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[Samsung Gear VR] Ezzine:
Actual DIY mod

Update 07-05-2016

I recently received my orders for the DIY and started working on it.

Challenges were met, but let's keep it brief.

My piece of advice on all this would be:

No matter how good your calculations are (for this particular kind of mod that doesn't involve damaging or altering the cover case but rather duct-taping your way around it):

Always make sure to double check your calculations as you will be working on a Millimeter -mm- basis here. . It literally took me tens of trial and error and loads of patience to find that particular right spot where the two fans don't hit on anything be it the camera or any part of the phone .The concave form factor of the protective cover definitely was of no help as only the center can be used, and that center hardly houses two fans.

So the fans had to be stripped down to the very bone, taking off every single part that had the potential of being removable. (used a heated knife and/or scissors)

The result can be seen in the video, where literally less than 5 millimeters separate the fan blades from the highest point of the phone, being the camera.

I did mention "this particular kind of mod" as not only does it not involve any cutting into the cover nor holes, but also it is built with completely removable material eg: Double-sided duct-tape and double-sided Velcro.

That provides two advantages: a clean design obviously as the title suggests and the possibility to keep your case undamaged and unaltered by simply scratching off all the Velcro and duct-tape at some point in the future, if you decide to.

I haven't received the 8000mah extra battery (mentioned above) yet so I'll update on that at a later date. Although now I highly doubt it would fit with the two fans, if one keeps the protective cover unaltered.

One last piece of advice: a 4mm wide double-sided duct-tape on the back of the battery is a good trick to keep it well snugged in the phone, not suddenly falling down, and still keeps the battery easily removable later on with finger pressure.

Pictures down below, and a short video made just after I finished the project (ps: humming is from something playing on the laptop, the two spinning fans don't make any noise).

Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXPEArWpgm0&feature=youtu.be

Shoot away your questions, I'll be happy to help!

This is my first attempt at any sort of DIY, and I'm glad it turned out just fine, and also happy I can give something back to this great community!

So much for trying to be brief ! Sorry !

Cheers.
[One (M9+) General] light_n_roses:
Hi there

I have recently purchased an HTC One M9+ Supreme Camera edition phone which is imported from taiwan as I do live in Italy. I have contacted HTC support and they have told me that the phone is branded under a network operator from Taiwan and this will, of course affect the update process as when un update will be realese from HTC, then it need to be manage by the operator also...

Anyway they haven't told me which operator is, is there a way to discover it? As I cannot see anything that leads to an operator on my phone.
[One (M9+) General] yvtc75:
You could find it on the "Software number".

1.xx.709.xx --> unbranded

1.xx.921.xx --> TaiwanTelecom

1.xx.751.xx --> ChungHwuaTelecom

But as I know,there were all unbranded ones for the newly HTC devices in Taiwan.
[One (M9+) General] light_n_roses:
Hi thanks for you answer, the number it's 1.08.709.1 .

I wonder why HTC support has told me that it's network branded!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 6856899:
Hi, I'm trying to make an omnirom 4.4.

When I compiled I got this error:
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 6856899:
Anyone can resolve?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] scdoyle:
I am thinking of ordering the enhanced 64GB model from a Chinese seller (ebay or aliexpress). This would be the Chinese model. The sellers state that before shipping they install a multi-language ROM and Google Play, and that it will work no problem on my network (Canada).

Does anyone have experience with ordering such a phone? I have looked at the relevant threads on the forums of other Huawei phones and there seems to sometimes be problems with notifications and Chinese bloatware. I am also unclear whether I can expect to receive future OTA updates?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] themissionimpossible:
AFAIK at the moment a P9 Chinese version distribution has not yet been announced... and for the P9 the official availability is tomorrow 16th April.;)

The P9/P9 Plus presentation has been initially dedicated only to the European market, also prices where indicated in Euro, even if that event was held in London...;)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
all I can say is, even with the Chinese ROM, you can get all the google stuff without issues, with the exception being Now on Tap because the Home button is mapped to Huawei's own voice assistant.

i did have some issues with notifs on the Mate 8 but its since received at least 3 updates. My P9 is too new for me to notice any issues

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re: bloatware, it's possible to remove up to 90% of that stuff through "HiApp" - huawei's replacement for google playstore ( which is also where you download all the google stuff)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] scdoyle:
That's great - thanks. My P9 is currently on its way so that's reassuring. I am not bothered about Now on Tap.

Presumably HiApp is in Chinese itself? Is it challenging to navigate around it?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
it isn't in Chinese.. Once you've chosen English in your first setup step, all system apps show up in English. with the exception of bloatware. I believe there's a guide here on xda some place teaching folks how to download all the google stuff too. basically you'll need google play obviously, google contacts sync and google calendar sync. these are the basics you need to grab off HiApp. Then you can start using Google Playstore as normal to setup account etc

permissions are important as they are very strict and sometimes restrict first, and never ask later. be sure to check there often. Enjoy!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] mahst68:
Just Got Mine Yesterday!

My P9 from a shop on aliexpress just came yesterday... and oh yes, it is pretty awesome! Going to use it a couple days and plan on doing a extensive comparison review to my LG G5 in my series of review called "Some Guy's Review..." I did one comparing LG G5 to the S7 Edge and people seemed to appreciate it... I have no brand loyalty so it a pretty honest review IMO :p

I try to sum up the general user / pro-user experience... what most people run into and care about.... plus stuff I always look for that are my "musts" for things I do in my daily life...

Not getting deeply into it, here's a quick 12-hour impression:

1. Design - It's a pretty phone, I got mine in Gold because the 64GB / 4GB only comes in Gold in China (EVA-AL10 Version is Chinese Version of EVA-L29 International Dual SIM). Let's say a Sony Xperia Z5 and an Iphone had a wild sexual encounter.... the result is a Huawei P9 (Basically an all metal Z5)

2. Snappiness - This phone rocks... didn't slow down even during setup... have yet to notice it heat up either! Have to put it through my grueling non-scientific testing of playing Clash Royale... hahaha. Really though, I won't do a AnTuTu or anything like that because those tests are pretty much meaningless to real world experience usage. Hope to have more later

3. Camera - have yet to take a "real" picture with it... tried it out, seems to have a lot of custom settings and a really good "pro" mode. more to come

4. Battery - seems spot on to all recent Huawei Phones, big, long lasting (that's what she said.... :silly: :good:)

5. EMUI - I am actually a fan of EMUI... especially with another launcher laid over (I use a HTC Sense Launcher Port). The amount of customization may annoy the regular user... but coming from having a Huawei Mate 8, I understand what you need to do to get everything working like you like. I will give more details later if it suffers from the "sleeping sickness" as I call it... this is where due to all the great battery customizations Huawei throws in, certain app notifications stop working after awhile because the app goes into hibernation and never comes out... time will only tell.

Look for a review probably Monday or Tuesday! I may even do a 3-way just for fun....!!! :good: :highfive: (3-way review... get your mind out of the gutter... hahaha)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] K-Nose:
I received my eva-dl00 yesterday. (Chinese Dual-Sim 32GB) from Ibuygou.com

Everythings seems to be ok, but Contact Syncing is not working. Any hint?

First impression: Nice phone, very solid quality! But coming from Vanilla....i don´t like EMUI.

Maybe i have to get used to it.

But the P9 with Stock Android would be awesome!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] varun.gid:
How are u finding notifications inflow? They come on time or with delays?? IMs like Whatsapp Telegram etc giving instant notification even when phone sleeps for 30 plus mins?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] K-Nose:
Seems to be ok. But it is only a first impression. Could be wrong.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] S0wL:
Has anyone from Europe tried if the dual sim works for Chinese version ?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] mahst68:
Posted my review here if interested

http://xdaforums.com/p9/how-to/huawei-p9-vs-tmobile-lg-g5-vs-tmobile-t3365349
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] K-Nose:
I use the eva-dl00 in germany with 2 T-Mobile Sim Cards. Everythings works great. Including LTE. :)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
must check permissions! :)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] ajftl250:
im having the same issue i checked the permissions for the contacts and i turned on and still the sync contacts on google accounts its not present like on my nexus 6p
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
reboot after enabling permissions and Contact sync should appear
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] ajftl250:
had to delete the account and create it again pain! worked now
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] strictlys:
I just got mine today. EVA-AL10. Beautiful phone. Works with cricket no problem... i was trying it out with my verizon sim didnt work. Seems to work well, but some of the stuff are in chinese like browser. Slowly removing the bloat and adding other software to it.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] strictlys:
what did everyone end up doing when they first receive the phone? I factory reset it and downloaded google play store from hi app. I needed contacts sync and calendar sync so i downloaded from apk mirror. I downloaded gmail and everything. Its been a while since i came back from droid. I was with apple for a while. Last droid I had was a htc evo. Can't seem to get my contacts on this phone.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
check and allow all permissions for contacta sync, reboot and see.

p. s. contact and calendar sync are both available from hiapp
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] strictlys:
I searched for it numerous times couldn't find it. It works now, but still couldn't find in hiapp.Thanks!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
admittedly they're hard to find.. even for someone who can read chinese :p

glad you got it working!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] strictlys:
If i downloaded it from apkmirror is that the incorrect way to do it? Shouldn't have any issues correct?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Ridingboot:
USE LESS PIECE !!!! if the eva-dl00 (USA) NO LTE service

This modell is full of chinese blotware, which even without Chinese Languague skills i could go arround .

But there is only one LTE Band in the US which menas in my case NO LTE service.

Such a phone is useless. I will sell it to an European User, because all 3 European LTE Bands are supported.

On Question I would have, on the Qualcom Processors I did saw instructions how to unlock the locked Bands . This as an Option I would try it.

Therefore i guess Root, other StockROM and instruction how to modifiy the Bands. Any Info about this .
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] scdoyle:
I received my Chinese EVA-AL10 today and my experience is the exact opposite. Minimal bloatware installed and 4G working fine (in Canada). All google services working well. Very pleased so far.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] strictlys:
I have the EVA-AL10. I have LTE? Using Cricket
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Ridingboot:
Sure the EVA DL00 is the useless bastard. The AL10 seems to have all necessary bands
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] fredhd:
Does anybody knows if it's possible to change the DL00 firmware to the PL09? I guess root might be needed. Cheers.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] claudio0110:
A question: The chinese Version: EVA-AL00 has a lot of bloatware??

Thanks.

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This Chinese version come with original ROM or Modified by vendor? Thanks.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] yellowchilli:
already answered further up the thread..

but yes it does. and most can be uninstalled.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] claudio0110:
Ok, Thanks a lot. :)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] FoneWatcher:
Do you know if TMOUS SIM cards work same as Germany?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] K-Nose:
Sorry, different LTE-Bands.

Have a look here: https://www.frequencycheck.com/carr...al-sim-td-lte-eva-dl00/t-mobile-united-states

2 LTE-Bands are missing for TMOUS.

Better choice: EVA-AL10

https://www.frequencycheck.com/comp...i-p9-premium-edition-dual-sim-td-lte-eva-al10
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] charmforyou:
It will work!

---------- Post added at 07:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:05 AM ----------

Get the AL-00 or AL-10 version. AL means "all network". DL is a customized version for China Telecom.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] iamatmo:
Canada p9

Hi im just curious what carrier are you with. And what website did you order from? I'm also from Canada and I'm really interested in the phone. I have been looking at aliexpress but I just want to get more information because its is hard to trust buying a phone from overseas.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] scdoyle:
I'm on Rogers. I bought it from 'Shenzen Pophong Store'. Phone arrived with English language set and google play installed. I had to install the contact and calendar syncs but that was straightforward. I could then install all apps as normal. Only Chinese app I see is the Huawei store Hiapp. Also when typing numbers in the dialer it will initially suggest chinese listings. Other than that I see no Chinese in day-to-day use.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] iamatmo:
Great thanks. I'm guessing since you have the AL10 version you ordered the 64 GB storage 4GB ram version?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] scdoyle:
Yes correct - in gold.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] slug32:
Hi guys

if anyone here has backed up their oemfile on their chinese version please do share it - in particular i am after the oemfile for the AL00 (dual sim 32GB version) but I am sure the AL10 will work fine too

one would use this ..

http://xdaforums.com/p9/development/tool-srk-tool-huawei-bootloader-root-t3374068
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] FoneWatcher:
Does anyone know if the AL09 would have access to Google Play Store and Services?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] slug32:
If the phone is not shipped with the applications, you can install them yourself either from the Chinese store on the phone or from APK websites like APKmirror.

questions like this are already answered throughout this forum - read first, ask questions later
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] FoneWatcher:
Sory. I didn't clarify adequately.

I had an AL00 and installed GPS, and Google Now would install, but not selectable in "Home" settings, so had to use 3rd party such as Nova. Additionally, Google Now could not be selected to be the default "swipe up" or voice search apps. - only Baidu.

So some things while technically being able to install, can't be used or only used as standalone and not accessible by the System itself.

Does anyone who has actually owned an 09 know if this has the same impediments as I've described with the AL00?

TIA
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Tijauna:
I've got an AL10 (64G/4GB) and I'm experiencing the same issues. Got play store on fine, and I'm able to install the Google now launcher, but I can't select it as default launcher or set the swipe up to anything other than hivoice. Any help would be appreciated!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] FoneWatcher:
Damn fine phone, but I got rid of mine because of those problems. Thanks for the heads-up that the AL10 is the same.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Tijauna:
Managed to get Google now launcher working by side loading an apk of the second latest version. Just a heads up for anyone still wondering.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Ch@n:
Thank you so much! This issue with the contacts drove me bananas :fingers-crossed:

---------- Post added at 12:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:37 PM ----------

How long did it take for your synced contacts to appear?

Thanks,

Alan
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] claudio0110:
It appeared to me immediately.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] sudhirkumar001:
hI! I use this model EVA AL10 in India...The phone works flawlessly despite China specific firmware and the chinese language in the stock browser and other Huawei apps is only a minor annoyance. i was horrified when the android wear apps from Playstore AND HiApp refused to pair with my phone....i get a message ...use an android wear in china device! its such a shame...the only option seems to be rooting the phone and installing the international rom everyone keeps talking about...please help
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] manosgis:
Hello

i just got my P9 chinese version from ebay

well 24h experience is that too many things like apps are chinese

you just have to get used of it since you have to install google play etc

my opinion is that you ll get to like it

Manolo
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] gomezben5869@gmail.com:
Can anybody help me. My Huawei P9 Plus was reset to factory and now I can't get Goople Play anymore. My Huawei P9 Plus model is VIE-AL10
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] monoxian:
Download the play store APK here: http://www.apkmirror.com/?s=play+store&post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk

Make sure it is the latest version.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] ndiri:
guys why is the pressure 3d screen not working on the chinese version AL10
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] roohipatala:
I tried to install http://xdaforums.com/xperia-u/go-development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-0-t3013681

but after flashing boot.img

the phone will lock on "sony" after starting

then I tried to again flash an official ROM

6.2.a.1.100

but it said me the internal memory has not enough memory

I know that my internal memory had about 400Mb , but this isn't enough

so now

I can boot into both flashmode and fastboot

fastboot is stable but flashmode will exit after about 30 sec automaticlly

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so I tried to install ftf file with unzip it and use fastboot mode. but the problem about the internal memory again stopped me

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so if I had a light ROM to flash it I can free up my memory

or if there is any other way...

I had an SD card on my xperia go and it is empty, but I don't know how to use it in fastboot mode

anybody can help me ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ZVONEPC:
You can flash GB ftf, its only 200-250mb.

This may help: flash a kernel with twrp and delete that rom you want to flash, so you can free up internal memory..

Also update drivers and try changing Usb port..

and when u flash GB official dont forget to unzip kernel.sin and flash it before u flash all the ftf.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] roohipatala:
thanks for reply

1. I cannot turn on the phone. it just can be in fastboot mode!

even flash mode will not stable as I said

so I cannot go to recovery!

2. that ftf file is 287 mb . OK but when I extract it (change .ftf to .zip then extract) to flash it into device via fastboot mode the file "system.sin" will be 442mb and that is too much :(

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is there any way to format internal memory using fastboot mode ?

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I found this :http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-nexus/help/how-format-internal-memory-t1526912

that can erase something with fastboot

but when I use these commands it say me : failed , the device must be rooted

so now my question is :

how can I root my dead device with fastboot mode :(

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update:

after many hours search I could boot into recovery

but because of erasing partitions that said in this link http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-nexus/help/how-format-internal-memory-t1526912

I cannot now install custom ROMs

my new problem is, when I connect in flash mode. device will exit from flash mode itself after about 30 secs

I searched in forum and found this:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/help/solved-phone-disconnects-flashmode-t2240960/page2

but that is not my problem. the device will exit from flash mode even when it is idle ! not just when flashing !

so I cannot flash any ftf files

why it exit flash mode itself ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] roohipatala:
problem solved

combining some topics like this:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-u/go-development/custom-boot-image-6-2-0-400-cwm-touch-t2250695

solved my problem

thanks ZVONEPC and XDA
[Blu Vivo 5] snorkel01:
Just wanted to share this.

I have both the vivo 5 and the Honor 5x.

First the build on the Vivo is far better, you can tell the Vivo is CNCed from a solid block where the Honor is not and the back is probably stamped and then the edges CNC machined.

The Blu Vivo 5 destroys the Honor 5x in terms of snappiness, even with CM 13 on the Honor. The stock Honor EMUI is really bad, bloated and super slow. Of course the Blu does have 3gb of ram, but I dont' think that matters on a lightly loaded device.

The finger print sensor is the best think about the Honor 5x and it does work very nicely.

The biggest disadvantage with the VIVO is that there is very little dev support and very little accessories available, you can get all kinds of cool cases and what not for the Honor, but hardly any for the VIVO or the GIONEEE S6 which it is based off.

The stock BLU software is very lightly skinned compared to EMUI and retains more stock android features like the recent apps and notifications. The honor tries way too hard to be like IOS...

The other issue with the BLU Vivo is they should have not bothered with the capacitive buttons, on the Gold Vivo you can barely see them even in normal light anyways and the on screen nav buttons really do

work much better.

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