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[Device Reviews and Information] iacobus86:
Ulefone has launched a flash deal of Ulefone Power and other devices in cooperation with Geekbuying. I let you the news:

Geekbuying starts today a Ulefone brand sales with three Ulefone devices discounted for a week.

The mammoth battery device Ulefone Power is sold for only USD159.99, a steep discount from the original price of USD199.99. Or you can buy it for USD169.99 with a tempered glass protector and a TPU case as gifts. The promotion for Ulefone Paris is also impressive, since you can pay USD119.99 for the 5-inch device as well as tempered glass and flip cover. Besides, audio-centric Ulefone Vienna is priced at USD169.99 as in the previous presales promtion, with TPU case, too.

According to what Ulefone has announced before, all the three phones will be upgraded to Android 6.0 and that will make the phones better worth the prices.

http://promotion.geekbuying.com/promotion/ulefone_brand_promo
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
I WANT MY FLIP COVER FOR POWER GGGGGRRRRRRRRR.........

Nothing on aliexpress even remotely looks good.

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Ok, this is MY experience, you or others might have a different one.

I went back from newest 6.0 to 5.1 and have no malware/viruses to my knowledge. Check your PC, you might got it from there (watch out for those magical one click root tools or sync tools).

It might also be that I lost the virus while downgrading, who knows.

Second. If you flash with tool provided on NeedRom you wont have problems with this error, at least that's what happened to me. I've had this error in sp flash tool 5.xx and ONLY with 6.0.

Third. I've checked this malwarebytes thingy. It detects one false positive on my phone and im 97% sure its not a virus. Even if it were a virus it does not give much info on what kind it is so change software. I use Sophos, only because it has good enough root integration (if you decide using it, turn off reputation scanning, its useless).

Lastly, when you install TWRP you will get access via recovery to root file manager, you can delete that virus by hand.

Hope that helps.

REMEMBER do nandroid backup, because eventually you will loose IMEI. And while flashing avoid, if you can, format option.

And if drivers allowed you to upgrade to 6.0 then you shouldn't have driver related issues at all. Again, this is my experience, your milage may vary and so on.....
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
I had two of these I ordered from Hiphone, an Amazon seller in the UK arrive Friday, one for myself and father. I've put memory cards in both of them and now for some reason, unlike other phone I've owned, in the storage settings, the memory card shows at the top, with the detailed break down and the phone memory below it, with out a detailed breakdown. This means I can't easily clear the cache, see how much space apps are taking up, etc. When I use Astro file browser, they also show the wrong at around, primary being the memory card and sdcard1 is the phone memory. Does any one know if it is possible to correct this at all?
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Yeah, if someone knows please tell us.

3dd1, I've been told that's common thing with Chinese phones but i bet there is a way to fix it.
[Device Reviews and Information] rickypujol:
Hey guys!

I just recently became a Ulefone Power owner and I am very satisfied :)

However I have been looking all over the web to buy and extra EU charging adapter along with an extra cable to charge it with no success. So my question is have you guys found any site where they sell this Ulefone Pump Express Plus charger anywhere? Or did you buy some other brand?
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
I guess I could remove the card, however I have read that the sim/microsd holder is fragile and I have also read about the contacts for microsd card not being very robust either, so the least I have to remove it the better.

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On the side it says 2.0A at 5v so as USB runs on 5V I guess any 2A charger would do? Also for longevity of the battery you would be better of charging it slower most of the time so that it stays cooler.

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[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
hows your battery life? mine seem not too bad at the moment but I am noticing phone idle is using a hell of a lot of battery. go into the battery bar graph and awake is pretty much constant. I don't have a lot of things syncing constantly, facebook (which I have now uninstalled) exchange email, gmail and that's it
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
Mine has been great. The best smart phone I've ever had.
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
ah, that could be it, ill maybe de-activate it and see how it goes. thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
I will rephrase that.... The best smartphone I have had.... For battery life.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
This must be a ROM issue because the 31.01 ROM is so impressive it's almost unbelievable.
[Device Reviews and Information] rickypujol:
Do you have any idea how this will affect the fast charging? The Ulefone uses Pump Express Plus charging, what is the difference between this and the normal fast charging or qualcomm?
[Device Reviews and Information] celtic1453:
Hi

HOW CAN WE DEACTIVATE THE FINGERPINT SCANNER???

IT IS GETTING THE SMARTPHONE HOTTER AND DRAIN THE BATTERY
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
I use tasker and secure settings plugin to deactivate fingerprint scanner while phone is set to silent.
[Device Reviews and Information] frankcilo:
uses cpu spy to see if it goes into deep sleep, and then disables fingerprint, you will see how will increase even more the battery life

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impossible, is still active, otherwise it will not wake up placing the finger on the sensor
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
When I disable fingerprint scanner, it is NOT still active because it is disabled. And yes, phone does NOT wakeup when I place finger on the sensor while it is DISABLED.

I use Tasker and plugin to automaticly disable scanner while phone is set to silent for night, and activate it when silent mode is disabled after I wake up.
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
How can you tell what ROM you are using, I've looked in about phone and cant see any number b that looks similar, to compare against. That is a very impressive battery life, over 7 hours, over several days.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
Go to Settings -> About Phone -> Build number

From here http://www.needrom.com/download/ulefone-power/ I am using the Ulefone Power - Update 01/30/2016 which seems about the best overall.
[Device Reviews and Information] frankcilo:
Ah, ok, but It is not as exciting as a solution
[Device Reviews and Information] Ibromish:
Go to: 1. settings - fingerprint - disable all enabled options.

2. settings - security - choose any other unlock options (None, pattern, pin etc) other than 'fingerprint' and it will automatically disable fingerprints wakelocks.

However, another thing I noticed draining the battery is the LED, after disabling the fingerprint the "phone idle" state still consumes more battery so I disabled the LED option and it has drastically reduced battery consumption while the phone is idle.

By the way, I am using the 20160322 ROM update
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
I did look at the build number on mine but it wasn't in the format 31.01 so didn't think it was that, here is what mine says. Would by rom be 23.02 as that is the last 4 numbers, back to front, which is also that baseband date, swapped?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oclokmvwrrbqgsr/Screenshot_2016-04-28-06-48-31.png?dl=0
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
Yes, you're guess is good, your device has the Feb. 23 ROM.

Unless there's something specific you need in the more recent updates, you might want to wait until the 6.0 Ulefone Power ROM is released to update your ROM, to save you some time and energy... But then, the thrill of flashing a new ROM is something many tinkerers here can't live without, and with the right tools it's straightforward enough, so it's up to you to decide! ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] langostaman:
Hi! Can you tell me how do you did this?

In the plugin secure settings for tasker i only see samsung fingerprint...and its disabled...sorry for my English[emoji23] thanks

Enviado desde mi GQ3026AF mediante Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
I use Secure settings -> Device setting -> Fingerprint unlock keyguard, Fingerprint unlock application, Fingerprint Camera take photo and Fingerprint dolf unlock quickstart. I set all these values to 0 to disable and 1 to enable. I have Pro version of Secure settings, don't know if these can be found on free version

I also use plugin Taskkill (cannot be found from playstore) to kill com.adups.fota.sysoper when I disable fingerprint scanner, so process that controls the fingerprint sensor gets killed for sure.
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
are you referring to the "three colour light" option in settings? might disable that if it saves more battery, its not exactly a bright LED anyway, i barely notice its on half the time :(
[Device Reviews and Information] Ibromish:
Yes...That's right! :good:
[Device Reviews and Information] langostaman:
Thanks! I will try

Enviado desde mi GQ3026AF mediante Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] steviep23:
Anyone know of a case for this phone?

One where the phone clips in rather than a generic stick on one?

TYIA
[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
As far as I know there are no other cases specifically for this phone, however there are universal phone cases (flip style) ones that can be found that may fit.[emoji16]
[Device Reviews and Information] frankcilo:
Bugs that I found so far:

whatsapp notifications do not always accurate (although I put in system and data priorities in the notifications)

pairing with Bluetooth headsets and hands-free car is not always optimal as it often is connected but not hear the audio (the same defect even on elephone P8000)

the double tap often does not work and are forced to go into the settings to turn it off and turn it back on, and so starts to work (the same defect even on elephone P8000)

the fingerprint cause no Deepsleep

And last bug is the wifi, that at some point it to me always active and does not go in deep sleep until I reboot the phone (the same defect even on elephone P8000)

so I think that many defects are hardware and not firmware, being also common all'elephone P8000 that the same processor Mtk)
[Device Reviews and Information] Melkor:
[MENTION=792682]frankcilo[/MENTION]

Which ROM do you use?

I don't have your BT, WA and DoubleTap Bugs with the 0322-Version
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
Anyone know where to find a hardened glass protector (no foil **** please) for the Power? I hate cases and as I have the wooden version, I don't want to hide the backside.
[Device Reviews and Information] frankcilo:
0322
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
quick question, would it be worth rooting the phone just now or wait until the marshmallow update is release officially to see if it fixes a lot of the bugs (phone idle using most of the battery, fingerprint scanner keeping phone awake etc)?
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
I've ordered two different glass protectors, and both have the same (too small) dimensions, meaning that they do not cover entirely the front screen. While the actual display area is covered (thanks to the black border around the lcd display), this is quite ugly, IMHO, so for now I'm sticking to plastic screen protectors that are (slightly) better sized...

Here are the two glass protectors I tried (you can find them on various online shops):

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/9H-S...Glass-Film-for-Ulefone-Power/32631358992.html

and

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ulef...glass-film-for-Ulefone-Power/32647176863.html

Note that I didn't even bother installing the second one, since it was the same dimensions as the first one, i.e. too small.

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I'd say that you better wait for the 6.0 release, then root 6.0 if you need to.

Rooting 5.1 is easy enough, but then you'll lose the OTA upgrade opportunity, and might even have to unroot before upgrading to 6.0, or at the very least have to use SPFlash to upgrade... Not a big deal if you're comfortable with those tools, but there's always a slim chance that something will not work on the first attempt, and cause you some headaches... ;)

Of course, that's supposing the 6.0 release is close at hand... If they make us wait a couple of additional months, then rooting just now would make sense!
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
Your first link was the one I had ordered and I was severely disappointed by the same thing you observed. It simply looked terrible and even though I am not too much into looks, I decided against using it.

I find it very irritating that that glass is sold as 'for the ulefone Power', as it is clearly false advertising.

These protectors are for protecting the entire screen not just the touch screen part.
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
cheers, as I thought, i'll wait for the 6.0 update, might root after that
[Device Reviews and Information] Fosse66:
Will this device definitely be getting 6.0, or am I better off buying a newer phone with it pre-installed?
[Device Reviews and Information] kingoftf:
If you try the Camera App FV-5 everything seems to work properly
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
That gets me on to.... What camera apps has anyone used to make the Power OK... Ish. Also does anyone think the camera will be improved with updates?
[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
Yes the 6.0 update is supposed to be here in the next few days, it's a very good phone I recommend it
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
I was never able to force this app to use manual focus but I only used demo version.
[Device Reviews and Information] themolech:
6.0 upgrade

any news on our 6.0 upgrade its already end on april as they promise?
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Needrom has something and ulefones link for software download stopped working so something is moving.

Megthebest, TWRP? Wink wink nudge nudge.
[Device Reviews and Information] themolech:
6.0

didn't quite get what you just said sir avatar. :D hahahaha
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Eeeeee 1st paragraph, it looks like ulefone is preparing to update their website.

2nd paragraph, Im trying to extort TWRP from Megthebest.

Sorry its 6 am in Europe right now :)
[Device Reviews and Information] Fosse66:
Ordered last night and it arrived at 8am today.

It really is a well built and designed device - reassuringly heavy but not unwieldy.

Coming from an Xperia Z3 Compact, I wanted a larger screen on which to watch Netflix, various other video apps and general browsing/phone stuff. I'm quite stunned by the quality at the price I paid. 3Gb of RAM is a bonus and I've yet to discover any bugs (although I'm sure there are some and will peruse the entire thread). The processor used doesn't quite match the Sony's, but will be fine for anything I want to do on the device; I'm not really a power user, know little of ROMs, rooting and flashing - indeed, I don't even own a PC, rather a 13" Chromebook with the same screen resolution and IPS.

Coincidentally, the Z3 Compact's OTA MM is supposedly imminent, also. I think I'll hang on to that as a second, smaller phone - it's been flawless in the 18 months I've owned it. I get 2 days on the Sony and am looking forward to 4 on the Ulefone.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
I would love to get a perspective about this phone from user of premium devices. Looking forward for your opinions about Power.
[Device Reviews and Information] Fosse66:
Am using it with Apex Pro launcher, have tweaked the settings to my liking, downloaded most of my apps, set widgets and it runs just fine. I can't believe I paid £420 for the green Z3 Compact back in October '14 the day it came out. Don't get me wrong; that was and still is a great phone and I haven't suffered screen cracks or the waterproof flaps coming off.

But the design and build of the Ulefone are right up there with the Sony - the metal sides are nice and the rear, while plastic, is of high quality. It's somewhat of a revelation to me that the physical hardware (along with accessories you don't normally get) can be had so inexpensively. I'll never buy a high-end android again, not Sony, Samsung, LG etc. I do have an iPad Mini 4 because there are things I like about iOs, but I wouldn't buy an iPhone, either.

I've been setting it up and toying with it for around 6 hours and the battery has gone from 100% down to 84 - quite amazing.

Edit: Bluetooth audio not so great - no aptx or high-res but I wasn't expecting there to be. Wired, it sounds fine to me with no EQ.
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
I'm trying to flash TWRP on 04/27/2016 rom. I use scatter from the rom and flash TWRP with SPFlashtool. Flash is done, but when I try to boot to recovery phone reboots after a while and boots up normally to system ui. Has someone been able to flash TWRP and use it on this new rom? I have been trying this with TWRP 3.0.2-1 from needrom.
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
Anyone found a fix for the storage being the opposite way round? Quite annoying :rolleyes:
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
Is there a working TWRP recovery for 64 bit rom?
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
ROM development is here

http://www.needrom.com/category/ulefone/power-ulefone/
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Tried TWRP 3.0.2-1 and 3.0 from Meg, both dont work. Too bad because this release looks quite decent, but without root is useless.
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
Worked for me on stock firmware. After the flash was done, disconnected phone then booted into fastboot - recovery. Aslong as the flash tool goes green it's worked
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
This is how it used to work with earlier roms, but doesn't work on newest rom from needrom. Flash tool goes green, but you can't boot in to recovery.
[Device Reviews and Information] Melkor:
News via official Ulefone Blog:

New release date of Android 6 is at least the 15th of May !!!

Reasons: there are still some features not working

A new Beta with working Fingerprint Sensor can be downloaded via official OneDrive Account:

https://onedrive.live.com?authkey=!AA3mKPThgMtIo2s&id=C87E555FF8A334EB!285&cid=C87E555FF8A334EB

Source: http://blog.ulefone.com/update-on-u...sion-final-version-postponed-but-coming-soon/
[Device Reviews and Information] mr.gor:
But no TWRP for new version. I spent 5 hours trsting it.

Отправлено с моего Power через Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] ikbendewalrus:
Great, thanks! I have to say, I've been working with this phone for a couple or days now, it's a great value for money! I'm really oleased witg it. The screen itself nears the quality os amoled displays
[Device Reviews and Information] naufragato:
Me too. I'm waiting for my Power. I will get it monday/tuesday
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
I will get my Power tomorrow [emoji106]
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
So just a heads up for using the fast charger: It is incredibly fast but it also gets your battery pretty hot quickly. I suggest only using it when you need to charge it quickly and otherwise sticking to the standard 1A chargers if you have the time. Keeps the battery cool so it doesn't degrade over time as fast.
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
Just received my Ulefone Power from Myefox EFOX SHOP.. it's white instead of deep Blue/Black asked... BTW i like it!

This evening i will check and let you know my first look..

The power supply is 9v 2A and 12V 1,5A.. i will check which voltage and current it will use.. i have also some other power supply qualcomm and some 5V 2A to test with..

great service from EFOX Shop . .with SF Express 9 days and no custom duties:o
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Looking forward to that.

And just to be clear, the charger is fine/not at fault. It is just a fact that the faster you charge a battery the more heat it generates. And since it happens over a shorter time frame, it can dissipate less heat than on a slower charger.

I put in the quick charger at 30% (after like 3 days of not charging at all, though I don't game on my devices) and it charged at 9V/2A, measured by some USB thingy you plug inbetween. I think the stronger 12V/1.5A charge only happens if you are even lower (guessing 0%-20%) since all fast chargers slow down the charging the more a battery is a full.
[Device Reviews and Information] naufragato:
[MENTION=5952124]megthebest[/MENTION] : news? Your feedback?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
yeah...

TWRP (Three Themes Version READY)

http://www.needrom.com/download/twrp-2-8-7-3-megthebest-6/

Choose the one you like much..

Material DARK

Material Play

Classic Style

a thanks is really Appreciated!
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Thanks, flashing was no problem.

I picked the dark version. Haven't tested anything else yet, did you try if a restore works?

Again, thanks a lot.
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
Yes, restore of compressed backup works without any problem.

Also have success installing Xposed V79-SDK22_ARM and Gravity Box.

Thanks for support.. please support also with 5 stars on needrom (i don't know why 1 guy give me 1 stars for ulefone Twrp recovery.. this make me sad!):confused:
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
I think I may have solved the WhatsApp issue as well:

- download Lucky Patcher

- turn WhatsApp into a system app

- reboot

I also odex'd it with Lucky Patcher but not sure if that was needed. So far, Whatsapp background progresses stay active even without having to keep the app open in the background.

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To enable Miracast (requires root): http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/5-0-lollipop-enable-wireless-display-t2989544
[Device Reviews and Information] thanksmeg:
Thank you! Created an account just for this phone, youhou.

Could you please confirm the version of Gravity Box that works for you is GravityBox [LP] from xposed.info ?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
Hi, thanksmeg is funny!

Yes, confirm gravity box LP works!

Now i'm under geekbench3 battery test [emoji106]
[Device Reviews and Information] KAFFU.YES:
mail receiving from ulephone cc

if any will guide that is it really normal to heating a phone...
[Device Reviews and Information] dedisdead15:
Hello, did someone root Ulefone Power and how ? Thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
http://www.needrom.com/download/twrp-2-8-7-3-megthebest-6/

Everything you need to know is there, including downloads and instructions. Pretty straight forward. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
My Unboxing and first look (Italian comment) :

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[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Ulefone released a preview video of 6.0 for this phone. It's... 32 bit.

I have no idea what they are doing.
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
Strange, also android 6 32 bit[emoji24]

Btw, my power seems to be very good in terms of battery life.

8 hours with more than 2h screen on time, 5h 4G and 3h wifi, 19minutes of call, internet surf, forums, WhatsApp etc.. Expected more than 9 hours screen on time [emoji106]
[Device Reviews and Information] thanksmeg:
Hello Meg, will this prevent the update to 6.0? Will the update remove TWRP and root? If so will you be able to provide TWRP for 6.0 ? Thanks !
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
Not ideal but when I want to check app usage, clear cache etc from phone memory, I unmount to SD card, do what I have to do and then mount it again.