New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on January 28, 2020) follows:

It is a known drill that, OEMs start pushing beta updates before the stable update (especially for the firmware updates), in order to get the feedback about the current build regarding bugs and issues from its users.

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In the past, Samsung also pushed quite a bunch of Android 10 beta updates for its Galaxy devices before finally rolling out the stable OneUI 2.0 (Android 10) updates.

Similarly, Asus till now has pushed five Android 10 beta updates for its gaming beast ROG Phone 2. Note that the beta program for the ROG Phone 2 began back in November 2019. Eventually, a month later, the first beta update was pushed out.

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Asus ROG Phone II

The last beta i.e. fifth Android 10 beta for the ROG Phone 2 was rolled out a few days back with version number V17.0210.1912.39.

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Asus ROG Phone 2 Android 10 beta 5 update

And it seems that Asus might bring in the stable Android 10 update soon as in a recent development, a new Android 10 beta 6 update is live for the ROG Phone 2 users.

The update arrives with the version number V17.0210.1912.50 and is currently live for users in Russia and is expected to be available for other regions soon. It brings in fixes for the Bluetooth connectivity issue, improves accessories and system stability.

Below is the official changelog:

Changelog:

  • Improve system stability.
  • Improve accessories stability.
  • Fix bluetooth connectivity issue.

If you are interested in updating your Asus ROG Phone 2 to the latest Android 10 beta 6 update, then you can download the update package file from the below section.

Note that we are including two files, one for the users who are on beta 5 and the other for users who are on Android 9 Pie. Moreover, you need to rename the beta 6 update file (downloaded from below) to UL-ASUS_I001_1-ASUS-17.0210.1912.50-1.1.55-user.zip then put it in the root of internal storage and restart the phone

Download Link

  • Device: Asus ROG Phone II
  • Codename: ZS660KL
  • Channel: Global (WW) Beta
  • Android: 10
    • Type: Recovery
      • Download: Link (For Beta 5 users)
      • Download: Link (Android 9 users)

With the Android 10 beta 6 going live for the ROG Phone 2 users, it is expected that the stable update might be on its way, sooner than expected. We will keep you in the loop once we have more information in this regard.

Update 1 (February, 17)

According to a new report, Android 10 Beta 7 is now live for the ROG Phone 2 users. It arrives with the version number V17.0210.1912.54 and weighs in around 129.07 MB in size.

Below is the official changelog:

Changelog:

  • Improve system stability
  • Improve accessories stability
  • Fix low probability audio mute issue

You need to rename the beta 7 update file (downloaded from below) to UL-ASUS_I001_1-ASUS-17.0210.1912.54-1.1.71-user.zip
then put it in the root of internal storage and restart the phone.

Update 2 (February, 25)

Asus has rolled out the Android 10 beta 8 update for the ROG Phone 2 users. It carries version number V17.0210.1912.55 and weighs in around 125.07 MB in size.

Below is the official changelog of this beta 8 update:

Changelog:

1.Improve system stability
2.Improve accessories stability
3.Fix Bluetooth connection issue

You need to rename the beta 8 update file (downloaded from below) to UL-ASUS_I001_1-ASUS-17.0210.1912.55-1.1.79-user.zip
then put it in the root of internal storage and restart the phone.

Update 3 (March 09)

The Android 10 update is live for the users of Asus ROG Phone 2. Read the whole story here.

In the meantime, do check out our dedicated Asus section to read more similar stories surrounding Asus smartphones.

Update 4 (March 09)

After a brief scare, the stable Android 10 update is now available for the ROG Phone II alongside the download link for manual installation. See the full story here.

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