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XDA Zest, is it worth it?

Well, my friend found a XDA Zest which is fully working (as far as I know but i'll need a closer look) and he's offering me to buy for a bargain price. I currently own a W910i and since I'm not a bussinessman i never have had a PDA/Smartphone before and I know very little about them. Would it be worth getting the Zest to replace my W910i?
And could you get it "unblocked" in any good mobile phone shop or would you have to go to a specialist one?

hi i had this phone and it was not one of the best windows mobil phones, i ended up getting rid of it, and have now got a htc touch hd, as for the simlock, this xda zest is only avaliable on O2 so will already be unlocked to all networks.

So, you're saying that if I clicked the wee "reset" button it has, it would go back to factory settings?
Because it has a password on it from the last user.

ATZ' said:
So, you're saying that if I clicked the wee "reset" button it has, it would go back to factory settings?
Because it has a password on it from the last user.
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No the reset button does not factory reset. However there is away to factory reset your phone but I don't know how.

Well then how would I go about getting past the password without bringing it to a mobile phone technician?
Because the only possible way I can come up with is using my own Sim card or resetting the phone to factory settings.

Do a search for the option to "hard reset" your Zest, that will wipe it of all it's current data and return it to factory fresh for you.
brief google gave the following:
XDA Zest Hard Reset:
Joystick up + Power + Soft reset in bottom (push with stylus)
You can also get back factory settings via menus:
Start - Settings - System - Default Settings -
Password is 1234.

deedee said:
Do a search for the option to "hard reset" your Zest, that will wipe it of all it's current data and return it to factory fresh for you.
brief google gave the following:
XDA Zest Hard Reset:
Joystick up + Power + Soft reset in bottom (push with stylus)
You can also get back factory settings via menus:
Start - Settings - System - Default Settings -
Password is 1234.
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Yeah, Cheers m8, already done that and hopefully I'll get hold of the phone tomorrow. I'll try putting in my sim card and hard reseting the phone, if that doesn't work, what other options do I have?
I don't really want to spend more than £10 on un-blocking or fixing the phone so I hope that Hard reset works.

Thanks for all the help but my mate who found the phone returned it to the owner and so I'm not getting it.

ATZ' said:
Thanks for all the help but my mate who found the phone returned it to the owner and so I'm not getting it.
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!? So it was lost? Good for your friend to finally come to that decision. Maybe next time you lose your phone, you'll be so lucky.

ATZ' said:
Thanks for all the help but my mate who found the phone returned it to the owner and so I'm not getting it.
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And that is probably the best think you can do, return it back to it's legal owner.

No fingerprint-manager available

Hi everyone,
after I changed my E6653 (with a broken Screen and damaged Motherboard, see other thread from me) i got an refurbished phone back but i cannot find the fingerprint-manager
under settings -> security.
Story behind: The swapped phone had got an branding from T-Com (here in Germany) -> already no fingerprint-manager
-> i flashed 32.1.A.1.185 Central Europe 1 CDA 1298-2388 on the phone, but the fingeprint-manager still wont show up.
When i asked Sonymobile about my problem they told me to send in the phone for repair because the entry should be available at any time.
Someone else got this problem too? Is this really a hardware problem, so it wont show up in the settings?
Thank you for help.

da_buzz said:
Hi everyone,
after I changed my E6653 (with a broken Screen and damaged Motherboard, see other thread from me) i got an refurbished phone back but i cannot find the fingerprint-manager
under settings -> security.
Story behind: The swapped phone had got an branding from T-Com (here in Germany) -> already no fingerprint-manager
-> i flashed 32.1.A.1.185 Central Europe 1 CDA 1298-2388 on the phone, but the fingeprint-manager still wont show up.
When i asked Sonymobile about my problem they told me to send in the phone for repair because the entry should be available at any time.
Someone else got this problem too? Is this really a hardware problem, so it wont show up in the settings?
Thank you for help.
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Have you tried flashing from different regions for E6653 and wiped data apps? this menu should be always available and might be a software problem.
Also under "Service Menu" (*#*#7378423#*#*) Service Test >> Fingerprint Test can you verify its status "Sensor Working"
If none of those works, this can be a hardware problem and needs repair =(

1 week old Mate 9 bricked?

So after performing a factory reset on the device it booted normally the 1st time and asked me for my PIN (??). It accepted my usual PIN (!) and took me to a clean slate (all Play Store apps gone) BUT the wallpaper was still the same, my username was still there and the other user profile was also still there. What was missing was a keyboard so there was nothing I could do with the device.
OK no problem, lets perform another factory reset. So once again I hold volume up & the power button, select reset to factory settings, reboot... and this time it boots to a black screen with only the android navigation bar at the bottom and the words emergency mode on the bottom left.
Any ideas on what to do now, short of sending it back to the store?
This is a brand new unit, running EMUI 5 from the box, bought from an authorised dealer. It was not rooted or tampered with in any way or form.

I've seen those symptoms and I had to perform an erecovery. If you have the Chinese version you can do that if you have the international version I think erecovery isn't working just yet.
Sent from my MHA-L29 using XDA-Developers mobile app

I have a MHA-L29 bought in Europe. I assume erecovery is the mode enabled by pushing volume up, volume down & power button at the same time? At that point I would need the full OS in a microSD inside the device, correct? Apologies, I'm not well versed in Android...
Huawei's website offers very little help . All one can find is a link to the 'quick start manual', a link to EMUI's source code (Mate 9 is absent), a mobile wifi inspection tool, and HiSuite. I'm assuming HiSuite is of no help in this case?
Have I run out of options here? Is my next step returning the device to the shop?

Governa said:
I have a MHA-L29 bought in Europe. I assume erecovery is the mode enabled by pushing volume up, volume down & power button at the same time? At that point I would need the full OS in a microSD inside the device, correct? Apologies, I'm not well versed in Android...
Huawei's website offers very little help . All one can find is a link to the 'quick start manual', a link to EMUI's source code (Mate 9 is absent), a mobile wifi inspection tool, and HiSuite. I'm assuming HiSuite is of no help in this case?
Have I run out of options here? Is my next step returning the device to the shop?
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The easiest choice for you is returning the device to the shop, but it can definitely be fixed.
Huawei made some very stupid decisions with the Mate 9. You cannot flash firmware from SD card anymore. You have to use eRecovery (boot the phone plugged into a computer holding the volume up key) to recover. However, this eRecovery has not launched for the european model, so you can't restore.
I might be able to help you using my DNS server because I have reverse-engineered a lot of how the Mate 9 works, but I don't have a European model to test with. If it's easy for you to return it to the store, that's probably the best option.

I've contact Huawei support and they'll be picking up the device by courier. They expect to have it returned in 5 days max. I did test the eRecovery mode that you've described and indeed it fails to gather the needed files ("Getting package info failed").
I appreciate you input, what would your method involve? I've seen firmware (B122) floating around the web, how are people flashing it if the SD card method isn't working for this unit? Having said that I wouldn't personally attempt anything that could possibly void the warranty.

Governa said:
So after performing a factory reset on the device it booted normally the 1st time and asked me for my PIN (??). It accepted my usual PIN (!) and took me to a clean slate (all Play Store apps gone) BUT the wallpaper was still the same, my username was still there and the other user profile was also still there. What was missing was a keyboard so there was nothing I could do with the device.
OK no problem, lets perform another factory reset. So once again I hold volume up & the power button, select reset to factory settings, reboot... and this time it boots to a black screen with only the android navigation bar at the bottom and the words emergency mode on the bottom left.
Any ideas on what to do now, short of sending it back to the store?
This is a brand new unit, running EMUI 5 from the box, bought from an authorised dealer. It was not rooted or tampered with in any way or form.
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when you make a factory reset in recovery on first boot you see lost the google service and also the keyboard (i know well i have done it two time in 4 days cause bootloop) how got the google service back? simply download from apkmirror a google keyboard (you need it for next step) and install it then go to settings/advanced settings and make a factory reset(need a pin in my case that why have installed a keyboard) when the device boot again you have the google service again

I see, thank you. I'll keep that in mind next time I reset the device. :good:
I then ask, if I do reset the device to factory settings and it craps out again, how would one know if eRecovery is able to recover European models? As of 3 days ago this option would throw a 'Getting package info failed' error. Short of trying it myself when I get my device back, has anything changed in the meanwhile? Is eRecovery working now?

hi mate, I only know what I've tried: eRecovery delete google service, eRecovery not erase password.factory reset from settings does reappear google services .... likely these problems are software bugs or are linked to nougat that has different partitions than to the past....sorry for now thats it
Inviato dal mio MHA-L29 utilizzando Tapatalk

So I just got my phone back from the service center and the first impressions were not good. Before returning the phone they called me to ask for my Google username and password (!!) to make sure the device was successfully recovered. I obviously refused and just told them to kindly return the device and I would test it myself.
Well the package arrived today and is missing the SIM ejector and the IMEI back sticker. Not only that but it now refuses to install the Amazon Shopping app and Google PhotoScan app because "this app is incompatible with your device". How can this be if I had these two apps installed before??
I also noticed that the device claims to be an "Orange MHA-L29"... have these guys just flashed it with a firmware meant for Mate 9s sold through Orange?

Governa said:
So I just got my phone back from the service center and the first impressions were not good. Before returning the phone they called me to ask for my Google username and password (!!) to make sure the device was successfully recovered. I obviously refused and just told them to kindly return the device and I would test it myself.
Well the package arrived today and is missing the SIM ejector and the IMEI back sticker. Not only that but it now refuses to install the Amazon Shopping app and Google PhotoScan app because "this app is incompatible with your device". How can this be if I had these two apps installed before??
I also noticed that the device claims to be an "Orange MHA-L29"... have these guys just flashed it with a firmware meant for Mate 9s sold through Orange?
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mmmm too bad mate,your M9 is no brand? Orange is a carrier ....my opinion is ask why this change and ask for phone replacement

Yep, unbranded bought from an authorised dealer.
I am now going to escalate it and try to have this unit rejected and exchanged for a brand new one. I sure hope they don't propose replacing it with a refurbished unit, after all we're talking about a €700 device here and it has spent more time in the service center than in my hands. Very frustrating.
And this whole "no way to use eRecovery yet" and "no way to flash it from MicroSD" is just the last nail in the coffin... I mean what were they thinking? Even Apple devices allow me pick up the corresponding firmware and flash it at home from day 0. I hear the P9 Plus is less restrictive, maybe I should have gone for one of those instead?
I've got a real lemon here... let's see how they handle my case, I'll keep you all updated.

Byintek P12 Projector

Hi Guys,
When the projector comes on it goes straight into a white screen without the android interface, I can take screenshots with the remote and turn off the remote control but I cant do anything else. There is no reset on the device itself so I cant reset it back to factory. Does anyone know where I can get the software firmware for this projector or know how to reset it back to factory?
Thanks

Hola, aún necesitas ayuda?

Good day.
I have a BYIntek UFO series P12 projector (Serial#: BYDZ T6ENS319070119050686).
I tried to update the firmware via USB stick. USB stick plugged into USB1. Device switched on and power button pressed for 5 seconds. Then the firmware update started with progress display. After a few seconds the update stopped with an error message that the update was aborted.
Now the projector won't start. No image appears. The operating system will no longer boot.
Please help me. Is there a solution?
Greetings from skysat

I try my luck again. Can someone help me? Is the projector now scrap? I contacted the manufacturer in China. There was only one answer. If you have an order ID, send the device to us and you will receive a new one. That's the only possibility. Unfortunately I don't have an invoice or order ID because I bought the projector used. the seller had no invoice. So I only have one option. To find someone who knows something about this. kind regards skysat

DPA23D save settings

Hi,
I bought a used DOPO DPA23D, which I had to reset to get going. Trouble is that it does not retain my settings (customizations) when I reboot. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
... john

A Factory Reset, as this term implies, turns an Android device into state as it was when manufactured.

jwoegerbauer said:
A Factory Reset, as this term implies, turns an Android device into state as it was when manufactured.
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Hi,
Thanks for replying. So, how do I get it to save my settings, i.e. customizations: such as screen brightness, text size, and my ISP login password?
.... john