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CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
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Taiwanese smartphone brand, Asus has started seeding the first Android 9 Pie beta update to its latest mid-range smartphone, the Zenfone Max Pro M2. Released in December 2018, the Max Pro M2 is currently running a stock version of Android 8.1 Oreo with January 2019 security patches. This is the first time Asus released a beta update to its smartphone in India. After finishing the beta testing, Asus will roll out the final stable update to the Max Pro M2 users in India. As of now, there’s no timeline from Asus on when it’s going to finish the beta testing process. Asus is offering some great smartphones since 2018, but the company was often criticised for poor software optimisation. With this new beta programme, Asus will take feedback from the consumers and make the optimisations required by the users.

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 Gets First Android 9 Pie Beta Update: How to Install?
Asus made the announcement of beta update rollout on Twitter saying that users will have to enrol inside the programme to get the update. Asus has named the beta programme as Android Pie Power User Beta and only the Zenfone Max Pro M2 users can install this update. Furthermore, Asus states that “Asus will not provide downgrade service for beta power users unless beta power users would like to quit the beta user programme.”
And similar to the case with other companies, Asus states that “the beta software updates are sometimes not as stable as our official Software Updates. By installing this update, you accept the potential risks.”