I can't post a link because I just made this account but I was on the ASUS website on their support page for the ZC520TL Zenfone 3 Max, under Utitlities I noticed an unlock bootloader tool for Android 7.0 uploaded on the 2nd of August.
Is that what that is?
Not confirmed working yet
xionxinx said:
I can't post a link because I just made this account but I was on the ASUS website on their support page for the ZC520TL Zenfone 3 Max, under Utitlities I noticed an unlock bootloader tool for Android 7.0 uploaded on the 2nd of August.
Is that what that is?
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It is supposed to unlock the bootloader of those devices but still there is no one yet that came out and say it works that i know of
i tried and it failed maybe it will take more time for it to do what is supposed to do since some connections to Asus servers are required
The tool that was posted on August 2 is useless, it simply reboots the device and does nothing. The zentalk forums has a lot of requests for them to fix it
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hello friends... i have a question, i running cm 13 in my zenfone 2 ZE551MIL.
I have backup from my original rom in my SD card,without root, if i restore this bakcup using TWRP restore tab,can im install asus updates via OTA like a origial Lock bootloader? I intend to back to original rom for update to android 6.0 when asus launch it . Thanks!!!:good:
First things first, you posted your inquiry in the wrong forum. This is the ZenFone 2 Laser variant's forum, whereas your model falls under the general forum, ZenFone 2.
If you DID NOT UNLOCK your device USING the provided ASUS Unlock Tool, you would be able to receive OTA updates as per normal. Recovering your device from a previous backup, or from the full ROM provided on the ASUS support site would not change anything with regards to the receiving of the OTA updates for your device.
With that being said, I highly doubt so Android 6.0 would be available via OTA when it comes out. The previous ASUS phone that I owned, namely, the ZenFone 5 LTE, had to flash the update to Android 5.0 manually instead. The OTA update came out months later.
Root for this model? I originally asked in the wrong forum. Thanks.
The short answer is NO
There are several root methods out there for a version of the phone with a different chipset (MT6737T SOC) but none that will work X008DC which uses the MT6737M chipset.
I have even offered a $50 bounty several months ago for someone to crack it but so far no takers.
There is some good news, as of the Nougat upgrade, ASUS' official bootloader unlock tool appears to work with this version, so we can remove the bootloader lock. ASUS notes that this will disable updates, and given we still have to wait for a viable recovery and ROM, it would be best to wait for those before using the bootloader unlock tool, but the good news is that it's possible to develop for this version now!
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There is some good news, as of the Nougat upgrade, ASUS' official bootloader unlock tool appears to work with this version, so we can remove the bootloader lock. ASUS notes that this will disable updates, and given we still have to wait for a viable recovery and ROM, it would be best to wait for those before using the bootloader unlock tool, but the good news is that it's possible to develop for this version now!
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Man, thanks for taking the time to post that. Been on an iPhone for months, just got my old note 5 working again. Once I ruin it, I'll check back on the ASUS.
Hello all,
this is my first post on XDA so I hope I am doing everything according to the rules. If I do something wrong, apologies and I will do better next time.
So, I recently purchased a Zenfone 3 MAX in the US in a hurry out of necessity. So I was quite annoyed to find out that ASUS has hidden the ability to format the SD card as internal memory. However I found out there is a way to un-hide the feature via adb. But the procedure I found is tested to work with Marshmallow, and I had already updated the phone to Nougat. Indeed, the adb command has had no effect on my phone.
So, now I am trying to downgrade back to Marshmallow. I am definitely a newbie to this world, but I have been able to find this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/how-to-downgrade-zenfone-3-nougat-to-t3573241) thread, which contains a link to a downgrading procedure (https://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-164531-1-3.html). However, it is not for ZC520TL but for ZE520KL.
I was hoping I could use the same procedure for my phone, if I find the right firmware, but I am not sure I have been looking in the right places. The ASUS website has various firmware versions for the US and I assume the oldest one is Marshmallow (Version US-13.1.4.43), but the procedure above requires two different firmware files and I do not know enough to understand what is the difference and where I can find them.
Anyone can shed some light on this for me?
Thank you
Ityboy said:
Hello all,
this is my first post on XDA so I hope I am doing everything according to the rules. If I do something wrong, apologies and I will do better next time.
So, I recently purchased a Zenfone 3 MAX in the US in a hurry out of necessity. So I was quite annoyed to find out that ASUS has hidden the ability to format the SD card as internal memory. However I found out there is a way to un-hide the feature via adb. But the procedure I found is tested to work with Marshmallow, and I had already updated the phone to Nougat. Indeed, the adb command has had no effect on my phone.
So, now I am trying to downgrade back to Marshmallow. I am definitely a newbie to this world, but I have been able to find this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone-3/help/how-to-downgrade-zenfone-3-nougat-to-t3573241) thread, which contains a link to a downgrading procedure (https://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-164531-1-3.html). However, it is not for ZC520TL but for ZE520KL.
I was hoping I could use the same procedure for my phone, if I find the right firmware, but I am not sure I have been looking in the right places. The ASUS website has various firmware versions for the US and I assume the oldest one is Marshmallow (Version US-13.1.4.43), but the procedure above requires two different firmware files and I do not know enough to understand what is the difference and where I can find them.
Anyone can shed some light on this for me?
Thank you
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Ask for it. A user in Canada obtained the downgrade. Please write in this thread and share it.
https://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=165621&extra=page=1&page=2&mobile=2
MezzaLuna said:
Ask for it. A user in Canada obtained the downgrade. Please write in this thread and share it.
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Thanks for your reply.
I have looked at the thread you linked, but I could not see any reference to someone successfully getting their phone downgraded to M by Asus. If anything some people in there stress how unhelpful is Asus with the whole thing. So I am not any closer to the solution than I was before.
Ityboy said:
Thanks for your reply.
I have looked at the thread you linked, but I could not see any reference to someone successfully getting their phone downgraded to M by Asus. If anything some people in there stress how unhelpful is Asus with the whole thing. So I am not any closer to the solution than I was before.
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Look at this for more info.
https://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-172018-1-1.html
By the way the Zenfone 3 max was a total mess for me so I used my right of withdrawal on the amazon.
I was successfull in downgrading my ZE552KL to M using the raw firmware
Visit this link and download the appropriate raw firmware for your phone
https://vnrom.net/cac-dong-may-khac/asus/
vishal1286 said:
I was successfull in downgrading my ZE552KL to M using the raw firmware
Visit this link and download the appropriate raw firmware for your phone
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Thanks for the link. I have looked around and found a firmware for the ZC520TL. However I am not sure it is the right one for me because it is my understanding that I need a firmware whose name starts with UL, rather than WW. I am not sure what would happen if I used firmware of a different zone. Moreover, I have been able to recover the right firmware from the ASUS website. What I need is the "RAW firmware" as defined in the procedure I have linked in my original post. But I don't know how that is different from the firmware. As I said, I am very new to this world.
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Thanks for the link. I have looked around and found a firmware for the ZC520TL. However I am not sure it is the right one for me because it is my understanding that I need a firmware whose name starts with UL, rather than WW. I am not sure what would happen if I used firmware of a different zone. Moreover, I have been able to recover the right firmware from the ASUS website. What I need is the "RAW firmware" as defined in the procedure I have linked in my original post. But I don't know how that is different from the firmware. As I said, I am very new to this world.
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WW stands for global firmware, however I am not sure what UL is for. You can contact the person in that website asking for your firmware. They will help.
What custom recovery is there for Zenpad 3s 10 Lte Z500KL P00I?
How can it be rooted?
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What custom recovery is there for Zenpad 3s 10 Lte Z500KL P00I?
How can it be rooted?
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I haven't seen any. Custom recoveries other than twrp.
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I haven't seen any. Custom recoveries other than twrp.
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Where did you find twrp for Z500KL P00I ?
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Where did you find twrp for Z500KL P00I ?
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From what I gather from the thread the zm500 version of twrp also works for z500kl. I cannot confirm this but an individual there suggests it is possible as does the creator of this version of twrp.
and here I've hard time unlocking bootloader.. tried many unlocking apks.. none of them wants to install.
Hello, do you know if it can be rooted? I'd like to install the latest version of Android on my Z500KL...
Thank you.
I'm trying... I'stuck with magisk manager and patched boot.img without fastboot as it doesnt has unlocked bootloader... looking for a twrp to install boot.img but hard to find one.
Any news for this?
Nope
Any news for this? Trying to bypass google authentification, because forgot all credentials. Already have the firmware but need more info about TWRP for this model Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500K. Want to reinstall original firmware UL-ASUS_P00I-WW-5.4.6.0.
Nope they'll never allow bootloader unlock in this model.. and never update anymore I presume.. I think asus flashtool will help.. (I hope.)
any progress in this matter? would like to go for a custom rom,too
Just posted this on another thread about unlocking and custom ROM for this tab, hopefully I can get an answer here too and retire this tab if no progress.
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Looks like nothing has happened here in a while. Am hoping for an update though if some progress has been made. I can't even unlock the bootloader so far... never mind find a ROM that works on it!
The reason I'm here is, I now find that even the ASUS apps are no longer supported on Android 7 (not that I used the ASUS apps much), but still... I looked on the firmware page and was really saddened by the fact that the JP version (which I have) had only 4 months of support (ie date from first firmware and last firmware is only 4 months apart...). For the WW version, it was 6 months. This is really a complete joke... It's a real pity because the hardware is not bad at all, and it is one of the last 4:3 screen ratio tablets. It's terrible to think that this thing has not had even security updates for the last 5 years, so unless I can get a custom ROM on there, then I think I'm going to have to look elsewhere for something.
I have a lot of update getting rolled out every now and then by Asus for this phone and after downloading then i saw it mostly for Asus_X01BD. So here is my question whats the difference between Asus_X01AD, ASUS_X01BD and Asus_X01BAD. and if someone has link to the latest update for ASUS_X01AD please post it link!!
Here's mine