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[Q] UMi X1 review and request for custom Rom

I have bought a UMi X1 from china, am in UK and using giffgaff sim... being playing with the phone since yesterday .. managed to get the internet working by putting giffgaff APN manually, tried to install custom ROM, but all in Chinese, even after you change the language there are still things left in Chinese, so i went back and installed the original ROM phone had. changed the language... phone is quite good, i like the screen and speed is very good as well.
managed to install other apps like Google map, chrome, Skype, and some game.. all work good, but when ever i install them some Chinese permission thing comes up, which i don't understand, but i think i keep clicking green tick and it works
I managed to root it using "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460" tried super user and it works (not sure what benefit i get from rooting, sorry am a noob)
I followed instruction for custom roms from "http://www.gizchina.com/2012/10/28/download-install-umi-x1-custom-rom/", still all Chinese.
if any one have a question regarding this phone usage or any other information they required am willing to answer from my experience of this phone.
I would like to know if any one would be willing to develop a clean miui English ROM or jelly bean for this device? or any one willing to help me to develop a ROM ( would need alot of help as i don't know single thing about developing, but keen to learn).

Hi !
Sorry to not answer to your request but i have one question about this phone that i want to buy. The camera is good? In reality it's a 5MP no? Because it's hard to find review about this phone, i know that is a good phone but nothing about the camera. Sorry for my bad english and thanks

UMI X1 roms
I'm also looking for information to root . But also need a rom . Have you got Clockword mod recovery installed ? Please can some one help us to install CWM recovery to UMI X1. Can we use any other rom developed for other MTK6577 phones as this phone also has MK6577 processor.
Any one interested can look one of first article on this topic in English here . Search gizbeat custom rom in google
For a review and video of phone see following: search in google: exclusive-umi-x1-unboxing-and-hands-on
Official web site: use google to translate : shuame dot com

arndab said:
Hi !
Sorry to not answer to your request but i have one question about this phone that i want to buy. The camera is good? In reality it's a 5MP no? Because it's hard to find review about this phone, i know that is a good phone but nothing about the camera. Sorry for my bad english and thanks
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camera is 8 mp, so yea its good. reason u cant find a review is cause the phone only just been released, 26th oct it was

Okay thank you for your help

munib said:
I'm also looking for information to root . But also need a rom . Have you got Clockword mod recovery installed ? Please can some one help us to install CWM recovery to UMI X1. Can we use any other rom developed for other MTK6577 phones as this phone also has MK6577 processor.
Any one interested can look one of first article on this topic in English here . Search gizbeat custom rom in google
For a review and video of phone see following: search in google: exclusive-umi-x1-unboxing-and-hands-on
Official web site: use google to translate : shuame dot com
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yea, i have done so much to my phone in 1 day, i used shuame tool to install custom roms but kept getting errors, so i installed it manually by going into recovery mod. i installed CWM through google play, but dont know much how to use it, by the looks of it, it not supported with this phone yet. i am on gizchina aswell and asked same question there aswell.

looks like no one is intrested....

how to get some one attention on this?

finally there's a thread about umi (youmi) x1 on xda-dev
i haven't received my phone yet, 7 days using EMS and still in BEIJING seller said because China held presidential election ? so security tighten
use at your own risk : (link with google translate)
ROOT
http://translate.google.com/transla.../general-tutorial/15-2012-02-01-09-52-52.html
RECOVERY:
http://translate.googleusercontent....7.html&usg=ALkJrhh40vjdYk7n_VP5nTRy1eHnFtJpJg
there's also rom link on shuame.com but i don't know wether it's also had english language or not , there's also a custom rom for x1 at lewaos.com

I have received my Umi x1,love it but having real trouble flashing the Umi rom,still cant give up.Hoping others will buy phone with more intelligence than me and post,fingers crossed.

I used this method to ROOT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
I tried about all the ROMs from Shaume.com
Without keeping track of procedure.. did a lot of flashing and factory reset
I don't know any chinese, so i just pressed buttons with icons I thought would do the job (with the risk of doing something wrong and brick the phone)
There are a few mods wit CWM, so once that one is installed flashing is pretty straightforward.
I'm having trouble to get a GPS fix (the Netherlands).
After trying many different gps.conf files (/etc/gps.conf) and different apps (GPS Status, GPS Test, GPSFix), Manually download EPO files..
Result: 1 time GPS fix with GPS fix.. but thats it
Anyone a bit more luck with the GPS fix?
Something that might be handy:
Boot into recovery: turn off phone first -> hold volume up and then power on phone. release both when UMI logo shows.
Engeneer Mode: "call" *#*#3646633#*#*
Mobileuncle MTK Tools https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox

Will get mine tomorrow, it's just cleared customs. I'll probably do a custom ROM too, but it might take time as I'm having exams till the 26th of this month.
Also, I suggest OP to change the title of this thread to '[discussion] UMI X1' or something like that. Thanks.

pridz said:
I have received my Umi x1,love it but having real trouble flashing the Umi rom,still cant give up.Hoping others will buy phone with more intelligence than me and post,fingers crossed.
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same here, ill wait for a proper english rom specialy jelly bean or miui, with proper english instruction. still hoping some developers will get intrusted in UMi X1.

yash3339 said:
Will get mine tomorrow, it's just cleared customs. I'll probably do a custom ROM too, but it might take time as I'm having exams till the 26th of this month.
Also, I suggest OP to change the title of this thread to '[discussion] UMI X1' or something like that. Thanks.
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can i change the title as i started it? if yes, how?... or only admin can do that

battery can be extended by getting. “One power guard” and is available for free from XDA: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901526).

raz5652 said:
can i change the title as i started it? if yes, how?... or only admin can do that
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You can do it too, click on 'edit post' and then 'go advanced'. Or maybe a new thread can be started too.
Thanks.

yash3339 said:
You can do it too, click on 'edit post' and then 'go advanced'. Or maybe a new thread can be started too.
Thanks.
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cant see edit post option

pridz said:
I have received my Umi x1,love it but having real trouble flashing the Umi rom,still cant give up.Hoping others will buy phone with more intelligence than me and post,fingers crossed.
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HI I to am in the same boat love the phone bur struggling to root then flash.Like you wont give up good luck.:good:

pridz said:
HI I to am in the same boat love the phone bur struggling to root then flash.Like you wont give up good luck.:good:
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Thanks for the review!

New ROMs available on:
http://www.romzj.com/resources/other.html?view=roms&cid=224
This one fixed the battery drain problem I had:
http://www.romzj.com/resources/other.html?view=rom&id=5782
Root is not complete, I tried this:
- unroot with shuame
- root with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 DOES NOT WORK
- root with shuame WORKS

[Q] Which ROM?

Hey all, I have read the One Mini forum top to bottom and am still trying to figure out which ROM I should be using.. i,e CM vs Hybrid VS Magio
Im brand new to Android .. would be great to hear people feedback on the various options .. preferably want to run Kit Kat .. any opinions as to which is the most stable?
Also .. are there any definitive guides as to which root method to use i.e. TWRP or CWM .. or will that depend upon which ROM I want to use .. - and where does S-OFF fit into this whole picture
apologise for the noobness in advance
Cheers
K

The Rom you choose is down to own personal preference, each has their benefits but again that is down to the user. As you’ve “read the forum top to bottom” you will know the Roms available and how stable they are for your device, as that is normally stated in each OP along with installation procedure and requirements e.g. cm11 requires that must have a custom recovery installed that allows SELinux (please see JMZ's Recovery thread with SELinux support for 4.4 KitKat in Original android dev) .As for guides on root - there are plenty step by step guides and walkthroughs on the Q&A Thread. Forget about S-off for now (search Google for ”what is s-off?”) SO... Find the Rom that suits you best (**optional**donate to dev & click thanks if you like their hard work and commitment). Read its requirements and installation procedure and follow exactly. This also applies on rooting/ unlocking bootloader. The main thing to remember is to Always read things twice and follow the instructions step by step.

Thanks for your reply.
I suppose I was just looking for some friendly opinions on people who have tried the various options out there. It's my daily phone so cant be without it in case something stuffs up.
Regarding the "JMZ's Recovery thread with SELinux support for 4.4 KitKat" for h8drift's C11 .. I presume that is the TWRP version 2.6.3.0 .. have already grabbed it available on this thread ..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418938&page=5 ?
Unfortunately am not allowed to post in that thread and I just want to get things right in my head before I start .. so its
1. Unlock bootloader (via HTC)
2. Install Custom Recover (from above)
3. Flash ROM
4. Install Gapps
done?
Just out of interest when is a fastboot required? .. in this case does the kernel required come via twrp?

Follow this step by step http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2601741. Flash the jmz recovery as you stated in above post, also use latest supersu and latest cm11 link... If that's the rom your planning on using. Btw KitKat is rolling out as an OTA very soon so if you don't feel confident rooting just wait. Good luck

Thanks for that link - is exactly what I was looking for. Everything in one place!
There doesn't seem to be anything like it here in the mini section.
I know about the 4.4 release .. i actually just asked that question somewhere else .. if CM11 is all that necessary once the 4.4 is rolled out to all devices ... what do you think?

Sorry one more Q.. is enabling USB Debugging option necessary?

kourninki said:
Sorry one more Q.. is enabling USB Debugging option necessary?
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It's a developer tool.
"USB Debugging is intended for development purposes only. It can be used to copy data between your computer and your device, install applications on your device without notification, and read log data
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the more Roms equals more choice. The OTA 4.4 release will obviously be stock so will be full of bloat, cm¹¹ is slim and smooth but will not have blinkfeed
If your running Windows 8 on pc you may encounter problems with ADB

Just waiting for CM11 to be more stable before I flash ... no speakerphone in call is a bit of a deal breaker ..

kourninki said:
Just waiting for CM11 to be more stable before I flash ... no speakerphone in call is a bit of a deal breaker ..
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Try the hybrid rom, it's stable

Braddison said:
Try the hybrid rom, it's stable
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.. and really really slim ... im just trying to find out if the dev has fixed the panoramic and gallery yet .. dont have permissions to post and ask in the dev thread ...

Hybrid is nice and fast. I tried CM11 but its not ready for me. It loses net connection and i need to reenter pin. Will test newer versions.
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gomezr said:
Hybrid is nice and fast. I tried CM11 but its not ready for me. It loses net connection and i need to reenter pin. Will test newer versions.
Sent from my HTC One mini using Tapatalk
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think Hybrid over the stock 4.4 when it finally gets released?

Tried ever ROM.
One Hybrid (With Smart Launcher, no apex) is the best

7kaa said:
Tried ever ROM.
One Hybrid (With Smart Launcher, no apex) is the best
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I liked hybrid also, found battery was quite average though ... None of these roms seem to handle the lock screen well .. ie still sensed

kourninki said:
I liked hybrid also, found battery was quite average though ... None of these roms seem to handle the lock screen well .. ie still sensed
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Hmm. I uploaded Smart Launcher 2 and froze Apex.
Battery started work longer
And made some autorun fixes.
I recommend to upload Hybrid and change a little bit

GEM-702L Custom rom?

Hi all,
first, sorry for my english and second sorry because probably i'm asking something you allready answered 100 times..
I have a new 702L (great phone, i love it) running the stock rom b006, i installed twrp and rooted it. Just for your understanding, i'm not a "beginner" but also not an expert and i always flashed roms (Samsung Note 1, iocean G7, Coolpad 9976t) by cwm or twrp, not by adb/fastboot.
Only i don't really understand some things, mayby i didn't find the correct infos but are there some custom roms for the 702 or "only" for the 703? The way to flash it is for me a little bit to hard to understand and i'm not sure if i would brick my 702..
I would like to have multiwindows and double tap to wake.
No chance to flash only a zip by twrp like my old phones?
Thank for your help, if there is a explanation in a other thread so please give me an info delete my question here.
Have a great 2016, greets from the italian Alps.

Shortdiver said:
Hi all,
first, sorry for my english and second sorry because probably i'm asking something you allready answered 100 times..
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No problem
Shortdiver said:
I have a new 702L (great phone, i love it) running the stock rom b006, i installed twrp and rooted it. Just for your understanding, i'm not a "beginner" but also not an expert and i always flashed roms (Samsung Note 1, iocean G7, Coolpad 9976t) by cwm or twrp, not by adb/fastboot.
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That will be needed
Shortdiver said:
Only i don't really understand some things, mayby i didn't find the correct infos but are there some custom roms for the 702 or "only" for the 703? The way to flash it is for me a little bit to hard to understand and i'm not sure if i would brick my 702..
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Practically there are NO really custom ROMs for MediaPad X2. Only customized stock ROMs (debloated and heavy debloated of chinese trtash AND original from China - KangVIP version of stock ROMs (with many improvements) like that what you want:
Shortdiver said:
I would like to have multiwindows and double tap to wake.
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BUT!! Upgrades for european (GEM-701) AND Hong-Kong(GEM-702) versions are very sparse. Only for chinese version (GEM-703) upgrades are quite regular and even expanded KangVIP ROM is destined for GEM-703. So some people found a way to flash GEM-703's firmware to other versions because hardware differences are minimal, if any... In that way owner of GEM-702 achieved possibility to use more functions and/or ability to OTA upgrades designed for GEM-703 ( in near future Android 6 which beta version was spotted on chinese servers)
Shortdiver said:
No chance to flash only a zip by twrp like my old phones?
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Sorry, NO. It is more complicated and needs more study. All info you can find in "MediaPad X2 Android Development" forum.
EDIT//
Just now I looked into forum and have seen news from our leading developer @ajsmsg78 - he developed new custom ROM with Google functionality. Info in thread [ROM] [5.1.1] Simply Google **01/05/2016**

Thank you for all this infos. ?
Gesendet von meinem GEM-702L mit Tapatalk

Want to root my opo on cm13

Hi I am new to rooting. Can any one tell me the best way to root my opo 64 gb version running on official cm13. Want to try Sultan Rom after rooting since i have heard so much about this rom. There are a lot of videos on youtube. But i wonder if that process will work on cm13 or not. So please HELP....HELP

AbinashMohanty said:
Hi I am new to rooting. Can any one tell me the best way to root my opo 64 gb version running on official cm13. Want to try Sultan Rom after rooting since i have heard so much about this rom. There are a lot of videos on youtube. But i wonder if that process will work on cm13 or not. So please HELP....HELP
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CyanogenMod comes pre-rooted...
You can activate it in Developer Settings.

henrikh1998 said:
CyanogenMod comes pre-rooted...
You can activate it in Developer Settings.
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How i dont know... which is that option. I am new to all this...dont know much about it. Please Dont get pissed . Just want to use a different ROM thats all... Please

AbinashMohanty said:
How i dont know... which is that option. I am new to all this...dont know much about it. Please Dont get pissed . Just want to use a different ROM thats all... Please
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Why do you want to root your phone, if you want to change your rom?
You just need a Custom Recovery (e.g. TWRP) in which you can flash your favorite ROM.
Here is a beginners guide, which i found in this section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guides-bacon-timmaaas-how-to-guides-t2839471
Step 2 & 5 are, what you are intrested about.
Just read carefully and follow the instructions and there will be no problems.
Good Luck

No Custom Rom

How sad it is to not have a single custom rom for a very popular phone.

TbiTw said:
How sad it is to not have a single custom rom for a very popular phone.
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here I made a guide to install custom ROM on 4C from P8Lite
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-4c/how-to/installing-p8lite-roms-honor-4c-t3617942

Glad that someone made a guide

I too faced similar problem long back and solved my problem by visiting various thread .
Thought to help others so made this thread.

This is really helpful mist . Hope to see more from u,by the way plz dedicate urself a thread for various problems and hpw to solve . That will make much sound

Yeah thought of that but already we have a mega thread for this device which lists most of the problems. So felt not necessary.
But will make a thread with new problems which are not listed on that thread.

Sure .. we ready to help if needed

Thanks if needed any assistance will ping you.

miststudent2011 said:
here I made a guide to install custom ROM on 4C from P8Lite
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-4c/how-to/installing-p8lite-roms-honor-4c-t3617942
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thanks for that guide.really appreciate it