yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] hartleyshc:
I agree, and I'm the exact same way. I've been on T-Mobile forever and have had a Nexus device since the Nexus 4. I had a Galaxy 4 for work and hated it.

This is my first carrier device pretty much ever. Before the Nexus 4 I was using the HTC HD2 and before that I was using Palm Windows and Palm OS devices.

Pretty much the way I see it is if this is too much of a pain, I can always sell it and go with my original plan of getting a used Pixel 2 XL on swappa.

I'll give it a chance. The price was just too good to pass. And I'm fairly confident in OP's laziness on locking down this phone. I have a feeling it will be pretty simple to swap over to the international rom, and if not, at most we'll have to wait a day for someone to repack the official rom removing the modem and/or bootloader. And if not, on to swappa it goes.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] hemidvsmusayev:
Hello everyone. Can someone give a resrurrection remix 6 oreo with bugless or customized version link?
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] SnowFuhrer:
If you want a bugless rom, check here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] sheepkill15:
If you are fine with gps and headphone jack not working, there is one
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] hemidvsmusayev:
Thanks but I want to try it can you give link?(

:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] sheepkill15:
That's what it is now, you can wait or you can make one yourself
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>

/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed.
* YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the
* finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
*
*/

Here we are with TWO new tools!. Ready for modding ours ZE520KL/ZE552KL!

Their name are a bit different, but we'll call 'em "ZE5xxKL_Modder".

Version: 1.0.3 Stable

These are batch modders with all files for modding our device into it.

How to use ZE5xxKL_Modder:

Extract the zip in a folder, then make sure you have all required drivers for fastboot/adb. Then enable USB Debugging into your phone and open the tool. The phone will be rebooted automatically. Then select an option from the menu' :D

Functions:

Unlock BL

Relock BL (see FAQs)

Flash TWRP

Flash Magisk

See Software version & more

Download ZE5xxKL_Modder:

ZE552KL: https://mega.nz/#!AN1iACCZ!LI6pZ7Wcsz95cTwqxWzZzajjn2ankoWfSljzXc3XNsY

ZE520KL: https://mega.nz/#!FAkG3QDS!XiriINxhkGMKayEtHm6HWQI1PyFyHQGqVW4DTfMlFpI

FAQs:

Q: What this tool does?

A: This tool will do the functions that are listed up this faq.

Q: Will this work on Oreo?

A: Yes. It supports Oreo.

Q: It's safe to use?

A: Yes! I've tested it, so I'm sure that there isn't any bug. If you encounter it, please contact me

Q: Will lock function work if I unlocked the bootloader officially?

A: Yes. It has been tested, and it locks the bootloader just fine.

Q: Can x function be added?

A: Just tell me what function do you want, I'll see if I can add it.

Q: I have x bug, how can I contact you?

A: Ask me in the comments!

Q: I love your work! Can I do something for you?

A: Hit thanks button and if you want donate me via the donation link!. :D

Bugs:

No bugs so far.

Things to-do:

None

If you want that new functions will be included ask me and i'll check if I can add them! :D

If you like my work and you want to support it, you can donate using the link below! :)

Donation link: https://paypal.me/giovix92

If I forgot someone please tell me who and I'll add he/she in this section!

Regards,

Giovix92

XDA:DevDB Information

ZE5xxKL_Modder, Tool/Utility for the Asus ZenFone 3

Contributors

Giovix92, Saktis_STi, shakalaca, planet9, topjohnwu, coldify, deepax

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 1.0.3

Stable Release Date: 2018-11-01

Created 2018-11-01

Last Updated 2018-11-24
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Reserved
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] vuhung1310:
Not work. error: Config file not found
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Extract it in C:\ or Desktop, avoid folder with spaces.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] pedromms86:
Thai tool unlock bootloader without wipe all data ??
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
You can choose (after lock/relock) if you want to wipe (or not) data. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Az1000:
Problema nel blocco del BOOTLOADER

Salve, ho un Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL con android Oreo. Ho scaricato questo tool, per effettuare la procedura del blocco del bootloader.

Dopo aver aperto ZE552KL_Modder.bat e aver seguito la guida per scaricare tutti i file ed aver fatto partire il blocco del bootloader. Mi sono trovato all'avviso "Part 1- flash factory raw" da almeno 1 ora. E' normale questa attesa? Posso chiudere il tool senza danneggiare il bootloader? E in caso lo danneggiasse, si può far ripartire la procedura per metterlo a posto?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Italian:

Ciao,

Hai bisogno dei driver USB, in quanto il PC ha bisogno di questi driver per comunicare con il telefono.

Sotto il Part 1 - flash factory raw dovrebbe essere presente un <waiting for device>. In caso contrario, dimmi cosa esce.

English:

Hello,

You need USB driver, because with these drivers the computer can communicate with the phone.

Under the "Part 1 - Flash factory raw" there should be a <waiting for device>. If not, please tell me what's written.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] kutd_4145:
Hello, can anyone do a video tutorial on how to do the things? I mean the instructions are clear enough but having a video would make it more easier and some don't have any backup devices if this one goes "out". Thanks :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Cannot do that ATM.

If you want you can make it & upload on YT. Then send me the video link, I'll add it in OP. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] theprojectx:
Bootloader relock would it work with officially unlocked?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Yup, it should work because the lock/relock process it's done while being on Factory, so there should be no problems. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] nicky-xda:
Thanks a lot for this tool! :)

Your modder.zip does not seem to contain the factory.

How will the factory come onto the phone during the process of lock/unlock? Or do i missunderstand something completely? :confused:
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] kutd_4145:
Im assuming we should download them both seperately? :confused:
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Nope, you shouldn't search anything.

The download link for Factory RAW and Oreo RAW is automatically opened while doing unlock/relock process (only if their zip files are not in their respective folders. If there is any zip file, 7z will do the rest of the job). So no worries about searching etc. That tool is designed to simplify unlock/relock/root etc. process, not for searching for hours many raw files + aft links :p ;)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] nicky-xda:
Thanks a lot, Giovix, for your hints! :)

So how is the process of unlocking supposed to go on when started? Which steps are supposed to be done by the tool for the process to be successful?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Firstly, it checks if there are 2 files into the unlock folder: factory and oreo raw. We'll call this process "checkfiles".

If detects that there isn't a factory raw and neither a factory zip, it redirects to download section where you can download and place the factory zip into his folder. After that, when you press a button, the unzip process starts. When it ends, it returns to the "checkfiles" var. Now he detects that there are both factory raw & zip, and check if there's oreo raw/zip file. The rest of the process is the same.

After that, when you unlock, basically it flashes factory raw, then reboot in bootloader, unlock the device, reboot in bootloader and, finally, flash oreo raw.

The same process is used for locking bootloader, with the only difference, obvisiouly, that the bootloader will be locked and not unlocked.

Hope it was clear enough. If not, tell me what you haven't understood. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] nicky-xda:
Thanks a lot, Giovix, for your detailed explanation! :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
You're welcome. ;)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] visarya:
yes it does, I just locked my device which was unlocked using official app.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Nice to hear, will add this to the FAQ section, just in case. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] tkhquang:
I heard when you unlock offically, ASUS delete your Serial Number in their database, is it not?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
They just put your SN into a blacklist.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Zwubber:
Hi, just wondering, normally how long will it take to do the Unlock step?

mine's been stucking there for quite a while, and my phone screen only shows the "Fastboot Mode!!!" stuff.

Factory RAW exist! Proceeding...

rebooting into bootloader...

OKAY

finished. total time: 0.016s

Part 1 - flash factory raw
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] nicky-xda:
[MENTION=5875124]Zwubber[/MENTION]: maybe the cable! I had a big issue with a wrong cable and lost several days before finding it out ;)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Zwubber:
thx... so it just passed the Unlocking steps but stuck on the flashing Oreo step...

and I think I just bricked my phone.

just finished running Step 2(Unlock) and Step 5(Full-auto Root) successfully.

However, phone won't boot, always go dark after the ASUS logo.

And touch screen won't work when after entering TWR, all I can do is force a shutdown.

wish someone could help me, plz and thx*sigh*
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Have you tried to press a button when it was stuck on "Oreo step"? That's not normal, because there isn't any pause/wait-for-user interaction.

Reboot in fastboot, then use "Lock bootloader" function. It'll restore oreo raw after flashing factory zip and relocking bootloader.

EDIT: Just re-analyzed the code, both the unlock/lock + reflash oreo does not have any pause/wait-for-user interaction. The user interaction is required only after the oreo raw flash, in order to format /data or not, depending on user's choice.

If you want to retry, please, make sure you have downloaded all files (factoryraw.zip + oreoraw_ze552kl.zip) and you put these files into their respective folders.

If you need more help, please quote this reply. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Zwubber:
ty but I've tried the script on 3 different computer with Win7/Win10 with ASUS cable, none of them worked correctly...

I've done rooting manually according to what the functions the script called though :P

thanks again!
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Nice to hear. Sorry about that little "unknown" bug. Will try to do some researches. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrconfius:
relock

if bootloader unlock with unofficial method can be relock back using this tool?how about OTA update?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Yes, that function is listed in OP.

OTA update should work without problems.

When a new raw comes out, I'll change the download link in the tool. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] visarya:
OTA is also working
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] deepax.:
Dude, everything works

Thank's soooo high.

Laav yu!

(Ottimo lavoro comunque, haah)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Zeix:
Hey there, I'm new to this, so perhaps its a noob question.

I keep getting an error that states

error: can't find project name from list

could i get some help on that? Thanks in advance!

Edit: Still didn't manage to unlock bootloader using this tool, but i managed to unlock bootloader using the ASUS unlock tool someone posted on XDA. Installing TWRP and Magisk was a breeze using this tool and worked perfectly. Thank you for the amazing tool!
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
When do you get this error?

BTW, 1.1 incoming. Answer to my question, so, eventually, I can add a fix in 1.1. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Zeix:
Getting this error when trying to unlock bootloader. Already getting a fail when retrieving project.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] rameeskr:
Can you provide links for this factory raw and oreo raw?

Should we download both?

I've an 6.0 raw and 7.0 raw firm ware with me

Can I use them?

Should I extract the Raw Zip to the folders in your Kit

---------- Post added at 11:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:27 AM ----------

Ive

WW_ZE552KL_13.20.10.137_M3.10.35_Phone-user.raw

WW_ZE552KL_15.0410.1712.31_M3.10.47.16_Phone-user.raw

Already downloaded with me
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] rameeskr:
Thank you bro you're my Life saver!!

But the factory Oreo Flashing didn't work.!

I downloaded and did everything.

The device didn't boot.

Anyway it did lock my boot loader.

I went to fastbot to use ZenFone flash tool to flash a newer RAW (7.0) file I had.

The process failed in the final moment.

But clearing cache and factory reset made it boot into 7.0 version

Downloaded the official firmware from ASUS website and updated via MicroSD

Anyway thank you so much
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
Can you post here a screenshot?

Dude, don't quote the whole OP.

Anyway, the tool will automatically download factory and oreo raw.

If connection drops, download will be canceled.

Glad you've solved. :)
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Zeix:
Here's the screenshots, program continuously wants to crash after each error.

https://puu.sh/C9IoB/daaa7628f9.PNG

/https://puu.sh/C9IoB/daaa7628f9.PNG
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Giovix92:
That's not normal.

Files may be corrupted.

Please go to resources_ze552kl/unlock/tools/ and delete the 2 raw files.

Then return back to the root dir, go into Factory RAW and Oreo RAW dirs and delete the 2 zips.

Then rerun unlock/relock process in order to download files.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Light_8-0:
Hi, I've tried using the tool but it stops at flashing Factory Raw:

Factory RAW exist! Proceeding...

rebooting into bootloader...

OKAY

finished. total time: 0.016s

Part 1 - flash factory raw

My phone is the Canadian model:

ZE552KL Z012D

C

Could that be the reason?

All I'm trying to achieve is to unlock the bootloader in order to flash Magisk.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] jonatanxp:
I've got the same problem Light_8-0, trying to lock the bootloader here:

Factory RAW exist! Proceeding...

rebooting into bootloader...

OKAY [ 0.016s]

finished. total time: 0.016s

Part 1 - flash factory raw

It stops on this step and it did not reboot my device into bootloader...

My device is the Brazilian Z012DC model...
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] MeaSawais:
How did you manage to do that?

I had the same problem and I'm stuck in fastboot. :crying:
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Ashthriel:
Official or unofficial unlock?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] CygnusBlack:
Unofficial.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] simpati:
Ciao Giovix, prima cosa ti ringrazio per il materiale, ho eseguito il root del mio Zenfone correttamente ma ho alcune cose da dirti/chiederti.

Sono partito dall'ultima rom ufficiale di Asus WW_15.0410.1807.75 mentre a seguito del root trovo la WW_Phone-15.0410.1806.68-0. Una volta sbloccato il bootloader ho ricevuto la notifica dell'ultimo aggiornamento appunto al fw 1807.75, ho provato ad eseguirlo ma il telefono è andato in bootloop e ho dovuto rifare la procedura completa. Sai per quale motivo? C'è un modo per flashare l'ultimo firmware senza rischiare di perdere nuovamente tutto?

Seconda cosa, leggevo nei post precedenti che c'è la possibilità di evitare il wipe dei dati e in effetti viene richiesto ma nonostante abbia detto di no mi sono ritrovato il telefono alle impostazioni di fabbrica e perso parecchi dati, mi sai dire il motivo?

Il root risulta correttamente eseguito ma non riesco in alcun modo ad abilitare le API2, nè da Magisk, nè editando il build prop, tu mi sai dare una mano?

Grazie ancora.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ZF2ZF3:
I installed the Modder at seems working good but I've a problem.

1) I try F to get the info and no problem

2) 2 Unlock Bootloader OK it seems

3) 4 TWRP seems ok but I see a line where there is:writing 'recovery'... FAILED <status read failed <Too many links>>

I try install Magisk but impossible due at recovery failure.

The phone restart and go in bootloop the only thing I'm able to do is put the phone in Fastboot.

There is something that I can do?

Thnks

A.T.

ho provato anche ad installare Magisk ma non fatto a causa recovery.

Il telefono va in bootloop e l'unica cosa che si puo fare (che riesco) è farlo andare in fastboot.

C'è qualcosa che si può fare
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Dinaer:
Need help please. no system on the device even responding N to wipe data and bootloop in recovery Tried to put the last ROM from ASUS site on the SD card and flash it by TWRP but it does'nt work and

continuously reboot in recovery

UPDATE

Tried to lock the bootloader, It worked, the device state is "locked" but the automatic flash of Oreo_RAW did'nt worked and the phone cannot restart

LAST UPDATE

I'm trying to use ADB to flash an official rom (UL-ASUS _Z012D-WW-15.0410.1807.75-user). The process starts, it stops at 25% on the phone, on 45 on the computer with the following message:

Warning: No file _contextsCan't install this package on device version less than 14.2020.1712.85 device build time(Tue AUG 9 17:51:52 CST 2016). E:Error in /sideload/package.zip (Status 7)

Now I'm trying to install WW-14.2020.1711.83 but what about updates? will they work via OTA or what?

It call me back to WW_13.20.10.152_user.

endless story :-/

ho bisogno di aiuto, sono bloccato anche io, la procedura ha cancellato i dati nonostante avessi risposto N e continua a riavviarsi in recovery. ho provato a scaricare Oreo dal sito Asus, copiarlo nella SD e installarlo da recovery ma non funziona, reboota sempre in recovery. Ho provato anche a copiare la rom sul dispositivo da file manager di windows. è andata a finire in /data/media e non riesco a spostarla da li. Ho provato a installarla ma nonostante non escano messaggi di errore al riavvio riparte sempre in recovery. Non so più cosa fare. Un aiuto per cortesia.

Aggiornamento: ho provato a fare la procedura contraria, bloccando il bootloader. La procedura è andata a buon fine, ma nel momento in cui in automatico ha tentato di flashare Oreo_RAW si è bloccato.

Adesso non funziona più né il blocco né lo sblocco. da Fastboot mode il telefono risulta locked, ma non si avvia.

ULTERIORE AGGIORNAMENTO:

ho deciso di usare ADB per flashare una rom ufficiale sul dispositivo. Sto utilizzando la UL-ASUS _Z012D-WW-15.0410.1807.75-user. il processo parte, sul telefono si ferma al 25%, sul terminale del PC prosegue circa fino al 45, poi sul cellulare appare questo messaggio:

Warning: No file _contextsCan't install this package on device version less than 14.2020.1712.85 device build time(Tue AUG 9 17:51:52 CST 2016). E:Error in /sideload/package.zip (Status 7)

ora sto scaricando questa WW-14.2020.1711.83 e proverò a installarla ma non capisco se poi mi consentirà di fare gli update all'ultima versione disponibile

Ora mi chiede WW_13.20.10.152_user. continuo a provarci, perché non vedo alternative.

Risolto con l'ultima release, poi sistema aggiornato a android 7 via OTA. tutto bene. ovviamente nessun root ma a questo punto ci rinuncio
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] BullGates:
Hello, I got stuck on this: https://pasteboard.co/HVoYRdG.png

Simply does not pass over this step neither gives any error.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] kennyFF92:
Hi the tool is very useful. I would have used it in august when unlocking BL was a real pain.

Do I have to manual flash stock recovery or can I relock BL with TWRP installed?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] 1noob:
Same for me, it doesn't work.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Yermophilus:
Dovrei rootare un ZC553KL con Android 8.1 (e la security patch del 5 dicembre), ci sono possibilita che funzioni?

Grazie del lavoro e della facilitazione :D :good:

I'm rooting a ZC553KL with Android 8.1 (and the security patch on December 5th), is there any chance that it will work?

Thanks rooting script facilitation: D: good:
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] 1noob:
No.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] adhiyamaan:
By official method I unlocked my bootloader. I don't know whether it was unlocked or locked. My device is Zenfone 3 ze520kl, Android Stock ore 8.0 Ww_phone-15.0410.1807.75-0. While in fastboot mode there is barcode on right side. How to flash twrp.
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Yermophilus:
Puoi spiegarmi meglio, c'è qualche procedimento che posso seguire per riuscire a farlo? Grazie

Can you articulate more please, there is a way to do it in some other ways? Thanks
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Android-Banjarmasin:
Work on Zenfone Zoom S?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] :
Feature not working

Relock bootloader not working, it just keep unzipping again and again
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] simo9905:
ciao sono bloccato sullo stesso punto sotto part 1 non esce nulla e non trovo i driver per windows 10 come fare?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Sinystru:
Hi,

This is for all versions of android (example, 7)?
[Asus ZenFone 3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Eduardo Mattje:
I found two problems:

When I type N when asking to format the data, the tool wiped it regardlessly.

After sucessfully unlocking, when I try to use the auto-root tool it asks to enter in recovery mode, but when I try to do so it just goes to a restart loop and never enters in the recovery mode.

Now I have an unrouted and a wiped phone. Thanks.

Since the developer hasn't answered to this topic since november, I don't advice ANYONE to try this.