Category Archives: Android

ASUS ZenFone Max Plus (M1) firmware update to 15.02.1904.453 – still Android 8.1 Oreo

After 157 (!) days Asus finally released the firmware update for ZenFone Max Plus (M1), also known as ZB570TL model code. The update is listed in the official BIOS & Firmware page and has a release date of May 23, 2019. The update is sadly still Android Oreo, so the debates if this update will include the promised Pie or… Read more »

Nothing new – Asus Zenfone Max Plus M1 is missing the April 2019 update

I (and many other owners of Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1) too!) used to be frustrated when Asus released a crappy update to Android Oreo and then hasn’t released a fix for it. Not in January, not in February, not in March. No firmware update for ZenFone Max Plus in May May 2019 is here and as expected April passed… Read more »

Asus Zenfone Max Plus M1 first quarter 2019 without updates

Another month has ended and for Asus it means another month without a firmware update for Zenfone Max Plus (M1) users. March 2019 was the third consecutive month without updates (after January 2019 and February 2019). This is especially worrying because the last two updates (in November 2018 and December 2018) completely rendered the Zenfone unusable. So many users are… Read more »