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[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
hmm,i dunno who asus want to fool with that beta update ? i have it installed and besides the version and another thing,it does not look as MM at all,i think that what they wanna do is just a patch for lollipop that will just say is mm android,but deep inside it will be same lollipop,is not my first time looking at a MM android and i do know how the hell it looks like,and all about the beta update is still lollipop,so don't keep hopes up for nothing,the real MM android will never run on asus,all looks exactly the same as it was be4 the update,nothing is change besides those numbers in about,pfff,bleah asus and not just bleah for this farse,but that u waited to dam long to make it and for sure soon android N will be out and when android P or R or whatever will be next,we will still be on lollipop faked as MM,pffff
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
So they must have faked also the new app permissions system, memory management, and whatever else... you serious?
[ZenFone 2 General] andrea.giommi:
Link for beta 2?

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[ZenFone 2 General] appollokillers1:
actually all apps that i had on my device,not only those thatcome with the rom,they all had the permissions on,how did that happened ? in the real MM android all apps that you install u have to give them permitions,but here was not the case,so ? do you have an idea how that is ? yes it does all look like MM in those parts that has to show,but under the hood...not so much,but as i said,maybe this is like that now on the beta,maybe in the final is going to be complete ,but i can say that is stable even tho is a beta, another thing that all were happy about in the MM,the option to make the SDcard as internal memory,that option is not present at all,for now
[ZenFone 2 General] xpen.xda:
After a full factory reset, I've found 3 different cases:

- apps already installed (automatically reinstalled with their data because I had Google backup on) got the permissions they had before.

- old apps which I have (re)installed afresh on the beta, got a system warning sayng they were meant for an older Android version.

- normal apps: regular MM behaviour, that is system asking to grant specific permissions the first time the app tries to use something.

Yes it's a pity the missing option for the SD as an extension of the internal storage (even though I'm not sure I'd want to use it anyway), let's see if it makes it to the final release...

And yes I'm sure this is MM, even though customized by ASUS, because the new features are there: permissions, deep sleep/doze, revamped cut&paste floating bar, you name it...
[ZenFone 2 General] giopazcostarica:
Where do i get flash.xml file for ze551ml???

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[ZenFone 2 General] vkez:
+1

this is what i felt when i update to MM today

and luckily i dont wait for official and tried this beta
[ZenFone 2 General] wawan darmawan:
Did you mean file tree.xml ???

/data/data/com.asus.dm/files/tree.xml
[ZenFone 2 General] giopazcostarica:
No sir flash.xml i need that file in order to flash stock rom through intel utility

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[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
That's because they are still using the same ZenUI. So of course it's going to look the same.
[ZenFone 2 General] deckinghalls:
And I suppose we didn't land on the moon and AIDS was created by the CIA to wipe out homosexuals and African Americans.

Go dig around in the system files a bit. After all, that is one of the greatest things about Linux. Don't know where to start? Try searching around here a bit, or even try YouTube. It takes a wee bit more effort than it took to come up with your sentences, but it makes you look a hell of a lot more educated.
[ZenFone 2 General] dimitrakhs1:
Since I have the beta MM installed already,i'm telling you that it's a MM,stripped though,because it's a testing firmware.The final stable version will be a quite different thing.For sterters it has better battery.App managing and that sort of stuff,so you actually don't need those apps like Amplify and Greenify and such(although i'm a fan of Greenify's "Aggressive doze")!
[ZenFone 2 General] cavanthuan:
I need ver 4.21.40.78...please helpme
[ZenFone 2 General] Dvcastro:
Where download official rom android 6.0
[ZenFone 2 General] Yousvel:
It was a leak. They have pulled it.
[ZenFone 2 General] wawan darmawan:
Link for 4.21.40.78 please,
[ZenFone 2 General] UzakLara:
Here Can You Download The Android Marshmallow 6.01 Version For Asus Zenfone ZE551ML https: //yadi.sk/d/kM6z_3gBtmRWK
[ZenFone 2 General] quicksilver53:
Dead link.
[ZenFone 2 General] Yousvel:
+1
[ZenFone 2 General] kuyakom:
Maybe you do something wrong?
[ZenFone 2 General] ponnuvelpandian:
I'm getting file removed message in the link...

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In order to use intel flash tool, you have to use .raw firmware file but rename it from .raw to .zip. then select it from the intel phone flash tool. It will automatically extract and find the required .xml file in it and will be ready to flash. Connect your phone in fastboot mode...
[ZenFone 2 General] dimitrakhs1:
Check this out http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=657946&st=8280#entry52218608
[ZenFone 2 General] d@vo:
I got a question, if im in the last update 194 i can update to MM, or i have to downgrade to 184,thanks.
[ZenFone 2 General] ppclouds:
Excuse me!

I use .61 now, I download .78 & .111 , but how do I install they?

:confused::confused::confused:
[ZenFone 2 General] Yousvel:
Just for your info. 78 that is available for download is not the real .78 update. It will not work. So, don't even try.
[ZenFone 2 General] ppclouds:
Thanks for your reply!:good:
[ZenFone 2 General] gab_ITA:
Good evening. I'm planning to get the beta on my phone, i am very sick to wait. Actually I have the zip of first update, where can I download the second and the third one ?

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[ZenFone 2 General] Flynhx:
Currently there are no link available for the Beta 2, as for the Beta 3 you can find someone that posted it before from other thread but you still need Beta 2 in order to proceed to Beta 3.
[ZenFone 2 General] gab_ITA:
Well, actually I also have problem with the beta 1 zip, maybe I'll need another one. Is It possibile to download It from somewhere ?

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[ZenFone 2 General] mr_gourav2000:
You need stock recovery.

Also unroot and all stock apps.

If not, you face bootloop problem.

If you are a pro user, then do it with twrp.

By editing update script.

Search before doing anything.
[ZenFone 2 General] gREENNNNN:
Updated!!!

Phone seems cool in MM.. Finnally ASUS wasnt lying.. N1 asus.

BTW, seems like my bootloader has been locked again after the update... interesting.. maybe i can get OTAs again.
[ZenFone 2 General] Flynhx:
Does anyone got successfully rooted Android 6.0 using Tethered Recovery or One-Click Root for Device with Lock Bootloader? Works perfectly before on Android 5.0, but now all of it turn out to be failed. :(

Also, the latest PPSSPP version 1.2.2.0 is not working anymore, as stated "The native part of PPSSPP for ABI x86 is missing...."
[ZenFone 2 General] ayush.gl:
How to root android 6??
[ZenFone 2 General] BobboVilla:
Are you sure? Can anyone else confirm this? I think I'll have to wait until someone managed to unlock the bootloader before I update if that's the case... :(
[ZenFone 2 General] gREENNNNN:
After the update, my bootloader was unlocked (White splashscreen) after update seems like is not (black splashscreen)
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Findings so far:

No Google Now on left homescreen as they originally said they were going to implement (I'm guessing Google didn't allow them to do that).

Wallpaper settings now incorporates their wallpaper gallery/store thing. Don't much like the new style personally.

Clear all apps in recent apps screen now incorporates the RAM boost function, complete with the childish race car animation.

ASUS have disabled the option to format SD cards as adoptable storage.

A few things have changed in the settings menu, but nothing major.

We can now install the google calculator app from the play store.

Still no option to change dpi scaling, so Google Now launcher still looks stupid with overly large icons as if it's for geriatrics.

We now have Now On Tap (which is useless, imho).

They really did get rid of a crap load of bloatware!
[ZenFone 2 General] fernan_ci:
http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/how-to-flash-ota-rom-twrp-t3209545
[ZenFone 2 General] gREENNNNN:
Woops, seems like i found a bug.. Any1 can slide quick access top bar? I cant..
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Not sure what you mean? The brightness slider? That works fine.
[ZenFone 2 General] Revengee:
If i want to update this my device has rooted?

Sorry grammer.
[ZenFone 2 General] BobboVilla:
But did you try to flash TWRP? If it worked, then the color of the splash screen doesn't matter. I flashed the black splash screen after I unlocked the BL.

And thanks...
[ZenFone 2 General] gREENNNNN:
I updated vía OTA file.
[ZenFone 2 General] chobztopz:
Sorry if i'm wrong but looks like it it's already full rom.

because there is no patch inside the system /app or /priv-app folder.

any body has try to change the droidboot.img and the splashscreen.img with the stock L?

I will try it tonight
[ZenFone 2 General] gREENNNNN:
Im with you... 1.1Gb its 2 much for an OTA.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
I think the OTA are always big when it is a version update. Also it needs the latest version of lollipop firmware to apply it, whereas you can usually install the full firmware file over any previous version.
[ZenFone 2 General] chobztopz:
i'm not talking about the size.. but the files inside the rom.

its really different between ota files on L and this M. if its need latest version, patch folder must be inside the zip file

But to make sure, I will try to install it and change the droidboot and splashscreen with the unlocked tonight.

Hopefully it will be that easy as I think
[ZenFone 2 General] Devan Khandagale:
Can anyone give me update 6.0 file of ze550m ? l please . I have rooted my device.
[ZenFone 2 General] BobboVilla:
What I meant was whether you tried to flash TWRP after you flashed MM. This is probably a better indicator of BL lock status than the color of the splash screen.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
I put the link earlier in the thread, read back a bit. You'll need to unroot though.

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Wow, battery drain seems extreme :( Maybe a good idea to do a factory reset an start afresh?
[ZenFone 2 General] SleepingAran:
Question, do I need to unroot before upgrading? I'm using the root that can uses OTA, but just to be sure.
[ZenFone 2 General] Rodepo:
Just to be sure, unroot. After the upgrade the Zenfone Rootkit will probably not work anymore because MM root is different from L root. Also, after the upgrade you will have to wait until someone finds a way to root MM on ZF2.
[ZenFone 2 General] :
I don't think they would. We don't even have the new ZenUI.

And ASUS is probably focusing on the ZF3 now.
[ZenFone 2 General] Devan Khandagale:
Thank you bro
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Can't factory reset, fails every time. Message says something about not block device. Any ideas?
[ZenFone 2 General] Vouga:
So it's beta or is it official guys ?
[ZenFone 2 General] IDEDALE:
beta
[ZenFone 2 General] Flynhx:
I've already done a Factory Reset, well at first the loading takes forever, i tried to force it shutdown, then after reboot i just go straight to Settings > Factory Reset, and for the second attempt it is successful.
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Nope it says official release on asus Web site. http://www.asus.com/zentalk/ph/thread-79129-1-1.html
[ZenFone 2 General] IDEDALE:
Nope, it's beta http://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-79139-1-1.html

Asus blocks any link because of that...
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
It says official release June 13th could take a week before it pushes to all phones. http://www.asus.com/zentalk/ph/thread-79129-1-1.html
[ZenFone 2 General] Vouga:
apparently it's official, not BETA

http://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-79129-1-1.html
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Factory reset fails. Message says:

E: format_volume: /factory/userdata_footer is not a blockdevice, neither a regular file

Data wipe failed.

?
[ZenFone 2 General] timbernot:
Just flashed , all went well except when rebooted I got a brick :(

Be careful folks .

No recovery options , just two buzzes and black repeatedly.

No time to fix this yet
[ZenFone 2 General] Hunikel:
I'm having an error when I try to sideload :/

Only Android 5.0 (newer than 20150504 version) and android 6.0.1 (older version) can upgrade to this version.

And after it fails, at top i see this : LRX21V.WW-asus_z00a-2.20.40.90_20150903_4959_user

I'm on latest stock.

Anyone got an idea ?
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Since this just came out today, I wouldn't try sideloading, twrp installing or any other "unofficial" ways of installing. Until smarter guys than me on here have a chance to take a crack at this. This is a full system upgrade, not just another update. The risk of bricking with no clear way back yet is too great.
[ZenFone 2 General] Hunikel:
Okay thanks for the info, i'll install TWRP and try it out :)
[ZenFone 2 General] returned4good:
That happened to me twice. I gave up after the second time. Unbricking is no fun. Killed the whole night.
[ZenFone 2 General] timbernot:
Thanks for that , can you leave a quick summary of umbrick method you used , might leave it for weekend if a big job , I have another device luckily
[ZenFone 2 General] Tiongkia:
Me too
[ZenFone 2 General] Tiongkia:
So u used the guide to unbrick it?
[ZenFone 2 General] Hunikel:
Same ... anyone got an idea how to fix ?
[ZenFone 2 General] aureliomilitao:
how install zip ota manually metod , in my zenfone 2 ze551ML , i copy for internal storge , reboot system, but not update

rename the file ???
[ZenFone 2 General] geekdroid001:
hi everyone. I'm using ZE550ML with CM13. i have my bootloader unlocked and have twrp installed. Can anyone help me to install the latest Zen 6.0 firmware. Thanks in advance! :)
[ZenFone 2 General] kteman:
Can't even boot into recovery, when holding up volume and on/off button, my phone buzz and stay black. But i can still boot it in a normal way.

EDIT : Finally i was able to boot into recovery but i didn't have the "Install from SD" option. I'll maybe let down
[ZenFone 2 General] Hoang6999:
Help

zenfone 2 has been activated to be 64 bit yet?:confused::confused::confused:
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Having troubles - tried to flash twrp, seemed to work but then booted into normal recovery, tried to flash again and now seems to have lost recovery completely (just comes back to bootloader). Problem is compounded by not being able to do "right click open command window here" in windows (just crashes the window, maybe some problem with win 10 insider preview build). Don't want to do anything else now for fear of bricking it completely.

Update: recovery back after reboot but unable to flash twrp, seems the update does indeed relock the bootloader. Which sucks as I am unable to factory reset and wanted to use twrp to wipe and start afresh :(
[ZenFone 2 General] aliapd:
Tried to flash on my ZE551ML but I had a brick phone, don't try to flash with TWRP
[ZenFone 2 General] second_east:
Still a 32-bit OS.
[ZenFone 2 General] RenegatPL:
Download zip from 1 post move to sd card next rename to MOFD_SDUPDATE. Boot fon to recovery mod and wait. For me workS great. All data nad aps still on fone. Sory 4 bad English

Important you must be on latest oficial rom WW 2.20.40.184

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[ZenFone 2 General] lu89:
didn't work for me
[ZenFone 2 General] aureliomilitao:
i rename MOFD_SDUPDATE.zip in my sdcard and no works.

only internal storage or exsdcard work too?
[ZenFone 2 General] second_east:
Rename zip file to UL-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.61-user.zip then move it to INTERNAL storage. Reboot phone. It will detect an update.
[ZenFone 2 General] Trotter516:
This figures. MM finally drops and Asus STILL has my phone for repairs.
[ZenFone 2 General] lu89:
yes but it give me error at 20/30%
[ZenFone 2 General] geekdroid001:
hi everyone. I'm using ZE550ML with CM13. i have my bootloader unlocked and have twrp installed. Can anyone help me to install the latest Zen 6.0 firmware. Thanks in advance! :D
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Anyone have any idea how I can wipe my phone and start over, given that the update seems to have relocked the bootloader (can't flash TWRP) and factory reset is not working. I tried flashing the last lollipop full firmware file but it fails (can't flash over newer version)? Kind of at a loss here - maybe just have to wait for full marshmallow firmware file to become available.
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Don't try it. Not until devs have a chance to adjust it to work with unlocked bootloader and twrp etc. You'll end up with a bricked phone.
[ZenFone 2 General] valentind.44:
Hello everyone,

First of all, I own a Zenfone 2 ZE551ML, and I am not a beta tester. I was running version WW_2.20.40.184 (full stock, no custom recovery, no root, locked bootloader, no custom kernel...). I successfully flashed Marshmallow thanks to the link of the original poster.

http://fota.asus.com/delta_package/...00A-20160603/FOTA-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.61-user.zip

I copied this zip file to the root of my phone storage and renamed it «UL-Z00A-WW-4.21.40.61-user.zip». A notification appeared, and I proceeded to flash the update.

It rebooted to flash it like any other update, except that no percentage of completion was displayed. I guess this is just normal as this is not a regular OTA update, it formats the system partition of the phone and writes the whole new updated system. It took 15 minutes and rebooted to the app optimizing process. Everything seems to work fine :)
[ZenFone 2 General] geekdroid001:
thanks for letting me know. ill wait then. btw, which rom are you using now?
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Atm.. Temasek
[ZenFone 2 General] nevermorenorless:
Anyone having issues have you tried flashing the RAW file for the zenny to get it working? This might help - http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/development/zooa-ze551ml-official-raw-firmware-file-t3347496
[ZenFone 2 General] geekdroid001:
551ml? i wish i bought that.. things come late for my 550:crying:
[ZenFone 2 General] kenbo111:
Yup 551ml
[ZenFone 2 General] nilsantosbr:
how you boot into recovery? im on the same situation of black and buzz

EDIT: 1 min after i post this, my phone buzzed again and booted into twrp. restoring my backup now and waiting until full zip to flash on twrp
[ZenFone 2 General] dezesseis:
This update enables internal mode to use SD card as internal storage?
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
No
[ZenFone 2 General] dezesseis:
So we won't have this feature in the official versions as well. Sad news.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
It's useless anyway, so I wouldn't be too bothered.
[ZenFone 2 General] :
Very good update thus far. Go for it. I don't have battery drain thus far (I think that claim is false). A feature I like is when pressing the multitasking hardware button, the clear all visible apps runs the power and boost feature as well as clearing all multitasking apps.
[ZenFone 2 General] dezesseis:
Why It's useless ?
[ZenFone 2 General] snap316:
Coming from Temsek ROM with official TWRP 3.0 I was able to edit the update script and install the FOTA as a ROM after a full wipe. Took about 10 mins and have error 7.I tried booting normally and to my surprise the full Android 6 OS was installed. The OS is fine and able to use the phone but have to wait for an unlock before I can root and install recovery

Issues

The boot loader has locked itself with the new OS.

Lost recovery and root in the process.

No way to root or install recovery without unlocking boot loader.
[ZenFone 2 General] Karazo:
i am lucky i got fix for not turning on and charging. but this fix will only work when you have twrp. 1st step turn your zf2 on you feel 2 beefs but blackscreen and not charging. wait for it to beef 2 times in a seciond time. now connect your zf2 to your pc. and on the 3rd times. you can see white screen ony and go to twrp for emergency. and boom. you can restore your zf 2 firmware .184 or install custom firmware. and boila it fix

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try my fix for zf 2 not turning on ( black screen only) and not charging. but i guess its only work with twrp installed on your zf2. it really works blackscreen but it always restart you can feel another beefs, just connect it to pc for a third time 2 beefs
[ZenFone 2 General] Druboo666:
what is it you try to say:confused::confused::confused:
[ZenFone 2 General] Flynhx:
After upgrading to Marshmallow, changing Lock Screen Wallpaper doesn't work anymore, does anyone know how to change it? The normal way of course, Settings > Display > Wallpaper
[ZenFone 2 General] Karazo:
if you got hardbricked cant turn on your phone nor charging indicator. i just fix that
[ZenFone 2 General] MrJones2k:
were you on official or unofficial bootloader unlock?
[ZenFone 2 General] Hunikel:
Doesn't work for mine :( I'm having a hard time now, u sure I don't have to touch anything on the phone after the first time I turn it on ?
[ZenFone 2 General] Druboo666:
As Z00A got a 2gb variant for which asus is not releasing a 64bit android i think

it just a waste of money and resources for us but still asus just advertised it as a 64bit phone but giving us a 32 bit os which sucks and where is the fun in that :mad::mad::mad::mad:
[ZenFone 2 General] Karazo:
yes thats what i did. my phone is now normally boot up. but i got no droidboot now.
[ZenFone 2 General] snap316:
Unofficial unlocked boot loader
[ZenFone 2 General] Karazo:
twrp saves my phone from deadboot
[ZenFone 2 General] Druboo666:
As this is the beta which is for locked boot loader devices maybe that is the reason it re-locked boot-loader for some of you wait for public release i think that will not have any issue of re-locking the boot-loader
[ZenFone 2 General] broomer68:
The only part which could benefit from 64 bit is heavy processing, like 3d rendering, but I am not sure the video of the zf2 is 64 bit. In other places, 64 bit just creates extra overhead, as more memory is needed for the same processes, which are, in java, semi optimized for 32 bit, as it has to work anywhere. Using 32 bit on a 64 processor is just as fast as on a 32 bit processor.

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[ZenFone 2 General] Druboo666:
so that's still like running a 32bit phone isn't it :p
[ZenFone 2 General] drstorm:
There won't be 64bit os for these phones because there's no reason to make it. On x86 performance gain due 64 bit was minimal, there are articles about that online. On top of that 64bit os won't be fun because it will use more RAM and would require more storage. Almost all if not all extensions that x86 CPU's have can be used in 32bit mode.

The only good reason to use 64bit OS is is the ability to use 4G RAM, and it was solved by using 64bit kernel that can address all of available memory. This allows apps to also use up to 4G of RAM per app, which is all that our phones have.

So, in short, 32bit OS doesn't suck, especially when the device have only 4G of RAM anyway.
[ZenFone 2 General] Druboo666:
https://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/64-bit-android-and-android-run-time

look at the document it gave hint how to control memory consumption and the advantages of 64 bit android :silly:
[ZenFone 2 General] micuzzo77:
started roll out also for non beta tester
[ZenFone 2 General] pumaworld:
My boot is dead?

Stock Recovery is missing.:(