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[Device Reviews and Information] Zanis:
Display chameleon function

What is the "display chameleon function"???

Thanks!!!
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
I've been using my phone for a week without a single Google Play Services crash. My Google Play Services is version 11.5.18.

I've tried porting TWRP from Elephone S7. I don't know if it works as I cannot boot directly into TWRP after flashing it using SP flash tool.

I described my weird issue with my phone regarding booting into Recovery/Bootloader in post#2.

Do you guys have the issue or it's just my unit?

Another thing, has anyone been able to unlock the bootloader?
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
Its a bit weird. I can not boot into recovery or bootloader with buttons , but if I root and use an advanced power menu from PlayStore , it's possible to reboot to it.

Maybe we have to find out another combination then vol+ and power .

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[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
Thanks for the information. Good to know I'm not alone. ;) A bit sad why Elephone has done such thing.

BTW, waiting for your Eragon 1.5 and updated my post#2 with the link to your rom thread.
[Device Reviews and Information] Eugenio_Benedini:
I m waiting DHL shipping, now my phone is on Hong Kong, I'm living in Italy.. I hope very soon..

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[Device Reviews and Information] Rambros87:
Even I from Italy i'm waiting for Elephone S8, my device is arrived in London UK, hope have it for the end of this week.

I'll test the Eragon Rom if the device will show the known battery optimization malfunctions :D
[Device Reviews and Information] zaydsk3:
1080p Hack

Hi Guys

Ordered My ElE S8 on gearbest and waiting patiently for it to come through, good to know that there is some support here For it. i am a Noob here though.

one question is that if we can reduce the resolution to 1080p what marks would we get on the antutu score ? would it even effect it ?
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
That would have no effect

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[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
My Phone arrived today and I'm happy like a boy on Christmas. :D:D:D

I like the design very much, although it is not exactly bezel-less. On both sides they are about 2mm, on top about 3mm. Those Chinese companies are always cheating with their store pictures :rolleyes:.

Anyway it seems to be a great phone once it is completely set up.

I have a big problem though. I can't unlock the phone only with the fingerprint-sensor, I always have to use pin/password/pattern to unlock. Does anyone know a workaround? This makes the fingerprint sensor pretty useless and it is really annoying to always type in something to unlock the lockscreen.

Greetings

Steve
[Device Reviews and Information] bluiis48:
I do not have mine yet so can't say for sure on the S8 but I do remember setting up fingerprints on my S7 was a chore. From what I remember I had to repeat the setup a few times before it was accurate but it got better with later ROMs . I find the "Smart Lock" in security useful and use trusted places to keep unlocked at home and have a Mi Band which also keeps it unlocked. For what it is worth I have not seen any complaint on the Chinese S8 forum although there are complaints about just about everything else.
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Actually I don't have to complain about anything else yet. My fingerprint is recognized well, but there is no option for fingerprint only. I have to choose a pin/pattern/password additionally when I set it up and I have to enter it everytime to unlock the lockscreen

Edit: Sorry my fault!!! The lockscreen always wants me to enter the PIN but if I use the fingerprint-sensor the PIN is skipped and the lockscreen is unlocked. I was so stupid and did not try the sensor when I was asked for the PIN...
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
At least Elephone seems to take care of their flagship phone. I have this phone half a day and I just got the second system update. I post a screenshot of the 'patch-notes' below.
[Device Reviews and Information] bluiis48:
Great, takes a little getting used to that one button that does pretty much everything but when you get the hang of it you will love it. I really have to think about using three buttons when I use my wife's "normal" phone now. You will

maybe

need the PIN after no use for about eight hours, like overnight, or after reboot but that is no big deal, once a day. Have fun, glad you figured it out. BTW that is probably why there is no DT2W because just touching that button with fingerprint set up unlocks and wakes with one step.

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Looks like Skeleton1911 is gonna be busy patching in OEM updates.:good:
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Well, this is my first phone with a fingerprint sensor, but I'm getting used to it. My last phone was a Oneplus One. Now that I know how to use it, it is no longer a problem, actually it works surprisigly good.

I'm not sure about flashing custom stuff yet because this phone is so new. (although I would really like to have root access)
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
Set more then one fingerprint. For all us the same finger.

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[Device Reviews and Information] Pseud O'Nym:
Since I updated to that build - S8_20171018 - I can no longer set lock screen wallpaper. To begin with my lockscreen wallpaper disappeared completely, a reboot fixed that, but there is no longer a place to change it.

---------- Post added at 03:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:34 PM ----------

Also, does anyone find that Display>MiraVision>Chameleon Display works? On my S8 it just turns straight back off again.
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
I can confirm that. This function does not stay on after leaving the menu screen. My S8 is not rooted, runs on stock rom with the latest update.

I have no problems choosing a wallpaper for my lockscreen. In the menu Display>Wallpaper I can select a picture from my gallery and choose if I want to set it for home screen or lock screen or both.
[Device Reviews and Information] Warrickgo:
Few problems ive experienced with my s8

1. Gps looses fix several times, gets annoying because my map app always recalculates route.

2. Some downloaded videos sound robotic, some work fine

3. Camera still slow to focus, even with the recent update

Anyone experiencing the same?
[Device Reviews and Information] Flavio:
Is the Elephone S8 true dual SIM or hybrid dual SIM?
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
True Dual Sim.

No sdcard slot

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[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Who can translate that?

Hey!

I just discovered a secret chinese menu. I don't have any idea what it means and I'm too afraid to try out. :confused: It appears when you hold vol up + vol down + power button during startup. The cursor line can be moved down by pressing vol down like in the recovery.
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
This is the test mode. It comes when you hold vol- and power

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[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
1) GPS works fine here. I tested 15 min navigation without any issue.

2) I don't have this issue. Maybe, you can share the link to some robotic-sound videos.

3) To me, the update improves the camera focus speed a little bit. :) You may also try out some other camera apps too.

I got into that testing menu too, when trying desperately to access the bootloader :)

Here's the translation from Google:

Factory pattern

- Automatic Test

- Manual Test

- Single Test

- Testing report

- Debug test items

- Clear eMMC

- Version Information

- Restart
[Device Reviews and Information] Pseud O'Nym:
My post was actually wrong, what I should have written was I can no longer set a Live Wallpaper to the lockscreen. Although the 3D Earth & Moon I already had set is still there and working.

I seem to be showing big improvements in everything battery related with this build and, as this happened at the same time as a new firmware on my Amazfit Pace has improved battery life on that, I'm a happy bunny anyways.
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
I'm currently on the latest (20171018) stock rom (rooted), and a Live wallparer can still be set to the lockscreen. BTW, Google Pixel 2 live wallpapers look really cool on Elephone s8 screen :)
[Device Reviews and Information] mikael2933:
Just received my S8, but I got problems with updating :(. It just pauses a minute after clicking resume or download. Any suggestions?
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
Reboot the phone

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[Device Reviews and Information] mikael2933:
Tried that. Someone on the Elephone forum posted the updated stock ROM, might try to flash that later.

https://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-13986-1-1.html
[Device Reviews and Information] mikael2933:
If anyone got the same problem check this out: https://bbs.elephone.hk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=13995&page=1&ordertype=1#pid141653
[Device Reviews and Information] asim.sidz:
OP, I am concerned about a detail in one of the screenshots you have attached. Why does the app say "5.25 inches" screen size?
[Device Reviews and Information] repocr4:
My S8 arrived today. One thing I cant figure out though. I want to set a new home page in the browser. How the hell do I do that with no menu button? I have tried everything. There is no three dots icon or anything like that. No menu button on the virtual keyboard either.
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
I think that kind of apps cannot really measure the physical screen size. They only calculate the screen size using the screen resolution/density data. Sometimes, they get it right, sometimes wrong. In this case, it is wrong.

I actually measure it using a physical ruler :) and it is about 6".

I guess you mean the browser that comes with the stock rom. Well, I don't use it, so don't know. It was actually removed and replaced by Chrome. :)

If you really need a Menu button, there are a few apps on Playstrore that might help. Just search for "menu button". If rooted, can you even have the menu button on the virtual navigation bar.
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
Settings/navigation bar/ on

Keyboard (long press on the smilie icon when the keyboard is open)

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[Device Reviews and Information] fparri:
Hi guys, a friend says he has a problem playing videos on his Elephone S8. Both his own videos and ones found on the net are very jerky. He says he can't watch videos using the Facebook app, for instance, since they are too choppy. Any one else has the same problems?
[Device Reviews and Information] ikkydiphoenix:
Hi, my fingerprint sensor never recognize my fingers correctly while its charging battery. As soon as i remove the charging plug then it starts again to recognize my finger correctly.

Anybody else has this problem? I'm updated with the last patch released.

Any news about how improve the video quality in facebook? Looks really horrible compared to what i see on computer or youtube app.

Thanks.
[Device Reviews and Information] Rambros87:
Yes i have same problems on Facebook and Instagram i view video only in low quality 180p and riproduce those video with lags and problems with syncro audio/video.

Same problem with recorded video (video reproduced on pc are ok)
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
Yes, I have the fingerprint scanner issue while charging too. Sometimes, it works. Other times, it doesn't.

I don't use facebook/instagram (weird guy huh;)), so cannot comment on that.

But here is something I find out: playing videos depends on the decoder used in the video player.

I tested both recorded by the device and downloaded videos, it seems SW and HW+ decoders work fine. HW decoder doesn't work well for recorded videos, giving choppy & out of sync issues.

Try VLC, it works well for all kinds of videos I tested. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] Rambros87:
Yess! For Recorded video VLC works fine! Now i have no sync issues in recorded video :good:

Now i've to resolve the other problem with facebook / insta streaming video.:(
[Device Reviews and Information] steveye:
Hi, does anyone knows what SAR this phone has...?
[Device Reviews and Information] SmithElephone:
Hi! Maybe?
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
I found information about SAR values here:

http://www.elephonestore.com/questi...play-deca-core-android-smart-phone-128gb.html

According to Elephone it is 0.38 W/Kg.

I'm not sure if it is true, it seems very low compared to other phones. The Samsung Galaxy C8 has 0.719 W/Kg (head) and 1.26 W/Kg (body)

(Source of data: https://www.devicespecifications.com/en/comparison/a0b9d603a)
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
Here is a list of cell phone SAR values for the phones sold by Gearbest. Elephone S8 is not on the list yet, but a similar one like S7 is there. https://www.gearbest.com/blog/how-to/sar-value-checklist-for-smartphones-on-gearbest-1316
[Device Reviews and Information] vrho:
Hi. Sorry to bother you with stupid questions but is this phone any good? Im deciding between Mi A1 and these?

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[Device Reviews and Information] dedefr89:
Advice

Hi everyone, i'm about to order the Elephone s8 but first i wanna make sure about 2 or 3 things:

- the GPS, how it works?

- is it possibile to set up the flashled of the camera as a

notification led?

- have last firmware updates fixed previous bugs?

- is the software smooth and fast?

Thanks to everyone will answer my questions. I'm Italian so some Italian experiences will be good!

Thanks, Davide
[Device Reviews and Information] tuddu:
Dede, I just PM' ed you a message. Ciao.
[Device Reviews and Information] dedefr89:
Non so perché non riesco a scriverti in privato :rolleyes:
[Device Reviews and Information] tuddu:
Ma il mio MP ti è arrivato?
[Device Reviews and Information] dedefr89:
Si ti ho anche risposto in privato 2 volte ma nella casella "sent" non c'è nulla. Se non ti dispiace ne approfitto di questo spazio per chiederti un paio di cose.. Dobbiamo parlare in inglese?
[Device Reviews and Information] skeleton1911:
This is an English language forum and against the forum rules to write in another language.

Be fair and write in English , so other users can read it too.

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[Device Reviews and Information] dedefr89:
Yeah sorry for that, i tried to PM him but it doesn't work.

To the Italian user, these are my questions:

- how is Elephone support?

- warranty?

- has elephone reached the same maturity that have reached for example xiaomi or meizu?
[Device Reviews and Information] tuddu:
Sorry skeleton, U're right. I'll reply to him via MP for advanced and detailed infos he needs. Thanks bro.
[Device Reviews and Information] steveye:
Thank's [MENTION=282276]anox[/MENTION] , [MENTION=8665803]SmithElephone[/MENTION], [MENTION=6874802]the steve[/MENTION] for your answer!

Now what I've experienced with the phone till now is with plus form me. For the moment I will discuss about the camera that really impressed me especially with the RAW settings. The image quality for this phone camera is very good on daylight and good on night, I can say that is way better than a dual camera on Huawey P10, specially when zoomed in and on low light (there you can see the "real deal" on pixel arangements and clarity). On the other hand the jpg is a little bit too much processed wit too much noise and sharp when zoom in but it can be deal with it in Photoshop. I have here both images first in RAW and post-processed by me in Photoshop and the jpg version of the phone. You can see original image if you click the photo.

RAW - post processed

https://imgbb.com/

JPG - original by phone

https://imgbb.com/
[Device Reviews and Information] straightup:
Hello guys, can you please give some opinion about the camera? I read everywhere it's very poor quality, no OIS at all, slow auto focus, bare bone menu (so no much options) and the video quality is awful? Is this true? Is this the camera so bad? I like the phone very much, but I want a decent quality as well, I'm currently using LG G4 so I would like something which is not so far away from G4's quality.

I'm also looking for Vernee Mix 2 and so far i think the Vernee's Mix 2 is better than Elephone's S8, what can you say?
[Device Reviews and Information] john_L:
Hi. Since there are people saying that Elephone S8 has the best camera among the budget phones, can anyone tell me is this normal?

https://youtu.be/pJ_Hhr-HaZ0

1080p. Really ****ty . You can even hear the rotor sounds when focusing. I am also thinking of buying Vernee Mix2. But I tends not to believe in Youtube paid reviews anymore.
[Device Reviews and Information] ewawowa:
Did you find a solution to the social media pages being low quality video?
[Device Reviews and Information] Rambros87:
No The problem is in the HW media decoder, using vlc recorded videos are ok. i hope that Elephone fix it in the next Update. :(
[Device Reviews and Information] ewawowa:
So do I. Had it been mentioned in any of the online reviews I'd have not bought it. It ruins a good handset.
[Device Reviews and Information] a.black:
Front facing flash for notifications

Hello,

Does anyone know an app that let's you to use the front facing flash for notifications?

I tried many apps, but they are for Samsung and Motorola phones and they don't work.
[Device Reviews and Information] nasios:
i have it since friday ,stock rom ,latest update ,

so far i can only say that the stock rom sucks ,

on my mi4c with custom rom with the same apps i was using 1giga of ram ,on elephone is been using 2 and i dont know why !!

i cant get make information on lock screen disappear ,there should be an option to disable them

sound is pretty low ,it has some option to improve it but i dont think it does something ,

camera havent test it outside ,but im allready not using the stock app

i slept wit 24% ,today when i woke up it was saying 12% ,and suddenly boom in a second after the 12 %info about the battery it closes to 0

i was using a rom in the mi4c that had an option in settings and you could configure which app should start ,close ,working on the background etc ,cant find the same option in elephone android ,

are chinese developers happy making a **** stock rom ,jumping around on the sound of DMX when they create a ****ty stock rom ,we need simplicity that works ,they have a task manager that does nothing ,a camera app that does nothing ,options in settings that they are doing nothing , and please tell me what it needs to make a custom rom ,to ask them to give it to me for start ,so the genius of the xda community make us a rom that will makes us smile ,,,

(ps ,does elephone know XDA?)

200 euros worst money spend so far ...
[Device Reviews and Information] LiviiYS:
https://xdaforums.com/android/general/rom-elephone-s8-15-10-eragon-1-0-t3689359
[Device Reviews and Information] nasios:
thanks mate saw it and waiting for this **** to charge !!

since i dot need 4k ,i will contact skeleton to help dowsize the resolution
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
TWRP for Elephone S8

Just a quick update.

We now have TWRP recovery for Elephone S8.

https://xdaforums.com/android/general/twrp-recovery-twrp-recovery-elephone-s8-t3705742/post74531413

After flashing TWRP, the idea here is that you need to have root and install some app that can boot into TWRP from your phone. Alternatively, without root you need to connect to a computer and use adb to boot the phone into TWRP. This is because we have not found a hardware key combination on the phone to boot into recovery yet.

So, we have quite a complete set of development stuff in post#2 (updated).
[Device Reviews and Information] Nikolay1243D:
Too hot to handle/backlight bleed

Hey, so I got my s8 today after waiting 2 weeks for gearbest to restock... Overall I like it but there are two major issues which might make me return it...

1 is that it gets hot too fast... it does this while running normal apps like facebook and youtube but it also does it while idling in Nova Launcher

2 is that there's two backlight bleed spots on the top [IMG="backlight bleed"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nl0xRdd2qmKihY4X2[/IMG]

So I guess my ultimate question is: does anyone have a fix for the warm idle/hot use?

I'm prepared to live with the bleed if the heat problem is fixed...

I know there's an eragon rom so how does that compare to stock?
[Device Reviews and Information] hotrodhell:
The phone is a funny gadget but not working good enough to be a daily driver.... returned
[Device Reviews and Information] #.kFk:
Cant confirm this ... iam using my phone daily as replacement for my Nokia Lumia 930. What are your problems?

@ Nikolai

1 Cant Confirm .... even if i Navigate 3hours+ with Display on the Device only gets "hand warm". Facebook and other Apps like this do not produce noticeable warming of the device

2 Cant confirm either and never heard any other complains about that from other reviwes/users

If you are interestet in the eragon Rom, check the thread ;) Major improvements should ne Battery life and Ram usage , i will try it myself these days ....
[Device Reviews and Information] joh9:
Hello,

can someone say anything about MHL or Slimport or usb-C-HDMI support ?

Thank you for your reply
[Device Reviews and Information] joh9:
Technical support

Hello, thanks for contacting us.

S8 didn't support "MHL or Slimport or usc-C-Hdmi", sorry.

Best regards.

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[Device Reviews and Information] hammers666:
Has anyone else had problems using fingerprint as login for PayPal? It won't work with this app or my banking app but does work with eBay app.
[Device Reviews and Information] ehaze:
Any idea if it will work on Project Fi?

Assuming I root the phone.
[Device Reviews and Information] kongha:
Thank you TS and all. Your diskussion made me buy the phone
[Device Reviews and Information] kongha:
Same issue. Most current Eu stock rom
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Here is some good news for people who have problems with their silicon cover. The transparent silicone covers for the S8 are now sold separately on AliExpress for less than 2$.

For example:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sof...-a0f0-4c1b-a85d-764dfc0f08a3&rmStoreLevelAB=0

There are also covers in different designs available.
[Device Reviews and Information] kongha:
Maybe wrong forum, but can ayone point toward a more business like leather case that isnt a wallet?

Don't want to hide this beauty to much, because its fun to use it around all these 800-1000$ phones
[Device Reviews and Information] #.kFk:
On Gearbest you can find 2 leather cases, that aren´t wallets. Iam not allowed to post the links, but maybe take a look there ....

Since today i got a problem too ... my phone dropped from pocket high inside the silikon cover !! but the glas on the backside shattered ... Is there any place you can reorder a backcover and replace it by myself? Didn´t found anything when i searched ....
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Yes, it looks like the backcovers are sold on AliExpress as well (at least the description says something like 'battery cover'):

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/Neue...-8783-419d-9b44-323deba2a1fa&rmStoreLevelAB=0

They are not really cheap though...
[Device Reviews and Information] #.kFk:
Ah nice, thank you! 18 bucks are hard for this little piece of plastic but ill give it a try ... I still cant believe the backcover broke from this Little drop, even inside the silicon cover ... all of you should be very carefull with this thing :P

"Deutsche Beschreibung .... wer soll den darauf kommen" ^^ || German Discription .... i just searched with english keywords.

here is how the back looks now ....
[Device Reviews and Information] steveye:
@ #.kFk

It's glass not plastic.