yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] DarkLord007:
After you unlock officially, you cannot relock bootloader.

OTA's will be broken permanently.

You have to update manually Everytime.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Remove all password protection - I faced it today and solved by removing password protection :)

Added the step in OP.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] orangbaik:
Tested on zb602kl revert to stock via fastboot. Thank You!!!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Glad to have helped :good:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] cedricboquiren:
Hi all, I am from the Philippines. I am about to get Zenfone Max Pro M1 on the 28th of July. It will be the 4/64 variant. I want to root my phone do I can install Google Camera.

My question: is the rooting/unrooting process same for all variants?

Thank you.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Rooting unroting is to deal with Magisk .. and it is generic file so in short - same for all varients.

Also locking and unlocking of bootloader is same for both ZB601Kl and ZB602KL via THIS THREAD.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] bandupawar:
Hardbrick tootally dead

Respected sir,

Help need,my phone is hard brick no fastboot,no charging animation,no recovery mode totally dead how to recover phone pls help and devlope tools for this phone for flashing stock rom
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] DarkLord007:
It should boot in fastboot mode.

Volume UP + power button

Then flash fastboot rom.

If it doesn't boot in fastboot then i am afraid there is no way except service center.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Press and hold power button for 20+ seconds and see if it boots up.

Try volume up+power button together for few sec.

If above does not work then please give more background on what happened to lead this device state & bootloader status.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] KaizoKage:
Question

before I do this, I just want to ask. If I follow this and be successful, this will revert it back to the original state when I first bought it, right?

also do I have to re root my phone and install magisk and everything again? Im new to this rooted stuff cause I recently rooted my phone but I accidentally uninstalled some apps that I need like play store and stuff.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Yes .. you will have factory restored device with formatted internal storage .. only sd card data will be preserved if you have it.

Please take backup of imp data and follow steps as is and you be fine :good:

You will need to unlock and flash TWRP and Magisk again with this method ..

If the purpose is to recover only lost apps then better follow below thread and flash latest OTA via TWRP .. https://xdaforums.com/asus-zenfone-max-pro-m1/how-to/rom-update-stock-firmware-keeping-t3808269
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] KaizoKage:
Thank you so much, I'll do the other guide then :D
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] atf2m4:
AVINASH Bro,

I have unlocked my device officially, Can i use this method to relock again and then unlock unofficially?.

If yes, what are the steps to be followed?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
The official tool will have registered you in Asus system so there is extremly low possibility that you will get OTA update.

But you can try to see if it works but recommend against it as it might lead to unexpected behaviour.

Better post it in Q&A section and someone who has tried it can help you with answering above.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] apurnama1:
hi bro. How to do this? I still confuse this step.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Just go under settings --> Security & location --> Device Security : Screen Lock

set it to swipe - Done.

Follow the steps in OP as is and you be fine.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] anoopjangra:
Unable to find fastboot firmware link
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Under files needed section .. click on the text ZB601KL/ZB602KL_247 AFH

Link is - https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=818222786056034170
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] aspawang:
I'm Indonesian. I bought this phone from flash sale e-commerce in indonesia. and I got type ZB602KL.

cause there is a mulitouch bug, I replace to cusrom and of course already ubl. cause the multitouch bug has been fixed in build 316, I went back to stockrom and lockboatloader.

which is my question, when I use this step why my phone type to become ZB601KL when I check in adb fastboot? Is it because it uses rom version of India? is there a way to get back to ZB602KL type?

Sorry, my English is bad.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
The firmware for ZB601KL and ZB602KL is identical as seen from full firmware packages on,

ZB601KL : https://www.asus.com/in/Phone/ZenFone-Max-Pro-ZB601KL/HelpDesk_BIOS/

ZB602KL : https://www.asus.com/id/Phone/ZenFone-Max-Pro-ZB602KL/HelpDesk_BIOS/

Only difference for international version is supports of NFC. The firmware is shared for both.

If you find the firmware only for ZB602KL then let me know, I will do a compare and try to adopt the changes.

But as far as I know, it is not present and not needed as well.

Check if you can use NFC in sensors and you are Good here :)
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
What firmware do u actually need to make the necessary changes regarding zb602kl? Maybe i can provide.

Отправлено с моего ZB602KL через Tapatalk
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] apurnama1:
therefore, I did not find the NFC menu. oh one more question, if i use this step then i flash the bios manual its take from the asus website and use which type ZB602KL what will be the problem?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Got your link https://www.mediafire.com/file/fch5tqxl4huflil/WW_ZB602KL-15.2016.1805.311-20180623.zip/file .. but currently I am on Stock ROM v316.

When I do a locking of bootloader again then I will test the file.

Then I can check for the differeneces which are there for the ZB602KL version.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
Ok, thanks

Отправлено с моего ZB602KL через Tapatalk
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] naaiil:
is that Fasboot rom for 602? different from op?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] atf2m4:
1. When Bootloader unlocked unofficially can we still get OTA updates?

2. Can we relock bootloader keeping TWRP?

Thanks in advance
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Paresh18shah:
If i used this method to get back to stock and remove root is my phone will be in warranty or not??
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Yes.

1. Yes but you should have stock recovery to apply OTA automatically. With TWRP follow THIS THREAD.

2. Yes but not recommended at all. Lock the bootloader with no system modifications.

If you have unlocked unofficially then after following this Guide you will have warrenty back.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] sourav.r:
i cant flash plz help me

sir please help me. after clicking flashall-bat file it is closing quickly .its not working. what to do sir plz help me . currently im in rr rom and twrp rcovery
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] BTiwari:
while extracting the zip winrar shows zip is corrupted but all files get extracted should i use this or not
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Please do a checksum of downloaded file before using it.

If checksum is matched then you can use it elseo you need re-download.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] sourav.r:
Sir plz help me i cant flash rom. After clicking flashall_bat file, it opens then closed instantly, nothing happend . Plz tell me sir what to do?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Do you have results like below before you clicked on flashall_bat file ?

If yes

Charge the device to more than 50% & remove password protection and retry.​

else

Download ADB drivers and retry - https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77186844&postcount=57​
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] shahul2712:
Flashable Stock rom for Asus Zenfone max pro m1 6gb variant

I need stock rom for 6gb variant
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] sourav.r:
Yes sir I'm connected properly. And in adb shell my phone is listed because I have installed twrp properly now im using custom rom but go back to stock. I have windows 10 pc but I have installed Windows 7 or 8.1 driver is there any fault. Because in unlock folder i got a driver only for 7 or 8.1 but there is no driver for Windows 10. One thing is when im going to install adb driver it was not installing properly after typing yes command two times it automatically close instead of 3 times. so I'm using platform tools or minimal adb to flash twrp.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Sidd_23:
plzz Help after i flashed the firmware this message showed up " Red Alert

Your Device cannot be trusted And will not Boot It will shutdown in 30S"

Pls a help admin give a solution on this..
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] DarkLord007:
Flash the correct version of fastboot rom.

That is 247.

Make sure drivers are installed correctly.

Make sure path has no space.

For example keep all the frimware files in

D/Rom

That means Rom folder in root directory of your D drive or whatever drive you wanna use.

Make sure cable never disconnectes during flasing.

If using win 10 try flashing on 7.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] ianxtian22:
black screen

please help, only has black screen on asus zenfone max pro m1 after trying to relock bootloader :(
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] DarkLord007:
How did you tried to relock bootloader?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] gr8guzzler:
Thanks for this guide, works well on the 6GB version.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Swarnendukar:
Sir could u please upload the latest fastboot firmware link for 6gb asus Zenfone max pro m1
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] beonbuster:
What about IMEI numbers for both the SIMS? Will I be able to make or receive calls after flashing the stock roms?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
Whats wrong with your IMEI??
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] beonbuster:
No, I was just asking, because I am worried about phone calls.... Will I be able to make calls?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
Can't figure out why exactly you won't be able to make calls [emoji848]
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] DarkLord007:
IMEI will be fine.

No one has faced this problem.

Dont worry.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Joe.Sia.Tam:
Bricked!

Was able to flash successfully by following the op but right after the flashing thought it would all be back to stock but my phone didn’t boot at all. I was stuck on black screen, the screen just flickers. Now i dont have access to recovery and fastboot. Anyone who can give their thoughts and help to revive the? Thanks!:crying:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Kaushikradhey:
I tried this guide for my 3/32gb Indian version in os V318 and it was successfully booted.

Then I updated to again v318 via FOTA and rooted my phone v318 successfully too.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] me.puneet8877:
Which firmware have you used??

Provided on this thread -or- the provided on Asus website.

Reply ASAP
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] gr8guzzler:
The one provided in this thread.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] me.puneet8877:
Worked fine on 6 gb varient??

And i have some questions, i am currently on dot is v2.4 and i am facing some false touches in the middle of screen. Is it a software issue or hardware issue?

I haven't faced such issue on stock rom not even on this rom initially.

If it is an hardware issue will Asus service sentre help me in this case.

Also i have some wierd case with this model, its do barely works while on charge. My friend have 3 gb model and he has no such problems. Any idea about Asus service??
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] gr8guzzler:
Yes, as mentioned earlier works perfectly fine on the 6 GB model.

I'm also on Dot OS and haven't faced any of the issues mentioned by you. Although the Ghost touch problem has been reported by other users on almost all custom roms.

Not sure about Asus service as I haven't had any problems yet.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] me.puneet8877:
Can you just send me hi on whatsapp [MENTION=7764695]981[/MENTION]0418939 bcoz i have some doubts which will take much time to clear here
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] vincent4690:
Soft brick

After trying this, the logo disappeared. I can go to fastboot but it's only black screen. After trying this, the bootloader got locked again, so I can't flash TWRP. Tried running unlock.bat, and it got unlocked. Again, it's only black screen. Tried flashing custom recovery, same thing happens, black screen, but I can confirm that my bootloader is unlocked again. Tried rebooting my device, the black screen is just flashing, then I can confirm that my device already loaded the rom, but just black screen, since I can hear a tone everytime I'm pressing the power button. Is there a way to flash stock firmware thru fastboot?

Tried flashing the TWRP the first time, however, It's only showing black screen everytime I'm trying to enter the recovery, so I decided to try this step, and then this happened. I hope there will be a fix for this. Thanks!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
As checked in our PM conversation .. the issue is resolved now. Phone is working with Camera2api enabled with non-root method. :good:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] submarine:
Can you please let me know what's the solution to this? Have the exact same problem. Described here: https://xdaforums.com/asus-zenfone-...d-fastboot-t3834138/post77443297#post77443297

Thanks!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] AVinaSh_S:
Have you diconnected mid way while flashing process was under way ? Most of the partitions take a sec (excluding system and vendor partition files) so that is no issue. Whole process takes under 2 min.

I recently (on friday) reflashed the Fastboot ROM of v247 on latest update (v323) and updated back to v323 with my TWRP flashable stock ROM from - https://xdaforums.com/asus-zenfone-max-pro-m1/how-to/rom-update-stock-firmware-keeping-t3808269

For flashing TWRP,

Reboot to fastboot and check device listing with command - fastboot devices

then to flash - fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img

Then diconnect the USB cable and press and hold power + volume down until you see the bootloader warning message - release the buttons and you will boot into TWRP. fastboot reboot recovery does not work in our device.

Best alternate is to send PM to vincent4690 and check for the file which he tried. I sent him a link where he can get different fastboot firmwares which are not tested so do not want to share them here.

If you do not get responce from vincent4690 ( which is less likely :) ) then PM me and we will try to sort out the problem :good:
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] submarine:
Hey,

Nope, I didn't disconnect mid-way, I waited for it to finish and reboot by itself.

I know how to flash TWRP, also I tried rebooting to recovery previously the way you described. Right now it's irrelevant anyway, as booting to recovery only gives me black screen, same as normal boot and fastboot.

I PMed vincent, hope he can share some info, if it doesn't help I'll PM you, thanks :)
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] vincent4690:
Yup. I really appreciate your help.

Sent you a pm.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
Can the solution be made public ? You never know if this might happen to someone else, thanks in advance.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] vincent4690:
Like what AVinaSh_S said. He didn't post it in public since it isn't that tested yet. So it's possible that it'll work for some and not for the others. Worse case scenario, since it isn't that fully tested, it might brick you phone and won't be able to recover it. Anyway, on me and submarine's experience, it did work. So just in case, it happened to someone else too, here's what I did.

I just downloaded the stock version 318 in this link. https://cloud.mail.ru/public/5TGi/fXLAJ7xBd. Then, same instruction. Just extract the zip file, on your phone, go to fastboot mode by pressing volume up + power button. Connect your phone to your computer, then to make sure that it's connected even if it's only black screen, run the command in fastboot - fastboot devices.Then go back to the extracted file, then run the flashall_AFT.cmd

Just wait until it's finished. After that, your bootloader will be locked again, and will have the stock rom v318.

I hope this works as well to those who have the same issue. I really don't want to get it posted since I don't want to be in blame if something went wrong after trying it.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
Thanks, in actual fact I'm personally conversant with using service firmwares (so called "fastboot firmware" ) these actually is the best solution to solve some issues like what happened to the fellow above, and its quite a very safe way, the only way a service firmware can lead to a device being bricked is only when you use a service firmware not meant for a certain device, otherwise is absolutely safe. It can also be used with asus flash tool. In case its needed i can provide the asus flash tool compatible with our device.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] cjcool_123:
.not getting otas i unlocked my bl using unoffcial firm of unlocking bootloader plllssssss help me asap
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] submarine:
The solution mentioned above also worked for me on a European 4gb version (Thanks again vincent and AVinaSh_S).

Still no luck making TWRP work though ;)
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] hulkey:
access denied

after applying command flashall_AFT.bat

----------------------------------------

Begin fastboot flashall

---------------------------------------

Erase Data: Yes

Support All device

Access is denied.

stuck after this cannot complete the process when opening the android after the signup and acceptance of agreement and all, shows an error "android system stopped" and cannot move beyond the finish.

can you guide pls.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Joe.Sia.Tam:
Same thing happened to me but I was able to return it to Asus via 7days replacement. :laugh:

I would just like to ask after you fixed your phone, have you been able to install twrp? And what variant do you have? I have the 4/64 variant. with opm1.ww_phone-15.2016.1805.314 firmware.

I just want to know before I proceed with unlocking my phone, because there’s no sense in unlocking if I can’t install twrp. Thank you!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] rbraun799:
Worked on my ZB602KL (Indonesian version, 3/32GB), all functioning normally, got OTA. Thanks sir!! ?

Want to try vince's method, but seems like I'm busy this month.

Wondering why I didn't get 323 OTA (Only 318), but maybe that'll come.

Note : my zb602kl doesn't come with NFC.

Update : Just got 326 update. Everything works fine
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] abwayman:
Hello sir, can you please send me email on how to do the above. I'm completely a noob on how to do this stock Rom flashing. My email abwayman@yahoo.com. Thanks sir.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] rbraun799:
Just follow the instruction from the op (page 1)
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] FitUnion:
followed your steps and got tis instead of stock rom :( pressed factory data reset but still go back to this screen
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] vincent4690:
Best example why the step isn't advisable, since it worked for me, and might not to other.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] FitUnion:
is there any solution to fix? i still can go to fastboot(vol up+power button)

---------- Post added at 09:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 AM ----------

okay so what i did was i just repeat the steps and its fixed! ? Srry for the trouble..
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] robertneil:
Following
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] as2901078:
Can it work on 6gb varient
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] akshmau5:
Confirmed, working on 6gb variant.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] darthbadar:
Hi! Quick question, can I run the commands in using a Mac? inside the fastboot ROM zip there's a flashall.sh file. Can anyone confirm whether this file can re-lock the device or not? Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Nevermind, it works!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] cjcool_123:
everythng is working on 318 firmware becoz some reported tht mic is not working?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] mayank..:
So it will remove the twrp?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] mayank..:
I'm on latest update will it work ?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] mayank..:
i tried and it says device is offline
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] k576:
Hi,

My Phone has Boot locked and on latest September 18 update, but i want to 318 firmware (Downgrade) as it consuming more battery and DT2W is also not work after some idle time, so how can i downgrade the Stock Rom.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] jide1:
I don't have any update, what's the latest update ??
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] k576:
Latest Update means Stock 326 of 5th Sep 18, which is not good update, it consuming more battery, Notification error, fingur touch error, etc. So want to downgrade the stock rom 318 of July 18 Security update (Google).
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] pritish sahoo:
help me please ;_;

sir i gone through your guide but i am getting this stuck at this:/

------------------------

Begin fastboot flashall

------------------------

Earse Data: Yes

Support All device

current-slot is current-slot

buildtype is user

target didn't report max-download-size

sending 'QHYBSBJk' (0 KB)...
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] syl0n:
Can anyone confirm if NFC works after flashing this? Have ZB602KL with NFC.
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] mayank..:
Can you upload latest fastboot ROM?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] NandhaNY:
Thank You Very Much For This Excellent Share Bro;);)!!!!
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Divyashwar:
Edited : worked on 6gb. Thx man
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] hypergamer1231:
Here's a step by step video I made for this guide. Hope it helps.

[YOUTUBE]kjMsZ3JYPDU[/YOUTUBE]
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] as2901078:
Really bro?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] osmosi:
what about the widevine drm?
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] nadeem_naddy:
thanks for making this guide
[Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1  Guides, News, & Discussio] Jaheen:
Thanks for the guide. I'm back to stock rom. But i did'nt get OTA upon checking. Manually updated to v327. Then got the FOTA for v331 - latest till date.

wonderful guide. Thank you!