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[Android General] nightkid:
I went to "About" > "Wireless Upgrade". When I tried to upgrade, it wouldn't and I received a message says "Your system is damaged. Wireless update is disabled."
[Android General] Liffeyman:
Anyone getting an error when updating ota will need to reflash stock ROM and update

Worked for me anyway.

If you need to back your apps. Use titanium backup and restore after you flash
[Android General] parfetto:
Mine get error to.

No root and stock rom also error
[Android General] Maor545:
update: bricked too, need to reflash

Has anybody been succesfull in getting the fast charger for pre-order from Gearbest?
[Android General] parfetto:
Anybody test the GPS with this update??

Thanks
[Android General] Alekim91:
I prefer don't flash it...
[Android General] parfetto:
Why? In realy the phone works great but maybe some new in GPS !!!

original rom is on needrom, so no problem to try..

I need reinstal original because i cant flash with TWRP..

It seams just with CWM normal it can flash!!!
[Android General] Alekim91:
I have fear of some problem after...
[Android General] Maor545:
Somebody pls help, I don't have backup of my NVRAM and I flashed with format&download.

Mobile uncle tools still does not work with MT6735 and MTK Droid tools does not recognize the phone.

Any way to restore my IMEI and MAC?
[Android General] parfetto:
I see here at this forum some mtk droid tool that work with mt6735, but i dont remmember where and i dont test it..

Google a litle in mtk droid tool 64bit
[Android General] Maor545:
I discovered that engineer mode is accesible without mobileuncle

tutorial here http://ulefans.com/tips-tricks/recover-imei-after-be-pro-lollipop-upgrade/

insert a space somewhere, it solver all errors

and MAC is not a big deal, changing that schould be easy

another problem is, that any time I try to download an update it says it's uptodate or connection failed.
[Android General] dumalek:
I tried update this evening but as many people before it failed - system demaged....I did factory reset of the phone but now the phone does not even find the update and keeps saying that the system is up-to-date or that connection failed. Any help? Thanks.
[Android General] Arnst:
After waiting two weeks, GearBest finally replied to me about the Quick Charger today saying that the charger I received is indeed the Quick Charger and closed my ticket. I had sent them a pic of my charger and it clearly states that it’s only 5V/2A. I wasn’t expecting them to provide me with a Quick Charger anyways so I took a chance and bought an Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 18W USB Turbo Wall Charger Fast Charger from Amazon for $18 even though it’s QC 2.0 and not Pump Express Plus approved. With the provided charger it took me around 4-5 hours from 0-10% to full but with the Aukey it’s been cut in half to around 2 to 2.5 hours from 0-10% to full. So if anyone got screwed over with their charger, I’d suggest getting a Quick Charge 2.0 one since it seems to do the job.

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I had the same error and the only way I was able to update was back everything up, re-flash the factory rom, apply update, apply root and then install TWRP.
[Android General] wabba1:
Hi,

how did you apply root?

Kingroot didn't worked for me after the update.

Thanks

Gesendet von meinem X550 mit Tapatalk
[Android General] Arnst:
Yes with KingRoot apk 4.1.0.524, worked for me after update to 1483SFM.006D.X550.A1.L.MP3.HD.MV1616M.B158_FB13720.150616 .
[Android General] wabba1:
Worked!

Thanks a lot.

With Kingroot 4.10.703 no root strategy.

Gesendet von meinem X550 mit Tapatalk
[Android General] nortol:
Ok, and what is the news after upgrading?

What is your experience with the upgrade?

The "reroot" is working fine, this is ok :)

And...
[Android General] nate1975:
Well, my phone doesn't see an update at all. I wonder if anybody bothered backing up that update file or will post the new rom to needrom.
[Android General] Alekim91:
Nothing steel about custum rom... :(
[Android General] dumalek:
No OTA?

I came accross interesting post on Bluboo facebook saying: "Bluboo Mobile: have you gotten OTA? we haven't push it. 17 July v 5:15" So I wonder what OTA I received but was not be able to install. But it corresponds to the fact that no update is shown after factory reset. It seems we have to wait for the official OTA :)
[Android General] nortol:
This is good question after all :)
[Android General] Gordin:
Has anyone here done the OTA/firmaware update dumalek was talking about? I'm on 1483SFM.006D.X550.A1.L.MP3.HD.MV1616M.B158_FB13720 .150616 and Wireless update tells me my system is up to date. Should there be an update or am I on the newest version?

Also, how do you know the update is 58MB? Can I download it anywhere else besides the OTA update?
[Android General] nortol:
I am on 1483SFM.006D.X550.A1.L.MP3.HD.MV1616M.B158_FB13720 .150602 but there is no any update, system is up to date...
[Android General] y2imm:
Adjusting mic levels, and I have 14 levels, not 6...what do I do with the rest? Anyone?
[Android General] Alekim91:
I did nothing. Only 6 level I had edited
[Android General] y2imm:
Ok, I'll try the first 6 and see what happens
[Android General] Liffeyman:
To increase the gain on the mic, follow this guys post.

Worked on the GF x550, still sounds like she is talking in a tunnel, but at lease i can hear what she is saying

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61721746&postcount=145
[Android General] nxt2.0:
1700mhz AWS band?

Hello guys just want to know (I'm a little newbie)... is there a way to change/enable the AWS band (1700 mhz specifically) in the bluboo x550? I want to purchase a LTE-data plan and want to know if can enable it before (of course).

Thanks.
[Android General] megthebest:
No, 1700mhz is not supported by the soc
[Android General] Alekim91:
Anyone can post the last update 616? Tranks u
[Android General] megthebest:
It seems that no one have this update, probably mistake by bluboo, or test version retired after few hours
[Android General] osiris010:
What frequencies, specifically LTE frequencies, are supported by the X550's Soc? Are all of them already enabled, or are there some that remain dormant?
[Android General] megthebest:
Looking inti engineering mode mtk, you can enable/disable b1/3/7/20
[Android General] Alekim91:
Ok I see...
[Android General] Gustavo72:
Anyone else got this working? Mine is still muffled and barely audible on the other end.
[Android General] Alekim91:
On 4pda was updated the last update.zip of 58mb

It do better cam on bluboo, gps, and record in hd...

Anyone can download it and post on google drive? Thanks you
[Android General] parfetto:
Can you give us the link 4pda for download pls ?
[Android General] Alekim91:
http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=659627&st=1080

Here, they posto update.zip

Someone could create an accout for 4pda interagine with the community 'and advance the project modding for X550? Thank You
[Android General] Zx-:
drive.google.com/file/d/0B5Fvyb0tBTmhS1pXeE1UYlZlVmM/view?usp=docslist_api

BadEnglish.
[Android General] osiris010:
I'm back from my work trip and I tried to update my X550. It says software is up to date when I check - it looks like there's a way to update from the SD card. Does anyone have the update file at all? Or know where I can download it?
[Android General] parfetto:
It works..

Thanks for the update .zip

All of you, need original recovery .

Copy update.zip to SD card

Check for OTA update.

Menu, internal update.

Chose sd card update.zip.

Thanks @Zx
[Android General] Alekim91:
I tryed this procedure. It give to me error... generic error...
[Android General] parfetto:
Download the file post it here by Zx

You need to download it first, copy to the root of sd card and then make as i say. Dont forget it only work with original recovery..

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You can do it with wifi and data turn off
[Android General] Zx-:
Check bluboo on facebook, five minutes ago they released this update oficially and there u ll find a link for offline update ( who dont want use mine). I cant post links because i have less than 10 posts on forum.

BadEnglish.
[Android General] parfetto:
New update?

That you post here , the GPS fix some more satelits but in drive is completly unless...get crazy all time..hehehe
[Android General] nortol:
We have to unroot - update - root again? Of course only who already rooted the phone...
[Android General] parfetto:
Nop, just need original recovery..cant work with Tpwr...

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I cant donwload in bluboo facebook. The links dont work.

Also the link for correct the camera for 13mpx dont work
[Android General] nortol:
This is the OTA zip:

http://bluboox550.info/sites/default/files/feltoltesek/update_1.zip
[Android General] parfetto:
Thanks Nortol..

Can you share the link for camera.. its in facebook to
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
Tried the update following these instructions on totally stock phone - it is now stuck on boot screen, appears bricked. Any advice?

edit: I can get into recovery ('factory mode') but it's all in chinese characters so it is absolutely no help...
[Android General] parfetto:
Not possible i think..

Make a wipe factory and wipe cache
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
I would, but I don't know which menu items to select - the recovery menu is in chinese.

If you have english (stock) recovery, could some of you please let me know (counting from top) which rows to select to wipe dalvik cache and factory reset the phone?
[Android General] nortol:
Bluboo server(s) is down( i can not see anything: Unable to connect, error 500 )...

I am at work so i did not updated my phone untill now...

I can not download the fix for camera either.

Maybe it is good to wait for news.

Anyway, howto can we get into recovery mode?
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
Pwr + both keys to turn off, Pwr + Vol down key for recovery

I wouldn't have updated either but hey, some people here said it works and I had a horrible experience with the GPS (it was useless for car navigation) so I said it is worth the risk...
[Android General] nortol:
As I see the better camera is not an update, but a hardware update... This is another phone not ours (new X550) I think...

http://bluboo.com.cn/x550_d.html

[IMG="New X550"]http://bluboox550.info/sites/default/files/feltoltesek/snap0691.jpg[/IMG]
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
I got mine after pre-order about 4 weeks ago, but it already had these camera specs (5+13MP), according to the image file pixel counts and the settings that I could select when I was in the camera menu.

Very-very confusing and stupid from Bluboo for failing to mark different harware revisions and corresponding software updates clearly and unambigously.
[Android General] nortol:
I ask on bluboo face what type of update is this...

I dont have an idea now.
[Android General] Pwinkie:
Anyone who managed to root, install xposed modules? If so could you tell me which downloads and root you used?

Thanks in advance!

Pwinkie ^__^
[Android General] parfetto:
Well, my update is done.. it seams now GPS is ok..

Also for the camera i dont understand...
[Android General] nate1975:
I installed this update manually from here. It took forever to finish booting the first time (like a solid ten to fifteen minutes) and appeared to be possibly bricked, but it is ok. I immediately noticed that the brightness now works much better (screen actually gets dark), and the camera can record 1280x720. I'll try the GPS later, but it wasn't terrible for me before.

Thanks to everyone for posting that update here - it never showed up on my phone.
[Android General] nortol:
What have you did?
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
Well I eventually got my phone back to life!

Don't ask how, I was pressing some random buttons in the chinese menu and I think I got it to factory reset.

After that I went to make dinner and when I checked again it was no longer showing the splash screen, it was in main menu. Seems like it took the phone took more than an hour (!) to recompile the dalvik...
[Android General] parfetto:
For those lost recovery just need install by spflash the recovery original.

Abaut the GPS , it fix more satelits but its not good in drive.

Its a litle better then before but not good..
[Android General] nate1975:
I waited forever and it was OK, but seeing a boot logo for several minutes certainly wasn't reassuring.
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
SD card slot not working

Guys, I just figured out the phone does not detect SD cards at all (I never needed to use one before).

I tried two different cards (I think both are FAT32, 32 & 64 gigs) and it wouldn't even recognize them, as if there was no electrical contact between the pins.

Anybody else having this issue?
[Android General] frankandwendy:
Bluboo X550 Unboxing-Antutu,Camera,Video,Games,Photos,Music Review

[YOUTUBE]Ld4Swh9PJ5s[/YOUTUBE]
[Android General] y2imm:
Yes, I think many of us...I "solved" my issue by placing a piece of weatherstripping foam on the back cover, over the SC card area, suggested in this thread by another user...when the cover is replaced it seems to establish whatever contact(s) have failed...it's posted here in this forum, just have a look back in the thread...Bluboo response was send it back...I can't be bothered
[Android General] osiris010:
I haven't had any SD card issues so far. I have a 32gb card installed in it right now.
[Android General] hypersonicboom:
Thanks for the tip - it didn't work unfortunately. For me it's not an intermittent connection problem, it simply refuses to recognize the card no matter what. Tried various paper pieces, screw loosening - tightening, all failed.

I'm just hoping this is a software issue of some kind,I won't bother returning the phone either (now that the screws are visibly worn, they may even have a case to say I tampered with the phone...)
[Android General] parfetto:
Sorry but its bad solder. See the video

The metal is very strong and its dificult to input the micro card and like that in few days it broks.

Solution, open back cover and resold the slot. Its 8 pin to solder more the backside slot on/off pin. That 2 pin you need to solder one to other cause thers no way to do like original factory solder.

To finish, put a double face glue upside the metal sd slot to fix the back case to the slot wen you put the screws

Sorry bad english.

https://youtu.be/VeEAlJSeUog
[Android General] y2imm:
Driver nightmare

Pulling out what little hair I have left...trying to flash the new ROM via SP Tools, and I can't get SP Tools to recognize when the phone is plugged in...have tried just about every foolish driver I can find...PDANet, Novacom, the all-in-one MTK driver pack that floats around...can anyone link me to a genuine driver for WIndows 8.1 64 bit...

Edit: I succeeded, by installing the MTK VCOM USB drivers, starting the download process in SP Tools, THEN plugging in the phone...
[Android General] Alekim91:
Anyone tryed to install other rom?
[Android General] nate1975:
What other rom? This is a mediatek device, so there probably won't be one.
[Android General] Alekim91:
Miui
[Android General] nate1975:
I didn't realize that was available for this phone. Do you have a link or something?
[Android General] Liffeyman:
They don't
[Android General] zijin_cheng:
Just wanted to ask you guys if you could post your battery screens with SOT? I would like to compare the battery life on this to the THL5000.
[Android General] EMMANUEL15:
OTA UPDATE 150801 de 2015-08-03

I did the ota update and the home buton is not working anymore as the top toolbar doesn t work neither i need help.
[Android General] nortol:
What OTA update is this?

As I know the latest update is the 150616
[Android General] tdpadua:
The same thing happened to me.

Got the 150801 OTA update notification and downloaded it. After installing, waited for the usual "forever" boot up screen time and now I get a black screen showing the notification top bar. At first, I'm able slide the bar down and see the notification icons (wifi, bluetooth, etc)and actually manage it. After the first time, the bar doesn't scroll down anymore and I have to reboot the phone in order to get the same screen.

Anyone has an idea how to revert that or if we should simply wait for the phone to finish the installation process itself?
[Android General] EMMANUEL15:
Hello don t worry just go in reseting and press factory reseting and your Bluboo will work perfectly after the same happened to me .

You ll have to renter all your apps

Have fun
[Android General] nate1975:
So, another update that my phone doesn't see. This is getting kind of annoying.

So once again, can someone post that update.zip here so that those of us with mysteriously less important phones can update?
[Android General] dogbreath4:
Crap phone

After the OTA update, my notification drop down failed, and so did my home button. Had to do a hard reset and reinstall everything. :(

Also with the phone just 3 weeks old, it now refuses to accept an external memory card. I'm not the only one this has happened to either. No drops, no bangs, phone in its case - it just suddenly disconnected from the memory card. In the beginning I could force it to accept the card if I pushed hard on the card itself, which let me back stuff up to it, but now it won't accept it at all. POS!
[Android General] nate1975:
Yeah, I'm with you there - my SD card failed on day 2. Other than that I'm pretty happy with the phone, but it's so annoying to already be thinking about a replacement because of something so basic.
[Android General] ejerez:
Hello. Could you post pictures?
[Android General] parfetto:
Pictures from what?

My video explain why sd card fails
[Android General] stapo101:
I had the same problem. Tried all the tips: tape on the back of the SD card, a piece of foam inside the case to provide pressure, tightening screws etc. It gave up all together very quickly and actually became a bit loose.

I think as someone has identified earlier this is down to a bad solder point. My son's Bluboo got sent back for a refund under the 45 day return policy from Gearbest. I replaced it with an iNew L4. Very very similar phone but with a stated 5000mah battery and only 1GB of RAM. After 2 weeks use this has now started to show the same issues with the SD card. When you open up the back cover these phones are practically identical and certainly the sim and sd card housing is identical so have probably come from the same factory. I will now be returning the iNew L4 for a refund.

Interestingly I also ordered a VKWorld VK6050S for myself and have been running it for a couple of days. So far this is the best of the 3. It comes with 2GB of RAM, 13mp + 5mp cameras and a claimed 6050mAH battery. The ROM is very smooth and the 720p screen is excellent. I have also been able to root it and also install the TWRP recovery for the Bluboo. Most importantly, I asked VK World about the dodgy SD card holder via their FB page. They said that they were aware of this issue on the other phones and took steps to repair it/prevent it on their phone before any were shipped. Assuming they are not lying this is encouraging. I guess I will know for sure in 2 or 3 weeks!
[Android General] zijin_cheng:
Every site I've seen says the vkworld has 1GB of ram. And yours has 2GB?
[Android General] parfetto:
Vk6050s have 2 gb ram
[Android General] zijin_cheng:
Oh there are two versions, VK6050 which as 1GB, and the VK6050s which has 2GBs
[Android General] parfetto:
Yes. Thats it.
[Android General] nortol:
https://www.facebook.com/bluboomobilephone?fref=ts

[IMG="facebook"]http://nortol.info/images/snap00028.jpg[/IMG]

This is funny :)

[IMG="facebook1"]http://nortol.info/images/snap00029.jpg[/IMG]
[Android General] ejerez:
Could you explain the disassembled process?
[Android General] stapo101:
OT: how are you finding the MX Base? I have had one on order for ages - a green one - and keep getting asked if I would swap it to a black one instead as they have them in stock. I'd like to know whether it is worth the wait.

Thanks
[Android General] parfetto:
Just remove the screws in back cover and remove it..

Its easy.
[Android General] andrei94ru:
hmm... problems with SD card, problems with GPS... hmm...

i wanna buy this phone only for battery. is better to w8 for Doogee S6000? i see this bluboo have a lot of problems. what u recomand?
[Android General] parfetto:
Wkworld VK6050s maybe the best option..
[Android General] andrei94ru:
is better VKWorld VK6050S than bluboo x550? i see 13+5MP not 8MP... and i hope vk can record FHD video not hd like bluboo
[Android General] parfetto:
I cant say yes.. i just know some member here ask to VK abaut sd card problem and they says its solved in VK..

Not shure abaut that but i know all mainboards are the same, in bluboo, vk and inew. Not shure again but someone in china says its a TCL mainboard.....!!!!!!!
[Android General] parfetto:
Diagrame sd card to solve the problem
[Android General] parfetto:
Let me try to explain in my poor English.

The 8 pin is to resolder and the on/off pin is to curtcircuit..

Need to solder one to other to make the ON in sd card
[Android General] andrei94ru:
ok tnx man
[Android General] parfetto:
Maybe someone with better english can explain my diagram better..

I assure you it works.. no problem with on/of..it just need on..
[Android General] andrei94ru:
i think i will go for vk bcs have better camera.
[Android General] nortol:
My X550 restarted after charged 100% and was frozen on the open screen.

Now I have the "BLUBOO beyond your life" screen for a lifetime...

As I know the battery is fix so now I dont have an idea what to do...

How can I reset this phone to restart again?

Any idea?
[Android General] parfetto:
Power, volume+ and volume - at same time 20 seconds.

So phone will off.. then power on or revovery and wipe
[Android General] nortol:
Thank you, I am in recovery mode but I dont know which chinese menu is the wipe...

The phone still stop at "BLUBOO beyond your life"

The funny is I did not do anything with the phone.

No update, only 4 weeks ago a rooting.

I fully charged it and I have this problem now.

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I dont have an idea what I did in the chinese menu but the phone restarted and as I see is full empty android, so I think the wipe or recovery was succesfully...
[Android General] parfetto:
You need to install recovery in english.

TWRP is the solution

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How abaut memory partitions in INEW L4 model ??

Are they the same as bluboo and vk ?

Any one know ?

I want to try change memory to one only partition +/- 12gb
[Android General] stapo101:
I have had all 3 of the phones. I can't remember what the partitions are on the Bluboo. The iNew has a single partition, but I wouldn't recommend it as you really notice the slowness with the 1gb of RAM.

The vk6050s has 2gb of RAM. The internal storage is split 4gb for apps and 8gb for storage. It's enough for me (together with my 128gb SD card) but I know it may be a problem for some people. Despite this I would say the vk6050s is easily the best of the bunch imo.
[Android General] parfetto:
Ok man.. bluboo and vk have same partition..

Now i know for you the inew have total partition and now maybe a can port that to bluboo or vk...

Thanks man

:) :)

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Also for your VK i recommend to remove the 2 screws at side sdcard slot and put some double face tape btwin case and micro sd metal and then put the screws again...

It seams all mainboards is the same, so sd card problem it solves like that...

Maybe VK have do it already because they are informed abaut the problem but .....

Now i just need to find inew L4 rom... for now i cant find it...
[Android General] Liffeyman:
Anyone know where i can download the inew rom? have been looking on there site but they dont seem to have it listed
[Android General] andrei94ru:
maybe somebody post a video on youtube how u can repair the card on bluboo. is the best solution for all users.