yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Well let's hope blu provides you with a download that will fix it, instead of asking to send it in.

Also this is interesting. You had 6.6 but saw that format and download connected to phone. This might be clue needed to get back to old firmware.

Does the charge light at least come on when plugged in?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
I had 6.1 not 6.6. The charge light comes on so I assume that SPFT formatted and then Borked it half way through. BLU says they don't honor warranty for any firmware updates so I'll see what they charge. I assume they just replace so hopefully they are at least cheaper than a new one.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Wow, you people are too honest. Don't tell them it was your fault, silly.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
Colton - are you still running the non-Prime rom or have you switched over to one of the updated roms yet?

I am starting to wonder if we will ever see the voLTE update! They still say on their website that it will be added in an update shortly after release.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Don't hold your breath on this one. Was using V12 up until about a week ago with no updates.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yadspi:
I don't want to read 37 pages before asking ( I did read a couple and then the last 3 pages). My R1 comes tomorrow....I downloaded everything...correct me if I'm wrong:

I'll unbox it, power it on to check that the software is below 6.6 and then power off and follow the OP instructions...then I'll have the OEM version 12 aand if I do nothing else (no root or TWRP) I'll have essentially an OEM version of the phone with OTA (if they come) updates? I ask because the 6.6 and some people bricking it have me confused.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kal250:
You are correct
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Gizmosis350k:
Suspense

Yeah, I'm still wondering when amzn is going to start shipping them with updated preloader. nightmare on elm street style
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
And when they do, we'll find a way. Gotta stay strong as a community. It may be some risky, zap-this-part-of-the-motherboard-at-this-time way (who else s-off'd their HTC Rezound here ;) ) but we can get it done. Heck, mazak already found a way for people who upgraded to 6.6 from earlier firmware to downgrade back to V12.

Stay positive. We'll find a way. This phone is too good of a bargain to abandon, even now.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Gizmosis350k:
Okay, trying my best :crying:
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yadspi:
Thanks for answering guys/gals! I just did it right now, came with V6.1, everything went smoothly with the OP instructions. I have to tell you...this phone is incredibly smooth and the built quality is excellent for the price, the screen is way better than I thought it would be, love the whites and brightness.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
Yes, it's quite nice. The weak aspects are the speaker and LED notifications - you'll see what I mean as you use it. Also, the way the battery takes a big dip shortly after you take it off the charger is disconcerting, but then it levels out. Oh, and there is no sign of the band 12 voLTE update they promised "shortly after release" - see my other thread about that.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] hopsizzle:
So is the latest non-prime version still V12? I haven't looked at the thread for about a month so I'm completely lost with all these V6.1....and what not.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] vampirefo:
Correct, V12 is the only version.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] MC FLMJ1G:
The ear piece also sounds to high pitched. I don't like that. Speaker is low. The only thing i don't like is that people's voice sounds too high pitched, tin sounding.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] tawrus80:
So I've had the Prime 16/2 and have been too lazy/busy to flash to the non-prime until tonight when it let me know an OTA update was ready (I've been able to cancel it mid-download every time before). I got back out of bed and followed the awesome instructions and now have no ads as of 10 minutes ago. ? My problem is;. I'm still getting the notification that the OTA update is ready to install. I'm thinking if it installs, it might convert it back to Prime. Is the update Prime-specific and, if it is, how do I clear the update cache so it can find a new one?

Thanks!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jtdc:
I may be late and haven't read thru everything, but before SPFT can detect the phone, the mediatek driver must be downloaded first...

http://androidmtk.com/install-android-cdc-driver-manually

If you use Windows 8 or above, unsigned drivers will not be allowed to install, hence you should boot to an environment where unsigned driver is allowed.

How?

Hold the shift key while clicking on Restart on your PC..

Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart

After Restart select option 7.

Now you can proceed to install the driver from the link.

Then follow the OP instructions.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] tawrus80:
I did't need a driver for WIndows 10.

So I decided to do a factory reset while I'm here at work. Still no lockscreen ads, but I have the following apps that I can't uninstall;

Amazon Drive

Amazon Music

Amazon Video

Audible

Blu Help

I'll disable them for now, but confused why the Amazon stuff and Audible is there if I flashed to OEM? Current version is; BLU_R0011UU_V12_GENERIC 27-06-2016 14:13
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jtdc:
phone fresh out of the box awhile ago i flashed the OEM (following instructions on the OP but not before i installed the phone device driver). the OEM image still has those few amazon stuff including audible, but none of the lockscreen ads.

i just disabled them like you, and they will not be a bother anymore.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] basuraemail:
Great instructions!! it worked perfectly. THANK YOU!!!! By any chance do you any similar instructions to do the same to the AMAZON MOTO G4??
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] jasonmerc:
Nope. Moto G4 is stuck as it is, no bootloader unlock (anymore) and no root as of now.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yurais:
Is there any chance top remove FRP Account ?

I have seen on fastboot gervar all, there is a partition named FRP, any chance to wipe it via flashtool or write a stock one? just like one writes a recovery img...

am stuck on activation screen, so no way to unlock bootloader vya Oem unlock option since I cant access the operating system.

am Using the stock R1 HD, not the Prime
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Brodizzel:
I just finished the conversion and everything went super smooth. I had a bit of trouble at first because I didn't download the most recent version of SPFT but once I got the right version I was in business.

A very big thank you to the OP for taking the time to create this guide and all of the time you've spent supporting those of us with questions and comments. It is very much appreciated.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
Once you follow this process and have V12, is it safe to get OTA Android updates?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] notfix:
Nice find! I tried launching it with activity launcher but the encrypt button is greyed out (even with a 6 digit pin set). Was it greyed out for you?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Nope. You are required to charge your phone completely and have it on the charger before encrypting. You can also actually encrypt without having any lock set up, but that seems quite pointless. You also cannot encrypt if your phone is rooted. That said, if you unroot your phone (which you can do by following this guide), encrypt, then re-root your phone, you can have an encrypted and rooted phone.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ariesgodofwar:
Just wanted to say thanks and that your guide is probably one of the most comprehensive and easy to follow as I have seen. Great job and great work!

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Question, I am new to Mediatek devices, so SPFT is entirely new to me, but since it bypasses pre-boot and writes directly to the board, does that make these devices essentially unbrickable (and less secure clearly)?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes. This guide can be used to unbrick any device within reasonable limits (the recovery, boot, or system are damaged). If anything else is damaged, it should be recoverable with SPFT, but not nesessarily using this guide. The only thing that cannot be unbricked with SPFT is if the preloader is damaged, as the preloader is required for SPFT to keep the phone turned off while it's downloading, and to make SPFT detect the phone in the first place. Preloader is on a seperate eMMC and as far as I know it is write locked so there is no way to overwrite it using Android, Recovery, or SPFT, making it basically irrelavent. I will be making a backup of all partitions on the user eMMC at some point in the future (it might take a while due to my current situation) which should in theory be able to unbrick any bricked device. Period.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] oponewbie:
Ok so can anyone answer me this. If I convert my Prime version to a Non-Prime version...will I be able to get OTA updates on the "Non-Prime" version or are OTA updates disabled with switching it out for the non prime stock software?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] EvoKnvl:
Hi, thanks for this guide! Had a couple questions that maybe you can help with.

I'm on the part about installing TWRP.

I did this:

Once TWRP boots up, dismiss the prompt about mounting the system, go to Reboot, then choose Recovery. Your device will reboot back into TWRP. I know this step seems odd, but just trust me.

That part works no problem. At this point, I didn't install SuperSU because I want to try using the new Magisk. In any case, I reboot back into the system. However, when I turn off the power and boot into recovery, it looks like I end up in the Blu Stock recovery and no signs of TWRP. Any idea why it's not sticking? Thanks in advance!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] notfix:
Sorry about that, it was late and I had not noticed the fully charged part on the encrypt page!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] EvoKnvl:
Figured it out. Need to have Root enabled before leaving TWRP, otherwise, booting up with put it back to stock Recovery. Once you have root, TWRP will stick.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes, you will get updates for the non-Prime version.

Booting Android without rooting restores the stock recovery. It's a very annoying security feature in recent versions of Android. If you root your phone, it won't do it anymore. I've got a Magisk guide coming soon, so keep your eyes out for that. The Magisk guide will go over installing TWRP, since it does require you to not be rooted and presumably Android has overwritten TWRP.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kal250:
ColtonDRG, I have flashed Rootjunkys remove ads and block OTA rom and unlocked bootloader via his guide, also installed TWRP and rooted, my phone seems ptetty stable. I like the idea of flashing the non prime rom, if I follow your guide and flash to non prime varient, the bootloader should remain unlocked correct? Should just have to install TWRP and reroot again, right? Then its just a matter of unrooting to get any OTAs? Also rootjunky also has a non prime firmware hosted, is there a difference with your methods. I am glad people are working on this and I am happy with the phone, just from the way your describing it, it seems your method may be cleaner, with no offense intended towards anyone. Thanks for your help.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] EvoKnvl:
Will you be going over both the phh and Chainfire methods?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I am not aware of rootjunky's non-Prime firmware, but most of his methods seem like slopped together hacks to me and I am just not a fan of that sort of thing, so I would say that my methods are probably cleaner. There is also some question as to weather or not rootjunky's images are ACTUALLY clean or unmodified. Mine are. As for the bootloader staying unlocked, yes, it should theoretically stay unlocked, but I have had mine relock before. Make a TWRP backup before converting, just in case. As long as everything works OK, yes, it should just be a matter of reinstalling TWRP and re-rooting. As for getting OTAs, I recommend re-running this guide for a fresh unroot/clean system before taking any OTAs.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kal250:
Sounds good, going to get on it right after work tomorrow. Thanks for your quick responses. TBH, I'm just glad this phone took off this quickly. Hopefully someone gets their hands on the source from BLU soon.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Gizmosis350k:
Forgive me, doing a full backup of 8/1 Prime and doing this method in 36-128 hours.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] goldblot:
Would installing non-amazon remove any of my system-installed apps that I installed myself? And what would be the general benefit to doing this other than getting OTA? I've already removed the amazon stuff and the ads.

Oh and would I have to reinstall TWRP as well?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Great. Let me know how it works out.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yes. The Amazon version has lots of other weird quirks, so I prefer the regular version. And yes.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] missileman72211:
WOW!!! Perfect Tutorial!!!

I just finished both the "

Prime to OEM

" and "

Bootloader Unlock and Root

" procedures. I found both procedures to be very well written and straight forward......Afterwards, I was able to verify permanent root (boot loader unlock) and I was then able to remove the amazon apps.

I must say that although I haven't flashed a phone in years, this guide walked me through the process with zero problems....Thanks for your hard work. I now have a GREAT cheap phone.

Great job!!!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] dba415:
Did the Prime to OEM and everything seems to be working well. There seemed to be some problems uninstalling the Amazon apps afterward though, so I did a factory reset and now I am officially Amazon free on my $60 phone. :)

At first the ads were tolerable, but after a week they got on my nerves so this was a godsend.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
That is what we think. But there have not been any updayes, and based on the track record of Blu, we don't expect any.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
Thanks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] JynxRD:
Will this work now on 6.6 after gaining recovery from this thread?

http://xdaforums.com/r1-hd/how-to/blu-r1-hd-v6-6-dirtycowed-f-amazon-root-t3490882
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
It should.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] oponewbie:
yes you will be able to get "OTA" updates on the stock OEM version when they actually put out a OTA update, which hasn't happened yet.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
Just received a 6.6 update downloaded to my V12 version. I deleted it. Too dangerous after what has already happened.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] vampirefo:
Would have been nice if you could have saved it. Need to see it and see if it's for OEM or Amazon version.

I agree you shouldn't install it.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
No option to save. It was either install or delete.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] vampirefo:
I may install v12 to see if I can get download notice, if so I can save it.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
I am on my original not converted. V12. I have check multiple times, for updates. Every time it says my system is up to date. I'm not saying there is no update , just that I don't have the notification.

I can't say what is happening, but would suggest turning the options in wireless update to : update via wifi only to "on" ; and allow automatic download over wi-fi to "off"
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] vampirefo:
Well I am curios on what it happening, people are being told if they switch to V12 they would only receive V12 updates this may not be true.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
That's where it is now. I have no data plan so it slipped through when I had WiFi on. I'm just glad it didn't automatically install like all the other Fire devices. They have no way to block updates.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
supposedly if you have changed files on /system ie have supersu installed ota will not run. And also supposedly if you have custom recovery it will not run either. But those are not concrete rules. Must be careful apparently.

Also with root you can change the name of key files neede to do out. like change "fota" to "nofota", might block the ota, no guarantees
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] vampirefo:
I just converted to V12, no update available system up to date. Will give it time to see what happens.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
I have no root or other modifications. They bricked it once. All I did is the OEM conversion at the start of this thread.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] bigknowz:
Shanghai Adups

Any cause for concern here? Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] missileman72211:
Affected Phone

I am running the non-prime variant detailed in this thread. My Wireless Update version is 5.0.0.0.0. BLU says my phone is affected. Amazon says BLU will send a fix OTA. Will my phone receive the fix?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] buffal0b1ll:
I'd never take an OTA if I were you. That's how exploits that we used to unlock and root get closed.

To make sure you're safe from this malware root your device and use TiBU or CCleaner to uninstall or freeze/disable BOTH Wireless Update AND Fota Provider. If you freeze/disable one but not the other they will reenable on next reboot. If you uninstall they're gone for good.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] missileman72211:
Thanks!! I installed TiBu, uninstalled both Wireless Update and Fota Provider. I then rebooted and checked. They both seem to be gone.....Thanks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
And what do the rest of us with V12 non rooted firmware do?

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http://www.bluproducts.com/security/

Looks like the answer to whether we have a problem is here.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] kfn:
I converted to V12 using this method but wireless update does not find any updates.

As if BLU blocks converted devices from getting updates
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] vampirefo:
Cause there are no updates for nonprime, you want updates use prime.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] oponewbie:
http://www.tmonews.com/2016/11/blu-r1-hd-update-adds-support-t-mobile-volte-band-12-lte/

I would think the update would be for both OEM and non OEM phones.

Has anyone running BLU_R0011UU_V12_GENERIC 27-06-2016 received the 6.0_20161109-1343 update for VoLTE and Band 12?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] chas0039:
I posted earlier, I ran the fix here to convert from Prime to V12 and I DID receive a 6.6 update downloaded when I wasn't watching. Fortunately, I had the option to not install and it deleted automatically.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] akoito1493:
Hi ColtonDRG, I am a newbie on this stuff but oldie in age (67 yrs). I was able to do first part Prime to non-prime with no problems but did not do the second part since the first part was all I need, but when I tried to do an update (OTA) it says "Root has been detected, can not update device!" Do I loose the ability to update via OTA doing this procedure? Do I need to do the the post#2 ( unlocking the bootloader, getting custom recovery, and rooting the device) so I can do OTA update? Thanks again for all your effort and response .
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Tiggam:
Ota should work but there are no updates for Non-Prime.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] akoito1493:
Thanks.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] yaconsult:
akoito1493, once you modify your phone you should not accept any updates until you verify here what it will do to your phone. The main goal of most of the updates is to lock the phone down and keep you from making changes to it and make sure you see the ads.

One of the updates disabled the SPFT tool and that had everyone who upgraded stuck until a workaround was recently found.

In general, if you have rooted your phone or made any system modifications like installing Xposed and GravityBox, you do NOT want to take any over-the-air updates. First of all, they won't work because you phone is modified. Second, there is a good chance that they will screw up your phone and make it unusable.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] atlmrperson:
I converted to non-prime and took the OTA update today. Resulted in a boot loop. I know... bad idea. Let me know if I can provide any helpful info. I tried applying the non-prime image again but got the Error: S_BROM_DOWNLOAD_DA_FAIL. I then tried to do the oem unlock again but I think that messed up the phone even more. During the boot loop now, sometimes it'll go into TWRP and show a bunch of errors.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Not problem. OEM unlock needs to format user data. And twrp can do this format but the code that is cached from OEM unlock is different.

Either flash stock recovery back. Or there is command to format user data from fastboot.

At the moment I cant recall the exact words used.

I will update in few minutes when I do find it.

"fastboot format userdata" without the quotes of course.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] atlmrperson:
Thanks mrmazak. That did the trick. You are brilliant!
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] ojmh7:
Hi guys. I converted my phone to the non prime version using this method and this week I'm getting this annoying notification about a phone firmware ota upgrade ... Is it safe to install it ?? Thanks
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
Not exactly. It will lockdown your preloader and that blocks sp flash tool. And if you are rooted it will fail to install. There are posts in the general thread about it. And there is a "safe" modded rom in the Roms section of the forum.

A search will lead you to them.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] missileman72211:
The dreaded wireless update just attempted to modify my R1 HD. Luckily, I had set it to prevent auto updating. I have uninstalled FOTA Provider and Wireless Update apps.......I hope my system is safe again.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] 0xd0gf00d:
I am trying to unlock bootloader on my Prime converted to OEM phone. But after booting into fastboot, the command fastboot oem unlock seems to do nothing on the phone. On my computer I just get

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock

< waiting for device >

What am I doing wrong?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
For starters. <Waiting for device> tells me your PC do not have drivers installed for fastboot. Look in device manager and see if there are device missing driver.
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] Sizzlechest:
I'm on BLU_R0011UU_V12_GENERIC 27-06-2016 14:13 build. This is a non-Prime firmware flashed to a Prime phone using this guide. I'm getting a notification for a software update. What should I do?
[BLU R1 HD Guides, News, & Discussion] mrmazak:
This update is for band 12 and also has volte update. It also has latest security update. Down side is, it updates the /system/bin/toolbox and it no longer mounts /system correctly. It will also block the use of sp flash tool by changing the preloader. If these things are OK with you go ahead and do the update. I am not ok with the changes and would point you to search the ROM section of the forum. There is a modified update that is there that does not have the restrictions applied.