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[Android General] LairdPleng:
So I've had my Bluboo X550 for a couple of weeks now. I'm pretty lucky I guess, in that I don't appear to have any of the problems mentioned in this thread. Speaker/Mic volumes are fine, SD Card works fine, as does GPS.

I do have a couple of small gripes with it though. Firstly, there are two big labels next to the SIM card signal indicators in the status bar which read "3G" and "G". These are pretty undescriptive, and even misleading - at first I thought the 3G indicated that, well, I had an active 3G connection! Is there any way to change these labels, or at least remove them all together?

Secondly, the headset button/klick doesn't respond to long press events. Any way to fix that??

Also, is the battery fixed in place? I couldn't find a way to pull it out.
[Android General] nate1975:
3G is 3G

G is 2G

Indeed it is.
[Android General] LairdPleng:
Yes, I'm aware of that. I figured it out simply enough. But it's ugly as sin and confusing for anybody else who happens to look at it. Is there a way to change or remove the labels?

I see.

Also is there any way to put the battery percentage in the notification bar, like most my other phones had?

Also, my phone seems to think that both my SIM cards are roaming when they most defiantly are not. This is not a major problem at the moment, I just have to check 'enable data roaming', but it will be an issue when I'm travelling across borders and don't want to be data roaming!
[Android General] nate1975:
You can install "battery percent enabler" from the play store, open the app, enable it and reboot.

Without xposed working, there probably isn't much customizing that can be done to those signal status indicators.
[Android General] ferbulous:
Regarding xposed, has anyone tried deodexing the stock rom yet to get it working?
[Android General] LairdPleng:
Thanks.

I went with "battery percent overlay" in the end, as it is a lot more legible :)
[Android General] ferbulous:
Heads up to you guys who want xposed working on this rom

[MENTION=4458697]nate1975[/MENTION] [MENTION=4244214]realista87[/MENTION]

You can deodex your stock rom using this tool here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=62845957

Easiest way would be make a backup with twrp, and make a deodex rom from that backup

Tested it on my phone and xposed is functional

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62892675&postcount=29

I don't exactly use x550, but I do have VK6050s with almost exactly similar specs (except for bigger battery capacity)

I did have to use TWRP recovery for x550 since there's none for vk6050s

Had the same problem with getting stuck at bootloop after flashing the framework files.

Once you've flashed the deodexed rom with twrp, it might take some time to boot up (around 5-10 minutes).

Then you can safely flash the framework files without the risk of getting stuck at bootscreen.
[Android General] parfetto:
Hello guys. Hi ferbulous

As i read at 4pda forum that xposed work good at VK but not shure it works Bluboo.. some guys there have changed their rom to VK to try..

Well Russian is not easy to translate so can be an error here.

The true is VK and Bluboo roms are compatible but back and menu key are inverted.

Also VK rom is more fast and perfect then Bluboo.

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I need to reforce that.

The VK6050s is an amazing phone evan compared with some with 3gb ram,
[Android General] Zx-:
!badenglish!

VK rom fully compatible and works fine (on 4pda post #1479 with link on vk rom with root, i cant post links).

You can set buttons back if u have root(!not for noobs, if u do mistake u can disable all buttons, include power, volume, so better enable smart wake and make a copy generic.kl before u start edit file):

open file /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl and search for menu and back line.

for me it was 139 MENU- BACK and 158 BACK - MENU, change like u want, restart.

xposed is not stable, many modules not working, but if u need it, u can use vk rom+twrp+xposed v73 (not 74).
[Android General] ferbulous:
I actually tried it the v73 before, but my vk6050s simply got stuck after the boot logo till I deodexed the rom.

Can you list out some of modules that are not working so I can test it out?
[Android General] parfetto:
Its not easy to translate but at 4pda.ru they have do it and says it works on vk .

Now i have a question for all. How abaut the VK6050 with mt6753 with 3gb ram. In fact not only VK but the KEP oNe also (same factory then Vk) . We are thinking abaut that together, at retail china price 179 usd..

KEP oNe Max in Europe with all tax, VAT and fee at 220/225€

Opinions please.
[Android General] Zx-:
Try GravityBox.
[Android General] ferbulous:
On my previous post, I already am using it. Working fine so far

Or do I need to delve further in GB settings?
[Android General] gargamelxda:
Xposed working in bluboo x550 stock rom. Phone rooted and Twrp installed. First flash the zip, too long time to reboot to system but no bootloop, then install the apk

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tysrspa94nhot2u/XPOSED BLUBOO X550.rar?dl=0

Enviado desde mi X550 mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] Androidior:
[MENTION=5288570]gargamelxda[/MENTION]

sorry for that maybe stupid question: I have to flash with the tool on bluboos website right? And deodexed isnt required? So just stock rom without changes, rooting, flashing twrp and then flash zip of xposed with twrp and at least install apk?

Thanks!
[Android General] gargamelxda:
Not need deodexed rom.

I simply update the stock rom to latest with Ota, then root with kingroot, install Supersu Me to change kinguser to supersu. Then change the stock recovery to Twrp and at last flash the zip, reboot and install the apk.

This work for me perfectly.

Remember that first boot after flash xposed.zip takes too long time in the bluboo logo.

Enviado desde mi X550 mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] Androidior:
hey thanks, it worked exactly like you discribed! for others: the boot after flashing xposed takes really a few minutes, maybe 5, so dont worry and wait ;)

is there a way to mute the booting process? i want use the option that the x550 boots by itself at a programmed time, but the sound is waking me then. I tried the alarm clock (whick works also when the phone is off?!?! thought that isnt possible with android) and snoozed it, but after that the boot process always stopped and i had to flash the rom again. So my plan ist to let the phone wake up by itselt, and later let start the alarm clock (hopefully without boot problems)
[Android General] amb1402:
just change the boot sound yourself yo your liking .

you just go to sysytem/mediaand change bootaudio.mp3 to andy sound you like
[Android General] Androidior:
oh okay, sounds good. if i just delete the bootaudio.mp3 there ist no sound or have i to chose a sound?
[Android General] parfetto:
Hi guys.

Can someone post the battery antutu score from bluboo x550 please?

Thanks
[Android General] amb1402:
to be in the safe side just record anything with no voice or sound in the place
[Android General] y2imm:
Why is 5Ghz wifi not working? Is this a connection not soldered, a lack of antenna connection, a firmware choice? My ancient HP Touchpad connects like a champ on 5Ghz...is there a software tool to correct this?
[Android General] xamou711:
Hello,

I want to install recovery TWRP but i can't do this, i try with flashify and flash tool

Can you help me please ?

Thanks
[Android General] Liffeyman:
3 euro glass screen protectors! with free shipping

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High..._test=201556_5,201527_3_48_71_72_73_74_75,0_0
[Android General] leancooo:
Any idea to fix the gps bluboo x550 problem? It is totally unuseful!! It's like a nightmare... Dancing all the time 3km around impossible to work with it.
[Android General] Arnst:
Battery History Chart

Anyone else having this problem where the battery history chart is always incomplete and missing a huge chunk? I've done factory resets and charged battery to 100% and the chart will render correctly at the beginning. But after a while it will stop rendering from 100% and just start off from whenever I turn my screen on. On my screenshot, I turned my phone back on at 15% and as you can see the chart has no graph for any usage before that time even though I've been discharging from 100% with no charging or reboots.
[Android General] bejonwe:
Yes I had the same problem, the chart was always incomplete and never showed the complete discharge since 100%... I would upload a screenshoot, but at the moment my X550 waits for a repair. Maybe someone can help me here (because gearbest couldn't): A part of my touch panel isn't working. In 19 of 20 tries it doesn't recognize when I touch the screen in this area. Does anybody else know the problem? Is this really a hardware problem or could it be a software problem, too? (I already did a factory reset).

bejonwe
[Android General] Arnst:
I don't have that problem but unfortunately that sounds like a hardware problem.
[Android General] xamou711:
Nobody to help me to install TWRP please ?
[Android General] vladimirbukovsky:
try to reflash completely. but mostly its a problem with the digitizer
[Android General] kasvet-efza:
Guys could you share your ost? (on screen time) thanks
[Android General] xamou711:
Hello

I'v got a big problem, i bricked my phone. I try to install xposed zip wih custom custom but my phone stay on boot "Bluboo beyong life". I can access to chinesse fastory mode. Can you help me please ?

Thanks
[Android General] gargamelxda:
You must use flashtools to flash a complete stock rom

Enviado desde mi X550 mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] xamou711:
Thank you but i can't, my phone is not recognize by my computer
[Android General] :
I have this very same problem, but it's the lower part of my screen that randomly just stops detecting touch for a few seconds. It's really obvious on rhythm games because the notes just fly by despite me tapping on them (makes me lose my full combos but that's not the point here). It seems to be a hardware bug, but not many people have this for some reason.

I should also mention that my device came with some kind of dust lodged in the LCD panel near the top left side of the screen, although just a little bit, it's a little obvious.
[Android General] Zx-:
Not english, but numbers and icons same))

screens
[Android General] kasvet-efza:
English please
[Android General] Zx-:
Edited
[Android General] Arnst:
Marshmallow

So do you guys think we'll see Marshmallow on the X550 or will Lollipop 5.1 be the last update? I want to be optimistic but unless Bluboo surprises me, I have a feeling that we won't see it. :eek:
[Android General] :
Nah, with MTK's business model, there is little hope.
[Android General] leancooo:
Please any idea about a GPS solution? Is OTA to solve the problem or Is OTA to break a few things more?
[Android General] Zx-:
In theory you can make a foil gps antenna like on pictures here (remove old antenna before use):

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=659627&view=findpost&p=42438935

Dont know about safety but works much better than original. Use it at your own risk.
[Android General] cristianhcd:
Need mtk drivers

Enviado desde mi chinophone ultrakawaii
[Android General] leancooo:
Thank you. It's a hardware problem. Do you know any pictures to see how to remove the all one?
[Android General] kladde:
I need a phone with band ldd800, good battery and a working gps. Now i saw that some have problems with the gps. I use gps often. Should i choose another phone?
[Android General] Arnst:
Yes for sure as I think the X550 lacks GLONASS and proper sensors thus the GPS isn't super reliable. Sometimes it will indicate that I'm one street away or not point in the proper direction I'm going.
[Android General] leancooo:
Yes gps is not exactly the strong point of this bluboo x550 it works but not well, in order to solve the problem, I'm working with Bluetooth gps app, my old Bluetooth gps and you have to enable mock gps provider, it works so great at this way but you need to gadgets
[Android General] :
Anyone's X550 has a non tinted status bar?
[Android General] andrei94ru:
if screen is locked and i press setting button from tactile keys, screen is going ON. how can i disable that ?
[Android General] amb1402:
what new in the last update
[Android General] jubelius:
Broken x550

Hello

I bought the phone less than 2 months ago and now only the upper side of the touch screen functions.

What to do?

I updated the latest firmware but it did not help.

Here is the video from the phone:

youtu.be/RyRcx13DGqQ
[Android General] 9329929:
I need scheme
[Android General] :
Does anyone have a slightly offset screen? My display's contents are moved down slightly, leaving a jarring 5 to 6 pixel gap above, and pushing all the content down below the screen.
[Android General] leancooo:
I never had that kind of problem. That sounds like a hardware problem. Did you try to flash it?
[Android General] genia.m:
So now that we are on Nov 2015..does the GPS can be fixed? Or If I need a reliable GPS I should look elsewhere?
[Android General] :
I did flash it, twice. I also noticed the problem in some reviewers' units (while watching the video). Try setting the brightness to maximum and then observing the top part of the screen.
[Android General] hellochinese:
oh. thanks for reminding
[Android General] zoneezonee:
Someone try to repair a SD problem ? Using method: parfetto ?

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] wozzlegummich:
Bluboo X550 SD Slot Repair

Has anyone been able to repair the SD slot in their Bluboo X550?

Mine is sitting at a 45 degree angle and has nearly come adrift from the PC board. Chinese seller on ALIEXPRESS won't talk to me and Bluboo just won't return emails or skype calls. I am even prepared to pay for a new PC board but I can't get anyone to talk. :(
[Android General] cristianhcd:
Solution

Good bye sd

Any custom rom?

Enviado desde mi X550 mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] Putietang:
someone has the latest firmware android 64-bit 151203.
[Android General] :
64-bit?
[Android General] Putietang:
I've seen screenshots of the firmware is December 64 bits according AnTuTu
[Android General] y2imm:
SC card holder completely detached, disassembled and inspected for possibility of resoldering, absolutely no chance, tried small amount of adhesive to hold it in place with the paper shim trick to read the card, no luck...never buying another phone from Bluboo, Gearbest or Banggood...
[Android General] ruiformas:
Just bought this phone, so far it's an amazing phone.
[Android General] ruiformas:
Got a tweet from Bluboo, and they're working on Marshmallow for the X550.
[Android General] :
Damn, just after my X550's battery bloated too... Anyone know where to get a new replacement battery?

(I removed it and disposed of it)
[Android General] hrand:
Owner of a bluboo x550

Hi all, 8 months ago, I bought the bluboo x550 for my wife, she uses it for call, texting, social networking games or chat ... the phone is correct for the price and the huge battery. A reboot is needed sometimes to make the phone works better. I'm frustrated to read some topics about this bluboo here ; any major bugs since 8 months now, I would like to install a marshmallow rom on it if someone can tell me how to have it. A few days I noticed the charging time increases : from 0-100% it makes approx. 3h30, now it takes all the night to get 100%. I don't know what happens but i bought a qualcomm quick charger I tried to plug the phone with and I didn't see any difference, it makes also 3h30 to have 0-100%. Now with the original charger it takes 8h to have full charge but with the quick charger the time didn't change (still 3h30). I wonder if I have to replace the original charger or is it a great idea to charge the bluboo with a quick charging technology. Please I need your opinion, it's very important.

Thanks for reading.
[Android General] hrand:
Fortunately, I solve myself the problem : it was the usb cable which is broken at the tip of it. I was looking for another cable, replace the faulty other, now the time of charging is like before. Nothing matters, all is ok.

Nice day.
[Android General] andr3y94ru:
hello, where i can find the drivers for this phone? i try to download from bluboo, but dont have a valid link
[Android General] Zx-:
Ahah, WHAT?

Speaker- very bad

Mic- very bad

Screen- yellow color borders after 1 year of use and with white spots, not protected from scratches

GPS- maybe, but not in this phone

sdcard slot- maybe, on 1 month

performance - lowest in market for this price

camera- very bad

battery- 5300mah but xiaomi mi 3 with 4000mah live longer (have redmi 3 from feb 2016)

Software updates- not for bluboo, for bluboo is only "very very soon you`ll get update, just need to wait one more... year"

Bluetooth for 4+ items- no way

custom roms? not for this piece of plastic

Do not buy this phone in 2016. It`s big mistake, now we have xiaomi redmi 3, or meizu m3(s) by normal price.

Bad english, sorry.:fingers-crossed:

What drivers u need? USB? Use MTK Driver Auto Installer v1.1236.00 (cant post links)
[Android General] rhyme4u12:
i have bluboo x550 that got bricked... and all official bluboo x550 rom i flashed end up killing the phone without powering on at all... so i decided to try Inew L4a stock rom... and it worked perfectly... but i need my bluboo x550 stock rom back and i dont why all the ones i have downloaded and flashed end up killing the phone.... please help
[Android General] riccarrdo34:
haha,I think you can buy new one:D
[Android General] Herodox:
http://xdaforums.com/android/help/help-sp-flash-tool-driver-issue-t3430024#post67987727

please help
[Android General] stanlawren:
Can anyone kindly assist me with the scatter files for this phone. I want to flash TWRP and I don't have enough data for the full ROM. I only need the scatter file

Es ist oft frustrierend, wenn man alle Antworten weiß, aber niemand kümmert sich darum die Fragen zu stellen :|
[Android General] hrand:
Hello, need help please [emoji33] I don't know what happens to my bluboo's battery. After a full charge at night, the batt level falls down quickly into 1℅ after 56% and a normal usage (pics below). That's very strange, I own this phone since september 2015, barely 1 year. Thanks.
[Android General] zagzag99:
I guess the battery has ran it's cycles.

Try doing battery calibration, there's more than one app for that.

You should be thankful it still holds you for a day.

My unit, less than a year, since Dec' 2015 developed a smudged rim under the glass.

I'm guessing these phones are made to be changed within a year.
[Android General] hrand:
Are you using a screen protector ? I also have those things under the screen since I've added a tempered glass protector. I thought its glue melts due to overheating.
[Android General] zagzag99:
I use a screen protector, and i thought like you. So i bought a new one and at the process of replacing i realized it's not the glue of the screen protector. It's below the glass.

I assume it's the glue between screen and glass. Probably over heated, although never for once did i feel the phone being hot.

A manufacturer defect.
[Android General] rover_:
Hello,

I bought my Bluboo X550 few days ago, but I'm having a problem.

Every time that I click on search by voice the message "Unfortunately, Google App has stopped".

This happen when I try to use digitation by voice in apps like WhatsApp too.

If I uninstall Google Play Services updates, it works perfectly, but Gmail and other Google apps stop working and ask about Google Play Services update to work.

My firmware is 151203.

Someone can help me?
[Android General] etien12:
Battery

Do you know where i can find battery replacement for bluboo x550 ??

Thanks
[Android General] Alekim91:
Help me pls. I had unistalled dialer for error, I tryed to install it ad say not possible.

now I did a factory reset from - plus power and format MMC from menu chinese the phone reboot but dialer there isnt. :(

Now I tryed to put rom genuine downloadel from site, and do a local update of zip but nothing dialer at reboot there isn't :(

U can help me pls?

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There is a metod to update via pc?
[Android General] megthebest:
Put an alternative dialer, or please wait 1 week and i will give you apk to put on system folder via root browser

(i m in business trip without x550 with me)
[Android General] Alekim91:
I have put an alternative dialer.. but it don't make the call...

For lucky I did a backup of dialer, in what forder I must put it? Tranks you a lot
[Android General] megthebest:
Try system / app or system/ priv-app. You need also to give it permission rw according to other appe in that sub folder
[Android General] y2imm:
Just received

Battery life seems to be the main selling point, I get about a 1 1/2 to 2 days out of it, and I don't think the battery just pops out...fair screen and camera, horrible, HORRIBLE audio quality, one speaker and even headphones seem to sound inferior to last phone...can't get 4G on SIM 2, can't seem to get LTE at all but that's probably just Fido being Fido...button placement is good...USB port on top is annoying but I'll get used to it...easily rootable and comes with developer options enabled...minimal, and I mean minimal Android loadout, very nice!...went on an install spree and ran out of space, can't use SD swap with Lollipop apparently, geez why can't they get that right?!...

Bought from Gearbest, using code it was around $120-something USD...expedited shipping via DHL arrived a day ahead of schedule, total time to Atlantic Canada around 10 days, pretty good I think, after exchange and all duties and brokerage it came to about $180 CAD...someone was fiddling with it at some point, it had a list of Wifi connections, none from my location, required a factory reset before starting...hope Bluboo maintains ROM via update...
[Android General] Alekim91:
I tried to put in priv dialer app (which in fact was missing). but the problem is, as soon as I open dialer in home tells me the app and 'locked abnormally. but 'regardless of all do not understand why the local update does not happen practically nothing, it formats the memory, restores all

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In system app, there is a folder named dialer?
[Android General] tich69:
Hi all

With one sim, bluetooth on, 4G data, screen 50% brightness and just a internet radio app on aprox 10%/hour battery drain.

I think this might be over the 4G I will test with just 3G.

Anyone else have battery results?
[Android General] RockstarTA:
SIM 2 has different frequencies that the SIM 1, here in Mexico I had to use the SIM 1 for an 3g connection (SIM 2 appears to be just Edge)

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The performance of my battery is fantastic, I ended the day normally with 75% after play music for about 8 hours by Spotify (no streaming)
[Android General] tich69:
I might need to update.

Has anyone done this with the update from the Bluboo blog?

blog.bluboo.com.cn/how-to-flash-bluboo-x550-android-5-1-rom/

Anyone know where can I find MT6735P drivers .

Thanks
[Android General] RockstarTA:
In this folder:

[IMG="Screenshot"]http://i.imgur.com/TKtMTff.png[/IMG]
[Android General] stapo101:
I can confirm rooting successful using KingRoot apk found here: http://androidxda.com/download-kingroot-application and then using the following guide to replace it with SuperSU: http://androidxda.com/download-kingroot-application.

Much cleaner.
[Android General] Alekim91:
I restored exactly as well as in photos, but 'I said application and' locked abnormally :(
[Android General] tich69:
I searched also could not find it.

I posted on the Bluboo update blog to ask for one.

Where did you buy from? did you get the fast charger?

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