How to Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow Manually

Asus starts rolling out Marshmallow update for Zenfone max. Zenfone Max is the second phone from Asus which received the Marshmallow firmware. Already Asus ZenFone 2 Laser received the Android Marshmallow update. The update is an Official Beta which moved out in phase wise manner. The update is rolling out through OTA (Over the Air) but for those who don’t want to wait for the OTA update can manually Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow. Now we can Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow but the ASUS ZenFone Max runs on Android Lollipop. The new Marshmallow update features like Now on Tap, Doze Mode, App Permissions and more. The Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for ASUS ZenFone Max available through OTA (over-the-air) and it is about 1.1GB in size with build number V13.8.26.15. Here provides the OTA zip file with that we can Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow manually through ADB.

List of Asus Phones to get Android Marshmallow Update

ASUS posted an update on its Android 6.0 Marshmallow rollout plans, the list contains eight phones which will receive a Marshmallow update. ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser ZE500KL and Zenfone Max receives the Marshmallow update and model numbers ZE550KG/ZE550KL/ZE600KL/ZE601KL would be next in line.

• PadFone S (PF500KL)
• ZenFone 2 (ZE550ML, ZE551ML)
• ZenFone 2 Deluxe (ZE551ML)
• ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition (ZE551ML)
• ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE500KG, ZE500KL, ZE550KL, ZE551KL, ZE600KL, ZE601KL)
• ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL)
• ZenFone Max (ZC550KL)
• ZenFone Zoom (ZX551ML)

Note: 

• Ensure at least 2GB of free space on your device.
• This process is only for ZenFone Max (ZC550KL) so don’t try this on any other optional.
• Battery level should be 75% before you Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow.
• It is suggested to take backup of your device and do a factory reset after installing the update if you are facing forced closed error.

How to Manually Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow:

STEP 1:To manually check the update, you can head over to Settings > About phone > System updates > Check for Update.

STEP 2:Enable ‘USB debugging’ option from setting>developer option>. To enable Developer Options, go to About phone and tap the                    Build Number 7 times.

STEP 3:Download ADB and fastboot driver for windows or ADB and Fastboot for Mac and install it on your PC.

STEP 4:Download the Android Marshmallow Beta for Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL and Copy ROM to a folder.

STEP 5:Now Turn Off your phone and boot into Fastboot mode by pressing Power+Volume UP

STEP 6:On Marshmallow beta ROM folder press shift+right click and click on open command here.

STEP 7:Now check your connection by typing the below command     if your device is listed you’re ready to flash the ROM

STEP 8:On Marshmallow beta ROM folder open the S3V3N_cmd file.

STEP 9:Now Command prompt will pop up, type below command to Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow Manually.

STEP 10:Wait until the process finish and restart.

STEP 11:Now Update ASUS ZenFone Max to Marshmallow successfully.