Asus, as promised, has started rolling ou
the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the
LTE-variant of the ZenFone 5.
The company has posted changelog for
the Android 5.0 Lollipop for Asus
ZenFone 5 LTE (A500KL) on its ZenTalk
forum and it advises users to ensure the
running V11.4.6.94 software version
before installing V12.4.5.21. The Androi
Lollipop update for the ZenFone 5 LTE i
around 820MB in size and users will
have to follow standard operating
procedure (SOP) for the new system
firmware update.
According to the official changelog, the
Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrades Kindle,
Asus Webstorage, and Super Note apps;
brings new lockscreen which remove
standalone wallpaper and weather
details (1G RAM variant only); a change
to the quick settings/recent app layouts
(1G RAM variant only); revamped Dialler
and Contacts; removal of in-call
animation and cover; addition of My
Ocean wallpaper, Day Scene Live
Wallpaper, TripAdvisor, and Asus Auto-
start Service Manager app, and auto-
start service manager, as well as
improved VOIP phone call function and
music function.
To recall, the Asus ZenFone 5 LTE model
launched in July in Taiwan and was
priced at NTD 6,990 (roughly Rs.
14,000). The ZenFone 5 smartphone's
LTE variant never launched in India.
The Taiwanese company on Thursday vi
its ZenTalk post confirmed that the
Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for the Asu
ZenFone 5 LTE will start rolling out early
May and Asus has indeed kept the
promise. Asus had also confirmed that
the immensely popular ZenFone 4 ,
ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6 smartphones
will start receiving their Android 5.0
Lollipop updates starting mid-May.
On Thursday, the ZenFone 2 series ahea
of India availability started receiving its
first FOTA (firmware over-the-air) updat
that added new features.
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