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[Zenfone 5 General] Efuma:
My suggestion is stick with TW. TW version isn't the castrated non-google CN version. It's virtually the same as the WW version. Turn on English, and you won't notice much difference.

TW is also the primary version, and has always receive the fastest updates.

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Asus has just released Lollipop for Zenfone 5 LTE. They have also tentatively scheduled a mid May release for Zenfone 5/6.

I'm currently on the third Zenfone 5 beta(0425). There are still tons of bugs. The most important of which is the horrendous battery drain. Many, including myself, also have zero gps reception.

A general release in two weeks seems extremely brave.
[Zenfone 5 General] Benjamin Kuruvilla:
How can I change to ww to tw..? And after that conversion can I get the ota update..?
[Zenfone 5 General] omni453:
I guess its the same method can be applied to switch back from ww to tw. But it is not confirmed. Though I dont see the point why it wont.

Before that u must manually update to v1.18.40.10 & v2.19.40.18. This is as far as I know. The only thing that I want to know can I have OTA update after reaching to KK. So can someone with experience shed some light here PLEASE...
[Zenfone 5 General] ttqminh1710:
can you share me system ui on your phone or other apps make it. tks
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
Im using an xposed modules called Flat Indicator style. I can't just gave u my system ui bc it wont make any different because it only works when you have Xposed Framework installed.

Sent from ZenFone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] ttqminh1710:
i installed xposed can u share me.tks veru much
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
http://dl-xda.xposed.info/modules/com.bocharov.xposed.fsbi_v54_504c42.apk

Heres the link, idk why I can't insert any attachments. And fyi I'm using the paid one. Cracked using freedom though. ?:D

Sent from ZenFone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] Shafin Uddin:
JB 4.3 networt issue

need help

downgraded to JB now there is no network connection, but in KK & L all was Ok, is ther any soluation?

followed this tutorial

http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2014/09/how-to-downgrade-from-442-kitkat-to-43-Jellybean-Zenfone.html

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[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
On a side-note, I have the "castrated" 4.3 CN running with Gapps. I flashed Gapps and then slightly renamed the Google Play services and Google Play store apk. I did that last year already, runs since then. If I remember correctly I had to separately import the correct version for 4.3 of Calendar sync and Contacts sync apks. I don't use Maps, Hangout etc. though.
[Zenfone 5 General] ARFF:
help

Hello

i also have the "Asus Zenfone 5 problem Read contacts" problem.

i see so many posts here, but is this possible to fix?

because on the phone it says "no updates"

can anyone help me ? and wich downloads i need?

i have Version Asus Zenfone 5:(1GB RAM+8GB ROM) CPU:Intel Atom Z2560 1.6GHz

-edit-

this is the software version i currently have... please help!!

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[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
hi everyone , just bought this beauty last night :D

first question is, how long should I charge zen 6 for the first time? people said 8 hours, 4 hours, and even the manual said just charge it until it's full.

Will use this beauty for a month. And then will try to break-the-rules LOL
[Zenfone 5 General] nileshwarale:
hi all...

yesterday I faced a problem with zenfone 5..

while travelling I noticed that my sim in slot 2 was disabled automatically...

I reboted the device the sim was activated. but was disabled again after some time...

i reboted again... only to find that the sim is disabled after sometime..

I did not rebot again.. automatic enabling & disabling continued for two hours before it was finally enabled for good...

i am baffled.... is this a hardware failure or is it a software failure????

if anyone can help...

zenfone 5

ww_2.21.40.44

rooted :- titamium backup, af+ wall, adaway, sd maid, autostarts

xposed :- greenify, amplify
[Zenfone 5 General] manishshokeen:
Update contact app from playstore
[Zenfone 5 General] ARFF:
can anyone help me with this? many thanks!
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
Charge it until its full, ypu wouldnt want to overcharged it, damages the battery.

Sent from ZenFone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
just overcharged it last night LOL

got it, wont do that anymore. Thanks !
[Zenfone 5 General] dirtieHarry:
booting again, bootloop again, :(

my ASUS_T00F-WW-2.21.40.44-user, running in kitkat OS, having a super big problems.

whenever im reboot it again n again, it's become useless, cz im never gooona through my asus logo when booting.

ive tried many ways :( it never succes :(

i cant get my safe mode

im already wipe and formating to factory reset

i cant type any fastboot and adb command and sideload

my serial number become 0123456789ABCDEFGH

can anybody help mt t00f pleeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssseeeeeeeeee :'(
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
Charging a battery for 8 or 16 h for activation is not needed for our modern Lithium Polymers. Keeping it at a charger for longer than necessary should be avoided mainly from environmental reasons, but the internal charging system should be able to cut power accordingly. What they do not like is heat and too high voltage.
[Zenfone 5 General] raghavraok:
Urgent assistance needed!!!!

Hello Guys,

I understand that i have done a mistake of unlocking my ASUS Zenfone 6, using official unlocking apk which was found on ASUS website. Background of ASUS logo changed from black to white, which confirms bootloader unlock.

Unfortunately after doing this, i started getting a number of issues, like phone restarts automatically, many a times phone is very slow.

I guess this is a stupid and idiotic question, But as there are many senior guys here, I would really request if its possible to somehow lock it back so that i get a black background of ASUS when i power up my phone?
[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
got it, thanks !

by the way I got problem again. Slow Charging

Its the 4th day after I bought this beauty. I charged it at 4.AM from 60%. When I saw again at 6A.M , it just charged to 70% (using original charger. just 10% in 2 hours , but a few days ago I could get 10-100% in just 3 hours). I tried to clean RAM, close all apps, and charger again.

from 6 A.M to 9A.M I just get 15% !

Is there any explanation?
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
Try a different charger, any usb cable would do. Its ridiculous to get 10% in 2 hours. Probably a faulty cable.

Sent from ZenFone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
Thanks. Will try soon. Sounds ridiculous to get bad cable on new smartphone but of course it can happen.

I have 2A charger for my galaxy note, maybe it will work better since asus adapter only have 1.35A

Thanks again.

but is it normal for zenfone 6 to get 0-100% in 3 hours ? I dont know the standard charging time
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
Well I can get 100% in less than 3hours, but thats normal

Sent from ZenFone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
Try charging it after % drops below 50 %. Above 50 % it likely will only "tickle" charge.

Connecting a 2 A charger likely will not help.
[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
Great information. Will try to calibrate the phone and see how much time it would take to fully charged.
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
I seem to be having problems with my gallery app. It doesn't seem to show any photos at all. I tried using several apps such as rescan, I've also tried clearing all gallery data (except for the images of course) and I've tried rebooting my ZF 5 several times. I'm thinking of doing a factory reset which can be done within the settings app under the backup and restore section. Is it safe to proceed even though the ZF is rooted? Thanks in advance.
[Zenfone 5 General] Gilang555:
Hi, you're quoting wrong person.
[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
One quick question,

it seems my video player get some lag when play video created by the camera.

I tried to download MX Player and it did the same. Little bit lag but kind of annoying.

It happened sometimes, not on every video.

is there any solution? thanks
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
It's not the player, its asus's camera app, they lagged when you record a HD video, try using google camera or other camera app.

Sent from ZenFone 6
[Zenfone 5 General] SystemDoctor:
Does any Zenfone 5 or 4/6 user here use Coloud Pop Earphones? The remote controller doesn't seem to be working for me.
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
Hi! I recently bought a VR cardboard form Tinydeal. I found out that cardboard apk from google or any other VR apk are incredible laggy. Even that the magnetic button works, I can't do anythig with that. I never tought we would need a monster powerfull phone to make VR work...
[Zenfone 5 General] gunaagowri:
Update failed

Hi! if the update for Zenfone 6 failed, is there any solution? I cant turn on my Asus zenfone 6 and it ask to connect usb appear on the screen. Maybe i download wrong version. Can you help me.
[Zenfone 5 General] ashu258:
Update the camera app, i was also having same problem. Problem is in video capturing. Use google camera it also works fine
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
Hey, so there is no issue for battery problem ? Because it's a big problem
[Zenfone 5 General] the.trickster:
recording are fine. It's getting lag when I play it on video player.

I tried to play by using stock player and MX Player, and sometimes got lag.

I think it's just a RAM problem. I clean up my RAM and then BANG. Worked great again.

by the way, maybe it's android problem because even on this hh, sometime it's restarting by itself.

is there any explanation? I bought this hh 1 week ago, getting force restart 2 times.

Sorry for my English, gentleman
[Zenfone 5 General] rajeev12304:
very old method

You've not updated the thread. The current firmware version for zenfone 5 we is 2.21.40.44

Please update this thread.

I'm rooted but xposed framework don't seem to work properly. Only few modules work. When I installed modules like xmulti part, boot manager and other modules, phone was stuck on boot loop. I've to factory reset the phone many times.
[Zenfone 5 General] amit kattal:
it lags because zenfone doesnt have gyroscope , only zenfone 6 does and google cardboard needs gyro to work
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
So sad to hear that...Thanks for the reply
[Zenfone 5 General] amit kattal:
btw. , you can still see 3d movies on this using cardboard, and even play 3d games but yeah headtracking wont work,

can you then tell me how is the quality seeing through lenses? is pixels visible?

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btw. , you can still see 3d movies on this using cardboard, and even play 3d games but yeah headtracking wont work,

can you then tell me how is the quality seeing through lenses? is pixels visible?
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
I bought them in tinydeal. They're like Google cardboard ones but they only cost about 3€. The quality is quite good for the price and the lens are ok for me. Even you can see the pixels, the video quality is very nice. I've planned to use the lens for a 3D printed model in plastic ( I have a 3D printer at my university). They also come with 2 magnets.
[Zenfone 5 General] amit kattal:
you can still use cardboard to do many things, watch 3d videos, and even can play 3d games from pc and stream to your phone, and then you can use gamepad for racing games,
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
So nobody have battery problem with his Zenfone 5 ?
[Zenfone 5 General] urbanra5cal:
It lasts about 6 hours with heavy use
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
What version do you have
[Zenfone 5 General] urbanra5cal:
A501cg t00j ww..... The latest F-OTA
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
I will do this update, it's maybe the problem

but how can you do to have OTA update with a Zenfone 5 WW ?
[Zenfone 5 General] urbanra5cal:
It's still KitKat. Lollipop is not yet official for a501cg t00j ww. I believe the Lollipop update will happen tomorrow, 18may2015
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
Ok thx but it's not my question

My question is how do you have OTA update ?
[Zenfone 5 General] urbanra5cal:
View attachment 3317146View attachment 3317149 settings - system update - check update
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
I know but I don't have update..

Maybe because I've root my phone when I was in JB
[Zenfone 5 General] urbanra5cal:
Yes, rooting may deactivate FOTA updates. This is the first Android phone since 2010 that I have not rooted, and I do not regret it.
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
Ok so thx, I will do the update via my PC
[Zenfone 5 General] santong7:
I installed the lollipop upgrade for the zenfone 5 LTE WW variant (downloaded from asus website). Everything is fine, except the low volume of the main speaker (not head speaker) when the phone is ringing or there is a new notification and even on the alarm. In games and other multimedia stuff the speaker is working great. In the previous version of kitkat the main speaker worked great and very loud. Has anyone the same issue after the lollipop upgrade ? Any solution ?
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
I update my Zenfone 5 to the last version but I still have battery problem

Why ?
[Zenfone 5 General] santong7:
Do you experience low volumes on speaker during call ringtone sound, notification or alarm ?
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
Except for alarm yes. Why ?
[Zenfone 5 General] eldar4uk:
you can install volume increase app, root will be needed. it helped me to boost a volume a bit
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
Oups, I didn't understand his question correctly

I thought he asked if my volume for alarm etc.. is in silence or maximum
[Zenfone 5 General] Suyog Tale:
Does anyone know when will be Lollipop update released for ZenFone 5 T00J WW??
[Zenfone 5 General] amit kattal:
its been delayed again

it was ready to roll out and was in the last verification stage but their testing team found a problem and are right now working hard to fix it, so thats why they had to delay the update again,

now when will it release is unknown , but soon
[Zenfone 5 General] aditya104:
Are you talking about Viper4Android or something else?
[Zenfone 5 General] tafkos:
I have same issue on my wife's zenfone 5. After some investigation I realized that upper and bottom mics are swapped. The voice quality become much better of you just turn upside down the phone during the call.

I have no clue whether it is hardware or software problem. But I wonder whether it is possible to solve it by some config changes...e.g. alsa...
[Zenfone 5 General] eyco:
i wanna ditch android! :p is it possble to run win phone 8.1 on the zenfone?
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
No, there's no android you can install WP. There's only a project with Xiaomi Mi4 but it's in early dev.
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
You could ditch Google.
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
I would like to request a port of the Asus Browser to JB, if someone here is capable doing this. It's an awesome browser.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.browser&cid=1432601219050-275
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
Still waiting for 5.0

My wife's Zenfone5 (unroot) received ota ver WW_2.22.40.53.. and it still KK..

Btw i've checked, full update firmware for WW still not available in Asus support download site.
[Zenfone 5 General] Efuma:
TW_3.23.40.52 (Android L) was released today for both Zenfone 5 and 6. Sorry, it's TW and manual update only.

You can get the update from: Zenfone 6:http://www.asus.com/tw/Phones/ZenFone_6_A600CG/HelpDesk/

or

Zenfone5:http://www.asus.com/tw/Phones/ZenFone_5_A500CG/ZenCare/

This version is the same as the beta version that was updated today as well. It has fixed a lot of earlier 5.0 beta bugs and it's the first 5.0 version that I would actually recommend anyone install.

Still need a few days to test if the battery drain problem still persist.
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
Pls, let us know... & kindly test to root it too, will you :D:good:
[Zenfone 5 General] Piralis:
Does anyone know when the ww version of lolipop will be released ,I was so impatient that tried to change SKU but without success , the first thing I tried was to change the name of the update from tw to ww (didn't work) and on the second try i flashed tw recovery image (didn't work again) I need my lollipop I can't wait ?
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
You think it's because I use a Samsung charger that my Zenfone 5 have battery problems ? (2-3 hours screen on)
[Zenfone 5 General] peter-k:
What's battery problem? The short screen-on? What's the usage like? Post a usage screenshot, if possible from 100 % until discharged below 50 %.

Unless the charger itself is faulty you should not have a problem.
[Zenfone 5 General] k0m3n9:
Now Asus provide downgrade f/w from L back to KK for TW version....

Hmm.. wondering...........
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
I'm charging my phone, but the usage is mostly Chrome and android system/platform
[Zenfone 5 General] Arif Fiq:
Hi,

i need help on my bootloop zenfone 5 Lite T00K WW v2.21.20.14. Since i kept failed on rebooting my zen 5, so i felt want to reset factory. After i've tried to reset my phone, it turn out the screen on initial load keep on looping and sometimes showed "usb image with small bar below" that people call brick.

The problem is, i can't enter to droidboot eventhough i already press the power button and up volume together an followed what i've experienced before. Currently i couldn't find a firm that match with my phone firmware and the only firmware i've got is UL-ASUS_T00K-WW-2.21.40.29.

Need details suggestion and help here please
[Zenfone 5 General] AviarGS:
.

No lollipop
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
Hey, I need some help. When I attempt to enter recovery via fastboot, a lil dead Android on his back with it's chest open appears. I Googled it and holding Volume Down + Press Volume Up does not work.

I used this guide to flash recovery: http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2015/04/twrp-philz-recovery-zenfone-5.html

How do I get Recovery to work?
[Zenfone 5 General] ImArlet:
My battery last only 2 Hours On-Screen time and device overheats while using Facebook Messenger and while gaming light weight games

FW Version is 3.23.40.30 (Lollipop Beta)

2GB and 1.6Ghz Dual/Quad core CPU (Some apps show Four cores but offical info is Two Cores)

"A501CG T00J"

I'm Using LG Adapater for charging

What's original adapter output in ampers

LG one have 0.85A

Waiting for complete answers

I'm really dissapointed about this phone :(

Info about Software
[Zenfone 5 General] Piralis:
[/COLOR]For PotatoJ

Hi you should keep pressed the "vol down" button and after one second pres the "vol up" like a click of mouse button , tell me if it worked?
[Zenfone 5 General] ogmaco:
I'm on kitkat but I have this problem too
[Zenfone 5 General] X-racer:
The original charger output is 5.2V 1.35A. But I dont think that's your only problem. Your phone is awake almost all the time and i dont think thats normal. The phone gets warm when you play games and its fine, I'm not sure about messenger but I guess its ok too. You can try discharge to 0% (Shutdown) , charge the phone to 100% , power it on , remove the charger.
[Zenfone 5 General] Arif Fiq:
Not working lorh
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
I tried this, but no dice.
[Zenfone 5 General] Piralis:
check this video on 7:40 minute to see how this dude is doing it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCHeOd2lOms
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
Copying the guy didn't help. Holding volume down and quickly pressing volume up didn't do anything on my phone.
[Zenfone 5 General] Piralis:
Is your phone rooted ?
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
It's not rooted.
[Zenfone 5 General] b-jack:
Have you tried pressing both volume buttons at the same time and wait for like 2-4 secs? I managed to do that. :)
[Zenfone 5 General] Piralis:
I think you must be rooted to do sideloads ,but i am not 100% sure

if you want to root your asus folow this guide is super easy with one click http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2015/05/one-click-root-for-zenfone-series.html?m=1 .

1)you should install the drivers of your phone to pc (intel usb drivers)

2) enable usb debugging (if you dont know just google it)

3. Open the rootkit folder you download from above link , connect your phone, and click root.bat

This will start the root process via cmd, its about 5 minutes , disconnect only when the cmd program finish and then you are rooted (the phone will restart several times in root process,this is normal )
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
Does anyone knows why asus hasn't released Lollipop for WW version yet??
[Zenfone 5 General] Bolerro:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-3.23.40.52-user.zip :)
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
Didn't work. Maybe I messed up my phone :crying:

I guess I'll just use it without root.
[Zenfone 5 General] hoodred:
It has today Lollipop for zenfone 6

Version WW_3.23.40.52(androidL)

also downgrade from lollipop to kitkat in-case any problem

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=ASUS+ZenFone+6&p=39&s=1
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
My first impressions are very good. Very smooth and beautyfull. Great job from Asus for the moment.
[Zenfone 5 General] Leandro_Irion:
Downloading the Lolipop ww version.

Will post some impressions later!
[Zenfone 5 General] SansZero:
Try to enter recovery mode without droidboot :

Press (power + vol up) after phone vibrate press (vol down) immediately multiple times.

If it could, download full firmware based your recovery version and then select apply update from adb.

command : adb sideload firmwarename.zip
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
I have root! :good::good::good:
[Zenfone 5 General] Piralis:
Can you sideload now ?
[Zenfone 5 General] PotatoJ:
I'm not positive. Should I try installing TWRP or something?
[Zenfone 5 General] razerguy71:
guys what should i do??

i flashed the new lollipop at 35% battery but in the middle of installation, my phone just turn off suddenly (battery low) and then i charged it, turn it on again, all my phone is just optimizing app every boot (its like a bootloop maybe)

EDITED:

nvm its actually boot into homescreen but, is that okay or should i re-flash again for avoiding corrupt installation? and how to do that?
[Zenfone 5 General] ichigo_kurosaki:
that is normal.

no. that is normal. i'm guessing you ran into the 3x optimizing apps..with reboots in between. lol..i feel you mate. i panicked about it too last night..esp during the flashing where it was very slow to move..the progress bar was taking so long at (estimated) 1/4 of the progress bar..so i just attempted to sleep..telling myself that if my phone bricked then im a goner. lol..but then i observed the Android on its belly and that thing on its belly was still spinning so i suppose the process is still in progress (i have my phone connected to the charger)..when i next opened my eyes (i oopened my eyes when my phone vibrated against my tablet)..i was greeted wth that "optimizing apps" message..but then after it finished my phone rebooted and went again to optimizing apps (part 2. lol) and then rebooted again. 3rd time..i got "updating calendar databse"..reboot..then the last optimizing apps worked on only 2 apps then my phone finally settled down.
[Zenfone 5 General] DEEPCA:
Xposed on Lollipop - Zenfone 5_ww

Does anyone know how to install Xposed in zenfone 5 Lollipop ?
[Zenfone 5 General] acutraaq:
Does zenfone 5 has gps problem?
[Zenfone 5 General] Angristan:
I have contacted Asus about the problem of Wi-Fi and they answered that I have to do a factory reset. Thanks Asus x)
[Zenfone 5 General] mprithwish:
Are xposed add ons working for anyine?
[Zenfone 5 General] Wolfillete:
Did you did it? :silly:
[Zenfone 5 General] hristcroixqwerty:
Mine's working, but not all of them.