[Zenfone 5 General] juyel92:
*** DO AT YOUR OWN RISK ***

*** I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR DEVICES IS BRICKED OR NOT STARTING UP OR GOT BOOTLOOPED OR WHATEVER ***

*** PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND EACH AND EVERY STEPS BEFORE PROCEEDING ***​

THIS IS TESTED ON ASUS ZENFONE 5 T00J (A501CG) WITH THE LATEST VERSION OF LOLLIPOP STOCK ROM (UL-ASUS_T00F-WW-3.24.40.87)​

If you want to unlock your bootloader safely then you came to right place. I will guide you on how to unlock your bootloader safely. Just follow each and every steps carefully. This is a one click method and it takes roughly 2 minutes ;)

Pre-requisite :

1. Your zenfone 5 device running on latest lollipop version (Stock ROM)

2. Your PC

Link for downloading the tool :

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9nHHV8atRahbjEtZUNvMmxlbFk

[CENTER][B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Changelog :[/COLOR][/B]

[B]1. Version 2.0 -[/B]
**Now you can unlock bootloader as well as install the latest TWRP-3.0.M2-0 in just one click.

[B]2. Version 3.0 -[/B]
**Fixes - some users says that after flashing recovery they are not getting TWRP.
Now it has been fixed in the new version 3.0

[B]3. Version 4.0 -[/B]
**Latest TWRP-3.0.M5-0 is provided in the latest update of the tool (version_4.0)
Now you can unlock the bootloader as well as install the latest version of TWRP-3.0.M5-0[/CENTER]

Now, the main part comes, so understand each and every steps carefully.

PROCEDURE

1. Download the zip file from the above link in your PC and unzip it.

2. First, enable the developer option in your zenfone 5. To enable developer option, go to 'about phone' in settings and then go to 'software information' and click 'build number' seven (7) times.

3. After clicking build number seven (7) times, go back to settings menu and there you will find developer option menu. Just click it and scroll down untill you will see "android debbuging". Turn "android debbuging" on.

4. So after activating android debbuging, now shut down your phone.

5. Once your phone is turned off, now go to bootloader mode.To do this Just press power button + volume up button together untill you see asus logo. This will open bootloader window.

6. Now, connect your phone to your PC. (After connecting your phone to PC, open command window and type " fastboot devices " (without quotation mark) and hit enter. If your device is listed there then you are ready to go. Now close that command window which you have opened.)

7. Once your phone is connected to your PC, now open tool folder (which you have downloaded from the above link and unzipped it).

8. Now click on "unlock bootloader(DroidBoot)" or Click on "Unlock bootloader + install twrp" (if you want to unlock bootloader with twrp installed)" and click on run.

9. Now a command window will pop up, all you need to do is just press any key to start the process.

10. Once the process starts your phone will reboot several times, don't get panic.

11. This entire process will take roughly 2 minutes.

12. Once it's done now press any key to close the command window. YOU HAVE JUST UNLOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER. ;)

Now after unlocking bootloader, check your screen whether it's freezing or not. And also open the camera app to check whether it's working properly or not.

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NOTE

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IF YOU FOUND ANY SCREEN FREEZE OR YOUR CAMERA IS NOT WORKING THEN JUST VISIT THIS THREAD FOR COMPLETE SOLUTION REGARDING SCREEN FREEZE AND CAMERA ISSUE

by [MENTION=7272215]nheolinkin[/MENTION] ​

Credits -

[MENTION=6425564]X AnwarMov[/MENTION] for his latest TWRP recovery.

[MENTION=7272215]nheolinkin[/MENTION] for his great tool for fixing screen freeze.

Contributors -

[MENTION=8005486]juyel92[/MENTION]

This is a simple guide to unlock your bootloader safely:)​

*** KINDLY HIT "THANKS" :good: BUTTON IF THIS WORKS FOR YOU ***​

Additional Information -

Status - Stable

Version No. - 4.0

Required firmware - Latest stock lollipop ROM.