yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] januszzbych:
b14 rooting

Hi, i tried root phone with old version program 4.3 but the phone it self restart like supose to but after the restart when i go to the recovery i have still normal recovery mode i cant install gaaps, but i have superuser program instaled, anyone has ide why i have this, i tried with the newest version but was the same. THX
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
After doing root, did you installed recovery by clicking on the second button in the tool?
[Device Reviews and Information] januszzbych:
Hi, no, thanks :) i already forgot.
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
There is a new update of the MF3.0.5 (2014-11-15)

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1dD0Ao1r

don't know what's new, maybe I'll give a try, still pondering :)
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Just add many personalized features, What I want to say is he said you need to install official 3.0.5 before installing this rom

BTW, some news:

1. The developer said Android 5.0 may come out before New Year, the first version will be original, without any official functions

2. According to schedule, stable MF3.0 will come on 18/11
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Thanks as always, then I'll pass on it and wait ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] pbmm:
Were you able to find a guide to change the lcd assembly? I have to change mine because it was thrown across the room with force! Got an X-like break.
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
How to install the lcd assembly

I found a video tutorial, but it's Chinese,original link: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzQ5MTcwMTIw.html , I'm uploading it on my baidu driver, share a download link here when it finish, download link（high-quality video）: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1gxBsi Code: hux2 Mega: https://mega.co.nz/#!MZkllKyZ!kVWnA4...4CgDRuaqqRvr4w

Brief Steps:

Test your new screen(8:00)---heating glue to take off broken screen(16:00)--- clear glue and broken glass(20:00)---paste tape(25:00)---install your new screen, carefully, you have only one chance(30:00).

Don't do anything on motherboard, he just make an introduction (16:33--18:00 )

Hope it will help you, good luck ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] pbmm:
Thank you so much! Converting this to a white screen assembly should be OK, right?
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
It should be fine because their size are same
[Device Reviews and Information] RAWSOME:
oh man this is awesome news. :good::good::good::good::good::good: I don't even need any official functions if everything is working properly. I assume you mean stuff official ZTE apps and shell. If it is a stock android that would be the best. Looking forward to release day.
[Device Reviews and Information] pbmm:
I don't know if this is even possible. Nor if people want this. Is it possible to port the Nubia ROM for the Nubia Z7s to our S291s?
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
New Problem with B14

Hi all, I have a new problem with official B14 rom, every program that I want to install from market its saying "Your device isn't compatible with this version".

Some one had this problem or maybe knows how to solve it?
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Hi, don't know if anybody is trying to do it, anyway I think that MiFavor 3.x is a bit resembling it and maybe it grabbed various things from that.

Never happened so far :\
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Luckily I made nandroid backup few days ago, going back, I think it happened when I changed play store to US version

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Didn't help, I cant install Google+ from play store, some have this problem?
[Device Reviews and Information] pbmm:
Didn't encounter this issue. Sorry.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
B14 fast :)

I must say its the fastest rom I used
[Device Reviews and Information] pbmm:
Yup! :D
[Device Reviews and Information] krispin:
MiFavor R-UI app

Can some body help me with R-UI app, please. What which option is for? Can´t read chinesse .
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
What do you want to do? And I haven't ever installed that rom, so I don't know which part you don't understand...
[Device Reviews and Information] krispin:
Re: R-UI app

I mean these settengs in R-UI app. Can you translate them??? Thanks in advance.
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Just brief translation...Now it's very late at night, I'm going to bed...
[Device Reviews and Information] krispin:
Thanks man! I knew you could help me. Good night.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Thank you 5KKKKK! I`m needed too, appreciate your effort, would be thankful if you could translate it...
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
where did you find that R-UI app? and precisey what is it's purpose?
[Device Reviews and Information] alexeei:
It's in custom Mifavor 3.0.x ROM, can change some parameters of top bar - you can change font, color, show or not day of week, net speed (also show upload/download separately) and etc - see previous page-you see translated options of it. And i use it from first 3.0.x roms without translation-simply check and uncheck flags and see what's happen :)
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Ok, I somehow thought they were talking about B14 rom, so I couldn't figure out where this app was, my bad :D

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Unfortunately still got some touch problems in B14, sometimes in some programs screen start to shake and move and don't response until I press the power button :(
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
So bad, I never experienced something like that, I hope for you that it's not a congenital issue of the yassi touch :\

At the moment the only thing I found not working good (in B13 and B14 it's the same) is the automatic brightness, it set the screen always too dark even in full light environment, but since I always preferred to set it manually (with the aid of power toggles it's even really handy) it doesn't bother me at all.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
I have Lg screen
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Then it's even more strange :\
[Device Reviews and Information] krispin:
I have LG too, and I am experiencing problems with touch which are appearing when I put phone down on the table eg. It then doesn't recognize touches. I have to take it to hand in portrait mode an suddenly it start workink normaly. Really strange.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
It's stranger that even sometimes when I'm not touching the screen its start moving and jumps until I put him to sleep.
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Update, MF3.0.6

Download link: http://yunpan.cn/cAST7SykyN7YH Code: 6815

You will get OTA if your current version is MF3.0.5
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Is this the announced stable 4.4 release or still a beta?
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Still a beta version, I have installed it and haven't found any problems yet
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
nice, thanks, I', starting to think that stable release will never come out :D
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Stable version will come soon, I find that they add a motion...
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
As always I have great problems downloading from yuanpan, even from my pc as from my server, starts going super slow, then fails after some minutes >_<
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Do you installed Gapps? 3.0.5 had problem with gapps it always showed message the process com.gogle.process.gapps has stoped
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
I don't think he installed since in china gapps are useless

Inviato dal mio ZTE Grand S II LTE utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
I give it try now, will update..

Same problem :(
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
this is discouraging :(
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
What about trying other gapps package? hasz recommend this one for his MIUI, maybe it work，download link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1kT7MZEB Code: w8i0 Official may not fix it because gapps are useless in China...And I find a gapps installer apk, it can install play store, service framework, account management for you, reboot after installing gapps, but I haven't tested it, download link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJyojqV Code: r1lq
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Didn't try it, back to b14
[Device Reviews and Information] sergoven:
help put cwm 11 and then I can not run it, hangs on the splash screen zte all the time. screen that's what. [
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
I tried that apk, it often pop up service framework has stoped
[Device Reviews and Information] alexeei:
modified mifavor 3.0.6

Mifavor 3.0.6 with deleted most unusable chinese apps, integrated root, google apps (test it-not crashed), titanium backup and google keyboard, but without R-UI. Fast link
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
This sounds interesting, did you do any trick to have gapps working? I'm downloading but don't know if i can try it immediately, hope someone can test it soon.

Many thanks :)
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
alexeei thanks a lot! great rom! installed it, everything working without proplems including gapps, no errors, smooth and no chines programs! :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] RAWSOME:
whenever I install apps from google play I get two icons on the homescreen is there anyhting I can do to fix that? When autobrightness is on or when I change brightness the screen flickers like crazy but on manual it is fine.

Anyhow good stuff!!
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
I have no flickers on auto brightness, about icons I recommend to use another launchers like Nova or Zero much better then mifavor and much more adjustable
[Device Reviews and Information] alicepattinson:
Another good smart phone by ZTE. I hope they will release budget friendly smart phone with good specifications. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
It could be due to qualcomm content adaptive backlight, if you are on stock MF (I don't know if custom roms have this function running) you can try this:

1) you need Nova or a similar launcher that permits you to create shortcuts of hidden apps;

2) on Nova home screen, long tap, select Shortcuts , then Activities (or Actions, don't remeber since I have it in italian)

3) from the list search and select Content Adaptive Backlight Settings

4) repeat steps 1) and 2) then select SVI Settings

5) Tap on these two shortcuts to get access to settings for this active backlight regulation, try to disable it in either the apps

and check if it get better.

Hope it can help.

Great! Hope I can try it too asap :)
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Great, fast rom, until now work perfect, didn't found any bugs
[Device Reviews and Information] RAWSOME:
thanks for the help!

Unfortunately it didn't work but I am fine with manually adjusting the bightness. It is not really a flickering it is more of a boping around of the imagine while I adjust the brightness and a constant boping around when it is set to auto. The image is like slightly jumping up and down.

Quick question, where can I get the ZTE MFUI 2.2 B14 JB 4.3 ? Is that the most stable rom as of now?
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
You can download it here
[Device Reviews and Information] RAWSOME:
awesome!

:good::good::good::good:
[Device Reviews and Information] Xrunner87:
Is MF 3.0.6 smoother when comparing to CM11?

I don't do well on English, so please quote me if you want to know what excatly I said.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
It's the same smoothness like cm11 but much less bugs, so yeah it's better
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Some guys using 3.0.6 said their photos in DCIM folder of external SD card were deleted automatically, be careful...
[Device Reviews and Information] Xrunner87:
Any other issues it has.

I don't do well on English, so please quote me if you want to know what excatly I said.
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
I just flashed MF3.0.6 tweaked by alexeei, going to give it a try :)
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
I haven't found any serious issues, including that bug, my photos are still there.

OMG, I just noticed that all my songs in external SD card were deleted automatically after reboot! But my photos are still there
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Made some reboot, photos are still there on my sdcard. I have no music on it, so I can say nothing about it.

Early impressions are good, no bugs at the moment, network location working without any tweak, restored all apps and all seem working fine.
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
I download songs and tried again, but they are still there:what: Maybe the problem will occur if reboot many times. I will keep an eye on it these days.

It's said that photos will be deleted when you connect to PC with usb mode and set the storage location to SD card in camera settings , I haven't tried...
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
I have not connected it to pc yet, and at the moment my default storage is set on internal memory, i'll try after making a copy of my photos ^^

I must rettify what I said, network location isn't fully working by default, Google Maps works but other apps checking my position don't work, I have to check in the framework-res.apk as I did for B14.

[EDIT]

I checked in framework-res.apk but the tweaking i made for B14 is not working. I noticed that in KitKat network location seems working a bit different from JB, in gapps 4.4 there is no more a NetworkLocation.apk so the phone is running the stock apk that is baidu.map.location and, as said, it work good with google maps but doesn't with other apps that try to locate your position (i.e. MapFactor Navigator of Fast for Facebook). Moddig the framework-res.apk as i did on JB simply make network location not working at all, i suppose because it set to use google NetworkLocation.apk that, as i said, is no more present in 4.4 gapps.

I really don't know what more to do, anyone using this Rom can confirm this issue?
[Device Reviews and Information] alexeei:
Use Yandex.Maps, with GPS is off it correctly show my position based on GSM data.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
You have to edit array.xml like you posted and add the "com.google.android.location" its missing there... after that position working perfect
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Google Maps works good, so don't need an alternative map software

I tried it again, but nothing changes, Maps get position, other apps don't, like they can't communicate with the location provider.

All apps accessing position for you?
[Device Reviews and Information] pbmm:
Where is this file? I will check mine. Thank you.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
I have problem with Waze it couldnt get location with wifi... didnt try any other programs, google works fine..
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
it's compiled within the framework-res.apk, you have to export the apk to a pc and decompile it to check\edit it, it was necessary on the Stock 4.3 to make networklocation work, i posted the steps some times ago.

So I guess you have the same issue.
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
I tryed a few other mod in the framework-res.apk but nothing changes, no network location in non google apps.

My limited knowledge of the internal behaviour of the os (especially kk that i'm using for the first time) doesn't permit me to achieve good results, so at the moment i made a recovery backup of the MF3 and reverted to my rock solid B14.
[Device Reviews and Information] carths81:
i want to try official b14 rom. It's android 4.4? And it's fully compatible with gapps? Any bugs or problems?
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
It's 4.3 no bugs and compatible with gapps

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The B14 is solid and good but it's not 4.4 and I can't install many modules in xposed for it. MIUI is good and the location working fine but once again support for xposed not so good, I personally prefer mf 3.0.6 for now no bugs apart from location, for the location part I mostly care about google to locate my position with wifi, about programs like waze they useful mostly with GPS.
[Device Reviews and Information] carths81:
I tried chinese root program 4.3, but i cant install root on B14 (tried many times). Any ideas?
[Device Reviews and Information] fnixuz:
Heya guys. I have hasz miui 4.11.29 on my grand sII. And just bought a 4g sim and i cant get 4g/lte working. Can anyone help me with this issue..?
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
I suggest you using 4.4 version of the root-recovery tool even with B14, if I remember well 4.3 version geve problems to me too.
[Device Reviews and Information] martas.vavra:
You must enable it in special settings, dial *#*#4636#*#*, then tap on "phone information", there select option, what you want.
[Device Reviews and Information] fnixuz:
I tryed that. Once i select lte only i have no signal at all and im sure i have a 4g signal here cause tryed the same sim on sony z1 it caught 4g signal no preblem. I tryed all of the possible settings on *#*#4636#*#* menu
[Device Reviews and Information] shubh_007:
Just released in India. Anyone planning to buy it? And is there any support for it on xda since officially it won't get updated to KitKat also?
[Device Reviews and Information] martas.vavra:
So there must be problem with LTE frequecy, our ZTE supports only FDD-LTE Band 1/3/7.
[Device Reviews and Information] fnixuz:
Iam not an expert talking about frequecy bands but my mobile operator says that they use 800Mhz frequency band. So does our Zte work on this band?
[Device Reviews and Information] martas.vavra:
No, ZTE dont support this band :(
[Device Reviews and Information] carths81:
i tried many times with chinese root 4.3 and 4.4 with b14 official, (driver are all installed on pc). it's start two times but not root.
[Device Reviews and Information] fnixuz:
So there are 800/900, 1800, 2,1 and 2.6 ghz frequency bands, which ones Zte grand s ii supports? Thank you !
[Device Reviews and Information] martas.vavra:
It supports 1800,2100,2600Mhz
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
it's said that indian version is S251, We are here because we all have S291,:) and official will release stable 4.4, MF3.0 on this weekend, then we will have 5.0 before new year
[Device Reviews and Information] Free Radical:
Looks like an awesome phone. Planning to buy and port for the Indian version.

But sadly, the Indian version comes with a 2500 mAh battery. However GSM + CDMA support is a huge plus.

The S291 roms won't be compatible I think. I hope the recovery works though.
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
That one may be S221 or S251, I'm afraid that it won't have any custom roms or recovery. You can buy S291 via network if you want
[Device Reviews and Information] Free Radical:
Looks like its the S251 variant. I intend to do all the porting stuff single handedly. Have done that with all my previous phones ;)

It will be available locally for less than what the S291 sells for in China. Some cost cutting measures taken it seems.

Did anyone have a problem with losing the baseband / wiping the nvram while flashing the S291 here?
[Device Reviews and Information] carths81:
Now i rooted B14 official. Someone has a list of all removable system apps and not (chinese)?

In the lockscreen how i can delete or change bejing china fuse time? (i'm italian and i dont want it)
[Device Reviews and Information] oroamarillo:
can you explain how you did the root to B014? thank you. sorry for my English
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
This is a list of many apps I disabled

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t2fm0m3uu1x7ljt/disabled.txt?dl=0

It's not exhaustive since i made this before disabling some other stuff (i.e com.qualcomm.location, that i disabled in order to have network lcation working with some other tricks, you can find the explanation searching in the topic).

Please note that I disabled some of these apps not beacause they are useless but simply because i use alternative apps instead (i.e. email client or file manager)

As i said sometimes ago, i tried to change or eliminate the Beijing time info in lockscreen, but I only managed to find the string that modifies the city name and not where it takes the shown time, so in the end i left it as it is, it's not bothering me at all.

p.s.

Since I'm from Italy too, if you need more detailed info in our language you can pm me ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Try to delete bejing in the clock app->world time
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
It was the first thing i tried but unfortunately it's seems not related with lockscreen, nothing changed.
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
I see. btw in mf3.0.6 there is no bejing time on lock screen, strange..
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Yes, the MF 3.x lockscreen is much more linear and "simple" than MF 2.x, no Beijing time, no Mi-Easy access, no Gestures for what I saw. If I have to say, I prefer the MF 2 style, including the long press unlock animation.
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
4.4, MF3.0.7, Stable version

Download link: http://yunpan.cn/cfAVzYtt6i24s Code: 9e89

You can OTA from 3.0.6 tomorrow
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
Do you know what changed from 3.0.6?
[Device Reviews and Information] 5KKKKK:
Many little changes, but it's difficult for me to translate, fix about power consumption, status bar, weather widget, contacts, camera, WIFI....original link: http://www.myzte.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=209358&mobile=1 You can translate via Google translator
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Great news, so we can finally say that our device is officially updated to KitKat :D

Given the problem with gapps we encountered with previuous versions, I think II'll wait in case someone (maybe alexei? ;) ) will share a debloated + gapps version, then check and possibly solve the network location issue :>
[Device Reviews and Information] alexeei:
MF 3.0.7 gapps and root included, without chinese programs, titanium backup and google keyboard included.
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Great, thanks a lot, in download! ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
alexeei thanks a lot, waited for your rom :o
[Device Reviews and Information] alcantara1977:
Thx vry much, alexeei, now with your 3.0.6 so good, i'll try your new 3.0.7 ASAP.

Good job
[Device Reviews and Information] fnixuz:
Thanks alot, but the link doest work for me it download just couple kbts :(
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
I downloaded it at super speed, no issue. Just flashed it, now restoring apps form backup.

One first question: sinse it' KK, did someone tryed ART mode? Is it working good or is Dalvik still more stable?
[Device Reviews and Information] chetbiz:
I tryed to turn on ART but it reboots and back to dalvik and didnt work..
[Device Reviews and Information] alexeei:
Use ART, all works fine)
[Device Reviews and Information] mc.god:
Thank both of you, I think I have to try on my own :laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Device Reviews and Information] hamell:
I will get my own device in coming days :D:p What do you think, would it be wise to immediately put on 3.0.7?
[Device Reviews and Information] Xrunner87:
Strange thing occurs. I never make the score up to 35000+. No matter how I tried, it just can't get make higher than 34000.

通过 ZTE Grand S II LTE 发表
[Device Reviews and Information] MCarek:
It´s nice to see this post. This phone has a potential to do a great things :good:

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I think it´s all about free memory and how many apps do you have in it.. For example I have deleted / uninstalled / forbidden useless chinese apps and after reset my phone the memory has only 36% loaded apps. My last result in Antutu was 34730 :good:I think when I´ll be able to make re-root and flash any other custom rom or modified by jozco I have more than this. Try it yourself on your phone and you can see what happen ;)