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[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
On the plus side ....

Because of my mistake in buying a Elephone p9000, I got all the necessary impetus to get a proper phone .... the S7 edge.

Now I have a phone that does what I want AND I also have the Elephone that I can now play with and experiment with.

I can follow the tutorials on here and get it back to where it should be if the August 2016 update ****-up had never happened.

I can do this without fear of bricking it, since it is only a spare phone residing in a cupboard at present.

No way would I have attempted messing with it if it was my primary phone.

So now the useless piece of crap can become a hobby for me.

It's a funny old world.

My primary message is still the same ... get a proper phone!
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] carlx:
At launch the phone cost between £170 to £200 depending, if you Google the phrase "problems with the galaxy s7" you'll find page after page of reported problem for a phone that at launch would have if bought cost over £600, I used the P9000 for over a year did it have some problems, yes! but my point being all phones have problems I have sat at my computer and complained about I come to XDA as i have for the past 7 or 8 years read up what people with a bit more knowledge than me have to say and have used that knowledge to get things working.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
I would suggest there are pages of problems on other phones because more people buy them.

It's a percentage thing.

And I would suggest that the percentage of people having problems with the p9000 is 100%.

You need to understand that only a miniscule percentage of people want to or have the ability or time to mess about with getting their phone right.

Some people do and find their way to xda and can solve it.

So xda serves a valuable purpose.

But that is NOT the issue here .....

Unless in some bizarre way you are defending Elephone because people can come to xda and fix their wrongs?

There are two separate issues here ... one of which is Elephone is ****!
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] carlx:
I'm not defending them i have nothing to gain by that, just not into attacking them either as as far as I'm was concerned i went in with my eyes open and I'm not willing to attract something that for at the very least worked the way it should, as a phone make calls send texts receive email that a few pictures (i have a DSLR) on top of everything it was cheap and that is why i never expect a great deal from it.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
Fair play. And I am not having a go at you.

However when I bought my Elephone p9000 direct from Hong Kong via Amazon, I was excited at the prospect of a high end spec phone at a competitive price.

I did not go in blind.

I read ALL the reviews ... they were universally GOOD.

My expectations were HIGH unlike yours.

This was a phone to take on the big guys in the market on the face of it.

I paraded it in front of my friends. Clever me an Elephone p9000 and a cheap SIM deal. Wasn't I the clever one?

Except the experience was much different.

All these phone reviewers had never lived with the phone for a year Never been party to Elephone updates and the limitations that came with them.

I have no special axe to grind with regard to Elephone.

I came to Elephone expecting cutting edge technology at Chinese prices.

I got Chinese prices.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] SharkyMoto:
honestly i think most of the problems with the elephone are positioned infront of the display.

sometimes i'm not sure if i have the same phone as everyone else? my screen isnt dull, fingerprint working just fine, camera is also okay for a phone, my sim card got recognized from day one and the sd card also after formating it correctly. (at least the sd problem doesnt appear on a phone like samsungs cuz they aint got no sd slot).

and by the way... 200$ is a bargain for what you get! an namebrand phone costs easily 4-5 times as much.

your argument with repairs is the best thing.. "samsung parts are available" do you think that they are available because samsung phones never break or because the repair shops know they will need the part to fix the stuff apple and samsung charge you 400 bucks?

i'm pretty pleased with the p9000, especially because you get a lot for the money. definitely a better deal than a comparable phone from a namebrand manufacturer!
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
Well Mr SharkyMoto, I am glad that your p9000 works. That's all people who buy it expect.

Criticising the people that have a faulty one is never a good idea though.

One thing you are totally wrong about is that Samsung phones don't have an SD card.

My S7 edge as a double card slot just like the Elephone p9000.

And to suggest that big phone manufacturers need to produce lots of spares because somehow their products are just as faulty as Elephones is laughable.

Let's take Apple or Samsung for instance the reason they need plenty of spares is because they sell millions of phones and people drop phones and damage them.

It's not the internals or software .... that are faulty!
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
Well I have just upgraded my spare Elephone p9000 to Android Nougat 7.0.

I had to flash the ROM issued just recently by Elephone.

The first time I have messed about trying this.

A complete doddle....

Can post a screen shot of my About Phone if needed.

Didn't bother installing the driver since mine was up to date. The flash tool requires the AD from the flashtool folder and the scatter file from the ROM folder. Tick all boxes and press download with the firmware upgrade showing.

With device off the transfer did not take place. Just pressed the ON button briefly and it did it.

Perfect.

It couldn't replace my data even though I had backed it up.

Never mind.

I can replace that easily enough.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] SharkyMoto:
first: you cant give elephone the responsibility if you drop the phone!

and further, replacing the screen and the digitizer on an iphone is almost the same price as buying a new p9000.

never the less, i dont get why people buy a cheap phone and then complain about nickpicky things that are mostly caused by themselfes, sorry but stop whining, go on and buy an iphone. good luck with apple support.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
Who the hell is blaming Elephone for people dropping their phones?

You know next to nothing but keep spouting on about people moaning about The p9000

You must be living in a parallel universe if you aren't aware of Elephone messing up their updates.

Even Elephone themself admit to it.

Have I got to start giving you links?

I myself do not own or want an iPhone, but not because they are not great phones.

And once more you are spouting nonsense about the cost of things. The screen/ digitizer replacements for an iPhone costing the same as an Elephone p9000 for example.

Owing to the plentiful supply of iphone parts they are cheap as chips and easy to replace yourself. I have done two for friends who broke their screens.

Try and get Elephone parts apart from the obvious bits!

Like I say I need a new Jack port for my headphones on my p9000

Kindly supply me with a direct link to one.

You post as though you work for Elephone.

Read the threads.

And read how I have just updated my Elephone to Android 7.0.

How about you?

Or is your head still stuck in the sand or up your backside?
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] carlx:
I've kept quiet for a bit but one thing every one should bear in mind is that this is a Mediatek (SOC) device and most software glitch's are down to them and most times not the manufacturer of the device who are limited to what they are given by Mediatek to work with, Look at the camera app look at the radio app all the same on every phone that uses Mediatek, as company's go they are the worst going even Apple are not as closed as Mediatek are that is why no Dev on XDA likes phones that have SOC's made by them.

A manufacture at most put a skin on the Android that they are given look at a lot of phone's that have a Mediatek SCO's and while they are capable of an upgrade never get any, in part yes the manufacture can't be asked but look at the amount of devices with the MT6752 SCO's that have never had an update, even big company's that have use Mediatek SCO's , HTC, Sony have update the phone that have these SCO's.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] stand-offish:
You are right my friend.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] Partyzane:
I've been an Elephone P9000 user too. Bought mine mid 2016. There were no hardware issues with my phone, even GPS worked good. The only problem was that so-called customer support, lack of promoted and promised NFC payment, poor built material quality (easily scratched and damaged) + software bugs (the phone damaged a memory car, problems when using a second sim card etc). Instead of helping customers they shamelessly promote non-existing devices on their forum from which I've been banned for asking when are they going to deliver functionality I've paid for.

Now I am with the LG V20 and very happy.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cherrystone:
I have the same experience. I have flashed to nougat. But from the outset both my and my husband's P9000s have worked. No Sim card errors. No SD card errors. Fingerprint works every time. Screen is nice. I use Simple Camera app and it takes OK pictures. Not the best but not the worst. I can customize it with launcher and keyboards. It has no bloatware. My husband likes his better than his now defunct Note 4. I have had an S3 and used a Note 4. The S3 was faulty from the start. Samsung refused to fix it. The microphone didn't work and the phone was unusable. The Note 2 just worked badly and the Note 4 died within 18 months. Lots of money on expensive terrible phones.

On the contrary the P9000 has been a delight to use.
[Elephone P9000 Guides, News, & Discussion] carlx:
It is also very easy to get the impression that you are reviving good customer service, when you've bought a phone from a shop or on a contract as it won't be the manufacturer that has to look after any warranty problems,.

The first port of call would always be he who sold it to you at the very least in Europe if you buy something it is the seller's responsibility to deal with problems on any item they have sold, not you the buyer having to go to the directly to the manufacturer.

Now for me if you have bought from Elephone and something has gone wrong with the phone, which can happen with both big and small manufacturer's the you have every right to have a go at them if they do not honor the warranty, but if you have bought like I did from any one of the dozens of Chinese re-seller's the you should first to them and if they don't honor the warranty then you should have a go at them.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] DexWhite:
Hello world!

As you see im a proud new android user, im a big newb, came from apple side. So, my xiaomi user friend just flashed a custom rom in his phone, and told that he saw big difference regarding the speed and the battery of the phone.

The thing is that, i have no idea about those things, i curently have Android 6, EMUI 4.1.1 installed on my phone, and i wanted to know if i can install any better ROM in there. I have my p9 lite nearly a year now, and the battery consumption is getting worse. What do you suggest? Thanks!
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Potato997:
Out there you can try CyanogenMod13, ResurrectionRemix MM, SlimRom MM, LineageOS 14.1, ResurrectionRemix Nougat, Paranoid Android 6.0.1.

If you want to try out some ROMs there are quite a lot, if your aim is to save battery I suggest you a Marshmellow(6.0) ROM with Xposed and Amplify because the Nougat ROMs drains the battery a little more.

If you decide to try some ROMs, save your bootloader unlock code because you may need it in the future and follow these instruction carefully when you install for the first time a custom ROM: http://www.meticulus.co.vu/p/hi6250-custom-rom-installation.html

Huawei is a little complicated but if you follow these instruction you will be able to install ROMs without problems.
[General Questions and Answers] Jack D.:
Hello guys,

As the title said, i was once able to copy apk in /system/priv-app and got them installed after a reboot; too bad it looks like it doesn't work anymore. I tried also /system/app, but still nothing.

The Story Behind: Few ROM flashing ago, i decided to install the pixel launcher app. Downloaded and installed it, it works well out of the box, whit the exception of the swipe left gesture. Some googling revealed me that the launcher must be installed as a system app for make the swipe work, and here start my struggle: i can't remember what i did (did i cut the /data/app/com.android.nexuslauncher-1 folder and pasted it in /system/app/? Or did i download the apk again and moved it in /system/app?) but anyhow it started work flawless at the next reboot (also the swipe function!) . I have tried booth and countless other path and reboot, but there's no way to see it installed. I can of course install it whit the default android package installer.

More info: Honor NOTE 8, rooted, build B320, android 7.0, emui 5.0

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Any help will be appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] Freewander10:
I believe the apk must be inside a folder (like all the others)

Name that folder "nexuslauncher".

Then rename the apk file to " base.apk"

Finally, move the apk file into the nexus launcher folder, then give it the proper permissions and reboot.
[General Questions and Answers] Jack D.:
Hello, thanks for the reply.

I just tried doing as you said, but still nothing. I forget to mention that if I install it manually, it get uninstalled at reboot. As attachment a couple of screenshot: the first taken when the app is installed, before the reboot, the second one taken after the reboot: the whole "installation information" tab is missing after reboot ?[IMG="before and after"]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yFVpR5Ibi031ZOwZiXujLhWmjzotS2nqTZgeblwH05xqiKWqLsavtdIfvIIDHezCA7vasFxuMi-tG7SLKxQdH0bvAtO8eeaUN-QWeNbtorK9S-JPxpxus9HtcZTlcP1ytSp5OluFgPSOjEWP3D1ambMvKYsSh-3pYVPBlAJ57ECHAT6_1MZNVaoG6s8a2y5QyUTx4lxg9NhBAlFWgpglHfgqgJJ-bdsxjcg5N0ap4CT3GvdGpVan2gZZMtL_Dfs9MAAM-psfAz58kdq7JeGDGGYd60bRcBXkdPKJqnzrJqZBtiGjxIg5q7IYnvcFSTdHrxFZGglcWz_PPRJ3HbJNNn_1n4u1BDDr9QvPFrKpP1wHXbHKUDb0HBiOUFq472ObrO12OWDgRbN8WT5eFJo_zVTD6OvmkJrjwPlqI3kDkldwbsEDK0BglneWTRV8ig3H6S0HDw6C8ZwBOwXXPsas8NSUijrJk2zWkrQbjTWc_KuQXB-g4rk-Oms09GamYO6O5W0QosfzN4tFkiUpQWn--iuTDWWP5XGj6hRJdilQ2qQDI4M1OvaDAw361UgLj2fDvKDIPEF3wUSwitLGDE2Ol7wIHYx3zAGKJwbxPxMsgFM9W_Sb7nDbn5lMAMx_UqvVxZ0xTxNXn0J-REXBHwlk4C38d2Q6ZaBzEk3XcYgYAAg=s1024-no[/IMG]
[General Questions and Answers] Freewander10:
Install it using the package installer, then use titanium backup to move it to the system.
[General Questions and Answers] Jack D.:
Not even titanium backup worked.

This is by far the strangest thing I've ever witnessed.

For records, TB "convert to system app" feature took the Pixel launcher's app folder in /data/app, packed it as com.google.android.nexuslauncher.apk and placed it in /system/app/.

Still, it keep getting ignored on reboot.

As attachment a screenshot pre &post reboot. I do also try to remove all orphan data about PL, and deep searched the whole volume looking for PL residual, deleting anything.

I tried also flashing it with openGapps, with the same result. (Google camera, installed with the same openGapps installer, is up and working).

Now, I can totally live without PL, but I'm really curious about what's happening
[General Questions and Answers] Jack D.:
A late update: in case someone at some point get through this post.

The launcher work fine (swipe right included) if I unroot the device after placing it in the app folder: still don't know why ?
[General Questions and Answers] Ashwinrg:
place apk file in /system/app folder and install that apk file then reboot your android.
[General Questions and Answers] Jack D.:
Just tried, no luck with the working apk placed in /system/app and than installed from that path. I tried also to maintain the folders structure /system/app/com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher-1 and install from that path, still without luck: in both cases the app is gone after the reboot.

Thanks for your interest.
[General Questions and Answers] Jack D.:
Ok, it's done for good.

I cleaned the /data/app folder from all the launcher installation: there were something like 5 launcher folders. Placed the APK in /system/priv-app/Nexuslauncher and installed with the "root package installer" of FX explorer instead of the standard package installer. Don't know why, and I got the filing that I already have done this a couple of thousands time,but this time it worked. ✌️✌️✌️
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stephen:
This thread is for Europe pre-orders

Just ordered 64gb Orchid Gray S8. Decided on S8 rather than S8+ I figured a 5.7" screen was big enough!

This is my first ever Samsung phone, coming from OnePlus 3T. Really like the screens they are amazing.

Would be interested to know more about the processor and if bootloader will be unlockable like US versions. Actually with the 3T I just kept it locked and stock as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
The US versions will be unlockable? What's your source on that? Word has been they will continue to lock all North American Snapdragons as has been their recent policy. The international on the other hand has remained unlockable and the conventional wisdom is it will remain so for the time being.

Where did you buy?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stephen:
For the US version, I was looking at threads here, but admit did not go into a lot of detail in them. I bought directly from Samsung. I dislike carphone warehouse I had a pre-order for an HTC 10 with them, decided to cancel. What they didn't tell me at time of canceling was rather than getting automatically re-funded I got credit instead. I was just inside the window to get the money charged back to my account.

Also decided to go for the orchid grey as it looked amazing as well!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shuuin:
I'll wait three months or four. Then i might get the S8!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenishi99:
I was told by many stores that you can test the S8 and S8+ yourself beginning tomorrow 31.03.2017.

Sadly no promotions for us in Europe at all. Asked many stores across Germany, Switzerland, Austria as well as UK. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Super Chimp:
If you look in the VR thread it sounds like this's who pre-order might get still get an offer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kenishi99:
I contacted my local vendors, Amazon as well as Samsung directly. They confirmend that we here in Europe won't get any promotions other than the included headsets.

At least not in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Super Chimp:
That's a touch annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] skivnit:
i dont think we will get the promotions as in the sd card + headphones bundle but we will get a free gear vr or a dex station otherwise Samsung would lose a lot of customers
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jus71n:
Ordered both from Samsung shop UK (wasn't sure what size I wanted) but noticed CPW in the uk were offering a free Bluetooth speaker with pre orders (Don't need one but it's free, and more than samsung are offering)

So decided to cancel both my samsung pre orders and just ordered the S8 from CPW with free gift.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Strangeland16:
how did you cancel your pre order with Samsung I have pre ordered the s8 but considering switching to the 8+ but I'm on the upgrade program and just been approved for new finance so not sure if I can or not
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jus71n:
It sure on that one mate, I paid for mine on my debit card so just rung and cancelled
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] briggaman:
I have gone for the S8+ through O2 and you get a free speaker with them. Went into their store today and had a play on the S8 and S8+. Glad I have gone for the latter as it isn't as big as I feared. The size is actually really nice and both models look even more stunning in person.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deleted member 3693611:
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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lynxblaine:
I ordered mine with CPW with a free Samsung level slim speaker promo. Not expecting anything else like the BAR headset honestly. The headphones are '99$' ones apparently which i guess is nice. I am Just excited for the phone!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bonerp:
Looks like the Gear VR is being packaged with the S8/+ and with the controller in the US and Canada but as usual no whiff of the same offer here in the UK! :rolleyes:

I can't however even see it as available in the accessories section of the UK website. Is this due to be launched later over here?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] bonerp:
UPDATE just had a chat with the help desk at samsung (for what its worth) and there is no news for UK customers as yet and the previous VR devices won't work with the S8's
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] chrisworton:
That's a bit rubbish. I've preordered directly from Samsung as I did with my note 7. I still have the gear vr from that but will be annoyed if it won't work. I've seen that in the US they can pay $99 for a 256gb SD card too!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] kidd78:
I noticed other countries giving freebies with the phone and yet Samsung UK again screw us. Carphone warehouse has the Samsung speaker giveaway. I tweeted them about the freebies other countries get....yet to reply back still.

Samsung Uk just don't give a crap about its customer loyalty after all the returning my Dubai Note 7 mess that took 2 months for them even to acknowledge they have to take back the non Uk version.

I swear we pay higher price and get lesser than abroad! I really hope they offer something in the coming weeks for the pre-orders but I doubt it. Get on social media and complain. More of us more they have to respond.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] misiokicio:
totally agree,, last year they offered vr and this year f... all time for facebook and twitter fight
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] kidd78:
I just got a reply on FB and they say Samsung Uk pre-orders get to us 8 days earlier :laugh: I replied back so does Voda and Three. They said they can't comment on other countries sales! ARE YOU KIDDING ME your the same company selling the same product
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LilAnt530:
Hey all, I attatched a few screenshots of my device a Moto E Condor, model xt830c from straight talk, I am currently aware this device cant be bootloader unlocked blah blah blah, okay cool, so IF my devices specs are NOT any different than MOST other models, (Shares hardware), then please feel free to leave a comment to help me narrow down what the unfortunate users trying to root this variant can try to obtain root :).

Any responses are appreciated, I know how legacy this device is lol.