yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZenFone 2 General] Pu$$nBooT$:
i still have the internal storage bug for my zenfone2... even after update still has that issue plus another issue still exists from the other update that was pulled.. i get delays at random when i close any app as it tries to refresh/ go back to the desktop after closing the app
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Just got ota notification for my 550. I don't have any storage bug problem, so going to ignore and just wait for 6.0
[ZenFone 2 General] dan8541:
Update gave me over 11gb back.
[ZenFone 2 General] spets1:
im stuck on bootloot as well. I had my phone rooted. Installed the update without thinking this morning, now have no idea how to fix it.... Anyone was able to get it past bootloop?

This phone is brick now
[ZenFone 2 General] gREENNNNN:
ZE550ML OTA .144:

http://fota.asus.com/delta_package/...160311/WW_Z008-20160107-20160310-20160311.zip
[ZenFone 2 General] luisoman2000:
follow the unbricking guide posted, you will need to flash the full firmware again.
[ZenFone 2 General] Rodepo:
I guess I must be the lucky exception for once. Updated my rooted ZE551ML without issues.:)
[ZenFone 2 General] wvuravens-fan:
Wow people complaining about updates. Go buy a Samsung and see how many updates you get. I had a S2 and I thing they only updated it twice, and never addressed the bugs.
[ZenFone 2 General] MikeyLee:
When big manufacturers update (or don't), a lot of that has to do with the carrier the devices is for. I've had just about every Galaxy S or Note since they started making them and I had Sprint. A family member had the same devices with Verizon and got far more updates than I did with Sprint. This device is over a year old now and since it's launch there has been the same battery issue. ASUS should have addressed that within the first month of release. So I totally get people's complaint.
[ZenFone 2 General] wvuravens-fan:
People with the S6 are still waiting for M. So how is Asus worse. Battery life is fine on my phone, I can easily get 2 days on a charge 4-5 hours of SOT. I am not sure what is expected for battery life, but try and use your laptop for 4 hours and see how much battery you have left. I don't have a issue complaining about a manufacturer, but Asus is par for the coarse, and cost $500 less.

I want the upgrade as much as you do, but Asus is not performing worse then any other manufacturer. Except Nexus devices. Filling the threads up with constant complaints about the M upgrade is a waste, and will not affect the timeline.
[ZenFone 2 General] mickey36736:
After update. I get some space back but not much here.
[ZenFone 2 General] DiGecko:
Anyone has TWRP friendly ota file for 551?
[ZenFone 2 General] Chocketbear:
You and me both, I even wasted my time sending my phone back for repair and it's still having the same issues. never again will I refer anyone or buy an Asus phone.
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Yes

I modify ota zip for twrp, and flashed successfully.

Can I upload?

Or you want modify yourself?
[ZenFone 2 General] DiGecko:
If you can upload that would be awesome! I am not near computer for next few days, so I can't modify myself.
[ZenFone 2 General] MikeyLee:
What you don't understand though is again, Samsung builds carrier specific devices. That means when they do a firmware update, they have to do it for Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and every other carrier who has their branded devices. Every country, every different network, they are all different. ASUS has one unlocked device with the only major differences being the LTE bands that they work on and still hasn't even updated beyond 5.0

https://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/03/15/samsung-galaxy-s6-marshmallow-release-details/
[ZenFone 2 General] Pu$$nBooT$:
this last update has issues storage and one bug that wont go away. even after 2 resets, phone still has a ui like bug where apps , after closing them have a delay-like bug where the desktop ui wont load for sev seconds... im at point to 1] send this back to asus for a new phone cause last 2 updates borked/bricked the phone due to the bad updates witch makes phone unusable for me and i cant send it back to amazon cause its past the return period. 2] root it and install a custom rom or flash a stock rom if possible... all guides i see are like trying to compile linux drivers and/or are written with bad grammer/english ( no offense ). forgive me as i have add/adhd and my compre is bad lol

this update screwed up stock recovery too
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
Hmm, interesting: ASUS pulled the latest releases (full files) from their support site.. most recent available there now is .160

Hopefully they're going to make their latest .174 available shortly..
[ZenFone 2 General] Pu$$nBooT$:
i saw that too but even the 174 update didnt fix my issues cause i had already downloaded/installed the 168 before thy pulled that ....
[ZenFone 2 General] fred_gaou:
Me too without reseting anything. And I have adaway and AFWall. Previously rooted with method 3.
[ZenFone 2 General] bar4:
well my ZF 2 is fine, i don't have battery or storage issues, since 174 build update is not available yet so i'm still on 168 build
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Okay

Here you go

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BywFboDX9VD0Y1dEenFBWXpaZkU/view
[ZenFone 2 General] mickey36736:
Full firmware 551ml 550ml

ZE551ML 2.20.40.174

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE551ML/UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.174-user.zip

ZE550ML 2.20.40.144

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE550ML/UL-Z008-WW-2.20.40.144-user.zip
[ZenFone 2 General] DiGecko:
Thank you so very much!
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Welcome always.
[ZenFone 2 General] buge boyo:
Yup I am now on 6.0.1 via Nexus 6 it's been nice hanging out with you guy's I hope Asus brings 6.0.1 update eventually.

If you've got the spare cash get Nexus 6 they're dirt cheap now. My zenfone 2 is way thicker and bulkier than the Nexus 6 surprised.
[ZenFone 2 General] DiGecko:
Updated no problem, root stayed, originally rooted method 3.
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
:good:

Hitting thanks button required.
[ZenFone 2 General] fbriceno97:
Hi guys..

I'm not able to get xposed working with this version, after flashing v80 the phone remains with the spinning circle without finish the boot process.

Is anybody using xposed with this version?
[ZenFone 2 General] Drice81:
Can i flash over Prism Barebone rom ?
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
No idea.

Maybe missing aaps give problem.

Need more editing in script.

If you flash it, and read problem while flashing.

I can solve problem.

Try it.
[ZenFone 2 General] gagansince1989:
Can anybody confirm if method 3 root still works after this update without unrooting?
[ZenFone 2 General] Shaxine:
I can confirm.

I'm using xposed v80 without any problems.
[ZenFone 2 General] Rodepo:
Can confirm too.
[ZenFone 2 General] :
Flash cm 13 and wait til q2 guy
[ZenFone 2 General] fbriceno97:
I managed to get it working by freezing all Xposed modules first, the flashing the v80 framework and after the boot I activated the modules again.
[ZenFone 2 General] jefflw111:
I can confirm as well.
[ZenFone 2 General] Emacordoba:
hi guys... what "Q2" means? hehe

BTW method 3 works, i confirm too
[ZenFone 2 General] ElmirBuljubasic:
April-June
[ZenFone 2 General] Emacordoba:
thx dude :)
[ZenFone 2 General] matheus.il:
ZenFone2 with loop on 'in search for incredible' screen

Hi everyone,

Can anybody help me?

After the update my zenfone just be in the initial screen (WW_V2.20.40.174).
[ZenFone 2 General] motopig:
I rooted with method 3 and my update has applied cleanly. However, it did not help my system UID inconsistent problem.

EDIT: But thanks to root I can use Titanium Backup to solve this problem. The command I needed was Batch actions->Remove orphaned files. Did this and rebooted once just to be sure. Problem is indeed gone.

---------- Post added at 01:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:16 AM ----------

Looks like you are in a bootloop. Go to the resource thread and find recovery instructions. In short, you'll need to re-flash a previous system image.
[ZenFone 2 General] corrsea:
I have both the nexus 6 and the ZenFone 2. Have to say I prefer the ZenFone.
[ZenFone 2 General] pecholino:
What exactly do you like on ZF2 more than on N6?

I never owned a N6 so I would appreciate a comment from a power user, that is using both devices.

Thanks
[ZenFone 2 General] Emacordoba:
Im on . 97 versión... Im having problems with my cell company, 4g arent working (claro) but with others companys 4g is working flawless.... Updating to .174 can solve this issue? Im from argentina

Thx in advance, sorry for my bad english
[ZenFone 2 General] sferrariba:
Ema no creo q actualizar te arregle el problema pero proba igual.
[ZenFone 2 General] corrsea:
They are both good devices. Zenfone wins out for storage 64gb internal + external as opposed to 32gb internal. Battery life is the same on both (no issues with either). N6 has a better display but this is only noticeable side to side.

N6 is just not comfortable to hold, it is slow to wake, with tap to wake and even the magnetic flip cover being problematic and ambient display is just annoying.

Zenfone is snappier and does not suffer from micro lags.

N6 does not have a back rocker button for volume.

N6 is much more customisable and great for my flashing addiction but did just not cut it for reliable day to day use.

In the end though it just boils down to personal preference, I simply like the zenfone better.
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
Anyone else noticing reduced battery life after this upgrade?

Possibly just a coincidence, but still..
[ZenFone 2 General] tso4ev:
Somebody else to having problem with flashing TWRP ? I have tryed to install it but without luck - problem solved
[ZenFone 2 General] Emacordoba:
Gracias locazo
[ZenFone 2 General] gipikay:
Which version of hardware do you have? At least here in Uruguay, Antel and Movistar got Band 4 and Claro has Band 2. I'm using the 551ML international version bought in USA, and tested with te first 2

Que version de Hardware tenés? Al menos acá en Uruguay, Antel y Movistar usan la Banda 4 y Claro tiene la Banda 2. Estoy usando la version 551ML internacional comprada en USA, y probado con los primeros 2
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
What problem you see?
[ZenFone 2 General] savudragosh2:
I noticed battery drain after the update.

---------- Post added at 10:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 PM ----------

And yes i cleared the cache after the update.

---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 PM ----------

Don

t no why. Battery statistics are the same as before. Curious at least.
[ZenFone 2 General] adarshprakash:
Can you please tell me how to update the script if I have removed some apps?
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
Same situation as mine.. battery lasting less, but no evident culprits..

C'mon ASUS, come up with MM ;)
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Removing app related lines.

Btw when you flash by twrp, you can notice missing app name.
[ZenFone 2 General] adarshprakash:
Thanks dude. It worked. I had to remove xposed and flash the stock kernel. Removing app related lines were a little bit time consuming. Anyway thanks for the help.. :o:)
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Good luck
[ZenFone 2 General] Emacordoba:
i have 551ml WW too... :S only with CLARO is the problem...

Tengo la version 551ml internacional tambien (4gb/64gb)... solo tengo problema con claro... con las demas compañias el 4g levanta perfecto... tendre que esperar 2 meses mas para pasarme a otra compañia... una lastima... :(
[ZenFone 2 General] varitimos84:
I think drains a lot of battery version 174... am I wrong??
[ZenFone 2 General] onericardo:
No battery drain here.. Sometimes ( most of the times ), the drain comes from apps that you have installed, and not the android itself.
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
I haven't installed anything else, just updated from.168 to .174, but I'm experiencing reduced battery life.

My guesstimate is around 15 to 20% less than it used to be, not huge but definitely noticeable difference
[ZenFone 2 General] pross8002:
I've gotten this too. The culprit is the new update. Whatever happened, there is something running the CPU at god awful loads. I've experienced anywhere from slowness, to no touch response, to total OS lock up. Can't even listen to SiriusXM without it locking up and rebooting.
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
Thankfully I'm only experiencing somehow reduced battery life, but no system lag or instability

Just wondering if cleaning the dalvik (well, ART) cache might help in your case..

The only other odd thing I'm seeing is: when I reboot the phone it says 'Upgrading Android. Optimizing app 1/1'. Every freaking time I reboot the phone.

Other than that (and the decreased battery life), everything looks fine.
[ZenFone 2 General] savudragosh2:
Well.. Asus did something about the battery life after all. IT MAID IT WORST.

I cant find the emoticons to be more sarcastic.

So that we shut up for god regarding the subject.
[ZenFone 2 General] pross8002:
It does that every time there is an update. When it rebuilds all of its apps (99 in my case), it usually indicates that the caches have been wiped.
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
Yes, and it did so after the upgrade (I have 90 or so apps installed). But it still seem to think there's one app to optimise yet, thus at every reboot it does that.

Too lazy to bother now, I'll fix it with the next update..
[ZenFone 2 General] KRISTIJANJE:
Please, could someone provide OTA file for download. The one in index thread has .168. There is no .174 to be found.

My chech software button never finds any update.
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
551ml

http://fota.asus.com/delta_package/...160311/WW_Z00A-20160202-20160310-20160311.zip
[ZenFone 2 General] KRISTIJANJE:
Thank you very much :)
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Good luck

:good:
[ZenFone 2 General] lilphoenix:
I'm on LRX21V. WW Asus z00a_2.19.40.18_20150612_1183_user can I flash 5his last firmware with twrp ? (after a full wipe?)
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Yes

1st you can download full firmware from ASUS support site.

Then edit updater script.

Now zip and flash.
[ZenFone 2 General] lilphoenix:
[MENTION=5633453]mr_gourav2000[/MENTION] can I use your upload https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BywFboDX9VD0Y1dEenFBWXpaZkU/view for flash last firmware with twrp ?

Envoyé de mon ASUS_Z00AD en utilisant Tapatalk
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Oh, NO NO

That's not flashable zip.

You can download full firmware from asus support site.

Or direct download from here-

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZE551ML/UL-Z00A-JP-2.20.40.174-user.zip

After download you need to unpack this zip and search updater script, then edit script.

Now repack as zip and flash by using twrp.
[ZenFone 2 General] ramnkc:
having random reboot on this firmware... even tried wipe cache partition and i'm still getting it.
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Please explain more,

How you flash?

Before flaah, can you edit updater script?
[ZenFone 2 General] lilphoenix:
Hum, what I need to edit in the updater script? Which line I need edit or add ?

Or how flash the full firmware?

Envoyé de mon ASUS_Z00AD en utilisant Tapatalk
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
With Full ROM you have to only edit updater script and flash the ROM

extract it and open updater-script from "META-INF/com/google/android/"

then remove verify lines it will be from 1st line until "package_extract_file("ifwi.zip", "/tmp/ifwi.zip");" line which is usually 7th line

it will be similar to these

Code:

(!less_than_int(1441255040, getprop("ro.build.date.utc"))) || abort("Can't install this package (四 9月 3 12:37:20 CST 2015) over newer build (" + getprop("ro.build.date") + ").");

ui_print("Device image SKU:");

ui_print(getprop("ro.build.asus.sku"));

ui_print("OTA image SKU: WW");

assert(getprop("ro.build.asus.sku") == "WW");

getprop("ro.product.device") == "Z00A" || abort("This package is for "Z00A" devices; this is a "" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "".");

your updater script beginning will be like this

Code:

package_extract_file("ifwi.zip", "/tmp/ifwi.zip");

ui_print("Verifing BOM token ...");

flash_bom_token("/tmp/ifwi.zip") || abort("BOM flashing failed");

ui_print("Updating IFWI ...");

flash_ifwi("/tmp/ifwi.zip");

show_progress(0.750000, 0);
[ZenFone 2 General] lilphoenix:
I make this modification, after rezip, I can flash it with twrp like any other zip rom?
[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
Yes

If everything going right, your mobile boot up normally.
[ZenFone 2 General] lilphoenix:
I make the modification, what try flash with twrp, but I have a error in recovery. I can restart phone and I still on the same old firmware.

Envoyé de mon ASUS_Z00AD en utilisant Tapatalk
[ZenFone 2 General] ramnkc:
I flashed with the OTA and noticing random reboot and after update ZENUI and getting worst... going to try uninstall my updates and monitor on it.
[ZenFone 2 General] gengi:
I need stock recovery for this update. Can someone help? Thanks.
[ZenFone 2 General] 1c3_5n0w:
Thanks. I was being sarcastic about the I don't know what to do part. Asus provides adb sideload-able systems on their website so it can be downloaded from there and sideloaded through recovery.
[ZenFone 2 General] bar4:
http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2015/04/asus-zenfone-2-pre-root-systemimg.html
[ZenFone 2 General] gengi:
I understand. Thank you.
[ZenFone 2 General] ultramag69:
If you just need recovery you can go to the pre-rooted rom topic in Android Developement. Use the mega link to find the 174 file and open it. You can download the individual img files for recovery, boot,droidboot and of course the pre-rooted rom.img.

Use fastboot to flash with command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img".
[ZenFone 2 General] gengi:
Thank you. ;)
[ZenFone 2 General] zamber88:
Freezing any VPN app will break your network settings. Unfreezing does not fix it. A factory reset is the only solution I know about that works for this. It's actually pretty problematic as Titanium Backup has freezing as a feature and does not trouble itself with VPN apps.
[ZenFone 2 General] luisoman2000:
I didn't freeze opera max, I was using it normally and it stopped working properly with the latest update.
[ZenFone 2 General] wifestealer:
how are you getting random reboots? I always flash full firmware via ADB. I have old version of firmware. I flash it and then update it till latest build. I don't pick latest stock recovery. Just pick any recovery but it should be of your phone's model.
[ZenFone 2 General] zamber88:
We haven't seen such behavior on our testing device. Hopefully it's a one-time issue on ASUS'es side.
[ZenFone 2 General] Rapsody10:
Hello maybe you could shed some light on my problem After the update my phone doesnt recognize the sim card 1 or 2 the phone is not rooted nor modified in an way is unlocked and until this update was working without a problem could you advice on what to do

I have factory reset clear cache dalvic etc.

Model: 4GB RAM

Baseband version: 1527_5.050.2_1225,1527_7.0.26.0_1225

Build number: LRX21V.WW-ASUS_Z00A-2.20.40.174_20160310_4150_user
[ZenFone 2 General] avi3791:
Unstable update!!

Since I upgraded to 2.20.40.174 my cell went total crazy? it was a 20+ MB update from previous .168 version, which was working flawlessly giving me 24 hrs of battery backup!

With this new .174 update

1. battery is barely lasting 10-12 hours

2. ZenUI is crushing frequently

3. Wifi stopped working

4. Charging time has increased rapidly

5. Can't open WhatsApp n many other apps

6. Screen is getting frozen while charging n I haven't been able to work on it with adapter on

Overall the whole experience has gone down from 100 to 0!!! **** Asus!!

Is there any way out of this misery??

Can I downgrade to previous version?

Please help guys, thanks in advance:)
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zorroloko:
I have problems with teamviewer and instagram on miui 7. Teamviewer displays error on connection and instagram fails pressing a button. I use roms EU
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KURT.Beadles:
Bummer. I've got teamviewer and it works smooth as butter both on CM 12 and lately I changed to the following sMIUI, because of better battery life:

http://www.smiui.net/index.php
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
i have s6 sprint unlocked living outside USA and using sim other than sprint. i updated my phone to MM but i am not able to use hotspot as there is no option in settings for wifi tether ... pls help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] 1619415:
Try THIS
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] tdhite:
I am also putting out (soon) a zip flash that will correct the phone for wifi hotspot and also enabling init.d support. If you are rooted, you are welcome to test it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] 1619415:
Your old one still works
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] tdhite:
Yea, but init.d support is needed in stock ROM so it can do its work every boot to make sure it sticks. Besides, nice to have busybox support while we hack up some base setups on the way to real Roms.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] 1619415:
Kernel Auditor has init.d emulation that's what I'm using, I just copied the code from the script and put it in
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
Thank you, i will wait for the zip file ☺
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] 1619415:
Are you just going to make a kernel?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] tdhite:
Yes, working on that. But the flash needs no kernel update (it modifies /init.rc to inject init.d support into stock or other roms missing init.d support).

It's up: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65864177&postcount=8

For kernels, I will use the same basic model, inject the kernel and any necessary init.rc support into the existing boot.img, not require a complete boot.img load. I also dislike modifying start scripts in /system/etc to try to inject init.d support because /init.rc can do it much easier and more controllably.

You are welcome to look at the flash in the above post to see how the tools in the "tools" directory perform boot.img extraction, explosion, fixup, then repack if that's not familiar. Only diff with a kernel is to replace the zImage with the custom kernel in the repack command. Makes the flash much smaller since I don't have to carry the ramdisk just for a kernel update.

:cowboy:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] 1619415:
I'll check it out later, thanks man:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
Dude, i tried both the files, installed from twrp but none of them worked still no hotspot...

On lollipop i had no such issue of hotspot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
Screenshot

Screenshot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] tdhite:
Are you rooted? Please attach the file at /data/local/tmp/tdh-hotspot.log so i can see what it is doing. On your phone.

Here is what my OTA had after flashing the mod -- hotspot is there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
Yes ..

Yes, i am rooted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] tdhite:
Ok, thinking the db update might be too late in the boot process for the settings app to pick it up.

Can you reboot and resend that log file and also check settings again?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] omar_31091:
I installed it again restarted 2-3 times nothing has change in the settings, maybe i should wait for the custom rom to come....
[Elephone P8000] dkzg:
Hi guys and girls i have found something that could help all of us with the camera FOCUS!!!

My P8000 doesnt focus at all. It does everithing that its suposed to but the images still stay blured.

Untill i wipe dalvik and format cache. Then it works like a charm for some short period of time and then all over again no focus.

Maybe somebody who has the knowladge and will can see what is going on. And i would give a donation t who solves it.

THANKS!!!