yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] mantarkus:
New lower price at $179.99 at Gearbest. What do you think, is it worth it after all the issues this phone has? Thanks for your comments.

David C.
[Device Reviews and Information] azeemzuhair:
My advice is to avoid this device. Spend on more recognised brand like the LeMoto K3 Note, Huawei Honor 4X, ASUS Zenfone 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 or MEIZU M1/M2 Note.

If you really need the TouchID feature, you may consider Elephone P8000 (200 grams device).
[Device Reviews and Information] maormark:
My device developed white spots on screen after two weeks of use. If eventually you decision to buy the product, please do not buy from this shop (gearbest.com) . Their warranty service simply does not exist. They ignore to mail/tickets according to the malfunction. Hope you will be smart and stay away from this shop. If you want I can upload some photos.
[Device Reviews and Information] lunarken:
What did u do make it on again. My phone has been dead for weeksNow waitingfor my new battery.

I still on jJulyfirmware

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What did u do to on again?
[Device Reviews and Information] Heshamvido:
Any tutorials for the device dismantling ??? What are the tools I'm gonna need ?
[Device Reviews and Information] rukud:
the new firmware update is garbage. I charged my phone last evening. Then I surfed the web for two hours and the battery was around 60%.

This morning I checked and the battery was 31%. Before the firmware update I didn't have such problems.

Then I used the phone for five minutes. It dropped to 11%. After one more minute it went to 1% and immediately shut off.

I spent the whole week calibrating the battery and I am doing it again. But this seems to be a firmware issue.
[Device Reviews and Information] juz4fun:
I had the same issues and did the battery re-calibration posted earlier and it's much better now. But still drains faster when the screen is turn on though
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
Likewise. I did calibration too and it seems better now. But I doubt I can last over one day with moderate use. With heavy use most certainly not.
[Device Reviews and Information] juz4fun:
yes with heavy usage not likely to last 1 day. Will try it for a few days and see whether there is any improvements.if not will consider reverting to the july firmware. Mean while have to carry the spare battery along just in case.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
When I am using a headset people on the other end have trouble to hear me if I am outdoor or moving around. The sound fade or clip. I have tried three different pair of headsets and the results are the same with all three. Any one with similar experiences, or maybe a solution?

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
Yes, I ordered a power bank just in case :D

Luckily I can plug my phone into charger at work and in car. Though I think my car charger has so low output that it's not charging, merely sustaining current battery level.
[Device Reviews and Information] Yeman56:
Before the update, people asked to bring possibility to disable CPU limitation, Ulefone requested it's not possible because it need root access and it avoid OTA updates, so they simply removed this limitation with this update. Now, people are mecontants because autonomy decreased because of that..

Envoyé de mon Be Touch 2 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
It shouldn't be in there in the first place, especially at such a drastic limitation. It's not too much to ask a phone manufacturer to produce a more efficient rom without having to shut 4 cores down And limit them to less than 1ghz... especially at 50%

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It would be good if you can share which background processes you uninstalled :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] Iwholden:
As soon as I get in I will post ?..

Out of curiosity, is anyone working on a custom ROM (that isnt on needrom.com already)
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Thanks pal. I'm not sure if anyone is. I don't know how to be honest, I've just started learning app development and rom development (especially without kernel being released) is a bit too much for me at present.

Btw, if anyone is wondering I can confirm "MenuBeGone" works in xposed, changing the settings button into a recent apps button along with adding the 3 dots for menu access in apps. I only had the phone since yesterday but that was driving me nuts! Ha
[Device Reviews and Information] Heshamvido:
Can anyone extract the stock Camera app for me ???

You can get the apk file of it using shareit app, ES explorer file system and many other apps.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dekay99:
Ulefone Be Touch 2 working fine

I just got my Ulefone yesterday. So far everything seems to work fine, i got worried reading all problems in this thread.

Great iphone look, very nice user performance! everything works, battery perfomance is challenging, but what is to expect with such a larege screen.

I updated it directly to the recent august update btw.

Greetz,
[Device Reviews and Information] gibs:
Oukitel U8 is less powerful but has no problems at all. It is smooth out of the box no latency. Fast. The screen display is 720P for 5.5" but you can't really see the difference even if it's not 326ppi. (I don't wear glasses and have 12/10 at both 2 eyes). The fingerprint is really working. Battery is great. No bugs. You can't play real racing 3 But it's only 120$.

Ah Oukitel is releasing a new phone soon. There is the video teasing on YouTube.
[Device Reviews and Information] my2234:
I bought a ulefone be touch 2 from Amazon UK on their flash sale for £150. OK just about the same price as geatbest but it came with the "free" gifts and of course some where to send it back to if it was rubbish. Fortunately after removing the tape from and reinserting the battery it runs really well. I had read some of the posts on here after I ordered it and didn't know what to expect. It has some very nice features, no bloat ware, plenty of volume, about 9 hours of light use and a recharge on a 1.5 ampcharger of NP more than one hour thirty miniutes. The finger print scanner works but I find you need to get a good scan into it first that takes in the finger in slightly different positions it also seems to help if the finger isn't bone dry. I put a 64gd memory card in it and everything including apps seems to go there automatically. Never had quite so much space. I have even got it working with my hi watch using the mediatech device manager from Google play.

Very nice screen and solidly built. I havnt updated anything as far as the OTA updates go. I did put Vire launcher on it and that works well. I'm not a great gamer, at least on my phone, but I did run tank recon for a bit and watch some TV without it getting very hot. All in all Im very happy with it. I'm going to add the software details just in case anyone finds it useful

In about phone:-

Android version 5.1

Baseband version MOLY.LR9.W1423.MD.LWTG.MP.V20.P2,2015/06/15 09:49

Kernel version 3.10.61\root@app008-All-Series #3\Thu Jul 2 10:49:09 CST 2015

Build number Ulefone_be touch 2_20150702

Custom build version ALPS.L0.MP6.V3.8_EVEN6752.LWT.L

I hope that helps someone because it was a pain to type.
[Device Reviews and Information] Iwholden:
I closed down a few services that I didn't feel the need for, some of them others may need but anyway..

Google services framework:

Checkin

Eventlog

Fotaprovider:

All 6 services - I will manually check for updates

Googleplay:

Clearcut

Fusedlocation

Gcm

The 3 wearable services

YouTube x 2

Atci - I don't listen to radio

All hotknot services

Everything is working apart from my location & ota updates - if I need them I'll reactivate but right now they're consuming battery. Never used hotknot.
[Device Reviews and Information] Heshamvido:
Please provide me with the stock camera app ... I need that apk file.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
That's really handy to know, thanks. If you are saying you get some decent SOT now with these disabled then I reckon one of them (if not more) is a major culprit to battery drain. I'll have a look and disable a few to try and figure out which, although I have an androidWear watch so I'll need the wearable services.

Yesterday I rooted, downclocked to 1.5ghz when screen active/1ghz when screen off (on all cores) and installed Xposed with Amplify, I limited a few wakelocks and I'm pretty happy with battery use when it's left alone. I charged it to 100% just before midnight and unplugged it and when i woke up this morning just before 7am and switched my alarm off I had 99% left.

Unfortunately when I start using the device then the battery drops pretty quick, I've only been using it lightly for a matter of minutes and I'm down to 95% now :/

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I had a look at this last night pal just before my battery died and I had to charge it while off to try and calibrate the battery.

It looks like there is no "camera" app as such, when you look at the details of the camera it lists itself as the gallery app. I can try and repackage that and send it over if you haven't got that already :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] juz4fun:
Has anyone reverted to the July firmware ? Can feedback regarding the battery drain especially with the screen on time usage.Thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] Neatdroid:
Bluetooth sync.

I got my BE2 on Friday and I am happy with it. Except one issue with the Bluetooth.

Even though many user have said BT is stable and good performing I had issues. It did not connect to my build-in car (Nissan) Navi/Telephone and also not to my Xiaomi Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker Mini Portable Wireless Loudspeaker (error not correct PIN or Password).

All my other tablets / mobiles on IOS/Android are working well.

Solution for the car: I deleted all other paired devices and then it worked.

Solution for the speaker: In setup developer section I switched on the option " Bluetooth HCI Snoop Protocol".

The BT2 bluetooth performance weak, e.g. after 3 meters sound is crackling. All my other devices perform much better

The issues should be fixed by Ulefone ROM updates....

Btw: Fingerprint is not working for me as my fingers skin is very dry. For my sun it is working well.
[Device Reviews and Information] Arkady-san:
Hello,

I have 2 general problems with my BT2:

1. my phone is not working in the LTE network (T-Mobile) on stock rom but with P7000 (VibeUI) port is working great

2. my LG G Watch disconnect premanently after every restart of the phone. I need reverse to factory settings every time :(
[Device Reviews and Information] ghiurtuv:
You know Amplify don`t work on 64bit processors yet,right?Look at your blocked alarms/wakelocks :D
[Device Reviews and Information] Heshamvido:
Is there anyone who can help me with the gallery app !!!

I still have no camera app, yet I can access it from the lock screen !!!

Weird, hah
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
They seem bundled in together but I have no idea how to get the camera icon back into the app drawer if you don't have it there!

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I didn't know, thank you! It's the first time I have used Amplify.
[Device Reviews and Information] degady64:
Can you put the link? I dont find the post with how to make the recalibration for the battery

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I dont find the post with how to make the rec-alibration for the battery. Can you put the link?
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
You apparently just let the phone die and charge it to 100% while off, then repeat for a few times. It isn't working for me though.

Strangely though, I started charging it up earlier with a different charger. It was taking longer and I had to switch the phone on... both the charging meter when switched off and when in lollipop said 25%.

I then powered off again and it instantly said it was at 75% while charging when powered off. So I booted the phone up again and this time android also said 75%!

So could it be that it actually was at 25% but the software then malfunctioned and reported a fuller charge than what it is actually at??? Is the phone missing a MASSIVE amount of available battery that just is being misread by the kernel?

UPDATE:

At 95% while charging (phone off) I decided to pull the battery out and wait a minute. I reseated it, plugged the charger back in and it starts charging again, at 76%. So we're missing around 20% with battery misread!

UPDATE 2:

Got to 100%, took the battery out again and waited another couple of minutes. Reseated once more and plugged the charger back in. This time 81%, so I'm going to let it hit 100% again and see what happens when I try this yet another time.

UPDATE 3:

96% this time... Hopefully we are getting there now!

UPDATE 4:

This time after reseating the battery it finally stated 100% charged. So I booted to recovery, wiped battery data and restarted. I'll see if this fixes things, I'll keep this updated with how I get on :)

UPDATE 5:

Battery lasted from around 4:30pm to 8:15am, with a little over 3 hours SOT. I did install a few apps and downloaded some game data in that time too. WiFi, bluetooth on.

Interestingly, the battery discharge indication was steady from 100% to 0% and it didn't sit on 1% for more than a few minutes with screen on. I'm now attempting to recharge back to 100% again with screen off.

UPDATE 6:

Decided to flash back to July firmware. I can now get just under 5 hours (4:48) out of a full charge. I recharged the battery last night, from 1% to 100%, and this morning I pulled the battery and reseated to make sure it was a true charge % and it was. So I'm pretty happy with that. Hopefully I'll get a full charge every time now too.
[Device Reviews and Information] gibs:
Sorry to be out of topic.

Did you manage to make the fingerprint working with this rom ?
[Device Reviews and Information] rflora:
Battery draining

I've been dealing with some serious issues on battery draining after the 11082015 update, as many people i can see.

So far i tried to reduce everything i could, plus i did a battery calibration following Ulefone website steps (helped a bit but still drains). So remove some services is probably my last attempt before downgrading to stock (june 2015) rom.

How can i remove those services? do i need to root and use an app?

Thanks for the tip. Cheers!
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
You'll need root. I use an app called DisableService but there's lots out there that can do this.
[Device Reviews and Information] Iwholden:
There's a neat little app called 'disableservice', I'm rooted. Good luck, hope it works for you. ?

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I'd downgrade anyway though.. The update is much worse IMO.

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Has anyone tried the new 5.1 on needrom.com? Worth playing around with or not?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Fingerprint App is the main culprit in my opinion in this update. I ain't using it and I am getting much better backup though lower than july rom with fingerprint app enabled.
[Device Reviews and Information] Arkady-san:
Sorry,

no fingerprint option in this rom :(
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
More 1 ROM

http://www.needrom.com/download/real-android-5-1/
[Device Reviews and Information] juz4fun:
let battery drain til auto shutdown.Charge to 100% with phone turn off. disconnect charging cable and turn phone on. Do not use it for 30 mins,plug charger in for another 30 mins.
[Device Reviews and Information] kostagge:
how to write slow motion with ulefone bt2
[Device Reviews and Information] gibs:
Just use its keyboard naturally.

And keep in mind that it's an iPhone 6 plus killer.
[Device Reviews and Information] rflora:
Indeed, i turned-off the fingerprint unlock and the phones temperature drop about 4 degrees and battery draining slowed a bit. Right now i'm just waiting for the custom ROMs like Miui, CM or flyme to give it a try.

I believe some phones are really OK, some less and some total crap. The annoying thing is just that with the june stock ROM i was really happy about the phone. No issues whatsoever, and after an update it got total crap. I don't know what to say..
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
I'm tempted to roll back to July firmware, I've only ever used it with this August update as I only got the phone this weekend. I was expecting a little more SOT if I'm honest, maybe that will help.
[Device Reviews and Information] kostagge:
how to write slow motion video with ulefone bt2
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
I have gotten more than 4½ hour SOT with July firmware.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Thanks :) Yeah, it looks like the July firmware is the way to go, I think they've just made the rom worse with the August update! I'll flash that this afternoon.

I'm still charging my battery (4 hours and I'm at 74%) but I'm hopeful that this time it is an accurate reading, as yesterday it said it charged to 100% in about 90 minutes - but when I reseated the battery it was far from fully charged and took a few goes to reach true 100% (I don't know if you saw my post yesterday).

Let's hope the freelance developers Ulefone have found on this forum know what they're doing and can sort this phone out. So far I'm quite happy with the hardware (no white spots as yet, fingers crossed on that one) but the software is letting it down massively. It doesn't help that MediaTek are being complete greedy twerps and not releasing the kernel!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
With the supplied charger my phone was fully charged within 2½ hour with July and 2 hour with august firmware. Your one is taking too long.
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
Ota with root

Hey there,

i sucessfully rootet my BT2, now there is an Ota Update available… can i update it ?

Greetz, KarlKoch1977
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
First unroot it. If you have replace the stock recovery, go back to it. Then update it or you will be in trouble like many others.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Well I'm at work and it isn't the one I got with the phone, although it's 5v 2.1amp so should still be a decent charge.

Was your 2½ hour charge time with the phone switched off?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
I think it's not the true 2.1a charger or it's faulty. It doesn't matter if the phone is on or off as it's standby time is very good. Standby time depends on a good network, good micro sd card a lot.
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
I had a 1.2A charger at work and that was sloooow. I noticed that charging from my workstation laptop's USB 3.0 port is much faster. I use 0.5m cable with no data connection. At home I have 2,4A quick charger with Ulefone's bundled flat cable and it's fast also. Maybe 2-3h from empty to full.
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
Thank You r_kalar_2 for Your Answer!

How can i unroot my phone? Is there a way to replace the recovery img with total comander to do this? Or should I flash the Stock Firmware?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
What was your rooting process?
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
I took the s7yler.zip rom for be-touch-2 and replaced the recovery.img
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
It could be the adapter, it's a cheap one from the supermarket :(
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
If you have supersu, unroot it from there first. then flash back the original recovery. no need to flash back the original rom.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
I've just ordered a Sony 5v 1.5mAh charger as that has the UK plug, I'm going to use that instead of the ulefone one with the travel adapter. I'm hoping that with the battery, allegedly, being a Sony one and the amp matching it should work well together!
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
Any 5 V USB charger able to provide 1.5 A or more will be fine. I dont trust/use cheap chinese chargers for safety reasons. I am sure the Sony is a good charger, if its genuine ;)

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] Heshamvido:
White spot !!!

after 14 days of using this phone a small white spot appeared on my screen. No one really could see it until you play something that makes the screen white like (Note pad - TWRP recovery - when you install any app).

It's not noticeable but it really bother me.. anyone could help ???

:crying::crying::crying::crying:

Also, I flashed again to July official ROM, and I've got the camera app back (After being missed for 4 days because of poor hardware - I really solved this problem when I opened up the phone and put everything in place- now it's working) ... Thanks for everyone who helped me with this issue.

:):):):):)
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
Ok, i have SU and could sucessfully unroot my device, but how can i flash the original recovery.img, without flashing a complete Rom? Is it possible to flash only the recovery with twrp?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Use spflash tool and select only original recovery.img. If you have backed up your original rom, you will get it from there. Or search google for original recovery image of be touch 2 in relation with your current firmware. Don't format.
[Device Reviews and Information] maormark:
The white spots gone? Help me please.
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
I´m sorry, but if i start sp flash Tool i got the error "incorrect scatter file format"..could you please explain step by step? Thank you!
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Yeah, I thought that a Sony one would be more Trust worthy. It's from a reputable seller on amazon, so fingers crossed :eek:
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Select the scatter file from the original rom.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
you need to select the scatter file from the Styler zip. It's in the software folder!
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
Ok, i tooked the one from styler and had to create a folder named "software2 and put it in there. do i have to put in the recovery.img in this folder too?
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Yeah you can do, the one in the styler zip is the stock recovery! Just point to that one. When using SP Flash tool make sure you only check/select to download recovery. I found mine works with the battery out better.
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
The Download Agend in Flashtool wants to have a .bin file, but the recovery is a . img ? So what to do?
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Here is a tutorial for you. The process is similar using spflash tool.

http://en.miui.com/thread-147646-1-1.html
[Device Reviews and Information] wallahboy:
Ok after ~2 weeks of usage I have occasional freezes when I am leaving standby or closing programs. Only for few seconds but still annoying. I updated to 0811rom (or waht the name was).

No white spots and battery life absolutely ok (although I use moderately and no gamer).
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
hello guys.....i just ordered ulefone be touch 2 today .... any advice or bugs i should expect ?
[Device Reviews and Information] dudes456:
Same here I'm in the same boat as you. Mine is processing with Gearbest as we speak. I have read this and bought a backup just in case, I got a RedMi Note 2 Advanced Edition (32GB, 2.2Ghz Helio).
[Device Reviews and Information] KarlKoch1977:
Thank´s a lot!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
LOL, thats what happens when buying china phones! :D But the bright side is that you get 4 china phones for the price of one "real" phone :)

... and I still think the BT2 can be a good phone a few patches away. The Redmi note 2 looks to be a nice phone too.

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] dudes456:
Haha yeah I'm sure you're right, here's hoping anyway! :D