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[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Finally gave in and ordered now! Waiting to get it in my hands tomorrow! :D
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Gave order means! U are ordering it now... Do u also have the network issue
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
I previously had purchased this mobile, but due some problems, I had returned it. I had mentioned that in previous posts.. used two more mobiles in the interim..

But couldn't find anything better than this! So I finally gave into temptation and ordered it a short while back!

Some of the things I would have loved in this mobile:

1) 4G support in india

2) better network reception

3) better ram usage - it was always using 85-90%!

4) small bugs in the software, but can be adjusted. But one irritating thing was horizontal swipe had a very narrow margin.. particularly when I was trying to swipe out notifications. If I wasn't swiping perfectly horizontally, it'd not register the swipe! Very small issues, but nevertheless irritating..

5) heating I did not find that happening frequently.

Otherwise, it's an awesome phone! Screen is the best I have used till date! And I have used very good flagships till date!

Camera is awesome..particularly low light! Awesome looks! It's about the size of a 5.5 inch phone in spite of being 6 inches!
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
How to make the 2nd sim not available icon disappear when you are using only one sim?

It was like that before, I restarted it and that icon won't go away now!
[Lenovo K900] piccolo001:
Switsch airplane mode on and off, that should do the trick.
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Thanks! Will try it out!

Btw, got a New firmware update today! Says more stability and holding network connection for long! Hopefully it'll improve the network strength of this phone!
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Sac that's count to be 5th other update after phone is released... Really waiting for lollipop one...
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Where does it say, what's included in this firmware?
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Even I dont see any Change log before or after updating it..
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Before downloading/updating, it gave a brief description - stability improvements and network stuff.

But not seeing any changes though.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Thank you for your detailed review about Vibe Z2 Pro. is 4g is working well for you?

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is there any way to improve camera quality by porting camera apps? thanks

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Did you try any ported camera app on your Vibe Z2 Pro for better quality ?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
I have tried a few third party apps for camera but none of those were as good as the stock app.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
due to average camera I am thinking to buy this phone. Thanks .
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
What exactly do you mean?

Camera is not average. It's the same unit from note 4. It has very good low light photography if the the user is capable.

Even the front facing camera is miles better than my 4 year old semi pro Sony camera.

For the same money you get nesux 5 and with my side by side comparison, the camera on z2 pro is a ton better than n5. It's better than non-stabilized moto x2 cam.

Don't blame the camera if the user is incapable of taking good photos.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Oh really !

I red Spariant post below then decided the camera is average.

" 5.Camera

I am a doctor. wanted a camera replacement for taking high quality pics of pre and post procedures and surgeries. Honestly my note 1 was a trustee friend. wanted something better and i got it. BUT BUT BUT maybe i was expecting too much or maybe the camera is not as good as it could have been going by what Note 4 promises. It uses the same sensor AZ galaxy s5 but the optics are lenovo's. The text pictures are super super clear. But for some reason i am not getting good photos (the clarity and detail in macro and other distant shots is lacking). Have fiddled with settings a lot to no use. Dunno if its an issue in my piece or in all but in the smart mode camera the smart scene detection is permanent off. I am not able to switch it on Could someone pls check in their phone and tell me? The second gripe is with the protruding lens at the back . i am afraid i might scratch it when place on a table. Planning to stick some support just under it to lift it up off the surface when lying on its back. Third gripe is it heats up too much when using flash. 4th and the most important thing is that OIS is switched on only when in dark. Shold not it be active always? There is no option to keep it on.

I can do with the protruding lens and the heating up. But dunno why the shots are not coming detailed. Is it the software, some hardware fault or simply my photography skills. Also if someone can tell me how to keep OIS on. As it matters a lot to get sharo shots with a little shaky hands to avoid blur.

I really need some help regarding this camera issues. If the lenovo team is reading this review pls guide me. "
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Hehehehe.. I dunno what or how that person was taking the photo, but this has the best camera on a phone I have used till date! I returned the phone due other issues, but since I couldn't find a better phone, went back and purchased it again!

I have used note 2, htc one max, iphone 5, oneplus one and compared with lumia 1520 and vibe z2 pro was the best.. on par with 1520..

Maybe that other person got a faulty piece!
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Good. Is there any custom Roms available for this phone ? Apart from built in stock which is comes in it. Thanks
[Lenovo K900] vince_junior:
None ATM.
[Lenovo K900] rewo:
Hi!

How can I change the camera resolution?
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Lollipop for Vibe Z2 Pro

Did anyone update to Lollipop ?

http://www.rom-lollipop.org/mp3-0/lenovo-vibe-z2-pro-6396.html
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
It's a fake! It supposedly came out in October itself!
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
oh thanks!
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
You can't with stock app.

I use a third party app to capture low resolution images.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
can you tell me that app name ? thanks
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
I use camera fv 5 free version to take VGA photos. I also use Pixlr app to resize the photos.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Thanks!
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
I am a custom ROM lover, I see many forums not available for lenovo devices. Why?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Maybe because blokes in US aren't aware that lenovo makes mobiles too.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
:p
[Lenovo K900] yukor:
did u guys update all pre loaded apps? what is the use of network firewall and app control? my phone consume lots of mobile data. help me how to disable those apps that eats my data plan.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
firewall is the app which is controlling data(Internet) between all your installed /system apps.

Example : if you block face book in firewall app then your face book will no longer have access to Internet or data from your device. anytime you can block or unblock in firewall.
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Asphalt 8 can't be connected to market and hence can't be updated or even you can't use packs in that game. If you're seriously considering to play that game I'll suggest reinstall it first
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
@ yukor

if you really want to know in detail please go through the link in Monitor section.

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/the-complete-review-of-miui-rom-for-android-walkthrough-guide/
[Lenovo K900] vince_junior:
Anybody still experiencing overheating in this phone when playing games?
[Lenovo K900] gooberq:
reducing the font size

any body know how to reduce the font size in chrome browser , with this resolution i should be able to view a lot of text data
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Open up Chrome

Tap on the Menu button in the upper right. It looks like three dots.

Tap on Settings.

Tap on Accessibility.

Move the Text Scaling slider until the text in the box at the top of the page is the right size
[Lenovo K900] gooberq:
Thanks . do I know if I can change the settings for the display that is displayed for the smart cover ?
[Lenovo K900] aniki0178:
Compared to Vibe Z camera

Hello everyone!

Are there Vibe Z2 Pro user that use Vibe Z before?

I want to buy Vibe Z2 Pro but concern about the camera spec, is it better than Vibe Z Camera taking HDR still photo?

The Vibe Z have 1.8 aperture size and can take HDR still photo very good.

Thanx before.
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
In this video the minimum shutter duration has been lowered to 1/1000 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4m9OFOdcdUg

How to do that? The lowest on mine is 1/30 only.
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
try burst mode
[Lenovo K900] tedulus:
i have big problems in using voip apps like viber, facebook calling, hangouts, etc.... a lot of wierd background noise and echo, and also the signal is way poorer than any other phones i used, you guys have the same problems ?
[Lenovo K900] sanioclement:
Is it fixed?

Sent from GT N7000 - running on RR LP 5.3.6
[Lenovo K900] djshorty:
Emergancy Power Saving Mode ERROR!!!

Hi,

I want to enable Emergancy Power Saving Mode , but everytime i try it says:

"Failed to launch the Emergancy Power Saving Mode . Sorry, but we tried our best"

Anyone else have this problem?How can i enable Emergancy Power Saving Mode???

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Same issue! Hopefully that's a bug they'll address in the next update! Hopefully lollipop!
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
After ota update to s141 I have problem with powerbutton. It doesn't work anymore .....it is a hardware problem?
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Check if u have activated the feature of disabling home button when held horizontally..
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
No, this feature is disabled.

I also can't power on the phone. I can boot by plugging wall charger and entering service menu then restart.
[Lenovo K900] georgebest:
I can enable this Mode on my phone. It works perfect.

The issue I have is with the proximity sensor. When I make or receive a call, and after I talk for some time . when I take the mobile away from my ear and look at it , the screen is black and it doesn't go on until I press the power button and then I can end my call. Why is that ? Does it happen to anyone else?

And also the video sucks!!! The quality is very bad. When I pan with the camera the video is like ghosting.It makes you dizzy. I dont know if you understand what I mean. Do you have the same issue or is it only in mine???
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Got an update today.. Version 143.. But no lollipop yet! And no idea about the changelog as well!
[Lenovo K900] djshorty:
I downloaded update, but it failed.I am rooted but i have stock lenovo recovery.Someone else expirience same thing?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Did it fail to update only once? Have you tried again?

Anyway, I don't think this update brought anything apart from dialer icon change.
[Lenovo K900] djshorty:
I tried 3 times.And failed. I dont care about this update, i am afraid that a broke OTA update with rooting.But i am sure that with stoke recovery it should update.
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
Nothing serious happened. Files in "system" are modified so update via OTA can't be done. Deleting something or adding su there will stop updating.

Back or flash stock rom, do update, and root it again ;)
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Is the new update also root able? I have rooted my phone using towel root... Did anyone tried rooting it?

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Just updated it... Via ota.. No problem.

Rooted with towel root and it succeeded too

New feature I saw was the auto rotate button doesn't turn off after a reboot..

Ram management is good approx 1400mb free
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Message pop-up is also better... No need to press reply button.. There is a box just type in and send
[Lenovo K900] djshorty:
How did you unroot?i tried with supersu full unroot,but not success.I dont want to install fresh stock rom, just want to unroot,install update and root again.is it possible?

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
For me, I could install the update with root itself.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Even I can install it with root on... Previously also I rooted with towel root only... Maybe because of that..
[Lenovo K900] djshorty:
Please explain how?

Thanks
[Lenovo K900] Strelec555:
Back up all, unroot, factory reset and OTA 143 here we go :)
[Lenovo K900] djshorty:
Did it 3 times, no luck. But i did it with sdfuse method, and update to latest version. I got help on lenovo forum.

Here is link if it is allowed, if not moderators please delete it.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/K-S-an...920-ROW-S143-150211-update-error/td-p/2045269
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
I think latest update has slowed the sliding of notification panel. Can anyone confirm?
[Lenovo K900] swavab:
Plz any one help me to get stock recovery z2 pro
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Guys,

That update was probably for India only. And it didn't offer much anyway. Why do you get so restless?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Is there a neat way to downgrade from the latest update. This update has made the mobile slow.
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Are u sure that this is due to that? My mobile has become fast, lots of hanging and restarting! Particularly when connected to Bluetooth..waiting for lollipop to fix all these!
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
By slow I mean, notification panel sometimes lags while scrolling down or up, if i have lots of notifications. It started happening since last update only. Otherwise it's fast, no hanging or restarting. Haven't delved into bluetooth much however.

Device does restarts once in a while if I put it in pockets of a very tight jeans (Power button pressed).

These days most annoying thing is, I can't receive incoming call by pressing the button of the stock headset. It's good enough for play/pause music only.

You are hoping for lollypop to take care of the bugs but from my experience major updates bring more bugs than features.
[Lenovo K900] hajaar:
Welp, my phone decided to reboot on the way to work yesterday. It was hung and I had to get into recovery and reformat etc.

Now, it turns on and everything works except for the home button.

any ideas?
[Lenovo K900] hajaar:
nm. I reinstalled a couple times and ensured that I booted into the lenovo mode and the buttons started working. The hardware on this phone is great but the lenovo software/rom is useless.
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Guys, my stock headset call pickup button doesn't work to pickup calls. It's good only to play pause the music.

Any ideas?
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
No lollipop yet! The recently released A7000 has lollipop! And the flagship still doesn't!

One major change they have done is to change the menu/options button to multitasking! So that's good news for most of us who multitask a lot!
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
Lollipop update is coming via OTA!

S226_150429_ROW
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Yes even I got it... Did someone tried it?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Please someone be brave to do the update. Let the others know if it's worth. [MENTION=4135646]sacthegreat[/MENTION]

I hope they keep secure zone in this new update. Please confirm on this.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Can we root the phone again after update..?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Towel root doesn't work in lollipop. So you'll have to look out for other ways of doing it.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
[MENTION=6192002]lockhrt999[/MENTION] did u installed the update? What will you use to root it.. U think kingo will work?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Right now I have got no reason to root the phone. And I'm noob in this.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Haha... So how does the update feels.. Is it laggy? What you think which one is better?
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
I haven't updated it. I'm waiting for reviews before doing so.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Lol so even I am in that que
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
https://youtu.be/jNy_2y1TfeE

A relevant video regarding this update.
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Installed! :D
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Please Do a quick review. Anything added anything removed?

Can you tell me if the secure zone still available?
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Sach can it be rooted...

BTW thx for trying it first bro...

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Did it took along time at 75% coz mine took like 2 mins n 75% and now the screen is black..

Nothing showing up
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Secure zone is intact.

Some slight bugs with "app has stopped". But all minimal stuff.

Best thing is now you have an option to convert the menu soft key into multitasking button!

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Yup. It got stuck at 75% for 3-4 minutes and then rebooted. Then it said apps updating to latest version. That took around 10-12 min since I had some 300 odd apps installed.

And voila, its working! No lags, very fast ui transitions..

Root is the one thing I am missing now! Any help on that?
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
What about rooting my friend?

is towelroot still working?
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Call recording is taken off! Damn!

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nopes! it says not supported for this device..
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
dammit call recording was important.

Even am at on lollipop now.

Ui looks good

Face recognisation for unlock phone is no more!!!

1) New Smart scene feature that can be used to schedule notification when u for lunch, at office, at home, in school etc.

Changes profiles as per time... IMPRESSIVE

2) security and power manager apps are not inbuild in settings only and you can just shut it down with a kill switch.

3) theme center is all new and now we can manually add themes in that. lenovo forums have some trial themes for us
[Lenovo K900] sacthegreat:
Hey! Call recording is there! In the in call ui, I had to manually click on record..

But couldn't find a way to make it automatically record! If anyone finds it, let me know!

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Wow! Smart scene seems very powerful and impressive! This almost replaces tasker and automateit apps for many of the tasks!

Root is the only thing missing!
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Yes, Kingo root is also not working...

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Any other rooting apps you guyz know.. So I could try it
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
[MENTION=6164628]Mittul Shah[/MENTION]: I'm currently at that black screen stage after 75% done. How long does it stay in that?
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
[MENTION=6192002]lockhrt999[/MENTION] it gets stuck at 75.. I waited for some time until the screen got black then I pressed both power and volume button... Till lenovo logo came

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Then give it a minute it will start automatically
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
After pressing that, now I'm into recovery mode. WHat to do here?

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I chose reboot, lets see what happens
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Just press reboot

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Use down volume button and come to last option reboot... Then press power button
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
Yup done the same. Now app optimization going on.

I'm almost onboard.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Yeah... Congrats

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I think it stucks coz we didn't unrooted phone before updating..

Enjoy lollipop ?
[Lenovo K900] hajaar:
Installed the update without any issues. The new software features are great.

I always felt that the lenovo software was poor compared to the hardware of this phone, which is simply brilliant. With this update, the software seems to have caught up. :cool:
[Lenovo K900] Muty_:
I just installed update too. Works great so far. To be honest I didn't expect the 5.0 update to hit so soon.

Sadly no rooting solutions so far. Lets hope that one will pop up soon.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
I wished they added 2 important feature which was in many people's wishlist...

1) Double tap to wake screen (a7000 has this feature)

2) multi window mode (it's must on a 6inch phone)

Is there any way to get this both on rooted phone..

BTW even plz help me how should I root this..
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
rooting possible

http://lenovo-forums.ru/topic/12496-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5-root-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85-%D1%81-android-502-%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82-1/
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Sir did you rooted the device?

I am trying it it just got stuck on boot logo

Am stuck on black scene phone is not booting now..Plz Help

Dont try to root it it bricked my phone, no vibration no led, nothing is working... Dammit whole weekend will be without phone... have to show it to service center left with no other option..

Can anyone Help me???
[Lenovo K900] Muty_:
Worked like a charm here. Thanks a ton for sharing.

I even had already encrypted the phone and thought that I would have to wipe it before I apply root but it worked just fine.
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
Mine is rooted fine!

Try to boot with vol+ and make factory reset first.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
I tried that also there is no vibration... It seems like a dead phone.. I downloaded the stock rom also... Anyway u know how a dead phone can be able to connect to laptop so I can flash stock rom..
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
Please explain again. Your phone won't boot or is stucking on boot logo?

Can you see that phone is charging? Please connect to charger holding vol+...what happens?
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
First my phone is not booting at all... No lenovo logo also... I tried pressing volume + button and power but nothing is happening.

When I connect to charger and pressed volume + button there is a red charging led blinking ..

Thanks really in need of help

After keeping the phone in connected for sometime, i saw lenovo logo and the charging screen...

Seems good... am still working on it to get the thing working up.

Now am stuck on lenovo logo
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
Looks like battery is empty. Please wait until led is lit then:

Disconnect charger, press vol- and connect charger still pressing vol-! until you see service menu(few seconds)
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
I disconnected charger, pressed vol + button, connected to charger got a vibration but then it again vibrated and again rebooted into charging screen.

i think the service menu isnt showing up. if i continue to press volume + button it just turns on and off and at the end comes back to the charging screen.

I tried pressing both volume button and power button and now am in LENOVO recovery what should i do next...

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What step should i do now..

1) should i wipe data

or format data???
[Lenovo K900] slavislavi:
My fault ...should be vol- try with that.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
I got into lenovo recovery what now??

Should i do fuse wipe data or fuse format data??
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
sorry to see your phone is bricked. I was using double window earlier when I had the phone rooted.

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This update is leaps and bounds better than kitkat version. I have yet to find a single bug in this version.
[Lenovo K900] Mittul Shah:
Can u help me with how to flash stock rom
[Lenovo K900] lockhrt999:
I have utterly no idea how to do it. I'm totally noob in this. I have experience of flashing rockchip devices. I'm sure there a valid method somewhere on google.

If you can get into recovery menu then why don't you try a complete reset?

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There was a method written on this forum about flashing, I read a few days back. I'm can't find it now.

http://lenovo-forums.ru/