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[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Sorry, I only spend couple of hours on newest build. Looks the same, no random reboots but they stopped already on previous build when I disabled powernap. I think they only polished something, or just updated kernel (version is the same but files are different).

Battery life, well its better than 5.1 but only because I continue to tweak amplify. Last time I checked i was below 1%/h in sleep (which is too much) but that was on beta. Will give phone a rest for 2 days to download all crap and settle itself and than continue tweaking.

On other note I could swore that light tasks consume less power but cannot prove it.

I don't use google now so don't know, gestures were problematic in previous build so I dont expect them to work correctly yet.

Basically I'm happy with ulefones efforts. For all the crap people give them on facebook comments they release and keep promises. They are inexperienced and slip deadlines but they mentioned 3 months ago that they will include zazaremote as standard as soon as they get licence for it, and they did it (but nobody praises them for it). Hope they wont stop now (probably not, they are shamelessly coping what elephone does, and elephone is soon releasing MM for 1 year old phone model, I would love to get 1 year support on Power).

Too bad they are hampered by madiateks illegal practices of not releasing source code. I would LOVE to run Cyanogen on Power (pun intended).
[Device Reviews and Information] dbmobile:
So does Fast-Charge working for you or not??? how much time does it take to charge it? facebook comments all claim fast-charge not working in the android 6 release
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
[MENTION=279873]euroclie[/MENTION] or anyone who wasn't aware. You can usually restore the data part from a previous twrp backup when upgrading firmware. Saves alot of bs. Well, it does for me. After the first boot I boot to recovery and flash back my data
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
Oh, another thing that has immensely helped speed and drain of my phone is the FixGSv4-signed.zip from this guide http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/script-reduce-google-play-services-t3171224

It kills certain draining services at boot. You will notice an overall improvement and location still works. Also here is the link to easily enable init.d on stock rom http://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/script-zip-init-d-enabler-stock-kernel-t3347724

Boot to recovery. Flash init.d zip followed by the FixGSv4-signed.zip reboot. Happy days

(as allways have a nandroid backup)
[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
I have emailed Ulefone, regarding future updates and fixes for the bugs (mentioned in this forum) they replied with this.

I really appreciate the fact that they are going to this effort and its good to see some correspondence from them.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Sorry, dont know yet, maybe it kicks in when battery is very low, right now it does not work.

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Wow, thanks.

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Well, except data/media, so the part of sdcard that is acceptable to user (pictures, movies, Android directory etc). I backup this separately.
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
I usually do that, except when upgrading to another OS version (LL -> MM here), in which case my experience shows that you get much fewer bugs by reinstalling apps from scratch, and occasionally from Titanium backup when the data isn't saved in the cloud

It has the added bonus of not reinstalling the leftover stuff from apps you have since removed, and brings stability and speed (even on a marginal level). But yeah, the manual re-installation of all my stuff is really tedious! ;)

Thanks for the suggestion, anyway, I'm sure a lot of readers can benefit from that!
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
Hi, I'm a complete noob to this but please could someone give me instructions of the best way to flash to MM on my unrooted Power with a windows 10 PC. Thanks
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
Even stranger, it was showing that until 11:55, 37 mins of -1217 mAh staying at 87% while on a 2.1A charger https://www.dropbox.com/s/ch8042lt9e9nqm3/Screenshot_20160521-150425.png?dl=0
[Device Reviews and Information] calsgb:
I've finally found a way to get Now on Tap working

First you have to install TWRP or whatever it's called, provided by MegTheBest in this thread so you can root your phone.

Once you have rooted your phone, you need to install the xposed module.

When you install Xposed, you need to install GravityBox. From this, you can customise what each of the buttons do on a short press or a long press.

I've changed the menu key to "Search" and now google now on tap is working just like it should.

Edit: I can't add any links because my account hasn't had enough activity yet, but google searches will help. Megthebest TWRP is the most thanked post in this thread so it should be just to your right. -->
[Device Reviews and Information] dbmobile:
what version of gravitybox fit the power?
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
Nice one, I have gravity box installed, although this is the first time I've rooted a phone, I've since installed xposed, only had it installed for a couple of days, so I have only scratched the surface of how powerful and useful xposed and the many modules are, I now have Google now on tap working :)
[Device Reviews and Information] calsgb:
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe its 6.1.1 .

You can just search GravityBox [MM] in the Xposed Installer app in the download section, and it works from there.

I'm still not allowed to post links, but the Xposed Installer you need is SDK23 with ARM64, and you can find it on the XDA forums with a quick search.

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My last post on this wasn't clear at all, so I've done another one.

1) You need to root your phone, by using the TWPR that Megthebest provided here. and then intalling / flashing SuperSU.

2) Then you need to install / flash Xposed Framework, which you can do here. You need to use SDK23, as this is for MM, and you need ARM64, as this was the phone was updated to in the 6.0 update.

3) Form Xposed, you need to go to 'Downloads', and the search for 'GravityBox [MM]' and intall it.

4) You then need to go on the GravityBox app > Navigation keys actions.

From here you can choose which button you want to act as the Google Now on Tap. I used the single press of the Menu Key to activate it, but it's personal preference.

There's probably an easier way, but I'm a bit of a noob still and way out of my comfort zone and its the only way i've found it to work so far.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
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[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
I've spent the entire afternoon sorting this and I'm now on MM. I'm so happy that my fitbit blaze now works with connected GPS.

What is the easiest way to root now with MM?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
Hi,

This way :

http://www.needrom.com/download/twrp-3-0-0-5/

Sent by Mi5 64Gb
[Device Reviews and Information] hellybob:
Hi many thanks for this and it was your advice that helped me through this afternoon.... I will donate tomorrow. If I do this will I lose all my data again? Also I guess I won't be able to get any OTA ulefone updates?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ziegenjupp:
Hi Guys,

Could someone post me a link for the twrp for 5.1 ? Im logged in at needrom but cant download, eveytime i use the mega-link, i get an error. And is it possible to use the latest flashtool for flashing twrp or do i have to use an older version?

Thx in advance
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/recovery_TWRP_3021_UlePower.img

Also, Most of us use the SP flash tool. (the one normally linked with twrp) it's nice and simple. This is the one I use with no problems (mirror) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9JdPPX_cXeAajFuVFZ1X1NBdzQ/view?usp=drivesdk
[Device Reviews and Information] Ziegenjupp:
Thx for quick reply, but when i use the twrp link i get "input file not specified" . The link for flashtool works, what am i doing wrong?
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
Oh sorry. I thought it already had a scatter file inside like the others. You can use the scatter file from this or just flash this twrp http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TWRP-3.0.0-megthebest-Ulefone-Power.rar
[Device Reviews and Information] devilgenius:
How to add turbo download feature which is in vienna and future?
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Good question, i suspect its already baked into kernel, just ui isn't there. Maybe when 6.0 will come to vienna and future we will see an update.
[Device Reviews and Information] rickypujol:
Yo guys. I have several questions and I hope you can answer them.

I know that the OTA update hasn't come yet to the Ulefone Power and that you have to flash it yourself onto the phone.

So the questions are, will there ever be an OTA update or do I have to flash the rom myself?

If I don't have to flash it myself and just wait for the OTA, do you think its worth it to flash it or just wait for the OTA? :confused:

And if I want to flash it what is the easiest method? Is there a complete guide somewhere? I saw on the Ulefone blog that they had a guide but you guys were talking about to use another rom? :confused:

Thanks in advance.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Ive already written about ota. Basically I don't believe its easy to make ota that resizes partitions. It would be easier for them if future updates reverted to old partition sizes. But all that is just pure speculation by me.

About flashing there are 2 methods, all of them are extensively described on xda or just google and of course this forum. I personally had great results with ulefones method but others were only able to correctly flash with sp flash tools.

In conclusion, it varies from person to person. All tools and drivers you can find at needrom.

Happy research :)
[Device Reviews and Information] bjbirch:
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[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
Hey guys, first time user of xposed now (my god.. So good). Any recommendations for modules besides gravity box?
[Device Reviews and Information] bjbirch:
Where can I buy a replacement fast charger for ulefone power,mine has stopped working

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Where can I get a new fast charger for my ulefone power
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
YouTube Adaway? On the other hand, you got layers manager yet? Don't wanna be missing out on that!
[Device Reviews and Information] rickypujol:
I managed to install it. It was actually easier than I thought :D With the rom from megthebest and the guide here I managed to do it http://ulefone.com/download/power.html

However I think I am going back to 5.1 again since I do really want to have the fast charging working. I am really surprised how slow it charges now :eek:
[Device Reviews and Information] DanTheLemonMan:
Thanks! What was the exact name of theme manager? I can't seem to find it
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
Has it stopped working since marshmallow update? If so there's nothing wrong with the charger, fast charge doesn't work in marshmallow.
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
Hi fellow Power-users! ;)

After upgrading my Ulefone Power to Marshmallow, I wanted to reproduce the same "hack" to make sure that bluetooth stays ON when switching to Airplane mode, so that my Pebble smartwatch remains connected, but I was unable to locate the settings.db sqlite database. :(

After some research on the net, I found two useful links:

1) http://androiding.how/change-restore-android-id-marshmallow/

While on a different initial topic, it shows that the database can still be accessed via adb. Good to know, but I was looking for an easier method if possible.

2) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...e-settings-how-to-toggle-ringtone-vibration-i

Still on a different initial topic, but it included right what I needed:

So I reinstalled a root-compatible file browser (FX File Explorer in my case), and navigated to the /data/system/users/0/ directory.

There's indeed a settings_global.xml file in there, which is the one I was looking for.

Opening it with the built-in file viewer shows a human-friendly xml file (no need for a sqlite database editor anymore, yeah!).

We're looking for the line "<setting id=2 name="airplane_mode_radio" value="cell,bluetooth,wifi,nfc,wimax" package="android" />"

Just remove the "bluetooth" part to get this insead: "<setting id=2 name="airplane_mode_radio" value="cell,wifi,nfc,wimax" package="android" />" and you're good to go!

Just make sure to keep "bluetooth" in the list of the "airplane_mode_toggleable_radios" section, to be able to manually switch it off while in Airplane mode if you want to completely shutdown the radio-emitting hardware...

Now, if only Ulefone could fix the fast-charging in MM, it would be perfect!
[Device Reviews and Information] calsgb:
YouTube background player works well, and NavBar music visualiser looks sort of cool, bit it only work for the status bar as there's no NavBar...

Let me know if you find any good ones, I'm new to the modules as well.

I'm guessing you have already, but on gravity box you can change what the buttons do, so you can fix Google now on tap.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Xposed aditions - configures hardware keys (i use camera as flashlight)

Blacklist - blocks calls

App settings - configure dpi per app, rotation per app, expanded desktop per app etc

Boot manager

Notification count - but does not work well in 6.0

Statusbar download progress - my favourite :)

Xposed media scaner optimizer

Youtube backround playback - very handy, i want that seemles transition for twitch

one++ - very nice calc/converter
[Device Reviews and Information] Ferfiu:
Apart from that the others suggested:

AdBlocker - I don't really know how well it works, because I see some ads still but maybe less

Smart Network - so your phone won't use so much battery when you don't really use it

WiFiKeyView - if you can't remember the passwords for the wifi-spots (I need it sometimes)

And one extra question:

I updated to Marshmallow, and I have a problem. On Lollipop I had some apps moved to the SD card and it was great - I had more free internal space. Now I can't find this solution and I have less than 4 Gb free. :(

Should I use the external card (128 Gb, class10) as internal? I lost my Sunday because of the restoring, so I would skip this if there is another way to solve this.
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
Amplify and Smart Network
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
[MENTION=7379296]DanTheLemonMan[/MENTION] sorry mate. It's called layers manager. No wonder you couldn't find it
[Device Reviews and Information] bepari220:
fast charging seems to be working fine here....mine takes ~1h30m to charge from 0-100%
[Device Reviews and Information] CaesaR6:
Hello Guys,

In need of help here,

I cannot mount any sd-card in my Ulefone Power. I tried 3 different cards (Capacities, brands & types) and every time i get the message "card is damaged", i'm trying to format the card in the phone and i always get error.

Any Suggestions?
[Device Reviews and Information] megthebest:
maybe hardware issue with sd card reader?

Sd cards never tested before? have you had removed many times sim many times and damaged the contacts of pcb?
[Device Reviews and Information] Ziegenjupp:
Thx very much, now i can try to root my 5.1 , cos at this time i dont want to flash 6.0.
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Which rom version?

What is battery temp while charging?
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
Can I use Gravity Box or another tweak to access the LED settings? I'd love to tweak it so that I have the green light blinking for Whatsapp, blue for Telegram and red for mails. However I cannot find a setting for this.

Furthermore, the ulefone blog seems to be down for me, anybody heard anything as to whether or not Android N might be ported?

[MENTION=6939319]Hemphiz[/MENTION]: Layers manager shows me that my Android Version is incompatible, even though I set it to N.

I don't really dare to ignore this. Any advice?
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Ive been messing with this but all apps ive tried only can trigger standard notification (blue blink).

If someone could manage that please give info how.
[Device Reviews and Information] bepari220:
the latest system.img(17/5) with other files from last 64bit beta...
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Was the phone in power off state? Or power on with system running?

That's pretty curious. Thanks for info.

Can someone confirm this? (I really don't want to flash and backup everything again)
[Device Reviews and Information] kozelos:
Thinking about the same, maybe flashing just system would do the job
[Device Reviews and Information] Hemphiz:
I recently did that as I had a few issues. But it didn't fix the led problem I had. Found flashing all except userdata fixed it for me. Just in case one also has my problem. [MENTION=5908633]dejavecue[/MENTION] are you on marshmallow?
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
I have noticed that even with location and WiFi off, it is still on all of the time and is the biggest user of battery in Marshmallow. I've seen the below method of turning WiFi off completely however it refers to 3 dot menu button that seems to be missing for me. Is this problem just with my phone or a problem with Ulefones ROM?

Okay, to address the points here:

1) Marshmallow doesn't have the option of "Scanning Always Available" as it was in Lollipop.

So, what to do?

2) Marshmallow still has these options, only now they are fragmented and redistributed. It is now under:

Settings->Google->Services>Location>3-dot menu->Scanning->Wi-Fi scanning

Also, there are:

Settings->Wi-Fi>3-dot menu->Advanced-> Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep

and

Settings->Wi-Fi>3-dot menu->Advanced-> Network notification,

if you are paranoid about battery. If you want pictures, please post a comment
[Device Reviews and Information] CaesaR6:
Cards were tested and working in other android devices (camera, phone, tvbox), as for the sim/sd tray, i inserted the first time, only the sim card and the second time i removed the tray and placed a brand new sd.

Unfortunately, it never worked.

I have read about the same kind of problem in a support group in G+ and they mentioned that it might be the contacts and you need to place something to push the sd a bit more to the contacts[emoji53]

Tried, failed.

Another weird symptom is that, i have the same behavior when i plug a usb stick to the otg cable[emoji53]

Thats the main reason i still believe it might be software/ firmware related.

It's like the card cannot be mounted.

Anyway, thank you for your resporse.

Any further suggestions are appreciated.
[Device Reviews and Information] dejavecue:
Yes
[Device Reviews and Information] kozelos:
As well as on 5.1 i think its just bug in battery stats. When I check the battery thru gsam battery monitor it says wifi usage 00:00:00 (i have unlimited data plan, so i dont use wifi much, so i can compare off status)
[Device Reviews and Information] avatar4:
Try mounting sdcard and otg in twrp. Both should work. Otg works with delay so plug it, wait 10 sec and click mount couple of times. You can than browse sdcard and otg in twrps filemanager.

Make also sure that both media are ext4 or better yet fat or fat32.

If none if that works, try stripping/deleting partitions from both and than trying it, maybe you will be lucky and android will ask you to reformat media.

Also fat32 made in windows is different than fat32 made in linux, but that shouldn't matter here.

Im out of ideas. Good luck.

Ps: In my previous posts I described how I put in 2sim cards and sdcard at once into Power. There are pictures describing how tray looks from the inside and a picture of deepest sitting sim card. Make note of horizontal lines scrached on it, thise are sdcard contacts. Compare it with yours, how many scraches do you have, compare it with picture of internals of the tray. Maybe there is a clue.

And dont poke sharp objects in there, you will be challenging your luck. :)

Hope that helps. Good luck.
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
Mine doesn't seem to charge at all when off. I left it for 20 minutes, the screen just showed the battery symbol with a static red line at the bottom and no % charged figure, although it was at about 30% when on charge. When I turned it on again after 20 minutes my battery monitor app shower then same figure. Whether this is a bug and it was charging but not showing it I don't know.

I have flashed it to MM and read somewhere that the battery needs to be calibrated when flashed, is this so and what is the best method? I've read about apps that delete a file, although also read elsewhere that they're no good and also a full discharge then charge.
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
I sent an email to service@ulefone.com, in which I mentioned that fast charging was broken in MM ROM (battery not fully charged after 8 hours night charge), and here is their reply:

I've already reset my phone to factory data (when I installed MM ROM by flashing all partitions, and not reinstalling my data partition from a backup), so I'm just going to fully charge and discharge the battery twice as instructed. At least, I'll try, when I get back home: if the charging is too long, I may not be able to keep the phone unused if it lasts more than 12 or 14 hours!

Anyway, they are aware of the issue (that was to be expected if they follow this thread), and a fix is to be expected sometime in the future... Better than nothing! ;)
[Device Reviews and Information] bjbirch:
How do I install miravision onto ulephone power
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
By no use when charging is that charge with the phone off or on but don't use it while it is on but screen off?
[Device Reviews and Information] euroclie:
Well, I'm not sure but I'd say that they expect me to leave the phone powered on while plugged, as would any normal user do if you want to be able to received calls while charging, but with the screen off.

In a nutshell, use your phone normally till the battery is (almost) empty, then plug it in and let it recharge until the LED is green (fully charged) without using it.

If anyone has better informations about the process, please feel free to chime in and correct me.

I don't think it would make a big difference as far as battery calibration is concerned, although recharging your Power while it's completely powered off (no pun intended) would probably be quicker: no (or fewer) electrical consumption during the charge.

That is, unless you have the bug you described, of course, in which case I'd certainly advise you to keep your phone switched on and unused.

Do you have any way to measure the charging current (you know, stuff like http://www.plxdevices.com/Legion-USB-Power-Meter-Charge-Accelerator-p/897346002764.htm)? Maybe you could then tell if its a display or charging issue...
[Device Reviews and Information] 3dd1:
When you charge your phone when it is off, does it show the percentage that it is charged to with a blue bar in the battery, that is what I remember mine did when I charged it when it was off before I installed MM but, which could well be the case, I am thinking of another phone, lol.