yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] djsajid:
Thnx for response.yes I did clear data and church wid stock recovery..but in stock recovery I don't get calvic cache..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
How does this phone compare to Spice Mi425. I have read good reviews about the latter in spite of its low memory.

How good is the screen reSolution in actual use. Are the colours good?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zeyaan:
wcdma is 1st sim

ya that behaviour even I felt but I factory reset it after root and it helped:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] djsajid:
how can i do clear davihc and user cache??pls help me
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] djsajid:
Suddenly my karbonn a9 led flash light not working.I did everything like stock rom and recovery install than davich cache clear everything but still not working I also check *#36# fand got somthing about camera flash light but still not working.plsss help...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] pankmohan:
He Prasad bro please edit your first post and one good news for all that if we update A9 bye provided update in fonehackers thread and caller id problem will get solved also office suite added n many more things so get advantage of this .:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Bump
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Apart form Low memory

Spice Mi425 has 4.0 screen

good built and rest all is the same
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Balajisukan:
Stuck with wifi

GUYS,

How to make my A9 detect AD_HOC networks?.I am stuck here for very long time.Tried a lot.Nothing happened.

Any suggestions?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] abhi7395:
??? Google Play + ICS ???

Hello A9 users,

I want to know that can you download most of applications on Google play ?

I want to buy A9 and want to install thousands of apps and games.

What's about touchscreen of A9...(i watched karbonn a9 review on youtube and worried about touchscrren)

Link:www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwS1JveNfPs)

Also,how the device performs

(i like to mention that i will like to buy A9 as my first android device and I am heavy user{i use my mobile(nokia 5235) for 6~7 hours in a day})

Biggest question :

Can this device get ICS update ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Read 1st page 1post you will get all your answers
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rakson:
hard reset karbonn a9

okay, this may be a stupid question, even after reading this entire thread, but please bear with me as I am totally new to android

I got a9, want to perform hard/factory reset, used following method:

I thought from red screen I might get factory reset option, but I never reached to that screen.

My phone is not rooted, can someone suggest about performing hard reset?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
But why do you want to do a hard reset?

Well that's entirely your concern why you want to do it.

But if you don't know what you are doing or are not confident don't do it, you might end up screwing your handset.

These handsets are entirely different from Nokia's. So bear in mind whatever activity you do with this handset , read carefully before performing it. Cause if it stalls then you might find it difficult to restore it at times.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lxkarthi:
Buying online

Karbonn A9 is out of stock in all the online shopping sites.

I am in chennai. It is also not available in local stores in chennai.

Anyone know where to buy Karbonn A9?

Pls help. i am struggling to get this phone for long time.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rakson:
Because whenever I go to contacts -> more -> display option, it crashes and gives me error :

I did some googling and found that problem may be solved by performing factory reset or hard reset.

May be someone can suggest solution to this crash issue as well?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rakson:
Finally after performing factory reset 2-3 times, I found solution to this problem on my phone, well not solution but cause of the problem. It's "SKYPE".

I reset the phone, install applications one by one, use them, go to contact check if issue comes, for all apps it worked fine, until I installed "Skype" and used it by signing in. Removed skype it works fine.

This issue seems to be with skype account getting integrated into phone account for contact sync, as we add account e.g. gmail account it gets listed in the display options of contact settings, same is case with skype and thats where it causes the problem.

For some reason skype account is causing contact display option settings to crash.

I dont know how to solve this problem, i disabled sync and other activities for skype but no solution, skype account cannot be even removed as it would show message that application will need to use this account and it can be removed only by resetting the phone.

Anyone with similar issue? or can try installing skype and using it? you can uninstall it and afterwards and check if on your phone also you get this problem.

Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] arjunpaliath:
I don't have any issues like urs bro. I have signed in to Skype and enabled contacts, but I set the option to display contacts with phone numbers only.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vizblue:
Scratchgard or phone cover

Hi Friend,

I know that still their is no scratchgard or Phone Cover available for A9. But has anyone managed to use some other phone scratchgard or Phone Cover for your phone. Please let me know if you have found an alternative.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] shankar.gmr:
KARBONN A9 drivers installation help

Hey guyz... I am very new to this so kindly bear with me and help.

I downloaded the driver zip file from the link posted in the first page, after extracting it i am not able to find any executable file. So i was wondering how to get the drivers installed so that i can use USB connection to connect my KARBONN A9. for using adb shell and more... also i am using Windows 7 (windows update turned off - not willing to update)

Also i found a readme file stating

1. INSTALLATION NOTES

Please refer to Qualcomm document 80-VB717-1 Rev B for detailed instructions on

driver installation.

but i am unable to find that as well. Kindly advise me how to get the drivers installed so that i can use a software like moborobo or mobilego with a USB cabled connection. Also please suggest if there is any better software to interact with mobile settings, contacts etc.

Thanks in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lvgandhi:
Is there any way to edit music file properties like name of file, artists name, genre etc?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
no way

except you do it on your desktop before transferring the file to the mobile
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s.yogamurthy:
this guy s wrong....

use poweramp to edit watever u want in a music file

hit thanks if i help u
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lvgandhi:
Thanks. I will try.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Balajisukan:
Regarding FM in A9

Guys,

Has anyone tested FM in your A9?How is that?

In my A9 FM radio signal strength is pretty poor when compared to basic nokia handset.Nokia handset detects 7 channels clearly but A9 not even One.

I just wanted to know : Is everyone seeing the same issue(hardware bug) or a factory reset can solve this problem(software bug).

Also,is any other app/UI avaiable for FM Radio.The default the app is a hell.

Thanks in advance
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kumarraka:
Connectivity problem with external speakers

I am using Karbonn a9 since last one month. Overall the phone has great features compared to its cost. But recently I found a problem which is beyond my understanding and I did not find any solution for it.

Whenever I attach external speakers to the set through 3.5mm jack, music plays fine in low volume but when volume is increased the music player automatically stops. Initially, I thought it is problem of the inbuilt music player. Subsequently, i tried a number of other music players including VLC and Poweramp, But the problem remains same, music playing is fine with the headphones (in both low and high volume conditions) but whenever attached to external speakers its fine in low volume and stops automatically in high volume.

I tried different 3.5mm jacks as well to sort out the problem but failed to get any positive result.

Is it ant software or hardware related issue that is common in all karbonn a9 sets or is it set specific problem and I should contact service center:rolleyes:.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Try using some other headset

The default headset is not that good
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
http://www.junglee.com/Karbonn-A9/dp/B008GS1JJ4/ref=sr_1_83?ie=UTF8&qid=1341927044&sr=1-83#13419270647362&if_height=20&if_width=500

Its available above!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zeyaan:
Great news!! our 1st custom ROM

Great news to all karbonn a9 lovers owners and users!!!

a xda member varun is in the process of releasing the 1st custom ROM named 'JetMod' for A9!

keep lookin around for more updates on t newest ROM wit much more performance boost.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
This mod was released back for some Micromax mobile if I am not wrong

But this is a good news
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] shankar.gmr:
Please help getting drivers installed for karbonn a9

I have installed the adb shell from the android sdk, platform-tools.

but i am not aware of how to install the drivers for karbonn a9, i have already used the drivers provided by the prasad12ka4 on General discussion > Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking > Karbonn Mobile A9 (Android 2.3.6)

Drivers (credits: sheraz1015)

but still when i get to the adb shell and do a adb devices thr is not devices listed. (USB debugging is enable on phone)

i believe that the drivers are not installed properly which is causing my device not getting detected.

So kindly provided me the installation guide or step by step procedure to get the drivers for KARBONN a9 installed on windows 7.

guyzz this is my 3rd post regarding the same issue, since i did not get any response to the first 2 :(

Please help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zeyaan:
jetmod is t trademark o copywrigt material of varun. he releases many of his mods wit the same name. and ur right it was released for Micromax a few days back

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head to this thread u will be able to install and use ur karbonn a9 just go through this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1716450&page=33
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fonehacker:
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Its Pretty much All In One tool for all your flashing needs and is'nt even commandline.

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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ankey1234:
thankyou seniors for all your help...

i am new here & also an owner of A9.but any call recorder app & full screen caller id app is not working.. :crying:

i have already hacked my A9.

Any help is much appreciated..:confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rajeshfgh:
Had the same issue, took it to the service centre who made some changes in 5 mins and the problem got solved. But, mind you all my contacts and SMSes had vanished. Think they did kinda factory reset.

You can even use some tips at first page for resolving the problem.

---------- Post added at 03:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 PM ----------

Suddenly overnight my internal memory has gone low to only 10 MB left. I have checked all applications and their total is not even 100 Mb, but still 570 Mb is shown as used.

I am totally baffled as what is eating up the internal memory. Please suggest something....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ksameer:
Got my Karbonn a9 yesterday. Few quick observations:

1. Phone feels nice and does not have cheap feel to it.

2. Screen quality is good. It is better than what I had expected.

3. Camera quality is strictly average.

4. Have not faced any problems with the proximity sensor till now. Screen goes off when I put phone to ears during call and comes back on when I remove it from ears.

5. No landscape keyboard for messaging!! (my older phone, Monte, did not have qwerty and this does not have landscape!!!). Will get apps for this.

Need some help. Interface has a bit of lag. Not a lot, but definitely visible. Any way to speed it up? I have read that the phone uses some launcher, can it be removed without rooting? (Will root phone in a week, so any solution before that is welcome :) )
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
IF you want to try a different launcher without root

Just install it and set it default.

If you remove the internal launcher ( i.e. only possible with rooting) then phone may behave abnormal.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ksameer:
Installed Launcher Pro yesterday. Things feel much better now. Go SMS for messaging gives landscape keyboard. Battery life seems decent. Though I am not using 3G/GPRS currently.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] lxkarthi:
Where did you get the phone?

I am in chennai. I am trying to get this phone for more than 3 weeks. but all online websites & local stores are out of stock.

Can you tell me where can i get Karbonn A9?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zeyaan:
I suggest u not to buy online as ppl who got it online have negative opinion and reviews better come to Bangalore buy and go its available here
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vishwasnp:
Hi. Is it possible for you to enable HD recording now that phone is rooted ? Please let me know if you require any info and i will be glad to help out :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ksameer:
Got my phone from Mumbai. Had to search half Mumbai for this phone over many weeks. Phone is apparently flying off the shelves here. Not sure if it due to the popularity or very few pieces being brought here by Karbonn.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mayank88288:
rom

can we install any custom rom on this mobile?

:confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
This is due to the basic phenomena of us Indians, we are a heard of sheep which follow a certain route.

Earlier it was like NOKIA NOKIA NOKIA

Now its SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG

when I went to buy Dell Venue, they asked me "Dell Venue??? ye kaunsa mobile hai? kya hai ismein?? Samsung Ace le lo:p"

Are you serious??? Ace instead of Venue?? I was about to fade.

Even HTC all models are not kept at store like "Incredible S, Desire HD, etc" Which are the best

Sony has some fine mobiles also but unfortunately those too are overlooked.

If reputed brands are this, imagine spice and Karbonn...they are like "Nahi rakhte" this that WTF!!!

Yes

But none have poped up yet
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kkrraazzyy:
May be I will soon buy this or spice stellar as i am looking for a cheap phone then soon you will have a custom rom
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ksameer:
Very true. In fact, few times when I went into the shop and asked for A9, shopkeeper would look at me as if I asked for some banned substance in public and shoo me away saying "I only keep branded products". Other times, he would say, "Why waste 10k on chinese phones, buy Samsung instead!!!"
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Do you think A9 is better than Mi425?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vishwasnp:
A9 has more internal memory. But has a slightly smaller screen,other than that,everything else is same
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vishwasnp:
I hit upon this crazy idea. Is it possible to install windows mobile on A9 after root. Or maybe even make it dual boot?

I know i may look super dumb. But then "POOCHNE ME KYA JAATA HAIN"? :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
A9

Not possible

As the compatible drivers are not present
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fonehacker:
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Checkout my latest update of AIO Flasher tool:link in my signature.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
What is the battery life in A9? Spice mobile seems out of stock so thinking of buying this from flipkart
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vishwasnp:
Battery life is better than competitors. No complaints at all.lasts 2 days for me with average use
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Remove Restrictions

One can try this to remove restrictions:

Read properly:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ksameer:
Battery life is certainly very good. I am using the phone with two sims, wifi always on, intermittent mail and facebook and some light calling. With this much usage, the battery lasts a day. Also, considering that my phone is hardly a week old, I am constantly doing something or the other with it!!

Help Needed: I have my contacts saved with 0xxxx... However, when I receive a call, number is displayed as +91xxx.... and so the name of the contact never shows up. Any idea how to solve this?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
This issue is resolved.

Check 1st page

1st post

Read carefully you will get all the answers :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ksameer:
Thanks and sorry for going through first page before posting query!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] abhi7395:
Gr8 news for buyers !

Hello all of you;

Who want to purchase the A9 !!!

A9 is back on flipkart and infibeam...

Here are the links:

http://www.infibeam.com/Mobiles/i-Karbonn-A9-Android-Smartphone/P-E-M-Karbonn-A9.html

http://www.flipkart.com/karbonn-9-mobile-phone/p/itmd9e557d3pstyu

Thanks...

(I will also like to buy this on next month !)

---------- Post added at 10:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 PM ----------

Hello to all A9 users and some confused minds...

As I mentioned in my previous post,I like to buy A9, so nowadays I collect more information about A9...

Today I watched this video by IGYAAN on youtube...(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nFiy7l8JQs)and I heard that KARBONN promised to give ICS update for A9...

I am not confused that this will get ICS or not but this is much better than others in terms of specifications,so I will definately buy this smartphone...

Thanks...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
IGYAAN gives wrong reviews.

Guess what, for Karbonn A7 they said it had 1GHZ processor!!! are you kidding me???

It has 800 mhz processor.

Dont go for such reviews my friend, best ways visit Karbonn official site or contact customer care (though most of them are dumb).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vishwasnp:
Yesterday , I was taking some snaps on main Camera, And All of a sudden I started getting out of focus pics , I usually click and hold still for a second, despite that , I got blurry images .

But then strangely today I got correct focussed images doing the same. Another friend of mine had complained once of the same, has anyone else experienced this ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Finally purchased from infibeam for 8950 and also got further discount of 150 for using ICICI card.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] abhi7395:
Congrats !!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kunal10002003:
guys i m kunal and im frm west bengal. i got a karbonn a9 yesterday. im not being able to use the phone properly. firstly in lock mode the touch screen dont work properly after tapping the screen for couple of times then only it works,secondly when the phone is in homescreen the menu screen appears for sometimes and after sometime it opens some random app and non of the soft touch buttons work. i really don't knw what is happening. this is my first android phone and the experience is becoming bitter. plz guys help me with it else i'll have to take it to the service center.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
don't waste time

take it to service centre
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kunal10002003:
thanks for your reply bro. tomorrow i'll take it to the service center.lets hope for the best that they will solve the issue soon.:angel:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thespacedude:
A few questions

Okay I'm ready to spend on Motorola Defy Plus or Sony Live with Walkman or Galaxy Ace

But I find A9 much cheaper and better. But I wanted to make sure. Please reply to these questions guys:--

1. Will it get ICS update (unofficially or officially)?

2. Do HD games like ASPHALT 5/6 HD, GTA3, GT RACING, RAGING THUNDER work on it?

If no then is there a way to run it?

Atleast do the simple fun games work on it? (like angry birds, temple run, cut the rope, Slice It, etc)

3. Do cyanogen mods work on it? (CM9, CM7 etc...)

Thanx for the reply guys..really looking forward to A9 :)...........
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quasar93:
hey dont worry... thats a common issue for almost all androids. the android camera app is in auto mode(i mean it controls 3 aspects of photography. aperture, shutterspeed and ISO). may be u shot those photos in dim light, so to have proper exposure the shutter speed will be automatically increased resulting in blurred images
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
1. ICS update is not officially announced, so its doubtful.

2. HD games do work on this set flawless

3. No custom MOD for this handset as off, but might get some soon.

Also if I may suggest if you are looking for a cheap and a reliable handset,

Try LG Optimus L5, it has ICS out of the box, 4" screen, 2 GB internal memory, 5 Mpx cam, at the price of 12499.

I feel its worth the money.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thespacedude:
thanx for replying buddy

a few more questions here now :(

1. Why do people root their phones?

2 Does A9 have a good support of apps on the Google Play Store? (like do most of the timepass games work on A9?)

3. Does it have a GPU? and which one?

4. I can spend upto 13K. Which phone would you suggest me? Should I buy Karbonn A9? LG Optimus L5 is 320 x 480 pixels, 4.0 inches (~144 ppi pixel density).....isn't that kinda low? 144 ppi means almost pixelation right? What do u say...

THANKS GUYS FOR ANSWERING!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
I PM'ed you
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thespacedude:
ummmm hey bro i didnt get any PM from you yaar......i searched everywhere but couldn't find it....Can u please send it again? Thanks!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kunal10002003:
guyz i got my phone replaced today only.called up the shopkeeper and explained him the problems that i was facing, he asked me to take everything to the shop and assured me that he will replace the phone soon. in the evening he called me up and said to take the new phone. im really happy with the service of the shopkeeper and also karbonn as it was karbonn who agreed to replace the phone today. jio karbonn mobile :laugh:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
glad to hear
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thespacedude:
hey bros can you please please please answer this i'm really confused damn it

1. Why do people root their phones?

2 Does A9 have a good support of apps on the Google Play Store? (like do most of the timepass games work on A9?)

3. Does it have a GPU? and which one?

4. I can spend upto 13K-15K. Which phone would you suggest me? Should I buy Karbonn A9?

THANKS GUYS FOR ANSWERING!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Deepak543:
1. You can do whatever you want to with your phone. (You become administrator.)

2. It does have good support. (And most of the time pass games work on A9 :silly:)

3. Not sure but I guess its Adreno 200

4. 13K-15K - you can get, sony ericsson live with walkman, LG L5, huawei u8800 pro

Or simply wait for next month many new phones are launching...Like Karbonn A18, A24 or Spice Steller Mi500.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thespacedude:
hey thanks man.....I think i will buy A9 now but I'm also getting Sony Xperia Neo V from my friend's shop for 13K. I'm really tempted to buy it....what to do??