The ASUS ROG Phone launched last year as the mobile industry’s top gaming smartphone. While its hardware is nothing short of impressive, its software support has been disappointing.
The phone launched with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box in June 2018, and in January 2019, a Geekbench listing of the phone running Android Pie surfaced, leading folks to believe the update would roll out soon but it didn’t, not until now.
Yes, the first-gen ROG Phone (ZS600KL) is now receiving Android Pie even though other devices are already getting Android 10. The news was announced on ASUS ZenTalk forums.
The update arrives as version 16.0410.1910.91. Below is the full changelog:
- Upgraded system to Android P.
- Removed PAge Marker, ZeniMoji, Report Location in Safeguard, weather animation setting, AI Charging.
- Removed the Yandex cloud operation of File Manager application.
- Upgraded Game Center to Armoury Crate with a whole new design.
- Added “Adaptive brightness”, “Adaptive Battery”, “New notifications”, “Status bar icon manager”, “Screen recorder”, and “Local backup” in Settings.
- Upgraded Game Genie panel with new design and features.
- Added Android P “Swipe up on Home button” gesture.
- Support 24-hour forecast in Weather application.
- Revamped Mobile Manager, Contacts, File Manager, Calculator, Clock, Gallery, and Weather applications.
- Redesigned volume control panel following Android P.
ASUS is currently working on updating the ROG Phone 2 to Android 10. It already rolled out the update to the Zenfone 6 and Zenfone 5Z. However, we do not think the ROG Phone 1 will be getting Android 10 anytime soon, if at all.
The Android Pie update is rolling out gradually, so if you check your device now and it isn’t available yet, you may want to give it a few more days.
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