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[Android General] smvsmv:
[MENTION=6727897]_cab13_[/MENTION] I can confirm that your rooting method works for Power 3 as well. I know this is a F2 thread, just letting you know. For the steps in OP, I recommend that you add where the vbmeta and recovery image files come from. That confused me a little bit since magisk only produces the patched boot image. Was about to try to patch vbmeta and recovery images as well.. but decided to use the original files. Nice work. thank you!!!

Question - Do you guys still get the orange warning during boot, about the unlocked recovery, if you have it unlocked? Not an issue, just bugs me a bit.
[Android General] _cab13_:
[MENTION=6163641]smvsmv[/MENTION] the warning should stay until you relock the bootloader which you can't do with any modification. It's completely normal, and I feel your pain when seeing.

I'll make it more explicit for the img files.
[Android General] zironia:
Flash this and the orange state notice will go away.
[Android General] updatesvc:
I tried that alot (plugging it in when off)

I guess it depends with OS and VCOM drivers combo..even on my previous device UMI SUPER usually had to do that. Volume UP+Power
[Android General] ubuntuh:
does someone tried to flash a treble gsi through fastbootd?
[Android General] smvsmv:
Does anyone know of a great way to backup the ROM and

RELIABLY

restore it? I thought SPFT would have an option, but couldn't find it. I'm rooted.

I would like to backup the ROM, try stuff and invariably restore it to my current image.
[Android General] _cab13_:
[MENTION=6163641]smvsmv[/MENTION] not that I know. We can't backup system with TWRP yet. [MENTION=3828105]zironia[/MENTION] have you used it yourself ? How are you flashing it? TWRP ?
[Android General] zironia:
I have used the orange state remover. I flashed it through FKM (Franco kernel manager). It works.
[Android General] CY.Soc:
Multiple User accounts on Umidigi F2

Does anyone who owns Umidigi F2 have access to Multiple Users accounts?

If not? how to activate it ? Does rooting helps to activate Multiple User account?
[Android General] FredQ:
Quick question and I'm sure it's an obvious answer but I just don't want to make any silly mistakes...

So I just got my phone and followed the instructions from [MENTION=6727897]_cab13_[/MENTION] and now am running UMIDIGI_F2_V1.0_20200106.V3.08 rooted with no issues. Thanks.

So when I get the OTA, if I lose root, do I just extract the latest boot.img, patch it with magisk manager and flash again via fastboot with:

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash boot patchedboot.img

Or do I need to do all of the other steps of flashing all the other files too?

Thanks

*Edit* update

So I followed a previous post where [MENTION=3828105]zironia[/MENTION] said they flashed original boot.img back then took OTA update, then flashed patched boot image.

I tried this and am now rooted on the latest OTA but my wifi won't turn on. It's the weirdest thing.

Any ideas what's happening here?
[Android General] Nickstar005:
I own a Note 10 + and OnePlus 7 Pro and honestly I think the Umidigi is an awesome deal, everything is pretty good on the device. It's something I wanted to try out and I'm actually impressed.[/QUOTE]

Hi, I'm looking at buying it too, after breaking my OnePlus 5t... How does it compare to the OnePlus 7 pro?

Thanks
[Android General] shafique121:
Website development

Please upload your patched boot.img file. Thanks
[Android General] _cab13_:
[MENTION=8483385]Nickstar005[/MENTION] definitely lower quality, as expected from its more than half price. The screen is great, the phone is snappy, the stock ROM is OK at best (some stuff added that doesnt really fit the AOSP theme). The camera is good for the price, not the same quality as more pricey phones, don't expect to do photography with it anytime soon.

Rooting is not as easy as some other phones but it opens the phone even more.
[Android General] _cab13_:
Start all over. It probably is just a magisk module you installed that broke Wifi.
[Android General] gabormxx:
I have an F2 and multi user settings is definitely missing. I asked on the Umidigi forum's ROM section why, maybe devs will answer. Will update here if got any info.

Edit: I found this XDA article from 2017: https://www.xda-developers.com/add-multi-user-support-android/ , not sure if still works on Android 10 will try when I get home.

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[Android General] Stefano78_:
Hi, I also had the same problem with the wifi (bluetooth and who knows what else) and after many tests I solved it with the following procedure:

Notes:

1) For me the European ROM version 3.05 is equivalent to your 3.08 and it follows that my 3.06 -> 3.09

2) in the spft after pressing the DOWNLOAD icon I connect the f2 off with the VOL- key pressed. (if it is in bootloop I connect the f2 with the VOL- key pressed). When the red bar appears, release the VOL- button

PROCEDURE:

01) spft (windows) clean installation of STOCK ROM 3.05/3.08

02) start in fastboot mode

03) fastboot (linux)

04) fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash boot f2rootedboot.img

05) fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img (vbmeta.img from 3.05/3.08 stock ROM)

06) fastboot reboot

07) setup wifi (or mobile network)

08) install magisk manager 7.5.1 and upgrade magisk from V20.2 to V20.3 (select direct installation)

09) copy on sd (or phone memory) boot.img (from 3.06/3.09 stock ROM) and patch it through magisk (install -> select and update a file)

10) copy this generated file to your pc (ex: magisk_patched.img)

11) spft flash STOCK ROM 3.06/3.09 but UNTICK(except) boot, vbmeta, and if you want userdata

12) start in fastboot mode

13) fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash boot magisk_patched.img (3.06/3.09)

14) fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img (from 3.06/3.09 stock ROM)

15) fastboot reboot

after this I installed the recovery:

1) fastboot flash recovery twrp_f2_v0.2.img

2) flash through recovery orange_state_disabler_MTK Only.zip

I hope it helps you
[Android General] FredQ:
[MENTION=9101252]Stefano78_[/MENTION] thank you! I'll give this a go over the weekend
[Android General] CY.Soc:
Thanks, I will try and update while Umidigi still working on next rom and hopefully they might activate Multi user
[Android General] ajsmsg78:
Ha, I own the same devices N10+ and OP7 Pro and felt the same way. The only thing that sucks on the F2 is the camera indoors. Everything else is fine.
[Android General] ajsmsg78:
Here's the updated Rooted Boot using Magisk 20.3. The boot is the latest one from the stock v3.09 firmware. Using the older rooted boot with the newer v3.09 causes no wifi so use this updated rooted boot if you want to root the latest firmware.

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261734425
[Android General] zerosava:
This phone DOES NOT have the same chipset or even the same screen size. It has the P70, the F1 Play has the P60. F1 Play screen: 6.3", F2 screen: 6.53". They are even manufactured by different companies. The F1 Play by A-gold, the F2 by Droi.
[Android General] _cab13_:
P60 ans P70 are both the same chip. P70 has higher clocks.

And the post you quoted is old, we've made our own TWRP port by now.
[Android General] ajsmsg78:
The one thing that irks me about the F2 is the statusbar padding. They need to increase it as the battery icon is too close to the screen corner and when you pull down the notification shade it's half off the screen. I laugh every time I see this.
[Android General] caobe:
Hi

This is the last firmware update to Umidigi F2.

Here
[Android General] caobe:
Finally...

After many trials and errors, I managed to root my F2 with the latest firmware version 20200309 and install TWRP recovery v.0.2, following Stefano78's tips.

To all involved in this work, my thanks.

God bless you and stay away from Covid 19!
[Android General] szdravkovic:
what is 'zironia'? Web search didnt produce any results for f2rootedboot file...
[Android General] _cab13_:
Read every message in the thread. Zironia is one of the members here
[Android General] bxdever:
I was able to get my F2 successfully rooted following Stefano78's tips - first using fresh v3.08 followed by the newest v3.12.

Everything appears to work including EdXposed Sandhook through RIRU.

However I do notice that even though my wifi works, it is now quite unstable. My browssing frequently gets interrupted every few minutes showing unable to connect and the wifi symbol would disappear, then things would go back to normal after a few seconds. Is anyone else experiencing something similar?
[Android General] Palzu:
anyone can help to decrypt userdata
[Android General] _cab13_:
TWRP is half working, there isn't any interest in decrypting data.
[Android General] ubuntuh:
Would you mind compiling your twrp with the latest changes from twrp gerrit? It seems that there has been some developement on twrp android 10 branch lately. Maybe the twrp is compatible now with android 10. That would be great. Thank you [MENTION=6727897]_cab13_[/MENTION]
[Android General] smvsmv:
Does anyone know if UMIDIGI phones have an internal sensor calibration tool? My Power 3 (I know this is the F2 forum, but hoping there's a common way) needs some calibration and I can't find the tool. There's a "sensor test" app that shows up when I search in settings, but doesn't seem to have an interface. There must be a way to use this app to calibrate..
[Android General] Crispa77:
Adjust size status bar

With tips from Stefano, I have my Umidigi F2 rooted, with Magisk and TWRP.

Anyone know modules for Magisk, to Umidigi F2?

I want change system default font and adjust size of status bar, icon battery is very on the right.

Thank you guys!
[Android General] ajsmsg78:
Try K-Manager for K-Clock from the Play Store. It has center clock options, statusbar resizing etc..
[Android General] zironia:
A new wireless update is out. I unrooted and installed. There is currently not a downloadable rom to try the reroot process.
[Android General] _cab13_:
I broke my F2 and cannot continue dev on it sadly. If anyone needs help on how to compile / etc... I can definitely tell you, but don't expect further dev from me. I'm back to my Umidigi One Max until I buy a new phone... S7 Pro maybe ? who knows, I've had a lot of fun rooting Umidigi phones in the past.
[Android General] magare:
Once rooted and Magisk installed, etc what would be the best way to install the latest factory update?

Also, is it possible to install any of the GSI ROMs?

Thanks
[Android General] zerosava:
Aw, man, that sucks. I feel for you. Last year, my neighbor's American bulldog got a hold of my F1 Play:

https://www.freeimage.us/image-E7ED_5EBCBFED.jpg
[Android General] Noways500:
Need Easy Way Easy Steps To Root My Device

Hello Guys

I bought redmagic 5g and I want easy way to root it please cause I am not pro in rooting I just need steps and files what's I will use my build number is NX659J_EnCommon_v4. 09

Thank you ':) ​
[Android General] caobe:
New firmware update v3.17

Hi

This is the last firmware update to Umidigi F2 with the new version of SP flash tool.

Here
[Android General] gorillaz_gr:
thank you, will try asap
[Android General] Fedroid:
I decrypted data partition on my Nubia Z17 mini by formatting data to ext4 in TWRP.

It should work here also.;)

Edit...

Ok. It works and now I have access to data partition through TWRP recovery!?

The bad thing is that TWRP has a bug and it fails when trying to backup data partition.

Someone can fix it?

Another thing... Regarding recording calls... Have you guys and girls managed to do it?
[Android General] gorillaz_gr:
what is the best way to install the new firmware?

import with SPFT just the new images of the OS except the boot/vbmeta/userdata?
[Android General] caobe:
I don't know if it works with SPFT because the update.zip doesn't have a scatter file.

Just go to about phone and then Wi-FI update, but it only work with the stock recovery!

Try and let us know!
[Android General] K1569GHENT:
How do you start on making your own TWRP?

Hi, I'm just wondering how you did this, where did you get the kernel for the phone, how did you know which files to put in the tree, which sources did you use, etc. etc. I want to make TWRP for my UMIDIGI A7 Pro, but I have no idea where/how to start. I don't believe UMIDIGI posts their kernels online, correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks in advance for the help, K.
[Android General] zironia:
The kernel is the boot.img of your phone. You can download the full rom from the umidigi community forum online and get the boot.img from the rom files
[Android General] K1569GHENT:
I thought the kernel had to be extracted from the stock recovery.img, with the Image Kitchen?
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[Android General] K1569GHENT:
Hi, I private msg'ed you, so we can keep the thread clean :)
[Android General] marisaleh:
I am following the steps for unlocking The Bootloader as described in the first post

I am on the latest Rom flashed it using the Flash tool

The problem that I am having is when I reboot the phone in fastboot, I cant connect to it with adb tool

The ADB command works fine but the Fastboot command cant see the phone while its in fastboot

Please help

Is this a VCOM usb driver problem

I am using win10 and it detected and setup the phone automatically on first connection

If it is a driver problem can someone please post the correct VCOM drivers
[Android General] marisaleh:
Just a quick update ,

Finally I have managed to unlock the Bootloader and rooted with Magisk 20.4 the latest version.

But now I have a problem:

When I run Safetynet Check I get success but it fails on ctsProfile

it says: ctsProfile: false

Please any idea how we can fix it

Final Update:

I have now managed to fix that by Switching Hide Magisk to ON in Magisk Manager's Settings

I am now fully rooted.

I will do more checks and report back if there are any problems

Thanks
[Android General] marisaleh:
Yes I encountered a big problem

The phone rooted perfectly with the latest ROM and the latest Magisk

Now the problem:

When I used system app remover and removed the app DUO

When I rebooted, the phone took ages and finally it has gone into fastboot mode

showing the word fastboot at the bottom left corner of the screen, and then it was a hell of a job trying to switch it off

a lot of trial and error until I finally turned it off.

I flashed it again from scratch and rooted it again

I removed another app rebooted and ended up with the problem as before,

The phone took aged to do anything and finally ended up with a tiny word

that says fastboot at the bottom left corner, the same as the first time

I gave up, flashed it again from scratch with the latest global ROM, as before

I don't think that there is any point in rooting, if you can't remove system apps

that aren't necessary.

Has anybody come across this problem,

Please share your thoughts.
[Android General] zerosava:
How are you removing the system apps? What method, exactly? I recommend installing the 'Debloater (Terminal Emulator) v.17.3.3' Magisk module and using it to remove unwanted system apps systemlessly instead of actually modifying your root and system partitions. That's the point of rooting with Magisk anyway. I have removed 55 apps with it and my phone purrs. I attached a list of my removed apps. I use Duo so it's not listed in the attachment, but I removed it to test it and everything still worked fine with it gone.

Also, if you mess up something, you can boot up in TWRP and add a blank file named ".disable_magisk" to your cache folder. Open up the terminal in TWRP and type:

>/cache/.disable_magisk

then reboot. This will disable all Magisk modules so you can boot. Once booted, just remove or undo whatever you last did that fubar'd you. Then delete that file or uncheck 'Magisk core only mode' in Magisk manager settings and reboot again.

Also, for people having trouble with fastboot, ALWAYS unplug your cable from the phone and plug it in again AFTER entering fastboot. Works 99% of the time to fix your device failing to show up after 'fastboot devices' command.
[Android General] marisaleh:
Thank you very much indeed for you reply,

I used ' system app remover pro' by 'Jumobile' from the Play Store

And after each removal, I also manually deleted the folder and all remaining contents of the removed app.

I used this method on other Chinese phones like Elephone S8 , works perfect every time.

I will definitely try your method and see what happens.

Now aside from that I have another problem

When the phone is flashed with latest Global ROM, I seem to have a problem with the Headphone

When I plug the Headset, no sound at all is coming out from the phone, Headset or speaker

Any ideas how to fix it

Or may be when you root the Phone it is easier to fix, is it caused by software conflict, I don't know

And another thing, how do you remove the Orange State that comes up after you reboot

Do you have to flash something, can you please attach it
[Android General] marisaleh:
I have now managed to try the Debloater module in Magisk,

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working,

I have managed to remove one app 'sim toolkit'

It has actually gone from the app draw.

Now after that the debloater has stopped removing the app despite it saying that it has uninstalled the app

when I reboot, the app is still there hasn't been uninstalled, but it shows as being uninstalled under the debloater

This happened to every app I tried to uninstall eg files, ytmusic, duo, drive, etc....

The debloater thinks that it has uninstalled them

when I reboot they are still there despite being shown as uninstalled under the debloater….

Please any thoughts on that
[Android General] marisaleh:
Conclusion So Far :

Android 10 and all the Google system apps that come with it are impossible to debloat,

Must be to do with Android 10 and how it is designed, security etc...

All other system apps and utilities can be debloated using the Magisk Module Debloater, I tested that....

So really it is Android 10 and associated google system apps, regardless of the Type of Phone and Rom...
[Android General] zerosava:
I have no idea why you are having so many problems. Debloat works fine for me. I restored everything then removed just Duo and it worked fine (see attached thumbnails.)

About the sound, try flashing the previous rom and see it that fixes it. At least it should tell you if you have a firmware or hardware problem.

I'm sure there is a way to remove the orange state warning, I just don't care enough to bother with it. All MTK chipsets do this when the bootloader is unlocked. Google "orange state remover". Ok, download the lk.zip and unzip it. Flash the lk.img file inside to your lk and lk2 partitions in fastboot.

fastboot erase lk
fastboot erase lk2
fastboot flash lk lk.img
fastboot flash lk2 lk.img
fastboot reboot

THIS LK FILE IS FOR THE UMIDIGI F2 ONLY!
[Android General] marisaleh:
Thank you very much mate for your help:

1) The Orange state has now gone after using your method

2) The Headset sound, seems to be intermittent, I managed to fix it by toggling the BesLoudness to off

in Settings - Sound - Sound enhancement and Rebooting the Phone

3) Now, Debloat, I carried out a major investigation into this and here is the solution:

Debloat works by uninstalling the app as a system app, but if the app has been getting updates

from the Play Store, it doesn't get completely uninstalled, because when you reboot the Phone

you'll notice that the app is still in the Apps Draw, you will then have to do a further uninstall

as you would uninstall a Play Store app, by long pressing, app info, and then uninstall.

For example, I had to do this to YTMusic to completely uninstall it

But Thank you very much again for taking the time to help me with this.
[Android General] zerosava:
No problems, mate. Glad I could help. I forgot about the updates, I have auto updates disabled so I really don't think about them much.
[Android General] zerosava:
Please do.
[Android General] munipet:
my pc windows 10 cant rec my F2 phone in fastboot mode ,i installed all possible drivers cant fix this
[Android General] zerosava:
Did you unplug the cable from the phone and back in again after entering fastboot?

---------- Post added at 01:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:33 AM ----------

Thanks. Actually just did it from terminal on the phone :)
[Android General] marisaleh:
I am just wondering, has anybody managed to get Dolby Atmos to work on umidigi F2,

I tried loads of different Magisk Modules, and every time it says they were designed for earlier version

and fails to load.

Dolby is brilliant it enhances the overall sound of the phone including the sound coming out of the earpiece during

a phone call
[Android General] zerosava:
You don't want Dolby Atmos, you want the ViPER4AndroidFX Magisk module. If you can't use that to make your phone sound precisely how you want it, then you either have congenital hearing issues or a psychological inability to be satisfied :p Anyway, I've never gotten Dolby to function on MediaTek chipsets properly. My guess is that there is just some basic underlying incompatibility between Dolby software and MTK hardware. If you have issues with Viper, hit me up, chances are I can fix it. Also, I have many files that work with Viper (impulse responses and vdc's.) I have been fine-tuning Viper for several years now.

I will keep my eye out for any Dolby info that would help you, though.

Attached screenshots should give you a idea of what Viper can do.
[Android General] zerosava:
Sorry, just a system. See attached screenshot.
[Android General] marisaleh:
Please don't misunderstand, I use both Mods, I currently have Viper running on F2 superbly

I also have Dolby running on Elephone S8 superbly, I agree it is difficult to find a Dolby Mod

that will work with Chinese phones.

I have now researched enough and found out that there has been a collective submission

that Dolby is not compatible with F2, unless a bright spark like yourself can come up with one.

My experience with Dolby is that it lifts the entire sound in the phone including the mouthpiece,

the earpiece, microphone, speaker, the lot. It is much easier to configure, Just adjust profiles.

Viper, I find it very complicated to configure, too many parameters that I don't understand

I will appreciate you sending me some of your files, and please advise me as to where to

place them ie in which folder.

Once again thanks for the discussion
[Android General] kylegordon:
I may have missed some crucially important comment, but is it wise/safe to let the wi-fi update mechanism do its thing on a rooted phone?

I'm happily running a rooted ROM version 20191128, but wouldn't mind an update that it's been pestering me about.

Will it remove root? Will it remove TWRP? Will I be completely unable to root it again after an update?
[Android General] marisaleh:
Since the latest update to Viper,

Viper no longer works on Umidigi F2

Any ideas guys as to why ?
[Android General] zerosava:
It works on mine fine. Version 2.7.1.6? Is it crashing or is it saying abnormal status?

Also, bad timing aside, here's a link for some Viper files:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gZ6tMdWxvHl9hNf8dBieBZhBDlJHrwlz/view?usp=sharing
[Android General] marisaleh:
Early in the week, two updates came up in Magisk:

AML update

Viper update

I updated both, and now Viper doesn't work

It installs the driver, reboots, but fails to

initialize, ie doesn't start.

If you start it again, it'll ask you to

install the driver again.....
[Android General] zerosava:
Do you have SELinux set to permissive when installing the driver? If not, or you don't know, run

setenforce 0

at an elevated prompt (#), then try having Viper install the driver. If that fails, remove both modules, then install Viper alone and try it. If none of this works, let me know, I'll come up with something else.