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Asus ZenFone 2 Laser, ZenFone Max Now Receiving Android Marshmallow Update

Asus ZenFone 2 Laser, ZenFone Max Now Receiving Android Marshmallow Update

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 9 June 2016 16:57 IST

Highlights

The Marshmallow update will remove some preloaded Asus apps.
ZenFone 2 Laser and Max users can expect to receive the update in a week.
All the ZenFone 2 Laser variants will receive the update.

Asus back in February announced that it will roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for several ZenFone devices. The Taiwanese company has started rolling out the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone Max smartphones. Notably, all the variants of the ZenFone 2 Laser featuring a 5-inch, 5.5-inch, and 6-inch displays will receive the update.

The company announced the news via its official ZenTalk forum and confirmed that the over-the-air (OTA) rollout may take up to one week to completely "auto push" to respective devices. Asus ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone Max users can manually check for Android 6.0 Marshmallow update via Setting > About > System Update.

The release note says that the update brings Android 6.0 Marshmallow, apart from other features. The update for the ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone Max also removes several preloaded apps such as Asus Email, Asus Calendar, and Asus Messaging. Asus suggests users to use Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Messenger for relevant services.

The company however warns users that Android Marshmallow won't support transfer of apps to microSD card. "Please move apps to internal storage before system upgrades," notes Asus.

To refresh on some of the features of Android 6.0 Marshmallow (previously just Android M) include revamped app permissions; Google Now on Tap feature; new Chrome feature that will change the Web experience for Android users; New Silent feature for sound and vibrate mode as well as a 'Do Not Disturb' mode to block all sounds or only alarms and notifications, new RAM manager, adoptable storage devices, new app drawer, auto backup, and restore for apps, and battery saver features called Doze that will make Android devices smart about managing power.

Asus ZenFone Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Stellar battery life
Good indoor and low light shooting
Decent performance and software

Bad
Battery is not user-replaceable
Supplied charger is weak
Some problems with outdoor shooting
A bit heavy

Read detailed Asus ZenFone Max review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 5.0

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KL)

KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 2070mAh

OS Android 5.0

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

Asus ZenFone 2 Laser, ZenFone Max Now Receiving Android Marshmallow Update

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