[ZenFone 2 Android Development] BORETS24:
This ROM based on 4.21.40.352 stock firmware. Mini-rewiew Youtube

Official Telegram Grouphttps://t.me/joinchat/HUJg-1BhwwbbfeBTkomHYADisclaimer: I am not responsible for your broken phone , broken memory card, etc. All my ROMs I test first on my own phones , and then upload here

About facebook. ROM have facebook and Messenger installers- it is easiest and shorter way to get correct working x86 version, no need install incorrect ARM versions from GP. If you already install incorrect version then remove facebook updates Settings-apps-facebook-three dots. Then go to app menu launcher and open "f" Facebook icon/Messenger icon- you see facebook or Messenger installer, agree to update. profit, you get correct x86 version. For get update wait that facebook app update yourself

If you have problem in Quick Settings panel even if Settings-Asus customised settings-clear quick settings not help try to do it:

1. Remove data/data/com.android.systemui and data/dalvik-cache/x86/system@priv-app@AsusSystemUI

2. Then reboot

On Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML camera working now! Damn, never install this patch on ZE551ML/550ML otherwise lose camera auto focus!

1. Install BORETS ROM

2. INSTALL this patch https://drive.google.com/open?id=121vtcUOv0TOmF-_QmmROfnOh8JFe9C_V

Patch will be universal for present and some future ROM. DO NOT forget install it every time after install BORETS ROM

Do not forget that in Asus Camera settings is option "Set volume keys as". Two variants:

1. Zoom

2. Shutter

Double tap to wake set in ZenMotion > click on text "Touch gesture" NOT on toggle switch>appear menu where you should set toggle switch on. [/B]

Never try to flash this ROM on Android 5.0 or oficial CM13 with Lolipop bootloader. You get bootloop

Asus Mobile Manager removed but you can install it and will work since 2017/11/16. And remember, that for android no need deny autostart, no need close process. Also Asus Mobile Manager have unless functions. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT USE THIS APP and do not trust sweet words about clear and increase. This app is simple extra processes in your system which drain battery yourself and hinders android work

If you have stock/stock based Marshmallow ROM in this time, you may flash my ROM WITHOUT wipe data

If you like my works please do not forget donate to me(my PayPal account is borets918@gmail.com)

Big thanks users for support:​

@sambapati

@kenbo111

@Magister54

@lost2

@topoldo

Features:​

1. Hi-speed install(~3-4 minut)

2. ZenUI 3.0-4.0-5.0 features:

-animation QS icon from ZenUI 5.0

-weather animation on lockscreen

-camera widget on lockscreen

-Game Genie Support

-effects from ZenUI 3.5

-scroll bar from ZenUI 3.0

-default wallpapers from Zen 3

-UI style and settings style near ZenUI4

-Page Marker support

3. Advanced Quick settings panel 5x4 instead 4x4, maximum items for quick settings panel extend to 15 instead 12, minimum- 5 instead 8

4. Added USB Mass Storage mode support.

5. Added very small font size and screen timeout 45 seconds

6. Many preinstalled apps I updated to lastest versions

7. Unlock Asus SMS/MMS, Asus Music, Asus Calendar, Asus Browser, Asus Email, they available after install my rom

8. Added Conservative, Powersave, Interactive Pro, Intel governors and I/O schedulers Deadline, bfq,sio,sioplus,fifo,fiops,vr,zen

9. Video card changes:

a) available additional GPU frequencies 106, 133,160,177 MHz btw underclock but I to set min freq 457 MHz same as stock kernel. You may change GPU freq from my Kernel Adiutor version(it lay on google drive with my kernels) or from say99

b)Added additional thermal states. If on 457 MHz have overheating- freq go to 400 MHz, if overheating on 400- go to 355, if hot on 355-go to 320 MHz and so on. In stock kernel if overheating on 457 MHz- processor goes in 200 MHz and was lags in games

c) Added 640 MHz GPU frequency

10. Minimal level for auto brighness is 6 instead 15, minimal level of manual brightness is 2 instead 15

11.Multi-window mode. you can enable it in Settings>Developer Options>Multi-window mode

12. Multiuser mode support. You can see this in Settings point Users

13.Added choice adoptable storage(SD card as Internal Memory). May do it from Quick Settings after reboot or Settings>USB & Storage>click on sdcard> Menu(three points in Right corner)> Settings)

14. Improve touchscreen work quality

15. Better game performance

16. Processor mode "1 cpu per module" a place of "2 cpus per module" btw each core change frequency independent, not pair

17. Many preinstalled apps make removable. Hangouts,Instagram etc

18 Powersave modes is modified. In Normal mode Cpu frequency is 1583 MHz, in Power saving and Super saving- 1333 MHz

19. NTFS support (read and write). Required switch SELinux to Permissive

20. Flip Cover 3.0 support

21. Full screen incoming call photo for those who have photo in Contacts. It is individual setting for each contacts. Open nedded contacts from lastest incomming calls or contacts, click avatar icon and see "Photo", "display full-screen photo for incoming calls"

Changelog:​

Change History BORETS ROM Stock Edition

2018/08/05

Fixed: in the volume bar the button was shifted down

Fixed: in the settings the icons were of different size and the Do Not Disturb icon was a stock

Fixed (maybe): some users flew DPI settings after reboot / shutdown of the phone

Mobile Manager Service with Android 7.1.1

Updated Asus Mobile Manager to version 5.0.0.16, Weather to 5.0.0.80

Updated many apps to the latest versions

Other

2018/07/31

Significantly improved sound quality

Updated many apps

Changes in the kernel: returned power management processor run-time

Updated patch for Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML

Fixed: in the setup menu of the pattern, the points were not visible

Other

2018/06/14

The highest speed of the interface, such on the stock ROM you did not see

Some applications have been updated

The animation of the auto-rotate icon in the curtain is added, the animation of the WI-Fi icon is also fixed, and it worked in the opposite direction

Slightly increased the size of the icons in the blind

Bluetooth Manager code from stock 352 firmware(was from 223)

Optimization: removed about 120 unused icons from system applications

Fixed: incompatibility with some programs (for example, Slack, Timely, Outlook)

Fixed (possibly): some problems after upgrading to a new firmware

Fixed: Lockscreen was not displaying a location

Fixed: there was no animation to clear memory

2018/06/09

Changed the size of the curtain icons to the size of ZenUI 5.0, the animation of curtain icons from ZenUI 5.0

Ported a lot of smaly-code with Zenfone 3, Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5, various optimizations for prog and frameworks

With ZenUI 5.0: Notification in the volume panel about the mode do not disturb, notice with an explanation of what mode is On the street

Increased interface performance

Ported / replaced a lot of prog programs with ZenUI 5.0 and Android 7.0+: Clock, Asus Launcher (AppLock work fixed), SuperNote, Weather, Calculator, Voice recorder

Updated some programs to the latest versions, including Page Marker

Ported audio services, the Audio Configuration Wizard (now called Master Audio) with Android 8.0

Reduced the consumption of RAM (or it seemed?)

Increased free space in the system partition

Partially updated interpreter ARM to x86-houdini

Added two wallpaper from Zenfone 5, adapted for our resolution

Fixed: on the lock screen, notifications sometimes overlay on clock

Fixed: operation of Additional BORETS ROM settings on Magisk 16.3-16.4

Fixed: did not show the firmware release date for SELinux Enforcing

Fixed: there were 15 steps of volume instead of the declared 25 on devices with a top processor Z3590 (Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML, Zenfone 2 ZE551ML Deluxe)

Other

Note: there is something changed in the lancher and at DPI from 440 to 401 there are 5 icons in the dock-bar instead of 7, even if you use the 7-icon launcher, this is not a firmware error

2018/05/24

Probably eliminated the problems with the operation of memory cards (asked some to format, now, like, it will be ok)

In the settings added details for donate (note, I now have another card of the Savings Bank). The future depends on the support

Updated many prog to up-to-date versions, including Google Maps

Added Facebook Messenger installer

Returned the sink thresholds for the video card

I returned the stock governor Interactive with some corrections

The governor of Hotplug has been reworked (now there is only one kernel running at rest, not two, some changes and fixes in the code)

Added governor Hybrid (works somewhat incorrectly, only three cores of 4x work)

Fixed: did not show the firmware release date

Other (forgot already)

2018/03/18

The NTFS format now works for both read and write (SELinux Permissive is required, as before). Unfortunately, now the manufacturer of the memory card and flash drives is not defined via OTG, in third-party file managers and settings the memory card will be as sdcard1, and OTG flash drive as usbcard.

Google sms now does not force closed out the appeared item "Blocked contacts" due to partial porting of one of the APIs with Android 7.1.1

Launcher updated to version 4.5.3.5 with Android 8

A lot of code is ported from 7.1.1

Compiled several more libraries and services from the new AOSP sources

Updated many programs to current versions

Cut out Photo Collage

Now, if you have not fulfilled the requirements for the presence of root and confirmation of it for the "SystemUI" and the program that asks for it during the Asus Customized settings, most of the items in the " BORETS ROM extra settings" will be empty

Fixed: the number of icons in the lancher did not work

Fixed: Turbo VPN client (with rabbit) and SplashTop did not work (I'm not sure that my merit, maybe, the developers fixed this program)

Other

2018/02/13

Fixed: phone did not start after wipe

Fixed: in the gallery did not work cloud storage - there was a flight

Fixed: the menu "For developers" was not displayed

In Asus customized settings added an item to select the camera application: 4.0.26 (Zenfone 4) or 3.0.55. After each application change, the software will be rebooted and you will need to re-configure

Updated Google Play Services to version 12.2

Updated camera patch for Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML and decrease it ZIP size. If the patch does not update, then on the Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML get the force close gallery!

2018/02/11

The clock and weather widget on the ZenUI 4 lock screen, added the location there (in its native Zenfone 4 widget it is not)

Ported Asus Camera 4.0.26 with Android 7.0+. There is a drawback: after each exit from the program by clicking the "Back" button, restarting the phone or stopping the camera process, when you re-enter requests to enable / disable location tags, use the "Home" button or the last applications menu

Ported a lot of code with Zenfone 3 6.0.1 and Zenfone 4 7.1.1

Ported Asus Mobile Manager with Android 7.0+

A new view of the energy-saving mode with Asus Zenfone 4 (provided that the Asus Mobile Manager is not frozen)

Ported the gallery with Android 8.0

Information about the processor model in the settings, information about the release date of the firmware

Many progs have been updated to the latest versions

Several unused programs were removed (Contact dark theme, wifi dongle, etc.)

Other

February 12th is my birthday

2018/01/29

Updated the dialer&contacts to the version with android 8.0(New dialer support call log backup and fullscreen outcall photo), updated the clock, Asus Demo

Fixed: the claimed grid adjustment was not displayed in the application menu

Fixed: did not work the point of change of network signal icons

Fixed: some forms and spinners in the dark theme were unreadable (white on white)

Many unused files were deleted

2018/01/27

Compared with the previous version, now the settings are saved, except for the default tunes (they will be reset to default ones). If you decide to make a wipe of the internal memory after installing the firmware, then it must be reinstalled, otherwise the part of the functional will not work /

The performance has been increased to the sink level (the Antutu score is 65000-68000 depending on the governor), but now the application optimization will be as long and the internal memory will decrease by approximately 400 MB, as a stock ROM

After installing the firmware, TWRP will be replaced with the latest 3.2.1

The kernel is patched under Magisk 15.3, that is, if you had it, then when you install the firmware without wipes, the root will remain

???Modified Asus Launcher with Android 8.0, in addition to the usual fashion, returned the ability to separate the grids in the application menu and on the desktop??? I cleared launcher data- grid settings lose from app menu

Switch between 5 and 7 icons in Dockbar on the fly with saving all settings (Asus customize settings-select Asus Launcher, requires root)

Updated Google Play services and other programs to the newest versions

Removed Asus MicroFilm

Fixed: the code did not work. 4636 # *

Fixed: aircraft wing in quick settings panel

Fixed: launcher choice by default

Almost completely corrected dark theme (except the WPS window and the spinner in the Memory item)

Added a pack of live wallpaper, in which various effects due to the motion sensor

Other

How to install:​

Required TWRP 3.0.2 and newer, MM bootloader

1. Put archieve to phone or SD card memory

2. Reboot to TWRP

3. Disable Zip signature verification

4. Click Install>choose ROM

Link to ROM: https://drive.google.com/drive/fold...ourcekey=0-VoEw28BAMsxGQT7aRFW7rQ&usp=sharing

How to ROOT, xposed install:​

1. My kernel in this ROM patched Magisk v16.4

Link to Magisk which compatible with our device: https://drive.google.com/drive/fold...ourcekey=0-TFjEkKDWZMJYe3CYx6Ksdg&usp=sharing

If you want SuperSU

Link to SuperSU which compatible with my ROM:

SuperSU for 6.0.1 - Google Drive

drive.google.com

If you have bootloop after xposed you should remove other xposeds and try thishttps://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71211038&postcount=215

XDA:DevDB Information

BORETS ROM Stock Edition, ROM for the Asus ZenFone 2

Contributors

BORETS24

Source Code: https://github.com/BORETS24/Marshmallow-kernel-for-Asus-Zenfone-2-ZE551ML-ZE550ML

ROM OS Version: 6.0.x Marshmallow

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

Version Information

Status: Testing

Created 2017-02-05

Last Updated 2019-08-16