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[Device Reviews and Information] naufragato:
23/02: I don't use fingerprint (the 4 numbers code is not a good solution for me).
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
It does not matter. Phone lacks full disk encryption so it does not matter how strong the password is.
[Device Reviews and Information] naufragato:
I don't want to set a password. It would be better to use the sequence but here it is not possible
[Device Reviews and Information] ngandjui:
Stuck on edge

Hello everyone

I received my ulefone power couple of days ago in north america.

Since then the phone has been stuck on the edge network, i did check prior to buying that it was 4g compatible to my provider (fido) with the links provided on the first post.

i made sure both imei was still present.

made sure prefered network was 4g, when i even go to the perator selection it does find Fido 4G but i still only get Edge connectivity after i selected Fido 4G. Cellular data is on.

I made sure preffered network was LTE/GSM/WCDMA, checked all APNs

I'm lost. can anyone help me please ?
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
A few things you can try:

- Go into Engineering Mode (type *#*#3646633#*#* into the dialer or download an app that does it for you): Telephony - BandMode - SIM 1, make sure that band 1 and 7 are checked (those are the relevant FIDO ones at 2100 and 2600 MHz)

- Try the other SIM slot

- Confirm that your location has 4G coverage, maybe try in a bigger city where or anywhere you know for certain that other FIDO users get 4G coverage (and maybe check their APN settings with yours again)

- Try your SIM in a phone that demonstrably has 4G coverage to make sure the problem isn't your contract/SIM itself
[Device Reviews and Information] ngandjui:
thanks for the reply

Still had no luck with the steps you provided.

band mode 1 and 7 are selected, other sim slot still only gives edge.

Sim card had been in a note 3 for more than 2 years and i never had any connectivity isssues to 4G (my area is well covered)
[Device Reviews and Information] darksnoopy:
If you are using two sim cards, only one will be capable of 4G/3G
[Device Reviews and Information] ngandjui:
I only have one sim card
[Device Reviews and Information] rotpar:
Make sure roaming is enabled.

Try using the other sim slot, see if something changes.
[Device Reviews and Information] ngandjui:
I went to my provider to try a different sim card just in case and i was still on edge, went to a different provider and the phone was like bouncing back and forth from 4g to edge for no particular reason (at least i could see 4g from time to time with that provider) and calls was taking quite a long time to connect. I believe the phone is not as compatible with north america networks as it should. SO BEWARE NORTH AMERICA BUYERS (canada in my case), even though the bands are presents on the phone it might not work.

tried roaming also as suggested but still no luck, disapointed, love the phone and design but using my data connection on edge network is a pain especially since i also often use wifi hotspot in my car for my head unit

anyone else on here from north america was able to get 4g ? any more suggestions ?
[Device Reviews and Information] rotpar:
That's frustrating indeed.

Have you tried contacting Ulefone for advise?

Service Center

Phone: +86 755-83895989

Email : service@ulefone.com
[Device Reviews and Information] ngandjui:
thanks for the contacts info

i will contact them
[Device Reviews and Information] ageitos7:
Hi everybody, I have my power since friday and today I have 2 "problems" :

First I have been trying to root it by the official way but flashtool don't recognize it (I have tried with win 10 and XP), do I have to pulse any button or only connect the phone turned off? , second one: when I unloock the screen always appear dyal screen, not the main/desktop, how can I change it? I have the 23/02/16 rom. Thanks and best regards.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
1. You have to have drivers properly installed. In win 10 before reset press and hold shift key. Then reset while holding shift. Go to advanced settings and change startup options. Disable driver signature verification (7). After that dont reboot system or you have to repeat everything again. Now you can install drivers.

BUT BEFORE FIRST FLASH.

Make FULL nandroid backup. Trust me, you will fudge up something, sooner or later, you can even loose IMEI. Do Nandroid first. Practice safe se... I mean safe rooting.

2. I have no idea.

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Ok, now I have a question.

By accident I discovered how to make full disk encryption which is disabled by vendor in UI (and just in UI) (I made it through Sophos antivirus advanced settings).

Did anyone of you found some hidden features in this or some other phone or know a way to enable them?

I understand that most of this is just hidden by disabling UI elements such as keys and labels so maybe someone can point me in direction of vanilla AOSP settings or dialler apps or something like that.

And yes, i have gravitybox, its awesome.

Ps. If someone knows how to install or modify Cf lumen so it doesn't create lag or allow Lux Dash to dimm the screen below zero level, please share your knowledge.
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
Still software problem, could you confirm? I'm using greenify too

Last rom OTA late january..
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
No it's a great phone

You are going to buy it for 170$ and it really worth

Smoothness it's amazing, battery it's good..but there are still some little software bug that we hope thy fix it next update

One of this it's excessive standby consume which probably waste about 2 hours of screen on time in the normal usage
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
I agree. Although I dont have experience with more expensive phones, Im very happy with it. 6-7 hours ost in xcom (maybe more, dont have time to test) and enough performance to be my personal assistant without any hitches is enough for me. As a media and internet consuming platform its also great. All day with podcast over Bluetooth is very nice feature for me.

I only wish the light sensor was better quality. In low light environment it oscillates between 0-20. Also ulefone should release kernel source code like elephone did for p8000 but I don't expect them to do it.

If you have second thoughs check oukitell k4000 pro. I wouldn't count on high quality but as a working mule should be fine. Im thinking of buying it for my mother.

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Ps: Ignore my comment about full encryption, I was an idiot.
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Install Amplify and post results after it collected data for a day or two.

The only built-in battery drain I noticed was the fingerprint sensor, so if you can live without fingerprint unlocking, that would be a way to save some battery.

Here is a bunch of stuff I have added to my build.prop so far:

Enable cast screen/remote screen:

persist.debug.wfd.enable=1

Increase interval between scans for WIFI access points (saves battery, I set it to check only once every 2 mins):

wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=120

Increase .jpeg picture quality:

ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100

Fix bluetooth skipping, supposedly (didn't solve the issue for me):

ro.bluetooth.request.master=true

Enable multi user support:

fw.show_multiuserui=1

fw.max_users=5

I had a line for lossless bluetooth audio as well but I removed it (can't remember why) and I can't remember the line anymore.

EDIT:

Tried a 3.5mm smart key (looks like the bottom part of head phone cables) and it fit quite well into the slot. It also works software wise (I tried it with KeyCut app). Just mentioning that since people mentioned issues with their headsets and how they didn't fit.
[Device Reviews and Information] mr.gor:
Hi duudes my phone become dump... Im really sorry to tell u that. But im using it for 2 month. And now it conpletly stupid. Its loading apps. Even messeges and phone for 2-4 seconds. ((( cheers

Отправлено с моего Power через Tapatalk

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Also u should know. Im using it for 150%. Maybe thats why(

Отправлено с моего Power через Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
What do you mean 150%?

Also, do you use an SD card and do you have apps on it? Stuff not loading/lagging happened to me once on a different phone when the SD card died.
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
I only use double tap to wake

Cannot live without
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
I didn't try it but beware that the most recent update on needrom.com apparently breaks fingerprint detection.
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
I used last needrom version 23rd of february, no issue with fingerprint so far!
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
There is an even newer one. 12th March one is the allegedly problematic one. :P
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
Ok, Thanks, never tested, so i will skip it!
[Device Reviews and Information] kalinntv:
Is anyone experiences problems with the sim card?

My phone some times without reason loosing a network signal (only emergency calls) or says "no sim card"

I'm using sim card in slot 1 and memory card in slot 2.

After rebooting the phone everything is OK.

Thinking it is a hardware or software problem?
[Device Reviews and Information] Krauthaus:
Which rom are you running kalinntv? Origin ore one from needrom?

P.S.: The 6.0 update could take some time. On Facebook ulefone said that they did everything they could for the 6.0 update but they have to wait for a driver from mediatek.

Original post:

" Jaime Lautaro Fernández Osorio we are not releasing it because we are lazy or because we don't want to. There are reasons why we didn't released it yet. If you will check our previous answers you will find it. At the moment all we could do to bring you Android 6.0 we've done already. As long as we receive one driver from Media Tek we will release it." (Some people are crying under every ulefone post for the 6.0 update^^)
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
There is no official update since the phone launch
[Device Reviews and Information] Krauthaus:
Indeed. But we are waiting for the 6.0 update. The first date was end of february, then end of march, now its end of april... And we have to wait until mediatek releases a driver. So in short: No 6.0 progress until ulephone get those mediatek driver.

https://www.facebook.com/uleFoneMobile/posts/977465005675910 <- in the comments.
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
Hi all,

I finally did receive my Ulefone Power today. After about one month waiting for the dark blue version (seems out of stock everywhere), the online website I purchased it from proposed that I switch to another color, so I went for a white one, and a couple of days later it's on my desk. :D

After lurking all that time, I thought I'd share with you something I read this morning: There's a dual-SIM version of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, which features a similar SIM tray as the one we have on the Ulefone Power: you have to chose between a second SIM or a memory card.

An adventurous guy seems to have successfully managed to "hack" his second SIM card (by prying the chip away from the plastic card and trimming it to cut it to the right format) and glue it to his microSD card, in order to have both the memory card and the second SIM.

There's no way I'm going to try that yet, especially considering the fact that the SIM tray area seems to be fragile on our phone (according to the SIM or SD issues faced by a couple of posters here), but it might get handy someday, who knows!

The original article is here:

http://www.noreplied.com/how-to-ins...d-and-microsd-card-in-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge/

Credits: noreplied
[Device Reviews and Information] Zeggi:
My device just stopped working and won't boot up, connect it to outlet no reaction, connect it to a pc same result. It just died on me. Anyone have any tips or solution? I have pressed powerbutton for more than 30sec I have tried all combos with volume, power etc..

I have had the phone for less than 3 days :/
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Tried letting charge for a couple of hours? And when you connect it to pc do you mean no sound as if a device was connected or that the screen stays black? If the pc can recognize it there is still hope.

And as a very final attempt I would try to unplug the battery (may have to desolder).
[Device Reviews and Information] mixalis_kr:
Hello friend! If you'll see my last comments before 20-30 days i had the same problem!!! Hard die phone. Don't keep and try to fix the phone. You lost time. Send it back to China to the store you bought it. Remember if you open the phone to check the battery you'll lost the guaranty. It is hardware problem not software! So send it back immediately! That is my opinion because i kept the phone 10 days and i tried to fix it my self. Nothing happen and i lost 10 days of transport! :crying:
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
So

Updated, rooted, xposed, gravitybox

Some other i cannot live without module?
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
Sandisk 128 Gb microSDXC supported

Hi all,

Good news: I purchased a Sandisk 128 Gb microSDXC (UHS-I version with advertised speed up to 80 Mb/s), and it works fine with the Ulefone Power! 8)

Initially, I removed my 32 Gb microSD card, copied all the files on the 128 Gb card, and inserted the new card in the phone, but the card wasn't recognized properly, and the phone proposed that I reformat the card.

So I let the Ulefone Power format the card, then switched it off, removed the card and copied again the files from my previous 32 Gb microSD on the new card on my laptop PC, and when I restarted the Ulefone Power, the 128 Gb card was correctly recognized in the Settings -> Storage screen. I'm happy!

BTW, this is the card I purchased:

https://www.sandisk.fr/home/memory-cards/microsd-cards/ultra-microsd-for-cameras
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
I use a Samsung 128gb evo uhs i 48mb/s, and it works correctly, no issues.

The only one thing is the transfer rate in the power, is limited due to a bad controller to about 10Mb/s writing speed and more than 20Mb/s reading...
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
I use a 128 GB SD-Card as well but I don't think we can say if they work reliably until we actually fill it up completely.

I also had one file get corrupted already and only noticed when I wanted to restore a backup from twrp (Data backup, 4GB size) so I am not sure if the issue is the card itself, the phones inability to work properly with 128 GB cards or if this was still a pre-3.0 backup (woudl that even matter?).

Also, do you guys have any recommendations for cases? I had one from Aliexpress but it's nothing like the description and doesn't fit properly. All other cases just seem to not have cutouts for the camera, fingerprint sensor or microphone.
[Device Reviews and Information] bithalver@gmail.com:
Interested in this.

I use the case I got with the phone (soft silicone) but that is not my kind: I like to use a thin hard one but could not find one. Anyone has any idea ? Thanks !
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
I'm using the TPU case shipped with the phone, and haven't yet seen many thrid-party accessories for the Ulefone Power, so no hard case either...

I've ordered a glass screen protector (I find them more protective than thin plastic screen protectors), you can find some on Amazon.com (if you're in the US), or on AliExpress (for the rest of the world):

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

Hopefully I'll have it in a couple of weeks (sent from China), I'll post a review once I've installed it.
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
Got my Power yesterday. Everything is working great. Flashed latest rom from needrom. Fingerprint problem have been fixed.

I can't find any settings to control led. There is nothing for led in settings. Is it just me or is there a way to modify led behavior?

Also in lockscreen security settings first three options are greyed out and cannot be selected. Only pattern, password and fingerprint can be selected. Why can't I select those other three options? Confused ?
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
I can select them, maybe it's an issue of different Rom dates. Mine is 23th Feb and set to Swipe to unlock.
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
I don't think you have much control over the LED without going the root+Xposed way... Haven't tried this yet, though.

There's a "Three-color light" section at the bottom of the Setting page, on the 02/23 ROM, but if I recall what I read on this thread, it didn't really work and Ulefone removed it in the more recent ROMs.

I had all the options available initially, then I installed the IBM Verse application (mail+contacts for the company I work for), then the three first security options were grayed out too, due to the company's security policy (they don't let people receive business mail on a device with no or low security).

Did you install any such application with administrator's rights? You can chek this in the Settings -> Security -> Device Administrator screen, mine shows that IBM Verse can control my device (for instance, prevent the use of a weak unlock method, or wipe the data remotely if there are too many failed login attemps).
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
Yes it's removed. I don't have it.

I have several apps with device administrator rights, so thats the reason in my case also then.

I have root and xposed. I'm looking for a way to disable led notifications + charging led with tasker when in silent mode. Have managed to do it with tasker and secure settings plugin with other phones, but no success with Power yet.
[Device Reviews and Information] Orimion:
Please I can't root my phone. Clicking download in plugging the phone doesn't do anything. And yes, I've disabled driver signing enforcement, the phone is off before plugging it, I've installed the driver, I've tried different USB and USB port. Any solution for me as I'm really frustrated. I'm using Windows 10
[Device Reviews and Information] Meggyi:
Click download button and after pluging the phone, no before.....or try diferent method....like kingroot.
[Device Reviews and Information] axelnanol:
Still enjoying the phone, incredible value for advanced users prepared to put some work in. Only got one niggle while I wait for the MM update: any idea if there's a way to update the stock email app? The bundled version doesn't appear to have settings to download entire emails (!).
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
no way.. use K9 Mail or the very good aqua mail ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] s7yler:
Why not Just use Gmail? as mail app. To that you can add any type of email. Doesn't have to be a Gmail.
[Device Reviews and Information] axelnanol:
Yeah, have used Gmail in the past, and loads of other mail clients - for me something about the stock app just always had the edge though, cleaner UI perhaps? Not tried Aqua Mail before but at a quick glance it looks decent so perhaps that'll do the job.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Take a look at MailWise, its decent enough for me but it doesnt have dark UI option. Ive been also using TypeMail but after I found out they use their own servers as proxy for email delivery I quit.
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
Anyway to multiwindow? I miss Samsung..
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
This still sounds like a driver issue (it usually always is). Keep trying getting it to work or alternatively find a PC with Windows 7 and flash from there if at all possible.
[Device Reviews and Information] varg86:
has anybody an idea to change the background apps window into an other one?

anybody experiencing issues with bad switching on data?

got problems with autoswitch from 3g data to 4g after bad net.

any news on android 6?
[Device Reviews and Information] Fl1nt91:
Amplify+gravitybox and smart network

Spoiler content hidden.
[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
Just ordered mine, upgrading from nexus 4 and wanted something with a bettery (pun intended :cool: ) life for a change, just wondering what is the date of 6.0 release? also i want to have a go at a creating a custom rom for it, was thinking even porting one over from the elephone p8000, has similar specs though to be honest im pretty new to this so any opinions/tips?
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
6.0 update in April?

Hi all,

I just read this on Ulefone's blog (http://blog.ulefone.com/ulefone-power-2nd-update-comes/):

I've already received the OTA notification, and installed that 20160322 OS update (seems exactly what's been available for a week on the NeedRom website), but the most promising part is probably the last sentence, about an April release for the MM 6.0 ROM.

On the other hand, I won't hold my breath, since they wrote in the past that it would be released in March, so until they actually release it, they can still postpone the release again... ;)

On a side note, could anyone who's already rooted the phone check something in the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db sqlite database (if the file exists)?

On my previous device (Yotaphone 2), you could alter this file to make sure that the Bluetooth was not switched off when activating the Airplane Mode, which is much better when using a smartwatch, so I'd really like to know if I can expect to do that again when I root the phone (I'm waiting for the MM update to root...)

The relevant fields in that file are airplane_mode_radios and airplane_mode_toggleable_radios, and I'm curious to know if the setting is still in the same file, in which case both of this fields should contain the list of the radio transmitters that gets switched on/off when you use Flight Mode (airplane_mode_radios) and the list of the radio transmitters that you can re-enable manually when you are in Flight Mode (airplane_mode_toggleable_radios).

See my previous post on this subject if interested:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59156136
[Device Reviews and Information] spendrup:
After flashing the newest update from needrom with the flashtool provided there, I needed to restore the IMEI.

I restored them using the app Chamelephone, which works (I can make calls etc.); but the IMEI information is not available.

On the lockscreen it says "invalid IMEI".

Any ideas what happened and how to fix this?
[Device Reviews and Information] Krauthaus:
End of April is not a fixed date; Ulefone said they are waiting for some chipset/whatever driver (they was not that accurate which kind of driver they waiting for) from mediatek. This is the reason they delayed the 6.0 update several times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIQzQ7QaYRM <- Might this could work for you? (I just googled "invalid imei after flashing" so i cant give any guarantee about that video.)

What rom do you used bevore?

Did you rooted you device?
[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
Thanks euroclie, also just wondering when can a proper section be added to xda regarding this phone (Ulefone Power) like exists for other phones such as nexus or even phone of similar build such as the elephone p8000 :) just new here and trying to work out the happenings haha
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Anyone in the new rom notice improvements for finger print scanner (I am assuming less wake locks) or the LEDs? Can third party apps control and mix led colors yet?

I did not see anything about airplane toggles in my database file by the way.
[Device Reviews and Information] pelopicopata1969:
Hello f1c ,

The fingerprint reader has improved , it is now faster . But for me the notification LED still does not work (Missed Calls and Messages).

Third party apps can´t control and mix led colors. :(:(:(