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[Lenovo K900] incubryle:
Just recently Flashed VibeROM v8 by Qubex and encountered the same issue w/ Skype and Viber having no audio when making calls. Will give this a go and see if it works for me. Thanks!
[Lenovo K900] chana:
Hello all, I am planning to buy K900 today. is it worth it? I read here and there many users have problem with K900. :(
[Lenovo K900] pjsplayez:
Better buy vibeZ if u wanna try lenovo product..... more powerful than this k900...and just add some money
[Lenovo K900] moonlight7:
Yes, but the design of Lenovo K900 is unique :)
[Lenovo K900] M.A.T.O7:
Hi all, does anybody have translated (to english) app of the newest Lenovo safe security?
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
http://uloz.to/x4ZENdqP/lenovosafecenter-apk

Try it

Odesláno z mého Lenovo K900_ROW pomocí Tapatalk
[Lenovo K900] M.A.T.O7:
this is not the newest version but thx for that :)
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
Newest in English. Try google play, find Secureit. You will see. :)
[Lenovo K900] SirTjollo:
Incoming calls only displaying phone numbers, not caller ID

Hello guys... Sorry for asking a stupid question.. I have a problem with my K900... When a contact tries to call me, only numbers are displayed and not the contact's name from the phone... It wont display incoming caller id for my contacts that contains country code (for Malaysia its +60)..

If i add country code.. it only display contact when the sender send Message.. When call, it only numbers are displayed.. TQ
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
i need SHAREit application for mac..

i need SHAREit application for mac....pl share any one....if you have it....:)
[Lenovo K900] sev7en:
Dear dondeep,

I suggest you to download the Windows version from here: http://kc.lenovo.com/SHAREitSetup.exe

The to install CrossOver Mac Edition to run it directly from your Mac. You can download a trial version from here: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/crossover-mac/
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
Just installed YouTube 5.7 version from xda ...I wonder that there is no option 1080p ? Even fullhd videos there is 720 option only? What is the reason?anybody have any idea?
[Lenovo K900] katsukio:
somehow, my phone restarted by itself. system language is in english, but not all of it. some and the keyboard language is in russian.

anyone know how to change it to full english? if possible i dont want to reflash the phone. if only anyone can show me the way to change the keyboard settings back to english, i think that would solve my problem
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ngbr74fdezvytb1/AAD1djagOjZyIL-D4ewp0uRGa

download two files replace in system/app folder with root explorer then change language settings to English before that backup your old files (before replace).
[Lenovo K900] gvlilguy69:
any working build prop tweaks

Does anyone knows any working build prop tweaks for us..
[Lenovo K900] incubryle:
Is there any update on this issue? An older build of skype did not work for me. Still getting no audio.....

Also tried Official VibeRom 4.3 rooted, still getting no audio when making calls in skype, viber, etc.
[Lenovo K900] idinkh:
i have same problem , plz check how when you use with Bluetooth handsfree !! is it same ?
[Lenovo K900] zippii:
My K900 was bricked after i flashed fail V8 Qubec:(

Now i find a way to unbrick it, but i stuck in the red line above, i don't understand how to do, somebody plz tell me what is it and how to do it ?

When i use cmd and type Fastboot erase factory, it display "Waiting for device"

So, how can i get K900 back to life ?

Thank U, guys

P/s : i tried to use MFT but it is useless, stuck in 12% and just reboot around and around

Sorry about my bad English
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
Don't worry ,I think downloaded ROM is incomplete , download ROM once again then try to flash with MFT.
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
install drivers.

Create folder fwfiles

Put into folder drivers and files from ROM - you need ROM for flashing via MFT- find here

http://m.kaskus.co.id/post/5300581ffbca17d47b8b457c#post5300581ffbca17d47b8b457c

Files with 11.1.2013 date its drivers, other files from ROM. ROW 130822 international - multilanguage

Odesláno z mého Lenovo K900_ROW pomocí Tapatalk
[Lenovo K900] dabdob:
What are these files (Bolded)? Where I can find them?
[Lenovo K900] :
Gone !!! :(

Sorry to say but the same happened with me. Believe it or not but the PCB/motherboard has gone. Get it replaced from lenovo. I wasted 2 days doing all this, but actually this situation is a Hard brick and in Hardbrick, u can't proceed with all these methods. Other resolutions are not provided, unlike samsung due to lack of dev support. Save your time and give it to lenovo directly.
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
This files are in downloaded ROM for MFT method, for example here (131227 ROW with root)

http://www.mediafire.com/download/pciir8xfx9t8sog/K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0288_131227_onlyROOT.7z

unzip end put

all files

from downloaded ROM to folder with drivers.
[Lenovo K900] dabdob:
Thanks!
[Lenovo K900] SprayingVomit:
Hey guys, I'm about to purchase the phone off Aliexpress for $270USD shipped to Canada. I was wondering if there are two versions of the K900. A chinese 900/2100, and an international pentaband version.

I hear around that it is a pentaband 3g phone, but on every Aliexpress item description, they say it's only 900/2100, which I won't be able to use in Canada for 3g.

Just wanted to be sure before I buy, thanks in advance!
[Lenovo K900] zippii:
OMG T.T thank U for your infomation :mad:

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Plz check this, this is errors when i try to use MFT and xFSTK :eek:. Do you think MotherBoard dead ?

And this is "Waiting for device" and not run cmd ? How can i make it run ?
[Lenovo K900] azm.azman82:
Nope.. Ur downloaded file is corrupted.

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Or ur software not installed successfully
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
Try reinstall drivers. Which OS in your PC? For me works on Win7 64bit.
[Lenovo K900] kevinphan:
Dear all

Any news from Lenovo about update to Kikat for K900?

Sent from my super phone

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Dear guy

Contact with vulanlt in tinhte.vn forum, he will help you to solve your problem.

Sent from My Phone
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
In vietnamese? :laugh::good:
[Lenovo K900] zippii:
:crying: this is the third time i try to download it T.T

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i tried many times to reinstall drivers, MFT but it's useless.

My OS is Win7 ultimate 32Bit, maybe i have to reinstall OS in PC :crying:

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Mình đã thử và bác vulanlt cũng bó tay với nó rồi T.T

Chỉ còn cách tới nhà ai đã flash thành công xin flash lại thôi, nhưng việc này mình nghĩ là khó có ai đồng ý

P/s : Sorry guys, i have to use another language to comment
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
While waiting for device you need to press your mobile power button for 11 seconds are you doing that? If you installed drivers correctly after pressing power button for 11 sec flashing will start
[Lenovo K900] zippii:
Thank U my friend, I pressed Power + VolumeUp 11s (it'll go to Recovery Mode) then type all of comand in CMD and it flash some files of ROM (failed some files i don't remember) but i think it send some data sucessfully and then I use MFT flash ROW ROM and it work :highfive::good::laugh:

My K900 come back to life :D

Thank you all of you guys :good:

But after that, I'll not flash new firmware anymore T.T Only one time is enough T.T
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
finally you got it back to life ....very happy ...cheers...:good:
[Lenovo K900] abakash9:
Hey people,

Recently I was mesmerized by the newly launched vibe v8, although it was smooth and felt really good but unfortunately enough few apps didn't work while they used to work on row ROMs. So here I'm trying to revert back to row ROM through sdfuse but my screen stays blank until and unlessiI boot it to homescreen. So can I use that inb file in mft and flash ? Possible? No? Then do provide me a link for latest mft flashable row Rom .

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] moonlight7:
>>> http://m.kaskus.co.id/post/5300581ffbca17d47b8b457c#post5300581ffbca17d47b8b457c

>>> K900_ROW_1_S_2_009_0288_131227 ROOT
[Lenovo K900] abakash9:
Hey thanks man, as I see there's no gapps in the mft version in that page, is there any other mft flashable row ROM with gapps?

I will miss this vibe v8 but then how else am I suppose to use viper4android which doesn't work in any vibe ROMs, bummer.
[Lenovo K900] moonlight7:
row ROM include Gapps
[Lenovo K900] Hallinskide:
K900 hard bricked?

Hi, I don't know what else to try. My K900 does not start at all (no sign of life). I did try to unbrick it with MFT countless times but the result is always the same. The phone is recognised by the PC but it seems the drivers do not install correctly (I re-installed them several times).

Every attempt to flash with MFT ends stuck at 5% with the following message:

06/11/14 23:56:24.551 DEBUG : XFSTK SN: 2AC1F153BC203F9 6 -- Interface is not available...

06/11/14 23:56:25.565 ERROR : Port 0/1/3 #0: IFW flash failed - SN : 2AC1F153BC203F96

Any ideas on how I could get my phone back to work?
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
Try xFSTK. Find here on forum.

If you can not find, so you can find it here.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46902846&postcount=1682
[Lenovo K900] X0LARIUM:
Just FYI...Lenovo K920 is announced with KitKat. And a 6" screen. Looks super sleek.

Sent from iCeborg's iPad.
[Lenovo K900] idinkh:
hi guys plz help me !!!!! i'm using ROW rom 1327 but skype, viber, viop calls did not work for me no audio with bluetootch .....

Also tried Official VibeRom 4.3 rooted, still getting no audio when making calls in skype, viber, etc at all . how i can fix this in row room or vibe room ??

plz help
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
For now qubex v7 is perfect one ....search for qubex v7 in forum download and flash it......it is 4.2.x ...4.3 version still need to be perfect.
[Lenovo K900] sev7en:
Yes, it's awesome also for the battery.
[Lenovo K900] COJR3:
Is there anyway to use our led buttons as notification led?
[Lenovo K900] sev7en:
Hi,

did you try already that? http://www.xda-developers.com/android/buttonled-turns-your-hardware-buttons-into-a-notification-led/

I am just back, sorry for the long absence...
[Lenovo K900] COJR3:
Hi mate, i was using this app for my old gionee elife e3. On k900 (qubex vibe8) it's shutting down the led lights of buttons or not giving notifications. I've tried all versions maybe. HDPI's XHDPI'S JB's ... Any suggestions?

One more question, battery draining very very fast, (20-30 minutes using (buton led install unistall) takes %11 battery) is this normal?
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
Hi, some news about your new ROM?
[Lenovo K900] sev7en:
I was off due to work (real), I could back at "work" on our project Friday.
[Lenovo K900] azm.azman82:
it is based on the complete open source?
[Lenovo K900] COJR3:
Dear Sev7en,

I've installed root row rom (S 2 009 0288 131227) Problem is, when i press long to home button, i expect task manager but this row roms opening one google app. I cant find the solution. I want my long press home button as a task manager. Any suggestions?

Many Thanks.
[Lenovo K900] ryanrinaldhi:
To open task manager use left button instead home button...

May can help you...
[Lenovo K900] COJR3:
I'd never think or try that. :) Many thanks. Thats what i'm looking for.. Cheers.
[Lenovo K900] dondeep:
What is best antutu benchmark score k900
[Lenovo K900] karellang:
+- 23500 on 4.3 version 1413 for me.
[Lenovo K900] sev7en:
Thank you, but it is not the latest ROM. I would start from the most updated on the Web.
[Lenovo K900] jcervantes11:
It's to knew to be rooted anytime soon. Maybe in few months. It just came out.
[Lenovo K900] Cyman:
Found a root instruction

I've bought one too and want to root it too! I've found a link with instructions here http://lenovo.zol.com.cn/177/1763_1763001.html but I can't read Chinese and I'm not able to download the tools on this site because I'm not able to register. Can someone help?

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] redandwhitearmy:
have u tried installing google play? see that if it works
[Lenovo K900] Cyman:
Doesn't work

I installed Play and Gmail but as soon as you want to start them, they quit...
[Lenovo K900] ales47:
Could it be that the device isnt certified by google? i know i read some time ago that all the devices that are launched with gapps are certified by google, so it could be that the phone is not allowed to use gapps? maybe if you could somehow flash gapps you would get play store gmail etc working ?
[Lenovo K900] mclife:
The device is not Google certified. That's why we need to root it first, and side-load Google Services and Google Play (similar to what people do on the Kindle Fire and other non-Google Android devices).

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Nice find! I'll see if I can get this to work (buy a beer for a Chinese friend). If I can figure it out, I'll post instructions (in English) :).
[Lenovo K900] redandwhitearmy:
I will add this info to first post ... this is very important for some people... and kind of deal breaker

Good if can post it :). if i find a working rooting method i will add it in First post itself...
[Lenovo K900] mclife:
I did an unboxing video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24s2-bcHwIQ

I will post more videos soon, with benchmarks, and just a general hands-on and deep dive. If anyone wants to see anything specific, let me know.
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Mine is on the way, but no Google Play is a real bummer. If I'd known, I may not have cancelled mu HTC One order. :(

Does Google Maps work? Google Voice? Or do all Google apps fail to launch?

I had looked at the lenovo.zol.com.cn thread posted above, but now looking at the more recent posts through Google Translate, it doesn't sound like the root method described there works.

Without Google Maps and Google Voice, this phone is of only limited use until rooted. I wonder if when the phone appears in other markets (like India) it will be Google-certified.

BTW, can someone confirm that 3G works on T-Mobile's reframed network (1900+2100)?

Also, is there an FM transmitter (I know that there is FM radio)?

P.S. Some tools and the Google Apps package are available here: http://androidforums.com/k900-all-things-root/698351-lenovo-k900-all-things-root-guide.html

And here is another Chinese K900 forum which might be of interest: http://lefen.lenovo.com/lfb/forum-635-1.html
[Lenovo K900] mclife:
No Google apps that require connection to your Google account work. That's pretty much all of them.
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
This is a real issue, for me at least.

Hope the K900 gets rooted really soon, as opposed to months from now. No Google Maps and no Google Voice is pretty much a deal-killer in most markets. I wonder if the lack of certification is why the delay in introducing it into other markets.

Does anyone know what is Lenovo's track record releasing ROMs and RUU?
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Does anyone know if this method for installing Google Play without rooting will work on the K900:

http://www.computric.com/2012/04/installing-google-play-without-rooting/
[Lenovo K900] Cyman:
Unfortunately no...

Unfortunately no. I was able to install and start the market with this method but when I was asked to sign in, there came the report "Unfortunately, Google Services Framework has stopped" - so no!
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Bummer :(

Cayman, thanks for trying. BTW, did you do a restart after install, but before you opened Google Play? It seems to be required. See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BrWSC2uiAg

Also, it may be best to get the Google Apps pack for 4.2.1 from here and try:

http://www.teamandroid.com/gapps/

Who knows, it may work (fingers crossed).
[Lenovo K900] Cyman:
Still doesn't work. However I've found this root folder for the K900 root on a Chinese forum but I'm not able to execute the file. Tried to push the files via adb on the phone but didn't get root access - I'm new to that stuff. Maybe someone can help?
[Lenovo K900] timgreen123:
powerful device. but intel cpu will not have so much more applicaiton as qualcom does
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
While we are waiting for a root, I suppose we can use apps from the Amazon App Store.

Also, take a look at this blog post on how to sideload apps not available at Amazon and possibly automate updates:

http://c2med.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-sideload-apps-to-your-kindle.html

Notably, it seems that Google Maps and an older version of Google Voice work with the Kindle Fire, so hopefully they will work with the K900 as well.

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BTW, Etotalk seems to think that there will be root for the K900 in June:

http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-k900-...z-55-inch-full-hd-130mp-single-sim_p3675.html (see the second review/question)
[Lenovo K900] Cyman:
That's true, I can confirm that Google Maps works like a charm. The GPS fix though only works outside but that seems to be a problem of the Chinese Firmware...
[Lenovo K900] Cyman:
Help with Root

I'm having an idea how to root the device but I need the help of the community because I'm not able to do this, I don't have linux. I need to extract a "insecure boot image" from the original boot image I've attached here (it's extracted from the newest firmware upgrade from lenovo).

If someone could do that, then I would be able to flash the insecure boot image in fastboot and then root the device hopefully. Thanks for the help - power is in community

Also I've found another interesting Chinese posting:

http://www.lenovohome.net/thread-162762-1-1.html

Ok, I got further and got the download link for the package they seem to use to root:

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=513656&uk=4013381256&third=15

Is this the final way to root? Anyone Chinese?
[Lenovo K900] mclife:
I was able to install and setup Google voice using this apk.

http://d-h.st/IgH
[Lenovo K900] myjpkl:
Ya, I'm from Msia.. I was told our version does not have SD Slot.. useable storage is 11gb.

I'm expecting my phone is less than 2 weeks. First batch special promotion is RM1490 approx. USD480
[Lenovo K900] Axxxo:
Hi everyone and thanks for all the useful stuff on XDA!

I currently reside in Shanghai and about to buy a K900 and install the international rom w google play. THe phone looks like a bargain for less then 500$ (with the original lenovo case). I heard that there were some issues with the geolocation outside of China. Was this solved with the latest rom release?

Also this might be a bit offtopic, but does anyone know what warranty does the Chinese version have? One store said its global, the other said its only can only be repaired under warranty in China.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
geolocatiin with the row rom works well outside of china. as for warranty i presume the unit is bought in china so has domestic warranty.
[Lenovo K900] mac231us:
downloaded it twice..error unpacking (using pwd www.lenovohome.net)..aargh zip and tar and rar and gunzip and what not archive formats
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
for this file

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=3722234049&uk=2335146322

the pwd is

bbs.lenovomobile.com

to download ... its easier to get a Baidu passport and download the Baidu cloud storage client. Whe you go to the link above, the leftmost button is the option to copy the file to your baidu cloud storage. when the client is running in your pc, it will sync the baidu cloud to your computer. essentially its dropbox provided by baidu
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
Duh, sorry, forgot to include the pass :( Thanks to amoyan for pitching in.

Generally, the password for all baidu.com Lenovo downloads seems to always be "bbs.lenovomobile.com"

BTW, mac231us or amoyan, if you already installed it, what's new and exciting?
[Lenovo K900] ajftl:
Sup guys. I'm trying to flash the new international Rom and it's giving me an error at 39% I can't turn on phone out anything lol. When it gets to the part where flashed the radio is when it fails. Os flash failure fastboot any help would be very appreciate it. I tried changing Ports. Reboot laptop. I re instilled usb drivers

Interesting that I tried to go back to my old Rom and when it gets to 39% it gets stock there.
[Lenovo K900] MacGuy2006:
I had mine get stuck at 4% initially. I quit the FlashTool, then rebooted the phone and mounted it as a USB device, which updated the drivers.

After I got the "Your device is ready" message from Windows, I unplugged the phone, held the power button for 11 seconds (it went dark as described in the first post).

Then I restarted the FlashTool and selected the XML file. Plugged in the phone and the update went smoothly.

Hope this helps.
[Lenovo K900] ajftl:
It gets stock right when is trying to flash radio in fastboot.

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Ugh I need a break.
[Lenovo K900] Axxxo:
Mine was stuck at 13% initially with the new international rom (620), but reinstalling the drivers and rebooting solved the issue. I was freaking out for like an hour. I think i just didnt install the drivers correctly on Windows 8. Everything looks fine with this rom, however this is the first one I tried. :) Only thing is that i could not get a youtube video working from China, even with VPN, which does work on other devices.

Is it possible to get custom themes or some layout tweeks for this phone yet?

FYI for one of the previous discussions: You cannot buy the 32G version right now from the official Lenovo store in China, but I did find a shop on Taobao which sells them around RMB3500, with the black version being more expensive. However, I would wait until you can buy it directly from the manufacturer. No news from the dual sim or SD card version, but i have seen pictures of the special sd card version, which might be a prototype.
[Lenovo K900] amoyan:
well i can confirm that youtube works on 0620 outside of the great firewall ;)

as for buying phones. another alternative is zol.com.cn to check who is selling in your city and find the best deal.
[Lenovo K900] Axxxo:
Its probably just a network issue w my Youtube. Did you manage to root the 620 rom as well?
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
I don't know if someone rooted already latest 620 international ROM. I was working on it for couple days and finally got it...

After countless trial and error I managed to get 620 International ROM rooted. The problem was that I tried to push wrong su binary and I missed another su entry in xbin folder. Well, can't know everything in first attempt :)

Now I am armed with knowledge and tools to root :cool:. If time allows I will try to root future release as well.

Anyway now I have fully working ROOTED 620 International. File loaded here http://we.tl/rUeITWl5hZ

Use standard fastboot procedure (written by oleg) to load this system.
[Lenovo K900] ransagy:
I'd be interested in the procedure rather than the result, if you care to describe it :)
[Lenovo K900] Chris_K900:
Hello,

thank you - I had set up an Ubuntu linux vm to do it myself, but since time is an issue at the moment I could not complete it so far.

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION] : works like a charm.

Regards,

Chris
[Lenovo K900] bobr76:
Thats what I did, install fresh virtual linux and work from there :). And yeah time is also issue here but wanted to make it work once and for all :)

Glad it works for you as well.

For all: here are those fastboot instructions (read part three): http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42539212&postcount=222

Enjoy! :laugh:

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For rooting? You need to mount system.img on linux machine and manually add su binary and Seperuser.apk app to the right directories + fix permissions on these files. Then repack it and load on phone.

It sounds much easier than in reality, it took me many trials and googling until I got it working.