You're a power user. Can the Lenovo Phab 2 Plus keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Lenovo Phab 2 Plus. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.
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We're lucky we got root. That's about it. Seven months...Not even recovery.
Justray said:
We're lucky we got root. That's about it. Seven months...Not even recovery.
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I just got root on the phone, I know that custom roms in some cases improve the experience and even the battery life, so I'm convinced that the phone itself has untapped potential, it can see a new light. please be kindly asked if you can link me in case there is the download.
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the DOOGEE MIX, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the DOOGEE MIX is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
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I hate it in almost every way. Its only redeeming feature is that it isnt slow, but thats it. GPS is poor, wifi is ****... And worst of all I have a lot of problems with reboots. Using wifi? Reboot. Using GPS? Reboot. A lot of problems with rebooting and overheating.
Software is also ****, specially that stock launcher, not even google now is that bad. I know I can try a different one but this phone is for a different person who doesnt know about phones, and the launcher always switches to stock when the launcher you install gets updated, so its not an option.
On top of all of that, maybe the community could fix some problems... But there isnt any unofficial build at all.
Cause all of this I regret buying this phone.
You're a power user. Can the Elephone S8 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Elephone S8. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.
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dont think that something will come to this phone ,since the the elephone refuses to give the source code...
nasios said:
dont think that something will come to this phone ,since the the elephone refuses to give the source code...
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Do you know what I have a sneaky suspicion this has malware in it for some reason, the phone seems to be using a hell of a lot of battery power when not in use. Ram usage is always high and the phone is near enough always hot.
Why wouldn't they release the source code because clearly they are crap at removing bugs and optimising software. The thing is they ain't up there to not be wanting to hand out the source code, unless they are hiding something. I'd rather hand out the code and get help tidying up, rather than people complain about the company that they are not doing enough.
My oneplus one battery was 4 years old and had more stamina than this, the battery drain is unreal. This phone has a lot of potential but they have shafted it because of the lack of support.
Unless and until the Oreo update is released and that's followed up with the source and SOON, I expect Eragon 2.2 might be it as far as custom ROM development goes.
There is a rooting method without custom recovery. There also is a working twrp recovery. There is also a working custom rom, sadly development hast stopped for now. There is a community helping each other in different threads.
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Elephone S8 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.
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focus is slow
This is not a phone for taking quick snaps. Camera driver implementation on the Android 7 ROMs is botched, so the thing does at least 3 seconds of focus hunting on average.
Might get fixed on the forthcoming Oreo update. But they've tried to fix it three times already, so not holding my breath. ?
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Xiaomi Redmi 5A, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Xiaomi Redmi 5A is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
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There and Back Again a Phone/ROM odessy
From the spec sheet the Redmi 5A is nothing to write home about. I was looking for a cheap phone at the time, having a nasty surprise bill which had to be paid. So my Sony Xperia had to go. :crying:
I had the device for a while and did my usual (rooted ROM, stay on stock, try XDA ROMS, get tired of the bugs/lagging, return to stock.
I have to say that while there is a plethora of content for miui and an enthusiatic user base, going back to a stock ROM was less than straightforward. Perhaps it is a symptom of being a China/India company first and foremost. I've started to sympathise with people who have english as a second language....
My road back to stock had a number of speed bumps. I had used a pie rom and after trying an incompatible kernel, the phone was soft-bricked. No problem for an experience ROM junkie right? Well the first stock rom was via fastboot which took the usual wrangling to get on Windows. After a day I realised the camera was not working. Nothing would fix it. I wanted at least Oreo and found what I thought was the solution, but turned out to require "developer permissions". Download the QI messaging app (or whatever it was) and request a developer account. Sadly it kept reverting to Chinese so I could not use it. Did I mention that the phone requires you to enter your MI account after re-flashing. I nearly had lost the password and after failing the challenge questions, they said "we'll get back to you in 3 business days(!). Fortunately I found the right credentials in my browser cache.
After flashing stock Oreo data stopped working completely. I then had to flash an update to the baseband and now happily all is well.
Android Pie is nice and I miss some aspects of it, however the stock ROM is faster and unlocks better with my Mi Band 3. So it looks like I'll stay on Rooted stock for the time being. Plus I do enjoy messing with the different themes :laugh:
Good device for the price! Very nice to test your nerves when you brick it!
As many fellows here on the forum, I just can't stay much time on stock ROM. It's fun to discover the features and bugs of those jewels the devs bring to us.
This Redmi 5A was very chalenging to get back to work after a wrong kernel flash. The soft brick needed to disassemble the device to make USB get recognized, and it make me go back to windows for a while to solve it (it lacks supported Linux tools to do the fastboot flash).
The stock is a very good ROM itself, but as it's stucked in 7.1 (the dev version is Oreo and can be used as daily driver as well).
It was my first cheap and all chinese phone bought from a chinese e-commerce site and it still is a very good user experience.
The themes in the store are very fun play with too. :laugh:
It's love
Back in mid 2018 I bought this phone as a back-up for my Galaxy S8. It was my first Xiaomi phone. For the price (€85) I did not expect much, but I was very surprised! Especially the screen quality is very good for this price, nice colors and good contrast. Because I liked it so much I have replaced my S8 with a Xiaomi Mi 9T as my main phone in mid 2019! Now the Redmi 5A is being used to control smarthome stuff and to experiment with. Even in 2020 as i am writing this mini-review I still like it a lot, and it is still up to date with a LineageOS 17.1 (Android 10) ROM, and it works flawlessly. Also the latest official Global and EU MIUI roms work smoothly, although Android isn't updated past 8.1 on those ROMS. This is one of the few budget phones I used that just 'work'. No annoying bugs or lags, just a phone that does everyday tasks as it should, even in 2020!