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[Device Reviews and Information] Unilqadium:
hey guys. So my THL 5000 just arrived. It has that "bad" screen. Gamma shows 1.2.

Compared to sAMOLED of my Razr i it´s clearly faded, but it must be expected on non LED display. Some colors are a bit easier to get "blown", especially skin color. Black is nowhere as black, but white is actually much better, much whiter and much brighter than on Razr set on full brightness. Maybe that´s the part of that "blown" feeling, also going with the gamma problem. But many colors look more real. So it´s kinda mixed bag. Will try the phone for few days, so I´ll see how things go in real life. Am not really happy with the gamma test, but.... There comes GPS test, battery test, test test test, you know :)
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Yeah, mine came as that too. And the battery isn't lasting as it should. 2 days and change. I'm not an avid user, i'm using it a bit more tough. Someone said on needrom that battery lasted more after uninstalling du speed booster!
[Device Reviews and Information] wooley4766:
the battery needs a couple of charges from complety empty to full (5 times) to reach its full capacity

important is to discharge the first times untill fone shuts down,then charge

after the first 5 full dis/recharge cycles it doesnt matter to discharge completely

mine is now 5 days activ and still 30%

all these task killer apps etc eat system and battery,they're just gimmicks...safe to uninstall

greetz
[Device Reviews and Information] Unilqadium:
Yes, I´m patient on the battery - resolution about life on one charge. . I can kill my tasks myself, shut down all data connection, but I can´t set airplane mode at night without app.

DeepSleep battery saver helps me with that. Will try to measure if it helps or not. I believe it does.

What bothers me that I don´t know how to monitor "deep sleep" state of the phone, as normal stats say "phone", "standby", "idle", so many states, and I have no idea which one means that the phone is really sleeping. :)

P.S.: CPU-Z says it´s rooted, but it is not...
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
Hi everyone. I've been following this thread for the last couple of weeks as I've waited for my handset to arrive.

It came on Saturday, and I've since rooted it, installed CWM (tried TWRP but the touch screen was inactive as I stupidly did an OTA update to 1.1.0 first.....) and installed a custom ROM.

I'm happy with it overall, main pains are:

My display is one of the ones with gamma of 1.2. No big deal, although I'd prefer a richer colour scheme.

It's annoying that you can't turn on wifi in airplane mode. I like to use it just for data of an evening. I've got a workaround through a wifi widget.

Most annoying, by a mile, is the issue with the proximity sensor. During calls, the screen wakes and I end up putting people on hold, touching the dial pad and/or randomly calling people.

What I can't figure out is exactly what's wrong with the proximity sensor. It tests as working in some apps, but can't be calibrated and the device folder that it should be in doesn't exist! I've disabled pocket mode and daydream, and got a semi-workaround through an app - now the screen flashes on briefly at the start of the call, then stays off. Not happy at having to have a background app running because of this though......

bbb
[Device Reviews and Information] stanlawren:
And why would you want to turn on Wi-Fi in airplane mode?
[Device Reviews and Information] zijin_cheng:
Yep, the one thing I hate about this phone is the unoptimized firmware, causing lag in quite a few places. Hoping THL fixes this, seeing as how my friend's Alcatel Onetouch Idol X+ with the MTK6592 is almost as fluid as a Nexus deevice.

I'm having the opposite issue you do. The screen isn't turning on fast enough when I take the phone out of my pocket when getting a call.
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
Because I don't want work calls of an evening, but I do want to check emails, browse for apps, etc.

What ROM are you running?
[Device Reviews and Information] dfs_:
I guess tasker+ secure settings will allow you to enable Wi-Fi when entering airplane mode
[Device Reviews and Information] spooky_ghosty:
Where do u find the gamma indicator that shows 1.2???
[Device Reviews and Information] kantry:
Power fix

Just an idea: Have you tried to apply "Power fix" for your ROM?
[Device Reviews and Information] Unilqadium:
spooky_ghosty: Display tester from Play...
[Device Reviews and Information] zijin_cheng:
so I successfully rooted and installed the latest TWRP from needrom. I wanted to enter recovery so I turned the phone off and held down power/volume down. I didn't get to TWRP, but to a chinese menu that is probably for testing each component of the device. Is there any way to reach TWRP other than using mobile uncle to boot directly into recovery?
[Device Reviews and Information] spooky_ghosty:
If u still have acces to ur OS go to playstore and search for Rom Manager. Go into the app and search for Reboot to recovery and click it!!! It should reboot to recovery.
[Device Reviews and Information] zijin_cheng:
Let me rephrase my question. How do I access recovery while my phone is off? Without turning it on and accessing apps? I can already access recovery through mobile uncle.
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
Have you tried Power and Volume UP?
[Device Reviews and Information] zijin_cheng:
Yes I have. Including power and volume up and down. It still takes me to the Chinese menu.
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
Can you install an extended power menu so you can boot to recovery from there?
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Wonder if someone could help me, I managed to root via VROOT link provided by thl.

And I cant get into what looks like a very limited version of cwm via recovery reboot but no matter what i try to flash, (ad blocking script, new custom firmware, twrp) it keeps saying installation aborted error.

Rommanager shows cwm and twrp as installed and ive tried switching back and forth but it still brings me to the same problems. Any ideas?
[Device Reviews and Information] KeFe:
Install Xposed framework and gravity box. (After you have made a twrp or cwm backup) There will be a plenty of custom rom like options for the offical firmware also.
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
Did you do the 1.1.0 system update before this by any chance?

Sorry mate, I wasn't asking if it's possible - I was suggesting it as a solution to the post above. But thanks anyway!
[Device Reviews and Information] stanlawren:
Use power button + Volume up to get into recovery.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
.....Yes :/

What should I do?

I don't have much experience with flash tool and adb stuff just confuses me,

I use recovery for all updates
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
I did it! :D

Yay managed to push twrp via flashtools
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Guys, i have installed the drivers and flash tool. I'm following the instructions to install TWRP. When i press download on the flashtool, nothing happens. I'm lost here... Should i do this with or without the phone connected via USB cable? Anyway i tried the 2 ways, nothing happens on the flashtool. I have tried TWRP version 2.7 and the last one on needrom 2.8.

Any ideas please?
[Device Reviews and Information] dfs_:
use http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55682302&postcount=461

phone must be OFF when connected!
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Ok, i managed to flash TWRP into it! I didn't know i had to connect the phone AFTER pressing download. Anyway, now when i press power + vol down, a chinese menu appears?! Flashed TWRP 2.8 from needrom. What i do with this?!
[Device Reviews and Information] Bloembol:
Touchscreen stopped working

Hello all,

I've had my THL5000 for 3 weeks now. This morning I switched it on and the phone started up. But when I tried to unlock by swiping right, it did not respond. In fact, ever since I've been unable to do anything with it!

I cannot even switch it off, since you have to touch "power off" to do so. To be honest I have no clue as of how this even could occur.

I know that I could take out the battery to completely power off the unit and try it again, but this would probably mean disassembling the phone, at least partly.

My question to you all is: do you have any tips on how to resolve his problem? E.g. any key combination to restart/reset or shut down the phone? Keep in mind that the screen does not respond to touches... So any ideas are very welcome!

Thanks!
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Ok, i did that. The flashtool seems to have flashed it correctly now. I followed the instructions on that page, installed drivers, etc, but i used the new TWRP (2.8.) on needrom. Still when i press power + vol up (i was pressing vol down and a chinese menu appeared) it shows "no command" and android belly up. Any ideas on this?

Also, instead of having superuser.zip on the SD card, can i put it on the phone's root folder /?

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Try reseting the phone. Press the red button on the SIM1 slot.
[Device Reviews and Information] gogo-gogi:
You do not need to disassemble the battery, instead this under the sim card is a red button for reseting phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] Bloembol:
Thanks! That worked.

I guess the button was designed and put there with a purpose...

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Thanks! Learned something about my new phone... :)

Hopefully, the screen problem doesn't occur too often (leaves me wondering what could have triggered it and if I should be worried).

By the way, before posting my problem here, I contacted the seller. Strangely, they couldn't help me and didn't know how to solve this...
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
The issue for me was that I didnt have the vcom drivers for Flashtool, I got those, and its kind of long winded to get them to install via windows 8.1 but once I had them in, I was able to partially flash just the recovery image,

Can anyone confirm if there are any other colors for the led besides red and yellow?
[Device Reviews and Information] KeFe:
I've seen a blue one when received some facebook chat messages.
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Vcom? I installed the USB drivers "Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00", aren't those enough? With flashtools v5.1352.01, TWRP isn't installed, with flashtools v5.1428.00 i got "PMT changed for the ROM, it must be downloaded.". Pain the ass to install TWRP!

Here, i got red and green colors.

EDIT: I finally manager to install TWRP. I used "SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1352.01" and

ThL-5000-16P128_TWRP_2.8.1.0_KK_by_SevenMaxs.

I also installed the drivers "PDAnet_4150.rar". I had installed the MTK drivers before, "Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.

Anyway, i'm going to root it.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
That's really great that you managed to get twrp, My iocean x7 turbo was alot easier to root and flash. This was alot trickier!

I have a red and greeney-yellowy led color, my iocean had three colors and I used to complain about it cause the last mainstream phone I bought was a sony xperia u and that had a whole range of colored leds, nothing really major but just wish Id more options!

Has anyone found a phone thats covers match our thl 5000? Id love a colored silicone case, but Im thinking the opposite sided hard buttons might make this a bit tricky.

I installed bushy v9 rom as it seemed to be the most reliable from the comments on needrom. Its really nice so far!
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Yeah, i don't know what i did to install TWRP, maybe it was that pdanet driver. Got root at last.

One anoying thing, is that the led starts blinking mad when battery gets to 15%. IMHO, it's detailed stuff like this that prevents this THL 5000 from being a really great phone. Oh and the screen with the washed colors too. Lame... My 2014 Moto G, didn't have these nonsense problems. THL should have grabbed the opportunity they had with this 5000mah battery (since almost no phone got more than 3000mah?) and make a phone free from quality issues. I think they would make a lot more success. Just my 2 cents
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
I'm sure that one of the 4 series is the same size and has covers, take a look at the Q&A section on the THL website.

Have you rooted and installed Xposed with the Gravity module? In the power tweaks you can change low power notification, plus there's a trial mode to change all of the LED notifications.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Thanks for the reply, had a look at Q&A section cant seem to see anything, and also my n00by brain isnt sure what you mean by 4 Series?
[Device Reviews and Information] Talibanimal:
Pretty sure the THL 4400 cases fit the 5000
[Device Reviews and Information] chr1s0fnak1:
spyware

I would say this phone contains spyware in the Baidu app. I have removed it but on reboot a Baidu folder is created. There are reports of this with other manufacturers sets. Information gathering is getting out of control
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Awh really? That's disappointing, Id never used baidu browser before and I was impressed when I used it! but it is removed from the bushy v9 rom.

What other must have apps are you guys using on your thl 5000? I changed launcher to the kklauncher last night, so far so good.
[Device Reviews and Information] bigbaldbloke:
That sounds like it.
[Device Reviews and Information] chr1s0fnak1:
Yes disappointing

Browser is the most important app for me, I would rather save a web site (facebook for instance, not that I use it) instead of having the app installed.

Chrome browser

Nova Launcher

XBMC
[Device Reviews and Information] stanlawren:
Like I said earlier you should press power + volume up to boot into recovery not volume down

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You can put the superuser file anywhere even on a flash drive connected via OTG as long as you can find it in recovery. It's just recommended to put it in the root of your SD card so that you can locate it easily
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
I actually had a launcher called 'cm launcher small + fast' which was kind of cool and lightweight, not to be confused with the cm launcher.

Im embarrassed to say I hadnt heard of xbmc and had to ask a friend at work about it and told me it was a must have haha
[Device Reviews and Information] rbt07:
I think, it is hardware problem. You will have to reclaim the phone. Good Luck. It will be really hard. If you paid with PayPal, you have a change to give your money back. Start a claim dispute on PayPal.
[Device Reviews and Information] chr1s0fnak1:
xbmc

cheers, i mite try that launcher,I like as simple as possible.

If you install XBMC. also install fusion, should be able to find how to on net.

I have been using it for streaming live sports as I can not seem to get flash working through browser.

Also pandora repo plays ad free through XBMC. (phone gets hot at base of audio jack while playing audio)

Best to be used on TV stick rather than phone though.

Probably best customization app though is Xposed with Gravity Box.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Yeah gotta say Id be lost without Xposed!

Here's a link to that launcher if you're interested. It can create folders within the drawer and doesnt link you to download additional apps or annoy you with ads. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cm.launcher&hl=en If things dont work out with kk launcher, Ill probably just switch back to that.
[Device Reviews and Information] chr1s0fnak1:
Thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] paiktaras:
i have a problem

the phone have 1.1.0 and sometime the baterry shows that it is in 60% after few minutes shows 90 % !!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Have you tried Battery Calibration tool?

(When I updated my iocean x7 to the unofficial kitkat port I had such a hard time with the battery, if i got below 60 and i plugged it into charge overnight, the charging light would be on and id wake up the next day it would have actually discharged during the night, it was so frustrating. )

But this is the first I've heard of that battery issue with 1.10 for the thl5000
[Device Reviews and Information] dfs_:
Regarding led notification colors: anyone managed to have other colors apart of

Blue

Red

Green?
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
I only have red and yellowygreen, no blue here
[Device Reviews and Information] yungwizzy:
hi i just got this device how do i root and port cwm on my device
[Device Reviews and Information] maxpower1985:
Look in the 1st post..
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
See the original post, read it two or three times before touching anything!
[Device Reviews and Information] stanlawren:
Xmbc is good if you're on an unlimited internet plan.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
I actually havent had a chance to download it yet! Its a media player for streaming, right?
[Device Reviews and Information] stanlawren:
Sorry but how did you manage to get blue on yours?

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@nicholasfierce please which particular battery calibration app did you use? There are tons of them on google play but most don't work.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&hl=en

Thats the one I used! It was a god send because even though my iocean charging light was on, the phone was faulty and the only way I could see if it was actually charging - was to use the app to make sure the voltage was going up instead of down.

I've tried many led light apps but cannot get blue light :(
[Device Reviews and Information] yungwizzy:
can i flash TWRP 2.8.1.0 with mobile uncle?? and has anyone flashed it without pc??
[Device Reviews and Information] flash-75:
Blue led doesnt work. Green and red only.

Best app to test led is whatsapp.
[Device Reviews and Information] yungwizzy:
someone reply this please
[Device Reviews and Information] dfs_:
Wow i must have been drunken,I also only have red& green but wanted to have blue also (and white and whatnot)
[Device Reviews and Information] xaracz:
I try battery calibration and showing on 100% only 4636mV it's that OK?
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Im nearly certain that Once it gets to 100% hit the calibrate button regardless of voltage, it will delete battery stats old file and give you a fresh file, remember that MV is different to MaH, incase you were expecting it to read 5000

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Mobile Uncle didn't work for me. Learn the tutorials for flash tools, I hadn't a club but picked it up easily to flash recovery only after twenty minutes or so, not as complicated as it seems.
[Device Reviews and Information] stanlawren:
Am not too sure about Mobile uncle but I think someone mentioned an app called Rashr somewhere on this thread that works fine for flashing recovery.

NB: I haven't tested the app yet but I think it works based on the comments/feedback
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
I too have "fluctuations" in battery readings. Sometimes it shows the same % for long time, than suddenly it drops a lot. Oh and it isn't lasting like a 5000mah battery should :/
[Device Reviews and Information] Danny94:
How to root

Hey guys,

today i get the THL 5000 and it is amazing.

Now i would root it, but in the first post the Download Link isn´t working. The download freeze by 0%.

Anyone can upload my that file again or can give me an other option to root my phone ?

:good:,

Danny94.
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Translate this. http://androidforum.cz/twrp-recovery-pre-thl-5000-t57731.html

You can use the this TWRP. http://www.needrom.com/download/twrp-2-8-1-0/

Tip: You only connect the phone to pc AFTER you click download on the flashtools. I used this method quite recently.
[Device Reviews and Information] Danny94:
Thank you very much, it worked for me =).

First time nothing change, then i pressed the reset button and do it again from step 10-11 and it worked perfectly.

Really thanks !
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
I see lollipop source code has been released in full, my money is on bushy bringing it to the thl5000 soon *fingers crossed*
[Device Reviews and Information] xdanaro:
hi, i got rooted and last version of this phone.

if phone get back to factory defautls, will i lost imei?
[Device Reviews and Information] zijin_cheng:
Will THL release a Lollipop update? Because if not I'll probably wait for someone to release a Lollipop ROM.
[Device Reviews and Information] theoverfiend:
Hell yeah that would be great lollipop on the lovely 5000 I hope for it
[Device Reviews and Information] C3C076:
Well, don't get your hopes too high. It will probably take months for mediatek to implement their dual SIM framework on top of Lollipop.

ThL 5000 will be considered old in that time so I doubt it will receive L update. Manufacturers will rather focus on bringing and selling new MTK based devices running L.
[Device Reviews and Information] ccav2000:
+1, I am already planning to replace it next year around October. It doesn't even have LTE/4G, and all major carriers in my country will begin widespread deployment of 4G next year (they have it now already but limited).
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
I think we have a good chance of it being ported to the the 5000 by the community before it will be released by thl.
[Device Reviews and Information] ccav2000:
And how will that happen? There are no proper kernel sources and/or documentation. For ANY MediaTek device with the sole exception of the Android One devices. Without those, you can't upgrade the OS. Period.
[Device Reviews and Information] nicholasfierce:
Has anyone had any issues with SD Card being removed unexpectedly?

Had this error twice since last night while playing music.
[Device Reviews and Information] kasvet-efza:
I don't think, we will not receive the L
[Device Reviews and Information] theoverfiend:
only once in a while the GPS is the last crap jumps back and forth in the city totally unusable
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
Have you updated the EPO files? Or used the MT GPS fix app?
[Device Reviews and Information] Unilqadium:
So far I´m very happy with battery life. I had some power hungry viewing session with youtube (screen brightness on auto), mixing with camera, flashlight and other funny stuff, maybe GPS, I don´t know. I tried everything. It´s all after three times discharge and charge, and it behaves very normal and fairly good. Seems I can have about 11 hours of mixed SOT, and crazy idle battery life (seems that 14+ days no problem). That means one week+ of battery life of my average usage. This buy is worth every penny...

Co-workers are asking, and it seems I´ll order many more of this beast.
[Device Reviews and Information] zijin_cheng:
That is very impressive. Just wondering whether you had bluetooth, GPS, 3G or 4G, NFC on?

I've never been able to reach 11 hours SOT with more than a day's standby, look at mine (and MobileInkSlinger's) review. I've reached 10.5 hours of straight web browsing while the other review mentioned about 7.5 hours of SOT mixed usage.

http://xdaforums.com/android/general/thl-5000-5-1080p-mt6592t-2gb-16gb-5000-t2871526

http://xdaforums.com/android/general/review-thl-5000-octacore-mtk6592-269-99-t2912318
[Device Reviews and Information] theoverfiend:
[MENTION=6058294]sansanc[/MENTION]

of course I've tried everything ... is not the first china phone ...

but from experience it is not perfect no matter what you try, it may be something better ... that was it also
[Device Reviews and Information] sansanc:
I sincerely doubt you have 3G on and actually do a lot other than calls. Besides, like i said, sometimes it stays at a % but after a while it starts going down quickly.