8E:Error in /tmp/update.zip

(Stratus 8)

E: fota_return_code 403

Installation aborted.

E:Cannot load volume /misc!
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
I now have Xposed! Yay! No reboots so far. Now I installed and activated HKThemeManager and rebooted and downloaded a theme. Problem is it doesn't show up. Any ideas on how to fix it?
[Zenfone 5 General] dcohy:
Hi, is there any way to modify the systemui of zenfone to give it more of an aosp feel? I have been trying to use hktheme manager and some xposed modules but it doesn't seem to be able to mod the notification panel or settings app. Thanks
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
I had this problem before and i guess it's compatibility issue. Besides, there are very few themes available and compatible with HKThememanager.

If you really want to change your theme, try Xtheme engine. It require exposed as well but there are a lot of theme available. It's still BETA version but working well.
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
Hold the menu button and press refresh in hkthememanager app ...should be able to detect now :) If it doesnt, its not compatible with hkthememanager ... Anyway, the only things that most probably noticeable when changing the themes are the status bar icons...other than that, all looks the same
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
Yep am using gravity box(KK) module and no issues with me
[Zenfone 5 General] COJR3:
Zenfone 6 Microphone issue

Hi to all,

I have a new zenfone 6, problem is microphone. When i called anybody , there is too much noise going from my mic. None of my friends can hear my voice because of my mic. (noise like too much wind etc.)

When i activate and deactivate handsfree speaker, mic fixing and working fine. I tried 1.18 and latest kitkat (2.19.40.18) result is same.

Please advise and thanks in advance.
[Zenfone 5 General] Rothariel:
In my zenfone 6 there is info about comilation

Android 4.3

ASUS_T00G_WW_user_9.17.40.19_20190825_7264010175_201901130121

Auto update is not finding kitkat update.

When I connected phone to usb and put several firmware files to root directory and then unpluged the phone I did not get any system update notification.

Can anyone help me get 4.4.2 ? But please for easy step by step solutions I am not very experienced with android.
[Zenfone 5 General] Cesang:
I've used it and it works fine for me, just reboot after fix and the problem is solved.
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
I'm using this link (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54451457&postcount=21) to try and downgrade to CN 1.14.40.50.

Step 4 states "*** Step 4 moved here (actually should be step 4 after the step 3 above): copy 2 files recovery-from-boot.p and install-recovery.sh (modified) to root folder " /data/local/tmp". this is why you need to root your phone first."

I'm not sure how to get to /data/local/tmp at all. I hate a data folder in SD card but it doesn't contain /local.

Sorry for being so bad at this.

EDIT:

I stuck step 4's files in SD card/data/local/tmp (I created the directory myself - if this correct?). I Followed steps 5 and 6 successfully, but with step 7:

"*** Step 7: after booting, back to your windows computer, still in CMD screen, in folder ADB\ type:

adb shell (hit Enter)

su (hit Enter)

sh data/local/tmp/install-recovery.sh (hit Enter)"

when I type adb shell (with android booted normally) I get error: device offline. I don't understand why this is the case when the device was recognised by my computer in droidboot.
[Zenfone 5 General] Bala BMK:
Need HTC beats audio in Zenfone 5

How to get beats audio isn Zenfone 5

any one please help me on this........
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
hello,

Sorry to read that you were unable to switch your phone to WW rom.

FYI, I didn't know the tutorial you refer to, and I didn't perform all the described steps for installing WW rom on my phone. I didn't have to perform that because, from what I understand, the 1.14.50.40 firmware dosen't verify SKU. then it isn't necessary to first flash astboot.img, boot.img, recovery-from-boot.p and install-recovery.sh before flashing firmware.

Maybe I was lucky when I flash my phone, but here is what I did :

0- download the 1.14.40.50 WW firmware

1- extract the zip , then you have another zip

2- place this zip in the ADB folder (you can rename the zip with a shorter name)

3- boot the phone on recovery mode, choose ADB upgrade, plug the phone

4- check that the phone is well recognized by typing adb devices (then you should have a number followed by "sideload" for example: 28736844684 sideload. that means your phone is ready to receive sideload file.

5- type adb sideload name of the zip.zip

I believe you already just followed these steps, then it is weird that you cannot install the rom...

I would suggest you to extract the recovery .img from the zip of the 1.14 firmware, then flash the phone only with this recovery (phone is boot on droidboot, and from adb folder, type fastboot flash recovery name of the recovery.img), then reboot to recovery and then sideload the firmware.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
i have an app developed by some xda developer here i attached that file(its a free app thats why am attaching)

you need to be rooted to make it work

well i personally felt only a little bit difference in sound
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
Thanks zen_green, I'll try this when I am home in a few hours. I'll flash the recovery .img for the WW 1.14 firmware and if it doesn't work I'll do it with the CN 1.14 version.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
Hell with kitkat i just downgraded to 4.3

no matter how less or moderate i use my Zenfone 5 it gives me just 3-4 hours of battery backup(with no heavy graphic end games just wifi for whatsapp and facebook) and heats up a lot when i play heavy games like The Dark Knight Rises or Modern Combat 4
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Mine used to heat just by watching a video but now, my Zenfone 5 rarely heats at all. It has improved battwry life and no updates available btw.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
i even updated to the latest update of V2.19.8.18 on the day it released and even that didn't help me

i have tried greenify,cpu tuner,batter calibration apps(tested with individual apps...no two apps at a time but still the same)

so i downgraded to JB
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Here's what I did and even though I know you're on JB, it might be useful when you decide to go back to KitKat.

1. Underclock to 900 Mhz

2. Freeze ZenUI apps I don't use

3. Charge the battery to 100% and calibrate it using an app (This is the step thar made my battery last for 20+ hrs!)

4. Use battery doctor while charging

5. Airplane mode while charging
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
i hibernated all the ZenUI except the Launcher and calibrated once by app n other time by script

anyways thanks buddy for those tips

if any future updates of KitKat solves all the issues then i will upgrade to KitKat

This thing makes me hilarious that how easy it is get rooted on JB after knowing how much we strived to get root access when am on KitKat

thanks again bro :good::good: :highfive: :highfive:
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Gravity Box just doesn't work for me. Nothing happens. Any ideas?!
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
GB is designed for AOSP (or close to AOSP) rom.

The ASUS ZF rom is far from AOSP.

Probably reason why it doesn't work on our phone.

However, some tweaks (not all!) included in xuimod and xblast work on zenfone.

rgds.
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
Kitlkat and wallpaper...

Hi all,

when I reboot my phone, the wallpaper is resetted (the wallpaper is automatically set to the default asus wallpaper).

This issue appears with kitkat 2.19.40.18. I don't have this bug with 4.3. the installed application are exactly the same (titanium backup). no more, no less. And I use Nova launcher.

I try to figure out if it is a bug coming with the KK rom, or if it is a bug which is brought by an application I install (which perhaps doesn't work properly on KK...).

Does anyone else have this issue ?

Rgds.
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
Let try this.. go back to ZenUI and change wallpaper you want and switch back to Nova. The wallpaper should remain unchanged ... even if you reboot.

I had problem to change wallpaper when im using Nova; its not changed so i did as above and problem gone.
[Zenfone 5 General] zen_green:
thanks for your feedback.

It is perhaps an issue related to nova. that makes sense.

I'll try that.
[Zenfone 5 General] Zack_cloud14:
Lollipop

Android Lollipop SDK available on october 17....and x86 support has been added....Really hoping to see a great future development in this device :D Also hoping Asus providing android Lollipop soon as possible as its in their roadmap
[Zenfone 5 General] Rody2k6:
My sister has an iPhone 4s that she just cracked it's screen. I was thinking of giving her a Zenfone 5, is it a good upgrade from an iphone 4s?

EDIT: RAM wise, processor wise yeah a huge upgrade, but when you compare camera quality and screen quality, is the Zen 5 a good upgrade then?
[Zenfone 5 General] thomas.nishant:
Give her a Moto G (2014).......:thumbup:
[Zenfone 5 General] Rody2k6:
My dad got the new Moto G also it is still in the mail, but it has some real good specs, but the Zenfone has a bit of a leg up on the new moto G also. Same dpi and screen resolution and 2gb Ram and other things. I'm stuck between either of them. I had looked at the LG L90 but meh compared to either phones I've mentioned before it doesn't even stand a chance basically.
[Zenfone 5 General] thomas.nishant:
How about Xiaomi Mi3 or Mi4 then?
[Zenfone 5 General] Rody2k6:
I'm in Brazil. No Chinese companies here yet.
[Zenfone 5 General] Malakhay:
Hello all - i've got zenfone 5 ver. with 8 gb and i love it - but ive got realy just one problem with it . One for a few days it restarts by itself. Every time in idle when phone is lieing and do nothig, never when iy is used. I had firmware UL_ASUS_T00F_WW_1_18_40_9 and later UL_ASUS_T00F_WW_1_18_40_10 but it seems is has no impact on my problem. I have an option to return for guarantee but prolly i would have to w8t a long time for this it has to travel from Poland (EU) to China...

Do You think it is software problem (firmware) or it is something with H/W?? I saw some posts on ASUS forum with this problem but i have no idea is it common or there was some bad line or someting.. any thoughts??
[Zenfone 5 General] DiegoEnzo:
You can buy from merimobiles.com

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You can buy from merimobiles.com
[Zenfone 5 General] hsanjay19:
Custom ROMS

Guys is anyone working on a custom rom for Zenphone 5?
[Zenfone 5 General] ichigo_kurosaki:
Yes and it's a CM11 build. Dunnowhat base is it though, whether kitkat or jellybean. Long before that came out we already have our custom rom..sphynx v1..just a moddified stock jb 4.3 with unnecessary apps removed.
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Got a link to that CM11 build?
[Zenfone 5 General] ichigo_kurosaki:
Still WIP bro. A fellow member of our own local zenfome 5 fb support group posted just a screenshot of that info.i think it was a github thingy.
[Zenfone 5 General] Jepoy68:
Mcafee detected virus in the attached apk.

FYI. Virus detected in the attached file. Not sure if false positive.
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
Alright, I've extracted the update and can't find a recovery img. Just recovery-from-boot.p, fastboot.img and boot.img. So I flashed the boot.img and fastboot.img.

I've now attempted to sideload the WW 1.14.40.50 update. Got the same error :(

"assert failed: greater_than_int(getprop("ro.build.date.utc"), 139273920)"

Now I've tried the above with the CN 1.14.40.50 update. Didn't work.

I would follow the guide I posted earlier but I still don't know where the root folder /data/local/tmp is located.

Post #310 states:

Trying this now. Got up to installing TWRP but when my phone restarts after installation it is stuck at the "Asus, In Search of Incredible, Powered By Android" screen. I've followed all the steps but cant get into TWRP. I resorted to trying to sideload the WW1.14.40.50 update and still error. :(
[Zenfone 5 General] winie:
didn't work :(
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
Ok search for beats audio in XDA android games n apps section

You will find the same app

Or wait i will give you link for the same app on xda(xda link)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2485333

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Sorry bro but trust me its not a virated one n am using the same app

Anyways i gave you xda link for the proof
[Zenfone 5 General] Jepoy68:
Thanks for the link. It is to display BEATS icon only and no actual audio enhancement. And the actual link is no where to be found. "We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server." Just FYI.
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
If you like sound mod and stuffs, try viper4android. Its rooted required.
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
why don't you try Viper4android if you are rooted

Viper4android is far better than any other audio mods or app

search for viper4android on xda apps n games section and you will surely feel that no beats audio can beat Viper4android
[Zenfone 5 General] d9ny:
Asus.com/support you will find kernel source
[Zenfone 5 General] Dark Lugia 2:
Just wanted to publicly thank this member for helping me out! He sent me this private message and it worked! My phone has now also detected the next OTA update and I'm installing it now. Very happy with this :D
[Zenfone 5 General] Noob Tech:
Can you share us your setting / profile for viper..?
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Dude!! You have taken my music experience to the highest level. I bow down to thee!! [emoji120] [emoji5]
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
I am so pissed right now, I left my phone at night at 70% and when I wake up the battery is drained. Is downgrading to JB a solution?
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
Yeah sure bro

Here it is i attached the screenshots below
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
Select expert mode under UI settings from the options(3dots)
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Or you can try Unbounce. It has helped in reducing unwanted wakelocks. You'll find it as a download in Xposed.

Having said that, I am still kind of testing it in combination with other modules. Will keep you posted [emoji111]
[Zenfone 5 General] xylu:
guys post on the link so we can haver our proper forum.. Zenfone Users!
[Zenfone 5 General] ali3993:
help!

my zenfone5 don't go fastboot until root it!! even by app (quick boot or rebooter...)
[Zenfone 5 General] itraceyou:
If you re rooted, install wakelock detector and see what process or service is draining your battery.

I experienced a battery draining issue and the wakelock detector show me a service called " UserPresenceService" in Google Play Service keep awake so i used an app call "Disable service" to stop it. Now problem solved
[Zenfone 5 General] ahhl:
install Viper,

no different,

now my musicfx also no effect anymore...

what should i do..?

what i found out viper has never take control of the sound, musicfx still controling it. i have move viper to system and still the same
[Zenfone 5 General] clickjack:
Settings > Sound > Music Effects > Viper. Enable Viper from Viper control panel. Restart player by stopping its service via App Management
[Zenfone 5 General] RajGopi:
just delete the musicfx from system or disable or freeze it to make viper4android take control over music

i just deleted that musicfx from system