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[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Thanks Zigonneux! Okay, some more newbie questions:

And this is not device-specific? What is the difference between nano and pico?

Okay will do.

Am I to download this from within the tablet browser?

How do I give it root access? My linux skills are almost nonexistent... If actually IN linux I would type su then flashify I guess, but not sure how to get to that in a rooted android.

Does it matter where I download it TO, before I click to install?

Hopefully I will find directions for flashing using the flashify app when I go to their website. Then.... so I looked up TWRP and now know what it IS... do I need to install one? I would prefer to have the tablet not be wide open. Suggestions for a program that would work on this device?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
open gapp is not device specific, it's only specific to the version of android that you are using. Nano is smaller, contain less google apps than pico, or the other ones above. who are larger, since we don't know which one your device can take, ( it depend of the system memory left) using pico or nano is a sure bet, smaller the better. You can try a larger one if you want.

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flashify can be downloaded from the tablet browser, then installed from the download location, just click on the apk.

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Kingroot is very easy to install and root the device , a blind man can do it, and there are videos and what not that explain it all. It is VERY easy , it's a simple app. Click on apk to install and follow the instructions. Nu su to type, just answer the questions that will be asked... you'll see , so easy.

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you don't need twrp right now, Kingroot will root and as you say : (open your device) so you can use some app that need root access like flashify .

Flashify has 3 options, flash zip, flash boot image , flash recovery. The open gapp is a zip file.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Okay, cool! I'll try walking through all that later today and see how we do. Will keep folks posted.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
to make you more comfortable, as long as you don't flash a ROM with TWRP on your yoga 3, not many bad things can happen. You will only play with zip and apk.. no image files.

So you won't be touching the hearth of the tablet expect the root, but without the root you won't have the google play stuff.

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thinking about it, if you don't want to root and have to do all that stuff, you can just download your apps from that same place and install them "::

http://www.apkmirror.com/

Note that you will have to give permission to your yoga tab 3 to install apps from unknown sources in the security options.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
I downloaded kingroot to my tablet but get error "For security, your tablet is set to block installation of apps obtained from unknown sources." Where do I go to change that? The last video on the kingroot site seems to deal with it, but all I can glean is that they switch to airplane mode. Did that, but no change. Could I do it via my desktop? That seems to be only in Chinese.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
in security option , activate : install from unknown source
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
I successfully installed kingroot (almost blindfolded, lol). I tried to download and install flashify from the link provided, but both on my tablet and on my laptop, all I got was adware and offers to download updates and system checks. The download I did get was some sort of flash browser. Ooops.... Next thing I know, my tablet is flashing all kinds of warnings about danger to my system and I have 4 minutes to accept their cleanup services or all files will be locked down. I shut it off and am factory resetting again. Ugh!

I found a safer place to download the flashify file and will try again from the top. Later....
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
Damn , everytime i try to help someone in the Yoga Tab 3 thread , it turn into a disaster.

sorry for that weird link... I should of checked more , I haven't tried downloading it and I have so much security on my computer, the weird pages would of not even opened up anyway. There are some good place to download apps beside the google play store. Glad you've found one.

I've got one here also, and tried it on my tablet.

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/christ...-release/flashify-1-9-2-android-apk-download/

I'll remove that adware site from the previous post and replace it by this one. http://www.apkmirror.com/

at apkmirror, you can find all the apps you need, you might not need to try to flash a gapp if you don't want to.

I have seen the app; Google Play services 9.2.56.apk and Google Play Store 6.8.20.apk, youtube ...

After your install I'll stay away from this thread, it's bad news for me...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Aw, you've been helpful zigonneux. I forgive you! :angel: I got flashify okay, and ended up installing the full gapps file. It pauses at the "bios" menu now when it reboots... I think that's normal?

After all of that, I still can't seem to add my google account, though. Nor am I seeing all the standard apps I THINK I am supposed to be seeing now. I think that until I can add my account, I cannot really use play store or set up email, etc. Any further clues? I'm off to bed in my corner of the world. Thanks again.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mathewcall:
I tried just about everything I could think of to get the standard Google services (including Play Store) on my Chinese YT3-850M without installing a custom recovery. But no matter what, something always prevented it from working using just the stock recovery. It wasn't until I unlocked the bootloader and installed TWRP that I finally was able to get those Google services on there.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo0:
For those of you who just want the standard Google Play Services just search for the "Google Installer" via Google. It's located in the Xiaomi board. With this app you'll be able to download all G-Apps without root.

Edit: I googled myself, here's the link to the Google installer: http://www72.zippyshare.com/v/8HC98lZc/file.html

If you want to go deeper i.e. flashing ROMs, installing TWRP, etc. look at post #52 (I think) where I wrote down some instructions.

For restoring the stock rom after rooting to be able to receive OTA updates again you'll have to flash the images from the .rar file I posted some pages back via fastboot manually.

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
[MENTION=4203241]Neo[/MENTION], thanks for helping with this.. anyway I've downloaded that file on mega and once unzipped it's 2.2 gigs, quite unreal for a tablet rom, even samsung touchwiz is only like 1.2 gigs. Many drivers are presents, qualcom, lenovo adb, Lenovo usb autorun. No sign of a gapp ( which was to expect) . Good luck folks and thanks for helping bvjones59 ! You will be more helpful that I've been. I'm going back to what I know more , the Samsung Tab s 10.5. and my nexus 2013. Byer and goodluck bvjones59
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo0:
Yep, it's really big but you don't need all files. You only need a few images. They are located in the "SW" folder

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Thanks, all. I will go back to that post and look over it... but I think Mathewcal has hit on the core of the problem. I have a CHINESE tablet. It has been completely and totally stripped of anything Google. Just to be clear, on this X50F, when I go to "Accounts" there is no option to add a Google account. When I browse to Play Store and log in, the store knows I have other devices, but I cannot add the X50F or install anything. I installed Google App via apk and it opens, but it won't work without Google Play Services, which I cannot install successfully.

Neo0, will your installer get me past that problem? Or do I still need a working Google account?

If I end up installing TWRP, I will need help getting the tablet "locked back down" afterward. Will the instructions Neo0 gave show me that? Because the sentence quoted above is not clear enough for me as a newbie. I know what flashing and rar files are, and I guess fastboot is a program or a boot option? but NOT specifically how I would put all of that together on my tablet and make it happen.

Thanks, all for your help and patience.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo:
You're welcome? [emoji23]
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
How do I know which of the images I need from that folder? Just use them all? More instructions, please? And again, will this get me past the problem of not being able to "register" the tablet with a Google account?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo0:
Before you try to flash, etc try the Google installer. It's intended for Chinese smartphones (and tablets) which come without Google services

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Shoot: I tried to type in your link into my tablet, but instead of going to it, I find myself at a totally different url with a popup message saying I am infected with viruses and must fix them NOW and I must not close this window. If I do, I will be blocked. (From what they don't say.) I closed the window. But apparently I cannot just browse to the darn thing on my tablet.

Should I factory reset again, and NOT run kingroot when it restarts? How can I get to the darned Google installer without triggering a malware attack?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo0:
The link works for me without any maleware notification :s Just Google it for yourself and download it :)

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Apparently just using a browser on that tablet while rooted is triggering malware attacks. So... again... does this Google installer work without the tablet being in root?

And if I DO need to be root to install, how do I turn root back off afterward?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo0:
I cannot confirm this as my phone is rooted too. I tried it also on my tablet which is rooted. Those are normal ads.

The installer will work without root.

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
I was finally able to get to the page using my tablet, but a message shows that the file is not available. And if I sit there for more than about 15 seconds or try to scroll, the page redirects to another message talking about virus infections and wanting me to run a virus scan NOW. It is not a "normal ad" as it is very sticky and trying to back out of the page causes the phone to vibrate and "scream."

When I search for "google installer" I find mostly references to spyware and such. I don't see anywhere else a program called "google installer" is available for download. I think I will now factory reset AGAIN, and try going the TWRP route. :(
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Neo0:
I don't know what your are doing or which malicious app you have installed which gives you those sticky ads but when I type in "Google installer" the first result is the apk I'm looking for.

Try the link on this site: http://xiaomitips.com/guide/install-gapps-stock-miui-google-installer/

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
I did another factory reset. I'm not installing anything, and that's the problem! I would go to the link provided and IMMEDIATELY get redirected. Frustration mounting here.

Kingroot is still on my system, and I think I need to find directions to take it off and try a different one - maybe SuperSU? - because I am unable to get OTA updates. I don't need to keep a rooted machine or do any other customizing. I just want to be able to use my favorite Google apps which I would download from the Play Store, listen to my live stream app, and maybe watch a movie on the go.

Sites I have googled show I have to flash a ROM, which might include TWRP? But this is all getting way too complicated for me. It is going to take hours just to read through all the directions on multiple pages and sort through which ones really apply to MY tablet, because many of the solutions assume you already have Play Store. And an account linked on your phone. No other way to download a file.

I think getting this tablet to work for me is looking pretty hopeless without committing way more hours than I have available in my days. Bummer....
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
here is malwarebyte, an antivirus. unzip , install it on your tablet and run it. It should destroy those malware that you have on your tablet, hopefully. Install it on your laptop as well from

https://www.malwarebytes.com/products/

the file down there is from http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/malwar...nti-malware-2-00-3-9000-android-apk-download/

and please don't use internet explorer on your laptop or computer, use something more robust that would've prevented this attack, Google chrome is good.

https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/

so anyway run malwarebyte on your laptop as well before installing google chrome and use it. The thing that you cal bios might be the tablet recovery page.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
I have been a Chrome user for years, and have had no problems with malware on my laptop. The problems all stem from the rooted, unprotected chinese browser on my phone. THAT's where I need to install chrome I guess.

Yeah, that "bios" is the screen I see when I press power and volume-up. I don't even know how to GET to any command line that would let me boot to the actual "bios"... probably haven't installed the right ROM or something. Sigh... I will try getting malwarebytes and chrome onto the tablet. Maybe try Neo0's Google installer after that. But I think I will still need to find a way to UN-root and remove Kingroot because I don't want to have to be going through eighteen different steps whenever there is an update.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
Flashify can download gapps and install TWRP, it look for the right TWRP automatically , which we also call a recovery image. To remove TWRP you would have to reflash a recovery image with flashify. There is one in the large folder from Mega named recovery in the SW folder.

Installing super su would remove Kingroot and from supersu there is an option to UNROOT the tablet and go to an unroot state.

This tablet is not easy to deal with, we only get some russian or chinese stuff. . We all had to learn how to install something with ADB/Fast boot and how to unlock the bootloader but when we can't find the proper file for our tablet, it's a tough job.. Once your tablet and computer is cleaned from malware, just install a few apk from http://www.apkmirror.com/ and don't mind the google store. Use google chrome on your tablet . Cheers !

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once in recovery, you can choose the options by pressing the volume button up and down, then press the start button to run the option.

In can't upload chrome or opera browser, the files are too large, (they say ) so just download them from your computer and install them after running malwarebyte

opera : http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/opera-...search-37-7-2192-105856-android-apk-download/

chrome :http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...hrome-beta-52-0-2743-62-android-apk-download/

and getan antivirus on apkmiror http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/avast-...ecurity-antivirus-5-3-0-android-apk-download/
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mathewcall:
Don't bet on Lenovo sending any OTA updates to YT3 devices during their short supported device life. All evidence points to the contrary. See post #150.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bvjones59:
Hmmm.... So if I can JUST find the patience to get the darn thing stable and able to run the apps I want, better to leave a custom ROM on it? Okay.... My little weekend project is going to get extended, lol... May be a while due to day job, but I'll be back eventually. Thanks for the suggestions, all.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
lenovo don't even push any security updates... inexpensive device, cheap service. If anyone here get one of these that is unrooted and get a OTA for security update, can you please tell us about it...so that we can unroot and get the rare update. Thanks,
[Thinkpad Tablet General] 350Rocket:
I had several ota updates back in the winter when I first got the tablet but nothing since then. It's been on 5.1.1 since I got it. My Moto x 2014 had official marshmallow on it when I bought it used like 6 months ago and my HTC one m8 had it before that. Both older devices than this one afaik.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] chabula:
Can it be flashed by Flashify or must it be done by the normal recovery and how
[Thinkpad Tablet General] qwwerty:
don't know flashify

i rooted and than flashed TWRP manually over ADB in command line
[Thinkpad Tablet General] chabula:
Never have done that, flashed by Odin or on the phone directly with Rommanager or flashify

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
http://lenovo-forums.ru/topic/14844...850lm-расширенное-рекавери-twrp-by-sevenmaxs/

translate to english and it is way down below.

It is written show hidden content. I'm not responsible to what can happen to your tablet.

advice to those who want to play with the yoga tab 3 or 2. There are almost no files to be used . The only place is this russian forum. So you are much better to leave your yoga tablet as is it , with his factory Rom etc.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] 350Rocket:
I just received a notification for another small update, 39mb so it's not a mm update obviously.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
thanks for the heads up, it must be the july security update ! :good:
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
can you check the date of the security patch level in ABOUT TABLET options?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] 350Rocket:
It says 2016-05-01
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
So anyone that can elaborate on Flashing the M version on the L version?

Is there more then software blocking making phone calls on L version? As it has the needed modem earpiece/speakers and mike.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
so it's not the july security update.

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I haven't found any M version anywhere. There are a few place that claim to have the M version but we have to fill up tons of surveys and give too much information before being able to download it.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
I have an M version downloaded from somewhere in this thread. I just got the Tablet. Unlocked and Rooted and Setup. When I have a few free days I might try it myself, but that is not a promise.

YT3-X50M_USR_S017_151002_ROW_QFIL.rar & YT3-X50M_S023_160314_ROW_QPST.7z

The S023 version only has slashed up .img files. the S017 version has the full System/boot/recovery images.

They both come with QPST software to flash them. But I'm unfamiliar with that. But i reckon I can just flash the image files in bootloader/fastboot.

Found the link

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/DSHr/M8rVAZtt4
[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
M would be for Mobile, not for marshmallow. So you have the mobile version, of most likely a lollipop rom..

One weird thing: my tablet use to call itself YT3-X50F has decided to rename itself YT3-850F after forcing the installation of Lenovo companion mobile ( found the apk on some site) and entered my serial number. !!! plenty of surprises with lenovo.

On an other note , about KingRoot : it was said on this thread that we needed to install super su to uninstall Kingroot, It is FALSE. The new kingroot has an uninstaller, no need for supersu to uninstall Kingroot.... but has mentioned by someone here, if we root once , unrooting or not , we can't get the updates .
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
I know the M is for Mobile. What I'm wondering about is if it enables voice. Or if Voice is really hardware related. As stated before the L tablet has a mike an speakers. It's wishful thinking seeing i will probably never use the tablet for calling :)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] chabula:
Mine is 2016-04-01 rooted phone but Don, 't get those security patches on ota

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] zigonneux:
all the yoga tablet have a mic , because of that OK GOOGLE search thing. Voice is part of the ROM . F or L/M would all have the mic enabled.

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lenovo is not in a hurry to update anything I guess. I don't expect a security update anytime soon. Not the type of tablet to do some banking . :rolleyes:
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
Okay I'll be even more specific.

I know the F is Wifi only and does not have any 3G/LTE modem.

The L version does have 3G/LTE modem But no phone app.

The Phone App is in the M version.

But here is what I'm wondering Does the M version have extra hardware to make real actual GSM voice calls compared to the L version.

So will flashing the M version Software enable GSM calling on the L version. Maybe the M version has an extra dedicated mike, maybe the LTE modem in the L version just doesn't support GSM voice and only Data.

Like I said I presume not. But since no one here has tried it, I will have to test this soon myself.

Unless someone has the definite information about GSM calling on the L version?

On another note I have zero noticeable lag with Xposed 0.86. Then again I have a 2GB ram version.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] eeHman:
I would really much like to know this also. Not because I want to enable phone calls but I can't install OTAs at the moment. I need to install factory rom or similal and all I could find is M-version firmware from russian forums (same ones you mentioned) and I have YT3-X50L.

Do you have unmodified system and can you install OTAs?

I'm just wondering if you can help me to make my tablet OTA upgradeable again because Lenovo does not even respond to me.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
I have the unmodified system backed up with TWRP.

It probably already had the latest OTA also.

I can Zip and up the whole backup. Right now it's 2GB . But my up speed is horrible.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] eeHman:
Please do so. I'm quite desperate and that would be real solution to my problem.

Edit: I'm just wondering if adb backup -all -f C:\filenameichoose.ab does the same trick than backing up with twrp?!?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
I made a torrent for you.

Removed

I did not want to risk time outs trying to upload it to somewhere.

Tell me when you got it. I can stop seeding then.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] eeHman:
Thank you Noonski for the backup. You are a life savior :D

But I have a problem that I have been trying to figure out several hours.

When trying to restore with TWRP I got error.

E: Cannot restore system -- mounted read only.

I know now that when I first time mounted system r/w that broke the OTA update process (according to TWRP 2.8.7.0 build info that in android system 5.0: If you mount system r/w even once, you can say good bye to OTAs).

Why I can't restore backup without system r/w if that breaks OTAs? What is the point if after restore you can't take OTAs anyway?

There must be some solution to this but I have to check it tomorrow. Maybe I have misunderstood something or maybe that backup can be flashed with some unknown to me fastboot or adb commands without breaking the OTAs...

edit: I couldn't wait and anyway unchecked the "mount system read-only" in mount page and that did the job. Hopefully OTAs work.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Noonski:
Next OTA should take a While though before it comes out.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mathewcall:
Anyone know the call barring password for the YT3-850M? I'm trying to bar all outgoing calls. There are conflicting messages all over the internet. Some say the call barring password is device-specific, some say it's network operator-specific. I have a Truphone SIM card in it so I contacted them and of course they said to contact Lenovo. Lenovo of course says to contact the network operator. (https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/forumsolution/lp01_en!!2037816!!2041097?LinkTrack=Solr) I've tried all the obvious codes (0000, 1111, 1234, PUK, last 4 of SS, last 4 of phone #, etc.) but no luck yet.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] bisontes:
So no cyanogenmod for this tablet yet?

such a wonderful battery life wasted.