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[Android General] dragon2knight:
This is my "quick and dirty" unedited video review of my UMI eMax with a custom MANOWARACERA rom from Spain. It has Installer Xposed and Gravity Box, many small but good improvements like battery life and speed, and it's very clean, not much if any bloat, nice. This also touches on how well UMI works with us modders with their excellent RootJoy flashing/backing up software. Nice to see the better China phones getting this level of attention.

For reference, here are the specs on the eMax:

5.5 inch IPS OGS capacitive screen, FHD 1920x1080 pixels, bright and high quality.

MTK6752 Octa Core Processor, 1.7GHz GPU:Mali-T760 MP4.

Android 4.4 OS (possible Lollipop 5.0 Update at the end of July 2015 according to UMI).

2GB RAM + 16GB ROM(one partition, not split up like many China phones, yay UMI!).

3500 mah Battery(real rating, UMI states 3750 mah).

Dual SIM card dual standby plus separate micro sim slot.

5mp front camera plus a 13mp (interpolated, it's really 8mp) back camera.

Support FDD LTE,4G,3G,GPS,wifi,bluetooth,Miracast included.

Networking: 2G(Note: the 1900MHz band works on T-Mobile as HSPA+ in most areas in the US) GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 3G WCDMA 900/1900/2100MHz, 4G: FDD LTE:1800/2600MHz(overseas only, not for US).

This is a very nice phone with great battery life even for a power user, a top notch FHD screen(blows the crappy, dim screen on my Zenfone 2 away easily..), stable software(4.4.4 KitKat for now), and a solid unibody build. The only real flaw with it is a not so great rear camera, but it's at least being steadily improved with software updates. There are also some nice accessories available for it for a very little cash, like a good quality gummy case, two different colored hard stick on case/stands, and tempered glass screen protectors. This is getting more common on the better selling China phones and it's a welcome addition for sure. This phone can be bought on many, many China dealer sites like Gearbest, ibaby888(DHGate), Pandawill, efox and more for around $150-160.00 US, a steal IMHO :D

Here's the link to the custom rom, first reported on here by [MENTION=4767548]Tautologica[/MENTION] on another thread(thanks again!). It works great!

http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/rom-mod-umi-emax-basada-kitkat-4-4-4-v04-19-6-15-por-manowaracero.106572/

And here is the link to my video review, hope you like it :)

https://youtu.be/XeDHIAPJXVk

P.S. If anyone can explain how to embed the video here, I'm all ears, thanks!
[Android General] Tautologica:
Nice review mate.

The screen brightness could be better. I am not saying it is bad but now that is summer and all, I would like to add a notch more brightness when using the phone outdoors.

And the camera is kinda bad if you try to take landscape pics. Closeups and videos are fine imo. And I use quite a lot the 120FPS video recording. Nice feature imo.

I am really happy with the phone. It is the cheapest MTK 6752 phone out there afaik and definitely worth the price.

Cos it is the cheapest there are downsides ofc. Umi had to save in something to bring the price down.

And props to manowarcero for the excellent custom rom. I am really happy with and i've xposed the hell out of emax now and it works great!
[Android General] dragon2knight:
I couldn't agree more, for the price this is a steal, near flagship power for us budget minded folks :)

As for the brightness, I compared it to my Zenfone 2, which has a pretty dim screen even after I bumped it from it's preset 80% max default, so the eMax looks to me to have plenty of brightness compared to it. No problems outdoors for me at all. And I also love Xposed, makes this rom so much fun to play with for sure :D As for the camera....well I think some folks got a better lens than others, as it's simply not very consistent between reviewers I've noticed. Mine is definitely not good, even the slightest zoom in causes tons of noise, and all the different camera apps I've tried so far don't seem to be helping. But I have noticed a bit of an improvement with this rom, so not all hope is lost here. Here's hoping Lollipop can help even more. Been in contact with MANOWAR over on the DualSim forums and it looks like he may continue support for the next rom from UMI, we are all pushing for him to do so, and that can only be a good thing :)
[Android General] Chickens83:
Just received my eMax today (1 month in transit, bought during flash sale, not yet opened lol), I pray to the gods of RNG that I get good lens. Also the reviewer at htcmania opened his eMax and found a 3500mAh TCL branded battery while a reviewer at gizchina.de opened his and found a 3500mAh unbranded battery from Shenzen. I dunno if there is a difference between the two but I expect the TCL one to have better quality control.
[Android General] dragon2knight:
In the end, 3500mah is 3500mah...doesn't matter who it comes from, lol. But seriously, it's a very long lasting battery either way, and that's all that matters :)

Have fun with your new toy :D My fingers are crossed you got an acceptable camera, no joke.
[Android General] Chickens83:
Comparing mine to itxtutor's eMax samples, I'd have to say I got the bad one. But I guess I have to learn to live with it. Although the first impression with the battery is kind of not good. Also any one knows how to change the default settings on the camera so you don't need to tinker with the settings everytime you open the camera?
[Android General] dragon2knight:
Did you charge the battery to full? It does take awhile with the stock charger. I don't use said charger because of the many issues I've heard about it, though(like buzzing and getting really hot). Try a different charger and you will probably get better results. As for the camera, use a different app like Google Camera, it remembers the settings you put in, at least it does for me. And the end results are the same either way, unfortunately...sorry you didn't get a good one :(
[Android General] Chickens83:
I haven't charged the battery yet, except when connecting it to the PC, I've just only used up the battery, my nephew used it to watch 2 videos from youtube while using WiFi, it used up around 20% in 30-35 minutes.
[Android General] dragon2knight:
Well, charge it up then, it takes a bit for the battery to settle in, after three or so charges, you'll see better results. Plus take the time to "listen" to the included charger, if it starts buzzing or getting really hot, discard it and use another one. Lot's of low quality chargers sent out with the eMax.
[Android General] Chickens83:
Yeah, I won't even try using the charger just to be safe. I'll just use my old one.
[Android General] dragon2knight:
That's good, play it safe, that's what I, and many others, did ;) I just threw mine out,lol.
[General Questions and Answers] afattah18:
hi.my lenovo a396 has been lock and need gmail to open.i forgot the password.the phone usb debugging is off.i try to go to recovery mode,but it cant.it show nothing.it also show fastboot mode.i already try to wipe data via fastboot using android multitool,but it show failed:(unknown partition name).i also try to boot recovery,its say ok

but the screen show nothing.i also try to flash recovery,it also show failed:(unknown partition name).it is because corrupted data partition?or i not follow a proper step for
[General Questions and Answers] Tyaginator:
Go to fastboot mode and flash TWRP recovery.

Then open built in file manager of twrp and delete data/system/gesture.key or settings.db
[General Questions and Answers] afattah18:
i already try that.it also say failed (uknown partition name)..cannot flash anything.is it because emmc data partition corrupt?
[General Questions and Answers] Tyaginator:
Then try flashing your firmware
[General Questions and Answers] rusnanto21:
same case. failure partitions if flushing.
[General Questions and Answers] Tyaginator:
Is ur device listed in fastboot devices, and which command are you using to wipe a partition. And is there any bootloader lock in ur device.

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MAILUS:
Hi geeks,

I need some help on installing cyanogenmod on my nexus 5 mobile.

I am using factory images and I didn't unlocked my bootloader. obviously I isn't rooted my phone.

I would like to explore more by rooting my mobile. actually I am expecting some links on xda site that explains guide to take a backup of all my factory image, on any problem I would like to go back to stock images.

I am using Linux pc. I know how to flash images using fastboot tool, unlocking bootloader on nexus.

now i need advice/guide on rooting my phone on safest way.

I am expecting the hard way first because I am a Linux user ;)

I am not expecting suggestion on this. just expecting which mod you are using?

cyanogenmod or cyanogenmod CAF?

how you are feeling between these two mod?

I asked this question because there are many tools available on this xda portal. which one is latest and safe to use and which one will give maximum degree of success.
[General Questions and Answers] rschlachter:
I have a very odd wifi issue and I have yet to find an answer. I will try to be as detailed and thorough as possible.

I have Comcast as a provider, and I recently switched away from their all-in-one modem/router. I got a really good deal on a Motorola Surfboard 6141 and Linksys AC1200+ (EA6350) router due to a going out of a business sale from a local place.

Everything has been working perfectly except our phones (both 1st Gen Moto X's. Contract is almost up) and my Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. We have tested 5 different Macbooks, an iPad, a Windows laptop, and a Microsoft Surface. Everything else is working without issue as in the speed is great and streaming/surfing/etc. is great. The only thing hardwired in is the Xbox One which works beautifully.

So on to my wireless settings. I've got both the 2.4ghz and the 5ghz enabled. They both use the same name and password. The 2.4ghz is set to channel 11, auto width, N-Only, and WPA2/WPA Mixed Personal The 5ghz is set to auto channel, auto width, mixed(AC and N), and WPA2/WPA Mixed Personal.

I've tried changing some of the DNS settings as well. I set static DNS1 to 8.8.8.8 and DNS2 to 8.8.4.4 and left the third space blank.

For the firewall settings IPv4 SPI and IPv6 SPI are enabled. And under Internet Filters, filter anonymous and filter ident(port 113) are checked, while filter multicast and filter internet NAT redirection are unchecked.

Nothing has really helped much. I can set the Moto X to 2.4ghz only and I get about 10mbps down, 11 up. On 5ghz only, I get a much better 37mbps down, and 12up. Unfortunately, either way, actual browsing/streaming are sluggish. Similar results on my Galaxy Pro (not an easy way to set to 2.4 or 5 only). Sites are just loading slow. Just google.com is taking roughly 20 seconds. I've been using Chrome and Dolphin browsers on both devices with similar results. The Moto X phones are running 4.4.4 and the Galaxy Tab Pro is running 4.4.2.

I took my phone and tablet to another wifi network (Linksys E1200 g/n. Didn't check settings.) and things were loading quickly and without issue despite being a 30/10 connection. If I turn off the wifi on my phone and just use 4G at my place, things load much faster and I'm only getting about 20 down 6 up. The other network and 4G only take about 2-4 seconds to bring up google.com.

I'm a little lost here. Even tried wiping the cache on both devices. I feel like there's just something I'm missing here and I'm not finding anything online. I can provide any other relevant details. Just not understanding why my Android devices are the only ones with issues.
[General Questions and Answers] keeper22:
Did you ever find a solution to this? I am experiencing the same issue.
[General Questions and Answers] sounreal:
I'm having the same problem.... My fix is gonna be to return this junk.
[General Questions and Answers] hwertz:
I've got one of these; I suspect hardware fault. I had bad speed with stock firmware; I also personally did not like the stock GUI at all so I put DD-WRT on mine. This did "fix" the GUI but not the wifi. As with all yours, the 5ghz is good, the 2.4ghz shows low signal power and low speed. In my case I already had a working 2.4ghz AP so I just ended up turning off the 2.4ghz on the EA6350 (making it 5ghz only), hooking them together via ethernet, and running both. I got mine from a thrift store though (unnamed but one that does good work with their profits); if I'd gotten it from some electronics store I would have put stock firmware back on and returned it.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
hey guys, i have a galaxy S6 for 3 months, and today i noticed that the metal on the chamfered edges is turning black...is anyone noticing this??
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
Can't tell with a case on. Most likey not an issue if I looked.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
i am not using a case....it's really annoying that a 3 months phone starts peeling the paint....when we had plastic samsungs they peeled the fake chrome now the metal...
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowjinyik:
Mine is not peeling. Scratches pretty easily tho. I don't use a case at all so that's to be expected I guess
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
it's ok with scratches but the paint on chamfered edges is just turning black.....
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowjinyik:
I don't have this issue no matter how I try to look at it. You might wanna bring it to Samsung to have it replaced xD
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
i am thinking about that, but will they even consider replacing it? because it wasn't like that when i bought it....
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowjinyik:
If it is a manufacturing defect, they should
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roydok:
Return S6 to Samsung for warranty replacement.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
i will try, and i have a wobbly home button....but the question is....will this issue return? because no body complained about it before...
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roydok:
There are some posts here in the forum describing loose home buttons same as yours. Samsung replaced their units.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
yes i know, will they try to fix it or will they replace it immediately?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RichardM98:
The black may be a reaction to your perspiration. Different people have slightly different pH (acidity/alkalinity) which could cause a chemical reaction. If that's the case and you get the phone replaced it may come back unless you use a case.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hajyihia:
yeah maybe, and if i get a new one i will get a case...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] QA Bot:
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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyspam:
My friends galaxy S5 is looping into recovery after trying to install a custom rom. We have tried "wipe data/factory reset," and "wipe cache partition" but no luck. We have also tried flashing several stock firmwares through odin, but they all fail. His firmware was G900VVRU2BOE1, and from what I can tell you can't downgrade from that version. So what I think what we need to do is flash that stock firmware, and I can't find the .tar.md5 for that version, only the fireflash version(which he can't use since he has no way of getting fireflash).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyspam:
Fixed it: Used this tool to convert the .img files for boot and recovery to .tar.md5 and then flashed them.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0mz:
hey how did you exactly used this tool to fix your friends phone? Have the same problem.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisbooth12:
I am running Lollipop Extreme v1.1 ROM for my VS980. I got it all set up nice and I noticed the hotspot was no longer working. I wasn't sure what actually broke it so I did a factory reset and installed and did a backup one at a time for anything I thought might break it. I ruled out the Dorminax kernel. Once I install the xposed zip my hotspot no longer works. It won't turn on, I don't even see the "please wait" message pop up on my screen. It is worth noting though that xposed does work correctly..just no hotspot. I am not sure what else to try. Maybe a different rom?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Fatila:
Always have this issue when upgrading. I like to keep everything, including SMS messages. I have tried Data transfer on the N80, it says device not supported. Any other ideas?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Cavey.co.uk:
Can you sync the N80 with Outlook? (Most phones worth their salt can). That would sort your contacts out, but I have aways found it much harder to port the SMS details from a phone.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Fatila:
Yes I would be able to, contacts are normally a breeze. There was an application I used some years ago to help me do this, but I've completely forgotten the name now.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] beastfellow:
I am not sure if it will work for you or not but I think you are talking about MOBIMB. I used this software to get into my mobile once upon a time. Try to search for it
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramwee:
hi I'm fairly new to this been reading this rooting.

Just wanna know if my device is affected like what you say sprint and t mobile have specific rooting apps for it. And if I wanna un root what can I do ?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zetsui:
Easy, lightweight, slides right into my pocket, light enough to run wth, fell multiple times without breaking (although against swimming pool cement it did last week after 2.5 years). Need a new phone, I am thinking of the Galaxy S5 active as Ican upgrade on ATT, but I am a little dissappointed by the fact that there doesn't seem to be newer battery technology, and the existing battery technology advanced have been mulled by what I see as increases in hardware and processing power, pixel density that aren't really needed on a mobile device.

What is a good upgrade phone as far as ergonomics, battery life, and original development/replacement battery/memory card from the Galaxy S3?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jimchee:
I am using the ZenFone 2 and so far loving it, great processor, 4gb ram, fast charging and a great price
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crazymonkey05:
I was thinking about upgrading to the nexus 5 or the HTC One M8 (its just so dam beautiful!) Those are phones I would recomend
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gfinockio:
Is it similar to the GS3 in terms of size and weight? That's what the OP is asking about.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jason2678:
The Zenfone 2 is bigger than the GS3 at 5.5" screen size, but most phones fall somewhere in the 5 - 5.5" bracket these days unless you're buying the mini variant. The Zenfone 2 is about 30% heavier too, but between the larger form factor and a battery that is about 1/3 larger than the S3 the extra weight is definitely accounted for with features.

I was afraid the Atom processor might hold back the Zenfone 2 development scene, but I just recently read that at least one of the Zenfone 2 variants now has a CM 12.1 alpha. That didn't take long, but time will tell how custom ROMs actually perform on the device vs. stock because we know Asus and Intel will never release the complete x86_64 code. The price point on them is great for the hardware you get. I've been thinking really hard about picking one up myself. However, my old reliable S3 is really still working just fine and running Android 5.1.1 thanks to all the hardworking devs. I just can't convince myself that it is time for a change.

If running a desktop OS on your phone appeals to you, the Intel processor in the Zenfone 2 lends itself pretty well to that apparently. This could be nice trick if you have to interface anything that absolutely requires Micro$oft like corporate/business stuff. If I ever pick one up I might make a run at something like this with a lightweight Linux distro like Porteus.

Very cool phone for the $.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zetsui:
How about battery life that is the biggest thing for me with the form factor
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jason2678:
I haven't broke down and bought one yet, so I can't comment. Maybe go ask over in their forum.

I still have my eye on them. The zenfone 2 will probably still be my next purchase unless something more promising comes out between now and then. That's a beast of a phone for $200 - $300.

I'm on AT&T and their phones are a parade of locked down Samsung, LG, and Apple devices, and the AT&T Next thing that they push you towards is really just a payment plan if you do the math. They don't even really subsidize phones anymore. You'll come out way ahead by buying a zenfone 2 or maybe another cheap, used unlocked phone and adding it to their network, and you won't have to deal with their attempts to lock down your device. I'd defect entirely to Straight Talk or some other MVNO, but I haven't convinced the family that it's a good idea just yet.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] zetsui:
Nah it's still pretty subsdizied especially if you can sell the upgraded phone two years down the line.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Hate to say it but a new phone in the same size category will be tough to fill as most screens are pretty large. Closest thing is probably the moto x, but it is older and you sacrifice removable battery. The LG G3 and G4 sorry removable batteries and had memory expansion but they are considerably larger.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jonny517:
Friend sold me his gs3 and he got a zenfone 2..he loves it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zetsui:
Easy, lightweight, slides right into my pocket, light enough to run wth, fell multiple times without breaking (although against swimming pool cement it did last week after 2.5 years). Need a new phone, I am thinking of the Galaxy S5 active as Ican upgrade on ATT, but I am a little dissappointed by the fact that there doesn't seem to be newer battery technology, and the existing battery technology advanced have been mulled by what I see as increases in hardware and processing power, pixel density that aren't really needed on a mobile device.

What is a good upgrade phone as far as ergonomics, battery life, and original development/replacement battery/memory card from the Galaxy S3?
[General Questions and Answers] yurusaki:
i can't find any way to root my phone.. anyone can help me?? i tried to flash j100h prerooted rom but it didn't work.. thanks
[General Questions and Answers] anonymouso21:
same

same here. my phone sm j100f cant root . any method that can use ? i try other root tools . but its failed . and other thing . my phone got stuck up in samsung logo . but i fix it using firmware :)
[General Questions and Answers] yurusaki:
up.. anyone can help us???
[General Questions and Answers] tomas4TW:
Try to root using Kingoroot, Framaroot or VRoot.
[General Questions and Answers] yurusaki:
up for this...
[General Questions and Answers] ehsanelahimirza:
no success with all available tools till date.......... anyone if successful in rooting, plz update here