Many Asus Zenfone Android phones have a mysterious Fotaservice app with obscure functions. In most cases, this application is well hidden, but for the average user, it has no use whatsoever. How to get rid of it and should it be done?
Why is the Fotaservice app installed in Zenfone phones?
The Fotaservice software in mobile devices running Android is primarily responsible for the firmware of the operating system and for updating it. Moreover, this program works and is installed in android devices from the manufacturing company Asus.
However, if we are talking about ordinary, classic firmware, the Fotaservice program then performs a different function - saving all user and system data on the mobile device. When using this software, there is an over the air update, also known as OTA update or Over the Air.
That is, even if users complain about bugs and periodic freezes of this software, it is still important for the phone and its updating is quite important. After all, when using it, the user will not have any need to download each new firmware from official sites or connect his gadget to a computer to download updates.
A replacement for all these actions is the automatic update system Fotaservice. The application will independently find the necessary update, after which it will download it to the phone and only then will offer the user to download it. The only condition for updating via Fotaservice is the availability of a working connection of the phone to the Internet via a cellular operator or Wi-Fi.
But, as mentioned above, Fotaservice is also distinguished by a large number of errors. How can you fix them without harming the phone and the information stored on it?
How to fix errors in the Fotaservice app
From time to time with the Fotaservice app there are errors and problems. In most cases, the message that an error has appeared in the Fotaservice software appears after the operating system is updated in the mobile device.
In order to fix the error without damaging system or personal files, you can do one of the following:
- Clear application cache. To do this, go to the phone settings, find the "all applications" tab and find Fotaservice. In the settings of this application, you must click on "Clear cache".
- Disable automatic updates. You can turn it off not forever, but only for a while. You can enable automatic updates at night when no one is using the phone.
- Freeze the application using the Titanium Backup mobile program.
- Delete the application. To do this, you can use ES-Explorer or the same Titanium Backup.
Some methods are worth talking in more detail.
Freeze and uninstall Fotaservice app
If Fotaservice is frozen, the user will no longer see any firmware notifications. Also, updates for the Android OS will not be downloaded to the phone.
In order to stop the application, you need to go to the phone settings, select the installed programs, find Fotaservice and stop it. And only if the standard method does not work to stop the service, you can download Titanium. But in order to use this program, you need to be root.
If you are not right, you can say the latest version of the FramaRoot application. You need to start it and give it the rights to control the equipment (the request will appear during the installation process). After installation, you just need to reboot the device and move on.
Titanium Backup can now be given root rights. Inside the application, you need to open the list of all programs available on the phone, select "Backups", and then find Fotaservice and freeze it through the appropriate button.
Important: it is best to first stop the program, because deleting it can cause unpleasant consequences for the phone and the data on it. In addition, if the application is frozen, the user can always safely restore it.
With ES conductor, everything is a little longer, but easier. All you need to do is go to the root directory of the device, go there to the System folder, and in it find those files that are somehow related to Fotaservice (files must have the.apk extension). They need to be removed.
Things to remember before flashing
Before you start flashing the device, you should go through a small but important briefing. Here are a few things to keep in mind when flashing:
- · All actions will be performed only at the user's own risk;
- · All cases of flashing are individual;
- · In the case of firmware via a PC or just connecting to a PC, it is recommended to use the original cable;
- · Before flashing, you should make sure that the phone is at least 70 percent charged;
- · Flashing through third-party software automatically voids the gadget of warranty and warranty repairs.
All points are important and mandatory for general information in any cases of self-flashing.
Finally
Fotaservice is a useful program responsible for automatically updating Asus phones. Sometimes there are problems with the program that can be solved by standard means, but its removal should be left as a last resort, since the application is a system one.
