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[Device Reviews and Information] RaduG:
Just a quick update on the phone, now that I've spent a week with it.

Battery life is very very good, but it takes about 4-5 charge cycles to get it there. Don't get discouraged if in the first few days you feel like it won't get you through the day.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
From the website:

1. activate vibration when turned off

2. google services updated

3. activate the hardware navigation keys

That was posted by one of the mods, Gruffles, but no official changelog yet AFAIK
[Device Reviews and Information] leolipop:
True , first 3 times below 15% of battery left , huge drainage occured.It lost 1% every 3 seconds.After full charge the percentage left after this happening went lower each time ,when it dissapeared completely.

Now i get 5H sot while on the G2 had around 4h 15m .
[Device Reviews and Information] gesamgr:
so what are the major issues so far of the phone?
[Device Reviews and Information] leolipop:
The only thing that annoys me is the clicking noise while changing volume or starting and stopping audio playback.Everything else works fine according to my needs.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
My first one wouldn't recognise the extSD card and had trouble with rebooting but there's been absolutely no issues whatsoever with my replacement.

In fact, I don't even have the clicking problems with audio that others are experiencing.

It's a great phone - I'm really pleased I stuck with it.
[Device Reviews and Information] peacemakingfists:
The screen cracked first day with the phone. AFTER I had applied the tempered glass screen. It was in my back pocket, and I bent to pick up some loose change off the ground. I pulled my phone out later, and all 4 corners were cracked and the little sliver above the SIM slot that is part of the back cover was warped out. I'm not a small guy. 5 ft 11", and I don't wear tight pants.

2 weeks later, both bottom side panel screws had somehow wiggled loose. It would help if they were more then 3mm long.

Now, as I sat in the bathroom. I watched the battery sporadically jump down, and down and down. "ALERT USE BATTERY SAVER" flashed across the screen. Then it turned off before I could click anything.

Will not come back on.

I bought my phone presale through ebay, to put the import costs on the seller, within the first 2 weeks of the presale openings.

Umi says that because I don't have the original order form from an "authorized" dealer, they can't help me.

BACK UP YOUR DATA PEOPLE!
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
How on earth would the simple act of bending over crack a phone screen?

Millions of people do it every day.

I watched ITX Tutor deliberately attempt to bend the phone he tested on his video and it was physically impossible to do.

Additionally, all eBay sales carry the PayPal Buyer Protection - you have 180 days, ie 6 months cover. The Umi iron hasn't even been available for that length of time so why haven't you raised a PayPal claim against the seller if your phone is faulty?
[Device Reviews and Information] Kretek:
bugs

1. Transfering files over USB cable takes forever (~1 Mb/s). Workaround - I use wifi file transfer pro or OTG cable (pendrive).

2. There are issues with camera flash. While taking photos flash is executed too early so the photo is not properly taken (too dark). No workaround. Can anyone confirm this?

3. Orange distortions on pictures taken using front camera - especially in poor light conditions. No workaround. Anyone to confirm?

4. No camera2 api compatibility. Can not use Manual camera. Can not use advanced controls. No workaround.

5. Problems with Gapps. Some apps from market are suddenly incompatible (banking apps, some sports trackers etc.). Workaround:

- install other gapps through recovery: http: //downloadandroidrom.com/file/gapps/5.1/gapps-L-4-21-15.zip

5. mic and sound issues experienced by some users but already discussed before.

6. Someone mentioned problems with wifi hotspot. Can anyone confirm?

Overall good phone, but I really hope that they will solve camera and USB transfer issues... Also they promissed MIUI and Cyanogenmod. Fingers crossed.
[Device Reviews and Information] estuardo4:
I can confirm problems with the flash. It is really powerful, but useless if they don't have it synced with the camera. I tried different camera programs and all exhibit the same issue.

About the front facing camera, I don't have this problem.

About Gapps, I don't have problems using the Gapps included with the phone.

About the mic problems, fortunately I don't have the problem, but many users are complaining. It is not an isolated problem.

And finally, about MIUI and CM, they have a MYUI that is a horrible port of MIUI. And have Flyme, but I liked the included ROM better.
[Device Reviews and Information] leolipop:
There is a video at the official umi forum where it's shown how to fix the Mic problem.it has to do with a small plastic piece getting in front of it.
[Device Reviews and Information] estuardo4:
Does anybody knows what kind of screen the Iron has? I know it's not Gorilla glass, but I was wondering if it is the kind of screen the $200 USD Chinese phones use (not Gorilla, but really scratch resistant). I've used other brands and models and all but one are really hard to scratch.

I asked on the UMI forum, but nobody seems to know. I hope someone here knows. Thank you.
[Device Reviews and Information] leolipop:
I'm wondering my self but i happy so far that no mark or scratch has appeard on the screen.A tempered glass is our only way to keep it in perfect condition.
[Device Reviews and Information] nikunj87:
Is anyone aware of how to change the volume for media before actually playing the media (I can only lower or increase the volume when either audio or video clip is played). I can't seem to change it from settings or anywhere else. In Nexus 4 I use to get 3 different sliders 1 for ringer, 1 for media and 1 for alarm and I can keep different settings for each of them, thereby not accidently playing a video clip in office at full volume :)

Any ideas?
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Give this a try - it's a volume control widget from the Play Store :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] nikunj87:
Thanks buddy, quick test and seems to work fine. I will explore a bit. It's strange as this should have been out of box feature and shouldn't need an app. But anyways you seem to have the knack of finding answers to most of the workarounds ;)

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On a completely different note, just read this article from BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34379254. Should we be worried? Any thoughts? Any good antivirus suggested?
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Ordered this from BangGood. Hope I don't regret it.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
YW :cool:

I always use eset which is able to find things (like that horrible UUPay) that go undetected by other AV apps.

You might do if you run into problems, didn't pay by credit card and that site doesn't offer PayPal.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Actually I've paid with PayPal.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Nothing to regret then - if anything goes wrong, you'll get your money back.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Phone dispatched! Looking forward to using it.
[Device Reviews and Information] nestojean:
Help: just got my Umi iron but speaker audio quality is really really low. ppl also struggle to hear me when i make calls any ideas pleeeese!!! :(:(
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
A microphone issue has been reported by some users - there's a fix for it a couple of pages back and in the Umi Iron Forum.

However, the fix could involve dismantling the phone so if you're not confident or competent at doing that it might be best for you to return your device to wherever you bought it.
[Device Reviews and Information] RaduG:
Back yet again with a update on the accessories.

I finally received both the tempered glass ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/RootJoy-Tem...65640&sr=8-1&keywords=umi+iron+tempered+glass ) and the flip case ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leather-Cov...&qid=1444060704&sr=8-3&keywords=umi+iron+case ). First, the glass cover. I initially thought it was insanely expensive but now I'd like to take that back. It's really thick, doesn't hold any fingerprints (the screen used to get pretty messy before) and the packaging is on the premium side. Overall I think it's a good investment, just to keep the screen safe..

As for the flip case, the quality is good and you don't have to stick it to the back of the phone as you must with most flip covers. It's like a hybrid between a flip cover and a back cover. Anyway, I only have one issue with it. The guys designing it never thought about the fact that the Iron has the power button on the left side, so you have to flip the cover even if you only want to check the time.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Those cases are on eBay for only £4.99 my friend.

I've got the proper tempered glass protector too and it's never a penny wasted IMO

I'd be prepared to pay up to £10.00 for one (got mine for £6.99) because it's a very small amount of money compared to a screen replacement ;)

I'm not keen on flip covers but it's nice to know there's at least one out there that isn't stuck to the back of your handset with double-sided tape! :eek:

I bought 3 of these for mine - at only £1.79 each, I've got spares for future use and I really love the look of the phone so didn't want to hide it inside a case.

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PS - doesn't double-tap to wake work with the cover on?
[Device Reviews and Information] RaduG:
I bought it on ebay myself, but I couldn't find the link. The phone is noticeably heavier with the screen protector on, which is kinda satisfying :))
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Hmmmmm.........................not so sure about that - don't forget that a heavier object hits the ground with a greater degree of force.
[Device Reviews and Information] RaduG:
I never said it was good, but generally heavier objects tend to be perceived as having a higher quality :)) For hypothetical impacts I sure hope that the flip cover will prove it was worth the money.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Hopefully, you'll never find out :D

So does double-tap to wake work through the flip cover then?
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Hope we'll get Marshmallow one day.
[Device Reviews and Information] danny_bhoy67:
I appreciate that there has been some mention of issues when listening to music through the headphone.

Haven't seen anyone with my particular issue so thought I'd post and see if anyone knew what was causing the problem.

The sound seems fine on the external speaker, but when listening to music on my headphones there is a slight distortion and fuzzy crackle throughout which makes listening to music this was almost unbearable.

I have disabled the vipers android FX and turned off enhancements in the sound settings menu but there is still a faint distortion regardless of how low I put the volume.

I'm running v1.6

Does anyone else get distortion when listening to music via headphones and if so, do you know how to get rid of it?

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Have you asked on the Umi Iron Forum?

I've linked it several times over the last few pages of this thread.
[Device Reviews and Information] mondohow:
You can buy it at these reseller shops linked from the Umi FB community page: https://www.facebook.com/umicommuni...1240861590/499665743533138/?type=1&permPage=1
[Device Reviews and Information] frankandwendy:
Thanks :)
[Device Reviews and Information] dvdza:
Thanks for the review man!

it looks like a nice phone, how about headphones output quality? it is supossed to have some texas instruments stuff...

Would you recommend another phone instead of this with a 200$ roof? thanks!
[Device Reviews and Information] stevenmu:
This is a really interesting looking phone, but the most interesting features such as Eyedentity/Eyeverify and the notification LED haven't been covered in any of the hands-on videos yet.

They were supposed to be activated in an OTA on 6th of July, but I haven't seen them shown anywhere yet, so I guess the OTA was delayed?
[Device Reviews and Information] dragon2knight:
Another reviewer called ITXTutor did another teardown and included some info on the eye recognition feature here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yvfk135Yqw
[Device Reviews and Information] stevenmu:
Thanks, I saw his earlier video but not that updated one.
[Device Reviews and Information] dragon2knight:
He just put it up yesterday :) It looks like an ok phone all told, will pick one up myself for a review.
[Device Reviews and Information] shedshort:
Since im interested in these things too i was searching and found (at least) one video showing us the notification LED

EDIT: Can´t post links, just search "umi iron breathing light function" on youtube
[Device Reviews and Information] mondohow:
You mean this one: [YOUTUBE]Xky5B_Qgpbk[/YOUTUBE]
[Device Reviews and Information] shedshort:
Exactly. Looks really nice
[Device Reviews and Information] MikeyLee:
I hope they release a US variant of this device.

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This is what I have been seeing

Band

2G	GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

3G	WCDMA: 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz

4G	FDD-LTE: B1(2100MHz) / B3(1800MHz) / B7(2600MHz)
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
At the moment, UMI are still working on the software, yesterday I got v0.08 over OTA, today I then got v0.09! The one ITX reviewed on was v0.07 so you can see they are surely working on it. And Eyedentity is included, it can be used, but is slow to use. I see this mostly as a fun gimmick.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Has the release of this phone been delayed? I've noticed today that BangGood have set their in stock date back by 1 week from July 20th to July 27th and I am definitely worried that this one may go the same way as the P7000 did.

I'm getting a bit sick of the Chinese sellers at the moment tbh. They need to stop making false promises and pretending that they have goods in stock when they clearly don't.
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Yeah it has been a little delayed. The FINAL ROM (v0.10) was actually released today. But it will never be delayed as much as the P7000 did, that one was several months.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
If the final rom was launched today then why was the phone not released along with it? If they're having manufacturing or supply problems then I really doubt an extra week is going to solve that and its probably just going to lead to more excuses and disappointment.

Thanks for your reply though, I know it's not your fault. I'm just really starting to get tired of a lot of the nonsense and broken promises coming out of Shenzhen at the moment.
[Device Reviews and Information] tianmi:
Hi thanks for the review, how do you compare the software quality with ulefone be touch 2?
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Post #1 now updated with a FULL IN-DEPTH REVIEW video, check it out!

The software and UI is much smoother in the UMI IRON than in the Be Touch 2 (which is laggy).

The UMI IRON comes with real optimized android 5.1 while in the Be Touch is is 5.0 and kind of beta.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Thanks, your work is definitely appreciated.

Let's just hope that non-reviewers/insiders can actually get their hands on the phone this side of September.
[Device Reviews and Information] lopusina:
Hi, you have told in the video that camera is interpolated, so i assume that it's not IMX214. Can you somehow check that? Also thanks for the great review.
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Pictures look pretty good, so it could be IMX214 I haven't found a way really to check it yet.

I say that the MP are interpolated because they are in almost every china phone. Also in for example the Ulefone Be Touch 2 or Elephone P7000 which also are using the IMX214 sensor.
[Device Reviews and Information] danny_bhoy67:
I was being lazy and posting here since I had an account here already.

I'll go create an account and copy my post across.

Really hope it's not a hardware issue as I'm really pleased with the phone as a whole, but this could be a dealer breaker :(
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
Fair enough - it's just that there's not much activity on this thread any more and you'll probably get better feedback and help over there.

Good luck - hope it's something that's easily resolved :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] shedshort:
This solution from the UMI Forum helped me a lot. Its still not perfect but way better than before...

credits to user "Kretek"

Ok, just be careful, cause you may screw things up if you start to mess with wrong options:

1) Install MTK engineer mode from market and open

2) click MTK settings

3) Switch to hardware Testing section and choose Audio->Headset Mode

4) Choose:

Type: Sip

Level: not relevant, don't change it

Value is: not relevant, don't change it

Max Vol. - here you have to set it to 80 and click Set

That's it. Reboot just to make sure and test it.
[Device Reviews and Information] dodgydave100:
I've had this phone for a few weeks now and am now seeing one or 2 issues. Last night while using the phone there was an indicator saying that there were no sim cards in the phone...there's 1 in there constantly. Rebooted and got the same message. Reinserted sim and it was then fine so *maybe* its moved in the phone. Today i've noticed that the missed notification light is not working. Its switched on in the settings but there's nothing coming from it. The light works if i select for it to light up when the phone is charging but nothing when i miss a call/text/email. Maybe some app has disabled something...i don't know. Regarding the sound, i had to limit the headphone sound to 80 using the MTK engineering app and it seems a little better. Well worth the £107 i paid for it but it does have issues.
[Device Reviews and Information] estuardo4:
Does anybody here have tested the Flyme 4.5 ROM?

Also, I want to install Xposed, but it seems that it is not as easy as it should. Does anybody here have installed Xposed, without having to delete all your data, as someone at the UMI forums posted in his tutorial?
[Device Reviews and Information] Rag-ha:
I'm trying to flash the rom with rootjoy, but at the point "download recovery" the program give me an advice of fail....try another time but it show the same error.....don't know why...any help?
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
A similar thing happened to me too - it was the USB cable so you might need to try a different or better quality one.

Or if the program is putting the recovery onto your device, is there sufficient space available to accommodate it?
[Device Reviews and Information] Rag-ha:
So, the phone as the memory completely empty and there is sufficient space, the camble is the original one as you suggest me in a previous post

...edit

phone flash with 1.6!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] mondohow:
I tried the Flyme ROM but I just like Stock Android too much so I only kept it for a few minutes. If you have RootJoy it's painless to give it a try and switch to something else if you don't like it.

That xposed tutorial got updated and looks like a wipe is no longer necessary. http://community.umidigi.com/thread-616-1-1.html
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
In that case I'd probably reboot my laptop/PC and try again with a different USB port.

Maybe also use a different cable because I seem to recall that some people had problems with theirs.
[Device Reviews and Information] estuardo4:
The reason I asked about Flyme is because I installed previously (using Rootjoy) MyUI and franckly, that port was a horrible port. I want to know if Flyme is really Flyme and not a "Flyme" port. I guess I'll flash it to test if I like it. Using Rootjoy is easy. Really slow, but easy.

Edit: I installed Flyme yesterday. It is the real Flyme. As stated on other posts, the notification light does not work. Only works for low battery and when the phone is charging. Also, I have problems using Outlook, as I have to manually update to receive my emails. Battery consumption is also a problem.

The double tap to wake is lost, but if you happen to activate the hardware buttons before the flash, Flyme can still use this hardware buttons.

Other thing that is lost is screen sensitivity. I have to press harder to get a reaction.

The included camera app I believe takes the same level of pictures quality, and the flash is the same as with 1.6 (out of sync).

I have to return to 1.6 because I miss the double tap to wake and the sync of my outlook emails. Other than that, I believe it is a great port and one that I will miss.

Thank you about Xposed. I was looking on that forum thread yesterday, but no update when I posted the question here.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Random question: will banking and credit card apps work out of the box on umi?
[Device Reviews and Information] claudemonet94:
Unfortunately, as it is Rooted, many banking apps will refuse to run on the phone. I've not been able to use apps for NatWest or Barclays. I've also not been able to use the Three Mobile app, which I would normally use for checking balance. I also can't use the bPay app for Barclay's wireless payment band.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Thanks for your message. That's a bit disappointing. Wonder if there is a way to make it work with those more secure apps?

Has anyone tried RootCloak ?
[Device Reviews and Information] claudemonet94:
No luck, sadly. I've tried Hide My Root along with RootCloak (whilst having SuperSU disabled), and neither work.

I did come across a review saying that apps like these have become less successful in Lollipop, so it may be a question of time.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
That's quite disappointing. Hope someone will come up with a working solution.
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
I'm with the Co-operative Bank, my banking app works fine and I don't know if I should be pleased or outraged :D

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But is it clear whether or not it's a root problem, a country/location problem or a Lollipop problem?
[Device Reviews and Information] claudemonet94:
Well, the bPay app explicitly complains about the phone being rooted.

NatWest just crashes, so to be fair, that could be another issue.
[Device Reviews and Information] FumiJ:
How long does UMI IRON support working? How about the battery?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
What do you mean about support? Battery is good with 1.6 rom. 4 hours of screen on time during 16 hours of use with 3g/4g enabled.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
Should be able to collect the phone today from my local delivery office. Excited!
[Device Reviews and Information] Spekko:
Will we be getting a UMI Iron section on XDA? Really keen on getting this device, but not if its not on XDA
[Device Reviews and Information] Blandroid:
How is that done?

How do we go about getting a section and if you know how - why not do it?

We're just a bunch of Umi Iron owners posting in a thread about our phone - we're not the ones to ask because we're not the ones who get to make the decision.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kukubski:
First impressions are positive, phone feels nice to hold, good quality display, fast and smooth. Camera quality is OK - need to play with all settings and take some daylight photos.

Not-so-positive: there is a clicking noise when changing music tracks, VERY SLOW usb transfer (both issues are well known).

For around £110 I'd say it's a decent handset.
[Device Reviews and Information] Spekko:
no idea xD, I am a potential Umi Iron owner, only thing keeping me from getting it is an XDA section haha. But im not sure soz D: