[Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe Questions & Answers] Sandman45654:
ZenUtil was created for use with the Zenfone 3 Deluxe Special Edition ONLY.

Hello everyone my name is Sandman45654. I would like to share a little root utility I put together in my free time over the last couple of weeks. After not having much luck with the root packages/images I found here on XDA and the internet in general I decided to create my own solution! ZenUtil was created specifically for the Zenfone 3 Deluxe Special Edition (SD821) and has been tested on seven different computers. Four physical and three virtual machines. Operating systems from Windows 7 through the latest Windows 10 build have all been tested. Two machines even had fresh Windows installations with no prior ADB driver installations and Wi-Fi set to disabled to ensure drivers were in fact installing and not downloading! This package includes EVERYTHING to get the job done quickly and easily!

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Features:

1. Completely menu driven CMD file! Typing or remembering commands is not required.

2. ZenUtil is able to create a support files (help/uninstaller/log files) dynamically.

3. Install Asus ADB Drivers. Fastboot drivers are also installed but not enabled by default. Instructions below.

4. Install the Asus UnlockTool v1.1 onto your phone.

5. Push the SuperSU 2.82 zip file into \sdcard\ in preparation for rooting.

6. Push just about any file or folder, even over network shares into \sdcard\. Supports drag & drop too!

7. Able to boot TWRP 3.1.1-0 without flashing.

8. Able to boot included stock Asus recovery image (v5.15.44.2562) without flashing. Boots upside down for some reason but works.

9. Reboot into the recovery that is currently installed.

10. Reboot into Fastboot mode.

11. Exit out of Fastboot mode. No more holding for power button for days!

12. Able to flash TWRP 3.1.1-0

13. Flash/restore stock Asus recovery image. It does not boot upside down when flashed.

14. Remove any lock screen PIN/Password/Pattern. Useful after restoring a Nandroid and getting "Incorrect PIN" error.

15. ADB transfers are check and verified as either successful or failed.

16. ADB transfers are also logged with date/timestamps and shown automatically on error.

17. The ADB log file is deleted on each launch to keep it small, clean, and simple.

18. Confirms before any "permanent" actions are completed. (Flash / Pin Removal / Uninstall)

19. Maybe more to come...

ZenUtil will be updated with the latest image files for the foreseeable future regardless.

Included files and versions with notes.

ADB Files = 1.4.2 Minimal (Preferred for logging)

Asus Stock Recovery = Z016_1-WW-5.15.44.2562_recovery.img

Asus UnlockTool v1.1 = UnlockTool-9.0.0.29_ZS570KL_PRO.apk

TWRP = twrp-3.1.1-0-Z016-20170826.img

NO LAG ON BOOT with this version of TWRP!!! I was also able to create, wipe, and restore without the issues of previous versions. Might this be the one?!

Finishing Fastboot driver installation.

Your phone must be connected and in fastboot mode before you are able to install the drivers.

1. Right click on the start button and select "Device Manager" or WinKey+R>devmgmt.msc>enter

2. Right click on "Android" with a yellow ! next to it and select "Update driver".

3. Click "Browse my computer for driver software"

4. Click "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"

5. Select "ASUS Android Device" and click next.

6. Select "ASUS Android Bootloader Interface Version: 8.0.0.3 [3/16/2015]" and click next.

7. Click "Yes"

8. Click "Close"

A HUGE thank you goes out to Judago for creating CmdMenuSel!

Downloads:

Download ZenUtil v1.0

Fastboot Help Files (with pics)