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[Huawei MediaPad X2] doner03:
Hello everyone, I am with this this wonderful tablet for two days and I'm happy with the performance in general. I have the Asian model 16 Gb Rom 3 GB RAM GEM-703L.

I have a problem that I can not solve, I've connected the tablet to a smartphone with Android Wear LG G Watch and no achievement Android settings NotifierPro and Android Wear and is saved. I active them and receiving notification and calls on the clock, but after a few minutes left to receive them. I enter the Android Wear application again and I jump the message "Enables notification of the clock. Android needs access Wear your notifications for the phone to send updated information to the watch". I have to go back to activate again, but failed to be saved indefinitely.

Someone can help me save the configuration indefinitely notifications on Android Wear. Someone else with this problem?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] dfsteen:
I bought mine from gizok.com. I got it in 5 days which is quite quickly, and I have been generally happy with it. Having said that, there were a few things:

1) It was supposed to be new, but this was clearly a pre-used device. It came with a screen protector on it, and the seal on the box was broken and re-applied.

2) When I originally got it, something had clearly been done to the storage on the device. it's supposed to include 16G, but it was only showing 10G. A full wipe and factory reset resolved this issue, but I am highly suspicious of what was on the device to start.

3) The device was already configured to use english, which is not the factory state - as I learned after a full factory reset.

So ultimately, I was happy that it came quickly, and I was not suprised at all that the device was not new. Having said that, it had only been available for a few weeks, so it clearly isn't "old" or anything like that. I *could* have returned it, or applied to paypal for a refund (due to the device being obviously not new), but all-in-all I'm satisfied with it. I don't think that trying to get another one out of china would have any better result. You have to work with who you are dealing with and all that....
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Sanxion:
All of the devices I have bought from China have been opened. Their reason for that is to install Google Play on the device. Could that be the reason your device had been opened?

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I have been checking the Amazon.de website for weeks with the intention of buying a 32GB Gold version - but it has been on pre-order with no indication of when the stock will arrive.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] TektusKOR:
701l 702 l 703 l

Greetings ... whichever version that is compatible in Turkey? 701 702 703 ?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] dfsteen:
No. I had to install GooglePlay myself. There was *something* done to the device in that regard, because google play was available from the Huawei market when I first got it, and was no longer available after I did my full wipe. While that *could* be something to do with the Huawei Market, I would doubt it.

But ultimately, it doesn't matter why they opened it. I was expecting a factory sealed device, and it was opened and tampered with. Again, I wasn't surprised at all, just highly suspicious of what was done. In retrospect, I wish I had done a bit more forensics to see what was taking up that space. But I wanted to get running with the phone so I just cleared it all.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Djiban:
Check your local operator's band frequencies, and then compare to:

Model: GEM-701L

GSM: band 2/3/5/8

UMTS: band 1/2/5/8

LTE-TDD: band 38/40

LTE-FDD: band 1/3/7/20

Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz/5GHz

Model: GEM-702L

GSM: band 2/3/5/8

UMTS: band 1/2/5/8

TD-SCDMA: band 34/39

LTE-TDD: band 38/39/40/41

LTE-FDD: band 1/3/7/8/28

Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz/5GHz

Model: GEM-703L

GSM: band 2/3/5/8

UMTS: band 1/2/5/8

TD-SCDMA: band 34/39

LTE-TDD: band 38/39/40/41

LTE-FDD: band 1/3/7

Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz/5GHz

if you want to ceonvert those bands in Mhz: http://niviuk.free.fr
[Huawei MediaPad X2] gideonMorrison:
Anyone an idea if the X2 has either a metal or plastic (chrome looking) edge/trim ?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
I think the opening part was for putting in a U.S. plug (recall this is what vendors HERE in the U.s. would do-clear explanation from multiple ones for devices like the international Sony Ultra Z) ...this is not a device intended for U.S. so if they opened it is most likely for that. Mine was in shrink wrap sealed though the sticker was like half off but still stuck good..the box itself had no seal..no complaints though (interesting part though about the storage-not sure what mine was but it now says 10.94GB something like that-well for that matter the Samsung ones too show about 4GB or more less than advertised like the Tab Pro shows 11.48GB available out 16GB for instance on a full factory reset AND fresh factory rom odin flash..so this goes a bit farther but not by much)
[Huawei MediaPad X2] dfsteen:
Yeah, they usually do run 3-4G used for the OS, however, this was actually *total* storage. Wish I had taken a screenshot. It was really pretty odd...
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
New user here, don't even know how to use the quote button on my first post =)

I preordered a 32GB Mediapad x2 gold on may 1 from gizok and its almost a month now and still no shipping so I decided to just skip the 32GB model and buy the 16GB silver version since I didn't want to wait that long. I ordered on Monday May 25 and should be getting it tmw May 28 so 3 days time is extremely quick shipping. The 16GB model is enough storage since you can install apps on sd card with 5.0 lollipop.

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How do you install google play store after a full wipe? Do you just download the apk?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] dfsteen:
Unfortunately not. You have to get the package and install them manually. I pulled them from here:

https://github.com/cgapps/vendor_google/tree/master/prebuilt/gapps/arm64

you need to install all (well, most) of the .apk files under that directory. One caveat that I have found is that it does not look like the build.prop file on the device is set correctly for the market so there are some applications that are listed as "not supported" by the device when they really should be. That's one of the things that I am working on getting root to correct.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
Just received my Mediapad x2 yesterday, how do you get gmail app to work? It says google play services is not supported by my device? I know they ban google from China so I was wondering if there is a workaround to this?

My first impressions of this device is that the screen is huge, I came from a Sony Z Ultra and this seems much bigger than my ultra.

The only thing I don't like so far is the auto brightness or the content adaptive brightness control is crap, it's much better to control the brightness using manual controls.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
do search on this board..lots of discussion about this with links

see pages 11-14/15
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
Thank you very much I got it to work now, I just uninstalled the play store and installed it again and now it works.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Benjiro:
If you can drag yourself away from the X2 for a day or so. Can you charge up both your Z Ultra & X2 and have both run a test at the same time. And time when the Z Ultra dies and when the X2 dies ( or for instance let them both run for x hours and see how much battery life is left )?

My interest is especially the battery life.

How is the screen compared to the ZU... Normally the X2 needs to be a better screen as its IPS screen vs the ZU's TN(improved) screen.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
There is no comparison in terms of battery life, my z ultra gets around 4 hours of screen on time(i bought it in Nov 2013), on the x2 the battery went from 100% to 94% and I had 1hr 15mins screen on time during that time. Put simply the x2 battery life is much much better than the z ultra.

I haven't tested the screen side by side yet but I prefer the x2 since it is bigger(you can hide the soft keys on the x2 which you can't on the z ultra)(without root).
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Benjiro:
Your battery life for the ZU sounds about right. Also have one that is somewhere from end 2013. The battery life has been a bit less then in the past. I can notice it also. Regarding the softkeys in the ZU? They get hidden with a lot of programs. So normally there is no reason to disable them.

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Is that on screen time pure idle or with activity? Surfing etc?

So a simple quick and dirty calculation gives you around maybe 12 minutes per 1% on the X2. And the ZU has about 2.4 minutes per 1% ( lets add another 30% to compare a new battery vs a 2 year old battery ), so realistic its 3.2 min / 1%. 5 Hours and half for the ZU on a new battery sounds about right. But that X2 its battery life is strange... Based upon this info, its about 1200 minutes for 100% drainage ( 20h ).

The reason why i am asking about the battery life is because there are almost no proper reviews for the X2. And i am looking for a long term system that does not require a darn cable all the time.

I know the X1 did:

- 14H in Wifi surfing - 150 light level.

- 12H in Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p - 150 light level.

But that was on the crappy HiSilicon Kirin 910. And while the X1's specs are almost identical ( with the exception for the 930 CPU, i am hoping that the X2 has a never generation display with lower power consumption.

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Personally i am looking at the X2 to:

- Comic reading. The Zu is not bad but it stresses my eyes after a while ( i noticed ). And all the scrolling is sometimes annoying because you do not get the full picture frame.

- Surfing

- Mail checking

- And other stuff ... So no games and that stuff anyway. Or at best minimalist games. No like 3D shooters.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] gideonMorrison:
Thanks for your input. What about the screen quality difference, such as the blacks/whites/color reproduction and sharpness (can you count pixels on X2?)

Also, what is your opinion on the material of the metal looking trim around the display? Do you think it's plastic or metal?

:good:
[Huawei MediaPad X2] doner03:
The metal looking trim around the display, is metal, I have this phablet and I can assure that , is aluminium metal
[Huawei MediaPad X2] gideonMorrison:
You mean the shiny trim which can be seen on this photo?

http://www.appdated.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mediapad-x1-vs-mediapad-m1-4.jpg

From a fellow xda member about his X1: "The chrome trim around the display is plastic. I don't know about X2 as I have not seen it. Yes I am pretty sure. Accidently, a TV remote landed on my brand new X1, it chipped the chrome plating on the trim exposing black plastic."

How do you know for sure ? :good:
[Huawei MediaPad X2] cashif:
Can anyone of the owners please clarify if Android Wear (Specifically Moto360) is working fine? I read that Emotion UI breaks wear Android wear notification.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] doner03:
The feel and the sound of that trim is metal

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I had this problem with an LG G Watch, but after a long time I found the solution, when the screen is blocked o switch off , lose saved notifications in Android Wear. So you must go on settings and in blocked screen and un-click blok notification, by default is on, then notifications begin to show in the watch screen. Sorry I write on smartphone
[Huawei MediaPad X2] gideonMorrison:
Wanna try and saw it through? ;) It's strange, because the owner of the X1 confirmed it was plastic on the X1. Not sure why they would change it on the X2. Metal would get cold I reckon, plastic wouldn't get as cold.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
If you are talking about the thin chrome trim its hard to tell whether its plastic or metal on my x2 but if the owner of that x1 said its plastic I'm sure its plastic on the x2 as well. But the thicker side body is for sure metal. Are you worried the chrome trim might chip away over time?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] doner03:
The chrome Thin trim seems to be durable on time
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
did a factory reset erase internal card

10.46 gb total from 16...9.83 gb free

no playstore etc (now i recall i had to install everything from scratch) so does not appear mine was 'opened' for anything except the plug (which is normal for international devices in my experience) even though it appeared sealed...unless mine was special...lol
[Huawei MediaPad X2] gideonMorrison:
Yeah that's what I figured as well. The reason I'm so persistent is because I had some bad experiences with similar 'finishes' on other phones, such as Sammy... The chrome layer basically rubbed away after time, leaving this horrible white underneath or in an other case it chipped away after a drop, making it look like utter crap.

I feel like at this price point it should truly be all metal as they claim, the plastic trim seems out of place.

Well I surely hope so, because I'd hate to see it fade over time with normal use....
[Huawei MediaPad X2] dfsteen:
Hi Donor03,

Can you be more clear about the steps you did to solve this issue. I have the same problem with my Pebble. Basically, I find that the settings to allow "notification access" don't stick past a certain point. You can allow access for a bunch of applications, and it will work for a time, but the settings will reset after a while (i'm not sure what triggers it yet). Do you have steps that will permanently enable access? I also notice that there is no way to actually get into this settings screen from the regular Android Settings. I assume that this is an issue with EMUE 3 that they forgot to include this.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] doner03:
When you lock the screen or it is in stand by, Android Wear lose its configuration, when screen is "On" all notificacitions is ok in the watch, but when screen is locked on the Smartphone, your lose the notificacions again in Android Wear . So you must go on settings/privacy&security/Screen lock & passwords / Screen lock and switch it off, so you will receive notification all time in the Watch even when phone screen is locked but not on the screen of the smartphone when is locked (only sound notifications)

I have never had that problem again. I fix some pictures to show it more clearly ( In spanish), your must have your setting as last picture. Sorry for my poor english
[Huawei MediaPad X2] AlexRnB89:
Hi guys,

I wanted to let you know, the Huawei Mediapad X2 32GB Gold will be released on 10 June.

I Asked at honormi facebook and told me, they will have it in stock 2-3 days after.

So I guess, next friday it will finally arrive :victory::victory::victory::victory:
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
Can anyone on T-Mobile in the US tell me what kind of download speed their getting
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Homer J. Fong:
I was getting the same speeds as LTE in Chicago. Between 10-30mbps.

Sent from my HUAWEI MT7-L09
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
I can live with that. The only thing holding me back is the lack of NFC.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] gideonMorrison:
The Mediapad X2 (international) or the Honor X2 (Chinese)?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] VeEuzUKY:
How to root the Mediapad x2? This is my only concern. I can't live with non-rooted phone. Can this be rooted, and how?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] dfsteen:
donor03,

Thanks so much for this! I've been looking for a solution to this problem since I got the phone! The same solution seems to solve other settings related issues that I had as well. So kudos for that! As a note, you can still install a 3rd party screen locker if you want screen locking, and the settings will continue to work. It's only the built-in locker that causes issues.

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We are working on it!
[Huawei MediaPad X2] VeEuzUKY:
Cool, great news. Is there a place to start a section for the new Mediapad x2? It will get messy if the posts get mixed in the threads of the old model..
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
Is there a way to get rid of all the huawei bloatware on the device? When I go to the battery usage the android system is 33% and my screen is 26%. Shouldn't normally the screen use the most battery life? Even then I still get pretty phenomenal battery life on this device. From a full charge to almost 0% I got 11hrs 20mins screen on time one time. Another time I got a little over 13 hours of screen on time, pretty amazing battery life. This was all on auto brightness and using YouTube, browsing the web, calls and text etc but no gaming. Compared to my Sony z ultra which gets around 4 hours screen on time.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] VeEuzUKY:
Yes there is a very simple way to get rid of all the trash apps: we need get root for the Mediapad x2 and then you can go directly to your system/app and data/app folders with any root capable file manager and delete whatever you want. This is why I haven't yet bought my Mediapad x2 yet.. no root, no deal:)
[Huawei MediaPad X2] cashif:
As a fellow Z-ultra user, can you please share your user experience with respect to Z Ultra . From phonearena pics, the height of both the devices are same but the width of X2 is around 1cm extra, is it difficult to handle the device and does it fit easily in the pocket and how awkward does it look when you speak on the phone?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] caleb_dm:
Review + availability

Hahaha, I would love to know what this person is asking as well coming from a Z Ultra myeslf. I do think I can answer the last question, dude - you are holding a 7 inch phone to your head - no matter how thin the bezels that is going to look silly. Silly- but i don't care :P So here is my question - Is there anyone in Europe (Netherlands would be even better) who knows when this device will be available for the European market? Would really love to get my hands on this device.

Cheers
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
I'll be putting mine to my ear. Gotta wait another 24 hours for it to arrive. Hoping we get root
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Nirak:
caleb_dm i would love to know that as well. have one in pre order with amazon.de. They don't know anything about the release date (weird....). Been hunting the internet since april, found somewhere it would be released jun or july. Keep an eye on huawei Singapore facebook page. Afaik they use the same 4G band as Europe thus need the same model GEM701L. release date has been asked several times, no answer yet.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bigphabletlover:
It is not that difficult to handle the device, if you came from the z ultra you should have no problem using the mediapad x2 as your daily driver. It fits in regular dude jeans fine and I really don't care how I look putting the x2 up to my head taking a call lol.

I recently tried to put a Samsung galaxy tab s 8.4 into my front jeans pocket to see if I can get an 8.4 inch tablet/phone next year(don't laugh lol), and it somewhat fits although it is massive haha. But the battery life on the tab s 8.4 isn't that good, I tested it and it gets around 6-6.5 hours of screen on time on the WiFi only model compared to around 12 hours of screen on time for the mediapad x2. So I'm not sure I wanna go bigger than 7 inches for a phone lol.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] cashif:
Thanks for the reply mate. I really had a 'lol' moment there just thinking about using 8.4" as a phone. Anyways, have taken the plunge and ordered last weekend from AliExpress(4 days in processing stage:mad:) and expecting delivery this weekend. Hopefully we will get root by then.

EDIT: The thing with Z-Ultra is, though it is huge, the thin bezels and the overall glass gives it a really PREMIUM look and I never shied away from using it. However, my cousin had Galaxy Tab 2 and it felt very awkward while using it for calls and hence my question!
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
Got my Mediapad today. How do I sync my Google contacts?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] caleb_dm:
Hey can you give us a quick review of performance ?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
there is root now...check the other board for x2 root (though have had camera issues after root..there is a fix for that via a new method)

Root and camera works!... Awesome!!
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Kucko34:
Me still root not work... :( I tried all three methods, and still the same problem - Command not allowed after run.cmd.... :(
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
Silly question but you have a confirmed unlocked boot loader?..when you go to recovery mode it will say so...

You have admin rights in windows 7 when running the root cmd's?..should be automatic but asking

Then...

Factory reset erase internal (not sure if necessary) do not do hsuite debugging but normal USB debugging (again not sure if makes difference but to be sure)

Then go back to the b009 then b012

Then run the procedure and programs given in the other board
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Djiban:
Try the X1 methods:

"1) If you go to the Huawei store you can download calendar sync and contacts sync.

They work on Emui 3.0 Kitkat 4.4.2, for me. I dont know if they will work on your ROM but I dont see why not.

2) I have no issues with google contact sync either,

what I had to do to get it working was to download a Kitkat Gapps package and extract the two sync .apk

(GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk and GoogleContactSyncAdapter.apk) and just install them manually.

3) google sync apk:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57268807&postcount=31

or http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60483901&postcount=2"
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
Thanks, that did the trick.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mixterz:
anyone else finding their Google account deleting constantly. search on Google suggust its to do with lollipop.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] cashif:
New rooted ROM up in chinese website, any one tried/willing to try.. Do revert back, if you flash. Expecting my tab tomorrow.

http://cn.club.vmall.com/thread-4642995-3-1.html
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bark1234:
Doesn't look like there is anything extra or bloatware removed in this rom.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
noticed he has twrp recovery (mentioned in that thread...posted in another thread)

edit

installed twrp backing up now..used 2nd link in that 2nd thread

http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=156701389&uk=3526083353

install in fastboot mode...

key will be if backups get restored correctly...only one way to find out :)
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
One super irritating thing with this device is that for whatever reason it reverts to 30 second screen timeout no matter what you set it at (even in 'normal' power mode (and also that ever changing auto brightness) ...besides that cannot find anything wrong with it
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
That's strange I don't have an issue with screen timeout however I do have an issue with the lock screen killing notifications even with 3rd party lock screen apps... I'm not a fan of the rear speaker the bottom would have been a better choice and this thing begs to have split screen multi window like Samsung. I was hoping to use xposed to add this but no dice
[Huawei MediaPad X2] AlexRnB89:
Hey guys,

I got my Mediapad X2 32GB GOLD today.

one question: how do you connect keyboard or mouse via USB OTG cable?

The phoen doesn't recognize any USB device.

I tried with the rii mini i28 (its a keyboard, controller, mouse)

amazon . com/Rii-Wireless-Mouse-Keyboard-Laptop/dp/B00FJ09I5O

But the mediapad x2 does not connect with it :(

even a mouse or a keyboard via USB OTG doesn't work

Do I need root?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] bark1234:
B013 is out

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b013 is out. did anyone tried it on rooted 012 ? not sure if root will maintain.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ice0901:
I don't have an update for b013
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mixterz:
Havent recieved the update yet either. Still a few bugs need ironing out.

Anywhere to download this update ,do a manual install ?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] mac231us:
Once rooted, cannot do OTA updates, right?