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3G Zpad Rom

Hey I have a Zpad with 3G installed (internal ), Working, With the stock Rom.
I can upload this rom for you guys if you want to see if you can get the files for 3g.
It works Great even though its the crappy stock firmware.
I was gona try put Vegan on to see if it would work, not hopefull though.
Ill upload the rom when i have the chance.

roguey said:
Hey I have a Zpad with 3G installed (internal ), Working, With the stock Rom.
I can upload this rom for you guys if you want to see if you can get the files for 3g.
It works Great even though its the crappy stock firmware.
I was gona try put Vegan on to see if it would work, not hopefull though.
Ill upload the rom when i have the chance.
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That might help us to use USB 3G modems, if this thread gets moved/closed, you can post it in my thread in Android Development called "[On Hold] 3G USB Dongle Support". Thanks!

What would be cool if you could crack open your pad and snap couple pix of that 3G module...... I'm very curious if something similar can be installed on G-tab.
As I understand Zpad and G-tab are very close in design...
Thanks!

Tester30 said:
What would be cool if you could crack open your pad and snap couple pix of that 3G module...... I'm very curious if something similar can be installed on G-tab.
As I understand Zpad and G-tab are very close in design...
Thanks!
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You may find this of interest then. I have the Zpad and popped mine open. I don't have the card installed though. One thing I'd like to know from the OP is, which provider do you have the card working with.

roguey said:
Hey I have a Zpad with 3G installed (internal ), Working, With the stock Rom.
I can upload this rom for you guys if you want to see if you can get the files for 3g.
It works Great even though its the crappy stock firmware.
I was gona try put Vegan on to see if it would work, not hopefull though.
Ill upload the rom when i have the chance.
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I have the T2 Zpad and Vegan 5.1.1 works fine on it.

foobaz123 said:
You may find this of interest then. I have the Zpad and popped mine open. I don't have the card installed though. One thing I'd like to know from the OP is, which provider do you have the card working with.
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Thanks for the link.
Unfortunately it's not real clear, besides the socket itself, where and what kind of 3G module is installed. As of "HannStar J MV-4", most of the Google searches return motherboards or card readers for different computers.
Just curious what kind of 3G (model#) is installed. Since I already opened my G-tab, there is a mount that can easily accept required socket (some light soldering involved) and then just to get the right module and it can be retrofitted into 3G tablet. That's just a dream I know, but why not?? LOL

Tester30 said:
Thanks for the link.
Unfortunately it's not real clear, besides the socket itself, where and what kind of 3G module is installed. As of "HannStar J MV-4", most of the Google searches return motherboards or card readers for different computers.
Just curious what kind of 3G (model#) is installed. Since I already opened my G-tab, there is a mount that can easily accept required socket (some light soldering involved) and then just to get the right module and it can be retrofitted into 3G tablet. That's just a dream I know, but why not?? LOL
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I suspect your main problem would be the lack of antennas installed in the gtab. The Zpad has it already installed and routed. I do know the Zpad comes from Malata with a Motorola module.
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foobaz123 said:
I have the T2 Zpad and Vegan 5.1.1 works fine on it.
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I have same machine and installed this ROM. But it's cannot wake up after long time of sleep mode. Do you have this issue.

there is a 3g rom way better than original one for zpad,it is about the same speed of vegantab rom.it is a nvflash rom and you need be careful if you do not know chinese.http://www.ez-pad.net/android-2861-1-1.html
About 3g see this http://www.ez-pad.net/forum-viewthread-tid-2604-highlight-3g.html
Remember what they are talking about is zpad not gtab but you can open the case and compare two things,you may need to log in to view the full thread
SORRY for the chinese. Read carefully before you do anything you can use google translation. i may translate important part later if you need

Am I missing something??
What are we talking about?? Running 3G ROM on the tablet that is not 3G equipped??
It's like performing CPR on a dead person, what's the point??
Until someone figures out how to install that module and make it work on G-tab, 3G ROM is useless......
JMO.

Ok i need to clear some things up....
1. I have 2 Zpads, 1 is a 3G Version , 1 is Non 3G Version.
2. 3G version is running stock zpad Rom, Non 3g version is running Vegan 5.1.1
3. Both have 1 GB Ram
4. I have not opened either up yet, But will.
5. I was under the assumption most people here had the Zpad......not the gtab....
6. I am running the 3G with "three" internet provider sim card in australia, Speed test not close to a tower got me around 1.5 mbit. ( 150 kb a sec ).
7. tester30, bad idea to flame really.....zpads are out there and more popular than the gtab.....so this is not useless....

roguey said:
7. tester30, bad idea to flame really.....zpads are out there and more popular than the gtab.....so this is not useless....
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I believe you misunderstood my intention.
No flaming intended at all.
Just trying to understand what Zpad posting is doing in Gtab forum, unless someone can provide info on 3G module used in Zpad and couple pix would be helpful as well. Since those two are really close in design I won't hesitate to experiment on mine, even if I brick it. If there is a way to get that 3G running on Gtab it will benefit every Gtab owner.
Sorry if you felt flamed.

Tester30 said:
Am I missing something??
What are we talking about?? Running 3G ROM on the tablet that is not 3G equipped??
It's like performing CPR on a dead person, what's the point??
Until someone figures out how to install that module and make it work on G-tab, 3G ROM is useless......
JMO.
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It is okay. Simple misunderstanding
Sent from the awesome ZTab

Seeing as they are basiclly the same hardware and there is no other forum for the zpad...
Why wouldnt i post it here?

roguey said:
Ok i need to clear some things up....
1. I have 2 Zpads, 1 is a 3G Version , 1 is Non 3G Version.
2. 3G version is running stock zpad Rom, Non 3g version is running Vegan 5.1.1
3. Both have 1 GB Ram
4. I have not opened either up yet, But will.
5. I was under the assumption most people here had the Zpad......not the gtab....
6. I am running the 3G with "three" internet provider sim card in australia, Speed test not close to a tower got me around 1.5 mbit. ( 150 kb a sec ).
7. tester30, bad idea to flame really.....zpads are out there and more popular than the gtab.....so this is not useless....
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Ah... I was hoping you were in the states. I have the non-3g version and had thought about installing the 3g module in it. Pretty good speeds on that. As to your assumption it is valid in the grand scheme of things, but this forum is mainly for the viewsonic branded version of our tablet and we seem to be a minority here. It is fine though as they do good work for us as well. As I said before the vegan rom works really well on our tablets. Do you have the T2 Zpad?
Sent from the awesome ZTab

Tester30 said:
I believe you misunderstood my intention.
No flaming intended at all.
Just trying to understand what Zpad posting is doing in Gtab forum, unless someone can provide info on 3G module used in Zpad and couple pix would be helpful as well. Since those two are really close in design I won't hesitate to experiment on mine, even if I brick it. If there is a way to get that 3G running on Gtab it will benefit every Gtab owner.
Sorry if you felt flamed.
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I will try and get the model number of the module used in the 3g version of the Zpad later today. However, I believe it is a cdma module and I don't know how well it would work here in the states or if it does GSM.
Sent from the awesome ZTab

mikeyaomikeyao said:
there is a 3g rom way better than original one for zpad,it is about the same speed of vegantab rom.it is a nvflash rom and you need be careful if you do not know chinese.http://www.ez-pad.net/android-2861-1-1.html
About 3g see this http://www.ez-pad.net/forum-viewthread-tid-2604-highlight-3g.html
Remember what they are talking about is zpad not gtab but you can open the case and compare two things,you may need to log in to view the full thread
SORRY for the chinese. Read carefully before you do anything you can use google translation. i may translate important part later if you need
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No need to be sorry. It is a Chinese tablet. Haha. Do you know how well that rom would work on a T2 Zpad? It seems there was some concern because of the partition layout on the T2s.
Sent from the awesome ZTab

It might support GSM as the provider im testing it with is not WCDMA.
though i will look into what Mhz range it uses.

foobaz123 said:
No need to be sorry. It is a Chinese tablet. Haha. Do you know how well that rom would work on a T2 Zpad? It seems there was some concern because of the partition layout on the T2s.
Sent from the awesome ZTab
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I am using a zpad t2 wifi myself, there are zpad 3g too and also gtab. They are all made by malata but even zpads vary from each other in design of motherboard.
the rom is very good and it has a ios like style and vegantab like speed. It is build by chenglu who posted the 3333 and data2loop thread here.
I can flash all roms posted here for gtab with no problem.

roguey said:
It might support GSM as the provider im testing it with is not WCDMA.
though i will look into what Mhz range it uses.
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I hope (think) that it's running GSM since you've mentioned SIM card.
None of the US providers: Verizon, Sprint have SIM and they are CDMA.
Only ATT and Tmo (GSM) are SIM equipped.
Any help greatly appreciated!!!

Different between EU / USA?

Hey,
i'm pretty new to all this android. But yes after i seen the xoom, i want to have it. So i decided to buy me one, but it was not availible in my country and i bought an USA verizon version. I was testing it a bit and i was sure i want the 3g eu version and sell it and wait for the version which i want have.
Yesterday i got my xoom and i was pretty shocked!! It was pretty laggy and got the android lags, the first xoom doesnt have this lags but i was also stock.
I think there is a different between this to models or i dont know why my xoom is so laggy now! My first thought was to root it and overclock it, i will try that later. Maybee do also a reset.
How can i check this if that laggy?

oaz1 said:
Hey,
i'm pretty new to all this android. But yes after i seen the xoom, i want to have it. So i decided to buy me one, but it was not availible in my country and i bought an USA verizon version. I was testing it a bit and i was sure i want the 3g eu version and sell it and wait for the version which i want have.
Yesterday i got my xoom and i was pretty shocked!! It was pretty laggy and got the android lags, the first xoom doesnt have this lags but i was also stock.
I think there is a different between this to models or i dont know why my xoom is so laggy now! My first thought was to root it and overclock it, i will try that later. Maybee do also a reset.
How can i check this if that laggy?
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I think you are saying you bought a US 3G Xoom out of sheer gadget greed, then sold it to buy a Euro 3G. You feel the Euro model is more laggy than the US model?
Do you mean in terms of overall performance or data connection? Was the US version you had running 3.1, and now the Euro model is running 3.0? That would certainly account for a certain amount of extra lag.

rschenck said:
I think you are saying you bought a US 3G Xoom out of sheer gadget greed, then sold it to buy a Euro 3G. You feel the Euro model is more laggy than the US model?
Do you mean in terms of overall performance or data connection? Was the US version you had running 3.1, and now the Euro model is running 3.0? That would certainly account for a certain amount of extra lag.
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Thank you for your fast answer!
Yes the first is right!!
No both were running on 3.0.1. And i mean the performance, scroll between homescreen pages, starup apps and so on!

oaz1 said:
Thank you for your fast answer!
Yes the first is right!!
No both were running on 3.0.1. And i mean the performance, scroll between homescreen pages, starup apps and so on!
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That is very strange....I don;t know of any reason for one to be more laggy than the other.
I would suggest doing a factory reset, then using one of the threads here to root it and update to 3.1. That should solve most lag issues you may have.

Yes i think so to, i tried to remove a few widget an see what happen.
I'll root it, later i forgot my usb cabel! For 3.1 is no EU support, after i update my 3g wont work anymore or i m wrong?

oaz1 said:
Yes i think so to, i tried to remove a few widget an see what happen.
I'll root it, later i forgot my usb cabel! For 3.1 is no EU support, after i update my 3g wont work anymore or i m wrong?
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It is possible to upgrade a Euro 3G to 3.1 and keep your 3G...it is just a bit tricky.
Check this thread....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089695

rschenck said:
It is possible to upgrade a Euro 3G to 3.1 and keep your 3G...it is just a bit tricky.
Check this thread....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089695
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Thank you very much!! I didnt see this thread yet!
I m pretty new to this all android stuff, like i said! Is there something like wikipedia for all the words like flash, root, unlock so on?

Some more, i can remember that i have with my first xoom wifi problems at my workingplace but with the new one not. The place is the same as bevore, no changes. Its pretty odd, cause i think aluminium shields more than plastic.

Worth getting the S2 at this point?

So I may be picking up the s2 3g Verizon version but unsure since its kinda getting old now. I currently use Android wear and really looking to try tizen. Seems so much more polished than AW except for the voice aspect. I guess the s3 will be coming out in a couple months so it leaves me uncertain on what to do. I just love the design of the s2. I'd actually be trading my Nexus 9 tablet in for it since I don't use it anymore. What do you guys think, is it worth still getting this watch? Or should I wait?

I think that it's up to you honestly, but if your trading something in that you don't use...why not. Or wait for the s3

Sonin66 said:
I think that it's up to you honestly, but if your trading something in that you don't use...why not. Or wait for the s3
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Yeah I know it is, was just looking for opinions on the device from fellow users. And if being that it's at this point in the devices life span, is it still worth it.

Not sure if it is at that point since I haven't heard them announce a s3, I can find them around me at $150 price point and it's the 3g ver

Sonin66 said:
Not sure if it is at that point since I haven't heard them announce a s3, I can find them around me at $150 price point and it's the 3g ver
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Yeah that's actually how much the guys I'm gonna trade with was selling it for. But since I really don't use my tablet anymore, I offered him that and he said yes.
Well it was my understanding that the s3 would be announced during the note 7 announcement. Or at least around that time. Which the note 7 is being announced Aug 2nd I believe. Which I'll probably buy actually, so not sure I'll want to even spend another few hundred on a smartwatch. So do I take the s2 now at no cost to me except a trade of my nexus 9.

tu3218 said:
Yeah that's actually how much the guys I'm gonna trade with was selling it for. But since I really don't use my tablet anymore, I offered him that and he said yes.
Well it was my understanding that the s3 would be announced during the note 7 announcement. Or at least around that time. Which the note 7 is being announced Aug 2nd I believe. Which I'll probably buy actually, so not sure I'll want to even spend another few hundred on a smartwatch. So do I take the s2 now at no cost to me except a trade of my nexus 9.
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Take the s2 now with no cost if the person is doing an even trade it's a no brainer!

It's a great watch and I'm sure won't be disappointed in it. Remember if and when they release the s3 most likely the price will be out of the range of most folks as was the s2 for quite some time. For a straight trade, with all due respect, you'd be a fool to not do it
Edit, looks like your tablet is selling for more than that version is worth. I would sell the tablet and go through swappa to get the watch. They can be had for often 150 or so.
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Sonin66 said:
Take the s2 now with no cost if the person is doing an even trade it's a no brainer!
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Yeah even trade. His brand new gear s2 with everything including a screen protector that has to be put on for my tablet. Thanks for your opinion.
Cdub1976 said:
It's a great watch and I'm sure won't be disappointed in it. Remember if and when they release the s3 most likely the price will be out of the range of most folks as was the s2 for quite some time. For a straight trade, with all due respect, you'd be a fool to not do it
Edit, looks like your tablet is selling for more than that version is worth. I would sell the tablet and go through swappa to get the watch. They can be had for often 150 or so.
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Yeah, it's a good point. Being that I already have a smartwatch (Sony sw3) I don't want to pay over $200 really. Which I'm sure the s3 will be definitely over that. What new features will it introduce? I'm not sure.
Yeah I've seen my tablet for around $200. I just really don't feel like dealing with eBay with their fees and what not. Plus I can hold this watch in person to make sure it's intact and new as he describes. Just figured it'd be easy to just straight up swap it.
Also, I can still use GPS without a cellular plan right? Not sure if I'm going to add the plan or not.

tu3218 said:
Yeah I've seen my tablet for around $200. I just really don't feel like dealing with eBay with their fees and what not. Plus I can hold this watch in person to make sure it's intact and new as he describes. Just figured it'd be easy to just straight up swap it.
Also, I can still use GPS without a cellular plan right? Not sure if I'm going to add the plan or not.
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I have at&t watch but t-mobile service. I just use bluetooth and can connect remotely when I'm not in range of the phone so it's almost like a stand alone device

Sonin66 said:
I have at&t watch but t-mobile service. I just use bluetooth and can connect remotely when I'm not in range of the phone so it's almost like a stand alone device
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Do you get phone calls, texts, and data?
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Cdub1976 said:
Do you get phone calls, texts, and data?
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It forwards from my phone, as long as it's connected to the internet. But when I call out, it calls from my watches # and not my regular #. The coolest feature

Sonin66 said:
I have at&t watch but t-mobile service. I just use bluetooth and can connect remotely when I'm not in range of the phone so it's almost like a stand alone device
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Yeah what do you mean connect remotely? Once you're out of Bluetooth range, that's it right? Or I'd assume this watch has wifi that you could use?

Sonin66 said:
It forwards from my phone, as long as it's connected to the internet. But when I call out, it calls from my watches # and not my regular #. The coolest feature
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How does your watch have a number if you don't have service? sorry, just confused.

tu3218 said:
Yeah what do you mean connect remotely? Once you're out of Bluetooth range, that's it right? Or I'd assume this watch has wifi that you could use?
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It uses Internet to connect with samsung servers from what I understand. Watch has Bluetooth and WiFi but I have wifi turned off. As for the number, the watch has its own number. It doesn't have to be activated

Sonin66 said:
It uses Internet to connect with samsung servers from what I understand. Watch has Bluetooth and WiFi but I have wifi turned off. As for the number, the watch has its own number. It doesn't have to be activated
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Oh okay. I spoke to Verizon about it and for their version, the watch gets its own number but anytime you text, or make a call from the watch, the other person will see your original main number from your cell phone. But I would think that would only be applicable if you have an actual plan. otherwise your watch would just be connected either via Bluetooth or WiFi and just mirroring notifications from your phone. It's supposed to have auto sync or something. Not sure if any of that applies to the watch if you don't have a data plan though. It's confusing lol

tu3218 said:
Oh okay. I spoke to Verizon about it and for their version, the watch gets its own number but anytime you text, or make a call from the watch, the other person will see your original main number from your cell phone. But I would think that would only be applicable if you have an actual plan. otherwise your watch would just be connected either via Bluetooth or WiFi and just mirroring notifications from your phone. It's supposed to have auto sync or something. Not sure if any of that applies to the watch if you don't have a data plan though. It's confusing lol
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Too confusing but it works for me

Sonin66 said:
Too confusing but it works for me
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I have question that hopefully someone can answer. How does the watch handle when your phone connects to your vehicle? Obviously when I'm in my car, I want my car to take the call over it'd sound system and not the watches speaker. When I briefly had the huawei watch, I actually to install an app to make this work. How does it work with the s2?

tu3218 said:
I have question that hopefully someone can answer. How does the watch handle when your phone connects to your vehicle? Obviously when I'm in my car, I want my car to take the call over it'd sound system and not the watches speaker. When I briefly had the huawei watch, I actually to install an app to make this work. How does it work with the s2?
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I would assume your phone, watch and car would beep letting you know you have a call. I don't have Bluetooth in my car so I can't confirm, I'd hope it would work out that way anyways

Sonin66 said:
I would assume your phone, watch and car would beep letting you know you have a call. I don't have Bluetooth in my car so I can't confirm, I'd hope it would work out that way anyways
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Okay thanks. Maybe I'll post it in the Q&A.

Wait for S3 !

WiFi Calling for T-Mobile US?

Question. What's Honors stance on adding Wifi calling to future OTAs? It looks like they've received a bit of demand but I haven't heard anything specifically on this since the AMA.
https://m.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/50ivz4/comment/d74ii4p

Ascertion said:
Question. What's Honors stance on adding Wifi calling to future OTAs? It looks like they've received a bit of demand but I haven't heard anything specifically on this since the AMA.
https://m.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/50ivz4/comment/d74ii4p
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since most users have requested for it,they would consider in the future update

Ascertion said:
Question. What's Honors stance on adding Wifi calling to future OTAs? It looks like they've received a bit of demand but I haven't heard anything specifically on this since the AMA.
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See attached screenshot from Amazon Q&A about the Honor 8 found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Unlocked-Midnight-Black-Warranty/dp/B01IVV7W6O/ref=sr_1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1480128845&sr=1-2&keywords=Honor+8

kravmama1 said:
See attached screenshot from Amazon Q&A about the Honor 8 found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Unlock...e=UTF8&qid=1480128845&sr=1-2&keywords=Honor+8
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Wow! I hope this actually happens.

Wondering if the honor 8 can use WiFi calling / texting on AT&T (fairly new option)
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mis3 said:
Wondering if the honor 8 can use WiFi calling / texting on AT&T (fairly new option)
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No.

kravmama1 said:
See attached screenshot from Amazon Q&A about the Honor 8 found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Honor-Unlock...e=UTF8&qid=1480128845&sr=1-2&keywords=Honor+8
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so eventually we can expect it to work???

venom007 said:
so eventually we can expect it to work???
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The way I understand it, Huawei is working with T-mobile to get Wifi calling working on the Honor 8 (US version) with a future software update. Whether this actually happens remains to be seen. (I believe that ZTE is still trying to get it to work for their Axon 7.)

I wish I would have known this BEFORE I bought the phone. Specs are great otherwise, but no WiFi calling support on a 'flagship' level device such as this is a deal breaker when you have very little carrier signal (any carrier) in your home. Returning and spending the money on a device with support for what has become a basic functionality on any smart phone.

DaUnderSheriff said:
I wish I would have known this BEFORE I bought the phone. Specs are great otherwise, but no WiFi calling support on a 'flagship' level device such as this is a deal breaker when you have very little carrier signal (any carrier) in your home. Returning and spending the money on a device with support for what has become a basic functionality on any smart phone.
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This is controlled my the carriers, not the phone manufacturers.

pieman13 said:
This is controlled my the carriers, not the phone manufacturers.
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No, it isn't. This misinformed nonsense also needs to stop being repeated and propagated as fact.
The support is either built into the phone software or not. If the carrier supports it then it works. If the carrier does not, then the option does nothing. The feature itself, however, has to be built into the phone's software. My unlocked HTC 10 supports it as do the Nexus phones, both of which are two examples of non-carrier branded phones.

bigfatsweatypig said:
No, it isn't. This misinformed nonsense also needs to stop being repeated and propagated as fact.
The support is either built into the phone software or not. If the carrier supports it then it works. If the carrier does not, then the option does nothing. The feature itself, however, has to be built into the phone's software. My unlocked HTC 10 supports it as do the Nexus phones, both of which are two examples of non-carrier branded phones.
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True. Even if the update provides the device that it will only work if the carrier supports it.

Bullocks
pieman13 said:
This is controlled my the carriers, not the phone manufacturers.
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This is the same thing Huawei keeps saying as well, but if the software isn't configured to support it (because the carrier certainly does - On my GS6 with Android 6.0.1 it works just fine - everywhere I have WiFi) it won't work. There's no option in the WiFi menu for WiFi calling, and it's been pretty well documented that they intend to bake this in to the next EMUI update with Nougat. In the mean time, you either deal with the constant ummounting of the SD card and lack of WiFi calling, or take it back for a phone that isn't quite so underwhelming and buggy.

pieman13 said:
This is controlled my the carriers, not the phone manufacturers.
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Yeah, this feature is controlled by Cell Carriers not by device manufacturers.

Why is this so difficult to understand?
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Yeah, this feature is controlled by Cell Carriers not by device manufacturers.
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Yes, the availability of the feature set is controlled by the carrier - but if the carrier supports WiFi calling - as T-Mobile / MetroPCS does - it's whether the device hardware and/or software supports the feature that dictates usability. The Honor 8 does NOT support WiFi calling, because EMUI doesn't have the feature enabled. Period. Huawei has said as much.
Look, If Google trusts Huawei to make the Pixel for them (there are a lot of great similarities here), they've got a good thing going. But this is basic device functionality stuff. Are they worried that Pixel sales will be hurt by people buying the Honor 8 if it's fully featured? Hmmm. Wish I'd thought of that. Oh wait. I did.

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Yes, the availability of the feature set is controlled by the carrier - but if the carrier supports WiFi calling - as T-Mobile / MetroPCS does - it's whether the device hardware and/or software supports the feature that dictates usability. The Honor 8 does NOT support WiFi calling, because EMUI doesn't have the feature enabled. Period. Huawei has said as much.
Look, If Google trusts Huawei to make the Pixel for them (there are a lot of great similarities here), they've got a good thing going. But this is basic device functionality stuff. Are they worried that Pixel sales will be hurt by people buying the Honor 8 if it's fully featured? Hmmm. Wish I'd thought of that. Oh wait. I did.
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The biggest issue is getting certified to use WiFi calling which is very hard for China based companies. Not impossible but to be honest I have not seen a single one get certified in the states yet.

zelendel said:
The biggest issue is getting certified to use WiFi calling which is very hard for China based companies. Not impossible but to be honest I have not seen a single one get certified in the states yet.
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My Le Pro3 from Le Eco has Wifi calling. It works better on this than it did the Nexus 5X.
Edit: You're right though. It costs companies time and money to implement it although I wish Huawei was more vocal on this. Their XDA partnership hasn't really impressed me yet.

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My Le Pro3 from Le Eco has Wifi calling. It works better on this than it did the Nexus 5X.
Edit: You're right though. It costs companies time and money to implement it although I wish Huawei was more vocal on this. Their XDA partnership hasn't really impressed me yet.
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There is alot of history there with this OEM. They for many years were banned in the US due to security issues and even to this day their devices are not allowed on some military bases. I thought about getting an honor 8 but will have to fill out tons of paperwork to see if I can get it approved due to some places I work.

Done
I just decided it was time to be done and returned the phone. Back to my GS6 after cooking the daylights out of it to remove any condensation from my little one dumping it in the dog drink. Oddly, I had a lot of strange crashes, and exorbitant date usage & GPS locks by Huawei specific apps. Might be on to something there.
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There is alot of history there with this OEM. They for many years were banned in the US due to security issues and even to this day their devices are not allowed on some military bases. I thought about getting an honor 8 but will have to fill out tons of paperwork to see if I can get it approved due to some places I work.
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No WiFi calling support on Honor 8
Hi Guys, I am T-mobile user and switch to Honor 8 from Motorola Nexus 6 about three months back and after use around week felt that this is the best Phone ever better than iPhone 6S. After few days used this phone found that it's doesn't have WiFi calling feature which does have on Nexus 6 because at my work place very barely T-mobile signals reach. Try to find some blogs and got that will get this feature in next update vEMUI 5.0 with Android 7.0 which i got recently few days back. but still this feature doesn't show up or working at all. now I am feeling like this is the wrong choise coz it not supporting WiFi calling which normally most smartphones does support.
Huwai Team please address this and let us know if any fix is available to overcome this.

Mate 30 Pro and custom ROM's

Hey everyone
I just heard about Huawei been a bit more relaxed about rooting their Mate 30 Pro.
At First I was like that is AWESOME, the idea of been able to use the Mate 30 Pro with pixel experience (my favourite custom Rom) sounds amazing.... best Pixel stock experience on a beast like Mate 30 would be epic.
Then I found a strange taste in my mouth. There would still be some draw backs. Thought I would list some concerns and people could answer some of those concerns.
(Note....each concern/question has a solution or comment I think about the issue.....this is just my view and not to be taken as the only view)
1. Lack of full potential from cameras on the back?
I know some custom ROM camera apps are pretty good l, but to really experience the best from the camera's you would have to have some access to l the Mate 30 Pro stock camera app package to allow.
A thought I had is that Huawei could make a APK that's a bit like Goodlock and this app would allow you to download the stock camera app and other stock apps that people may use on their Huawei devices.
2. LTE and 5G??
I can remember using my Samsung S7E with Pixel Experience but one of the draw backs was that I could get 4G but I didn't get the extra features like LTE, wifi calling, HD call quality ect. If this remained the case then this would be a major draw back to a 2019 flagship device.
Maybe Huawei could needed coding and solutions directly to custom Rom developers....or allow then to be a open source so every ROM devloper had access these features.
3. General Custom ROM glitches and bugs
We are all used to our ROMs having strange behaviours every now and ad gain but do we want these bugs on our £800+ smartphone that we use eveqersryday.
This solution seems obvious Huawei need to work closely with custom Rom developers and helping them Iron these issues out.
4. Some apps dont work on custom Roms no matter what.
Back to my S7e I was able to almost all of the apps on my phone thanks to magisk manager but some apps still had issues. My samsung gear app would pair with my gearfit 2 no matter what. It downloaded but it would not find any devices. I found a fix but that caused my Google to stop working, so had to put it back. This happened with other apps as well.
The only solution I can think of is app developers would have to made aware that mate 30 users could be using rooted devices with Huawei's blessing and ensure there apps work on rooted versions of the phone.
5. Is Warranty still safe.
If Huawei are actually cool with us rooting our P30 Pro then they need to put their money where their mouth is and allow this activity with their manufactures warranty, private insurance companies need to follow suit as well.
Huawei could give us manufactures warranty but with the condition that if possible we have to flash the stock firmware of the device before sending it out.
That's it....that's just s few of my thoughts and possible solutions and would love to hear what you guys think and if you have any worries or questions of your own? Maybe if we make enough noise Huawei will notice us and take our ideas and answer our questions themselves.
(Make it easier....put which number comment your answering to so we all have a better idea what's going on)
Keep it friendly guys remember these are mine and others thoughts.... none of us are implying that these thoughts are right.
By the way... I am a Note 9 user but I am really excited of the potential of Huawei been the ultimate custom ROM brand.

Official Pixel Experience is pretty much nill on Huawei Devices. I see the Honor 10 has
again been dropped.
When the Ban is lifted Huawei will lock the bootloader again no doubt.

they have changed their mind, they will not unlock the BL for the Mate 30.
the only place this device will sell well is China, they are screwed pretty much everywhere else.

I just bought one in shanghai yesterday. Its a very neat and fast phone. especially the 40w charging is cool. you can watch percentages go up...
I asked for the 5G version but i was told its not availbale and should come November. I was wondering though if its already built in and just needs a software patch... like back then when Nvidia was reducing performace on Graphic cards by disabling shaders by firmware...

Surrido said:
I just bought one in shanghai yesterday. Its a very neat and fast phone. especially the 40w charging is cool. you can watch percentages go up...
I asked for the 5G version but i was told its not availbale and should come November. I was wondering though if its already built in and just needs a software patch... like back then when Nvidia was reducing performace on Graphic cards by disabling shaders by firmware...
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Where you live? I just thinking to get one too but not sure china version it support USA TMobile LTE Network or not

paullu said:
Where you live? I just thinking to get one too but not sure china version it support USA TMobile LTE Network or not
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I live in Germany. Cant test US Networks until January, so someone else needs to do that

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Where you live? I just thinking to get one too but not sure china version it support USA TMobile LTE Network or not
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I would say most likely it works, as the China version covers pretty much all the network.
You could find out the specs from their website and check if the LTE bands covers T-Mobiles. It works on Bell's network though.

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Where you live? I just thinking to get one too but not sure china version it support USA TMobile LTE Network or not
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I am in TX, I got Mate 30 Pro from China, and it works with T-mobile showing "4G" icon. The speed test result is like to my old iPhone 6.
By the way, I have 2 sim card, one is China Union (works on AT&T's network) which support VoLTE, the other is T-Mobile which does not.

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I am in TX, I got Mate 30 Pro from China, and it works with T-mobile showing "4G" icon. The speed test result is like to my old iPhone 6.
By the way, I have 2 sim card, one is China Union (works on AT&T's network) which support VoLTE, the other is T-Mobile which does not.
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Thanks for the reply. Also dou you install Google apps? If so can you confirm Google pay , YouTube ,Goole map are working?

paullu said:
Thanks for the reply. Also dou you install Google apps? If so can you confirm Google pay , YouTube ,Goole map are working?
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Play store, Google pay, gmail, map, YouTube, chrome, Android Auto can be installed and have no problem to log in to use. i have been play with my phone for a week, so far the noticable issues are Google pay that does not allow me to pay, and some of app like netflix, United airline, gasbuddy cannot install..

Does Google photos back up and work as normal?

jbreaz said:
Does Google photos back up and work as normal?
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Google photos Works fine for me (backup sync and share)

o012 said:
Google photos Works fine for me (backup sync and share)
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Thank you I think I'm convinced

I was trying to find a thread about the bootloader being unlocked on this phone and couldn't find one. I came across this video on YouTube where this guy turns on his phone and says his phone unlocked. He doesn't say how he did it but I'm thinking someone might want to contact him and ask him how he did it. About 2 minutes in he shows this
https://youtu.be/6a8BkESzAXs

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I was trying to find a thread about the bootloader being unlocked on this phone and couldn't find one. I came across this video on YouTube where this guy turns on his phone and says his phone unlocked. He doesn't say how he did it but I'm thinking someone might want to contact him and ask him how he did it. About 2 minutes in he shows this
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Most likely a review unit like others have had, release software dosnt have OEM unlock option in developers, if something comes of the int. Version we may be able to get rebranding but has yet to be seen

He commented about it being a devkit under the comment by Markus Haier here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5pxYxPSbl_s and said he was going to make a video on it but still nothing.
@o012 Well my P30-Pro (VOG-L09) has OEM unlocking under developer options but haven't tried unlocking.

All works in canada except certain banking apps google backup netflix google pay androis assistant needs to be rebooted everytime. Rest all works fine including google photo backup

Has anyone installed a custom ROM and TWRP to it yet.
Could a Gapps package help the issues? Gapps include all the google services and system setting to keep google stable and updating.
Think Gapps could be installed via the phones built in bootloader??.