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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtreo:
Just like to bump this thread. Any update of development?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markvann:
Heey guys!

I just bought this phone 2 days ago, after my Galaxy Gio died 1,5 week ago.

I'm very happy to hear there are more satisfied users of the OT-995 who want a custom rom and XDA thread :)

Let's hope a good developer will also get this beautifull device! :D

By the way: does someone know a good way to root the Alcatel OT-995?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtreo:
@ markvann: that remains the question. I still got an unrooted OT-995. tried those rooting procs, nothing works atm.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yeasis:
same here still looking for a working way...

does anybody kno when te update to ics will be avaible?

really looking forward to that!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petalotis:
I would ask the people who bought this device if in fact ram is 512 mb ? and not like xperia neo v which is 380 mb

ps.+1 for development of this device

thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markvann:
Hello Petalotis!

I just looked, and it seems there is not 512mb ram. It's exactly the same as it is with Xperia Neo V I guess, because my telephone says there's something like 370 mb ram. Normally I'm a heavy device user (except for my last one, the Galaxy Gio), but I have to say this smartphone can handle all the apps I want. I'm really happy with it, and on Quadrant Standard benchmark it even scores better than Galaxy Nexus :D (and on Antutu they have around the same amount of points). So I hope you don't get fooled by the 'not-so-high' amount of ram, and that you can participate in searching for OT-995 root methodes and ROMs!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mordep:
I want to buy a new Android phone and this one catch my attention, i have a ZTE Blade and want to upgrade :) .

The launch of this phone in my country (Portugal) will be in 7 of May with the name of "Optimus Madrid" and the price maybe would be €229,90, i was searching here if anyone begun to developing custom roms to him, will be an asset.

+1 for development of this device ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petalotis:
also I would ask the people who bought this device if they try to connect mouse or keyboard in mini usb gate ?

already seen a guide to do this in galaxy s (in this forum). Hub must accept external power because there isnt enough power in mini usb

is it possible that this works ? can you try to connect keyboard and mouse in hub or a usb flash

i would appreciate that

thank you very much
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rikaap1:
I also have the alcatel ot-995.

I''ve tried things like superonclick and z4root.

Is there any possible way to root my phone or do I just have to wait for a new rooting way.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladmir:
Hello! I just bought is phone people , has as nice price!!!

And I hope someone considering spend some time to make the root possible!!

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtreo:
Just like to bump on this thread again.

To Devs: Hopefully someone out there who has the heart to develop a ROM for this nice phone would be love by all who bought this amazing price-to-performance phone. ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladmir:
Help

Hello ppl!

Please, some wone knows can make video calls using a 3g network wiht this device (OT 995)? In my case, i have a portuguese network (optimus)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whigga:
This phone is perfectly capable of making 3g video calls. At least it works in Holland, where I live. Do realize that this functionality also depends on your network provider if they allow it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whigga:
Yeah, you're right! Software implementation is defenitely not as good as the hardware should allow it to be. Processor and ram are more than capable, but still there is lag where similar speced phones have none. Hopefully the promised ICS upgrade will fix this or otherwise hoping for some good 'ol custom rom development. ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techlux:
OT995 Potentials

I'm a freak of speed for low cost and the alcatel OT995 will definetly be

my next one!

Hopefully does developers see the potentials of this low budget device,

and make a masterpiece ready to challenge with high-end non-price-quality

phones!

I keep fingers crossed, once a project gets started, I buy one !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trueno2k:
I've been search the net for type of material the screen front is made of and haven't found an answer... Could one of you OT-995 owners tell me whether the front screen is made from plastic or glass? I apologise in advanced for going off topic :P

Thanks for your response ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cijla2222:
Hi all,

off topic as well:

Can someone confirm if GLONASS/ГЛОНАСС is supported? According to alcatelonetouch.com/ru/products/smartphones/ot-995.html it is (funny that the feature is only promoted in Russian). "GPS Test" from Google Play (formerly known as Android Market) can prove it. And I guess it only supports Wifi b/g/n (no a there)? And does someone have a device with a gyro? And what about NFC (optional according to alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/news/pressroom/press120503.html )?

Thanks a lot!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2GAM:
gonna be hard for you information.

the plate is solid, but to tell you if it is glass or plastic ..!?!

would break to see :p ... I will not try.:rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petepc:
I woke up this morning with the battery completely flat (forgot to plug it in). Anyhow, after getting the phone back up and running I couldnt get the launcher to show. android.phone force close and android.core force close constantly.

I rebooted it many times, but there seemed no way to bring up any launcher or menu. just wallpaper and the notifications at the top, and Force Close messages every few seconds.

Was probably overkill, but I factory reset it by bringing up the screen via adb:

adb shell am start -a android.settings.PRIVACY_SETTINGS
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petepc:
I cannot see any OTA update available.

When I go to Firmware Upgrade Manager, (Settings->About Phone->System Updates

and press check for updates, it shows current firmware version 2.3.6, checking for updates.

It then says "No update information is available now. Please check it later."
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markvann:
The same for me!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acilsekirlet:
I guess I mentioned that it is available for Turkey region.

And it may be locked to that region. But it has some precious files.

Just download and take a look into that archive!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistercheese:
u guys know a good app to boost the audio out via 3,5 headset? or maby edit some files?

i noticed it is very low...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markvann:
Mistercheese, I'm sorry, I don't know such an app...

But when I heard you talking about audio, I immediately had to think about this (because it might also be a solution for your problem):

Is there anyone who has rooted their 995, and tried to install this? (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525226)

It's Beats Audio software, as it is found in HTC-devices. But now its free and installable for every 2.3+ device!

Sooo, anyone who tried it or who is willing to try?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Titankahn:
hey guys i'm willing to buy this phone but i heard some ba things about it, so help me please clear things out.

So i heard that there is the same kind of problem with some modells of zte blade that the phone can't see all the available ram anyone could tell me the number how much does it see? settings/about phone Mem info(avail/total)

also can anyone tell me what bugs did you experience? like lockscreen cannot be unlocked with power button, occasionally restarts for more times in a row about 10-20 mins (this can be caused by a faulty/bad micro SD card)

I'm willing to upgrade from defy but have low budget for this, with this phone i'm sure that it could be the same horse like blade, for modding.

There are no better choices in hungary i want a 4.3" screen and all the phones that got that are way more expensive, even the galaxy s plus is more expensive with its smaller screen.

Thank you the info of the memory!

Erno
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whigga:
Look, at this point there is no better deal than this one if you want a 4.3" screen, well capable processor and really descent battery life. Simple as that!

After rooting, getting rid of bloatware (including the default launcher) and installing an alternative launcher (recommend xperia s launcher) this phone is really smooth and snappy. I've never had any random reboots or frozen lockscreen. In fact, I never had any problems with it. And (when reading a few posts on this forum) it seems that the promised ICS upgrade is for real and just around the corner...

Don't know about the custom rom scene for the Blade, but for the OT-995 there isn't any yet. However, more and more people are buying this phone and I have the feeling it is also catching attention from developers.

Hope this helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Titankahn:
Thank you, could you tell me please about the memory? in settings/about phone/ mem info (avail/total) im interested in the number! thank you!

BTW how far are we from the first custom roms? and what do we need for that?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
Setup Wizard Error

Hi there,

i have a big problem with my new 995. After i gain access to Root folder of the device i uninstalled the Dialer and Dialer Storage from the phone accidently. Actually i thought it wont create any issue becuase Touchpal Dialer was already installed on it.

Anyway, after the uninstallation, i rebooted the device and i was not able reach gsm network. Afterward my last change was to return to factory defaults, i did but this time my current situation occured; when i booted up the device it comes with Setup Wizard and when i click next it says, "Setup Wizard has stoped unexpedetly" with a pop up which says "Force Close"...

At the time i am not even able to access menu of the phone..

What would you propose to me in order to use this phone again...

Thanks for your support..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warsylep:
Keep in mind that i am a noob in terms of the android guts but from what i've seen.. can't you obtain the .apk's for the dialer and dialer storage and install them via adb?

Best luck with your problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
So, can someone pls provide me the related apk's and also tell me the way of pushing it to the phone.. (via adb or whatever, i am also noob for the terms i don't know the exact name of it)

Many thanks..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tumaini418:
You may be able to install via "myphoneexplorer". I've done it with apps that need to be installed in the system/app folder. Hope this helps if you find the files you need .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whigga:
What memory do you mean? RAM or storage?

Phone storage is 2gb and expandable with microSD.

Concerning RAM there is 512mb installed and there is usually around 150mb available depending on the number of programmes running, etc.

However, I'm not sure if you know, but android works along the principle of "unused ram is wasted ram". So if you're looking to have a lot of free ram available, don't worry about it, Android is supposed to work like that.

read this to learn more:

http://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dom54:
hello

Thanks for the root process, its done, good jon

does somebody remove spb shell 3D ?

because i use go launcher, is there a problem to remobe spb shell 3D ?

thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
Can you please upload the apk's of Dialer and Dialer Storage..

Many thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tumaini418:
Sorry I have no idea how to extract those foles. I even tried to find them on all my phones but couldn't. (though I did only look with ES file explorer)

But I don't have the knowlege to know what to do in your case. I only know how to install and follow directions. :o

Sorry I couldn't help ya.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
tumaini, thanks for your suggestion, thanks to MyPhoneExplorer now i am able to access phone memory.

I can access PhoneMemory\system\app i see all the apk files there but when i try to add or delete file on this folder it says that i am not authorised.

What would save my life is to provide me the all apk in this folder (or only Dialer and Dialer Storage apk's) and tell me the way that i would be able to modify the files in it...

I feel it is about to be resolved..

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistercheese:
can someone pull system and custpack and upload?

i know a lot of guys here ****ed them include me :D

adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 of=/sdcard/system.ext4
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/sdcard/custpack.ext4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whigga:
I removed it without any problem. (Make sure you

only

uninstall the spb shell 3D apk and nothing else or might corrupt your phone.)

It might be that after uninstalling you will get continous 'spb force close' messages. Simply reboot and its solved.

BTW; Although heavily customizable, I found that Go Launcher uses quite a lot of memory. If you want to make most of your phone (speediness), I suggest a more lightweight launcher like Launcher Pro, ADW, Experia S home or even Touchwiz.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dom54:
thanks for your reply

in fact go launcher use lot of memory, i will try with these others solutions
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tumaini418:
I'm sorry, I should have told you that after you root your phone in order to install to phone memory with an app like myphoneexplorer you'll need to make the phone memory writeable. You can do this with any root file manager. At least that's the way I did it. Please some one correct me if I got it wrong.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burakerenn:
You are correct and any explorer can not modify the phone memory.

As I have explained to bankamn in Turkish donanimhaber forum he should find the apks first. But according to his post's impression in there the phone was not booting properly but I assume since he can mess with explorers he is able to reach the menu.

Then bankamn, after you have found the apks, you should download root explorer, jump to the /system/app directory in phone memory, press "mount r/w" button in the upper right corner and paste the apks to the /system/app.

This should at least fix missing apks situation.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
Yes sir, now i'm able to modify files in System/app using Root Explorer..

That's ok up to now, let me tell you my latest status;

A friend from another forum just sent me TelephonyProvider.apk and Phone.apk from his Alcatel 995 and i copied them to the System/app folder..

That made some changes on the phone; now i am able to reach up to end of the Setup wizard; i am able to set up Google account which is i think the last step of the Wizard, and at the end it says again "Setup Wizard has stopped unexpectedly.."

Maybe it would be the solution for me to have all apk files in System/app folder; could someone help me on this?

Thanks..

---------- Post added at 02:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 PM ----------

Yes burak you are right, even though the phone failed to boot up properly, thanks to MyPhoneExplorer i am able to start Root Explorer (which is installed to the phone) from the pc. (MyPhoneExplorer/Files/Applications then Start button after selected related application)

Can you provide me the whole apk files in Syetem/app pls?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iuss:
A port of CWM suitable for booting via fastboot: http://dump.pargon.nl/alcatel/cwm-recovery/

Please read the README. Use at your own risk.

A few points/caveats (as also listed in the README):

Use at your own risk

It cannot be flashed (assuming your device uses the default partition layout - image is too large)

Restore functionality seems to work, but hasn't been thoroughly tested.

I will only provide support for functionality of the image itself - i.e. you're on your own for running fastboot to boot the image.

Enjoy.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mstrhakr:
i agree :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warsylep:
I'll upload them shortly.

EDIT: here you have -

So.. It has begun.. :D:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acilsekirlet:
If you haven't uninstalled rm'd anything, dear warsylep your system/apps and custpack folders are very much needed for many beginners of ot-995 :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burakerenn:
Unfortunately I do not have OT-995 mate. I am just a potential buyer following the development.

Please check the permissions of the files you have just added. It should show the permissions as the rest of the files in the folder.

In case that you are not sure that you only deleted two of them, just ask a friend again to compress entire folder and send it to you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tumaini418:
Thanks , think I'll keep this around . May come in handy. :rolleyes:

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Ummm..... will this be of any use? I don'rt mean to offend or anything, but for people like me (not a new to android but not an expert either) it seems kind of funky.

Would you explaine more? At least maybe you can write a better "read me" file.

That said, I'd like to thank you for the work you have put into getting this to us all. :D:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yeasis:
How to install touchwiz?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
warsylep, you made an incredible favour for me, now i am able to use my phone again, it works!!!

Many thanks to you and other friends willing to help me..

Best regards..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warsylep:
I'm glad i could help :)

And here is a "semi" dump of the files from the Alcatel OT-995.

Keep in mind that i don't know much about android and this was made using a "cp -R folder /sdcard/dump" type command (busybox power).

Therefore some folders are empty, some are missing, due to "can't create symlink" errors and no permission errors.

Maybe its useful to someone :)

If there's a way to dump the entire filesystem, please let me know and i will be more than happy to dump my phone's files.

alcatel ot 995 dump -> h t t p :// ww w . mediafire .com/?z9l247tb12rpm8n
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iuss:
If you can figure how to boot the CWM image I linked earlier, try using it's backup feature - it'll backup to sd.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
:) i have some bad news from my side again...

As i said earlier, i am now able to reach the phone, but currently some applications are not running propoerly; here are the error messages while i try to use the related programs

--> Phone has stopped unexpectedley (i am not able to receive or create phone calls, the impact of it is critical for me)

--> The application Status bar has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. (it causes the restrt of status bar)

--> Browser has stopped unexpecdetly (denying to access the web)

These are what i experienced up to now, maybe i have to try your dump file, or if possible the whole dump file should be utilised if you can provide..

Edit: when i try to open the screen lock it says: secureclock has stopped... I think Android is not just apk files.. i messed the filesystem..

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistercheese:
just copy all the .apk files from the dump zip to system/app and custpack/app and then factory reset your phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whigga:
Check out this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1582150

Since OT-995 has same resolution and screen size as SGSII all of these launchers will work (except TW 5 which requires ICS).

Simply download, extract zip file and install apk.

For Xperia S launcher I use this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1557091

It is really fast! (But it has limited customization options.)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] depsy89:
sir/s.

is it necessary to root the phone to delete bloatwares preinstalled? also, what apks can i delete that won't harm the entire system? i meant, bloatwares list, anyone? tia!:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
i did exactly what you said, but still the same problem..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistercheese:
then what exactly did u do after u rooted
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
I ınstalled an extarnal Dialer program form market and deleted Dialer and Dialer Storage...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistercheese:
ok so to clear up...

u rooted.. deleted a few .apk's

did factory reset and get stuck at jrdsetupwizard because of force closes

then u replaced all the stock apks from dump and then factory reset again and the force close problem is still there?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tumaini418:
Yes I think your phone needs to be rooted in order to un-install system apps.

I use "System App Remover" to get rid of blotware. You can set it to help you with knowing what's pretty much safe by color codeing the apps. You can also un-install apps you have installed yourself. Not to mention it has a few other useful functions like an appkiller and backup function. Hope that helps ya a little.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
i rooted, deleted some apk's my gsm network became unavail i did factory reset, stuck at setupwizard because of force close; then i replaced the apk files under system/app and custpack/app from the dump. and reset it again by pressing volume up and power key for ignition.. And this time i passed setupwizard, i can access to gsn network but when i try to make a phone call or try to receive, force close message appears for phone, and not able to open browser...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] depsy89:
where can i find this "system app remover" sir? and how will i know which ones are good to be uninstalled/deleted and which are not? im just worried that il delete system apps :) tia! ^+^
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
you know my current situation, just be careful :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u1007930:
Hi,

512 Mb / 363Mb available to user.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bamkanm:
by the way, will there be a custom rom for this device?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tumaini418:
The one I use is called "SystemApp Remover" it's icon is a green garbage can and it's kind of hard to mess up using it.

After it opens and you select the menu you will see where you can select "Assist". After you make sure assist is turned on you will notice the app names will be either green(for safe to remove), yellow(MAY be safe to remove) and red(leave it alone!).

When I first stated to use it I used the assist and never had one problem on any of the phones or tablets I have. You can get it at the google play store and some other markets. It's very cheap. :)

Remember, you should always make a backup before you un-install any system apps. ;)

---------- Post added at 09:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:58 PM ----------

Gotta give it time. It was a few months from the time I got my Huawei u8650 and found a real custom rom (one that was a CM mod and wasn't a modded stock rom).

So don't hold yer breath but keep your fingers crossed. Should see a good CWM recovery 'round the same time.......I hope. :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] depsy89:
thanks sir tu!:)

guys, someone recommended me this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1272270

it's a guide for cooking ROMs..just thought it can help anyone here good in programming to create a rom for us :) the one who said he successfully installed ics on his phone is nowhere to be found :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qltsar:
Thank you iuss! It's works like a charm!