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Welcome to the BLU Life One Wiki: Where you can find all sorts of information about this device.
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We are an open community/group, this community is dedicated to anyone who owns a device made by BLU.
We are here to help in any way we can, so do not hesitate to ask questions.
Below I will post various Information/root tools/mods/ect for the BLU Life One.
***IMPORTANT READ BELOW***
Before we begin, to relieve some confusion with the information inside of the the links below: The BLU LIFE ONE is a device very similar to another phone called the Micromax Canvas 4 or should I rather say that device is very similar to the Life One, anyways I wanted to let you guys know because on some of the links posted down below you will notice that some of the ROMS/Root tools are for the Canvas 4 but do not be afraid. THIS IS NORMAL :good:, the Micromax Canvas 4 is the exactly the same as the Blu Life One. They both run on a MediaTek MT6589 A7 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz. So ALL of the custom ROMS out for that device should & will work on our device
Need more proof? Check this out: http://goo.gl/cFcFIL
ANYWAYS LETS BEGIN!
DRIVERS:
Link 1: http://goo.gl/4gtpiy
Link 2: http://d-h.st/U8e
ROMS
Screenshots & more info about the individual ROMS are inside of each link
MIUI V5: http://goo.gl/XmMNSW
SPEEDV2 http://goo.gl/LzOwIv
LEWA OS http://goo.gl/uz0Lac
Team_Minha_Xtreme_SmAsHeR http://goo.gl/Xqpnd7
RECOVERY
TWRP 2.5.0.0 touch recovery http://goo.gl/Yln17A
BACK UPS/STOCK ROM
http://goo.gl/ggafOf
Root/Un-Root
Method 1: http://goo.gl/kR6lXc
Method 2: http://goo.gl/EngIUf
Method 3: http://goo.gl/i71DHd
TECHNICAL STUFF (FILES)
Insecure boot.img for Blu Life One, L120, version 6.1
Here is a modified boot.img with ro.secure=0 and ro.debuggable=1 set in default prop, to allow rooted adb. only of benefit if you need to capture boot logs etc. Kernel is unmodified.
This is from BLO software version 6.1 from the 8/08/13 ota update. If you're running something else, use caution.
After backing up your original (see below), apply by entering bootloader, holding down both volume buttons during power on, then go to recovery and select fastboot.
Then on your computer:
fastboot flash boot bootimg.BLO-L120.v6.1.insecure.img
fastboot continue
It works for me once flashed, but the normal caveats apply eg your new paperweight. If for any reason it doesn't work or you need to restore your original, you should hopefully be able to apply your backup bootimg with the same method. I cannot get this or the original bootimg to boot 'live' from fastboot, without flashing.
First, make a backup of your original bootimg on your phone with dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=512 skip=68608 count=12288 of=/sdcard/bootimg.orginal.img
and then
adb pull /sdcard/bootimg.orginal.img off your phone
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Insecure boot.imghttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Qzm6ig01GeRS1tOS1VdkZPd2c/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks to Matt G. For these files.
ProjectConfig.mk
/system/data/misc/ProjectConfig.mk contains what looks like the needed kernel config parameters for the phone's hardware.
posted a copy at
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ProjectConfig.mk http://goo.gl/CXB8Vn
Thanks to Matt G. For these files.
UNBOXING
www.youtube.com/embed/NhA31qYuPPs
FULL SPECS: http://www.gsmarena.com/blu_life_one-5358.php
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Hi, the link you provided for TWRP links to Micromax A110, Please let us know whether the same TWRP works for Canvas 4/BLue Life One
Will any of these root methods work on the Life One M? (L131)
vand3537 said:
Will any of these root methods work on the Life One M? (L131)
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They should work
Is it correct that one can use Micromax Canvas 4 roms?
Hi there, based on my experience you can use the Micromax Canvas 4 ROM's. We aware of one thing: in my case I've lost some of the radio 3G frequencies by flashing a Micromax ROM and I had to go back to the stock ROM. This may or may not affect you depending on where you are, in my case I lost AT&T's 3G and had to go back. NeroD is working on a fix, so we could basically flash the radio (modem.img), on top of any Micromax ROM and get all the frequencies back. I'll report once it's done.
Modem/Radio if you use a Micromax ROM
Hi there,
If you use a Micromax Canvas 4 ROM on the BLU L120 (Life One), you'll loose some of the phone radio 3G bands and, of course, the 3G data speed in the US (at least with AT&T). The phone will only connect at EDGE speeds. This happens because a different radio, specific for the Micromax, get's flashed with the ROM. This has been my experience.
There's a solution: I've created a flashable .zip file that you can use in CWM right after you have flashed your favorite ROM.
I've tried it with the PureXperiaZ2 ROM and it works perfectly fine! Again, just flash the ROM and, then flash the attached .zip and you'll have the stock radio for the BLU on a Micromax ROM.
Enjoy!
add additional language BLU Life One L120
Hello guys i'm writing you here because i'm having a huge problem with my phone. My phone is BLU Life One L120 DUAL SIM and it's running Android 4.2.1, the Kernel version is 3.4.5 (brought from USA - Unlocked) and is having only 5,6 system languages... and all i need is my Bulgarian language, because i want to give it to my mother to use it..
I've tried bunch of ****s and i've read a lot of stuff but it didn't change my language... for example, i've used app named More Locale 2., i've watched some videos and made some tries with Android language project app & etc... but it didn't help
I've rooted my device, i've installed ROM manager but he's not recognizing my phone so i'm having also problem there, because i can't flash anything and i don't know what to do...
I was planning to reinstall the OS and try all of that all over again, but without the ClockworkMod recognition i'm helpless and i can't do almost anything.. I've also installed app "Flasher", which in the begining started to work only with the .zip files (cause i was having 1,2 prepared zips from Android language project programme) but still it didn't helped
So... I'm asking you, can you please give me some advice how to fix this problem and give my ****ing phone to my mother finally, because she's very annoying somethimes..
Can someone help me? I tried rooting my phone using each method but they all say failed. My drivers are correctly installed and i followed each instruction correctly. Is there something else I can do?
Sent from my BLU Life One using XDA Free mobile app
Here is big thread of clone of blu life one
http://www.hackleaks.in/2014/01/all-about-micromax-canvas-4-a210.html
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Just add your modem.img
Baseband version unknown
Hi,
I have a BLO L200 and I installed a custom ROM. Then the "Baseband version" has changed to "unknown" and I can't make calls. The SIM Card management doesn't work anymore.
So I flashed back a STOCK ROM and the problem remains.
(I have a backup of IMEI)
Can someone help me, please?
Hello,
I have a problem, my Wi-Fi connection is slower than before and i don't know the reason which made it like this.
(only takes signal from close distance)
I rooted the device before couple of months and my recovery is TWRP, i tried to do soft reset the phone, but it is not working either - actually it's doing it in the beginning, but when it restarts - nothing has changed, all the apps are there, everything's there
Then I moved forward to step two - hard reset, it's not giving me to enter the recovery mode (not TWRP, not CWM, nothing..) - it's showing the boot screen of BLU and again it runs normally without any change at all. I tried enter cwm/twrp from the phone, using the SyS Updater app, TWRP app, CWM app for factory reset and again, no change...
I removed the sim card & memory card, it's not that... i don't know what else could i do. It's dual sim phone, do you thing it has some meaning ?
Can you advice me somehow or have anyone having the same/similar problem ?
I need help
...
Good morning , I hope someone can help me , my life one blu L120 , was root, and titanium backup , a process turned out the gallery , and the phone did not work anymore , so now this on blu logo and does not start . what can i do?
Hi there falks.... help please
I recently bought my Blu life one L120 (micromax canvas 4 a210/wico stairway clone) Gotta say is a very good piece of equipment!!....
I sucessfully rooted it with King Root... but, i couldn't flash any rom, neither cwm nor Sp Tools....
I've tried many rom's
.-Lewacanvas
.-ReBirth official
.-ReBirth custom
.-Dark Xperia Z3
.-Xperia Z2 lite
.-Miui V5
.- And the micromax canvas 4 A210 Stock Rom
Nothing...
Please can anybody guide me on the right path in order to accomplish flashing theRom..
You're quite a flasher there mate!
luke_cage said:
I recently bought my Blu life one L120 (micromax canvas 4 a210/wico stairway clone) Gotta say is a very good piece of equipment!!....
I sucessfully rooted it with King Root... but, i couldn't flash any rom, neither cwm nor Sp Tools....
I've tried many rom's
.-Lewacanvas
.-ReBirth official
.-ReBirth custom
.-Dark Xperia Z3
.-Xperia Z2 lite
.-Miui V5
.- And the micromax canvas 4 A210 Stock Rom
Nothing...
Please can anybody guide me on the right path in order to accomplish flashing theRom..
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Bro, it sure sounds like you: (a) do not have BUSYBOX installed on the phone, and/or (b) you forgot to turn USB DEBUGGING back on!
Don't forget to hit THANKS if I helped. Happens to the best of us. Duh! LOL.
Hi,
I know I'm late to the party but I just picked up a BLU Life One cheap. So far I like the phone but the one thing driving me crazy is that after about 10 seconds the screen dims - whether auto-brightness is checked or not. I've found that it corresponds to the capacitive buttons (back, menu, home) turning off. It's surprising that there is no setting to keep the lights on or off.
I have rooted and installed Xposed Framework but have yet to find the module that can control this. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Edit:
So I've discovered that the screen dimming issue is a BLU thing. After flashing a couple of the Micromax A210 roms, the screen dimming issue goes away. Unfortunately, my data speeds drop down to edge, as pointed out by cabegol. I tried flashing his modem fix, but to no avail. I will try again next weekend when I have more time to play with the phone.
Been looking for information on the new Blu Life One 4g LTE (Blu really needs to deal with their screwed-up phone naming scheme) with no joy. Suggestions?
looking at this phone for my kid
My daughter ended up with my gen one galaxy nexus.
now that i am equiping the kids with phones, I expected her to want an iphone. Nope, she likes her android.
So it looks like i need to pick a phone. This one looks pretty good.
Is everyone happy with it?
22350 said:
My daughter ended up with my gen one galaxy nexus.
now that i am equiping the kids with phones, I expected her to want an iphone. Nope, she likes her android.
So it looks like i need to pick a phone. This one looks pretty good.
Is everyone happy with it?
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I recently got the new Blu Life One. Is my first Android phone, and i choose it because it was really cheap on Amazon. I'm happy with it right now, but, if you want more info about it, you should look for a review or wait until it became more popular in this forum.
Hope this would help.
Hello everyone, i have a problem with soft & hard reset of my phone.
If my thread is not on the right place, move it then, i apologize.
I am going to give you as much as information i have. My phone is BLU Life One L120 which is having a duplicate Micromax Canvas 4 A210 which is having the same chipset as i read into my thread for my BLU. Basically what i want to do now is just to soft or hard reset my phone... it sound easy i know but i wouldn't be asking if i haven't got an issue.
First of all i am using stock version 4.2.1 and kernal 3.4.5
I believe that i am having my drivers which i found in my official BLU Life One thread - http://d-h.st/U8e , also i tried with All MTK USB drivers 2014 http://androidurdu.net/mediatek-adb-...t65xx-support/
However i am able to transfer files between my pc & phone but when i try to root the device (i tried with Kingo root/ One click root/ Framaroot) it isn't recognizing my device or is unplugged, which is not true. I remember that once ago i installed TWRP recovery but i can't access from there no longer and i don't know the reason of that, otherwise i would reset it from there. Eventually recently i uninstalled superSU app and now i don't have root access anymore, which grow as a problem also. I checked it with RootChecker app. Also when i was doing both the soft and hard reset i removed the both SIMs & SD card just to be sure that i am doing it right.
When i use the soft reset it's giving me the option to run it but when it restarts it's all the same, nothing changes. It's the same with hard reset when i try to enter into Recovery mode.
Q: Why do i want to soft & hard reset it ?
A1: The first reason is that not a long ago my wi-fi signal got weaker despite that i'm next to my router and it was not like that when i bought it firstly and i want to use it instead of paying for it. I read a lot of stuff, but i can't find anything exactly the same.. which is why that i believe that if i reset it, it may went back normally.
A2: The second reason is that i just want to change my factory rom with a custom one, because the phone is having a great performance
Latest information is that i rooted again the phone with Framaroot, i've checked it just to be sure, i've installed the TWRP img file.... and still - no change with the same steps i made before, i'm starting to think that its maybe a hardware issue ?
I do need your help and i'd be very satisfied if i get it :highfive:
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Hey all,
I'm kind of new here on the forum and i'm desperate with my phone
I was in China couple of months ago and bought aTCL S720. It had good specs and was really cheap, so yeah...
Now the problem is I cannot install google play or use youtube or any google/facebook/youtube-related apps... There seems to be a lock programmed inside or something (i'm not an expert in smartphones)
I've tried many things, I rooted the phone and tried to manually place the google apk's in the root, but still the apps don't work.
I found some custom roms on needrom.com, but cannot manage to install them (the scatter files return null-values):
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I also watched a video to install CWM, but I cannot find any CWM for my phone/model.
anyone has any idea how i can acces google play, or install a custom rom so that I can use all features?
Thanks a million for reading and trying to help.
Grts,
Hans
TCL S720
Hello!
I did this: on the SD card copied RootGenius, MobileuncleTools, RecoveryTWRP, Gapps.
Installed all in the same sequence:
1. RootGenius, got through it with Root
2. MobileuncleTools,
3. Through MobileuncleTools put RecoveryTWRP,
4. Then MobileuncleTools requested reboot in Recovery over TWRP put Gapps.
When loading went prompted to enter account PlayStore. All work is automatically updated, all loads will be installed. There are no problems.
TCL S720
Here are the files. For TCL S720 fit.
TCL S720
Gapps 98 Mb, can't send. Search the Internet.
TCL S720 = Alcatel OT Flash 6042D
Hello everybody. TCL S720 is the same phone taht Alcatel OT Flash 6042D.
It would be great to get a dump copy of the stock rom from Alcatel.
Thanks.
I couldn't resist the great price on this phone. Mine should arrive next week. It seems like there are quite a few roms floating around Russian and Chinese forums for it.
Need stable rom to TCL S720 without chinese menus
Hello everybody,
I bought a few days ago the TCL S720, but after several tries to fix the "Play Store not connecting" without success, i want to flash an entire rom with gapps but i can't find any stable rom to english without chinese options and characters. Somebody can sugest a place where can i download roms other than the needrom.com!??
Thanks
am.wolfango said:
Hello everybody,
I bought a few days ago the TCL S720, but after several tries to fix the "Play Store not connecting" without success, i want to flash an entire rom with gapps but i can't find any stable rom to english without chinese options and characters. Somebody can sugest a place where can i download roms other than the needrom.com!??
Thanks
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Hey man, same case with me,phone arrived last week. Had this problem , And there is two option available.
1. Use 1Mobile Market as alternative to PlayStore to download your desired apps(Games,Office and else)
2. Flash new updated OFFICIAL ROM from wwwdotneedromdotcom/download/tcl-s720-2/
I flash using SP Flash Tool,i just plugged in the phone,let it settle with driver installation. And SP Flash Tool works like charm. If it does'nt detect your phone,just disconnect it from PC few times. And do read carefully what you are doing,
As i almost freak out,just now i flash LEWA ROM on my phone and both SIM slot cannot detect sim. Then i give a try to use SP Flash Tool. :good:
My PC using Win7 Ultimate x64bit
Hello everyone,
could you tell me if the TCL S720W Supports SD card 64g ? or only the 32g maximum ?
Has anyone tried it ?
thank you
chanhensem said:
Hey man, same case with me,phone arrived last week. Had this problem , And there is two option available.
1. Use 1Mobile Market as alternative to PlayStore to download your desired apps(Games,Office and else)
2. Flash new updated OFFICIAL ROM from wwwdotneedromdotcom/download/tcl-s720-2/
I flash using SP Flash Tool,i just plugged in the phone,let it settle with driver installation. And SP Flash Tool works like charm. If it does'nt detect your phone,just disconnect it from PC few times. And do read carefully what you are doing,
As i almost freak out,just now i flash LEWA ROM on my phone and both SIM slot cannot detect sim. Then i give a try to use SP Flash Tool. :good:
My PC using Win7 Ultimate x64bit
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Really works. Like you said: "SP Flash Tool works like a charm...".
About the phone detection I had some dificulty but finally i did like this:
1. [Phone] Reboot the phone in "Recovery mode" (my case CWM);
2. [PC] "Download" button in SP Flash Tool (waiting for phone detection);
3. [Phone] "Reboot Recovery" item on the Recovery;
... and SP Flash Tool began the magic! Done. ;D
peonio said:
Hello everyone,
could you tell me if the TCL S720W Supports SD card 64g ? or only the 32g maximum ?
Has anyone tried it ?
thank you
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Can someone answer me please.
thank you
am.wolfango said:
Really works. Like you said: "SP Flash Tool works like a charm...".
About the phone detection I had some dificulty but finally i did like this:
1. [Phone] Reboot the phone in "Recovery mode" (my case CWM);
2. [PC] "Download" button in SP Flash Tool (waiting for phone detection);
3. [Phone] "Reboot Recovery" item on the Recovery;
... and SP Flash Tool began the magic! Done. ;D
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Hey man, is your recovery CWM in english? I f english can you provide source to download. Mine using TWRP in chinese, i have to guess what its menu at first im using.
Dear friends,
I have this problem: I got a brand new TCL S720 and the Google Play did not work, being a known rom issue. So, before doing anything, I've managed to make a backup of it's original rom with MTK Droid tools whichI supose it did it well. Then I've tried to install a CWM recovery to try a custom rom for it. The CWM recovery seemed to install succesfully but I didn't manage to install the new rom. If I remember well, it stucked on boot logo. Then tried to revert at it's original stock recovery, managed to have the phone back as it was in initial state, but doing more tries, It remained stucked on boot logo. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognise it anymore, when I connect it to USB it tries to install MTP usb driver but even before the driver was installed well, now it refuse to install, like the driver is not good or the proper driver doesn't exist. So the only thing I can do is to boot on stock recovery mode but even I tried to copy the original rom as update.zip on external SD and to flash the phone using install update from sd card in recovery mode, It doesn't find the external sd card. So I'm stuck here, the computer doesn't detect the phone to try flashing it with SP flash tool or MTK Droid tool, and I also can't flash it from sd card. I have to say that I hardly manage to get into recovery mode using volume+ and power button, after many tries. Have you any idea how to make it work again?
Thanks in advance.
peonio said:
Can someone answer me please.
thank you
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I use a 64Gb Adata SD card without a problem...
Any chance for an English recovery link?
im using this ROM right now http://www.romzj.com/rom/27775.htm
GPS,WiFi,Dual Sim, Bluetooth, Compass, Camera front and back working like charm.
And its theme like iOS 7
@ chanhensem. Does this rom has multilanguage? Can you see and use for music & pictures the internal memory? Have anyone the TCL S720 stock rom backup? Thx.
chanhensem said:
im using this ROM right now wwwdotromzjdotcom/rom/27775.htm
GPS,WiFi,Dual Sim, Bluetooth, Compass, Camera front and back working like charm.
And its theme like iOS 7
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thanks for the link to this rom mate !
i flashed this rom to my tcl s720 its not exactly multilanguage its chinese or english yet english has still some chinese bits in but changed keyboard to english app keyboard . it comes not rooted but i rooted with root genius (easily) then added GAPPS via CWM & all is working only issue i had was when i installed latest google maps it kept crashing so i installed an older version & working good , i can confirm compass, storage space, cameras front & back & all other sensors are working great this is best rom i have tried so far & im satisfied & recommend to use this as is much better than my stock rom
Rebox said:
@ chanhensem. Does this rom has multilanguage? Can you see and use for music & pictures the internal memory? Have anyone the TCL S720 stock rom backup? Thx.
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here is latest official stock rom from tcl wwwdotromzjdotcom/rom/18578.htm
guys dont give wrong information please
bazygin said:
Here are the files. For TCL S720 fit.
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In this site it has mentioned that both alctatel one touch flash 6042d and TCL s720 are same so
I downloaded the one of the files above mentioned like Mobile uncle tool and TWRP Recovery and I followed the steps as mentioned but the problem is I lost my stock recovery it showing broken screen like at Boot I am not able to do anything.
I think TCL6042D AND TCL S720 both are different and both are running on different android versions so please guide me to right direction to get the CWM/TWRP Recovery for Alcatel OT Flash 6042D.
please guys I need the CWR/TWRP. Please somebody if having upload here it will helps me a lot
Thank you..
Bh!
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jjpaul said:
Hello everybody. TCL S720 is the same phone taht Alcatel OT Flash 6042D.
It would be great to get a dump copy of the stock rom from Alcatel.
Thanks.
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I had the problem with above files I downloaded and I followed steps as mentioned above then after I lost my stock recovery it showing like broken screen I am not able to do anything.
so if you are having valid alcatel one touch flash 6042d stock or cwr/twrp please upload here please it will helps me because I want install custom rom...
Thank you
Bh!
jammo1980 said:
here is latest official stock rom from tcl wwwdotromzjdotcom/rom/18578.htm
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Did you try it? Everything is written in chineese there and I don't understand a thing...
Is it working properly? How did you do to install it, if you did that? Thx.
Still waiting for Alcatel OT Flash stock rom, if anybody have it.
Hello Everyone ,
This is my first post here , i'm holding this device and not found a dedicated section section so posting here , like other users question my is also same , how to root it and get a CyanogenMod for it like most of device holding it , This device is similar in most of aspect of Moto X Pure (Style). will Moto X style ROM work on this device or how to port them
Thank you
insanelydeepak said:
Hello Everyone ,
This is my first post here , i'm holding this device and not found a dedicated section section so posting here , like other users question my is also same , how to root it and get a CyanogenMod for it like most of device holding it , This device is similar in most of aspect of Moto X Pure (Style). will Moto X style ROM work on this device or how to port them
Thank you
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Yes, it is bad that we do not have a dedicated section for Vibe X3 yet.
I think we should be able to use Moto X Pure ROMs on this phone easily but most probably the finger print sensors won't work and there might be issues with camera since they are using different sensors.
If you already have the phone, can you try any of the ROMs from the Moto X Pure ROMs. Please make sure you take a nandroid backup of your phone first before you do so.
I tried asking in Moto X forums, but they don't seem to be interested in this.
anantharam said:
Yes, it is bad that we do not have a dedicated section for Vibe X3 yet.
I think we should be able to use Moto X Pure ROMs on this phone easily but most probably the finger print sensors won't work and there might be issues with camera since they are using different sensors.
If you already have the phone, can you try any of the ROMs from the Moto X Pure ROMs. Please make sure you take a nandroid backup of your phone first before you do so.
I tried asking in Moto X forums, but they don't seem to be interested in this.
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Thank you for taking interest , except fingerprint everything is similar , i checked they both contains Sony IMX230 sensor for rear camera , i tried all available rooting tools but none of them worked , im still out of luck , help me to root it first , so i can help others too
insanelydeepak said:
Thank you for taking interest , except fingerprint everything is similar , i checked they both contains Sony IMX230 sensor for rear camera , i tried all available rooting tools but none of them worked , im still out of luck , help me to root it first , so i can help others too
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There is already a thread in XDA trying to root Vibe X3,check this out.
Take a look at this video to enter recovery mode and then you can try flashing Moto X Pure TWRP recovery. Make sure to take a backup of your phone first because anything may go wrong in the middle.
anantharam said:
There is already a thread in XDA trying to root Vibe X3,check this out.
Take a look at this video to enter recovery mode and then you can try flashing Moto X Pure TWRP recovery. Make sure to take a backup of your phone first because anything may go wrong in the middle.
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im aware of other threads available on XDA , likewise i said i tried all available rooting Methods 1.FramaRoot , KingRoot , iRoot , etc all attempts are failed , now looking for another way to flash recovery TWRP or else without rooting or may be able to root it . BTW Thanks
insanelydeepak said:
im aware of other threads available on XDA , likewise i said i tried all available rooting Methods 1.FramaRoot , KingRoot , iRoot , etc all attempts are failed , now looking for another way to flash recovery TWRP or else without rooting or may be able to root it . BTW Thanks
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Np Welcome to XDA, press the thanks button at the bottom right corner if you want to thank someone :good:
Anyways, try Autoroot and see if that helps.
If even that doesn't work, try going to the fastboot mode as shown in that video and flash TWRP recovery directly, then you can flash any rom that has root but that might be even harder
Anyways since Lenovo has already released the source code for Vibe X3, I think it is only a matter of time before someone comes up with a way to root the device.
Hopefully many people buy this phone and we get a good community support for this device...
anantharam said:
Np Welcome to XDA, press the thanks button at the bottom right corner if you want to thank someone :good:
Anyways, try Autoroot and see if that helps.
If even that doesn't work, try going to the fastboot mode as shown in that video and flash TWRP recovery directly, then you can flash any rom that has root but that might be even harder
Anyways since Lenovo has already released the source code for Vibe X3, I think it is only a matter of time before someone comes up with a way to root the device.
Hopefully many people buy this phone and we get a good community support for this device...
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Autoroot These are tottaly wasting time , yeah im going to do so , looking for tools which can do it best , I Can also help them but i don't know Android Programming i'm a OSX Dev only and a good jailbreaker , will gonna bit harder for me cuz its a different platform , im trying my best make it a Beast as it can , i really love this device
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Autoroot These are tottaly wasting time , yeah im going to do so , looking for tools which can do it best , I Can also help them but i don't know Android Programming i'm a OSX Dev only and a good jailbreaker , will gonna bit harder for me cuz its a different platform , im trying my best make it a Beast as it can , i really love this device
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Oh then welcome to the Android world!
You may find that Android by default even without rooting is more customisable than iOS.
Let me know if you were not able to get root by AutoRoot also...
You can try directly via the fastboot method from that video or by the flashing tool for lenovo phones just use our Vibe X3 rom to flash instead of the Lenovo A850 mentioned in that link and I guess that should work.
And always backup your device before doing any of these since it may brick your device...
anantharam said:
Oh then welcome to the Android world!
You may find that Android by default even without rooting is more customisable than iOS.
Let me know if you were not able to get root by AutoRoot also...
You can try directly via the fastboot method from that video or by the flashing tool for lenovo phones just use our Vibe X3 rom to flash instead of the Lenovo A850 mentioned in that link and I guess that should work.
And always backup your device before doing any of these since it may brick your device...
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Yes , but i felt some Cons with Android OS , just used this for first time and from 6 days ,
1. you can install cracked apps or modded apps without rooting , but using Modded apps leads you to get banned , but in iOS we make tweaks which enhances your app feature never let get you banned except for Snapchat.
2.While Flashing Firmaware there is high risk to get bricked , but never in iOS either jailbreaking or if you get stuck just restore your device
now i downloaded TWRP for Moto X style cuz for Vibe X3 not available , also i don't have stock firmware VibeUI 3.0 , if anything happens how do i revert back .
no issues i don't give up , will definately find a way to make it possible
insanelydeepak said:
Yes , but i felt some Cons with Android OS , just used this for first time and from 6 days ,
1. you can install cracked apps or modded apps without rooting , but using Modded apps leads you to get banned , but in iOS we make tweaks which enhances your app feature never let get you banned except for Snapchat.
2.While Flashing Firmaware there is high risk to get bricked , but never in iOS either jailbreaking or if you get stuck just restore your device
now i downloaded TWRP for Moto X style cuz for Vibe X3 not available , also i don't have stock firmware VibeUI 3.0 , if anything happens how do i revert back .
no issues i don't give up , will definately find a way to make it possible
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1. Be warned that discussing cracked apps and circumventing payment methods are banned in xdaforums and your account might get banned if you discuss those here.
2. If you have a nandroid backup, you can do the same in Android devices too
insanelydeepak said:
if anything happens how do i revert back
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From nandroid backup.
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Np just sharing what i felt with andtoid apps
[QUOTE
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i also know about this but don't have custom recovery installed ..
Now i found Stock Firmware for Lenovo Vibe X3 this will be very helpful for those looking like me but unfortunately not for X3a40 .
Update : Flashing Custom or TWRP Recovery Won't Works Vibe X3
i tried to flash Custom recovery but it fails , i donwloaded recovery for TWRP Moto X Style and Vibe S1 but with no luck
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i tried to flash Custom recovery but it fails , i donwloaded recovery for TWRP Moto X Style and Vibe S1 but with no luck
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Did you try unlocking the bootloader first?
anantharam said:
Did you try unlocking the bootloader first?
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yes i tried , it always stuck on
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot oem unlock
< waiting for device >
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yes i tried , it always stuck on
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Then I am not sure what else we can do, it might be that we require unlocker key to unlock the bootloader devices like some Motorola devices..
insanelydeepak said:
yes i tried , it always stuck on
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Did you make sure that you enabled the device to be OEM unlocked in developer options before you booted to the fastboot mode?
however i noticed a strange thing
From the Day i got this device when i use Volume Down + Power Button puts me to recovery as like in Video this using Power + Volume Up does nothing till
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj07lg2Rh40
But now i use Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button this redirect me to Lenovo recovery see screenshot
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What this mean ?? i got my bootloader unlocked or still it locked ??
i tried to verify it using *#*#7378423#*#* or fastboot oem device-info , first does nothing and second stucks with waiting for Device
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Did you make sure that you enabled the device to be OEM unlocked in developer options before you booted to the fastboot mode?
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yeah this did nothing
What this mean ?? i got my bootloader unlocked or still it locked ??
i tried to verify it using *#*#7378423#*#* or fastboot oem device-info , first does nothing and second stucks with waiting for Device
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i got my answer
I guess you guys didn't follow my posts.
I'm pretty sure we need a developer version of ROM (like MIUI devices) to unlock the bootloader. Because everytime I ran the oem unlock command earlier I was prompted with an error saying I cannot run this command on the user version. And Lenovo calls the stable ROM as User version and they have Developer versions too. Atleast for the Chinese variants.
Everything is properly available for the Chinese variants of the phone here : http://www.vibeui.com/vibeui/download
But, there's nothing for the ROW variant anywhere.
I contacted the technical support via live chat to get the stock ROM so that we may attempt some dirty stuff(like trying to flash the Chinese variant's ROM).
The person told me to visit a service center for getting it. I contacted the service center and luckily they answered the call after multiple tries. They told I can come and get it from there.
I couldn't visit them that day, probably will try on 29th.
It seems we can get the stock ROM at first but yeah, you never know about these people. Maybe the person who received my call didn't really understand my request.
Let's see how it goes.
Stay tuned here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100327041031700631509
arpit_nnd said:
I guess you guys didn't follow my posts.
I'm pretty sure we need a developer version of ROM (like MIUI devices) to unlock the bootloader. Because everytime I ran the oem unlock command earlier I was prompted with an error saying I cannot run this command on the user version. And Lenovo calls the stable ROM as User version and they have Developer versions too. Atleast for the Chinese variants.
Everything is properly available for the Chinese variants of the phone here : http://www.vibeui.com/vibeui/download
But, there's nothing for the ROW variant anywhere.
I contacted the technical support via live chat to get the stock ROM so that we may attempt some dirty stuff(like trying to flash the Chinese variant's ROM).
The person told me to visit a service center for getting it. I contacted the service center and luckily they answered the call after multiple tries. They told I can come and get it from there.
I couldn't visit them that day, probably will try on 29th.
It seems we can get the stock ROM at first but yeah, you never know about these people. Maybe the person who received my call didn't really understand my request.
Let's see how it goes.
Stay tuned here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100327041031700631509
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yes you are right i'm also receiving same "I cannot run this command on the user version." forgot mention here , im totally new android , but still i tried what i can attempt as a NOOB , hope we get it early as it can . i also contacted Lenovo India but i think they are not interested in user request ..
Good Luck
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Uncheck Everything and then Check Recovery only
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then click on Download
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3) Boot your device into Recovery mode (TWRP) by pressing ‘Volume UP + Power‘ button.
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Banzai!!!
I'm getting my phone monday and the root is finally out thank you
enjoy, you can Search xposed installation Guide on Forums, and allow Some time to Developers to prepare Custom Rom for your Device,
is the umi plus easy to root is there any roms made for it
I can't find any decent rom
wait some time, if someone prepare
will this way to root the phone also work for Umi plus E?
custom Recovery Required,
so i got my Plus, was still on Marshmallow. It took two OTA updates, then I got around to using this. so i installed twrp, then did a full nandroid backup. after that flashed the stock Nougat update minus the recovery. all was fine, and i let it update and restore all my apps. then i went back to twrp and flashed the newest SuperSU zip from their site. now im rooted on nougat, & totally loving this phone. best $200 ive spent in a long time
Will this work on the umi plus e please could someone advise...
Also can the Twrp from umi plus work for the umi plus e
r.king35 said:
Will this work on the umi plus e please could someone advise...
Also can the Twrp from umi plus work for the umi plus e
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It will flash, but will your device work after that, no.
no, wait for recovery or try this one,
r.king35 said:
Will this work on the umi plus e please could someone advise...
Also can the Twrp from umi plus work for the umi plus e
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no this is not for umi plus e, wait for custom Recovery
r.king35 said:
Will this work on the umi plus e please could someone advise...
Also can the Twrp from umi plus work for the umi plus e
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I would advice to use the official TWRP & root method that is already provided by UMi -> http://community.umidigi.com/thread-2962-1-1.html
It covers all their recent phones (including the PLUS and the PLUS E).
No need to reinvent the wheel
raupe said:
No need to reinvent the wheel
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Hmm - I think I was wrong :-/
The wheel has to be reinvented because of an non working TWRP with (some) devices that have been upgraded to Android 7 Nougat.
Some users (including me) facing the problem that the recovery won't start properly even after successful flash of recovery partition with the most recent available version of TWRP (provided by UMi).
These users got the "no command" text presented.
An common but not helping tip in the UMi forum is to press VolUp + Power Button but it changes nothing.
Also downgrading to Android 6 and installing TWRP is mentioned often.
When downgrading to Android 6 some users are running in the next problem: an black screen
Some users are reporting an working TWRP even after upgrade to Android 7.
In conclusion i'd like to speculate:
There are at least 2 different hardware versions.
A new one that can't be run with the downloadable Android 6 provided by UMi and an old one that can be down- and upgraded.
This may also be the reason why TWRP is running for some users and for others it did'nt.
I would be pleased to read your feedback.
Did you run in similar trouble and do we have a mass problem?
Did you found any solution?
raupe said:
Hmm - I think I was wrong :-/
Some users (including me) facing the problem that the recovery won't start properly even after successful flash of recovery partition with the most recent available version of TWRP (provided by UMi).
These users got the "no command" text presented.
...........
I would be pleased to read your feedback.
Did you run in similar trouble and do we have a mass problem?
Did you found any solution?
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Hey mate,
I have the same rare UMi PLUS. Here is how I fixed mine.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...y-twrp-cwm-t3385733/post70644780#post70644780
There is a custom built TWRP, with no touch screen functionality. You need to use OTG mouse/keyboard or console commands to root. Took me ages to sort it out, but the SOLUTION is in the above link.
I would love if @jemmini could create a working touch screen TWRP for us! Hint hint, nudge nudge, poke poke! I have tried to create/toyed with porting TWRP myself but am not skilled enough with the kernel modification required to make the touchscreen work. If anyone can explain/teach us how to fix the kernel ourselves, I would be eternally grateful! :good: 'Teach a man to fish' and all that!
Hey @shadimar69!
Thanks for the hint & link.
I found it also earlier but had not posted an self-reply here
There is an incoming new OTA and SPFT (http://www.mediafire.com/file/hh1069alx7v8i6i/PLUS.V3.02_20170208_c239v55_kw_u3_no-DB.rar) maybe it's worth to wait for that because TWRP has should be modified again ...
I could'nt state feedback for that because my girlfriends UMI PLUS is broken and has been send back to amazon for refund :-/
raupe said:
Hey @shadimar69!
There is an incoming new OTA and SPFT (http://www.mediafire.com/file/hh1069alx7v8i6i/PLUS.V3.02_20170208_c239v55_kw_u3_no-DB.rar) maybe it's worth to wait for that because TWRP has should be modified again ...
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Hi @raupe,
I have been running this 'update' for the last 12 days give or take. It seems good, only BIG bug I have is the touch sensitivity around the ROM is very low. You have to press the screen really hard to get a touch register, but in some apps like Chrome its fine. GPS works fine, bluetooth, etc all the other issues people seem to have are fixed. (for me anyways) Will be good when the next build is released.
Don't you wish Android rooting process was a lil bit easy rooting the LGV20 was a real pain somewhat unstable but it has its ups!
shadimar69 said:
I would love if @jemmini could create a working touch screen TWRP for us! Hint hint, nudge nudge, poke poke! I have tried to create/toyed with porting TWRP myself but am not skilled enough with the kernel modification required to make the touchscreen work. If anyone can explain/teach us how to fix the kernel ourselves, I would be eternally grateful! :good: 'Teach a man to fish' and all that!
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Is there any progress for a new TWRP with working touchsreen for these rare UMI Plus?
I have the same problem like @raupe and since I'm new to UMI, I read a lot of pages in a lot of forums, but no one seem to have a properly working recovery for this kind of UMI Plus.
These days I updated to 20170412_c239v55_kw_u3 firmware and managed to boot successfully the "no-touch"-TWRP.
Now I ordered an OTG cable, but meanwhile I was wondering, if there isn't any new TWRP without this little problem?
Thanks,
ts7348
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Official Firmware
Google Drive folder
SP Flash Tool
SP Flash tool v5.1828
twrp thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/twrp-modded-to-unihertz-atom-t3885793
Unlock Bootloader (data will be wiped after unlock)
1. Reboot to fastboot mode with
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
2. Send unlock command with
Code:
fastboot oem unlock-go
3. Select Yes with the Volume up button
Confirm with volume down button
4. Reboot with
Code:
fastboot reboot
I saw this question somewhere else but didn't see an answer - rumor that the Atom will have a Walkie-Talkie feature? And what the range would be? I assume if it is not using cellular the range would be fairly short - probably half mile or less but still would consider it a very neat feature.
I've seen some Apps that claim to use Wifi to directly talk to another phone with the same App on Wifi but never had much luck with that when I tried it. Range would likely be limited to a hundred feet or so.
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Considering how the Atom has some fairly high end specs (Octa core, 4GB Ram, 64GB ROM) it would be nice to have a subforum for Unihertz.
droidzer1 said:
I saw this question somewhere else but didn't see an answer - rumor that the Atom will have a Walkie-Talkie feature? And what the range would be? I assume if it is not using cellular the range would be fairly short - probably half mile or less but still would consider it a very neat feature.
I've seen some Apps that claim to use Wifi to directly talk to another phone with the same App on Wifi but never had much luck with that when I tried it. Range would likely be limited to a hundred feet or so.
---------- Post added at 01:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:11 PM ----------
Considering how the Atom has some fairly high end specs (Octa core, 4GB Ram, 64GB ROM) it would be nice to have a subforum for Unihertz.
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I haven't seen anything about that.
Walkie-talkie (s) can have a range of 2 maybe 5 miles without requiring a license (USA) then up to 10 miles.
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Packaging started!
It won't be long now.
waiting here also,- replacing my https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/soyes-7s-mini-phone-how-to-disable-t3737552
soyes is ok for emegency calls etc, but hope the atom is better.
retail price - do we know what it will be?
I think I recall $249 but not sure - does anyone know what the price will be from Unihertz? I can't seem to find that info on their website.
Hi,
I just received my ATOM via KickStarter!
It's done very well, comfortably fit in my hands. If I could make it rooted, I would play more..
Got mine yesterday, haven't set it up yet.
South Dakota USA
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Anybody know how to root an Atom?
Got it yesterday. Cool. Real improvmet to Jelly-Pro:
- Enough CPU-Power
- Big enough battery
- Fingerprint-Reader
- Auto-Brightness
--> BUT: I need root-acces - Has anybody rooted an Atom yet?
steta said:
Got it yesterday. Cool. Real improvmet to Jelly-Pro:
- Enough CPU-Power
- Big enough battery
- Fingerprint-Reader
- Auto-Brightness
--> BUT: I need root-acces - Has anybody rooted an Atom yet?
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Try:
1. Extract Atom's boot.img using SP Flash Tool.
2. Copy the extracted boot.img to an android device.
3. Install Magisk Manager (apk) to the same android device.
4. Patch the boot.img using Magisk Manager.
5. Flash the patched boot.img to Atom using SP Flash Tool.
I thought the SP flash tool needed root access to run? I don't have root yet.
I have the atom, adb/flashboot working, I can unlock and lock the bootloader - I just need either a custom recovery for it or the ability to download the stock recovery/os images.
uosel said:
I thought the SP flash tool needed root access to run? I don't have root yet.
I have the atom, adb/flashboot working, I can unlock and lock the bootloader - I just need either a custom recovery for it or the ability to download the stock recovery/os images.
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No, you don't need root to use SP Flash Tool.
You can extract an entire ROM with it. No need to wait for anyone to give you the stock recovery or boot.
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Bricked
I tried to flash a "generic" MTK TWRP recovery.
Booting with Volume-Down didn't boot into TWRP but into normal "Factory-Mode".
Android started normally, after a while tried to reset to factory settings (vie Andoroid-Settings).
It rebooted and went dark.
Nothing happens any more, I can press any buttons (or combination of buttons), even for a very long time, but it stays "off".
Anybody has any ideas?
steta said:
I tried to flash a "generic" MTK TWRP recovery.
Booting with Volume-Down didn't boot into TWRP but into normal "Factory-Mode".
Android started normally, after a while tried to reset to factory settings (vie Andoroid-Settings).
It rebooted and went dark.
Nothing happens any more, I can press any buttons (or combination of buttons), even for a very long time, but it stays "off".
Anybody has any ideas?
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Use SP Flash tool to flash back the stock rom you had backed up before you flashed the custom recovery.
Anybody has a stock rom?
tapa_t said:
Use SP Flash tool to flash back the stock rom you had backed up before you flashed the custom recovery.
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I tried to get the stock rom from the phone (before I bricked it): I tried for about 5 hours to get MTK Droid Tools to recognize my phone. But it stubbornly will not find the device. I tried multiple VCOM- and USB-Drivers, even installed PdaNet for the drivers, used a freshly set up Windows 10 for each try, but I didn't succeed. -> ADB & Fastboot of MinimalADB worked just fine.
So I was very frustrated and justed hoped that all will be good. But, suprise, not all was good...
So has anybody a stock rom for me?
steta said:
I tried to get the stock rom from the phone (before I bricked it): I tried for about 5 hours to get MTK Droid Tools to recognize my phone. But it stubbornly will not find the device. I tried multiple VCOM- and USB-Drivers, even installed PdaNet for the drivers, used a freshly set up Windows 10 for each try, but I didn't succeed. -> ADB & Fastboot of MinimalADB worked just fine.
So I was very frustrated and justed hoped that all will be good. But, suprise, not all was good...
So has anybody a stock rom for me?
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Doesn't look like Official firmware has been released yet.
Should be able at https://www.unihertz.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=44 hopefully soon.
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steta said:
I tried to get the stock rom from the phone (before I bricked it): I tried for about 5 hours to get MTK Droid Tools to recognize my phone. But it stubbornly will not find the device. I tried multiple VCOM- and USB-Drivers, even installed PdaNet for the drivers, used a freshly set up Windows 10 for each try, but I didn't succeed. -> ADB & Fastboot of MinimalADB worked just fine.
So I was very frustrated and justed hoped that all will be good. But, suprise, not all was good...
So has anybody a stock rom for me?
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Ask Unihertz. They sure have one and they gave stock rom to Jelly users who bricked their jellies. Just ask.
title. I got a refurb vivo xi plus not long ago for a really decent price, went about installing twrp without much issue, made a backup, then the device hung on the blu splash screen on reboot. reinstalled from the backup and immediately knew there were issues when the new user process was constantly interrupted with "bluetooth sharing keeps stopping" errors. after fighting through those errors and getting past the startup process I find I can't enable wifi or bluetooth, and those bluetooth sharing errors not only continue but seem to become more frequent over time until I have to treat it like an idle clicker game to get them to clear.
edit: forgot to mention the battery is constantly showing as "-1%". no idea if that helps narrow the issue down but that's another oddity.
anybody have any idea what the cause of this is? any solution? looked around a good bit for the stock firmware but having tried two that were floating around from 2019/2020 respectively and getting that same splash screen softlock result I'm thinking the old firmware just isn't going to work. thanks in advance for any help and please let me know if you need any more information.
BLU VIVO XI+ ??
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BLU VIVO XI+ ??
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I see the XI on there but not the XI+ specifically. it wouldn't be a little bit of lost functionality or a different appearance on some menus if I flash the wrong one, it would straight up not work. I guess in the position I'm in it couldn't really do much harm to check that one out so thanks for the link. I'll be back after looking into it
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I see the XI on there but not the XI+ specifically. it wouldn't be a little bit of lost functionality or a different appearance on some menus if I flash the wrong one, it would straight up not work. I guess in the position I'm in it couldn't really do much harm to check that one out so thanks for the link. I'll be back after looking into it
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both xi and xi+ have same download link but when you click it you will get 2 different files
V0320VV == BLU VIVO XI ROM
V0330WW == BLU VIVO XI+ ROM
you can download CPU-Z on playstore just to be sure
here's mine BLU VIVO XI look the build ID
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that's promising. twrp is telling me this is an invalid zip format and I was never very good at this stuff. advice on actually installing this thing?
edit: trying adb sideload but it's not detecting the device. I really thought that would do it so this is disheartening. adb had no issues detecting this device earlier so I'm not sure what's up.
idonegoofed said:
that's promising. twrp is telling me this is an invalid zip format and I was never very good at this stuff. advice on actually installing this thing?
edit: trying adb sideload but it's not detecting the device. I really thought that would do it so this is disheartening. adb had no issues detecting this device earlier so I'm not sure what's up.
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i never fvck up so bad that i needed to flash full stock rom but i guess you can use "SP Flash Tool" to flash stock rom on mediatek devices you know that usual stuff
also is your USB Debugging is enable on developer options?
ineedroot69 said:
i never fvck up so bad that i needed to flash full stock rom but i guess you can use "SP Flash Tool" to flash stock rom on mediatek devices you know that usual stuff
also is your USB Debugging is enable on developer options?
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yeah, having no issues with adb when the device is up and running the borked install. doing this all on an old kubuntu install so I'll try to find a way to run spft on wine. I have it in my head it's windows only but maybe that's not the case now. both my windows 10 and 7 installs totally fail to see this device in fastboot, which I'm just assuming is how the flash tool works. going to look into all of that now, thanks again
edit: wow is the flashtool confusing. "okay so I just need a scatter file" but then it turns out that file is nowhere to be found so I have to work out how to make it myself.
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yeah, having no issues with adb when the device is up and running the borked install. doing this all on an old kubuntu install so I'll try to find a way to run spft on wine. I have it in my head it's windows only but maybe that's not the case now. both my windows 10 and 7 installs totally fail to see this device in fastboot, which I'm just assuming is how the flash tool works. going to look into all of that now, thanks again
edit: wow is the flashtool confusing. "okay so I just need a scatter file" but then it turns out that file is nowhere to be found so I have to work out how to make it myself.
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scatter file is also included on stock firmware right click the .zip and extract it
I've tried the contents of the stock firmware folder thinking that would be the solution, but everything threw an immediate error and so did trying to use the included ota scatter file. I had the scatter file that came with a twrp rom that wound up not working and included a scatter for reasons I don't grasp, maybe because it was meant to be installed with this tool instead (they didn't explain that very well), and anyway even attempts using the recommended download agent and scatter file are sitting as in this image and doing nothing. Tried restarting the adb server, killing the adb server just in case that was getting in the way, disabling and re-enabling debug on the device, nothing is happening with this at all. it's really frustrating stuff.
been working at this various ways for about 14 straight hours so I'm going to get some sleep here, definitely not giving up on this and will be back tomorrow. thanks again for all of the help so far. wouldn't have a clue if you hadn't come along and now it's looking like a few technical speedbumps may be all that's in my way fixing this thing.
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scatter file is also included on stock firmware right click the .zip and extract it
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so close. no idea what the issue is here or if this could be worked around. looks like a different version of the chip or something? any ideas?
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so close. no idea what the issue is here or if this could be worked around. looks like a different version of the chip or something? any ideas?
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you need to change "Download Only" on SP flash tool as "Firmware Upgrade" so it will just overwrite it ...
also MT6771 is actually correct why you flashing MT6765 where you get that ?
watch this video
ineedroot69 said:
you need to change "Download Only" on SP flash tool as "Firmware Upgrade" so it will just overwrite it ...
also MT6771 is actually correct why you flashing MT6765 where you get that ?
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after sorting the scatter file issue I wound up with
ERROR : STATUS_EMI_SETTING_VERSION_ERROR (0xC0040050)
decided to just buy a new one and call this a learning experience. could have lost a lot more on this same lesson if it were a more expensive purchase. going to be sure the next phone I set my mind on rooting is something more common with a bigger scene around it so in the worst case there are more cases of the same problems I'd be having and less complicated solutions. searching the error above, for example, not a single result. doesn't seem like something anybody has ever run into and asked about. I'm just not technically minded or experienced enough to work past it.
thanks again for all of your help though.
idonegoofed said:
title. I got a refurb vivo xi plus not long ago for a really decent price, went about installing twrp without much issue, made a backup, then the device hung on the blu splash screen on reboot. reinstalled from the backup and immediately knew there were issues when the new user process was constantly interrupted with "bluetooth sharing keeps stopping" errors. after fighting through those errors and getting past the startup process I find I can't enable wifi or bluetooth, and those bluetooth sharing errors not only continue but seem to become more frequent over time until I have to treat it like an idle clicker game to get them to clear.
edit: forgot to mention the battery is constantly showing as "-1%". no idea if that helps narrow the issue down but that's another oddity.
anybody have any idea what the cause of this is? any solution? looked around a good bit for the stock firmware but having tried two that were floating around from 2019/2020 respectively and getting that same splash screen softlock result I'm thinking the old firmware just isn't going to work. thanks in advance for any help and please let me know if you need any more information.
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I don't even know why u tried to install twrp
Vivo Doesn't even allow their bootloader to be unlocked
Austinredstoner said:
I don't even know why u tried to install twrp
Vivo Doesn't even allow their bootloader to be unlocked
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the phone manufacturer is called BLU but phone model is called VIVO XI so it's called BLU VIVO XI
There is also a phone manufacturer called VIVO so they are completely different thing
idonegoofed said:
that's promising. twrp is telling me this is an invalid zip format and I was never very good at this stuff. advice on actually installing this thing?
edit: trying adb sideload but it's not detecting the device. I really thought that would do it so this is disheartening. adb had no issues detecting this device earlier so I'm not sure what's up.
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BLU VIVO xi+ Discussion Thread
I haven't found much on here about the BLU VIVO xi+, so I thought I’d start a discussion thread about it. The BLU VIVO xi+ Basic specs from BLU's site: MediaTek helio P60 2.0 GHz Octo-core Gorilla Glass 3 19:9 Aspect ratio 1080x2246 resolution...
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ALL for XI+ PLUS
You have 3 threads created only for you NOT SEARCH????
Vivo XI+ Firmware link Pie 9.0
If anyone wants needs the Android Pie 9.0 Firmware, here is a link! This was OTA file from Vivo XI+ Plus, this is Android Pie 9.0 OFFICIAL FIRMWARE, not the beta version! It works great. THIs is only for the GSM version, not for Verizon unless...
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READ, READ, READ............
Install MTK Drivers because SPFT need that!!
lopestom said:
BLU VIVO xi+ Discussion Thread
I haven't found much on here about the BLU VIVO xi+, so I thought I’d start a discussion thread about it. The BLU VIVO xi+ Basic specs from BLU's site: MediaTek helio P60 2.0 GHz Octo-core Gorilla Glass 3 19:9 Aspect ratio 1080x2246 resolution...
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ALL for XI+ PLUS
You have 3 threads created only for you NOT SEARCH????
Vivo XI+ Firmware link Pie 9.0
If anyone wants needs the Android Pie 9.0 Firmware, here is a link! This was OTA file from Vivo XI+ Plus, this is Android Pie 9.0 OFFICIAL FIRMWARE, not the beta version! It works great. THIs is only for the GSM version, not for Verizon unless...
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READ, READ, READ............
Install MTK Drivers because SPFT need that!!
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I installed the drivers, I made sure I had the right auth file, best I can tell the xi+ I was working on was running on different hardware and needed (even if only slightly) different firmware than the device the firmware and scatter files provided were taken from.
even a slight difference is enough to bork tools that rely on the chipset (among other things, being just part of why this struck me as so complex) to function at all. I contacted the developer of spft and got nothing helpful in response, probably because he assumed I was trying to flash totally different firmware to a totally different phone or something and I'd imagine they spend a lot of time dealing with "help y can't i put this iphone firmware on my lg phone" stuff so don't even bother replying in that situation.
the big takeaway from all of this for me is to not go getting in over my head working on devices without huge userbases/a modding scene surrounding them. that's the difference between having a tool like odin to make this exact problem of mine trivial, and not being able to find a single copy of the correct firmware or the scatter/auth file that's needed short of learning how to make those things myself which is just above my skill level and I'm not afraid to admit as much.
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not being able to find a single copy of the correct firmware or the scatter/auth file that's needed short of learning how to make those things myself which is just above my skill level and I'm not afraid to admit as much.
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What do I mean by READ.
See: I did not read in your messages any correct mention of the device model. Therefore, it was also not reported what exactly was the problem that caused all this.
Any electronic device today can have several problems and also several solutions. It all depends on the settings, the state of the device and the causes / actions of the problem.
As you mention ODIN, also needed to install certain ROMs, SPFT is for Mediatek. But which OS are you definitely using? Win? Linux? MaC?
Did you try to uninstall the Sansumg drivers? Install the MTK drivers again? Is it correct for the pc OS?
At first glance, let everyone know the correct model of the device, since there are about 3 models for Vivo Xi+.
In addition, I saw the images with the SPFT showing MT6765! This is for the Vivo Xi (not +) device!!
Comparison between: BLU Vivo XI+, BLU Vivo XI
Comparison between: BLU Vivo XI+, BLU Vivo XI
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Yes, you may know that Vivo Xi+ is MT6771. So I ask you if you are absolutely sure you have the correct ROM stock ?!
Do not get me wrong. Problems have to be detailed for good help information.
P.S: You look about new stock ROM added? This the stock ROM model to your device?
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BLU the device manufacturer is shìt ...
i have BLU VIVO XI and it's written on the box it came in free upgrade Android 9 Pie but it's been 2 years and im still running Android 8.1. I didn't receive any OTA or whatsoever also this is my first time to see a device when you factory reset it .. it install 5 fùcking games( you receive different game every reset the possibilities is unlimited lmao ) from playstore that i don't even need because paid advertisement *cough* money *cough* for the company
the phone is great no issue but yeah this would be my last BLU phone
I know I'm late, but I think that your backup had some modem cache. That modem cache is interfering with your rom.
ineedroot69 said:
BLU the device manufacturer is shìt ...
i have BLU VIVO XI and it's written on the box it came in free upgrade Android 9 Pie but it's been 2 years and im still running Android 8.1. I didn't receive any OTA or whatsoever also this is my first time to see a device when you factory reset it .. it install 5 fùcking games( you receive different game every reset the possibilities is unlimited lmao ) from playstore that i don't even need because paid advertisement *cough* money *cough* for the company
the phone is great no issue but yeah this would be my last BLU phone
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I not know if that's true or not.
But I never read about A9 (update firmware) to BLU Vivo Xi.
I read and confirm to BLU Vivo Xi+.
Unfortunately is not only BLU company so others brands OEMnot updating firmware version for some devices too.
But each person have what choose!