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[Device Reviews and Information] Arkady-san:
Any custom rom will work with 4G. Stock has a bug.
[Device Reviews and Information] KloNom:
Already removed again...
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
It wasn't that. I called my provider and turn on the 4G. Now i have 4G!!!! MY GOD IT'S SUPER FAST!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] migas68:
What do you mean? What have you learned?
[Device Reviews and Information] :
[LIST] Ulefone Be Touch 2 Bugs

Just informing everyone here, I've been using my Be Touch 2 for about 1-2 months now, and I haven't had any white spots or hardware failures. So far, I've had these only bugs:

- Touchscreen lag: Big down factor for this device

- Finally got one white spot on the bottom right, though not very visible

- Huge battery drain

- Mediatek NLP location service crashed once

- Occasional SystemUI freeze and crash

- Lockscreen PIN pad is blue: Looks terrible but not serious

- Fingerprint sensor does not always work, sometimes freezes up and stops detecting fingers

- Camera focus is extremely slow

- Some WiFi 5GHz APs are not detected

- It's not Android 5.1!

I'm on the 29 August build.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
Next update "around 10 october" also confirmed on fb yesterday

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] andreheitor:
I received this answer from service customer:

"About the fast draining problem, we are now preparing an update to improve battery life. We've sent test update to some users already and we are improving the update according to their feedbacks and detecting results for some items sent back. It should be released around October 10th. Have a nice day!

Best Regards

ulefone customer service team"
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Let's hope it's before and not after 10th Oct 15. [emoji14]
[Device Reviews and Information] rukud:
regarding the Update I received this message:

As you can see, it's 99% the same as what you got.

The difference? I received it on the 14th September.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
:good::good::good:
[Device Reviews and Information] rukud:
I do hope that they finally release the update. They've been telling people since end of August that the update will be ready by the end of the week.

I can't stand the crazy battery drain of the phone any more. It also developed a white spot after 2 months of use.
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
Some people said that installing another launcher fixed the white spot. Can you confirm that this works?
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
How does a white spot look? I used mine for almost 2 months but screen still looking good. [emoji4]
[Device Reviews and Information] thierry77c:
Install a launcher it's easy to install and remove, you can try it yourself. ;)

Envoyé de mon Be Touch 2 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
So you confirm that is working by changing the launcher?
[Device Reviews and Information] niltonarriegas:
Of course not... It is a hardware issue, none software will solve that
[Device Reviews and Information] migas68:
Hollyyy!!! That sounds really bad!!!! God damn, if I had known that I wouldn't have spent my money! Jesus!
[Device Reviews and Information] brendo323:
hi. I have just received my befone2. I have plugged in the charger but no response. am i dong some thing wrong? i meant to be opening it up to remove any plastic blocker?
[Device Reviews and Information] niltonarriegas:
Try a different cable.. My cable stopped work after 2 weeks..
[Device Reviews and Information] n1cl0n:
Remove the tape from the battery contacts

Inviato dal mio Be Touch 2 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Your battery should have a sticker blocking the connector if you just unboxed it. Remove that and try again.
[Device Reviews and Information] brendo323:
really? its only first try out of the box! where can I get one - is it a specialist cable I need to get from the company? at anytime do you need to access the battery?

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Hi - thanks. thats is what I thought? do I need to open up the back? I am a bit hesitant given its NEW :(. How do I open it?
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Turning your device to the back cover, you should see a slot at the bottom left. Get your nails in there and just carefully pull the back cover out. (Don't worry the back cover is very flexible, but don't overdo it) Carefully remove the battery (with the blocking sticker it should be a little tight), and just remove the sticker at the connector and reinsert the battery.
[Device Reviews and Information] wallahboy:
Well, despite the bugs (I also complained in here), it is still a pretty usable device. I have it for two months now and while it is sometimes annoying, the overall experience is okayish... Considering that I paid less than 200€. The biggest letdown is the company itself because of their empty promises.
[Device Reviews and Information] LucianGL30:
Root Succesfull

Succesfull root my Ulefone Be Touch 2 with latest update,that was done thru fastboot ( usb cable ) + recovery TWRP ( image ) + SuperSU ( image ) .

Without deleting/wipe anything on the phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] n1cl0n:
Can you describe in detail the procedure? thank you

Inviato dal mio Be Touch 2 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Ulefone's Facebook page has just stated that the new (presumably 2 days from now) OTA will fix battery and WiFi issues (probably the 5GHz? Not too sure about this). They also stated that the developers haven't mentioned any other fixes yet, so there may be more to expect.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
Most of the reports I have read regarding Wifi issues refers to low signal strength (compared to other phones) and lots of disconnections. I have not read many complaints about 5GHz issues, but hopefully they have solved that too. A few more days and we will now.

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
I was hoping that they would include device and scrolling fluidity in their update this time round but they didn't say anything about that in their fb reply to me, they've had enough time to address more issues than the two they have stated.

I'm still on the July firmware as battery drastically decreased in current updates so if they can bring that back to around the 4 and a half hours mark again that will be better. I never had issues with WiFi.

I'm using my Elephone P8000 again now though, if they don't fix a lot of bugs this time round then I'll be selling my BT2 I think :( It's a shame because I really want to love this phone!
[Device Reviews and Information] rukud:
just now, I couldn't turn the display of my phone on again. I then tried to remove the battery but it doesn't help. I am also trying to charge it again, but the screen stays black.

When I plug it to the computer I can see it installing drivers, so the phone is not completely dead.

I am running the August 29 firmware and the battery is as calibrated as it gets.

Just now the screen went on and it showed the charging state (39%). It was still impossible to turn it on.

Now the screen went on again and it showed 1%.

Is the battery dead?
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Same bro. [emoji4] if it still remains unsolved, I am gonna get a real iPhone 6S Plus.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
I can't bring myself to pay that much for a phone... I bought the two chandroids and they still cost a fraction of an iPhone 6s. Plus, I'm pretty happy with my P8000, it's just not as nice (design wise) as the BT2 and I do like the front fingerprint scanner.
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
I in fact cancelled the P8000 to get the BT2 due to better design and hardware specification that was advertised. And these issues happened. Should not have cancelled. [emoji19]. Hating myself for the decision.
[Device Reviews and Information] brunogalinho:
I have no problems with wifi (but never used it at 5GHz), and as I said previously, my BT2 has better wifi signal than my friend's nexus 5..

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Is there any video where I can see the scrolling fluidity issue? Because my BT2 is very fluid. However it may be just my impression since I came from a dual core, 1gb ram smartphone....
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
BT2 screen is not as fluid as it could be. My previous phone was older Nexus 4 and it was fluidier. Nokia Z launcher helps somewhat to stock launcher.
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Try lucid launcher. It's great [emoji13] .

If BT2 is rooted, can still get OTA update? Accidentally rooted as I was trying to calibrate the battery.
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Unless you have 2 phones side by side it's hard to see what I'm talking about but it's just an irritating feel of slight lag and responsiveness. You can definitely notice it once you know what it is.

For example, go on to a web page or app where there's a long page and scroll/swipe down on the screen repeatedly like you were quickly getting to the bottom. You will see slight start/stop jerkiness and sometimes the motion stops like you just touched the screen instead of swiping. It also feels slow to react and doesn't fling at the velocity which is set in the buld.prop file.

This doesn't happen AT ALL on my P8000 or my previous HTC. In fact, I never noticed it on any of my other phones or tablets. The page just flies down and is really responsive on them.

You can also see it if you scroll/fling down then up, repeatedly... down/up, down/up. There's a real lack of responsiveness. Weirdly, I noticed that the BT2 always seemed to prefer scrolling down than up.... it always seemed more responsive that way. I have no idea why :/
[Device Reviews and Information] condor_123:
Hi,

randomly on my BT2 the ringtone stays in a forever loop when I receive a call.

Did you find the reason in you test? You know if this bus was reported to Ulefone support?

Could you tell me an app to easy manage the flip cover?
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
My battery is crazy. 80% to 0% in seconds.I had to ask another
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
You'll need to calibrate your battery....Let it close and then full charge it closed and when is 100% remove the usb and the battery for one minute.Then insert the battery again and the usb (don't open the phone). You'll see that now will not showing 100% but less. Let it again to completely charge and when is 100% follow the same procedure untill you get real 100% and not less. When this is done do also a clear cache and battery stats from your custom recovery menu.
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
You can try advance battery calibrator. But it will root your phone if you don't mind.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dayling:
I want one!!!

Does anyone know where I can get one of these in the UK. I'm not too keen on importing as I've heard about large fees and also a long wait?

Thanks,

Dan.
[Device Reviews and Information] Sweetdude:
You can get them from Amazon.
[Device Reviews and Information] SamSmiles:
Why would you want to buy one? - it's not a very good phone. I had one briefly and sent it back because battery life was so poor it was effectively unusable. Also the compass was completely useless - well it was fine with wifi off, but when you turned it on the compass went completely haywire. Oh and the touch screen response was poor. And it got really hot, sometimes even just in my pocket for no good reason. It looked and felt nice but clearly it's a half baked product and Ulephone don't really seem to care.

Why not buy buy a Lenovo K3 Note instead? It might also have some issues but it's cheaper and seems to get support from Lenovo. I don't own one but I nearly bought one after my Be Touch fiasco, actually I did buy one but Gearbest wouldn't send it without me giving them copies of sensitive personal information so I told them to stuff it. I've now decided to go upmarket and I am awaiting delivery of a Zuk Z1.
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
there is a new official rom 28 sep on needrom, did anyone try it ?
[Device Reviews and Information] -fluffy-:
Nope
[Device Reviews and Information] vinjex:
Just to say something good about this phone: It has been used since 5am always in 3G/4G and with bluetooth connected with the smartwatch. I think that disabling the smart energy saving helped.

Stock rom, 11/08 update

Edit: unable to post the screenshot due to xda restrictions, however the battery was at 21%

Inviato dal mio Be Touch 2 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
I am hesitating, [emoji13] . worried my phone won't be able to boot up.
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
i flashed it, it works .... and it is official 28 sep update .... but so far now the phone is so laggy !!
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
One more question, is ur phone rooted? I worried that my phone roll be a brick.... [emoji20]

Did you choose upgrade firmware or download?
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
my phone was rooted before flashing, i choose download only and now i rooted the phone ...hoping to be less laggy
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
Is your AAL turned off after installing the new rom? It might have been enabled and thus causing the lag?

If not, you can try clearing the cache when in recovery mode?
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
i will try and let u know
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
How bad is the lag? Damn curious.
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
not so bad, but it is laggy ....
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
It was laggy to begin with... So how much worse compared to before doing the update?
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
i reflashed again now ..... gonna try everything from the beginning ... maybe u wanna try it urself also, i feel the screen response is better ...
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
Mine also a tiny wee bit laggy... I disabled AAL settings in Engineering menu and it helped a bit.

I also think the screen protection (I still have the plastic one from when I received it) is to blame. The finger id works reasonably well, albeit not always from the first try.

About a week ago, white spots appeared (3 on the bottom, 1 in the center). They are only noticeable on white background, and they do bother me as I fear they will get worse over time.

In terms of battery, I bought a spare battery + 2 chargers (http://goo.gl/xPgFN2 and http://goo.gl/uaOahq). That way, I can charge my battery and my phone at the same time. I take the spare battery (which is very light in my pocket) and I get through the day just fine without being afraid to be stranded without a phone. I filed the back cover to make it easier to remove.

The phone is super fast, whether 4G or raw CPU speed. I could not hit 45000 as reported by Antutu but only 37000~38000 with/without battery saver on. I installed Nova Launcher which is much more to my liking. I hear chirping in the speaker during phonecall, for some reason, I suspect the volume is too loud or the speaker slightly undersized.

It is a shame that notifications are not displayed when the fingerprint scanner is enabled. GPS / Wifi / 4G works well. I am running the late August firmware. Interestingly enough the phone serial number reads '0123456789ABCDE'.
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
which rom r u talking about now ?
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
20150829, available on needrom...
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
the last update is ****ty !! laggy, play store crashing and not working properly ..
[Device Reviews and Information] imprezawrxhatch:
You saved me from a nightmare. [emoji4]
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
I instaled! all ok.
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
what u mean by all ok ?
[Device Reviews and Information] Uxorious:
Problems with WiFi when BT is paired?

I'm on the 20150829 ROM and noticed something interesting.

If I enable BT and pair a headset, even if the headset is off/disconnected, WiFi will drop out every few seconds.

Running a WiFi scanner will only see APs on a single frequency - and then see nothing at all.

Turn BT off, or unpair the headset, and WiFi scanner will show APs on all frequencies.

Anybody else seeing this?
[Device Reviews and Information] soulfunkdjx:
What do you mean laggy? Like the old one official? How's the battery life now.Better? Give some more details.
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
i couldn't keep it, laggy like slow .... and freezes a lot, also i tried to use play store, but not working .... anyway u can create a backup and install it, maybe u can fix ...
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Anyone seen or tried this? Reviews seem to be poor.

http://www.needrom.com/download/ulefone-be-touch-2-2/
[Device Reviews and Information] rodryguez:
Anybody got the new OTA update ?

[MENTION=4209657]G3n3R4L[/MENTION] : reput your AAL on On before flashing, and if your rooting method implies flashing other than recovery.img alone, it won't work with this rom since the boot.img is larger than the new memory blocks, so do not root other than with TWRP, and you will see that is runs smooth.

[MENTION=470883]bach[/MENTION]MinetInG : I've tried it and seems ok. I suggest to use the TWRP recovery to root, then to flashback the stock recovery.img

the guys of Ulefone have losed nerves and are changing too big blocks in the program without cleaning.......... this will lead to people ending buy anything from Ulefone..... perspective of a disaster in sight if they don't hire the services of good programers..... the former STAR team was underpaid and was fired ....... the Paris model is a piece of crap, so they'd better push total investment in the be touch 2, or they'lll have to close their business.... users won't forgive them....they've never been as much exposed on the internet (see how many websites and facebook pages and local pages all of a sudden, based on the potential success of the be touch 2), when you throw a so big boomerang, if you throw it bad then it kills your business.... enough said.
[Device Reviews and Information] Lorith:
It's not official, it's a fake.
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Honestly I do quite age with you on that. The device itself has huge potential, just that the software is not optimised. And they keep pushing back updates too, without giving official statements as to why they are doing that. According to a person I've talked to on the Facebook group, it has been pushed to Tuesday instead.
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Never found out the reason, it still happens from time to time, i couldn't find a way to lock the cpu to the lowest speed to do my test.

But it seems it's not a very widespread issue as I don't really see many ppl complaining about it, as opposed to wifi and fluidity issues, so I doubt ulefone will even try to fix it...

I still haven't tried using the phone with an unrooted stock rom to see if the problem still occurs tho...
[Device Reviews and Information] LucianGL30:
There is a software able to record calls on ulefone be touch 2 ( like in line record,or clear sound from both parts ) ?
[Device Reviews and Information] WearySky:
All of these Chinese phones seem to use most of their battery power in "Phone Idle". I'm on my 6th one in the last 6 months, and they've all been the same.

I'm not sure you want to use Elephone as a marker for reliability in delivering on firmware updates. They've had nothing but broken promises going back to at *least* the original P3000s.
[Device Reviews and Information] aszu:
All those MTK phones are plagued by various kernel wakelocks in standby, draining the battery considerably. It is really embarrassing actually, but it is not clear if the problem is caused by crappy ROMs / hardware implementation that those Chinese manufacturers do or Mediatek kernel itself.

It helps to disable WiFi and bluetooth, they create a lot of wakelocks, even if not connected to any network. In my case it decreased standby battery drain from about 4% per hour to 1% per hour. And don't bother with 'Keep WiFi on during sleep' option, I have never seen it working on recent Mediatek phones.
[Device Reviews and Information] Psiufoxx:
Rooted Be Touch 2, Xposed, Loving it. But ROM is LAGGY!!

Hi folks. I used a process found on XDA to successfuly root my Ulefone Be Touch 2. Instead of the provided recovery.img and boot.img, I used a version of Carliv Recovery and the Be Touch 2 boot.img found through needrom and it worked perfectly. I was also able to install Xposed Framework by changing the Android version from 5.1 to 5.0 in prop settings (using BuildProp Editor) - which is fine since most say it's fake 5.1 anyway.

Does anyone know whether people have successfully installed custom roms to the Be Touch 2? I find the stock ROM laggy - more so than it should be - but I hesitate to install something like CM or Liquidsmooth without knowing.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
I'm beginning to regret having to place an order
[Device Reviews and Information] EduardBT:
Mine had 53 degrees shown by cpu-z after a 10 min call :crying:
[Device Reviews and Information] aszu:
There are no custom ROMs for this phone and they will very likely never be - Ulefone is a niche player and good custom ROMs for MTK devices are rarity (there is not a single ROM for Be Touch 1 that has been around for months now)

The current official fake 5.1 ROM (5.0 in reality) is a laggy mess plagued with wakelocks, battery drain and overheating issues (not to mention battery capacity at least in some cases is less than advertised). You can only pray Ulefone releases a major fix for this, but I would not have high hopes, as they seem to be more interested in releasing new devices than supporting the existing ones.

It is a disgrace they released the phone in the current ROM shape - and simply offensive to the customers.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
I agree with you. unfortunate
[Device Reviews and Information] Psiufoxx:
Good to know. And yikes. Time to sell on eBay and await the arrival of my K3 note.
[Device Reviews and Information] MitchBuchannon:
Hi ;) Can you provide files that you used for rooting process? I received this phone today and I am quite impressed. I don't think the phone is laggy. Definitely there is a space for software improvements but in my opionion it is not that bad. I will use it for few days and I will check battery life etc.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
Very Good !! A positive freedback