ASUS ZenFone 3S Max : Guides and How Tos

Asus Zenfone Max started off a big revolution among the battery centric mobiles. Before the Zenfone Max, mobiles with large batteries used to be bulky and slow in performance. But now they are fast and slim like any other mobile. Zenfone did not stop with the Max and they kept introducing new mobiles every few months. The 3rd generation of the Max mobiles, Zenfone 3 Max, had two variants and now they have got a sibling. The Asus Zenfone 3S Max. Here is a mega list of guides that help you setup and use the ASUS Zenfone 3s Max. Also, do not miss our “Recommended Smartphones”  list that contains best smartphones for every budget.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Max : Best night time settings

At night we rarely use our smartphone. At home, we usually stick to TV or spend time with family or use tablet PC. Even when we use, it is better to use with reduced blue light emission. In this guide, we explain how to improve battery life and reduce blue light emission of smartphones at night. ASUS ZenFone 3 Max comes with lot of options to customize battery life and setting up Bluelight filter is also very easy. In this guide, we help you make use of some hidden features in Zenfone 3s Max that help you at night.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Max : How to change default application

While the default apps that come with the phone are okay to use, there are much better applications out there that provide more functionality. For example, True Caller fans would want True caller’s dialer app to be default Phone app. Some prefer Opera or Firefox to be the default browser application.  In this guide, we explain how to setup default applications on your Zenfone 3s Max smartphone.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Max : How to enable simple UI with Easy Mode

Easy Mode provides friendly UI with very simple icon grid layout and basic core functions. The icons will be super large in 3×3 grid with XL size text. The left most home screen is where you add contacts and the remaining screens can be setup to have application shortcuts. Easy Mode is good for aged elders who only need specific functions with text/icons large enough. Without any widgets etc, the UI will be very easy to follow. Even the settings page will have minimal list of settings.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Max : Kids Mode is a must have feature for parents

It has become a common place these days for parents to give phone to kids to calm them down. While we are strongly against this practice, this guide will help you limit your kid’s access to phone’s functionality. KidsMode in Zen UI helps you setup safe and controlled access to phone’s features. In this guide, we help you setup KidsMode in effective way.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to change themes

Themes is one of the most popular applications that come bundled on Android phones. Unlike iOS where you only get to use rows and rows of icons and folders, Android lets you customize every part of the OS. Thanks to Themes, the ZenUI is highly customizable. If you are too lazy to create your own theme, you can build a theme by picking a wallpaper or you can apply themes already added by others. In this guide, we help you get used to the Themes application.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to use gestures to speed up interaction

One of the very useful features of Zen UI is ZenMotion. I can draw a letter when the display is off and the corresponding app assigned to launch will open up. This way, I do not have to unlock the phone, tap on app to open. This indeed saves lot of time.

ASUS Zenfone 3S Max : How to block calls and SMS for select numbers

Most of the time during day or night, we do not want to attend to unwanted calls. These days, we get a huge number of spam messages from vendors (sale, offers etc). Even though you add your number of national DND registry, the spam wont stop. Setting up call and message blocking is one ideal way to make sure that only those who you prefer to contact you (call/sms) at any given point of time can reach out to you. ASUS ZenUI’s blocklist feature helps you to setup a list of numbers that cannot disturb you. In this post, we show you how to effectively customize block lists.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to enable or disable touch sounds and other notification sounds

One of the irritating things with these OSes is that by default most touch sound and notification sounds are enabled. These include sound for unlock/lock phone, sound when a photo is taken, sound when you click on screen, sound when you are typing. It is very easy to disable/enable these sounds.

Learn how to take screenshots with ASUS ZenFone 3s Max

Taking screenshots using ASUS ZenFone 3S Max is easy. If you only want to take a simple screenshot of whats there on the screen, press Vol-Down and home key at same time and the screenshot is stored. There are few other options that you can explore.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to update your phone

There are different ways to update ZenUI. You can download the patch/ROM and apply it manually but the easiest way is to use the Mobile Manager application. Most of the time, the OS looks for updates and throws a notification when there is an update.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : Lock applications for safety

There are certain applications in our phones that we do not want others to use. When one has kids at home who love using your phone, it is a safe practice to setup locks for applications as phone lock/unlock pin is not enough. App lock feature in ZenUI lets you unlock all or specific applications so that when the app is opened, you are prompted for unlock password.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to share internet from your phone

Every smartphone these days come with option to share internet connection. This means that you can setup your phone as a wireless router. This helps a lot for those who are always on the go and need to connect their laptop or tablet to internet. With Jio, Airtel etc offering super low price data packs, internet sharing can save money.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to change quick toggles in notification bar

Notification bar is one of the best features that Android brought to the smartphone industry. While iOS and other OSes also have similar feature, there is no match to Android’s notification bar. The amount of customization that is available is unmatched. In this guide, we will take a look at how to customize the quick toggles. Quick Toggles are used to turn a feature (e.g.: Wi-Fi) on or off.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to block app from using cellular data

Time and again, we end up with an application using up too much of cellular data or we may have set of apps that we never use while connected to cellular network. It is a good practice to block these apps from using cellular data as even 10MB saved is data saved.

ASUS ZenFone 3s Max : How to restrict amount of data used per month

Cellular data is at a premium these days, unless you are using Reliance Jio network. Setting up warning and cut off when your monthly data quota is neared is essential to have. In this guide, we guide you to setup data limit on ASUS ZenFone 3s Max.