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[Android General] cabegol:
Modem/Radio if you use a Micromax ROM

Hi there,

If you use a Micromax Canvas 4 ROM on the BLU L120 (Life One), you'll loose some of the phone radio 3G bands and, of course, the 3G data speed in the US (at least with AT&T). The phone will only connect at EDGE speeds. This happens because a different radio, specific for the Micromax, get's flashed with the ROM. This has been my experience.

There's a solution: I've created a flashable .zip file that you can use in CWM right after you have flashed your favorite ROM.

I've tried it with the PureXperiaZ2 ROM and it works perfectly fine! Again, just flash the ROM and, then flash the attached .zip and you'll have the stock radio for the BLU on a Micromax ROM.

Enjoy!
[Android General] Sv3tki6:
add additional language BLU Life One L120

Hello guys i'm writing you here because i'm having a huge problem with my phone. My phone is BLU Life One L120 DUAL SIM and it's running Android 4.2.1, the Kernel version is 3.4.5 (brought from USA - Unlocked) and is having only 5,6 system languages... and all i need is my Bulgarian language, because i want to give it to my mother to use it..

I've tried bunch of ****s and i've read a lot of stuff but it didn't change my language... for example, i've used app named More Locale 2., i've watched some videos and made some tries with Android language project app & etc... but it didn't help

I've rooted my device, i've installed ROM manager but he's not recognizing my phone so i'm having also problem there, because i can't flash anything and i don't know what to do...

I was planning to reinstall the OS and try all of that all over again, but without the ClockworkMod recognition i'm helpless and i can't do almost anything.. I've also installed app "Flasher", which in the begining started to work only with the .zip files (cause i was having 1,2 prepared zips from Android language project programme) but still it didn't helped

So... I'm asking you, can you please give me some advice how to fix this problem and give my ****ing phone to my mother finally, because she's very annoying somethimes..
[Android General] dons20:
Can someone help me? I tried rooting my phone using each method but they all say failed. My drivers are correctly installed and i followed each instruction correctly. Is there something else I can do?
[Android General] HACKLEAKS:
Here is big thread of clone of blu life one

http://www.hackleaks.in/2014/01/all-about-micromax-canvas-4-a210.html

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Just add your modem.img
[Android General] MrOneTwo:
Baseband version unknown

Hi,

I have a BLO L200 and I installed a custom ROM. Then the "Baseband version" has changed to "unknown" and I can't make calls. The SIM Card management doesn't work anymore.

So I flashed back a STOCK ROM and the problem remains.

(I have a backup of IMEI)

Can someone help me, please?
[Android General] yognqnyo:
Hello,

I have a problem, my Wi-Fi connection is slower than before and i don't know the reason which made it like this.

(only takes signal from close distance)

I rooted the device before couple of months and my recovery is TWRP, i tried to do soft reset the phone, but it is not working either - actually it's doing it in the beginning, but when it restarts - nothing has changed, all the apps are there, everything's there :(

Then I moved forward to step two - hard reset, it's not giving me to enter the recovery mode (not TWRP, not CWM, nothing..) - it's showing the boot screen of BLU and again it runs normally without any change at all. I tried enter cwm/twrp from the phone, using the SyS Updater app, TWRP app, CWM app for factory reset and again, no change...

I removed the sim card & memory card, it's not that... i don't know what else could i do. It's dual sim phone, do you thing it has some meaning ?

Can you advice me somehow or have anyone having the same/similar problem ? :rolleyes:
[Android General] Rodygoo:
I need help

...

Good morning , I hope someone can help me , my life one blu L120 , was root, and titanium backup , a process turned out the gallery , and the phone did not work anymore , so now this on blu logo and does not start . what can i do?
[Android General] luke_cage:
Hi there falks.... help please

I recently bought my Blu life one L120 (micromax canvas 4 a210/wico stairway clone) Gotta say is a very good piece of equipment!!....

I sucessfully rooted it with King Root... but, i couldn't flash any rom, neither cwm nor Sp Tools....

I've tried many rom's

.-Lewacanvas

.-ReBirth official

.-ReBirth custom

.-Dark Xperia Z3

.-Xperia Z2 lite

.-Miui V5

.- And the micromax canvas 4 A210 Stock Rom

Nothing...

Please can anybody guide me on the right path in order to accomplish flashing theRom..
[Android General] CVAngelo:
You're quite a flasher there mate!

Bro, it sure sounds like you: (a) do not have BUSYBOX installed on the phone, and/or (b) you forgot to turn USB DEBUGGING back on!

Don't forget to hit THANKS if I helped. Happens to the best of us. Duh! LOL.
[Android General] mn1968:
Hi,

I know I'm late to the party but I just picked up a BLU Life One cheap. So far I like the phone but the one thing driving me crazy is that after about 10 seconds the screen dims - whether auto-brightness is checked or not. I've found that it corresponds to the capacitive buttons (back, menu, home) turning off. It's surprising that there is no setting to keep the lights on or off.

I have rooted and installed Xposed Framework but have yet to find the module that can control this. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Edit:

So I've discovered that the screen dimming issue is a BLU thing. After flashing a couple of the Micromax A210 roms, the screen dimming issue goes away. Unfortunately, my data speeds drop down to edge, as pointed out by cabegol. I tried flashing his modem fix, but to no avail. I will try again next weekend when I have more time to play with the phone.
[Android General] CharlieSummers:
Been looking for information on the new Blu Life One 4g LTE (Blu really needs to deal with their screwed-up phone naming scheme) with no joy. Suggestions?
[Android General] 22350:
looking at this phone for my kid

My daughter ended up with my gen one galaxy nexus.

now that i am equiping the kids with phones, I expected her to want an iphone. Nope, she likes her android.

So it looks like i need to pick a phone. This one looks pretty good.

Is everyone happy with it?
[Android General] guanchez:
I recently got the new Blu Life One. Is my first Android phone, and i choose it because it was really cheap on Amazon. I'm happy with it right now, but, if you want more info about it, you should look for a review or wait until it became more popular in this forum.

Hope this would help.
[Android General] Sv3tki6:
Hello everyone, i have a problem with soft & hard reset of my phone.

If my thread is not on the right place, move it then, i apologize.

I am going to give you as much as information i have. My phone is BLU Life One L120 which is having a duplicate Micromax Canvas 4 A210 which is having the same chipset as i read into my thread for my BLU. Basically what i want to do now is just to soft or hard reset my phone... it sound easy i know but i wouldn't be asking if i haven't got an issue.

First of all i am using stock version 4.2.1 and kernal 3.4.5

I believe that i am having my drivers which i found in my official BLU Life One thread - http://d-h.st/U8e , also i tried with All MTK USB drivers 2014 http://androidurdu.net/mediatek-adb-...t65xx-support/

However i am able to transfer files between my pc & phone but when i try to root the device (i tried with Kingo root/ One click root/ Framaroot) it isn't recognizing my device or is unplugged, which is not true. I remember that once ago i installed TWRP recovery but i can't access from there no longer and i don't know the reason of that, otherwise i would reset it from there. Eventually recently i uninstalled superSU app and now i don't have root access anymore, which grow as a problem also. I checked it with RootChecker app. Also when i was doing both the soft and hard reset i removed the both SIMs & SD card just to be sure that i am doing it right.

When i use the soft reset it's giving me the option to run it but when it restarts it's all the same, nothing changes. It's the same with hard reset when i try to enter into Recovery mode.

Q: Why do i want to soft & hard reset it ?

A1: The first reason is that not a long ago my wi-fi signal got weaker despite that i'm next to my router and it was not like that when i bought it firstly and i want to use it instead of paying for it. I read a lot of stuff, but i can't find anything exactly the same.. which is why that i believe that if i reset it, it may went back normally.

A2: The second reason is that i just want to change my factory rom with a custom one, because the phone is having a great performance

Latest information is that i rooted again the phone with Framaroot, i've checked it just to be sure, i've installed the TWRP img file.... and still - no change with the same steps i made before, i'm starting to think that its maybe a hardware issue ? :rolleyes:

I do need your help and i'd be very satisfied if i get it :highfive:
[Android General] 22350:
new device compatible??

does the jailbreak method work with the new life one model?
[Android General] guanchez:
If you're looking to root your Blu Life One phone, you should check this post: http://xdaforums.com/general/help/how-to-root-2015-blu-life-one-t3149197

That post really help me.
[Android General] andrewcarey93:
is there a dedicated 2015 version thread ? if not, does anyone have a stock rom ? I am stuck in recovery once I updated with the OTA
[Android General] CharlieSummers:
I too would like to find a stock ROM for the Blu Life One 4g 2015 whatever. I was able to update the phone, but through a series of resets the phone seems confused, wanting to install the 17 update but unable to do so because some odex have different contents. After all the screwing around, I'd like to set this thing back to stock and start over.
[Android General] Mantoi:
Thanks in advance

Hi. First of all, thank you for all your support and information.

I'm writing here because my girlfriend has a BLU Life One and there is seem to be a problem with the Wi Fi Data connection.

When I turned ON, the Wi Fi connects without problems to our Wi Fi SSID but here is no data connection coming through (it stays on gray)

The phone:

- is not rooted

- has stock room

I has the same problem in my S3 Neo but i fix it using a command (*#0011#) that allows me to turn off the "Power Save Mode" of the Wi Fi section on the "ServiceMode" APK system.

I was looking for it at this phone, but is not present on it.

Thanks!
[Android General] Mantoi:
Fixed
[Android General] 22350:
rooted my daughter's 2015 one. now stuck in recovery. any ideas
[Android General] 22350:
can someone tell me how to just turn the phone off?
[Android General] budding_developer:
I just posted a new thread relating to the 2015 KTU84P version --> Blu Life One XL (2015 - Build KTU84P) Root And TWRP Recovery Auto-Install. I do have a complete backup of the phone in the works -- I have backups of all of the partitions, but still need to convert the /system partition I have to YAFFS so that it will be flashable. I will put it up on AndroidFileHost when I get it packed up & ready.
[Android General] Deejaydark:
I'm still waiting for a rom to flash on my life one xl because I have no OS installed and forgot to do a backup first SMH. Any luck on your end. I just need a backup of the stock rom or custom. Couldn't you just make a backup of your life one xl and share?
[Android General] tommymsw:
Crud,,,, This thread seems pretty dead, but I would LOVE to get the new Lollipop update but can find no way to get this phone back to factory. The Blu website seems to not even acknowledge that the phone exists. Drivers are nowhere to be found. I rooted like a year ago but wish I could undo it now. I used SuperSu "unroot" option and that just messed the whole thing up! Help! lol
[Android General] aquamantico:
I was about to give up but today I got the Lollipop version, directly from BLU. Huge improvement on everything

Enviado desde mi BLU LIFE ONE mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] tommymsw:
Yea, my phone wants to get the update, but it fails when trying to update because I am rooted! :( I need to figure out how to un-root the phone. And nothing on the first page of this thread work. :( Either it fails, or they don't see the phone because I can't get the right drivers (maybe?).
[Android General] aquamantico:
Have you tried writing to BLU directly on their Facebook page? Maybe they can give you a link or something to download the drivers and the stuff...

Worst case scenario, you buy another phone. Xiaomi or Meizu have way better phones for similar prices ($135 to $200)

Enviado desde mi BLU LIFE ONE mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] tommymsw:
Would anybody have a .zip of the lollipop update for those of us with rooted phones who can't get the update? They must not have sold many of these phones, I feel like there is no support for them.

Never mind... even when I try to install the update via TWRP, the update can tell the phone was once rooted and aborts.
[Android General] Slothbox:
I'm kinda glad I updated before I rooted but now the easy rooy methods no longer work (Oneclick/King). Has anyone had any luck rooting the 2015 model while its on lollipop?
[Android General] CVAngelo:
To "fully unroot" your phone and return it to stock, you will need to flash a new stock ROM onto the phone. Go to this specialized blog about BLU phones to learn how to do it: http://www.blogtechtips.com

Don't forget to thank me!
[Android General] Tha Watcher:
This thread is indeed dead. Even though it says it's the BLU Life One *Official Thread*, this definitely doesn't work for the BLU Life One X. And no one on here seems to have this same phone either or have it rooted. No one has specifically mentioned the model exactly, or that it is in fact rooted. It's a bummer, because I was hoping to put Viper4Android on it. :(

This video by Armando is what made me buy it...

[YOUTUBE]giqfLdGFAJ8[/YOUTUBE]
[Android General] freddienuxx:
use kingroot
[Android General] Mantoi:
I had it i would like to root it.... any working method?
[Android General] L_kata26:
life one recovery

I've tried to download the recovery and it says the disk image is corrupted.....what can i do about that ?
[Android General] CVAngelo:
You tried downloading WHICH recovery? From WHICH link? "It" says the disk image is corrupted...what is the IT are you referring to...the site you're downloading from? Your computer? What?
[Android General] L_kata26:
I was I'm not sure which it is... The link I clicked just says recovery. Img
[Android General] CVAngelo:
So go back and review the post from which you got the link, then try again. If the link doesn't work, tell us the number of the post where you found the link.
[Android General] L_kata26:
BLU Life One *Official Thread* [Info] [Root] [Roms] (we are commenting inside the post that i am talking about )

TWRP 2.5.0.0 touch recovery http://goo.gl/Yln17A when i click this like it says "recovery.img" is the filename.....once downloaded it says " new-recovery_build3.img"

INSTRUCTIONS

- Download the recovery image to your sdcard

- Open terminal emulator

- Type su and get superuser permissions

- Type

Code:

dd if="/sdcard/recovery.img" of="/dev/recovery"
[Android General] CVAngelo:
So rename the file to recovery.img and follow the instructions. Or change the last step in the instructions to: dd if="/sdcard/new-recovery_build3.img" of="/dev/recovery"
[Android General] L_kata26:
I've tried that......what i was explaining to another guy was that the phone in the picture on the first page of this post looks nothing like my phone.

after i renamed the file it said that the directory of sd/recovery.img didn't exist
[Android General] rebelbah:
how can i restore default settings of SuperSU free v2.46 vwesion i have has a yellow shield with a # in the middle of it
[Android General] CVAngelo:
The directory is not /sd/, it is /sdcard/ so make sure you're getting it right.

Finally, forget the model name...what is the model NUMBER of your phone? You can find it under Settings>About phone

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Easy way...get another rooted phone and look at the SuperSu settings.

Hard way...fully uproot your phone then root it again from scratch. This would actually be easy if you've already got a custom recovery on the phone. After you fully uproot it, just install SuperSu v2.46 zip from the SD card.
[Android General] L_kata26:
I'll try those instructions again to be sure they were typed correctly.

the info in settings didn't give me anything that i thought i could use
[Android General] CVAngelo:
Now I see your problem because the data in settings does indeed provide useful info. The model number of the phone to which this thread applies is the L120. It runs an MTK chipset.

Your phone is running a Qualcomm chipset. It is not the same phone. In fact, you should not do ANYTHING that is stated in this thread as you will certainly brick your phone! Look on the box your phone came in, or if you can look inside the phone behind where the battery lies, you will find the model number for your phone.

This explains why your phone looks nothing like the one in the pictures. Lol (even though it wouldn't be funny if you bricked your phone).
[Android General] L_kata26:
the difference in the processor is exactly what i was trying to tell someone on here days ago but he insisted that it would work lol ... i did avaition electronics in the Marines so i know the importance of installing the correct "software " so to speak on the correct device.... could you possibly guide me to a thread that may work for my device... and thanks for the help.
[Android General] CVAngelo:
I'm not sure where you can find a working custom recovery for the Qualcomm chipset version of the BLU Life One. You first need to know the exact model number of the phone so that you can do a proper Google search. That's how I find custom recoveries and ROMs for any phone. You can bet that someone out there has created one...the question now is how do you find this needle in the internet haystack? Lol
[Android General] L_kata26:
I believe the model number is X010Q

so far my google searches have yielded no results lol
[Android General] yanowman:
[MENTION=4126531]SystemErrorOne[/MENTION]

Could a member confirm these methods working for the new new 2016 Blu Life One X
[Android General] Mantoi:
Don't use any of the method of this topic on the new Life One X 2016 device.
[Android General] CVAngelo:
Correct. It's not an MTK device so the custom recoveries, custom ROMs and MTK tools mentioned earlier in this thread will not work with the X devices. Yall need to start a separate thread for the non-MTK devices to avoid confusion and unnecessary bricks.
[Android General] Mantoi:
Agree.
[Android General] tommymsw:
Can I root Lillipop?

Is there a method yet for rooting lollipop? I was rooted but lost root when upgrading to Lollipop. But now I am back to being unable to store my pictures and music on by SD card and the memory inside the phone is WAY too small.
[Android General] CVAngelo:
Yes. You first have to flash a custom recovery onto the phone. Then from recovery, flash the SuperSu v2.65 zip file from the SD card. Your Lollipop or Marshmallow phone will be rooted. It's that simple.
[Android General] tommymsw:
Thank you. Are there step by step directions fir this ?
[Android General] CVAngelo:
Yes. Google is your friend. Or use this website...it's excellent for BLU users or anyone else who is a novice and wants to learn. http://www.blogtechtips.com/2015/03...phone-flash-tool-to-flash-any-blu-smartphone/

The principles are the same whether you're flashing the entire ROM or just the custom recovery. You have to Google to find the CWM for your particular phone. Or make your own via MTK Droid Tools. Again, there are myriad "how to" instructions all over the web and on YouTube.
[Android General] tommymsw:
Thanks, but nothing comes up on Google for my phone. CLockwork lists a bunch of Blu phone but not the Life One. All I find when Googleing is for Life Play and a BUNCH of sites that say I can't root the Life One with Lollipop. I was able to root it when it had KitKat. The link you provided seems to flash the stock rom back and I already had to do that in order to upgrade to Lollipop. What I have done so far was, rooted my Kitkat, then flashed the stock rom for the Lollipop update and am waiting for a root for Lollipop. I have gone to the Blu Developers Group and thus far they say there is no way to root. Just figured I would check this thread and see if anybody with THIS phone figured out how to root it.
[Android General] Sv3tki6:
Hi there falks.... help please

I recently bought my Blu life one L120 (micromax canvas 4 a210/wico stairway clone) Gotta say is a very good piece of equipment!!....

I sucessfully rooted it with King Root... but, i couldn't flash any rom, neither cwm nor Sp Tools....

I've tried many rom's

.-Lewacanvas

.-ReBirth official

.-ReBirth custom

.-Dark Xperia Z3

.-Xperia Z2 lite

.-Miui V5

.- And the micromax canvas 4 A210 Stock Rom

Nothing...

Please can anybody guide me on the right path in order to accomplish flashing theRom..

Last edited by luke_cage; 16th April 2015 at 06:51 AM.

I've tried installing the BUSYBOX, and i am sure i turned on DEBUGGING... and still i have tried couple of ROMs of the duplicate Micromax Canvas A210, they are flashing succsefully, but they are all stucking in "Android is upgrading....." the apps start optimization and thats all.... STUCK (flashed them more than 3 times)

I am using on my BLU Life One L120 cwm recovery made for canvas and its running well

Any ideas ?!
[Android General] CVAngelo:
I just realized that you may be flashing ROMs that are not for your specific phones!!! You can only flash ROMs that have been ported to your specific device. Or you'll end up soft-bricking your phone. Which is apparently what's happened to your Micromax devices.

Did the ROM's developer certify that the ROM is for the BLU Life One?
[Android General] CharlieSummers:
Been tracking this thread, and I must say the problem is BLU...they have an annoying tendency of naming multiple wildly-different phones the same. I have X010Q, but if I go to "About device" the "Model number" there is clearly listed as, "BLU LIFE ONE."

So I'd request a little more compassion for those newbies who gravitate toward this thread - they're seeing the "official thread" for their phone, and don't realize it isn't for their phone.
[Android General] CVAngelo:
Compassion is my middle name. Lol. Yeah, I agree 100% regarding BLU's naming convention. The X010Q is completely different from the L120a. In particular, the X010Q runs the Qualcomm chipset which is not compatible with any of the tools and methods listed in this thread pertaining to the L120a that runs the MTK chipset.
[Android General] Sv3tki6:
Man i am using BLU Life One L120 (which was the first of all BLU Life One series i think) ---> http://www.gsmarena.com/blu_life_one-5358.php

The Rom which i would like to flash is Lollipop_Themed_A210_FSadino or KIT KAT 210 for Macromax canvas 4 A210 which is using same chipset as BLU Life One L120...which is why i am asking this, because at the beginning of the thread it is mentioned that all of the Macromax roms would work on BLU Life One L120 too.

As i mention before my TWRP recovery is for A210, they are both installing successfully but they are stucking in "Android is upgrading...optimizing apps" and then nothing else happens, so i would like to ask again -

Do you have something else in mind ? :rolleyes: