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[Thinkpad Tablet General] alanzed:
Makes sense. Thanks a lot.

So I should be all good now. Will start uninstalling bloatware now. Do you still suggest Magisk over Titanium for uninstalling/freezing?

Ah, while reinitializing, the installation wizard failed and the launcher was not being triggered with the home button (different error than "launcher3 failed" that I was getting in earlier rebuilds). Somehow found a way to go to the play store and install "Nova" and now it works. Just mentioning in case anyone gets stuck also on this error.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] joesnose:
I just find the magisk method some what faster as it will do a nice batch uninstall.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] alanzed:
So, have been using it for a few hours and I must say it's just another tablet altogether.

Still, now with the new Huawei I bought, this Lenovo is not going to be my main driver, but I'm thinking to use it as a tablet to keep in the living room (especially considering the stand) always in charge with a magnetic charger for home automation and other uses.

The front glass got broken, would you consider to replace it considering cost and difficulty?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] LeGrics:
Hi, I didn't use my Yoga tab 3 (YT3-X90F) in a while now, but for some reason, I've decided to use it again today.

So I did some research about rooting, and here I am.

I followed the steps on the first post but I'm stuck when I need to type "fastboot flashing unlock" it doesn't work.

On my tablet, in fastboot mode, it says "LOCK STATE - locked".

Edit: I update my fastboot, everything is good now :)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Lusanagi:
Was a solution ever found to the memory leaks and wifi stopping to work? I haven't used my tab for a few months now and it already is out of warranty period, so returning it to lenovo is out of the question

PS: Right now I have it booloader locked, I don't know if unlocking will make any improvement (I had a 2GB that didn't malfunction on the wifi, but this 4gb...)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] joesnose:
I have 4gb wifi model, cant say i have experienced any wifi problems. Running with data partition unencrypted definitely takes away the lag.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] enricojacko:
Hello. I have an X90L old model (2GB RAM). My bootloader is unlocked. Few months ago I had a soft brick (bootloop) and followed all the instructions reflashing stock factory image, then all started again.

I flashed the unencription zip and formatted data, everything is clean.

However, I am not able to install OTAs. My system download the OTA correctly, it ask to reboot to complete the installation, I see the Fastboot android robot animation says "updating system"... but at almost 50% of its process, it stops with an unspecified "Error". The android robot is laying on the ground with a red triangle over it. Then it reboots automatically after a couple of minutes and it starts with the previous system version.

Anyone got this problem too? Can you suggest some workaround to update it at the latest image?

Thanks a lot!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] joesnose:
To flash ota you must have clean system, flash stock and dont apply unencryption .
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Lusanagi:
Thanks [MENTION=2195656]joesnose[/MENTION]
[Thinkpad Tablet General] paultsr:
Is there any updates available or any customised os available?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Freshi87:
Lenovo doesn't release the source code.....

I think there will never be a custom Rom

Too bad, cause this device is really nice, but Software and support are really bad
[Thinkpad Tablet General] luca.costantino:
lenovo must release the source code to comply with the android gpl license... but still....
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Zladimir:
The source code was released in 2015.

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/by/de/products/tablets/yoga-series/yoga-tab-3-pro-10/downloads/DS104830

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/by/de/products/tablets/yoga-series/yoga-tab-3-pro/downloads/DS119073

I hoped for Lineage OS, as there is already a build for the pretty similar Tablet Yoga Tab 3 Plus
[Thinkpad Tablet General] luca.costantino:
my tablet is unfortunately unbearably slow, even after a full factory reset... as soon as a quite small set of everyday apps is installed, it's almost impossible to use it without having it lagging like a monster... any suggestion?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Myk_Myk:
I have the old 2GB version. It was laggy and crashy at first, but over the years, the updates seemed to have fixed those issues. Suddenly however, the home and recently opened apps virtual buttons don't work. When some apps are open, none of the virtual buttons show and the menu won't swipe down. This means I have to restart the tablet to get out of those apps.

Also, the notifications stopped working. Sometimes I hear the sound for a notification, but it will still say "no notifications".

I thought about trying a factory reset, but wondered if the procedures laid out here might work, and give a better experience. If I did try rooting and flashing, would I need to bother with backing up, as I definitely don't care to return to the current state!?

I'm have only rooted a phone way back when I had a Samsung EPIC, so these things are pretty daunting and arduous for me. Still if it's worth it, I'll give it a shot.

Thanks,

Mike
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Myk_Myk:
Well I just did a hard reset, and it works again.

Now I have to figure out how to handle the SD card. It says reformat, so I suppose I need to copy all the info off of it first...
[Thinkpad Tablet General] joesnose:
As far as I'm aware the released "source code" is far from complete! And the plus is arm not intel me thinks.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] joesnose:
The process of rooting is not very difficult and running the tablet unencrypted makes a massive difference. Like night and day.

As for your memory card issue I think you will have to just backup .
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Myk_Myk:
Thanks! I guess now's the time to do it, since I've already factory reset it anyway.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] loni90:
Hi all,

i took over my brothers tablet and thought id install a custom rom on it - but there are basically none :D

What do you guys recommend?

I have the 2GB one with 6.0.1 stock android.

Also, if i install a custom rom, will the projector still work?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
Rooted and un-encrypted following your instructions, everything is fine, not a single issue for about 2 months.

The tablet is faster than ever, just a weekly reboot with cache partition wiping.

You guys are awesome

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Did anyone signed for the petition? I do know it's old but just a little help to be listened.

The tablet is too nice to be left without updates.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] oOo.Manu.oOo:
Hello, i am Also looking for a newer Android version, my tablet is also unencrypted and rooted and works like a charm, but Android 10 should be lighter.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] vitarra:
Yoga tab3 pro internal memory

Hi guys,

I got Lenovo yoga tab 3 pro 4Gb memory 64Gb hdd. The problem I've got is the internal memory keeps getting full even though the apps take only about 4 GB and I tried to clean the cache and whatever I could but it still shows that OTHERS occupy 52GB

Lenovo forum is useless as nobody gives a f about your problems with their devices.

Anyone got a problem with internal memory space?

Any suggestions?

Thx guys
[Thinkpad Tablet General] vitarra:
After 2 days it looked like this 10gb taken no video or pictures etc and then it just grew more and more

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] Zladimir:
Anyone tried to get Bliss OS working?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] Francesco20003:
Hi, i am thinking of buying this tablet for the projector and i wanted to know if it is possible to install a newer version of android through custom roms such as lineage os
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
No, for the love of God don't buy this thing: it's 2020, Android Marshmallow is from 2016, and they announce the release cycle is already complete (no more OS upgrades). Also, this tablet does not have an active community of developers if any at all. Lenovo killed all the efforts publishing a very questioned kernel source code. You are better off with a pico projector and an up-to-date tablet, though, it is not a great market right now.

I received an older version as a gift and I am trying to do something about this tablet, but I have not a lot of experience or time with Android. The fixes provided here are good for starters (rooting + unencrypting data). I unpacked the boot image and repacked it with some other tweaks and fixed the TWRP too, to manage data partition and install flashable zips that mount data (Nanodroid zips are essential to me). Anyway, I am trying to update TWRP and share a better kernel, but that's as great as it can go.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] shimmyx:
Thank you for the instructions [MENTION=2195656]joesnose[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1128975]ionion[/MENTION]i I managed to root my YT3-X90F ZA0N 2GB/32GB with your method, thought I had to use Magisk 15.3 and Magisk Manager 5.5.5 as the newest version available of the Magisk Manager 7.5(?) and (20.4) made launch3 stop working (which I had solved by just installing nova launcher or any other launcher). Everything working great, debloated and installed Pico GAPPS.

Q1: I think I am running unencrypted, but on security it says "Encrypt device" and under it says "Encrypted", not "unencrypted" is this normal?

Q2: I think I did manage to format data, however fastboot gave me the error "'cannot find path for /data" or something similar, I did wipe from TWRP and factory restored, and it seems to be running very smoothly, but I wanna make sure to confirm. I did all the steps as per your guide.

Q3: In an attempt to understand why the heck the 6500mAh battery is not properly detected on the tablet, I decided to open my tablet (I got it second hand from a friend), and the power button snapped in half (the usb charger still works, just no power button).

I am trying to boot the tablet using Volume - and Volume + but it doesn't trigger DNX Fastboot and I have no other ideas on how to turn it on. I research button mapping, and saw there's an app from [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] and thought maybe I could remap the projector button to act as a power button. But I am wondering if that would work with the device completely off, and that if it did I would have to change some settings deep down, which I am totally unaware as of how.

Is there anything I can do to turn it on? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
Just now I can see an available system update: YT3-X90L_USR_S200307_1706140050_WW17_BP_ROW_TO_YT3-X90L_USR_S200357_2003030244_WW17_BP_ROW

Did anyone try to install it?

My YogaTab3 X90L is fully rooted and unencrypted (working in amazing way) then I must back up, unroot and encrypt

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It's the only problem with this tablet (and other Lenovo phones), Android 6 and no Lineage solution.

It's sad because this one is the best tablet on the planet, I use it everyday for work and entertainment too

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[Thinkpad Tablet General] Swrd85:
Curious about last update

Yesterday April 13th 2020 i got a system update prompt on my yoga tab 3 pro YT3-X90F and i am rooted and unencrypted so i can't update without reversing all that (which i am not so sure how to do after all this time, restore my original backup i guess?)

Did anyone try that latest update? What does it do?

Thanks!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
+1. I mean, if it has 2020 security patch I may be even interested in coming back to Marshmallow.

By the name of the update YT3-X90L_USR_S200357_2003030244_WW17_BP_ROW it should still be a Marshmallow build but more interestingly the build date is pretty recent, so maybe it has a March 2020 security patch! I don't think a lot more would change, you will still need to root, unencrypt and possibly debloat your tablet, but the security patch is welcome considering you must have one from circa June 2017.

No, it is not. It should say "Unencrypted" and when you tap on it, it should take you to the "Enable encryption" interface, which states you need a high amount of battery left to perform the task of encryption.

Ah, this is a difficult one. I have been trying to reduce the use of the Power button because I am noticing it starts to fail. Maybe we can share what we can accomplish on this subject. I'd like to be clear on this: when you connect your tablet at least the display turns on and shows you the "charging battery" screen?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] mad0701:
I have the YT-X703 LTE version and the update received also on this device. I was still wondering, what the update should be, because the tablet is still on Andw7. Now we have 10.

Also that I've disabled the system update, the update was DL and the update prozess started automatically. It's failed and TWRP was launched.

You're right, the updater is very aggressive and could not stopped without Root access.

I could only stop the Update by renamed the Security for Ota (the Paket could not extract and freeze the Systemupdate with Titanium Backup.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
It's a security update as a X90L user messaged me. The update itself doesn't change the UI and after committing the operation the system still shows Android 6.0.1
[Thinkpad Tablet General] shimmyx:
Strange, it's actually running surprisingly well then? I do get the bootloader 03 error saying I'm unlocked, but yeah, it says "encrypted" I think this has to do with the fact that Fastboot format data didn't work. Is this the same as Fastboot erase userdata? I understand they are two different things no?

So, because the power button is broken, every other thing works but that, so my only way to make it boot is to press volume + and volume - while connected to a computer, and then hopefully make it boot. Thing is that it doesn't really receive commands as it enters "DNX Fastboot" and "fastboot reboot-bootloader" fails. But yeah pretty much it's entirely functional except for the fact the power button doesn't work. The screen is permanently on as there's no "tap to wake up" that I'm aware of, if there is that would definitely save it for me!

I might end up just getting a replacement cable or trying to solder it (wish me luck on that one lol)
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
My same hope. I have just installed the latest Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant and done a full backup of apps and data (about 2.5 GB compressed MABK file).

A decent app to manage backup and restore operations, system and ROM upgrades

I think to try the whole process of unrooting and rooting tomorrow.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
Oh, you are so brave... to read "to solder" gives me chills but is a very useful thing to learn and master, so good luck!

In the meantime, how about some shaking to wake up? In Google's Play Store you can find this app called Shake. It does not need root but needs special permissions, when installed you can activate a service to keep the app awake even when the display is off. The problem is this service gets killed when your tablet goes into Deep Sleep and this is why I abandoned this approach but, it also provides an activity to Wake Up this service. With root, and using the am binary (am for activity manager) you can create a script or a crontab entry to execute this activity in a controlled manner (say, every 5 minutes) to keep the service awake. This won't allow the tablet to go into Deep sleep but you will be able to get to the unlock screen by shaking it. So, you loose Deep Sleep but you can turn off the display and solve the waking up without Power button.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] shimmyx:
Well I am very acquainted with repairing phones, laptops, tablets etc, so I have done my share of work on that side.

I have however 0 clue about programming or coding experience. The Shake solution seems like a decent approach. I was looking for something like tap to wake up but from what I read unless that's in the kernel it won't matter, and I am not sure how that would work at all. Gestures and such don't seem to be on the tablet at all either. Also I was reading maybe the proximity sensor could wake the screen, but as I am on a super limited internet at the moment I haven't been able to research it properly. I'll give the Shake app a try and see where it goes. Is there a way to disable the deep sleep? The script you mentioned I have no idea how to do that, is there some place you'd point me to?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
Do you have some apps that perform too many backups?
[Thinkpad Tablet General] dskmusic:
Hi all.. Im on the 4/64gb version.. from a time to now, some apps close, like roblox (game plattform for kids).

I clear cache, reinstall and nothing work...

the sme happends with pokemon go, but I install other version from apk mirror and works! but if I updated from app store, fails again!

I mean.. in apk mirror, I found 2 versions of the apk:

armeabi-v7a

arm64-v8a

one of them works fine (dont remembrer what.. I think the first one).

The problem is no roblox and others apps variant are available... some idea???

thanks!
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
Same here but it's not a fault of our tablets, these apps are optimized for phones only.

You need a NO-DPI version and go with armeabi-v7a.

APKMirror has these options for a lot of apps.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] dskmusic:
yes, I know apkmirror, but no have roblox.

I have it working on ipad and samsung and xiaomi tabs.. only fails for me on yoga!

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i try no-dpi version, not work
[Thinkpad Tablet General] dskmusic:
After an update, I get an error message... I restart the tab, and shows lenovo logo with an orange progress bar, that interrupts before ends.

Now, The screen is totally black, pc dont detect the tab... If i long press power button I get a vibration fro tab, and the led of power button light for a few seconds, then nothing.

I try to boot in dnx mode, fast boot... all things, nothing. Black screen :(

some advice?????

thanks
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
I did pull the trigger and updated. TBH I've been going back and forward from Lollipop to Marshmallow ROMs for the past week, so, I can say, as long as I can boot into DTX mode, it seems safe to assume you can easily root your phone.

I was investigating how to downgrade to Lollipop to be able to use Xposed and have an insecure but very functional tablet but they just threw this recent updates that put me in a different position. I mean, an Android security patch from 2018 is way better than one from 2016. I think I will tweak a Marshmallow kernel instead of my original idea.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
I have done the system update of my YT3 PRO X90L and everything went fine.

The tablet is fully functional like before.

I went through these steps:

1) My tablet has Android 6 and I have done I full TWRP backup after cleaning caches and deleting everything I don't need. Moved backup from SD to PC.

2) In 'fastboot' mode I have executed a live session of TWRP (data enabled), restored the first backup done before the un-encrypt step.

3) After reboot the system went through the latest system update and after some reboots the operation was done

4) I repeated the steps of fastboot flashing and then used the latest magisk and magisk manager.

5) Again the script to make un-encrypt.

6) Restored the the backup of Step 1 with only Data, System and Conf partitions.

Everything is fine
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
As I have nothing in data partition I just updated and formatted data partition again and everything went fine.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
I have formatted Data partition too
[Thinkpad Tablet General] IndiGoGo:
Though i appreciate the list of your steps, could you (or someone) please give a little more detailed step by step guide (including what buttons to press when and which commands to execute where, like the original root guide) on how to do the system update?

I rooted my tablet a long time ago according to the original guide (made the TWRP backup) but was never really into this - however I don't want to end up with a brick, just because lenovo decided to forcefully upgrade my device, despite disabled autoupdates.

Right now I’m stuck in android with the update-message popping up every few minutes… this is total bs

For example, this is where I would need some clarification:

I don't know if your TWRP backup is necessary in step 1) if I don't need to restore my current data

I don’t know if the live session TWRP(data enabled) used in step 2) is the one from the original rooting guide or the one you made in step 1)

And one last thing just to be clear, I don't need to go back to the stock rom at any point in the update process, right?

Would be very thankful for any help here.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OscarBrito:
Hi people.

Is it only me or this device is getting a 2020 update?

I can't find any update news anywhere but the tablet has been popping update reminders every minute.

Mind you, I rooted the tablet following this thread, at some point I screwed up and had to flash new firmware, it seemed to be chinese, changed the languaje and everything worked fine.

Here is the screenshot of the update in question, trying to read though the firmware it seems to be a 02/March/20 update. Maybe? Is this only me?

I'll try to use backup, install & give an update.

https://i.imgur.com/BUEuRqH.jpg
[Thinkpad Tablet General] :
You can read the last 2 or 3 pages of this thread to get more info.

In a nutshell, the updates are two or three recent ones. The Android security patch is updated to January or June 2018 (can't remember exactly), there's no major Android upgrade and some suspect it is a bootloader upgrade to update to a more recent Android version. It is not until yesterday at least but the updater interface changed which leads to hope (not expect) an Android upgrade may be coming. Even if it doesn't, Marshmallow is fixed at last and upgraded with security patches as much as it can get, you don't need to unencrypt the data partition anymore or tweak your virtual memory to have it running decently, in my experience. Also the updates, until now, have not locked the bootloader an TWRP is still working perfectly.

The kernel I have installed in my Yoga Tab 3 has a compilation date of March 2020, but the kernel version is still the same. I wish I had more time to fool around with the tablet, but I just don't, so I can't say if something is different in the internals.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OscarBrito:
You are completely right, sorry for the s***post. Should have read last pages.

Recovered backup, updated & all is working just fine. Thank you.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] OOEvil:
1. I have used the same TWRP with Enabled Data from page 1 of this thread

2. I have used the latest Magisk and Magisk Manager apk (the links are reachable in page 1)

3. The most important step is to get a TWRP backup of your tablet now if you don 't want to install all applications and data again (the backup restore is just a couple of minutes for 12 GB like mine).

TWRP lets you choose where to save the whole backup (internal storage or SD). Move the backup files to your PC by USB connection for security sake (this step is important).

4. I have used the first TWRP backup I did before start with the process of rooting and unencrypting but you can simply format everything if you have the backup of your actual tablet status
[Thinkpad Tablet General] PegasuSeyar:
Hello,

Thank you all for informations about this new update. I have it too and like it's been a while that I rooted this great tab, I wasn't sure of what to do.

In case some people would like some time before update or just not be bother by this update alert anymore, you can freeze it with app like SDMaid https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013063

Because this alert is a little bit too recurrent ... :p