How to make Zenfone GPS more Accurate

The GPS in phone enables you to get the location and further on usefulness of knowing your location is that you can use it for navigation. Before you come to conclusion that Zenfone GPS is not working on your phone make sure that it’s actually been given the rights to access. Here are some tips to make Zenfone GPS more Accurate.

1. Please go under APPS - SETTINGS - Scroll down and then tap LOCATION. It is under Personal.
   
2. Make sure the toggle switch in LOCATION is turned ON. Then within LOCATION tap on MODE.
   
3. Then within the MODE menu tap on HIGH ACCURACY to use GPS the sensor, the Wifi radio and the cellular radio simultaneously to determine the approximate location of the device. This will help navigate more accurately.
   

Your location is approximated by using this information from your phone:

• GPS: This uses satellites and knows your location within a few meters.
• Wi-Fi: The location of nearby WiFi networks helps Maps know where you are.
• Cell tower: Your connection to a cellular network can be accurate up to a few thousand meters.
• Other information: Your location can be improved with an accelerometer, compass, gyroscope and barometer in your phone.

8 ways to extend the ZenFone 2 battery Life

1. Lower screen brightness

An overly bright screen consumes more power and can be harmful to the eye. To adjust brightness, swipe down from the notification bar twice and use the slider. Extend your battery life, and protect your eyes while doing so! 

  2. Shorten screen timeout time.
To squeeze more juice out of your battery, you can shorten the screen timeout time so that your phone goes into sleep mode faster. Try changing the time from the default 1 minute to 15 seconds.
To change this setting, tap Settings > Display > Sleep.
To change Cover View screen timeout time, go to Settings > ASUS Cover > Automatic sleep. 

  3. Trim unnecessary background apps.
Prevent unnecessary apps you don't need from running in the background and consuming your battery by using Auto-start Manager. Tap Auto-start Manager to select apps you want to discontinue from running. 

4. Use Smart-saving Mode .
ZenFone 2 has many extremely useful battery modes, one of which is Smart-saving mode. It provides extra toggles for brightness, a feature that turns off internet, and an Extend Standby feature that lowers battery consumption by efficiently managing your push notifications when your phone is in sleep mode.
Tap Settings > Power management > Power Saver > Battery Modes > Smart-saving mode. 

  5. Tap Boost from Quick Settings.
Have you ever wished for a single button that solves all your problems? When you tap Boost, not only does it make your phone faster, but it also lowers battery consumption. Swipe down from the notification bar twice to find the Boost button. 

  6. Choose Wi-Fi over 3G/4G Data.
Using Wi-Fi instead of a data connection will use less battery because your phone doesn't need to constantly search for the network.
To turn on Wi-Fi, swipe down from the notification bar twice and tap the Wi-Fi icon. 

7. Turn off Location Services, Bluetooth, and NFC.
Don't be lazy! Turning off these services when you're not using them can extend your battery life. To turn these services off, swipe down from the notification bar twice and tap the Location, Bluetooth, or NFC icon. 

8. Set up an Auto-switch mode schedule.
You can't be using your phone all the time! Set up a time interval in Auto-switch mode to automatically switch to a lower battery consumption power mode when you're not using it. To do this, tap Settings > Power management > Power Saver > Auto-switch mode. After enabling this feature and choosing your starting and ending times, we recommend setting it to change to Ultra-saving mode (the default). 

Asus And AT&T Announce The $120 ZenFone 2E

Asus Zenfone 2E

The ZenFone 2E offers a 5-inch, 1,280 x 720 resolution IPS display covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Taking a peek under the hood, the handset is powered by a dual-core, 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor, along with 1GB of RAM. You’ll find a measly 8GB of internal storage, though that’s expandable to 64GB through the phone’s Micro SD card slot.

What’s most impressive about the ZenFone 2E, however, is its price. Asus has made it a habit to offer its phones at very reasonable prices, and that trend continues with the handset’s $120 price tag. Of course, the phone is an AT&T GoPhone, which means it’s a prepaid device, but even so, the amount of phone you’re getting for the $120 is rather impressive.

ASUS Zenfone 2E Specifications 

ASUS Zenfone 2E Specifications
Platform	Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Color	Charcoal Black/Pearl White
Dimensions	5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 inch ~ 0.45 inch
Weight	5.47 oz (with battery)
CPU	Dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor
Memory	1 GB LPDDR2 RAM
Storage	8GB eMMC Flash
Memory Slot	MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)
Connectivity Technology	WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
	Bluetooth V4.0
	One Micro SIM card
Network Standard	GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA+/FDD-LTE
2G	850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz,
3G	850MHz/900MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz
4G	LTE Bands
	1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/700MHz(17)/800MHz(20)
www.asus-zenfone.com

[ROM] CyanogenMod CM 12.1 For ASUS Zenfone 2

Original Post XDA
Credit to : crpalmer

Your warranty is now void.
We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM before flashing it! 

The entire process should work like a charm for you if you follow the procedure correctly. But DWYOR (Do it with your own Risk) I'm not responsible if you damaged your phone :) But don't worry i've tested this before. Backup your data before perform this tutorial.

Instructions

• First time flashing CyanogenMod 12.1 on your device, or coming from another ROM?
• Download the zip(s).
• Install a compatible Recovery
• Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM (Optional)
• Wipe data & cache partitions of your device (required when coming from stock!).
• Flash CyanogenMod.
• Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package.

ROM Download Links

CyanogenMod CM 12.1 For ASUS Zenfone 2 ZE551ML (Z00A)

Download Recovery 

CM Recovery

Google Apps Add On

Download Link

Broken Features / Known Issues

    Auto-brightness sometimes goes completely black
    Boot hangs sometimes (mediaserver seems to go crazy)
    Button backlight should be removed
        camera is mostly working except:
        crashes when switching between cameras
        video camera hangs during first boot (?)
        video recording audio volume is too low
    chrome (beta onlty?) rotating the display to landscape shows a blank screen
    gapps crashes on first boot (clean install)
    Hardware-backed keystore
    offmode charging (USB Charge Only Mode): Can’t get out of it
    selinux enforcing mode
    sim card not detected on first boot (clean install)
    USB UMS (Mass Storage)
    VP8 codec


Working Features

    adb
    android Wear
    audio
    AudioFX
    bluetooth
    brightness
    camera (partially, see the broken section)
    device Encryption
    drm / widevine (partially, main app works but some issues remain)
    dt2wake
    flashlight / torch
    gps
    microphone
    microphone mute for voice call
    netflix
    NFC
    NFC account setup during OOBE
    power profile information (battery usage information)
    radio (lte default, sms, voice calls)
    rotator
    sdcard
    sensors
    SIP calling (tried built-in mic/speaker, headset, speakerphone)
    usb-otg
    USB MTP
    USB PTP
    vibrator
    video playback, including youtube
    voice recognition
    VPN
    wifi
    WiFi tethering

Screenshots

 

[Full Firmware] Zenfone C ZC451CG V4.11.40.124

 
How to OTA update ? (Go to settings>About>System Update>Check for Update)
How to update Manual ? Here

ZENFONE C ZC451CG  firmware: 
WW VERSION
Version V4.11.40.124(WW) 

Description	Version number V4.11.40.124 [Applicable models] ZC451CG Release date 2015/07/17 (The system automatically pushed about one week to complete, you do not receive push updates, go to [Setting] -> [about] -> [System Update] to manually update) [System optimization] 1. Fixed Vodafone APN settings problem 2. upped the volume of ringtones 3. Update google search widget Appearance

File Size	913 (MBytes) 2015.07.17  update
Download from	Global

[Full Firmware] Zenfone 5 A500CG T00F V3.23.40.60_20150630_46

 

How to OTA update ? (Go to settings>About>System Update>Check for Update)
How to update Manual ? Here
How to update via ADB sideload ? Here 

ZENFONE 5  firmware: 
WW VERSION
Version V3.23.40.60_20150630_46(WW) 

Description

Please note that Android 5.0 Lollipop does not support some pre-installed apps. The listed apps below will be removed once the Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade is complete. The update and installation will take some time. 1. Battery widget 2. PhotoFrame widget 3. Google Text-To-Speech 4. Movie Studio 5. Cloud Print 6. CMClient 7. Magic Smoke Wallpapers" 1. SuperNote: change to link-downloading version 2. Asuswebstorage: change to link-downloading version 3. Remote Link: change to link-downloading version 4. Lockscreen: remove standalone wallpaper & weather info (only for 1GB RAM device) 5. Quick settings/Recent app layout change (only for 1GB RAM device) 6. Dialer/Contacts: reduce tab count from 5 to 3; remove group tab name/photo; remove foreground service (only for 1GB RAM device) 7. InCall screen: remove inCall animation & cover (only for 1GB RAM device) 8. Fix the problem of losing some files after changing the folder name in File Manager 9. Add KKBOX (link-downloading) (Taiwan only) 10. Add Dr. eye (link-downloading) (Taiwan only) 11. Add Zinio (link-downloading) 12. Add PubuBookBuffet (link-downloading) (Taiwan only) 13. Add eReadingNow (link-downloading) (Taiwan only) 14. Add ASUS Game Center (link-downloading) (Taiwan only) Offer hot and highly qualified games picked by a team of gaming experts Offer event privileges and goodies of virtual treasures Support membership with ASUS, Facebook and Google+ accounts to log in Offer VIP services: 24/7 online customer service Support purchase history to overview for games downloaded from ASUS Game Center Please notice that this upgrade will cause some problems of ASUS Contacts widget. 1. Before upgrade, add 4*1 ASUS Contacts widget to Home; after upgrade, the ASUS Contacts widget will always show “loading”.     Solution: Remove old 4*1 ASUS Contacts widget and re-add new 4*1 ASUS Contacts widget to Home. 2. After upgrade, the information in 4*3 ASUS Contacts widget will disappear.     Solution: Re-add information into 4*3 ASUS Contacts widget. No longer support NTFS format SD card. Please remember to backup your SD card data before upgrade to Android L with following steps: 1. Connect your ZenFone and computer with USB cable 2. Enter your ZenFone storage via computer 3. Select all data and copy it. Paste all your SD card data to your computer

File Size	717,45 (MBytes) 2015.07.14  update
Download from	Global

ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus Specifications

July 4, 2015, in Nanjing Tianyi Trade Fair, ASUS new smartphone ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus debut. ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus powerd by eight-core processor, the product not only reflects the ASUS strong design and manufacturing processes, also to enhance their level of software innovation to new heights, the new generation of smart phones bring breakthrough products experience to consumers.

Product name	Pegasus 2 Plus
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 eight core 64bit
Memory / storage	3GB / 32GB
Screen	5.5 inches retina screen full bonding, 1920 * 1080
Webcam	Rear camera 13 megapixel, F2.0 large aperture, 5P high transmittance Lens
	Front camera 8 megapixel , F2.0 large aperture
Flash / Filters	Color temperature of the flash, after photo blue glass filters
Effects mode	50 million pixel level ultra-clear picture quality, manual mode (AF metering separation and eight seconds long exposure), beauty and other proactive real-time
Battery	3030mAh
Size	151.8 * 75.5 * 8.3 (mm)
Operating system	Android L
Support Format	GSM / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / TDD / FDD / CDMA
Network band	GSM: 900/1800 / 1900MHz
	WCDMA: 850/900/1900 / 2100MHz
	TD-SCDMA: 1900 / 2000MHz
	TDD-LTE: 1900/2300/2500 / 2600MHz
	FDD-LTE: 1700/2100 / 2600MHz
	CDMA: Band 800MHz

Multidimensional touch, precision control

Pegasus 2 Plus equipped with the world's first multi-dimensional touch screen. One of the scenarios that can be unlocked by hand scanning lines on the screen, this technology is based on Qualcomm's new touch solutions improve touch development. The touch screen based on Qualcomm's latest solutions --improvetouch technology, touch screen information computing capability significantly improved, and thus can accurately capture touch shape, get a touch pressure and the contact surface, such as a touch richer information via sophisticated algorithms . Upgrade from traditional touch multidimensional touch, hand lines realized unlock, perceived by a large area of ​​the body texture scanning lines, and even the entire screen shot can recognize patterns, create a truly personal and exclusive way to unlock more fun and safer.

More surprise is, Pegasus 2 Plus owns 73.44 percent accounted for a large screen than the narrow border to 2.43mm, has a larger screen 5.5 inches Gengshuang experience, while perfectly suited to single-hand grip. Pegasus 2 Plus uses the industry's top-end touch-screen technology JDI In-CellLTPS, with full bonded Gorilla Glass screen more light power, Splendid sensitive. Has excellent performance in terms of contrast, fine quality degree, or full color, sensitivity, the viewing angle. Moreover, in the same backlight brightness, transmittance Pegasus 2 Plus is also higher, screen and more power. 

To create the ultimate camera experience, Pegasus 2 Plus 8 seconds slow shutter shooting and manual modes - Metering Focus separate functions, to achieve comparable SLR camera effects. 8 seconds slow shutter SLR camera shooting can be achieved "B gate" technology, through long exposure shooting, at night, darkroom light conditions, to create a rich photographic effects magic charm of the top, ready to create a stunning Art It works. Manual mode - Metering Focus separating function, the introduction of independent metering, the metering point in shooting and drag to any position on the focus of the image, according to creative needs in complex lighting conditions, shooting a silhouette, glare , portraits and other rich halo effect, in backlit environments to create more room for creativity, achieve SLR-level photographic effect. In addition, the mobile phone as well as professional effects model, fit a variety of scenarios that let you instantly transform a senior photographer, make shooting more professional and interesting. 

ASUS Zenfone 2 Running Windows 7

Windows 7 Installation Achieved on Asus Zenfone 2

Android as a platform has always been about its open source nature and the freedom it provides to the end user. From simple modifications like icon packs to more extreme ones like the MultiROM project, each passing day sees the community produce something new, something wonderful that further enforces the platform’s openness.

In what can only be deemed a project deep into the extreme end of the modding spectrum, XDA Senior Member ycavan took to the forums earlier today to show off a full-blown Windows 7 installation running on his Intel-powered Zenfone 2. The nature of the Intel Atom’s architecture ensures that the OS runs at near native speeds, and despite the installation
procedure being relatively complex, the end almost justifies the means for enthusiasts longing for a desktop OS on a handheld device. In his post, ycavan outlines every step required for the installation, the gist of which is that interested Zenfone 2 users must unlock their bootloader, flash a specific kernel, partition their SD card and run a host of terminal commands, upon completion of which, the Windows installation will begin in a virtual machine.

Via XDA-developers | Thread and Tutorial

[ROM] [CM 12.1] CyanogenMod for Zenfone 5 T00F/T00J

Quickly, in this article, you are going to efficiently learn how to install cyanogenmod 12.1 Android Lollipop on  ASUS Zenfone 5.

The entire process should work like a charm for you if you follow the procedure correctly. But DWYOR (Do it with your own Risk) I'm not responsible if you damaged your phone :) But don't worry i've tested this before. Backup your data before perform this tutorial.

Changelogs (10/July/2015):

• New System.img and boot.img fix Wifi, bluetooth, Houdini, Vibrator, Gapps installation, compass , Storage Full
• New Build Support Double tap to wake Here
  

Install Cyanogenmod 12.1 Android Lollipop On Zenfone 5

Warning: When you install a custom ROM on your android device, it voids your warranty.

Method 1 :

1. Unlock Bootloader your Zenfone 5 First : Tutorial Here for Kitkat / Tutorial Here for Lollipop
2. Download CyanogenMod 12.1 ROM (Download only the new one):
-New System.img and boot.img (Download Here)
-System.img (Download Here) <old>
-boot.img (Download Here) <old>
-sdcard fix boot.img (Download Here) <old>

3. Copy all to ADB Folder (Download Here if you don't have it)
4. Turn off device
5. Go to fastboot by perssing power + volume up
6. at ADB Folder open cmd by pressing Shift+Right Click > Open command here
7. at fastboot flash boot.img by type: fastboot flash boot boot.img
   
8. then fastboot flash system system.img
   
9. then fastboot flash boot fixSdcard-boot.img (Not required if using new system.img and boot.img)
10. factory reset your device
11. Done

Method 2 (New system.img & Boot.img):

1. Download CM 12.1 Zenfone 5 Auto Installer by tank0312 (Download Here|Mirror)
2. Turn Off Device and Enter Fastboot Mode (Power+Volume up)
3. Connect Zenfone 5 to PC/Laptop
4. Extract CM 12.1 Zenfone 5 Auto Installer
5. Double Click cm12-1-installer.bat
6. Wait Until Finish
7. Factory Reset / Wipe data

Method 2 (old system.img):

1. Download CM 12.1 Zenfone 5 Auto Installer by tank0312 (Download Here|Mirror )
2. Double Click cm12-1-installer.bat

Bugs for Old system.img:

• Gps (But sometimes working by setting to High Accuracy+wifi)
• Always showing memory full, but not affect the internal storage and sd card. download big apps from PS is working fine (Hold on
  "Storage space running out" notifications and disable it )
• Vibrate not working 
• Wifi tethering error not working 
• Can't save wifi password (must enter password again after disconnect->try WiFi connection manager app from play store, it solves WiFi bug !)
• Failed to Install BBM/Line via Playstore/APK (Fix: Push APK to system/app then Download and open Link2SD convert app to user app)
• So far good for daily use, battery review on progress :)

Screenshots Zenfone 5 with CyanogenMod CM 12.1:

 Credit to Tran Huu Tin

How to Root:

1. Go to Settings>About Phone > tap build number 7 times
2. Go to developer Options
3. Root Enable Device+ADB
4. Install superSU from Playstore 
5. If Doesn't work. Root with ZenfoneRootKit (Download Here) 

How to Fix Install Theme CM 12.1 Failed (on New system.img):

1. Download SDcard-fix boot (Download Here) and place it to ADB Folder
2. Enter Fastboot (Turn Off then Power+volume up)
3. Connect Zenfone 5 to PC/Laptop
4. At ADB Open Command and Type: fastboot flash boot fixSdcard-boot.img
5. Reboot, Done Now can Install Theme

Battery Performance (High Usage):

High Usage: screen almost always on from 100% to 5%. Bluetooth always on and Listening to music with bluetooth headphone from 100% to 5%, dual sim activated, sometime wifi browsing, and gaming around 30 minutes.

Battery Performance (Normal Usage):

Normal Usage: Trying this ROM for daily use, dual sim on, texting, browsing via wifi. Screen on time around 2:50 Hours and 16Hours From 100% to 5% (There is a litle bit usb charging on history when copying my data from computer). There was no restart/unstable issue.

For Questions and Troubleshooting, Fell free to ask Write at Comment Below

ASUS Unveils Pegasus 2 Plus

The ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus has been officially unveiled at Tianyi Trade Fair 2015. The Pegasus 2 Plus is the successor of ASUS Pegasus Series which the first Pegasus generation version has been released from last year.

ASUS Booth (from: zentalk.cn)

The Pegasus 2 Plus is a major update on Pegasus first generation. Drom more detailed screen and faster processor to improved camera and latest Android version.

ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus Thin Bezel (from: zentalk.cn)

ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus Metal Frame (from: zentalk.cn)

Kicking off with 5.5 inch display and powered by eight core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 13MP Camera with F 2.0 large aperture, 3030MAh battery and 3GB RAM. Pegasus 2 Plus covered with solid body metal frame

Pegasus 2 Plus both in software or hardware configuration on both smart good faith. At the same time, by virtue of sophisticated technology and low-key luxury designs, Pegasus 2 Plus brings unimaginable beauty. The foreseeable future with the expansion of 4G networks, optimization and upgrading of Internet business services, mobile Internet users viscosity enhancement, the ASUS 'provincial thing "to create the" + era "people enjoy the mobile Internet model will gain considerable development. Considering various factors, we have reason to believe that Pegasus 2 Plus will become the smart phone market this summer and even fall gathering popular star models.

[Themes] Go Green Zenfone 2 ZenUI Theme

Asus Zenfone Blog will share Go Green ZenUI Themes for Zenfone 2. I Hope you enjoy this Themes. Themes created by asus-zenfone.com

Note, Apply to Change:
-Lockscreen
-Wallpaper
-QuickSettings
-Go Green Icon Packs

Instructions:

-Install as normal apk, go to Themes>Go Green> apply

Screenshoots:

 Download:

 

ASUS Pegasus 2Plus Hands On and Specifications

Asus Pegasus 2 Plus will be officially released July 4, in front of reporters from Phoenix Digital has for everyone to bring this new HD Figure reward real machine from the booth. ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus equipped with Snapdragon 615 processor, with 2GB RAM + 16GB or 3GB RAM + 32GB, rear Camera 13 MP, using 5.5 inches full HD screen and Coming with Android 5.1.1. The ASUS Pegasus 2 Plus is expected to sell for around 2000 yuan (322.24US$), at the end of July, early August.

ASUS Pegasus 2Plus:

Source: http://digi.ifeng.com/a/20150703/41125254_0.shtml#p=15