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[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supersalakas:
My ZenFone 2 ZE551ML suddenly became a power bank

Hello,

I'm a user of an Asus zenfone 2 ZE551ML 4gb variant. A day ago I accidentally dropped my phone about 3 and 1/2 feet high. There are no visible/physical damage to my phone but when I tried to charge my phone (while it's power on) it won't charge. Also when I try to call or receive a call my phone freeze on its call screen and then reboot.

I did some analysis and some research on this issue but I failed to find an answer.

I managed to charge my phone, but charging only works when I charge it with its power off. I also accidentally noticed that my phone is discharging when I connect my USB cord while its power on, and then I tried to connect my phone to other android devices and it charges them.

My brain is bleeding on researching/reading articles about android. Please help.:confused::(:crying:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokey:
I have the 4GB ZE551ML Zenfone 2 model and have installed the Xposed APK and everything went fine but when I open the Xposed module I get red text informing me that "the latest version of Xposed is currently not active. Did you install the framework and reboot".

Yeah, I installed the latest version as I downloaded it from the XDA Xposed thread...

I have installed and uninstalled Xposed a couple of times and rebooted several times and still no go...

Anyone have any clues as to what is going on? I have the Superzen ROM 156 installed at the moment.

cheers

col
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siddk007:
that red warning is not about xposed apk, its about xposed framework. you have to flash it from Twrp
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokey:
I have tried to flash it through TWRP but am getting an error message "updater process ended with error: 255"
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siddk007:
are you flashing the correct one, xposed 86 sdk 21
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokey:
I have now :o
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Konvict64:
Hi, I have uninstall messenger et whatsapp to do an update and I can't reinstall them without getting a bootloop, I have wipe cache from recovery, wipe cache from parameter, I have a ze500kl laser. I have enough storage to install them also 700mo. Help pls
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodJobMate:
I am trying to root my ZE500KG by following Method 2 (ROOTING VIA TEMPORARY CWM) from this thread

after step 8(entering T4) I am stuck on "waiting for device" (screenshot)

It seems my phone doesn't enter fastboot mode, I tried "power + volume up" and the "adb reboot bootloader" command, just getting stuck at logo, no indication that fastboot mode is on.

Android version is 5.0.2, build number 12.8.5.118
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noxtrous:
hard bricked my z550ml cuz battery drain when i plug onto my laptop

my z550ml is hard bricked and i've managed to get into custom bootloader as shown in this tutorial http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/guide-brick-soft-hard-bricked-zenfone-2-t3284256/page1

but sadly i can't enter fastboot because of the battery drain... and after 4 colour splash (assuming the 4 colours replacing the original splashscreen) and it shows an empty battery with "?" question mark inside it.

the question is, how am i gonna charge my phone? cuz i did some research and apparently i need like more than 10% of battery power to actually enter fastboot.. my zf2 just hard bricked for no reason, it was plugged to my laptop with usb debugging on and i forgot that it's low on battery. and when it's turned off by itself.. i got hard brick... :(

i've been searching the internet and xda but still didn't make any progress because i can't connect via fastboot to my laptop, cuz the battery is drained (empty battery icon with question mark inside of it)

can anyone help me? i think this is the worst day of my life... getting hard brick out of nowhere..:(:(

*edit i was able to enter fastboot mode for no reason.. i think god answered my prayer.. imma try flash with asus flash tool
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -HRH-:
This phone not working properly.

I have this problem in two zenfone 2's (Z551 ml)No sound/vibration/screen doesnt turn off automatically/doesn't detect flip cover/slow charging/not charging/overheating/fast battery drain. all this happend after both of these phones were dropped from the height of 1 meter or even less. So unlike any decent phones, these pieces of **** decide that it's time to go crazy.

Now I Managed to fix the one that almost never turned on (2GB ram) by replacing the USB power board at the bottom in of the phone, now its working perfectly!

The other one which has the same problems but turns on(3GB ram). The board replacement did nothing to it.

Since the speaker, vibrator, sim, charging are all on that lower board I expect the problem to be either from the lower USB board, or the single large ribbon cable connecting the upper and lower boards and having all the card slots on it (genius design:eek:).

The lower board is very easy to replace and it's cheap, 5$ or less on eBay. But I can't find the ribbon cable, except for ones that are pre attached to the battery, and those are expensive!

I you know a fix, or any information for this let me know, as I couldn't find anything but a bunch of pissed of people who couldn't fix it.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyHg:
Hi I've just got a new zenfone 2 ZE551ML, bought from china, I don't have the system update option( but it's ok) and I wonder if I can update the firmware from the current one ( which is an old one : WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.19.40.18_20150612 to the new one : Z00A-WW-2.20.40.194, or should I go through others version first ?

My firmware's and recovery's SKU is both WW.

Thank's
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kekerthespker:
What kernel do you recommend for cm13, the inbuilt one? Octodex? FlareM/X?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troy5890:
Octodex
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rini94:
I am posting this here because this seems to be the closest one. Why is there no forum for Asus ZenFone Max. Its been a long time since the phone was released. And there's even some custom roms available of needrom, but it has not been included in the devices list here.

I need some help rooting the device too. The only tutorial I could find, tells me to download the autoroot tools and then forwards me to a page saying I have to answer a survey and since there are none available right now, I can't download the file.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustylambo:
ZE551ML mainboard connector port broken - replacement available?

Didn't see this thread before I made a new thread... It's been too long I've been away from XDA - I forget how things work... Anyway, no harm intended, and I am sorry if someone is upset by my noob moves :angel:

It seems that I have either been too careless when changing the broken display on my ZE551ML, or I have a typical monday example from the production floor... Because the big flat cable connector mounted on the mainboard has cracked and a corner piece has broken off completely.

I managed to glue it back into place, but there's some plastic missing between the wired connection points. This means (seems to anyway) that my MicroSD slot is busted and is currently short circuiting the whole phone, if any MicroSD is mounted.

Now my question:

Is there anyway to buy an entirely new one of these connector ports?

I've looked high and low online (eBay and otherwise), however I really don't know the proper terminology to search accurately.

I work in electronic manufacturing and we actually have connectors in stock, very similar to the one I need, but obviously similar doesn't cut it - I need the exact model used. If I had one I could easily solder it in place at work...

Does anyone have any ideas of how to find one?

I include one picture to clarify which connector I am talking about. It is not a pic of my actual mainboard, but a pic from eBay that I marked, just to give a general idea.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siddk007:
you can directly flash the latest WW firmware by downloading from ASUS website. Use adb sideload method for flashing
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eddy2151:
Im posting here because I have a problem with my Asus Zenfone 2

My screen have ghost touches 2cm below the screen from the top lcd, when its heating by heavy multitasking and playing games, the screen got many ghost touches, sometimes it locked my phone (double tap) and when it cooled down, the ghost touch is gone but when I'm trying to touch it, it wont register any touches to my phone.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarariya1991:
Noy getting automatic updates from asus 😦😦

I rooted my phone 2 month back, but even after root i got some of the system updates. But in order to play pokemon go and to use xpose modules i unlocked bootloader and installed a framework.

Now i am not able to get the system updates, which i usually get in a month from asus.

Kindly help me how to get the latest updates and install them safely to my phone.:mad:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyHg:
If I flash the newest firmware with adb sideload method, is it going to erase all my data ? or it'll make like a simple OTA ?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Siddk007:
it will wipe everything
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ick21:
Hey guys...I have a rooted Asus Zenfone 2 Z00A 2.20.40.168 i want to do a factory reset,however after entering into the boot loader and choosing the recovery option the phone reboots and goes back to the bootloader.....Help please.The phone was rooted using CWM_Zenfone_2_Intel with SuperSu
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giovix92:
Hello guys, I'm currently using FlareX kernel on stock rom (ZE551ML). It exist a KVM kernel that works on stock? Thanks in advance :)

Inviato dal mio ASUS_Z00AD utilizzando Tapatalk
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HungNgocPhat:
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[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrKoji:
I am planning to root my ZE551ML. I have .194 firmware.

Will it work fine to root using method 3 with my current firmware? And I can update OTA if ever there's an update right?

Another thing, will I be forced to reset my phone or wipe data? I hope not coz most of my accounts like steam, etc. are already linked.

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate all input as I am still learning.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] narell:
Full stock firmware download needed

Hi good day,

I tried flashing a custom recovery in my ZE551ML and also rooting the device which totally messed it up. I am currently not able to boot into recovery and my device constantly keeps freezing and occasionally rebooting randomly. I need a download link to a full stock WW firmware. I am only able to get OTA and update downloads. Please can someone help ASAP?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferchorama:
I succesfully rooted MM but I cannot get rid of the "Your device has failed verification and may not work propperly" warning screen when booting, is there a .img file I missed flashing?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PancirMKD:
Hello guys,

I have installed manual Android Marshmallow BETA 4.21.40.61 on my Zenfone 2.

How can i update to the OFFICIAL Marshmallow 6.0?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xterminater07:
Hello everyone. It has been awhile I touched my parent's asus zenfone 2 american version. The model number is Asus_z00AD when I went into the About screen. It is currently rooted running on Android 5.0. The baseband is ww_2.20.40.97_20150917. I forgot the method I used to root it but it is a method that was supposed to let me do OTA without any issue, however there is a system update available that I tried to do but it failed. Since android 6 just released for this phone, is there a way I can start completely over and install android 6? Like restore to stock 5.0 or what not and then do the android 6 update and then root?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saguntankar:
Zenfone 2 bricked on 4 color rectangle

Plz help.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Hi too, good evening from Indonesia.

Downloads

But, you might want to flash RAW firmware instead since you couldn't access recovery mode.

No. I also couldn't get rid of this warning after I installed Borets Kernel, systemless root and Xposed; however, it should boot normally.

Download latest MM from Asus' support website and push it into the root of your internal storage, then wait for notification and update from that.

What could I help?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pavamarea:
I followed this post http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/themes-apps/3minit-battery-mod-zenfone-2-ze551ml-t3369675 and install the mod for battery icon. It's work, but the app is always FC, very annoying. I tried to revert back uninstalling the app but did'nt works. In this post there's no instruction to how revert back the system UI.

Anyone knows how i revert back the battery icon to stock on Zenfone 2?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
AFAIK, you need to revert back to stock SystemUI, and delete any 3minit related files.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pavamarea:
I deleted the 3miniti files that i found in system-priv app. But i don't know how to revert back the stock systemUI.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Copy back stock SystemUI apk from firmware zip to /system/priv-app/SystemUI
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pavamarea:
Good! I will try. Thanks!

Result = didn't work. I have a intemitent msg of a error and the systemUI don't appear. I made a bkcp first and ot's ok, but still the 3minit battery.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
Camera bugs of ZF2 (Z00A) Custom Roms

im using custom rom:

pac_Z00A_MM.Beta.Unofficial_20160826-142609

for 4 days now.

im enjoying the rom, running smoothly.

the problem so far being encountered is:

camera not responding or FC when using panorama, photosphere and lens blur.

is there a way to fix this or is it already fixed or the dev cant really fix it?

thanks
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Are you using Google Camera?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
I'm using the one that comes with the ROM and yes it's Google's. Snap is ok but it is as simple as point and shoot, compared to Google's panorama lens blur and photosphere.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Camera2 API doesn't compatible with our device. So, it would cause FCs.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
Is it with the device or devs can't get it work with custom roms? Coz in stock rom it work.

I really love taking pix with panorama and the photosphere.

Any suggestions of camera apps with photosphere and panorama?

Or any custom roms with photosphere and panorama working?

Thanks by the way?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
I use Cameringo+ and it works fine, although we should take vertical panorama pictures instead.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
Ok. Will try that one.

Thank again.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
It works the cameringo+.

Thanks again mate
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ManuLM:
Hi there,

I am a happy user of the Z551ML, but recently I start having problems with the jack socket. The connection gets loose, so I no longer can use headphones :(

- any clue whether this is a reeating story or if it is just me?

- I was looking for detailed teardowns for jack replacement. It does not seem so easy ... and I would have to find the replacement jack.

Any good advise for me ?

Cheers
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
It happens to me several months ago. Since im not familiar with the hardwares I brought it to a technician and they solved the problem. Its the wear and tear of the plug/socket. With everyday use the socket wont last long.

Try another headphone and if you still face the problem, bring it to a technician. Theyll fix it by soldering the socket connectors to the board of the device or tightened the socket.

It's not only the headphone socket but also the mini USB connector of the device. With everyday use it tends to loosened.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.saini:
I am aslo facing such kind of problems. USB cable out of the box is so bad it doesn't work after 2 or 3 months I replaced it for atleast 3 times from service centre now I am using 3rd party cable with my charger. And after that suddenly my phone's vibration had stopped working. Then they bothered me for lot time. When vibration issue is solved now ASUS recently give a update of android M. After update my phone now the problem is that my proximity sensor is not working properly and also suddenly my phone's speaker is damage. Seriously I am pissed of from this. These things were happened with in a year when I was bought this phone. My ASUS user experience is so bad
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamROOTX:
hi! i need friendly and expert advice plzz. is it worth upgrading to zenfone 3 ze520kl from zenfone 2 ze551ml? im very happy with my ze551ml and i love custom roms. but i like to try ze520kl
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.saini:
No. Go for one plus 3....
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeysea:
How to fix this (device storage name error)
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
It just some XML parse errors. It won't affect anything.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
Video call in Fb messenger is available but making a video call can't. My calling party said that my has camera is off even though I am seeing my face on my camera when making the video call.

I'm using a custom ROM latest build from AOKP.

And I'm using the messenger I downloaded from zf2 app section.

Any suggestions to it or does anybody has the same issue? .thanks
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pavamarea:
Hi, i'm on a stock 5.0, rooted, xposed, unlocked, with TWRP and custom kernel. Can i reinstal the stock rom provided in the Asus's site with TWRP, installing the rom's zip?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
It would probably brick your device.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.saini:
How you rooted your phone? Actually I am tried lot of time but my boot loader is not unlock?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pavamarea:
HUmm, ok, undertood.

I'm thinking to install MM, so i have to sideload in ADB, right?

---------- Post added at 23:10 ---------- Previous post was at 23:09 ----------

i followed the Quickroot way, very simple.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.saini:
I followed lots method but every time it just fails.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmMachine:
Did you checked your usb cable? Or your phones usb port?

---------- Post added at 08:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:01 AM ----------

Just a quick question simillar to the other guy on the other page:

Im on custom rom, with twrp rooted and unlocked boot loader, If I clean flash official LP, and from there Ill flash Mm would it be safe? Will it erase my twrp and relock my bootloader again?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Yep. But I used another way, since my PC running Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS failed to detect my device during ADB sideload.

The another way I mean is to push full zip into the root of internal storage, wait until a notification appear, then update.

It's best to revert everything back to stock, either by using pre-rooted firmware by shakalaca or RAW firmware using Asus Flash Tool. This is the only recommended way to upgrade to MM, since upgrading using TWRP would brick your device.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmMachine:
Thanks, I can rest in peace now
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
I want my keyboard to be more like having a 3d keys. How can I design or redesign my keyboard to look more on my wanting? I'd like to design new one for my zf2 running aokp or redesign keyboard that comes with the rom.

Thanks in advance.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsinned06:
I dont know if this is an issue about the ROM, but as I see it it the battery doesn't seem to display it right.

The 2 SS displays different. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Ive posted this in the AOKP section. But seems the devs are too busy. :)

See SS:
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krasCGQ:
Try to delete Battery Stats data from Battery options and let it for a couple of minutes...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xDEV007:
Hi,

So the problem I'm facing is ooVoo doesn't work on my Zenfone 2 (which is running the beta marshmallow and is rooted) The app itself downloads and opens fine but when trying to video or voice call using the app, literally nothing happens, I can tap on the icon to ring as much as I want, but nothing. I cannot receive calls either, they just don't come through.

I'm aware there are other alternative apps out there but this is the one all the people I know use. Its so frustrating that it doesn't work and doesn't seem to be a reason why. Xposed is not currently installed and I did unroot the phone to see if it made a difference, and it didn't. I don't know how to fix it. Help would be much appreciated.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nettle14:
Memory Card Problem

Hi.

My first post on here so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML, stock. Since the last OTA update, September 5th 2016, my memory card keeps disconnecting itself then usually, soon after reconnecting again (I get a message in the notification bar saying memory card unexpectedly removed followed by one saying it is available for transferring files). Asus recommended doing a factory reset, which didn't solve the problem. I have used various memory cards, some with nothing on at all and still the problem keeps happening.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrocide:
Kind of an odd situation,

basically I am wanting a non-root, debloated stock Android M phone. I reverted my ZE551ML back to stock lollipop, working on getting it to the latest M f/w, but am unsure if installing twrp via fastboot will bootloop it, brick it, etc.

Is it possible get a non-rooted Zenfone 2 with twrp installed to debloat the phone?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txb142:
Hello. I have a Zenfone 2 with build number Z00A_WW_2.20.40.174, rooted, unlocked bootloader, TWRP 3.0.2-0, and the following versions/build number:

Baseband version:

1527_5.0.50.2_1225, 1527_7.0.26.0_1225

kernel version

3.10.20-x86_64_moor-265410-g99a372f

jenkins@fdc-12-jenkins #1

Thu March 10 10:11:28 CST 20016

Build Number

LRX21V.WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.20.40.174_20160310_4150_user044030427_20150106010900010000200001

I'd like to upgrade without OTA by using the files at:

https://mega.nz/#F!k4MHiAgL!dVuOKeH3eokcwPSNI79ffw!Fw1hgayL

Should I upgrade in small increments or should I just do a big jump? Is there a walkthrough guide to follow? When should I upgrade ifwi? I did some searching and most of the guides I found focus on soft/hard bricking, I'd like to avoid that situation.

Let me know if there's any other information needed to assist, thanks!
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WTKI:
What is the easiest way to get back to stock ROM, having a ZE551ML with unlocked bootlander (white screen) that doesn't start?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Milkman613:
Ze551kl Z00TD

Searching High and low, been there done that!

I want the newest Rom available.

Normal boot goes right to fastboot....

Recovery (vol dwn+power) goes to LRX22G.WW_user_1.17.40.1531_20160427

Tried to sideload rom 1.17.40.1531 just to get the phone going but adb sideload says cannot read .......will not send to phone.

so i flashed TWRP as recovery, In TWRP I transfered the rom 1.17.40.1531 then reflashed the recovery.img 1.17.40.1531. Then apply update from sd card and got E:faild to mount /sdcard (no such file or directory)