yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] loechie:
I checked my GPS.conf after using GPSDoctor and it says exactely the mod what you suggested :) So no need to flash that zip

Thank you !
[General Questions and Answers] defcomg:
I read on the Nubia forums apparently in version 2.12 manual focus works is this true ?
[General Questions and Answers] cristian313:
no no

for me zte nubia is not a good choiche
[General Questions and Answers] acerulz:
getting a Nubia Z5S for 250$ , worth it ? have second thoughts due to low storage, any views on battery with 3G on whole day ?
[General Questions and Answers] Iñaki Cou:
for that price you can also ask yourself the mini z7
[General Questions and Answers] acerulz:
in my country Z5S itself is rare and not launched, its an imported piece.. getting a Z7 is next to impossible though
[General Questions and Answers] defcomg:
Same here z5s is only sold in China only way is through 3rd party resellers Liao is pretty good
[General Questions and Answers] the_marox:
difference

which are the difference between Z5S NX503a and nx503j?
[General Questions and Answers] defcomg:
j indicates it supports LTE

NX503A = Z5sn

NX503J = Z5S LTE but it TDD LTE which does not work in most places think majority use FDD LTE
[General Questions and Answers] patientx:
Hi guys I have this phone and got a question. Is there a way to enable some sound recording capability with 720p high fps /120fps) mode ?
[General Questions and Answers] Tinus81:
Anyone having trouble with brightness?

My Z5s suddenly has very little brightness, it happened over night. The screens itself looks okay :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] peibol:
206$ 32gb version

197$ 16gb version

coolicool.com
[General Questions and Answers] loechie:
Lollipop

Anyone knows if Z5S will get android 5.0 ???
[General Questions and Answers] defcomg:
yeah it will get official l after the z7 beta has been released there a cm12 build available its alpha tho
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
make internal bigger

Hi! :)

I've had the Z5S since summer now, and used many different ROMs (CM11 2014.05.17, CM11 2014.06.14, DavidKing H206 and H209, MoKee), but all of them had some sort of bugs. Camera errors, HDR didn't always work, YouTube didn't work in CM11 and MoKee, couldn't play videos in Snapchat, and so on...

I've started downloading the H212 version posted earlier in this thread, hoping more bugs will be fixed in this. I actually wondered if there is some way to make the phone think the internal storage is bigger. I have always used "su" command and then the "pm set-install-location 2" from ADB to make the internal last a little longer, and I've used an app to uninstall unnecessary system apps and move as much as possible to the 16GB storage (this made the app icons at the home pages disappear at reboot with CM11 and MoKee, but was able to fix it with NovaLauncher). Then after a week or two with normal uage, Google Play Store refuses to download and update apps due to the low availabe internal storage, although I have around 10GB still availabe in the "external" storage. I have tried apps that "swap" internal and external, but none worked. Is there any way to make the Z5S take around 4GB from the "external" and use it as it was internal storage (so that I end up with 6GB internal and 12GB external)???

(I am actaully not sure if I have 16GB or 32GB "external", so I've just used 16 here...) :p

All answers areappreciated! :fingers-crossed:

PS: I think this is my first post, please don't be mad at me if I posted this at the wrong place... :angel:

Added a screenshot showing the current storage situation in "CM11 2014.06.14".
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
H2.12 Antutu

Hi comrades. I just installed the H2.12 zip and the Antutu v5.5 score is 41222. I wonder how yours score.

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I read somewhere that the official H2.12 zip is 1.5Gb. Has anyone downloaded it? It will even be better if someone provided the link to get the zip.
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
CWM status 7 error

My CWM recovery just gave me error "Status 7" when I tried to install the version 2.12 provided in this thread.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
Which CWM RECOVERY Version are you using?
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
cwm version z5s

"CWM-based Recovery v6.0.4.7 for Nubia z5s, Design by syhost @ bbs.anzhi.com"

It's pretty standard, english, no touch controls or any fancy.

I installed it with the tool provided in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2749259
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
That is the stock recovery I guess. Well, I flashed that with CWM 6.0.4.8 ; got it here http://yadi.sk/d/B2G--JlGNqRSa

I have never used those tools. Dont mind the tools.

Transfer the zip to sdcard then, flash it directly by installing the zip using the recovery you already have. Then reboot to recovery. Dont wipe anything here because it is not necessary.

I hope it will help, if not then let me know.
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
still status 7 error...

I was able to get the recovery installed, but when I tried to flash the H2.12 ROM, it gave med the error status 7.

I did a factory reset, wiped cache and dalvik cache before I started flashing the ROM.

This is what it said:

-- Installing: /storage/sdcard0/rom.zip

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

set_perm: some changes failed

E: Error in /storage/sdcard0/rom.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.

I did a backup before I started the process, so I will restore that now untill we find a new possible solution.

The DavidKing versions have never failed to install. Is there any DavidKing version based on the H2.12?

Thanks for the updated recovery by the way!
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
Looks like yours is the 32Gb variant though I dont understand that langauge. Anyway, what you want to do is partitioning the entire memory, right?
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
internal storage problems

I tried to partition the "external" storage with a guide I found. It said I had to make a FAT32 primary partition for the sd storage, and an ext2 primary partition for the internal storage. That just left the phone and all the apps unable to detect the storage, so I had to format the entire thing back to a single FAT32.

I want the ROM, or Google Play to belive it has more internal storage, by letting it use some of the big "external" storage as if it was internal. This is mostly because Google Play Store starts giving me errors about not enough storage when trying to update or installing new apps. I have used an app with root preveliges to move ALL apps (not system apps and Play Services) out of the internal storage to save space, but it doesn't help much.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
Given that DavidKing's version fails, try this one on this thread page 55 by phoinixtk on 28th October 2014, 07:54 PM. I have been prevented from posting external links.

It's pretty stable with all features including Google Framework for Nubia z5s. It is multilanguage but from Russian site. You may use Google Translate but the download button is right beside it.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
If you have heavy games installed ; and running the OFFICIAL ROM or SLIGHTLY MODIFIED OFFICIAL ROM then you may try this :

# make a backup first

# find xposed framework specifically for Nubia devices

# download it then install.

# open the framework then install it.

# it will prompt you to reboot your device. Press ok.

# after rebooting, open the framework.

# click on modules.

# after loading, find the module named "Obb on SD" and install it.

# you can now reboot and move your obbs to external.
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
might not have worked

I think the installation somehow failed. I wiped everything i could and started the flashing process, and then it seemed like the whole recovery just froze during the process. It didn't give me any error or status messages. Just had to force the power off. Was able to reboot to the recovery and restore a backup.

How long did the installation take for you? Are there any DavidKing H2.12 out there?

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Right now I am running an unofficial MoKee ROM based on CyanogenMod. Maybe I'll try it when I am able to install some sort of H2.12 :good:
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
It took something like 5 minutes to install the H2.12. However, I used TWRP and not CWM to flash it. Maybe can you install the TWRP from here http://yadi.sk/d/ETPoxrdyQdvx3

Remember the TWRP is in Chinese. So you have to install the english theme from http://d-h.st/uJT Dont reboot recovery before installing the English theme, unless you understand Chinese. Reboot the recovery and then try to install the given H 2.12 ROM - not the DavidKing one. It should work. The latest stable DavidKing rom I have accessed is H 2.09. I think the DavidKing's H2.12 ROM is still unstable.
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
not working

The TWRP recovery and english themed worked good. I did a new backup, and then a factory reset, wiped cache and dalvik before trying to install the H2.12 ROM.

The ROM installation failed with something like this message:

set_perm: some changes failed

E: Error in /storage/sdcard0/rom.zip

After this I was able to restore the MoKee ROM with the TWRP.

The whole process seemed to clear up sone internal storage, because Google Play Store started updating my apps, and I was able to install some new ones. But it didn't last long before it once again gave me the message about insufficient storage.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
From these symptoms, it seems your Rom.zip is corrupted. Please download the H2.12 ROM that I told you to. Remember the one I am using right now is found from the Russian site I already told you. It's not DavidKing's H2.12 ROM. Get the link from the page I referred you to and everything will be smooth. Again, ensure there is atleast 3Gb free sdcard memory before proceeding. You will then use Twrp recovery to install.

When it comes to MoKee ROM, important features are missing. Maybe, does yours have these: fm radio, infrared bluster, Google Framework, stock-like camera, dolby sound processor, one-hand feature, double-tap gesture, palm-to-lock-the-screen and divided screen for easy multitasking with two active windows? The MoKee I had lacked all these and many more. That's why I came back to Nubia UI. Now, you can download Antutu benchmark from Play Store then run the test; come back here with the results. I am looking forward to hear it. I am interested to learn how MoKee will score here( mine used to freeze). Oh I almost forgot. Be patient because the installation may vary from 4 minutes to even 20 minutes depending on room temperature. On TWRP, when wiping go to advanced wiping where you should wipe everything except sdcard. This is recommended for it formats internal storage for easy and quicker installation. If an error occurs, read through to see what went wrong. Maybe signature verification may have been togled.
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
Wasn't able to install Antutu, see attached screenshot for more information.

I did download from the russian page, but I renamed the zip to "rom.zip" before transfering the file to the phone.

No, my MoKee ROM does not include any of the features you listed, and that is one of the reasons I want to get a new stable ROM with the Nubia UI.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
Okay, from the screenshot, it is evident that the space availabe is too small making it impossible to install anything. Consider deleting some less prioirity files or programs. Transfer your backups to flash disc or pc then format sdcard0.

The ROM from Russian site is the one running in this phone right now. So I wonder why it wont install on yours. Is your phone in good conditions?

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Can anyone share the score of the phone after running Antutu benchmark?. Mine scored 40777 then 41222 after second round. I can see Meizu MX4 topping with around 59000.

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It will also be interesting if someone shared their average battery usage.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
Sorry for that. The device seems slightly defective. Have you tried MIUI ROM? It may remedy your device somehow. Attached are my score of Antutu v5.5 usingthe rom I told you. As for the camera, the ROM is the one not supporting it. However, check on internal storage if available before recording. All the best.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
Battery Charging Very Slowly

Hi comrades. My battery takes way too longer time to charge. From 5% to 100%, it takes four and a half hours! This is while the screen has been turned off! My charger has an output of 5W ( 5V_1A). Is it normal?
[General Questions and Answers] ScriptAlpha:
Recommended MIUI for Z5S NX503A?

Is there any MIUI ROM you would recommend over others? I do not know much about MIUI. Is there any stable new verion with support for GAPPS including good features that we also find in the Nubia UI? If you have a link to a ROM you would recommend, that would be great!
[General Questions and Answers] ballgear:
You dont have to root it just install cwm recovery and look for gapps 4.2.2 ,then flash gapps via cwm and your google play will work

Grtz Ballgear

Sent via Nubia Z5s
[General Questions and Answers] robgee789:
I've read that site but it all gets confusing lmao even with Google translate it's hard to understand exactly what they mean
[General Questions and Answers] Ssamf:
I Couldn't install gapps, without rooting for some reason....
[General Questions and Answers] hake199:
guys, will it have custom roms like cyanogen etc. and how it works in gta san andreas?
[General Questions and Answers] lampisd:
hello guys i am from greece and i have buy from aliexpress a nubia z5s 32gb.The guys who have already the phone its possible to tell me if the phone have nfc and infrared?
[General Questions and Answers] itzikd1:
just wondering what's better on z5s then z5s mini? Exept for snapdragon 800vs 600 and screen HD vs full HD , the mini looks better

better price

sd card

screen 4.7 is perfect for me

is there anything I missed that the z5s is better at? Talking about z5s not z5sn

anyone?
[General Questions and Answers] retaliate:
This Nubia Z5S is great after you had root, installed google framework, google services & google play store. Performance wise is great and on par with Samsung Note 3. But it do have 1 serious weakness to me so far as it will encounter Error 911 in play store where it will not able to download any apps that have bigger than 50mb file size straight from Play Store. SO far i had not found any solutions to this yet after tried to clear the cache, data on play store, remove google account and etc.

until I found the solution to this, i will rate this phone as 8.5/10 where the battery of 2300mah is actually sufficient for my daily usage of some gaming, whatsapp, facebook, wechat, web browsing and phone calls.

Beside that it also have a weakness to anyone who need 3G call (video calls) as it didnt support direct video call through phone line. However, you could video call using apps like skype & etc.

Feel free to ask me on this phone if any of you having problem in reading chinese. By the way, there is test MIUI ROM available that compile by user (not official from MIUI). but there are still lots of bugs which i not suggested. For better roms, i will suggest all Z5S user to wait till April as by April there will be LEWA ROM available for this phone. LEWA is another popular 3rd party ROM Developers in China which its standard is on par with MIUI.
[General Questions and Answers] Tinus81:
This is great news for me. Do you have 3g enabled all day? Or do you connect to wifi often?
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
Many are complaining about the "small" 2300mah battery on Nubia Z5S. No worries, it fits perfectly its CGS NM2 display. Unfortunately gsmarena states this phone has IGZO display. Checking on the nubia.cn site, we can find out the truth:

- ZTE Nubia Z5S sports a CGS NM2 panel (continuous grain silicon process, new mode 2 technology) , a variant of LTPS

- ZTE Nubia Z5S mini sports the cheaper IGZO panel

A compilation from extremetech.com and other sources:

IGZO stands for indium gallium zinc oxide and it will replace the popular amorphous silicon (a-Si) used on current mass displays. Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) is another alternative to a-Si, but LTPS is difficult and expensive to manufacture. You can find it on Kindle Fire HDX and Nexus 7 2.

LTPS is fast, but CGS is even faster: 3x the electron mobility of LTPS. With a resolution of 443 ppi electrons need to move around faster for a flicker-free visual experience and CGS gets the job done better than LTPS, IGZO, or a-Si.

CGS means less power consumption with less backlight, better visibility in sunlight, thinner screen, better color saturation.

PS I had to totally change my previous post, after finding out gsmarena was wrong with the IGZO panel on ZTE Nubia Z5S.
[General Questions and Answers] robgee789:
Your Google play problem is down to lack of system space so if you delete some system apps it should fix you problem mate, but could you check with titanium backup and see how much system you have and how much is free please and also did you remove and of the Chinese bloatware?
[General Questions and Answers] IceTea7:
Today, I have ordered a ZTE Nubia Z5S from Aliexpress seller Eternal Team, too. They told me that the Google PlayStore is preinstalled. I hope that they don't lie.

But with 2gb RAM there shouldn't be a problem with to many system apps. I think there is another error than that because why should the free apps work and the paid ones not.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
Eternal team shipped my Z5S 16GB on Jan 13, stock ROM v1.16 (now 1.22), no root, no Google apps on it at all. I don't think they do any customization.
[General Questions and Answers] Tinus81:
Interesting, thanks!

I just ordered one at liaow, because they root and install Play Store on it :)
[General Questions and Answers] robgee789:
thats where i was gonna get mine from :(
[General Questions and Answers] IceTea7:
Hmm, I hope they preinstall the PlayStore on my phone as they told me.

If not I need a good tutorial how to install it by myself.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
I'm good without Play store on my Z5S. Downloading apks from Play store through the APK Downloader Chrome extension, using the device ID from my old android phone. There are alternative apk markets as well. Play store is not really a must, it's just more convenient to use it.
[General Questions and Answers] retaliate:
Yes, 3G or wifi is on always. when i go to the place that got memorize wifi then will switch to wifi, if not my data will always on.

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I had TOTALLY remove all the CHinese bloatware. The 16gb version will comes with following setup:

Internal Space = 2.5gb (this is the space for you to install apps)

SD Card = 9.78gb (this is the space for you to store anythings else)

System File = 3.72gb (this is the ROM taken space for the system running)

Google Play Error 911 is not lack of system space as I still left Internal Space of 1.5gb & SD Card 6gb+. Is more likely of not fine tune system between the phone system and google setting where there are no 100% solutions yet. Almost all Z5S user had this problems when we install Google Framework & Play Store.

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No Issue, if need help in installing Google play store just give me your email, i will email you the required apk. But Must be ROOT before you can install Google Service.

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Did you install Google Play Store and encounter the problem like mine for ERROR 911?

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By The Way, I STRONGLY SUGGEST you guys get the 32GB version as it will cost about 30-40usd extra only and you will get more space for your mp3, photos & etc. The time i bought only 16gb available.

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Ya, but for game lover, PLAY STORE seems is a must.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
according to the official site nubia.cn, the 32GB version should be called Z5SN and sports a better camera with OIS and F/2.0 aperture, while Z5S has only F/2.2. Z5SN might have MHL and Neolink ports. ZTE’s NeoLink technology is meant to display media content on external displays up to 4K resolution

online prices on nubia.cn are 2199 yuan for Z5S and 2999 yuan for Z5SN

somebody with Chinese knowledge might correct or add more to this
[General Questions and Answers] Tinus81:
They have a 32GB model for sale at liaow.com, model name is also Z5S.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
yeah, the resellers offer 16GB or 32GB on the same Z5S version.

I'm really wondering what is actually the Z5S 32GB, because there is no Z5S 32GB on the nubia.cn site. Just Z5SN 32GB.

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It looks like MIUI has published the first beta ROM for Z5S on http://www.miui.com/thread-1610973-1-1.html

Comments on this thread http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-112197-1-1.html show there are still bugs, therefore this ROM is not recommended yet.
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
If you are interested in MIUI, then one thing to know is that MIUI is different from NUBIA UI. It is also a custom ROM so it may add good features and lack some features as compared to Nubia UI. I have used MIUI V5 for quite some weeks. The ROM is deeply customizable and does well with WSM tools.

My browser has been blocked from accessing needrom.com. So do this, Google-search " MIUI V5 for Nubia z5s needrom.com." You will have to create an account before downloading the ROM. The speed is okay. The ROM has everything except one-hand mode and divided screen tweak.. . . .better than MoKee or CM. This is ROM is Android 4.2.2 but stable and battery friendly. If it fails installing by CWM then use TWRP. Don't go downloading from the official Xiaomi/MIUI website because those ROMs are full of bugs!
[General Questions and Answers] balozi007:
[b] the official 4.4 h2.12 rom download [/b]

Hi comrades. I am here to share a link to those interested in downloading the ROM directly. Click on the link then download the ROM http://nubiaforums.com/showthread.php?tid=27
[General Questions and Answers] fundasul85:
Please help me

I need your help

Hi guys! I really need your help or opinion.

I have a Nubia Z5s NX503A phone, everything works fine but i have an issue that i can't solve.

I have an issue with my front microphone. It does not work in calls. the people can't hear me, but i hear him, but voice recording work and google voice search works. :confused:

I ordered a replacement charging dock with microphone from HK but it doesn't solve my problem.

Can you tell me a method to hard reset my phone, I need some tool like Flash Tool for Mediatek, i need to erase nand flash and rewrite it

Any sugestion from you it will be very apreciated.

Thanks a lot
[General Questions and Answers] mirchichamu:
Looks like your microphone ? is working but maybe a problem in the phone dialer itself.

Just a suggestion to try a 3rd party dialer. The other option is to reinstall your rom.
[General Questions and Answers] fundasul85:
Tip

Thanks for the tip, but in my opinion other phone app work based on standard phone. apk.

I flashed many roms but the problem still here.

Anyway thanks a lot.

You have any ideea how to disable noise reduction mic?