Asus ROG Phone 3 gets January 2022 security patch

Asus has started rolling out the January 2022 Android security patch to the ROG Phone 3, the company confirmed in a post on the ZenTalk forums on Tuesday.

The update comes with firmware version 18.0410.2201.192 and is rolling out in batches to the global units of the handset bearing the model number 'ZS661KS'. This means the update will reach a limited number of users initially.

Below is the complete update changelog:

Changelog

• Updated Android security patch to 2022-01
• Fixed issue where Themes cannot be downloaded after purchase

If you haven't received the update notification yet, check it manually by heading over to your phone's Settings > System > System Updates.

The Asus ROG Phone 3 is scheduled to receive the Android 12 update during the first half of 2022, along with the Zenfone 7 series. 

Asus ROG Phone 3: Specifications

The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a 6.59-inch HDR 10+ AMOLED display with a 144 Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the gaming smartphone features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G octa-core processor paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS3.1 storage.

Coming to the optics department, the phone has a triple camera setup with a 64MP Sony IMX686 main wide-angle lens, followed by a 13MP ultrawide secondary lens with 125-degree field-of-view (FOV), and a 5MP macro lens. On the front, there is a 24MP camera for selfies and video calling.

Fuelled by a 6000mAh battery, the ROG Phone 3 supports side charging to let you charge the device when gaming in landscape mode. Other features onboard the smartphone include dual front-firing 7-magnet stereo loudspeakers, an under-display fingerprint sensor.

In addition, the phone features ultrasonic AirTriggers 3 with Dual Partition functionality and motion sensor-based touch input for a console-like gaming experience.