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[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
v3.03 update thoughts.

Sorry to hear that people are having issues, hope you are able to get the issues sorted.

As for me, i was able to update to v3.03 with ease. I updated via the sd card method from v3.02. It says v3.03 in the about phone menu now. I have tested the earphone socket via my samsung earphones) with built-in mic and they worked fine. Also i tested the mic via a few phone calls and all is well there, no fuzzy noise. Also the sudden drop from 100% charge to 90% charge is gone :D

BUT... Now i find that the battery drops charge at a steady 1% per 2 mins while normal light use (e.g 3g web browsing, texting, calling and even running benchmarks like antutu) So i will use 10% with browsing for 20 mins or less. I am not sure about you guys but being a heavy user, this is an issue. So the phone will last a little over 3 hours of use MAX!!!

I am pretty sure that this will improve via updates (as previous battery issues have gone and more optimizations will increase battery) not to mention that lollipop is able to boost battery life up to 30%.

I AM ACTUALLY CONSIDERING SELLING THE PHONE AS BEING A HEAVY USER, THIS PHONE CANT LAST ME THROUGH A FULL DAY OF USE. Thankfully i have no other issues with it. I have kept it in its original packaging and only used it for testing too, the z case is untouched and the original protective films are still on (i havnt used the screen protectors, or the fast charger yet). So its still in new condition which should make selling it easier. :D

I dont think i have the patience to wait till lollipop will come out.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] amarbunty:
Very good features :)

is it available in india??
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Ties(to):
3.03 experiences

POSITIVE

01) The led soft buttons notification is great

02) The bug with not compatible apps is solved, installed Google+ without problems

03) I've no problem with connection of the headphone, in my opinion I've stereo sound but the bass could be better

NEGATIVE

01) If phone connected to windows 8.1 pc as mass storage the pc only showing external SD storage and not the phone storage, if no external SD storage it doesn't show anything

02) Wifi signal doesn't drop but sometimes it's not possible to download (per example pictures from Twitter)

03) It's still not possible to change the installation location of apps from phone storage to external SD card

04) Blue tooth of my car audio system is not dropping anymore but after some time the sound is crap

05) The device restarted itself once yesterday and once today

06) Battery is still not as it should be, yesterday the battery went from the last 10% to 1% in 15 min.

07) Some movies can't be played (per example http://www.omroepvenlo.nl/nieuws/artikel/3841049/venlose-les-voor-jan-jaap-van-der-wal)

Hopefully UMI will at least fix the weak connections (wifi + blue tooth) and the battery capacity...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] s7yler:
01) are you sure that you can't choose what should be shown on the phone? USB mass storage or the internal.

03) will never be possible, you can't change or force installation location for apps to be external SD in KitKat as many apps don't allow to be installed on a SD card. Some apps that uses widgets, will also ONLY work if they are installed in the internal. So you can forget about that.

04) bt in cars can be different, and there may be many reasons for problems or bad quality. It depends on what bt version and what it supports in your car system. If you connect the phone to a normal bt speaker the quality will be perfect.

05) and 06) are the real problems.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
My one goes about the same (but throughout the entire charge) e.g. 100% to 90% in about 15 min and 20% to 10% in the same time. :(
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Ties(to):
01) I can choose another option on the phone, but if I choose USB mass storage then the computer will only show the external SD storage or nothing if no external SD storage insert

03) I installed the same TomTom version as on my previous phone (Jiayu G5 on Android 4.0.2) and could change the location to external SD storage without a problem

04) On my previous phone also no Bluetooth problem with my car audio system (Parrot)

05) It sure is

06) It sure is
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] s7yler:
03) yes as you write Jiayu G5 on Android 4.0.2, 4.0.2 is not KitKat. With 4.4 KitKat it is different now, there are new restrictions in KitKat.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
No it is not fixed in 3.03.

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So you just replaced those two files? No edit of the WIFI file?

I found another suggested fix involving inserting a valid MAC address into the file and it first appeared to work but now the problem is back.

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On the subject of headphones it seems we have several different scenarios. For some it appears problem free, I have stereo but reversed channels, some only get one channel and some have mono. If this was a software issue we would all have the same problem so it must be a manufacturing issue.

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And so far I do not seem to have any issues with the battery life or charge level indicator.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] s7yler:
First download the firmware https://www.dropbox.com/s/1z8bhpnbtzybi49/Y800_UMI_20150104_1849.zip?dl=0 (you need 2 files from that)

Then also the instructions here https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17340118/Umi Zero/instruction.doc

This is how to write the MAC address, to fix the changing problem.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arcatarc:
Yes it is,i've simply overwritten the file with the ones from the fix,but if you want you can exedit it to meet your prefered mac address...

Regarding the headphones i've noticed they are very hard to insert and i was scary to force thei insertion,so the first time i've used it i've faced many problems..finally i plug them to the end and now it's all ok...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arcatarc:
Team Win Recovery Project 2.8.2 (TWRP2)official

Hi all here is the official TWRP2 for our BEAST directly from UMI!

ABOUT TWRP

IMAGE

How to:

1 Download attachment to root of external sd

2 Install Mobileuncle Tools

3 Open it and select Recovery Update,select the file,reboot...

To enter in Recovery mode keep pressing power+vol- buttons....immediately release power when animation start(kepping Vol- pressed)
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
Thanks, sounds good about the headphones. Have you tried both a headset with inline microphone and playback controls, and standard headphones?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arcatarc:
Yes,i've tried with various headset from different phones (HTC,NOKIA,SONY) and tested them with various app from playstore to check stereo capability and quality....it's all okay (on my device)...i think the problem was the "scary to plug the pinjack to the end"
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] MiguelferraZ:
Unfortunately on mine that isn't the problem... The right channel of the headphone jack simply doesn't work :(
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
I had the problem of only one channel working on v3.01 but it went away after a bit by itself. I was tinkering around a lot so am unsure if it somehow reset itself.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] timelord666:
USB Problem

i have a strange problem with my umi zero i dont get a usb connection to the pc

all it says is loading

i think it started when i flashed cwm

even under cwm or now Carliv Touch when i enable usb nothing happens

i tryed differnet cabels pcs all the same

flashed diferend roms miui stock 3.03 3.01

nothing works :confused:

could it be the preloader ?

i would be grateful for help :fingers-crossed:
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] ENSAR ARSLAN UP:
Help please !!! Cwm backup of stock rom

I can’t install the latest version 3.03 with miui rom :( can somebody help me? Can somebody upload cwm backup of stock umi zero rom ( 3.01 or 3.02 or 3.03,) for restore with cwm recovery please ?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arcatarc:
Did have you try to install it using this?:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58118358

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Try pluggin/unplugging the pinjack several times(it could be a bad elecrical contact)
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] MiguelferraZ:
Already did that, but it didn't solve. I will do that some more times. I also thought it could be some glue or other waste from the manufacturing that is blocking the communication with the right channel, but I can't see anything in there. Do you know any appropriate tool for trying to clean any residue on the jack?

Thanks
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
Hi,

Thanks for sharing info. I've installed but there is no option to make backup to sdcard, only internal is active.

Could you verify this, please?

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Try alcohol (on turned off phone) and spatula for ears cleaning, these small pads on stick. If you are so desperate ;) find jack, cut the wiring, plug to phone and verify circuit by multimeter.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] grikster:
UMI ZERO new flagship! 2GHz MTK6592T, 5&quot; OGS FHD 1920x1080, Gorilla Glas 3

3.03 is more stable and as couple cool new functions but....

....phone still makes 2 or 3 random reboots a day.

UMI Team needs to address this matter as its the most important for everyone. It even rebooted in the middle of a phone call. lol
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] PajaDuke:
GSM and 3G problem...

Hi friends,

I bought UMI Zero and everything works perfectly but I have a big problem with my GSM and 3G signal. I'am still losing my signal and data connection... I think it's a software issue because sometimes the signal is strenght and internet Very Fast but very often is signal weak or none service and data internet connection is very very slow...

I want ask You if I can try flash Baseband from another MTK6592 phone... UMI Zero has Baseband Moly.WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V35.P3 and I found that in Elephone P2000 or iNew V3 Plus is newer Baseband WR8.W1315.MD.WG.MP.V35.P6. Do You think I can flash it?

I'am crazy of my problem with UMI Zero. I tried everything... Only 2G, Fast Dormancy, new ROM 3.03, everything but notning fix my 3G issue...

Thanks for Your help...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] uledu:
maybe you don't have such a good 3G, or 2G coverage in your area. Try to go in a area with a very good signal and see how the phone is working.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] PajaDuke:
I live in City Center so coverage is perfect... I have my issue everywhere and with all Czech providers...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
I have excellent reception - better than on my Xperia - and I live out in the sticks. Suspect this is another example of variance among individual units.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] umi zero:
What headphone you are using?

if the headphone is applied for Nokia, it won't applied to UMI ZERO.

Headphone works fine on Apple or Samsung, it will works fine on UMI ZERO

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[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] matrix1116:
Signal

Hi, everything in my Umi Zero mobile is working good, but the signal is slight than other telephones and the call still falls and chopped. I used Update 3,0,3. What to do? :crying:
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
[MENTION=1160670]umi[/MENTION]zero:

Great to see you here on the forum. Just wanted to say that you have made an exceptional effort with the Zero. Yes there are a few bugs but definitely no more than I have experienced with some other big name phones. If you can just fix most of the few annoying bugs this will be one awesome device.

I absolutely love the design and the form factor. There is no way I could go back to Xperia now :)
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Update on my ANTELIFE purchase: STILL NOTHING!

They are getting ridiculous! Asking me to go to post office to complain.. About what?!

DON'T BUY FROM ANTELIFE!!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
How did you pay them? If you used a credit card or PayPal, just make a claim and you will get your money back.

Skickat från min UMI ZERO via Tapatalk
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Paid via PayPal, but can't open a claim - I ordered 70 days ago..
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] politby:
Okay, but I presume you have a credit card behind your PayPal account. Just contact your credit card company and provide the pictures, information and copies of the communication between you and the seller. The credit card company will handle the claim against PayPal.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] fappapp:
Whats this isuue with theheadphones....mine seems to work Okay but sometimes have to fiddle around abit with the jack before it kicks in both ears! Funny story of the first week, I went to shop with headphones in as my bluetooth headphones werent charged....Came home for walking around a few shops to realise that they jack was only half in and the volume not full but playing in both ears all the time BUT was also playing out through speaker of phone ALL the time, CRINGE i was walking through town and into shops with my G-rap and all my **** music playing to everyone to hear. Most people must've thought i knew it was on loudspeaker and I was a mental case playing my music through phone walking around:(

[MENTION=2073883]janky[/MENTION] thats sucks man, Antelife are good to me! they responed to any email within 24hrs.

And because i sent video of the back glass coming off due to explanded battery they will replace the phone. Ughh some hassle to send it back and wait now.

Im running the 3.03 firmware and still with random reboots.

Do people really think that if i reboot to factory settings and flash back to 3.01 and then to 3.03, instead of from unstable 3.02 to 3.03 the ROM might be more stable?

Are Umi going to bring back gesture swipe in next firmware update? anyones smartscreen feature working?

Doesnt matter anyway if i have to send it back for repair/replacement.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
I guess you will have to pay the return shipping, right?

That sucks, but it's fair, cause it's not entirely antelife fault.

I got UMI involved. I hope they fix my strange case.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] 06ashiqs:
MTK logger

Can MTK Logger log whichever thing is drawing out the most battery power? This would help with the battery drain issue. My battery isnt lasting long and each update has changed the behavior of the battery drain :( (which is why i think its a software issue). So something is still messing with it and the logger may help narrowing the problem down.

The android battery info is not detailed enough and doesnt really log anything.

Any Ideas ???
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] grikster:
Where does the MTK Logger Log saves?

I have had a crash with MTK Recording so I'm ready to send the file.

Where is it located inside SD?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] ekstend:
Try other socket of micro sim
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] MiguelferraZ:
I already tried 3 headphones, one from samsung, one from apple, and one from pioneer. And all have the same problem...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] yar766:
Carliv Touch Recovery V3.0 UMI ZERO

Carliv Touch Recovery V3.0
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] umi zero:
Which country you are at?

Can you explain a bit more where you were when the signal dropped?

Center of the city or somewhere suburb?

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Thanks so much for that. You just made our team's day!

We will continue working on all the bugs and you are welcome to share all your feedback on our forum so we can get the info at the first place. umidigi.com/forums

I know the forums and website is not organized. This is because our programmer had an accident during New year.

:crying:
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] umi zero:
The jack can be a bit tight.

You will need to insert the headphone till you hear a sound to insure headphone s fully applied the jack.

And make sure you are using the black type as showed in the picture.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] umi zero:
MAC address fixer

For the reboots problem

We are really sorry that you still have the problem with the reboots. But the last update fixed this problem on many devices. Can you help us to solve this problem faster — Please, Input this code in the place for the phone number *#*#3646633#*#* => Log and Debugging=> MTKLogger => press red button to record, keep it on. Send us the file after phone will reboot. We must understand why is it fix problem in some phones and didn’t do that in others.

contact email: support@91umi.com

thanks everyone

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We are working on it...

Very sorry for this bad
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] PajaDuke:
Thanks Umi,

Do You think my signal and data connection issue is hw or sw problem...? Yesterday I tried flash Baseband from Elephone P2000 but I have still the same problem. Network signal is very weak and data connection are very slow and works only sometimes... System show me very strenght signal but very often nobody can call me... I'am from Czech Republic and I tried all providers in my country (O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile)...

Can I send phone to Antelife for warranty or should I wait for Your new ROM or Baseband...? The phone is amazing but with weak signal and no data it's ......

Thanks for reply

PajaDuke
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] matrix1116:
umi zero

Hi, I am from Slovakia.

Signal is very weak in the capital in the building. In B.ratislava catch only 2G network at 97 dBm and sometimes call cuts.

Signal dropped just outside the city, the village in the building.

I tried more SIM cards
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] PajaDuke:
The same issue is in my case... In Czech Republic...
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] thunder80marco:
GPS and compass delay

Good morning, I'm very happy with my Umi Zero, but I've big problem when using the GPS with navigation programs as google maps and TOMTOm. or Waze.

There is a delay with the signal of GPS and the indication of the program, about 0,5seconds. The signal og GPS is stable and strenght (10 on 12 satellite in view) but sometime seems to stop and resttart,... Is possible configure the GPS more fast?

I've also cheked the compass and the signal strenght (about 40ut) is not very stable, sometime is crazy, change from north to south !:confused:

I've tried every program (GPS status, etc) to recalibrate it but after feew seconds the problem appear again.

Please Umi (or member forum) help me!!!

Thankyou!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] clubvibe:
Woooow... it's the first time ever I see a Chinese smartphone manufacturer visiting a 3rd party community forum answering questions and helping customers. Big big props for that!

Another thing (which I'll also post on Facebook) I got the second Sim working! It's not 100% stable yet so I need to do some more testing. When I'm covering a 100% working solution I'll make a YouTube video. Basically the hint from Umi helped to put nail polish on the Sim tray . you do however need to know why and where to do this exectually. Preventing this was the best solution of course. But this cheap and easy solution seem to work.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] arcatarc:
In fact, great UMI , this proves their great professionalism , and concern for customers,compliments UMI!

P.s.: i have to say that UmiZero is outstanding, with a very good quality , and features worthy of a price at least double.

Tnx again UMI!
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Tarnak:
It's good to hear that UMI is close to community. Hope to get good support :good:

Guys, could you check quality of "google camera" from google play on your Zero? I think that pictures has less noise (tested on 10mpix) than stock camera app with 13mpix. I feel like videos on stock app are very good but photos aren't, especially on low light environment.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] nispr0:
How is battery life after the update?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] MiguelferraZ:
Yeah, but I already tried that and it didn't solve. Unfortunately, the jack is with defect, there's nothing I can do.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] clubvibe:
I have a MTK log from before a reboot. Which log file does Umi want to have? Or do you want me to zip the whole package and mail it?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Another great review:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZQId3WJiOE

Sample pics: http://files.fm/u/byppcmh (not mine, just reuploaded)
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeffylaw:
Ask them cos most will put it on pre sale... Read the seller's store very well I'm sure it's a pre order payment... Exerpt the seller is not genuine.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] lepi991:
I wont order from him, he is very suspicious, i would rather wait and order from someone who is more reliable..
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] s7yler:
Not possible, unless the seller then sends you a not finished engineering sample. I would not buy at that seller.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeffylaw:
Umi promised next week... So fingers crossed till then... If not I will have to move on.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] tomazf:
i have tested gps of mediatek phone umi c1. it locks slowly and it is not accurate on the road. can you give us a real road experience gps review. it is important to me that gps has a quick lock and it is accurate unless the phone is unusable to me.

looking to buy one at efox-shop.com, but i need to be sure the gps works and behaves on the road for real use. my current device Samsung Galaxy S3 is just excellent (quick lock and accurate so i can use it in my car).

i don't think just lock time is enough to be tested and spoken about as it often reflects static behavoir of the gps as mtk phones often loose gps lock. the video of umi zero using road navigation would be great.

thank you ;)
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeffylaw:
UMi Zero prices

slashed to $199.99... Just seeing it on some sites. Now welcome development.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] s7yler:
You can use the app called "LG Touch LED Notifications" and notifications will then flash via the 3 touch buttons with white light. (I have tested this and it works like a charm).

I have told that to UMI, and they might implement it in the future firmwares. According to them, they are going to send out new updates every month or even every week if possible. So I hope we also see Android L soon on this phone.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Thank you for the information! Would love to see even more detailed review from you :)

I believe they will release the Lollipop, because they advertised on making a lot of custom roms, and implementing another one shouldn't be that much of a problem :D
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] lepi991:
Is this price just for preorder or?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeffylaw:
This is the official price now against the $299.
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] felakat:
hi

how i can install play store on the umi zero?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
i believe it should come pre-installed
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] felakat:
I bought from coolicool and they told me there is no play store installed.

i can just download the APK from the web and install?
[UMi ZERO Guides, News, & Discussion] JankyLV:
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but UMI firmware updates include google services.

I believe that the latest firmware (3.0.1) also includes play store (as it should).

Instructions and download link: http://www.needrom.com/download/umi-zero/