ELEPHONE P2000 MTK6592 1.7GHZ Octa Core 5.5 inch HD IPS Display Android 4.4.3 3G Smartphone
UNBOXING VIDEO, AND FIRST HANDS ON
(As a bonus I also unbox the Elephone W1 Elegante Smartwatch)
FULL VIDEO TEST
Elephone P2000 vs. Sesonn C1000 (Star C1000) / Quick Comparison
More info in the video description on Youtube!
Highlights
♦ 5.5 inch Screen, 1280*720 pixel display
♦ MT6592 1.7GHz Octa core
♦ Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
♦ 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM
♦ 13MP back camera + 8MP front camera
♦ F/2.2
♦ The latest Android 4.4.2 System
♦ NFC + Fingerprint ID
♦ Notification LED
♦ Dual SIM / SDCard slot,
Bugs/Cons:
In stocklauncher with stock firmware you can not add widgets. But you can install another launcher, then it will work fine.
This is soon going to be fixed in a future update according to the manufacture.
No backlight in the touchbuttons.
Device will get a little hot around the camera area on the back, when running 3D games.
Camera could be better, but it is generally ok for the price!
New Firmware with fixed Widgets & Off Screen Gestures
http://bbs.elephone.hk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=287&extra=page=1#.U91MXP8cRdg
MIUI Beta (thanks to N2k1)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0dxp1xq3zxj9zkf/Eleohone-P2000_Miui_4.7.18_fullota.zip
Fingerprint ID/scanner:
It works okay, but mostly just a gimmick!
ROOT
Can be done with vRoot 1.7.8 (from official site)
Or find pre-rooted firmware on needrom.com (remember to update vROOT to latest version after the flash).
GPS
GPS is good, it locks in between 40-55 seconds.
MIUI Launcher that can be used on the phone
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nlb3qm78p513t2/MyUI_Launcher.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/download/71ry8z0beu3b854/MyUI_Launcher.apk
Codes: Informations *#*#116#*#*
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Hi,
Great start of new topic/model, and nice links to possible fixes.
I just received my Elephone P2000 and after a few days I am still in doubt about it.
It is a lot of phone for little money, but looking at the specs I had my expectations set a bit higher.
Okay, maybe I am a bit prejudiced as I use this phone to replace my iPhone 5s
I ran into the same issue with adding Widgets, so I am glad there is a fix. Thanks for that !
The main problem I am still facing (and on bbs.elephone.hk I read that I am not the only one) is the Wifi connection. It keeps dropping at random. This makes the phone utterly useless for me since push mail, whatsapp, newsflash, etc are simply unreliable
I think the 720p screen is not as bad as some reviewers state. Even for a big 5.5" screen it is quite okay. Still in doubt if 5.5" is the right size for me
The camera however is a real disappointment, 13MP but grainy and unfocused.
Battery runs out quite fast. Even without WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS I managed to run out within 4 hours of fiddling around.
Although memory seems plenty, I ran out of memory quite rapidly when installing software, and found that adding a microSD card and using APP2SD solved my problem.
It took me a while to figure out how to place the 2 SIM cards (1 regular and one micro) and the microSD memory card, but once I managed to fit them this really works fantastic.
I hope Elephone will come up with more software updates since this could really be a nice phone for a nice price, and 5.5" is really in the demand at the moment.
Keep up the good work with adding updates and user experiences! Thanks !
Thanks for your feedback! I agree that the phone can not be compared to a iPhone 5. But also remember the huge price difference!
You also cant compare a Porsche with an Audi, both fine cars, but they are not the same class and cost different.
Regarding the WiFi, it is strange, because I have not experienced any problems with the WiFi on mine. It always works stable. But I agree that the camera could have been much better, its not super good. Just ok for fun pictures I would say.
Battery in standby mode is good for me, several days, but when I use it, only max 1 day. But try to disable GPS and Googles location service, it uses a lot of extra battery! And if it doesn't help, turn the brightness of the screen 10% down.
excuse me guys...it's vroot secure for unlock the elephone? i read about a malware in vroot process....
phoenix530 said:
excuse me guys...it's vroot secure for unlock the elephone? i read about a malware in vroot process....
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Hi,
I used VRoot 1.73 from vrootdownload.org and mgyun.com/en/GetVRoot since this was supposed to be in English. The newer 1.7.8 seems to be available only in Chinese, and my Chinese is quite limited
Installation is quite easy (start the setup on your Windows machine/virtual-machine and do not choose all the extra software and browser add-ons, start the VRoot program, hook up the phone to your system, press ROOT...and wait..phone reboots and windows software states 'rooted'). After installation I found 2 Icons with chinese text on the phone, 1 containing (chinese) advertisements and links to other software from the developer mgyun, and one supposedly something to do with the rooting/super-user proces (also most text and choices in chinese). The rooting proces is quite simple...and appears successful (apps requiring root access do start).
However, chinese pop-ups keep coming up when a proces requires root/superuser access and I have no clue what choices to make.
This made me decide to 'unroot' and remove the software. The chinese advertisement link remains on the phone, but this can easily be uninstalled.
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s7yler said:
Thanks for your feedback! I agree that the phone can not be compared to a iPhone 5. But also remember the huge price difference!
You also cant compare a Porsche with an Audi, both fine cars, but they are not the same class and cost different.
Regarding the WiFi, it is strange, because I have not experienced any problems with the WiFi on mine. It always works stable. But I agree that the camera could have been much better, its not super good. Just ok for fun pictures I would say.
Battery in standby mode is good for me, several days, but when I use it, only max 1 day. But try to disable GPS and Googles location service, it uses a lot of extra battery! And if it doesn't help, turn the brightness of the screen 10% down.
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I completely agree that this phone is in another league and cannot be compared to iPhone. The price is incredible for this phone, plus the huge 5,5" inch screen (bigger screens seem to be the current 'fashion'), dual sim, and the fantastic specs made me buy it. Without looking at the specs (octacore, memory, fingerprint, ips, etc) I would have been amazed...simply because of its price and neat design.
I have seemed to narrow the WiFi problem down to problems with DHCP. When I assign a fixed address the phone disconnects (according to wifi fixer) and reconnects, but when using dhcp things appear to go wrong. At home of course I can assign a fixed address, but at work and public places this is no option. There seem to be multiple users on the elephone forum that experience similar wifi problems, so I hope there will be a fix.
Interesting to see if there will be a stable and supported version of MIUI rom for the P2000, did you try the beta ?
Thanks!
phoenix530 said:
excuse me guys...it's vroot secure for unlock the elephone? i read about a malware in vroot process....
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Just flash this ROM with Spflashtool from needrom http://www.needrom.com/mobile/elephone-p2000-3/
After that you will have ROOT, not with vROOT but with normal SuperSU (not in Chinese). Also this ROM fixes the widgets and gives you wake gestures, so you can for example draw a C when the screen is off and it starts the Camera, or you just double tap to wake the screen.
I did not try the MIUI beta, because some features still don't work.
tnx
i prefer make root in a clean rom. can i use framaroot? i don't see elephone in compatibility list...any one have used frama root?
phoenix530 said:
i prefer make root in a clean rom. can i use framaroot? i don't see elephone in compatibility list...any one have used frama root?
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That ROM is clean, it is from Elephone and also the only ROM that fixes the widgets. Framaroot cant root this phone. If you want to root your old ROM manually you can only do it with the "read back method" and MTK droidtools plus Sp flash tool.
Read back root tutorial here by ITXtutor (but it is more complicated)
http://www.china-devices.com/Thread-100-Working-ROOT-CWM-Readback-your-ROM-with-SP-Flash-Tools
ok
mhmm...ok i think that i try needrom's rom xD hahaahahaha
so..i read this in rom description:
I do NOT recommend to flash the "Preloader" so please untick that part in SP Flash Tools before you flash!
(You can flash it anyway without the Preloader, then it will just keep your original on the phone).
ALWAYS have a working backup of your original ROM before you flash a new unknown ROM.
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any info about this? i have elephone p2000 with old rom. can i flash full rom with preloader or not?
phoenix530 said:
mhmm...ok i think that i try needrom's rom xD hahaahahaha
so..i read this in rom description:
any info about this? i have elephone p2000 with old rom. can i flash full rom with preloader or not?
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Just untick the Preloader in Spflash tool after you loaded the scatter file and before you then flash, so you flash everything but the Preloader. Its safer to keep the original Preloader intact on the phone.
s7yler said:
Just untick the Preloader in Spflash tool after you loaded the scatter file and before you then flash, so you flash everything but the Preloader. Its safer to keep the original Preloader intact on the phone.
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it's first time that i don't flash preloader...in my old zopo 910 i always flash preloader. new rom with old preloader create any compatibility problem or not?
phoenix530 said:
it's first time that i don't flash preloader...in my old zopo 910 i always flash preloader. new rom with old preloader create any compatibility problem or not?
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No, there is no problem that you don't flash the Preloader. The Preloader is the same, both ROMs are 4.4.2 Kitkat, only change is that the new ROM has fixed widgets and some extra features. Even IF there should be a problem, you could always flash the preloader afterwards again. But it is recommended never to flash the Preloader, better just leave the original on the phone. But if you want you can also just try to flash it, should be okay. But its not necessary.
On older devices, flashing the Preloader could brick them (in the told days) therefore it is not recommended. And you don't need to flash the Preloader when you flash new ROM, so why run the risk?
s7yler said:
No, there is no problem that you don't flash the Preloader. The Preloader is the same, both ROMs are 4.4.2 Kitkat, only change is that the new ROM has fixed widgets and some extra features. Even IF there should be a problem, you could always flash the preloader afterwards again. But it is recommended never to flash the Preloader, better just leave the original on the phone. But if you want you can also just try to flash it, should be okay. But its not necessary.
On older devices, flashing the Preloader could brick them (in the told days) therefore it is not recommended. And you don't need to flash the Preloader when you flash new ROM, so why run the risk?
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ok man i don't flash never preloader. tanks for the info so...many people tell me that last elephone rom have low speed problem and bad camera software..it's true? is there any method for resolve these problems? is there any custom rom in program?
phoenix530 said:
ok man i don't flash never preloader. tanks for the info so...many people tell me that last elephone rom have low speed problem and bad camera software..it's true? is there any method for resolve these problems? is there any custom rom in program?
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No the ROM don't change your camera or speed. Its the same as you current ROM, just with some fixes. If your not satisfied with the ROM then just flash the old ROM back again. The stock normal ROM can also be found on needrom.com
s7yler said:
No the ROM don't change your camera or speed. Its the same as you current ROM, just with some fixes. If your not satisfied with the ROM then just flash the old ROM back again. The stock normal ROM can also be found on needrom.com
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ok tanks i flash your rooted rom now and i hope in a future custom roms! i hope in a working miui or cyanogen...
s7yler said:
but with normal SuperSU (not in Chinese).
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SuperSU can give problems with this ROM and some applications that can be resolved by replacing SuperSU by Superuser from ClockworkMod.
I had problems with Titanium Backup and those were solved by the change above.
Which USB drivers P2000 and Win 8.1 64bit?
Can anyone tell me which usb drivers to use for Elephone P2000 in Win 8.1 64bit.
Droid Tools en SP Flashtool do not see my phone.
Thanks in advance.
Update:
I used a windows 7 PC with pdanet mtk drivers and was successfull in flashing my phone!!!
Android or MIUI
Hi,
I followed your instructions and was able to flash the P2000. Thanks for the instructions and the link to the ROM
When starting I noticed that the icons look quite different from the default Android icons, they look much more like the MIUI icons. Is the ROM from your first post really a factory ROM provided by Elephone ??
The new ROM btw still has many of the original problems (WiFi and memory plus power management) but at least the widgets can be added and SuperUser works, so I am quite happy with it.
Thanks
s7yler said:
No, there is no problem that you don't flash the Preloader. The Preloader is the same, both ROMs are 4.4.2 Kitkat, only change is that the new ROM has fixed widgets and some extra features. Even IF there should be a problem, you could always flash the preloader afterwards again. But it is recommended never to flash the Preloader, better just leave the original on the phone. But if you want you can also just try to flash it, should be okay. But its not necessary.
On older devices, flashing the Preloader could brick them (in the told days) therefore it is not recommended. And you don't need to flash the Preloader when you flash new ROM, so why run the risk?
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OTG
Anyone used OTG yet?
I cant get the phone to recognize a usb-stick......
I anyone has OTG working please share your experience.
Greetz
Rik Lijkendijk
RikLIjkendijk said:
Anyone used OTG yet?
I cant get the phone to recognize a usb-stick......
I anyone has OTG working please share your experience.
Greetz
Rik Lijkendijk
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The OTG works in mine, you can see it here in my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZdbQgL4p70&t=7m54s at time 7:40
Try to format in fat or fat32 maybe? or try another stick? also what firmware are you using?
Related
POMP C6S 5.5" NFC/Octa-Core 1.7GHz MTK6592 2GB RAM/32GB ROM DualSIM / 1920x1080 FHD
Topic is about the new POMP C6S 5.5" NFC/Octa-Core 1.7GHz MTK6592 2GB RAM/32GB ROM DualSIM / 1920x1080 FHD.
Let us collect all hacking & development info here about this device, and help each other.
First impressions
This is a really HIGH QUALITY phone from China.
What I like about it? I like the simple square design, and the screen is big and clear, when off the screen is 100% black (not grey). Also the phone is pretty thin. Another great plus is the high build quality and that it has REAL features like NFC, OTG, MHL/HDMI, WIFI DIRECT/Miracast and 2GB RAM/32GB ROM!
Pros: The phone is very fast! 28800 in AnTuTu says it all. High build quality and very good materials. The screen is also of a very high quality, and the fact that the whole screen is totally black when off is something I really like. The batterylife is very good, it seems to be a true 3000 mah battery in this device. The phone has a dedicated hardware button for the camera. The SIMtray is a dualsimtray for 2 micro SIM cards. The reception/signal is strong in this device, so far I had no problems when talking with people. The sound/backspeaker and headphone quality is also very good and loud. The phone support real OTA, OTG, MHL, Miracast, Airgestures in both ways and NFC which is real nice features.
Cons: The UI is not everyones taste - but you can just install another launcher! No notification LED as far I can see.
The lockscreen is pretty standard. The backcover can not be removed, also the builtin memory can't be extended, but it comes with total 32GB ROM. The price for this phone is a bit high, but on the other hand, you get a phone with high quality! For some people this phone may be too big, it has a 5.5 inch screen.
Benchmarks
AnTuTu score is: 28822
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Highlights
- 5.5 inch IPS Screen, 1920*1080 pixel display
- MTK6592 1.7GHz Octa core
- 2 GB RAM + 32 GB ROM
- Dual Sim, Dual Standby
- Support 3G & H Plus network
- GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
- 13MP SONY back camera + 8MP front camera
- Airgestures, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0
- Dimensions (W×D×H): 151 x 77.5 x 7.7mm
- 3000 mAh battery
- OTG, MHL/HDMI, WIFI DIRECT/Miracast
- NFC built-in that works exactly like on original brands!
Issues:
No notification LED
You can use app NoLED instead from the PlayStore and get small notifications on the screen.
ROOT:
Use http://www.shuame.com/en/root/
or you can also try with vROOT
Camera Test Samples:
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Hi my friend, i have a question for you, whats the way for watching WIFI DIRECT/Miracast in tv? any program or procedure, please explain, thank you in advance
petertrol said:
Hi my friend, i have a question for you, whats the way for watching WIFI DIRECT/Miracast in tv? any program or procedure, please explain, thank you in advance
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Hey, you can see how it work here in my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws8_aZ2Gsg4
it is basically the same for the Pomp C6S (and all other MTK6592) as for the phone I use in that video.
You just need a TV with miracast builtin, or an external miracast dongle connected to it. Then on the phone you go in the settings and connect it. You don't need any extra software etc.
The POMP also support cable, MHL to HDMI, so you can connect via cable also to a TV.
Thank you i will try
By the way, here you have updated version v2.03 multilanguage for this phone ive already uploaded in case you dont have installed (i dont think so normally it comes with v2.00) http://www.needrom.com/mobile/pomp-c6s-2/ and tell me how it works with your phone, it seems to be bit better
petertrol said:
By the way, here you have updated version v2.03 multilanguage for this phone ive already uploaded in case you dont have installed (i dont think so normally it comes with v2.00) http://www.needrom.com/mobile/pomp-c6s-2/ and tell me how it works with your phone, it seems to be bit better
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Hi thanks, I have 2.02 it seems. So 2.03 have how many languages? Do I just put C6Spomp_92_cn_fhd_en_fomat_v2.03_kashua.zip on the sdcard in the root? and then choose update from locale file in the settings? or just with Spflashtool?
How did you root your C6S?
Any other changes in 2.03? And do I have to clear any caches or factory reset afterwards? Where did you get 2.03 from? (sorry for all the questions )
s7yler said:
Hi thanks, I have 2.02 it seems. So 2.03 have how many languages? Do I just put C6Spomp_92_cn_fhd_en_fomat_v2.03_kashua.zip on the sdcard in the root? and then choose update from locale file in the settings? or just with Spflashtool?
How did you root your C6S?
Any other changes in 2.03? And do I have to clear any caches or factory reset afterwards? Where did you get 2.03 from? (sorry for all the questions )
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its always recommended when install rom wipe date, cache and dalvik cache, but do as you like, i did all that...i installed it from recovery no spflashtool needed (install update from zipcard) i didnt use local update and dont know changelog but if its an upgrade i think something will improve, i hope
For rooting use: vroot http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot easiest way
i got if from manufacturer
Cheers
petertrol said:
its always recommended when install rom wipe date, cache and dalvik cache, but do as you like, i did all that...i installed it from recovery no spflashtool needed (install update from zipcard) i didnt use local update and dont know changelog but if its an upgrade i think something will improve, i hope
For rooting use: vroot http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot easiest way
i got if from manufacturer
Cheers
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Great thank you. Did you also try to install CWM via MTKdroidtools on it?
s7yler said:
Great thank you. Did you also try to install CWM via MTKdroidtools on it?
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Yes, i have my automade CWM via mtkdroidtools as you said, i expect to have kitkat in this phone very soon
petertrol said:
Yes, i have my automade CWM via mtkdroidtools as you said, i expect to have kitkat in this phone very soon
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mm, when I try to root with vroot, the tools reboots the phone, but then the phone stops at some screen saying that it want to restore the phone. But when I accept or deny it, it seems nothing more happens with vRoot, and it times out and fail? any suggestions?
Or how was the process when you did it with vRoot?
s7yler said:
mm, when I try to root with vroot, the tools reboots the phone, but then the phone stops at some screen saying that it want to restore the phone. But when I accept or deny it, it seems nothing more happens with vRoot, and it times out and fail? any suggestions?
Or how was the process when you did it with vRoot?
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¿?Nothing of this happens to me, just only plug phone and run vroot, connect device, install or update program downloading some archives, at the end of this proccess vroot teel you model and if its possible root, you just push root and it does the rest, the phone will reboot 1 or 2 times and finally youll see rooted on program and the phone will have installed vroot program (like su) and other chinese one like google play, try again and be patient if you dont have powerful pc it takes a bit longer
petertrol said:
its always recommended when install rom wipe date, cache and dalvik cache, but do as you like, i did all that...i installed it from recovery no spflashtool needed (install update from zipcard) i didnt use local update and dont know changelog but if its an upgrade i think something will improve, i hope
For rooting use: vroot http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot easiest way
i got if from manufacturer
Cheers
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thank you so much,i was looking for this for a long time.
watalee said:
thank you so much,i was looking for this for a long time.
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Welcome
If somebody know any new rom update or something that improve performance of phone please post it here. Thank you
Hello my friend, do you recommend this phone?
I think Coolicool.com is a very good shop to buy
emilitoo997 said:
Hello my friend, do you recommend this phone?
I think Coolicool.com is a very good shop to buy
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I agree, and yes the phone is really nice and in a good quality. 100% recommended.
s7yler said:
I agree, and yes the phone is really nice and in a good quality. 100% recommended.
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do you know how to flash MIUI ROM to POMP C6S?
watalee said:
do you know how to flash MIUI ROM to POMP C6S?
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Sorry no, I only know the MIUI launcher, check here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8xBTiEdCuE
petertrol said:
¿?Nothing of this happens to me, just only plug phone and run vroot, connect device, install or update program downloading some archives, at the end of this proccess vroot teel you model and if its possible root, you just push root and it does the rest, the phone will reboot 1 or 2 times and finally youll see rooted on program and the phone will have installed vroot program (like su) and other chinese one like google play, try again and be patient if you dont have powerful pc it takes a bit longer
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Ok I used http://www.shuame.com/en/root/ instead now, and with that it worked right away, don't know why I was unable to root it with vROOT but nevermind, and thx for your help.
Did you try any of the custom roms on needrom? http://www.needrom.com/?s=POMP+C6S&sa=search&scat=0
I see there are 3 custom ROMs now for the C6S.
s7yler said:
Ok I used http://www.shuame.com/en/root/ instead now, and with that it worked right away, don't know why I was unable to root it with vROOT but nevermind, and thx for your help.
Did you try any of the custom roms on needrom? http://www.needrom.com/?s=POMP+C6S&sa=search&scat=0
I see there are 3 custom ROMs now for the C6S.
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i try the MIUI rom,very good, smooth but some applications can not install
Sent from my POMP C6S using Tapatalk
Has anyone a Multilanguage ROM?
I´m looking for a backup of etotalk rom, has anyone the possibility to upload a copy of this rom?
Thanks! :good:
• In Chrome browser you can watch this video in HD with 50fps!
Camera Samples here:
https://plus.google.com/photos/100582382505207418108/albums/6148144055060669393
Geekbench 3 Battery test:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/56195
Highlights
- 4.5 Inch IPS Screen, 854*480 Pixels
- MTK6732M 1.3GHz Quad Core 64bit
- 1GB RAM + 8GB ROM
- 8 MP Back Camera + 2 MP Front Camera
- Android 5.0 Lollipop Firmware
- Dual SIM
- 2300 mAh battery
- Support 2G & 3G & 4G LTE Network
- Band: GSM 850/900/1800MHz, WCDMA 900/2100MHz, FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B20, TDD-LTE B40
For Index/Timestamps for the video Review, please have a look in the video description on Youtube!
There you can click on the times, and youtube will jump directly to that part!
0:30 Specifications
0:54 What you get with the phone
1:25 Phone design
3:46 360 degree turn of the phone
4:27 Backside of the phone
5:16 Battery info
5:48 Booting
5:58 Lockscreen
6:14 UI and scrolling speed
6:47 Quicktoggles
8:11 Youtube app test
9:38 Camera
11:23 LED flash test
11:56 Viewing angles
12:15 Multitouch test
12:22 Reception & WiFi
13:00 Test call
13:34 Settings
13:39 Storage
14:13 RAM usage/consumption
14:39 Languages
14:50 About phone
15:04 Lollipop check
15:20 GPS test (live)
16:06 OTG test & headphone/rearspeaker sound info
17:10 Various test apps & a game
17:16 Geekbench 3 Battery test results
17:19 Antutu test results
17:31 Sensors built-in
17:38 Android SDK info
17:47 Sensor Box
17:50 WiFi Analyzer & Speed Test
18:01 Band modes
18:14 CPU ID
18:32 Compas test
18:52 3D Game test
19:55 Weight & Size, battery weight
20:10 Pros & Cons
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How can we root this device?
Krystyna said:
How can we root this device?
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Unfortunately I have not found a way to root it yet.
it is possible to root:
i found it in the official forum bbs.elephone.hk
to root the stock rom lollipop 5.0 you need SP-Flash Tool and the CWM Recovery for lollipop, you can find it all on needrom.com
just unpack, flash the recovery.img with SPFT, put BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip on telefon or sdcard, go to recovery and flash BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
or you can make a downgrade to kitkat 4.4.4 because the stock 5.0 is very buggy. The Kitkat Rom you can find also on needrom.com is already rooted.
smoke007 said:
it is possible to root:
i found it in the official forum bbs.elephone.hk
to root the stock rom lollipop 5.0 you need SP-Flash Tool and the CWM Recovery for lollipop, you can find it all on needrom.com
just unpack, flash the recovery.img with SPFT, put BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip on telefon or sdcard, go to recovery and flash BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
or you can make a downgrade to kitkat 4.4.4 because the stock 5.0 is very buggy. The Kitkat Rom you can find also on needrom.com is already rooted.
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Thanks! But in the latest update for the Lollipop ROM they fixed the bugs. So it s not buggy anymore, please tell me what bugs you still have or mean? No need to go back to 4.4.4 anymore as I see it.
My phone is sometimes very hot under use.
Some Apps doesnt install because it says not compatible with this version or device ... but i use market helper to install it.
smoke007 said:
My phone is sometimes very hot under use.
Some Apps doesnt install because it says not compatible with this version or device ... but i use market helper to install it.
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Did you install latest firmware update? and what apps do not work for you? give me 3 examples.
Hi,
Just receive my G2 yesterday and experience really hot operating temperature (upper left corner). I was thinking about downgrading to Kitkat as I am currently on Lollipop. Apparently I shall have the latest firmware (build Elephone_G2_20150424). @ s7yler have akso experience this warm/hot operation phenomena ?
smoke007 said:
to root the stock rom lollipop 5.0 you need SP-Flash Tool and the CWM Recovery for lollipop, you can find it all on needrom.com
just unpack, flash the recovery.img with SPFT, put BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip on telefon or sdcard, go to recovery and flash BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
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I spent hours failing to flash the recovery and getting nonsensical error messages ('Perhaps the phone has powered up too quickly"), before realizing that I did not have the latest version of SPFT. Older versions will not work with the MTK6732M. Everything went smoothly once I used SPFT v5.1516.00; later versions will also work, of course.
(a) Unzip the custom recovery you get from needrom.com or elsewhere
(b) Install MTK-SP drivers
(c) Run SPFT and select the scatter file in the unzipped recovery package
(d) Press download with the phone NOT connected to the PC
(e) Then connect the phone via USB with battery removed
See this link for more details
The above steps will flash the recovery. you can also flash a new ROM (e.g. CWM if it is ever released) in the same way.
For the next step (flashing SuperSU to root) you do not need a PC; do it through the recovery. (To boot into recovery, hold the VolUp and Power buttons down at the same time until the phone vibrates breifly.) Also it is not necessary to flash the beta version of SuperSU; the stable version (currently 2.46) will work fine. Just to state the obvious, installing SuperSu from Play won't root the phone.
Nobody posting.. Nobody else owning this device here?! Strange, regarding it's quality for the price..
goja said:
Nobody posting.. Nobody else owning this device here?! Strange, regarding it's quality for the price..
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I own this device. Actually it isn't really a great deal. Personally wouldn't recommend. Totally waste of money. Despite official promises phone received no updates or any other ROMs are available. Overheating and poor performance on official lollipop so far. Housing is covered with cheap glossy paint which can be easily damaged. Screen quality does not satisfy at all. It has edgy picture and poor, step-switch backlit. On screen buttons have no backlit at all. And serious battery calibration issues, phone doesn't display real data at all and doesn't last long.
Already ordered (the last!!) G9, sounds bad..
devel-su said:
I own this device. Actually it isn't really a great deal. Personally wouldn't recommend. Totally waste of money. Despite official promises phone received no updates or any other ROMs are available. Overheating and poor performance on official lollipop so far. Housing is covered with cheap glossy paint which can be easily damaged. Screen quality does not satisfy at all. It has edgy picture and poor, step-switch back-lit. On screen buttons have no back-lit at all. And serious battery calibration issues, phone doesn't display real data at all and doesn't last long.
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Issues so far: (stock lollipop)
screen brightness fixed (will post zip later)
battery life fixed by decreasing CPU frequency and disabling unnecessary network bands
overheating fixed by decreasing CPU frequency
dialer call limit exceeded problem fixed (will post zip later)
headphones audio left-right balance fixed (will post zip later or you can use any equalizer)
After I fixed, overheating and battery issues device is not that bad after all. If you have problems with installing software from PlayStore gets the gapps from here. The overheating problem is due to processor being throttled up to 1287 MHz by default. Get root version of SetCPU and set governor to userspace 468-468 cfq. Add profile for Screen off event 702-468 userspace. Also disable unnecessary bands in engineering menu for better battery life. All of the above is for stock 5.0. Have not tried device on stock KK, but according to user reviews on Russian forums performance is great. I am using the phone as my main device on custom lollipop MIUI V7 5.10.2 by rediska32 from 4PDA forums. After investing some to fix issues I am pretty satisfied with G2, considering the price. Device easily holds up to 64GB sd (have not tried more). My screen brightness is usually around 40-60% and battery hold up to 2 days of moderate using. Forget the camera btw. PM me if you have any questions, I will post available fixes and ROMs for G2 here.
Hello. I've got Elephone G2 Android 5.0 which have a bug with switching MAC-adress after every restart. Found this instruction (from official elephone forum), but the stock ROM (also official one) doesn't contain MD1_DB and AP_DB files. Also I found MD1_DB file in my phone, but I have no idea where can I found the second one. What am I doing wrong?
You probably damaged your NVRAM
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Hello. I've got Elephone G2 Android 5.0 which have a bug with switching MAC-adress after every restart. Found this instruction (from official elephone forum), but the stock ROM (also official one) doesn't contain MD1_DB and AP_DB files. Also I found MD1_DB file in my phone, but I have no idea where can I found the second one. What am I doing wrong?
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Here is backup of stock NVRAM with fix for MAC and NVRAM Warning err 0x10. Try replacing wifi and wifi_custom files in nvram\APCFG\APRDEB only. If this does not help re-flash stock and do it again. If you loose your NVRAM you can use this backup to restore it. Just edit the imei and mac. And always backup before doing anything to your device. Hope this helps.
devel-su said:
Issues so far: (stock lollipop)
screen brightness fixed (will post zip later)
battery life fixed by decreasing CPU frequency and disabling unnecessary network bands
overheating fixed by decreasing CPU frequency
dialer call limit exceeded problem fixed (will post zip later)
headphones audio left-right balance fixed (will post zip later or you can use any equalizer)
After I fixed, overheating and battery issues device is not that bad after all. If you have problems with installing software from PlayStore gets the gapps from here. The overheating problem is due to processor being throttled up to 1287 MHz by default. Get root version of SetCPU and set governor to userspace 468-468 cfq. Add profile for Screen off event 702-468 userspace. Also disable unnecessary bands in engineering menu for better battery life. All of the above is for stock 5.0. Have not tried device on stock KK, but according to user reviews on Russian forums performance is great. I am using the phone as my main device on custom lollipop MIUI V7 5.10.2 by rediska32 from 4PDA forums. After investing some to fix issues I am pretty satisfied with G2, considering the price. Device easily holds up to 64GB sd (have not tried more). My screen brightness is usually around 40-60% and battery hold up to 2 days of moderate using. Forget the camera btw. PM me if you have any questions, I will post available fixes and ROMs for G2 here.
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@devel-su: please can you share zip for the mods?
Thanks
megthebest said:
@astana: please can you share zip for the mods?
Thanks
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No problem, will post over the weekend.
devel-su said:
No problem, will post over the weekend.
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thanks a lot Bro
Elephone G2 Stability mod
Backup via MtkDroidTools. Backup NVRAM.
Get stock ROM here: AOSP 5.0(24/04/2015) Install via SP-flash tools.
Custom Carliv recovery here.
If you don't like elephone boot logo, you can edit logo.bin via LogoBuilder. More info here. Google logo instead of Elephone logo flashable zip for recovery here.
Flash opengapps to fix google services issues and application crashes.
To get xposed working:
1) Flash BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
2) Flash xposed-sdk21-arm64-20150426.zip. Reboot, wait about 10 mins for phone to boot up.
3) Install XposedInstaller_3.0-alpha2.apk, reboot. (don't update the xposed installer)
4) Install GravityBox_[LP]_5.0.1.0.apk, activate module, reboot.
Whoooray! :victory:
Other patches:
Dolby Atmos
Volume Patch
Other little fixes (proper battery stats, fixed auto-brightness, etc.)
Wifi_Fix_Files.rar (for manual installation, in case you have NVRAM error warning)
Credits go to rediska32, sanek922, LaiCORE.
How about thé G9..?
Hey guys, just switched to this phone, and since it's so new to the market, very few resources are available to explain some common problems. I'll try and answer some of those.
How do you unlock the bootloader on the Mi Max?
- apply for bootloader unlock permission on http://en.miui.com/unlock/, wait for a couple of days, download the app. Once you get the permission, then it gets a bit tricky. To unlock the bootloader you need the Chinese Developer ROM . This isn't mentioned ANYWHERE along the official site. It's frustrating. Follow the steps in this guide - http://en.miui.com/thread-307139-1-1.html, but use the fastboot ROM of Chinese Developer ROM instead of the global stable ROM. Once you have Chinese Developer ROM running, make sure you turn on Find My Phone via Mi App. This is important otherwise you will get 'Could not verify' message. Once the find my phone thing is running, it's easy to unlock the bootloader. Just follow the official guide via the app.
How do I root Mi Max?
Once the phone has been unlocked, use fastboot to flash TWRP. How? See here - http://en.miui.com/thread-293031-1-1.html. Once you have TWRP running, download and flash SuperSU, and you're all good.
My Mi Remote app will only show Chinese remotes and not my country's local remotes. Why?
Switch over the locale to your local country in settings > additional settings, and restart the app. All done.
Which screen protector is best for my Mi Max?
Actually, buyer beware - NONE of the tempered glasses work well on the Mi Max. They don't cover the whole screen. The Mi Max has a curved 2.5D screen, so the right and left edges don't get covered by the tempered glass. Looks pretty ugly to be honest. I've ordered a Chinese TPU screen guard from aliexpress that claims to cover the whole screen. I'll update this guide when I get it.
Does the Mi Max have double tap to wake?
Yes it does! But it is turned off by default. Go to settings>display to turn it on.
What other hardware problems are there with the Mi Max?
The charger port is made from aluminum. It is very soft, so just by using it a couple of times, you'll end up getting ridges along the bottom side, where the micro USB cable goes. It's a problem with all recent Xiaomi phones, and you can't do anything about it. See this pic for details - http://i.imgur.com/z7ckOuB.jpg. I've tried to highlight the 2 tracks made by the micro USB cable along the charger port.
Also, the body is easily scratched at the chamfered aluminum edges, so make sure you handle it with care. The metal is just too soft. It is makes the Mi Max very slippery.
How is the speaker on the Mi Max?
Coming from a Oneplus One, the single bottom firing speaker (yes, single. The other is a dummy) was a huge disappointment. It barely gets the job done, and it's one area where I personally feel Xiaomi shouldn't have cut corners.
How is the Snapdragon 650 processor on the Mi Max? Does it lag or stutter?
Let me put all fears to rest - this is the smoothest phone I've ever used, period. I've used a lot of them, but this phone is by far the smoothest. No lags, stutters, out of memory problems, app redraws, nothing. Everything just works.
How long does it take to charge the Mi Max?
From zero to 100%, with a quick charge charger, it'll take around 2 hours. On the standard charger, around 3 hours. But let me tell you - you'll end up forgetting your charger. The phone is a true beast in the battery department. I easily get 2.5 days worth of battery with around 9 hrs screen on time with a single charge. It's unbelievable.
UPDATE -
I was just tinkering around with Mi MAX and trying out LOS14.1, and ran into 2 problems -
My PC stopped recognizing my Xiaomi Mi Max phone all of a sudden. The USB won't work and the phone is not recognized. What should I do?
Assuming your USB cable and phone USB port are working, you can do the following -
(1) Go to C:\Windows\INF
(2) Type “wpdmtp.inf” in search bar provided to the right of the address bar in Windows 10.
(3) Once you have found it, just right click on it and select install. It will take a few seconds.
(4) Connect your device to the pc.
Done.
How do I get past the TWRP screen that asks for a password to decrypt my phone after clean flashing MIUI via EDL mode?
So here's a strange bug I found - if you clean flash MIUI via EDL/MiFlash tool, then flash TWRP and boot into it, it will ask for a password to decrypt. Now, my limited research tells me noone knows the password. So, what now?
1. BACK UP ALL YOUR DATA including songs, pics, contacts AND TRANSFER THEM TO A PC/DRIVE/CLOUD. THIS is very important! What we'll do will format your internal memory completely.
2. skip the password screen
3. go to wipe
4. select the right hand button that says wipe data
5. reboot to recovery again
6. you'll note that if you try to boot into MIUI, you will not be able to do so. This is because you now have an unencrypted data folder but the stock kernel cannot read that. The solution? You need to flash SuperSU on it. But we just formatted our internal memory, how do we get the SuperSU zip? 3 ways to get past this -
a) use an external memory card. Load SuperSU zip on it, and flash the zip, and it'll boot up
b) use USB OTG drive, load it with SuperSU zip, go to mounts in TWRP, mount USB OTG, and flash it from there
c) if you don't have either of these, use adb sideload in TWRP. Go to advanced, adb sideload on TWRP. Download and rename SuperSU to supersu.zip, copy it to your adb folder on windows. Then open command propmt in your adb folder, type 'adb devices' without the quotes to start adb. Then, type 'adb sideload supersu.zip' without the quotes. ADB will flash supersu now, and the phone will boot.
That's it.
Let me know if you have more doubts!
This is a really useful post, thanks.
IndDoc said:
The charger port is made from aluminum. It is very soft, so just by using it a couple of times, you'll end up getting ridges along the bottom side, where the micro USB cable goes. It's a problem with all recent Xiaomi phones, and you can't do anything about it.
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I have the same problem, the top and the bottom part of the phone is made from plastic. Xiaomi should have put a USB Type-C port instead of micro USB.
panospc said:
I have the same problem, the top and the bottom part of the phone is made from plastic. Xiaomi should have put a USB Type-C port instead of micro USB.
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Update - I've asked for a replacement unit because the scratches at the charger port kept getting worse. Let's see.
Really...?! Sorry but it's ridiculous IMHO...
IndDoc said:
My Mi Remote app will only show Chinese remotes and not my country's local remotes. Why?
Switch over the locale to your local country in settings > additional settings, and restart the app. All done.
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What do you do if your country isn't on the list? I have flashed a global ROM but it's missing most of the major countries on the locale list (e.g. the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Japan etc).
BloodRose said:
What do you do if your country isn't on the list? I have flashed a global ROM but it's missing most of the major countries on the locale list (e.g. the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Japan etc).
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The global ROM has US as one of the locales. To be honest though, it really doesn't matter which one you pick. Before Xiaomi had US as one of the locales, I just set it has Hong Kong. Now that I'm using US, I see no difference.
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Here's a list of the included locales. Not sure how well this scrolling screen shot will show up.
Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk
Ulver said:
The global ROM has US as one of the locales. To be honest though, it really doesn't matter which one you pick. Before Xiaomi had US as one of the locales, I just set it has Hong Kong. Now that I'm using US, I see no difference.
Here's a list of the included locales. Not sure how well this scrolling screen shot will show up.
Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk
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Mine doesn't have an option for the United States. Right now I have it set to Singapore which is fine but not exactly ideal.
What in the hell did you use to take that screenshot btw? :laugh:
BloodRose said:
Mine doesn't have an option for the United States. Right now I have it set to Singapore which is fine but not exactly ideal.
What in the hell did you use to take that screenshot btw? [emoji23]
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MIUI8 has an option for a scrollable screen shot
Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk
So, I got the replacement unit, and guess what - it has the same hardware 'problem'. I am not sure it really is a problem as much as it is a side effect of using aluminium - the charger port gets chaffed very easily on repeated use. Anyway. The phone is awesome! Best decision ever made to buy this phone. Now, just waiting for the kernel source for Mi Max so CM 13 can come on this beast!
One small but annoying problem is when I use Gmail on the mi max, when I click on an embedded link in a mail, the browser is not on top but behind, so I have to find it using notification. Anyone else have this problem?
My 128 GB MI Max ordered on mi.com India should get delivered in a day or 2. So, how do it root it ? Would it be with MIUI 7 ? Do i upgrade to MIUI 8 before rooting?
Totally new to Xiaomi . Have been a Samsung Note user, but trying Max ( love the size ) after the Note 7 debacle. Could somebody explain in detail as to what i need to do ? read somewhere that India Mi Max is with Global ROM and it cannot be rooted.
I've followed the guide to install twrp and have flashed rr. Any way to modify the lights on the navigation buttons at the bottom? (The fixed buttons.) I'm using nova launcher.
Cheers.
can u tell me how to re-lock bootloader?if its possible..
Parmo100 said:
One small but annoying problem is when I use Gmail on the mi max, when I click on an embedded link in a mail, the browser is not on top but behind, so I have to find it using notification. Anyone else have this problem?
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Try using a different browser such as Opera.
xrhstaras44 said:
can u tell me how to re-lock bootloader?if its possible..
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Go to developer settings and uncheck OEM unlock and see.
crank_girl said:
I've followed the guide to install twrp and have flashed rr. Any way to modify the lights on the navigation buttons at the bottom? (The fixed buttons.) I'm using nova launcher.
Cheers.
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That's a bug with the RR rom. Would be better if you ask this in the thread.
RAJEEV SURI said:
My 128 GB MI Max ordered on mi.com India should get delivered in a day or 2. So, how do it root it ? Would it be with MIUI 7 ? Do i upgrade to MIUI 8 before rooting?
Totally new to Xiaomi . Have been a Samsung Note user, but trying Max ( love the size ) after the Note 7 debacle. Could somebody explain in detail as to what i need to do ? read somewhere that India Mi Max is with Global ROM and it cannot be rooted.
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No need to upgrade before rooting. It is likely to be miui 7. Follow the exact guide that is in the OP and it will work. However, get the correct TWRP (yours is model Helium).
IndDoc said:
That's a bug with the RR rom. Would be better if you ask this in the thread.
No need to upgrade before rooting. It is likely to be miui 7. Follow the exact guide that is in the OP and it will work. However, get the correct TWRP (yours is model Helium).
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Thank God, somebody did finally answer .
My Mi Max is on original MIUI 8 . Can u give the exact link and detail the steps i need to follow .
I am totally confused, new to Xiaomi .
Help please .
RAJEEV SURI said:
Thank God, somebody did finally answer .
My Mi Max is on original MIUI 8 . Can u give the exact link and detail the steps i need to follow .
I am totally confused, new to Xiaomi .
Help please .
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- apply for bootloader unlock permission on http://en.miui.com/unlock/, wait for a couple of days, download the app. Once you get the permission, then it gets a bit tricky. To unlock the bootloader you need the Chinese Developer ROM . This isn't mentioned ANYWHERE along the official site. It's frustrating. Your phones ROM is the last link on this page - http://en.miui.com/extra.php?mod=rom/download&r=302&mobile=no#446
Follow the steps in this guide - http://en.miui.com/thread-307139-1-1.html, but use the fastboot ROM of Chinese Developer ROM instead of the global stable ROM. Once you have Chinese Developer ROM running, make sure you turn on Find My Phone via Mi App. This is important otherwise you will get 'Could not verify' message. Once the find my phone thing is running, it's easy to unlock the bootloader. Just follow the official guide via the app.
How do I root Mi Max?
Once the phone has been unlocked, use fastboot to flash TWRP. How? See here - http://en.miui.com/thread-293031-1-1.html. Once you have TWRP running, download and flash SuperSU, and you're all good.
IndDoc said:
- apply for bootloader unlock permission on http://en.miui.com/unlock/, wait for a couple of days, download the app. Once you get the permission, then it gets a bit tricky. To unlock the bootloader you need the Chinese Developer ROM . This isn't mentioned ANYWHERE along the official site. It's frustrating. Your phones ROM is the last link on this page - http://en.miui.com/extra.php?mod=rom/download&r=302&mobile=no#446
Follow the steps in this guide - http://en.miui.com/thread-307139-1-1.html, but use the fastboot ROM of Chinese Developer ROM instead of the global stable ROM. Once you have Chinese Developer ROM running, make sure you turn on Find My Phone via Mi App. This is important otherwise you will get 'Could not verify' message. Once the find my phone thing is running, it's easy to unlock the bootloader. Just follow the official guide via the app.
How do I root Mi Max?
Once the phone has been unlocked, use fastboot to flash TWRP. How? See here - http://en.miui.com/thread-293031-1-1.html. Once you have TWRP running, download and flash SuperSU, and you're all good.
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Thanks, one last question - above is probably valid for Chinese Developer ROM . I have Global ROM . Would the above steps work with Global ROM ?
RAJEEV SURI said:
Thanks, one last question - above is probably valid for Chinese Developer ROM . I have Global ROM . Would the above steps work with Global ROM ?
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No it won't. You have to flash the Chinese developer ROM. It won't work otherwise. Once it is rooted, you can switch back to Global ROM.
This is my first Xiaomi phone and it seemed to arrive with a Chinese ROM on it (V7.3.14.0.MBCCNDC) so I have been trying to change it to a proper official Global ROM with zero success so far.
I have downloaded the ROM from here: http://en.miui.com/download-302.html
Filename: miui_MIMAXGlobal_V7.5.3.0.MBCMIDE_267a7c4439_6.0.zip
If I follow either of these guides (I do not need TWRP, just the official ROM) then I always end up failing at the same part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max/how-to/installing-twrp-locked-bootloader-t3406501
http://en.miui.com/thread-307139-1-1.html
I reboot the phone into EDL mode by holding down both volume buttons and then connecting a USB cable after the phone has vibrated and stayed on a black screen. The PC then detects the phone as a Qualcomm device and assigns a port number to it.
MiFlash then finds the port number and I point the file browser to the extracted zip folder named: miui_MIMAXGlobal_V7.5.3.0.MBCMIDE_267a7c4439_6.0
After selecting the clean all radio button at the bottom and then pressing the flash button the status and time elapsed meters start moving and then after a few seconds the status changes to 'can not read from port COMxx' (I have used a few different port numbers so it can be COM10, COM20, COM3 etc).
So far I have tried this on three different PC's, 2 running Windows 10 and 1 running Windows 7, and the result is the same every time.
If I download the update file on the phone, rename it to update.zip and then place the update.zip file in the root of the internal storage drive and choose update from file on the phone then the phone reboots to a spinning circle for a while before restarting normally.
I also tried rebooting the phone into recovery mode from the built-in update app and connected it to Mi PC Suite but that just updated it to V7.5.6.0 MBCCNDE which is another China ROM so its still of no use to me really.
Can anybody help with this? This process really shouldn't be so difficult and I am starting to consider sending this phone back. I have made an application with Xiaomi to have the bootloader unlocked but that can take over a week and tbh I don't really want an unlocked bootloader anyway because I have no interest in custom ROM's, root access or special recovery options.
I have seen many people with that problem and haven't seen any working solution yet...
I understand you don't want TWRP or unlocked bootloader but that's the only way you can get the job done and forget all these buggy Xiaomi tools.
Something else you can try... Google QFILwhich is the Qualcomm flash tool and does the same thing what MiFlash does. Search and read the guides how to unbrick Qualcomm devices with QFIL. All additional files needed like flasher, partitions.xml etc are in MIUI fastboot ROM already. Actually MiFlash is based on that tool I think...
Good luck.
nijel8 said:
I have seen many people with that problem and haven't seen any working solution yet...
I understand you don't want TWRP or unlocked bootloader but that's the only way you can get the job done and forget all these buggy Xiaomi tools.
Something else you can try... Google QFILwhich is the Qualcomm flash tool and does the same thing what MiFlash does. Search and read the guides how to unbrick Qualcomm devices with QFIL.
Good luck.
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Thanks but I'm a bit cautious about being the first person to try to use that QFIL flashing utility with this phone, especially since this phone stupidly doesn't include an integrated recovery system. I've found a generic tutorial for it but it looks pretty scary tbh.
http://www.androidbrick.com/ultimat...agons-are-unbrickable-qhsusb_dload_qpst_qfil/
Incidentally when I updated the phone using Mi PC Suite it killed the Google Play Services and I couldn't fix them so I did a normal factory restore and it has restored to a standard China ROM (MIUI 7.5 | Stable 7.5.6.0 (MBCCNDE) so clearly the vendor flashed some weird custom version to this before they sent it to me.
Honestly, this thing is starting to drive me insane.
You have to use these drivers for your Qualcomm port: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9oNcsjcOpNHZjI1OWtFSDFfS3c/view?usp=sharing
Delete the original Windows driver and install it again through device manager.
TEKME said:
You have to use these drivers for your Qualcomm port: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9oNcsjcOpNHZjI1OWtFSDFfS3c/view?usp=sharing
Delete the original Windows driver and install it again through device manager.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try with that driver tomorrow. I did try another driver that I found on Google as well as the auto installed driver because it looked like a communication problem to me.
There's a driver pack on that Xiaomi tips website but I haven't been able to install it because the hosting used by that website is terrible and it just times out.
OK so I think I updated the driver using the one from your link but unfortunately the error is the same.
I uninstalled the device through DM and it self-installed this driver.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Then I used the Update driver > Browse > Let me pick > Have Disk option to force the driver from your link to install so the driver was updated to this:
The error in MiFlash is still exactly the same though: can not read from port COMxx.
OK the problem here seems to be that MiFlash cannot support standard recovery ROM's. It has to use those larger ones with the scripts etc included.
I was able to flash this with no problems whatsoever: http://en.miui.com/thread-324576-1-1.html
However I'm worried that might not be the official software and I want to keep this simple and official and get all updates OTA in future.
Unfortunately the only global full ROM available for this phone on the MIUI website is the Developer build.
http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
The version I have just flashed also doesn't include locales for the UK or Japan and I spend most of my time in those countries. I've set it to Singapore for now but I feel like I'm right back to square one with this thing.
From what I read official MIUI Global is missing many locales and that's why people are using xiaomi.eu ROM. I even suggested in there forum to stop calling it global b/c its not and call Asia or something...
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From what I read official MIUI Global is missing many locales and that's why people are using xiaomi.eu ROM. I even suggested in there forum to stop calling it global b/c its not and call Asia or something...
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The included country list on it is quite frankly bizarre. It includes some European countries but not others and has options for the Falkland Islands and St. Kitts but no option for Britain or the United States.
Yup no United States
When is the 64/128 global ROM coming out
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Yup no United States
When is the 64/128 global ROM coming out
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8/16 if they get it right...
The problem is with no UK locale I don't know if I can get the IR Blaster working.
It's a small problem in the grand scheme of things but still one I would like to fix if I can.
@ Blood Rose - I am assuming so far you've kept the boot loader locked and flashed the global stable 7.5 version - on your 32 GB device? did you lose data - did you get any OTAs (security patches). I am looking to go to miui 8 - possibly chinese - the global development may not be as timely. Also I have the 64 gb version and there's not much going on the global ROM versions for that one.
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@ Blood Rose - I am assuming so far you've kept the boot loader locked and flashed the global stable 7.5 version - on your 32 GB device? did you lose data - did you get any OTAs (security patches). I am looking to go to miui 8 - possibly chinese - the global development may not be as timely. Also I have the 64 gb version and there's not much going on the global ROM versions for that one.
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I did flash a global stable version of 7.5. It's the latest official rom I believe. I did a full wipe to make sure all traces of the Chinese stuff were gone. Because its the latest official version ut hasn't received any OTA updates yet but it at least seems to connect to the official servers to check whereas the ROM the phone came with couldn't.
My bootloader is now unlocked because the MIUI forum staff offered to do immediately for me so I figured I might as well but I will not be using root or any custom builds.
Thanks
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am i totally ****ed up? searching how to change my shop rom to another rom for my 3gb/32gb and that what i found. So it is impossible to change rom in this smartphone???
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am i totally ****ed up? searching how to change my shop rom to another rom for my 3gb/32gb and that what i found. So it is impossible to change rom in this smartphone???
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That depends on what you want to change it to. If it is a newer/alternative official ROM then that is easy. If it is to a custom ROM then you need an unlocked bootloader.
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That depends on what you want to change it to. If it is a newer/alternative official ROM then that is easy. If it is to a custom ROM then you need an unlocked bootloader.
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For custom ROM you do not need unlocked bootloader.
nejcov said:
For custom ROM you do not need unlocked bootloader.
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I neither know nor care about custom ROMs. I'm quite sure there is probably a way to circumvent Xiaomi's bootloader lock but I was just providing the standard textbook advice tbh.
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I neither know nor care about custom ROMs. I'm quite sure there is probably a way to circumvent Xiaomi's bootloader lock but I was just providing the standard textbook advice tbh.
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Hi BloodRose,
Does the Xiaomi ROM support large file sizes, like an HD movie?
I am doing research on the Mi Max before buying.
I am based in the US, and it will not be my primary phone.
Thanks,
My Phone is UK version 6gb 128GB
MIUI version: MIUI Global | Stable 11.0.7.0 (PGGMIXM)
Android Version: 9 PPR1.180610.011
Security Patch: 2020-04-01
Did anyone get a backup of the above Android 9 firmware version before the upgrade to 10 came out.
The above version supports the new front camera shipped on newer devices.
If anyone was smart enough to make a backup please upload it some place. :fingers-crossed:
I was dumb on this occasion & never got a backup.
bigrammy said:
...MIUI Global | Stable 11.0.7.0 (PGGMIXM)
Android Version: 9 PPR1.180610.011
Security Patch: 2020-04-01
Did anyone get a backup ...
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I have begonia_global_images_V11.0.6.0.PGGMIXM_20200108.0000.00_9.0_global.tgz (fastboot image), if you want it. Reply and I'll upload it somewhere.
Thanks for the offer but it has to be the v11.0.7.0. Sadly.
I have the v11.0.6.0 but as explained the front camera is not supported on newer built hardware using this firmware version. Basically mi changed the front camera and maybe other hardware on these devices. They unified the kernels in the latest 10 update but 9 is still fragmented.
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Thanks for the offer but it has to be the v11.0.7.0. Sadly.
I have the v11.0.6.0 but as explained the front camera is not supported on newer built hardware using this firmware version. Basically mi changed the front camera and maybe other hardware on these devices. They unified the kernels in the latest 10 update but 9 is still fragmented.
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The v11.0.7.0. is an OTA recovery update, did you try to get it through updates?
No OTA's for me except the latest Android 10 update. This 11.0.7 firmware is not available any place and I have searched every official source. Since mi didn't do an official release of this firmware for the begonia I think it's the on device shipped firmware so someone would of needed to make a backup. I never gave it a second thought thinking everything would be Equal but it seems not. :crying:
OK then maybe @bigrammy could try the next update to see what happens, no need to update but only to download the package and share it here.
I also searched and nothing.
Maybe you could try with this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-mix-2/how-to/guide-reverse-engineering-xiaomi-ota-t3691612 I used to use similar method to catch some early updates on Samsung devices although is pretty probable that Xiaomi dropped this release for some reason.
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OK then maybe @bigrammy could try the next update to see what happens, no need to update but only to download the package and share it here.
I also searched and nothing.
Maybe you could try with this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-mix-2/how-to/guide-reverse-engineering-xiaomi-ota-t3691612 I used to use similar method to catch some early updates on Samsung devices although is pretty probable that Xiaomi dropped this release for some reason.
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Thanks but the only OTA I ever get is Android 10 even if I flash the the 11.0.6 firmware. I am well used to all this stuff rolling back and forth and capturing updates etc etc on many devices like Sonys, Nokia, etc but sadly nothing arrived for this v11.0.7.
I guess I will need to wait till someone does a backup of the shipped Android 9 firmware of these newer devices. :fingers-crossed:
@bigrammy
So...you need someone with new camera hardware and correct Android 9 version. Will TWRP backup be enough to get cam drivers?
wojownikhaha said:
@bigrammy
So...you need someone with new camera hardware and correct Android 9 version. Will TWRP backup be enough to get cam drivers?
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That would be the dream my friend so if you have a TWRP backup of that firmware that would be totally awesome
I still kick myself now for NOT backing up my stock Android 9 first a total epic fail on my part.
bigrammy said:
I still kick myself now for NOT backing up my stock Android 9 first a total epic fail on my part.
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Indeed. I didn't expect that Xiaomi changed front camera sensor. MIUI has terrible RAM management, so custom ROM is the only reasonable option.
To be honest I don't have TWRP backup, but I thought of buying a second N8 Pro, unlock it, take a TWRP backup and then return it to shop (with relocked bootloader of course).
If it helps the devs - why not?
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Indeed. I didn't expect that Xiaomi changed front camera sensor. MIUI has terrible RAM management, so custom ROM is the only reasonable option.
To be honest I don't have TWRP backup, but I thought of buying a second N8 Pro, unlock it, take a TWRP backup and then return it to shop (with relocked bootloader of course).
If it helps the devs - why not?
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OK I see. Well I wouldn't worry about it too much because without the camera driver kernel source there is not much can be done really.
The main reason for wanting the Android 9 stock ROM is I had hoped to try some experimentation using the Stock "kernel" which is fully compatible with the Engineering lk and preloader (Can Use SPFlashTool) .
I would not risk buying another one of these phones again until the official source code is updated with the New front camera driver until then we're kind of stuck.
I keep a close eye on any updates for this device and or any other Xiaomi MTK devices that could use this camera in the future.
GitHub - MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource: Xiaomi Mobile Phone Kernel OpenSource
Xiaomi Mobile Phone Kernel OpenSource. Contribute to MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource/imgsensor_sensor_list.c at cezanne-q-oss · MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource
Xiaomi Mobile Phone Kernel OpenSource. Contribute to MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource development by creating an account on GitHub.
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use camera driver #if defined(S5K3T2SUNNY_MIPI_RAW) #if defined(S5K3T2OFILM_MIPI_RAW) from above thanks.
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Looks good. Are that a new drivers for our devices?
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Looks good. Are that a new drivers for our devices?
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They are used in Redmi K30 Ultra which is MTK SoC also so merging the selfie camera drivers into the (begonia) RN8P should be doable.
I am not 100% sure if they would be compatible or if they still rely on (need) the base S5K3T2_MIPI_RAW driver.
Comms with the main dev's is pretty poor and it seems like a bit of a closed club so I can't really ask any meaningful questions. I can only suggest and point and hope they pick it up and use it if it's workable.
I raised an issue on github some time ago but never got any reply just a bunch of commits that seemed unrelated to the camera. https://github.com/AgentFabulous/begonia/issues/1
We could do with a commited XDA kernel dev who is happy to use this forum platform rather than "social media like telegram, twitter, facebook sort of nonsense" which is not my idea of sharing and Learning.
Following anything on those platforms is near impossible for me as everything is a bunch of fragmented one liners
Maybe it's a age thing IDK (It means I Dont Know seemingly )
@bigrammy
I recieved new Note 8 Pro and - guess what - production date is July 2020.
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
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I am going to see what version of firmware is installed but.... I don't expect much.
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@bigrammy
I recieved new Note 8 Pro and - guess what - production date is July 2020.
I am going to see what version of firmware is installed but.... I don't expect much.
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Yes that's the EU firmware for the Newer Camera like mine. If you could make a backup that would cool
I have it. how to backup the rom?
@kinder_surprise
First - you have to unlock bootloader and then install non CFW TWRP Recovery
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I have it. how to backup the rom?
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As @wojownikhaha as said the first step is to unlock the bootloader following the official way which is a long drawn out process sadly.
Once you have unlocked the bootloader you need to flash the engineering preloader and LK from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-info-psa-redmi-note-8-pro-megathread-cfw.4056527/
Personally I would then just use SPFlashTool to do a "Read Back" of the device as I am not 100% sure if TWRP would boot without a modified boot.img installed which would require overwriting OUR stock boot.img with a boot.img from the other devices without these newer cameras if that makes sense
Put simply we need a copy of our device boot.img.
If TWRP is allowed to boot without any mods to the boot.img then fine simply make a TWRP backup.
Otherwise SPFlashTool is needed to do a backup of our stock partitions.
Let me know what level your at with all this stuff so we can better guide you if required.
Thanks bigrammy
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I am not 100% sure if TWRP would boot without a modified boot.img
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I confirm - this is possible. I was able to boot to recovery just after installation (on first Note with 11.0.7.0)
Anyway, I will provide full TWRP backup of stock 11.0.5.0 on next Thursday.
wojownikhaha said:
I confirm - this is possible. I was able to boot to recovery just after installation (on first Note with 11.0.7.0)
Anyway, I will provide full TWRP backup of stock 11.0.5.0 on next Thursday.
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Hi Thanks for the confirmation that it is possible to boot TWRP without the need to flash a modified boot.img first.
Looking forward to the EU 11.0.5.0 firmware
@kinder_surprise
This info will make things much easier