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[Device Reviews and Information] :
I managed to obtain root on my Ulefone Be Touch 2:

1. Flash http://www.needrom.com/download/be-touch-2-twrp-2-8-7-0/ using SP Flash Tools

2. Flash SuperSU binary from here: download.chainfire.eu

3. You should get root, if SuperSU doesn't update binaries follow steps 4 and onwards.

4. Download this archive: https://mega.nz/#!VYlAFTRD!wRCZl0LGuwLjP7WcS2LThagnknqnC-lLsevlWZzXKhc

5. Extract the 'mrw' folder to the internal storage's root directory.

6. Install Kingroot from here: http://kingroot.net/ (click the blue button)

7. Install and run Kingroot, and it should say something like 'fix root', tap the 'fix' button. Grant all root requests for Kinguser/Kingroot! When it shows that root access is enabled through Kinguser, proceed to step 8.

8. Download File Explorer from here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx

9. Navigate to the 'mrw' folder.

10. Open root.sh, and select 'Root', then tap 'Start'.

11. When the script is running, SuperSU will start. Update the binaries through the 'Normal' way.

12. It should say that the binaries are successfully obtained, if not, head to Kinguser and perform a 'Remove root authorization' through the settings and repeat steps 6 through 11.

Tell me if it works!
[Device Reviews and Information] Galdan:
Hello together,

i tried to root my phone yesterday. But had the problem, that iam using Windows 10 already.

I couldnt install the ADB drivers :(

Do you know which drivers are the correct ones?

Thank you!
[Device Reviews and Information] sh337:
Hi there!

I think this "trend" is common to a lot of shops.

I bought mine from teknistore, that sends the phone from Italy, and it show in stock. I bought it on the 7th of July. They said they will ship it from Italy tomorrow.

My guess is that they all got hit by the lack of stock that the guys from the flash sales also had. My point is that, even if they say that they have stock, we shouldn't trust that information. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] Danacy:
This s7yler guy seems pretty good at making ROMs. Can't we do a donation round for him to make a proper CM or even stock ROM?
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
The PayPal account name is the same as the delivery addressee. Since it's PayPal, I would assume that they have no direct access to the credit card information etc but in any case the delivery address that I used was verified and I received another order from GearBest at that same address last week. Ergo, if I was going to try to con them that I probably would have already attempted it by now.

I actually think it might be because this order was for a slightly higher value than the last one but even so this kind of behaviour from GearBest is far from acceptable really. Pretty much every legal and financial authority in my country would advise against emailing copies of your personal documents to a Chinese vendor.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ormbett:
I agree, I wouldnt send them that kind of information either. I know, from other forums, that they (chinese shops, not only gb) do this kind of stuff when something trigger their suspicious minds. The purpose is probably to protect themself and customers from fraud, and sadly they know no other way to do it. If you continue to buy from chinese shops I am sure it will happen again sometime :)

Kind regards
[Device Reviews and Information] jochemke:
Somehow I have accidently removed the OS (wrong command to format)

Does somebody have a flashable .zip or can someone help me getting it back? I can access TWRP recovery and fastboot but thats nearly it.

For now, I only get the Ulefone logo and that's it.
[Device Reviews and Information] Ricochet90:
Hi.

I really want to buy this phone,but the issues with the battery and the performance worry me.

Do you think ulephone is going to release an update soon?

And is true that the paint of the device (where the ulephone logo is) goes bad after a while?
[Device Reviews and Information] clubvibe:
I received my phone last Saturday from 1949deals.com they offered an accurate and good service. So far I'm pretty happy with the device. It came with the 2150702 rom version. Only drawback I find is the battery life, but it's better than my Umi zero. Fingerprint scanner is pretty accurate as well. Let's hope a new update and/or CM12.1 Rom will make the phone even better.
[Device Reviews and Information] Jmanthesin:
Be Touch 2 Fabric Case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqx24uXCxbQ

Be Touch 2 Unboxing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXVadWeGZaE

Be Touch 2 Tempered Glass screen protector

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXqsNhed4vA
[Device Reviews and Information] antonduys:
Can't you flash back the original rom?

If you extract the original rom you get Several .img files and a android scatter file (a text file). That text file can be opened in the SP flash tool where you can select format + download and then press the download button in the upper left corner and afther pressing that button connect your phone whilst turned off the rom should start downloading to your phone.

Hope this helps.
[Device Reviews and Information] gibs:
Be Touch 2 Stabilizer test :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTxAmT4AEQM
[Device Reviews and Information] :
I get 4G LTE here in Singapore, I think your country doesn't support the bands in the phone, you can try typing *#*#4636#*#* on the dialer, go into Phone Information, then tap the menu button, you'll see 'Band selection' or something similar, change that until you get 4G. ITXTutor has a tutorial on that too if you want to check it out.

As for Quick Charge, I get the phone charged up in 2 hours, so I'm not sure why you're getting 3 hour charge times.

I'm also pretty sure the operating system is 64-bit, it's just that Ulefone applied a lot of battery saving tweaks at the cost of performance, which is why it may seem like a 32-bit operating system (though it is 5.0 and not 5.1).
[Device Reviews and Information] Carlito Z3:
ulefone won't propose the latest rom wia OTA?
[Device Reviews and Information] snowbord:
I have mixed feelings about this phone. The ROM definitely needs a lot of polish and has a bunch of issues;

* artifacts in quick settings

* performance drops when battery goes below 50% (by design!! WTF?!? Amateurs!)

* Wifi could be more stable

* The ROM itself can be a bit buggy / flaky on occasion

* The screen could be better, but the inclusion of Miravision should fix that

* It IS Android 5.0

* GFX performance needs improvement. It is jittery when using the UI, which is unacceptable

Actually, a lot of stuff is unacceptable on the software side of this phone, BUT... the build quality is indeed excellent and with the support of Ulefone (let's see), if these issues are resolved, or if CM is ported over, the phone will be excellent. Let's hope a community forms around it, as I do like the phone a lot, but it is presently a bit of a let-down by its ROM.

It is however my daily driver (I sold my Jiayu G4S to get this - that was a solid and great phone with crap GPS).
[Device Reviews and Information] mkdonald:
I can't check anymore as am on the 0702 version, but it was NOT offering it even when available in early July.

You can download to a Windows PC via their support site (though the batch file for installing drivers was flawed), see my earlier posting:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61925094&postcount=185
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Just to let you know, Goldway on aliexpress said that they have grey elephone p8000 in stock now and they will ship mine tomorrow.

Obviously that still doesn't mean they actually have it but i guess ill now tomorrow. Ill pester them with messages;)
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Thanks. I should be having a P7000 delivered later today and I still have an open order for a P8000 with GeekBuying who have been surprisingly responsive and forthcoming with email replies so far, especially since they are in a completely different time zone to me. If I do get the P7000 later today and it all works though then that should at least alleviate the hurry for me a bit.

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Based on this video, it looks extremely sluggish to me anyway although that could just be issues with the first public ROM build.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTPZPaXsDis
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
It doesn't look as bad as my be touch 2 which was very choppy.

And that person is just annoyingly slow...

I will let you know what i think after I get it, no comparison tho, be touch 2 is sold;)
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Well to be fair they are using it with the 2nd layer screen protector on which will never do much good for touch response really. :)

My gf has a Be Touch 2 and loves it although she is still getting used to it and she isn't a power user/enthusiast so her user expectations are probably a bit lower than yours.

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I really don't get (or like) how the battery is non-removable on the P8000 either even though the back cover is. It seems like they've just done that to reduce production cost.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Girls aren't as picky. My gf is the same, she probably wouldn't even notice the lag.

If i won't like the p8000 im going to try umi iron. Apparently its pretty good after last OTA.

If you go to p8000 thread here on xda, Perseus has p8000 and he wrote a mini review/impressions post. Do have a look:)
[Device Reviews and Information] kroken123:
The battery is much better now after i fully drained it. 3 hours screen, 30-40% brigthness, 1 day and 6 hours standby. wifi, dual sim 4G, still have 25% left
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Yeah I think I read that review the other day. To be fair, my gf moved to the Be Touch 2 from a Moto G 2nd Gen and she's just trying to get used to using such a powerful phone.

I'll see how the P7000 is if it arrives anyway. As I understand, it's essentially a P8000 only slightly more powerful and a bit less energy efficient.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Something like that, yes.

Also p7000's frame is not as strong as p8000. In fact, its quite easly bendable.

P8000 also looks nicer imo.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Yeah I love the back cover on the P8000 but I know a lot of other people hate it. The bend-ability (even a word?) isn't really a problem for me since I am almost anally retentive and OCD about caring for my devices.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
Me too, i just dont like the fact that the frame is flimsy even if i wont be trying to bend it;)

P8000 looks nice on the videos and its pretty cheap.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
It is right now but isn't the longer-term plan (if there is such a thing for China phones) to increase the price to $200+ like they did with the P7000?

I'm not sure if it's such good value at that price but at the current going rate, it's a steal.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
They probably will increase the price, but i got it cheap so im happy with that;)

Btw, just uploaded:

https://youtu.be/s8E8MPFELfA

Doesn't look sluggish on this video.
[Device Reviews and Information] BloodRose:
Yeah that's a much better video and proves that Coolicool obviously aren't completely full of **** after all. :laugh:

I'll see which phone I prefer from the two of them anyway and then sell the one I like the least. I should hopefully break even at least by selling the other phone locally.
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
I dont fully trust videos from chinese resellers but the phone is interesting enough to give it a try.

Same here, if i wont like it, ill sell it and try umi iron, maybe even ill be able to get rid of some creases:D
[Device Reviews and Information] Andy4Shurr:
I got one of these in the pre-sale but cancelled before it was shipped for this very reason.. The thing is, I don't know how likely they are to develop a ROM that is as good as the phone promises to be... They seem to be quite incompetent on the development side of things. If they do I will certainly consider ordering this again.

I agree, if the community manages to get a ROM stable with all the features then that would be the best option all round.
[Device Reviews and Information] lunarken:
How do I take screen shot on the phone?
[Device Reviews and Information] Leodensian:
OF COURSE!!!!!! That's why chinese phones get so bloody hot!!! :D
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Power button + volume minus button simultaneously.
[Device Reviews and Information] shohid1234:
Pretty much my experience too.

I have also found the bluetooth performance to be weak

bugs with music/podcasts/audio where either it stops completely or does not remember the last position of playback.

Phone performance when below 50% is terrible (why not downclock at 10/15% battery?!!)

touch screen sensitivity is poor

Phone gets very warm when even doing moderately intensive tasks like maps or simple games. This heat will of course affect the battery in the long term.

Phone speaker is a joke.

Very poor battery life if indeed it is a 3050mah battery.

Lowest screen brightness is very very very high!

However like you said the build quality is good, screen is sharp with good viewing angles and i have found the camera is good albeit slow.
[Device Reviews and Information] Jmanthesin:
I get a score of 44k on Antutu, with below 50% battery life.
[Device Reviews and Information] gibs:
I think the way you do. It's unacceptable to release a phone this way with a lot of lie.s

You expect Ulefone to release a new rom, that will fix the lags... good luck :) Do you know if they have a software team ? :D

They have just released a Mediatek 5.0 beta firmware with make-up that wasn't dedicated to be distributed with a final product.

They will release a new firmware when Mediatek will release it :)

But I hope that I'm wrong...

Seriouly, don't boast an iPhone 6 plus user as the Be Touch 2 isn't able to run Rayman Fiesta Run correctly while an Iphone 4S do... Wait... even Jetpac Joyride isn't running at 60fps...No... I have better even Angry Bird 1 isn't running at 60fps... This is the sad truth.

But the ads says 8-core 1.7Ghz whoaa :)
[Device Reviews and Information] lunarken:
SO FAR SO GD ON MY SIDE... last night rec it... came with a 57% battery... lasted me about 3hrs10mins SOT till it shut down on its own...

i noticed is abit sluggish... the whole phone... donno issit the glass protector or what. scrolling menus/web up n down is not smooth n fast.

i still can play games below 50% batter... no lags or frame drop.
[Device Reviews and Information] lawalmd:
anyone tried the elephone p7000 rom? I installed it but the phone keeps loosing speaker volume but earphones and earpiece works just fine and the Wi-Fi is not improved at all I think it's an adware thing, anybody with useful information on the elephone p7000 rom should say because it looks impressive and it's already pre rooted
[Device Reviews and Information] MUG3NHC:
They apparently just shipped my P8000:)
[Device Reviews and Information] snowbord:
There's hope on their Facebook page. They are promising a ROM update in the coming weeks, as well as other ROMs (CM, Flyme, MIUI etc.)

https://www.facebook.com/uleFoneMobile

http://www.gizchina.com/2015/06/22/ulefone-working-on-flyme-cyanogenmod-for-be-touch-2/

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It's all crap software. Hardware-wise the phone seems great. The touchscreen sensitivity is indeed crap. The battery life - check their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/uleFoneMobile

Basically it runs for ages on 1%. I quote:
[Device Reviews and Information] Carlito Z3:
who tried the screen cast? I tried with a tronsmart key, but totally laggy after 2-3 secs... maybe it comes from my key?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ornellad:
On chrome cast works very well...
[Device Reviews and Information] dupajapona:
Could you give us short guide on how to flash the p7000 cm on be touch 2?

I tried but it didn't work for me...
[Device Reviews and Information] shohid1234:
Guys read some user on ulefones facebook page suggested that if you switch off usb debugging and developer options, performance improves. I done it and appears to have smoothed things out a bit.

Not sure if its placebo but scrolling does seem to be a bit smoother. Its worth a try!

let me know if it works.
[Device Reviews and Information] rollsroyce89:
Hello, everyone! I am a new user for Ulefone Be Touch 2 currently for two weeks after receiving it.

My concerns are the same as yours! It certainly needs some performance fix.

1. The battery is fine but could use more of it's battery management upgrade

2. Some games are 30FPS above but most probably less which is my little issue, I hope they really boost this phone as it's a flagship afterall

3. Would like a smoother home menu

4. Camera is pretty good in image quality

5. It's probably Android 5.1 at best but needs more fixes as well

6. I demand that Ulefone have a big upgrade to solve all the problems above and this phone will be steadily stronger than Xiaomi and Oppo brands etc
[Device Reviews and Information] frankandwendy:
:D This is also a flash sale on coolicool, the index banner says the last 5 chances for ulefone be touch 2. It is also wonderful on coolicool official facebook page, it has a be touch 2 giveaway, I want to have a one. :p
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Seems slightly better. Note: I also changed the CPU governor to ondemand.
[Device Reviews and Information] lunarken:
Did u guys notice. The scrolling is much fluid when u scroll from the middle bottom than side bottom?

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Where is that option?
[Device Reviews and Information] snowbord:
Has anyone noticed that the be touch 2 claims to have a pressure sensor, yet it appears to not work?

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Has anyone noticed that the bottom right of the screen has white blotches? The bottom left is also thinking about it too.
[Device Reviews and Information] llewelld:
Happy, Happy days.

I seem to have somewhat accidentally stumbled across a major fix for the laggy display & touch screen on this phone.

fyi, I have also have a lenovo k3 note (same mtk6752 chipset), and it is dramatically smoother than the be touch 2.

I installed the Elephone 7000 rom from here. http://www.needrom.com/download/port-elephone-p7000/ , hoping this would fix the lag. It didn't.

The usb debugging mentioned above also does nothing.

In the elephone rom however, the russian dev has added a way to access the MTK engineering mode.. to access the hardware settings.

Fortunately you can download an app that gets you access to this .. MTK Engineering Mode

Open it up, swipe left a few times until you hit the hardware testing menu

Scoll down to AAL, and click on it, and turn it off, then reboot.

Voila, the touchscreen is now dramatically improved, as is scrolling etc.

Also, in the MTK settings app, under the same hardware menu, you can adjust the underlying Audio settings for the headphone & speaker.

There is a bug on the elephone rom, where the audio doesn work via the loudspeaker. It actually does, it's just so quite you can barely hear it unless in a silent room.

MTK Settings > Hardware Testing > Audio > Loudspeaker > Media and increase the max volume.

This seems to reset after reboot, not sure how this is set, if anyone can figure out how to get this to stick that would be great.

But I now love this phone, after being so disappointed for the first few days..

This

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.themonsterit.EngineerStarter&hl=en
[Device Reviews and Information] Benku:
Got my Be Touch 2 from Aliexpress 2 days ago and I'm mostly satisfied. I'm not a very needy user so it's a great phone in my opinion.

There are a few problems though. First of all, when you turn the screen brightness down to the lowest, the screen starts to blink/shake, but only slightly, that happens only if it's low. Also, the speaker is kind of weak, when playing music from the device or YouTube, but when using Spotify it isn't that bad, still has a metallic sound though. When using Snapchat there is a black line under the app, but maybe that's just the app's problem. Sometimes the System UI collapses, but not too often.

There is one thing I don't understand about this phone - the front camera. On the official Ulefone page (and in every seller's description) it says that the front camera is 5 MP. My Be Touch 2 says that the camera is 8 MP and so does Antutu's information. How can that be possible?

Also is the latest update from 07/02/2015?
[Device Reviews and Information] shohid1234:
Thanks changing AAL to off appears to have smoothed things out further!
[Device Reviews and Information] llewelld:
For anyone who doesn't know , this is a site that has a few roms for the ulephone be touch 2.

http://www.needrom.com/category/ulefone/

I've just tried the CM12.1 port, and it doesnt work.. gets stuck @ the cm logo.
[Device Reviews and Information] lunarken:
Wow... Off the AAL really works. Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] Yeman56:
Yeah, I also tried, works.
[Device Reviews and Information] Talon_Darkclaw:
What exactly is AAL?

Should we be concerned with turning it off? :rolleyes:
[Device Reviews and Information] brynjolf:
I think it might be that? I can't link to it but if you google that exact source you can find where it is. Or mediateks homepage and then en/news-events/mediatek-news/miravision-makes-full-hd-support-for-mobile-devices-a-reality-to-everyone/
[Device Reviews and Information] litokraz:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/android/develo...p-recovery-t3170261/post62141323#post62141323

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Just try: http://xdaforums.com/android/develo...p-recovery-t3170261/post62141323#post62141323

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Try this: http://xdaforums.com/android/develo...p-recovery-t3170261/post62141323#post62141323
[Device Reviews and Information] Danacy:
Mediatek says the following about the AAL function (looked it up because I didn't knew either)

Furthermore, specifically tailored for mobile devices, the all-important power efficiency has been addressed and boosted through the Ambient-Light Adaptive Luma (AAL) technology, which intelligently adjusts the panel backlight in response to the ambient light intensity and the displayed contents to simultaneously optimize battery life and viewing experience. The combination of enhanced sharpness, richer color and adaptive Luma technology means true seamless quality across multiple devices is closer than ever before.

This would mean that switching it off should decrease the battery somewhat and maybe also some sharpness and color display. Can anyone confirm that?
[Device Reviews and Information] :
Works perfectly! :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] brynjolf:
I literally said this 2 posts above yours :P
[Device Reviews and Information] r_kalar_2:
Excellent find. You should be given a medal.
[Device Reviews and Information] litokraz:
Try this (also updates ROM): http://xdaforums.com/android/develo...p-recovery-t3170261/post62141323#post62141323
[Device Reviews and Information] Rebel_X:
AAL didn't do nothing, also, disabling USB debugging did nothing. Must be placebo effect.

Anyways, I tried "Square Register" app with credit card reader that uses the headphone/microphone jack, and it did not work for this device :( Anyone know how to fix this?

I don't know if this has anything to do with OMTP vs CTIA headset jack standards, Ulefone Be Pro uses OMTP for example while Xperia phones uses CTIA, this difference can cause issues with microphone and remote control buttons. But I bought a tiny adapter to convert between the two, waiting for it to arrive the next week or so, I hope it will fix it.

Please if anyone know anything about this, share your knowledge here.