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[Q] can I install market manually?

I'd like to buy this tablet, but I found there's no market app and I have the installation .apk file extracted from nexus one.
Can I install this market in order to get other applications from there?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10475889

hoagm said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10475889
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I read that, but I'd wait until the 14 days trial is over, so I have to be sure the .apk manual install works before installing update.

I have the Elocity A7 but since it lacks a true capacitive multi-touch screen i bought this tablet http://www.brandsdragon.com/products/product_30627.htm just to play around with. Its only $153 shipped to the US.

mingkee said:
I read that, but I'd wait until the 14 days trial is over, so I have to be sure the .apk manual install works before installing update.
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Installing apks manually works fine. Some apps still won't work, but in general, it works fine. But you won't be able to install just the market (vending.apk) without most of what Dexter has put in his ElocityMod.

rfisher1968 said:
I have the Elocity A7 but since it lacks a true capacitive multi-touch screen i bought this tablet http://www.brandsdragon.com/products/product_30627.htm just to play around with. Its only $153 shipped to the US.
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Actually, I already have another tablet purchased for $180. It has Android Market but I couldn't find slingplayer, so I have to extract it from rooted XT720 and install, but soon I found the video quality is poor (slow), so I am wondering will A7 work with slingplayer.
Even it doesn't have Market, I can extract the apps from rooted nexus one and XT720 and "side load" them.

MARKET INSTALLED AND WORKING on eLocity A7!
HELLO,
I just got my a7 yesterday after purchasing a archos 70 (250gb) and bricking it in about 25 minutes trying to install android market i returned it and picked up thiS tablet. although it doest have multi touch, and anywhere near as big of a hard drive i still am happy that i went with this. It runs much faster than the archos and i love having the option of using my memory stick with it. What i hate is it cant be pluged directly to my pc and copy files over that way, and that pinch to zoom doesnt work properly since this doesnt have a real multitouch capacitive screen. If i wasnt able to get market capabilities i would not have kept the device and to be honest i still might return it within my 30 days and pick up somthing else.
to get Market and google aps installed i recomend using Dexters Mod (available at dext3r.komodin.org or you can search for him here on xda). It is real simple to use. here is quick rundown in a few short steps on how i did it.
1. download 'ElocityMod v1.0c.rar' to your pc
2. rename the 'ElocityMod v1.0c' to 'update.rar'
3. copy 'update.rar' from your pc to my memory stick (or you can use a micro sd card)
4. insert memory stick into elocity a7
5. go to 'settings' - 'about device' - 'System updates' - 'Update device'
6. it update using dexters mod and gave me market capabilities as well as the android layout i am accustomed to without elocitys crapy UI.
Now, as for apps, i havent had any aps that did not work yet on my a7. I am currently runing ADW Home, google voice (cant make calles but lets me SMS), youtube, xda-dvelopers forum app, avg antivirus (freee), aBTC, and WinAmp and all work fine so far. I have seen many posts complaining tha they are having issues with runing apps not made for the A7 but i am yet to run into any issues.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DEXTER FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK! DONT KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT HIS MOD FILE!

rfisher1968 said:
I have the Elocity A7 but since it lacks a true capacitive multi-touch screen i bought this tablet just to play around with. Its only $153 shipped to the US.
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someone , someone has this experience , is it a good tablet ?

Ajjallen said:
someone , someone has this experience , is it a good tablet ?
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the cpu doesn't compare to the tegra2. it doesn't seem to have accelerometer. i wouldn't go for one of these. a couple months ago, i went for a cheap $120 7" tablet from a no name in china - total junk. then i decided to get the elocity a7. i'm pleased with it now, except for the screen... now i'm thinking i should have just went with galaxy tab... if only galaxy tab had their next gen (dual core) processor in it...
edit: btw, i just noticed this question is off topic and shouldn't be in this thread

sjpn said:
the cpu doesn't compare to the tegra2. it doesn't seem to have accelerometer. i wouldn't go for one of these. a couple months ago, i went for a cheap $120 7" tablet from a no name in china - total junk. then i decided to get the elocity a7. i'm pleased with it now, except for the screen... now i'm thinking i should have just went with galaxy tab... if only galaxy tab had their next gen (dual core) processor in it...
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what a pity ! i really don't know where i can get good quality and low price items , many China online shop have low price but the products are junk indeed .

Marriya said:
why you said it doesn't ahve market ? i saw two of my friends use it
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The original ROM doesn't have market.

MobiLeroy said:
HELLO,
I just got my a7 yesterday after purchasing a archos 70 (250gb) and bricking it in about 25 minutes trying to install android market i returned it and picked up thiS tablet. although it doest have multi touch, and anywhere near as big of a hard drive i still am happy that i went with this. It runs much faster than the archos and i love having the option of using my memory stick with it. What i hate is it cant be pluged directly to my pc and copy files over that way, and that pinch to zoom doesnt work properly since this doesnt have a real multitouch capacitive screen. If i wasnt able to get market capabilities i would not have kept the device and to be honest i still might return it within my 30 days and pick up somthing else.
to get Market and google aps installed i recomend using Dexters Mod (available at dext3r.komodin.org or you can search for him here on xda). It is real simple to use. here is quick rundown in a few short steps on how i did it.
1. download 'ElocityMod v1.0c.rar' to your pc
2. rename the 'ElocityMod v1.0c' to 'update.rar'
3. copy 'update.rar' from your pc to my memory stick (or you can use a micro sd card)
4. insert memory stick into elocity a7
5. go to 'settings' - 'about device' - 'System updates' - 'Update device'
6. it update using dexters mod and gave me market capabilities as well as the android layout i am accustomed to without elocitys crapy UI.
Now, as for apps, i havent had any aps that did not work yet on my a7. I am currently runing ADW Home, google voice (cant make calles but lets me SMS), youtube, xda-dvelopers forum app, avg antivirus (freee), aBTC, and WinAmp and all work fine so far. I have seen many posts complaining tha they are having issues with runing apps not made for the A7 but i am yet to run into any issues.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DEXTER FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK! DONT KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT HIS MOD FILE!
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I am new at this. I am trying to get the Android market on mu eLocity A7. I down loaded the file per your directionin the thread and the file I down loaded is "ElocityModv10c.zip". Your instructions in your thread say to rename the file .rar. I tried running the .zip file but it would not run. Does your instruction refer to renaming the zip file from ElocityModv10c.zip to ElocityModv10c.rar? Please advise what I am doing wrong

SCremona said:
I am new at this. I am trying to get the Android market on mu eLocity A7. I down loaded the file per your directionin the thread and the file I down loaded is "ElocityModv10c.zip". Your instructions in your thread say to rename the file .rar. I tried running the .zip file but it would not run. Does your instruction refer to renaming the zip file from ElocityModv10c.zip to ElocityModv10c.rar? Please advise what I am doing wrong
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First, the latest one is the ElocityMod v1.1. That is what you want to install.
Second, the "ElocityModv11.zip" should be renamed "Update.zip".
it is all right here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890042

I did as you suggested and everything loaded correctly. However, when it did a reboot, it simply cycles the elocity logo every 6-7 seconds. Any suggestions?

jteubanks said:
I did as you suggested and everything loaded correctly. However, when it did a reboot, it simply cycles the elocity logo every 6-7 seconds. Any suggestions?
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Hold the power button fot 12 to 15 seconds to power of the device. Then turn it back on.
If that dosen't clear you issue try Booting into recovery and select "wipe data/factory reset", then reboot.

I like the cheap price

rfisher1968 said:
I have the Elocity A7 but since it lacks a true capacitive multi-touch screen i bought this tablet http://www.brandsdragon.com/products/product_30627.htm just to play around with. Its only $153 shipped to the US.
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Did you get this tablet yet?
It seems like they might be falsifying information on the site. The linked tablet has a Telechips TCC8902 which doesn't have a 2.2 (Froyo) out on any of the mainstream tablets with that same chip i.e. Gentouch 78 and the Coby Kyros, they both have 2.1 (Eclair.) The touchscreen is resistive and NOT capacitive so, I'm not sure about multitouch. Also, the TCC8902 chip has GL issues so 3D games like Angry birds, Aslphalt5, and others with have graphics issues.
I owned a Coby Kyros which has pretty much the same hardware and returned it simply becasue of the graphics issues and got the eLocity A7.

Elocity A7 - Requested item could not be found
Hi,
I have applied Dexter's mods since 1.0 and they have made my Elocity A7 a wonderfully usable tablet. Otherwise it was more of a $299.00 door stop
All kidding aside, thanks Dexter. But since applying the 1.4 mod, the market place is not allowing me install apps that were available previously. I've been reading for solutions but not finding anything yet.
Has anyone else found this problem and a way to fix it?
Thanks

In these cases specifics like which apps might be very helpful.

Hi,
First a correction, mod 1.41 with display patch. The following apps will not install for example:
Dolphin Browser HD
SliceIt
Adobe Flash Player 10.2 hulu fix
Voice Search
There are more but I cannot recall them all. I was able to load these from backups but would like to know what has changed to cause the new problem.
I can tell you that I had backed out 1.3 and restored to 1.2 so was using the older version of market. Wondering if the new version is not happy with Elolcity?
I have sendlog outut if anyone wants it.

[APP] Talk Audio/Video for SGS1 - WIP

Talk 2 A/V 1.33 for SGS1
works on JVQ and JVR tested
Credits:
theos0o
for enabling Talk A/V funcionality and all other fixes
HE IS THE MAN YOU WANT TO DONATE
FOR MAKING TALK2 WORKING
Changes: (1.32 Chnagelog)
1) Video Calling SGS1 Talk is now POSSIBLE!
Known issues:
1) text messages apears with random delay when Video is on (chat wo Video have no lag)
changing screen orientation seems to push the text to screen
2) microphone on/off togle is not working
3) video that is transmited has very low fps
4) while voice call only app uses external/loud speaker - bug or not that is how it looks
>> DOWNLOAD <<
please link to this download link if you want to use it for statistic purpouses
YOU NEED +4MB OF FREE SPACE IN /system/ TO FLASH THIS CORECT
SMALL TUTORIAL HOW TO FREE UP TO 13 MB IN SYSTEM
-> LINK <-
the cwm flashable is made for SGS1 only
if you want to test it on other device pushe those files manualy previously backing up original ones
note that you will have to delete original Talk.apk, new file is named Talk2.apk
and restart the phone =)
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After NexusS and SGS2 (plus i gues android 3.* devices)
it is SGS1 time to take benefits of Talk A/V feature
Package includes:
- script deleting Talk.apk, Talk2.apk(if exists) & libtalk_jni.so(if exists)
- script copying 3 new files
- script setting permissions
- /system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk - version 2.3.5 extracted from SGS2 KG3 firmware - safe to use
- /system/app/Talk2.apk - talk app 'touched by' theo (based on SGS2 - KG3 firmware)
- /system/lib/libtalk_jni.so - needed by Talk A/V to work (also from SGS2 - KG3 firmware)
WHAT WORKS?
- audio/video to/from SGS1
- wifi/3g (if your network supports-mine does) calls
- front facing/back cameras - switchable during video call
- portrait/landscape mode
The QUESTION: give as much feedback as possible
Have you spotted any issues? If so please describe in details the problem along with your specs.

what's the difference to talk A/V ver. 1.3?
1.3 worked with all devices who had this version why there should be a difference to 1.33?
will try 1.33 and report!

i belive that on earlier versions "SGS Talk client" apeared to the other side (other devices running Talk2 as NexusS, SGS2, GalaxyTab and so on, as a "Speaker"
Therfore video calls to SGS1 was not possible. Now it is corrected and 'You' are displayed as a "Camera", so can recive video calls from other devices running the officialy updated Talk app as well as other 'community updated Talk apps'.
So the question is: are other devices seeing you as a Camera (not PC gmail client, because that always worked) and can You recove vid calls from them.

hmmm strange with version 1.3 posted in these forums some months ago I was indeed listed as speaker but it was possible to get called by other sgs1 and even sgs2 and it was possible to call other devices. I just had to activate "accept audio and video" in menu.

oh ok so that is the icon fix i guess
we had reports that 'other devices' see speaker and can not videocall sgs1,
guess they did not tryed to infact call the person 'with speaker' =)

did the app youve mentioned got the both cameras working in portrait/landscape modes ?

lol very nice....^^
1.3b no_wifi_ffc was the older version i talked about.
When u start the app just press on ur name and a pop-up appears where u have to activate audio and video. After that there is still speaker symbol but u can use video and audio par excellence.
Never theless I tried ur app. The function that u have to press on ur name to activate audio/video as described above is gone and audio/video works from the start and symbols are indeed fixed now.
Just to help some ppl here^^
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Never tried rearfacing camera so I can't tell u and as I remember it only worked in horizontal but if u want I can install older one again to test.
greetz

no need i would do that by myself =)
btw. it is theos0o's app (the 'tweak the skypeguy') - i just do the testing/marketing

And another hint. Just made audio/video with girlfriend who has older 1.3b. She is listed as speaker in the new app but when I press on speaker audio/video works aswell.

and you were able to call her on 1.3b version correct?

yes I was able to call others when I used 1.3b and I was able call her few minutes ago with new 1.33 version(even if the other device had the older version)
And I was able to get called on 1.3b and 1.33b now.
So I guess the ppl who said that it doesn't work just didn't know that in older version u have to activate audio/video manually and that, even there's a speaker symbol, it works fine

ok, so infact this is the icon tweak for you and for the other side from speaker do camera =)
and what about the landscape mode, was/is working?

rotation IS definitely working!
Icon tweak....hmmm not rly my own symbol is shown as camera - yes and opposite sees my symbol as camera - yes but contacts in my list using the older version are stated in the new app as speaker, but nevertheless audio/video to these contacts works.
If rotation WAS working in older version I can't rly tell u cause never used or don't know anymore. As I said I could test it or u just install the app. I can send it to u if u want.

they will be listed as speaker because they use unfixed version

Do you think this would work on the Droid Charge?

do a cwm backup first
and MANUALY copy Talk2.apk & libtalk_jni.so first and check
then maybe GoogleServicesFramework.apk if it is not working

Okay, I will try this later tonight.
What permissions would I need to set on those files?
Secondly, does this properly use the ear speaker and not the back external speaker?
I have found (rather frustratingly) that may sip and voice apps simultaneously send sound to both the ear peice and the external speaker, which makes for a very echo laden and non-private call.
Csipsimple has an advanced option that fixes this for galaxy phones, but Groove IP and Sipdroid do not

I just had a large brain fart. This package assumes I am running a gingerbread kernel and/or rom?

permissions?
- just reboot to cwm recovery and make fix permissions there - should fix all problems with permisions and ownership on files
speaker?
- well when youve got earpiece (at least one that came up with phone) connected the speaker is not working
- while normaly it uses back speaker - as it should - front would be incapable of handling such loud sound, at least for not for long. front is made to conversations 'in the old fashion way' =)
heh but ive found lil buggy, microphone togle is not working =) at least for me
package is not assuming anything =) just deletes files, copies new & sets permisions as they should be seted in i9000 - thats why i am not sure those would be safe on other phones

unbrick advice, have some copies of mtd, and recovery still works

Hi,
I managed to corrupt my boot parition, I can still access recovery and install update.zips (I have no original files).
Any advice on what I could do using recovery ?
What went wrong:
I did a dd if=/dev/mtd/mtd0 of=boot.img , and forgot bs=4096 (or is it actually needed in this case).
I then extracted the ramdisk from boot.img (unpackbootimg), modified it and repacked everything using mkbootimg, after this I wrote it back using
dd if=boot.img of=/dev/mtd/mtd0 (again without bs=4096) after this the device does not boot...
I tried to create a own update.zip with a updater-script that does what I did again but now with the original dd copy instead of my modified...
and here I have no Idea if it works or not, since the android logo with progressbar is displayed, I cannot see any ui_prints, so imposible to see what is going on..
so to my questions:
1. could the missing bs=4096 have missed some important data in the boot parition, if so, could I clone the recovery parition and use the data from there ?
2. Is it possible to hide the android logo in stock recovery, so I can add debug messages ?
3. why or how do I save data to the sdcard using stock recovery updater-script, ive tried this and it didnt give me anything:
run_program("/system/bin/cat", "/proc/mtd", ">", "/sdcard/mtd.txt"); , tried ls and few other commands also without success, seems the sdcard is not mounted in /sdcard, but thats where it was mounted when the unit worked normally (*i think*)
the unit is a totally 'no name' chinease thing, not a trace of manifacturer anywhere..
from digging around the filesystem I figured out it's a TCC9825 based thing. ADB seems not available in recovery.
cheers

additional details
The unit Im talking about is:
hxxp://xxx.ebay.com/itm/171022539874?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
If anyone wants, I can provide details of the hardware (images), how to enter recovery etc,
Ive also got the mtd copies (but not sure howto use them as I was unable to restore the device with em)
have the kernel config aswell..
it's a dual wince/android 4.0 system ( some people talk about "pure android", and I can assure you this device is a "pure", but as I said a dual cpu thing, not dual as in SMP ).

Solved it.
Got root/ bluetooth working aswell, let me know it your interested.

matiashr said:
Solved it.
Got root/ bluetooth working aswell, let me know it your interested.
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Did you keep that as WinCE/Android 4.0? or you put 2.3 on it?
I'm interested in getting one of the android head unit and prefer a 4.0. However, the people in ouku thread only want to discuss the "pure" unit that has only 2.3.x and I don't understand why would they prefer a 2.3.x over 4.0.

megazone23 said:
Did you keep that as WinCE/Android 4.0? or you put 2.3 on it?
I'm interested in getting one of the android head unit and prefer a 4.0. However, the people in ouku thread only want to discuss the "pure" unit that has only 2.3.x and I don't understand why would they prefer a 2.3.x over 4.0.
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it still runs 4.0.. yes i dont understand what the deal with pure android is.
this unit is as pure android as can be. i dont think the wince part is impressive. but it does have
one advantage and that is the that you can use the fm radio before android has booted.
i assume the pure android devices must wait until android is started before they can even listen to radio...
if that is the case that then i must say im happy i didnt get one of the those units.

matiashr said:
it still runs 4.0.. yes i dont understand what the deal with pure android is.
this unit is as pure android as can be. i dont think the wince part is impressive. but it does have
one advantage and that is the that you can use the fm radio before android has booted.
i assume the pure android devices must wait until android is started before they can even listen to radio...
if that is the case that then i must say im happy i didnt get one of the those units.
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I have the Sony XAV-601BT which is also running Android, but of course a very tailored made one for car stereo. No wifi, no Play Store, no games, no Google Map... just things for regular car stereo. But at least it can show my Asian songs with Unicode characters in artist and song name right, that's a big deal to me. You might not notice it's Android until the "The application is not responding....wait or kill" dialog appears
It also has 10 second or more boot time (didn't exactly time it) and the backup camera will need to wait after that. Usually, I'm already halfway thru in backing up
So, I'm not looking for another car head unit to replace another's that can't display Unicode characters and can run Android 4.0 apps will be a big plus.

megazone23 said:
I have the Sony XAV-601BT which is also running Android, but of course a very tailored made one for car stereo. No wifi, no Play Store, no games, no Google Map... just things for regular car stereo. But at least it can show my Asian songs with Unicode characters in artist and song name right, that's a big deal to me. You might not notice it's Android until the "The application is not responding....wait or kill" dialog appears
It also has 10 second or more boot time (didn't exactly time it) and the backup camera will need to wait after that. Usually, I'm already halfway thru in backing up
So, I'm not looking for another car head unit to replace another's that can't display Unicode characters and can run Android 4.0 apps will be a big plus.
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Ok,
Well, this unit I have is not exactly "high quality", but it does run android 4.0 and it does "work", so I must say im quite happy with it...
as for recomendations...for what I payed (~500$) im happy..but due to the price I set my expectations low.. I think a unit with the same features but with a
more known brand would cost atleast the double, but then again the quality of such unit would probably be better. (when I say quality, I mean things like buttons, screen resolution, bootup speed, manual quality etc etc), but thats not something that bothers me much...

Alfawise Tab 7.9 inch, an iPad clone with great performances but....

Hi all,
I've noticed the Alfawise Tab tablet on Gearbest Mod Edit: Selling site link removed.
As reviewed by some, this tablet seems great at a very low cost. It has the screen, the sounds, the battery, the form factor etc...
Mod Edit: Video link removed for promoting selling site.
Sadly, searching for at least a "support" or "download firmware" doesn't return any results.
It only has Android 6 with security patches from March 2016.
I'm a bit concerned about security, but not that much, since I only use my current tablet for reading and browsing (so... a pdf reader and Chrome is enough).
I've seen in some other review that an anti-malware check returned nothing (minute 5m 24s, in the view below). So, this tablet may be clean, just the software outdated.
Mod Edit: Video link removed for promoting commercial selling.
So, I'm just interested in BUGS right now, if any. The iFive tablet seems to also have an outdated Android 6 version and it has some pretty annoying issues mentioned HERE, on XDA forums
If you have this tablet, please tell me: what bugs did you find? Force crashes of apps, deadlocks, SoD, etc... ?
Kind regards

I have the tablet since last week now...
i have to say I have several Android tablet Teclast x98Air, x98Air2, Cube i7, iFive 4S... I have rooted all my tablet, some by mounting a factory system partition on my computer and manually adding su binaries. I switched also to iPad mini 4 for 1 year and half or so... In short, I know what kind of issue you can meet and what is a good tablet according to chinese standard and can compare with other kind of devices...
The Alfawise Tab is an amazing piece of hardware AND software for the bucks :
Hardware :
- Good Audio
- Slim. Not as much as an iPad mini but slimmer then iFive 4s (which is a ****ing piece of crap).
- Great screen : it's 1536 x 2048. Clear, bright... You get it.
- USB-C charge.
- Storage seems fast enough.
- Decent battery life.
- It's metal. Not ****ty plastic like iFive.
- Good build according to chinese standard. Not as good as Xiaomi but still pretty good. Better than Teclast.
Software :
- No bloatware, crapware, ****ware of any kind... It's stock Android. Period.
- Fully loaded with google suite : Appstore and the whole google ecosystem (map, book, film, chatting stuffs, music, assistant, youtube).
- NO SoD, NO crash, no infamous shutdown... Nothing. The thing is as stable and smooth as swiss clock.
- It's fast. NO lags. (But i idn't test any game. And I'm more like puzzle game than car or fight).
Only downside : I couldn't find any factory rom on the web, neither boot image. There is no "su" binary in the system partition (???), the rom is a production one and adb root is disabled so there is no way to make a dump of boot and system partition as a backup or material to root or custom rom (as far as I know). Couldn't find a way to contact Alfawise. There is no contact form or any information on that matter on their website to ask them to release the factory rom for public consumption.

Great reply, @w1nst0n sm1th, and I totally agree with you about the downsides!
w1nst0n sm1th said:
I have the tablet since last week now...
Only downside : I couldn't find any factory rom on the web, neither boot image. There is no "su" binary in the system partition (???), the rom is a production one and adb root is disabled so there is no way to make a dump of boot and system partition as a backup or material to root or custom rom (as far as I know). Couldn't find a way to contact Alfawise. There is no contact form or any information on that matter on their website to ask them to release the factory rom for public consumption.
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First of all, thank you very much for replying with such useful information. I too noticed the PROs of this and I'm glad you confirmed them.
As for the downsides, yes!, those quoted concern me the most. No support, no contact, no "download firmware" section.
However, this is not really that bad, given that other popular brands in China will make you almost flash a new ROM when they release an update (no OTA or not working).
For example, the iFive is backed by a s***ty website with updates and support. Each update is tagged with a hardware version. In their case, you have to update the right tablet with the corresponding ROM, otherwise you are probably screwed. (please correct me if I'm wrong regarding the updating process in the case of iFive)
I prefer a stable OS with no updates and no support page :good: rather than an unstable OS , with updates that patch the issues reported on an official support page.
Thank you again for your opinion.
I hope others will join this thread with hands-on experiences.

@w1nst0n sm1th do you feel like it's a good upgrade from ifive mini 4s (battery life, audio output, video decoding)? have you tried 10 bit videos? thinking of upgrading, using it mostly for reading, watching x265 videos & Twitch.
looks like they can be contacted through here : https://www.alfawise.com/category-contact

w1nst0n sm1th said:
I have the tablet since last week now...
i have to say I have several Android tablet Teclast x98Air, x98Air2, Cube i7, iFive 4S... I have rooted all my tablet, some by mounting a factory system partition on my computer and manually adding su binaries. I switched also to iPad mini 4 for 1 year and half or so... In short, I know what kind of issue you can meet and what is a good tablet according to chinese standard and can compare with other kind of devices...
The Alfawise Tab is an amazing piece of hardware AND software for the bucks :
Hardware :
- Good Audio
- Slim. Not as much as an iPad mini but slimmer then iFive 4s (which is a ****ing piece of crap).
- Great screen : it's 1536 x 2048. Clear, bright... You get it.
- USB-C charge.
- Storage seems fast enough.
- Decent battery life.
- It's metal. Not ****ty plastic like iFive.
- Good build according to chinese standard. Not as good as Xiaomi but still pretty good. Better than Teclast.
Software :
- No bloatware, crapware, ****ware of any kind... It's stock Android. Period.
- Fully loaded with google suite : Appstore and the whole google ecosystem (map, book, film, chatting stuffs, music, assistant, youtube).
- NO SoD, NO crash, no infamous shutdown... Nothing. The thing is as stable and smooth as swiss clock.
- It's fast. NO lags. (But i idn't test any game. And I'm more like puzzle game than car or fight).
Only downside : I couldn't find any factory rom on the web, neither boot image. There is no "su" binary in the system partition (???), the rom is a production one and adb root is disabled so there is no way to make a dump of boot and system partition as a backup or material to root or custom rom (as far as I know). Couldn't find a way to contact Alfawise. There is no contact form or any information on that matter on their website to ask them to release the factory rom for public consumption.
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Hey man. Can U write something more about battery? I mean, how long can U watch videos, play games etc. Thanks

lelecureuil said:
@w1nst0n sm1th do you feel like it's a good upgrade from ifive mini 4s (battery life, audio output, video decoding)? have you tried 10 bit videos? thinking of upgrading, using it mostly for reading, watching x265 videos & Twitch.
looks like they can be contacted through here : https://www.alfawise.com/category-contact
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It's definitelly a good upgrade. Quality is clearly above iFive 4s, as well for hardware than software.
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Regin_ said:
Hey man. Can U write something more about battery? I mean, how long can U watch videos, play games etc. Thanks
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I don't really measure it. But since i had the occasion to compare with iFive 4s I bought 2 months earlier, it seemed to me the battery life lasted longer, as long as you don't leave the tablet in a state of heavy duty without putting it in deep sleep (screen switched off), like screen on with a game started on the foreground or background.
Once on heavy duty, the battery will soon decrease rapidly, but that's the case with every tablet.

Does it support Full HD Netflix?
Hi all,
Does this tablet support viewing Netflix in Full HD?
I know many of the chinese tablets do not support this due to moded or non-certified OS...
Kind regards

Dear,
Few weeks ago I bought the Alfawise Tab Tablet from Gearbest.
GREAT specs for this small device ... low priced.
Unfortunately it does not connect to my Windows 10 pc weird ???
can someone please help me how to copy and past my movies/mp3 to this tablet ???
Greetings
Phil from Belgium

Pilsor said:
Dear,
Few weeks ago I bought the Alfawise Tab Tablet from Gearbest.
GREAT specs for this small device ... low priced.
Unfortunately it does not connect to my Windows 10 pc weird ???
can someone please help me how to copy and past my movies/mp3 to this tablet ???
Greetings
Phil from Belgium
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Stupid me .... I needed the pull down menu .... and choose file transfer instead of usb charging ......omg , stupid me.
Its working now.

firmware
The tablet is a rebranded JDtab 01. In order to find firmware for this one google "needrom jdtab" (i can't post a link), but it needs a premium account, i also found it and downloaded from another site, google "panuso.com52949643", i uploaded it to my google drive (i can email the link to anyone that need it). I think it's possible to use the scatter file from the JDtab's rom to take a backup for the rom and create CWM recovery, in order to root, or even flash the entire rom to the tablet (there is a post at androidiani.com, you can google "androidiani. alfawise tab root" in order to find it. Also you can google "rom development for Mediatek MT8173 & MT8176 " , maybe you find something useful.

Bugs?
Has anyone managed to root the device , take a backup or flash Jdtab's rom? I have a problem with many apps that want to draw over other and I can't give them the permission to do it. Also there isn't a reboot selection (strange for Android 6). Another major problem is that there isn't Wi-Fi hot-spot setting and there isn't any way to activate it, (unable to use shareit or midrop). Lastly, when you power off the device and boot it again, it takes a very long time to boot.

ROOT for JDTAB
Here is a tutorial that i found, explaining hot to root JDTAB: Google "baidu5615963852"
Maybe appliable to our tablet by only flashing boot.img (if the boot.img is compatible with ours).
I also found that MTK8173 can be generally rooted with magidisk, but we can only use JDTAB'S boot.img.
So if someone is risky enough, can give it a try.

I made flashable rom zip for custom recovery (TWRp etc) using JDTAB'S stock rom for spflashtools with android kitchen. I HAVEN'T TESTED IT
Link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/11aWntKplL8p8Ik_0O5rNr5b85JKzwbs2/view
There is a MT8173 TWRP for porting, maybe someone can make a working TWRP. I used Alfawise's stock recovery and tried 3 differend methods, none worked.
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-pad/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-1-0-mi-pad-3-cappu-t3744185
Spflashtools JDTAB rom: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ckEkkvXeqtFDjzttvDewVNFgfxWUAiIT

Alfawise tab firmware
Good news!
I managed to get the official firmware and tool from Gearbest.
So if anyone ends bricking his device, can hopefully restore it with this firmware.
I will also try to port TWRP with this stock recovery.img
Here is the alfawise image&tool download address in baidu cloud:
https://pan.baidu.com/s/12ojEZHuw16uUS42Op2qWaw
PassWord：fz8b
I will also upload it to Google Drive tomorrow.
For now, here is Alfawise's stock recovery.img and scatter: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ppChA43MamPdVtli6JKnc9Hp33zHWMid
ROOT tutorial for JDTAB, probably appliable to Alfawise: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5615963852

Alfawise tab firmware
Alfawise firmware for spflashtools: https://www.needrom.com/download/alfawise-tab-firmware/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LiMjvdKXtk5X-1Oist8MfYRhJsvSnsCP/view?usp=drivesdk

root
That also seems like a guide that may be appliable to our tablet: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/root-teclast-master-t8-t3722210

i bought the tab from gearbest. the tab switches on rarely. currently the tab wont switch on and don't know if it'll ever switch on. from day 1 i'm facing this issue. Don't know if it's the battery/ power / display issue. the charging indicator light is displayed when connected to battery. pressing the power + volume down button continuously for more than a minute is also not helping. tried charging the battery one whole night. still no luck. Any help is appreciated

chand_0466 said:
i bought the tab from gearbest. the tab switches on rarely. currently the tab wont switch on and don't know if it'll ever switch on. from day 1 i'm facing this issue. Don't know if it's the battery/ power / display issue. the charging indicator light is displayed when connected to battery. pressing the power + volume down button continuously for more than a minute is also not helping. tried charging the battery one whole night. still no luck. Any help is appreciated
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First try to hold the power button pressed over 15 seconds . If that doesn't help, try to reflash the official firmware.

Still no luck
radicalx said:
First try to hold the power button pressed over 15 seconds . If that doesn't help, try to reflash the official firmware.
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Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, reflashing the official firmware too didn't help resolve the issue.

chand_0466 said:
Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, reflashing the official firmware too didn't help resolve the issue.
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In this case you should open a Ticket to Gearbest (do not mention that you reflashed the firmware).

How To - Use LG's built-in FM Radio Apps Secret Recording Feature

*Update/Edit* I've been informed that this radio mod is still possible to do (as of December 2022) however you will now most likely need root privileges for Shortcut Master to access the necessary hidden menus. /Oops Edit pt2. Props to @aospray & @br0adband for revealing this new hurdle & bringing it to my attention.
Greetings all. I am sharing this brief little How-to Guide for anyone that wants to expand the functionality of LG's FM tuner to include the ability to Record directly from the FM radio. You will have the option to record only songs using the apps hidden "Record Music Only" option, or you can record a stations full broadcast including commercials and on air talk.
First a quick side note:
*Since different variants of the V30 include the LG FM radio App while others include NextRadio and so on, for the sake of brevity I am going to assume anyone reading this already has LG's FM radio app on their phone and it is functioning. Depending on your Variant, ROM, and a couple other factors, this may not be the case for you, but maybe you are reading this and now you want this expanded functionality so you will need to download and install the FM radio app if it is not preinstalled on your device.
If you you need to add the FM radio app to your device, you can check out this thread by @rustypie below with some different dl links and a flashable zip made by @syndre or do some searching on the forum as well as on apk sites and I am sure you will find the right method and APK for your variant. (I am using the regular download of the newest version of the app that I dl'd from apkmirror)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/themes/lg-fm-radio-app-download-verizon-v30-t3689294
What you need:
- LG V30 (any variant, or any phone that can run the LG FM radio app)
- LG's FM Radio Application installed on your device ( I am using 7.10.8 on my device, but I had this working on the older versions of 7.0.16 and 4.70.9, so it should work regardless of which one of the apps work on your specific variant/device)
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lgelectronics/lg-fm-radio/
- Shortcut Master (Paid or Lite version)
https://www.apkmirror.com/?post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk&s=shortcut+master
I am including pictures to make this easier for people, so please check them out to aid you in getting this accomplished.
Step 1 - Open Shortcut Master and use the menu at the top right to do a search. After you click search, make sure your select "all apps" from the drop down menu so that it searches your whole phone. Search for "FM Radio".
You should see similar results to those in my attached picture. You are looking for the entry with subtext of "com.lge.fmradio.recordactivity". Click on this and press launch.
*You may want to click "favorites" or "homescreen" to make this easier to access in the future. The app will not retain this preference after use and will always revert back to the version without recording functionality, so having a link in shortcut master or on your homescreen makes it easier to get back to .
Step 2 - Pressing launch in Shortcut Master should have opened your FM radio app. You will now see two things that were not there before. One is a record button on the main screen of the app, and the other is in the recording settings menu in the menu of FM app. If you want to record exactly what you would hear on the radio, simply press the record button and let it record. If you want to record only music and not the commercials and djs, go into that new recording settings menu and enable "record music only".
That's it, You are now able to record all you would like until you close the app. Next time you open the app it will revert back to the old UI, so you will have to repeat the steps if you want to record again later.
Enjoy

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Also, I just realized I posted this in Theme apps and Mods, and it should probably be in Guides, News and Discussions section. I dont think i can move the whole thing, so if a Mod would like to move it to the other section, please feel free.

Great find!

JonnyTrulove said:
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Also, I just realized I posted this in Theme apps and Mods, and it should probably be in Guides, News and Discussions section. I dont think i can move the whole thing, so if a Mod would like to move it to the other section, please feel free.
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In the future, when you need to have a post moved to a different subforum, report your post using the report button, and the moderators for the LG forums will be able to take care of it for you. I've reported it for you this time (these aren't my forums).

mattgyver said:
In the future, when you need to have a post moved to a different subforum, report your post using the report button, and the moderators for the LG forums will be able to take care of it for you. I've reported it for you this time (these aren't my forums).
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Interesting. Never thought to "report" my own thread. About a year ago, I created a guide on the US998 Hidden Menu which I accidentally started in the Q&A section instead of the Guide section. Still bugs me when I run across it.
EDIT: OK, just reported my thread.

2019 me : Who uses FM radio recording today?
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2022 me : still an useful feature

Biswarup801bk17 said:
Who uses FM radio recording today?
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Same who may use FM radio.
It's free, doesn't use mobile data plan. In emergencies when WiFi and cell phone outages may occur, FM radio can still be there.

Hi, wow, great find. Sometimes I am listening and I will hear something that I want to download but I know I will forget it by the time I get home.
The "record only music" feature is a bit limited though although clever.
If music is already playing it just says waiting for music so you have to wait for that track to finish, then it has to recognise talking (somehow) before it will record.
If you do not check and miss the "waiting for music" message and the track just started then you wont get it recorded.
Even so, click to record is really useful for me.
@Biswarup801bk17: why would you want to know that? tut, tut...

Biswarup801bk17 said:
Who uses FM radio recording today?
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Quick and easy way to make your own ring tone, notification sound, etc.

@JonnyTrulove,
You probably already know this, but you made XDA News.
https://www.xda-developers.com/record-audio-lg-fm-radio-app/

ChazzMatt said:
@JonnyTrulove,
You probably already know this, but you made XDA News.
https://www.xda-developers.com/record-audio-lg-fm-radio-app/
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I didn't, that's pretty cool, thanks for the heads up!

gazzacbr said:
Hi, wow, great find. Sometimes I am listening and I will hear something that I want to download but I know I will forget it by the time I get home.
The "record only music" feature is a bit limited though although clever.
If music is already playing it just says waiting for music so you have to wait for that track to finish, then it has to recognise talking (somehow) before it will record.
If you do not check and miss the "waiting for music" message and the track just started then you wont get it recorded.
Even so, click to record is really useful for me.
@Biswarup801bk17: why would you want to know that? tut, tut...
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Just Curious

This is neat, just to play around with. The one thing I can't figure out, though, is why does only THAT shortcut app show the recordActivity? I've tried at least 10 so far, including Nova Launcher's built-in activity launcher, and all of them only show FM Radio's introActivity. What strange magic makes his work?! the lite version's limitation is not being able to save that activity as a homescreen shortcut.

mattgyver said:
This is neat, just to play around with. The one thing I can't figure out, though, is why does only THAT shortcut app show the recordActivity? I've tried at least 10 so far, including Nova Launcher's built-in activity launcher, and all of them only show FM Radio's introActivity. What strange magic makes his work?! the lite version's limitation is not being able to save that activity as a homescreen shortcut.
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Because Shortcut Master will access even hidden menu shortcuts. Stuff you're not supposed to see.

Fantastic, it works with with my LG V10 from Tmo!!!
It can finally record!
Would it work with other brands like HTC too?

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This is neat, just to play around with. The one thing I can't figure out, though, is why does only THAT shortcut app show the recordActivity? I've tried at least 10 so far, including Nova Launcher's built-in activity launcher, and all of them only show FM Radio's introActivity. What strange magic makes his work?! the lite version's limitation is not being able to save that activity as a homescreen shortcut.
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Shortcut Master is definitely one of my favorite apps. That said, you can seriously mess your phone up though. Like really badly. Just a warning. And not like the usual just in case kind of warning, but a legit guarantee that if you go poking around enough you almost definitely will screw something up that you may need a restore or full redo to fix.
I had considered starting a Shortcut Master thread, and half heartedly did a while back, but I called it something like LGV30 tweaks and mods discussion. I didn't follow up with a shortcut Master section just out of fear a hundred people would ruin their phone but maybe I'll start one now if there is interest, since the Pandora's box is already kind of opened with it being part of most of the V30 guides I've done.
There is a surprising amount of stuff that only this app seems to get to. The paid version is well worth the buck ot two just for convenience sake and I'd normally say buy it to support further dev, but I think the developer is retired as I haven't seen an update or anything new in a while other than him taking the lite version off the play store last year, but still worth supporting his previous efforts.
Shortcut Master is great for accessing the hidden system menus such as your APN presets and all of the sections of the phone that are blocked off of the specific build your on.
Some of my faves are:
The hidden section of the systems built in Call recording screen.
-For anyone that modified their LGIncallUI to allow recording, this setting will let you track specific numbers or tell it to record all calls.
The extra hidden menu items that Sprint trys to get rid of.
(You'll notice in the pics there is the Hidden menu, and the carrier hidden menu. The Carrier one has access to a bunch of stuff removed.)
Your built in Bluetooth settings page that LG for some reason doesn't allow you to access.
AT&T's video call settings (these don't actually VCs work on Sprint)
And quick access to the Radio Info section
I'm attaching a couple pics for anyone that may be interested in some of what I just mentioned.
But one more time, you are all seriously warned! Know that you will mess your phone up just aimlessly clicking around.
I legitimately ruin my phone at least once a week and have to do a full reflash or restore. I am actually past due for one now, as I've managed to screw up something and now my settings force close when I try and enter developer options. So again, you are WARNED!
Have fun.

mustasusi said:
Fantastic, it works with with my LG V10 from Tmo!!!
It can finally record!
Would it work with other brands like HTC too?
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It should work with any device that can already run the Radio app since it's all built into the app, and is just hidden. So if you were able to get the apk to install and work on your HTC I don't see why it would not.
If you have issues you may be able to use "XML a road to vendor apps" module ( I think that's what it's called) on your HTC to get it to install the LG Radio app. Just a guess though.

Biswarup801bk17 said:
Who uses FM radio recording today?
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Most phones meant for market outside the US have FM . This feature was removed or turned off by US carriers to enable users to use data to maximize their profit. As a preference it is a feature I put into consideration when purchasing a smart phone except if I have no option despite the fact that I have unlimited data. I just refuse to accept that I have to use data to listen to FM stations around me. I do not consider a phone as an upgrade when a carrier or or a manufacturer remove basic functions from the phone.
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Same who may use FM radio.
It's free, doesn't use mobile data plan. In emergencies when WiFi and cell phone outages may occur, FM radio can still be there.
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WELL SAID !! :good::good:

Has anyone had this not work because it appears to require root? I realize that there's no mention of requiring root at all in this thread, so I decided to give this a shot on my V30 just now. installed the latest LG FM Radio app (7.10.8), installed Shortcut Master (paid, forgot I even bought it in the past, go figure), and followed the instructions as written but of course - and my V30 is not rooted at the present time - it's telling me it requires root to even start the FM Radio app with the shortcut (using Launch).
The FM Radio app works fine, but whenever Shortcut Master calls it I get the following so if anyone has any tips to get it functional I'd appreciate it, thanks.
ps
I did a complete clean install of US99820h on my V30 earlier today and for some strange reason now when it's in Hi-Fi DAC mode (I have ~50 Ohm headphones) I've apparently lost the single-step volume control, dammit - now it's jumping 5 steps each time, 35, 40, 45, etc, instead of 30, 31, 32, and so on. Funny how a clean install can sometimes break so many things, eh?
Later Edit:
The reason I'm having issues with the single-step volume is because I'm using Button Mapper so I can skip audio tracks using the volume buttons; it's overriding the defaults of the volume controls for the most part. It has some advanced options to disable the functionality when the volume panel is showing onscreen (meaning I get the single-step control again but the first tap skips 5% regardless), and with the screen off it doesn't provide any single-step control whatsoever, kinda crappy but that's how it goes. I wish phone makers would just include the option to skip tracks with long presses by default, make it an option you can enable. BLEH.
Final Edit:
I decided to do a clean everything last night, started totally fresh, from scratch, and do everything one step at a time, got it all working just fine and with Magisk 19.2 installed I was able to get the recording aspects working too with the LG FM Radio app so, I'm good to go.

From your last edit, you are rooted now? Was that the solution?