Hello. My name is Andrei and I've finally made an account on this site and I'd like to salute you all.
Now that that is dealt with, the reason of the thread:
I've recently acquired a chinese phone that I like a lot and I've tried doing the usual with a new smartphone, which is to root it. So far I couldn't find a proper guide on it and furthermore the phone is not on Xda's list. Is anyone familiar with this model and could point me in the right direction?
One more thing, though: I've noticed that the phone is usually equipped with 2GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. Mine has an MTK6589T with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. So far I couldn't find those particular specs on this model on the internet. It is a Pulid F13, I've triple checked that even on the back cover under the battery if not the "about device" section.
The version number is stated as: PULID F13 20130609-115848 running android 4.2.1
The phone has great price/performance ration and I'm sad to see that it doesn't have a dedicated thread, no matter how small it is and maybe I could start it if you are willing to participate with information.
I know a site with the right specs for it(it's in chinese, but Google does a decent job translating it) but I can't post it here for new as I'm a new member.
I hope you can help and wish everyone the best!
Andrei.
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EDIT:: Sorry for the misleading title, I just used ARMV7 to separate phones which would be useless to me, as they are generally unsupported by many applications, although ARMV7 is not a specific requirement to me.
EDIT2:: The price range has been updated to £150 max.
Hi I'm new to the forums, but I wanted to know if you guys could help me out.
I'm looking to purchase a decent device (at least 1ghz processor, decent RAM, preferably at least 4inch screen) for under £130.
It can be in used condition, this frees up the criteria also.
So far I've checked out the Nexus S (£120-150 used) the Galaxy S (£90-110) and the Desire HD (£100-120), but I'm having trouble finding out which is the best choice.
The phone should also have an active community so I can install the latest CM or stable ROM, and be viably supported in future. Also I would like to know which phones are the most easy to port to, modify, etc. Along with any other important aspects I should take into consideration.
Looking for suggestions, please!
TL;DR: Need good device for under £130 used, active community, long-term, other important factors.
Thank you very much!
Please use the sticky in this section for all phone decision questions, thanks. Thread closed.
HI all. I'm a noob. I did a search on the forum for GT-I9300 and MT6575 before posting here, and could not find a similar question. Hopefully this is the right place for this. This is my first ever post here, so apologies if I've stuffed anything up.
I recently bought a phone for my 14yo son. I'm a new user, so cannot post a link, but I got it from "A Happy Deal" in China", (I saw an advert on Facebook). I'm aware it's a cheap copy of a Samsung Galaxy S3, (It actually even shows the Samsung startup logo on boot), but I was willing to risk potential low built quality given it was 1/8th the price of a real one.
On the web site it said it was Android 4 before I bought it. It now says it's 2.3. And they won't give me a full refund, (offer was 50% refund and I had to pay postage). So I decided to keep it and use it anyway. I managed to change the display language to English, but there is no English locale or keyboard option. It appears to have Google Play store installed, but because I cant read Chinese, I cannot log in on it.
I've spent some time reading through various pages about MT65xx phones, and how to root them. But none of the instructions I've read so far seem to allow me to connect to this phone via USB except as a USB drive. What I would really like to do, if possible, is upgrade the ROM to Android 4, with full English support. Failing that, I would at least like to install an English locale and keyboard, so my son can use it.
I'm an IT guy, (and have been for well over 25 years), so have a reasonable understanding of flashing ROMs etc. But I have no experience with phones and modifying them. So if anyone can point me to step by step instructions to fix it I would be very grateful.
Rob.
Hello there and welcome to my very first post in this Forum.
First of all I would like to thank so many Devs and Hackers here to do so much work and spending time in the ROMs or the hacks for some stuff.
Without the help of this forum I wouldn't have rootet and changed firmware on so many different devices.
Up to now I did not have a reason to register or post in here but now I have been put on a task by my father
Yes as it is always you have an IT guy in family he/she is responsible for anything from programming TV to hacking mothers Tablet XD
enough blah blah here's the task:
My father bought himself a Tablet and as it always is he did not ask me he just bought the cheapest one available a
"Hannspree HannSpad HSG1297"
In the first months it was ok than he found some things are not working without beeing able to store and run apps from the SDCard because that device
has as always with this devices a extremely tiny internal storage.
Despite my suggestions he made the next mistake he bought another Tablet.
Again a cheap one but now with the newer Android 7 the only thing he listened to me... *sadface*
This time it was an "Odys Xelio HD 10 LTE"
And here is the connection we both investigated these both devices and finally come to the conclusion they are both the same Tablet Barebone I would say just different
producers name and modell name.
The Hanns is only available with Android 4.4.x
The Odys is available with Android 7
The question is if our conclusion is right would it be possible to put the Android 7 from Odys to the HannsPad?
What would be required to do this?
I would appreciate any suggestions or tipps.
Sorry for Bumping this up but at least yes or no would be enough for me
I bought an S59 Pro from Amazon (cheaper on AliExpress, especially over the holiday sale, but faster shipping) and there's absolutely no information about it online besides some minor comments on the DOOGEE community forum. There are a few about the S88 and S96 Pro on here, though. I have had a CAT S42 before and the S59 is way faster and has less bloatware. It's also half the price. The S59 is about $150 if you order from China, while the S42 is currently about $300 and was over $400 new.
So why not make new threads for them? They're all new phones and have an active following, although a probably mostly Chinese one.
As for my phone, it's a "rugged phone" and is supposed to be waterproof to 15 feet and shock/dust proof. It has a 10500 mAh battery so I can leave it on for about 2 days before having to charge it. It also has a quad camera. The rest of the specs are:
Operating system: Android 10.0 (Q)
Display size: 5.7 inches
Resolution: 1520x720
RAM: 4Gb
Storage (ROM): 128GB
Cameras: 16Mp
CPU: Mediatek Helio P35
Battery: 10050mAh
I've had no issues using it in the USA, either. I use Cricket right now but it has LTE bands for most carriers. I haven't had any dropped calls or anything yet.
I'm asking just in case there's a rom community that will come up. I would like to find a way to root it but haven't tried just flashing magisk or anything yet. I haven't even booted to the bootloader yet. I would like to see if Lineage will ever get ported. The current rom is fine and doesn't have much bloat. Most of what's installed are just extra tools, like a compass, sound meter, and protractor. There's also an app to clean up drive space and uninstall unwanted apps.
randyb100 said:
I bought an S59 Pro from Amazon (cheaper on AliExpress, especially over the holiday sale, but faster shipping) and there's absolutely no information about it online besides some minor comments on the DOOGEE community forum. There are a few about the S88 and S96 Pro on here, though. I have had a CAT S42 before and the S59 is way faster and has less bloatware. It's also half the price. The S59 is about $150 if you order from China, while the S42 is currently about $300 and was over $400 new.
So why not make new threads for them? They're all new phones and have an active following, although a probably mostly Chinese one.
As for my phone, it's a "rugged phone" and is supposed to be waterproof to 15 feet and shock/dust proof. It has a 10500 mAh battery so I can leave it on for about 2 days before having to charge it. It also has a quad camera. The rest of the specs are:
Operating system: Android 10.0 (Q)
Display size: 5.7 inches
Resolution: 1520x720
RAM: 4Gb
Storage (ROM): 128GB
Cameras: 16Mp
CPU: Mediatek Helio P35
Battery: 10050mAh
I've had no issues using it in the USA, either. I use Cricket right now but it has LTE bands for most carriers. I haven't had any dropped calls or anything yet.
I'm asking just in case there's a rom community that will come up. I would like to find a way to root it but haven't tried just flashing magisk or anything yet. I haven't even booted to the bootloader yet. I would like to see if Lineage will ever get ported. The current rom is fine and doesn't have much bloat. Most of what's installed are just extra tools, like a compass, sound meter, and protractor. There's also an app to clean up drive space and uninstall unwanted apps.
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Welcome to XDA!
I see your account is from 2016 but today your 1st post!
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Welcome to XDA!
I see your account is from 2016 but today your 1st post!
Please see this thread
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Yeah, I lurk hard.
Hi all, im new to the forum, first of all let me clarify that im a complete noob when it comes to anything software relate on mobile devices other that hard resetting a phone/tablet.
So, the thing is that i found an old tablet belonging to my younger brother, he got it by a governent plan that years ago provided highschool students with free tablets made for learning and stuff.
I had it flashed by the repair service so i can use it but turns out it has this weird android 7.0 version that comes with some preinstalled apps from the government.
Being so old and working with and equally old version thats also custom made for this devices makes it super clunky and slow to use, more so for drawing and sketching wich is my ultimate goal with it.
I was wondering if i could use some guidance or advice to see first if the actual SO can be replaced, and two, how to do it and wich ROM could give me a more modern/usable experience.
Thanks in advance, ill make sure to provide any info needed
faqbui3 said:
Hi all, im new to the forum, first of all let me clarify that im a complete noob when it comes to anything software relate on mobile devices other that hard resetting a phone/tablet.
So, the thing is that i found an old tablet belonging to my younger brother, he got it by a governent plan that years ago provided highschool students with free tablets made for learning and stuff.
I had it flashed by the repair service so i can use it but turns out it has this weird android 7.0 version that comes with some preinstalled apps from the government.
Being so old and working with and equally old version thats also custom made for this devices makes it super clunky and slow to use, more so for drawing and sketching wich is my ultimate goal with it.
I was wondering if i could use some guidance or advice to see first if the actual SO can be replaced, and two, how to do it and wich ROM could give me a more modern/usable experience.
Thanks in advance, ill make sure to provide any info needed
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If anything exists for the device, you can find it by doing a search for:
"Custom ROMs for (your specific device model number)"
You can find the device model number by going to system settings>about>model number or system settings>about>hardware info>model number. If the search using the specific model number doesn't reveal anything for your specific device, it almost certainly means there is nothing for that device.
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If anything exists for the device, you can find it by doing a search for:
"Custom ROMs for (your specific device model number)"
You can re tree 1uj the device model number by going to system settings>about>model number or system settings>about>hardware info>model number. If the search using the specific model number doesn't reveal anything for your specific device, it almost certainly means there is nothing for that device.
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Thanks for the reply, soo what i understand is that unless there is a ROM somewhere on the internet specifically made for my device i wont be able to do anything to upgrade the SO?
TBH ive been looking for that before, checked the model number but it just says A102, seems like theyre custom made devices or a rework of an existing one to mass produce it and make it more fitting for teenagers.
So far all the info i could get was the manufacturer, wich name is Haier, then some weird documentation hinting the real name of the model was Haier Business A102 but idk, and here are the specs from the model too.
faqbui3 said:
Thanks for the reply, soo what i understand is that unless there is a ROM somewhere on the internet specifically made for my device i wont be able to do anything to upgrade the SO?
TBH ive been looking for that before, checked the model number but it just says A102, seems like theyre custom made devices or a rework of an existing one to mass produce it and make it more fitting for teenagers.
So far all the info i could get was the manufacturer, wich name is Haier, then some weird documentation hinting the real name of the model was Haier Business A102 but idk, and here are the specs from the model too.
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Yes, typically, you can only install an OS that is built for your specific device. There is also the possibility of installing a GSI(generic system image) that has been made for devices with the same hardware/CPU architecture. If there is a GSI available for devices with your architecture, you may be able to install it. I'm not familiar with the specifics of finding a compatible GSI for a device or how to install it as I've never used one. This would be a good place to start.