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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
I think he's buying only a Z2 Pro. There are more ROMs for the Z2 than for Pro.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] vittogn:
Tx.

Nameless would be good any way.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Swarai:
Likewise
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
But there isn't a Z2 sub forum, where are those roms?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tikilou:
Donation sent too, 15€. :)
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
There aren't many but you can find them if you look at the topics or find some at zukfans.eu or in the original BBS forums from ZUK in China. They have a lot mostly built by Flour_Mo
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Robert Hall:
Hello,

What is the status on the donations?

I recently bought the Z2 pro thinking there was active ROM development but apparently I ****ed up :D

I see the sourcecode was published by Lenovo but all roms out there don't even have vibration working. Pretty sad.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] slead1:
Just donated.

I wonder how the status of the donations is.

I am running a mokee from (the release version) but it has 3 issues.

1. No vibration

2. LED issue, no blinking, only constantly on

3. Leaving WiFi, the 3g or 4g does not engage itself but you have to activate flight mode for a second and then turn it off.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
The device was bought and already has arrived. At the moment the guy is rolling things up and getting to know the device.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] slead1:
How do you know the status?

Great he has already started with the device.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
I'm in contact with the guy who kicked off this topic.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
I thought the same when I bought the device, that's the reason for making this donation round.

The source code which was released contains only the kernel. Nothing more. Sad enough.

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
Thanks for your donation. It's really appreciated. Was one of the highest if not the.

We have about 1/5th of the costs through donations.

Alexander already bought the device so we don't have to wait too long for the ROM.

Let's show him further support by donating.

The device arrived. He totally agrees: Hardware is top, Software is crap.

Now let's give him some time till he gets it done.

I'll keep you informed.

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Phuturist:
This surprises me. That would mean the guy from nameless ROM has received about €85,- on donations at the time of writing. I would have thought there would have been donated more than that by now.

Good to hear he is going ahead with things though.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
It's an estimation from me. Should be a little over 100€ perhaps 110€ or so. Costs including shipping and taxes are about 480€. That's about 1/5 ;)

There were about 10 Donations. I was sure not everyone who was willing to donate would donate :(

Thanks to Alexander that he wants to help us. He spends his personal money for a device he doesn't need and hopes to get some more donations when it's done.

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] kokran:
Donation sent
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] shaunydub:
I donated not knowing how much support there would be, if there would be enough in total to advance this project and if I would even like / use it once complete.

Assuming project completes and I decide to use the ROM I will certainly send a further donation.

Hopefully others will do the same once ROM is available - from XDA and ZUKFans.eu forum it looks like lots of people are crying out for ROMs so I hope once it is released others will donate.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ekocken:
Donation send!
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Robert Hall:
ZUI made me tilt today.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] adarshbabucs:
Zuk z2 just launched in India today , will go on sale from 26th September. I'm pretty sure there will be plenty of development for this device in coming months considering the hardware it packs for the price . Fingers crossed. ?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] jrmhng:
What about just the straight Z2? Am happy to contribute 50EUR for a daily driver...
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ermacwins:
I'm considering getting a Zuk 2 but why isn't there a Z2 sub forum?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
German below

Okay. As there were several people who asked about it:

Alexander told me the following things:

When the ROM for Z2 Pro is out he will try to build one for Z2 too if it is really nearly the same device. He doesn't have one and will not buy one but will try to build one but it will be a blind flight.

The second more important thing he told me for everyone:

If he doesn't succeed on building a ROM for the Z2 Pro, he will REFUND!!! all donations.

I should tell this to all of you. Please be patient though as he does this besides his job and family tasks.

Right now he's on the Kernel combining the source code from ZUK with the one from Qualcomm and cleaning up the code.

He has built a new TWRP and got the custom kernel to boot on stock ROM.

Work is in progress

None of the other ROMs out there have sourcecodes available so he's doing it all from scratch.

I'll keep you informed.

######

German:

Okay. Da einige Leute danach gefragt haben:

Alexander hat mir folgendes mitgeteilt:

Wenn das ROM für das Z2 Pro fertig ist wird er versuchen eines für das Z2 zu bauen falls es wirklich fast die gleichen Geräte sind und das so einfach geht. Er besitzt keines und wird auch keines kaufen von daher wird es ein absoluter Blindflug.

Das Zweite, noch viel interessantere, was ich euch allen ausrichten soll:

Falls er am ROM scheitert und es nicht hin bekommt ein funktionierendes ROM für das Z2 Pro zu bauen wird er alle Spenden ZURÜCKZAHLEN!!!

Ich soll euch das allen mitteilen. Bitte übt dennoch ein wenig Geduld, da er dies für uns neben seinem Job und den familiären Verpflichtungen in seiner Freizeit macht.

Derzeit ist er dabei den Source-Code von ZUK mit dem von Qualcomm zu vereinen und ihn aufzuräumen.

Er hat ein neues TWRP gebaut und hat den Custom-Kernel auf dem Stock ROM bereits zum laufen bekommen.

Die Arbeit daran läuft.

Leider hat keines der anderen ROMs den Quellcode veröffentlicht, daher muss er es komplett von Grund auf neu machen.

Ich halte euch auf dem Laufenden.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] slead1:
hmm nice to hear that there is already some progress.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] urnie538:
Hi, is there anything you can say on the eta on a stable rom (6.x)? Next month? This year? I understand that it is hard to tell, but is there a rough estimation?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark Obsessions:
he said that a rom is building from scratch , so expected to need more time .
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] izanagi_kami:
any news?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
Next week probably.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] izanagi_kami:
Ok, thank you.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tie-fighter:
Looking forward to it, too!
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
I did order a Zuk Z2 Pro today from China and when it arrives to Sweden (in 30 days or so) I would like to be able to flash a decent rom . So I donated some money to the Nameless-Rom development.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] kokran:
Any news about this rom ?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] nithdi:
Yes, would be nice if we could get a status update :)
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
The guy is working full time on the rom since Tuesday. Stay tuned for further updates.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tikilou:
Great new, there is no news about mokee bugfixs for the Zuk-z2-pro... They stop any support on it, they just update the system and compile it. :-/

We waiting patiently for nameless rom/long-term support, and good source code for this device. ^^
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
Just heard the guy headed off for a business trip. There will be a statement shortly.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
I'm on holiday right now and have only my mobile with me.

As McLaughlin said: He's working on the ROM and has the base system stable. He likes to apologize for the delay.

He's on a business trip for 2 weeks.

Please be patient. I'm also very excited and can't wait for a release. :)
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] izanagi_kami:
Me too!
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark Obsessions:
Good to know so
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] izanagi_kami:
give us some news, please :o
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
He's back from his business trip. He will start working on Thursday, that's what I heard.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] olepar:
Hi everyone! Any news about stable ROM for ZUK Z2 Pro based on Cyanogen or Mokee or Nameless with all fuctions working properly?

As for my research:

1) Mokee has not fixed vibration bug and data connection switch from wifi to 4G (last releases are quite stable but no vibration at all and need to reset flight mode to switch from wifi to network data)

2) guys at zukfans are going to release Cyanogen finally, but there is nothing shared yet
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
First sneak peak of nameless
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] ravip7:
What are the bugs
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
Don't know at the moment. It's running on nougat at the moment. Currently not stable enough to release it.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] slead1:
No freakin way... Is that what I think it is? Looks great, can't wait to try it out.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
Finally got an answer of developer. This is the content:

Sorry for the lack of updates, had lots of business travels and an immense load on my back.

Trying to allocate some more time whenever possible!

As an update for now, i got a nougat build, but nothing too fancy. It still requires way more work and polishing.

My initial plan was to first bring it up to Marshmallow but dropped the plan after working on Nougat with my OnePlus3 and seeing all the changes.

So i am on it, it just proceeds way slower than expected due work and personal life.

Will let you know, once i have something usable!?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] slead1:
Nice to know the status and the progress etc.

Much appreciated :)

Cheers mate
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
You can see a little update following this link https://plus.google.com/107817586630247398773/posts/X3a12Rk5FGQ
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
+?

Not much information there I hope some good news will come but maybe we has to consider the donations as wasted money?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
He will refund everyone if nothing is accomplished
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
Yes maybe that will happen next year or so... Basically it is the lack of information that makes me wonder how high this task is on the developers agenda. If you are fully occupied with work related things you should not promise to do even more on your spare time.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
I have the same opinion about it and feel a little let down by the developer. Let's hope something is happening in the next days.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mudnightoil:
He decided to use CM14 as base, rather than CM13 - a good decision. But it's going to take longer. I don't see what the rush is.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
The problem is that the whole process isn't transparent. He took money to buy the device and develop for it. But until now he didn't inform the donators or made a statement. The way I see it, he doesn't make great effort in building this.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Dark Obsessions:
give him more time folks , he is a good developer and he needs time to make a good ROM , unstable one full of bugs would be more annoying i believe.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
Maybe he needs to give some proof he's really working on it. I guess many people who have donated wouldn't bet on it.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mudnightoil:
He has a good track record, and the amount of money raised from donations is hardly scam worthy. You're being ridiculous.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
Okay are you involved in it? As far as I know not. So let me tell you he earned a few bugs. And taking donations for development is also not a common manor. But go on have your opinion buddy ??
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mudnightoil:
LOL.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
I am sorry for starting this argument about the lack of status updates.

There are people here that obviously know and trust the developer and that is good enough for me right now.

Maybe my expectations was little to high regarding the speed of finishing the Nameless ROM. As everyone else I look fwd to have a good working phone for everyday use.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
I'm sorry for the lack of updates. I still believe Alexander to build a good ROM. I mentioned in the beginning and I think even in some replys, he doesn't release a ROM which can not be used as a daily driver. So quality is more important than quick release.

I can only tell you I have insight in the project and he's working on it. Not every day but he's working on it. I cannot tell you details, I don't even understand everything, but I see, there's progress.

I would also be happy to have even one build but it's not ready yet. Please be patient. So long you can use the Emmaus CM unofficial Build based on Marshmallow. I use it as a daily driver and it works pretty smooth.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] kokran:
Any news ?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
A status update would be very much appreciated.

As indicated in this thread the testing/development started 18th of September.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Miles Prower:
I'm in, also subscribing to the thread while I'm at it :)
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
Okay, short update: Although it might seem so, the project is not abandoned.

It's been worked on pretty frequently and when it's done it will be late but probably nevertheless the first Nougat ROM for Z2 Pro.

Don't ask for a time frame because I'm not the developer, I just have insight and see that it's worked on. :)

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
So basically no news at all?

Why can't the developer himself give out any information or answer any questions?

That we get from you is not direct source but from a second source without in depth knowledge according to yourself.

Not even a grateful message received after donation in Papal-No message at all. In my mind that is a quite arrogant/ignorant behavior from the developer.

I know I am complaining a lot now but I have the full right to do so.

:(
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
I totally understand your concern. In part of information this is simply a no go from the developer itself. He acknowledged to build his rom for the device after he received some donations to buy it. He should have told in the first place he's out of time or doesn't want to build it. But nobody forced him to do it, so in my opinion this is just bad human attitude.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] enyx.es:
i haven't seen the developer saying nothing about this device development or saying nothing about donations to develop a ROM in this post.

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
No. But somebody who knows him personally arranged everything. Maybe you have to read everything to catch up.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] enyx.es:
I think you don't get my point. A guy from the internet says that he knows personally the dev.... The dev hasn't post anything about the willing to do so...

Hope this end as expected because I'm a future user of this phone but personally I wouldn't donate a cent without the dev voice(post)

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] MacLaughlin:
I did also talk to the Dev. The only problem is that he isn't very reliable in giving status updates. We have proof he admitted to it. Currently he's working on it and making progress as far as I know.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] N1TeSH1FT:
Well the guy from the internet ist here on XDA since the HTC XDAs and has a good reputation ;) I'm talking about me, right ;)

I started this whole campaign because I use Nameless ROM since many Years first on my SGS3 and then on my OPPO. Later on my OnePlus 1 and 2. It by far the best ROM based on CM and has a lot of good optimization by the developer you're complaining about.

So the ROM is great but you are right, he should have written some lines here too but you know that no one would have been pleased. Everyone would ask: when is it done?

So he gave me insight in the project and I promised not to publish any details but can tell you it's been worked on it. I know no one can use the ROM only by my words but please be patient.

Although I would also have been very happy to see a release much earlier I DEFINITELY understand that Real Life like Family and Job comes first. The donations weren't even enough to buy the device. He added a lot of his own money. But money is not the problem here. He has a full time job and at least at my job there's so much to do 2 months before the year ends that I cannot even sleep enough. So I ACCEPT the delay because of his full time job which allows him to have a place to live and food for his family and you should too.

It's not that we have to live with that crappy ZUI. Thanks to emmaus we have a working CM MM build. That is OK till we get Nougat.

So again: the project is not abandoned, there will be a nougat release and your money, if you donated, will have helped to build a rock solid great OS for a sensational phone.

I even think it's better than my Mi MIX I had to buy when I first saw it. I still have the ZUK and think I will sell the Mix when Nameless gets released.

Enjoy your Christmas everybody :)

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[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] exionen:
Donation sent! :)

Little late, but hopes up, need more Custom Roms to make the phone more popular.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mostrapotski:
I donated as well but never heard of him again.

Not even a sign of life. I think you should rather donate to emmaus who is actually speeding up things for nougat.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] exionen:
I kinda regret donating when we have emmaus and Franco doing tons of work to make a great phone more great. But donated 5€ only so... No biggy.

Just a shame Franco is concentrated on z2(not pro) making global and multilang of zui.

Kinda bad zuk makes promise upon promise releasing a international version of zui.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] fenelis:
Failure

It is emmaus who indeed deserves donation but this lad who has revealed not even a single piece of his "work", if any.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Funky-Fab-4Strings:
This is a pain in the ass. Totally regret my donation! It's almost 5 month now without any news.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] exionen:
I would believe we have been ripped off :D
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] H4pl0:
This is why I didn't donate. There was no proof that we'd get anything. Maybe if you have some code or working sample it's worth donating. Even if there are bugs that need to be ironed out.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
So much waiting...

I did take a look at the nameless rom web page an did find a interesting statement that would be nice if the ZUK 2 Pro was supported.

"Nameless Rom developers are available nearly 24/7 and respond to bug reports and feature requests almost instantly.

This availability will allow you, the end-user, to have direct input into exactly what features and functions are included on the firmware that YOU run.

Nameless Rom == endless possibilities. Unless you have an iPhone, then you're out of luck."

But still nothing from developer...
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] fenelis:
This thread was sleeping peacefully, who dared to wake it up??? The ROM is scheduled to be released in 2494, the ROM of future ;)
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tie-fighter:
I think it is time to initiate the refund.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
I will keep disturbing this thread once per month until some action/ refound or something will come from responsible of this donation campaign...
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tie-fighter:
Keep on disturbing, I am interested in solving the problem, too.
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Sredna76:
"Nameless Rom == endless possibilities. Unless you have an iPhone, then you're out of luck."

If you have a Zuk 2 Pro you and donated you are really out of luck....
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] tie-fighter:
I am quitting without any hope of ROM-release or refund. Good luck and good bye!
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] fenelis:
Nameless ROM really pays off its name. It's nameless, hopeless and even non-existent, reminded me of Andersen's tale "The Emperor Has No Clothes"...
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentEYE:
So some people donated to the so called developer and he never replied. Also the OP here didn't clear up, what's going on here?

If that's the case I think there are enough reasons for a refund.

You have the PayPal address and that's enough for further investigations.

How much money have been donated?
[Lenovo Zuk Z2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Thread closed.
[HTC One A9] Kalibrex:
HTC showed on the IFA 2016 in Germany the HTC One A9s, with a very funny or sad Statement (Choose one) :

The HTC One A9s is no successor of the HTC One A9.

If someone likes the HTC 10 but dont want to pay the high price for it, the HTC One A9s comes into the play.

And they have choosen the Name One A9s, because it looked so much like the One A9 and not like the HTC 10.

Tech. Spec :

5" Display 720 x 1.280

Mediatek Helio P10 (8 Cores)

16/2 or 32/3 GB

2.300 mAh Battery

Fingerprint and all needed Sensors.

They just moved the Back-Camera from the center to the left Side.

Device will be released someday this Year for around 299€ (340 USD).

Kinda Funny isnt it ?
[HTC One A9] MGfusion:
Looks more like an iPhone than the htc one a9
[HTC One A9] Kalibrex:
I just liked their explaination : Its not a Sucessor of the A9 even if its shares the Name just with a "s" at the End.

And it has more in common (Design) with the A9 then as with the HTC10.
[LG G Stylo Questions & Answers] fabuliz:
Hi there,

I know this is probably redundant but I've been searching these forums and I'm a bit overwhelmed. Mainly I am trying to discern whether I need to factory reset my phone before I root it or not. If anyone would be kind enough to break it down for a rooting noob, but fairly tech savvy chick, I would really appreciate it. Or just direct me to the most applicable thread for my situation. I have a PC running Windows 8.1 also, if that helps.

Thanks!!!

:)