yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] renjithrs007:
Remove google stuffs

Can I remove the google stuffs from the phone and install it directly on SD card once it is rooted. In this way, we can save a lot of internal space.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Spice Stellar Mi 425 NANDROID STOCK ROM

Finally backed up FRESH STOCK ROM of SPICE MI 425 STELLAR....

Download Stock ROM from http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dtc5j3cbi0531xo

More info can be found at Spice Stellar Mi 425 STOCK ROM
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
Anyone Please Post Splash.img Of Spice Stellar By Using Some Command Extract Splash.img From Stellar!!!

The Guide For It Is Here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961164

Please Friends I Want Stock Splash.img Of Stellar!!!

OR Use The Attached APK For The Same!!!

Here Is The Tutorial For Yaffs Expert On Mobile By Screenshot

http://partner-google.photobucket.com/albums/h449/sainthooligan/YaffsExpert Tutorial-Part 1/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clavicle:
Good you recovered your phone back!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Successfully extracted the SPLASH.IMG.....

Hi love4chat i have backed up the splash image of my Stellar and shared that here..:highfive:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
July's End We Will Be Getting ICS Update(Confirmed)

And It Will Be A Flashable Update Through The Tool Which I Have Already Shared Here And It Will A Full ICS Stock Rom Flash!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clavicle:
Good news for all spice users indeed!

Hopefully we will be able to port it to A9 too :fingers-crossed:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] johndoe104102:
Has anyone bought a mobile case/cover for spice mi-425??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
I bought one that's a rough fit,,,but protects the phone nevertheless. It was originally meant for the galaxy nexus. You'll need to cut out holes for the MicroUSB
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] johndoe104102:
Can you post the online link of the case/cover you purchased?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mGforCe:
Yes....pls do that it will be very useful.

Further can someone using this phone for sometime give feedback about how good is build quality...I have never bought any Spice / Karbonn / Micromax phone in past and hence apprehensive..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ImBridge:
Buy it. The build quality is better than Xperia. Buy it and I m sure u will like it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Can more test results please come up?

Added to 1st post
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Verified STOCK ROM working..

love4chat has restored his mobile with that STOCK ROM and confirmed its WORKING...:highfive:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
This phone has internal memory of 140Mb only. Does that cause a problem?

Karbonn A9 has 512Mb internal memory I think. Which is better of the two?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sadhu_s60:
guys, dont worry about the internal memory, i'll post a step by step to allot space from sd to int mem. . .. . universal method for all droids

==========

Remove int memory restriction for ANY brand droid.... step by step

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1746228

if u find it useful, do link to it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ImBridge:
Once rooted you can easily and safely free up at least 30MB space.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Check 1st page 1st post

Method to free internal memory without root

Tested and working
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] aqswde123:
Guys, my 425 keeps shutting down randomly, happens rarely but the problem is when i try to turn it back on it does not switch on for atleast 1 min. Even when I manually turn off the phone it some times turns on immediately after pressing the power button but sometimes it does not turn on for 1 min or more.

What could be the issue?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sadhu_s60:
thats app2sd u wrote about. which was made for froyo. now app2sd is inbuilt in every gingerbread as the default moving to sd procedure. it wont give half the free space link2sd would. also my process would automate the entire process, setup once and forget. wont have to move each app individually.

try it bro

---------- Post added at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 PM ----------

yr fone is crashing bro!

do a factory reset. settings - privacy - factory reset
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rastapopulus3:
How reliable is this assuming that I have a Class 6 16GB Microsd for my MI425? Wouldnt my phone become much more slower?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
Link2SD is highly reliable. I was using link2SD in Android 2.1 and have been using ever since. It's highly recommended, provided you don't flash your phone too often or change your ROMs frequently. (which is ofcourse, still not possible in Spice)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clavicle:
Boy, you are too worried about it!

On my A9 have have put in 32gb card of class 4 :laugh: and it ain't that slow!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
Greetings Friends Here I Got CWM English Version Finally!!!

Its The Latest ONE,All Thanks To My Chinese Friend For Helping Us All And Creating A Working Recovery!!!

And I Was The Tester Of Recovery!!!

Here Is The Link - http://www.mediafire.com/?aen9w6uinz923hy
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
Good work ...Tested and working 100%..thanks:thumbup::)

Is this test4 or test5 cwm recovery of that chinese site???
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
TEST 4!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
I tried test5 its also working...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
Actually Both Test Files Are Same!!!

LOLZ!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
Okay
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Thats not APPS2SD that I have written about

Read again

Its an ADB method to make all apps to SD by default.

Dont assume things plz

Above is for all the handsets from 2.2 onwards.

I tried it in My Dell, the apps which cant be moved (eg. whats app, facebook, etc) can be moved.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
God one mate
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
Now We Want A Good Custom Rom For Stellar!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ch@ts:
Will the ROM for the HTC Desire V (dual sim) work with this? Both phones have a similar screen size, RAM, and chipset.

Also, I used easeus partion manager to partition my sd card while it was in my phone, so that I could use link2sd, and didn't face any problems.

I shrunk the initial partition and didn't lose any data, but the phone did a check disk on a reboot.

The phone doesn't recognise ext2 partitions, so I had to reformat the second partition with fat32, and link2sd recognised it.

But, I haven't rooted my phone as yet, so I can't really use link2sd. But if anyone else wants to use it, the technique works. Thanks to the person who suggested using this method.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] renjithrs007:
I was able to link (not move) whats app to SD card. But I am not getting an option to move facebook, can you help? Thank you.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Is this phone worth buying in spite of low internal memory?

Is it better than Karbonn A9?

Are there any single Sim phones with similar specs?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ch@ts:
I think so. It's got a great screen with good colour reproduction, and decent battery life.

The camera's not bad, if you're using it to post pics to the web. There's a fair bit of noise reduction, but as long as you view pics at 75%zoom, they look fairly good.

The performance is pretty decent, and while the lack of internal memory is a bother, if you root your phone and use link2sd, you can overcome that limitation.

I haven't come across any software bugs so far, like the proximity sensor issue with the Karbonn A9.

I kind of like the default launcher, dialer and contact list.

Network reception and call qualitys good, wi-fi works without any problems.

The phone's a bit thicker than it should be, and doesn't look like a premium handset, though it looks better than most Samsungs and LG's IMO.

I think you'll be hard pressed to find a single sim mobile @ the same price with similar features, but if you up your budget to 13-15k, you'll have plenty of superior single sim phones to choose from.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
The updates of facebook can be moved if facebook is a system app

If it isnt a system app the app can be moved.

Also all apps that you move to SD , if they support widgets, the widgets wont be available.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
Work in Progress. Expected release in 15-20 days. (I know that's slow...but I have a 10-hours-a-day-six-days-a-week job...Not much time left afterwards :( )
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ch@ts:
Thanks for taking the time out for this. Are you building your ROM on ICS?

Did you manage to get your phone back to working condition?

Oh...and i'm not sure if i thanked you earlier for your review of the phone. It was one of the reasons I bought the phone...so ....Thank you!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] quick mobile facts:
cool!:))
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
LOL... :laugh: Nice of you :)

BTW I am developing my ROM on GB but with performance tweaks built in.

I got my phone back, thanks to love4chat & itsjame for the chinese CWM and stock ROMs. But not using it too much now, kinda unhappy with it. Maybe an ICS release will cheer me up... :p

My main gripe is that it's a strangely unbalanced device. It plays all HD games much more smoothly than my Xperia, yet it can't play HD video. Here's a brief post on how the Spice compares to my other phones.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Thanks for that feedback. Seems to be good enough. Need it for wife actually and cam not important, we will use the DigiCam for that. What is this issue of HD videos not playing, does it not work even with Mx Player?

Even for 13-15K I could not find decent resolution handsets.

My wife insists on buying Galaxy Y and I am hoping this is going to be much better in most aspects.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
It's galaxies ahead of the Galaxy Y (Pun intended!) You can wait to gift the 'Y' to your kid :P

HD video Clips & Songs (upto 5-7 mins) play fine with MX Player. But it can't play full movies in HD 720p, not even on MX. 1080p is simply out of question.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
@bbsrailfan

How is ur phone now??..is it still boot looping??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ch@ts:
The phones nice but its big and a bit heavy. Since its for your wife you may want to consider the karbonn instead.

btw..doesn't the defy plus come for 15k odd?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
Its fine now...with the stock ROM minus all add-ons. Using only for testing for the ROM i am currently building.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
K ...which rom ur developing based on stockrom?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
It might work as every config is same but that HTC Desire V does not have front cam.. So our front cam might not work if we go for ROM of HTC Desire V..

If you have CWM flashed then you could have partitioned using that itself..

As you did not root yet you could help all of SPICE STELLAR users.. Wait i will guide you an method to pull real recovery of SPICE STELLAR..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ch@ts:
Not a problem. Let me know what you need.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] trannot:
Blase

Hahahah funny
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
She has used Samsung Wave 2 which is as large so that should not be a problem. From reviews it seems Spice is better than Karbonn in spite of less internal memory. But not sure. Any idea which is better?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Take your time mate. :good:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
@Suhas, I am working on 2 ROMs side by side. I am working on a Basic CM7 - which can be used as a base for newer ROMs, and I am working on a MIUI ROM based on stock.

Would like to test it out...esp with the Sense4 UI...:D

If any of u guys find time, can u share a link to the HTC stock ROM?

EDIT: I dont think the Desire V has same specs as our Spice. The biggest difference is that the HTC uses a Qualcomm MSM7227A chipset with a Cortex-A5 processor while our's is a Qualcomm MSM7627A with a Snapdragon S1 processor.

What's more, the HTC supports bluetooth 3.0, MHL and UTG, which we don't have.

The differences don't really count and can be summarized in one line:

Spice: Bigger battery, lesser memory

Karbon: More memory, smaller battery

I think everything else is a clone.

Just hoping I dont end up with a dead phone again...LOL :fingers-crossed:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
What add-ons are you missing bro..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
Oh great ...cant wait for it!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
Not really missing anything bro... :)

I was just saying that I am using the stock ROM in it's bare-to-the-bones edition, since I am using it only for testing & development - so haven't installed any bells & jingles.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Would that mean that Karbonn A9 is better? I did read some complaints regarding color reproduction not being very good. Would the smaller battery still give 1 day life?

And even with the lesser memory, the Spice is still very much useable, right?

Finally, if it is better than Samsung Galaxy Y duos, LG Optimis Net Dual Sim or HTC Explorer, I will just buy it.

From where can I get it at lowest price?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
It is anytime better than Samsung Galaxy Y duos, LG Optimis Net Dual Sim or HTC Explorer as Spice sports ICS.

Also a bigger screen with high res & bigger battery with dual sim.

just that it is OEM.

http://www.saholic.com/mobile-phones/spice-stellar-mi-425-1004195?afid=6&gclid=CMHaqafW_7ACFcUa6wodkBByNg

Buy from above link

Also check THis:

http://www.saholic.com/compare-mobile-phones/spice-stellar-mi-425-vs-karbonn-a9?p1=1004195&p2=1004501
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
1st Of We Dont Need Root For Extracting Or Flashing Any IMG File,But All The Things Are Possible With The Help Of Right Commands!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
As many others have pointed out, its a lot, lot better than the GalaxyY and Explorer. It's on par with the likes of Xperia and Nexus (which used to be the market leading phones a couple of years ago - sadly losing to DualCore and QuadCores now).

Link2SD will solve all your memory woes. And at the end of the day, you will have a longer-lasting phone compared to Karbonn. So it's much more than just useable.

For best price, don't check online. The lowest price I have seen online is 9700 bucks. You'd rather go down to a Spice store if you're in South India, you will get it for 9400 bucks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jesrani:
Thanks, seems a good phone.

I called up Spice store in Mumbai and they are Quoting 9900 with tax.

Someone is selling a less than 15 days old Mi425, made me wonder about the quality again.

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Spice-Mi-425...0?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item4ab94bccac
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
Could have a wide variety of reasons. Some people are 'Brand Conscious'.

Others take the 'Stellar' name too seriously - and expect performance figures which can match a SGS3/OneX.

You can't judge a phone as 'bad' or 'good' depending on how soon people sell them. There are week-old iPhones and GS3s on sale as well....does that imply that they are bad?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
A New Alternate Root Method Through CWM (Simple Method)

-Flash CWM English Recovery Posted By Me And Simply Install This Zip File Through CWM And Phone Will Be Rooted!!!

http://www.mediafire.com/?ryyxqv945cfa261
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Interesting!!!

Testers please!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
Already Tested By Me!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spacedge:
capacitive pen compatible ?

i just checked with capacitive stylus of NOTE.Its not working with MI 425.Any clues friend?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s.yogamurthy:
anyone using face unlock app...

pl share...

my frends cant find diff bw hox and spice....

so amazef
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
im using it ...it works...just check in our forum for free version
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Not only you, other than you :P
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
Wont support...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] prasad12ka4:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1675843

Had posted this earlier too.

Tested and works fine.

You can check this thread again it was posted earlier also.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s.yogamurthy:
helpppp

:confused::confused:dude,

i have done what you said.what are those two options namely?power on and power off???

after that when ever i lock the phone, the battery percentage is increasing a bit .the battery graphs are like ecg curve...this makes me really confused and scared too...help me out....:confused::confused:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Hi bro thanks for sharing.. Is it compiled by u exclusively for SPICE or a general method..

EDITED: After downloading i saw the "updater-script" needs "busybox" already to be present in the system and it is attempting to delete old files and place this new "su & superuser.apk".. Have you tested this in fresh stock ROM bro..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
Can you provide further details with your query? There are no options like "power on" or "power off" :confused:

can you share a the following screenshots:

A screenshot of the DMM settings

A screenshot of your Battery consumpton graph

BTW that face unlock app isn't really that useful, as it can't lock the phone - unlike ICS. It just locks a few apps and that's it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suhas.holla:
u can try face unlock pro ...it unlocks lockscreen through face unlock
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
Bro Just Install That Zip And U Will See Latest Superuser App In The Phone Menu,After Installing The Zip Through CWM Open Superuser And Just Update The BINARY Thus Ur Su N Busybox Will Be Updated!!!

Tested By Me N Working Fine!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Ok bro.. So it is an update for old superuser, am i right..

Can new fresh stock users use this method get their mobile rooted..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
It Is For Fresh Root Also On Stock Rom!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kkrraazzyy:
why dont you all request here *** New Device Forum Requests *** for a seperate forum so may be in the future your phone willl have some good dev support
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] spacedge:
Capacitive touch pen

Buddy,why no support for Capctv pen? any reason.pls share.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Yes surly all active members should start to request in that thread.. For sure Spice Stellar would have many user.. We could get some admin to take our mobile into consideration and we could get custom ROM..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
I Have Already Posted Their!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Zubair Kirmani:
Screen goes off and never comes back

Hello Everyone,

My Screen turns Black when i make a call and does not come back after the call is over, either need to take battery out and restart or need to send a notification (send message from another mobile, miss call, connect data cable). It has been over two weeks since i have been grasping all what everyone has shared here, Thank You to all, i like Spice Stellar for its build Quality. I have the phone rooted with Stock Rom shared in this thread.

Somehow i thought i will give the Stock rom a try tht might solve the problem but no go even with that.

Any Ideas!.

Thank You All
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bbsrailfan:
See the post for proximity sensor issue - check page 2 of this thread or page 1 of the karbonn thread. Sorry, cant post any links since I m browsing thru opera mini.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ImBridge:
I had the same problem, I dialed #*36# and reset the proximity sensor from the menu - courtesy A9 thread. That solved the problem immediately.

However I m having another problem. No compass app is working. Smart compass actually gives an error: "MAGNETIC SENSOR error, reset your device".

Any solution?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ch@ts:
theres no magnetic sensor on this device:(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ImBridge:
Howcome ? I can see on spice site that accelerometer and compass is part of specification. Correct me if I am missing something here.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clavicle:
Use "Sensor info" from google play, and if you don't find your sensor listed there, sue them :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ImBridge:
Just installed. And it shows accelometer but not showing magnetic field sensor. So is that the reason the compass not working?

Guys anybody facing this problem with compass?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clavicle:
In that case could you get this option working in google maps? I don't think it will work there.

Just for our info, can you post screenshot of your sensor info results please?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ImBridge:
Extremely sorry. I m having two phones. Motorola xt800 and mi425. Mistakenly I installed the sensing info on xt800 and then from the same phone I posted here that it has got bother sensors. When realized, I installed the app on mi425 and found that magnetic sensor is not there. I have updated my post. Sorry for the gotcha.

This is really bad. Spice should not claim that it has compass.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clavicle:
Good you realised it, I was asking for a screenshot for that purpose only. I have a9, but h/ware is almost same on these two phones. :p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] aqswde123:
Guys my on/off button has already become a little soft, is there an app to unlock the phone using sensor/accelerometer? I used to unlock my N5800 by turning it screen down and m friend unlocks his N8 by tapping the sensor twice...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] itsjame:
Hi bro can we change the file name as update.zip and flash it using STOCK RECOVERY to get Mi425 rooted.. :confused:

I want to know the format of official UPDATE.ZIP, where could i find that.. Can you help me to download one of that.. I searched but could not find any official update in that format rather the SPICE has given update only through an windows based utility.. If there is any update.zip of w688, even that could help..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] love4chat:
I Haven't Tried From Stock Recovery!!!

Try Urself N Reply Here!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s.yogamurthy:
s3 boot animation for spice stellar

hi all,

i just wanted to change the stupid spice logo.so after a long search i found the best boot animation...it is none other than samsung galaxy s3 boot animation.

Thanks to tapan for this boot.zip file

just place this file in system\media folder

and give a reboot.

DOnt forget to remove the sound file "PowerOn.ogg from system\emedia" folder

If you sgs3 bot sound it is also present in the attachment.move the ogg file to the above said folder

I hope you will never see that stupid spice logo again:highfive:

Another small tip: to remove the camera click sound when u snap a image ,remove the filecamera_click.ogg from "/system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg"

no more annoying sound when u snap a image from now on

can some one add a link to this post in first page.it might be helpful to someone:angel:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] gopinath1990:
Can u ppl help me with the rooting my spice mi425

guys im stuck up in the mid way process where the fast boot drivers is not automatically installing on the green screen .. Plz plz help me with this