Asus is a very reputed
firm in the field of technology and time and again it has proven its worth with
amazing smartphones like the Asus Zenfone 4, 5 and 6.
Recently Asus launched
the Asus Zenfone 2 and it has received a positive review from the tech populace
at large. The phone is really different from the standard market stock and we
decided have decided to uncover some tips and tricks for your new Zenfone 2.
Tip
1: Removing the Back Cover of the phone.
Asus Zenfone 2 has a
classy back cover. However peeling of the plastic back cover might be tensing
for you, as you might break the plastic cover. Well there is no need to worry
anymore. All you have to do is place your nails into the groove and the left
bottom of the phone and give it a slight upward nudge. Removing the cover is as
easy as that. The plastic makes a clicking sound as you open it completely
however there is nothing to worry about that.
Tip
2: Adding items (widgets and apps) to the homescreen
Widgets and app shortcuts
are quite frequently used services. They make accessing different functions
easier. To set up widgets or app shortcuts just tap and hold the home screen.
This brings up options like apps, widgets, wallpaper and edit page. You can add
the widgets and apps using this. You can also make additional customisation
using the edit page option.
Tip
3: Changing transparency of the wallpaper on Zenfone 2.
This is a unique feature
of Zenfone. You can change the transparency and visibility of the wallpaper.
First select a wallpaper you want to display using the method mentioned in Tip
2. Then you will get an option to set transparency. You can set the image as to
your liking and set if you want a background or not as well.
Tip
4: Special Apps from Asus for Zenfone 2
Asus has maintained that
creating a user friendly and easy to use smartphone is of utmost importance to
them and so it has preloaded the device with various helpful softwares. Some of
them are listed below
- What’s Next
- Mirror
- Party Camera
- PC Link
- AudioWizard
- Do It Later
- Power Saver
- Quick Memo
- Remote Link
- TrackID
- Smart Connect
- Splendid
- SuperNote.
Tip
5: Time rewind feature
Time Rewind is a feature in which the camera would automatically
keep a take images happening 2 seconds at an interbefore you capture the photo,
thus it would be a rewind of every 0.1 second till the previous 2 seconds, and
1 second after you hit the capture button. It would show a set of pictures in
which you can select the best click and save it. This is one of the modes
available in the photo capturing modes in Camera app of Zenfone 5.
Tip
6: Resetting and Backing up Zenfone 2
It’s very likely that you
are going to sell the device after using it for some time and you might want to
delete or backup all the data that is present on the phone. Well with Asus
Zenfone 2 backing up your data becomes easy and all you have to do is go to
setting and press personal backup. You can reset the phone as well which will
delete all the data.
Tip 8: Selfie Mode:
PixelMaster also has another feature called the selfie mode that enables the users to capture high quality selfies using the rear-facing camera.
Its facial recognition software detects the presence of all the faces within the frame, autofocuses, counts down and automatically snaps 3 burst pictures to capture the best picture.
Tip
7: Create GIF animations
PixelMaster app on the ZenFone 2 smartphone enables
users to capture images as animated GIF images . With the dynamic GIF-animation
function, the user needs to press and hold the capture button to take a series
of pictures that will then be automatically transformed into an animated GIF.
Tip 9: Power saving mode:
Power Saving mode is as the name suggests used to
extend the battery life. It has two modes in it namely: Optimized mode and Ultra
saving mode. Ultra saving mode maximizes the battery life by turning off the
internet connection. The optimized mode on the other hand extends battery life without
disconnecting the internet connection.
CONCLUSION:
Asus Zenfone 2 is a smartphone packed with amazing
features and can be a great help in dire situations. We hope we covered all the
tips, however if you have some tricks of your own then please do share them in
the comments.
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