yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] Maudit74:
Hi can someone help with the ENCRYPTION ? when I launch the encryption trough the Setting menu, the phone gets in the "black screen with the green robot" and get stuck on it. The robot doesn't move, no activity at all, I left it like this for 8 hours, then I took the battery out and resterted the phone: no encryption

I need it to use work mail

thank you
[Device Reviews and Information] mvancura:
Camera - "noisy" photos

Hi,

please help me, I bought this one but I think I have bad camera... photos are very "noisy".

What you think? Do you have similar photos, so its normal?

Thank, I dont know if is bad camera or not in my phone.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mlMIJDmL5nb1NNRl82aklDVUk/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mlMIJDmL5nN2tiMXhXSDNjdjg/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mlMIJDmL5nYlZmdDJMaUNtOG8/view?usp=sharing

[IMG="photo1"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mlMIJDmL5nb1NNRl82aklDVUk/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]

[IMG="photo2"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mlMIJDmL5nN2tiMXhXSDNjdjg/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]

[IMG="photo3"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3mlMIJDmL5nYlZmdDJMaUNtOG8/view?usp=sharing[/IMG]
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Once you zoom in, the artifacts/noise is that bad. Hopefully the next update able to improve, if not will be getting rid of this mobile when my next upgrade is available. :(
[Device Reviews and Information] mvancura:
Well this problem has all phones? Is not problem of sensor but software problem?
[Device Reviews and Information] aaronjoey:
My Original problems:

After 2015.08.11 update the battery is draining incredibly fast. Less than a day and it went to 1%. However it still worked for 4-5 hours on 1%

White spot on the screen. One in the bottom right corner and a not-so-visible one right in the middle

Solutions:

I cleared the cache which seems to help with the battery life. Actually I pushed all three buttons when the phone was shutoff, but it only opened a chinese menu. You can find many images with translations on google. I was searching for "android wipe cahce menu is chinese" and check the images.

BUT,

When the phone was shutoff and I only pressed the volume up and power a different picture appeared saying "No command". Here I think I pushed the menu button (button with the fingerprint sensor) or maybe the back button (I don't remember :o). Then an english menu appeared where I could easily found the wipe cache menu item. Actually it stated this menu belongs to the 2015.07.02 (maybe) which was the one the phone was shipped with. So I cleared the cache and now the battery seems to be perfect again.

White spots: No solution yet. Probably there is no solution at all.

I hope my experiences could help some of you too. This phone has not so much documentation at all.
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
I sometime feel the phone is hot, underneath the camera on the right side when the back is facing you.

When this happens I restart the phone and it becomes much cooler. Battery consumption is also greatly reduced after reboot.
[Device Reviews and Information] Iwholden:
I'm constantly connected to a power bank now. I've tried everything to stop this awful battery drain. Worked for a few days and now worse than ever. Calibration did nothing to my 1% lasting hours. Think its time to bin the junk.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
My white spot disappeared installing another launcher (GO Launcher EX)
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
Try to monitor the cpu activity on your phone via the developper menu, if it isn't doing anything you may have a defective battery.
[Device Reviews and Information] pred192:
Hello I am wondering about buying this phone or the Xiaomi Redmi note 2 prime. I am on a tight enough budget otherwise I'd get a flagship phone. I was leaning towards the Ulefone because of the ram and nice build but after reading all of your posts I'm quite unsure. Should I consider this phone or move on and get the Redmi note 2?

Thanks :)
[Device Reviews and Information] niltonarriegas:
I've tried and still the same
[Device Reviews and Information] Iwholden:
Don't get it. Its shocking. On paper amazing in your hand utter s*it.
[Device Reviews and Information] wallahboy:
I did not test the Redmi Note 2. But apart from the multiple annoying bugs a big downside of Ulefone is the apparently incompetent staff. They make a lot of promises but never deliver, they actively promote their new devices and ignore complaints about bugs on their old ones. So at least they give the impression that their staff is full of amateurs who do not give a damn about their customers. I cannot identify a sustainable long term strategy.

Xiamoi is already an internationally recognized big brand and there is more at stake. They seem to work more professional and their corporate processes are likely more developed when it comes to customer support.

So If Ulefone BT 2 was an outstanding product, I would not care too much about updates and customer service, but because it is a flawed device it is not nice to be dependent of an apparently very incompetent company. So given these facts, I'd go for the Redmi if the specs are comparable. The BT2 is definitely a usable product right now (despite the bugs) but I do not have any confidence that it will be improved.
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Well said. Same feelings. IMO, Xiaomi is a much better company with better after sales support. [emoji4]
[Device Reviews and Information] pred192:
Thank you very much for the information. I appreciate the detailed response. I was dead set on getting the BT2 as it looks like a lovely phone but I am glad I found this thread as it seems like there is a lot of software that needs work.

The main difference is the Redmi has a better processor but only 2GB of ram and no fingerprint scanner. I wanted 3GB of ram but I would assume that a better processor would be more beneficial?
[Device Reviews and Information] fredda88:
I went from mi2s to BT2 and it's a nightmare. I have owned the BT2 for 2 months now but i'm so frustrated of it that i have ordered a mi4c. I am not an advanced user but i hate all the bugs that makes even everyday usage a fight.

Ulefone makes money by "pump and dump", pumping out new devices but more or less ignoring their old malfunctioning ones.

With my mi2s there was bug fixes every week!
[Device Reviews and Information] Lorith:
I've got the same problem, someone have a solution ?
[Device Reviews and Information] AndroidSol:
Here friends the solution,solved https://www.china-devices.com/topic...touch-2-screenbugsolved/?page=2#comment-43071
[Device Reviews and Information] AdOS16:
Or here

http://xdaforums.com/android/help/help-ulefone-touch-2-screenbug-t3203747

For the screenbug after flashing.

solution found yesterday
[Device Reviews and Information] Lorith:
Thanx a lot AndroidSol and AdOS16 !! It worked !! My Ulefone revived ! :D
[Device Reviews and Information] tholeg02:
hello i have a bug with my camera, after flahs with the custom rom crystal, my camera does'nt work anymore, we can just see a black screen and a little light when i make one in front of my camera, have you a patch or an idea? thanks a lot and sorry for my english and my president
[Device Reviews and Information] -fluffy-:
I just got ASUS zenfone2 launcher an weather to work on my bt2 an gallery
[Device Reviews and Information] brunogalinho:
New roms from Alex1112 in needrom :)

CyanogenMod 12.1

http://www.needrom.com/download/cyanogenmod-12-1-6/

and Lewa OS 6.1

http://www.needrom.com/download/lewa-os-6-1/
[Device Reviews and Information] KloNom:
Just saw the CM rom some minutes ago, but seems like it was removed again...

Edit: Now I can reach it again, don't know what was that. Somebody already tried it? I am not in the mood to sacrifice my back button like some poor users with the other CM ROM :D.
[Device Reviews and Information] thierry77c:
No change for me in ota ROM 110815, all is OK, battery, is just silly.

Envoyé de mon Be Touch 2 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] Rizera:
Thank you for your feedback!

Can I please get any more opinions on the 20150811 update? How is the performance and the battery life? Are there any relevant issues to point out?

I find the phone pretty OK on the July ROM. Even though battery is terrible, the rest is absolutely OK and working fine for me.
[Device Reviews and Information] thierry77c:
Only on 3G and without fingerprint and gesture it can stand 2 days in life. In moderate use.

Envoyé de mon Be Touch 2 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Mine cannot at all. Will die in approx. 6 hrs on 3g. WiFi can last longer; 12 hrs. Not sure why the battery sucks so bad.
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
Although the fingerprint scanner worked pretty good in my experience I still decided to disable it. I now use 'draw pattern' to unlock device. This has improved battery life significantly.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
http://www.needrom.com/download/aosp-5-1-pure-vanilla/
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
I am overall satisfied by the phone but I have a problem. I used to get strong data signal (LTE) at my work location using Samsung S3. Once switched, I cannot get any data in the same location using ULEFONE BE TOUCH 2. I tried everything I could (changed SIM location from SIM2 to SIM1) and tried multiple APNs (I am on Rogers Canada LTE) with no luck.

Does any one experience same reception issue?
[Device Reviews and Information] error23:
Sure you turned on mobile Data ? At least in my case it was turned off by default (even if selected a sim) -> you have to enable it under settings -> data usage
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
Yes, it is turned on all the time. But the signal isn't stable keeps on switching 3G-4G and loses it sometimes. Same location goes well with other phones on the same carrier.
[Device Reviews and Information] Rizera:
Looks like an APN problem to me. I know you have tried numerous APNs, but the point is that my Ulefone Be Touch 2 does not have any reception problems at all. I am on 4G basically all the time, and I get pretty good connection speeds on it.

Another possible solution would be to change the LTE bands. Have you tried looking them up?
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
How can I change the bands? Any clue?
[Device Reviews and Information] Rizera:
Download this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.themonsterit.EngineerStarter

Go on "MTK Settings", under "Telephony" look for "BandMode", select the SIM in use and try to select the proper LTE bands for your carrier. No root is needed.

As for the APN, I imagine you have tried to copy and paste the exact Samsung S3 former values, right?
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
Well, I didn't copy anything. APN settings were detected automatically through the SIM card.

I will try this app and let you know!
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
I might be wrong but I have this suspicion that I read from somewhere that Ulefone Be Touch 2 does not support North American LTE bands. Not at all sure about this though...

Other thing is that I think slot 1 is for LTE data only but you already did that so that's OK.
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
I hope you are wrong otherwise it is gonna be total waste of money for you.

I have installed this software and it seems that the LTE band (band 7) is already set.

Not sure what else I can do with this tool, it seems it can do a lot but I am not sure how to use it to fix the problem I have.
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
Yes, I probably mix BT2 to some another China phone I read about. Here in Europe BT2 LTE works just fine. I had to enable mobile data and add APN manually. After that I have had no problems.
[Device Reviews and Information] Rizera:
I am running out of ideas then. Can you actually connect to 3G/4G and don't get data, or does it not connect at all?

Please consider copying manually your APN from Samsung S3, which used to work perfectly :(

I am currently using BT2 in South America and LTE has been working like a charm. My APN were set automatically by both my carriers (I am currently using two SIMs on my BT2) and both are working just fine.
[Device Reviews and Information] Arkady-san:
I had the same problem. Solution is to change rom. I'm using now CRYSTALROM and everything works perfectly.
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
I can confirm that there is a problem with LTE in North America. I switched to 3G network and 3G APN and it works fine. 4G is not stable and unreliable.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
There is no mystery about LTE or not LTE :cowboy:

Here is the hard fact, the freqs supported by Ulefone BT2:

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (band5,band8,band3,band2)

WCDMA: 850/900/1900/2100 (band5,band8,band2,band1)

FDD-LTE: 800/1800/2100/2600(band20,band3,band1,band7)

If your carrier dont support these freqs - You have bought the wrong phone!

(A tip is to call your carrier if you dont find the freqs on their homepage)

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
Thanks for the response. I did an investigation before posting my conclusion, and I used MTK settings too.

I checked the carrier bands vs the phone bands and the phone does supports LTE band 7 (which is used by Rogers). Since the phone manufacturer claims that it supports this band, but fails to do within the existing ROM, this is a phone problem.

On other forums some people expressed the same concern. And they suggested using a custom ROM (CRYSTAL ROM) to overcome this problem till it is fixed in the stock ROM.
[Device Reviews and Information] Rizera:
LTE band 7 (2600) is the one used here in my country, and I have been getting really good 4G signal coverage on my BT2. So yes, I can assure it does support band 7 LTE.

I am currently on July Stock ROM (hesitant to upgrade since there has been plenty of negative comments on the update here).
[Device Reviews and Information] arabolla:
This makes sense. This explains why users prefer the custom ROM instead of the latest Stock.

By the way I send the manufacturer's support dept an email, and as expected, I got no response.
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Has anyone got 5G support for WiFi on their Be Touch 2? Mine doesn't seem to pick up my home 5G network despite the device being beside the router itself.

Also, just some updates:

- In a PM with another user, Ulefone has confirmed that the new OTA update will ship 10 October

- The 0829 test ROM uploaded to NeedROM was only provided to some users, thus there were no public OTA updates

By the way I do work closely with the Ulefone communities on Facebook to provide solutions, so if you have any questions feel free to drop me a PM here on XDA, I'll try my best to help.

UPDATE: Ulefone's 'Ulefone Community' Facebook group just banned me for no apparent reason. The last thing I posted got approved by the admin too. Not sure why, but I'm still inside the Be Touch 2 group, which is a lot more active since posts don't need to go through the admins.
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Hi Bach, I have no issues in selecting the 5G wifi network with the latest rom. But with the 0811, I cannot detect 5G WiFi. Hope it helps. Any change log for the next update? Batt is the main issue. Phone cannot last more than 7 hrs when using data network.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
The end of this week is the common answer from Ulefone-cs about when the next ota is coming

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Hi

According to Ulefone the 2 thinks that may be fixed in the next update would be the battery drain and possibly also the touchscreen lag. I cannot detect my home 5G WiFi network too, do use the ulefans.com bug reporter to report the bug, as ulefans.com's bug reporter goes directly to Ulefone itself.

And yes, as an Ingress agent my device doesn't even last a day using 4G. This has to be fixed some way (though screen-on drain is a largely unfixable issue on every MediaTek device).

Hi

According to the PM screenshots I saw Ulefone confirmed 10 October, though it is just a claim they made on their side. It's better to have a date to look forward to though.
[Device Reviews and Information] migas68:
Ulephone with lots of issues! HELP PLS

Hello everybody!

I have a Ulephone Touch Be 2 and I'm having terrible issues... battery lasts close to no time, discharges extremelly fast, screen laggs when changing arround and a lot more issues.

Some apps just crash, phone turns off out of nowhere, getting really sad and hopeless on what to do.

I heard if you install another rom it will have a better performance than android 5.1, but I have NO CLUE on how to do it, can somebody please help me and guide me to some tutorials so I can understand what ROM

is better? Someone tested already?

Apreciate your time,

Thank you in advance,

Cheers :)
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Hi

Unfortunately the Android 5.1 listing is a fake, and the device is still running 5.0.

You can reduce the screen lag issues by dialing *#*#ENGMODE#*#* in the Dialer, going to Hardware Testing, then to AAL, and turning it off. Reboot when you're done.

Personally I prefer the stock ROM, other than some problems occasionally it works fine. What apps are crashing on your device?

As for the battery life everyone's having problems with the latest ROM, and Ulefone is working on a new OTA update to fix that. According to them it should be pushed 10 October.
[Device Reviews and Information] Lorith:
I don't know if I'm the only one to have this problem but I can't install F-Droid with the stock rom.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dreamsleeper:
Hi there,

I was on the August Rom 1108.

I had some troubles with Wifi and Data and thought rooting will help.

So I´ve wiped the BeTouch2 and used this Tut to root and flash my phone.

All worked fine.

I´ve use TWRP Recovery from needrom for the Ulefone.

All went well. It started I´ve installed SuperSu and the phone worked.

All teh Apps came back from Backup and so on.

Then my phone told me that there is an OTA Update 21,9 MB from August.

OK, that is the ROM I was on before I rooted my phone.

So I downloaded the ROM and let it install.

It went into Recovery and I could see that it installs the ROM.

But after that: It is stuck in the Ulefone Splash Screen.

It takes forever and nothing happens.

It is stuck there for at least 12h.....

Any ideas what went wrong?

Or what I could do now?

I´ve repeated all the steps.

Everythings works fine until I Install the August Update.

And it doesn´t matter if its OTA or from Needrom.....

Hope you guys can help.

Thank you

Dreamsleeper

EDIT: stated here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62307249&postcount=6

it says: PS : /!\ AVOID TO UPDATE YOUR DEVICE OR YOU WILL BE BLOCKED ON THE ULEFONE LOGO !!! /!\

So any ideas guys why this is the case? Maybe only because of TWRP?
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Force a reboot right after you get onto the Ulefone splash screen, does that help?

---------- Post added at 17:17 ---------- Previous post was at 17:16 ----------

Did you install this: https://f-droid.org/repo/org.fdroid.fdroid_97004.apk ?

Also check that Unknown Sources are enabled for app installations in the Security page in the Settings app.
[Device Reviews and Information] Lorith:
Yes, it just says "Application not installed", I don't know why...
[Device Reviews and Information] AdOS16:
Splash screen, my love ! Lol

See here : http://xdaforums.com/android/help/help-ulefone-touch-2-screenbug-t3203747
[Device Reviews and Information] Dreamsleeper:
Now I´ve tried that several times. Still stuck on Ulefone Logo.
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Some apps don't seem to want to install on MTK devices, if you're rooted you can directly push the app to /data/app as an APK, it'll install that way.
[Device Reviews and Information] Lorith:
Thanks, it worked :)
[Device Reviews and Information] migas68:
Thank you very much for your answer my friend!

I have a problem that the phone keeps shutting down, I'm lacking the right word, but it just stops working, and when i try to turn it on, it doesn't turn on, still has battery left, about 20%, it's connected to the power and it doesnt turn on, what is the problem? I can't understand.

Anyways, is there any tutorial that I can see so that I can install another rom? Any specific rom that has already been tested as best working on this phone? Honestly I just feel like selling it, I paid 170 euro, and I've been offered 200, I'll just sell it because the amount of work and bothersome it's giving me, it's exhausting...

Any help is apreciated, thank you for your time :)
[Device Reviews and Information] thierry77c:
Remove battery stand 1min then insert battery and plug it.

Stand 10 min or 3hours before turn on.

Envoyé de mon Be Touch 2 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] jlev:
I'm actually enjoying the experience :) this is my first Chindroid but definitely not my last. I have learnt so much thanks to this phone and the poor support from the company.
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
In the next 2 days i'll receive Ulefone Be Touch 2...

I've read all the pages and i see a lot of dissapointed people...

I am trying to be calm and wait to see also my device how it will react on my hands. I have a good faith that it will be working like a charm...

So i'll be in your company for the next months...
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
[MENTION=385801]Soul[/MENTION] wish you luck. About to give up if the next update still does not solve the battery, gaming lag and the WiFi bug issues (mine will not be able connect after 1-2 days; unless reboot phone). Otherwise this will be a great phone for this price.
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
Thanks mate. I received it an hour ago. It is very beautiful. It works just fine. Wifi is very very good. I have no white spots on the screen. The touch is really good and the typing. Until now i haven't see any known bug as other users said. Now...i have installed the 20150811 rom. Should i do any update? And how. I am not root and not have a custom recovery.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Has anyone managed to get Viper4Android working on the BT2? It keeps telling me that the status is abnormal :/

EDIT: Ignore me, for some reason selinux didn't save as permissive. All good now :)
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
It seems that i can't connect with 4G. I changed my sim just now and i enable 4G from the settings. The APN settings are automatically inserted. What can i do? I know that it is supported. And some neighbors already have 4G.
[Device Reviews and Information] brunogalinho:
Mine also does not suffer all the problems reported in this thread. It works fine and the wifi signal is better than nexus 5...

However, I have one white spot, which appeared after 1-2 weeks of use...after that almost two months of use and no new white spots.

Regarding updates, I manually updated from 20150811 to 20150829, which improved my battery life a little bit.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
I have posted this before and I still feel the same in that it's not a horrible phone, it's just not as good as it should be. It works ok for me but it feels sluggish and not as responsive as my Elephone P8000. I much prefer the design and feel of the BT2 though, which is why I still use it.

Battery is ok for me, not great but ok. I'm on the July firmware still with AAL off. I also rooted and underclocked using CPU tuner (which I think helps a lot - 1.3ghz on all cores when active, 1.1ghz on 4 cores when screen off).

I've been using this for around a month and I haven't seen any white spots. Possibly because underclocking has reduced temps.

I'm hoping that Ulefone can make this as good, in terms of software, as my P8000 but I'm just not convinced that they can. At least without MediaTek releasing kernel source like for the 6753.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
CM List by Ulefone

http://www.needrom.com/download/cyanogenmod-12-1-ported-from-ecoo-e04/