How to install Android Pie 9.0 on Zenfone manually

If you own a Zenfone and is impatient to get hold of the system Android Pie 9.0, we have good news: this moment has come! And best of all, it's available for download from the official ASUS website. The file is only 1.1 GB and the installation process is very simple and uncomplicated. Check out the step by step below:

1. Download the Zenfone 5 FOTA update;
2. Transfer the file to your device's microSD card;
3. Enter device recovery mode and select apply microSD update option;
4. Choose Downloaded FOTA option and confirm.

Of all the steps, activating recovery mode may be, at first contact, the most complicated of steps. But don't fret! To do so, it is only necessary to simultaneously press the buttons to decrease the volume and on/off until the menus appear. After that, just wait. Ah, it's only thirty minutes the whole process. From there, just enjoy the new Android Pie update.

Android Pie 9.0 on Zenfone

When installing Android Pie on your phone, it is already possible to immediately identify some changes and news, including features such as a bar pop-up and a new “Magnifier” feature that makes copying and pasting a little easier.

Another really cool novelty is that, with Pie on your device, better performance and longer battery life are expected, in addition to an entire redesigned interface. Highlight for Artificial Intelligence, one of the flagships of Android Pie 9.0. Actions like the call machine learning (“learn your user habits”), customizing and managing the experience during use are also possible.

According to ASUS, the 5Z will receive the Android Pie update by the end of January next year. There's nothing official about the 5 Lite so far, but the update is expected in the first quarter of 2019. For the 5 Selfie there's still no date set. Rumors that ASUS would be developing the next triple camera Zenfone also continue.