V12.2.2.37-20150827
【Model Name】
PF500KL
【Release Date】
2015/09/15
【Release Note 】
1 Enhanced system performance
2 Improve compatibility of SIM card
3 Improve quality of communication
4 Fix system UI virtual key issue
5 Fix external storage path issue
I have a PadFone S and when I went to check for a system update it began downloading.
Wonder if it fixed the tablet charging phone. Can't seem to install this if you have root. Anyway to install it or wait for the full zip on asus website to update?
Wait unless someone pulls the OTA update link. The update was only 66mb
Thanks for the heads up, we should be able to just flash the full firmware here: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Mobile_Phone/PadFone_S/UL-ASUS_T00N-WW-12.2.2.37-user.zip
Did anyone successfully install this update, just by flashing from the asus website?
If so, is everything great?
Justatechie said:
Did anyone successfully install this update, just by flashing from the asus website?
If so, is everything great?
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Omg, I didn't think it was possible but it looks like Asus added even more bloat to this update. Spent the last half hour deleting stuff! Overall though, it seems smoother and uses a little less ram at the start. Not a bad upgrade if you root and uninstall a bunch of useless Asus apps.
beserker15 said:
Omg, I didn't think it was possible but it looks like Asus added even more bloat to this update. Spent the last half hour deleting stuff! Overall though, it seems smoother and uses a little less ram at the start. Not a bad upgrade if you root and uninstall a bunch of useless Asus apps.
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What more could they possibly add, I thought this was already enough lol.
I didn't update it yet but I will once its fully charged and set up.
Afterwards I will check everything, it raises a serious question what happens when I update the remove the bloatware after using root.
Im hoping everything would be alright until cyanogen gets tablet support.
Kingroot can't root the phone on this update. Any other method to root?
Justatechie said:
What more could they possibly add, I thought this was already enough lol.
I didn't update it yet but I will once its fully charged and set up.
Afterwards I will check everything, it raises a serious question what happens when I update the remove the bloatware after using root.
Im hoping everything would be alright until cyanogen gets tablet support.
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Yeah what sucks is since we don't have a ROM, flashing this full install adds back all of the bloatware I removed from the last update. What I did after updating was get Titanium Backup on there and just delete a bunch of Asus apps that I don't need, looking at you Clean Master. After doing that, restart the phone and the Playstore will no longer want you to update the apps you've removed.
Linux4ever85 said:
Kingroot can't root the phone on this update. Any other method to root?
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You updated via TWRP recovery right? If so, just flash Super SU. No reason to use Kingroot at all on this phone.
beserker15 said:
You updated via TWRP recovery right? If so, just flash Super SU. No reason to use Kingroot at all on this phone.
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I don't have TWRP since my phone is a plus. I am not sure if the method will work as the same for regular S model.
I have a stock PadFone s plus so I updated via ota. But my daughter has my old PadFone X that converted to S I flashed the new update via twrp via adb fastboot
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Yeah what sucks is since we don't have a ROM, flashing this full install adds back all of the bloatware I removed from the last update. What I did after updating was get Titanium Backup on there and just delete a bunch of Asus apps that I don't need, looking at you Clean Master. After doing that, restart the phone and the Playstore will no longer want you to update the apps you've removed.
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I just flashed the update via twrp, I didnt see new bloatware added to my system, I even checked all apps and the only thing new and welcoming is padfone station assistant.
I had cm 12.1 installed before I had converted this device into a padfone s, and it was fast zippy and clean and you never had to worry about system memory like you do on the asus fws. The only way I will keep cm is when it supports the docking station.
This update made my phone quite fast and antutu is showing scores of 47,193 making it faster than the zenfone 2. Wow.
Justatechie said:
I just flashed the update via twrp, I didnt see new bloatware added to my system, I even checked all apps and the only thing new and welcoming is padfone station assistant.
I had cm 12.1 installed before I had converted this device into a padfone s, and it was fast zippy and clean and you never had to worry about system memory like you do on the asus fws. The only way I will keep cm is when it supports the docking station.
This update made my phone quite fast and antutu is showing scores of 47,193 making it faster than the zenfone 2. Wow.
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I am going to test this when I get the update installed.
I have a PFX converted to PFS LP. I downloaded the Zip then transferred to the phone. It automatically detected the update file and installed without issue, just waiting for the "Android is Upgrading" to finish. Then I will post back with Antutu scores. I will of course debloat and reboot prior to running Antutu. I only wish I had thought to run Antutu prior to updating for comparison.
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I got an Antutu score of 44182. A bit lower than the above mentioned. I will do some tweaks to attempt to raise the score.
45889 was the best I was able to get. Are you doing anything special with settings on your phone, Justatechie?
Just tried Kingroot and was able to root my phone. Then used super sume to remove the Kingroot and put super su for root. I used the latest Kingroot apk.
daggorlad said:
I am going to test this when I get the update installed.
I have a PFX converted to PFS LP. I downloaded the Zip then transferred to the phone. It automatically detected the update file and installed without issue, just waiting for the "Android is Upgrading" to finish. Then I will post back with Antutu scores. I will of course debloat and reboot prior to running Antutu. I only wish I had thought to run Antutu prior to updating for comparison.
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I got an Antutu score of 44182. A bit lower than the above mentioned. I will do some tweaks to attempt to raise the score.
45889 was the best I was able to get. Are you doing anything special with settings on your phone, Justatechie?
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I did it from a cold boot, when it first starts up, cleared the RAM using that booster utility and achieved a score of over 47,000k. After that the score averages down to 45,000 and the more benchmarks you are doing in a short time the lower score would be due to thermal throttling I assume. And I forced stopped some running services that would automatically start up to achieve the best score possible.
I removed most of the bloatware that I considered useless and just kept the ones that were useful for me.
The original lollipop update gave me a 47k, the second update made it slower towards 43k, then this update touches 47k again. (I'm starting to think that this is too high for a snapdragon 800 processor,because the rest of the snapdragon 800 devices just touch 40k)
I have also noticed that when I dock it to the tablet, its loads up faster than other updates.
Usually I have to wait like 3-5 seconds until the launcher could display the apps or using dynamic display.
daggorlad said:
I am going to test this when I get the update installed.
I have a PFX converted to PFS LP. I downloaded the Zip then transferred to the phone. It automatically detected the update file and installed without issue, just waiting for the "Android is Upgrading" to finish. Then I will post back with Antutu scores. I will of course debloat and reboot prior to running Antutu. I only wish I had thought to run Antutu prior to updating for comparison.
Update:
I got an Antutu score of 44182. A bit lower than the above mentioned. I will do some tweaks to attempt to raise the score.
45889 was the best I was able to get. Are you doing anything special with settings on your phone, Justatechie?
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I have the Padfone X converted as well. getting around the same benchmark 45.7k the highest which is amazing to me. I was just wondering where u put the file for it to automatically detect it and what recovery are you using? I'm using twrp and ended up having to look up the zip file on my phone. I could download the ota update but once it rebooted to install it, it would just go into twrp recovery and i could not find where it downloaded the update on my phone that way.
russell.odell said:
I have the Padfone X converted as well. getting around the same benchmark 45.7k the highest which is amazing to me. I was just wondering where u put the file for it to automatically detect it and what recovery are you using? I'm using twrp and ended up having to look up the zip file on my phone. I could download the ota update but once it rebooted to install it, it would just go into twrp recovery and i could not find where it downloaded the update on my phone that way.
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I downloaded using PC then just dropped it in the root of storage (not phone root, but top directory accessible using a PC).
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Not sure this is the right place to post this but here goes. I just bought a Polaroid P10 tablet today. I wanted to root it, but can't find any information available about this product except unboxing videos. Running Kitkat 4.4.2 Kernel 3.3
I found a root using towelroot, but when I click on the icon, it just opens up a page with code and doesn't do anything. I'm a total noob and don't know much about rooting, but people tell me it's the only way I can add my own content. Any help is appreciated. Please and Thanks
Not currently supporting the Polaroid P10 Device, unfortunately.
MarlaSinger13 said:
Not sure this is the right place to post this but here goes. I just bought a Polaroid P10 tablet today. I wanted to root it, but can't find any information available about this product except unboxing videos. Running Kitkat 4.4.2 Kernel 3.3
I found a root using towelroot, but when I click on the icon, it just opens up a page with code and doesn't do anything. I'm a total noob and don't know much about rooting, but people tell me it's the only way I can add my own content. Any help is appreciated. Please and Thanks
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I've too purchased the same device tonight, kingo and towelroot do not work
deionj said:
I've too purchased the same device tonight, kingo and towelroot do not work
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That's a shame. It's a nice tablet. Hopeful that someone will be able to get this thing rooted. Just so I'm clear about "rooting" all this really does is allow installation of apps and music and stuff that was not downloaded at the app store, right? I mean, I'm sure it does more than that if you're a hacker and know what you're doing, but for me, this is the only perk to rooting. I guess I can wait. I only paid 75 bucks for mine. It was 99 originally but 20 percent off and the cashier also gave me another discount cause she was cool. I will keep checking back here in case someone has some good news! I forgot to add that I cannot get my laptop to download the driver for the tablet when I try to connect it.
Er... I'm not sure if the tablet is different but on any other android device I've ever used you can do all of that without root. Feel free to look up "How to enable from unknown sources android" . All it takes is checking one little box in settings. for apps I personally prefer the app from aptoide.
Josh8550 said:
Er... I'm not sure if the tablet is different but on any other android device I've ever used you can do all of that without root. Feel free to look up "How to enable from unknown sources android" . All it takes is checking one little box in settings. for apps I personally prefer the app from aptoide.
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OK, see I was mistaken about what rooting meant. The first tablet I ever had, I HAD to root to get access to the internal storage. I will try again with this one to even find the internal storage. BUT, I just got this tablet yesterday and already it's resetting itself when I turn it off. I will try to start it and it gets stuck on the loading screen for a while, then It will load and I have to re enter all the setup info. Pain in my a**. I'm taking it back to exchange for a new one in a couple days.
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That's a shame. It's a nice tablet. Hopeful that someone will be able to get this thing rooted. Just so I'm clear about "rooting" all this really does is allow installation of apps and music and stuff that was not downloaded at the app store, right? I mean, I'm sure it does more than that if you're a hacker and know what you're doing, but for me, this is the only perk to rooting. I guess I can wait. I only paid 75 bucks for mine. It was 99 originally but 20 percent off and the cashier also gave me another discount cause she was cool. I will keep checking back here in case someone has some good news! I forgot to add that I cannot get my laptop to download the driver for the tablet when I try to connect it.
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Well I have the Polaroid q10bt that I bought @ Menard's last week for $99 cpu z says it is a p10/q10/ptab1040/ptab1041 I think this is the same as big lots 4gig but mine is 8gig. It is a really nice tablet 4.4 kk quad core processor. But yes root would be really nice. I've tried using kingo root with pdanet driver, (no go) also tried iroot apk app & there PC program which are Chinese to root those failed. Also tried framaroot & even other Chinese root programs I found on YouTube those failed as well. So next I seen that CPU z said my q10 has a all winner a31 processor so I Google root all winner a31, found 2 different zip file apps that u run from update app using stock recovery but yet again those failed. CPU z says tablet is rooted but super su won't update the binary? Well that's all info I have. Hopefully we can work together & hack this bad beast lol! Thanks in advance ppl & have a blessed day! Ron.
I'm gonna try king root on this. It's another Chinese root method & they have apk app & PC version
Dont try Vroot or Kingo theyre malware
Here is working root for the Polaroid Q10/P10/etc. and possibly other 4.4 a31 tablets
Instructions
Make sure you have ADB installed and working for the tablet, it will work with standard ADB drivers, just look it up im too tired to tell you how to make ADB work
1. Make sure USB debug and Dev mode are on
2. Go to settings, backup & restore, then boot into recovery
3. In recovery select ADB sideload and then in cmd prompt type "adb sideload (path to .zip)" and let it update
4. Reboot and enjoy root
This was about 5-6hrs of experimenting, credit goes to those who made SU, Chainfire for SuperSu, etc.
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https://www.mediafire.com/?l99e2x95mxpkk5u
Echoa said:
Dont try Vroot or Kingo theyre malware
Here is working root for the Polaroid Q10/P10/etc. and possibly other 4.4 a31 tablets
Instructions
Make sure you have ADB installed and working for the tablet, it will work with standard ADB drivers, just look it up im too tired to tell you how to make ADB work
1. Make sure USB debug and Dev mode are on
2. Go to settings, backup & restore, then boot into recovery
3. In recovery select ADB sideload and then in cmd prompt type "adb sideload (path to .zip)" and let it update
4. Reboot and enjoy root
This was about 5-6hrs of experimenting, credit goes to those who made SU, Chainfire for SuperSu, etc.
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https://www.mediafire.com/?l99e2x95mxpkk5u
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Wow thanks & I'm gonna try this.
rubberman365 said:
Wow thanks & I'm gonna try this.
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yea NP
took me a bit to figure out what exactly the issue was
The other a31 root zips arent for 4.4 and dont install all the needed files and permissions for it to work properly in 4.4. I was working on it and remembered chainfire saying something about it a while ago so i found a script designed to install from stock recovery and modified it to work for our device. I might work on a recovery but cant make any promises.
also, once you have root be sure to lower your screen DPI to 120, it makes the UI a bit smaller and in general things tend to look a bit nicer at that DPI on a 1024x600 screen (that should be the screens native DPI)
Echoa said:
yea NP
took me a bit to figure out what exactly the issue was
The other a31 root zips arent for 4.4 and dont install all the needed files and permissions for it to work properly in 4.4. I was working on it and remembered chainfire saying something about it a while ago so i found a script designed to install from stock recovery and modified it to work for our device. I might work on a recovery but cant make any promises.
also, once you have root be sure to lower your screen DPI to 120, it makes the UI a bit smaller and in general things tend to look a bit nicer at that DPI on a 1024x600 screen (that should be the screens native DPI)
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So I shared your root method with a p10 thread over at www.freaktab.com but made sure to give u all credit for figuring it out. Since I tried all the other root methods but failed, SuperSU installed it self as a system app & wont uninstall & CPU z says tablet has root but SuperSU wouldn't update binary. So question can i still use your root method or would I need to do a factory reset either thru tablet settings or stock recovery. Thanks in advance & have a blessed day! Ron.
rubberman365 said:
So I shared your root method with a p10 thread over at www.freaktab.com but made sure to give u all credit for figuring it out. Since I tried all the other root methods but failed, SuperSU installed it self as a system app & wont uninstall & CPU z says tablet has root but SuperSU wouldn't update binary. So question can i still use your root method or would I need to do a factory reset either thru tablet settings or stock recovery. Thanks in advance & have a blessed day! Ron.
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No this root method will remove all the bits of older attempts and then install itself :] just flash and be happy.
Echoa said:
No this root method will remove all the bits of older attempts and then install itself :] just flash and be happy.
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OK thanks, now I just gotta remember & figure out the adb thing since I haven't done anything like that in like 2 years maybe lol.
Echoa said:
No this root method will remove all the bits of older attempts and then install itself :] just flash and be happy.
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Hey so I actually just used the update app built Into system to boot into recovery & then I just flashed zip file from stock recovery, then cleared cache & rebooted. Then I updated su binary & was good to go. Do u think doing this way was OK being as I now have root or should I have done adb method & side loaded it or should I still attempt to do it that way. Also what do u think about over clocking stock CPU using no thrills CPU or do I need a custom kernel? Also do u think a custom recovery would work on this? Well thanks in advance for all your help & have a great day!!! Ron.
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Hey so I actually just used the update app built Into system to boot into recovery & then I just flashed zip file from stock recovery, then cleared cache & rebooted. Then I updated su binary & was good to go. Do u think doing this way was OK being as I now have root or should I have done adb method & side loaded it or should I still attempt to do it that way. Also what do u think about over clocking stock CPU using no thrills CPU or do I need a custom kernel? Also do u think a custom recovery would work on this? Well thanks in advance for all your help & have a great day!!! Ron.
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no if it worked that way is fine too :] w.e works for you to install i just listed the way i did it. as for overclocking dont set the CPU higher than 1.3ghz or itll lock up as we dont have the ability to adjust the voltage atm. Im working on tearing it down and seeing about updating the screen and getting an SD card to work on custom imgs.
I can tell you its using DDR3L 1333 cas latency 9 and is an Allwinner A31s so far, looking into the other chips to figure if its close enough the the A31 dev board to use the kernel source. Display idk yet, cant get the battery off safely as its glued down pretty tight but i think its the same as a tablet called the Q102. These might be just rebranded versions of those. If we can find a better display that works with the Q102 and a speaker that is the right size we could mod it for better sound and display. Im searching Aliexpress and alibaba for a display thats possible to use. I anyone can find another 10" tablet with a similar size and shape using an a31 with a better screen we might be able to do a transplant.
edit: added board pic, nand is toshiba tc58teg6ddkta00 and bt/wifi is Realtek RTL8723BS, the RT is used on some Rockchip boards so should be able to get drivers for it. Once i get an SDcard ill work on recovery and maybe a custom SDcard img as the hummingboard a31 kernel looks like it might have the power management stuff in it? not sure if the hummingbird a31 using hynix nand and ram will be an issue.
Well, managed to get stuck in recovery bootloop and cant get out of recovery. Im contacting southern telecom for the firmware img but we'll see if i can get it, device works just cant get past recovery xP
Echoa said:
Well, managed to get stuck in recovery bootloop and cant get out of recovery. Im contacting southern telecom for the firmware img but we'll see if i can get it, device works just cant get past recovery xP
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OK well that sucks, I knew this was a all winner a31 cuz CPU z said it was. Also if u live in the states us, I'm sure u could always get another donor testing tablet either 4 gig p10 from big lots $99 or 8 gig q10bt from Menard's. Well best of luck, thanks in advance for everything u are doing & have a great day. Ron.
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OK well that sucks, I knew this was a all winner a31 cuz CPU z said it was. Also if u live in the states us, I'm sure u could always get another donor testing tablet either 4 gig p10 from big lots $99 or 8 gig q10bt from Menard's. Well best of luck, thanks in advance for everything u are doing & have a great day. Ron.
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Yea perhaps, but im not gonna ask for hardware donations because i got ballzy and didnt wanna wait for an SDCARD lol and i know we knew it was A31 just wanted to confirm because sometimes they lie and wanted to confirm if it was a31 or a31s
If they dont give me the img i will have to try either making a bootable SDCARD so i can write to nand or flash another tablets firmware and hope it works. I might be able to fix it if someone dumps their nand/partitions and then i could try and make a bootable SDCARD and write the stock recovery back in terminal. You can pull the partition imgs through ADB on a running system., probably shouldve done that before i tried to mod recovery lol wouldnt be so bad if i could get usb access in recovery but cant.
EDIT: Looks like im going to have to do the dishonest thing and exchange it at the store saying its broke as they told me there is no firmware available.
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Yea perhaps, but im not gonna ask for hardware donations because i got ballzy and didnt wanna wait for an SDCARD lol and i know we knew it was A31 just wanted to confirm because sometimes they lie and wanted to confirm if it was a31 or a31s
If they dont give me the img i will have to try either making a bootable SDCARD so i can write to nand or flash another tablets firmware and hope it works. I might be able to fix it if someone dumps their nand/partitions and then i could try and make a bootable SDCARD and write the stock recovery back in terminal. You can pull the partition imgs through ADB on a running system., probably shouldve done that before i tried to mod recovery lol wouldnt be so bad if i could get usb access in recovery but cant.
EDIT: Looks like im going to have to do the dishonest thing and exchange it at the store saying its broke as they told me there is no firmware available.
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Hey no shame bud, lol menards takes anything back. Hey so I tried to change DPI resolution to 120 as u suggested. with 2 apps but they wouldn't work? Did I do something wrong? Also I purchased a really nice wired keyboard case for this tablet at menards it is hip street brand on clearance for $9.99
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Hey no shame bud, lol menards takes anything back. Hey so I tried to change DPI resolution to 120 as u suggested. with 2 apps but they wouldn't work? Did I do something wrong? Also I purchased a really nice wired keyboard case for this tablet at menards it is hip street brand on clearance for $9.99
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I used romtoolbox try that
Also i suppose it works out as its 50$ off so ill get an SDcard and work on a bootable SDcard fr nand restores in case something similar happens. Also word of warning, phoenixsuit doesnt seem to recognze the tablet for some reason, drivers work and all but in FEL mode you cant flash with phoenix it just fails. Number one priority is finding a bootable nand restore method from sdcard. Make sure not to try any other a31 imgs as you maybe soft brick it and not be able to recover.
So far this tablet seems to be pretty modable as long as we find parts that will fit/work. All the peripheral devices unplug easily the only difficult thing is the batter which is glued tight. I may have found 1280x800 IPS screen that'll work with it and looking at finding a better speaker.
Just now received official OTA Update (Over the Air) for my Dell Venue 8 LTE 3840 (Merrifield) India version.
Attaching BEFORE and AFTER screenshots of Android Version.
Though there is no visual change and its 4.4.4 only but if you trust me the tablet have REALLY become smoother and faster than before.
The reason could be the LATEST updated KERNEL. Previous was modified by company on 26 Dec 2014 and now the new version Kernel is showing as dated 9 Oct 2015. Isn't that really great?
Changed.................IFWI Version
Changed.................Software Version
Changed.................BaseBand Version
Changed.................Krenel Version
Changed.................Build Number
Anyone else from India, got this update? Please keep everyone updated.
thanks cmahendra for posting this , i really need your help as i got the update notification too but i can't install it
, i had followed you guide to root the tablet * in a previous topic * and it worked well .. thanks for that
but when i got the update notification i thought i have to unroot the tablet before updating so i fully unrooted it through super SU
then download the update but it stopped while installing it and i still got the update notification but every time i try to download and install it , it stuck giving me an error message and i had to try a lot to get the tablet to open again , can you help plz ?
Same update that the non lte version got. Kernel dated Oct 9. Anyway, tablet definitely feels faster!
khalsbaai said:
thanks cmahendra for posting this , i really need your help as i got the update notification too but i can't install it
, i had followed you guide to root the tablet * in a previous topic * and it worked well .. thanks for that
but when i got the update notification i thought i have to unroot the tablet before updating so i fully unrooted it through super SU
then download the update but it stopped while installing it and i still got the update notification but every time i try to download and install it , it stuck giving me an error message and i had to try a lot to get the tablet to open again , can you help plz ?
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I soft-bricked tablet 10 days before doing some nasty rom related experiments. It was dead for two days and battery fully drained. Then I restored it by charging battery in switched off mode and then re-flashing stock rom and normally updated it to 4.4.4 over OTA immediately. After a week (diwali vacation) I opened tablet and I got this update on UNROOTED tablet. So I am not sure if we can update it after rooting or not.
You have unrooted the tablet so you can not delete cache folders inside root. So better take full backup of everything in internal memory and also your apps and data. Then re-flash Stock Rom and do OTA update manually like I did. Lengthy process but everything will go smoothly.
waingro808 said:
Same update that the non lte version got. Kernel dated Oct 9. Anyway, tablet definitely feels faster!
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Thanks for confirming. Actually I had one more problem but it could be on my tablet only and may not be a general issue. After I rooted last time and I deleted few apks from system areas, my wallpaper on home screen started flickering everytime I touch the screen. Now with this update that problem is also gone. Dont know if it is applicable to all or it was my local problem. Could be due to some nasty experiments I did on system area.
@ all
Now I am on latest software , ROOTED , all bloatwares removed and on lightest rom and I can do things more faster than before
This Tablet was already indeed a rock solid tablet by body structure and now the latest software is giving good performance than before too. Thanks Dell.
need this firmware
i need this firmware.. can u please link the site to download it.
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Now I am on latest software , ROOTED , all bloatwares removed and on lightest rom and I can do things more faster than before
This Tablet was already indeed a rock solid tablet by body structure and now the latest software is giving good performance than before too. Thanks Dell.
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Thank you for your post.
Would you share the bloatwares you have removed from system folder? Does it help the tablet to gain more available RAM?
I'm unroot, after a fresh reboot, it shows only ~280mb RAM available.
I should blame Dell a little here, from all the 1g RAM devices I've used, dell is the worst manufacturer that makes the device <300MB available RAM (system takes >700mb). Even on venue 7840 5.1 firmware, after a fresh reboot, it only has ~700mb available RAM. Other devices usually have 450mb (with 1g RAM) or 1G+ (with 2g RAM)
I'm assuming that we have to unroot and install the update and the root afterwards?
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I soft-bricked tablet 10 days before doing some nasty rom related experiments. It was dead for two days and battery fully drained. Then I restored it by charging battery in switched off mode and then re-flashing stock rom and normally updated it to 4.4.4 over OTA immediately. After a week (diwali vacation) I opened tablet and I got this update on UNROOTED tablet. So I am not sure if we can update it after rooting or not.
You have unrooted the tablet so you can not delete cache folders inside root. So better take full backup of everything in internal memory and also your apps and data. Then re-flash Stock Rom and do OTA update manually like I did. Lengthy process but everything will go smoothly.
Thanks for confirming. Actually I had one more problem but it could be on my tablet only and may not be a general issue. After I rooted last time and I deleted few apks from system areas, my wallpaper on home screen started flickering everytime I touch the screen. Now with this update that problem is also gone. Dont know if it is applicable to all or it was my local problem. Could be due to some nasty experiments I did on system area.
@ all
Now I am on latest software , ROOTED , all bloatwares removed and on lightest rom and I can do things more faster than before
This Tablet was already indeed a rock solid tablet by body structure and now the latest software is giving good performance than before too. Thanks Dell.
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Did you Build A rom for dell venue 8?
I'm having problem with performance of the tab, can you plz help me?
PrasannaM said:
Did you Build A rom for dell venue 8?
I'm having problem with performance of the tab, can you plz help me?
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No, I didn't. The tablet spec is too low for any possibility of rom experiments. Right now its not in use and staying idle on corner of my table I almost forgot it, that its there
I've tried following steps
1.In Dev Opt. Background process kept only 1
2.manually kept all apps Forc Stop.
this Worked for me and today I Played NFS MW without any issue, even Asphalt 8 played BUTTERY-SMOOTH.
you should Try it
[Dead Thread about Preview]
See this thread for discussing rooting 7.1.1 : -
Root Android Nougat 7.1.1 -- [NMF26F] -- SuperSU v2.78 SR5
Factory Image!
Successfully used flashfire to flash above factory image, along with SuperSU v2.78 SR4 ( instead of everroot) and ElementalX 5.05
Flashed with Flashfire. Root intact. Haven't looked at anything else yet.
Tapatalk on Nexus 9
ritchea said:
Flashed with Flashfire. Root intact. Haven't looked at anything else yet.
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Did you use everroot option of flashfire? Which is still using su v2.78 SR1? I thought we would have needed SR4 for 7.1.
I need to make some backups and probably will flash this version on Thursday!
Made backups today (23/11) and successfully flash it! OP update with links!
Yes.
Tapatalk on Nexus 9
I flashed it a few minutes ago over stock 7.0 without wiping data and it seems to be the fastes and smoothest experience I ever had with this device. Can't say much more and didn't try to root, but I switched a few times between my two users und it's still fast and smooth. After switching between my users for two times with 7.0 a reboot was much needed! :fingers-crossed:
Mine is stuck at booting animation. No idea why first time this has happened to me before. Or does it just take like 20 minutes on first boot or what?
I flashed it manually through fastboot like normal.
jaju123 said:
Mine is stuck at booting animation. No idea why first time this has happened to me before. Or does it just take like 20 minutes on first boot or what?
I flashed it manually through fastboot like normal.
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20 minutes is too long. Have you tried to just power off then on? Sometimes, that's all it takes. It's happened to me but not for this flash.
Tapatalk on Nexus 9
seems way faster than 7.0 so far.... I just did a full reset on 7.0 a week ago and experience immediate lag after I installed my apps. I flashed the 7.1 dev image today and went through the same process. So far so good. I'll report back after a couple of weeks of usage.
Did anyone enrolled in the beta program get the OTA yet ?
Previously I got it the same day an announcement was made. Nothing received yet. As a matter of fact, I didn't even receive the November security update this month.. Never rooted, never modified.
Had to post. Clean flashed new preview , temp boot of twrp to flash latest SU (SR4) for root and set up as new device. Best google effort yet! No problems adjusting build prop to enable assistant and both Pixel and Nova Launchers are go as is new systemless option adaway. Couldn't help notice how responsive UI is and chrome is stable for me 4-5 tabs in using sites like fark.com and no/very few redraws after pushing the tablet with moderate demands. Looking forward to the December release, noticed USB charging was still fairly slow still, hopefully the batt life is ok too. Go Google, they might just catch up to Craig's AOSP version/kernel performance if they're not careful !
Completed clean flash this preview
Rootless with supersu 2.78 sr4
Disable some app not use, very smooth
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Did anyone enrolled in the beta program get the OTA yet ?
Previously I got it the same day an announcement was made. Nothing received yet. As a matter of fact, I didn't even receive the November security update this month.. Never rooted, never modified.
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Same here. My device is enrolled but no update. I had to manually flash the November update. I did wonder if it was anything to do with flashing custom Roms. I am on full stock Google image but no update yet.
I never flashed a custom rom on my N9 nor has it ever been rooted. Still haven't received Nov update nor the Beta program update.
If you flash a factory image then you are fully stock and you should receive all updates from google.
Gold Ribbed said:
Same here. My device is enrolled but no update. I had to manually flash the November update. I did wonder if it was anything to do with flashing custom Roms. I am on full stock Google image but no update yet.
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Has anyone received the ota yet? Or is google only doing a factory image this time for some reason?
Just manually flashed the stock preview. Much better than the stock 7.0 which is virtually unusable . This preview is solid and stable..
One of the main benefits of enrolling in the beta program was to be able to get OTA updates and not lose your data. Other devices in the program have received the OTA. Disappointing that the N9 hasn't to this date.
Gold Ribbed said:
Just manually flashed the stock preview. Much better than the stock 7.0 which is virtually unusable . This preview is solid and stable..
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the.teejster said:
One of the main benefits of enrolling in the beta program was to be able to get OTA updates and not lose your data. Other devices in the program have received the OTA. Disappointing that the N9 hasn't to this date.
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You can flash factory images without affecting your data partition. It is called "dirty flashing" for a reason.
My device has been through loads of updates, + the previous Preview images, by that method!
Checkout "Flashfire" app!
Flashfire
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is the most advanced on-device firmware flasher available for rooted Android devices.
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I realize this is the wrong thread for this discussion but to conclude. I'm not rooted and choose not to go down that path. My last comment still stands.
corkiejp said:
You can flash factory images without affecting your data partition. It is called "dirty flashing" for a reason.
My device has been through loads of updates, + the previous Preview images, by that method!
Checkout "Flashfire" app!
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I realize this is the wrong thread for this discussion but to conclude. I'm not rooted and choose not to go down that path. My last comment still stands.
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It is also possible to flash factory images with fastboot without wiping data.
Flashfire is just a convenient app for doing it (with needing a computer) for people who are rooted.
I've been waiting for a custom ROM, haven't quite learned to make one myself. I've tried finding a compatible Xposed with no luck. The only things I have been able to do are debloat and add Viper/Dolby sound mods that added volume boosts. Please feel free to add any trials and errors you guys have had trying to mod this phone here.
packydavis said:
I've been waiting for a custom ROM, haven't quite learned to make one myself. I've tried finding a compatible Xposed with no luck. The only things I have been able to do are debloat and add Viper/Dolby sound mods that added volume boosts. Please feel free to add any trials and errors you guys have had trying to mod this phone here.
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There are plenty of tutorials for making your own rom and kerenel. There are plenty in xda university and an excellent one by my colleague jackeagle, if you want something device specific then it maybe better to add the phone title in your op rather than just adding a tag
Regards
Sawdoctor
LG Aristo
No ROMs, no real mods and the only progress we have towards a kernel is KyleBryant's work delivering us the kernel source itself.
JustLee said:
Dang Any tips for editing the power button on the back of the phone
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What do you mean by editing the power button? Like how it functions or it's response upon being held down?
Substratum
Hey, just so you guys know, Substratum works once you're rooted. Just go to the Play Store and download the Substratum app along with a theme of your liking. I'll post some screenshots of my Aristo all theme translucent.
mustangtim49 said:
Hey, just so you guys know, Substratum works once you're rooted. Just go to the Play Store and download the Substratum app along with a theme of your liking. I'll post some screenshots of my Aristo all theme translucent.
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I'd recommend against using it with certain themes.
I ended up breaking my status bar so now when I hit the settings button from the pull down, it activated gps instead.
MODS
Changed BootAnimation .zip to Cyanogenmod version
Added Viper4Divine FX + DivineEQ + Dolby Atmos
Apps Added into system:
AdAway
Camera FV-5
ES File Explorer
EvolveSMS
FlySo
GhostKik
Instagram
Kik
NovaLauncher
PowerManager
Pulsar+
Removed from system:
All LG Home Apps (FIRST replace with Launcher of your choice E.G. Nova or ADW)
Lookout
All Google but Play Store, Play Services, Play Games, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, and Drive.
All LG apps but SmartWorld (yes including Messaging)
And removed more but they were minor and cant remember...
DivineEQ is blank when loaded so far.
ES File Explorer clears its "history" every time i exit the app. But major settings stick.
I know its nothing major. If I knew Android Developing, I would create a custom rom.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/rom-ipioneer-stock-10i-v1-t3637393
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/rom-ipioneer-stock-10i-v1-t3637393
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Good look, but the is for the lv3. I've already tried and it won't work due to twrp doing a check on model version and build version sadly.
ninjasinabag said:
Good look, but the is for the lv3. I've already tried and it won't work due to twrp doing a check on model version and build version sadly.
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As I said on the OP of that thread, check the specifications at the end.
Of course, it is for the MetroPCS version, I make it clear where it says:
Carrier: MetroPCS
And I also mention the twrp limitations and the fix.
Besides that, I am going to start building an slim version (very slim) and at the same time if anyone can provide me a T-mobile/Other Carrier Nandroid I can build slim versions of that for you guys.
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As I said on the OP of that thread, check the specifications at the end.
Of course, it is for the MetroPCS version, I make it clear where it says:
Carrier: MetroPCS
And I also mention the twrp limitations and the fix.
Besides that, I am going to start building an slim version (very slim) and at the same time if anyone can provide me a T-mobile/Other Carrier Nandroid I can build slim versions of that for you guys.
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Ooh sh#t, my bad homie.
Well now that I've made a fool of myself, I'mma back up and give this a test.
ninjasinabag said:
I'd recommend against using it with certain themes.
I ended up breaking my status bar so now when I hit the settings button from the pull down, it activated gps instead.
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That's when you boot into recovery and flash the Substratum.rescue zip and all good, plus, you should have a good nandroid to restore also. So nobody should be afraid to use Substratum, it's perfectly safe if you know your back up plans. Anyone has questions, just reply in this thread and I'll do my best to help anyone.
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That's when you boot into recovery and flash the Substratum.rescue zip and all good, plus, you should have a good nandroid to restore also. So nobody should be afraid to use Substratum, it's perfectly safe if you know your back up plans. Anyone has questions, just reply in this thread and I'll do my best to help anyone.
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Yeah, I already had that panned out. My comment was a simple heads up about one of the possibilities.
snafu
starting over from scratch currently. everything was correct and working when i first rooted and progressively i messed up. i have no idea how it got so bad or why Ive put up with it for weeks now. i have several nandroid back-ups if anyone wants a headache. but i think my problem is deeper than just the ROM.
Laptop recognizes my LGMS210 as a LGMS550 when in recovery. Code 10 -broken drivers.... *re-flashed the recovery from fastboot [ADB version 1.0.32 Revision eac51f2bb6a8-android] and laptop gave me access to internal and SD but only seeing 9.95g available (6g for sys? is that right)
Google play is broke af. Nothing will install (error -504) even after cleaning data/data. data/apps .. even after dalvik/cache wipe.... even after praying. Not even apps Ive never installed before. LG smart world ie themes,fonts,whatever gives install error.
cant even install apks i have on SD (error-package seems corrupt)
Magisk wont update from ver 2.*.* to ver 16. begins to work but alas error -1 ?
I still have root tho lol
no super su present
and i have xposed framework API 26 installed but i think when using magisk and xposed modules this whole cluster nut began.
android Easter egg wont even work. its stuck with a fish selected, cant change the food offering. and NO cat has ever came.
Boot-loops 3-4 times if not shutdown properly... ie rebooter app or terminal reboot. i changed the default MPCS boot animation so i can see if its looping or chooching. gets thermo-nuclear hot and eventually boots after 4-5 minutes.
i'm gonna go ahead and re-flash stock FW.
*on a side note i keep confusing my PC software like fastboot and adb for my gf's galaxy tab A. Caught a security error brick when i accidentally used its fastboot for something like to unlock bootloader.... i have way too many devices being worked on at once. eh, never a dull moment.
₥ike_grips said:
starting over from scratch currently. everything was correct and working when i first rooted and progressively i messed up. i have no idea how it got so bad or why Ive put up with it for weeks now. i have several nandroid back-ups if anyone wants a headache. but i think my problem is deeper than just the ROM.
Laptop recognizes my LGMS210 as a LGMS550 when in recovery. Code 10 -broken drivers.... *re-flashed the recovery from fastboot [ADB version 1.0.32 Revision eac51f2bb6a8-android] and laptop gave me access to internal and SD but only seeing 9.95g available (6g for sys? is that right)
Google play is broke af. Nothing will install (error -504) even after cleaning data/data. data/apps .. even after dalvik/cache wipe.... even after praying. Not even apps Ive never installed before. LG smart world ie themes,fonts,whatever gives install error.
cant even install apks i have on SD (error-package seems corrupt)
Magisk wont update from ver 2.*.* to ver 16. begins to work but alas error -1 ?
I still have root tho lol
no super su present
and i have xposed framework API 26 installed but i think when using magisk and xposed modules this whole cluster nut began.
android Easter egg wont even work. its stuck with a fish selected, cant change the food offering. and NO cat has ever came.
Boot-loops 3-4 times if not shutdown properly... ie rebooter app or terminal reboot. i changed the default MPCS boot animation so i can see if its looping or chooching. gets thermo-nuclear hot and eventually boots after 4-5 minutes.
i'm gonna go ahead and re-flash stock FW.
*on a side note i keep confusing my PC software like fastboot and adb for my gf's galaxy tab A. Caught a security error brick when i accidentally used its fastboot for something like to unlock bootloader.... i have way too many devices being worked on at once. eh, never a dull moment.
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You're using the wrong recovery if it's still showing the ms550.
Drivers are universal inside of company devices. (LG for LG, Samsung for Samsung) so they don't conflict.
Adb and fastboot are both universal drivers and shouldn't matter for your device. (I'm using the same fastboot I installed for my Galaxy note 4 that I am for my aristo, my V10, my htc desire 610, and my uncle's v20)
Just do what you said and start fresh.
Unlock the bootloader.
Install the proper twrp and remove encryption.
Flash the stock boot partition and wipe data (this is sneakily pertinent if you're gonna use magisk)
Do not install system mods before using magisk.
After that, use twrp's file explorer to remove and stock apps that you won't need.
hi guys
newest firmware is out, completely solved the constant flash of the screen during sleep mode (as a result, battery will last much longer)
as usual, flash with stock recovery (WW-5.17.44.68 is recommanded) and than go back to TWRP, if you didn't unlock your bootloader just wait till
you can trigger the update via the Settings -> Software Update option.....
So far I can confirm it boots alright, still on Android 7.0 and the security patch is updated to 5 Feb 2018 (which is pretty cool, no KRACK or BLUEBORNE exploits....)
discussion?
Chaosruler said:
hi guys
newest firmware is out, completely solved the constant flash of the screen during sleep mode (as a result, battery will last much longer)
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Interesting, was this an issue with the WW-5.17.44.68 update or has this been an ongoing issue? I didn't bother with the previous one because it didn't seem to do a whole lot, but never noticed this issue.
Chaosruler said:
as usual, flash with stock recovery (WW-5.17.44.68 is recommanded) and than go back to TWRP, if you didn't unlock your bootloader just wait till
you can trigger the update via the Settings -> Software Update option.....
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I hate doing this juggle. Big part of why I don't try to update unless it's significant :/
Chaosruler said:
So far I can confirm it boots alright, still on Android 7.0 and the security patch is updated to 5 Feb 2018 (which is pretty cool, no KRACK or BLUEBORNE exploits....)
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Thanks for the heads up on this. I check the release thread often in hopes of Oreo, but they don't bother putting this information on their small updates. I think I'll update just because of that really, although Oreo would have been nice too :silly:
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discussion?
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I feel like there's probably only 2 or 3 people who check these forums often nowadays, which is a shame because the phone is quite nice, and even has the bootloader unlocked as well. But ASUS seems to have too many phones that need updates and we're left in the dust waiting. Both XDA and Zentalk forums have people complaining and talking about this being their last device, which is reasonable and align with my thoughts as well. Really though, I want to go and make my own ROM for this phone, but don't really have the time, resources, or experience to tackle it just yet. Maybe I can use it in the future for practice
Update Impressions
Happy to report that the update has improved my phone's performance. Before, when I would go to the gym, listening to Spotify via Bluetooth would drain the battery from 95%->60%. Post update, battery stayed above 80% from full charge. It also feels a bit faster overall. It's a bit too early to tell if it's for better or for worse, but right now I'm leaning towards better. Negative would be it reinstalls the bloatware, but after rerooting and using Titanium Backup, they were removed without issue.
If you're rooted with TWRP installed, I'll list the update procedure I did, since we don't get the OTA updates. I'm also writing it up just to have it for reference. I have the ZS570KL @ 2.15GHz so make sure if you're Pro(2.4GHz) you make adjustments. You'll also need a computer (I use Win10 but any computer with fastboot installed will work really) with fastboot in order to reflash TWRP.
Part 1: Returning to stock recovery and updating
1. Downloaded update from Here. 2.15GHz should be the second one down.
2. Downloaded stock recovery from Here. /u/Ryder. has pointed out the Zentalk forum has the latest recoveries available, so check there first. At the time of writing, I was pushed to login to view that forum, so instead I just grabbed the latest available from AndroidFileHost, 5.15.44.2562.
3. Move both to SD card. I don't think this might be necessary, but I know it works. I think stock recovery only reads off the SD card, but I can't recall. If you can't navigate to the files during the update, try doing this step.
4. Reboot into TWRP by turning the phone off, and then powering on while holding the Volume Down button.
5. In TWRP, hit Install, navigate to the SD card, and select the stock recovery. Swipe to flash it.
6. Reboot into recovery again. Once you see the ASUS logo, spam the volume keys. I had an issue where it would boot into a "No Command!" screen. Pressing the volume keys while it's loading up the recovery pushes it to load properly. If you get stuck in the "No Command" screen for more than 2 minutes, reboot by pressing and holding VolumeDown+Power buttons.
7. Once in stock recovery, select apply update, navigate to the update file and flash.
8. Reboot into updated firmware!
Part 2: Reinstalling TWRP
1. On your fastboot enabled computer, download TWRP 3.2.1* from Here. Rename the file something short to make it easier to flash (I renamed it to TWRP.img). *3.2.1 is available in the Mega. At the time of writing, I only checked the AndroidFileHost link and didn't check to see if there was an updated build for it. It is Oreo compatible, so when they finally get around to giving us Oreo, you'll have a suitable recovery to go along with it. Thanks to /u/Ryder. for the heads up.
2. Open a command window. Make sure you either move the file to the directory it opens to, or navigate to the folder it's in.
3. Put your phone into fastboot by shutting it down, then powering on while holding the volume up button. It should say FASTBOOT on the screen.
4. Plug phone into computer.
5. Run the command "fastboot flash recovery [TWRP.img]" where [TWRP.img] is whatever your file name is.
6. Reboot into recovery to test it!
Part 3: (Optional) Rooting your phone with Magisk
1. Download the Magisk Manager APK from Here. Only grab it from here, I don't think the PlayStore one is legitimate.
2. Open Magisk Manager, and hit install. It should prompt you to download Magisk 16. Hit install in the popup. Let it download.
3. Reboot into TWRP. Hit install, and navigate to the file (should be something like InternalStorage/MagiskManager/Magisk-v16.zip). Install it. Before rebooting, I recommend wiping Dalvik/Art and Cache.
4. Open Magisk Manager to check if it's installed. Enjoy root!
Hope this helps someone out there. With the infrequent, non-OTA updates, I have to remember how to do this every time I update. It's easier to have it written down for reference.
Awesome guide!
I think its worth to mention that Win10 is not a must, you can use any Windows from XP forwards as long as you install the android adb driver and software, you can also use Linux (most package managers handles symlink to adb) as well as Mac....
Also the adjustment done between the snapdragon 820 and snapdragon 821 version is not just around the update file downloaded but it's super important to make sure to not do that mistake, not all recoveries handle checking and if you flash the wrong file you might brick your device, even though its likely you could fastboot your fw slowly, youd lose all your data, so its better to back up your data on your sd card
Error when I try to download.
This the response I get from ASUS's website:
An error occurred while processing your request.
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asianflipboy said:
Happy to report that the update has improved my phone's performance. Before, when I would go to the gym, listening to Spotify via Bluetooth would drain the battery from 95%->60%. Post update, battery stayed above 80% from full charge. It also feels a bit faster overall. It's a bit too early to tell if it's for better or for worse, but right now I'm leaning towards better. Negative would be it reinstalls the bloatware, but after rerooting and using Titanium Backup, they were removed without issue.
If you're rooted with TWRP installed, I'll list the update procedure I did, since we don't get the OTA updates. I'm also writing it up just to have it for reference. I have the ZS570KL @ 2.15GHz so make sure if you're Pro(2.4GHz) you make adjustments. You'll also need a computer (I use Win10) with fastboot in order to reflash TWRP.
Part 1: Returning to stock recovery and updating
1. Downloaded update from Here. 2.15GHz should be the second one down.
2. Downloaded stock recovery from Here. I just grabbed the latest available, 5.15.44.2562.
3. Move both to SD card. I don't think this might be necessary, but I know it works. I think stock recovery only reads off the SD card, but I can't recall. If you can't navigate to the files during the update, try doing this step.
4. Reboot into TWRP by turning the phone off, and then powering on while holding the Volume Down button.
5. In TWRP, hit Install, navigate to the SD card, and select the stock recovery. Swipe to flash it.
6. Reboot into recovery again. Once you see the ASUS logo, spam the volume keys. I had an issue where it would boot into a "No Command!" screen. Pressing the volume keys while it's loading up the recovery pushes it to load properly. If you get stuck in the "No Command" screen for more than 2 minutes, reboot by pressing and holding VolumeDown+Power buttons.
7. Once in stock recovery, select apply update, navigate to the update file and flash.
8. Reboot into updated firmware!
Part 2: Reinstalling TWRP
1. On your fastboot enabled computer, download TWRP 3.1.1 from Here. Rename the file something short to make it easier to flash (I renamed it to TWRP.img).
2. Open a command window. Make sure you either move the file to the directory it opens to, or navigate to the folder it's in.
3. Put your phone into fastboot by shutting it down, then powering on while holding the volume up button. It should say FASTBOOT on the screen.
4. Plug phone into computer.
5. Run the command "fastboot flash recovery [TWRP.img]" where [TWRP.img] is whatever your file name is.
6. Reboot into recovery to test it!
Part 3: (Optional) Rooting your phone with Magisk
1. Download the Magisk Manager APK from Here. Only grab it from here, I don't think the PlayStore one is legitimate.
2. Open Magisk Manager, and hit install. It should prompt you to download Magisk 16. Hit install in the popup. Let it download.
3. Reboot into TWRP. Hit install, and navigate to the file (should be something like InternalStorage/MagiskManager/Magisk-v16.zip). Install it. Before rebooting, I recommend wiping Dalvik/Art and Cache.
4. Open Magisk Manager to check if it's installed. Enjoy root!
Hope this helps someone out there. With the infrequent, non-OTA updates, I have to remember how to do this every time I update. It's easier to have it written down for reference.
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It's better to use everytime the latest stock recovery from the latest firmware. You can find it here: https://www.asus.com/zentalk/tw/thread-185884-1-1.html?_ga=1.231834332.2123005859.1491423435
5.15.44.2562 version is the latest available from android file host, but it's not the latest recovery.
I also suggest the latest twrp which is the 3.2.1-0 version now and is compatible with oreo
Chaosruler said:
Awesome guide!
I think its worth to mention that Win10 is not a must, you can use any Windows from XP forwards as long as you install the android adb driver and software, you can also use Linux (most package managers handles symlink to adb) as well as Mac....
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You're right about that. I've updated my post to reflect it.
Chaosruler said:
Also the adjustment done between the snapdragon 820 and snapdragon 821 version is not just around the update file downloaded but it's super important to make sure to not do that mistake, not all recoveries handle checking and if you flash the wrong file you might brick your device, even though its likely you could fastboot your fw slowly, youd lose all your data, so its better to back up your data on your sd card
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This 100%. I think that it's important to backup any data that isn't already backed up. I can only hope that those who do have to go through this update process (as opposed to OTA updates) are careful with which versions they install.
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It's better to use everytime the latest stock recovery from the latest firmware. You can find it here: https://www.asus.com/zentalk/tw/thread-185884-1-1.html?_ga=1.231834332.2123005859.1491423435
5.15.44.2562 version is the latest available from android file host, but it's not the latest recovery.
I also suggest the latest twrp which is the 3.2.1-0 version now and is compatible with oreo
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Thanks, didn't realize there were updates for either. I've updated the post I made to reflect both changes. In regards to the Zentalk forum, I kept getting asked to login, so that's why I opted to use the AndroidFileHost link instead. I think it may have been because I was on mobile at the time. In any case, I dodn't have to login when viewing the forum on my laptop (might be adblocker?). Even though the older stock recovery worked fine for me, I think others should use the updated stock recovery to avoid any issues.
I didn't check the Mega for the updated TWRP. Didn't really expect it to be updated since we don't have Oreo yet, but it's nice to see that it's been made available. I've updated my own recovery to 3.2.1 and it's working fine.
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This the response I get from ASUS's website:
An error occurred while processing your request.
Reference #132.563d717.1520889776.1930fb2f
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Are you still having issues getting the update file? I can upload it if their website is still giving you issues.
asianflipboy said:
You're right about that. I've updated my post to reflect it.
This 100%. I think that it's important to backup any data that isn't already backed up. I can only hope that those who do have to go through this update process (as opposed to OTA updates) are careful with which versions they install.
Thanks, didn't realize there were updates for either. I've updated the post I made to reflect both changes. In regards to the Zentalk forum, I kept getting asked to login, so that's why I opted to use the AndroidFileHost link instead. I think it may have been because I was on mobile at the time. In any case, I dodn't have to login when viewing the forum on my laptop (might be adblocker?). Even though the older stock recovery worked fine for me, I think others should use the updated stock recovery to avoid any issues.
I didn't check the Mega for the updated TWRP. Didn't really expect it to be updated since we don't have Oreo yet, but it's nice to see that it's been made available. I've updated my own recovery to 3.2.1 and it's working fine.
Are you still having issues getting the update file? I can upload it if their website is still giving you issues.
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I think it might be worth to upload recoveries to xda for ZFdeluxe including TWRP
asianflipboy said:
Are you still having issues getting the update file? I can upload it if their website is still giving you issues.
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No. Thank you very much for asking. I downloaded from a different location.
indiana99 said:
No. Thank you very much for asking. I downloaded from a different location.
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Good to hear.
Chaosruler said:
I think it might be worth to upload recoveries to xda for ZFdeluxe including TWRP
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Hmm, I think I'll do that. I'll make some small zip files for each.
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indiana99 said:
No. Thank you very much for asking. I downloaded from a different location.
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I think it might be worth to upload recoveries to xda for ZFdeluxe including TWRP
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Ryder. said:
5.15.44.2562 version is the latest available from android file host, but it's not the latest recovery.
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Sorry for re-quoting all of you, but do you guys see the update anymore? It might have been why /u/indiana99 couldn't find it. I went to check while making the zip packs and it's not there... Maybe there was some issue with the build? It's got me a bit shook that it's suddenly not on the website.
Link for WW-5.17.44.87 (newest firmware) for the 821 variant (sorry 820 variant, I didn't download what's not mine)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XkqFVIMzyGnUxHIf5btu1uoyjTRxah1C
if anyone happened to did download the 820 variant, please share?
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Link for WW-5.17.44.87 (newest firmware) for the 821 variant (sorry 820 variant, I didn't download what's not mine)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XkqFVIMzyGnUxHIf5btu1uoyjTRxah1C
if anyone happened to did download the 820 variant, please share?
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Sorry. I misread the OP. I am unable to locate WW-5.17.44.87 for the 820 variant. I would appreciate someone sharing.
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if anyone happened to did download the 820 variant, please share?
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indiana99 said:
Sorry. I misread the OP. I am unable to locate WW-5.17.44.87 for the 820 variant. I would appreciate someone sharing.
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That's weird to me though. I just checked again and both variants are missing the current update, 5.17.44.87. Did they pull it for some reason? As far as I can tell, my phone is behaving pretty normally. Anyone that's updated notice anything weird?
I've removed the link. This article claims that we're finally getting the update by the end of March!
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Asu...-ZenFone-3-Deluxe-receive-Oreo-March_id103395
Finally!