yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
That's what mine came with. I'd stay with that just to be safe.

And I checked and confirmed this property in the __properties__ file exists on the newer OTA.

Oh and also, if I'm leaving anything out of my original post, let me know so I can add it. I'm doing a sweep of the thread and adding everything I can find. Also let me know who to credit for each revision, it would be a huge help.

Oh my god, I completely forgot about Amazon's no questions asked return policy for the first 30 days! Thanks for reminding me, it just made me feel a lot better :laugh:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Hello again. Just thought I would let you know that I inserted a microSD card, and it prompted me to format it as internal storage, so this thing does support adoptable storage our of the box, which means that assuming the official information is right, we can put up to a 64 GB SD card in there and have a whopping 80 GB of storage. :)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] nyder:
Yes, I have a 64 gb microSD in my R1
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] viprvette:
My BLU R1 has a weird 5 second delay for the LCD to light up when you press the power button to unlock the screen. It also happens on a call after you take the phone away form your face. Does anyone else have this delay or lag?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Video? Because that sounds normal of most phones.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
No. I maybe have a half a second or so, but most devices have that.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] benutne:
Once in a while my phone will lag a few seconds before the screen turns on. Somewhat annoying since I press the button a second time before realizing it was just lag and the screen goes right back off again.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] limpet:
Is it loading an amazon ad?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] PizzaAmerican23:
Quick question: Havent really used any custom roms in a while (running stock on my nexus 5x). Picked this up thinking theyll eventually be a way to flash cm or something else like it on there - is this probably the case? Or should I just return it?

I dont need the phone right away, but was going to use as a backup/data only phone. So if you had to guess, will this phone be able to run cyanogenmod in the next few weeks to a month?

Thanks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] samijam:
Before getting a CM rom, it will need an unlocked bootloader or at least root, I think. However, since it's a mediatek chip, it might be more difficult because they have been slow about releasing their kernel source. I don't see it happening in the next month, although I'd be happy if somebody proves me wrong.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Vovan_zp:
Hi, is there a phone in the Russian language?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] viprvette:
It is on the main lockscreen where the Amazon ad shows up. I literally just timed it and it is 5 full seconds. I was always in the habit of pressing it twice thinking it did not register. I may try to factory reset the phone and see if it helps.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] samijam:
да
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] waingro808:
Highly unlikely at this point. Blu locked it down pretty well.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
To be honest, while unlocked bootloader and root would be nice, I'm extremely happy just using acdisplay as mentioned earlier. I can't believe the quality and experience of this phone for 60 bucks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
IKR? This phone is unnervingly smooth. I've had mid-range phones (even high end) that stutter more than this thing. :good:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] waingro808:
Agreed. I have a Samsung S7 and got this Blu last night 6PM. Very impressed so far. GPS lock is super fast. I haven't finished my call quality testing, but earpiece seems a little low volume. Speaker volume when playing music is plenty loud.

Battery life looks really good, even when using Dual SIM. I have 3.5 hours screen on time and 47% battery left.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] travlock:
That's what I'm running right now. Im going to use it for music and navigation while driving. Seems like there's an issue with displaying meta data from musics apps (only tried Spotify so far.) Seems weird considering my Nexus 5x has no issues with meta data. Running both a tpo mobile and project Fi data sim right now and having no issues. Hopefully a root exploit will be found soon. Been doing some research and there's not much info the mtk6735 SOC.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
What do you mean? Spotify behaves the same as my S4.

Unrelated: I wonder if they'll make an R2 HD next year if the R1 does well.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] travlock:
Im not sure exactly why it isn't grabbing the album or song name on my stereo system. Just a little weird considering my 5x has no issues.

Also if Blu did release a r2 for 60 or 80 dollars with ads next year it would definitely be worth the upgrade for people using the r1 as their daily driver :)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] limpet:
Sims for Prepaid T-Mobile and T-Mobile resellers

I have very good T-Mobile coverage and have been trying to decide what to use. Here's what I found.

Sims for Prepaid T-Mobile and T-Mobile resellers:

The current promotion is $3.99 (free shipping) for T-Mobile prepaid sim...occasionally they drop this to 99 cents.

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-3-in-1-SIM-Starter-Kit

The $30 "Unlimited" data, throttled to dialup speeds after 5GB, unlimited text, 100 minutes talk (then 10 cents a minute) is at:

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/other-prepaid-plans (must activate at T-Mobile.com)

SimpleMobile has a 99 cent sim deal. No need to buy with plan. Standard/micro or nano sizes available.

Select 3-day FedEx for free shipping. https://www.simplemobile.com/wps/portal/home/shop/

They have a $25 unlimited talk and text plan which would pair nicely with a cheap (or free) data sim.

The dollar deal for Ting sims is over, now $9 at: https://ting.com/shop/gsmSIM.

Ting's a la carte pricing is flexible. $6+$3 a month for under 100 minutes, $6+$9 for 100-500 minutes, sms and data extra.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
I'm using AT&T GoPhone. It's unlimited talk, text, and data (throttled to 2G speeds after 3GB) for $45. BUT you get to keep your unused data and carry it into the next month. It works great on the Blu R1 HD.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
I just received mine today. I got the no ad version the OEM unlock toggle is present in the developers settings.

I skipped all steps in setup and have done no OTA updates.

Bootloader oem unlocked unlock pass

As shipped versions are as follows

Security patch level June 1

Kernel 3.18.19+

Build number MRA58K

Custom version V12 Generic

I don't know if these are the same as what shipps on ad version

And it looks like the OEM unlock issue has a work around anyway.

Looking forward to recovery now
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] JShan:
Got a reply from BLU company regarding FM radio. Turns out there is no FM radio at all. I'm quite sure that I saw this on the specs at Amazon, but of course, looking back at it I can't find it at all. Don't I feel like an idiot?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] limpet:
Assuming you are using a Freedompop sim.

Since the FP sim servers are in England, GV thinks you are calling a number in England. Prepend +1 to the number and it won't ask for money.

There are apps which will do this, but I haven't looked into them.

I haven't been happy with the quality of VOIP using FP sims although I think hangouts VOIP is better than freedompop messaging. I use fp for data, google voice for sms, and T-Mobile 2g for calling. Thus Ting a la carte pricing is attractive.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] travlock:
I haven't seen any method to unlock the bootloader on the amazon edition R1 HD yet. no option in dev options and trying to unlock via fastboot fails. Does the no ad version allow for oem unlock out of the box?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] californiarailroader:
They also give you a $5 discount if you do auto pay, so for me anyway, the $45 plan is $42 (five off, plus any taxes and fees). Cricket has some awesome deals too, and all taxes and fees are included in the price, you don't have carryover, but it does use AT&T's network as well, and they're owned by AT&T. Your download is limited to 8 Mbps, but you can do everything with that, including fill HD video. Uploads on Cricket though are not the throttled. Cricket has 2.5, 5, 10 and unlimited plans.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Jstame:
After installing the v6.4 update and realizing I lost access to stock recovery I went ahead and took advantage of Amazon's 30 day exchange program. (Basically no question asked plus you get the new one before you have to send the old one back) Amazon has been able to completely lock their devices down with their latest updates making them extremely hard to root. The last few Amazon Fire OTAs still remain unrootable. Id imagine Amazon has some sort of reason for releasing an update basically with the device (ya ya band 20) and also removing access to stock recovery. Unless you have a reason why you must install the new update I would suggest waiting a to see what happens over the next couple of weeks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] waingro808:
You shouldn't feel like an idiot. It was definitely in the specs and this phone definitely has it. FM is baked into the mediatek chipset. Someone posted earlier that it uses custom API so no software can access it, unless Blu provides the info.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Yes it did
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] limpet:
I wrote:

Has anyone with a full service (not freedompop) sim tried the hotspot? I've turned off data on my Ting sim so I can't test it myself.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] TheBosZ:
I've got a 128GB in mine and it sees all of it!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
I was Searching Google for answers to OEM unlock hidden. And found a suggestion to clear the data of the settings app.

My no ad phone didn't have the hidden unlock issue so I could not try. But maybe it will help someone else.

I will update this post with the link when I can find it again.

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-play/help/enable-oem-unlock-option-dev-option-t3327953
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Jstame:
Yes the regular Blu R1 HD is basically just another unlocked mtk6735 device which are normally released with the "enable OEM unlock" option in dev options. When we agree to pay less for the Blu R1 HD with "Amazon Ads and Offers" on it we're instead buying more so an Amazon R1 HD then a Blu. Amazon is allowed to lock the phone down as tight as possible so people can not root and remove the ads. That way companies are even more willing to pay Amazon to advertise on these devices. Products that also just so happen to be sold on Amazon, so its very important to them that these "ad enabled" devices are locked down as tight as possible.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
You have the no-ad version? If you don't mind, I'd like you to stick around this thread. We may need you at one point.

Is it the 8gb or 16gb? Also the clearing data of settings didn't work.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
The 16gb
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
Just wanted to chime in that I just got my BLU branded case in today. Really nice for $7. Probably won't keep the screen protector on it as I've always disliked those things, but at least it did come with one. I'd compare this case to an otterbox commuter style. Its a 2 piece (rubber inner case with a plastic shell). It has a soft almost velvety feel to it.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] JShan:
Got the BLU OEM casr as well. I've been using just the rubbery inside layer, which keeps the phone thin and still gives some protection against drops. Traveling next week, so I'll snap the outer layer on for extra protection. A good buy at $6.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Is it solid feeling? Like it could survive a drop? I'm seriously considering getting one.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] lordmorphous:
Yes, and just as important is the softer rubber inside portion that would allow for more shock absorption. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Would making a ROM backup of the non ad version with SP flash tool as described here help in getting this phone rooted and recovery compiled.

http://www.mtkroms.com/2015/02/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-mtk.html?m=1
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Yes definitely. If I could at least get the scatter file for an R1 I could get a custom recovery on here (and then root) very easily.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Then when I get back to my PC, I will work on that
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] emc2cube:
Yes FM should be included: http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=cpu&id=a6735&c=mediatek_mt6735

It was and is clearly in there, every site include the FM in their specs http://www.gsmarena.com/blu_r1_hd-8171.php

Now if BLU don't even know what's in their own phone, it's probably not a very good company...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
It is also listed that the MT6735 works with CDMA EvDo 2000 (or whatever it's called), meaning it should work with Verizon and maybe even Sprint. Just like FM Radio, seems like BLU left it out of their firmware.

At least NextRadio is working with BLU to bring FM to us.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] emc2cube:
Except that for the CDMA it may need a compatible antenna inside the phone too. That may be the problem.

For the FM the headphone is the antenna so no additional hardware is required.

I do hope NextRadio is working on that, between the lack of gyroscope and FM I'm wondering if I should switch to the Motorola option :/
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] travlock:
Dont know if anyone else has noticed this but there seems to be a couple of antenna connectors above and below the SD card slot. I'm wondering if these could be used to boost cell/wifi reception in low coverage areas if needed. If thats the case then its kinda cool that blu added that feature into the phone. :D
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
But what kind of antenna would we put in it? Would we even be able to buy them?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] travlock:
From the small amount of research I've done I think the connector is called mini PCI and it looks like you can buy them reflectively cheap. Im not sure if they help boost 4g/3g/2g signals but I think they boost at least wifi signals. Although it all depends on what those 2 connectors on the phone actually lead to.

EDIT:

Apparently the male connector end is called a U.FL connector as it has a diameter of 2mm which is about the same as the female connector.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] NewsunMobile:
How would we go about getting this phone it's own sub-section? My ad subsidized 16gb arrived yesterday, and I'm sure this is going to be a popular choice among the XDA community :)
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
We've already put a request in. Also, I contacted BLU about a stock firmware image and they said there was none available. Perhaps someone with the non-prime version can contact them, as it might just be the Amazon one that they can't give out firmware for (for obvious reasons).
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
I'm kind of curious why there isn't an option to pay the $50 remove the ads like in the new fire that lets you pay the difference and remove them.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
Because it's not made by Amazon, the way the Kindles are. Just return it and order the model withouit ads.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
No didn't have any intention of paying to remove the ads anyway. I was just wondering why they didn't do that option for this device.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] benutne:
Probably.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Awesome. I thought that might be the case, but 64 is as high as the marketing says it will go. Likely just a QC thing, where 64 is as high as they tested it for.

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:36 PM ----------

I tried that, but it didn't work. :(

That's OK, I wasn't expecting much. You said the no ads version had the OEM unlock options in the settings? That's cool. Figures that Amazon would screw it up for us. :/

---------- Post added at 01:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 PM ----------

Yep, I got one too. I thought it would be one of those kinda flexible plastic cases with the frosted back. I was pleasantly surprised when it showed up as a nice inner/outer shell case. Really awesome for $7, but you should grab it while you buy the phone, because putting the other $25 worth of stuff in your cart to qualify for the Add-on Item business is a royal pain.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] emc2cube:
Actually I ordered mine today as it's no longer an add-on item! http://amzn.to/2ahygFZ
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
You can safely take the OTA after disabling those packages with no ill effects. They won't re-enable or anything. Just disable the packages before taking the OTA and you'll be fine. That said, there might be other reasons to not take the OTA. Whenever I buy my own phone I won't be taking it. :)

---------- Post added at 02:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:03 PM ----------

Oh, awesome! :)

---------- Post added at 02:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 PM ----------

It was actually disabled in the stock OS, but for some reason the pm clear command would re-enable it. (At least that's what happened for me) I have no idea why. Also, I have since taken the OTA, and the disable buttons are still not grayed out for me.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jimberkas:
I don't mind the ads, got them on full blast on the G4 I bought. On the BLU phone, I did install ACDisplay and I see very few ads. anyway, was reading some reviews on amazon today and found this weird comment to a review that gave the phone a 2/5 stars because the phone came with ads on the homescreen (duh!):

"This was what Amazon customer service said in the message sent to me: "You can unsubscribe your phone from offers and ads through Manage Your Content and Devices." - You'll need to pay the $50 difference to unsubscribe if you'd rather not have them the lockscreen ads."

I don't have my phone registered and it doesn't show up under my Devices. But maybe there is an option to pay the $50 and get your ads removed. Would they also allow you to unlock the bootloader?? It all seems pretty suspect. Most likely just a CS rep talking out of their ass.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Doubt bootloader would become unlocked. It probably doesn't even change the firmware, it just issues some sort of OTA command to disable the Amazon ads. If i wanted to (I don't since Antonio and I are very close to root) I'd return it and pay the extra money to get the factory-vanilla one.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jimberkas:
I don't mind the ads, but it is a bit annoying that amazon is offering $50 credit to the non-ad version now. I bought mine on prime day and with promos and credits for using Amazon Reward card, got my 32G version for crazy cheap - $75 plus tax. So I don't want to return it and mess up any of those credits and promos. Good luck on getting root!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Ladies and gentlemen, we officially have our first bricked device!

Android won't boot, it gives me a "TOOL DL Image Fail" when i try to boot into recovery, fastboot, or android. Let's hope Amazon will replace it.

If anyone knows a way to pull all the partitions from their device for flashing with SP Flash Tools so I can reflash my entire system, it'll be greatly appreciated!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
Any idea what caused it to become unbootable? Had you changed anything on the phone? It will be interesting to see if they check if phones have been modified when they replace them.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Wait they have a 32gb version? I thought it was just 8 and 16

I tried flashing custom recovery with a scatter file made for the MT6735 in general, not the R1 HD specifically. I selected Firmware Upgrade instead of just Download Only for flashing since Download Only refused to work with my scatter file, and it turns out it actually erased the partition before attempting to flash (and it didn't flash because it gave an error once it was done formatting).
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bullet25:
I just checked, that option is there. Interesting to know. Like jasonmerc said, I doubt the bootloader would magically become unlockable from that though.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kesaratma:
Has anyone read/heard as to when the Band 12 update will be released? Just switched to T-Mo and would only get this if I knew Band 12 was coming sometime soon; otherwise I'll have to rough it with an HTC Desire 626s for roughly the same price. =\
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Go into Engineering Mode and you can manually enable Band 12. Mobileuncle Tools will allow you to get in Engineering Mode.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] emc2cube:
That's the Motorola 4g http://amzn.to/2a2jf8A

There is now an offer, for the regular 4G without ads, with an instant rebate of $50 (shows during checkout) bringing back to the price of the ad-supported version.

This is not available for the ad prime version.

Pretty nasty on amazon side to be honest, as many people that bought the ad 4G won't notice and end up paying as much as a regular device without ads...
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
From my limited research, their reputation for updating phones is NOT good. Whether it will be any different because amazon is involved, who knows? And isn't the only place where the band 12 update is mentioned on the Blu website, not on amazon?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Ok guys I was talking to Antonio about my bricked device, and he said that if I can find another MTK phone with the same chipset and same exact specs, I'd be able to flash that SP Flash Tools image to my phone and it should work once again. I need help finding an SP Flash Tools image for a phone with the same specs as the R1 HD (I have the 16gb/2gb RAM one). I'll put in a request for an Amazon repair after we try this.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Jstame:
Amazon will replace it one time within 30 days of purchase without any questions asked pretty much. You can take care of it all without even speaking to them. Select the return for replacement option device is defective. Amazon is more concerned about fixing it and reselling or using it to replace another returned device. They even send the new one first and give you 30 days to return the broken one. They don't want to waste the time digging around in every return. Ive seen a bunch of bricked Fire Tablets exchanged due to user bricks some even after the first 30 days. Remember tho there are no second chances... Haha
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
Can someone confirm if this case has cutouts for the buttons? I think it does from the pictures, but I'm not sure and I hate cases that have molded nubs over the buttons - it ruins the feel of the buttons.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
I'm looking at the Amazon pictures, there's not cutouts. The case molds over the buttons.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Jstame:
Check out the doogee and homtom devices. Only thing is enabled bands. I have an ht7 pro but its 5.5 inch screen not sure how much that will affect it. These are some of the only mtk6735 devices with US enabled bands that I know of. Rest of specs are very commom