At this time Asus Zenfone Blog will share recovery tool for Zenfone 5. PhilZ Touch Recovery For ZenFone is an application artificial Shakalaca (All credits to him). PhilZ Touch is a CWM Advanced Edition that adds all the features you could ever miss in CWM (ClockworkMod).
Download PhilZ Touch Recovery
PhilZ Touch Recovery via ASUS Webstorage
PhilZ Touch Recovery via MediaFire
How to Install PhilZ Touch Recovery
- Your Zenfone already Unlock Bootloader (Tutorial Here)
- Download ADB Fastboot Tool (Download Here)
- Download Philz Touch Recovery above (Put it in the same folder with ADB Fastboot tools)
- Download And Install Intel USB Driver (Download Here)
- Activate USB Debugging in Developer Options (Tutorial Here)
- Turn off Zenfone 5 and enter Fastboot / Droidboot Mode (Power + Volume up together)
- Connect your Zenfone with USB Cable to your PC/laptop
- Open command prompt in Windows (in the same folder where ADB is located)
- Check connection by type fastboot devices if connection successful will be a list of Zenfone Device.
- Type fastboot flash recovery recovery_philz_t00f.img
DWYOR (Do With Your Own Risk)