Asus today unveiled the much-anticipated ZenFone Max Pro M2 and ZenFone Max M2 at its launch event in New Delhi, looking nothing short of stunning and at competitive prices. But Asus also took the time to highlight the Android 9 Pie update timeline for existing Zenfone smartphones.
How to update to Android 9 Pie on Asus Zenfone 5Z
From our weekly Twitter Q&A sessions, we already know that you've been doggedly waiting for the Android 9 Pie update on the ZenFone Max Pro M1 and ZenFone 5Z. Well, Asus has today confirmed on stage that the Android 9 Pie FOTA updates will start rolling out early next year – next month, to be exact.
As you can see in the screenshot above, Asus promises the release of the Android 9 Pie update for the ZenFone 5Z in January next year – ahead of the ZenFone Max Pro M1 which is supported by stock Android. It had previously been spotted by Asus testing the Pie build for this smartphone on Geekbench, but nothing had been heard about it until today.
The company's Redmi Note killer, the ZenFone Max Pro M1, will be the last of the lot to receive the Android 9 Pie FOTA update in February next year. Even the newly launched ZenFone Max Pro M2 unfortunately comes with Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box and will receive the Pie update in January next year.
