voyo 8i pro - General Questions and Answers

Hello. I am looking for a clean rom to Vayo i8 pro. Because I can not find on Chinese websites.
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The Chinese web site only has the i8 Plus framework that (and I'm assuming here) they use for the whole i8 series. I have written them with regards for the software and firmware needed to reload the devices but they have yet to respond.
About the only way you can get some support is via the Chinese consumer BBS they are part of. Problem being they won't let you in without a Chinese phone number.
Don't quote me on this but it is my belief the framework is a generic MTK Android framework that they slapped together and did only a few tweaks to boost the scores on the devices. Until I can root my device I'm not going to trust the results fully.
The framework is a zipped package of ADB PULL directories, with an .img extension. The format that is used is possibly from some sort of installer/backup app. I'm still trying to dive into the framework and see how it is packaged and how I can make some mods and roll it into a better ROM. With regards to that: I am a N00B presently. Never had the time to roll custom ROMs. Now, being out of a job and with medical issues, I just might spend time on this.
One note about the i8-Max is the stylus. I have yet to get it to do what they say it can do. It takes a AAAA battery - never seen one of those. I will start a thread specifically for the i8-Max.

hs4842 said:
The Chinese web site only has the i8 Plus framework that (and I'm assuming here) they use for the whole i8 series. I have written them with regards for the software and firmware needed to reload the devices but they have yet to respond.
About the only way you can get some support is via the Chinese consumer BBS they are part of. Problem being they won't let you in without a Chinese phone number.
Don't quote me on this but it is my belief the framework is a generic MTK Android framework that they slapped together and did only a few tweaks to boost the scores on the devices. Until I can root my device I'm not going to trust the results fully.
The framework is a zipped package of ADB PULL directories, with an .img extension. The format that is used is possibly from some sort of installer/backup app. I'm still trying to dive into the framework and see how it is packaged and how I can make some mods and roll it into a better ROM. With regards to that: I am a N00B presently. Never had the time to roll custom ROMs. Now, being out of a job and with medical issues, I just might spend time on this.
One note about the i8-Max is the stylus. I have yet to get it to do what they say it can do. It takes a AAAA battery - never seen one of those. I will start a thread specifically for the i8-Max.
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hi, my friend gave me a i8 pro as a gift and it is still using android 6. The Android 7 rom link is dead in official site, the only downloadable rom that I can find is i8 plus, do you think i can use i8 plus rom on my i8 pro?
thanks!!!!

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A technical question about i900 Omnia

I have a question for you technological advanced who have some info about the i900 Omnia.
Does this phone have a default or optional English setting if you buy it in another country? The reason I ask is that I am living in Germany and I understand German pretty well but I dont want to fry my brain always trying to figure out complicated configurations in another language.
There are english Roms and there may be German Roms. Take a look on Modaco.com
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There are english Roms and there may be German Roms. Take a look on Modaco.com
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Ok, is it difficult to install? Is it possible to back up the original? Does it matter which English ROM you use?
They don't include any other roms or default languages on the installation cd?
I have no experience in this department. I am quite new to WM phones in general. I have been a loyal Palm Treo (Palm OS) user for many years and I want to make the transition because of the wider range of abilities and software available out there.
Can someone give me some experiences about how easy it is, etc...I have absolutely no reference or clue in this department.
Does this include all WM phones?
Unfortunately the I900 is still fairly new, so there is not a whole lot to learn about it.
Flashing should be easy. I have flashed mine a number of times to test out th different ROMs. Currently I have HH2 installed (HH2== second release for August)
The process is very simple if you have XP. If you have vista, I think that you may be in trouble. I have not successfully gotten anywhere with Vista aside from the Samsung certified ROM from July.
With XP, you just:
- Install samsungModem_xp.zip
- download an installable .exe. it should be soomething like I908ZNHH2_XP.rar and it will extract to a single .exe. You just charge your phone, turn it off, then run the exe, plug in the phone, turn it on and it will be detected. Then press the button to start the install and do not touch anything for about 5 minutes or until it is happy.
Notes:
- Do not use grandPrix unless you know what you are doing, it can cause real problems. Only use full Roms (These com as .exe's rather than as .bin's)
- Sometimes things go wrong for no apparent reason. When in doubt, retry.
- The "Safest" rom seems to be DXHH1.
- The fastest/more free memory ROM seems to be ZNHH2.
(The first two letters indicate which country it came from).
- I had to flash HH2 twice to get all of the free memory that it offers. I have no idea why, but it worked and I got back 30 meg.
I908 is the same as I900. (It is for southest Asian markets but the hardware is the same.)
Thanks pidsw
Thanks for the tips pidsw. I really appreciate it. I am definitely at a learning curve when it comes to wm phones being an old Palm OS Treo user.
It doesn't sound so complicated. Does it matter what English rom I use? I have seen so many things floating around, I am not sure which one to use?
Does the rom include all of the software that comes with the phone?
Last question for now (because the rest doesnt make sense for another 3 weeks, because that is when my contract is up and I will order my new phone), where is a good site to get this program? and the English roms?
Fortunately, I have both operating systems on 2 different computers, so XP wont be a problem (I have a home computer with XP sp2).
Thanks a lot for your time. Thanks from a future i900 user.
There are generally three types of ROMS:
- Manufacturer ROMs
- Carrier Branded ROMs
- "Cooked" ROMs
If you get your phone from a Carrier (i.e. T-Mobile) you will have a carrier branded ROM. These are often the worst - Carriers tend to put a lot of extra junk into the ROM and/or restrict functionality of the ROM and/or require your to pay for certain services (such as tethering your phone to your laptop or computer in order to get an Internet connection).
Right now there are a lot of Manufacturer ROMs out there. If you have an I900 and you are located in Germany, I would only use Roms that begin with "I900" or "I908" (these are the same hardware and they use the same cellular bands).
I907 Roms will work better in North America, but they will not support 3G in germany.
I908E roms are for China. I believe that these use different cell bands, so I would avoid them.
The most active sight in English right now is Modaco. Here is a link to their Omnia message board:
http://www.modaco.com/category/342/i900-omnia-http-i900-modaco-com/
There are direct download links to ROMs here and the Samsung XP modem drivers. (they are hard to find on Samsung's site, you have to really look hard)
As far as which ROM is best, I suggest that you always read the reviews prior to installing any ROM. Whenever a ROM is posted, you will see a lot of reviews in the same thread.
I tend to go for the latest ROM's whenever possible as these tend to be the fastest and they tend to have the most functionality and are usually the most stable. In some ways they are like driver updates (in fact they include driver updates and OS updates).
Cooked ROM's are pieced together based on the preferences of the "Chef". Some are "lighter", giving you more free memory and more room to install your own software, while others have lots of preconfigured apps on them which can be convenient. It seems like most of the good chefs are on here or PPCGeeks.com. Right now there are very few Omnia chefs, but I expect that this will change dramatically within a month or so.
Right now I am using a Manufacturers ROM (I908ZNHH2 for Hong Kong). It seems faster (the phone is so fast it is hard to tell) and it definitely has more free memory than the last ROM that I had installed (I900DXHH1). When I first got my phone, it had an older ROM on it (not sure the version #) which was worse in many ways. It surprises me that when people review a phone, they often do not know what ROM it has installed. This can make a huge difference for new phones as the phones are often released before the ROMs available are "Mature"
I appreciate your support pidsw
Hi pidsw,
Thanks for all your support. I really appreciate it. It helped to ease my fears and I will definitely be getting this phone in a few weeks.
I am also grateful for all of the insight. As far as branded phones go, I definitely wouldn't touch one with a 10' pole. Fortunately I can buy them through an online vendor here in Germany that sells them in connection with a cellphone provider, so I don't have to worry about that mess.
My last question to you, does it matter which English ROM I use? I see all of these codes (e.g. DXHH1, being for Singapore, etc). Or will any English ROM do? What would you recommend to a new i900 & wm user?
Thanks and I will come back to you and everyone here on this site in a few weeks when I get my cool new upgrade.!!!
Great support here!
This is all great information! I also wanted to know a couple things before I upgrade my rom... I think mine was from Singapore when they just released it... it may be their 2nd or 3rd update. I downloaded the XP modem driver and the latest rom image from the site you listed, Modoco.com. My question is that I normally sync on my Dell laptop that runs Vista, but my wife has an XP machine. Can I just connect it and do what you listed above to flash it, or do I need to install the latest activesync on the XP machine first? Also, I use AT&T and the EDGE network. When I flash, will I be able to get the settings again to work with my sim card (which came from my US iphone)? Finally, if I made a backup of my programs running on my current rom version, after flashing, can I restore the old image back without any corruption or problems? I used SPB Backup to create an .exe backup file. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Q] Sgt2 7.0 Noob in need of answers

Hi all,
First of all, I want to make it clear that I am a new Android and tablet user, so the following questions and issues will sound completely stupid to some of you.
For about 10 years now, I have been using PC's and windows to get what I needed... but now I thought I would make a change.
One of the things I need from any device I use is complete control over what is going on (like disabling certain services and programs that run in the background to get more performance) and access to customization features.
What I hate about this tablet (first tablet I ever used) is that because of all the crapware that Samsung installs with the OS, after 2 months, my apps are running a lot slower.
So... here os the question:
How can I install a fresh copy of Android 4.2.2 with drivers (I don't know if they're needed...)? Just so you understand, I want to do with this tablet what I do when I buy a new laptop: format to ger rid of all the crap and install a fresh copy of Windows with drivers and after that install the programs that I need.
Thanks.
go into settings and do a factoryreset.
Android-Andi said:
go into settings and do a factoryreset.
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I may be a noob, but I am not stupid.... factory reset function just restores the OS to it's original state... including all the crappy software that I don't want or need.
Runner1409 said:
I may be a noob, but I am not stupid.... factory reset function just restores the OS to it's original state... including all the crappy software that I don't want or need.
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Nobody said you are stupid, but you should be asking questions more clearly... Honestly, I would also suggest a factory reset. But if you want to get rid of a vendor's bloatware, among other things, you will have to install a custom ROM. Bottom line is that there is no standard procedure in Android world to install a "clean" OS, like on a Windows PC (well, Nexus is another story, but we are not talking about Nexus here). The original ROM will include all the stuff from a manufacturer (and often from a carrier), whether you want it or not. Think of it as a "recovery disc" from Dell, HP, Acer, or whatever OEM that comes with your Windows PC, but not an unbranded Windows install disc from Microsoft. Custom ROMs are typically "debloated", but each of them would have its own set of customizations, tweaks, and possibly extra software. You will have to decide which one you want to go with. It will not be a plain vanilla Android, although you can find some flavours that come pretty close. Another option is to install a full stock ROM, root it (which you need anyway, based on your requirements), and then debloat and tweak it yourself. There are many tools available for that.
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Nobody said you are stupid, but you should be asking questions more clearly... Honestly, I would also suggest a factory reset. But if you want to get rid of a vendor's bloatware, among other things, you will have to install a custom ROM. Bottom line is that there is no standard procedure in Android world to install a "clean" OS, like on a Windows PC (well, Nexus is another story, but we are not talking about Nexus here). The original ROM will include all the stuff from a manufacturer (and often from a carrier), whether you want it or not. Think of it as a "recovery disc" from Dell, HP, Acer, or whatever OEM that comes with your Windows PC, but not an unbranded Windows install disc from Microsoft. Custom ROMs are typically "debloated", but each of them would have its own set of customizations, tweaks, and possibly extra software. You will have to decide which one you want to go with. It will not be a plain vanilla Android, although you can find some flavours that come pretty close. Another option is to install a full stock ROM, root it (which you need anyway, based on your requirements), and then debloat and tweak it yourself. There are many tools available for that.
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Any suggestions on a custom ROM? Preferably one that is clean and will not get me any headaches when it comes to customising it.
Thanks
Runner1409 said:
Any suggestions on a custom ROM? Preferably one that is clean and will not get me any headaches when it comes to customising it.
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No, not really... In general terms, AOSP or CM ROMs will get you as close to the pure Android as possible. But I am not a big fan of CM/AOSP ROMs, so I can't suggest anything from that side of the fence. I am a stock ROM user. The stock-based ROM in my signature fits my needs very well, and seems to me like a good starting point, but YMMV, as always... BTW, 4.2.2 stock on this tablet sucks. 4.1.2 is much better.
All in all, this is very different from a Windows realm, where you can pick a retail version of Windows (generic and unbranded), get a set of drivers for your hardware, and be on your way. No such thing with Android...
Runner1409 said:
Any suggestions on a custom ROM? Preferably one that is clean and will not get me any headaches when it comes to customising it.
Thanks
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I know how you feel. I like to have control of my hardware as well.
I rooted my Tab 2 7 a month ago and installed a custom ROM. Best thing I could have done. I have 2 ROMs I have liked. Slimbean 2.2 and Cody86 CM 11 kit kat.
Both run very smooth and give great battery life.
Basically i need to use this tablet for on-the-go movies and a bit of interneting (fb/mail/general browsing). Regarding games... maybe some anti-boredom games (Injustice, tetris, and others)
I need something that works fast, doesn't burn the battery and it's bloatware-free...
I don't care about Android Versions, as long as it works with my tab and doesn't give me any headaches, it's perfect.
So... any final suggestions?
I need help. My Tab 2 P3110 have bricked.
I need help. who can give me the PDA, CSC, Modem oc fimware Tab 2 P3110. Thank alot.
lenhibao said:
I need help. who can give me the PDA, CSC, Modem oc fimware Tab 2 P3110. Thank alot.
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hijack, seriously?

[Q] I've rooted several phones -- but where do the roms come from?

I've rooted several Samsung phones now, and one way which seems to work fine for me is
1) Go to samsung-updates.com and download a stock rom from there (having to deal with some crappy file downloading site like rapidgator or terafile)
2) Find the xda forum thread on how to root the device in question, and download a rooted rom from there (again having to deal with one of these slow ad-filled downloading sites)
3) Come back several hours later when everything has eventually downloaded, and use e.g. odin to flash the rom and finish the job.
I've done this a few times now (rooting and unrooting), and am beginning to wonder several things:
First, where are these stock roms coming from? A non-rooted Samsung phone straight out the box has a non-rooted stock rom on it -- but is there no easy way to dump the stock rom onto a computer (thus saving me the bother of having to download a stock rom when I already have a stock rom)?
Second, how are those rooted roms actually being built? Typically all I want is a stock rom with the superSU app or whatever. One thing I'm particularly confused by is that there are usually loads and loads of stock roms available for a given phone model, depending on which country and provider you want. And yet there is often only one rooted rom. How come the rooted rom doesn't care which country I'm in and which provider I have, whereas stock roms seem to care?
Google supply the android source code for free, right? Can I compile this code myself to make a stock rom somehow? Or a rooted rom? Is this what people are doing?
Third, why do I have to deal with all these crappy free download sites? If someone started some kickstarter to get funds to run a site which kept a copy of all these roms then so many people's lives would be much better, right? Why has this not happened?
Y
yannick.12 said:
I've rooted several Samsung phones now, and one way which seems to work fine for me is
1) Go to samsung-updates.com and download a stock rom from there (having to deal with some crappy file downloading site like rapidgator or terafile)
2) Find the xda forum thread on how to root the device in question, and download a rooted rom from there (again having to deal with one of these slow ad-filled downloading sites)
3) Come back several hours later when everything has eventually downloaded, and use e.g. odin to flash the rom and finish the job.
I've done this a few times now (rooting and unrooting), and am beginning to wonder several things:
First, where are these stock roms coming from? A non-rooted Samsung phone straight out the box has a non-rooted stock rom on it -- but is there no easy way to dump the stock rom onto a computer (thus saving me the bother of having to download a stock rom when I already have a stock rom)?
Second, how are those rooted roms actually being built? Typically all I want is a stock rom with the superSU app or whatever. One thing I'm particularly confused by is that there are usually loads and loads of stock roms available for a given phone model, depending on which country and provider you want. And yet there is often only one rooted rom. How come the rooted rom doesn't care which country I'm in and which provider I have, whereas stock roms seem to care?
Google supply the android source code for free, right? Can I compile this code myself to make a stock rom somehow? Or a rooted rom? Is this what people are doing?
Third, why do I have to deal with all these crappy free download sites? If someone started some kickstarter to get funds to run a site which kept a copy of all these roms then so many people's lives would be much better, right? Why has this not happened?
Y
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Okay, first of all the answers to these questions are easy to find on the forums and the web.
However I will answer them as well.
Stock ROM's come from various locations, usually the ones like the ROMs on SAM-Mobile come from OTA updates or Kies updates which have been extracted/edited to work via Odin. Other stock ROMs come from software "dumped" (extracted) from the phone.
Rooted ROMs don't care as they are usually un-necesary and only for conveniance due to most stock ROMs being able to be rooted easily. Stock ROMs however come in varierties from carriers to countries as they include other features or specific boot languages that would link the phone to its packaging and service provider
Yes you can dump the ROM from your phone to your PC, guides to do this can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771347
Yes you could compile your own code from the Google AOSP however this would be time consuming and could potentially brick your device, most devs of ROMs include drivers created by the actual makers of the device which again is time consuming and requires testing multiple times with risk of bricking and is only for the experianced
Finally, these "Crappy" download sites provide a means of payment for people. Although your opinion on them is that they should use a kickstarter fund many would not pay into it therefore they would loose money. Some may disagree since stock ROMs technicly aren't their work but thats another discussion.
yannick.12 said:
I've rooted several Samsung phones now, and one way which seems to work fine for me is
1) Go to samsung-updates.com and download a stock rom from there (having to deal with some crappy file downloading site like rapidgator or terafile)
2) Find the xda forum thread on how to root the device in question, and download a rooted rom from there (again having to deal with one of these slow ad-filled downloading sites)
3) Come back several hours later when everything has eventually downloaded, and use e.g. odin to flash the rom and finish the job.
I've done this a few times now (rooting and unrooting), and am beginning to wonder several things:
First, where are these stock roms coming from? A non-rooted Samsung phone straight out the box has a non-rooted stock rom on it -- but is there no easy way to dump the stock rom onto a computer (thus saving me the bother of having to download a stock rom when I already have a stock rom)?
Second, how are those rooted roms actually being built? Typically all I want is a stock rom with the superSU app or whatever. One thing I'm particularly confused by is that there are usually loads and loads of stock roms available for a given phone model, depending on which country and provider you want. And yet there is often only one rooted rom. How come the rooted rom doesn't care which country I'm in and which provider I have, whereas stock roms seem to care?
Google supply the android source code for free, right? Can I compile this code myself to make a stock rom somehow? Or a rooted rom? Is this what people are doing?
Third, why do I have to deal with all these crappy free download sites? If someone started some kickstarter to get funds to run a site which kept a copy of all these roms then so many people's lives would be much better, right? Why has this not happened?
Y
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1. stock roms are released by the manufacturer, or leaked to us by someone who works there. generally speaking, no you cant dump the phone then use that to re-flash stock.
2. not sure why you would flash a rooted rom instead of just rooting by itself if that's all you want.
there are many stock roms because they are region and carrier specific.
you need to get a more popular device, then you will have more custom roms to choose from.
custom roms don't contain all the partitions like a stock one does, that's why they can be used on multiple regions. what i mean is, custom roms don't contain things like the modem/radios (and other files) that are specific to your region and will cause your phone to not work or not work properly if you change them.
yes you can compile and build your own roms, but it is very much not easy, that's why everyone isnt doing it.
3. be grateful you can get a hold of the files at all when you need them, because they are not available for all phones. also, only some of the sites used suk, just depends on where the person decides to put them, and i agree, i dont understand why they use this crappy sites when better ones are available.
the reason there hasnt been a site made to store all of these files (actually there are a rare few but only for some devices) is because most people now a days wont pony up the money to support it. we are in the "entitlement" era of android. what i mean by that is, it is becoming more common that users think and act like that community owes them these files, roms, mods, etc and all the hard work it takes to make them. they have little respect for all this work and time put forth. they wont even take a half a second to click the thanks button, that should tell you something right there.
so they sure a s**t arent going to donate to keep a file repository running. yes some would but most wont, and this sort of site would use a ton of bandwidth, which would be very expensive just to host. not to mention the time and effort it would take to keep it up and running with the most current files.
Thanks both of you for the comments and responses. Below is some background which doesn't have any more questions, but is an attempt to explain why I was asking (i.e. moaning!) in the first place.
Rooting -- what I've realised is that I feel really uneasy about the whole process. It seems to rely heavily on trust, for example. Let me explain what I'm comparing it with. 15 years ago (before I had kids) I was a unix hacker and I would download linux source code from a reputable place and compile it myself on various PCs. These sites (containing the linux source code) would be reasonable professional sites with no ads and probably things like md5sums to check your download and so on, the source code would be plainly visible so you could look through it yourself, and the forums associated with them would be professionally run and contributors would clearly be educated people. I've only recently moved into the rooting roms business, basically spurred on by my kids (aged 14 and 12) who are becoming interested in how much they can get out of their android devices, and basically I'm quite surprised about how in comparison it seems like much more of an "amateur set-up". A lot of it is based on "here is a file, download it, trust me, it's fine, but you can't check this". This is fine for my kids, who just use their phones as game tools, but far less fine for me, because I use my phone to manage my finances, my work emails, my childcare, and a lot of other stuff where it's really important that nothing goes wrong [and this is why my main phone is not rooted.] There seems to be far less documentation, and what there is is spread around widely, there are plenty of threads which are dead/out of date and contains links to wildly out-of-date versions of things and so on. xda is absolutely great, once you find the great bits, but it also contains a huge sprawling mess of noise. TechMinerUK suggests (and I'm sure they are right) that one can find all the answers to the questions I'm asking on the forums and on the web. But in a well-organized scenario there would be some clean "front page" which contains a well-signposted FAQ about rooting, a FAQ about roms etc etc, rather than having to google around for everything. Of course I did google for information before I posted the questions above -- I had several more questions in fact, and google answered some of them and I posted the rest. Perhaps the key difference is the following -- 15 years ago a generic college student was only just beginning to hear about the internet and probably had no access to it in their own home, and the people setting up websites were professionals, who probably worked in computer science departments at universities. Nowadays the people rooting their phones might well be college kids with no salaries (yet), or maybe even schoolkids, so everything is perhaps being run on a more "hobby" basis. bweN diorD suggests that people aren't going to pay a little for convenient access to stuff like roms and perhaps this hits the nail on the head -- my demographic (middle-aged waged people) wouldn't think twice about donating a little to support a cause they want to see succeed -- but on the other hand I couldn't see my kids donating to support anything, because they have no income themselves. Perhaps basically the reason all these files end up on these dubious file-sharing websites is that the average wage of the contributor to this game is far less than the average wage of the people writing the linux source code 15 years ago.
That's just some background as to where the questions came from. Thanks again for the answers, and I will keep googling, if that's the way that it's supposed to work now,
Y
yannick.12 said:
That's just some background as to where the questions came from. Thanks again for the answers, and I will keep googling, if that's the way that it's supposed to work now,
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well, the people who have at least some respect for the forum and people who help here try searching first.
you can always come and ask questions, but in my opinion, you are viewed differently if you at least put some effort into finding the answers first.
but i know the information is spread all over creation and some times difficult to find or know what is safe. that's why im here, to lend some guidance where i can, from experience.
one thing you don't want to do is, hesitate to ask a question and do something you don't understand. this frequently leads to jacked up devices.

Old Android (4.2/4.4) unsafe?

Hi there,
I know Ive asked this question before, and got some good help, though the thread was a much too long read so here a shorter version hoping to get more responses
Is it safe to use an old Android version? And if it isnt, is it safer to install Gapps so I can get some Google updates (for instance Stagefright fix)?
This tut says to keep 4.2 on your device which makes me wonder what to do: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/security/tuto-how-to-secure-phone-t2960077
FYI I have a HTC Desire Z (there are some 5.x alfas), Sony Xperia T (pain in the ### to update so prefer not to update to newer Android with the risk of not being able to use my phone for some days if it needs some fixing) and a Gigaset 4.2 tablet.
Thanks a lot.
ruben112 said:
Hi there,
I know Ive asked this question before, and got some good help, though the thread was a much too long read so here a shorter version hoping to get more responses
Is it safe to use an old Android version? And if it isnt, is it safer to install Gapps so I can get some Google updates (for instance Stagefright fix)?
This tut says to keep 4.2 on your device which makes me wonder what to do: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/security/tuto-how-to-secure-phone-t2960077
FYI I have a HTC Desire Z (there are some 5.x alfas), Sony Xperia T (pain in the ### to update so prefer not to update to newer Android with the risk of not being able to use my phone for some days if it needs some fixing) and a Gigaset 4.2 tablet.
Thanks a lot.
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Safe..
Safe as in as safe as it gets? Dont the Android updates do nothing at the security front?
I think that the object behind the linked post is not the same as what most people consider "secure". I only looked at it briefly but I think the guide you list is more for "how to make sure that the Big Brother cannot find you". The security that newer versions of Android fix are things like exploits that malware can use to steal your info.
If you're worried about the "malware" type of security, then AFAIK the latest version of Android for your device is the best choice. If you're trying to keep absolutely anyone from tracking you... I guess you can follow that guide... but that's really outside of my area of expertise.
in my view older versions of Android are not sure, because of uncorrected publicized flaws on older android vertions.
for the rest it's up to you.
KitKat was released about the same time as Windows XP end of support. Do you think it would be safe running XP right now? Many would not.
Firefox's ssl/tls is also FAR superior to stock/webview browsers, especially on KitKat and earlier.
Even in the new androids (5.0.0 and above) have vulnerabilities in proprietary libs.
All who know about the vulnerabilities, just silent.

How do I downgrade this tablet to Android 3.0.x?

I need to develop for Android 3.0. I need a way to test the apps I am creating. I need a way to run Android 3.0 as I plan on having that be the minimum version of Android I want to support.
Also, I bought this device for the fact that it was the first Android 3.0 tablet in existance, so it is therefore the oldest (but still not slowest, surprisingly) device I need to develop for. If I need to run a version of Android closest to Android 13 as possible, I would have just purchased an Asus ROG Phone 6.
Every time I try to search for a way to downgrade this tablet, I just don't find it. I try searching for this device's stock ROMs, but I can only find the latest official stock ROM, which is Android 4.1, which I do not need.
Also, can someone just post updated links for everything we need to root this tablet? It looks like some of them (like the Motorola USB drivers) are broken.
I eventually did manage to find an old stock ROM for this tablet that makes it run Android 3.0 again! Looks like my first issue is solved.
Unfortunately, I ran into another issue, I couldn't find a charger, I bought some barrel chargers that were supposedly for this device, but they don't actually plug in. I hate those proprietary barrel chargers so much right now!
I see you already found it, but in case anyone else needs old files, many of them are in the dev threads. These ones still have many active links for the Wingray model.
[SHARE][WINGRAY][CM11][EOS] Missing Downloads Here
My old Xoom is running strong. Since I still have all installation files and most of them are not available here anymore I decided to upload and share them. What I Am Sharing: cm-11-20150725-UNOFFICIAL-2201+0200-wingray.zip...
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My list of compiled Roms for Motorola Xoom
This is the forum for the roms I compile for Motorola Xoom. I have nicknamed these future roms Moto-Rola for personal reasons. xD I will try to make them faster and put some cute things on them, even if I start with KitKat versions. As you all...
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