yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Why we have got tons of custom roms?

Won't it be easier to focus on one rom to make it rock stable and maybe also port Pie?

Too many roms will saturate the user base and while it maybe free to build (unless you build on cloud) it'll be hard to keep track of them and because of this many roms will be simply abandoned and will trash the forum, confusing newcomers.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Jhonzx:
I wanna improve the performance of my stock, which kernel I can use on stock mm? Thanks guys. :highfive:
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] walterfuster:
You should use vegito kernel for stock. The latest one is 6.6 (stock based) version, not the one posted in OP. It's easy to find in Nikkit's AFH.

link to the thread:

https://xdaforums.com/k5-plus/development/kernel-vegito-kernel-lenovo-vibe-k5-t3512781

I flashed it once on MM and everything was ok.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Jhonzx:
Can I update kernel with dirty flash? Or I need to reflash the rom first? Thanks.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] walterfuster:
No ROM reflash needed. Just be sure you're on stock kernel before flashing.

Aaaand:

do a backup of stock kernel first of all!

steps I did:

backup of stock kernel

cache/dalvick cache wipes

flash vegito kernel

thats it.

If I don't remember bad, it comes with an app that allows you to select between different profiles.

P. S: Also Nikkit made an app to manage the kernel features still available on Playstore, if you want. Search for "vegito kernel manager". not free, though.

P. S. 2: Don't flash over another custom kernel!(if exists).

P. S.3: Now, if your question was about updating over an previous version already installed, the answer is yes, do it from the free updater app available on playstore.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Jhonzx:
Thanks, my friend. :)
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] rishabh63:
Hello my variant is a6020 a46 (SD 616 , 2gb ram)

i am looking for a rom/tweaks with best battery life, preferably which can disable cores and is fully stable with no bugs + privacy safe .

Can anybody point to such rom with noob friendly instructions ? i already have twrp installed , on stock right now .. Nougat based rom is fine too

Thanks in advance
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] adinechin:
Hi, I have the exact same model. I don't use core disabling so I don't know for this part, but I would suggest AEX or some custom builds of LineageOS on Nougat (for both), and Mokee is nice too with security updates in addition.

I personally also like Miui but it's Lollipop and I don't think it's good on privacy !
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] mronak02:
I am facing inaccurate GPS location issue. It was started when I tried some oreo based custom ROMs. I thought that it is something related to custom ROM. So I flashed stock ROM using qfil. But I am facing this issue even in stock ROM. Can any one help me out?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
If you're under warranty then send it to service, don't tell that you flashed roms or rooted the phone.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] mronak02:
My warranty is over. Should I go there?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Dunno. Maybe, depending on where you live. I'm no expert, but probably a motherboard replacement or chip reflow/replacement will occur. Probably the first since its the easiest.

In the stock rom (i mean without anything custom), go to recovery (those blue & red boxes), tap on Chinese, and tap on the Test, there are couple of those, try them all. Test your hardware (particular gps, if you find it) and you will see what's wrong.

Probably the certified center will fix it, but not for free.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] adinechin:
No I don't think so, when you just install any ROM, it takes some time like for battery, to be accurate.

If you have root, you can also try apps like FasterGPS that can change your reference ntp server to one close to you.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] mronak02:
Actually it's been couple of week after I flashed stock ROM. So it might be accurate
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Akash Raj1:
Nowadays whenever I try to flash oreo ROMs with latest opengapps, smart face option is missing though trusted face is installed. However when I tried to flash ROMs with unofficial opengapps, smartface option is present. So anyone experiencing the same issue as mine and have you found any workarounds?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] run faiz:
Delay in voice recording

Hi guys

My problem is delay in recording my voice in star maker app through earphone.

I am on DotOs oreo 2.4 ver.

When I want to record my voice through the app it records but delayed in time.

Please provide any solution asap.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Pizzepeli:
Gapps not working - Lenovo vibe k5 plus

I have a lenovo vibe k5 plus, I installed this custom ROM from the official website, it's supposed to have inbuild gapps.. but it didn't. So I downloaded the gapps for oreo 8.1 from open gapps but they don't work(They crash when trying to open them). Need help.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Akash Raj1:
Always flash gapps immediately after flashing a ROM. Clean flash the ROM again.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rar Nitros:
Hey I flashed A6000 dot os ROM instead of A6020. Now my device is stuck in boot logo. Can't boot to twrp or fastboot. Please help! Btw. I am using a Ubuntu machine. If you know any specific method for it, it would be of great help.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Download mode and QFIL are your friends. Windows installation will be required (either dualboot or VM(never tried)).

How the hell did you manage to flash a6000 rom into a6020? TWRP should have kicked you out with an error. You either modded the rom zip file or its roms fault.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rar Nitros:
That's the problem. TWRP didn't kick me out. I was using 3.0.3 by Sherps. So I didn't get any errors and I just rebooted. gone.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
You should be using lastest twrp (3.2.x)

Anyway, pressing vol-up + vol-down + power isn't helping?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rar Nitros:
Yes. I tried all the combinations. The only result is lenovo boot screen. But if you know any unusual combinations please tell me.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
You can try pressing volume buttons and connecting to pc via usb instead of pressing power button.

Vol up and then connect to pc -> download mode

Both volume keys and connect usb -> recovery.

Try that.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
G'day guys

My question is primarily for those who get like 4 hrs of sot.

What do you do to get that high sot value? What's your configuration (settings, tweaks, and mobile signal quality)?

I've got a 720p screen and sd 415 with PBH flashed which should be good on power in theory, yet i get like 2 and half hrs of sot, most of the time.

I wonder if my battery is failing (which i doubt), or thats because of ****ty cellphone coverage of my carrier (AVEA users in Turkey will understand what I'm saying :p )

I'll be waiting for replies. Have a nice day.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Akash Raj1:
I have SD616 1080p variant and I get more than 4hrs SOT (doesn't applicable to gaming). In Oreo ROMs with PBH kernel, I've got more than 3 hrs of SOT and in Dragon elite kernel with PBH tweaks, I got more than 4 hrs SOT. However idle battery drain was very high in both kernels. Sometimes, battery went from 50% to 0% overnight. I dunno whether it was a problem with kernel or ROM itself. Currently I am on last Lineage hyper 14.1 build with greenify magisk mod and PBH tweaks. I do get more than 4 hrs SOT and idle battery drain is 3-5% overnight.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Thanks for reply. I'm using aex 5.8 1.10.18 release by aarav. while idle battery drain isn't noticable, my drainage starts when I'm actually start using it.

Your idle drain seems to be a wakelock problem. Try this - https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.pavelsikun.runinbackgroundpermissionsetter
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Akash Raj1:
Theoretically you should get better battery life than mine due to lower resolution and less power hungry chipset. Maybe can you try Mokee and AOKP ROMs and share your findings?

Will try it when I switch to Oreo ROMs.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Thanks for suggestions. Will try some roms, oreos particularly.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] walterfuster:
you can try one more thing: to flash a kernel that supports hotplug feature. For Oreo you can use dragon elite version 1.4. It's not enabled by default, so you'll have to do it by using a kernel manager app:

I suggest this one:

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673791459329056791

KA isn't able to do it. IDK ex kernel manager.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
I thought stock oreo (and pbh by extension) did support hotplug. I'll look into it.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] walterfuster:
Take a look at this post from me:

https://xdaforums.com/k5-plus/help/how-long-battery-t3826561/post77306137

They're instructions to enable it. you can also read the before posts in order to understand the context. good luck.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Thanks very much. You literally saved me lots of time.

Gee, i forgot that DE v1.4 existed, i was even surprised to see my thanks i gave to Yankit back in the day. :laugh:

I guess I'm getting old lol (spoiler: I'm 19 :D)
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] sameer22:
Ive installed TWRP and while locating super su in recovery, when i select internal storage, it still keep me in /sdcard. i cant seem to locate the zip file.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Okay, after a few days of real life testing i am able to pull ~3 hrs of sot daily. Thanks for your help, it did improve my battery life.

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No idea what you are talking about.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] sameer22:
Can you guys recommend a stable Oreo ROM with good SOT?

Thanks
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Akash Raj1:
If an OTA update for a custom ROM is downloaded, in which path will it get saved? Does it create a temporary path which gets deleted after the ROM is installed? Some insight about this query is appreciated.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] adinechin:
It depends on the ROM, and you have often the possibility to configure the update app to configure this kind of settings.

I would say that generally and by default, the update is downloaded in a folder on your internal storage, but does not get deleted afterwards automatically.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Fax Max:
I have a problem

If I turn off my phone, and then plug in the charger....

Nothing happens, no animation of the battery being charged...

And if I try to turn on my phone it won't turn on...

There is the red light that turns on....

I have to remove my battery and place it in to turn my device on...

I would be happy if this issue can be fixed for me...

046 3gb, aosp extended pie...

I am not posting this on the ROM thread I am using because its the same issue with all other ROMs as well
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
This is a rom issue, and since the device tree that is used in all roms is the same, the issue is on every rom.

The battery does charge, but it's only the animated battery picture not showing up. As for not turning on, just power cycle it. Power the phone and plug the charger afterwards. Always works for me.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Fax Max:
Oh that's sad
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Fax Max:
For for android pie custom ROM users, if you have low in call volume for you mic

Then go to

Vendor/etc>mixer_pathsxxxxxx.XML

Or just search for mixer_pathsxxxxx.XML and open anyone of them, its the same file in 2 paths

And do a find for DEC

There should be 4 of them right next to each other....

Change all four of the values from “zero” to “90”

(For me first 2 were 90 and others where zero)

Does not matter what text editor you use to edit it, just save it and restart you device

Also if you get an issue Do this, you can just revert the changes you made
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
But the device can still be charged, though. Only the visual indicator is the problem.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] TheAzther:
Lenovo Vibe K5+ Stuck in Bootloop withouth recovery

-Hello there folks, i already asked about this in the general tag but i was sent here so i'll just copy and paste what i typed. My problem is that i have a Lenovo Vibe K5+ that was given to me by someone that wanted me to fix it without telling me what he did to it. The phone only gets to the lenovo logo when turned on and reboots a few seconds afterwards and keeps doing this until i remove the battery, i flashed the stock rom using both QFIL and Lenovo Smart Assistant but the issue still persists. I cant get to the recovery by any means and since the phone doesn't boot i cannot use ADB.

-The only thing that seems to work is Fastboot mode using a button combination, i tried to install a recovery image but it gives me a FAILED (remote: flash write failure) error message and i think its because the bootloader is locked but when i use the fastboot oem unlock command it says oem unlock is not allowed, wich probably means the OEM Unlocking option is disabled but i cant to anything about it, i tried to use the fastboot boot recovery.img command but the phone only reboots back to the lenovo logo and fastboot getvar all doesn't show anything for some reason. If someone knows what to do please share the information with me, i would be more than greatful.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
OEM unlock is not allowed? Sounds like you've got an a41 variant there.

Is there any physical damage visible on the phone? Cause bootloop means damaged circuitry, unless you flashed some faulty firmware.

I suggest to try flashing the stock rom again, but be sure to flash the right one.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] umarmalikbest:
Hi everyone i need Vibe k5 plus A6020a46_S105 QCN file with imei number so i can edit it and replace it with my imei to flash it because device is show no service but baseband and imei number is showing original and there is many link where a6020a46 qcn available but it's not working kindly help me thanks.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] TheAzther:
-Hi there, the only physical damage i can see is a small crack in the screen, i dont know what the owner did to it but thats the only thing i can see. Also, the model number is A6020l36.

P.d: Happy new year :)
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Happy new year for you too!!

Unless a wrong bootloader is flashed, a stock firmware *should* boot up fine.

Try flashing using Smart Assistant again. Then try to enter into diag mode (vol up + vol dn + power), then do some diagnostics (remember to tap on english first).
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] TheAzther:
-Hi there! I already tried again using the rom provided by Lenovo Smart Assistant but it didn't work, the software provides two roms: one for Colombia and one for Brazil, since the sticker under the battery is in spanish i assume its the colombian version but should i try with the brazilian one?. Also i dont know what diagnostics are you talking about, but i would like to know. Thanks and good day.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Hi, has anyone got that notification light fix zip file we used to flash on Nougat? The one that [MENTION=7512460]Vip02[/MENTION] made. The google drive link is dead, that's why I'm asking.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Akash Raj1:
I believe this is the file you asked.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2Z2IzeTgyYh0asWLvrRPP2zXrCq2qX6/view?usp=drivesdk
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Vip.Shaper:
Here you will find all the patches:

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=888345&view=findpost&p=70229657&anchor=Spoil-70229657-10
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Thanks mate :)

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Thanks, nice site btw, i guess I'll visit there more often :)
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Vip.Shaper:
You are welcome. Come in).
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Thanks. So, i installed the zip file though recovery (redwolf) and yet i still can't use my notification led. Am i doing something wrong? I exactly followed the steps btw.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Charismagic:
Request help with a Lenovo Vibe K5. Need to reinstall OS. TWRP accessible but ports not detected under QFIL, so can't flash QPST.

Need stock ROM for A6020a40 as a flashable zip file with scripts. Can anyone provide any links, or point me in the right direction? Thanks!
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Bharath1705:
display

[/Black display] i was using android 7(aosp rom) i thought of moving to miui 9 after flashing the rom cleared cache and rebooted the system after leaving it for 10 min i did not see any thing in display; so i removed the battery and turned on but still i did not get anything in display but the red led is glowing, the phone SD card and internal memory are display in the PC. the phone also gets notification sound and also the phone call are receiving. But still nothing is displaying in the display...
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
No ports in qfil means drivers not being jnstalled properly. Look for "back to stock" thread, there are links to drivers. Sometimes the drivers won't load so you need to open cmd as admin and type [bcdedit /set testsigning on] and reboot. Then turn off the phone and connect usb cable while pressing vol up (might be vol down, not sure since last time i flashed was long ago).

After flashing successfully open cmd as admin and type [bcdedit /set testsigning off].

Firmwares: moto.shreps.fr

Or you can use this: https://support.lenovo.com/tr/en/downloads/ds101291

Does the hard work for you.

Or just flash a custom rom (like this: https://xdaforums.com/k5-plus/development/rom-lineageos-15-1-vibe-k5-k5-t3962234 (this is as stable as stock rom))

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Copy the internal memory to pc and reflash stock with qfil. See above.

If the screen is still blank then you've got to replace the screen.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Leozaors:
Guys, please, how can i add fm radio to a oreo rom? (simplix rom). i undestand thats need more than a apk file,

must install* some libs or drivers...

somebody can help me? thanks and sorry about my english.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Not gonna be worth the hassle
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] olzge:
I have got ArrowOS on my A6020. Installations and updates via TWRP seem to work but when I want to wipe Cache/Dalvik TWRP crashes and the phone boots normally into system.

I had 3.1. when that happend for the first time. Then I got the advice to update TWRP from TWRP, so I did that. Now I have got TWRP 3.3.1-0 and it keeps happening.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] eurodiesel:
Does it happen when another rom is installed?

Edit: nvm, you've got answered on the respective thread.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] adinechin:
Do you have a f2fs partition for data ?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] olzge:
Yes, that was the problem. I have now switched it to ext4. Thanks a lot. "Eurodiesel" (the post before yours) had already noted in his/her edit that he/she had found the other thread where I had got the answer. But thank you anyways.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] kurtom00:
My phone is completely bricked...going into bootloop and cannot boot into twrp or fastboot..... What do i do?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ridersam:
MIUI 8 ported
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Faiz Shaikh:
DT2W doesn't work on miui 8

Extreme kernel

Any solutions?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ridersam:
change init.d and enable dt2w, or use kernel adiutor app
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Nikish21:
Is VoLTE support present in MIUI?Thanks in advance
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ridersam:
nope :rolleyes:
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Nikish21:
Thanks for your prompt reply ?This type of help makes noobs like me feel that I am gradually understanding tech behind android.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Faiz Shaikh:
Did but doesn't work
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ridersam:
problem with the kernel
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] wapvikas:
Google deduction anywhere not working .....It says this feature is currently unavailable on this device in gray color
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ridersam:
did you mean google voice recognition?

which rom are you using?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] wapvikas:
No only OK Google every where not working.. Its options is grayed out.. Although I can Read it it's say this feature is currently unavailable on this device
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] ridersam:
clear data of Google app, if doesn't work then flash latest nano gapps from

http://opengapps.org
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] gregory678:
Can someone help me here?

https://xdaforums.com/k5-plus/help/request-help-kernel-overclocking-t3579996
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Faiz Shaikh:
Heating issues with miui 8

Vegito kernel

Any solutions?
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] EmO_4:
My phone stuck on download mode...

I need your help. Yesterday i tried to install flash my stock firmware (S054) in my Lenovo VIBE K5 Plus A6020a46. Now it seems Bricked. I can't boot into fastboot mode and not into the recovery mode. When I tried to turn on nothing will happen its just show black screen. When I connect with pc its automatically connect on download mode and shows (Qualcomm HS-USB QLoader 9008 Com 3)Successfully installed but when i am tried to flash with "QFIL (Shows sahara error) or QcomDLoader (Shows Send Result and in progress and nothig will happend)" What should I do? Please help
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Faiz Shaikh:
Try this version of qifl

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B_MAL3K1CFyUWUZNTTBVcmtzNGs&export=download
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] EmO_4:
Already tried but same problem.

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Already tried but same problem.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] deepakramji:
Am using android 7 on my vibe k5. Decided to go back to stock. Can i flash the stock rom zip directly or there are any preliminary steps like downgrading bootloader. Please enlighten me.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] MtBlackstar:
Is volte modem necessary for coming ROMs since MM update has came for our phones ?

Pls answer it I can't update my phone via qfl due to a data problem in the hardware only hope is the ROMs
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] EmO_4:
Same problem
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Faiz Shaikh:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3442086

Ask questions in this thread

Maybe they can help
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] Aaryavrat:
Light Sensor

I tried to root my k5 plus using king root now the light sensor keeps on blinking then I unrooted the phone still light sensor keeps on blinking plz help
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] EmO_4:
This method required fastboot mode but i am stuck on Download Mode.
[Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Questions & Answers] aaruni_k96:
My device has the no-IMEI-number problem. I've tried a lot of things, but nothing works. Help, please.