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[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
I have installed s117 ROM thorough TWRP.

The device detects an ota update but after downloading it, it restars in custom recovery and the installation process doesn't start.

Is there anyway to get ota updates?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyBorneo:
You need stock recovery for OTA updates.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
How can I get the stock recovery back?

The device seems unrooted after getting s117. Thanks
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyBorneo:
http://xdaforums.com/android/development/organized-thread-lenovo-k3-note-k50-t3158522

Recoveries/Stock

You need to flash it/adb.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
Not possible to flash the stock recovery through a custom recovery,right? Thanks a lot.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyBorneo:
You could just update your ROM by installing it through your custom recovery. Index thread has the newest DEV build.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hfdesign:
gyroscope hardware not work fine in google camera and another....
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TorynF:
May I ask how battery life is for the K3 Note?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nombreestun:
Once rooted, is there any way to install OTA other than flashing the stock rom from scratch?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G3ca7a:
Do all the rooting steps from the OFFICAL THREAD except the last one! Instead of executing "fastboot reboot" unplug the device from the usb, remove the battery, then put it back and hold "VOLUME+ , VOLUME- and the POWER BUTTON" at the same time! It will boot into CWM Recovery and you'll be able to install SuperSU.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waiting4mail:
I'm using K50-T5 with stock 1529 rom. Can any body help me to activate secure zone in this rom. It was available in another custom rom, but I couldn't find it in stock although some discussion forums are showing that it is available in stock roms
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enzed15:
I remember being able to bind contacts to sim on china rom. I can't find the option on ROW 114. Can you suggest a solution? Thanks.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Hello all developer i have found serious rendering resolution issue on lenovo k3 note and its with both version t50 and a40 have u ever noticed lag and frame drop while on asphault 8 i guess answers will be yes lenovo can play any game on market but its does not give best performance mean "flow" no flow at all so i want to ask you have u find any rom that have fixed rendering issue. I try to fix this issue but still struggling right now using GL tools to reduce rending issue but its does not support moden combat 5 currently running S121 row which quite stable for high game but start lagging below 15% battery's

And anyone find any help regarding rendering issue please msg

Thanks

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U need sp flash tool to flash stock rom

???? Nitin Maan

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You can use romtool box lite which is free on play store and work better in system or use root app deleter

Thanks

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vivicious:
Got this phone yesterday and decided to root it using KingRoot to get rid of all the bloatware.

Accidentaly deleted a bit too much because I kept getting the error "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" when I tried to place a(ny) widget in Nova Launcher.

Booted in safe mode and then I was able to place widgets again so I guess I deleted an app that I shouldn't have.

So I decided it'd be best if I just flashed this rom. After flashing the rom correctly, I booted up the phone and it went to setup, so I chose English and suddenly I got the error "WLAN has stopped" and it went back to the setup screen, resulting in the same error. Problem now is, that I can't get past this screen, can't get to usb debugging and can't enter my CWM recovery because it automatically loads Lenovo Recovery which is of no use because I can't flash this (working) rom from there.

What I pretty much need now is to get into fastboot mode so I can put the custom recovery on there again, so I can flash the rom but I don't know how to get there right now because my PC isn't recognizing the phone either from recovery, setup or meta mode.

Any tips apreciated!
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damanrico:
Sorry can't help you with your big issue, but the reason you can't add widgets in Nova Launcher can be fixed by making Nova Launcher a system app. When it's a user app you'll get the error you described. When it's a system app you can add widgets just fine.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Hi there i have uploaded stock indian rom version S112 there if u from india then downloading stock rom S112 version only if u from any other country and have model no. Kt50 then for this model there is also stock rom available please flash that as soon as u can becoz wifi and recovery issue can lead u permanent nand file break down which is total brick in worse case if everything working fine expect wifi trun off phone remove battery and put cover back and try to restart it without battery it will remove unnecessary voltage it is for nand file after 10 sdc put battery back again. if this method does not work then flash stock rom

And about launcher and widget issue use holo launcher Hd its 3 mb app i hope all these advice will make things easier for you good luck

Dont for get thanks meter ???

???? Nitin Maan

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Stock rom are available on www.needrom.com k50 series

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Hi can anyone please provide apk file with backup pf lenovo theme center i need it to change my lock screen

Thanks

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Waiting4mail:
Any help???
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marko.milioner:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=57986050

Here you go :) Could you please upload the chinese version if posible? It's far superior than this one and the language is not a big problem for me. Thank you.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Are u able to go to recovery or it stuck in boot loop? No need to worry go to www.needrom.com type k3 note and when u get rom of k3 in search flash a stock rom using sp flash tool

There are noth indian and foreign versions available

Thanks

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny90:
K3 note last rom 34 , rooting problems

I installed the last rom and I can't root it and I have no gaps, the only problem, someone knows any solution, thanks in advance.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjena:
I have followed all the steps given above but when i try to install su zip my k3 note goes to the lenovo recovery not to the CWM recovery please help

thanks in advance
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anandsvm:
You can use SP Flash tool to flash custom recovery. Download the latest version of SP Flashtools
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpinetek:
I had this SAME problem with my K3 Note. It was due to AT&T (my provider) restricting data to provisioned IMEIs.

Once my IMEI was provisioned on their network, all was successful. I could only get 3G because the phone worked only on AT&T's 3G frequencies.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
If u want to root device lenovo will need universal adb method follow these step to root you k3 note device

1.connect phone to PC and don't forget to turn on USB debugging mode in developer's option

2.once everything is work fine open adb command pad and type "adb devices" if you got number then it fine if u don't got number type adb devices several time it will surely show you if drivers are properly installed

3.type "adb reboot bootloader" and your phone to boot loader

4.type "fastboot device" if number come up then it working fine if not then its not issue sometimes it don't show up

5.TYPE "fastboot flash recovery(space)"THEN DRAG AND RELEASE YOUR RECOVERY FILE IN COMMAND PAD DIRECTLY AND HIT ENTER.

6.TYPE "fastboot reboot"*AND BEFORE U HIT ENTER GRAB PHONE AND KEEP PRESSED BOTH VOLUME BUTTON AND THEN HIT ENTER UNTILL U DONT SEE RECOVERY MENU

Read 6th step carefully

Download all files from this link

For more info visit

http://www.needrom.com/download/stock-indian-version-rom/

Thanks

Don't forget to hit like if it helps ??☺
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexjxm1:
Lenovo K3 has no gyroscope

unfortunately, it has just a "virtual" surrogate: it uses magnetic field sensor plus accelerometer to calculate position. Take a magnet and your "gyroscope" will tell you, you are "moving".

Another Chinese cheat.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stone age:
Thank you so much,struggeld with this untill I found your guide.And this sentence :

BEFORE U HIT ENTER GRAB PHONE AND KEEP PRESSED BOTH VOLUME BUTTON AND THEN HIT ENTER UNTILL U DONT SEE RECOVERY MENU

So thank you,again!
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Glad it helps now u can always open recovery manually it will not bother you

Thanks ☺??

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anandsvm:
Also another easy method After 5th Step . Disconnect the USB Cable and remove the battery and put it again. And boot in to recovery.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjena:
Hello,

I just bought a Lenovo K3 Note. It arrived with chinese stock rom. I tried it for about 10 minutes and everything was working fine. I decided to flash ROW (Indian stock) rom but after flashing rom with sp flash tool the phone screen only shows black and white lines. When turned on the phone vibrates and makes starting sound but nothing meaningful on screen. It looks like a hardware problem or display driver problem but it happenned after flashing rom. I tried flashing different roms but the result is the same everytime. What should I do?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vivicious:
Thanks for the tip, my widgets are working fine now! Was also able to restore my phone by downloading an old version and putting it in my storage as update.zip and installing it via the Lenovo Recovery tool.

The only problem I'm having now is that my phone is having trouble with notifications. My whatsapp almost never gives me any notifications, only when I manually update it by opening the app. I've got the feeling that my phone doesn't auto sync in the background and I can't find the option to turn it on anywhere.

Any other people with this problem or maybe even a solution? My notification settings are all on, but my LED pretty much only shows when charging. Other apps sometimes give me notifications but mostly about 10 mins after I got them.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Where u live I mean country and what the the current model number

???? Nitin Maan

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Try this link and flash this stock ROM maybe it help

Stock ROM for foreign countries

http://www.needrom.com/download/lenovo-k50-t5-vibe-ui/

Stock for Indian

http://www.needrom.com/download/stock-indian-version-rom/

Still if this does not work for you. I m not responsible for you or any damage to your phone and do at your own risk

If it worked don't forget to thanks

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
I had some issues today with the Nexus rom. Currently or previously when this happened I was using liveboot. It shows me the logs. Does anyone know where I could perhaps find a copy of those logs.

It actually froze during start up rather than looping. But it did the same thing over and over again for a bit which was turning something on and off.

I was restarting because the bluetooth headphones I got was malfunctioning (so I figured a reboot would help, so much for that plan). At certain times it was playing the music faster than it should have been, and sometimes jarring.

So yeah question. Where do I find the logs that occur during boot?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
If u having issue in boot. I don't think log will helps you in this Case. i suggest you to flash recovery and try to boot into safe mode if you can easily boot into safe mode then its happening becoz of some recent app that you installed on you device if you are not able to go into safe mode then you should change recovery.

Thanks

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
I'm concerned to change my recovery the last time I tried this it messed everything up. AND BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING [MENTION=5106992]hackerpower[/MENTION] It was the recovery you recommended.

So can someone make a recommendation for a recovery that I can install which will not touch my current operating system or any of my data. I need a recovery that has a safe mode, that's someone's tried and the instructions on how they did it. I've already had to reinstall my phone OS today I do not wish to do it again.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
I don't recommend recovery to anyone don't know what you talking about and yeah I can give u recommendations for good Recovery

If u still face problem regarding boot issue go for stock recovery

http://www.needrom.com/download/stock-indian-version-rom/

Download twrp recovery from this link will not mess up anything becoz recovery and flashing ROM are different thing

Follow step

Given to flash recovery in link

But please make backup if anything happen your responsible for your own actions☺

Thanks

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
Not saying you did, referring to someone else who post on this thread. My bad attempt at humor.

I can't backup. Or rather my recovery refuses to restore backups. This leaves me in a predicament which is why I'm reserved about changing roms :/
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
So have u try to flash firmware what sptool said when u flash stock fireware I mean what error stopping you to flash stock firmware

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
Nothing stopped me from overriding stock firmware with SPTool in fact that's what I have done to get where I am new. It just it messes with my ROM (I can't remember what happened) . It's just that tawaka101 backups don't work. I actually tried hackrrpowers one (go to the index thread first post and look in their signature) and again the backups didn't work.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Don't try to make backup go to sp flash tool test your ram and check if ur nand file is OK or not if nand not detected that phone is ****ed up which mean its almost a last stage. u can get Back nand file too but little hard process and no guarantee about it nandroid backup is basically for nand file and other important CPU file

???? Nitin Maan
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinapcs:
Limonchelo Rom has good performance on games. but I didn't try new roms. maybe new roms are better.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
If u asking me I have not rooted after rooting I find some hardware imbalances in my phone which is very rare so have S121 row right non rooted

And about gaming performance on k3 note is horrible and what's I found. In internal in phone becoz of

1.rendering issue

Rendering issue is very serious in k3 note Mali t760 is actually beast but becoz of rendering and programing of software its not working as it should

2. Resolution issue I found resolution issue in k3 note screen does support resolution changing if u change resolution u will loose access on menu and back button or (touch)

SOLUTION ABOUT THIS ISSUE

On k3 note use GL tool and select settings

1.Enable custom setting

2.Change resolution to .×05

3.Optimizated shaders

4.use Templates andrino 320

5.use andrino half hack driver

This is for asphalt u can play it flawlessly on k3 note with this setting but u have to compromised with graphics just a little bit THESE SETTING WORK ON MOST GAMES EXPECT MODEN COMBET 5 on which I m working on its issue

Thanks

???? Nitin Maan

don't forget to hit thanks if it helps

☺???
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
Okay I can give this a go but the way I remember it SPF only work in one particular way. You have your phone off. You press download, you plug your phone in, you add your battery, it flashes. So could you tell me or point me to a page which explains how I can do this ram test without flashing the phone?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
You can find this option by your self just look on every option in sptool its there and about remove battery and all that's sp flash tool support both battery remove methods and non remove battery mathods too

???? Nitin Maan

don't forget to hit thanks ☺???
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
I need your help.

I'm not able to connect my k3 note to sp flash tools. Basically it doesn't connect to the PC at all.

I am using Windows 10. I tried everything: any sort of drivers I found, I deactivated the windows limitations on drivers without signature by restarting the PC through advanced options and so on. I followed tutorials and kept the mobile off while installing them from manage my devices. I don't where I am wrong!

These drivers don't want to get installed on my Windows 10 PC!

Kindly help me ?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitin maan:
Use virtual machine to run window 8 with its bridge connection software u will be able to use phone into virtual machines so there u can download driver in it

???? Nitin Maan

don't forget to hit thanks ☺???
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SRS84:
links not working

links are not working except google play link...

please look over the issue..
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ftechno:
hi any solution for non manual focus in video mode in 1529 ST rom ?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrgoutham:
Hi,

I got a Lenovo K3 Note K50a40 (NOT K50-t5)

And I have rooted this phone and by mistake followed Custom ROM Flashing for K50-t5 instead of K50a40(Indian version) .Hence I wiped out all data in my phone and I tried flashing and failed with Error ,hence there is No OS in my Mobile Now :(.

I tried to search OS for this phone on XDA but its not showing anywhere.I tried 3 ROM from different forums and nothing is working.

since there are two models for the same phone International model is k50-t5 and Indian model is k50a40 .There is bit confusion.

K50-t5 has Cyanogen Rom whereas I cannot find any ROM for k50a40.

If anyone has Custom ROM ,Please help.

Thanks a lot in advance!! :)
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeframe:
This site has been a big help, thank you.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
My phone compass is currently spazzing all over the place constantly doing 180 etc.

While I do have a magnetic case even after I removed it from it it had no effect. Using nexus ROM.

Any suggestions?

cheers
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDarkKnight:
Which phone do you have? Indian version (K50a40) or the international one(K50-T5)?

Do you know if I can flash the ROMs for K50-T5 on K50a40?? Their rooting process is different so I'm confused..
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
Hi

Is Indian stock ROM S121 update worth to be installed? It's 332mb..

To install an OTA update, do I need to unroot and even flashing a stock recovery? Or the unroot is enough? I mean, keeping a custom recovery and updating through OTA.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerpower:
K50-T5 is the original Chinese version, this phone doesn't have an international version.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDarkKnight:
What?? I'm using the Indian version (see screenshot).. Google K50a40.. You'll know what I'm saying..
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumit221287:
Lenovo k3 note K50-T5 Rom on Lenovo k3 note k50a40?

can Cyanogen 12 rao made for Lenovo k3 note K50-T5 be installed on Lenovo k3 note k50a40?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmuk3:
is there any way to disable the thermal throttling?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerpower:
well i guess you don't understand English.

Sent from Hacker's K50-T5
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitb73:
Hi guys,

I got a situation. I just bought the lenovo K3 note from a guy and noticed he already installed SU, so I thought it's already rooted. Then I went to recovery mode and accidently deleted the OS without any backup recovery. Now i dont know what to do. The phone wont start since there is no OS installed. Any idea how i can install any rom on it.

Can somebody help me with that
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonuzu:
Flash with sp flash tool
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitb73:
Thank you very much for answer, (I will ask in one threat next time). Where can I find the sp tool.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonuzu:
Index thread for k3 note. If you can't find it, than use search.

And for thank you, you can use the thanks button. [emoji12]
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitb73:
I downloaded sp flash tool on the page it says in first step that the Mediatek drivers has to be updated. But since the phone has no rom and freezes when started the driver doesnt appear on the device manager on PC. What should I do. (I know I'm a noob in this things).
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanthom:
Maybe you make something wrong. Try this, make sure that your baterry is more then 50%.

https://youtu.be/TySRc_DkcFk
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitb73:
Thank you so much bro. It worked, i got my phone back.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jolly66:
Great forum. I've settled on the Vibe_2.8_1535_Rooted_8.27 ROM. Most of the LED notifications work and once all the bloat is removed it’s been my favourite ROM. Just one quick question does anybody know how to make the clock widget use English cities for its location? I read a thread somewhere that said it’s possible but can’t find it again
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickey78:
Not possible as far as I know. Why are you guys so pumped about this Chinese widget anyways!
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
I have installed s112 rom and rooted and installed cwm recovery.

Now, to get Ota updates I have un rooted and flashed the stock recovery but still I can't install Ota update. What can I do?
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorchgid:
So at times I find my touch screen not as responsive as it should be. I was just wondering if others had this same issue? It isn't all the time but a larger amount. I have a touch screen replacement but there's no point installing it if it isn't a hardware problem.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickey78:
It's always impressive to see you guys struggling like that and yet giving that much details to get help... What are you expecting. GIVE MORE DETAILS!
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runway06:
I don't have other details to provide.

I have unrooted and flashed stock recovery.

After downloading the update, the phone reboots in lenovo stock recovery and gives an error message: something like unable to update along with a big red gross.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonuzu:
I guess that some files from the rooting are still present in the rom and that's the thing. I suggest you do a clean install of the 112 row, than update to the latest and after that flash custom recovery and root.
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melihtas:
I got a fake K3 Note

Hello,

I bought a K3 Note from aliexpress.com but the seller sent me a counterfeit K3 Note. I made an evidence video to get refund.

youtu[DOT]be/yDOJOcjXwEQ (sorry, xda prevents external links)

This phone has different LCD display so original ROMs do not work on this device. Any idea how I can copy LCD driver from its ROM to original ROM and use it?

Thanks
[K3 Note Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krohith5:
FLASH stock recovery image based on ur model (k50-t5/k50a40):fingers-crossed::good:

i too had same problem but after flashing stock recovery based on my model the problem was fixed

PM me if u need a link