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I am hoping to get a custom ROM made for both the Next6 and Next7, so if anyone would like to help here are the factory ROM's.
http://www.multiupload.com/6BY8BVS5BJ---Next7's Factory ROM
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7V8MNSFI---Next6's Factory ROM
Right now my friend and I are working on making the Next6 have a full read/write partition with permanent root access.
I'm interested. The Next6 is on sale at Big Lots for $149...
I'm looking to pick one up. Please keep m posted!
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I'm interested. The Next6 is on sale at Big Lots for $149...
I'm looking to pick one up. Please keep m posted!
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Same here...
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I just got mine yesterday and subscribed to this thread. Please keep us informed.
Li'm currently counting down the minutes till biglots opens. in a rush to cash my check, and grab my new cheapo tablet, to be home in time to go to my kids dr appointment.
anyone got a full list of specs on the next6?
EDIT: z4root works perfectly. Now I'm waiting on this ota firmware update to download.
It feels sluggish compared to my hd2 but I expected that. But it does render HD video quite nicely. Rooting was a breeze, and if you pick it up at biglots, be sure to splurge 15 extra for an 8gb SD card.
I spoke to the company today because my OTA has been trying to download for 2 days.
Apparently the OTA only changes the Boarder Books to a different carries since Boarders is closed. IT DOES NOT UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE OR OS.
Please let us know of any ROMS available on this device that would be very helpful.
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Li'm currently counting down the minutes till biglots opens. in a rush to cash my check, and grab my new cheapo tablet, to be home in time to go to my kids dr appointment.
anyone got a full list of specs on the next6?
EDIT: z4root works perfectly. Now I'm waiting on this ota firmware update to download.
It feels sluggish compared to my hd2 but I expected that. But it does render HD video quite nicely. Rooting was a breeze, and if you pick it up at biglots, be sure to splurge 15 extra for an 8gb SD card.
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Were you able to get a perminent root with z4root? I could only get a temporary root to work. What tools to use for a perminent solution
Got my next6 a day ago. Thanks all for the BigLots tip.
i think the way the image is stored on the tablet you'll have to flash a rom that is already rooted. Im not very familiar with cooking roms but i know you'll have to use afptool to unpack the image make the changes recreate the crc for the image and repack it.
From what I've been able to glean from frantic web searching, the system partition is cramfs and is read only. Temporary root only.
Also, its possible to access the recovery menu using adb reboot recovery, but its not of much use since the thing only has two dpad buttons.
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I am very interested in this also ; I have tried to run some of the next 2 & 3 roms on this device (and they boot) but they don't really work right (IE: the touch screen doesn't work)
hopefully we can get this going!
i've got the rom dumped, just having a spot of bother mounting a cramfs file under ubuntu.
since i've last posted i found out a bit more about the hardware involved, and how its more or less a generic 7 inch rockchip tablet, minus a few buttons, which means a good majority of the work has already been done.
Required Reading for those interested;
http://wiki.archosfans.com/index.php?title=Dump_your_Home_Tablet_rom_and_create_a_custom_rom
bit of difference is the rkupdater program doesn't work unless you can get the tab into a flasher mode of some sort. However, if you just drop the update.img in the sdcard root and insert the card while the tab is running, it seems to kick into the updater properly.
hold down the right hand arrow
with the Pad turned off hold the right hand arrow to put the tablet into update mode ; then you can use the RKAndroidBatchUpgrade.exe..... (you do need the USB driver - found on the first page of the next2 next3 thread)
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kentisevil said:
with the Pad turned off hold the right hand arrow to put the tablet into update mode ; then you can use the RKAndroidBatchUpgrade.exe..... (you do need the USB driver - found on the first page of the next2 next3 thread)
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thanks. figured out through trial and error if i held both facebuttons and hit the reset while it was plugged up, it'd get into update mode.
your way needs less buttons. still at a loss because while i can dump the update.img and extract it, i cant seem to open up the system.img inside of it.
any suggestions? i pulled it using rkdump.
EDIT: nvm got it, had to pull the system.img from the device separately and add it back to update.img
long story short, i've got market, will be working on root next.
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here ya go, (Next6)regular rom + market, still haven't got root worked out quite yet.
is this for the next6 or 7?
Oh I see now this is a rom for a next6
Next6 Base rom for editing
heres a stock copy of update.img with an editable system.img if you feel like adding your own apps or customizing it a bit further.
happy modding
I got one of these bad boys today and its a pretty decent little fellow.
I think with a root and well made custom rom it can really shine.
EDIT, does anyone know a way to change the icons they used? I dont really care for them because they look warped and garrish. I did manage to replace the launcher with launcherPro, "adw would crash and default to a debug launcher".
Also does anyone know how one could update SAM? Can I just reinstall the apk and it replace teh factory installed one? Also is there any better marketplaces than SAM? It seems kinda limited and lacking.
I was wondering if it's possible to upgrade the next6 from 2.1 to 2.2/3~
I'm not requesting it or anything as I personally don't know anything about android or how the next6's rom works.
Thanks
I believe it has to be rooted before you can upgrade the firmware to another version.
Also I have noticed a issue with the custom rom above. I cannot download any apps on the marketplace for some reason. Anyone know how I could clear its cache or reset this device?
EDIT: If I do a "factory reset" though the privacy section in settings, it seems to fix the market. Of course this completely wipes the device, also the market seems to break the same way again, extremely easily.
Basically you can download a few apps, go to the homescreen, then come back to find that you magically cannot download ANY applications. Ive tried killing the market app using the advance task manager, ive tried clearing the markets cache, and even restarting the device. The only thing that works is completely restoring the device. I am hoping that you will be able to fix it, or tell me how to fix it. XD
I installed the following applications. Not sure if this matters, but it seems like market breaks when I make ADW the default launcher.
ADW Launcher
Nook
Also I have a SD card in the unit.
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I have rooted out the cause of the problem, changing the default homescreen/launcher seems to screw with market. So while you can install and use another launcher, you CANNOT set it as the default without it screwing up the android market.
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Humm, well color me confused, because last night I managed to switch the home launcher without it interfearing with market. But this morning when I booted up the device I could not download any applications. Could it be possible that it is deleting key files when I restart the device?
Possible issues:
D6000 reboots: 2 users have stated that turning off animations was correlational to D6000 rebooting itself. I have turned off animations since the beginning and not experienced this problem at all on any ROM. Still, it's worth noting here as a possible solution: Turn animations back on if animations are off and you are having reboots
Box states other than official site in regards to frequency support: Gone, info link removed by XDA mods.
Several users experiencing restarts when phone goes into deep sleep
Hard bricked after ROM install: Plug phone into PC via USB and enter recovery (VolDown+Power) then do reboot
v2.4 D6000 dedicated function button not working. Solution: Switch to Chinese language and set by pressing button or through system settings. Switch back to English. Profit.
At least 4 Western users and one China user has experienced "dead battery" syndrome. The internal battery will not charge. Phone boots into Android, after a few seconds phone freezes, then reboots or powers down. Battery charge icons do not show when phone powered down. Solution:
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All known ROMS (contact me if we're missing any): Gone, info link removed by XDA mods
How to upgrade to 5.1 from User 861efdee
Driver Files (Found in 4pda.ru forums):
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=05936486760178633478 (Just the drivers)
https://yadi.sk/d/LKwZHvUEiosBx (Drivers + QPST/QFIL)
1. Install the drivers. (Accept all default settings)
2. Install QPST/QFIL (Accept all default settings)
3. Unzip the tar.gz to a folder. (Remember this folder)
4. Run QFIL, it should auto detect the port (mine was COM5)
5. Select Flat build.
6. Select Programmer Path from the unzipped tar.gz folder just now and select prog_emmc_firehose_8936.mbn
7. Ensure the Select build path is the path to the unzipped tar.gz folder.
8. Click on Load XML and select rawprogram_unparse
9.. Select patch0.xml
10. Click on Download. Windows will suddenly find and install another new driver and you will receive a "Fail to find QDloader" error
After Windows has installed the driver, go to QFIL and select the new port number for the device Windows have just installed. You should see the number change from 9091 to 9008 and different COM number.
11. Press Download again and cross your fingers.
Root, gapps, TWRP tutorial: Gone, link removed by mods.
Recommended gapps: http://opengapps.org Make sure to DL ARM-64 for 5.1. Pico recommended.
For those concerned about frequencies, we finally had a Canadian answer back and he's connecting to bands as advertised on the site. This means the box is incorrect and the official Innos site is listing the correct frequency support: Gone, link removed by mods.
Wow thanks for sharing :highfive:
Spec are good, but is innos a reliable manufacturer ?
Where can I buy one from 'Canada, and will it be in english????
A 6,000mah battery with octa a53's is exactly what i want.
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They're using quality components. If you don't want to bite yet, wait for the review results.
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Where can I buy one from 'Canada, and will it be in english????
A 6,000mah battery with octa a53's is exactly what i want.
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Should be released this week. You'll need to buy from a China shop most likely, Innos D6000 unlikely to be sold retail in anywhere but China or China resellers.
Do somebody know, if it's prerooted? If not can somebody know how to do it?
Can I load there some custom roms?
Will custom roms recognize two batteries, or it's just unique for this innos firmware?
Details of software is necessary to buy, because without root it's useless.
It would be nice to get some more details of its software.
The Innos D6000 has just been received. As far as Innos D6000 root, rooting it shouldn't be a problem. I may delve into that later, but at this point just general testing. So far it's proving to be a very professionally done package. I've put together a quick unboxing. Just slammed it together. Nothing fancy. Uploading to YouTube now. Already up on Facebook.
<MOD EDIT - Link Removed>. First post on the page.
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The Innos D6000 has just been received. As far as Innos D6000 root, rooting it shouldn't be a problem. I may delve into that later, but at this point just general testing. So far it's proving to be a very professionally done package. I've put together a quick unboxing. Just slammed it together. Nothing fancy. Uploading to YouTube now. Already up on Facebook.
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Sweet, thanks for the review. I've been looking at this phone for the last couple weeks and really interested in getting it. Really looking forward to the full review on your site!
Also, what exactly do you mean about rooting possibilities?
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Sweet, thanks for the review. I've been looking at this phone for the last couple weeks and really interested in getting it. Really looking forward to the full review on your site!
Also, what exactly do you mean about rooting possibilities?
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It means the phone is rootable, but most likely will need to flash TWRP / CWM.
I'll be doing a running review of the Innos D6000. Piece by piece, then putting it together at Gizbeat with a conclusion. Most likely this week.
That's nice. Can't wait Your movie and my innos it's
Still waiting for dispatch in China...
It was nice if the root methods will work for it.
Hi all.
I bought this phone last week and so far is great.
I found a Chinese forum and install a ROM via native recovery from there but all the Gapps are gone now. The phone have no root and Market.
I install Mi Market and manage to install Play Store and Google Services but the Play Store gives me an error of connection due to the host file in System / etc (root).
I'm not a developer and i'm looking for a Custom recovery or Root access for this device, when you have please post it....
Thanks in advance
Hi All,
I also had problems with an update removing all google services.
You need to use the annoying Qualcomm wire brush method and drivers! As its type C USB, you will also need Qualcomm Ethernet drivers and not standard USB.....
In windows 10 etc you'll also have to disable driver certificate verification to install the drivers.
At the moment there is no root option, but here's the google play 5.1.1 version:-http://bbs.innos.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=59378&extra=page%3D1&mobile=2
To register on the innos BBS to view links, you'll need a QQ messenger account to use the baidu cloud downloaded.
I would post the entire instructions but I'm currently on holiday in the Ukraine.
Let me know if you need any more help installing the ROM and getting over the great firewall of China!
Thanks!
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Hi All,
I also had problems with an update removing all google services.
You need to use the annoying Qualcomm wire brush method and drivers! As its type C USB, you will also need Qualcomm Ethernet drivers and not standard USB.....
In windows 10 etc you'll also have to disable driver certificate verification to install the drivers.
At the moment there is no root option, but here's the google play 5.1.1 version:-http://bbs.innos.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=59378&extra=page%3D1&mobile=2
To register on the innos BBS to view links, you'll need a QQ messenger account to use the baidu cloud downloaded.
I would post the entire instructions but I'm currently on holiday in the Ukraine.
Let me know if you need any more help installing the ROM and getting over the great firewall of China!
Thanks!
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Hi Ado James
I have everything you said here except the Qualcomm ethernet drivers.
I will look for this in Google and try to install it and then try to install the ROM....
I will keep you post it
Thanks
This bbs site lookslike fully of helpful informations, but even after translate looks like hard to understand...
Maybe it's time to make space for innos at this forum? Mods?
It could be reason to collect soft or even ingest developers to do done software?
It was nice to install TWRP and some custom roms like slimcat or cm... Is it possible? Will wait, will see...
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Hi Ado James
I have everything you said here except the Qualcomm ethernet drivers.
I will look for this in Google and try to install it and then try to install the ROM....
I will keep you post it
Thanks
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Hi Ado
I can't find the right drivers for type-c usb.
If you please, when you arrive from your vacations try to post here all the drivers and programs necessary...
Thanks in advance
I also get the Innos D6000 and are happy with him. By reading your posts it's not an option to upgrade(using wire brush) to a newer version of software due to the play issue(suppose international shipment bring a bit different rom from the Chinese version). On the innos bbs forum i also noticed people not happy with newer software than v1.1 (android 5.0.2), but also noticed people are happy with this rom:
http://bbs.innos.com/thread-59378-1-1.html
it seams it bring play, anyone tried it ?
D6000 frequencies?
According to Gizbeat there is a question about frequencies
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Owners of d6000 If you could, please state your location and what frequencies you are quite sure you're connecting on.
There's also this thread: Where a user is unable to connect to B7 LTE
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Because I'm from USA and it means the phone is completely useless there if box is correct.
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According to Gizbeat there is a question about frequencies
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Owners of d6000 If you could, please state your location and what frequencies you are quite sure you're connecting on.
There's also this thread: Where a user is unable to connect to B7 LTE
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Because I'm from USA and it means the phone is completely useless there if box is correct.
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I've communicated with Innos today. According to them the specs are as stated on their official page and through their selling partners. The box only reads the minimal frequencies so as to not confuse Chinese people where the majority of these phones are sold.
Of course, this isn't 100% solid. What we need is reports from people who own the phone, where they live and what kind of connectivity they're getting, especially from anyone in N/C/S Americas, but any reports from any locations are good.
I got my D6000 on saturday. My problem is, that the phone is always reebooting when you turn off the display. This happens in between 1-2 minutes after put the phone in standby. When i turn on flightmode the phone is not reebooting!! Maybe there is a bug with the modem. I use TELEKOM (t-mobile) in Germany.
The rom is version D6000_ROM_COMMON_V1.1 (Android Version 5.0.2).
Any ideas?
Hanz, that's a good guess that it's something with the radio or radio software. If I were you, I'd try the beta 5.1 and see if the problem continues. If it doesn't, then you know it's a software issue. If it does, it still might be a software issue (eg, if it's a driver or baseband issue and these files not changing between ROMs). I'm only recommending it as part of the process of elimination.
First you might want to try setting to WCDMA only, GSM only, LTE only, and see if it's an issue with more specific connectivity. If these options don't exist in mobile network settings, try to use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network&hl=en
Hello!
I would like to ask for help installing either a new Cubot X6 Android or a linux based system. Until recently I wasn't aware of what kind of aggressive trojans for Android happen to compromise a phone to a degree where the solution is to buy a new one. I do not want to accept that. Therefor I am here to ask for help.
WLAN enabled - the phone runs nutts. It causes unknown apps to be installed, ruining the function of the phone completely. I bought it via ebay, a used Cubot X6. I had the device years ago until i sat on it which happened to break the display, but I liked it and bought it again, used. (The used one cost 60 bucks, a replace-display would have cost 35, so I ran with the used one - big mistake as it turned out).
Now, it's root-system is compromised. I set it to only allow apps from trusted sources. I did not download any apps beside well known trust-worthy ones, like google-maps, WhatsApp, all together.
When I first enabled WLAN, it suddenly started to display a message of the shutting down of "org.rain.ball.update" and also "ssCleaner ("suc", "chengele") is trying to obtain your current position", "ymm" cancelled, and several others. If I allow WLAN it automatically downloads 10-20 apps, some of which correlate with my laptop visited websites (alibaba), others apps from sites I have never visited ("sexy videos"). Basically the phone gets so busy that it needs to be restarted to allow any control of the phone.
I tried to fix it with Avaast, Avira, and Malewarebytes without success. With Avaast it also displays: "/storage/sdcard0/.androidsdata/is.jar", but is unable to fix it. I guess I would have to erase the SD-Card too, if I were to have the system replaced, once. None of the above things can be fixed with the tools at hand. The deletions are always interrupted, nothing gets improved permanently.
I immediately did a "Reset to factory condition", but when I enabled WLAN I didn't even install an app - it all started again, as described above.
So, a quick Google-Research turned out, there are trojan-horses, that cover themselves by pretending to be system applications, so that it would be nearly impossible to get rid of the trojan - only solution: buy a new one (See this article wwwDOTblog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/).
Now, while I have a broken device and a trojan device, one solution would be to mount the display of the compromised one onto the broken one. I know it's easy to break the display during this. That's why I am here to ask, if someone might have suggestions of what else could be done to have this fixed?
Maybe it would be possible to get an uncompromised mirror-image of a Cubot X6 from the internet that would replace every data on mine? Would it fix it, if I were to install this: "Ubuntu Touch - Version 15.04 Phone"?
Any help would be appreciated. If I were to take a wild guess, I'ld say the trojan horses might have been developed by Apple...... So what am I to do now? Buy a new one?
EDIT: If you were to not believe this to be true, I could shoot a video of it with my laptop. It's really strange, but it is as it is. EDIT 2: Avaast displays a message, the phone has been rooted.
Please help!! Thank you so much!!
You won't get the virus to YOUR phone from replying ...
Am I here at the right forum for this technical problem?
Thanks
Do a search for your rom and instructions on how to flash. It will replace system partition and problem should then be gone.
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Do a search for your rom and instructions on how to flash. It will replace system partition and problem should then be gone.
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I will try that. Im total newb to smartphone software. any linking would be appreciated. thanks so far!
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I will try that. Im total newb to smartphone software. any linking would be appreciated. thanks so far!
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A google search for "cubot x6 firmware" will give you some good results.
Here's also Cubot forums, with link to downloads.
Hope that will help, and be sure to read up on the subject on how to flash before you start
So many Thanks! You linked me to the perfect spot! Thank you!
While i will redo my laptop with linux soon, you got experience with having linux on the phone? If i wee to try and mes up, it still were possible to go bac to the original cubot files u linked to, correct?
Thank you!!
Dear friends,
i am struggling with a strange APP named "Chromes". It seems to be undocumented (i googled a lot).
The only thing i know is that IT INSTALLS ALONE without any visibile message. After a Factory reset i found it (AGAIN) in the phone.
I couldn't SEEK what / when / Who installs it in my phone.
It gains telephone and archive rights without any ask to me.
I also know that my doogee phone suffers of a vulnerability (never closed) by DOOGEE and i don't know if it'd be related with it.
No clue.
Does anyone have had the same experience? Does anyone have EVER seen it?
Let me know please.
Best Regards.
EDIT: ****warning: I remember to everyone that ROOTING/HACKING/INSTALLING a different ROM in your phone may void the warranty AND can potentially BRICK your phone . Do it ONLY IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING . I warned you.*****
edit 13/11/2017 *LIST OF REPORTED DEVICE AFFECTED WITH CHROMES (Malware) app *:
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Doogee Shoot 1
Gretel A9
UHANS A101
NOMU S10
Leagoo M8
leagoo M8 pro
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Report if you have it. Thank you.
i just found it on my phone too and started googling it.. and yours seem to be the only instance ive found so far.. i dont know what it does or where it comes from.. i can close it from the task manager but itll start itself again 3 processes that itself have about 2-3 services.. mostly ChromesService DaemonService and ChromesService2 the main proces seems to be signed from com.appclone.lyhj the second one doesnt have the daemonService and is signed from com.android.qnsettings and the third one had com.yunshi.market listed. again i dont know there they come from or whats their purpose.. and if they have anything to do with the ad popups i get since a few days now that dont seem to be app related since its the same popups for most apps .. apps that dont have those popups natively like whatsapp or facebook. i have since uninstalled pretty much anything and tried some antivirus but i guess its gonna be rooted and gets a custom rom. it is also a china cell called nomu s20 . after googling a bit it seems there are a lot security problems with my device.
edit: ive found something on this link i cant post because i am not a trusted user yet
also after running kaspersky antivirus it did indeed find something (as opposed to the comodo antivirus that kept silent)
it found Trojan.androidOS.Boogr.gsh as the chromesBase.apk and another one i just deleted without writing the name. it seems though this might be related to the Triada-Virus/trojan .. soo.. yeah it might be a good idea to save your stuff and not only try with a factory reset but completely reinstall the whole rom.
edit2: just deinstalling them hasnt solved anything .. the problem sits way deeper meaning it is definitely related to the triada virus. it just reinstalls the software again without anything showing.
edit3: found it.. it is indeed the triada virus on my phone ..
I have been dealing with that damned "Chromes" app for two or three weeks now (BTW, they appear two of them with the same icon and logo.)
MalwareBytes detects it as malware (Avast sometimes does, sometimes does'nt)
I have trie , for sure , uninstalling (completely unuseful) stopping all the apps I can (seems to have an effect in the reinstalling time ), and also keeping them installed but removing the Phone, Storage and SMS permissions, which, surprisingly, remain removed (until you uninstall the app)
I dealed in the past with the virus app on the Shoot 1 firmware, which turnaround solution (disabling the fake app) worked OK for me. But recently there have not been any fw update, so this time is not the firmware the responsible.
Any hint or help will be greatly appreciated.
¡Cheers!
Hi guys!
I'm having the same problem as you two. I can't believe that Doogee has screwed up on this again... (I also have the shoot 1 [nice screen ]) I'm surprised that, as you said, I've not found anything on the internet about this*. In addition, the application consumes a large amount of mobile data!
I hope there is an update soon, and that the problem is solved
Thank you all for your comments! Greetings from Spain!!
*Well, here they have the same problem
https ://android.stackexchange.com/questions/185520/how-to-get-rid-of-a-malware-app-chromes
Don't wait too much from Doogee. In fact don't wait nothing at all. They didn't solved yet the firmware virus that came with the first OTA update. We're alone...
And your GPS signal how is it going? In my case it does not get fixed to any satellite. Has someone managed to root it successfully? The truth is that I do not understand much about this, that's why I'm a bit afraid to do it.
I found this in a spanish forum, look at the last post (#19). (I think you have to translate it )
http: //ww w.htcmania. com/showthread.php?t=1291106
Summing up a bit, he says that Doogee sells mobiles with malware in the system. The fact is that they do it conscientiously. And then put a "solution", which is to install a firewall, so that you can control the internet connection of the applications.
Thanks again!
Some updates...
let me give you some updates :
1) the Shoot 1 phone is not easy to root with standard tools (kingroot & others: i tried a lot of them);
1) i successfully installed twrp with the FLASHTOOL and a specific recovery image TWRP + SU (if needed i can help about it);
2) I backupped everything (included malware of course) just to be sure i could go back in case of brick;
*** 3) I downloaded and installed the FANTASTIC lineage OS without any STUPID bloatware. ***
My phone is secure and fast NOW.
i warmly RECOMMEND all of you to root and update to lineage OS 7.1.2 (ver 14). Thankx to the lineage team! **they deserve a donation!!****
* about Shoot1 GPS *
i still didn't test it with the new LINEAGE and i will update you
Before i discovered the malware inside the GPS was not fixing correctly and in general not working like my previous LG or HTC
I was using an external BLUETOOTH antenna by using a middleware driver named Bluetooth GPS. Once you configured the driveer it works like a charm with tomtom and all GPS software ( i tested a lot). The external GPS solution lets the phone cold and free to charge during long gps travel session.
I will test anyway with the internal GPS again with the new LINEAGE ROM.
For any test or info write here and send me a PV message.
UPDATE: the lineage team is releasing the version 15 (development) with OREO. Anyway i will not install it soon. I am SOOOO SOLID now!
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¡Cheers!
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Unfortunately you can't get rid of it. No one knows if there is another fake app or background service that loads it again. It seems to appear (after a factory reset) some days later (i.e. just the time to download from whoknowswhere).
The fact is that I CAN'T TRUST ANYMORE the Doogee and the entire ROM so i warmly suggest you to ROOT (via TWRP + SU) , backup all, and install a LINEAGE fresh n° 14 release for shoot 1.
i did it and it worked like a charm.
Chromes
I have phone that is not rooted or changed firmware. Antivirus said that i have chomes and facebook apps that are not safe, but i do not have facebook installed. I tried factory reseting the phone twice, but it still comes back....
Have got the same "Chromes" problem on Gretel A9 mobile. Not rooted, only used Google Playstore for few apps. So frustrated and so little information on how to solve it for a non techie like me. Tried to contact Gretel who never reply. Still under an AliExpress warranty but not sure if malware stuff is covered. Needrom have the official stock rom for the A9. Do I have to root the phone to reinstall a clean stock rom? Can anyone point me to instructions on how to replace the stock rom? Thanks for any help.
I am really sorry to say that. The SUPPORT from some of these Chinese Supplier is really poor. I can't help you with your GRETEL . Please search on this XDA forum is anyone can do .
Root it and install a reliable distro. Be careful: when you root your phone you loose your WARRANTY and (sometime) some functions of your phone is not available or not available at 100%.
Custom ROMs should be considered ALWAYS as "bleeding" and "in development".
As i said i will never buy anymore low cost China phones DUE to this lack of support and this (unbelievable) disattention to release malwared firmware.
Deki-bg said:
I have phone that is not rooted or changed firmware. Antivirus said that i have chomes and facebook apps that are not safe, but i do not have facebook installed. I tried factory reseting the phone twice, but it still comes back....
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I struggled a lot to remove it with normal antivirus and antimalware.
It seems to BE NOT POSSIBLE without a rooted phone.
In my phone there were 2 problems:
1) the malware CHROMES
2) the injected system library (dunno what it does).
So , once i removed the CHROMES %$£"%$£% app....i could not know if it was related (or somehow connected) with the malware injected system library. So i couldn't trust anymore that factory o.s. and i replaced it with LINEAGE (atm something not working 100% like GPS) but at least it's clean and works.
I hope LINEAGE could support more chinaphones to get rid of the buggy malwared firmware from Doogee, Gretel and others Chinamakers
UHANS A101 affected as well!
CHROMES and
fake FACEBOOK app
garibald75 said:
I am really sorry to say that. The SUPPORT from some of these Chinese Supplier is really poor. I can't help you with your GRETEL . Please search on this XDA forum is anyone can do .
Root it and install a reliable distro. Be careful: when you root your phone you loose your WARRANTY and (sometime) some functions of your phone is not available or not available at 100%.
Custom ROMs should be considered ALWAYS as "bleeding" and "in development".
As i said i will never buy anymore low cost China phones DUE to this lack of support and this (unbelievable) disattention to release malwared firmware.
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Thanks for the reply.
Do warranties usually cover an infected Rom (I'd need to send it to a Poland service centre)
Is it hard to flash a new clean stock rom over an infected stock rom?
owlsman said:
Thanks for the reply.
Do warranties usually cover an infected Rom (I'd need to send it to a Poland service centre)
Is it hard to flash a new clean stock rom over an infected stock rom?
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If you can't ROOT it, try to open RMA or open a ticket, try (at least). I hope we can MOUNT CASE and create a bit of hype around this CRAZY THINGS .
In my case it doesn worth. The DOOGEE has a really poor website and we yellew there a lot about this malware.
No way to return. IT doesn't worth.
However tell them and try to have it swapped.
Hey guys, I just got the apk. If a dev can make it "peaceful", I will really appreciate that. Just rename the chromes(blablabla).txt to chromes(blablabla).apk
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Hey guys, I just got the apk. If a dev can make it "peaceful", I will really appreciate that. Just rename the chromes(blablabla).txt to chromes(blablabla).apk
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WARNING for all the users: THIS APK IS FOR DEVELOPERS. This apk CONTAINS a malware. it's *ONLY* FOR RESEARCH purposes. so Don't try to install it!!
the really interesting THING would be to know if it RECALLS some system service or other RESIDENT modules to complete the cleaning and to allow US to use the original firmware again.
Let's see if anyone can help us.
Well... This is getting REALLY deeply...
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/triada-trojan/11481/
i tested KAV and other antivirus and malware removal tools.
KAV was not able to remove and to detect it.
the 1st (maybe not the only one) that warned me has been DR WEB ANTIVIRUS and it (also) couldn't remove it without rooting.
It's impossibile, though, to know WHAT / WHICH process is linked in memory or injected in the original ROM since the Chinese CRAPPYPHONES are full of bloatware and "weirdware" .
The trust is ZERO for them ATM.
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Hey everyone,
I just wanted to help spread the word that there is an official Android 12 ROM for Ulefone Power Armor 13.
This was not publicly announced anywhere as far as I know.
Your phone will NOT receive an automatic update for this (at least as far as my experience goes).
The only way to currently upgrade to the ROM is via the SP Flash Tool.
The only reason I know about this ROM is because I just happened to be looking through their website.
Find it here!
Software Download - Ulefone
Software Download,Support
www.ulefone.com
Edit:
I should note - if you do a full wipe & flash this ROM, it WILL flash you a new IMEI number
This IMEI number will be the same IMEI number for everyone running this ROM fully wiped.
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Software Download - Ulefone
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Hey everyone,
I just wanted to help spread the word that there is an official Android 12 ROM for Ulefone Power Armor 13.
This was not publicly announced anywhere as far as I know.
Your phone will NOT receive an automatic update for this (at least as far as my experience goes).
The only way to currently upgrade to the ROM is via the SP Flash Tool.
The only reason I know about this ROM is because I just happened to be looking through their website.
Find it here!
Software Download - Ulefone
Software Download,Support
www.ulefone.com
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I keep getting an "incorrect scatter file format" error when attempting to flash using SP. Either I'm doing something wrong or they messed it up.
Benovite said:
I keep getting an "incorrect scatter file format" error when attempting to flash using SP. Either I'm doing something wrong or they messed it up.
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What SP Flash Tool version are you using?
I flashed with SP Flash Tool v5.2216
Another tip - move the ROM folder inside the SP Flash Tool folder.
benhall847 said:
What SP Flash Tool version are you using?
I flashed with SP Flash Tool v5.2216
Another tip - move the ROM folder inside the SP Flash Tool folder.
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Oh gosh you name it. I went thru numerous versions, some antiquated, some supposedly being the latest versions. Definitely used v5.22, probably twice if not more.
Thanks for the tip about moving the ROM folder. I figured the solution might have to do with the placement of the ROM folder or the SP flash tool folder(possibly both on C: drive) but I just kept on getting the same annoying error message. I'm gonna take your advice right now as a matter of fact. Hopefully it'll work for me as I'm assuming it did for you.
Incidentally, you probably know this already...about the wireless update section having the ability to apply updates 'locally' as well. Tried that a couple of times but no go. Just before you replied I was gonna try the old 'update from recovery mode' but I'd rather try your approach.
Here we go(again!)
Ok.... I'm back. What's it been, over 4 hours since my last post? but in truth I can't claim to have been pulling my hair out for that long. Maybe 2 and a half lol.
>Alternate response: Wow. That was not fun. I somehow managed to boink my phone to seemingly do nothing but start in Fastboot mode.
**But wait, let me give credit and thanks where it's due to benhall. That little tidbit of advice that practically Everyone neglected to divulge about putting the ROM folder in the SP flash folder- a crucial step btw- was the key to getting Android 12 on my PA13. So ben, thank you very much. My deadened eyes sparkled when instead of constantly seeing 'stop feeding me this trash', the little balls of processing hope began-a-spinning to indicate that, yes Virginia, put that dang ROM folder in the SP folder. Again, never saw that in any instructions or any god-awful video that some people made to show how it's done, but instead irritate beyond belief because of their insistence of loud techno music as they talk, or babies yelling in the background while - ok I'm stopping. It was stressful to say the least because I knew I was almost there.
ANd to be fair I actually ended up watching (again) that one video that Ulefone condones on YouTube with the silent Asian (?) guy speeds thru the steps using that client sp thingy with the PDF instructions that Ulefone pushes. I tried SP v5.22 and 6.22 for that matter, but they just weren't working for me. Most likely entirely my fault, but I finally went back to square one with what they suggested and I went over that video again and again and finally....it took!
So, Android 12. It's big, had to reduce the display size because everything is Huge. Visually appealing, nice to get an update.
Funny thing is, sorta like benhall, I happened upon Android 12 in Ulefones Google Drive folder(just bored snooping around). But I was like Whoa we got 12¿?¡! Googled for a quick sec, found this thread cause like the man said it hasn't been mentioned or reported about at all it's so new. If you know you know.
Hey man glad I could help!
Yeah I tried that just out of a hunch & it worked for me haha.
Same thing on my end - no tutorials anywhere mention to do that.
benhall847 said:
Hey man glad I could help!
Yeah I tried that just out of a hunch & it worked for me haha.
Same thing on my end - no tutorials anywhere mention to do that.
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I've had mostly Samsung phones before I recently got the Uley. Sammy's are easier to flash with Odin compared to Mediatek's SP tool, all good tho.
Btw I don't know what camera app you prefer using (stock or 3rd party) but for what it's worth after many tries I've settled on SnapCamera version 8.7.8. The stock cam app is ok, still checking out the new goods with A12, but SnapCamera has a ton of flexibility as far as manual camera controls. Panorama resolution sucks compared to stock panorama res but the ton of other abilities makes up for it.
Benovite said:
I've had mostly Samsung phones before I recently got the Uley. Sammy's are easier to flash with Odin compared to Mediatek's SP tool, all good tho.
Btw I don't know what camera app you prefer using (stock or 3rd party) but for what it's worth after many tries I've settled on SnapCamera version 8.7.8. The stock cam app is ok, still checking out the new goods with A12, but SnapCamera has a ton of flexibility as far as manual camera controls. Panorama resolution sucks compared to stock panorama res but the ton of other abilities makes up for it.
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You can use TTSLex to remove the announcement from Google Phone - Call Recording
(it announces to everyone on the phone call that you're recording them when you start recording..)
FIRST -
In Settings > Security > Google Play Protect > Disable google play protect (this makes installing things google doesnt like work better. I've found it doesnt work as good if you have this enabled before beginning these steps)
Steps I used to remove the announcer
1. Open the Google Phone APK inside Google Play - uninstall/downgrade to the stock version of the app.
2. Open Google Phone - Make a phone call (someone has to actually pick up the phone) - record the phone call (it will be announced that the phone call is being recorded)
3. Download TTSLex
4. Set TTSLex as your phone's text to speech.
5. Open the App Info of Google Phone - force stop
6. I forget if this step is correct or not.. - delete storage/cache for Google Phone apk
(if this doesnt work, try again & skip step #6)
7. Update the Google Phone APK before opening it.
8. Make a phone call & record the phone call - enjoy no more announcer <3
Android Auto - Screen2Auto APK for mirroring your screen onto android auto! (movies/tv shows/youtube on car screen)
Steps -
1. Open Android Auto via Google Play store & confirm its downgraded/uninstalled to the stock APK.
2. Download AAAD
GitHub - shmykelsa/AAAD
Contribute to shmykelsa/AAAD development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
3. Using AAAD - install Screen2Auto
(they only give you 1 free install per month, ive tested them all on this ROM - Screen2Auto is the best to use.)
4. Update Android Auto & enjoy! <3
Pro tip for Screen2Auto - if you go to Screen2Auto > Other Settings > Alternative touch enabled > Profile 2 (Poco)
This allows you to use the touch screen of your car to control your phone while mirroring your screen.
(pause/play videos from car screen)
I also disable the Screen2Auto > Settings Launcher > S2A Launcher
But you could play with it & enable that if it suits you better than me.
(gives you a launcher page for launching apps from Screen2Auto - customize which apps are shown on the launcher etc..)
Hey all, thank you for the info on Android 12. I'm kind of out of the game with updating, ROMs, and rooting. I've been running stock 11 rooted since I've gotten this phone. I actually backed everything up and tried to update with Android 12 stock rom yesterday. I haven't messed with spflash since I've had my Armor 7. For some reason I cannot get this to work. I'll tried the Linux sp version, but gave up on that quick and grabbed my wife's win notebook. I downloaded all the drivers, latest adb, tried different cords, made sure it's in the same folder but couldn't get it to go. I know it's something very basic but I can't get past the bar on the bottom of spflash being red and then timing out after a minute or 2.
Would someone be kind enough to post an imbecilic like walkthrough for me? I got that itch to mess with it and mediatek is just a pain in the ass. Well hopefully thank you in advance.
Any idea if there is a non eu rom?
dbholte said:
Any idea if there is a non eu rom?
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They keep their updates on drive so this might get flagged, but here's the link
Non-EU version - Google Drive
drive.google.com
If you go to ulefone's website, go to support, then software downloads, scroll to the power armor 13. The nonEU folder will be in that under the Android 12 folder.
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Would someone be kind enough to post an imbecilic like walkthrough for me? I got that itch to mess with it and mediatek is just a pain in the ass. Well hopefully thank you in advance.
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After first watching a few very annoying walk-thru videos on how to flash a Ulefone I eventually went back to the video link they provided and used the SP flash version they advised, and it worked(go figure right?). Granted there's no audio and the guy briskly goes thru it, you just gotta slow that sucker down, hit pause and rewind to fully and correctly grasp what's happening. And as was mentioned above, and I think you got this part, the importance of putting the rom folder in the SP flash folder.
Also make sure you're either using the stock charging/data cable or something very close to it(ie. no cheap stuff). Here's the video Ulefone says to follow and the one that eventually got me to successfully flash Android 12: