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Galaxy S7 Touchscreen Problem

Galaxy S7 screen not responding to touch sometimes. The bottom portion of the display is affected. I tried 6 different S7 and all of them have the same problem, test yours like this and tap gently not hard, when you press hard you press 3mm on the screen and that is a lot ! The problem is worse when the phone is cold (20C) This is annoying because the place where its not working is the same place where the space bar is and the "." Does anyone else have that exact problem? Here is a video of the problem : https://youtu.be/OW_FQBMcuOE
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Install Phone INFO app (green adroid logo) see when the phone is manufactured, mine is 2016.02.18 ! maybe the first batch of the production have that problem! We might be on something here!!!

There are two threads already open with this situation.
I have this problem at the same location you demonstrate. The right side has this problem too. From bottom right to the top 1 cm and 2 or 3 cm up you are going to reproduce the same thing.
I get used to it but it is very annoying. Never liked Samsung because of this things. They use low quality material all around. I will never trust them.
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goTouch said:
There are two threads already open with this situation.
I have this problem at the same location you demonstrate. The right side has this problem too. From bottom right to the top 1 cm and 2 or 3 cm up you are going to reproduce the same thing.
I get used to it but it is very annoying. Never liked Samsung because of this things. They use low quality material all around. I will never trust them.
Sent from my SM-G930F using XDA-Developers mobile app
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I cant seem to find the other threads will you be nice enough to paste a link. btw should i ask for a replacement ? or all of them are like this because ive tested 10 phones by now but all 930X showroom phones and all are the same...i dont have much days left for my replacement deal so i dont know what to do, everything else is perfect only the front camera i feel like its not focusing good enough compared to the s6..

brane871 said:
I cant seem to find the other threads will you be nice enough to paste a link. btw should i ask for a replacement ? or all of them are like this because ive tested 10 phones by now but all 930X showroom phones and all are the same...i dont have much days left for my replacement deal so i dont know what to do, everything else is perfect only the front camera i feel like its not focusing good enough compared to the s6..
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Found one, some post an answer recently:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3343175
Sent from my SM-G930F using XDA-Developers mobile app

IMPORTANT !
Install Phone INFO app (green adroid logo) see when the phone is manufactured, mine is 2016.02.18 ! maybe the first batch of the production have that problem! We might be on something here!!!

brane871 said:
IMPORTANT !
Install Phone INFO app (green adroid logo) see when the phone is manufactured, mine is 2016.02.18 ! maybe the first batch of the production have that problem! We might be on something here!!!
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Mine was manufactured 2016.03.04 (yyyy.mm.dd)
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Mine was 2016/04/08
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go to samsung store

Just received H9 update and the release notes did not mention anything about LCD, touch screen or anything related to it.
But since the update, I've been trying to reproduce the problem trying to find the blind spots and for my surprise I did not find anything. The touchscreen is perfect and I can feel it is more sensitive.
Before the update I could reproduce the problem very easy! Now it is perfect.
The update here in my region (Brazil - ZTO) was about 170MB. Samsung Cloud was introduced.

Wow, mine was manufactured 2 weeks ago (2016.08.16) and I've owned it since about the 24th too, so it was 8 days old when I received it

How to check for a FAKE Galaxy S7?

Hey guys, what are some ways to check if a galaxy s7 is fake? I want to buy one on craigslist but I saw a video where some guy posted about a fake s7 from china and it looks so alike. Literally 1:1, so what are some ways to check if a Galaxy S7 is real? I know a few ways but would definitely like some input. I know you can boot it into recovery and if its a fake, usually it will have chinese letters. Also, if the device is locked then thats a good indicator that its real. Running antutu might not work for it because they made it so that the fake phones can produce fake results.

remove back
remove the back and check the details on motherboard

junaidshahidcom said:
remove the back and check the details on motherboard
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yes, ill do that right in front of the seller

imei
no girls said:
yes, ill do that right in front of the seller
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match the IMEI number of the box and cellphone regards Junaid Shahid

junaidshahidcom said:
match the IMEI number of the box and cellphone regards Junaid Shahid
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that can easily be faked though. its just a sticker

imei
no girls said:
that can easily be faked though. its just a sticker
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you can confirmed it from the IMEI providers why you checked it on just cell on box?
Regards Junaid Shahid

junaidshahidcom said:
you can confirmed it from the IMEI providers why you checked it on just cell on box?
Regards Junaid Shahid
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can you give me the imei number to your s7 please? i want to try to input it into the website to get a sample as to how it real one should look

no girls said:
can you give me the imei number to your s7 please? i want to try to input it into the website to get a sample as to how it real one should look
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Nice try

ironbesterer said:
Nice try
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lol i have no ulterior motives. plus i dont think you can really do anything with just an imei number right? unless you can, then please let me know for the future

Search YouTube, there's videos on there comparing real vs fake s7's. Also checking the Android version In settings and software will usually give away a fake, it will still be lollipop software. Another way is rebooting into recovery, fakes will boot to a recovery screen with chinese or Japanese writing.
Sent from my SM-G930F using XDA-Developers mobile app

Quickvic30 said:
Search YouTube, there's videos on there comparing real vs fake s7's. Also checking the Android version In settings and software will usually give away a fake, it will still be lollipop software. Another way is rebooting into recovery, fakes will boot to a recovery screen with chinese or Japanese writing.
Sent from my SM-G930F using XDA-Developers mobile app
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check this video out, it looks so similar to the real one that its hard to differentiate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o7aONAfX-I

As stated already, boot in to recovery mode and verify that it in fact says it's a G930 model.

I bought a fake and there are a few ways:
1. The box: the S7 has a nice flip open box. The fakes imitate last years' s6 box with the slide out
2. The screen: The S7 has a 5.1" AMOLED, the fakes have a 1280x720 LCD.
3. Click on any samsung app. The fakes don't have the correct apps installed
4. Reboot into download mode. The fakes have a test mode and no download mode
5. reset the phone. The fakes don't have the 10 screens of samsung/google logins before getting to the home screen.
6. Pull down the notifications. The real one has an arrow on the top right to edit the quicksettings.
7. Check the back of the phone. The bottom has writing below the glass

rp3 said:
I bought a fake and there are a few ways:
1. The box: the S7 has a nice flip open box. The fakes imitate last years' s6 box with the slide out
2. The screen: The S7 has a 5.1" AMOLED, the fakes have a 1280x720 LCD.
3. Click on any samsung app. The fakes don't have the correct apps installed
4. Reboot into download mode. The fakes have a test mode and no download mode
5. reset the phone. The fakes don't have the 10 screens of samsung/google logins before getting to the home screen.
6. Pull down the notifications. The real one has an arrow on the top right to edit the quicksettings.
7. Check the back of the phone. The bottom has writing below the glass
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thanks!!!

install this app from play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en
and do this "Refurbishment check" if it says original it's ok if not = FAKE
good luck

safest way: call samsung and give them the imei. they will tell you if it is fake or not.
this is what i did when i bought mine and it was a very quick process.

you can check here :
http://imeidata.net/

Try enter in download mode and chek the model there.

This is a good video to watch, This person shows the main stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzKnmffM2K4
simple ways to find out if a SG7 is a fake.
1.) go to the system about and click the software info android version and click it a few times
you will see a lollipop
2.) download a app that will tell you the cpu of the phone
3.) also a fake the back will come off as they have a ****ty battery
4.) the screen will look a bit off and when u press it you will see like a old calc looking liquid under it
5.) they mostly will be the FD model will 2 sim cards
6.) the phone weight is almost the same its about 20 grams off or so
7.) everything looks pretty dam good on the clone/fake/replica
8.) most will not even have a download mode
9.) recovery mode will be old
10.) the side edges cant be faked on the clone so that's a big give away
Best way is to download a app that can show you the processor the system has
I can tell you i seen some fakes that even look better then the one in that video

can you tell me a bit about how you came across it? Was something trying to sell it to you on craigslist/kijiji? did you report them to the police? what happened after you realized it was a fake?
Studio1b said:
This is a good video to watch, This person shows the main stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzKnmffM2K4
simple ways to find out if a SG7 is a fake.
1.) go to the system about and click the software info android version and click it a few times
you will see a lollipop
2.) download a app that will tell you the cpu of the phone
3.) also a fake the back will come off as they have a ****ty battery
4.) the screen will look a bit off and when u press it you will see like a old calc looking liquid under it
5.) they mostly will be the FD model will 2 sim cards
6.) the phone weight is almost the same its about 20 grams off or so
7.) everything looks pretty dam good on the clone/fake/replica
8.) most will not even have a download mode
9.) recovery mode will be old
10.) the side edges cant be faked on the clone so that's a big give away
Best way is to download a app that can show you the processor the system has
I can tell you i seen some fakes that even look better then the one in that video
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Snapdragon G930F (MT6580) getting to Factory Mode instead of Odin

Device: Samsung Galaxy S7 Snapdragon G930F (MT6580)
Kernel: 3.10.72
Android: Marshmallow 6.0.1 (possibly partially unlocked)
I got the phone from outside seller, the problem I am having is :
* Battery drain out in 4-6 hours even without any use
* Not getting new updates
* I see malware com.ovs.themes.slicers (Kiss me, beach kiss) and not able to remove it since not able to get it full rooted (McAfee detect it but not able to remove it)
* GPS not working even its enabled.
I want to root the device or flash with BTU rom but not able to get into Odin mode every-time I tried to get to Download Mode(Odin mode) it take me to "Factory Mode", I tried all way to get into download mode but none helped.
* Key combination: Vol - + Home+ Pwr
* Adb reboot download
* Restart phone and hold Vol - + home
Note: using Vol+ I can get into recovery mode but not download mode
I just wanted to mention, its working fine for Call with any Carrier.
Please help!!

single_one2016 said:
Device: Samsung Galaxy S7 Snapdragon G930F (MT6580)
Kernel: 3.10.72
Android: Marshmallow 6.0.1 (possibly partially unlocked)
I got the phone from outside seller, the problem I am having is :
* Battery drain out in 4-6 hours even without any use
* Not getting new updates
* I see malware com.ovs.themes.slicers (Kiss me, beach kiss) and not able to remove it since not able to get it full rooted (McAfee detect it but not able to remove it)
* GPS not working even its enabled.
I want to root the device or flash with BTU rom but not able to get into Odin mode every-time I tried to get to Download Mode(Odin mode) it take me to "Factory Mode", I tried all way to get into download mode but none helped.
* Key combination: Vol - + Home+ Pwr
* Adb reboot download
* Restart phone and hold Vol - + home
Note: using Vol+ I can get into recovery mode but not download mode
I just wanted to mention, its working fine for Call with any Carrier.
Please help!!
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The G930F is the international version with the Exynos and not the Snapdragon, which one do you have?

You bought a FAKE S7. It will never be compatible with odin and S7 firmwares.

Yep its a fake, the mt6580 is a mediatek processor most commonly found in cheap Chinese devices.
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

gsmyth said:
Yep its a fake, the mt6580 is a mediatek processor most commonly found in cheap Chinese devices.
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
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Thank you so much Travis Bickle, kykint, gsmyth for quick response
@travis it says Snapdragon
So looks like I got cheated by the guy and now stuck with this Chinese clone of S7.
Is there anyway I can root it and get rid of that Factory Mode and the adware?? As rest of the phone is really amazing, quality of picture, sound/video quality, fast charging and performance except the battery life.
So if I can remove the adware and get it rooted the phone is still usable for few years.
Please suggest.!!

single_one2016 said:
Thank you so much Travis Bickle, kykint, gsmyth for quick response
@travis it says Snapdragon
So looks like I got cheated by the guy and now stuck with this Chinese clone of S7.
Is there anyway I can root it and get rid of that Factory Mode and the adware?? As rest of the phone is really amazing, quality of picture, sound/video quality, fast charging and performance except the battery life.
So if I can remove the adware and get it rooted the phone is still usable for few years.
Please suggest.!!
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One thing I could suggest is to disable a few apps from your phone. Check for the presence of SystemLocker and GoogleVending - that might account for most of the malware showing up especially when wifi is enabled.

blakegriplingph said:
One thing I could suggest is to disable a few apps from your phone. Check for the presence of SystemLocker and GoogleVending - that might account for most of the malware showing up especially when wifi is enabled.
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Thanks @blakegriplingph for your response, will try it tonight and post update soon.

single_one2016 said:
Thanks @blakegriplingph for your response, will try it tonight and post update soon.
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You're welcome! There might be a few more depending on the ROM used. If you could give me the boot.prop and/or system folder I might try on coming up with a fix.
Oh and out of curiosity, can you take a pic or two of the phone in question? Usually with fakes they come with a slightly smaller screen hence the borders and/or thicker bezels. That's one tipoff with a fake Samsung device compared to the real thing.

blakegriplingph said:
You're welcome! There might be a few more depending on the ROM used. If you could give me the boot.prop and/or system folder I might try on coming up with a fix.
Oh and out of curiosity, can you take a pic or two of the phone in question? Usually with fakes they come with a slightly smaller screen hence the borders and/or thicker bezels. That's one tipoff with a fake Samsung device compared to the real thing.
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Thanks @blakegriplingph I disabled few app also I didnt found Google vending or SystemLocker kind of file in the phone. I have added few photos of the phone, it doesn't looks fake from the body but you could be best guide on this. I am still trying to get the boot prop/System directory from phone will post it.

single_one2016 said:
Thanks @blakegriplingph I disabled few app also I didnt found Google vending or SystemLocker kind of file in the phone. I have added few photos of the phone, it doesn't looks fake from the body but you could be best guide on this. I am still trying to get the boot prop/System directory from phone will post it.
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Would you be so kind enough to take a pic of the bottom of the phone? Right now I somehow bricked my phone and I am looking for someone kind enough to dump a similar ROM for me.

single_one2016 said:
Thanks @blakegriplingph I disabled few app also I didnt found Google vending or SystemLocker kind of file in the phone. I have added few photos of the phone, it doesn't looks fake from the body but you could be best guide on this. I am still trying to get the boot prop/System directory from phone will post it.
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The gap between the top of the home button and the bottom of the screen looks too big on that phone, it's much closer to the screen on the S7 (G930F)

single_one2016 said:
Thanks @blakegriplingph I disabled few app also I didnt found Google vending or SystemLocker kind of file in the phone. I have added few photos of the phone, it doesn't looks fake from the body but you could be best guide on this. I am still trying to get the boot prop/System directory from phone will post it.
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Hard to tell from those pics, just turn it on and see if it has a thick black bezel around the screen like this one on the right, if it does then its a fake https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AzKnmffM2K4/maxresdefault.jpg

http://www.chinaecarts.com/samsung-...b-ram-32gb-64gb-rom-4g-lte-p-7890.html?page=3
Do any of you all know anything about this one?
They claim it to have a "real" 820 Snap in it.
...I think at best case, a octa MTK and of course everything will be plastic.

G930f have sd820?
Enviado desde mi E6603 mediante Tapatalk

The real Samsung g930 phones have 820 (or Exynos in variants), The site I posted is a clone phone, that claims to have the real 820 snap processor in it. I am wondering how/if it can be true????

There are many ways to distinguish from a fake to a real s7, just youtube it.
- The fingerprint scanner on the fake one works with any fingers
- I bet the antutu score on the fake will be significantly lower than the real due to cheap outdated hardware
- battery, as you already know, is terrible on the fake
- No heart rate monitor on the fake, even if there are, it will just read random fake numbers
- The print on the box and manual of the fake are significantly lower than the real in terms of quality print, and even content are not the same.
- The fake one will display false specs on every monitor software such as 4.00GB ram (when it actually has like 512MB or something stupid like that) and snapdragon CPU when it actually has a MediaTek chinese cpu

blakegriplingph said:
Would you be so kind enough to take a pic of the bottom of the phone? Right now I somehow bricked my phone and I am looking for someone kind enough to dump a similar ROM for me.
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hey my frd @blakegriplingph, I have attached the bottom pic of the phone hope it will help you.

single_one2016 said:
hey my frd @blakegriplingph, I have attached the bottom pic of the phone hope it will help you.
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Looks like we have a slightly different device then; mine had the microphone pinhole on the other side. And yeah, I am still looking for that damn Z6U030HA_V101En firmware. Haven't heard from anyone with the same ROM so far. :/

Friends,
Finally, I was able to get details for the phone its HDC S7 which is clone of Samsung S7, I was able to locate ROM for it on needrom and able to flash it.
Now the problem that I found is the phone doesn't connect to T mobile 4G LTE network, its only showing 2G and that is causing the GPS issue.
I am able to see AT&T 3G so looks its only Tmobile that has issue with this phone, I tried to add network ID myself but that didnt helped. Do anyone know if there is working solution for HDC S7 4G LTE network issue? Or suggestion on any alternative ROM for HDC S7 G930?

Hi, I have the same phone and I need the firmware because I flashed a wrong one. Can you give me a backup firmware from this device? Thanks

Huawei Watch 2 China Version

Hello guys!
I purchased this from China and realise I cannot change the language to english. And also having to use the China Version of Android Wear. Is there any way to flash and change the system language or change to global android wear 2.0?

I have my eyes on this too and would like to know myself!
On the original it looked fairly straightforward, hopefully it is on this one too...

You don't have to use android ware 2.0 chinese version. I have global version installed on my iPhone and have successfully connected to huawei watch 2. I could enable Feed and sync calendar cards, email cards etc.

aaronding said:
You don't have to use android ware 2.0 chinese version. I have global version installed on my iPhone and have successfully connected to huawei watch 2. I could enable Feed and sync calendar cards, email cards etc.
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Could you change the watch itself to english?

aaronding said:
You don't have to use android ware 2.0 chinese version. I have global version installed on my iPhone and have successfully connected to huawei watch 2. I could enable Feed and sync calendar cards, email cards etc.
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true, no need chinese version! unless you are on android phone. if that chinese android wear is mandatory.........
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sverzijl said:
Could you change the watch itself to english?
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no, you can't. need to flash a ROM........

This is my current problem now, watch was bought from China and requires me to install the Android Wear from China as well.
Any idea how to get a copy of the English ROM for Huawei Watch 2?

zlimesz said:
This is my current problem now, watch was bought from China and requires me to install the Android Wear from China as well.
Any idea how to get a copy of the English ROM for Huawei Watch 2?
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not now, need to wait, unless you will try to flash ROM for huawei watch first version (2015)
by the way, if you google the net you will find chinese android wear version, install it, english allowed . i am on iphone, so app is just one for all android watches, cant help you more.

giangishanghai said:
not now, need to wait, unless you will try to flash ROM for huawei watch first version (2015)
by the way, if you google the net you will find chinese android wear version, install it, english allowed . i am on iphone, so app is just one for all android watches, cant help you more.
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I don't want to risk flashing HW1 firmware on this.
BTW, is it possible that the developer preview for Huawei Watch 2 will also be available to the public? Is it also possible to just ask Huawei for the files and flash it myself?
They provided a QR which helped me download the Android Wear Chinese Version but it still shows the text in Chinese even if the language in my phone is set to English. Are you saying that there is an Android Wear China App (com.google.android.wearable.app.cn) which can make the HW2 text in English? I think I could live with that for now, else I'll just wait for the English Version before using this daily...
(I can't post the actual link from the QR code, but it's just from VMall dot Com)

zlimesz said:
I don't want to risk flashing HW1 firmware on this.
BTW, is it possible that the developer preview for Huawei Watch 2 will also be available to the public? Is it also possible to just ask Huawei for the files and flash it myself?
They provided a QR which helped me download the Android Wear Chinese Version but it still shows the text in Chinese even if the language in my phone is set to English. Are you saying that there is an Android Wear China App (com.google.android.wearable.app.cn) which can make the HW2 text in English? I think I could live with that for now, else I'll just wait for the English Version before using this daily...
(I can't post the actual link from the QR code, but it's just from VMall dot Com)
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you are right, better not risk to flash other ROM, just wait a bit, developers will give us all we need. I am waiting too.... I am trying to get custom recovery on it with no results...... will wait too... you cant set watch to english, no way at all. forget it until we will see an international ROM

I am also about to purchase the china version, but need to know it it will be able to flash the international version later on. Can I assume it will be possible?

mcdull said:
I am also about to purchase the china version, but need to know it it will be able to flash the international version later on. Can I assume it will be possible?
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hello! it will be possible for sure without any problems. I have done all process with my "old" huawei watch 1th generation.
be sure about!

giangishanghai said:
hello! it will be possible for sure without any problems. I have done all process with my "old" huawei watch 1th generation.
be sure about!
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Hi, I finally given up the 2nd gen and would opt for the first gen even it is actually more expensive.
the 2nd gen is simply... a toy watch. The original one would seem sustain better.
But my last concern would be battery, will the 2nd gen last much longer than the first one?

mcdull said:
Hi, I finally given up the 2nd gen and would opt for the first gen even it is actually more expensive.
the 2nd gen is simply... a toy watch. The original one would seem sustain better.
But my last concern would be battery, will the 2nd gen last much longer than the first one?
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Nice is not what people say it is, is what you really like, this is for all things, always.
in second, if you dont mind to spend a lot (my personal opinion) in a watch that was out on 2015 is ok, but 2thgen is better in performances, pixels, ram, battery and so on.
I have apple watch steel ($$$$$$) that is perfect for iphone owners(me), huawei 1th gen, good for sure and really nice, now time to try something more powerfull and also price is finally "real".
anyway, as I say, up to you.
battery is a bit better than 1thgen cause is bigger but not that much, depend on how you will use it, gps and gyro for exaple are consuming a bit, but it will be not a problem for you cause 1th gen have not gps....
by the way, why you are care about version? you are in HK you should find international version too. I always buy my phones there, all international.

giangishanghai said:
Nice is not what people say it is, is what you really like, this is for all things, always.
in second, if you dont mind to spend a lot (my personal opinion) in a watch that was out on 2015 is ok, but 2thgen is better in performances, pixels, ram, battery and so on.
I have apple watch steel ($$$$$$) that is perfect for iphone owners(me), huawei 1th gen, good for sure and really nice, now time to try something more powerfull and also price is finally "real".
anyway, as I say, up to you.
battery is a bit better than 1thgen cause is bigger but not that much, depend on how you will use it, gps and gyro for exaple are consuming a bit, but it will be not a problem for you cause 1th gen have not gps....
by the way, why you are care about version? you are in HK you should find international version too. I always buy my phones there, all international.
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The international version in HK will usually cost at least 40% more than that in China. That's the only reason.
On second thought, I am getting an Huawei 2 despite the Huawei 1 is much more appealing and better build quality. In any way it is a tech toy. The battery should sustain no longer than 3 years and it worths nothing by then. So keeping the toy with latest techology would be a good choice.

under what circumstances you can use the china watch except using it as an digital watch?
Almost all app are incompatible. Not even the spotify. Only those happened to be in the Huawei app store will run.

mcdull said:
under what circumstances you can use the china watch except using it as an digital watch?
Almost all app are incompatible. Not even the spotify. Only those happened to be in the Huawei app store will run.
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Hello mcdull,
i dont use spotify but i can ensure you I have a lot of apps working, just examples: XDA, eurosport, myemail, currency, some weather apps and others. of course all apps I have in to phone can push notifications even if they are not installed into watch.
I tried to extract micro.apk from android phone apps and it works too.
maybe i do not understand well your concern, if this, sorry..
regards

giangishanghai said:
Hello mcdull,
i dont use spotify but i can ensure you I have a lot of apps working, just examples: XDA, eurosport, myemail, currency, some weather apps and others. of course all apps I have in to phone can push notifications even if they are not installed into watch.
I tried to extract micro.apk from android phone apps and it works too.
maybe i do not understand well your concern, if this, sorry..
regards
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I have installed XDA app but I never seen it exist in the watch. And I am using android 7.1.2 with Redmi Note 3.

mcdull said:
I have installed XDA app but I never seen it exist in the watch. And I am using android 7.1.2 with Redmi Note 3.
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I checked with one of my friend's watch, xda is not in the list, but you can read notifications, post and reply. Currency is present, wechat too, other I dont remember as I dont have my watch for now.
since small display on watch, what you would like to do more with it? reply calls, read and reply various notifications, check healt, weather, gps, maps, and??
regards

giangishanghai said:
I checked with one of my friend's watch, xda is not in the list, but you can read notifications, post and reply. Currency is present, wechat too, other I dont remember as I dont have my watch for now.
since small display on watch, what you would like to do more with it? reply calls, read and reply various notifications, check healt, weather, gps, maps, and??
regards
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I most case I were not able to get the app running, either with the start up screen or just without data connection (in app). I cannot see gmail there as well which I need most. Skype wont connect as well.. though I dont use it much.
BTW, I am in HK and therefore I am not inside the GFW.

mcdull said:
I most case I were not able to get the app running, either with the start up screen or just without data connection (in app). I cannot see gmail there as well which I need most. Skype wont connect as well.. though I dont use it much.
BTW, I am in HK and therefore I am not inside the GFW.
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few apps I use on watch are running well, except gmail of course. when i need to be updated with gmail notification or other google services I keep greenvpn always open on phone, in this scenario i can see what I need into watch too. I have bt watch, so It is always paried with phone.

Vernee Mars Pro

Hello gents,
I am pretty sure this is the correct place for this post, my apologies to the mods if not.
I preordered the Vernee Mars Pro, which on paper sounds rather impressive. My only concern with the device is that not too long ago there was a bunch of hubbub about malware being on devices originating from china.
I understand that if my concern is that deep, that i shouldn't be buying Chinese devices, but ehh?
Anyways, I was hoping that someone might have some knowledge into looking into firmware to check for said malware. I would very much appreciate a little help when I get mine in.
Cheers!

A lot of Chinese phones do contain bloatware and other forms of crapware. It can include malware, but not always, it is a gamble really. Unfortunately, I am not sure about anything related to this. But I do follow one practice if the phone doesn't have custom ROM, I usually don't buy it. I tend to wipe original ROM away and add a custom one, that is the safest way to protect your data from chinese providers.

drkPu1se said:
Hello gents,
I am pretty sure this is the correct place for this post, my apologies to the mods if not.
I preordered the Vernee Mars Pro, which on paper sounds rather impressive. My only concern with the device is that not too long ago there was a bunch of hubbub about malware being on devices originating from china.
I understand that if my concern is that deep, that i shouldn't be buying Chinese devices, but ehh?
Anyways, I was hoping that someone might have some knowledge into looking into firmware to check for said malware. I would very much appreciate a little help when I get mine in.
Cheers!
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Chinese phones are officially not allowed for people in Armed Forces. I read it somewhere that they send whole text messages to servers in china...
Anyways get a custom rom ,install xposed framework and then get Xprivacy.
Then block any existing malware

Don't be afraid beacuse it is chinese phone. They made some bautifull mobs. I have Jiayu S3 for two years - best ROMs, android 7.12, but it is somewhat slow, after 2 years. I look to buy this one too Or it is better to wait something with MTK x30
There is one opinion on youtube..it says that Mars pro has bad quality tone in calls

does anyone have allready a working version of TWRP and the bootloader for the Mars Pro?

Felix2209 said:
does anyone have allready a working version of TWRP and the bootloader for the Mars Pro?
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+1 Also interested

This is my reviww of the Vernee Mars Pro
http://mobile-reviews.de/vernee-mars-pro-test/
It is in german language, but Google translate maybe your friend:
https://translate.google.com/transl...e-reviews.de/vernee-mars-pro-test/&edit-text=

Got mine the other day, really nice phone but wanting to root so..
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Originally Posted by Felix2209
does anyone have allready a working version of TWRP and the bootloader for the Mars Pro?
+2 Also interested

About bloatware in android of Vernee Mars Pro:
On mine, "CheckChineseBackdoor.apk was checked positive and App-remov find a "com.adups.fota" as "mise à jour" (updates) application ..... It was configured to be able to modify system (!) and you had to be root to erase it .... before uninstalling i hope desactivate "modify system" is true and stop application too.
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Marko_Sp said:
Don't be afraid beacuse it is chinese phone. They made some bautifull mobs. I have Jiayu S3 for two years - best ROMs, android 7.12, but it is somewhat slow, after 2 years. I look to buy this one too Or it is better to wait something with MTK x30
There is one opinion on youtube..it says that Mars pro has bad quality tone in calls
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BUT this Vernee Mars Pro is compromised

bandix400 said:
Yeah, adups, dodgy as! Amazon just announced they are pulling all Blu phones from their store, they don't say why exactly, just privacy issue, so seems likely they have identified some new issue with adups.
https://www.xda-developers.com/amazon-blu-smartphones-halt-sales/
Edit: Amazon restored Blu phones to their store a few days later
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Root with KingRoot
Hello guys,
i tried to root the Vernee Mars Pro with KingRoot byt it's not working.
Has anyone succesfully rooted the device?

i need to find the mars_pro20170630 rom. where can i get it. my phone stuck at boot logo

the exact stock rom name is mars_pro_21070630154451

Yeah, I guess fair point stands, right now a lot of Chinese market phones flagged for backdoors, malware and just in general a mess. It seems they are using the same either Android distributor or software distributor, that just adds plenty of unnecessary apps.

I accidentally activated the e-ink mode.
Unfortunately I can not disable it because you can not pull down the notification bar.
Does anybody know how to deactivate the e-ink mode to have a color display again?

madhub said:
I accidentally activated the e-ink mode.
Unfortunately I can not disable it because you can not pull down the notification bar.
Does anybody know how to deactivate the e-ink mode to have a color display again?
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I don't have a Vernee or even an e-ink phone but guess you can go to the "gear wheel" for settings in apps screen to get to the phone settings?

madhub said:
I accidentally activated the e-ink mode.
Unfortunately I can not disable it because you can not pull down the notification bar.
Does anybody know how to deactivate the e-ink mode to have a color display again?
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There should be a left back arrow at the left side of the top. Did you manage to sort it? maybe a restart would do it

wooky321 said:
There should be a left back arrow at the left side of the top. Did you manage to sort it? maybe a restart would do it
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can someone exract the stock rom mars_pro_21070630154451 out of his phone and post a download link?

UPDATE
now the latest ROM for Vernee Mars Pro is 20170705222633

michaelyogi said:
UPDATE
now the latest ROM for Vernee Mars Pro is 20170705222633
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Received mine some days ago and has this version too, was able to root it already with this method https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/tutorial-vernee-mars-pro-root-t3652213
I am now trying to extract the rom for helping users stuck with the needrom 7.0 version without VOS