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[General Topics] Duncan.Mc:
I went to see both the v and o versions of the TYTN phone and aesthetically I prefer the ornage one.

Can anyone tell me the advantages and or disadvantages of both phones (compared)

FYI

I was offered the vodafone on 18mth contract, 500mins, stop the clock, 500 txt (or 25.5MB of data) for £17.50 first 3 months £35 thereafter with the phone for around £50.00 possibly free.

OR

I was offered the orange m3100 on 18mth contract, 500mins, 200 txts, unlimited landline calls, magic number, free answerphone, free wireless broadband £35.00 per month

thx.

PS does anyone know where i could get the eton GPS phone on contract for a good price?
[General Topics] pof:
Vodafone is HERM200 while Orange is HERM100, look here for the differences:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Versions

basically, HERM100 battery is 1300mAh and HERM200 battery is 1350mAh, HERM100 has oval directional pad and HERM200 has square directional pad, the HERM100 stylus seems to suffer from the same annoyance as the Wizard stylus, it falls out. The HERM200 stylus seems to be realy well fitted in comparison.

BTW, ROMs between both HERM100 and HERM200 devices are interchangeable.
[General Topics] Duncan.Mc:
thx
[General Topics] phame:
Hi..

Im using a Dopod 838 Pro. It sais its a HERM -100 but i have a 1350 Mah sanyo battery. And the stylus is not loose...
[General Topics] TheBrit:
How about expansys?

Go to www.expansys.com and enter Mio A701 contract into the search box at the top left and hit Enter.

You'll get a big list including some 'free' options.

Edit: OK you said Eten (not Eton) but the principle is the same.
[Device Reviews and Information] nightcap79:
Jiayu G4S Original Rom Caller ID Mismatch

Caller ID Mismatch is a common problem in chinese roms, for Jiayu G4S follow these steps:

1. Using root explorer to edit the build.prob file inside /System

add this line at the end of the file

ro.init.phonenumber_match= 7

2. Go to settings >> App >> All >> Contacts Storage >> Clear Data >> Reboot

Good Luck
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Thanks very much for posting. I stumbled on that suggestion a few days ago, but unfortunately it doesn't work on this ROM : (
[Device Reviews and Information] Doman:
How come the buttons are not back lighted? :( I've asked two sellers and they claimed that buttons are back lighted. Are you sure? Maybe there is an option to enable?

Can you make a memory test with AndroBench application?

Thank you for a little review anyway. Keep us up to date with your experience and more observations with this phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] drpete_doyoubnb:
g4s software issues?

Hi,

I've bought this phone too and I'm facing some issues, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52629345

Specifically, incompatibility with the following applications:

Facebook (crash after less than a second of usage)

Firefox (crash after few seconds of usage)

Babbel (crash only after you've logged in, and once you've done it crash as soon as it starts)

google agenda

Have you tried these apps?

Any hint on this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52629345 ???:confused:
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
The buttons definitely aren't backlit on my one. I've no idea if they will be in on examples made later on. I read somewhere that on last year's G4 basic and Advanced models someone found a way to get them to work. I honestly don't know if the hardware is even capable on this year's models.

I'll look into Androbench.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Sorry, no, I haven't used any of these apps so I can't give any feedback.
[Device Reviews and Information] salimeldjinn:
My partial review (in spanish), another bug, and a thankful message

Hi Everyone, as this is my first post in this forum, I would like to say thanks to everyone involved for your efforts and good job, focused on helping the Internet Android community.

Second: I would like to thank Ouzo for pointing pros and problems actually ocurring to this model, maybe this helps on finding solution.

Third, i can say than spanish customers are finding problems with hands free during calls: The person at the other side of the line hears his own echo. Maybe it's easy to tune microphones, but still no solution here.

Also have big problems with gps acuracy and position "jumps" while using google navigation in big cities with narrow streets.

Last, i would like to share my review of this model, it's in spanish but you can easily translate it

http://bitsandriffs.blogspot.com.es

Regards.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Thanks very much indeed. I'm just updating the first post. GPS accuracy is one of my issues too. It locks quickly but it often gets confused about what road you are on (I use co-pilot), even in fairly open spaces like motorway junctions. This is exactly like Qualcomm devices a few years ago. Have you tried any of the tweaked files available in the Jiayu ES app? I haven't yet, but I will.

I haven't tried hands free calling at all yet, only stereo Bluetooth. Have you tried tweaking any of the values available in the MTK Engineer mode/app? If you are not familiar with it there are various descriptions of what some of the parameters do around here somewhere.

Great review - it's interesting that we're both finding the same issues.

For the camera, I found setting sharpness to Max and turning off the beautification feature helps a little.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
AndroBench results:

Internal SD card:

Sequential Read - 57.35 mb/s

Sequential Write - 16.83 mb/s

Random Read - 11.97 mb/s

SQLite Insert - 62.03 TPS

SQLite Update - 76.33 TPS

SQLite Delete - 79.68 TPS

Browser - 250 msec

Market - 223.25 msec

Camera - 255 msec

Camcorder - 566.75 msec

Data partition (phone storage) ext4:

Sequential Read - 57.66 mb/s

Sequential Write - 21.33

Random Read - 13.17

Random Write - 0.77

SqLite Insert - 68.04 TPS

SQLite Update - 77.76 TPS

SQLite Delete - 78.61 TPS

Browser - 79 msec

Market - 256 msec

Camera - 135.5 msec

Camcorder - 310.5 msec

From a more real world point of view, when I copy large amounts of data from my MicroSD card to internal memory, it writes large files at about 25 mb per second, and large quantities of smaller files at about 12 mb per second. Not exactly fast.
[Device Reviews and Information] drpete_doyoubnb:
Software and loudspeaker call issues

Yep, I imagine.

I've downloaded and re-installed the ROM provided by Jiayu.es, but the problems persists.

About Facebook: has anyone (or you, Andrés), tried to install it? Does it works smoothly to you or to anybody?

The suspect is simply that some libraries / platform are missing, it could be easily fixed just knowing which ones they are. Please, give a try to install facebook and let me know if it works fine for you, thanks!

Beside that, I can confirm that in Italy too (phone shipped from China) having a call in loudspeaker is giving the problem of echoing on the caller. As well, on this point looking for a solution.

Any hints on any missing libraries (for facebook, google agenda, firefox and other apps not working) and loudspeaker issue are welcome!:fingers-crossed:
[Device Reviews and Information] avalanchej:
Caller ID is fixed in new firmware (available on needrom).
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Awesome, thanks for the heads up. Hopefully I'll get a chance to try it in the next few days :)
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Updated the first post with some more info/observations
[Device Reviews and Information] avalanchej:
My bad, there is still a problem with Caller ID in SMS app. But when someone calls it's ok.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
No worries, for a minute I thought the ROM had been compiled differently and the .jar.jex files had gone , then I realised everything is the same. Poop. No Xposed framework for us yet then.
[Device Reviews and Information] but-888-:
Hi all. Could you please check if your rearspeaker makes noise when you are playing games with low volume or even without sound enabled. The noise is starting and stopping with apps/games that should make sound (also with video players, if you make video sound to silent, speaker still make little noise at my end)

Thanks for checking

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[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Mine makes a slight hiss before and after a sound. For example, if I have a notification sound that is quiet, the rear speaker hisses for a second or so before playing the notification. If this is what you mean, then yes, I have the same thing. i can't check if this happens when the phone is on silent because I'm in a noisy environment, but I think it does what you describe.

Notifications also sound from the rear speaker when headphones are plugged in which really annoys me too (Samsung devices do this too).
[Device Reviews and Information] but-888-:
Thanks for the confirmation ouzo. Are you running the stock rom or any other (miui for example). Would like to know if this is software related or if the soundchip is just buggy

Cheers

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[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
I'm on the latest stock ROM available from Needrom. I think the same thing happened on the first two stock ROMs. Bear in mind that the kernel has been the same on all three versions, and possibly the various libs too. There are quite a few little bugs throughout the ROM, which is a shame. The biggest issue for me remains the performance of the camera. I'm still enjoying it though : )
[Device Reviews and Information] but-888-:
Is xposed working on the new modded version? Anyone already tested any bugs?

Tapatalked with G4S
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Sorry, I haven't downloaded either of the new versions yet. I won't be able to try them for a week or so :(
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
I am not sure if the rom is deodexed

Download the rom and in check in system/app if there are files with odex extension

Also check in framework folder too

If odex files doesnt exist xposed should work
[Device Reviews and Information] but-888-:
Shouldn't it be deodexed if it is cwm flashable? I am more asking if someone is encountering any bugs. As i am currently happy with my rom and dont want to flash a buggy one

Thanks

Tapatalked with G4S
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
No

You can even deodex after instalation

I dont think that there should be bugs the dev made a lot of mods ports for g4s
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
i have just downloaded the mod version and i looked into the rom files and i can see that the rom is deodexed so gravitybox should work

but havent tried it

i have checked the official rom too but that one is odexed so xposed wont work
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
i have installed the modded version , works great

if you want to install it download it from the mirror , but there is one little mistake made on the zip , inside the zip there is a folder , i have just unzipped the files and moved them to the root location and reziped with winrar with compression - store , after that flash from cwm but first do all the wipes

there are some visible changes in the new rom
[Device Reviews and Information] vladata:
there is a folder "data" in the .zip, is this folder are you talking about? i unzipped another rom/.zip file/ there is no data folder inside. I unzip the archive and all the files and folders are: "data, meta-inf, system, boot.img, lk.img, logo.img, scatter.txt, type.txt"
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Cool, good to know. I'm frustrated that I'm going to have to wait a week to try it. Doh!
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
the files should not be in this folder "JY_G4s_0609_V6"

all the files should be in the root of the zip
[Device Reviews and Information] but-888-:
These are the files for the supercharged script. You have to run it after rom installation. So no need to put them into root afaik

Tapatalked with G4S
[Device Reviews and Information] longo213:
Would it be possible for you to edit the first post with updated links to all ROM updates and shared knowledge? :) I think it would be very helpful for newcomer :)
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
I've updated the OP a little. I hope it helps. The two mains sources from ROMs are still http://www.needrom.com/phone-roms/jiayu/g4s/ and http://www.592zn.com as far as I can see (please correct me if I'm missing something).

Feel free to create a ROM specific thread for the G4S if you like. If you do I'll post a link to that thread in the OP.

To be honest, I really hate posting links that send people away from XDA anyway. Personally I get frustrated when I end up with more and more accounts and login details at different sites all over the web. From a selfish point of view I would prefer it if chefs/developers were posting ROMs here on XDA in their own thread. That way we all know each other and what type of work each developer does. You pretty quickly get an idea of what each developer/ROM chef is capable of and what kind of tweaks they like to put in their ROM and whether or not their work is well tested. More importantly, we get all the best ROMs in one place.
[Device Reviews and Information] vladata:
in my case there is no folder "JY_G4s_0609_V6" inside the archive, all other files are in the root of .zip file, i downloaded it here from the links int the thread
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
does some files have star * next to them

if yes they are encrypted , i wasnt able to find the password , thats why i said to use the mirror , there the files are decrypted you just need to move the files to the root of the zip

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:14 PM ----------

this is the jiayu forum

http://bbs.ejiayu.com/forum-184-1.html

there is not a single dev on xda that makes custom roms for the G4S :)

probably becouse they dont speak english well :)

---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

p.s newest facebook no longer crashes with the 0609 rom
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Thanks, I've added the link to the Jiayu forum to the OP.

I guess part of the problem is the lack of openness on MediaTek's part - if they released their sources as they should, maybe developers here n XDA would get interested.
[Device Reviews and Information] Sup3Roque:
I have the ID caller problem with my version, this one fix that?

can I make a backup and restore the original version if I have to send to warranty?

what should I do?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
I haven't tried the new version yet, but I guess the caller ID problem will still be there as it is not an issue in some parts of the world.

You can make a FULL backup of every partition of your phone's memory by using spflashtools. I recommend you do this anyway just in case you happen to lose your IMEI or something. There are various tutorials on how to do this both in writing and on YouTube. For example, look on Gizbeat's website and YouTube channel, or search MTKForum.

Also, look on NeedROM.com and read the comments for each ROM see what feedback people have given it.
[Device Reviews and Information] chalimoja:
this and that

Got my G4S yesterday and its as amazing phone hardware wise as i expected. I have owned the previous original g4 and an iocean x7 and i have to say they had solid ROMs on them, i could use the X7 for 30 straight days without rebooting the phone even once! but the current ROMs available for the G4S are just disappointingly full of bugs. I have tried the new 0609 version which doesnt have a theme that supports the true vanilla android look especially in the setting its like a mix of colorOS and MIUI and i just dont like it plus the Deoxed version just doesnt play well with xposed and gravity box the phone simply hangs every time and reboots. I wish Jiayu can make a more serious ROM for this otherwise superb phone. The current stable ROM I have found that usable is the latest MIUI over at needrom. Hope to see more stable ROM for this phone soon.

And on a side note, has anyone gotten viper4android to work on any of the ROMs? I really need that one app to work. Music sounds so bad without it.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
The stock ROM is very stable for me, and it has less bugs than the two I ocean X7S' that I had earlier this year (the stock ROMS on the G4S and the X7S are very similar, including some of the same bugs - e.g. the 90℅ charge bug). I think perhaps the MT6592 phones are just a stop gap between Jelly Bean/non LTE devices and MediaTek KitKat devices with LTE that will appear soon.

I only have to restart the G4S on rare occasions, but I agree completely about the issues with the 'themes'.

Finally, someone else who agrees that the sound quality on this thing is below par....
[Device Reviews and Information] chalimoja:
Haven't owned the iOcean x7s but I did have the original X7 which had a superb ROM straight from manufacturer. I have just managed to install the latest version of ViPER4Android on the default ROM of the G4S and now the sound from the phone has come alive! Trust me, it make a world of difference! Just make sure you've installed BusyBox first or it won't work.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Thanks for that, I'll definitely try it when I get time.

The X7S ROM was so similar it even had the same themes to choose from etc. It looks like it's getting updates (including one that changes the partition sizes of the phone to approx 1GB/12GB so that there's more room for app data) so maybe Jiayu will release a few more bug fixes too.
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
which deodexed rom have you tried that hangs out ?

i thought it was only me but i have experienced the hangouts and reboots after a minute of hangout

i believe that some roms are not properly deodexed

right now i am using a stock deodexed rom that doesnt hangs at all

i agree that viper4android is a must if you are using quality headphones

i couldnt improve the speaker a lot on the phone but hey all phone speakers are like that :)
[Device Reviews and Information] lycanwrath:
11240

Hi man,

Which stock deodexed rom are you using?

I moved from the mod_jemi_0.2 rom to the modded 0609 ROM.

The mod jemi_0.2 rom appeared to be more stable
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
this is the firmware i am using right now

official latest 0609 deodexed with xposed+gravitybox and removed chinesse apps

tested by myself 3 days it doesnt hangs at all when using xposed modules

also latest facebook doesnt crash at all , for root go to settings>security and activate superuser

flash from CWM but first do all the wiping

i recommend this to anyone that wants stable rom with working xposed tweaks

https://mega.co.nz/#!M8YjCZhC!R2h_61PJ7n9THWTyeAIe7HtTkIJN8s5dTbnDoG3f00c
[Device Reviews and Information] sparky boi:
Hi

I got this phone on Friday but having a big problem with it already.

It keeps switching of randomly and I need to take and leave the battery out for around an hour(no idea why so long) to get it to come back on.It mostly only seems to happen at night when its charging.

I tried the wake lock app but doesn't help at all.

Any help at all will be appreciated?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
It's possible you have a hardware problem, but before sending it back this is what I would try. Factory reset the phone, including wiping the internal SD card. Back up any data/photos first. Next, setup up the phone with your contacts/Google account, but do not install any apps. Do not insert a micro SD card. Use the phone in this basic configuration and see if it works ok. I'm assuming that you are still running the stock firmware.
[Device Reviews and Information] sparky boi:
I will give that a go thanks amill..ye I'm still using the firmware that was on the phone already..would putting a different ROM on help maybe?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
For now I think I would leave it with the stock firmware. You could always try a different one if the factory reset doesn't work, but the stock ROM really should be fine out of the box. Familiarise yourself with how to change the language to English (or whatever you use :)) in case it is in Chinese after the reset (I think mine reverted to English once I put my SIM in and rebooted). Good luck, I hope the reset is all that's needed.
[Device Reviews and Information] sparky boi:
No problem..will give it at factory reset now.thanks again.:)..Hopefully this works and don't have to send it back,meant to be hassle sending it back!!
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Yeah, when I sent my two iOcean X7S' back to Shenzhen it took several weeks for them to arrive, on top of which I was not allowed to return the batteries because China doesn't allow them to be imported in the post. Fortunately the company I bought them from understood this and issued refunds once I had proof of postage (Dracotek). I don't think the seller I bought the G4S from would be that good.
[Device Reviews and Information] indiffereddie:
Do you at the end have any idea is this phone dual band (as it says in the specs) or a quad band (as it can be seen from the MTK Uncle Tools app)?? Thanks in advance
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
I still don't know for sure unfortunately. The only band I've tested is 2100. In theory one of my networks also uses 3G 900, but not in the area I live so I haven't even tested that. Sorry, hopefully someone else will pitch in to let you know.
[Device Reviews and Information] sparky boi:
Just a quick update.Factory reset the phone,left the phone stock for the night,charged it,woke up and it was still on:D...added my usual apps and that last night and this morning its still on!!

You Ouzo,are a life saver.thanks again:D
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
No worries. Weird stuff, I hope it keeps working for you though. Wonder what was up. I once had a dodgy microSD card that made my phone do all sorts of odd stuff, but it wasn't until it completely failed that realised what was causing my problems (I'd been cursing the phone itself - oops)
[Device Reviews and Information] lycanwrath:
Alright I'll be trying this very soon.

The modded 0609 firmware is driving nuts, its freezes and app-crash are horrible.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Have you tried formatting the whole phone before you flash the ROM? Perhaps there is something on the internal SD card that is causing a problem with the modded firmware.
[Device Reviews and Information] mite_jan:
the modded should be ok if you dont have installed xposed framework

try the last rom i have posted

i have been using it for a week and still on it

i havent found any bugs

p.s looks like jiayu is testing 4.4 kitkat

hopefully it will be soon
[Device Reviews and Information] lycanwrath:
I used the original Rom from the link you provided and it's great, good performance and no crash. Thanks man! :)

Kitkat on this phone would be great.
[Device Reviews and Information] pozzeco:
Root

Does it have all G4S models?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
All stock ROMs have this feature so far.
[Device Reviews and Information] pozzeco:
And how about Jiayu G4S GPS with MTK6592 processor?

I'm looking at Xiaomi Redmi 1S too, with Qualcomm processor, which think GPS is ok, but.. 1 GB RAM..
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
GPS is still probably the least impressive aspect of the G4S. Sometimes a lock takes 10 seconds, sometimes 2 minutes. Accuracy in sat nav apps can be poor, even in the countryside. When using co-pilot it is common for the app to think I am on an adjacent street 100 metres from my actual position. Qualcomm GPS is so much better now - very reliable.
[Device Reviews and Information] pozzeco:
Another phone with 2GB RAM, at least 1280x720 and without MTK processor under 190$?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ouzo:
Search shops like Spemall.com....