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[Device Reviews and Information] degreatone:
tried http://www.needrom.com/download/roms-romport-lollipop-5-0-5-8-27-miui-v7-ulephone-be-touch-2/ yesterday, the device seems more responsive though it has its own share of bugs too. the battery drains faster and only charges when you switched off the phone. charging is painfully slow, took more than 5hrs from 5% to 100% with the fone switched off!

fingerprint scanner doesnt work.

its a promising start though

thanks to the dev
[Device Reviews and Information] ExaPaw:
Huh, interesting. My device has a bright spot in the lower right corner too. I wonder if it is some internal component pressing against the screen or something.
[Device Reviews and Information] niltonarriegas:
Same here..
[Device Reviews and Information] grayfone:
Totally possible, it IS a budget phone after all, and I noticed similar spots in budget MTK phones as well. Alas, I'm not skilled enough to dismantle the phone and try to fix that. Then again, I am not bothered too much by it.
[Device Reviews and Information] degady64:
After installing 20150811, when I am in a call, after a few seconds the screen is turning off (even if it is put at 30 min in settings) and when I want to finish the call I must put the screen on and I see the "desktop" screen, I dont see the call screen to push the red button to finish the call.

Can you help me?
[Device Reviews and Information] donny_79:
Same here.. Need help..
[Device Reviews and Information] sh337:
Maybe the G-Sensor needs calibration...
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Can anybody upload the original 20150811 build.prop please?

I din dl the full rom nor made a backup of it and I need it to be able to flash the 0829 update.

Btw, i have a lot of freezes when i receive a call, it freezes a couple times a day and the ring even stays stuck in a loop after about 1 second ringing. Have to hard reboot the phone to make it work again. Read another guy in Google+ having same problem. I wonder if it's because of xposed or something...
[Device Reviews and Information] n1cl0n:
I have the same problem

Tapatalk per Android
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
I installed normal (non-root). I hung up .... up + power button .... install from card. functioned normally
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Ye, but I modified my build.prop, and the update won't install with a modded build.prop, so I need the original one.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
The original rom does not? I do not have root access ..
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Here you go pal :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
Updated to 20150829. Via needrom. Battery consumption greatly improved
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Tks but with your build.prop i still have same problem, when I flash the 0829 update it says the build.prop has unexpected content.

I will redownload the update zip file when I get home to see if that is the problem.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
Opaaaa CM 12.1

:)

http://www.needrom.com/download/ulefone-be-touch-2-cyanogenmod-12-1-unofficial/
[Device Reviews and Information] niltonarriegas:
Its works?

Isso funciona bem? Melhor que a original?
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
just got my BT2. seems very laggy from the first touch.

can anyone please summarize the last 130 pages of this thread? any working roms\kernels\apps that helps get this thing a bit faster?
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Ok, your build.prop was from 0702 so that's why it din work.

Found sitting in my pc, i had downloaded the full 0811 rom some days ago :p so i just extracted the build.prop from the system.img, copied it to my phone and now i managed to flash the update :)

I'm hoping this will fix my problem with the incoming calls freezing the phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] lampard1363:
just try best 2 custom roms had been release from good developers

1- CRYSTALROM V2b2

2- MIUI V7 Ulephone Be touch 2

both of them have no problem with touch . but miui custom rom drain battery A little more than the CRYSTALROM .
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Is that 0829 update using art or something? Xposed framework causes bootloop on the 0829 update :( anybody else experience the same?
[Device Reviews and Information] dtether:
Just a prompt for anyone looking for spare battery/batteries for their Ulefone Be Touch 2 at reasonable price, eg delivered to UK.

After all, having a detachable battery (and semi-detachable back - it does fit well!) is a perk of the design.

I ordered a couple from Gearbest - SKU: 141427701

@ USD $8.83 delivered free to UK.

I received two today, via Swedish post, and appear identical to the one that came in the phone.

Took under 4 weeks to arrive, 13 days to ship, then 13 days to arrive.

The bad news is that just checked Gearbest link and at this moment showing 'out of stock'.

Obviously don't mean to tease - but worth looking out for as potential source.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dekay99:
I got my spots and it froze on me

I like this be touch 2.

It looks good and it works OK.

Battery is a problem which can be fixed bij taking extra batteries an chargers.

White spots (I count 3) are no real trouble

But today it the phone froze on the ringtone (had to take out the battery to stop it)

It is a phone full of surprises! ;)

Dekay99
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
So, I got my phone yesterday. It had a rom dated 0708 (July) upon arrival.

I had very spotty WiFi to begin with, and no 4G/3G/2G at all. Turns out the 'Data Connexion' had to be activated on the quick settings panel. I was able to then flash to the 0812 firmware.

So far, beside battery, I love this phone. It is very solid and very fast (coming from a hacked CM 12.1 Samsung GT-I9192). The screen is beautiful and the camera is very very nice. Did I say it was nice?

PS: I could not restore my CM 12.1 backup, I suspect the hacked up unofficial CM12.1 from my Samsung S4 Mini is incompatible.

Be careful when putting SIM1 (it is a full size, old school SIM), it may end up with one edge in the SD Card slot and not work properly. The back of the phone requires super powers to be properly popped out. This is not a problem, but if you end up using something metallic you will leave marks. The micro-USB plugs sits on the top, and marks easily from the insertion of the charger plug.

4G speeds are nothing short of insane compared to 3G, and it will most likely destroy my quota in the long run. The fingerprint scanner works very well but you have to scan the same area that was used for the original print (orientation does not matter though). Also, you can use either SIM1 or SIM2 to get 3G data connexion (but not at the same time!). 4G only works on SIM1.

The phone design is one the best in the market (well, they got their inspiration from a fruit company...). I was not a big fan of the fingerprint scanner location in the Elefone P8000 and ZTE v5 Pro, but this one is perfect. There is no backlighting for the 'Back' and 'Menu' buttons, and yes, the unused 5 mm beneath the screen feels like a wasted space.

For those wondering, GoSMS Pro works well to send SMSes. The built-in app works just as well (it displays 'Send via SIM1' or 'Send via SIM2').

On the minus side, I can't find a way to show notifications on the screen when the fingerprint scanner is activated (but they show just fine when using PIN), but judging by the results on google, this seems to be a Lollipop issue.

Major plus for us, Lefties, is the location of the power, volume up and volume down button... This is perfect.

So far, I am very pleased. I hope it lasts me a solid year. I am not after the latest and greatest ROM - just something stable which preserves battery and I hope that Ulefone will at least go as far as doing that.

I bought it from Shenzen Top Teck Technology on Aliexpress (http://goo.gl/MfXSBj) which happens to be shipping from within Europe at no extra cost (phone cost me 190 €) via courrier with a 7 days return window... So I ordered the phone last Friday and it was delivered Wednesday.

Another thing that won me over the other phones, is that this one had 3G and 4G compatible with Europe... So this phone works on Orange and Bouygtel (France) without problem. I did a stopover in Brussels and am presently in Lithuania where it is also showing 4G and 3G signal.
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
Google Messenger is also very good for SMS. I use it myself. As an european myself the required 3G/4G bands somewhat limited my choices with China phones but Be Touch 2 meet my needs perfectly. It works as well in cities and more rural areas as well.
[Device Reviews and Information] vanist_19:
cm 12.1 rom

please anyone could help me? i instal a cm 12.1 rom that you are talking at anterior page and my touchscreen stays very slow and back key stop working, i already try instal original rom on my elefone be touch 2 but it stay with the same problems, i read on another forum and many users are sofering because that problem and its very sad, i cant use my phone in this condictions, please anyone could help me? please anyone........:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Device Reviews and Information] MagicRB:
Where is the config file and want should i change to prevent wipe?
[Device Reviews and Information] Danacy:
He man,

That's really bad. The CM12 ROM is a pretty faulty one. HackerCzExtreme has deleted the ROM but apparently today re-uploaded it. You could give it a try to see if it's fixed in this one. Otherwise I am afraid that some pretty important files got corrupted.
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
Have you tried erasing/wiping all the relevant caches (Dalvik etc...) in between ROMs?
[Device Reviews and Information] vanist_19:
yes i have done all wipes between roms...:crying:
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
If you haven't tried, i would flash back the July firmware using S7yler's modified sp flash tool, it might rewrite more than just the data/system that recovery installations do.
[Device Reviews and Information] vanist_19:
i already have tried flash with sp flashtools all roms in NEEDROM site include oficial.....and it stays the same........
[Device Reviews and Information] androFRUST:
Help!! My network signal shows fullbars but i keep getting missed calls without the phone ringing! and no.. my phone wasnt on silent or anything. I tested it with another phone. Problem seems to go away when its restarted.
[Device Reviews and Information] vanist_19:
you lost youre IMEI, instal mtk engeneering mode from play store , next click on MTK setings->conectivity->CDS information->Radio information->Phone 1 and next AT+EGMR= 1,7,"YOURE IMEI 1" -> SEND AT COMMAND

go back and next click on MTK setings->conectivity->CDS information->Radio information->Phone 2 and next AT+EGMR= 1,10,"YOURE IMEI 2" -> SEND AT COMMAND

atention next EMGR= have a SPACE before 1,7, or 1,10,

you can get youre IMEI 1 or IMEI 2 behind youre battery
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Have you tried a full format in sp flash tools first?
[Device Reviews and Information] vanist_19:
yes, even lost my IMEI after full format :) but IMEI problem are solved...

its very sad i pay a great phone and now i stay with a big piece of junk....

:crying::crying:
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
My BT2 works perfect, except the delay in typing. It appeared a white spot with Holla launcher and disappeared with the launcher Go Ex
[Device Reviews and Information] niltonarriegas:
What u have to say about the fingerprint function? And battery? What rom u have installed?
[Device Reviews and Information] vanist_19:
but you have flashed cm 12.1?
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
I have no problem with the fingerprint function. The battery really does not do any miracle. It lasts all day with moderate use. Rom 29/08/2015 original. This problem is not only the BT2 battery but most cell phones (Samsung, Sony, Motorola....)

---------- Post added at 07:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:35 PM ----------

I not installed any custom ROM and did root access
[Device Reviews and Information] G3n3R4L:
guys, can i know the known bugs for this phone cause i ordered one already and i will need to give feedback once i receive it or loose the money ... so i can at least know what i am searching for, is it good or bad ? some bugs cannot be solved ?
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
After a few days use this is what I think:

The hardware in this device isn't bad. The software is horrible.

The battery is uncalibrated, the touch sensitivty is horrible and the overall device is slow.

After root I managed to improve things a bit by changing the CPU governer to performance. And if course removing some ulefone junk.

I believe that a decent rom could really help this device.

The things i miss the most are notification led and proper screen brightness. Is there a way of using the front flash for notification?

How about increasing the screen brightness?

Overall I think this device is giving it's moneys worth. No more, no less.
[Device Reviews and Information] anonymous1:
Please would you mind explaining how to flash this small update?

I am on the stock unrooted 2015.08.11 official ROM from the ulefone website. If I go into recovery it is in Chinese...no option to flash zip from SD card.

Can't figure out how to use SP flash tool as that seems for complete package updates.

If someone could provide a link to the official source for this ROM and how to flash it, would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] dupajapona:
How to get rid of the typing lag

This worked for me. Typing is much smoother now

1. Download and install Entropy Fixer from Play Store

2. Launch and set read to 1366 and write to 2048

3. Save values

Still not perfect but things improved a bit.

No harm to try...
[Device Reviews and Information] ellmoon:
The official tutorial video is a breeze to watch. Video recording by Ulefone seems to have richer colors than iphone 6.
[Device Reviews and Information] Surfeur-des-Reves:
Hi, This update ZIP file has to be flashed through the TWRP custom Recovery, not with the factory one, as indicated in the comments given by its author on the needrom page.

Hope it helps.
[Device Reviews and Information] Taylor2:
I see that a lot of people are having the same problem as me, where the phone is freezing and restarting when receiving a call.

Has anyone found a solution yet? I'm close to giving up on this phone....
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
With the phone off press alloy + vol + button. Choose install zip from sdcard and flash the downloaded zip file
[Device Reviews and Information] condor_123:
I've the same problem today: the phone with ringtone frozen. I'had to take off the battery to solve it.

What's your build number? I still have the 20150702.
[Device Reviews and Information] Taylor2:
My build no is 20150811
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
So, my device has a serious issue with the proximity sensor. it disturbs me mainly during calls. the screen won't turn on.

i tried calibrating it thru the MTK engineering mode, but i suspect the calibration is not working properly. it registers same value in the min and max slots. i'm guessing it shouldn't be like that.

anyone else encounterd such issue?
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
Yes I did briefly. Repeat calibration by actually putting the phone as if you were making a call, then restart the phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] anonymous1:
Thanks.

Copied zip file to external SD card and used the volume+ key on turning on the phone to get to recovery in English.

No need to have TWRP or other custom recovery. No need for custom recovery to flash an official, stock update package.

:good:.

Update: screen sensitivity seems better so far with this small update - 'flinging' seems more kinetic and responsive than with the 2015.08.11 update.
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
but how do i calibrate? there are 4 buttons in that screen.

1. get min value

2. get max value

3. do calibration

4. clear calibration

the instructions says to get the min value. then cover the phone and get the max value. what next? if i press the "do calibration" it overwrites the values and it puts the same value in both cells.

clear calibration just erases everything. am i missing something?

thanks!
[Device Reviews and Information] websa:
Yes I have same problem, happens on July and august updates. Seems to only be an issue when I haven't used the phone for a while... like it crashes coming out of standby mode after a certain period....
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Are the keys being registered using the key test in cwm recovery?
[Device Reviews and Information] Heshamvido:
I've tried to install the 29/8 update using TWRP with no luck.

I've 2/7 ROM, fully unrooted using super user app. Should I have the 11/8 update before installing the 29/8 update or what ???

Also, now I don't receive any OTA updates !!!
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
Updating from 11/8 to 29/8 went fine for me using the carliv (cwm) recovery so the updates are probably needed to be done in sequence.
[Device Reviews and Information] hansel0517:
whenever new updates come from Ulefone, i use splash tool. then when it is updated i flash the custom recovery and flash the root file. no issue whatsoever. right now i'm on aug 29 update, rooted, and using TWRP. the stock ROM got all features activated that's why i stick with it. i tried crystal, miui7 and elephone custom ROMs - they all lack one feature or more.
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
:confused:

Question to all who have incoming call freezes, you have the phone rooted? xposed framework installed? Any freezes on stock non rooted phones?

I have the freezes on the 0811 and 0829 updates, never tried 0702. I will try the crystal rom soon to see if it freezes also.
[Device Reviews and Information] Moolok:
I have stock ROM 0829 unrooted. Never had any problems with phone calls or anything else for that matter. Battery is still poorish but better than with previous ROM.

I'm still one of those happy few.
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
My guess is that there's a connection between the incoming freezes and the proximity issues. Try to install a proximity test app and check your sensor..
[Device Reviews and Information] Taylor2:
My phone is unrooted. Build 0811
[Device Reviews and Information] dsadd:
bad processor
[Device Reviews and Information] Dekay99:
I have build 20150811, installed directly after receiving the phone.

no custom recovery.

One sim enabled, (to save battery i disabled the other sim, i dont use it anyway)

Have an sd inserted,

use wifi, and 4g,

Rarely BT.

The only mod i did was : Installed an older Google keyboard apk i once found on xda to to get Swype.

Typing and swyping works perfectly, the phone works ok (not faster than my previous Jiayu4gS)

And i have put an mp3 song as a ringtone (David guettta song..)

the spontaneous reboots and sometime freeze on ringtone ar-e clearly software issues.

Do you have a custom MP3 tone?

ow and when calling, sometimes the screen goes on... enabling speaker... how could i fix that!?

Dekay99:eek:
[Device Reviews and Information] tareumlaneuchie:
I received the phone a week ago. Like you, no customisation but unlike you, no reboots. About the only notable difference is that I updated all the Google Apps and use the phone for a day *before* I did the firmware upgrade.

I have not rooted the phone either, and I am on 20150811. Battery life is very tight though.
[Device Reviews and Information] androFRUST:
still no word on any updates. the more worrying this is, i read that the whole development team has been fired, and the new ones are mostly kids, like teenagers still in school. the horror!!

So far, my fingerprint scanner has been disabled, this is in hopes of extending battery life.

GPS is hopeless, and camera is laggy as well.

Phone still drains battery when screen is turned on light use.

Miss calls are too rampant even when there is full coverage

In great need of a software update. This phone could be so much more.
[Device Reviews and Information] androFRUST:
also, anyone know where to dl the latest update?
[Device Reviews and Information] AdOS16:
needrom.com
[Device Reviews and Information] Coolgreek:
a nice review here:

http://www.gizbeat.com/8743/ulefone-be-touch-2-review-3gb-ram-mt6753/

i'll stand out:

-its fake battery specs

-expensive with much competition from better phones (xiaomi redmi note2 and meizu m1-m2 note amongst them)

-Bad antenna placement (poor wifi and signal)

Also it says nothing about unstable rom, reboots, freezes and the touch screen response...

Overall ulefone should have and could have done something here, but missed their chance.
[Device Reviews and Information] jlev:
Any current or past developers following this thread and able to comment?
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Yesterday I did a full wipe and installed crystalrom v2b1.

Received several calls during the day and no freezes while getting them.

This morning, 1st call, freeze!

The way the ringtone stays in a forever loop looks like a hardware issue to me... so now I will test the CPU.

I will lock the CPU to 468MHz and not allow it to go higher than that each time I off the screen and wait for incoming call, this way can test if it's the jump in speed and increase in voltage to the CPU at the moment of incoming call that is causing the freezes.
[Device Reviews and Information] Guerreiro_BR:
Why not install the original rom and updates to 29.8.2015? so for testing
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
no one else experiences problems with the proximity sensor during calls?

anyone?
[Device Reviews and Information] brunogalinho:
No....of all problems mentioned in this thread I have only to complain about 1 white spot (which does not affect me much) and the battery life, which after OTA update 11/8, I need to recharge everyday (before it lasted up to 2 days).
[Device Reviews and Information] Jmanthesin:
Used the phone for a month or so, I recently sold it( for $300) and got a Note 3. Compared to the Note 3, the the difference is like night and day.

I'll hold off on Chinese phones for another year.
[Device Reviews and Information] guru_shastri:
anyone else? i can't understand why i would be the only one suffering from a software problam...(i'm pretty sure its a software thing)
[Device Reviews and Information] Elusivo:
Just go to display settings and calibrate the proximity sensor.

As you can see i did before and it happens on all roms, plus, on 0829 xposed din work for me.

I can't find a way to 100% lock the cpu to 468MHz for testing... tried many apps that limit the cpu speed to what I want, but looks like the OS always override it in some situations, for example, by simply touching the status bar to pull down the notifications it jumps immediately to 1.69GHz... If it does the same for incoming calls then i can't test it like I want.

Any way to lock the cpu at 468MHz?
[Device Reviews and Information] Psiufoxx:
Stuck!

Hi Aszu,

Could you please share how you went about rooting your BE Touch 2?

I've tried many methods but it simply won't root. I'd love to install custom recovery and a custom ROM, but I'm stuck!

Thanks :)

Jonathan
[Device Reviews and Information] WearySky:
Aaaaand I managed to crack my BT2's screen this morning. It was already scratched, from accidentaly putting it in my pocket with a wood screw that was there when I was working on a carpentry project... But this morning, trying to wrangle my daughter into her clothes for daycare, I bent over and heard a *crack*. A nice little crack right across the top left corner of the screen. Gorilla Glass, really? Never had any issues with any other 5.5" phones cracking the screen in my pocket, and I'm regularly wrangling a 3 and 6 year old. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
That's unfortunate and concerning.
[Device Reviews and Information] WearySky:
Yup, and it's not like I'm wearing some crazy skinny hipster jeans. I mean, it's possible the phone just got into a weird angle in my pocket, but seems unlikely.