In August, ASUS opened an Android 11 beta program for the ZenFone 6. The smartphone received its first beta of Android 11 a month later, which bundled a number of improvements to ASUS ‘own ZenUI skin. Now the ASUS ZenFone 6, or ASUS 6Z as it is known in India, is getting another update through the beta channel. The changelog is of particular interest to T-Mobile users in the US, as the new version finally brings official support for Voice over LTE (VoLTE) over the carrier’s network to the phone.
ASUS ZenFone 6 XDA forums
In addition to compatibility with T-Mobile’s VoLTE service, updating with the version number 18.0610.2009.63 Also optimizes the stability of the stock camera application. ASUS also fixed minor bugs introduced in the initial version of Android 11, such as broken Portrait mode and non-functional FM radio. You can find the full changelog for this Android 11 beta for the ZenFone 6 below:
- Improved system stability
- Correction of the “Ok Google” function
- Enabled TMO US VoLTE
- Optimized camera stability
- Fixed Amazon HDR display issue
- Fixed FM radio not working issue
- Fixed an issue where switching to Portrait mode prevented the camera function
Thanks to ASUS ZenTalk community user Averan for the screenshot!
The update appears to be rolling out to existing beta users for now, although we haven’t spotted the firmware package download link yet.
It should be noted that from January 2021, any device that does not support VoLTE on T-Mobile will no longer be able to connect to the operator’s 4G LTE or 5G network. Given that ASUS recently brought T-Mobile VoLTE support to ROG Phone 3, it looks like the Taiwanese OEM really doesn’t want to lose the lucrative market. If you are using stable Android 10 firmware on your ZenFone 6, you can still manually enable VoLTE (and VoWiFi) after rooting your device, thanks to our fantastic aftermarket development community.
