Asus has announced that the immensely
popular ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and
ZenFone 6 smartphones will start
receiving their Android 5.0 Lollipop
updates starting mid-May.
The Taiwanese company confirmed the
news via its official ZenTalk forum and
added that Android L updates for the
ZenFone 4 (A400CG and A450CG), Asus
ZenFone 5 (A500CG) and Asus ZenFone
6 (A600CG) have been sent for "final
verification."
The ZenTalk post said, "Asus was
scheduled to provide ZenFone 4, ZenFon
5, ZenFone 6, ZenFone5 LTE and
PadFone S with Android L upgrade in th
end of April. We've sent the new version
for final verification and we expect to
release the upgrade soon."
The company alongside also confirmed
Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for the Asu
ZenFone 5 LTE and Asus PadFone S. Th
ZenFone 5 LTE is likely to start receiving
the update early May while the Asus
PadFone S will get the update beginning
June.
Some of the notable features of the
Android 5.0 Lollipop version include a
cleaner, flatter design with a more fluid
interface and animations. There is a new
'Quick settings' menu that has been
revamped, and includes new controls lik
flashlight, hotspot, cast screen controls
and more. The lock screen now displays
richer notifications, and users can view
and respond to messages directly from
the lock screen.
Asus initially confirmed the Android 5.0
Lollipop update for the ZenFone 4,
ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6 smartphones
last year.
On Thursday, the ZenFone 2 series ahea
of India availability started receiving its
first FOTA (firmware over-the-air) updat
that added new features.
Asus Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5, Zenfone 6 to Receive Android 5.0 Lollipop Update in May | NDTV Gadgets
