Can detect writing nicely, and can add typing. When the stylus is pulled out a tab appears on the left, and using that can scribble on seemingly any screen. Also stylus is detected even when hovering near screen.


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This device is hot! Are there any good apps for heat/processor management? Device gets hot even when reading ebooks @.@
Also, wifi hotspot range not as good compared to a cheaper phone (alcatel scribe easy).

Uhm because i am unbelievably new to android i tend to compare this FonePad to my Windows PC. Hence my following questions:
Is there a way to setup a 'home network' as opposed to wifi hotspot?
Any way to know who is piggybacking your hotspot connection?
Is it true that Java is supported via Java MIDP (Java seems as just broken as on other androids)

Mine just indicates that stylus is detached, and brings out the tab that opens the page that allows you to scribble over things...

Mine does, but if you don't have it you can re-enable it via developer options...

To find the developer options (initially hidden) follow the trick as stated by someone in this very thread previously.

IIRC tap version number 4-5 times, then a message will pop up 'You are now a developer'. Thereafter you can access the developer options via settings page.

Honestly, not sure. Gotta go by trial and error here perhaps. From what i see, transition seems to control the speed that menus appear and disappear. The other 2 not too sure @.@

Hopefully someone can offer a full/better list of affected elements.

So would you go for the zenphone 6, when it finally appears, or do you have another candidate in mind? Kinda interested to know what competitors there are for this seemingly superb value phone... Haha right now on both sides of my screen got advertisement for something called Mi3 (Mission: Impossible 3 phone?) but i still feel that the zenfone 6 is the only true alternative to our phone.

Anyone noticed that this device is misrepresented on versus.com? Too many specs wrong lol...

Thanks for the info! Btw does anyone have experience using zenui (update will be using it). Also, what is the extent of impact when upgrading to kitkat, apart from game progress wipes?

Downloading 1.1gb file while researching these mysteries...

Update: no it does not wipe the phone... just like a very large update. However i kinda dislike zen ui compared to whatever was used, and so i reccommend trying out zen ui first.


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Though I haven't noticed erratic sounds, I have noticed another problem: asphalt 8 crashes or hangs the phone very regularly, very fast... Even at the garage view, doing nothing.

Typing speed seems like lagging right now (not sure if its a setting).
Icons too simple / lame for my taste.
The convenience of pulling down the quick setting page from within any app is gone too.

The ui is so much less useful that i can now say : zenfone 6 vs fonepad note 6, fonepad wins hands down, even without kitkat! Seriously, the ui experience is such a letdown that i now need to have a break. Having a kitkat

Edit: they did add some apps for sharing pics, and even apps, with other devices. Havent gotten to trying those yet. They also added a customer support add, so i guess kitkat users will at least have something new that we need :-P

This post has been edited by midas: Aug 10 2014, 08:38 AM

Yay ty, quick settings ftw only the option to control volumes selectively now missing. Btw for the benefit of other forumers, problem with crashing game (asphalt 8) was easily solved; just by clearing the cache.

Grats, welcome to the club!

I see improvements in the UI e.g. the return of the ability to control various volumes from the popup activated by the volume buttons. Typing, like right now, is still quite slow, and Asphalt force closes and hangs at least once a day, but zenui is getting better, bit by bit.

Btw MyBitcast and some other apps were removed, so it is now possible to uninstall it.

Anyone else notice these or improvements or degradations in kitkat and zenui compared to the jellybean version?

Edit: Has anyone rooted kitkat?

This post has been edited by midas: Aug 22 2014, 09:08 AM

Meaning format the phone can reinstall JellyBean? How can I do this? Hehe since i have the 1GB file i guess it would be fun to revert, see how JB feels in comparison, and then decide if i wana re-upgrade XD

IMHO best to get it repaired by Asus itself, hence i would point you towards service centre in Lowyat Plaza.

For everyone else, ty for clarifying the 'format' thingy. I wouldn't mind starting off again with squeaky clean kitkat; some of my apps do work better after a simple redownload. This kinda reminds me of the scenario we get when upgrading PC OS without formatting the older version. It might just erase some remnants of old bloatware...

In your case, probably that, or some caps bloated out... BTW in case you were thinking of replacing the fuse, its probably an smd; didn't see any other kinds when my charger popped open the other day lol.

For me, the charger contacts (internal) are now loose, guess i kept pulling out the usb cable too often @,@ In my case, wiggling the cable at the charger end allows the phone to charge momentarily; i guess this can be a symptom / indicator of loose contacts.

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The one thing seriously wrong with this phone (for me) is the deafening tone that plays when a call is cut. Ridiculously loud, when the phone is smack flat against the ear. Anyone else has this issue? If so, a 'solution' would be to drop the 'notifications' volume...

This post has been edited by midas: Dec 7 2014, 04:08 AM

Hey guys has anyone repaired cracked glass? Wanna get price estimate to decide between repair or getting a zenfone 6. Love this screen's clarity though. Unfortunately, Asus won't give a price estimate until after inspection, and inspection without repair is supposed to cost RM150.00
Also, does anyone have any thoughts about those diy screen repair kits online? DIY screen repair @.@

Awesome, thanks! Saved me a lot of time and effort.

In this case, i would like to ask, does anyone have recommendation(s) for protective accessories? For my part, i can testify that screen protector has held my screen glass in mostly in place, and hence functional (with stylus but not to finger) even after the gorilla cracked.

Haha lucky i asked here else thought price still around 1k )