yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
I downloaded https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ilyabogdanovich.geotracker&hl=nl from Google Play.

Let it run while i made a navigation point with Google Maps.

In the Below screenshot you can see the results.

This shows the speed i drived, well my car cant go above 210, we are allowed 130 on the highway.

And there was a police making pictures of speeding cars.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-uwG1nIObJXQzVwOHZuQ0pnaWs&usp=sharing

The Gps logger made 3 files, a .KML and a .KMZ file both cant be opened with Google Earth (Just load the File)

The 3rd file is a .GPX file which can be openen on the following website.

http://www.maplorer.com/gpx-view/gpx_view.php
[Device Reviews and Information] UschiT:
Post als Brief. Musst die Anlage für Versand CN ausfüllen.
[Device Reviews and Information] GeoAT:
[MENTION=4740603]Dunnow[/MENTION]

Definitely the accuracy of the gps is awful taking into account that you were driving in roads with excellent sky visibility !!

Can you tell us also where did you have the phone while driving ?

Holding it ? mounted somewhere ?

I am finding hard to believe that ulefone made such a huge mistake. Within the next days i will confirm it myself !

... and the video posted on their forum seems as if they are deliberately trying to fool us !

This is even worse !
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
It was laying on the right front seat.
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
Definitely...

For me it looks exactly the same. When gps is turned off and only Google location services turned on, location is reported correctly.

Although I complained a lot via ulefone email support they haven't managed to admit to me that it's a hardware issue - although they are aware of it.

I will complain massively over their Facebook page the next days!

Of course I'm thinking about sending it back to gearbest if it's only 10 euros. However, the package will not be insured and I won't see any money and phone for probably 2 months...

That makes me wait at the moment...
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
This is my location reporting from Google maps. I had it open while going for a walk. As I said jumped around like crazy - When gps was enabled...
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
Same problem with all ulefone future, GPS is totally Crasy !
[Device Reviews and Information] JohannW:
Today i got the following answer from Gearbest. The offer me to return the device and i will get my money back or second option is that i keep the ulefone an get a refund of 50USD to my GB Wallet. I think i will keep the second option, because the device i quite good. Maybe in future when root will be available someone will figure out how make the gps work.
[Device Reviews and Information] dommels:
Did anyone try one of the GPS fixes for Mediatek using engineering mode?

I also read something about EPO being unusable outside of China.
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
Root already work.. So if you have tuto for gps, i take it :)
[Device Reviews and Information] Ironandroid:
i have tried but with an unrooted phone no great results.

on my unit the gps is on for like 3 seconds and off for like 30. it is a continous on-off cycle. i have tried also gps locks app burt with no results

i insist on my suggestion to boicott ulefoen phones for the future. it's about time that chinese producer start learning the basic of trading: the customer is always right and if you make a mistake you have to fix it. unfortunately it is not possible to make class action so only solution is boicotting their products
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
How did you root?

Download the app Mt gps epo fix. In the description of the app in the play store it will tell you what to do!
[Device Reviews and Information] dommels:
Tried updating EPO using EPO updater? (requires root)

In Engineering mode go to Location, YPGS, Information, press on “Hot”, “Full” and “AGPS Restart”. (no root required)
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
Thats only possible if u get the phone rooted.. :(
[Device Reviews and Information] beruppino:
I already try 100000 time all the solution with root. I have root from 3 weeks there is nothing's to do here im sorry for the bad news. I sand back at the and of last week and i buy another one.
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
root is here : http://xdaforums.com/android/general/ulefone-future-development-support-t3386260

And a news : Ulefone Future have not EPO File
[Device Reviews and Information] Saicoth:
is it worth a buy?

Hello everybody,

I was thinking about buying this phone, but I read that many of you have issues with GPS, battery, root, etc. Is this phone worth buying or not? If you could go back in time before buying it, but keep your knowledge about it's problems would you still buy it?
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
No dont buy it i would stay away if i had know this before..
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
I agree, definetely stay away from it!!
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
same way, don't buy it actually. With 3 update there is :

- GPS Not Work at all

- phone signal very bad

- 3G with frequently cut

- No flash-light if root

And when ulefone said "metal phones receive less than plastic, it's a fact," I reply: "spend a phone call to Honor or huawey, they know very well to create metal phones that receive very good gps and signals .. them .. "
[Device Reviews and Information] Trolillo:
Hello

I have tried to update the footsteps of the web page ulefone and has given me the following errors

07/29/2016

Can not find checksum.ini file

Please use checksum generate tool to generate the checksum.ini

21/7/2016

Warning:Maybe error is follows

(1)com ports number repetitive or invalid

(2)Brom and preloader have the same comport number

Please modify them in ini file or scan again
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
tutorial at ulefone page is wrong..

See here for flashing firmware (one more time) : http://xdaforums.com/android/general/ulefone-future-development-support-t3386260
[Device Reviews and Information] Trolillo:
Thanks and sorry
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
I did some more research and testing:

I found out that the GPS, WIFI and Bluetooth modules are very close together in Mediatek devices which can cause signal interference. In the past on some phones this has already caused the GPS to go crazy.

However, in these cases GPS worked normally when WIFI and Bluetooth were turned off.

So to check if it is that kind of "interference" in the Ulefone Future I disabled WIFI and Bluetooth and ALSO unchecked that WIFI and Bluetooth may search in the background for location reporting (a setting which is super hidden).

Indeed, the "jumping of the blue dot on google maps" seemed to have gotten a little bit less... However, it still wandered around in a radius of 60 meters or so (thus GPS was still unusable).

--> my conclusion: there might indeed be some signal interference with WIFI/Bluetooth ... However, even with all that turned off the GPS signal is so bad that the module has to be faulty in itself.... or something else is wrong...

EDIT: cancel that... went for a walk with all the services (even 4g) disabled. GPS behaved as badly as before
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
Does anyone got a silver one?

I wonder because i think all on this forum has the gold version, or am i wrong?
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
I do have the silver version
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
Oke hehe

So ive been checking to send my phone back to Banggood, this is what they are saying.

But if i check with Air Parcel and the item is Lost i only get 50 euro back.

And then i wont receive my 200 euros from Banggood I am afraid :(

Pff this is so f*cked up :(

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Can someone who has root try this out?

http://en.miui.com/thread-315997-1-1.html

Been checking for a other phone, and searching for GPS issues for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
[Device Reviews and Information] GeoAT:
Hi guys,

I just got my future this morning.

Definitely the GPS is not accurate ! but ... at least in my case it is working to point that a standard user will not notice.

I have a gray one (

GPS will get a fix quickly but it seems that SNR is relatively low (yellow .. to marginally green for some satellites) (referring to GPS Test)

If i get a good grip of the phone, obscuring the white lines at the back of the phone then the all satellites go to yellow and some red. Definitely and indication of poor reception.

if i leave the phone still in a place that has bad sky view (inside my home, near a window) then the position in google maps will jump around in a radius of 50-100 (at first but stabilizes as i leave it).

Using GPS Tracker to record a test route i must admin it was better than i expected (having read all the comments here). In general the navigation was ok and only in some occasions the gps was off. I am attaching some screenshots of the route. Phone was not mounted anywhere but it had a clear view under the the front windscreen (on car front dashboard).

Just for you reference, my current phone is an phone 4s which is very accurate !!! For car navigation i am using a tomtom 920 device (also extremely accurate)

I also have a Garmin GPSMAP 62 for Geocaching (super accurate) and also a Garmin forerunner 620 and 235 for recording running activities.

I put together 5 (side by side) different devices : ulefone Future, vernee apollo ??? ( i think) , iphone 4s, lenovo something ... (cannnot remember), ulefone be pro (or touch i cannot remember either).

Iphone, lenovo and vernee were OK !!! ... in a matter of seconds ...

Then it was ulefone future which get a gps fix within 1-2 minutes but with the dot moving around 10-20 meters

and last was the other ulefone that it didn't manage to get a good gps fix (circle in google maps maps was extremely large).

Maybe i will repeat the test with GPS Test this time ... (more on Monday)

For the time being, conclusion is : GPS it definitely not accurate and probably it cannot be fixed by some update.

BUT is NOT unusable. At least for the majority of the people. (not the experienced ones like us)

On the other side ... some devices might have fewer issues than others...

Almost forgot ...

Indeed all tests were executed WITHOUT any SIM... with WIFI on, bluetooth off ...

So jaytee86 might be right ... Maybe it get worse when mobile radio is on.

Will test more and report !!
[Device Reviews and Information] GeoAT:
I forgot to include some screenshots ...
[Device Reviews and Information] jokerpoker1:
I'm sorry, but the root you do not lose your flash ?? Did you run on P9?

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5X utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
P9 don't loose Flash light. Other versions have the bug.
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
OK, tested.. So i don't know if it's really the file Who have changed something but after have put it in my phone (and reboot) , fix in 10 sec, and 420 km without error. Just one time, in road with trees, and for 1 minute.. So.. Test it you too for confirm à real amelioration ! Because it's perhaps (perhaps) a solution.
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
Can anyone else with root test it please?

I'm on the latest firmware (the one they sent via email which fixes ghost touches) and don't want to loose my flash by rooting.

By the way, Ulefone refused to admit to me that it is a hardware issue (they said it's complicated and could be hardware or software) and also refused to offer me any refund for my problems and money (if I send it back).

I've now contacted GearBest...
[Device Reviews and Information] jokerpoker1:
pointless contacting gearbest ..... I'll explain, contact them, because it will demonstrate your will to fix it, but I have just passed and will reach you ridiculous proposals, this morning I started a dispute paypal, you'll see that with them solve ✌ ✌

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5X utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] dommels:
Anyone else who has this app? I was going through my apps and came across this one.

It doesn't look like a system app since I'm able to uninstall it.
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
Nice! Let's hope it's the file that fixed it.

Can someone else try who has the phone rooted?

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Yes i have it to. I dont know what it does..
[Device Reviews and Information] Kathycakes:
Hello, I am a newbie here, and I am a newbie to Ulefone phones. I want to buy a phone to play Pokemon GO, but I am torn between the Ulefone Future, and the Ulefone Power. Which one should I opt for? Thank you! :)
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
None of them :)
[Device Reviews and Information] UschiT:
So back from the vacation.

Thats my org Rom, P10 an P12 mixed.

GPS Bad, WLAN Bad, mobile connection in Austria and Germany OK.

Ghostscreen only in the hot sun, same like camera dont work, with the message "device to hot".

Now whats the latest Firmware Version? And direct from my Firmware up or all Firmware between also install?

Have make a ticket to banggood.

And for all Herman guys... German Post as a Brief with tracking Nr, under 10€. I have send on that way a 10" tab to gearbeast.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kathycakes:
Oh really? Any suggestion for something else? :P
[Device Reviews and Information] dommels:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxhU4oDpvylvamRwc2Z1S3d1YmM/view

Flash using flash tool (will reformat device so all data gone)
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
Use this flash tool as the other flashtool from Ulefone does not work correctly

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-uwG1nIObJXOFFndzBtNnhWbmc/view
[Device Reviews and Information] UschiT:
OK i ll try it today with the latest Firmware Version.
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
You mean you dont want to loose the flash light if u root?
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
Exactly. I'm on p16 and I think I will loose the flash when rooting.

I would still try it but I would need a detailed flash tutorial and more time - I'm too inexperienced with that and I'm scared to brick the device/loose IMEI.

I don't even understand how to do the backup that's described in the other thread.

So maybe someone with more experience can root and try the fix with the gps.conf?
[Device Reviews and Information] fanfan7110:
Already do ! In other post i already tell that a p16 firmware with root will loose flash light, and GPS.conf seems to work (tested on 420 km). For information : Mtk CPU are very hard to brick.. And imei can be change now in ulefone future...
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
I can only find this thread:

I see all the files but no description on how to flash them and in which order :

http://xdaforums.com/android/general/ulefone-future-development-support-t3386260

And it says about the nvram backup that a scatter file is needed. Where do I get that from?

And to clarify:

When I root p16, do I only use the flashlight button in the notification area or do I also use the camera flash??

Edit: okay I found your description of the root process.

However, there are two things I did not understand:

When you said FLash the boot.img with twrp image renamed

Do you mean I have to flash it over adb or sp flash tool?

Also again, how do I backup navram? From where can I get the scatter file?
[Device Reviews and Information] juv3nal:
I recently bought a Redmi Note 3, I've unlocked the bootloader and I'm running Mokee MM and I don't have any problems with GPS!
[Device Reviews and Information] juv3nal:
I recently bought a Redmi Note 3 and I have unlocked the bootloader and I'm now running Mokee MM on it and I don't have any problem wheresoever with GPS! I never did with Miui either!
[Device Reviews and Information] juv3nal:
Sorry for the double post and it may not even applicable to this thread! Sorry!
[Device Reviews and Information] gear1900:
In witch directory i have to copy the GPS.conf? In /etc/system/ is no GPS.conf file.
[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Starting from Android 5.1 it isn't used anymore. (inside framework-res.apk now)
[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Please check the development & support thread, you will find new stuff :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=67981377&postcount=119

Also, please keep all support questions (including root, twrp and so on) in that thread. Thank you.
[Device Reviews and Information] marko75:
https://mega.nz/#!8FVT3bgI!79-2pmlQm...TkL12sx1xZDN2g

as anyone tested this firmware?

is the GPS Bug and the fingerprint sensor ok now?

Kamera ok?
[Device Reviews and Information] dunn0w:
Yes

No

Send from my One Plus One
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
So that means rooting and putting the file in system/etc won't have any effect on the GPS?
[Device Reviews and Information] marko75:
I hope Ulefone is so diligent in firmware development as Elephone when P9000
[Device Reviews and Information] Dester31:
I'm using my Ulefone Future since a week, moreover, I handed it over to the largest mobile testing site for a test (www.mobilarena.hu).

Their and my experiences, combined. First the major issues:

- GPS is unusable. Finds location very slowly, and the phone is not able to keep it at all. I drove 150 kms yesterday at countryside (no high buildings) on roads I already know very well, and Waze kept me putting on side roads all the time. It's suitable for apps like Swarm, though.

- Fingerprint reader accuracy terrible. Sometimes I can't unlock the phone even for the 5th try.

- Loudspeaker quality under the level of budget radios from the 80s. It's even not too okay while using headphones (Xiaomi Piston 3).

- Battery indicator reports wrong data at the lower 30-40 percent.

- The supplied screen protector is much smaller than it should be

- The supplied case does not protect the front glass at all (too bad, otherwise it would be considered perfect)

Minor issues:

- Sometimes my Bluetooth headset gets disconnected and immediately reconnected. Meanwhile the location of the phone or me did not change

- Minor assembly problems. The fingerprint reader is not placed too nicely, and even when the glass meets the side panel is not too nicely assembled.

- The camera captured completely green images at low light while it was at the tester. I cannot reproduce it.

- The phone restarts in recovery mode after a factory reset. The only problem is that it's fully Chinese. (Bought from geekbuying.com)

- The 3D glass is "fake", and looking at the screen from the bottom shows glitches at the edges.

- Wifi signal reception strength is lower than usual, however, still acceptable. Otherwise it is okay: 44Mbps down, 42 Mbps up on 2.4 GHz, 52 Mbps down, 49 Mbps up on 5 GHz, same router (connection capabilities on wire: 90 Mbps down, 50 Mbps up)

Pros:

- 3G/4G connection okay

- System speed extraordinary, fast as cheetah

- Screen quality is good

- USB Type-C is the best thing happened to USB since its invention

I could live together with all these issues but the GPS. Unfortunately it would cost a lot to send it back to geekbuying. I hope some fix will be released for the GPS issue...
[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
Technically it may overwrite built-in values unless MTK Sources are different...
[Device Reviews and Information] marko75:
Maybe it helps the new firmware?

https://mega.nz/#!8FVT3bgI!79-2pmlQmwn_CC0h97aWFM34j7WJ-TkL12sx1xZDN2g
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
Okay thanks.

So I guess rooting and trying that with the file is worth a shot...

But I think I will wait with the rooting for now because loosing the flash for the camera is equally bad as non functioning gps... And with the p9 I had the ghost touches issues.

If the Gps.conf is really a fix then maybe someone should write that to ulefone support?
[Device Reviews and Information] Alberto96:
My latest Custom ROM (P16 based) shouldn't have flashlight issues + you will get root. Let's continue this discussion in the proper thread.
[Device Reviews and Information] Dester31:
New firmware

The official update also arrived. The only problem is that after downloading and unzipping, the reboot stucks, it does not reboot. After manual rebooting nothing happens, I have to download the complete package again and it goes the same way. Any ideas?

[IMG="Update"]https://i.imgsafe.org/f45cbae014.png[/IMG] [IMG="Reboot"]https://i.imgsafe.org/f46252cc02.png[/IMG]
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
Looks like the rom they already sent over tech support... If it is - then no gps optimization ^_^

I'm on the p16 they sent over email. And I don't get a wireless update if I check.
[Device Reviews and Information] GeoAT:
I think jaytee86 is right !

I am using this latest rom and so far i have found the following that needs to be addressed:

GPS still misbehaves !

Fingerprint sensor goes crazy when the percentage of the battery is low or phone increases temp (under investigation)

High pitch background sound when recording voice or video.

Callers can hot hear you very well (low volume)(perhaps microphone issue). You need to talk louder !

4g & 2g & wifi seems ok (at least for me). I am troubleshooting some 3g issues

I haven't check camera and video
[Device Reviews and Information] oliversum:
Edit: Update worked well, now I've got a fancy cover effect ;) it's version P18.
[Device Reviews and Information] rosenrotttt:
Hi guys! Does anyone use a memory card 128, or 64GB? Smartphone format SDXC memory card in FAT32. How is this possible?
[Device Reviews and Information] JohannW:
Have also updated OTA. No ghost touches so far. No other improvements noticed yet.
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
Bad news:

I rooted the device and tried the GPS fix with gps.conf that somebody suggested and that worked for [MENTION=1459953]fanfan7110[/MENTION]... Didn't work for me. GPS exactly as bad as before - hovering and jumping back and forth like crazy -.-
[Device Reviews and Information] xecuttor:
is there a way to completely backup my current ROM with everything so I can revert back easily?

I'm worried because I don't have such big problems as you guys do (at least is seems to me - GPS is "driveable", ghost touches twice a week for few seconds and signal "usable")

EDIT: I just checked my update check and it says I have the latest system. I have Future_20160613212713
[Device Reviews and Information] jaytee86:
I wonder if it's only a some charges of the phone that have the totally ****ty GPS... Because also 2 of the review sites for Chinese smartphones in Germany report the GPS as good and reliable.

... By the way, I also tested GPS in flight mode - same result: moving around despite the fact that it got a quick "fix". So it seems that it's not signal interference that is the problem
[Device Reviews and Information] agul4:
Hi Guys,

I had my Future delivered to me on Friday. I like the device I have a couple of issues with it.

1. The fingerprint scanner accuracy is awful - it's so bad, it's almost not worth using it.

2. My headphone jack appears to be faulty - has anyone else had an issue with this? I've contacted Gearbest so we'll see what they say.

3. App notifications seem haphazard. Ebay for example, has just sent me a load of bid notifications for an auction that ended last night!

4. 4G connection seems erratic - it keeps dropping and then struggles to reconnect. I have to force reconnection by switching airplane mode on/off.

By the way, I've installed the recent P16 update (yesterday). Anyone else having these issues?
[Device Reviews and Information] dommels:
Could someone share the OTA file? It's not being pushed to my phone

[MENTION=323772]agul4[/MENTION] the fingerprint scanner is not usable in combination with the cover. Without it's not precise either but still somewhat functional.
[Device Reviews and Information] agul4:
I'm not using any cover...