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New Zenfone 2 Model spotted: X551ML
More info on International Business Times
IBT is nothing but a spam clickbait rag with terrible labor relations, a spotty reputation and something vaguely resembling the corpse of "journalism".
I did a Google search for that model number and Zenfone together and only got sites sourcing IBT or copying their print wholesale.
If it is a new model, it seems to be India specific variant.
Please let's make a conscientious choice as a community to not give IBT traffic and page hits or click on every rumor article.
rlaw said:
IBT is nothing but a spam clickbait rag with terrible labor relations, a spotty reputation and something vaguely resembling the corpse of "journalism".
I did a Google search for that model number and Zenfone together and only got sites sourcing IBT or copying their print wholesale.
If it is a new model, it seems to be India specific variant.
Please let's make a conscientious choice as a community to not give IBT traffic and page hits or click on every rumor article.
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Hello there! Well, then sorry for my post. The funny part is that I usually spot inaccurate (with missing solid references) media articles, but outside the tech world. Related to tech, I think that the only clickbait websites I came across, may have been some related to tutorials.
My guess is that the X model is actually either ZX550ML (the upcoming Zenfone Zoom - which I guess will run on the same ZF2 firmware, as I already see some files related to Zoom in the system) or a different version of Zenfone Zoom like maybe "ZX551ML"
http://digitalconqurer.com/asus/asus-zenfone-android-marshmallow-6-0-update-rolls-out/
Not fake, added source
Hey, I'm author of that article, and its not fake.
Asus India PR sent out this news to hundreds of other technology media outlets in India including myself, try searching google news.
BTW, thanks for pointing out I have added the source to article. :good:
amolwagh said:
Hey, I'm author of that article, and its not fake.
Asus India PR sent out this news to hundreds of other technology media outlets in India including myself, try searching google news.
BTW, thanks for pointing out I have added the source to article. :good:
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I think you might have gotten wrong info or something because every news site I visit (including Asus' forum itself) claim that M will be released in Q2. and not in March.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/0...w-rollout-for-zenfone-2-zoom-more-in-q2-2016/
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/android-6-...fone-2-zenfone-selfie-zenfone-max-zoom-668418
http://9to5google.com/2016/02/26/android-m-phones-list-asus-ditches-bloat/
http://www.mobipicker.com/asus-zenfone-2-and-padfone-devices-to-get-android-marshmallow-in-q2/
If there are tech media outlets reporting this news then please send them, I might not be getting them to show up because I don't live in India.
EDIT: Okay nevermind I'm starting to find some other sites reporting this! Sorry if I came of as an asshole.
No Problem.
With many US sites reported the launch in Q2 last week, it was a surprise to get this new information last day from Asus PR team. And don't worry, I got trashed on Reddit to, but I post news only if they are confirmed.
And as per release I have received they are coming in March, the exact date unknown. I have added the exact press release copy on my blog as a source of this news.
So... about that March Marshmallow release - or are you still claiming it was a real article?
March huh??? WTF is this?
Zenfone 2 Deluxe Special Edition
Hi Guys,
yesterday i sent an email to Huawei if or when they release the kernel for our phone. I don't know if there is some other news but here's my mail.
CodeRR said:
Hi Guys,
yesterday i semt an email to Huawei if or when they release the kernel for our phone. I don't know if there is some other news but here's my mail.
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hi
nice they write huawei in an other way
greetz benji
LOL well spotted
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I guess that answers my own question. The Mate 9 is going back.
That decision is counter to the Written Offer that is stated within the phone itself, under Settings>About Phone>Legal Information>Open Source Licenses.
I've emailed Huawei two times using the email address provided in the above section and haven't received a response yet. I think they cannot legally proceed without publishing the kernel source.
The kernel source is even listed in the written offer text.
So they're breaking the GNU GPL. Nice...
@hondajohn88 @ante0
Your arguments are in my opinion very strong. I'll give them a call in the next days! Updates coming.
Edit: I've send them a new mail with the screenshot provided by @hondajohn88. Updates will follow.
CodeRR said:
Hi Guys,
yesterday i sent an email to Huawei if or when they release the kernel for our phone. I don't know if there is some other news but here's my mail.
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The csr spelled Huawei wrong, why would anyone think they know anything that's going on ?
CodeRR said:
@hondajohn88 @ante0
Your arguments are in my opinion very strong. I'll give them a call in the next days! Updates coming.
Edit: I've send them a new mail with the screenshot provided by @hondajohn88. Updates will follow.
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It could just be that they won't publish it on their site. But you should still be able to request it and they must comply. Unless they're doing a Xiaomi and just delay it for eternity.
So I got back mail from Huawei.
I think he's trying to tell me that every kernel is the same from the source, but I quite don't understand this sentence...
CodeRR said:
So I got back mail from Huawei.
I think he's trying to tell me that every kernel is the same from the source, but I quite don't understand this sentence...
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Unfortunately, but this is biggest problem of brand-companies. Every department knows only about self. Every region does not know what HQ is doing. If HQ told that this file must be placed on regional site, regional-IT will do it. But they never will ask this file from HQ first.
I have worked out the confusion here. The Huawei rep is believing the OP is after the kernel as in the built kernel included in the software not the source code. Try re-phrasing the email and include the words source code
If someone speaks Chinese they should send an email requesting the kernel source code from Huawei of China.
They are forced to release the kernel source code by Agreement with Google.
BUT Huawei doesn't release it unless it's being requested, but THEY MUST if they got request for it
LastStandingDroid said:
They are forced to release the kernel source code by Agreement with Google.
BUT Huawei doesn't release it unless it's being requested, but THEY MUST if they got request for it
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I requested it a couple of weeks ago, still no answer from them.
Going to send a new email now.
This is my exact wording, which should be enough. Maybe I should change 'request' to 'demand... or else'.
"I would hereby like to request the Linux Kernel source code (including modifications) for my Huawei Mate 9 (MHA, Android 7.0, EMUI 5.0) in accordance with the GNU General Public License v2 section 2.
A download link is fine.
The current "download" link on your site simply links to a readme.txt file which tells me to email you to request the source code."
Edit: And sent. Included full model now too (MHA-L29C432). But I will probably not get an answer.
Heh. Excellent.
At least they have to answer some direct questions.
We want sources, no answers.
Has anyone tried emailing Google directly stating that Huawei is failing to abide by GNU General Public License v2 section 2 and see if they can assist?
Just trying to think outside the box...
Crazypinoy9 said:
Has anyone tried emailing Google directly stating that Huawei is failing to abide by GNU General Public License v2 section 2 and see if they can assist?
Just trying to think outside the box...
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They are =working on it.
How much they work on it is another story. Maybe their upload speed is 10kb/s idk
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If not release in next month I'm switching phones... this is the whole point of android for me.
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Hey all,
What do you think about your phone? Below is an online survey from honor team to get more insights on your needs. :highfive:
Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R3QT58
Rox_Honor said:
Hey all,
What do you think about your phone? Below is an online survey from honor team to get more insights on your needs. :highfive:
Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R3QT58
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So far good but im music lover and like to snap photos, honor is good taking pictures but it sucks audio loud speaker specially watching videos on YouTube ?????
Rox_Honor said:
Hey all,
What do you think about your phone? Below is an online survey from honor team to get more insights on your needs. :highfive:
Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R3QT58
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Why should any body on XDA do anything to help Honor ?
Honor made an aggreement with XDA saying that the Honor 8 was going to be a great phone for us when you know that what we want in a phone is updates and prompt response to releasing kernel source code.
You guys have done neither.
I'm running my Honor 8 on EMUI 5 with it's stock 380 update.
This update is terrible.
It's buggy and the battery life is terrible.
We have been asking for you to release kernel source code for months now and have received no answer.
Were stuck on an outdated version of EMUI 5.
You have released EMUI 5.1 but won't give it to us.
It's now April and were stuck on January security patch.
Honor you do your bit and then you can ask us to help you.
John
If you looking on XDA then you must have read just how unhappy people are.
You must have read the ROM's and kernel's thread and must have read how close we are in getting a fully working Lineage 14.1 and must have read how if you released your EMUI 5 kernel source code.
If you reading all this why are you not helping ?
@op that survey has nothing to do with the Honor 8. Stop spamming and get to the real matter as others have advised, we need quicker turn around for updates and Hotfixes be it Honor/Huawei or Google Hotfixes. Kernel source CODE is badly needed ASAP we need at least a engineer from Honor to help out in the Freedom of building Roms which install and run properly..
All in all its a great phone but socks like many Honor / Huawei devices for support...
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@op that survey has nothing to do with the Honor 8. Stop spamming and get to the real matter as others have advised, we need quicker turn around for updates and Hotfixes be it Honor/Huawei or Google Hotfixes. Kernel source CODE is badly needed ASAP we need at least a engineer from Honor to help out in the Freedom of building Roms which install and run properly..
All in all its a great phone but socks like many Honor / Huawei devices for support...
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Seems like huawei are in race releasing new devices rather maintaining an updates for their devices.
I think now they're only cared about how much of their devices sale's.
faizalotai said:
Seems like huawei are in race releasing new devices rather maintaining an updates for their devices.
I think now they're only cared about how much of their devices sale's.
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Totally agree with you there..
Damn shame as I do like the device just wished Rooting and mods were fare easier that what they are at the moment.. Had my device from Dec 2016 and we're at April 2017 and no changes from Honor to date..
faizalotai said:
Seems like huawei are in race releasing new devices rather maintaining an updates for their devices.
I think now they're only cared about how much of their devices sale's.
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That's exactly what's going on.
All these manufacturers want is to sell phones.
If they just took a step back and looked at what Google do different that sell so many phones.
Release source code and updates promptly
Rox_Honor said:
Hey all,
What do you think about your phone? Below is an online survey from honor team to get more insights on your needs. :highfive:
Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R3QT58
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This: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71815504&postcount=3
Start making good on your promises and maybe you'll get some help. It would be one thing if Honor had never promised anything, then it would just be an unfortunate delay. The problem is that Honor said that certain things would happen and they have never happened.
Nyssa1104 said:
Totally agree with you there..
Damn shame as I do like the device just wished Rooting and mods were fare easier that what they are at the moment.. Had my device from Dec 2016 and we're at April 2017 and no changes from Honor to date..
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Doing the path of Xiaomi. They went from n.1 seller in China to down the table. Only pleasing the stockholders is a short term vision. They had probably the lowest customer retention in the last years.
Rox_Honor said:
Hey all,
What do you think about your phone? Below is an online survey from honor team to get more insights on your needs. :highfive:
Survey link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R3QT58
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@Rox_Honor
At least take the time to read and reply to these messages.
You posted on here yesterday asking us to do something for you guys.
Least you could do is take the time to reply.
Ur the Honor rep
johnhux7 said:
@Rox_Honor
At least take the time to read and reply to these messages.
You posted on here yesterday asking us to do something for you guys.
Least you could do is take the time to reply.
Ur the Honor rep
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Nope, one way communication.
Whatever, honor and Huawei don't actually care about the north American market other than sales.
Well, that's fine. We'll show them the same dedication by simply not buying anymore Huawei or honor devices.
Lots of other great manufacturers out there making excellent devices, and actually stick to their promises.
I've seen a few references to it being released on the Nvidia forums.
Has anyone gotten it yet? Any possibility you could zip it and post it for those who haven't?
nope not in the uk yet
5.2 ST update will come in upcoming weeks. Being tested as developer preview atm. ?
Oh great ! The support for Nvidia shield is amazing.
What forum have you seen this on?
Hmn.... Not to be a mean sport for everyone but this shouldn't even be announced yet since it's a preview version and there's an NDA for members. So even download links and other related info shouldn't be discussed or exposed.
I inquired similarly for preview 1/update 5.0 (wasn't a member back then) and I got a good ethical spanking from the senior members here. Something about XDA integrity and stuff. Took me some time to get it.
Just know that Nvidia developers are really working hard to keep this amazing device alive and operate competitively with latest flagships. If the NDA gets massively and openly broken, we might all suffer coz they can decide NOT to support this device any further. :/
In the GeForce forums, the developers are actively taking our suggestions, complaints and wish lists for Shield Tablet seriously. So let's just keep it up.
You could try following the link given by an nvidia representative here:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...ge-battery-drain-after-android-7-0-update-/6/
Fill out the form on the link, reference battery charging problems. You should get the preview pushed.
Not such a big secret if nvidia is telling people....
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NDA
Exile1975 said:
You could try following the link given by an nvidia representative here:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...ge-battery-drain-after-android-7-0-update-/6/
Fill out the form on the link, reference battery charging problems. You should get the preview pushed.
Not such a big secret if nvidia is telling people....
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From the EMAIL:
"The public release version of the SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 5.2 may contain additional enhancements not available in the preview. We’d like to remind you that this preview software is confidential NVIDIA information. Please DON'T publicly share information about this early access software (via forums, blogs, screen shots, tweets, discussions with others, etc.). Your system will automatically be updated to the public release version when it becomes available."
it is open since everyone is invited to join
It becomes a "secret" once you've been approved and you're in
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From the EMAIL:
"The public release version of the SHIELD Tablet Software Upgrade 5.2 may contain additional enhancements not available in the preview. We’d like to remind you that this preview software is confidential NVIDIA information. Please DON'T publicly share information about this early access software (via forums, blogs, screen shots, tweets, discussions with others, etc.). Your system will automatically be updated to the public release version when it becomes available."
it is open since everyone is invited to join
It becomes a "secret" once you've been approved and you're in
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Good thing I never signed up then. However, didn't you just violate your part of the deal?
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Exile1975 said:
You could try following the link given by an nvidia representative here:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...ge-battery-drain-after-android-7-0-update-/6/
Fill out the form on the link, reference battery charging problems. You should get the preview pushed.
Not such a big secret if nvidia is telling people....
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Exile1975 said:
Good thing I never signed up then. However, didn't you just violate your part of the deal?
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Maybe. But I'm sure the admins (here and at Nvidia) are smart enough to distinguish intentions throughout this thread.
This reminder is a response to the OP. I wish everyone can have access. I really do (esp when you're frustrated with the current build). But the developers have their own process that I thought needed some respect. I'm actually grateful that they still bother updating this 3 year old device.
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Maybe. But I'm sure the admins (here and at Nvidia) are smart enough to distinguish intentions throughout this thread.
This reminder is a response to the OP. I wish everyone can have access. I really do (esp when you're frustrated with the current build). But the developers have their own process that I thought needed some respect. I'm actually grateful that they still bother updating this 3 year old device.
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The point of my post is that nvidia made this a public beta as soon as the Nvidia representative on their forum made the comment I linked. My only intention is to help spread information that is publicly available. Now please get off your high horse, and my a$$, until an XDA moderator has a problem with what I've said.
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Exile1975 said:
The point of my post is that nvidia made this a public beta as soon as the Nvidia representative on their forum made the comment I linked. My only intention is to help spread information that is publicly available. Now please get off your high horse, and my a$$, until an XDA moderator has a problem with what I've said.
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Know what - I feel the same! And here I thought someone is trying to be a smart ass by dropping the bomb first and needed some intellectual response.
Enough trolling. Seems we both overlooked each other's intention and might have rubbed off some ego the wrong way. For that I apologize.
You cool?
Son-j said:
Know what - I feel the same! And here I thought someone is trying to be a smart ass by dropping the bomb first and needed some intellectual response.
Enough trolling. Seems we both overlooked each other's intention and might have rubbed off some ego the wrong way. For that I apologize.
You cool?
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I do apologise for my antagonism. I really was just trying to help originally. I notice the 5.2 preview 2 post on Nvidia forums early last week. Seeing as I don't have any problems with my current install I felt no need to update myself, but if it will help someone who might be having problems I thought I'd share.
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Exile1975 said:
I do apologise for my antagonism. I really was just trying to help originally. I notice the 5.2 preview 2 post on Nvidia forums early last week. Seeing as I don't have any problems with my current install I felt no need to update myself, but if it will help someone who might be having problems I thought I'd share.
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I got that. Cool!
skooter32 said:
What forum have you seen this on?
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GeForce Forums, in several posts. It's not a secret. A Nvidia employee even issued an open invitation for anyone having charging issues to sign up for the preview.
Never mind 5.2 update are we getting Android O
MrKaon said:
Never mind 5.2 update are we getting Android O
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Won't be any word on that till O is out and by then I doubt it
Just received 5.2 update with april security patch. Here are the screenshots in French and English :
Dhalsim43 said:
Just received 5.2 update with april security patch. Here are the screenshots in French and English :
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Preview build or normal update? Did u subscribed to the preview?
What's the changelog