ASUS is rolling out a new software update to the Asus ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro. It brings new security patches, fixes bugs, and adds a new Android 12-like one-handed mode. However, Asus hasn’t mentioned any specific regions that will be getting the rollout. Considering this we can expect it will be available in all the markets. Meanwhile, this version of the one-handed mode looks and behaves a lot like the one-handed mode we saw in Android 12.
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This new update improvement allows you to swipe down near the bottom of the screen to bring the screen down. Although this is not actually new to ZenUI or to the Asus ZenFone 7 series. Before the Android 11 update, you could do it via a double-tap of the home button or from the Quick Setting panel. It shrunk the screen both horizontally and vertically. Unlike, the new Android 12-like implementation, which only shrinks vertically.
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Apart from the new one-handed mode, the Asus ZenFone 7 update also addresses video freezing when shooting in 4K 60fps, lag and frame drops in games, and the weather app not syncing properly. Full update changelog is below:
- Fixed the lag and frame drop issue when playing the game
- Updated Android security patch
- Fixed the recording freeze when using 4K 60FPS
- Added One Hand mode
- Fixed the obvious color blocks in the photos of beautiful skin mode
- Fixed the weather app will not update automatically
The firmware version for the update is 30.41.69.89. The size of the update is not known yet. The update will roll out in increments. It will also go to Asus ZenFone 7 Pro and ZenFone 7 smartphones automatically. However, users can head to Settings > System > System updates to manually check for the update.
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