Simple question - Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys.
I have a Zenfone 5 A501CG with Lollipop (3.24.40.87_20151222_34) and I rooted the phone.
There are some things which I would like to improve like better battery, better gps signal, louder volume on the speaker and get signal back after I lost it (eg.: I'm in a zone with bad coberture and I lost the signal and then I go to a good spot. To get the signal back I need to reboot my phone or I will stay like airplane mode).
So I'm thinking to install a CFW. I still have warranty of phone (5 months left) but if I have any problems I can get it to stock right?
My question is: what's the best CFW for my phone and how to install it?
Thanks for your attention.
Best regards

if you wanna use cfw, you must unlock bootloader (ubl)
and if you ubl your z5, you phone may caused random freeze screen
my solution is, if you wanna use the best ROM so far, use kitkat 2.22.40.540

or downgrade to 3.24.40.60
it is most stable of the L stable..
it will solve your signal problem..
also you can root & install xposed..
Greenify & auto starts will help you with better battery life..
how to downgrade ? ?
Search this forum..
& if you like KK. 54 is the best

endramp said:
if you wanna use cfw, you must unlock bootloader (ubl)
and if you ubl your z5, you phone may caused random freeze screen
my solution is, if you wanna use the best ROM so far, use kitkat 2.22.40.540
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If I do ubl and my phone has random freeze screen it's possible to resolve that?

miguelfcp said:
If I do ubl and my phone has random freeze screen it's possible to resolve that?
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so far there's still no solution of this freezing problem
some people say it's motherboard driver problem
some people say it's dnx and ifwi problem
i really want have dt2w feature but to do that i must ubl my phone first
i have tried every possible way to ubl without freezing but still can't do
so i just back to kitkat because i think kitkat is still the best and most stable fw for zenfone 5

miguelfcp said:
If I do ubl and my phone has random freeze screen it's possible to resolve that?
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no this is a bootloader fault and nobody can fix this but you can try it and when you have freez lock bootlodaer and go baCK TO STOCK not erveryone have frezz

I think I will keep the FW I have and wait. Maybe in a near future the booloader works flawless. Thanks for your help

resk87 said:
no this is a bootloader fault and nobody can fix this but you can try it and when you have freez lock bootlodaer and go baCK TO STOCK not erveryone have frezz
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Just make sure you relock bootloader corectly
If you have relock your bootloader, go to bootloader n check your ifwi, if your ifwi isn't 59.a1 your z5 won't freeze anymore

miguelfcp said:
I think I will keep the FW I have and wait. Maybe in a near future the booloader works flawless. Thanks for your help
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no.. there will be no solution..
we have known about this issue for almost 2yrs now..
till now there is no solution..
People have tried on their own.. without any support from asus.. but no results..
and as far as I know asus has not offered any solution nor support..
but funny thing is not everyone is affected by this..
you will have to unlock your bootloader to check if you are one of the LUCKY ones..
you can always relock if you are one of us..
yes I am among the unlucky ones..

nileshwarale said:
no.. there will be no solution..
we have known about this issue for almost 2yrs now..
till now there is no solution..
People have tried on their own.. without any support from asus.. but no results..
and as far as I know asus has not offered any solution nor support..
but funny thing is not everyone is affected by this..
you will have to unlock your bootloader to check if you are one of the LUCKY ones..
you can always relock if you are one of us..
yes I am among the unlucky ones..
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But my doubt is if I have the random freezes it bricks the phone or not? If not I can return to stock right?

miguelfcp said:
But my doubt is if I have the random freezes it bricks the phone or not? If not I can return to stock right?
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random freezing & phone brick are two different things..
& yes you can return to stock anytime you want..
before doing anything thing backup your data..
while on stock you will have to use an app to backup..
I use titanium Backup pro..
of course I have a rooted phone..
I suggest
1. root your phone
2. do a thorough backup..
3. saperately.. backup your contacts, SMS, call log..
4. move all backups to memory card..
5. move all your data from internal to external memory..
6. unlock your bootloader..
7. use your phone for 2 - 3 days..
if you have random freezing..
lock your bootloader.. & decide your next move..
for root, backup, bootloader unlock search XDA.. everything is already there..

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[Q] [Help] Some questions about bootloader unlocking

Hi everyone , recently i got a n4 . the phone is really amazing in every terms exept camera and speaker quality...
I am a previous motorola user ... im not really familiar to nexus flashing... so i would apreciate some help here
if i unlock the bootloader, root and flash some kernels and roms , could i re lock it and come back to stock in order to dont lost warranty in case of problems? if yes ,how can i do it ?
sorry for my crappy english. thank you:good:
mateusbo50 said:
Hi everyone , recently i got a n4 . the phone is really amazing in every terms exept camera and speaker quality...
I am a previous motorola user ... im not really familiar to nexus flashing... so i would apreciate some helyere
if i unlock the bootloader, root and flash some kernels and roms , could i re lock it and come back to stock in order to dont lost warranty in case of problems? if yes ,how can i do it ?
sorry for my crappy english. thank you:good:
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yes. you can unlock it with a simple phrase in fastboot.. "fastboot oem unlock", and you can lock the bootloader in fastboot too using.. "fastboot oem lock". there are apps that lock the bootloader too. you can also flash the stock img via fastboot.
if i lock it back is it possible to lg know i ever unlocked? in some phones like the xperias there is a kind of track.... thanks for the fast answer
mateusbo50 said:
if i lock it back is it possible to lg know i ever unlocked? in some phones like the xperias thupe is a kind of track.... thanks for the fast answer
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this isnt because of lg, its because of google, its one thing that makes every nexus great, the option to easily unlock(and lock) the bootloaders. if its unlocked, when booting up, on the google splash screen, youll see a unlocked padlock on the bottom of the screen, and the bootloader will say unlocked. if there is a hardware issue, google will also except rooted/unlocked bootloader phones for exchange/repair. but thats if its bought through the play store
if you go back to the factory img, and keep the bootloader locked, they will not know.
simms22 said:
this isnt because of lg, its because of google, its one thing that makes every nexus great, the option to easily unlock(and lock) the bootloaders. if its unlocked, when booting up, on the google splash screen, youll see a unlocked padlock on the bottom of the screen, and the bootloader will say unlocked. if there is a hardware issue, google will also except rooted/unlocked bootloader phones for exchange/repair. but thats if its bought through the play store
if you go back to the factory img, and keep the bootloader locked, they will not know.
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but thats the problem ... i live in brazil and i bought the phone here on an online retail store recommneded by google. do you know if that would work like if i bought on play store?
one more thing , i gotta do this , what are the recomendations for avoiding bricks or problems flashing?
what rom or kernel do you recomend to better baterry , and general experience.
whats the procedure to get back to stock ? thks
mateusbo50 said:
but thats the problem ... i live in brazil and i bought the phone here on an online retail store recommneded by google. do you know if that would work like if i bought on play store?
one more thing , i gotta do this , what are the recomendations for avoiding bricks or problems flashing?
what rom or kernel do you recomend to better baterry , and general experience.
whats the procedure to get back to stock ? thks
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no, the other stores would have their own policies. and probably be more strict than google itself..
about best roms/kernel, you really have to try them out. everyone has differing needs, and every device will react differently to them, especially kernels. try out a bunch, thats the only way that you will find your perfect setup. i use the rasbean rom with the trinity kernel, for me its a perfect combo. but, the developer of rasbean is a close friend, and im the only tester(before release) of the trinity kernel. and i dont want to blind you with my setup only, as there are many good roms/kernels here.
about battery life.. its your signal, your setup, and how you use the device that mostly decides your battery life. dont enable anything if youre not going to use it(i dont use to many notifications, since i dont have the need. id rather check myself). and there is a good app called greenify that i recommend, itll help with controlling badly behaving apps, they too can lower your battery life.
simms22 said:
no, the other stores would have their own policies. and probably be more strict than google itself..
about best roms/kernel, you really have to try them out. everyone has differing needs, and every device will react differently to them, especially kernels. try out a bunch, thats the only way that you will find your perfect setup. i use the rasbean rom with the trinity kernel, for me its a perfect combo. but, the developer of rasbean is a close friend, and im the only tester(before release) of the trinity kernel. and i dont want to blind you with my setup only, as there are many good roms/kernels here.
about battery life.. its your signal, your setup, and how you use the device that mostly decides your battery life. dont enable anything if youre not going to use it(i dont use to many notifications, since i dont have the need. id rather check myself). and there is a good app called greenify that i recommend, itll help with controlling badly behaving apps, they too can lower your battery life.
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Thanks for the info
simms22 said:
this isnt because of lg, its because of google, its one thing that makes every nexus great, the option to easily unlock(and lock) the bootloaders. if its unlocked, when booting up, on the google splash screen, youll see a unlocked padlock on the bottom of the screen, and the bootloader will say unlocked. if there is a hardware issue, google will also except rooted/unlocked bootloader phones for exchange/repair. but thats if its bought through the play store
if you go back to the factory img, and keep the bootloader locked, they will not know.
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He asked if we relocked the boot loader, will LG ever know that it was unlocked earlier? I have the same question too.
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soham_sss said:
He asked if we relocked the boot loader, will LG ever know that it was unlocked earlier? I have the same question too.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
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no.

I9500 Downgrade stuck for no reason

hello have this phone since it came out never did any root or nothing
because of the shown problem i think it may be a carrier(movistar) thing
i dont know.
Any help its appreciated
the problem shown for clearer understanding:
(you know the youtebe thing) /watch?v=yO5h072_dzg
PS: thanks for any help
didierdalz said:
hello have this phone since it came out never did any root or nothing
because of the shown problem i think it may be a carrier(movistar) thing
i dont know.
Any help its appreciated
the problem shown for clearer understanding:
(you know the youtebe thing) /watch?v=yO5h072_dzg
PS: thanks for any help
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that happen after you make Downgrade ?
EgyMan said:
that happen after you make Downgrade ?
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as i said "i have this phone since it came out never did any root or nothing
because of the shown problem"
i never was able to do anything root or downgrade related stuff. I have all stock firmware. never was able to past that screen
didierdalz said:
as i said "i have this phone since it came out never did any root or nothing
because of the shown problem"
i never was able to do anything root or downgrade related stuff. I have all stock firmware. never was able to past that screen
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try use mobile odin ?
Downgrade the latest Samsung devices is the MOST STUPID THING you can do in your life. Maybe 2 or 3 persons dont agree with me but the rest for sure yes. If ODIN let u downgrade becomes the problems with wifi, data, random reboots, warranty void, battery drains... And you downgrade coz ur phone was bad with the new android version? Come on! :laugh:
Joku1981 said:
Downgrade the latest Samsung devices is the MOST STUPID THING you can do in your life. Maybe 2 or 3 persons dont agree with me but the rest for sure yes. If ODIN let u downgrade becomes the problems with wifi, data, random reboots, warranty void, battery drains... And you downgrade coz ur phone was bad with the new android version? Come on! :laugh:
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dude wtf i have to go in that mode if i want to root "Come on! :laugh"
EgyMan said:
try use mobile odin ?
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you must be rooted and i cant as i said before

Possible Solution reboot and freeze after unlock bootloader.

Hi everybody! I do not know can this is a coincidence, or only at me so. But the third day reboot, freeze not see. I use RR MM(nightly builds). I wanted to write as I did debrick and after unlock bootloader. If someone is going to do debrik hopefully get rid of reboot, freeze, then try and tell me if helped.
Before that maybe repeated the 5-6 times the normal procedure debrick and unlock bootloader, etc. But, after received a reboot, freeze the very first day.
So, in fact nothing special, no Evrika, not discovered America ... But please check.
1. Debrick. And flash old version 4.3 JB through a AFT. After update official method up to versions 4.3(Android JB 10 WW).
2. After through a ADB flash 4.4(Android KK 54 WW). And here, the most important thing, without having to start firmware ( "to the first boot"), in recovery switch off device forcibly(pressing the a long time button Power) and go bootloader. And unlock bootloader unofficial method.
Don't wait for a miracle. However, I don't have reboot.
you had problems with the bootloader in stock rom?reboots or freezes.
markan1995 said:
Hi everybody! I do not know can this is a coincidence, or only at me so. But the third day reboot, freeze not see. I use RR MM(nightly builds). I wanted to write as I did debrick and after unlock bootloader. If someone is going to do debrik hopefully get rid of reboot, freeze, then try and tell me if helped.
Before that maybe repeated the 5-6 times the normal procedure debrick and unlock bootloader, etc. But, after received a reboot, freeze the very first day.
So, in fact nothing special, no Evrika, not discovered America ... But please check.
1. Debrick. And flash old version 4.3 JB through a AFT. After update official method up to versions 4.3(Android JB 10 WW).
2. After through a ADB flash 4.4(Android KK 54 WW). And here, the most important thing, without having to start firmware ( "to the first boot"), in recovery switch off device forcibly(pressing the a long time button Power) and go bootloader. And unlock bootloader unofficial method.
Don't wait for a miracle. However, I don't have reboot.
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I did like 2 times debrick to JB (because I tested too much).
First time I got freezes. Second time is today I did. Let's see if it gets any freezes or not.
If you get a freeze, it'll freeze again later. (3-4 days later).
If not, let me know again.
Dudumaia55 said:
you had problems with the bootloader in stock rom?reboots or freezes.
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NO, only custom.
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ozank said:
I did like 2 times debrick to JB (because I tested too much).
First time I got freezes. Second time is today I did. Let's see if it gets any freezes or not.
If you get a freeze, it'll freeze again later. (3-4 days later).
If not, let me know again.
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I'm afraid I hurried. I got a freeze when listening to music.
markan1995 said:
I'm afraid I hurried. I got a freeze when listening to music.
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Said that, nevermind
ozank said:
Said that, nevermind
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Has anyone tested? I have except one frieze was not.
markan1995 said:
Has anyone tested? I have except one frieze was not.
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I tested nearly every method (even this).
It will give good result but not fully.
My best record was 30 hours and I am using my method.
Nothing gives full non-freeze (for now).
Gosh the freeze still haunt on this phone.
ozank said:
I tested nearly every method (even this).
It will give good result but not fully.
My best record was 30 hours and I am using my method.
Nothing gives full non-freeze (for now).
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you which method?
markan1995 said:
you which method?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-5/general/unlocking-zenfone-5s-bootloader-freeze-t3362234
did anyone try official unlock on KK and than flash custom rom ?
kihope12 said:
did anyone try official unlock on KK and than flash custom rom ?
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OfficiaI unlock i only got to JB latest version. Custom flash in TWRP.
kihope12 said:
did anyone try official unlock on KK and than flash custom rom ?
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That doesn't make any difference at all on practically.
In theory it unlocks differently but no difference on freezing thing afaik. (I didn't unlock myself but heard from another users).
markan1995 said:
OfficiaI unlock i only got to JB latest version. Custom flash in TWRP.
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But offcial works on KK to, try it pls, official unlock ok KK and then flash custom rom.
Pls.
ozank said:
That doesn't make any difference at all on practically.
In theory it unlocks differently but no difference on freezing thing afaik. (I didn't unlock myself but heard from another users).
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yes maybe true, but im sceptically to one user sayed.. but it is maybe true... try it pls
kihope12 said:
yes maybe true, but im sceptically to one user sayed.. but it is maybe true... try it pls
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My warranty is still available, I cannot try that yet; sorry
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not camera found after unlocking the bootloader ..zenfone 5 5001 cg have any solution trims voltat the camera after unlocking
ozank said:
My warranty is still available, I cannot try that yet; sorry
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oh, sory ) mine too

Help, sudden switch off phone.![in all cm13, as well as stock]

I would like to let ypu know first what all things i tried , i have rooted then unrooted the stock rom then soak test then again back to stock then elementX kernel then again back to sto k then vergio. 4 kernel then again back to stock. Now finally i m on cm13.
I want to get back to MM, AND RELOCK MY BOOTLOADER.
I have problem with device., like in sudden device would get off and reboot, this happen mostly when i m plaging clash of clans, or using snapchat. Many a times this happen when i m on call. Mostly this happens when battry is below 50%. And when it switch off and reboot in os battery would left with like say 20% or 15%., early this happened every time when device try to switvh to battry saving mode.
Now i want to know weather my device can survive oe i haveto trash it.
Help me.
[email protected] said:
I would like to let ypu know first what all things i tried , i have rooted then unrooted the stock rom then soak test then again back to stock then elementX kernel then again back to sto k then vergio. 4 kernel then again back to stock. Now finally i m on cm13.
I want to get back to MM, AND RELOCK MY BOOTLOADER.
I have problem with device., like in sudden device would get off and reboot, this happen mostly when i m plaging clash of clans, or using snapchat. Many a times this happen when i m on call. Mostly this happens when battry is below 50%. And when it switch off and reboot in os battery would left with like say 20% or 15%., early this happened every time when device try to switvh to battry saving mode.
Now i want to know weather my device can survive oe i haveto trash it.
Help me.
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If you have warranty, let it repair or replace it
As such warranty is void, as i have rooted my device. What are the reasons this could occur?
[email protected] said:
As such warranty is void, as i have rooted my device. What are the reasons this could occur?
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Relock the bootloader, then no warranty is void
But as i have updated my deviceonce to soak test so. It is not relocking.
[email protected] said:
But as i have updated my deviceonce to soak test so. It is not relocking.
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Install mm stock rom through fastboot
So if i would take my phone to service center withu. Locked bootloader?
[email protected] said:
So if i would take my phone to service center withu. Locked bootloader?
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Depends on service center. If they repair it, you can be happy, if not it's your bad. No one can answer this. But officiall warranty is void when unlocking bootloader.

Some problems on my nexus 6p

Hello, just bought a 2nd hand nexus 6p ... And I encountered some issues such as the mic where if I call somebody ... They can't quite hear me ...and then there's the camera which has focus issues... I had high hopes for this phone... I wonder if anybody can SHOw me any links or thread that might help me overcome this problem ?
P/s: I was wondering if I flash any custom ROMs... Will the problem stay ?
Thanks for helping !!
Kagetane Hiruko said:
Hello, just bought a 2nd hand nexus 6p ... And I encountered some issues such as the mic where if I call somebody ... They can't quite hear me ...and then there's the camera which has focus issues... I had high hopes for this phone... I wonder if anybody can SHOw me any links or thread that might help me overcome this problem ?
P/s: I was wondering if I flash any custom ROMs... Will the problem stay ?
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I would try a factory reset first. If that doesn't work, unlock the bootloader, wipe the phone and flash the latest full Google ROM using flash-all.bat. There is a guide in the General Forum on how to do just that. This is going to tell you whether your phone is damaged or not. A custom ROM won't help a hardware issue.
v12xke said:
I would try a factory reset first. If that doesn't work, unlock the bootloader, wipe the phone and flash the latest full Google ROM using flash-all.bat. There is a guide in the General Forum on how to do just that. This is going to tell you whether your phone is damaged or not. A custom ROM won't help a hardware issue.
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But the phone has never been rooted or flash a custom ROM... Its a 2nd hand phone but never been tweak before ... Do u think there's a chance it might be hardware problem ? Anyway ,, Thanks for replyinh ??

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