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[K3 Note General] Fexo:
Only just seen this, sorry.

The Indian version is designated as K50-4A. According to all of the Chinese sellers and the official spec the phone is identical.
[K3 Note General] aariss:
Anyone able to backup/resotre via both above ?
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Carliv touch recovery works! It can backup/restore, wipe partitions and install custom roms without issues. That's good enough for me! :D (It is also in English, another plus point.)

(From what I see, Carliv seems to be CWM with a touch layer added on to it.)
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Can it mount usb storage?

The CWM on my sig and another russian TWRP also work ok.

Sent from Hacker's K50-t5
[K3 Note General] moonk:
finally ROW Official ROM for Lenovo K3 Note!! :D

Guys, look at this video … k3 note has an official ROW rom now … hope to see it very soon here :D

i cannot add the external link here yet but the title of the video on youtube is:

Lenovo K3 Note India Hands on Quick Review, First Impressions

look it up :D and update me where i can find this rom pls!!
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
That's what: This one works means...

Sent from Hacker's K50-t5
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Yes, I've tried CWM but it didn't have touchscreen support. As for Russian TWRP, not sure if that includes English? If someone can confirm that would be great.

As for USB mount: yes it works. The bad news: even though it mounted, the recovery doesn't allow flashing zips from USB mount. So its effectively useless.
[K3 Note General] zeeshanonlyme:
I've heard the camera performance is not good. Less details, faded? Is that true?
[K3 Note General] aariss:
Glad to hear that... Now I've more time to test more ROM...

Nope... It's good...
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Sorry but i don't agree, the most important feature of the USB mount is to be able to acess the files in your phone through your pc when in recovery, that's it!

The CWM in my sig has just soft touch buttons support no touchscreen.

I will test the TWRP and advise :highfive:
[K3 Note General] aariss:
Ur CWM support OTG ? Can flash via usb drive ?
[K3 Note General] _mfm_:
Does the K3 Note support a smart flip cover that can turn on and off the screen automatically? To me it seems that it doesn't :(
[K3 Note General] xsirxx:
ok so this thread is massive at this point. I would love if we had an official forum for this amazing phone! With that said, what is the current best rom? My stock had I guess an international version and had 0 chinese apps, it was pretty nice. I have tried every single AOSP I could find and it appears that google's services are all blocked because they are built on top of the chinese rom. I even removed the hosts file but google play still wont get a connection, although the roms run fine. The russian site has by far the best lenovo rom I could find with the 2.5 https://cloud.mail.ru/public/D3Pi/YWRxUTPBR/. What does everyone else use? I just installed the Limonchelo and am playing with it now and will report back. Do we have a compiled list of roms and their issues?

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[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Unfortunatelly no. Just use needrom,movilesdualsim, etc for now. Let's hope they create a section for this great phone.

I just wish that kangel the OP would update the 1st post with all yhe links to roms, recoveries, etc...

Instead of having to be fishing around for posts...

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Don't know never tried, but it doesn't mount USB so...i guess no.
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
If a specific section is not possible, someone can always open a /r/lenovok3note subreddit! I often find it easier to sieve through information on reddit then on XDA.
[K3 Note General] chat1978:
And what is the quickest way around this limitation?

Use intermediate devices or find an app that sets up a kind of ftp?

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To help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gINhIdC8_Y
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
I need stock ROM of my device

vive ui 2.5_1511..

rest i cant remeber

i cant find this on any web site

i need official stock romk so sthat i can get future updates

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I need stock chines orginal ROM

vive ui 2.5_1511 version

which i had in my device when i bought

plese give me link
[K3 Note General] waj1234:
Use 1522 from here and that will update OTA or the newer ones. http://www.needrom.com/download/lenovo-k50-t5-vibe-ui/
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
seems like this is dev version

i need stable version

googling stable version ROM didnt gave me any restult

what can do

pelase help me
[K3 Note General] rockuman_ex:
try here: http://www.vibeui.com/vibeui/rom?key=k3 note
[K3 Note General] waj1234:
1522 is not a dev version as I have used it.
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
very much sorry

again

i found rom version

VIBEUI_V2.5_1526_7.234.1_DEV_K50-T5

this means dev?

can i use it,does it have many bugs ?

can you please give me the rom i had when i purchased device 1511 stable vrsion?
[K3 Note General] alienzdator:
this is the stable version

https://yadi.sk/d/u22fky1dhHZwR
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Here you go:

Stable 1522

Stable 1524

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Also i made a recovery install tool with all the 3 backup/restore working recoveries for our phone:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5oTMOqjH0_TSERPbTFRcUtXaE0/view?usp=sharing

The one i use is TWRP (the best by far) and is also the only one i can mount USB storage (can only acess external SD, no matter what i choose)

Hope you guys like it :highfive:
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
The Lenovo K3 Note subreddit is up! https://www.reddit.com/r/lenovok3note. Thanks to zalskin for creating it. Right now the subreddit is in its infancy, but I hope it will become another avenue for users to discuss about this device. I'm thinking of creating a wiki over there, which will include information on rooting instructions, working recoveries., custom ROMS, etc.
[K3 Note General] alienzdator:
Thanks for the sharing. Which version is this? Is it TWRP 2.8.7.0? Will try it later :good:
[K3 Note General] MikuSE610:
The TWRP looks nice and works fine, just hit thanks!
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
langugae selection

Sir i found a ROM of 1511 in the intrnet.

the name is K50-T5_USR_ST1511_5.444.1_…Lang-EKL2.zip

https://mega.co.nz/#!AkAxFZxK!FxxjNIpzASueksMsitF4BO1Zs2GNVOdmp9p0pF1iChI

what does this EKL2 mean

is this ROM offiical chinese ROM ?
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
The recovery tool has 3 recoveries:

CWM by FeyoMX

Carliv Touch 3.3 Mod by Xancin

TWRP 2.8.6.0 (the only one i could mount usb with)

You just have to choose which one you want and rename it to recovery.img and put it in the same folder.

The instructions are there just run the tool.

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Don't know, but it's too old so it should be full of bugs. Just like the rom posted on the 1st post it's also a 1511 version.
[K3 Note General] aariss:
Below is official...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5-MOhJ9cPbNODNPQk9VemZETm8
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
sir

as you said

Just like the rom posted on the 1st post it's also a 1511 version.

plese give me that 1511 rom download link
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
Stock ROM,limonchelo,aosp,everyone has used them. Which one is the best baring into mind d very least if not no bugs
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
limonchelo by far :good:

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Damn you're lazy, the link is on the 1st page, here you go lazy:

https://www.dropbox.com/sm/password...3n1j214ri45/lenovo%20k3%20note%20rom.rar?dl=0

Password: 1949dealjoy
[K3 Note General] xsirxx:
What [MENTION=5106992]hackerpower[/MENTION] said. I have used them all and the AOSPs are useless because they are all built off of the chinese roms which have google services disabled at root levels so you cant even use the play store, install yes, use no. Stock roms are great as long as they are the international version because again the chinese versions block a ton of crap and contain malware. The stock roms although run nicely, they have a ton of app garbage on them that you have to remove, takes a long time to setup just right. Limonchello has only minimal crap added to it but also removes all the goops of crap from the stock rom.

So until AOSP comes out based on an international rom, Limonchello is it for everyone in my family who now have this phone. Closest we are going to get to stock.
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
is this ROM modded (google play+multilanguage)

sir ?
[K3 Note General] xsirxx:
Limonchello? Yes. Its an all in one, just put CWM on your phone and write it!
[K3 Note General] ikduncan:
im running twrp, and stock 1524, with super su and gapps.

installed work email, and forced encryption on.

now having issues with " no sd card" when trying ot install some apps, e.g aptoide, amazon store etc

how do i decrypt?

using factory reset in android boots to twrp and errors before rebooting back to android.

trying to clear /flash from twrp gives an unable to mount / no data partition error.

just want to get rid of the encryption and back to stock 1524 rooted etc...

help...

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should also add phone boots but hangs on lock screen eventually google play services error, then i can get in , play store no longer working though has " connection error"
[K3 Note General] darkknigh_t:
I have a lenovo k3 note running stock rom, i have a problem half of the rom is in chinese and the message app is not showing names just numbers even though i have the people in my phonebook. What rom do you guys this is best or maybe update stock rom to latest version?

Edit: as ive been reading posts a bit i see most suggest stock rom. whats the latest version and where do i download it?

do i need custom recovery for it or should i use flashtool?

Help please

Thank you very much
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
what does YDSS mean ?

sir

i found a rom named

K50-T5_USR_ST1511_YDSS_otafull.zip

what does ydss means ?

is this rom multilingual ??

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sir i found a rom in ithe internet

named

K50-T5_USR_ST1511_YDSS_otafull.zip

here ydss mean ??

is this ROM multilingual ?/
[K3 Note General] ikduncan:
im thinking i might need to reflash the stock recovery? in order to decrypt my phone?

anyone have it? assuming just adb it?

anyone tried updecrypting this phone yet?
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
PlZ my notification light for whatsapp is not working on the limonchelo ROM

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Thank u
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Interesting... you can't run the Play Store on AOSP? Because I have been using AOSP for almost a week now, with all of Google's services running without a hitch.
[K3 Note General] piskr:
Do you have mobile data? I've tried two of them and never managed to have data.:(
[K3 Note General] ikduncan:
Got mine working

in order to remove encryption.

had to flash stock recovery found on Turkish forum.

booted phone into o/s and rana factory reset of all data from the settings.

phone rebooted did some Chinese looking stuff and after about 10 mins was back to fresh setup.

gave wlan error.

reflashed recovery to CWM using SP flash

wiped

then installed 1524 stock booted

rebooted into cwm and added su and gapps.

all good..
[K3 Note General] waj1234:
Glad its sorted. I think flashing a stock rom with sp tools would have also installed stock recovery at the same time as it did with me.
[K3 Note General] zeeshanonlyme:
Is the video recording from rear cam really crappy as shown in the reviews or did an update solve it?
[K3 Note General] chat1978:
Complaints and problems are pilling up with VIBEUI_V2.5_1522_ST_LENOVO_K3_v1.4_cuoco92

I am trying to be patient until a more AOSP friendly rom comes up for India but...

I tried today my phone with the car through Bluetooth. Phone connected but the audio was mostly silent with some break of sound, just to verify that the audio was transferred to the car

Has anybody tried the bluetooth?

Somebody told me that the battery stats are not available on Android 5. But the elephone P6000 has the battery stats.

MTP doesn't work

Also, when there is notification and the screen is locked, you don't get to see them or drag them down from the left side. It is pretty annoying because the green light is blinking but you don't see the why. Instead the stupid sim bars are on the right and they are gigantic.

My questions is weather these are problems of the custom rom or the phone in general. The custom rom is based on the stock VibeUI afterall.

I have already expressed my opinion in other forums that this phone has a big problem with software. It is a well made phone, lightweight etc but its software is ridicolous. We are loughing with Elephone and the P7000 joke, but the P6000 my wife has worked from the beginning without the need of any moding and it did an OTA update. Google apps were there and they stayed there....
[K3 Note General] SlyUK:
For those of you new to this device who need a video tutorial on rooting & installing CWM Recovery, the following maybe beneficial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3TQH-zHvwo
[K3 Note General] rob4x4:
AOSP v4 out soon! Xancin is back on the case.

http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/custom-rom-aosp-v2-anadida-revision-v3.101635/page-56

So far v3 has been the best ROM out of all that I've tried. I don't like Vibe much and not had any serious issues with AOSP v3. Can't wait!
[K3 Note General] chat1978:
I have seen the name flying by a couple of posts but then I was a noob with the phone.

Can you please state what is good about it?

I have some issues with the VibeUI v1.4_cuoco92 and I'm wondering if the Xancin 1.3 can fix this

Are there also instructions for this rom?
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
limonchelo has no such problems and is far better than aosp v3. i tried aosp v3 and didn't like it.

Sent from Hacker's K50-t5
[K3 Note General] superforever360:
Me too limonchelo is better, AOSP v3 can't even let me complete malwarebytes scanning.
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
hi please i need advice. i want buy the K3 note but i need some informations :

1 - if there is any serious bugs or bad specifications ?

2 - how much custom rom have the K3 note ?

thanks in advance
[K3 Note General] zeeshanonlyme:
Bump
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Here's another video tutorial, the difference being that the rooting and recovery flashing is all done on the phone itself. This reduces the need for a computer and minimises the problems that could come from drivers or ADB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4PQqRXSUa4
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
I recorded a small video and uploaded it to youtube:

[YOUTUBE]f3GNhY2mWrU[/YOUTUBE]

Take your conclusions.
[K3 Note General] dreambo:
Have you found any solution for "unfortunately, WLAN has stopped" ?

Me too, I have this message sinse yesterday, and I can not use WIFI on any official rom from lenovo.

I can use an other WLAN manger from Google Play, but why until now I have WLAN working ?

I reinstall the stable rom 1524 from update, I wipe data ... : No way :(

Only AOSP works for me!
[K3 Note General] chat1978:
is there a link for limonchelo?

How would you suggest I proceed from the current rom?

Do you simply download the rom, put in the in sd card and flash through TWRP? Or do you need to change the TWRP also?

What about the installed applications? Titanium backup? I haven't understood how it works when you restore. How do they get attached to the play store.

Sorry but I miss some knowledge about rom changing. And I don't want to spend a day again setting up my applications.

Is there a good link that shows how you guys do it? Understand a bit some basics like recovery, fastboot, boot sequence and how do the apps relate to the os and the play store.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
!!New rom by MDS Team, ++[Flyme Port Limonchelo v.1 MDSTeam]++:

https://mega.co.nz/#!7hoyyBzI!OKOPThNFVjS2SK0kpzdpTEue6kRoEWXrSjifGA1gtUE

Source & more info here: http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/flyme-port-limonchelo-v-1-mdsteam.106118/

++[LiMoNcHeLo NovAMoD MDSTeam VibeAosP]++:

https://mega.co.nz/#!GtZGjaoL!9ZsUcbZ08AE0kT7-VCpeocX00rUNsr_gQ5njMNZhfHE

Source & more info here: http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/limonchelo-novamod-mdsteam-vibeaosp.104741/

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PM me with any doubts, i'm downloading the new Flyme port 5.1 rom for testing now.
[K3 Note General] stephendt0:
Has anyone got a recommendation on a recovery that has working backup and restore? There are many reports of backups in recovery not working... and I would very much like this feature.
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
This version of TWRP should do it. https://mega.co.nz/#!d9gkyS5b!-8DSE8SkTo5tKb5LpqLihcNW7QS1BOiA38QSuuwV8z8

It was fixed by a russian developer I believe. Restores backups just fine and it is skinned with Material Design as a bonus. :D

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Is the TWRP 2.8.7.0 in your signature fully working (with restores too)?
[K3 Note General] stephendt0:
I did a quick test with Androbench - I must say the intenrnal nand is pretty decent considering the price of this device - certainly outperforms my Galaxy S4. Image attached.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Yes, the recovery on my sig is the best by far and the only one that lets you mount viA USB the SD card and the internal storage too.

New rom AOSP v4: https://mega.co.nz/#!yAMUzDRK!yeEwlZmY5xfEwClACOU0xoJdMrZAj_kLgWAbjR9Db18

Have tested the flyme port but it's full of bugs, low brightness, auto brightness doesn't work, can't get rid of flyme navbar, annoying flyme apps, etc...

Going to test AOSP v4, but i'll probably stick with limonchelo for sure.
[K3 Note General] chat1978:
I'll PM you with more about the process. Thanks.

Something that might interest others.

I just realized that Flyme OS is what Meizu provides for that one button phones! I seriously dislike one button phones.

Can someone tell me if the FlymeOS enforces the one button on e.g. K3 Note, or does it utilize the extra ones?
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Seeing as that the first post is not getting updated anytime soon, coupled with the urgent need for a common list of working ROMs/recoveries, I have compiled it here in this wiki : https://www.reddit.com/r/lenovok3note/wiki/index.

Currently, it contains information on various:

Video tutorials

Rooting methods

Working custom recoveries

Custom ROMs and their download links

I'll try to keep the list updated. Also, I might be adding interested Reddit members to be contributors/maintainers of the wiki.
[K3 Note General] netRAT:
Has anyone tried flashing recovery using mobileuncletools?

Does it work?
[K3 Note General] rugalcs:
Yes, it works.

The file name must be recovery.img and must be stored in the / folder.

Enviado desde mi Lenovo_K50_T5 mediante Tapatalk
[K3 Note General] netRAT:
Great!

That makes things easier....
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Just flashed AOSPv4, had problems with Wifi. Reverted back to AOSPv3 for now.

Do you have the same issue?
[K3 Note General] netRAT:
Maybe works for some recoveries...

Just tried flashing TWRP 2.8.7.0 by cheshkin & SevenMaxs and still got my CWM on reboot...
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Have you tried using Flashify? You can just flash custom recoveries using that app. I've done it multiple times with many recoveries.
[K3 Note General] netRAT:
Yes!

Works like a charm...

Cheers!
[K3 Note General] auto_lover:
In your way of using GT-N7100? This wont' work on K3 Note phone even I flashed stock recovery. Its still fail to OTA
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Fastboot is easier and quicker. I posted an automatic recovery install tool a few posts back, use it.

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Yes i also couldn't connect to Wifi, the rom is full of bugs, also don't like AOSP v3, like where is the shortcut for settings in the quicksettings drop down menu? No double tap to wake? the max audio doesnt work! etc...

Flyme port is horrible, lots of bugs, brightness, etc...lots of chinese leftovers and meizu m1 note leftovers also.

Limonchelo is by far the best and only usable rom out there. The only aspect that concerns me is that the phone heats up too quickly from the back logo up when you're demanding a little more from the phone and battery life doesn't seem that good.
[K3 Note General] 00sand00:
And some other phones too.

K3 note was taken from me by my better half.

Will check...
[K3 Note General] S.thanawat:
He know that bug and reupload fixed AOSP V.4 Maybe you can try the new one. I'm downloading now and will try it tomorow.
[K3 Note General] arefin_sajib:
i found a Dolby atmos audio for this device.

this dramatically improves sound
[K3 Note General] hotphil:
Gotta say, I much preferred the Maxx audio, especially over Bluetooth - the Dolby's got no depth.
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
I would love it if Dolby/Maxx Audio only works on the speakerphone and not earphones. They both dramatically improve the speakers.

Just flashed AOSPv4. Everything works fine (they added Dolby Atmos). No more Viper4Android (sadly), Also, the malicious software APK has been removed. DT2W and LED notification still not functional.

I think anyone going the AOSP route should use AOSPv4. Otherwise, just stick with Limonchelo.

Links for AOSPv4 can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/lenovok3note/wiki/index
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
It's good to know that they are using high quality NAND flash for this phone. Reminds me of the horrible NAND in my aging Nexus 7 (2012) :mad:
[K3 Note General] kanagadeepan:
Thanks ji... I needed this...
[K3 Note General] justwondering:
Just bought a k3 note, the installed Rom is not great, I need notification lights for whatsapp, viber and emails etc, I heard sensation Rom was the best option, but where can I download the latest version please?
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
I just added the download link for Sensation in the wiki. You can find links to other custom ROMS over there too.

Anyway, here's the link to Sensation:

https://mega.co.nz/#!6F13SBgT!8ErWIhrZ_xoK3GTDSJTUBJJwReKdjUMZibmhzL_LeOY
[K3 Note General] justwondering:
Oh wicked ty, do you have a link to the wiki pls

Which rom would you recommend for best light notification, for whatsapp, viber and email programs.
[K3 Note General] chat1978:
So following [MENTION=5106992]hackerpower[/MENTION]'s advice I installed limonchello from here (https://mega.co.nz/#!GtZGjaoL!9ZsUcbZ08AE0kT7-VCpeocX00rUNsr_gQ5njMNZhfHE). Found the link on his signature

I have one major problem that needs solving.

I don't see in the accounts the coorporate option. I need this for proper synch of contacts and calendar with outlook.com (the app doesn't update the cloud service) and I need it for the work calendar (Microsoft Exchange).

If you help me get this solved I get back to you with feedback on Limonchello!
[K3 Note General] jimmyln:
Wiki: https://www.reddit.com/r/lenovok3note/wiki/index

I think both Limonchelo and Sensation would do just fine. Then again, I've only used Limonchelo and AOSP. :P

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For what it's worth, AOSPv4 does support Corporate accounts. Pic: https://i.imgur.com/vqi17cB.png

I'm not using Limonchelo anymore, so you will have to wait for hackerpower's advice on this matter.
[K3 Note General] justwondering:
Would you happen to know if notification light work with viber and maildroid?