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[Other SmartWatches] luigiwidmore:
As expected , i bricked the watch. If i connect it to my computer i can see the two removable drives , but cannot access them.

ADB does not see the watch anymore so i can't copy the old files back.

Any advices of how can i unbrick it?

Can anyone [if possible] extract the stock rom from a working watch? i googled a little about this problem and apparently with the stock rom and a scatter file [that i have no ideea what it is] you can flash back the rom and unbrick it.

Mention : It is literally a brick , does not boot up , nothing happens if i press any of the keys.

Thank you
[Other SmartWatches] aloysxda:
This is what I found. This may help you.....

RECOVERY

To install TWRP, you can download and install RECOVERY TOOLS for Free. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....recoverytools

Next download to Internal SD This TWRP image https://www.dropbox.com/s/05818ubth9...rprecovery.img and UI.Zip https://www.dropbox.com/s/f59htzer97tvliz/ui.zip

--Open Recovery Tools - Select FLASH OTHER RECOVERY - Locate and Select the twrp.IMG file you downloaded and hit YES. Continue to flash...

--Download UI.zip Here: http://xdaforums.com/show...&postcount=892 Make sure you place it in --> Internal Storage/TWRP/theme - (you are actually going to make this folder yourself)

--Reboot into recovery (Hold down back+power) and you should see twrp.

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[Other SmartWatches] aloysxda:
The tread about Swap link shows up a lot of versions. Is anyone here using swaplink on the zgpax S8 ? What version can I use what works oke ?

While searching, tablet talk must be fine for connecting the android phone, with an tablet. Here's a demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrUL31DfGrM

Does someone using tablet talk with the smartwatch, how does it work ?
[Other SmartWatches] giol:
Luigi , my suggestions,

Try connecting with Mtkdroid tools and from there press reboot

if mtkdroid can not see your watch. Uninstall all usb drivers related from your pc (I think there is an app called usbview that helps). Reinstall the proper drivers (frander has posted a link) and attempt again with mtkdroid.

if you manage to get adb and you have xposed installed then attempt to disable xposed from adb. It is a known issue to get a soft brick when playing with xposed.

If you manage to resurrect the watch. Install market helper and the xposes module that allows you to install unsigned apks. The install latest play services (uninstall the old first), I have google now working fine.
[Other SmartWatches] luigiwidmore:
Hi ,

This morning when i woke up the watch was able to boot up , it went untill the ZGPAX logo , then stuck , then reboot. After reboot , a screen with the android figure on it's back , a red traingle with an exclamation mark , and bellow it , the message "No Command" shows up.

From what i understand , that screen should have been the recovery screen , recovery that we don't have.

I've tried connecting it to MTK Droid but still , adb can't see it as i don't have USB Debugger checked .

Not sure how should i proceed.

Thank you very much.
[Other SmartWatches] giol:
Have you tried using kingoroot? It s a long shot but...

Can you enter fastboot? If you can maybe you can flash a recovery.

In mtkdroid tools what does it say when you connect your phone?
[Other SmartWatches] Artur Maj:
This instruction is for Z5 and the TWRP ima￼ge linked is for Z5 as well. I tried to upload this image couple of times. It all goes OK but when you try to reboot into recovery it shows nothing and after couple of seconds it reboots into normal mode.

I think we need TWRP made for Z8.

By the way is there original stock for Z8 available.

I have problem with the watch not seeing the SIM. Maybe I screwed it up with rooting and flushing the recovery image. The SIM was working at the beginning.
[Other SmartWatches] giol:
Carliv touch recovery could be an option but i have no experience in porting etc.

Here is a thread about it http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53819326&postcount=851
[Other SmartWatches] luigiwidmore:
MTK Droid Tools does not say anything when i connect the phone , now it is in a bootloop state.

I have no ideea how can i access download mode or recovery mode or fastboot via hardware keys , if anybody can give me a hint i would very much appreciate it.

Basicly nor ADB and MTK Droid or Kingo Root or any other software does not see my phone connecting. I tried USB view as suggested and i can see DeviceConnected for around 2 seconds before it reboots.

The loop is like this : it starts , tries to boot normally , it's not working then it reboots and i see the No Command screen with the android figure on it's back.

I should mention that i ran into this No Command screen when the watch was working and i used an app to force it to reboot in recovery.

So this No Command screen might be the watch's way of trying to boot in recovery mode , mode that it does not have.

While playing with that app i was telling you about , there was an option to reboot in bootloader or something like that , and once selected it would reboot on a black screen saying Fastboot mode ... .

I would guess that would be my way in , IF ONLY i would manage to get it to boot in that particular way using the hardware keys OR if i'd manage to get the watch visible in adb or mtk droid tools.

If by some miracle i managed to do that , can anyone extract the stock rom from a working watch so i'd have something to flash?

And also , i've searched the whole thread but did not find the link frader posted about this particular watch USB drivers.

Thank you very much for your support and i will let you know if i get something working , and how.
[Other SmartWatches] giol:
The stock rom could be useful if you can connect spflash. I have a backup (2gb) but it contains a lot of personal info as it is a full backup. Also my Internet connection has a max upload of 64!! So it would take a lifetime to upload.

I could upload the recovery.img which is 6 mb.

On another note, in used the watch for fitness monitoring tonight. 50 minutes run with all sensors on. Gps, bluetooth audio, ble (connected to hrm), 3g , data, wifi, screen on . The battery drain was 30% which is not bad compared to fitness watches with similar capabilities (fenix, smart run etc).
[Other SmartWatches] janek69:
"it contains a lot of personal info " Upload it without userdata.img, cache.img other files not contain your personal data.
[Other SmartWatches] luigiwidmore:
i would very much appreciate it if you could upload it.

in the meantime i guess adb , spflash and mtk droid tools don t see it because the usb debugging is not checked.

and it does not have recovery and i don t know how to acess fastboot via hardware keys.

does it mean it could be permanently bricked?
[Other SmartWatches] luigiwidmore:
After some more reaserch i discovered that there is a thing called USB JIG that can force the phone into some sort of DOWNLOAD mode that MIGHT allow me to flash the stock rom.

Now i just need the USB JIG and it's around $5 , i'll try to get one tomorrow , see if it works on devices other than samsung , most of the topics i read were about samsungs.

Then i might need the stock rom , hopefully somebody will be kind enought to upload it by the time i'll manage to get into some kind of interaction with it.

Again , thank you very much for your help guys.
[Other SmartWatches] giol:
The spflash tools folder created by MTKdroid tools backup, does not contain a user data and cache file but other files and a huge system.img file (800+Mb)). I will upload the recovery.img file in a few minutes but i can not upload the 800 Mb file because my connection is too slow.

Here it is, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3EI2JNLcQMxbFZXMkhGVGlnQ3M/view?usp=sharing
[Other SmartWatches] Alex Netman:
Have you tried to install firmware from S8 to S6 ?

Or it sounds not realistic?
[Other SmartWatches] arturmaj:
My NVRAM is empty.

I rooted my phone no problem and then I tried to install different recovery images to be able to boot into TWRP. I tried the one for S5. That caused my IMEI to disappear. The whole nvram.bin is just filled with zeros.

I would like to go back to the beginning. Stock firmware probably is the solution or maybe good nvram.bin is enough. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. I still can connect with MtkDroidTools v2.5.3 .
[Other SmartWatches] luigiwidmore:
Hey again guys ,

Went to a few phone services in my city , none of them wanted to touch this device because it's "china no name".

So i'm back on my own , and i have a little question , does anybody know if the device should be recognized by adb no-matter-what when connected to the computer ?

At the moment it is not and i am not sure if this is happening because the USB Debugger was not activated , or because i don't have the right USB drivers.

Can anyone confirm that the ADB should see a device without USB Debugger activated?

And if this is the case , can anyone provide the USB Drivers for this device? from what i remember , when powered up and connected to a computer , there was an option "CD ROM" USB , it was the last one from the list. When selected , and a new item popped up in My Computer containing the drivers .

That would really help me , i think/hope.

Thank you again for your support.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I'm pretty sure that it is 'original'. Who would fake a chinese smartwatch? Of course it might have a damaged antenna but there is no way to find out. Anyway the difference between the boxes doesn't seem to be by accident and is quite noticeable if you see both together.
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
That is really odd. My box also clearly states GPS and the GPS on my watch works fine.

Where you bought it from did it mention GPS in the description ?

When I first played around with the GPS feature I installed an App called GPS Status. I also took off my watch so it was better able to receive gps signals and obviously make sure you have plenty of clear sky around. Set the location setting to use 3G and wifi to help lock in the signal. It can take over 5 minutes to get its first lock.

You should contact the manufactured and ask if they ever made a non GPS version.
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
I suspect its an actual fault with his watch as they have always claimed gps when listed on ebay, aliexpress etc for sale.......
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Maybe maybe. On the ebay auction where I bought it they mentioned gps. But there is still the point with the different boxes and there are other users who can't get gps working. It would be interesting which box they have...

I have already got a partial refund of 15€ which is ok for me.

I know that those cheap chinese gps chips have their problems and often work not so well. It would be not a reason for me not to buy this watch. It is great even without gps and I doubt I would use gps on the watch anyway, because it will drain the battery too fast.

Anyway I find this case interesting!
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
certainly interested to find out myself but am now wondering if there is a counterfiet version.... Whats your firmware version As if latest then it should certainly have GPS but if an old version of the firmware then may be it didn't or is indeed a fake!!!

Also I have 4 people in my team and all now have these watches and all have working gps, But was also all bought from same supplier too.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I can't imagine that it would financially make sense to fake a chinese smartwatch so perfectly. I think there are perhaps different editions according to which factory they come from or the date when they are built. I post my system-info on a pictue below. My watch also has the original zgpax boot-animation with the annoying sound as seen in several unboxing videos on youtube.
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
same firmware as mine...

as to fake chinese watches well the u8 is an example of chinese manufactures producing fakes of u8 right down to same ui and bootlogos....... Same with many items from china.. I have 4 sj4000 cameras and 2 fakes ones that had been sold as sj4000 cameras.... The chinese flood the market with fakes trying to pass them of as the real thing... So a fake ZGPAX S8 hmmmmmmmmmmmmm very possible.

If yours is not fake then honestly think yours has a damaged antenna.

as to boot animation and sound, just change them... I did and have the stargate bootanimation and sound!:D:D
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Of course it is very possible that the gps antenna is damaged. But the different box without any hint of gps on it makes me think, that they maybe knew it before... Ok, this might sound like some weird conspiracy theory... :eek:

The U8 is a watch with extrem low specs and possibly easy to copy. I think a full android device like the S8 with 3g, wifi, etc. will be harder to copy and more expensive. I found one smartwatch which looks exactly the same like zgpax s8. It is called 'ninetec smart9 plus', and has the same specs but is more expensive. Maybe our watch is the copy? :confused:
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
lol think we could go back and forth with this one.... Lets see if others have a box similar to yours....;);)
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
how did you manage to change the boot animation?
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
make sure you are rooted..

Use root explorer or simliar.

goto system folder then to media folder and simply change bootanimation.zip with one of your choise and same with bootaudio.mp3(or delete this if you wish)

that's it!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
That sounds really simple. I'll try when I found alternative animations. Thanks!
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
I only turn on "Location" when I need it. Never leave it on, as you said it would drain the battery too fast. But its great driving along and having your watch speak out turn by turn navigation.

I also doubt it would be a copy. The chinese only copy high volume items. Because this is so compact it would be just as difficult to reverse engineer as to engineer it in the first place.

There is a chance that the manufacturer had a bad batch of GPS watches.. 100s of them so they decided to market them without GPS.

When it comes to advertising on 3rd party websites and ebay etc I NEVER trust their specs. Even when I ask them to clarify they so often respond with "I believe it does" Your box suggest it does not have GPS so your supplier is responsible for false advertising.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I had the same theory. Maybe they have a certain amount of watches with production failures and designed different boxes to sell them anyway. Maybe even the eBay seller had no idea. By the way I noticed that they made a mistake in hiding the gps function completely. They put the standard s8 manual in the box and there gps is mentioned. :D
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
Is the GPS an option under the settings/personal/location/mode is there a GPS option ?

Strangely enough when I looked at my watch settings .. location was turned on yet all location features were disabled. Yet when I look at the screen pull down menu that has all the different radios listed location was set to off. Strange.
[Other SmartWatches] pablo11:
Trust me - there will be at least 2 versions of this watch on the market. Just google it and double check specifications.

It is absolutely possible that there are versions without GPS. These watches are cloned all the time.

Just have to be careful when buying and check with the supplier exactly what hardware you're getting.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I don't think it will be that easy to tell if it is a copy or the original and you can't say that zgpax is a high quality brand either. And I think it doesn't matter much, if the quality is the same and all the functions work. It just comes from another factory in China. I'm sure the 'original' noname product can also have failures like a non working gps.

And let's not forget that all that kind of watches are faking real brand products like Apple or Samsung. In some aspects they are even better in my opinion.
[Other SmartWatches] shadow0687:
can you recommend any gps fix method??

Help cant fix gps problem i cant receive no signal i tryed gps clock cant receive clock i have tryed many fix problem but not affect-now what am i doing you recommend??
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I have changed the bootanimation & sound successfully, but there is still the zgpax logo first. Were you able to remove this too?
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
no not the logo sorry
[Other SmartWatches] SteveH4263:
What app or program did you use to get root on the zgpax s8. I have tried Kingo Root and Iroot. Neither one are a true root. I can't get Super User to work correcly on ZGPAX S8. I'm trying to use TWRP and Flashify and neither one will work with Iroot or KingoRoot. One of them uses there own Super User which doesn't work with the above mentioned apps.
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
I like most on here use kingroot/kingoroot and is true root.... ALL root apps work fine... you can then use supersume app to the install normal superuser but have found that after a while root will fail.... Where as kingo doesn't
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
The only auto root that worked on my device was kingoroot. It works well on some apps like titanium backup or root explorer, but on some apps it doesn't work. I have big problems with any firewall and with the clean master autostart blocker. I have not found out how to solve it.
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
try kingroot then use supersume to replace it with supersu
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I have tried different 'supersu me' and 'super sume' versions but I didn't get it to work. Some versions said I would't have kingo-root installed, which definately is wrong. On other versions there seems to be a problem with the display resolution. The app seems to work so far but it wants me to push the blue button and there isn't any (see the picture). So do you know a working version for the watch?
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
You can try the app 'faster gps' from the playstore. Some users could reduce the time finding a signal, at least they said. Could you check the box of your watch if there is gps mentioned in the symbols or the specs?
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
you need v9.18 or above
[Other SmartWatches] kazudennis:
The accelerometer axes are inverted on zgpax s8

good morning, have the problem of reversed axis accelerometer, is there any way to correct this problem?
[Other SmartWatches] shadow0687:
Donwnloaded and tested not affect :( gps yes include i remember a few times gps working and other gps apps working

any idea whats the problem this device?
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
When it works sometimes, then it looks like there is no problem with the hardware in general. Maybe it depends on the weather or your location if the watch gets a signal or not. I know from other cheap devices that sometimes there are 20 or more attempts neccessary to get the position
[Other SmartWatches] shadow0687:
i tryed many times differrent zone-differrent angle but now not receiving any gps signal i dont know why? how can i test gps chip working?
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
You can try the app 'gps test' from playstore or the engineering mode. You can enter this mode by typing the right code in your dialer *#*#3646633#*#* or with the app 'mtk engineering mode' from the playstore.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I have the same problem. Maybe you can re-calibrate the sensors in engineering mode. This method didn't work for me, but maybe it helps in your case. Open your dialer and type in *#*#3646633#*#* or use the app 'mtk engineering mode' from the playstore. Browse through the menus and look for the point sensors.
[Other SmartWatches] biggeorge007:
Hi all just got this S8 (New version with 2mp camera) and really great little watch/phone.

Have a slight problem with my bluetooth, S8 will connect to cheap bluetooth speaker for music playback but will not

connect to my Playbulb Colour( light bulb with speaker).

I have a £15 cheapo D09 watch that does connect no problem to my playbulb, can't change colours but stream music no problem.

Anyone else got a playbulb and the s8, see if it works or is this a bluetooth problem.

George
[Other SmartWatches] pablo11:
I think the watch is blutooth 3 and your equipment is .......?
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
claims to be bluettooth 4(the s8) and mine connects to many BLU and bluetooth 4 devices such as tablets,phones and bluetooth speakers
[Other SmartWatches] pablo11:
Oh well, that's not the problem then ....
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Maybe the amount of Bluetooth connections of your bulb- thing is limited. If you have connected the bulb to more devices already, you can try to reset all connections and pair again with the S8

I have bluetooth headphones which can only save the pairing with two devices. If I want to connect another device I have to reset the saved connections first.
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
Bluetooth has many different profiles.. mono audio into a headset is different to stereo profile. Maybe there is an issue with one of your profiles. Don't know how or why as it should work ok.
[Other SmartWatches] djmysia:
Hello. Where can I buy strap for my zgpax s8 ?

Wysłane z mojego Elephone_P3000S przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
it's not designed to change strap as antenna's are built in to it!
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Has anyone found a good bluetooth-connection app yet, to make the watch work as a companion for the smartphone?

I'm using swapp link now, but it is not very reliable and I miss some basics like answer phonecalls with the watch and open mails or reply to messages (e.g. whatsapp) from the watch. It also doesn't look very good and is not very comfortable to use.
[Other SmartWatches] stvbreal:
Just got this watch. Works great paired to a bt earbud. No big phone to carry in your pocket. Battery is decent. The reversed x axis is annoying. Nothing seems to fix it.
[Other SmartWatches] stvbreal:
Also be nice to add some better watchfaces to the stock choice list.

There's a nice little cover that goes over the micro USB port now.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I disabled the lockscreen and installed watchmaker LWP from the playstore. For this wallpaper there are thousands of free watchfaces available. I just leave one homescreen free and use it as watchface.
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
Beat me to that one lol was goning to point him to my post!
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Sorry, I didn't mean to! :angel: I have read it somewhere, but didn't remember where, just thought it might help here.

If it was your post originally then thank you for the idea, it makes this watch so much better !!

Best regards
[Other SmartWatches] sseng587:
anyone know where to get a replacement battery?
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
No pc connection

Hello!

I have a big problem. The watch doesn't connect to my pc and is not shown in the Windows Explorer. I can charge the watch with usb-cable, so I think it is not a problem with the usb port. I have this problem with all windows versions ( 7, 8.1, 10) and it worked before, so I don't think it is because of the drivers. I think the problem startet, after I replaced the 'kingoroot-super su' with the normal 'super su' app but I'm not sure.

When I connect to the pc and try the 'adb devices' command the watch is shown correctly in the DOS-window.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I could solve the problem. I made a factory reset, sadly I did't find another way. After that I re-rooted the watch and replaced the kingo-superuser app again. This time it worked without problems.
[Other SmartWatches] ruggs1234:
Is this watch really only £26.31 (UK)on Gearbest today? Only in silver at this price. A bargin...or am I missing something?
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I don't think it is the same. Maybe you can post a link. There are some smartwatches that are looking like the s8 but they don't have real android, only poor specs and can't access app stores or install apps. If you are not sure compare the specs.