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[Lenovo Legion Y700] Joncka:
Start by turning off your tablet, and remove USB cable if connected.

Or are you in a boot loop?

Do you have the stock ROM downloaded?

Download QTPS if you haven't already.

Move your extracted ROM files into the "bin" folder where QTPS was installed.

Run QFIL from that folder, it installs with QTPS. Version 2.0.3.5 of QFIL worked for me yesterday.

Also make sure you try different USB cables, here it can actually make a difference, also try USB 2.0 port.

Have you configured QFIL to use "ufs" device type?

All you should need to change in QFIL config is device type and that it should reset after download.

Select "flat build", load firehose_ddr.elf as programmer.

Press Load XML in Qfil.

Select ALL of the rawprogram files. Hit OK.

Next, select ALL of the patch files.

Now connect your tablet.

Press VolUp + Power button at the same time until you hear the PC recognizing the tablet as a Qualcomm device.

You should now be in EDL mode, tablet screen should be off.

In QFIL, select the correct port, Qualcomm 9008, if not already recognized.

Then press Download.

It is important you've set up QFIL before you are ready to flash the tablet, since it only stays in flashable EDL-mode for a short while.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
You my freind are an angel for typing all this out for me and i got it!!! thanks so much hope this helps others as well. i was not moving the extracted rom into the folder correctly and also only elecing the pactch 0 cause i didnt know which one to pick. doiiii. theres always a learning curve with new devices to get these things rooted but once it is its flawless. so i got it booted now up and running so now i can reflash crdroid/ this tabby is now too good to be true! for those annoyed with the lack of sim (always gotta be something) i recomed just using pdanet from your phone so your carier doesnt limit you.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
im just so happy my tab has wifi bluetooth rooted on custom software again!! Wish crdroid rom are you using? the one i have is androild 11 . do they have 12 and would that work the same or am i gonna break the thing again lol
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Joncka:
Glad to hear it =) .

And yes, I'm currently running the latest 8.10 crDroid version, which is based on Android 12.

Only thing I've noticed so far in that I can't connect Wallpaper Engine to my PC via Wi-Fi for some reason, might be a bug with the desktop version also.

I'm having no trouble at all with controlling my PC via Spotify, though, and full Wi-Fi support, so I'm happy.

EDIT: I'm not rooted by the way, so I'm afraid I can't answer that, but I feel like that depends more on your firmware (ZUI) version rather than GSI.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
So i got the y700 with the "Global Rom" from ali express. £420.

Absolutely impressed with the tab and its perfect size.

But the "Global Rom" version......... isn't the as good from first looks, it doesn't contain legion assistant features, actually comes up saying this feature isn't installed when in legion wiki...

And also the slide button doesn't work (can't remember what was ment to do, I think its to do with legion features tho, prob why doesn't do anything)

So as for which rom they have flashed I've no idea, shows on Google as lenovo tab p8....

So now had this tablet 48h and contemplating whether worth putting stock rom back on for legion features, as i plan to use it for gaming.... Kinda bummer not having them...is it worth it? Or is it to much hassle? Bootloader came unloaded already since been flashed which obv save bit hassle arghhhh......
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gonzothewicked:
Not sure which Legion features are missing that you mean. Like the gaming Beast mode menu top-down slider? That only appears in games, and sometimes it doesn’t for little or old games.

As for the custom switch, it has these values in the settings for mine. The auto-rotate is a nice feature, though kind of a waste for a hardware switch.

I don’t think there really is a “global rom” just a rom that has been customised and then flashed onto a new device.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
Yes the top down slider for beast mode & the gaming assistant that shows all games installed, none of these features are on the "Global Rom" version from ali express.... It deos seem like any actual legion feature are not available..... Stock rom from ali express seems like better option
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gonzothewicked:
Yeah that part is in Chinese for me.

Check the slider option to see if it’s assigned the game info.

Try a game like rocket league side swipe to kick off the menu.

You might be able to download these apps from the legion store.

Otherwise you can flash the global rom and change the language and note the bits that won’t change language.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Xout:
Good afternoon.

And if earlier updates for the stock firmware, otherwise 13.1.570 and 13.1.578 are not installed on 13.0.586_ST
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
Slider does nothing unfortunately

Ive tried few different games no legion realm or assistant installed seems.

Legion store?? Tried to google them seems there not basic apks that are just available.

So far i dont recommended the "Gobal Rom" if plan to use this for gaming...

Having features in Chinese is better than not having them....
[Lenovo Legion Y700] urbanra5cal:
Does anyone know how to remove the "intrusive" space after the apostrophes? Like "he' s" "we' re" "aren' t", etc.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] sidewinder_x5:
hey all, looking to get a y700 for media use (reading ebooks and plex streaming mainly) and had a few questions.

1. best place to buy from in the US? looking at both giztop and aliexpress

2. i plan on updating to latest zui version and then unlock bl/root as per instructions and installing a GSI rom. are there any that play well with the smart cover case thing?

3. any GSI rom recs? really looking for stability and a good battery life.

thanks in advance!
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
Anyone get their hands on the ultimate edition. that blue and white back is so pretty! Ill never get it tho cause i have this and would be impossible to exchange it i bet
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
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[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
So ive noticed that i everyday i keep losing my live wallpaper background..... anyone else having this issue?

Thinking this possible something to do with the "global rom" version from AliExpress.

Still contemplating installing another either stock rom or crdroid rom,

what advantage does crdroid have over stock rom apart from being android 12 based?

Also wondering what ST at end of firmware is...seen a few people mention 13.0.586 but never ST at the end...
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
just do it. crdroid is so smooth and the random chineese is annoying. it runs like butter on crdroid and i tried a bunch of them. its fun to expiriment but you can always go back to the beginning with the guide above
[Lenovo Legion Y700] seeayesix:
I've got an 8/128 model bought from Giztop and its running ZUI 13.1.578 ST. It was delivered with google services installed, if that helps.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Xout:
seeayesix​

You can dump this firmware ZUI 13.1.578 ST.

Much needed for experiments.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] seeayesix:
Sure I could, l don't know how to do it though?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Xout:
@seeayesix

Use the Rescue and Smart Assistant app to make a backup. Personal applications are not interesting, but the system is even very necessary. You can still try to do it from recovery, but I don’t remember if there is such a column or not.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] seeayesix:
No option to backup the system in Rescue and Smart Assistant, it only backups contacts and media.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Xout:
Try in "Rescue and Smart Assistant" in recovery mode to download the firmware. I wonder what is downloading.

In Russia, the program practically does not work ... :(
[Lenovo Legion Y700] seeayesix:
Doubt it will work but I'll have a second look when I get home in a few hours.

Update: Can't find any option to dump the firmware, sorry.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Joncka:
The stock ROM of this tablet doesn't allow apps running in the background. That is why you lose your wallpaper, since it's an app running the wallpaper service. It works as long as you don't close the app, for example by closing all open apps via "Recents".

It's a good way to keep your system clean and running as fast as possible, and I guess it's implemented as this is a "gaming tablet" not a "normal" tablet.

I would however like be able to choose how the tablet behaves regarding this, but I couldn't get my wallpaper service running as a background app regarding what battery/power optimization settings I did...

By flashing to crDroid, your tablet will run more like a "normal" one. It will act like a standard tablet, more like your Samsung/Huawei/Sony tablet would, with probably even more customization.

You'll be able to run background apps, and do plenty more customizations, with the loss of the gaming-specific apps and tweaks Lenovo put in the stock ROM.

The tablet can easily handle this type of task, even though stock ROM is more optimized.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] DEEPDISH2K21:
Hello folks!

Noob question here.

Which is better, buy a factory sealed unit (Chinese Rom) or one with "Global Rom"? I’ll buy from the Lenovo store on AliExpress.

Just need it to work in English and have google services support.

I apologize for the question, I haven't used an Android device at least 10+ years. I have never had an android tablet (I currently have an iPad PRO 12.9) but now I need a smaller tablet.

Thanks!
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
From my personal experience, (see my above/previous messages) i recommend the factory sealed. Wish i had now.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
So question for folks with crdroid.....

Is there an option for the Battery Protection Mode and Dual WAN Wifi?

As i plan to use this tablet plugged in most the time, and the feature from Lenovo is a really good one.

But also the dual wifi feature i find really interesting and works amazing with my subpar router and signal if feature stops turning its self off every so often
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Ash_Knight:
factory sealed is perfectly fine, it has english and google services right from the box. All you need is enabling them in settings and download google store APK. Also why not consider Ipad mini 6?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Ash_Knight:
Has anyone tried Lenovo active pen with it? Everybody was telling me it is not supported, but a Lenovo pen menu appeared in the settings with latest update and now I am totally confused
[Lenovo Legion Y700] DEEPDISH2K21:
I see you're having problems with the "global rom", I'm going to buy a factory sealed one so thank you very much!

I like iPad OS a lot, but I want to try an android tablet. This Apple thing only transmitting the AAC codec over bluetooth drives me crazy. Does anyone know if the Legion Y700 can transmit LDAC through bluetooth?

Another reason is the price, in my country (Brazil) an iPad Mini 6 256GB LTE costs something around $1670 (crazy lol), and the Y700 12GB + 256GB is now going for $360 (Ali).

Thanks Folks
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Ash_Knight:
Note that legion y700 don't have Lte. In my country Ipad mini 6 cost about $500 for 64gb version which is roughly the same price I paid for my y700
[Lenovo Legion Y700] DEEPDISH2K21:
Thanks friend for confirming that Y700 can transmit LDAC, I have many iems and some BT dap/dac like Fiio BTR7 and ifi go blue. That will be excellent.

I wish it had LTE, but it's not essential for me (on this tablet), I'll use it more on plane trips to listen music and play games.

End of the year I'll be in the US, at best the iPad 6 mini 256gb WiFi + Cellular costs $870 (NY taxes). $360 vs $870. Is iPad worth that difference?

Edit: As the iPad Mini 6 is available in LTE, I would only buy in this configuration. But I don't think it's worth that difference for the use I'm going to make. For heavier things I already have an iPad Pro LTE.

Edit 2: Did anyone buy from Lenovo's official Aliexpress store and received it really sealed? Their answers are very vague and they want to push the fake "Global Rom" anyway. I'm starting to think these open units should be renewed or refurbished.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] urbanra5cal:
Hello, how did you get zui 14.0.197? I'm still on version 13.x.x.x
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Joncka:
crDroid has a "Battery Saver" mode, which only charges the device to 90%.

If the battery maker for these devices is decent, they won't let the 100% indicator really mean 100%, many manufacturers make some sort of buffer between 80-95% will display as max charge, I don't know the status in this case, though.

I fully understand your concern, I think every device would have like a "I've noticed you've had the charger plugged in for X amount of days. Would you like me to turn on Battery protection mode?"sort of pop-up...

What do you mean by Dual Wi-Fi? That the device automatically connects to another WAN if the current one dies?

Yes, it does, if you've added more than one WAN, and the "Connect automatically" is checked for each of those networks, it auto-switches if one should turn off.

On a side-note, I've noticed you having problems with some Legion features missing and whatnot.

If you want to keep the stock OS, you can always install the stock ROM that's available for this device, that will get rid of the weird OS you currently have installed, and you will have access to the standard Legion features as if the device came from the factory.

Good luck, hope this answer will give you something useful.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
Thank you for that response.

But yes i wasnt sure if crdroid offered some sort of battery protection in the software. As ive seen damage of a blown battery from continuous overcharging before.

For dual wan see the attached picture.

As youll see it connects both 2.4 &5ghz wifi simultaneously so if the 5ghz drops due the signal issues it backed up with 2.4, which is really useful as it stops reconnects in game.

Is was wondering if there was anything like this available in cr droid aswell?

As for these features as prob only 2 original lenovo ones i have on here with this rom.

Because i had the legion phone, i know some of the basic legion features from it. But this rom is like a stepdown from both stock and crdroid.

So now its just deciding which one to put back on to it. What u know...or something new....

Havnt flashed device since sony experia years, so i know issue that could come with doing this aswell arghhhh....😵
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Joncka:
Ah, I see... It has what's called "Adaptive Connectivity", which should keep you at 4G/5G for things like gaming, and step down to 2.4GHz when that bandwidth is not needed.

The only explanation crDroid gives you there is "Extends battery life and improves device performance by automatically managing your network connections". So I'd assume it does just that.

If you're used to the ZUI/Legion ROM and like it, I say go with that, same if you like to use the tablet for gaming.

If you want a more personally customizable tablet, go with crDroid, or LineageOS or something along those lines, maybe ArrowOS works good as well.

As you probably know, there are plenty of videos for these ROM's, as well as the stock ROM for this device (y).
[Lenovo Legion Y700] seeayesix:
I found a chinese(?) forum here, seems like a lot of complaints on ZUI14 on the Y700, not sure if we're lucky to not having gotten it on OTA yet?

联想平板论坛_联想平板评测论坛-联想社区
[Lenovo Legion Y700] mickey36736:
For now only released in China. (Just like Pad pro 2021)

Here is the ZUI 14 OTA link captured

Must be on 13.1.578 first

https://mobile-ota-cdn.lenovo.com/firmware/2022101219855345-2631.zip
[Lenovo Legion Y700] urbanra5cal:
none of these load successfully
[Lenovo Legion Y700] NisseGurra:
I tried to find the stock firmware but seem Lenovo do not provide any download links?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] locolyric:
the concern on lenovo products is the update of system. wondering if y700 will only get android 13.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] mickey36736:
Now the price increased again to 500$ for 8/128 and 12/256 is out of stock. I was a bit too late when I saw this new price. This really show the demand was very high.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Linuxkek:
Naw, its not. You will see the price at the end.

They will never sell it for 500 bucks.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Linuxkek:
Can you tell us pls how good the speaker are and is the vibration trash like on any tablet?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] rwonderz:
Speaker : with only 2 speaker, quite impressive. loud and rich sound. if iPad Pro is 10/10, Y700 would be 8/10 for me.

Vibration : Never use other tablet the can vibrate before so I'm gonna comparison with iPhone. Have some depth but still feels weak. Nothing special here.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Supaaman:
Thank you for your quick answer.

I'm debating between this one and a Tab S7, mainly because software support. I don't want to buy a tablet that'll be obsolete in 2-3 years. Also Samsung OneUI is very well thought and stable. What is your though on that for day to day use?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] NisseGurra:
Samsung tabs is heavily bloated, and ui not any better than lenovos
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Supaaman:
Yes they are but it works for me. My last 4 phones were Samsung and they never disappointed me. And now that they officially be supported for multiple years makes Samsung cellphone/tablet a great value to me.

The resale value is also great.

But we all have our preferences.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] rwonderz:
Before I bought Y700, I'm also considered S7 and S8.

I went with Y700 because the size is perfect for my use and pre-order price is a bit cheaper than now.

S7 is great tablet as well.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] davidgro:
Is it just me or does it not support GPS?

Is there some reason (perhaps that it's run by the US military) that the PRC rom might not even if the hardware is there? Anyone know a way to find out if the hardware is there and might be enabled if I can flash the ROW rom?

I am seriously thinking of returning it, even though it is an awesome tablet. (the only flagship I've seen at its size)
[Lenovo Legion Y700] tool2269:
I once had a Lenovo tablet that showed widevine L1 in DRM app but couldn't and wouldn't show Netflix or Amazon video in HD. Is that still the case?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Linuxkek:
You describe it so good, thx!

I send my Tab S8+ back. Vibration was the definition of trash and speaker not good, no rich sound, just loud. Compare to iPad 3/10. I love the iPad mini but IOS is not for me and the screen is just trash.

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[Lenovo Legion Y700] rwonderz:
Just check with Netflix. FullHD to my eyes.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] NisseGurra:
Any reports of root of Y700?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] jianglai:
1. Can you check what is the android version and the security patch version?

2. Does it have an ambient light sensor (and therefore can do automatic brightness adjustment)?

3. What biometric authentication method does it support? Face unlock?

4. Did you use AliExpress or some other freight forwarding service? My shipment seems to be stuck in limbo due to the lockdown in Shanghai.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Supaaman:
I'm also looking for a 8 inch tablet, 11 is too big and heavy for my taste.

You already confirmed that split screen is working in both landscape and portrait orientation. Can you confirm if it allows to have top & bottom split screen in portrait mode unlike Apple that only allows you left and right no matter the orientation which I found ridiculous and unproductive.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] rwonderz:
- Android 11, Security Patch Jan 2022

- Yes and Yes

- Front facing camera to unlock. No fancy sensor.

- Yes I did use Aliexpress. Pre-order before 10th march, Massive delay cause by lockdown in Shenzhen. Now Shanghai also in lockdown as you mentioned.

Yes. Possible to do split screen

top-bottom portrait mode

left-right on landscape.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Linuxkek:
Shipping from two weeks up to six weeks :/

Again lockdown in China?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] NisseGurra:
Giztop seems very slow on delivery...
[Lenovo Legion Y700] urbanra5cal:
I'm on 13.1.578 and it says "update successful" but after a reboot it's still 13.1.578
[Lenovo Legion Y700] seeayesix:
Maybe there's an intermittent patch? I got the same message when I tried to patch from an earlier version of 13.1.570 to 13.1.578?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Saumer:
some user says after update y700 to zui14 lenovo pen is useable. they says there is pen menu in system settings app, and palm rejection and pen pressure works.. is this true? I was heard y700 doesnt support any pens

edit : Im using GSI, after flash zui14 vendor Pen works. true.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] malborby:
Does anyone has a link for 13.1.541?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] malborby:
I'm unable to do the last part:

"Now you can uncheck the "OEM unlocking" in the "Developer options" which should let you get OTA updates when available."

It stays grayed out for me. Is it really possible to relock bootloader?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Joncka:
Yes, I've seen this. Some people can lock their bootloader via fastboot command

fastboot oem lock-go

With or without the "-go" remark.

For some people, the

fastboot flashing lock

worked.

And for some, they can't re-lock it, and why that is, I can't really answer, maybe they changed some things during production of these tablets.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] malborby:
Thanks @Joncka!! But i have tried those yesterday except for the one with "-go". I don't want to try it for now as i don't want to restore again if it breaks something.

fastboot oem lock - does not work and seems an unrecognized command.

fastboot flashing lock - locks the bootloader but makes your device corrupted afterwards. Tried to restore via QFIL but fails. Worked only for me after unlocking the bootloader again.

Maybe they did really change something on the recent models. Or I'm doing it wrong.. 😅

I just hope someone continues to share the OTA links or teach us how to find it.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
maam are you OK? You are on an android hacking site telling us why not just get an ipad 6 mini? lmao. most of us paid a lot of money to get this from china cause they dont sell it here we wanted it so badly. the people here havent wanted an apple device in decades unless im mistaken. And we are aware they exist but can they even block ads? doesnt matter this is about legion y700 which is a spectacular device as is but then we can flash whatever software we want. apple is not gonna let you do that hun.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] kingwai92:
i had been unzipping the .xz from gsi rom with the pc software 7zip but always ended up force crash on most of app even after rom successfully installed and got through setup wizard with 0 issue.

Yesterday i was too lazy to connect it to my pc so i decided to test out gsi rom with dsu loader, i have used some .xz extractor found on google play, loaded the .img into dsu loader, and now the gsi rom is suddenly running fine, no more force close / force crash of apps.

this is weird.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] kingwai92:
by the way , do anyone know how to implement sRGB mode into gsi rom? i have switched over the color mode inside gsi rom and it does little to nothing...
[Lenovo Legion Y700] tkc6581:
How do I get root after OTA?

boot.img of the OTA firmware could not be patched with magisk.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] stokedcrf:
Does anyone know if any ROMs such as crdroid support "do not validate" certificate option when connecting to enterprise wireless?

This was something Google removed in android 11 and above, but was wondering if it was put back in any of these roms.

Thanks!
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
so ive finally getting round to flashing this Y700. and hit first roadblock.

the y700 shows under device manger as just android, so ive tried installing different qualcommon drivers, but still none of them have made my device recognizable under adb, or change the device recognition from android to qualcomm.

Anyone able to point me to correct driver?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
so i tried holding volume up and plugging it in, and now i get qualcom device in device manger, but stil adb tools isnt listing it.... any help much appreciated.