Zen Touch Cases - Come on Creat

I know this has been done to death, but are creative taking any notice? There is obviously a demand for different/better style cases for these great players - a vaja case would suit me down to the ground but I'm not paying over ?40.00 (thats for a basic case without belt clip, by the time its deli'vered to the UK)for something custom made that I can't send back if I don't like it! I also don't really care if its made out of the finest leather from a calfs testicles or pvc as long as it works!
So come on creative, you're missing an opportunity to take a reasonable amount of money off lots of people.

Seen them, still a lot of money for what looks a much inferior product to the vaja, thanks for the tip though. What I'd like is for Creative to get their act together and start producing some options like those ipod people do.. I actually dont mind the supplied case for putting on my belt, I am worried it might fall out the top if I bend over or trip or something, but wouldn't it be nice to just have a cheap skin type case for when you put your player in your pocket?

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  • Zen Touch Case Scr

    Does anyone out there have a non-functioning Zen Touch that could be cannibalized for parts? If so, I'd be interested in obtaining the small black screws that hold the metal case closed. There are two screws on the bottom of the unit and two on the back. Thanks,?Sube

    http://www.nomadness.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3304
    The startup screen doesn't work with the new firmware, but is fine with the old one.
    There are also plenty of posts of this topic in this forum, please search before you post.Message Edited by daedalus007 on 2-3-2004 06:05 AM

  • Zen Touch (the device itself) case f

    hi
    i've got a problem with my zen touch case. I've never dropped it or done somthing wore to it. I really handle it like a raw egg. But now the plastic broke a little bit. as you can see on this pics . Obviously it broke at the same place on both sides. This is the reason why I think this is a material-flaw based problem. Do you think this is enough to RMA it (The Thouch is only 4 month old)? The device itself has no scratches. I realy think that the material of a 200? device should be free of such flaws.
    the pics Message Edited by shadowkeeper on 04-7-2005 0:48 PM

    thanks for your help!
    hmm, i'll think about it. because for some reason such things annoy me :-). perhaps I'm an perfectionist.

  • Zen Touch is fro

    I bought my Zen Touch in Sept 05, & built up a modest 900 tracks. Two weeks ago I turned it on, it showed 'now playing' but it had frozen. I could not turn it off. Reset turned it off and back on to its frozen state. I could not access Recovery Mode. Creative suggested letting battery run down, connect to charger and at 3rd attempt I was able to access Recovery Mode. Clean Up did not work. The Organiser prog does not recognise the player when I connect it to the PC so I cannot back up my tracks. Using skip or any other button did nothing. Format All and /or Reload Firmware would lose all content.
    What a dreadful state of affairs. I know there are 900 tracks in this little box but Creative has no way of accessing them. This must be the worst product I have ever bought. The Zen Touch should come with a health warning to back up everything but I don't suppose Creative want to say how such a disastrous fault might happen.

    I sympathise. To be fair, you wouldn't expect there to be a dead end, no-further-help-available scenario, but the bad news is, that's what appears to be on the cards.
    The symptoms you describe are pretty similar to what happened to me. Though, through a huge amount of random retrying, I did get it to restart (I have no idea why it suddenly chose to, but after 6 days, it did, so keep trying!), and I was eventually able to back up my 2000 tracks before trying to solve the problem (it was still freezing).
    But when I was finally able to access the recovery mode and do a disk clean up, and then try to reload the firmware (I tried to load all the available firmwares, including the PlayForSure Firmware, which DOES wipe the disk clean), the player wouldn't respond. In fact I'm now in a worse situation, cause I now have a non-responsi've and EMPTY mp3 player (see my thread, probably above).
    So, no good news on that front as nobody appears to know the right solution (but thanks to all those who have made suggestions) and I am stuck with a ?70, 4 month-old empty dead turkey. A distinct absence of useful advice from anyone at Creative too, you'll notice.
    So, it's not just you, and I'm afraid there are a number of us in a similar state of disappointment.
    By another Creative product? Dunno. Who's to say this is not a problem that could happen to any MP3 player? All I know is that I would definitely think twice about it next time, especially when considering the aftersales support.

  • Zen Touch Ca

    Hi. I've been searching the forums for zen touch cases and have a few questions about the ones discussed.
    RE: the Krussel flip case. I tend to use the touch pad a lot to switch songs, etc. Will I be able to open the case a lot to access the touch pad or is the headphone jack in the way?
    RE: the Belkin Dell DJ case. There was a link to see a picture, but it doesn't work anymore. Could anyone describe what this one looked like. Is it the drawstring one or something else?
    RE: the esxpect skin. Do these really do much to protect the player? We li've in the country and also am looking for something to try to keep dust out as much as possible.
    Any other suggestions regarding cases?
    Thanks a lot
    Debbie

    I've got the Krusell case. If you use the stock headphones or any with an L-shaped jack you're going to be fine. If you've got phones with a straight jack, you might want to use an L-shaped adapter (if there are any) because it could get in your way depending on the brand. So far I'm really satisfied with the case, it seems to be really well made.

  • Zen Touch Krusell Case [Imag

    I just received the Zen Touch Krusell Case today, and must say that I finally have a true case for my MP3 Player.
    Anyways you can find the detail and product pictures on Krusell's website: www.krusell.se
    However I took some of my owm pictures to clarify the cases design.
    [img"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/Coolrulez/MP3%20Player/Front.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
    As you can see the front leather case is very sleek and does a good job of protection.
    [img"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/Coolrulez/MP3%20Player/FrontZoomed.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
    The player sits in plastic film, and there is a cutout for the touch pad, and the OK button.
    [img"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/Coolrulez/MP3%20Player/Side.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
    The side is open for the volume and power buttons.
    [img"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/Coolrulez/MP3%20Player/Back.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
    Krusell uses the Multi-Adapt system meaning you can use different clips depending on your use.
    [img"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/Coolrulez/MP3%20Player/ClipBack.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
    I got the Slide Swi'vel Kit because you can keep the clip on your belt and still remove the case.
    Overall it seems like a decent case and I guess I am juts happy that I can use my player while it is in the case.Message Edited by Coolrulez on 08-23-2005 06:57 AM

    I bought the Micro case from a Krusell distributor:
    http://www.pcs-ltd.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=83&products_id=6&osCsid=0af 26c28c8df6ae2448d762476a9d8
    and have been very happy with it as well!
    The clip system allows me to finally mount my Creative player in my car in a clean easily clicked in and out fashion
    jake

  • Creative Zen Touch - Sounds from inside case and firmwear not reload

    the story:
    I was sitting in my room when suddenly in the middle of a song, the music stoped, i go over to check. Nothing works, so i get a paperclip and reset it. After reset, it stays on Creative logo for 5 mins. While inside the case a sound like a motor going on, off and then a static kind of noise. I restart a third time and i get recovery screen. I do cleanup. then reboot. Then format, reboot, then firmwear deletion, reboot.
    I head on over to the website and read FAQ's and such. I attempt to put the newly downloaded firmwear onto my Zen Touch. I click the file, it starts the instalation process and then says "An application is interfering with the flash program (e.g Creative file Manager)....." I would like to add, i've tried rebooting my computer, and i've turned off every single thing except for the instalation browser.
    What should i do?
    Message Edited by chris23 on 08-5-2006 06:49 AM

    I think your hard dri've has crashed. If the player itself is making a loud noise like that it's most likely the hard dri've. I'm not sure if reloading the firmware would solve this problem.

  • Zen Touch Sensitivity & Carrying Case Is

    I have had the pleasure of owning the Zen Touch for a little over two months and I am consistently impressed with the quality of playback. I do, however, have to agree with some reviews and posts that talk of the over sensitivity of the touch pad. I am quite familiar with the different points that control the speed of the scrolls, etc., but there is no question that this touch pad is way too sensiti've, no matter what the setting. My question is, can't this be corrected by a firmware download, and if it can, will it be forthcoming? My second issue is with the carrying case which is totally non-user friendly. When you look at other MP3 players (i.e. Dell Jukebox, Ipod, etc.), the manufacturers have made allowances for the controls to be accessed while the player is still in it's case, whereas Creative has not done that. I have contacted Creative twice on this matter and was first told there was going to be a new case available for the Zen Touch. When I followed up with a second call three weeks later, I was told there is no such item on the drawing boards. Anyone have a clue about the carrying case? Thanks. Happy Holidays to all.

    Thanks for your response. I am really being patient with the sensitivity issue and whenever I think I have it mastered; bang, the screens just have a mind of their own. I would think that Creative would address this issue at some point, since a lot of reviewers have mentioned this "drawback." I can li've with it. I agree with you about the case being bulky. In addition to not having access to the controls or being able to see the screen, I have found that the case does not really stay on the belt securely. I have found that for piece of mind, I will rest it on something or clip it on the back of the airplane seat in front of me. I did treat myself to a pair of the new Bose noise suppressing headphones. Can't hear the engines on the plane and the Zen Touch plays music as if you were in the front row of a music hall. Outstanding!!!!

  • The Creative Zen Touch Movement: Active Creative Us

    Who out there wants a skin for their Creative Zen Touch? Who is tired of the monopoly that Vaja cases has and forces you to buy their horrific case for 70 Big Ones? Who is tired of the Creative Case that is included and is extremely bulky and doesnt even have a screen to see what you are doing? Are you not tired of having to take the Zen Touch of the cases everytime you want to do something? Are you tired of users that have Iri'ver and Apple's Ipod having infinite accessory choices while you are limited to 2 case choices? If your answers to these questions were yes, this is the new movement for you. This movement will bombard companies like Iskin and xSkin with emails asking them to provide a Creative Zen touch alternati've for cases that are protecti've, photogenic, and sleek. This method works because Iskin and xskin want to make $$$ and with more emails they know they will make more money. My Ipod counterparts show off their Ipods and protecti've them with the xskin exo3 which is only 0.7mm thick, and cannot defend my creative zen touch because I have a bulky case that makes it 3 times as big. With a skin, my creative will be protected from scratchs, perfect for style points, and i dont have to take it out of a case everytime I want to change anything. This movement worked on the Iri'ver site where they overloaded the system with emails for Iri'ver skin requests, and 3 months later, Iskin rolls out a skin for the Iri'ver. We can do the same. I encourage you to assist me in this movement so we can bring the Creative Zen Touch to the top of all mp3 players trampling the Ipod and Iri'ver alltogether. Now whos with me? Its time for action because we are the Acti've Creative Zen Touch Users
    We are sending emails to these sites
    http://www.iskin.com/store/I2feedback.tpl
    On this site fill in your name and email and then paste this message (below) into the comment zone:
    The Creative Zen Touch Skin Movement
    This is the Creative Movement brought to you by Creative Zen Touch users. We have had enough with the horrible cases that are offered to us as choices. We are look to towards you for salvation. We kindly ask that you create a skin for the Creative Zen Touch, our forums are overloaded with request. The market for a skin for the Zen Touch has great potential to grow and we offer you as our first choice to do so. We are tired of the Ipod and Iri'ver users who can show off their sleek mp3 player complimented by a sleek skin and a screen protector. We wish we can do the same. We want to level the playing field for all mp3 players and we are asking you to do so. I have talked to over 80,000 creative zen touch users via the Creative Forum and they are all urging for a skin and are willing to buy it. That is a great potential market you have in front of you. Thank you for your deep consideration. This movement is lead by Creative user dmai7.
    - Your Concerned and Ambitious Customer

    actually about the skin thing
    if u wanna change the skin of your touch you ll have to brake the warranty patch that is over a screw and with it end your warranty time.
    for stuff that sticks over the case its alright
    and yes there should be more accessories to this thing
    have fun

  • Creative Zen Touch Skin PLEEEAASSEEE HELP!!!

    Who out there wants a skin for their Creative Zen Touch? Who is tired of the monopoly that Vaja cases has and forces you to buy their horrific case for 70 Big Ones? Who is tired of the Creative Case that is included and is extremely bulky and doesnt even have a screen to see what you are doing? Are you not tired of having to take the Zen Touch of the cases everytime you want to do something? Are you tired of users that have Iri'ver and Apple's Ipod having infinite accessory choices while you are limited to 2 case choices? If your answers to these questions were yes, this is the new movement for you. This movement will bombard companies like Iskin and xSkin with emails asking them to provide a Creative Zen touch alternati've for cases that are protecti've, photogenic, and sleek. This method works because Iskin and xskin want to make $$$ and with more emails they know they will make more money. My Ipod counterparts show off their Ipods and protecti've them with the xskin exo3 which is only 0.7mm thick, and cannot defend my creative zen touch because I have a bulky case that makes it 3 times as big. With a skin, my creative will be protected from scratchs, perfect for style points, and i dont have to take it out of a case everytime I want to change anything. This movement worked on the Iri'ver site where they overloaded the system with emails for Iri'ver skin requests, and 3 months later, Iskin rolls out a skin for the Iri'ver. We can do the same. I encourage you to assist me in this movement so we can bring the Creative Zen Touch to the top of all mp3 players trampling the Ipod and Iri'ver alltogether. Now whos with me? Its time for action because we are the Acti've Creative Zen Touch Users
    We are sending emails to these sites
    http://www.iskin.com/store/I2feedback.tpl
    On this site fill in your name and email and then paste this message (below) into the comment zone:
    The Creative Zen Touch Skin Movement
    This is the Creative Movement brought to you by Creative Zen Touch users. We have had enough with the horrible cases that are offered to us as choices. We are look to towards you for salvation. We kindly ask that you create a skin for the Creative Zen Touch, our forums are overloaded with request. The market for a skin for the Zen Touch has great potential to grow and we offer you as our first choice to do so. We are tired of the Ipod and Iri'ver users who can show off their sleek mp3 player complimented by a sleek skin and a screen protector. We wish we can do the same. We want to level the playing field for all mp3 players and we are asking you to do so. I have talked to over 80,000 creative zen touch users via the Creative Forum and they are all urging for a skin and are willing to buy it. That is a great potential market you have in front of you. Thank you for your deep consideration. This movement is lead by Creative user dmai7.
    - Your Concerned and Ambitious Customer

    my god, THANK YOU FOR SOMEONE SAYING THIS, man, they got em out there, but only in the UK, and i dont know about you, but i li've in the US and im dying for the exspect skins to be in the us, can SOMEONE please tell me where to get them in the US or someone make them, cmon guys at creative, if they can do it, you sure can

  • Zen Touch is dead, Zen Vision:

    I threw my bag on the ground in an angry rage (not Zen related, not very Zen at all in fact). Unfortunately my Zen Touch was in it at the time, and now is sadly dead and headed for the recycling plant ('hard disk problem' screen, click of death, won't reboot etc.) I thought the Zen Touch was a great player a bit let down by firmware / accessory support. I see that Creative are improving these things for the Zen Vision:M so I thought I might upgrade to that. Therefore I have a few questions about this player:
    ) Does it have a removable battery or not?
    2) What are some good cases for this player? (the Creative one looks nice)
    3) Is the Audible firmware update going to come back, and what were the problems with it's Is type 2 Audible track good enough quality?
    4) Is there anywhere to download legal music/ movie videos in the UK, and is the video feature really as good as it is cracked up to be?
    5) Does the black Zen Vision: M scratch too easily?
    6) Can you switch from music to radio with the separate wired remote?
    7) Should I wait for Creative to make a player with a DAB digital radio (I like radio) or will this never happen?
    R I P my poor Zen Touch, I am sorry I destroyed you. Message Edited by joshua32 on 06-07-2006 04:52 PM

    . NO removable battery, sorry. But it has a amazing battery life.
    2. The one comes with the device is ideal for carrying, but you can't, of course, use the device inside it. I remember I saw some cases for it.
    3. I don't know, I'm currently using that firmware (you are talking about .40 firmware with Audible support, which was removed after a few days, right), and have some problems with the sound. As soon as I upgraded, I started hearing some sort of clicky noise in the background, my files are mp3.
    4. Don't know about download, but video quality is superior, just as the screen. (supports WMV v3, DivX, MPEG, screen res: 320x240, 800kbps max. for video)
    5. Yeah A bad side of the device. The screen gets very easily scratched, more than the device itself (I have a black one), but fortunately, they don't create a problem as the screen is really bright (you can set it also, the brightness, there are 0 levels)
    6. I dunno, don't have the remote.
    7. I don't know anything about DAB, sorry. But I don't expect (personally) anything with better radio capabilities soon.
    r.i.p. btw the case is also a really good protector from crashes for ZVM.
    Bottom line:
    I've bought mine in March , and using it frequently, every day.
    Definitaly recommend it. Feel free to ask more about ZVM if you have any questions.

  • Creative Zen Touch Problems - Creative Detector didn't install prope

    hi, i was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to help me out...
    i run Windows XP HE SP2 on a HP Pavilion dv4000 laptop, Intel Pentium M .73GHz, gig RAM
    a couple of days ago i installed Logitech Quickcam 0.5.0.096, RegCure .0.0.43, Diskeeper 2007 Pro Premier and Nero 7.9.5.0 Ultra (not the full install - Burning Rom incl. Express, NeroVision, Soundtrax, Recode & WaveEditor) onto my machine...
    i've had older versions of nero and diskeeper on my machine before and MediaSource worked fine, so i don't think it is either of those packages but i list them here just in case...
    after all of this installing i wanted to upgrade my ZEN Touch/MediaSource package with the latest updates etc... this seemed to work fine for a day or two then my 20gig ZEN player just stopped bein recognised by my laptop, i've tried all manner of help on this forum, even tried reinstalling the package... but when i came to do this the installshield cam eup with the following message: 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, Creative Detector - could not be created.'
    after installation was complete i tried looking in the install cd and found the folder where CTDetect.exe li'ves, which is the player detector i believe, i ran the set-up.exe found in that folder but the error code 6003 came on my screen asking to shutdown any running programs, something about the internet connection and one other recommendation i can't remember now before trying again...
    it was then that i tried to extract the .cab file with the relevant .exe in it but when i tried to open the .exe it opened MediaSource and still would not detect my mp3 player upon docking...
    oh yes, and when i try to dock the player my computer does not recognise that i've put something in the USB socket, nor does the player recognise docking with my comp... i even tried taking out all other USB connections but to no avail...
    any and all help is much appreciated thanks,
    zapachna666Message Edited by zapachna666 on 02-25-200702:57 PM

    Sounds like the same issue with our Zen Neeons ("Neeon won't come on").

  • DO NOT BUY CREATIVE ZEN TOUCH 2

    I cannot begin to explain the problems I have had with the Zen Touch that I bought 2 Weeks ago. The long and short of it is the original device that I bought, I could not transfer songs to it. Dowmloading the latest Firmware / Drivers / Application etc made no difference whatsoever. Problems ranging from errors like 'Device is busy or not attached', to copying songs across and them showing on Creative Media Organiser but not showing on the device itself. Also problems with the device freezing and having to wait for the battery to run out before it would work again. After lengthy phone calls to someone on support who could neither speak or understand english, I arranged for another one to be sent to me, in return for the faulty one. And guess what, the new one has exactly the same faults as the original. I have uninstalled the software on numerous occasions thinking that it may be a faulty install. Set it all up on my machine at work, and my friends machine at work, only for the same problems to occur when transferring songs. To top it all, I sent 3 messages to the support link on the creative web site, only to have a response to, yep you guessed it, NONE of them in FOUR DAYS. My advice to anyone who is thinking of buying a Zen Touch, or any other Creative Labs product come to think of it is, is to go out in the back garden and set fire to the money instead. Just incase anyone thinks I am doing something wrong, I work for a software company, and I know that if we sent a product / gave a support service that was as poor as that I have received, I would be out of a job in 5 minutes. I am Going to get my money back and go for an iPod, telling everyone I know to steer well clear of creative. Thanks for listening.

    "If the mailer I received from Cambridge Soundworks yesterday (a Creative complany) is any indication, buying a 20GB Zen Touch or even Sleek would be a bad move. It looks like the Sleek is already being relegated to the status of "**bleep** stepchild" in the Zen line-up, which is where Touch has been for a while. The latest ad from Cambridge Soundworks was pushing the Micros, Nanos, Muvos and even Neeons. But no Sleeks."
    You comments don't make much sense. The Sleek is a new model and is probably backordered by many dealers. That is probably why Creative is not promoting it heavily on its own. Demand from Creative's retailers is probably more than enough to consume the production for a while.
    "But that's not what's interesting. It's what product <B>was</B> prominently featured: The Zen 20GB. This is the player that looks like a fat Zen Micro in a black case, previously available only in Asia. "
    That does seem to make sense though, since Creative probably didn't make enough of them for a full retail store roll out in the US, so they probably decided that that selling them directly would be a good move. National retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot, etc. want products to be available in huge quantities otherwise they don't want to sell them.

  • Q&A Guide about ZEN Touch 2

    Hey people!
    I had time to kill, and I've been around since a while now; I now own a ZEN Touch 2 since more than 6 months. I figured out I'm able to help quite a lot of people about this device, actually (even though I don't have an astronomic number of posts), and I felt like writing a little guide about common questions about the ZEN Touch 2 could help, why not?
    First of all, this is a guide applying to the ZEN Touch 2, I don't know about the ZiiO. Maybe my tricks will work on both devices, but I can't be sure about it.
    LAST UPDATED: November 23th 2012.
    Q: Why does my ZEN Touch 2 freeze so often?
    I've got 2 theories about why these freezes happen so often: I own another Android device, which have a fairly weaker processor than the ZEN Touch 2, and it does not freeze at all. So the ZEN Touch 2 is quite powerful! But even on Android 2.2.1, it's perhaps the installed stock firmware that is unstable. That cause the problem.
    Second theory, I believe the ZEN Touch 2 don't have much RAM availible! Around 200-256 MB. What's interesting here, is that my other cellphone does have a weaker processor (600 MHz VS 800 MHz), but it also have more RAM, 512 MB! That could be the reason why the ZEN Touch 2 freeze so often, when the device is basically running out of RAM.
    Or it could be both! An unstable firmware installed, and no enough RAM. Who knows?
    Q: Okay, but how can I fix this issue?
    There's no magic way to make your device running super-fast like any other smartphone, especially if the problem is the lack of RAM, rather than the unstable firmware. The number 1 solution, it's obvious: uninstall APPs. The more APPs are installed, the more RAM they use. The more your device is going to freeze/crashe. Myself, I don't have many APPs installed, only 17 (Some of them being like 500 Ko, or even extensions or themes, that are only 150 Ko). I use my ZEN Touch 2 only for listening to music, and browsing the Internet using Flash Player. It does the job well enough.
    What you could also do, is install the APK/APP Fast Reboot Pro. I have it installed, and it free your phone memory everytime you unlock your screen, or press the widget. Extremely usefull. That'll help to prevent the ZEN from freezing, a bit.
    Well, even though I have 17 APPs installed, including Fast Reboot Pro, my Touch 2 still crash, rarely. I've been experiencing a serious issue about my ZEN booting loop, for no reason at all! Had to boot in recovery mode, and wipe the data. Which lead me to think the stock firmware can also be the problem for unstability.
    Q: How do I install APPs on the ZEN Touch 2 ?
    Since the Market is unavailible (I've tried to install it without any success. However, seems like some people managed to install it, most probably with root. I've tried, but cannot get it to work, myself), you'll have to download APK files. You have the choice to download from ZiiO Space, or from any other website. Download an APK file, save it anywhere on your SD Card, then open the built-in APP "Explorer" on the ZEN. Lauch the .APK, install it, and you're done.
    Remember to check "Enable unknown sources" on the "Manage Applications" menu!
    A fastest method, you could manually download and install "SlideME". I've used it for a while, and it's a Android-Market / Google-Play "Like". It'll work without any problem on the ZEN.
    Q: Is the ZEN Touch 2 rootable ?
    Yes it is!
    First thing first, rooting your device will void your warrantee. I did it, since I live in Canada, and I have no intention of returning the device in California if it break. I am not responsible if you brick your device doing the process, even though nothing wrong should happens. If you don't know what is Root Access, you better not doing this.
    I've used the following method. It worked like a charm.
    Install the Z4Root APK. Now your Antivirus (Computer maybe, and ZEN Touch 2 antivirus as well, if you have one) will warn you it contain a malware. Z4Root is not a virus! Simply because it perform actions that can be dangerous to your device, that's why you get a warning.
    Launch Z4Root, and press the "Root" button (Not temporary). Z4Root will do the rest automaticly! Then your device will reboot, which is normal. Don't do anything during the rooting process, however!
    If the rooting worked, you should now see the APP "Superuser" in your APP Drawer.
    You still have the option to Un-Root your device - assuming you want to return the ZEN to the store, for example - by launching Z4Root again, and press the button "Un-Root". Simple as that.
    Q: Can you install a Custom ROM such as Cyanogenmod ?
    I've tried without any success... I was hoping install another firmware would make the device as stable as it should be.
    I installed ROM Manager, but when the APP ask you to backup your current bootloader and select your device, the ZEN Touch 2 isn't in the list, so I couldn't perform the backup.
    There are more complex ways of installing another ROM, but I haven't tested those. This is becoming quite dangerous.
    I requested help on XDA Forums, but haven't got any, sadly.
    Q: The GPS doesn't work !
    Okay, so I don't know if your device really is defective, but I can tell you about my experience; I always disliked Google Maps APP, since it requires you have a Wi-Fi connection availible to use your GPS. Not pretty helpful when outside.
    What I recommend you, is to install the APP Locus (Keep that in mind: the more APPs you install, the more your device will freeze.). Free version is powerful enough. What I like about this magical APP, it allows you to download maps, so that you can view them offline (They are pretty big in size)! Download a few maps, and activate your GPS, it should seek your position.
    I believe when people says their GPS doesn't work, it's mainly because the ZEN Touch 2 GPS is really slow to find your position. Really. I first had trouble with this too, and for the GPS do to his things, this can takes up to 15-30 minutes, no kidding. And when the GPS work, it have chances to loose your position randomly.
    So yeah, sad to say that, but the GPS on the Touch 2 isn't the best. My position is find instantly on my other 600 MHz smartphone (LG Optimus One).
    Q: What is the Recovery Mode, and how do I access it ?
    You can access Recovery Mode by holding the HOME button and then turning ON your device at the same time. This menu can be really useful, and even save your device, like it did for me.
    Here are the options availible:
    - Reboot System Now;
    - Apply Sdcard : update.zip;
    This is used to update your firmware if you're still on Android 2.1. You could also install Custom ROMs with the filename update.zip that you've put to the root of your internal storage. Highly not recommended to install any Custom ROM, since these ROMs aren't customized for the ZEN Touch 2, simply!
    - Wipe Data / Factory Reset;
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