Asus may have breathed new life with the 2014’s Zenfone 5, but the all new 2015 flagship from the company, Zenfone 2, is an underperformer for the most part. And all that is to blame about it is the bad software on the device.

We can’t fix what’s bad and exactly hogging down the device, but we can tell from experience that removing the pre-installed stuff on your device often improves the device’ performance. And this Debloat script by escape75 should do the job well.

However, the script requires you to have the latest 2.20.40.59 firmware installed on your Zenfone 2, so make sure you have that firmware before flashing the script. Also, you’ll need a custom recovery (preferrably, TWRP) to be able to install the script.

The list files and folders this Debloat script removes is pretty huge, we have it pinned at the bottom of this post if you’re interested in knowing.

Grab the recovery flashable zip file of the Debloat script from the download link below and flash it via TWRP recovery, no wipes of any sorts required.

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download Debloat script for Zenfone 2

Removed files and folders:

system/app/AsusDrawRes
system/app/AsusMirror
system/app/ASUSWebView
system/app/AWS
system/app/BasicDreams
system/app/BbblerActors
system/app/Books
system/app/BRapps
system/app/Chrome
system/app/CleanMaster
system/app/DataTransfor
system/app/Dreye
system/app/Drive
system/app/DriveActivator
system/app/Ezding
system/app/eztable
system/app/Galaxy4
system/app/Gameloft
system/app/Gmail2
system/app/Hangouts
system/app/HoloSpiralWallpaper
system/app/JawboneUP
system/app/Kindle
system/app/KKBOX
system/app/Maps
system/app/MFinanceHK-Bold
system/app/Music2
system/app/MyASUS
system/app/MyFrame
system/app/MYingHei_18030-M
system/app/MYuppyHK_Medium
system/app/MyWater
system/app/Newsstand
system/app/NoiseField
system/app/Omlet
system/app/PCLinkBinary
system/app/PCLinkManager
system/app/PhaseBeam
system/app/PhotoFrameWidget
system/app/PhotoTable
system/app/PicoTts
system/app/PlayGames
system/app/PlusOne
system/app/RemoteLink
system/app/Street
system/app/Syndor
system/app/SystemUpdate
system/app/talkback
system/app/Tripadvisor
system/app/Videos
system/app/WhatsNext
system/app/WidiInputService
system/app/YahooAuction
system/app/YahooECShopping
system/app/YahooMall
system/app/YouTube
system/app/ZenFlash
system/app/ZenTalkStub
system/app/ZenUIHelp
system/app/ZinioReader
system/app/ZinioSettingsProvider

system/priv-app/AsusBackup
system/priv-app/AsusEasyLauncher
system/priv-app/AsusFreshGreenTheme
system/priv-app/AsusKidsLauncher
system/priv-app/AsusLiveDemoService
system/priv-app/AsusLiveDemoUI
system/priv-app/AsusLovelyPinkTheme
system/priv-app/AsusPhotoCollage
system/priv-app/AsusTask
system/priv-app/ASUSZenUIPCSuite
system/priv-app/AsusZenUIServices
system/priv-app/CMSKeyV2
system/priv-app/DrSafety
system/priv-app/GameCenter
system/priv-app/LogUploader
system/priv-app/MicroFilm
system/priv-app/PartyRimBinary
system/priv-app/ShareRimBinary
system/priv-app/SuperNote
system/priv-app/Velvet
system/priv-app/ZenCircle

system/etc/cdrom_install.iso
system/tts

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