yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[K3 Note General] dude_creative:
For some reason I cant update this through Indian stock recovery. let me try with TWRP.

Update:

TWRP has no problems installing it. Managed to uninstall most Chinese bloatwares. Seems I will keep this until our Indian ROM fixes the Wifi issues.. Will flash Gapps and try some games soon :)

Edit:

Games never lag and they also made heat negligible(what maybe the magic?), hope lenovo do the same for ROW ROM.

Game freaks should install this ROM :o

Still I can use gltools to improve the fps
[K3 Note General] Bidyadhar:
U have to TWRP/CWM . u cant flash with stock recovery
[K3 Note General] dude_creative:
Yes done and All is well. thanks mate for finding this ROM (hidden somewhere in russian site Lol)
[K3 Note General] chrissss91:
Hi guys,

I'll have to update my wife's K3 Note next week. Why do you prefer this one plz ?
[K3 Note General] dude_creative:
The Indian ROW ROM version s112 is the best for English users- K50a40_S112_150610_ROW found in hackerpower's thread.

But don't update the s117 OTA update, it will have Wifi and hotspot issues.

If you are advanced user install this one ( https://yadi.sk/d/f2E2OP4ni3CX5 ) and uninstall the Chinese apps (It has only 2 lang - English and Chinese).
[K3 Note General] k@iserex:
Cucos92 1529 just works great, its smooth enough to be satisfied and its stable enough to be a daily driver. Its mostly bloat free, there are some minor Chinese fonts here and there but nothing major. It has OTA system in place directly tied to cucos92 system and its incremental just like Lenovo OTA. It has nice animations and VibeUI is a suprise for me, never thought its gonna win me over :D Its based on 5..1 android which is still in developer segment but as I said its stable enough, in fact I havent had one single bug till now. So, I guess you should just try it and see if you wife will like it :D
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
hi friends, please i need direct link for TWRP 2.8.7.0 V3 by AtlonX2. i can not bypass the 4pda captcha ???
[K3 Note General] dude_creative:
Bro... is Cucos92 good for gaming without lagging after around 10 mins of asphalt?. Since it is 5.1 I wish to give a try. thanks
[K3 Note General] k@iserex:
Well I dont know, dont game that specific games, but subway surfers are good to go :)
[K3 Note General] mawardi:
For those who cannot get LED notification for Whatsapp on Chinese ROM, the solution is very simple. You just have to enable keyguard notification for Whatsapp. Screen must be off for LED to light on.
[K3 Note General] Bidyadhar:
No bro it lagged like hell in asphalt 8. Dont know why things are pretty smooth but gaming sucks
[K3 Note General] Cyberdyne:
Most important for me: There is a german translation included! :)

AFAIK this ROM is the only custom ROM based on the latest VIBUI ROMs. He just updated to the newly released Android 5.1 VIBUI 2.8 Developer 1530. It is CuoCo92 v1.9. You will get it through OTA updates.

CuoCo is extremly fast not only with system updates but also with patches. I told him about a problem with the media-player and he fixed it with an OTA update in less then 24h!

If you want a clean vanila ROM this is maybe not the right ROM for you. The chinese stuff is gone but this ROM comes with some preinstalled apps like Gapps, SuperSU (Root), System Update, WhatsApp, Hola Launcher (optional if you don't like VIBUI) and stuff like that. As I said, this is not a vanilla ROM but it is prerooted and you can get rid of all the stuff anytime.
[K3 Note General] chrissss91:
Thank you for your answer :good:

As it is for my wife, the Rom need to be in french and easy to use.

I won't update it really often, and maybe never if there is no big bug.

I need root for Titanium Backup, Minimal Gapps and a third party launcher (I really don't like the stock one) and widget must work.

I think I'll give it a try :fingers-crossed:
[K3 Note General] fred2a:
Hi everybody,

i have a k3 note with this build : VIBEUI_V2.5_11520_5.827.1_ST_K50-T5

i need french language for my son. what is the best build or rom to install ????

regards
[K3 Note General] dude_creative:
Wow.. Then the 2.5 1529 ROM is really a blessing for gamers. Who knows what they fixed in kernel. Even battery is not reducing under heavy games in this Chinese ROM. ROW ROM sucks, I think both are not the same dev group.

Attached my antutu.. Crossed oneplus1 .. What more we need ;)
[K3 Note General] meangreenie:
Anyone tried the 2.5 1529 kernel on different roms?
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
Check my index thread, everything is there.

I will post a TWRP backup of the 1529 ST rom, debloated, rooted, gappes and fine tuned, soon.

I am considering moving from limonchelo novamod to 1529 ST, just doing final tests.

But until now everything is better. Catches network quicker when starting, less heat, more performance, no lag in heavy games, smoother, etc.

The only but is the safety center that you can't erase because it's the app manager also...:eek:

I think i will just freeze it and unfreeze it when i need to use it :p

Also i need to test maxx audio vs dolby and see what i end up with...
[K3 Note General] r_kalar_2:
Why is the storage I/O score so low?
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
i am waitting your test result. thanks:good:
[K3 Note General] dude_creative:
Maybe because I have a class 4 card ?, will test again without sd
[K3 Note General] neverhood11:
I just tried Cuoco rom, updated it to the latest one.. Everything is OK, perfectly smooth, but gaming is not so good.. So I`m going back to Limonchelo.. Asphalt 8 without any lags on high settings on Limonchelo...very laggy on Cuoco rom..

I didn`t try any other roms though..
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
only one that's better than limonchelo is stable 1529
[K3 Note General] Pe3ball:
Does it work for gmail and facebook and viber also?
[K3 Note General] bazabaza:
using cusco rom. Messenger crashes. anyone else had this issue? not happened on any other ROM
[K3 Note General] k@iserex:
Yeeeah it crashes here to. Messanger got an update yesterday and I think that from that point its not working anymore. It worked before if I'm not mistaken.
[K3 Note General] xcen3x:
I can cofirm messenger crashes on cuoco rom
[K3 Note General] Bidyadhar:
I love testing and switching roms.. Here are the new roms I will be testing today:angel::D:D:D

1.Flyme OS(meizu m1 note)

2.Funtouch os(vivo x5 max+)

3.Vibe 2.8 1531(modded)
[K3 Note General] slm99:
Friends I have used 3-4 roms, I found vibe ui 2.5 1529 rom is best for daily use and games. Games is smoother than any other rom for k3 note. I have used minimal gapps for playstore. I have used dolbi mod, glonass mod for better gps, nvdram issue also solved by the patch which is provided in index thread. Now I am pretty happy with this rom.
[K3 Note General] Rakesh251:
hey guys i am using K3 note indian version pis, i ready this thread daily for update news, recently i found every one talking about the vibe ui 2.5 1529 rom which is best rom in compare to any other rom,

My question is I want to install this Chinese ROM in My indian version mobile, what is the changes i do in rom for installation. i am rooted and twrp installed,

What is the bug in vibe ui 2.5 1529 rom? is therr any patch after installed vibe 2.5?, as the rom is Chinese version so other language is include English etc..?, i have to flash indian modem after the install vibe ui 2.5?

please some one clear my this question. please please, i am waiting:confused:
[K3 Note General] meangreenie:
Anyone just tried flashing the 2.5/1529 kernel on another rom and seen if the game smoothness occurs?

Dying to try it myself, but the phone is my teen age sons, and he doesnt like to relinquish his phone to me for experimentation
[K3 Note General] Bidyadhar:
U need not do any changes bro.Its stable rom released by lenovo itself.It contains very few chinese stuff which u can remove.It has english language.U just need to select english when the phone boots up
[K3 Note General] AlexG7:
Guys i have the same problem with messenger with the latest Cuoco92 ROM 1.9 . Anyone knows if he is aware of the problem? because i cant read italian on his site :P also i have turned all notifications up for apps but i dont think im getting them when phone is "sleeping" + i have frozen the lenovo safety center as i have read this is supposed to fix the notification issues but still...
[K3 Note General] anandsvm:
I am trying to root my Lenovo K3 Note k50a40 . I tried adb method . The method didn't work. I am trying using SP flash tools. I keep getting "BROM ERROR: S_FT_DA_NO_RESPONSE (4001) DA didn't send response data to FlashTool! " when i try to flash recovery. I tired searching everywhere. I tried all the possible solutions. I keep getting the error. Help me out thanks.
[K3 Note General] bazabaza:
Will your browser not translate? Anyway Facebook crashing has been mentioned but not specifically messenger. I find Facebook itself is OK its just messenger.
[K3 Note General] AlexG7:
Yes facebook is OK, just the messenger is crashing
[K3 Note General] Bilhouse:
My country code says 'not set'. Which one do I pick for UK?
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
What are you referring to exactly?

You get that error in sp flash tool when you haven't the proper drivers installed, which windows do you have?

Sent from Hacker's K50-T5
[K3 Note General] anandsvm:
I am using Windows 7. I tried most of the USB dirver files 1)MTK_UsbDriver_autorun_1.0.14_internal 2) LenovoUsbDriver_autorun_1.0.9 etc. I removed usb drivers and installed again. Also i tried different USB ports. Thanks
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
You have to flash recovery via sp flash tool or after you flash via fastboot don't reboot, remove battery and then put it in and immediately enter recovery then flash su so the rom doesn't reflashes stock recovery at boot.

Sent from Hacker's K50-T5

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Search google on how to install mediatek vcom driver, there are plenty of tuts.

Sent from Hacker's K50-T5
[K3 Note General] bazabaza:
Brilliant Thanks!
[K3 Note General] gajkax:
Anyone successfully flashed TWRP or CWM on 1522 Stable? and how?

via sp flash tool?

Or via fastboot?

And what custom recovery have you flashed?

I flashed official 1522 stable via sp flash tool,

but I can't flash twrp or cwm.

The flashing of the recovery went fine either with sp flash tool or fastboot I have No errors,

but when I reboot to recovery via adb or by pressing vol+ and vol- and power i'm stuck with the stock lenovo recovery.

Thanks.
[K3 Note General] bazabaza:
Im running 1523. Flashed recovery via fastboot., supersu and gapps, no issues. when you reboot from fast boot you have to ensure that you go back into CMW recovery straight away. Dont let it boot normally else recovery gets over written. If you reboot straight back into recovery it seems to stick.
[K3 Note General] gajkax:
^

Thanks for explaining dude.

And what about root?

Is there another root except flashing superSU via custom recovery(cwm,twrp,carliv)?

I'm talking about iRoot apk or the PC iRoot version or Shuame or similar.

as far as I know none of this root apps work so far on Lenovo k3 Note .
[K3 Note General] bazabaza:
no none of these work as far as I know
[K3 Note General] turnipz:
I didnt find that method of installing roms worked for me. I rooted and installed CWM from this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/android/development/ufficial-thread-lenovo-k3-note-t3102997

Uses fastboot and adb, but its much easier.
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
Mine stopped at the vibe ui screen, couldn't go past English language,it tells me WiFi unfortunately crashed
[K3 Note General] bazabaza:
How long were you at the Vibeui screen? It takes a good four to five minutes the first time around. Did you reboot straight into CMW recovery and rebooted from there?
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
Yes I rebooted straight to cwm so as to flash gapps n after everything, I rebooted normal and dere was a point it asked me to choose BTW English n Chinese n I chose English, on clicking d forward arrow button, e just crashed telling me WiFi. I flashed d ROM via cwm also
[K3 Note General] stal318:
the links in the first post seems no longer valid.. is there anyone have other download links.. tia ?
[K3 Note General] 00sand00:
Can you please share how to flash stock ROM on this device so that OTA updates will work correctly ?

I've tried spflashtool but error message was that scatter is invalid.

Phone will be used by not experienced user so stock ROM with OTA updates are best option.

I've successfully rooted to clear malware and now just trying to go back to clean stock.
[K3 Note General] gajkax:
You are getting error in your scatter because the file is not downloaded properly or the scatter is corrupted.

I suggest you to download 1520 stable firmware from this link.

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1gdzWojL

(Download with internet download manager because the link is chinese and it is very slow sometimes.

If the zip/7z archive has password,

try this passwords:

club.lenovo.com.cn

Or

ask.lenovo.com)

In this zip/7z you'll find everything you need.

The firmware is in target zip

And sp flash tool is in AIO Tool zip.

You'll also find a PDF file with

step by step explanation and pictures.

After you flash your device with this firmware you'll have official 1520 stable firmware with English/Chinese languages only and without Google Services/Gapps.

If you like Gapps you'll need to first download CWM or TWRP custom recovery and flash it via Sp Flash Tool.

Then download Lolipop Gapps.zip(Lolipop Google Services,you can find them here on xda)

And copy gapps.zip on internal or sdcard storage.

Now reboot to cwm or twrp.

Turn off the phone,now hold

Volume plus and minus and power until the lenovo logo apears and you'll enter cwm or twrp recovery.

Now in cwm or twrp recovery go to install(install from sd)

Find and install gapps.zip and reboot to system.

After this you have successfully installed google services/google play on you device.

If you like to receive OTA updates you need to flash the stock lenovo recovery via sp flash tool and that's it.

(You can find and download stock recovery here on xda)

If you root your device you won't be able to install OTA updates,they will fail.
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
The backlit is a real issue
[K3 Note General] gajkax:
What's wrong with the backlit?
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
Does ur capacitive light button come on? I mean d home key,back key and menu key lights
[K3 Note General] gajkax:
C'mon dude do your homework :)

This device doesn't have backlit capacitive buttons :)

(You can check the hardware info for the device on gsmarena or phone arena or another phone specs site)

That's why they doesn't light up duh :D
[K3 Note General] stal318:
im also stuck in fastboot mode.. done reinstallation.. still stuck... what should be done.. i am using windows 7 64bit

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do you have some screenies or set of steps. i cant seem to root mine.. tyvm ?

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do you have some screenies or set of steps. i cant seem to root mine.. tyvm ?
[K3 Note General] okahdidi:
No screenies man,its the same step in page 1 I followed. I also got stuck at fastboot too one time. I think the problem has to do with the kind of windows os u are using. For me I use windows 7 ultimate
[K3 Note General] aariss:
I'm on vibeui 1522_ST

1. Same

2. Same

3. Not install it

4. No issue

5. No issue

How about ur contacts ? Able to recognize intl number with country code ?
[K3 Note General] rob4x4:
Sorry I don't have any international numbers in my phone.
[K3 Note General] anandsvm:
The trick " remove battery and then put it in and immediately enter recovery then flash su so the rom doesn't reflashes stock recovery at boot" worked . Simple solution. 3 days i was trying . I didn't know the stock rom reflashes the stock recovery. Thanks. Still i faced problems with VCOM driver. I will solve it in mean time. I finally flashed my Lenovo NOte K3 k50a40 :)
[K3 Note General] shoelace1999:
will stock android increase gaming performance because after some games this really slows down not like some sudden frame drops but its like 28-15fps in like 10 minutes

all other phones drop fps but only like 28-23 then back up again this stays in like 15 for the rest of the time. if it doesn't . what phone is under 350$ that is pretty good with games
[K3 Note General] k@iserex:
Stock stable 5.0 1529 ST ROM is said that has this problem solved. I don't do gaming that much so i can't confirm it myself, but others sware that above mentioned ROM is pretty smooth in gaming. You'll have to check it for yourself. You can find the ROM in the index thread. I guess OneplusTwo will be a good bet in terms of gaming it has SD 820 and a proper Adreno high end graphic co-processor if I'm not mistaken and 16gb variant should cost about 370$. Is the phone out yet? Wasn't following the news lately.
[K3 Note General] Bidyadhar:
Bro is there any way to activate double tap to wake up in AOSP roms??Using Xposed or any other ways?
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
No, only through some third party app.

Sent from Hacker's K50-T5
[K3 Note General] LinhPhi9x94:
Thank !
[K3 Note General] Bilhouse:
Has anyone's 60fps playback on YouTube stopped working? On videos that have either 720p60 or 1080p60 it now won't go past 480p. I am on S114 ROW ROM.
[K3 Note General] k@iserex:
It works great on stock 1529 ST. Maybe time for you to switch over bud :) ?
[K3 Note General] shoelace1999:
why thank you yes one plus 2 is out im kind of worried about the heating issue though. if anyone could show me some evidence in like a gaming video with the fps meter
[K3 Note General] Rakesh251:
just last question, if i have to flash indian modem after i flash vibe ui 2.5 1529 rom? i am asking this bcz this is Chinese rom and i am from india:confused:

and please any one provide me the link for rom vibe ui v 2.5 1529, i search but found v 2.8 1529 rom..
[K3 Note General] kasvet-efza:
Check this page

http://akilli.be/forum/showthread.php?tid=729

İt's in Turkish language but you can use google translate. There is so much uptades and roms i've found.
[K3 Note General] b2zen:
http://xdaforums.com/android-auto/android-auto-general/lenovo-k3-note-k50a40-indian-version-t3170937/post62154581#post62154581
[K3 Note General] xdarksun:
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[K3 Note General] DonnPedro:
LENOVO_K3_LOLLIPOP_5.1_1529-ST_ROW_v1.10_CUOCO92

Installed per Dirty Flash. - Don't work.-

Clean works, but Nova Launcher doesn't work. Can't use widgets. :eek:

Back to older version. LENOVO_K3_LOLLIPOP_5.1_1529-DEV_ROW_v1.7_CUOCO92
[K3 Note General] ikduncan:
I have an issue with one of my phones

cameras have stopped working

front camera was "upside down" back camera could not connect.

have reflashed now camera is black screen on both cameras..

any ideas?
[K3 Note General] Rakesh251:
PLEASE SOME ONE PROVIDE ME WORKING LINK FOR VIBE V2.5 1529 ANY WORKING LINK, LAST TIME I DOWNLOADED 827MB FILE WHICH WAS CORRUPTED:crying:
[K3 Note General] ikduncan:
got the camera working again however I now have no imei "invalid" when I do *#06#

tried the usual suspect chamelephon and mobile uncle neither can restore the imei

also the Mobile Networks settings is "greyed out"...

any ideas?
[K3 Note General] chrissss91:
Yep, tried this morning and stuck at Lenovo/Android boot logo.

Then I've restored to LENOVO_K3_LOLLIPOP_5.1_1529-DEV_ROW_v1.7 TWRP backup :D

Same as you. I planned to do a clean install tomorrow morning, but if you say that there is no widget with Nova, well, I think I won't try.

BTW, first boot with LENOVO_K3_LOLLIPOP_5.1_1529-DEV_ROW_v1.7 was extremely long, Cuoco92 wrote it but I didn't expected it to be so long (about 10 minutes), and TWRP 2.8.7.0 Advance with Material Interface is just ... so beautifull ! :good:
[K3 Note General] Bidyadhar:
U can also solve imei by MAUI meta tool
[K3 Note General] rohitshakti:
Will Lenovo ever release K3 note's official kennal?
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
today i am facing wifi problem. it cannot connect

- different roms was tried : same result

- and my zte phone connect without issue

please help
[K3 Note General] jerasimo:
Lenovo Spy

So is there a rom better then limonchelo! Really?

You have spent 70% of your posts to talk about limonchelo.

And now this....

OK who are you! And what have you done to hackerpower?
[K3 Note General] vonuzu:
Had some problems with wifi yesterday. After enabling hotspot, wifi couldn't connect to my wifi network. Took the battery out, wiped dalvik and cache and it was ok.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
I'm still on Limonchelo, 1529 ST seems better but it has a lot of chinese thinks i don't like and that aren't removable, plus many people have complained about battery life, i didn't register that but i still have to proper test the rom, haven't had the time.

I don't say it's better just because i'm hard headed, i mean it. It's not a matter of taste, it's facts!
[K3 Note General] chrissss91:
Please, let me know if widgets work for you with alternate launcher when you will test it.
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
widgets work in nova launcher if you make it a system app with root uninstaller ;)
[K3 Note General] chrissss91:
Hey, didn't know that.

Thx, so maybe I will give it a try tomorrow.

But I wonder why it works with Apex Launcher (Apex/Nove, it's almost the same :silly:) on the Dev version without making it a system app. :rolleyes:
[K3 Note General] anujyadava:
you can find it in the index thread

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u can use static ip instead of dynamic one.just punch in the ip address as shown (in static mode) and it will work
[K3 Note General] mickey78:
I'm kinda leaning the same way. I tested Limonchelo for some days, then 1529 ST, I think both are really good, although I have a pref for Limonchelo. Maybe peer pressure from the pros. Don't know.

I have a biiiiiig question though. I'm trying to find a ROM that uses the default Android dialer so I can use SIP calling without using a 3rd party app. Know any ROM that supports it? Limonchelo and 1529 ST uses a Lenovo version of the dialer.
[K3 Note General] chrissss91:
Yes and this nasty dialer changes Default Message App each time I open it without any prompt.

I use Chomp SMS as default Message App and every time I open the dialer or the contact (witch are in fact the same app), it becomes default Message App :crying:

I had to use a 3rd party Dialer, a 3rd party Contact App and freeze stock "Contact Manager".
[K3 Note General] mickey78:
I'm not knowledgeable enough with these but there must be a way to bring back the original dialer/contact/message apps over the BS ones ?
[K3 Note General] meangreenie:
JFI..i flashed the 1529 ST kernel on limonchello novamod rom using flashify, i also swapped the thermal files in etc/.tp.. Games seem to run well, but I've only tested a few.

Edi..t i also uninstalled the L Speed mod and removed the ones from init.d manually. I also disabled the zram using trickster app which i can't stop from starting up on boot.
[K3 Note General] ftechno:
hi i need the steps to make viper4android work with 1529 ST ???
[K3 Note General] Lostgeek:
Got the note k3 today, omg that bloatware :crying:

Does anyone knows which rom is supporting dutch language (Nederlands / Netherlands)?

Thanks in advance.
[K3 Note General] hackerpower:
I think AOSP now in v4 has stock dialer.

Try cuoco's rom.

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You can't stop which app from running at boot?
[K3 Note General] meangreenie:
Not an app, but 'zram' .. Don't know why it is enabled, i thought it would be disabled when i uninstall 'L Speed' mod, but it's still enabled on boot.

Edit.. This is on the novamod limochello rom, don't know if it's the same on other roms
[K3 Note General] r_kalar_2:
Hi, can you share this GPS settings from mtk engineering mode?
[K3 Note General] almir1984:
I try to change region with code ####682# and check HU after that phone is restarted,after restart I try to reset. modem connection with code ####7777# but got this message

Phone is rooted

Can someone help me with this