Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 made history in the sales. Asus gave us a lot of features within the Budget, Including Near Stock Android. Hardware side and Software Side, both are great in this mobile. If you consider Rooting, Before 2-3 Years, Most of us Root our mobiles to enhance the performance. Because The Hardware limits us and the Bloatware from the Manufacturers consume a lot of resources. So, To optimize our device, we root and remove those apps. Later, Most of us become frequent Root apps user. So, Even If we buy Better Specs mobile, We root our mobile. If you are a one in this list, you can root your mobile and flash this Pixel Experience ROM Pie 9.0. If you are a regular user, In My opinion, you don’t need Root and Custom ROM. You already have Well Optimized mobile. But, If you are a developer and Regular root apps user, you can follow below guide to flash Pixel Experience ROM. This version is Official, means it is free from significant bugs and will receive regular patch updates.
Why should you flash Official Pixel Experience Pie 9.0 on Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1?
We are thanks for the Hard work of Pixel Experience OS team and Maintainer Madhav Saladi(BabluS). Without this team, this method is not possible. Your mobile has 4/6 GB of RAM. It is more than enough for normal usage and heavy usage too. Your mobile will receive regular patch updates officially from Asus for some years; Coming to CPU- Your mobile has a Mid-Range-level Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 Processor. Coming to OS, It is Near Stock Android With some added Zenfone features. Some users prefer Pure Android. If you are a one, you can use this official Pixel Experience ROM. It is near the Stock Android with a lot of features. You can experience most of the Pixel phone features.
If we optimize correctly with correct OS after rooting, we can see some Improvements. So, after rooting, I can expect Lag-free experience? Probably. Also, if we hibernate and eliminate a lot of unwanted apps and optimize some apps, your device is hardware limited. But, within these limits, we can enhance the performance by 30-40% compared with your old usage. If you use Pixel Experience Custom ROMs, you can expect a 50-80% improvement in performance.
How to Install Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 Pixel Experience Pie 9.0 Official ROM
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 comes with a flexible bootloader other than Verizon devices. Verizon devices come with locked Bootloader. This means that different smartphone variants can be easily rooted. Also, the device can accept to install TWRP recovery or any other custom recovery file/app alike.
TWRP recovery is a custom recovery file which must be installed on your devices because you can root them successfully. In this article, we explained the easiest method to follow and install TWRP recovery on Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1. However, the tool required for rooting this device is the Magisk App.
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With the help of TWRP Recovery, you can quickly flash the latest version of Pixel Experience ROM into your Zenfone Max Pro M1. Before sharing the tutorial, you may want to know that, with the TWRP recovery present on your device, you can easily install any custom ROM or firmware. Does it seem complicated? Relax, everything will be explained succinctly in bullets. If you didn’t root your mobile, Refer- Root Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1.
Things to check out for;
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Check your device model number.
- Should have TWRP installed on your mobile.
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Make sure your device battery is charged above 50%
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Backup your current files and data, just in case (save them on external storage using TWRP Backup).
Pre-Requirement Steps
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Enable USB Debugging Mode and OEM Unlock on your mobile. To do this; go to settings >>> about >>> Tap on the “Build Number” 7-10 times consistently to enable “Developer Options,” then go to the “Developer Options” and enable USB Debugging Mode and OEM Unlock. There is no complicated process in Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1.
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Download Pixel Experience Pie 9.0 and copy it in your Mobile SD Card.
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Flash Pixel Experience ROM using TWRP
- Switch off your device. Then, enter into Recovery mode. To do this; press and hold down the Volume Down+ Power buttons at the same time for some time.
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Press the Volume Up button to continue when you see the warning message.
- Now it Will Boot into TWRP Recovery Mode.
- Select Wipe->Advance Wipe->Select Cache, Dalvik, System Data. System Data will delete all files including your Current OS.
- Return to Home of TWRP select Install.
- Select Pixel Experience ROM.Zip.
- After the Installation Reboot Your Mobile.
- We have successfully Installed Pixel Experience ROM on our mobile.
Regarding Gapps For Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
Google Apps Called Gapps. That are Pre-Installed on All Android Mobiles. Google apps are Gmail, Google Maps, Play Store, YouTube, Google+, Search, Google Docs, Google Music, etc. These Gapps are not Pre-Installed With Custom ROMs Like CyanogenMod and others, Due to Some License Problems. All the Gapps Applications are the property of Google. There is no Re-modification in the Gapps. If you flash other Custom ROMs, you should flash Gapps separately. But in Pixel Experience, they come as In-Built apps.
Considerable Pixel Experience ROM Pie 9.0 Features
There are a lot of features added in this Custom ROM. Here I mentioned some Important features.
- Android Pie 9.0 Stock Android ROM with System-Wide Color options available. Dark, Grey themes are also available.
- We have optimized Recent apps Switcher.
- Volume Rocker contains Silent/Vibrate/Mute Options with Easy adjustable navigation.
- Notification enhanced. Instead of replying to a single message, now you can reply to the whole conversation.
- Lock Screen Visualizer for music.
- New Set of Emoji.
- Notification light can be configured with a lot of colors.
- Google Camera app, All Banking apps, and Payment apps will work without any issues.
- Digital Wellbeing- Optimize your time with Social Network interaction.
- Adaptive Battery- Better Battery optimization.
- Improved Gesture navigation compared with the Oreo version and most of the features available in Pixel devices.
What More?
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is a Mid-level Mobile; We can expect Some Improvement After Rooting. But, If you use Pixel Experience Custom Roms, you can expect a considerable performance Improvement and Clear UI. So, If you have little knowledge in rooting, flash, you can flash Pixel Experience Custom ROM. If you flash other Custom ROM, check what is working and what is not working. It is wise to use Some Official Custom ROMs like Lineage or Pixel Experience. You will not get issues in HD streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Most of the Banking apps Will work without problems.
Selva Ganesh is the Chief Editor of this Blog. He is a Computer Science Engineer, An experienced Android Developer, Professional Blogger with 8+ years in the field. He completed courses about Google News Initiative. He runs Android Infotech which offers Problem Solving Articles around the globe.
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