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[Huawei MediaPad X2] astuntas:
Dear X2 users,

I am thinking about purchasing X2, and I would like to ask you to share your experience with this device, and also help me understand a few moments. I am pretty new to nowadays devices, and my experience is limited to rooting and changing rom on old galaxy nexus years ago.

1. Firstly, I see users post updated firmware in this forum for X2, different GEM versions. How do I know which version will I purchase? Can it be viewed somewhere in settings/menus? In the shops of my country, this device is called "Mediapad X2 LTE". I want to know the version to be able to understand which updates and customization might be available for this device.

2. Secondly, I would like to ask your opinion about the amount of RAM. Unfortunately, 3 GB version is not available in my country, none of the suppliers can offer it. I don't want to buy it online from other countries, because locally purchased device may have extended warranty, warranty against braking/losing/water-destorying the device etc. So, I can buy 2 GB version or nothing. I shall use the device for movies via VLC, internet browsing, youtube videos, calls, alarm clock, a few news apps. I never play games, and almost never use camera. I think 2 GB of RAM should be enough, but I would like to ask you to share your memory usage just to be sure.

3. Say I will have a reason to rood the device and change the recovery to TWRP. And say after some time something will stop working, and I will need to bring the device to warranty service. Will it be possible to restore the standard recovery and un-root the device to avoid any questions at warranty service?

4. This post: http://xdaforums.com/mediapad-x2/general/emui-3-1-apps-multiscreen-t3193389

Does it mean that it is possible to make X2 display two different programs at the same time, like e.g. on galaxy note 4 ?

5. I've read that sometimes preinstalled apps are slowing down the device and are useless. What is your experience? Is it necessary to get root to remove this bloatware?

Thank you for sharing your experience in advance
[Huawei MediaPad X2] kpcheang2:
Hi

Just my sharing to your 5 questions:

1) There are 3 variants for X2 --> GEM-701L, GEM-702L and GEM-703L depending on which country. I noticed GEM-701L is prevalent in Europe (eg. Russsia), GEM-702L in Asia except China (eg. Hong Kong, Taiwan) and GEM-703L is for the China market. So far Huawei seems to have concentrated the ROM upgrades for the model GEM-703L which currently is at Android 5.11. The other 2 models are still at Android 5.0.5. If you're able to have physical access to the X2 in your country's shop, you can check the model by SETTINGS--->ABOUT PHONE--->MODEL NO.

2) Based on your usage description personally I think 2GB RAM is sufficient. Of course the general rule is the more RAM the better.

3) Yes it is possible to un-root your X2 and restore it back to stock status.

4) Yes - this is the split screen feature available if you're on GEM-703L models only.

5) I never had the experience of the X2 pre-installed bloatware affecting my usage so far. Anyway to prevent the effect of bloatware slowing down the device if you experience it, you can "disable" these pre-installed apps from the MANAGE APPS within the SETTINGS. No need to root the device to disable it. After reboot these bloatware won't start anymore. But to remove/uninstall these then you need root access.

To add on to your Q1, another way to check which model is the X2 in your country's shop is by checking the LTE Bands that is supported as stated in the advertisement of your shop:

GEM-701L

LTE Bands 1/3/7/20/38/40

Model: GEM-702L

LTE Bands 1/3/7/8/28/38/39/40/41

Model: GEM-703L

LTE Bands 1/3/7/38/39/40/41

Hope the above helps.

---------- Post added at 03:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:51 PM ----------

To further add-on, the coming Android Marshmallow 6.0 Huawei has announced officially that they'll upgrade the GEM-703L only
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Rudolpht:
Darn. I hope the 702 to 703 method will allow a 6.0 update
[Huawei MediaPad X2] kpcheang2:
Well keep our fingers crossed, will attempt it when it comes.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] astuntas:
Thank you so much for such a detailed answer. I have visited a local shop, so it is GEM 701. I tried to load the device with software, and I didn't exceed 1 GB of RAM usage. So I guess 2 GB should be enough in all cases of my non overloaded usage.

Just a couple more questions:

6. Does this device have a one handed operation, when all the screen becomes smaller and moves to the right side of the screen? Samsung and some other phones with big screens has this functionality, but I didn't find it in this device. Is it there?

7. I installed Apex launcher and Nova launcher on that device in the shop, because I prefer the app drawer (secondary menu for apps instead of all of them being on the desktop). With these launchers half of desktop in each homescreen is black. Do you have any experience of these aftermarket launchers? Did you have any issues? What may be the reason for the half of the screen being black? Haven't found any similar topics anywhere on the web ...

8. Just for a curiosity - GEM 701 and two other versions are basically different for their supported radio bands. How come the split-screen functionality is dependent on that?

Thank you again for your time sharing the experience
[Huawei MediaPad X2] kpcheang2:
6. Does this device have a one handed operation, when all the screen becomes smaller and moves to the right side of the screen? Samsung and some other phones with big screens has this functionality, but I didn't find it in this device. Is it there?

[kpcheang2] Currently no. I"m not sure if they will implement it via future ROM feature upgrades.

7. I installed Apex launcher and Nova launcher on that device in the shop, because I prefer the app drawer (secondary menu for apps instead of all of them being on the desktop). With these launchers half of desktop in each homescreen is black. Do you have any experience of these aftermarket launchers? Did you have any issues? What may be the reason for the half of the screen being black? Haven't found any similar topics anywhere on the web ...

[kpcheang2] I never used these 2 launchers so I can't comment much. Could it be these launchers are targeted at smartphones because some APKs have display related issues when working in smartphone or tablet modes as there are too many resolution variations for Android devices. You may want to write to the developers to confirm.

8. Just for a curiosity - GEM 701 and two other versions are basically different for their supported radio bands. How come the split-screen functionality is dependent on that?

[kpcheang2] The split screen feature was implemented in B106 ROM of the GEM-703L - that's why it's available to owners of GEM-703 If you follow their official upgrade path. They never upgrade the ROM for GEM-701 and 702 so far. However if you want to try flashing the B106 onto the 701 to see whether it works at your own risk and of course voiding the warranty. I did it on my 702 and I got the feature working although the B106 was meant for 703.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] astuntas:
Thank again for your time sharing the experience, it helps a lot to get things clearer.

Today I visited the shop again. Now I installed all the apps I use, and looked how they performed. I installed firefox, chrome, vlc, contacts plus, and a few other. Then I launched stock apps - youtube, google playstore, and something more. The device was taking 1.2 GB of ram. So now I am sure 2 GB is enough.

All the apps performed without any issues, at least as much as I could have tested. There was a tiny lag during browsing with firefox at moments when apps were being downloaded and installed in the background via Play store, but this is totally reasonable.

Then, I tried all the different launchers to see if I can get the broken background fixed with any of them. I tried again Apex and Nova and looked at their settings without any luck to solve the problem. Then I tried Action launcher and Google Now launcher - they all had the same black marks on the screen. So I guess it is a firmware issue, not related to the launchers. This means I will have to live with the default launcher if I purchase it.

I took a better look at preinstalled apps. There are none! Playstore, contacts, chrome, video player and a couple others, thats all. No bloatware at all. Nothing is launched after the phone is started.

I also tested GPS - it went very smooth, in a few seconds it connected to 8 or 10 satelites and gave a good accuracy despite I was inside the building.

I am now confused between X2 and Note4. I put them side by side in the shop. Note4 was really noticeably faster in performance, better firmware, multiscreen function, etc. But, while Note has advantages, most of them are not important to me - the screen of Note4 is ridiculously small - it is not a phablet, it is a phone with normal size screen (for a phone).

So I am heading towards X2. It is also almost twice cheaper, but that does not play the main role in decision ...

Just one more question about X2: I didn't manage to launch any additional widget. I didn't find anywhere in the settings to enable them. But there are two preinstalled widgets: google search window and a big clock. So it looks that it should be possible to have a widget in the homescreen of X2, but I can't find anywhere how to do it, nor I succeeded to do it in the shop. Is it possible? If so - how?

++EDIT: I also tested FM radio in the shop in this device. It was very bad quality. I tried different headphones for antena, with all of them the sound was inappropriate. So, even though FM radio is available, actually it is useless because of unacceptable quality. PS: the radio signal was really good because all the other stereo devices were playing without any issues.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] kpcheang2:
Vey detailed research you've done on the X2. You're like me - I did similar "touch" and "install" routine on the X1 (my country has no X2) just to make sure I'm comfortable with the X2 (they're both similar in size and capacity except for CPU and dual SIM LTE support).

As for widgets, yes you can install the default or 3rd party widgets. Just put 3 fingers on the home screen for 1-2 seconds and then lift up. The home screen will shrink to let you customise it. Once of the available customisation option is to add widgets (shown at the bottom). The list of available widgets will be the pre-installed ones plus other 3rd party apps that has widget capabilities.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] cylent:
uh no. this is android. everything is possible and with the huawei firmware its more tweakable. you just didnt look hard enough.

to make another launcher default you just need to do the following:

actually, just see this video. its all the same for all huawei.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YozCv4lZNM
[Huawei MediaPad X2] astuntas:
cylent: the launchers do work. The problem is that half of the homescreen becomes black with nothing on it with an aftermarket launchers

kpcheang2: I will try to edit widgets in the shop tomorrow by your explanation. But I think this won't play the main role and I will buy X2 anyway
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Rudolpht:
I use Nova and it works well full screen. Are you opening Multi Window for some reason?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] astuntas:
So, today I was in the shop again. Firstly, I tried widgets, and I also tried homescreen toggle switches - apparently, everything is working.

Then I tried again to make Nova launcher work. It was still a black screen - I tried different settings in the phone and different settings in Nova - nothing helped. This is how it looked:

https://youtu.be/Y2ZyaQFMYio

In the video, firstly I am on standard launcher, then I turn on the Nova. "Home" button returned me to the default launcher because Nova was not set as default. I later set it to default, but doing that didn't change anything.

Then I restarted the phone - still the same. Then I changed the background image (in Nova) - and it started to work normally - no black screen! Changed it to a few other backgrounds - it was still working good. Not sure what was the exact issues, furthermore it was the same with ALL aftermarket launchers, and in two different shops with two different devices (both GEM701 with B003 FW). So I will call this issue also solved.

So now everything is clear I guess. I will order a glass protection and silicon cover for X2, and as soon as they arrive - purchase the phone.

Thank you again everybody, especially kpcheang2, for help and all the information, it would had been difficult to find out everything without you. Thank you!
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Rudolpht:
Glad it's working! I typically like glass protectors, but the device shipped with an installed protector. I use a flip smart cover on every device I had so I figure that buys me enough protection.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] Aznbull:
Hi.

Is it possible to manually update the Gem-703l B106 onto Gem-702L, to get split screen?. Or do we need to unlock bootloader and root first?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ajsmsg78:
Unlock and root first.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] kpcheang2:
You need to unlock bootloader, root first before you can apply the modded ROMs
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Elmmyr:
Hello, i just changed my boot animation but i got no idea how i change the bootsound on my phone?

Is there anyone that could help me / point me in the right direction?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gripfly:
If I remember correctly, there should be a bootanim.mp3 in the bootanimation.zip.

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[Nexus 6  General] provolinoo:
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[Nexus 6  General] LenAsh:
Posters should avoid posting personal phone numbers or personal mail accounts... so deleted.

Thread closed.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RaW D Coy:
which should i choose for kernel update in odin?

https://i.gyazo.com/205904b7cf6e8090a8343cd4185bc30c.png
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zionator:
What r you trying to do ?

If you got a kernel from xda then it's most likely a zip file and in that case you don't use odin. Zip files are flashed via recovery.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reefuge:
Today I sold both my XT1068's as I acquired my partners XT1072 (moto g 2nd gen 4g lte) so I will no longer be as active on this forum, and tbh I'm not feeling as much love for the xt1072 as I did the xt1068's - the phone is only being used as a contact phone for my daughters school (disabled) so I wont be modding this one.

I am considering a LG G3 (having owned a LG G2 before) as I can get it for £169.99 with staff discount.;)

anyway all the best and I will try to support what I can - just won't have a phone to test it on...
[HTC Desire 500] shehab11:
where can i download the jelly bean Rom for htc desire 500 that i can unbrick from sp flash tool?? can someone tell me plz
[HTC Desire 500] razvangrig:
This should help:

http://xdaforums.com/desire-500/gen...solve-boot-t3239984/post63632630#post63632630
[T-Mobile LG G4] streetenigma23:
I'm glad we have a couple of custom Roms to play with and I really love the phone but why is there such a lack of support for this device compared to the Samsung flagships? Do developers find it much harder to work with this software or something?
[T-Mobile LG G4] shook187:
If you look at various devices across the board besides the Nexus you'll notice Rom support for all device is pretty much dead.

My advice, you want a bunch of ROMs get a Nexus plain and simple.
[T-Mobile LG G4] jagman96:
That's unfortunate. Going in I thought the G4 would have good support.
[T-Mobile LG G4] shook187:
Would lead you to believe that?
[XDA-developer encyclopedia] lord@ryan:
I had rooted my phone with fastboot and installed android 5 with gapps, but it seems it isn't successful as whenever I try to update my phone it download the updates but doesn't install it. Whenever checked it will always show the same update available. During boot up in fastboot it says root possibility may lose, I had installed SU while flashing the device. They are many root softwares which work fine on bluestacks & not on my device. I had tried various boot loaders such as CMR & TWRP but all were unsuccessful in installation. Phone is getting hanged up & automatically restarting too much, Kindly please help me with these issues.
[Android Apps and Games] mnmatos:
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[Android Apps and Games] Delmadan:
cute game.
[Android Apps and Games] mnmatos:
Thanks

Thank you for your feedback :)
[Android Apps and Games] hulak_aleksandr:
LOL, an intro video is cool :good:

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[Android Apps and Games] mnmatos:
Vídeo

We have one on Google Play's page. =D
[Android Apps and Games] kapetan_sifakas:
Great game! How did you create the leader board?
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NICE :)
[Android Apps and Games] Kirix88:
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[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Secuential:
Hello. My issue is that my phone won't connect to LTE in stock ROM, but it connects with CM 12.1. But my main "concern" is that it used to connect to LTE using stock ROM... To make the long story short: when I bought the phone, it only connected to H, even if I selected LTE in Preferred Network Type (selecting LTE there even made, and still makes my data connection unstable, getting disconnected and rapidly connecting to data network, but only uses H network type) so I selected 3G, because it was made my connection stable.

Then, after some time, I decided to try and select LTE again, and it connected to LTE! Good, fast, stable connection. But after some weeks, I had to wipe my data partition, and again... it would't grab LTE. Some days ago, I flashed CM ROM, and I was surprised that it grabbed LTE with it again. And today, I decided to flash stock ROM again because CM gave me some problems with moto apps (I had to wipe data because it entered in a bootloop), and again, no LTE in stock ROM.

My question is, what can be causing this behavior? I didn't do anything to purposely fix data connection and use LTE, and my phone is capable of connecting to my carrier LTE band (i tested the speed when I was on LTE and yes, it was a lot faster than H), so it should be some ROM/software related issue. I tried to reset APN setting, connecting to the 2 APN that my phone has, and still won't get LTE.

Any ideas of what could be causing this behavior? Thanks!
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creative21:
dial *#*#4636#*#* and service menu will appear. in phone info menu select network type 'LTE only' and check your signal strength. if it's low like 1 bar in status bar that's why it keeps switching back to HSPA.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Secuential:
I won't connect if I select LTE only, it just shows "no service". But I have good signal here in my house, as I used to have LTE when this was working fine.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creative21:
maybe carrier signal problems? you should check LTE signal strength on other's phone and compare with yours when it's available at your house.

and you mentioned it was working with cm12.1, try with it again or maybe ur harware was defected
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Secuential:
Ok, I'll try again with CM again, but it used to work some time with stock too. I think it shouldn't be a carrier or signal related problem, but I'll try using my sim card in other phone, and try again with CM, I'll report back here after I test.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Secuential:
It seems to be caused because of the APN. I inserted another sim card to my phone and it added a new APN, and it changed the Network Type in phone info to "LTE/GSM Auto (PRL)" and now it works! Thanks for the idea! :)
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Secuential:
But I still find it strange that it connected in CM from the start, hahaha
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creative21:
because CM has all apns preloaded ;)
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Secuential:
Nice! Hahahaha
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtrumDelorox:
I had just rooted my phone, everything went fine, business as usual. I restarted my phone since I hadn't put my SIM card in it yet, but when it booted back up, I got a screen that says, "Custom binary blocked by FRP. Secure Fail: Kernel" and that's it. I tried a factory reset and it didn't help.

Anytime it boots, it comes back here. I'm still able to go into download mode and system recovery. If there was any way to fix this, I'd assume it would be through one of these. Does anyone have any advice on what to do?

EDIT: If anyone else gets the same problem, I managed to fix it after flashing a stock rom from here http://xdaforums.com/grand-prime/general/guide-flashing-stock-rom-t3039167. The kernel download takes a long time, so be prepared.
[Sony Xperia E1] scherzilla:
hello. I rooted and spliited my sd in 2 partition just to use link2sd and speed up my phone that was running out of memory. First, and sorry if somebody could find it off topic i must say the developer uses a quite dishonest approch because he does nt say (neither in any guide i read) that in the free version you basically can't move the very stuff that you can t move with android so basically the free version is useless; after you do all that job to root your phone you can t certainly stop there just for 2 bucks.. Anyway, after i installed everything correctly and linked my first apps i reached 800 mb of free space over 2 gb of total inernal memory, but the phone and particularly the games were lagging more than usual. If i link messenger it stop to work. And the worst thing: 2 days ago i installed google earth and while using it i received a advice i was running out of memory (but i had 600mb free before running earth) literally to 0!! and i thoight earth was using too much cache. Instead the cache was only 7 mb and there is no explanation about what ate all that space, cause neither android or link2sd see any big app or anything... the phone is running really bad, since i installed this damned program. Any suggestion before i restore factory settings?? thanks.
[Sony Xperia E1] Kizoky:
I never used Link2SD, expect when I wanted to play games like GTA San Andreas

Sadly maybe because of the ROM you are using. Some provider ROMs (for example Telekom) are buggy

You could try other ROMs, like Illuminated that can be found in here XDA

or the easiest way buy a better phone
[Sony Xperia E1] scherzilla:
i don t actually know what is a rom exactly... i suppose cyanomod is a rom, so my rom maybe is the android version sony put in it, nothing to do with my telephone company i suppose...

i mean: i didn t install any rom on the phone, there is still the android version i bought it with
[Sony Xperia E1] Kizoky:
Try installing Recovery If you have unlocked bootloader

And then install any ROM, Illuminated, or KillaMade (It can be found in Android Development)