yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
Actually, I was expecting better performance for this newest chipset. The overall Aututu score is only slightly higher than S905. Wonder about this tin lid (on top of the CPU and RAM) provides adequate cooling? Maybe the Aututu score would improve with better cooling.

Not sure if there will be any OTA firmware update for this box. In Tronsmart forum, there is no dedicated section for S96. Also, this S96 is not even listed in Tronsmart site. This does not look promising at all.

Update (10-Jan-2017): I stand corrected. My friend, who owns a S96, told me that he just updated its firmware via OTA. Firmware date is Jan-05-2017. Before the update, his Aututu overall score was 42157 but it after the update, it was reduced a bit to 41544.
[Device Reviews and Information] elgar:
I am glad there is a thread for this tv box at xda, since I am an owner of S96. I wonder, since there are other similar tv boxes with the same architecture, will their firmwares will work with this device?
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
Probably no but I personally would not do this because of the fear of bricking the box.

I used to own a Tronsmart S95 with bug-ridden firmware. Someone in Tronsmart forum did try and succeeded to install a Minix firmware. Later on, Minix did something in their firmware that disallowed installation in non-Minix boxes.

Did you experience any issues with your S96?
[Device Reviews and Information] elgar:
Yes, bluetooth problems - it doesn't turn on. Today I had to send the box back to the store for them to check it, because I am out of options in terms of how to make it work. Otherwise it is my first android tv box, but I wouldn't buy from tronsmart anymore.
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
Did you update to the latest firmware? Although the changelog did not mention BT,you should still try.
[Device Reviews and Information] elgar:
Yes, of course I did, but it didn't help it.
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
I called my friend who has been using a S96 for 2 months. He said he tried all the network features when he received the box. While he does not use BT at all, he did successfully pair his S96 with his Andriod cellphone.
[Device Reviews and Information] elgar:
Thank you, I think mine is probably broken. They'll either fix it, or replace it.
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
If I were you, I would return it. Hope you can still return it.

My friend just called me and apparently, there is another firmware update (dated Jan-11) for his S96. He called because while the download was successful, the update failed. I asked him to clear the cache partition, he did but the update still failed. Did you have any luck?
[Device Reviews and Information] avi938:
Its not workin for me to..
[Device Reviews and Information] elgar:
It is not working for anybody. There is something wrong with the server or with the OTA itself.
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
So, the problem must be the firmware then. Wonder if Tronsmart even bothered to test the OTA before releasing the firmware.

Problem is there is absolutely no support from Tronsmart at all.
[Device Reviews and Information] avi938:
There is option do to openelec or liberelec on this box?
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
I don' t think there is any OpenElec or LibreElec release for S912. Not yet.
[Device Reviews and Information] avi938:
Hmm ok what about anther rom ?
[Device Reviews and Information] FerociousAndroid:
Hello all,

Thanks for the detailed review! Considering getting this box to replace my old Tronsmart NX. Good price on GeekBuying compared to Amazon ($99). Also I saw a firmware update was released on a few days ago (20170120). Seem there are three ways to install the update:

-Via OTA

-Via SD card

-Via PC using male-to-male USB

http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.ph...6-0-amlogic-s912-4k-tv-box-firmware-20170120/

EDIT

Just read on the Tronsmart forum users having issues with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but seems to be before the January 11 firmware update.

http://forum.tronsmart.com/forum/vega-s95/2840-tronsmart-vega-s96#.WIgIvtRsO7Q
[Device Reviews and Information] Mm33311:
My friend has S96 and the latest firmware is dated Jan-11, not Jan-20.

As for the purchase, I would advice against Geekbuying. On top of the long shipping time, return is close to impossible. Even for a defective unit, they would want you to pay for shipping and insist on a tracking number. Shipping the product back will cost you $30-40 and will take weeks to get a new one.

I myself would buy from Amazon for quick shipping and peace of mind.
[Device Reviews and Information] FerociousAndroid:
Good to know regarding the firmware..

Thanks for the advise. I have dealt with their RMA's twice. 1st time 3 years ago. At work they purchased some Tronsmart TV Box that went bad after 6 months, what a pain getting the RMA and personally a 2nd time with dash cam about a year ago that went bad after a week. I was sofa king mad especially when the post office wanted about $60 for shipping and tracking which I passed on the tracking. I had to pull teeth for the RMA but wasn't as bad as the 1st time. Personally I have purchased three items from them and one was defective. Shipping is about 4 weeks but yes I am leery of buying from them. Not sure if AliExpress is any better but Amazon is way safer for the extra money.

EDIT

Ordered from Amazon to avoid any headache. :P
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jefraanca:
Good morning, I'm having a hard time installing xposed in WW-4.21.40.184 version of Android M, every time I try, it gets bootloop, I tried with version 87.7

Sorry my bad english
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dimi72:
What is the difference between a fastboot flash, and installing a zip through a recovery like TWRP?

My real question is that I bought a phone second hand that runs CM13, but OEM it runs Cyanogen OS. I would like to revert it to Cyanogen, to see whether it's worth to keep it or to go back to CM13.

The Cyanogen Support site https://cyngn.com/support gives me three zips. One debugable, one signed, and one signed-fastboot.

Can I take the second one, and install the zip with TWRP over CM13?

Thanks!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] ZachariasErsa:
http://imgur.com/a/gDcFF this just happened today. i was asking the one plus operator about unstable LTE connection. and it offer me to do Remote Session for restarting it.

after all the process he said my Phone is broken in hardware and leave the phone in stupid error like this .... i hope if anyone can fix this? im from Indonesia using XL Axiata connection. please and thank u before

OP3 A3000 series

http://imgur.com/a/gDcFF

http://imgur.com/a/gDcFF
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] TNSMANI:
Try the Hard Bricked thread by Naman Bhalla and use method 2. The links there may point to older versions, so check whether later versions are available before using them.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Puddi_Puddin:
What the lad above here said. Feel free to pm me ive had this aswell :) you sure it was a oneplus operator?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Explorer23:
It seems that the OnePlus tech guy did exactly that procedure from "unbrick" thread - with the difference that he went with method 1, which often results in error from screenshot.

So yeah, go with method 2 and everything should be fine. Nothing wrong with hardware, the guy was just lazy ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Check the details in post #2.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
---AS OF JANUARY 26, 2017 (JAPAN TIME)---

I want to thank all the users of the original FunkyHuawei. I have decided to expand FunkyHuawei to be useful to even more people, by supporting all recent Huawei phones, adding automation to find and add the latest firmware, and so on. Because of this, I can no longer offer FunkyHuawei as a donation-based program. I will be happy to continue to provide technical support on XDA, if it's welcome here. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

FunkyHuawei 2.0 is now live at

Instructions are available at

You can check supported models at:

Some of the supported models include:

GR5 2017

Honor 6x

Mediapad M3

Y6 II

Nova

P9

Honor8

Honor V8

Honor8 Note

Mate 9 Pro/Porsche

Mate 9

Nova Plus

Honor 5c

GT3

Mate 8

P9 Plus

P9 Lite

(Others)
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Well done, brother :highfive:.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
BTW, your transaction ID from the previous donation you made is in the database, so feel free to use it.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Awesome, thank you! Getting ready to finally open up my phone today and request the bootloader unlock by calling Huawei as [MENTION=5899304]Tkkg1994[/MENTION] suggested. Going to install TWRP and root (the big thing I was waiting for - once you root, it's hard to go back to stock, lol). I hope we get xposed soon...I read in the recent xda article that it's almost there for Nougat.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Yes. If you have unlocked bootloader and this tool, you can do anything :D
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ewijaya74:
I am a complete newbie in this so I have a question:

my unit is model mha-al00 ...its bought in china.

my question is, is it possible to flash it with south east asian firmware I.e. singaporean firmware, and if so, which firmware number is that and is it available on Duaraa server?

if not, then if I flash with european firmware, will all functionality and software features of the phone work without problem?

thanks and sorry if I asked stupid questions.

---------- Post added at 02:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 PM ----------

one more question, is there such thing as international firmware? is that the same as european firmware?

---------- Post added at 03:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:54 PM ----------

so by flashing non chinese firmware, can someone confirm that app twin will allow using double whatsapp account instead of wechat?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Yes, European firmware is basically international firmware. It's actually updated more quickly than south asia region firmware. You should try and flash it and see if you like it. Basically, the firmware is all either Chinese or non-Chinese. The non-Chinese firmwares are more or less the same.

You will lose some functionality here and there. Themes will not work any more, for example. Your biggest gain will be better google integration. Please try it and see. Should you want to, you can always flash back to Chinese firmware afterwards.

App twin will not work with WhatsApp unless you unlock your bootloader and flash a non-Chinese oeminfo. I have done that, but you need to get the unlock code from Huawei.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Since I'm on MHA-L29 C636b110 South Asian firmware and want to be up to date:

1) Should I just change my dns to your recommended dns in the B126 thread as [MENTION=3751927]alexhee[/MENTION] did and update via OTA before unlocking my bootloader and proceeding to install twrp and root?

OR

2) Should I use this thread's method, permanently change my oeminfo to non-chinese C432, update to latest B126 via OTA, unlock my bootloader, and proceed to install twrp and root?

**Should my bootloader be unlocked before any of the two methods above?**

Really appreciate any help and advice on BEST method to keep all functionality. :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Because you have the South Asian firmware, I may have to make modifications to support your device on this server.

Please give it a try using the free code, and see if it works.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Ok will do, thanks. So, it's better to change my oeminfo by doing your FunkyHuawei method as opposed to changing the DNS on the router and downloading the B126 OTA via system update as [MENTION=3751927]alexhee[/MENTION] did? http://xdaforums.com/mate-9/how-to/ota-b126-available-france-t3514682/page3
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dancrow:
As I understand until now, you only support Chinese and European phone version, and convert the firmware between this two, right?

So if I have C185B110, I can't flash with your method?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
You should be able to flash any of the European firmwares using the HiSuite method. eRecovery method will not work unless I customize a version for your phone.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evenshop:
I've just tested the method (China => EU) works flawlessly. Thanks a lot :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
If you're going to change oeminfo, my FunkyHuawei method will be a portion of what you do, but you'll also need BL unlock and TWRP to completely change oeminfo. Basically, what you should do is PM me for more information once your BL is unlocked, and I'll walk you through it step by step because it's a delicate process and I don't want you to get a brick.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Thanks. I'll do that once I get my BL unlock. Have to wait for Huawei China to open in 8 hours in order to call because Huawei UK won't unlock it since the phone is Asia Pacific region.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] dancrow:
Sorry for this, but I can't find/see the link for the tool on your site. Can you tell how can I download FunkyHisuite.exe app?

Thanks
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] escobar035:
Latest firmware?

How do I know which firmware is the latest ??

I have the duo sim EU version.

With yesterday the OTA 126 downloaded...

I saw on YouTube a 135 firmware..?

Thanx!!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tortillathehun:
Installation error (CHINA-TO-EURO)

I've set DNS correctly (verified by successfully getting to www dot funky huawei dot com. I requested the CHINA-TO-EURO firmware (and got "request successful), entered eRecovery on the phone, and went to download. As expected, firmware name was "FunkyHuawei". It gets all the way through the download process, but then at about 81% of installation, I get "Recovery failed" with an exclamation mark.

My phone is a MHA-AL00 running Chinese firmware.

Any ideas?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] domon07:
Does your tool supports the huawei mate 9 pro?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sseedd21:
I switched to Huawei as a Galaxy S2-3-6-7 Edge Samsung user.

They do not give a phone code lock!

I will never buy a phone from China again!

I will never buy a Chinese phone again!

I will sell Huawei Mate 9 Pro (6-128GB) even at half price!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] evenshop:
I really understand your position. Or they could at least give this code right away (like HTC for example). 14 days is too long...
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mutahharbashir:
here you get at low price

http://ministryofsolutions.com/huawei-bootloader-unlock-paid-service-html
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
As of today, FunkyHuawei now supports the names of people who made donations, even if those names are not written in the English alphabet. If you had trouble logging in because your name was in Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, etc., you should now be able to use it with no problems.

If you have trouble with your name:

Make sure you write it EXACTLY has it is on Paypal. If there is an accented letter on your Paypal name, include that letter. If your Paypal name is written in non-English characters, write it in non-English characters, and so on. If you have trouble, try reversing the order of first and last name. If you still have problems, contact me.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] wildlime:
You purchased a Chinese phone and you expect the code right away.... SMH! also you have a pro which isn't even released outside China yet
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
You were trying to use FunkyHuawei with Mate 9 Pro? That is why it didn't work! It's not for Mate 9 Pro. Only regular Mate 9. Maybe I will add Mate 9 Pro support in the future, but for now, TWRP doesn't exist for Mate 9 Pro, and the Mate 9 firmware and Mate 9 Pro firmware are different, so if you try to use FunkyHuawei you might brick your device.

If you don't like your Mate 9 pro, you are welcome to send it to me for research purposes, so I can add it to FunkyHuawei, of course! :cool:
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] sseedd21:
Thanks!...:))

Many thanks for your explanations ... I will follow your guidelines ... :))
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
I have now added the latest firmwares for many versions.

Mainly the following:

MHA-L29C636B136 for those with C636

MHA-L29C185B126 for those with B185

MHA-L09C33B125 for those with the French C33.

For all of these, they are not officially released by Huawei yet, and FunkyHuawei is the only way to flash. You *must* use the HiSuite method, not erecovery. You do not need an unlocked bootloader to flash them.

I don't own any of these models, so let me know how it went for you if you tried the update!
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lawtq:
Wow I guess I'll stay on c636 for now haha. 136 must be newer than 126. Do you know if it is? Thanks for all your work, damn
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Pretty sure they're the same, actually. Despite the different numbers, changelog doesn't indicate any differences.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hausmanis:
Is it possible to use this together with the Mate 9 128gb 6gb version ? not pro
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Absolutely! That's what I've been doing. The only Mate I have is the 128/6gb and it works great.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lawtq:
You're a Don! Thank you.

Placebo effect demands 136 lol. With the choice of going to c432 when I want. How do you do this?! Great work
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
If you've got an unlocked BL, just stick with C432. The update for C432 is official, while the others are not yet official.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nitewing78:
What am i doing wrong?

So i followed your instructions a couple of times, but it won't work.

My Mate has Buildnumber: MHA-L29C652B109

I tried to install MHA-L29C432B126 but it fails. Tried some other Firmwares too, but i always have the same result.

It starts and suddenly aborts with "Recovery failed".

Your HiSuite version comes till "Install recovery" ~6%

The Mate restarts and stays at the 5% screen and then the computer tells me it failed.

Funky Hisuite says:

"Patching HiSuite to allow Mate 9

Waiting for ROM download in HiSuite.

Found download. Waiting for extraction.

Patching HiSuite install process...

Patching complete. Install should succeed.

If install fails, make sure current ROM and install ROM are the same region.

Press Enter to quit..."

What am i doing wrong? With every try i started Hisuite & Funky new.

My Bootloader Unlockcode hopefully arrives today.

But also it doesn't work for me right know, you did a great job! :good:
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lawtq:
Are you changing dns from the router options? Or changing dns from cpu? I have same problem
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
There is a technical explanation, which is that your phone has an old firmware version which doesn't give an update token. I haven't supported C652 before, I don't think. Can you please check what region the phone is? *#*#2846579#*#* from dialer, then option 3, then option 4. Let me know the results and I'll try to support your phone.

If I am right about why your phone doesn't work, running fastboot getvar rescue_get_updatetoken in with the phone in fastboot will fail. Let me know the result of that too.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hausmanis:
Alright thanks alot for fast reply, so if i order a 128/6gb with some donation you can help me totally rebrand it to a fully working EU version with no problem ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] lawtq:
Of course he will
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nitewing78:
Changed networksettings on the network adapter, works well for me

It's an european demodevice :cowboy:

Vendor: hw

Country: demo

Like i wrote in my PM, every Huawei till the Mate 9 was easily flashable with a normal Firmware, because it's just a normal phone (fully working) but with demomode on it (which i turned off)
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Yes, but you'll need the bootloader unlock code. Probably will have to battle with Huawei China tech support and wait 2 weeks.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Unfortunately it's not quite that simple. Your device is set to the 'hw/demo' region, for which firmware does not actually exist. I could support it in FunkyHuawei but I don't want to risk bricking your device, so I think it's best to get the bootloader unlock code and rebrand it to something else. It's not possible to flash dload anymore.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nitewing78:
C:\adb>fastboot devices

AHK7N16A19002549 fastboot

C:\adb>fastboot getvar rescue_get_updatetoken

getvar:rescue_get_updatetoken FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)

finished. total time: 0.011s
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
Yeah. That's why it failed. As of a slightly later version, that gives you an updatetoken, which I need to make HiSuite flash the phone.

You could use eRecovery, but I'm not supporting your model yet. Do you want to try? Do you mind risking having a non-working device until you can unlock the bootloader?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Nitewing78:
The code should come today... i hope ;) Used the app for it yesterday and it's still in process.

I'll try to rebrand, but if it won't work i'd risk bricking the device :cyclops:

Thank you for your support :good:
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
When you get the code, send me a message. We can rebrand with no risk.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hausmanis:
Alright seems kinda risky ? would suck to order a phone witch i cant unlock, i saw some site that sold unlock codes is that reliable ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
The fool proof way to unlocking it, which is what I did, was register a huawei account, use it for two weeks, and ask Huawei China for a code.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hausmanis:
at what site ? found nothing at huawei.com

edit: my bad found at huawei.com, created an acount but cant find where to contact huawei china ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
There's a whole thread about it.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hausmanis:
Doh sorry, found it. But the way i understand it, import china or international version, and rebrand it will break waranty ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
I don't think the rebranding will break warranty, but I think unlocking bootloader will break warranty.

To be honest, though, there's really not much advantage to rebranding the Chinese version. I rebranded but went back to Chinese.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hausmanis:
Ok but all features dosnt work while using the chinese version, like google play, OTA, themes ect ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] duraaraa:
On the Chinese version, everything works... if you install international firmware on Chinese version with locked bootloader and not rebranded, OTA and themes, etc. will break. If you rebrand with unlocked bootloader, though, everything works.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ben680214:
Yeah~ it's a big news for me, I successfully change my phone to MHA-L29C432 at this moment, thanks for Duraaraa's great support.