Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 Gets Updated With Face Unlock, April Security Patch & Bunch Of Improvements

Asus launched the ZenFone Max Pro M1 in India two weeks ago. The smartphone went up for pre-orders yesterday and shortly went out of stock. The buyers of the ZenFone Max Pro can expect to see an update on their phone right after the first boot. The update which Asus started rolling out today includes face unlock, April security patch, and improvements to the camera, audio, gyroscope, fingerprint reader and battery standby time. The changelog is given below.

Changelog

Enable Face Recognition functionality
Improvement in the gyroscope functionality
Improvement in audio parameters
Improvement in the response speed of finger print sensor
Optimization in front as well as rear cameras such as color correction, HDR Algorithm, Low light photograph etc.
“ZenUI” will change to “ZenFone” on the system update screen
Optimization in the power consumption during standby
Security update from Google for the month of April

At 125MB, our 1st FOTA update enables Face Recognition functionality. It improves the gyroscope, audio parameters & response speed of the fingerprint sensor. It optimizes camera performance & power consumption during standby. Join the sale on 10th May at https://t.co/FJ2Jsbrg6I pic.twitter.com/qAsyBcwLhZ

— ASUS India (@ASUSIndia) May 4, 2018

The update size is 125MB and it has the build number is OPM1.WW_Phone-14.2016.1804.252-20180428. Asus has said that it will be providing security patches to the ZenFone Max Pro once in every two months. The company has a "strong intention" of updating the Max Pro to Android P, followed by Android Q. Asus has promised to improve the Max Pro continuously via software updates.

For more information about the update, you can check out Geekyranjit's video below.




Source: FoneArena

[Image credits - Asus]

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