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[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
Well I am running it with B919 as base and it works fine. Is there even a way to use a custom recovery with B923, and therefore flash custom ROMs?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] emddummi:
OK, for installation B919, for building the ROM B923SP03 is used.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
well, most people are concerned with installing it, not with building it ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
BTW, I noticed, that also France site offers German (or vica versa) GB version (notice letters DE in the name of the file) - http://www.huaweidevice.fr/produits...id_2.3_V100R001DEUC00B870_Normal_05010VWP.zip

Huawei is really lazy:).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wildcheese:
I got my phone with ICS (B924SP01) on it, but battery life is really bad and the phone seems to have quit some lack on it. Can I downgrade to GB with the software on the German site or does it check whether the software is newer?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
stock ROMs can always be installed, no matter if its a downgrade or upgrade
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
If You already have ICS, maybe You could try upgrade to B926?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
what should that achieve? the differences between B919, B923, B924, B926, ... are really small
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Don't know, I'm just guessing:).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wildcheese:
thanks for the tips. I will first go back to the supplier to get an official answer from them why it has been delivered with ICS. Normally I would be happy with that, but it seems its still not enough developed to go into production. I plan to free up some time over the weekend to get GB on it.

Do others experience also bad battery life and laggy responses with ICS?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
well what do you concider bad battery life? what times are you getting? with wifi turned on all time and screen turned off most of the time, I get around 24 hours with my ICS MIUI 2.8.24.

laggy response depends on the amount of apps that are running at the same time, but yes there are lags.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tropblaster:
is there a way to close bacground apps that are running without uninnstaling them? i allways close but they restart again and again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
About wifi, using stock GB, wifi is useless. 5 meters away from access point (WRT54GL, G band) and wifi signal jumps like a frog, seems

that the wifi chipset is designed behind the battery, if hold it normally, I cover it with my hand, and the signal drops from full bar to 1 or 0 bar. So I don't use wifi at all, only 3G.

Does other/newer firmware have same problem?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
newer miui versions have a control center where you can choose which apps are allowed to autostart, and when you long press home you get a taskmanager where you can close apps (or protect them from beeing closed automatically)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Just rebooted the phone and first time ever pomped "Firmware upgrade available", I have U8860V100R001EURC00B873 and available is U8860_Channel_B923SP01, release date 31.07.2012, size 361MB.

Can I download and save it somehow or just update and thats it?

Should I upgrade or skip it?

Edit: Did the OTA update and when phone started, second update U8860_Channel_B928, 61,44MB was offered.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
well it depends on what you want. If you want an easy stock ICS ROM, you can upgrade to that of course. If you want custom ROMs, I would not suggest that upgrade, since you will need B919 as base for custom ICS ROMs.

Saving that OTA is not that easy, but surely doable, but I never reasearched into that direction.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wildcheese:
I get about 13 hrs with normal use, which means in my case everything on except GPS. With the same usage I got on my HTC desire about 30 hrs. I have closed some programs which seems to make it better, but I get max 20 hours now. I will go back to GB to see if it improves.

I don't succeed in installing CWM by the way. Is there any good tutorial to do so? I have tried http://www.7droid.net/tips-trick/5-step-to-install-recovery-image-huawei-honor-u8860/ but in my case during the purple screen I don't get a removeable storage added on my PC. Also with root explorer I can't find the recovery.img file.

By the way, on the plus side. I like the screen of the Honor, compared to my HTC Desire with amoled screen its much better readible and visible outside. Also the speaker and phone functionality is very good - including the handsfree function. I'm also quite impressed with the overall build quality. So if I get the OS at the right level it will be a good successor of my old Desire
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
A good question. I don't know.

First idea is just upgrade, root it (unlockroot doesn't work with current B873, however U8860IV100R001C00B923SP01 is supported) and remove bloatware stuff and use it as before. But If I'd like to play with it later, after upgrade, are You saying, that it's impossible, that I can't install later B919 at all?

Seems update file downloads are saved into /cache folder. But without root I can't access it:(.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Huawei published HUAWEI Honor firmware(U8860,Android 2.3,V100R001C00B886,General Version)

2012-08-28|246.54MB

Description

1.Fix the bug about download speed can’t up to scratch in some places;

2.Fix the bug about FL file couldn’t be opened;

3.Optimized the problem with disconnection and reconnection of wifi;

4.GMS App updated to R9;

5.Optimized the problem with receiving MMS.

http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwi...=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDY2NTM=
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
B932SP01 out now.

1, to enhance the stability of the system, optimize memory;

2, the the Huawei Customer's application;

3, to optimize the performance of the phone call in some bad network signal location.

http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDE5NzY=
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
You can always flash any stock ROMs, even with the new stock ROMs that got locked boot loaders you can downgrade to previous unlocked ROMs, I only ment that if you want to go custom ICS you need to first flash B919.

thanks for the find! that one sounds promising! Please if anyone finds the time to test I would love to read how successful they where with optimizing the memory!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maga77:
it seems to support only Chinese language ..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
I did get this link from Huawei, when I was asking GB update for U8860V100R001EURC00B873

I haven't tested it, did You or just guessing?

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What language(s) is supported?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maga77:
I just translate the webpage you provided with Google..

and in "Language" appear only "chinese"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Hmm, as far I can read, the whole content is in english - http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwi...=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDY2NTM=

Also there is:

Language

English

I think You made mistake and replied to wrong post?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
B932 is multi with morelocale2.

pink screen not work :/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maga77:
Yes... I made a mistake....sorry

I'm talking about B932 that with Google translate seems to be only chinese (So we need to use "morelocale" app..)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wildcheese:
I'm trying to install CMW recovery. I done the steps as described on the OT, and up till step 7 it works as expected (purple screen). Though when I connect the Huawei via USB to the PC i hear the beeps that a USB is added and recognised, but there is no drive visiable. Do I need different drivers? I have installed the Huawei drivers coming with HiSuite.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
purple screen not work and downgrade to another firmware.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
B925 Norway Release:

http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwi...=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDY2NTk=
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wdhaeseleer:
I'm trying to install the Norway update however after updating I don't have the Huawei shortcuts anymore.

Any clue?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
b925 is the same with B924/923/926 and 927.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wildcheese:
Well, I get to the purple screen but my PC doesnt recognise the GSM as drive. I guess I need to downgrade first, too bad as the whole reason for the CWM was to be able to backup the current one ;). Guess I need to spend little more time on it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
If so, then which version to install?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tropblaster:
arent the new miui based on ics? if yes il stick to b870 for now.

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found this any one know what this is all about,

http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/technicaIndex.do?method=gotoProductSupport&productId=4083&tb=0
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
http://www.modaco.com/topic/356640-honor-2-will-be-presented-soon/page__view__getnewpost
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neoblast:
new update does not seem much more fast than previous. pink screen of course do not work. wait before updating.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
Latest Chinese ICS doesn't have Play store or sync with the Google account... Da F***?!

It has english language and Chinese.

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WHAT THE HELL DID HUAWEI DID WITH THIS ROM?!

Can't downgrade to any other rom... I'm going to throw this phone from my windows...

Always "Update FAILED"...

Need Help...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tekplyrx:
But how about the memory management? How much RAM do you have free by default?

Also did u try to root with this method/tool? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28403132&postcount=799
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
Found this on a .txt on dload :
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tekplyrx:
i don't mean to be rude but how are u updating? from the update menu? or you're downloading then extracting the update file and copying the .app files into the dload folder on your sdcard and then rebooting with the power + vol up + vol down buttons?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
I extract the dload to the sdcard, and go to the android options, update from sd card and... after the "unpacking" on "installing" it gives the Update FAILED.

Doing the "power+vol up + vol down" goes the same way...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rokusho:
I'm in the same situation, update failed always when installing
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
So... We are f*****.... No google contacts on the latest Rom, no Market, no NOTHING...

Got a fancy brick!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tekplyrx:
damn :( i guess i better wait then... what version are you currently using? b9xx or b8xx?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
Sorry, but for now, YOU CAN'T DOWNGRADE to another firmware, neither ICS nor GB. It was tested with GB B870, ICS B919, B923,B924,B926. None of them worked. It seems, that Huawei did again the same fault once they released GB B876. On this firmware it was only possible to up- downgrade to another with updating the ROM with a patch they released.

So i think you have to wait for this patch on B932, or you try a riskier way, by rooting B932 and try to modify the .cust_backup-folder on root directory, for example: replacing the files with those of B924/B919 and try the procedure again. But this is very risky, because the Honor could end as a expensive paperweight !
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
Never again i'll buy HUWAEI!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
You can root the B932 with this new method (use CWM-ADB v3.1 (english).rar --> DOWNLOADLINK ) very easily by clicking on START.BAT and follow the instructions on the screen. But the "old" method (used on B923/B924/B926 is working too).

Once you have root-access you can install the google apps (download it from HERE) by pushing it to the \system\app folder and restart the phone. That's it!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
What about google account? On this chinese Rom there's no "add account" to a "google Account"...

I've done root by your method. How do i push the .zip file that you send to the phone? With what app?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
You have to extract the .zip-file and and cop the *.apk's on the sd-card. Then you have install a root explorer (ES Datei Explorer or Root Explorer) and "push"(copy) the apk's to \system\app with "write"-access (you have to enable RW (before it is RO -> read only))! OK?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lovinher:
Hi, you mind giving a short guide on how to use the CWM-ADB v3.1? It is not in english :\
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
Give me just a few minutes, i will translate it, as good as possible :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rokusho:
Many thanks for the info
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
Please be patient :o i'm working on translation, it's a lot more than i thought!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tropblaster:
can i downgrade from b886 or b925 ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] prokytom:
Rakter: Try to format sd card in windows... Unformatted card causes some problems with updating.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
No need to translate, pick 1st option for root, 9th for installing SU.

0 for exiting.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
Could be very helpful, because you could do a lot more than just root....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
I installed the google aps using that program, dont remember the nr, but i think it was the 2nd.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cosmos321:
Yes, number 2 is the Android Commander ! There you could easy push/pull/copy files!

EDIT: TRANSLATION FINISHED! --> LINK !

Sorry, for now i have deleted the "translated" programm because of errors. Don't know why, just substituted the words. Will check it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Does TouchPal work in Your ICS? Mine crasher all the time.

Edit: nevermind, new version fixed it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neoblast:
how do you install gapps with android commander? i dont get it
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Well, B928 have memory problems, I can't even restore calendar items and getting low memory error. Tried to disable a lot apps, reboot, 118MB free is the best I can get, after running some (email, web) apps, 50MB is free, I have also seen 38MB free.

Not good:(.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neoblast:
i dont have any memory issues. its low at about 130, but i can open whatever and dont have to see the main screen reloading like before with 923. maybe has to do with gapps? i dont have them installed.

there is a bunch of b932 on chinese bbs right now. im gonna download the most popular and give it a try after work

EDIT: Im downloading this one: http://bbs.xda.cn/thread-11181112-1-1.html

might have gapps preinstalled if i got it right with google translate. will see.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
here is a downgrade patch for B932:

http://www.huaweidevice.com/cn/downloadCenter.do?method=toDownloadFile&flay=software&softid=NDE5Nzg=
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neoblast:
my hero. you read my mind. i was just about to look for downgrading and you give me this!!! thanks!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] EnDSK:
can you be useful and tell us whether the B932 has better memory management or not? I'm okay with rooting to install Google apps but tell about the performance and memory management so I know whether to upgrade or not.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Rakter:
Seems better than the previous Rom i had (B924) and i didn't get the previous bugs (loosing GSM signal and taking about 10s to return it)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neoblast:
read 3 posts before yours....the answer your're looking for is there
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Probably stupid question but how to be sure, that phone is rooted? You see, I used unlockroot and got phone rooted, also installed batterysaver. But when I run the same battery saver, or cpumaster, is says, that "Root permissions denied", however using Total Commander I can see most of the file system stuff.

And and how to remove Google (play would stay) etc stuff?

Edit: Unlock root doesn't work, but 4pda.ru helped, root.zip and remove_root.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lovinher:
It feels snappier than B927 or B924. If you want to spend the time and effort to install gapps on it and rooting, it's actually not a bad choice! :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
This mine ICS (offcial B928) first time use:

* UI is slower but I can live with that.

* Fonts are smoothed and not nice looking in some apps.

* Huawei Launcher crashed about ten times, more than GB ever.

* I'm curious, either I can't find or in ICS (it was in stock GB) is impossible to set to caller group custom ringtone?

* No option to close all background apps at once (in GB holding home key such option appeared).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neoblast:
Ok i got the b932 LITE from birdyi that you can get here: http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=7170&uk=892243385

Its really awesome. 150-180mb free ram when booted and its real snappy. almost no useless stuff too. only english and chinese.

steps to install

1. if you have b932 stock you need to downgrade using the huawei patch then flash to b919

2. change recovery per usual

3. get the file in link posted above. you'll need to register its easy just provide an email in first row, then username, pass and pass again then captcha. then you get a link to activate in your mail. then you need to click on the gray icon to download not the blue one.

4. put on phone and update with recovery

5. boot, then close again

6. boot recovery and install your gapps you can get on first page here i think

7. should be good to go with 150-180mb ram free!

(8). get yourself english keyboard
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gintariukeas:
People who haven't tried DOC3000 miui rom yet, try it out :) it is really good- snappy, great sound, highly customizable and i can get up to 250 free RAM! Cons are front camera is showing upside down pic, not for ICS (for GB) and no radio. But it is worth checking it out, atleast.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maga77:
Ok But it's based on Android 2. 3!!

Jelly Bean 4.1 is out!!!

Inviato dal mio U8860 con Tapatalk 2
[Miscellaneous Android Development] allan311:
Im running stock B927 + UPDATE_CUST.APP from Cambodian Demo.

Battery 4 days, Free ram 170-200, good wifi and gsm signal, no lag.

Hispace unlocked for worldwide use, too bad its only in Chinese, I cant understand sheet...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maga77:
Really?

4 days?

No lag when back in homescreen?

Seems awesome!

Ho can I flash? with the usual vol+&- method?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] desalesouche:
are you sure that you're talking about u8860 stock rom?

can you give official huawei link please? thx
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
Belgium B927? Users said that (B923-8) are same. But 4 days? No way in normal use. And usually *cust.app is only for localization etc.

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Probably from there - http://www.huaweidevice.com/br/downloadCenter.do?method=list&flay=software&directoryId=20&treeId=0

Direct link - http://www.huaweidevice.com/tcpsdow...0,V100R001C00B927,Latin America,05011AJT).zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] compuflexnet:
I second this, finally! From my months of unscientific experience, available ICS roms for now, are not for my 5-touch u8860. After tinkering with someone else's galaxy note for days (1 gigabyte kingdroid rom), I'm starting to believe that u8860 is best as a gingerbread device if you want to do so many things on it other than call and sms.

Again, doc3000 rom is currently the best balanced rom in my opinion. So much memory ( ~200mb), snappy for a GB rom, so many extra features and customizations (ex. videos have better quality and sound than any stock rom), compatible with all my favorite apps and games, and stable enough for everyday use. I am just envious of the Miui ICS rom for it has the most features and customizations, but the bugs, the apps and games incompatibility, instability (probably because of so low 90 mb highest memory remaining and my 5-touches version) makes it just plain unusable for everyday use.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ksuuk:
About memory, to be sure what we are talking about, what is Your situation in > main apps in manage apps > running? I have 292 MB used and 69 MB free, but the apps in the list doesn't use the whole 292 MB. So how to figure out whats really taking the memory?

I also tried to disable Google +, by renaming it in /data/app, but then some other related apps started to crash. I can remove all unused languages, but this doesn't give me more memory, just space.

So how to remove bloatware (Honor doesn't really contain more than Google apps, true?) apps and leave Google play and get more free memory?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] emddummi:
Miui v4 new stock this Friday
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
for me it works quite well.

except for a couple of errors

sorry for my english.

google translater :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kaefert:
could you be more detailed? what are the problems that you are expiriencing? I would like to know to decide whether to try out this version myself
[Miscellaneous Android Development] JanviN:
What's this MIUI Honor Tools thing?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] EnDSK:
No definitely not. It has a nice UI but its extremely unstable. I will revert back to stock ICS when I get the ttime because it is extremely awesome compared to miui
[Miscellaneous Android Development] morpheus620:
yes,iam testet and works good.a few errors but there are still

differnce: new kernel and new baseband version.

camera have a HDR mode and nice picture quality.

sorry for my english.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mickey-r:
[MENTION=4515095]JanviN[/MENTION]

MIUI Honor Tools is a set of utilities to flash MIUI rom in Honor :

- abd and scripts

- Huawei usb drivers

- recovery.img

- ICS 4.0.3

You can read MOD EDIT: Link removed.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] EnDSK:
Quick question to the guys who are using ICS on their phones.

what do you use to sync your facebook contacts?

Today 11:36 AM

morpheus620

Originally Posted by EnDSK View Post

Have you tested it out yet?

What's the difference between this and the Chinese update that was released last month??

yes,iam testet and works good.a few errors but there are still

differnce: new kernel and new baseband version.

camera have a HDR mode and nice picture quality.

sorry for my english.

does facebook contact sync work?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mnaveed:
the boot_voc2.img is not working with the russian version...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Lykkis:
Downladed, installed and tested.

Works for me atleast. Was worried for a while as the boot made several reboots.

So far it seems to work fine. It has nordic language and it's rootable.

Time to make it custom... :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] freakysands:
@Lykkis

which rom you're running?

@EnDSK

no facebook sync yet. i don't want my contacts linked to facebook or any other socialspamware