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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Epil0g:
Does anybody had problem with WIFI signal strength? Im sitting in the same room where router is and when i grab my tablet horizontal (even with one hand on the side where LENOVO logo is) my wifi signal drops by a half sometimes even more. I was sitting 2 rooms next to the router and i even lost signal one time for a second. I have L version with soft TABS8-50L_S000178_141124_PLUS .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanmoyrock:
Cant load stock firmware with phone flash tool

Amazing post, thanks..

What I have found in my Tab (S8-50F), due to some reason my stock had some crashing issues, then I gave my tab to a service center where they flashed "S8-50LC" in my wifi tab. Now I want to revert the original firmware, I downloaded everything you mentioned. But my Phone flash tool is not working. Phone stucked with "Fastboot starting..." , phone flash tool showing "Connected on port 0/1" ,nothing happens. please tell me any one way which can lead to a full stock installation. :(:(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
I also have S8 from PLUS GSM but I don't have this issue but I have 150618 firmware '),

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Epil0g:
How did you get 150618 fw ? From OTA ? Mine says "its up to date"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cristist50:
S8-50LC stops/shutdown without warning or any sign

My Lenovo Tab S8-50LC tablet goes into sleep mode only for a few seconds after display is turned off and then simply stops/shutdown without warning. Actually i believe the tablet is shutdown some seconds after the display going black. Every time I have to restart it by pressing the Power button for 20 seconds and then a few more times. I bought it only a few days and it works like this from the beginning. I did the firmware update to the latest version but the same issue.

Does anyone else have the same problem?

I'm seriously considering return even if the tablet works very well ... when it works ...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doveman:
Anyone got encryption working? Mine just reboots when I try!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redxYu1825:
Need help

Guys can u pls post a method to flash a permanent TWRP

on to this specific Device
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haerwu:
From what was discussed here there is no such option.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
Are you serious? How can you get custom recovery with locked bootloader? If you would follow last pages you would know that social-design-concept works on it and probably he found out how to change boot mode to windows 8/10
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icanttinkofaname:
Do you think we'd ever see dual booting win/and on this device? Provided Social can unlock the bootloader.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazzespresso:
sold it....

Sold it....Even if I loved my Lenovo Tab S8-50F, waiting for lollipop, shi...ty support from lenovo, changing stupid DPI, telling users Lollipop should arrive soon, but nowhere to be found...I thought Samsung was the worst when it comes to release updates, but Lenovo top it off all the way top of the list.

It is a shame such beautiful tablet having almost no update (forget about stupid small updates), but again we are talking about Lenovo here.

I really did not want another tablet lying around waiting for long Lollipop update.

I won't be closing this thread, as many still find it useful.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icanttinkofaname:
sorry to be losing you and your support Jaz. Thank you for leaving the thread open. all the best on your next device!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evolutionisbad:
I just got one. Was waiting for LP then hoping [MENTION=4758472]jazzespresso[/MENTION] was going to use his android and Russian knowhow to get root. Nevermind.

What are you replacing it with?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazzespresso:
[MENTION=4947417]evolutionisbad[/MENTION]
[MENTION=4502374]icanttinkofaname[/MENTION]

I will try to help whenever possible, just drop me a line when Lollipop pushed for this device. However, you guys are on good hand with [MENTION=4821597]social-design-concepts[/MENTION] here.

I have not decide what to get (as 8 inch tablet), I am debating Galaxy Tab S2, but darn thing is quite pricey, but since Tab S2 out, looks like previous version Galaxy Tab S 8.4 price is going down, maybe I find an open-box deal in my local BestBuy store.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evolutionisbad:
Z3 tablet compact is nice but again, very pricey
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
LOL I've chosen Lenovo TAB S8 instead of Samsung's Tab S. Samsung is lagging, performance is a bit weak too. The only good things about Samsung's Tab S is better screen and 3GB of RAM but with Touchwiz it doesn't matter. It can even have 4 and it's still lagging. iPad Air 2 looks promising. I would rather take a look for Apple tablets ;) Samsung's Tab S LTE price= Apple's iPad Air 2 price. And I had Samsung Tablet before. It was Galaxy Tab 3 7 3G. I thought that if I'm happy with my S3 so why Samsung tablet would be bad? Unfourtunately it was. Always lags, low resolution etc. Only good thing was battery life(even better than Lenovo). If any tablet now, only iPad. Android is better OS but on tablet you don't need CM yeah? iPad probably will be getting updates for long long years
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redxYu1825:
I did not understand bro Please explain :crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thesman106:
hey guys i've been lurking around here, i have this tablet pretty good (performance wise) but it doesnt look as nice as when i updated it and how it looked like in the display. thats quite strange. so i was looking around for the problems and a common problem that kept coming up was that the resolution of being 600x960 which is strange since on most sites and even the lenovo site says that this is a 1920x1200 screen which is kind of annoying, because one of the reasons i bought this tab was for the high res screen and the 2gb ram for the low price. So is there any fixes for this? i already updated to the latest software as well. Cos if not i might just return it and buy a better tab;et for a near similar price. the linx 8 loks nice but doesnt seem as powerful but the asus zenpads look good as well. i only got a few days for to decide with this tablet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
Locked bootloader=no custom recovery why? Because partition is locked and no modifications can be made, we can just launch temporary because its flashed to 'temporary' memory. Read for locked bootloader on xperia devices and you will know what's on

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---------- Post added at 07:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:55 PM ----------

It's update related. Lenovo changed DPI in one of first updates. Solution? Root and change it or change it by adb

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thesman106:
ah is that only solution to root it? that kinda sucks, i'll just return it for another tablet then. i did that adb thing by the other way but it didnt really do much it just made things worst (changed the dpi back 240 and somethings were broken)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
When you have 240 DPI back, do factory reset and everything should be fine. What would you buy for this price????

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
I found a fix ;) now there isn't any bug. Tomorrow I'll share this workaround with you guys ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
Lenovo has published an advisory on stagefright

Lenovo has published an advisory on stagefright. Please scroll to the bottom of that article and there are buttons for phone and tablet which will list the devices and which code version will mitigate stagefright, or target date for release of the update. I expect this advisory to be frequently updated as new updates are released, so please check back if your device does not yet have a particular release identified.

As of today, it looks like there will a release targeted for 9/30/15 for the S8-50
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haerwu:
Grab android vulnerability test suite from https://github.com/nowsecure/android-vts/tree/master/bin to check state of things needed fixing...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odarda:
Thanks a lot for all these info.

is there any 3th party rom supported for this tablet ?

---------- Post added at 02:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 PM ----------

just brought 1 for my father lst week, the display look quite bad. its like a pink filter applied, any1 having the same issue? any way we can solve this ? i try with some color temperature app, result is not satisfying.

---------- Post added at 02:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 PM ----------

just brought 1 for my father lst week, the display look quite bad. its like a pink filter applied, any1 having the same issue? any way we can solve this ? i try with some color temperature app, result is not satisfying.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
Screen may just be faulty. Try to revert it back to warranty. There aren't custom ROMs due to locked bootloader. Read more by writing locked bootloader be unlocked Sony Xperia and you will find out why we can't have CM for now

---------- Post added at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:35 PM ----------

Do you think it's worth updating to 5.0? We will get 64 bits but we will lose Lenovo launcher and most of features
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
Sent my tablet in repair TWICE because charger wouldn't work, Lenovo wouldn't replace a simple $5 charger and just keeps sending me back a broken one.

since the original charger is 5V 1.5A 50-60hz am i able to use a 5V 1.2A 50-60hz charger that i have laying around?

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haerwu:
Any microusb charger works. I do not even know where I have original one. Probably still in a box.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
I know any will work but would the 0.3 mah shortage of my charger give any problems on a long term?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaawrItsTomi:
No, but your tab will charge slightly slower
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cristist50:
Any ideea from where I can download official firmware for Lenovo S8-50LC? I have tried the links from previous pages but the acces to those resources from the russian forum is denied.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
You need to log in to this russian page

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evocatorum:
There's a russian version of the same site? Or is it just ../ru ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
anyone got OTA?

September has only 3 days left
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
Nope. Don't hold your breath. We'll be lucky if we get it before 2016.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
As of now an ota is supposed to come out on the 30th the question now is if its just a stage freight fix or android 5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
Did you manage to get anywhere with the Bios?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
lolololol I think it might come on the 31st (yes September don't have 31st)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
They said that it comes at 30th of September. We can only wait :(

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mackhenri:
So two days to go and I get that feeling we r not gonna get it this soon and sure they will come up with some excuse. So no high hopes.

Sent from my One X+
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
It's still better than Samsung. They promised update to 5.x for N2/S3 and until now we didn't know anything but they finally released 5.1.1 update :D

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kandalph:
.....sold and bye

that's why I've sold mine. An Asus ME581CL is working perfect AND Lollipop has already been plublished for it.

Bye bye lenovo and Medion!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
Since they have restructured their Android division / merged Lenovo - Motorola, I'm going to give them this one last chance. . . Hopefully they got rid of all the people that ran the Android division so poorly. I believe this is the first time they have giving an actual date so guess we'll see in a couple of days worst comes to worse i'll install Windows 10 or Ubuntu on it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
You sold ur device because of no lollipop? Hahahah??

I'm considering installing Windows 10 too. Waiting for your instructions how to unlock bootloader and install W10. Hope we'll be able to do it on external memory. I have 32GB card and I'd like to have sth like dualboot like some cheap tablets have ;) Android is just a poor OS for such tablet with such good specs and when we will have unlocked bootloader I'll try to compile CM12.1 ;) it will run so good on those specs ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
I was hoping the purchase of Motorola would give them the android development team they needed, I'd imagine the Motorola developers are quite talented. But we'll see. I still have my doubts. Knowing lenovo they've got them working on bloatware *sigh*
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
I was almost sure I will buy new Lenovo - Motorola Moto X 2015 (Pure/Style/3rd gen). But S3/N2 got 5.1 so I will stay for some mnths longer with it ;) I9305 is still a pretty good smartphone and only reason why would I change it its it age(10 months lol) and no lollipop but now it probably be no marshmallow ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
1 day left

i bet we won't have any ******* Lollipop
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mackhenri:
I'm with u.. I get that gut feeling too

Sent from my One X+
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
I'm going to continue to hold out hope, people seem to over look that this is the first time they have given a hard date 09/30/2015 but at the moment i'm more interested in the release date for Android-6.0.0 source code,
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
CM13? ;) I think we should after unlocking bootloader build AOSP. It's ultra slim and ultra stable like official firmwares ;) sure it leaks on features but stability should be major priority ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
any lucky guy get OTA on the last day of September?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Yeeeesssss. It's coming today!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
How can you be so sure? I massively doubt it.

If it does drop today I'll post a photo of me dressed as Geri Halliwell!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friedkoala:
Here is a quote from Lenovo..

Found this on the Lenovo Forums from Amy Tupper posted yesterday (i think she was the staff member (dis)credited in the OP...). Seems she isn't even hopeful either... I just checked my tablet and still nothing here in the UK.

Re: S8-50 Tablet upgrade to Lollipop 5.0?

Options

‎09-29-2015 12:15 PM

I also hope that Lollipop will be released for the S8-50 tablet tomorrow.

I receive emails every day for images being released for Lenovo phones and tablets, and have noted Lollipop is being made available every week on new models. Unfortunately, the S8-50 appears to be one of the last to receive Lollipop.

Thank you,

Amy Tupper

Technical Resolution Lead, Pervasive Issues

Lenovo US

ThinkPad T431s, S3 Yoga 14, Helix, Edge 11 & 14, E431, IdeaTab A1107, IdeaPad A1-07, IdeaCentre Horizon, Yoga Tablet 2 10 1051

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesking420:
Damn. Maybe it won't be coming today.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
Be patient. You don't need lollipop. S8 works like a charm and on lollipop will work even smoother ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
Its 6 PM here and still nothing from Lenovo..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icanttinkofaname:
How many people still have the last 12MB update pending? Is it possible it's a prerequisite for lollipop?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
call them Lienovo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
yes you wont see the new ota until after installing that one but it hasnt happened yet and it looks as if none of the devices listed to get the ota today have yet to see an update.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torryd81:
The wait continues.

Running strong on MOAR V7 Sprint Galaxy S5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mackhenri:
Keep waiting, Keep on waiting

This wait goes on, This wait goes on

Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tock

Sent from my Lenovo TAB S8-50LC
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
May tomorrow? For good begin of new work month? ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KainXSS:
kind of expected nothing would get released.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
damn Lienovo

next time I will buy a Nexus
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikki_player:
Yeah I am from India. I to contacted Lenovo service about sept is over but no update yet. They said it is delayed one more month. I guess they are not interested.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanghua:
next time will be one more year...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itasoulas:
is that for real? one more month? This is getting ridiculous... :silly: Does anybody know which devices got for real the Lollipop update yesterday? Cause they were quite a few on the list. Anyways, crappy support, maybe Lenovo techs are not capable enough? Device is great though!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mackhenri:
Delayed for another month is bul**** and they themselves have no idea

Sent from my Lenovo TAB S8-50LC
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
Ah screw this. Anyone wanna buy a S8-50 F in great condition with a case?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maverickmarc:
Last time I ever buy any Lenovo product. My Lenovo laptop has had a display driver issue since windows 8.1 came out and they still haven't fixed it. This waiting game for Lollipop is bull****.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
They updated the security advisory for stage freight today if you look under the phones tab a while bunch of devices that were listed with "fix plan under development" are now listed with build numbers. most of them dated between 8/14 and 9/02. So if 9/30 was the target completion date for their devs instead of a release date that would put an ota early to mid November :(

At this point with Android 6 source expected next week any update less than the final build number for lollipop is unacceptable.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
Great move lenovo... I don't need lollipop but update would be great because I want to check the real performance of this tablet :D

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KainXSS:
I'm going to guess none of the tablets slated for September got the update, I know the tab 2 1380 definitely did not get the update. With the tab 2 1380 lenovo customer support seems to be telling users the update is delayed to . . . . . . . . . november:eek:

but I am sitting here with my other bay trail device, the Asus tf103c and its in the same boat but asus is giving no information on lollipop besides promises its coming soooo yea.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Perk89:
September is correct. Year is wrong. Android 5.0 is comming to this device in september 2016...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] busyinny:
I agree, do not need lollipop, and device is fine as is, however this is on the ridiculous side. Would like to see lollipop on this device, and although I have been an avid supporter of thinkpads, based on their resilience and little need for support, Lenovo really is disappointing here.

Have worked for a software company for 15 years, and I know that a cardinal rule is that you do not delay an announced release unless absolutely necessary, and in the event that you do have to delay it, you announce the delay as early as you know it cannot be helped. Having a release date go by without a release and even a last minute announcement is beyond belief for a serious company in the business.

I have now picked up my last 2 android tabs (both baytrails) without looking too much into the possibilities of open rom support and although content with the bang for the buck I got, feeling a little dumb. The fact that my 4 year old TF101 has had lollipop for over a year, but my 2014 tabs do not, is sad.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
Could you just release a how to with potential bootloader unlock so i can just develop proper lollipop since Lenovo can't do it..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
I will post instructions late tonight. With the possibility of having to wait another month there isn't any point in not posting instructions any more.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
Not trying to rush you but where is it? its been a day now
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haerwu:
It's weekend man. Give him a time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
Plus he's got kids. I don't get time to do much until they're in bed, priorities!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
Didn't know he had kids haha my apologies!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
Lol, I just remember a post from him apologising for something because he fell asleep watching frozen with his Daughter. Can't say I blame him, I've done the same!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minto107:
Have you tried booting Windows? As I understood we need USB hub to get 2 USB drives then 1 is keyboard 2 is pendrive with Windows 8/10,then we need to hit F7 during boot, and probably select boot from USB and we'll be done ;)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyDN:
Unfortunately none of my USB hub/OTG cable combinations seem to work :(

Which usb hub are you using?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sam00r:
You are an absolute legend. I'll be giving this a go tonight!

Thankyou!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KainXSS:
this is what I get with the -v command sdc
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
I've booted Windows 10 Setup; Clonezilla Vivid; and a Port of Ubuntu Trusty, I'm hoping that now that works slowed down i'll have more time to play.

Unfortunately at the moment you need to switch between Android and Windows 8.x boot mode in order to boot Windows or Linux ; hopefully a bootloader that supports the factory android images will be possible at some point.

Micro Connectors USB OTG

iHome 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub - Black

not legend sorry

Please note I went through a few otg-cables and hubs before i found a combination that worked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haerwu:
Looks like during next days I will have to go through stores selling OTG cables and select one which works.

The one I have works fine with Nexus 4/5/7 and LG G3 but not with Lenovo S8.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] social-design-concepts:
For me it was more about the usb-hub than the otg-cable, i'm about to order a few powered otg hubs to do some testing. For now i'm trying to figure out how to add support for factory Baytrail Images to android-ia kernelflinger project
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haerwu:
I have about 10 usb hubs at home ;D