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[Device Reviews and Information] iacobus86:
They have published this new:

Ulefone Power Beta Marshmallow Opened for Download, Will Come OTA

Today Ulefone offers the address to download what they call near-completion version of Android 6.0 ROM for their mammoth battery device Ulefone Power, adding that the final version will be released OTA around the end of April.

The Marshmallow shown on Ulefone’s latest official video should have been a usable version, since every operation seems impressively fast, especially the opening of camera app. Users of Ulefone Power will be provided with more permissions to manage their phones and in the meantime, they may see battery life further prolonged as Android 6.0 will offer power save for each App.

Ulefone say they didn’t plan to open a beta version until the ROM was stolen by some geek who uploaded it to Needrom. Anyway, this is a good piece of news indicating that at least Ulefone is actually working on the Marshmallow optimization instead of making empty promise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb6GF4YbWA0

http://blog.ulefone.com/ulefone-power-android-6-0-for-dowload-to-come-ota/

http://ulefone.com/products/power/features.html
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Well sh**t

"Ulefone say they didn’t plan to open a beta version until the ROM was stolen by some geek who uploaded it to Needrom."

I hope it DOES NOT mean we wont get more updates from needrom. They have good releases, versions not available in official updates and usually ahead of OTAs.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
I hope the battery is better than the last update. I went back to the Jan 31st version.
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
While I love this new phone, I have one major gripe with it:

Why the HELL did they make the audio jack like 1mm deeper. My in-ears won't fit now, and the earphones the phone came with are pretty bad. Why would they do this?

/rant

So about the Marshmallow update. I have rooted the phone and installed TWRP (megthebeast's), and I am guessing that this will not allow the automatic OTA update. Anyone know whether or not ulefone offers zip-file updates?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
you need at least to flash system partition with flashtool, in this case you could maintain all apps.. but from 5.1 to 6 is not guaranteed..

i think is better to proceed in this way:

- Wait until OTA is available and somone applied it succesfull

- Do a backup with Titanium, flash the stock 5.1, apply OTA to 6.0

- Reboot and apply Root with TWRP for MM .. restore apps and setting with titanium (pay attention on system apps, may give you unstable device if you restore..)
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
Why not just flash the new ROM from the ulefone site?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
yes, but you loose apps and settings..

If you agrre to have a fresh system, is the right way... if not you need to find an escamotage:)
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
Wouldn't it be easier to unroot, then reflash the stock recovery through your tool and let it update after that?

And then, if possible, just reflash twrp and root again.
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
if i flash this, will i still receive the official update via ota? tia!
[Device Reviews and Information] narcoleptic123:
Little problems

Okay so i have a problem. I got phone it works fine, no problems for now but : Before this phone i had HTC ONE M7 and had some programs installed in it, like Viber, Whatsapp, Faceboo Massenger Instagram and so on which works underground, gets notifications and etc even when i cleared RAM. on this phone when i open minimized programs (holding for 2-3 seconds on the main button) and i clear from there everything that programs are disabled and are not in running apps as they were on my old phone. Time to time Facebook messenger works and pop ups on message but old ones. How can i fix it? i have everything stock on it.

Tried Lucky Patcher but nothing.

If i root phone with [MENTION=5952124]megthebest[/MENTION] TWRP i would not be able to get OTA update of 6.0 yes?

also are there custom roms for that phone already available?
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Same here!!!

But before that I had KitKat, so I thought it was new Lolipop "feature".

Only apps that work for me are Mailwise and CfLumen but when you open and than close CfLumen it stops working in background.

This is especially frustrating when you realize Greenefy cannot work properly in this enviornment.

Please someone push us in right direction in fixing this. This is MAYOR drawback.
[Device Reviews and Information] darksnoopy:
Hey i went too from M7 to power ^_^

Yeah i know its a pain but you have to keep viber, whatsapp and facebook open in the background to receive notifications. Seems to be a common thing around chineese smartphones/roms. The way to get past it is to root the phone and convert these apps to system apps. But i would rather wait for the 6.0 update and then root it. If you mess with your phone now, you may even brick the phone when a new OTA update comes along. There is a custom rom, ported from Leagoo, more here: http://www.needrom.com/category/ulefone/power-ulefone/

PS. You know the HTC apps are ported to every android device right? I cant live without the htc music app and of course, scribble! I may even try to install beats audio, when i decide to root the phone ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] narcoleptic123:
Heh, M7 was a great phone.

No, stock again did not touch anything. I am thinking the same, wait the 6.0 and if it would not be fixed then converting them into system apps.

Htc Beats rock :highfive:
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Ok, my report from new beta of 6.0.

Not working:

Fingerprint

Front facing camera

Camera button is not assigned to any app but it works if you configure it.

As far as I know, camera api 2.0 is not implemented so no manual focus etc. (someone needs to verify this claim)

What is working:

64 bit!!!

37000 in antutu

Best part. PLETHORA (11) sensors. All seems to work except gyro.

Screens below.

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Darksnoopy made me think.

You say that this is common problem with chinese phones.

I found a statement from Ulefone that 3rd party is responsible for rom development. I've also noticed that a lot of releases by Socrates from NeedRom share a lot of similarities, especially when it comes to naming convention and unified packaging (this is one of the good practices in software development). Different roms from different vendors look surprisingly similar but have almost identical name if both phones share internal hardware.

Take a look at Ulefone Power, Leagoo Shark 1 and Oukitell K6000 Pro. Internal packaging is basically identical. And don't even start looking on firmware upload tools, all the same, all non MTK.

I venture a guess, that all those phones have one codebase, kernel and bootloader sitting and being developed for all and then being forked (or not even that, custom configured, even without compiling code) and shipped to OEMs.

I would like to know who produces those roms, who is their competitor and if rom ported from competition would have the same issues?

Another one, does anyone knows circumstances of Elephone publishing kernel sources for P8000?

Was it a leak (and if yes from where) and publishing was a damage control or was it decision made after preasure from comunity?
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
i can verify that rooting the phone and making instant messaging apps system apps does not solve the problem. i did all of that and i still dont receive msgs on time and whatsapp and viber still does not work in the background when you close them. i noticed also that this happens only when im in wifi. for 3g data, everything seems to be normal.
[Device Reviews and Information] narcoleptic123:
I see. damn, i have not tried 3G but i will. I checked my carrier and it has lte on the signals which was written for this phone but it is not working, 4G is turned on. damn :|
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
This has worked for me and many others though so your problem might be related to something else if you did everything correctly. It worked on both the first version of the ROM and 23th Feb one for me.
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
i have a question. if i download the 5.1 rom on my phone from needrom, can i flash that using twrp? im having problems using spmdt on my pc,.
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
No, that won't work. You need zips that are specifically modified to be flashed in a custom ROM and unfortunately those are not.
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
yes might be that version. i have the latest version and that does not work. let me just figure out how to flash that on my phone and ill be set. thanks!
[Device Reviews and Information] f1c:
Before you do that, have you checked the WIFI settings like having it always stay on? Might be something as simple as that.
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
yep. i even went in engineering mode to check if i can toggle something to see if it will work. also downloaded pnf to no avail. i dont know what to do anymore. if i cant revert back to unrooted lollipop and wont receive the mm update for it to fix instant msging probs, then that will be a deal breaker for me on this phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] darksnoopy:
Then its probably your wifi settings or the sleep mode setting in the battery menu. The last thing you can do is reset the phone to factory settings
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
if i reset to factory settings, will that remove the root and will i be able to get the ota update for mm?
[Device Reviews and Information] rob1992:
Well it was inevitable, I broke the screen. It started as a tiny Crack in the top right corner but it now has extended to about 1/3 of the phone. I'll probably have a talk with ulefone about whether you can buy separate screens to replace it with.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
You said do a backup with Titanium anyway, no losing settings.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
http://www.etotalk.com/Wholesale-ulefone-repair_c1215

$45.99

Thanks to Androidforum.cz and one kind soul from this forum that showed me this.
[Device Reviews and Information] GoJo ^^:
So this is the place..
[Device Reviews and Information] narcoleptic123:
Hell yeah, I love this phone already. I wrote ulefone :

hello, i have a really annoying problem. i have ulefone power and when i close software like viber or faceobok messagenr whatsapp and like that they are turned off and i dont get notifications. i had HTC ONE M7 and did not had any problems, was clearing RAM from running programs and still got everything. will this bug fixed on new 6.0 version or i should root the phone and try other million things to make that programs run background after cleaning them from Minimized programs?

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

and i got the answer :

Hello, this is a known problem and it will be fixed with next update.

Have a nice day!

Best Regards

ulefone customer service team

--------------------------------

so who has a problem about background programs just we will wait till 6.0 will come out and lets see how it would work (Y)
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
i have tried this and this does not work.
[Device Reviews and Information] robgee789:
cheers mate it was worth a try,

what about trying this, http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/01/how-to-fix-missing-notifications-on-huawei-phones.html

i know its for huawei phones but it might work
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
regarding the delayed msgs on instant messengers, i can verify that rooting the phone, installing lucky patcher and making whatsapp a system app really does work. you just have to make sure that interruptions in the sound and notification settings have priority on calls and messages. props to [MENTION=7057244]f1c[/MENTION] for the solution.

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at first, i also thought this was a battery problem because of the "standby intelligent power saving" feature. however even if you disable that, the problem still exists. i also noticed that this only happens when the phone is on wifi. apparently the only thing that does work is when you root the device and turn whatsapp (or any msging app) into a system app and make sure that the settings on interruption have priority on calls and msgs.

or just wait for the mm update and see if indeed they have fixed the problem.

goodluck!
[Device Reviews and Information] robgee789:
cheers mate, i dont really want to root this phone when i get it because its for wife lol, but what about these apps to make whatsapp and facebook auto start

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.autostart

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atasoglou.autostartandstay
[Device Reviews and Information] elbttrd:
facebook does not have a problem persisting. the messaging apps are problematic ones. those might actually work. i have not tested them tho..
[Device Reviews and Information] robgee789:
sorry i meant facebook messenger lol
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
Hi all, I've just got the Ulefone Power and it won't seem to work with the connected GPS with my Fitbit Blaze like my other phone. My other phone had Bluetooth 4.1 whereas the Power is 4.0. I thought the Power had BLE so it would work.

Can anyone offer any help? Are any future updates likely to update the Bluetooth?

Thanks a lot.
[Device Reviews and Information] robgee789:
Hey guys I've been looking at one of those apps I posted (autostart and stay) and I was wondering which of these toggles are to do with getting the notifications, I know I'm using hangouts as an example but I haven't got WhatsApp on my tablet
[Device Reviews and Information] AngelOfBlood:
Hey guys, any one with xposed in it ?
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
Yes, got any questions?
[Device Reviews and Information] themolech:
hope they fix asphalt8 graphics problem on the 6.0 update :D
[Device Reviews and Information] AngelOfBlood:
Yes, :)

I install xposed.apk but inside the app the version doesn't work any ideas ? :)

Thanks mate
[Device Reviews and Information] Melkor:
You followed this instruction?: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811 => you need TWRP first then you can use Xposed ;)

[MENTION=7412023]Tech-8816[/MENTION]

Yes, that's even a bit cheaper... we will see whether it is better or not (regarding display and cam quality)
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
As Melkor pointed out, you need to flash xposed via recovery. Usually, only custom recoveries allow this (TWRP or CWM, though on the Power I know only that TWRP works).
[Device Reviews and Information] AngelOfBlood:
Hey guys,

I have TWRP, but I down know where can I download the zip file to install.

I installed the apk file in system.

Inside this link (zip file) I don't know what to choose, can any body help me please :)

http://dl-xda.xposed.info/framework/sdk22/

arm/

arm64/

x86/
[Device Reviews and Information] kozelos:
Arm
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
For the Power, you will need the version for arm sdk22

Explanation:

arm - most smartphone processors (Mediatek, Snapdragon)

arm64 - same deal but with 64 bit software (will apply to us after the 6.0 update)

X86 - smart phones with Intel chipset, for example the asus zenfone 2 series.

SDK##

sdk21 - android version 4.4.# (iirc)

sdk22 - android version 5.#.#

sdk23 - android version 6.#.#
[Device Reviews and Information] AngelOfBlood:
Thank you for explanation, I have installed xposed now and it works. :D

Thank you guys !
[Device Reviews and Information] Charlie_APPs:
K6000 Pro is very similar and I like that phone better for its metal cover and IP64 splashproof.
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
Hi, I'm looking for a phone to do me around 6 months or so since I get my phones through my work and I'm waiting on the next nexus device. I've been looking at the ulefone power and think I'm going to go for it. Just a quick question to those that have one though, how does the speed of the device compare with a high end device? I'm coming from a galaxy note 4 and I've never really had a mid range smartphone before so I'm unsure what to expect. I don't play a lot of high powered games but can have a lot of apps open at the one time and a lot of tabs open in chrome which I know can slow down some devices.

the reviews look good and it looks speedy in switching between apps etc on the video but how do you find the power 4g for these sort of tasks on a daily basis?
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
I've been using the Power for a couple of weeks now, and I must say I'm impressed by how reactive it is. I've had multiple Android phones before, including "high end" ones (Samsung Galaxy S4 some time ago), and I don't notice any lag or sluggish behavior in the daily life with the Power, it even feels snappier than my previous phone (Yotaphone 2).

I'm pretty sure you can get better benchmarks with a top-of-the-line flagship phone, but honestly this one gives you good value for your cash, IMHO.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
As a phone + messenger + media platform is perfect. It has a decent CPU but low grade GPU and thats what I want from phone. All my games work flawlessly but I mostly play in 2d games.

If you waited that long, wait another 7 days. Oukitel k6000 pro comes out on april 30 and to be honest, it looks better fit for me (at least on paper). Its cheaper clone of Power with more ruggedized build and if it has the same or better screen than Power than its nobrainer. Oh and it has 32gb rom.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Also, the light sensor in Power is kinda sh#t in low light enviornment.
[Device Reviews and Information] mr.gor:
I must also sad thet i agree with [MENTION=279873]euroclie[/MENTION]. Power is the perfect flphone for it price. Its fast and long life. All i need. I have about 14 social networks online everyday and the phone live and work perfectly. Thank u ulefone.

Ps waiting for 6.0

Отправлено с моего Power через Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] binghui:
Any body knows any way to get other bands working other then the ones that come with the phone? I am currently using it on the Tmobile network and is only getting EDGE Thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] mr.gor:
[MENTION=7316035]binghui[/MENTION] check this post http://blog.ulefone.com/ru/как-отключить-неактивные-частоты-на-ulefone/ but u need to translate it to eng if u dont....

Отправлено с моего Power через Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] LJ1981:
Is there a working TWRP for the newest 64 bit 6.0 rom? I tried the rom, but could not flash any version of TWRP. Flashing ends to error: "PMT has changed, please download."
[Device Reviews and Information] Ziegenjupp:
Hi, is there a way to flash twrp without Internet. I downloaded twrp and sp flashtool, but since I use my phone as Hotspot it's not possible to shut phone down when flashing with sp-tool.

THX in advance and i'am very confident with the phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Pmt error occurred to me when I used spflashtool. Try using tool that's on needrom, it worked for me without this error.

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Be careful with format option, you may loose imei.
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
Use this to flash, much easier no internet needed http://spflashtool.com/
[Device Reviews and Information] Ziegenjupp:
K, THX alot. I will try and report
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
need correct rom scatter and use only latest twrp recovery image. [MENTION=598986]Kangburra[/MENTION] in that link i only see old filashtool versions.. not really good for our device.. we need to use at least 5.1552 or newer
[Device Reviews and Information] Ziegenjupp:
THX again for advice-will Report tomorrow.
[Device Reviews and Information] celtic1453:
Hi people

1. Any news for the Android M update??

2.Sometimes my phone is getting a bit hot at the top part where the camera and fingerprint scanner is, especially when using the GPS

Is this common to other ulefone power smartphones??

I did a factory reset and improved partially the problem.

Any suggestions? Will the upgrade to Android M improve this heating??

I also never had more than 6 hours SOT when using the 4G network.

Otherwise FANTASTIC PHONE for the price
[Device Reviews and Information] Melkor:
[MENTION=7425195]celtic1453[/MENTION]

1: "Hey guys, Since we have almost completed the Android 6.0 adaptation for Ulefone Power, we are now also working on the Marshmallow for our HiFi device Ulefone Vienna. "

=> From today (04/25) http://blog.ulefone.com/ulefone-will-be-upgraded-to-android-6-0-in-june/

2: It is normal and due the fingerprintsensor as far as I read here
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
I have been using 5.1532 quite happily, is there something missing with the older version?

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Is this the final version, 64bit?
[Device Reviews and Information] celtic1453:
Can we somehow deactivate the fingerprint scanner???

I do not use it at all.

It seems that it drains the battery as well
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
Hi all, just received my uleFone Power this morning from amazon, great phone so far. My only question is should I not take the risk of malware/spyware and just root the phone? Not sure how secure amazon are, it was sold by a seller called Hifone and delivered by prime but don't know if this makes it any more secure or not to be honest. the sellers reviews were good, only 1 mentioned malware but not sure how reliable 1 reviewer is?

thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
Hi I got my Power from exactly the same seller in the UK and it all looked fine to me.
[Device Reviews and Information] stub20000:
Cheers, I did multiple scans with multiple apps (not sure how reliable these are either, but everything was clean.
[Device Reviews and Information] Tyrant82:
Asking my question from NeedRom here too...

I flashed Android 6 successfully and now i got a Malware on my phone :( Its the calleridsearch.apk that downloads automatically some 214.apk to Android>Data>.public>download. But the Installation gets blocked because i dont allow files to install from unknown sources. I deactivated the process so the calleridsearch.apk doesnt run anymore. But Anti-Malwarebytes still cant uninstall it, maybe because its a system process :( Can i uninstall it when i get my TWRP Recovery running, or do i need to root my phone after the TWRP Install so i can uninstall it via TWRP or in the Android then?

Can someone help me out please? I want to remove the malware.apk but cant flash TWRP because of an error "PMT has changed, please download."
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
Root and remove it. No reason not have root anyway.
[Device Reviews and Information] bithalver@gmail.com:
TitaniumBackup is a good reason by itself :) . Having a file manager and busybox with root access is great (for a unix engineer, like me). Also, AdAway makes wonders (by removing commercials, of course); AFWall makes you more secure; Orbot makes you even more secure; WakeLock Detector helps you to find out CPU-eating apps.

There are reasons ;) .
[Device Reviews and Information] SemNome:
How to root?
[Device Reviews and Information] devilgenius:
Does this phone have UVC / Webcam support ?
[Device Reviews and Information] Kangburra:
Flash TWRP recovery then boot into recovery and flash UpdateSuperSU[latestversion].zip