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[LeEco Le Pro3 Guides, News, & Discussion] abel408:
I honestly don't know. I purchased it pretty early and found out about the SSL problem after I made the purchase. I assumed it was safe and didn't check for site encryption... Lesson learned.
[LeEco Le Pro3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ExTREmE99:
i've made 3 purchases on lemall this month and my amex is good. you should turn on notifications for non in person charges
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
How to root the Zenfone 3 Laser ZC551kl ?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] velosa:
It is still not possible, first you need to unlock the bootloader and for this we have to wait for the unlock app ... if they will release it.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] rahul14119:
When it will be possible to unlock bootloader for zenfone 3 laser zc551kl..
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] momchi:
Why do you need to unlock the bootloader just for rooting? The default bootloader allows flashing a zip and adb access -- the issue is that I cannot find image files with rooted /system/bin/su - any help?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Maul_Lallana:
I was trying all methods to Root my ASUS ZENFONE 3 LASER ZC551KL burt all methods failed.

If anyone from Master Developer here know to root that, Please tell me...

Thanks Before For Everyone Who Read This Question
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
I found a tool called SRS Root that you could try. I don't know if it works though because I have no intention to root my phone.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Maul_Lallana:
I Tried Bro, But that's failed... Cmon, Different Solutions Please
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Dydd~:
I tried that tool aswell, it says "Rooting completed" but the device isn't rooted at all.

Got this message aswell

Getting OffSets.. : error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported. (False)

Anyway wanted to root only to bypass dun check from vodafone, apparently didn't need to have root permissions.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] sunblade7:
Official ASUS Bootloader Unlock Tool Released

Check it out here:

asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-3-Laser-ZC551KL/HelpDesk_Download/

Root and ROMs will follow...
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
Even with boot loader unlocked we would still need a custom recovery but there aren't any out yet for this phone.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] biaeuaer:
Is anyone here compiling TWRP recovery for this phone? As I understand it, TRWP is open source and up to the individual to instigate. I have never compiled before. Had a few days of coding classes for web design... But I am willing to do the work if I can. I did not buy this phone for the ZenUI... it has much potential, yes. Anyone here able to give me tips on how to start this process? I want to do the work, just dont know how.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] wang1chung:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1943625

Good luck dude, and don't stress about bricking your phone, just backup your recovery partition beforehand and you can always flash it through fastboot mode.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
[MENTION=8328849]biaeuaer[/MENTION]

Mate, using the guide given in TWRP site, please compile a Twrp for this device. i am depending on you. Thank you.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Niemer:
https://www.xda-developers.com/compile-twrp-for-your-device/
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] biaeuaer:
Alright, great to see there is demand. Thanks for the nods guys. I will be working on compiling TRWP for OmniROM during the mornings PST, until noon. Right now work means researching what it is I am actually doing, L! So far reading up on the AOSP site and OmniROM wiki and will follow the TWRP guide posted here on XDA. I will update here in a week with my progress. If I think I can do it, I will start a thread on XDA to follow and a GIT repo.

I think all I will really need is the device information to plug in to an existing tree. So thats the angle Im taking, if theres any tips please pass em on!

Thanks again!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Thanks mate, well done.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Mate, wish you success
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
@ biaeuaer

Mate, any update on TWRP?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] biaeuaer:
Crikey! This is not for the faint of brain. So, I hope you all realize how noob I am. This is going to take me some time. I cannot just pipe info into a file, here. I need to understand what the file is, what I am piping - because this device is obscure, no one has made this easy yet. I only managed about 5 hrs of research time this past week. But focused I was and now realise that in ordrr to do this I have to start a build environment and work with aosp, to know what I am doing. Step by step.

Sorry its going to take a while! Hopefully will get a good hard day in this week on top of my mornings.

What I am endevouring to understand:

- what is a flag? how to I make on?

- what is a make file?

- how to get device tree out of firmware file

- what exactly I do after porting and flagging and making

- how to do this right - so that it works with omnirom I hope to compile as well.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Mate,

Take your time.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] 50percentsuccessrate:
I really appreciate the effort you're putting into this, if you need someone else to test builds for you, let me know.

Thanks!!
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] siberian_surfer:
I would be willing to help with beta testing once there is something to test! ZenUI is pretty ****ty (and bloated), I would I kill for a lean custom ROM.

Thanks for the effort.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
@ biaeuaer,

mate, any update on twrp?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] 50percentsuccessrate:
Any way in which you need help? I'm sorry I'm impatient but I wish phone manufacturers would include root
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Need Stock Recovery,

Hi mates, if somebody is able to provide the stock recovery( for Nougat) of this model, may be i will be able to create TWRP, or somebody guide me how to pull stock recovery from non-rooted phone.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] RikuKurai:
https://www.reddit.com/r/zenfone3/comments/6l2wen/zenfone_3_laser_twrp_and_root_unofficial/

Found this while looking around - and it works! For me, at least. I suggest backing up everything in your phones internal storage though. I'm not sure if the bootloader unlock did it, or trying to back up partitions did it, but my internal storage was wiped clean when I went through the process.

[IMG="Phone running Xposed"]http://i.imgur.com/aYBOM30.jpg[/IMG]
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
How do you flash the twrp.img file though I'm a noob when it comes to fastboot and everything and if I'm on the latest update for this phone will it still work
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] theracer87:
Hi guys im new to the forum and i have found a boot loader unlock tool for the asus zenphone 3 laser in-case anyone needs it

it seems to have worked for my zenphone 3 laser

HTTPS : / / wwwDOTasusDOTcom/zentalk/thread-148635-1-1.html

there is a link within the asus forum link posted above for the unlock tool couldn't post link directly because im a new member

replace DOT with . ;)

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Hi [MENTION=8187024]GrillaGaming[/MENTION] to flash twrp you will need adb

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 just follow the steps on that thread and then after it is installed, the location where you have saved your twrp.img file you need to go to that folder and right click on any empty space inside that folder of which you have saved twrp img and a context menu will come up with various options so select 'open command window here' then all you have to do is enable debugging on your asus zenphone 3 laser and then connect it to your pc and allow debugging on the device a menu will pop up, then inside the command window type "adb reboot bootloader" (remove quotations) then hit enter your phone will reboot to bootloader.

Next step is to type "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1.unofficial.img" (remove quotations) hit enter, after that is complete type "fastboot reboot" (remove quotations) and you should be done if any errors occur maybe try again or check if your bootloader is unlocked (i have a post for unlock tool with a link to that within this thread)

Also as to the fact of whether or not it will work on latest update im not sure but i don't think it can hurt to try

(Disclaimer : i assume no liability for anything that goes wrong with your device should you choose to follow these instructions that i have posted)
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
When I go to unlock boot loader it says something about a pin I'm guessing it means my SIM card and when I go to my SIM it needs a pin to lock it and I don't know it so does it matter if I lock it or not

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When I go to boot loader it says I should put put a pin on my SIM and stuff but do I really have to

Please someone help
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] theracer87:
i do not think that you need to put a pin on your sim to unlock bootloader maybe if you try to remove sim card and run unlock application again? if it asks for a pin when your sim is removed then maybe it is a lock screen pin perhaps? not entirely sure on this one as i did not encounter this message when unlocking my device
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
I'm saying that there is already a pin on my SIM and I don't know what it is

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Ok I removed my SIM and restarted and got the same message. You do not have pin password to verify device, do you still want to unlock your device.

Can anyone help
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] theracer87:
ah yes i do remember now i was going to fast with the unlocking process and didn't read the message properly sorry for the confusion lol :p but in my case i went ahead and didn't have any problem with the unlock

i then attempted to flash twrp after but when the device rebooted it still booted stock recovery so then i tried again but this time not reboot the device after the twrp flash and instead just force the device into recovery with the volume and power keys but that resulted in a boot loop so im currently working on restoring the device aha so i may post some images of the unlock process if i get my device restored hopefully :mad:

anyways you should be able to go ahead with the unlock without facing any issues as i haven't but as to the recovery flashing im a bit stuck right now, sorry again for any confusion :o
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] CaptSmokey6:
Hey all, I have unlocked my device and as soon as I flashed twrp, my device became soft bricked and wouldn't boot to the Android OS, yet it booted to twrp just fine. I attempted to restore my device using the latest ROM package from the ASUS website, but it wouldn't take. Instead, I was forced to restore my device using a restore tool I found that works on Windows, but this tool contained an out of date version of the ASUS stock ROM for this device, but it did restore my phone to working condition and my second attempt at flashing twrp was successful without any bricking issues, but now I would love to update this device back to the latest release, but it won't let me due to the unlocked bootloader, has anyone found a way to force this device to take an update, despite being unlocked?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] theracer87:
Hi [MENTION=8229037]CaptSmokey6[/MENTION] i cant think of any solutions for updating because you now have a custom recovery which from my knowledge prevents ota updates you might be able to try downloading stock latest firmware from asus website and flashing it through TWRP however that will result in you losing TWRP as the stock image also contains stock recovery and will replace TWRP when you flash it, and could you please provide a link or name to the tool that you used to restore your soft bricked asus as i have been sitting with a bricked device for a couple hours now :(
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] CaptSmokey6:
I would post it, but i can't until i reach the 10 post minimum, but if you do a google search for "bricked zc551kl" and go to the video about how to flash this device, the description of that video will have the download link, it is not my video, btw. Do note that the driver they have listed on the download link is wrong. If you need the USB drivers, the ones for the Zenfone 2 Laser (ZE500KL) will work fine for this device as ASUS did not release the USB drivers for the Zenfone 3 Lazer.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] theracer87:
[MENTION=8229037]CaptSmokey6[/MENTION] thank you so much i was stuck here with a brick but thanks to you i have successfully recovered my phone :D:D

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Hi everyone i have got a successfully rooted and unlocked with twrp zenphone 3 laser i wanna thank those that worked hard in finding this and CaptSmokey6 for helping me fix my brick, if anyone is stuck on anything with root or unlocking process let me know ill be happy to help

i would post screen shots but dont know how :confused:
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] CaptSmokey6:
You're welcome, glad I helped with your issue :)

EDIT: I also would like to add that I have successfully rooted my device as well using the recovery flashable supersu zip straight from the official supersu website, too bad my device isn't nougat anymore, but at least it's running and rooted :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
I found an ASUS phone flasher if that helps. http://www.asus-zenfone.com/2017/03/download-asus-flashtool-10045-for-zenfone-3.html?m=1
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
There is an app I used to go back to nougat it is flash fire it's an app by chain fire that lets you keep your custom recover as well as the root wish I could post a link to it. Good luck to you and if you try tell me if it works for you to. I am not responsible to any damage done to your device.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Can this unofficial TWRP used with Nougat 7.0/7.1?

And this twrp work in ZC551kl_Z01BDB?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
No when I tried it didn't work it just soft bricked my phone but to unbrick it you have to do the stuff that everyone has suggested because that seems to work for everyone. So you'll end up on marshmallow but after you've rooted and installed the twrp you can do flash fire to go back to nougat.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Mate, i am now in version 7.1, how can i revert back to Marshmallow?

And this twrp work in ZC551kl_Z01BDB?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
[MENTION=8229037]CaptSmokey6[/MENTION],

Mate, i am now in version 7.1, how can i revert back to Marshmallow using Asus flash tool?. please guide me step by step.

And this twrp work in ZC551kl_Z01BDB?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] theracer87:
[MENTION=2962657]atf2m4[/MENTION] Hi man, just go to google and search "bricked zc551kl" and there should be a video that is the first link on google or wwwDOTyoutubeDOTcom/watch?v=vwiAdhxIOm0 and replace DOT with . in that videos description is a link to a file which is about 1.9 gb, which will downgrade you to marshmallow as it has worked for me and [MENTION=8229037]CaptSmokey6[/MENTION] who originally shared this fix, also the drivers in that videos description wont work so you have to download zenphone 2 laser drivers because there are no drivers that are released for zenphone 3 laser and watch the video to see the whole process of how to do it after you've downloaded the file the video covers everything.

EDIT: it should most definitely work for Z01BDB because i have same Z01BDC which is not at all different except for its canadian
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] CaptSmokey6:
The ASUS flash tool that [MENTION=8187024]GrillaGaming[/MENTION] posted does not seem to work without some kind of valid "ASUS FRP Account". You will need to use the method that I have posted earlier to downgrade like [MENTION=8412234]theracer87[/MENTION] explained earlier.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Gt5228:
idiots guide, how to root zenfone 3 laser for dummies

my zenfone 3 POS! (laser) is now rooted, here is how i did it

I have a z01bdc with android v7, results may vary with other devices. I am a nube and this is the first phone ive rooted. I wanted to make this guide to save someone the headache I delt with while trying to figure it out. Please understand that this is an unofficial guide. Try at your own risk.

1-in phone settings, go to security and turn on "unknown sources". then, also from settings, go to "about phone" then "software info", once there, tap build number several times until the phone gives you a message that your a developer. then go back to settings, and find "developer options" here you will see a "usb debugging" setting. turn this on.

2-with your zenfone, go to: asus.com/Phone/ZenFone-3-Laser-ZC551KL/HelpDesk_Download/ under utility, find and download/install the bootloader unlocking tool.

3-run the unlocker tool, keep in mind that it will do a factory reset, and all data will be lost. (backup files/pics/etc as needed) during the process, you will get a message that says " You do not have pin password to verify device, do you still want to unlock your device" tap yes

4-once completed, you will need to download a couple files. the twrp: https://depositfiles.com/files/ux8w5thp6 and supersu v 2.82:https://www.google.com/amp/s/xdaforums.com/apps/supersu/v2-64-2-66-supersu-mode-t3286120/amp/ *the idiots guide has been revised! Use magisk instead or refer to the "evolved" revision on page 7 reply#70, all other steps are the same until further notice * move both files to the phones internal storage so they can be easily found.

5- with a pc, go to: https://xdaforums.com/sho....php?t=2588979 just follow the steps on that thread and then after it is installed, the location where you have saved your twrp.img file you need to go to that folder and hold shift+right click on any empty space inside that folder of which you have saved twrp img and a context menu will come up with various options so select 'open command window here' then all you have to do is enable debugging on your asus zenphone 3 laser and then connect it to your pc and allow debugging on the device a menu will pop up, then inside the command window type "adb reboot bootloader" (remove quotations) then hit enter your phone will reboot to bootloader.

Next step is to type "fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1.unofficial.img" (remove quotations) hit enter

6- now, using volume rockers on your phone to navigate and lock button as select, select recovery and wait

7- once the twrp loads, put in you devices lock pin, and continue to main menu. once there, select install, then look for the supersu .zip file (if you dont see it, look for a button that says "zip file" at botton right

8- done, please follow the instructions above at your own risk, im a nube.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] aps24:
Boot lockup after SuperSU..

Hello everybody,...

I tried all the instructions posted here, but unfortunately it locks up at boot screen after I install

the SuperSu from Chainfire??.. I have the ZC551KL Z01BD dont know if there are any differences between the devices.

PS: thanks to everybody for providing this anyway.

Ok I just found another supersu file Ihad downloaded some time ago (UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550), and voilá it worked! my device is rooted! hope that helps.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
I used this TWRP, and while flashing supersu(any version) is struck in the step flashing boot image. please provide some solution. I have Indian version Zenfone 3 Laser(os version 14.40.144.23). I have attached the screenshot.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] atf2m4:
Mate, did u use this TWRP in ZC551kl_Z01BDB(Indian version) and what OS you are in?. please help.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Gt5228:
I used on z01bdc with android v7 successfully
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] aps24:
Yes I used the TWRP provided on this thread and used the SuperSU I mentioned, it takes a little while to

do its thing, but it worked for me. I am using anddroid 6.01 (WW-ZC551KL-13.40.104.1) and have the Z01BD.

Edit: I can confirm that this also works the (WW-14.40.144.37_20170120) firmware, maybe during the week I will try it

with the new Nougat 7.1.1 ASUS released.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] williamdb19:
Heeeeellllpppp!!!

So I followed the instructions given above and had done all steps but when I install the SuperSU into the system it would download it like usual but at the end it says "Failed to mount '/preload ' (Invalid argument)"

and then says "....done". I then go to reboot the system but it just stays at the ASUS powered by Android screen left it alone for like 30 mins but nothing is happening. I saw that someone was able to use the v2.6 and it worked for them but the page that was included only has 2.7 and 2.8. I then decided to try installing all 4 versions included but all of them result in the "Failed to mount '/preload ' (Invalid argument)" issue and after rebooting is still stays at the ASUS powered by Android screen. I followed all the steps and im so close from rooting its just there is an issue on either the system (I have android 7.0 Asus Zenfone 3 Laser) or the SuperSU zip file as I believe this "Failed to mount '/preload ' (Invalid argument)" is the main issue stopping the phone from using the SuperSU. It would be greatly appreciated if anybody who had the same issue or knows what it is can help me to fix it and root the phone.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Gt5228:
whats the model number of your phone and what android version are you using? Are you sure that you are using the twrp and not stock android recovery?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] williamdb19:
Model ZC551KL and it is running android 7.0. I know i'm using the twrp because their logo and interface shows up when I reboot. Do you think its because 7.0 is too new and to just downgrade to 6.0? If so do you know a place to do that because currently I can't go back to the normal android OS because rebooting just leads me back to the twrp.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Gt5228:
Folks, if you are successful, please post it along with the android version and phones model number. If you do anything other than what is in the above idiots guide, please share! Info like supersu versions (and where to download it) are very helpful. From what im finding, many are having mixed results and it seems to depend heavily on model number/supersu version. I would love to revise my idiots guide to include all variables so do share please!

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maybe so... I was successful with v7 but am using ZO1BCD, not ZC551KL.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] williamdb19:
I found a guide on how to flash the firmware on the phone so it goes to android 6.0 so then would I just redo all the steps from the guide? Also when you were able to get it to work on 7.0 how long did it take after installing the superSU for it to go from the Asus restart screen to the android start menu where you set up your phone?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Gt5228:
Couple mins and it restarted twice.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] GrillaGaming:
This does work on the latest version 7.1.1 nougat. When you install twrp though you need to install SU immediately don't start your phone up or it will become soft bricked go straight to the recovery and install SU. After installing everything your phone should restart once or twice but boot up is surprisingly fast. And I'm on the latest version of SU too.