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[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
I have seen in more than one Amazon advert that the R1 HD is supposed to be getting Nouget. I can't imagine that they won't push a VoLTE/Band 12 update as well as Android N which is releasing in August given the commitments which have been made. They might not do anything more than that, but I think Amazon will ensure they go that far.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Also rest assured that it'll be even harder to remove ads. We may be able to flash custom recovery in SPFT but systemless root or other root methods may not work. Unless you really really need band 12, stick with M. I don't trust N.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I don't think it's implausible that this thing will get an official N update, but I can't find any strictly official source confirming it. Just a few articles from back when this thing was announced.

No, not at first, but the big people in the community (Chainfire, etc) will get it working on the Nexus first, likely long before we even get Android N. I don't think we have anything to worry about. Due to the way SPFT works (from my understanding), there's REALLY nothing Amazon can do about us at this point.

Finally, if we ever do get an Android N update, I will do everything in my power to rebase the Composite ROM upon it. :D

Speaking of Composite, I should have a preliminary release ready by the end of next week. :)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] simoninseattle:
I tried encrypting (after rooting the phone), and it did the same thing. I had to force it off and on again.

Any ideas on how to encrypt this phone? I assume it's an issue with SuperSU.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
Yes, you have to unroot the phone first. Apparently android will not encrypt if it is rooted.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] waingro808:
Here's a data point: Blu publicly promised the Blu Life One X 2016 would get a MM update shortly after launch on their own website, on Amazon, and to every phone reviewer they sent units to (check the reviews). 7 months later, that update is not happening and never will.

Not being negative; I freaking love this phone. Just being realistic. In a PCMag interview, the Blu CEO even says himself that the lack of updates is the sacrifice you make when you get a dirt cheap phone.

P.S. I would love to see a screenshot of the Amazon ad for Android 7 update.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes, that may be so, but this is a little different, because Amazon is selling ads here. This makes it an Amazon product. You may be absolutely right, but I think all hope is not lost yet.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Seconded, I haven't seen this mentioned outside of reviews.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
I saw on either Amazon's or BLU's specs that it is "upgradeable" to 7
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
Here it is in the press release BLU issued: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...smartphone-in-the-market-today-300291993.html

OS: Android Marshmallow 6.0, upgradable to Android N
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ericpeacock79:
isn't Android N going to basically disallow flashing custom ROMs?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] garyfunk:
Upgradeable DOES NOT mean it will get an upgrade.

Best regards,

Gary Funk
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] goldblot:
So has anybody done that teardown yet?

I want to see how difficult (and fun) it'll be to crack this thing open :D

Edit: Also, is there a startup script that automatically enables Band 12 at boot so we don't have to do it after every reboot?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Oscar_david:
Shooting in the break room at work, waiting for my shift to start ... Wondering ...

Has this been tried:

Has anyone successfully flashed stock non-prime ROM onto a prime phone?

The one thing I'm mostly curious about, if it's been tried is whether the phone would accept non prime ota update?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
I think someone has tried, can't remember who. 90% sure it was successful. Not sure about taking OTA updates though. If anything it'll be the prime variant that gets Band 12 since Amazon has the pressure on BLU to release it for that variant of the phone at least.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] loboxkilla92:
Problem data leaving WIFI

Greetings friends, someone will have problem with the data after leaving a WIFI network? I have to turn off mobile data to activate the 3G, this device does not mark H +. and searched information everywhere and I get nothing on this issue. please help! Thank you
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Milly7:
What carrier do you have? Have you checked your APN settings to make sure they are correct?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] loboxkilla92:
i configured correctly APN, the problem is when I leave a WIFI network to network DATA, I have to put it in airplane mode, several times to grip the data network, I have a question? This phone does not mark H +? I appears in the device information HSPAP(H+), but only get the 3g icon.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
And what will you accomplish by enabling band 12? You do Know that only T-Mobile approved devices are capable of using band 12, right? And you do know that the phone is missing the crucial voLTE software to use it? Don't you think that they would have turned it on at the factory if that was all that was needed?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] goldblot:
What do you accomplish by being condescending and holding an overall pompousness to your post? Did you know that it was just a question? And did you even consider that it might just be possible to integrate such software into the stock ROM with such an amazing community of programmers and android enthusiasts after the T-Mobile approval without the need for the official OTA for the phone?

Just being able to get Band 12 fully working and operational with concern to the phone does not necessarily imply that we would somehow be able to get the official voLTE T-Mobile data network working - it is simply for the enjoyment of what it is that this community does. The bootloader is unlocked for this phone and there isn't even another ROM out there for it and that does not mean that we don't do it for the fun of it for future projects.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrzood:
I use band 12 all the time with mine ;) It helps a ton in the building I work in. No signal whatsoever otherwise.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] wunderdrug:
It was [MENTION=4246643]Tomsgt[/MENTION] (Root Junky) who tried doing this as mentioned in this post: Blu R1 HD Remove Amazon Ads and OTA Updates for good CUSTOM STOCK SYSTEM

Based on his post, I also tried it and it worked flawlessly (so far -- but as always, proceed at your own risk).

Some notes:

I "upgraded" to the stock non-Prime ROM while on a rooted/bootloader-unlocked/TWRP'd Amazon Prime ROM..

You will lose root (obviously), and TWRP (at least I did since I also flashed recovery.img -- don't know if this is necessary, but I did just to be safe).

I was at least able to regain root by following the steps from [MENTION=5312578]mrmazak[/MENTION] here: For NONE prime R1 HD

I did not try flashing TWRP recovery to the device as I am not certain that the steps documented by Root Junky (using the Prime scatter file and images with SP Flash Tool) are compatible. But, I'm just as happy using fastboot to get at TWRP.

The bootloader will remain unlocked after the upgrade.

Even the non-Prime firmware contains Amazon bloat-ware. I have not tried removing it yet.

I tried hitting the "Check for Updates" button and it said that I'm already on the latest software. That's a good sign, but I guess we will not be able to test OTA updates until there is one.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
You can also "fastboot flash recovery (your recovery IMG location)" if you want to be able to get to recovery without needing your computer to fastboot. And I would still be cautious of updates. They could push new bootloader in an update that that relocks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] anava:
hello guys my new Blu R1 HD its dead
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
Are you looking for assistance? How did it die? Details please....
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] anava:
Of course i need assistance :confused:. It was charging all night i upload a video on youtube. Search BLU R1 HD DEAD in videos uploaded on the last hour :(. I cant share the link here

---------- Post added at 03:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:59 PM ----------

I'll send you a private message with the url video my friend
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
you could type out the part after youtube.com. the /watch?=xxxxx part and we can just put that in our browser. its easier than somebody trying to find a random video.

On another note. Have you tried holding the power button down for about 15 second to see if it reboot and if not placing it onto a good known charger and cable you use for another phone/device and see if it charges there?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] anava:
This is the video /watch?v=LzWaHVe45P8 , the charger its working
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
Exact same thing happened to me! See: http://xdaforums.com/r1-hd/help/help-encounter-t3426438

Long story short, it is not dead. Just wait until the battery dies (it will not recognize button inputs), and once it dies, put it back on the charger (the one BLU supplied) and it will boot right up.

Did you use a non-BLU cable or Charger? I used a 1st Gen Nexus Charging block, and 3rd party cable (which is a bit sketchy) when this occurred.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] anava:
I used the original charger. I'll wait that the cellphone is completely discharged to do what you told me and I'll tell you
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
Sounds good. Just to confirm, original USB cable too?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] anava:
Yes, original USB cable too
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] calm_depression:
for anyone who has it installed, what VIPER4ANDROID settings did u use? not sure what works best / causes battery drain
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
Viper4Android made my device nearly unusable...ymmv
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] calm_depression:
How specifically sis you have BusyBox installed, what did installing it do? Right nos I have everything on force enable and it sounds pretty weird
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
I did have BusyBox installed. Pretty much, my device became unresponsive, not wanting to detect my touches, etc. I was finally able to uninstall it and BusyBox which made things better. I haven't been brave enough to try again since.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] calm_depression:
Honestly I noticed a couple of freezes since installing this so I think you might have a point, I'll just wait and see if anyone else here has installed with proper settings or something. Idk I heard it really makes a difference.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Hello! This is a PSA for all R1 HD owners! Dirty hacks no longer required! You can now convert the Amazon Prime version of the phone to the non-Prime version with little effort. This will remove ads, allow bootloader unlock the normal way through the settings, and give you the 100% stock out of box R1 HD system from the non-Prime variant. This is the best course of action, so you can hack your phone like you would any other developer-friendly Android device, without dirty hacks! :)

It works on any R1 HD, brand new from the box, heavily modified, or even the non-Prime version if you just want to return to out of box system! You can also convert non-Prime to Prime, undo the OTA, or use it to restore your system to box condition!

Instructions here: https://xdaforums.com/r1-hd/how-to/guide-convert-to-prime-rollback-ota-t3432499
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] tiger128:
CORRECTIONS: How-to remove the ads

Thank you [MENTION=6782683]emc2cube[/MENTION] for the great instructions. But it seems some of the paths have changed (as of August 4, 2016). I used the "adb" based method above, and I had to change some of the paths. Turns out ...

"

/system/priv-app

" stuff is now in "

/data/app

".

And "/data/data/com.android.systemui/shared_prefs/com.android.systemui" should be "/data/data/com.android.systemui/shared_prefs/com.android.systemui

.xml

(missing ".xml" extension)".

Also, the "

sed

" command needs "

-i

" option so that it actually replaces the files with modifications "in-place".

So, with those corrections, the above commands should be ...

adb shell su -c "mount -o remount,rw /system"
adb shell su -c "rm -rf /data/app/com.amazon.* /data/app/com.audible.application /data/app/com.goodreads /data/app/com.imdb.mobile /data/data/com.android.systemui/files/*"
adb shell su -c "sed -i '/com.amazon.phoenix/d' /data/data/com.android.systemui/shared_prefs/com.android.systemui.xml"
adb shell su -c "mv /system/app/AdupsFota/AdupsFota.apk /system/app/AdupsFota/AdupsFota.apk_"
adb shell su -c "mv /system/app/AdupsFotaReboot/AdupsFotaReboot.apk /system/app/AdupsFotaReboot/AdupsFotaReboot.apk_"
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Has anyone gotten the kernel source yet?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] calm_depression:
Do you recommend doing this if I already unlocked bootloader and have root on the prime version? I mean will the normal version receive OTAs with root and bootloader unlock?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes. I recommend this for everyone. The Amazon version has a lot of quirks that the regular version lacks, so it's easily worth it for this simple conversion. You can receive OTAs with bootloader unlock, but not with root.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Oh jeez, forgot about this. I'll call tomorrow. I remember threatening them before with "legal action" if the source wasn't released in 7 days but that was a couple weeks ago.????
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
No, it wasn't that long. It was only like a half a week ago.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
So, it appears the top Settings bar actually appears when using N-ify on the Non-Prime image. Amazon must have something holding that space for an ad or something Totally worth converting for that alone.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Uh... What? Is this referring to one of the issues I mentioned on the Xposed thread?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
Yes
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Time flies doesn't it... Felt like longer.

I'll be giving them a call today
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Sweet. I'll update the Xposed post.

Good plan :)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] calm_depression:
So xposed mods work better on the stock rom? Is it just Android n if or others, could someone please test viper on the stock one and let me know if it works please
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Gizmosis350k:
Forgive me, does the neat debloat scripts remove the sentient amazon echo/alexa lockscreen tho?

A big thank you to mr.emmcube, coltondrg, jasonmerc and all the other super sexy and intelligent folks who made this possible.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes, Xposed compatibility is much better on the non-Prime ROM. I don't know about Viper.

Most recent debloat scripts do. The non-Prime conversion does as well. Non-Prime conversion also moves the clock down closer to the center where it belongs.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] emc2cube:
It should yes. But it seems that some things may have changed in the "com.android.systemui" file name. I did not had the time to check and confirm the potential changes that [MENTION=7640594]tiger128[/MENTION] mentioned. If the scripts are not successfully removing the alexa ad please report and I will update it.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] goldblot:
Has anybody been able to find a way, or an Xposed module, to/that adds in a permanent menu (and search) button to the navigation bar? Gravitybox doesn't seem to want to do anything to the nav other than shrink it (which I like).
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Try enabling Force AOSP in GravityBox About menu. It helped a lot of things for me.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] billygoat555:
I downloaded the tool, it says the driver is OK but Helium still won't see my phone! There is nothing when I type "adb devices". Any ideas?

Edit: this got posted in the wrong place, I'm talking about the post on page 17 about the adbdriversinstaller tool...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
Gave the one I ordered to my sister since she needed a new phone. Just found out apparently amazon only lets you order 1 of each version the subsidized phones. I had to use my sister's amazon to order another 2gb one...

Thanks Amazon, you're always the best...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Oscar_david:
REaLly...

There goes my new business plan... :D
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
Yep, I went to check out and it said "You have exceeded the quantity for can order for this item. Quantity changed to max allowed." and it changed to 0.

I could still order a 1gb one but eww.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
It makes sense, doesn't it? People are already selling debloated versions on ebay for inflated prices
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Thanks for the heads up, I didn't even know this existed. Gonna check it out now.

EDIT: I think they're just playing on people that don't have amazon prime for those inflated prices
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
You could always initiate a return, and then just not ship the return back, in which case they just charge you the $59.99 after 30 days.... Result, you get 2 phones
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
I wouldn't risk it. I would expect that after the 30 days are up, they will charge the extra $50 to your account and then it's too late to send either phone back. The same way that they tack on the extra $50 when people buy the phone on a Prime trial and then cancel Prime at the end of 30 days.

The easiest way to get a second phone of the same model is just to give a friend who has Prime the money and have them buy it and ship it directly to you as a gift.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Oscar_david:
Seriously? I didn't know this bit. I wonder how small THAT print is.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I was able to buy two. I bought the first one on Prime day and the second one a few weeks later. Maybe the limit was added after I bought my first one and Amazon didn't count it for some reason? It does suck though. The phone is extremely popular though. I'm sure they're having some trouble with supply and demand. As long as they can continue to build supply, the limit should go away... Eventually. And about the trial thing: Wow, I wasn't aware of that, but it is pretty scummy.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Source still not ready to be released. Almost a month later. I sent an email to someone I was referred to on the phone that has some sort of indirect oversight or influence over the software engineering department
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
I hope they do know they have to give us the source or they're shipping a phone with a pirated copy of Linux. You have to release the source if you ship a device with the Linux kernel. Especially if it's been modified. (In this case it has been.)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] garyfunk:
I wish I could by another. I brought mine to Saigon and gave it to my mother-in-law. It works great and she loves it.

Now I don't have one and it seems Amazon won't sell the 16GB even off Prime at this time.

Best regards,

Gary Funk
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] calm_depression:
Any news on kernel source? Need a AOSP rom please
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Nope, but feel free to call them and bug them about it. The more people that "Ring ring, gimme source" the more likely they'll do what they legally have to do.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] HeeyMaan:
I just checked and it says they have the 16gb in stock and can be delivered as soon as tomorrow.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kb3wmh:
External Antenna Connector?

I've been looking inside the back cover of my R1 HD and noticed what looked like two connectors on either side of the MicroSD card slot. Could these be for an external cell antenna?

I've attached a picture of the connectors (sorry for the poor quality, I couldn't hold my camera still enough to get a clear picture)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
We were discussing this early on. Someone believed they were standard 2.5 or 2mm connectors. I forget which type though.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Shawn_Everson:
They are U.FL connectors. I tried connecting an external antenna to each one but I got no increase in signal strength for either WiFi or Cell. I'm not sure if they need to enabled in software or not.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] blakegriplingph:
Oh , and I was also wondering as to what did Rootjunky use to make a full backup of the phone. I know with newer SoCs the old MTK Droid Tools method isn't cutting it anymore, and while there are flasher boxes which do the job, they're only available for professional technicians.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
SP Flash tools works fine on this device. :D
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] blakegriplingph:
Yes I know that. What I'm asking is if it's still possible to do a firmware backup without having to shell $$$ to get my hands on a professional-grade flasher box as the likes of MTK Droid Tools no longer work with newer chips, hence making it next to impossible to do a scatter file.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] NamenIos:
Sending an email to Amazon might help. Probably even to jeff@a..., say that it is shame for amazon that they endorse products that violate the GPL and that they work together with companies that violate the GPL.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Just make a full backup of every partition in twrp. Not sure if that'll work for you.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Guys I need some help with disassembly. I took out the SIM/SD, unscrewed all the screws, even removed the "DO NOT REMOVE" sticker from the battery, but the back "frame plate" just doesn't seem to want to come up around the battery. I can get it up at the very bottom and the top area (from the very top to down about 1/4 of the way through the battery) but I don't know if I should be pulling too hard around the battery as there may be something else holding the frame in. Anyone else that has a phone with a non-removable battery, was it like this when disassembling that? If so what did you do?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
I just emailed Blu again. I said it's been a month since the phone came out and threatened legal action if they continue to withhold the kernel source.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
I already tried the legal action threatening before, didn't make them do anything. They're a company with POS support. But I hope this time is different
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
My battery seems to be fine. I've been getting through a full day with it. No abnormal drains.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jacewt:
My battery is fine too.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] besweeet:
Mine's still sitting at 16% after over an hour. I've been using it, too. Something definitely seems up. Flatlined.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Oh, can anyone confirm this works with Verizon? I know the Amazon page said it was not compatible, but I read elsewhere that the MT6735 chipset had CDMA2000 EvDo support. If no one can, I know someone with a Verizon SIM I can use when I get mine.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] waingro808:
I'll bet $1 million it doesn't work on Verizon :eek: