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[Lenovo Legion Y700] Trafford Devil:
Not sure about NTFS, but if you root, you'll lose Widevine L1, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and the Legion gaming features (overclock, underclock, bypass charging).

I think you may be able to get Widevine L1 back on root via Magisk, but you won't be able to restore the rest.

Personally I'd just stick with ZUI, after a couple of tweaks, uninstalling all the Chinese apps and installing Nova Launcher, it just feels like stock Android (apart from the odd spelling mistakes in the UI).
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LazyPCRehab:
This is what i was thinking. I would really love to use this for fi,e transfers to a couple of drives that use NTFS, but the Paragon app for NTFS totallynerfs the transfer speed. I will probably just do what you said.

Thanks for the input.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] milkolate:
I like how snappy the tablet it. But I hate how push notifications don't work at all. Any way to fix this?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
So after they promised me they would be sending the package last Sunday... it's been sitting in Hong Kong ever since according to the tracking info. They basically printed the label and haven't done anything else Since I purchased last Thursday. And I have no option but to sit and wait some more. Broke as hell cause I spent all that money on the tablet again. Alis express was a much better buying experience for this tablet than giztop
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Trafford Devil:
Open the security app -> autostart manager and add the app to the autostart whitelist.

Then open settings -> apps management -> 3 dot menu on the top right -> special app access -> battery optimization and disable battery optimization for the app you want to get notifications for.

Of course check the app permissions to make sure notifications for that app is enabled and you must have done the above process for google play services and enabled google basic services in apps management.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] filjusz:
I ordered mine on saturday 26th of november, they created shipping label and handed it to aircraft at 3rd december. It was delivered at 6th december. It took exactly one week to ship my order.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
Anyone upgraded to android 12 and zui 14? If yes, how? All Features work like PC mode, google play, English system language?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
It moved! Looks like I'm getting it Dec 14th. So if bought on Dec 1 it took 13 days from date of purchase to get from giztop. Not bad!
[Lenovo Legion Y700] josue77:
In my case, I installed the original stock rom with Chinese and English languages because the global version with which I bought it on AliExpress does not work in realm game mode or I think it only works in English, the rest did work.

Regarding the update to Zui 14 Android 12, I have it installed in the stock rom, English language, and everything works. In my case, I did nothing. I updated and everything worked normally with Google services, play store, etc., and if there is an error, just update the services. from google and that's it.

It doesn't work in PC mode but it does work by connecting it with a cable to a screen.

Everything else works, the game mode also works....
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
So screen on TV works as it used to, only without pc mode? How did you force update? vpn? set to what?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] josue77:
manually update it via ota

you have to have version 13.1.578 installed on your device

https://mobile-ota-cdn.lenovo.com/firmware/2022101219855345-2631.zip
[Lenovo Legion Y700] josue77:
el ícono no está exactamente allí, pero la función de modo PC está
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
I have this version, but when I click check for updates it doesn't find anything...
[Lenovo Legion Y700] josue77:
You need to place the update zip in the root of the main storage and rename it as update.zip and then in update click on the 3 dots above and look for the file update.zip
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
Hi All,

Just got one of these myself yesterday. It actually wasn't too bad to make it all English etc. I don't know I am getting push notifications, but for what I use it for it doesn't really matter.

ANYWAY - I have a question only the elite hackers and XDA can answer. For the love of God - WHAT DOES THE SWITCH ON THE SIDE DO?!

As payment for answering this difficult question, here is a charging stand I designed for it:

Lenovo Y700 8.8 Tablet Charging Stand by xnappo

This is a horizontal stand for the Lenovo Y700 8.8 inch tablet.Admittedly it is a bit specific because of the not-so-popular tablet and the use of a NetDot Gen10 magnetic USB cable. One could use this with USB-C directly - but I do really recommend that (likely stress on USB port).

www.thingiverse.com

xnappo
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LazyPCRehab:
Search "switch" in the settings app. You can bind one of three functions to it.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] milkolate:
How do I enable Google Basic Services? I can't find it.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Trafford Devil:
Must be updated to latest ZUI 14. You don't need to on ZUI 13.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] shahrul5689:
hello there, i already read all previous pages but i am not well apt in flashing; i only know adb for removing bloatwares... my y700 comes with seller said global 13.0.586 and already unlocked bootloader. from what i read here this rom is not official china rom at all thus i cannot update the zui system at all with this ver, (theres no ota update system option in the setting)

will this rom really update using apply update to sd card option? with the official update bin that you guys post i mean

is there any way that i can revert to official chinese rom then
[Lenovo Legion Y700] wiseguyy:
Hmm, smells fishy. So your saying from order date in 6 days it was shipped to China customs, cleared in one day, hit a jet liner came to the USA cleared our China customs ( with 20,000 other packages ) and was delivered all in 3 days of hitting US shore's?

Is that what your Selling?? Yea, sure thing 🤣🤣🤣. Ive heard some Whoppers but that takes the cake. Unless God handled your shipping cause your special I'll have to call bull**** on that one. November 26 plus 10 days to be delivered to your doorstep from China thru AliExpress. Like the commercial on Robocop the first film "I'll buy that for a dollar"
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
He neglected to mention he lives in Poland?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Trafford Devil:
https://xdaforums.com/t/legion-y700.4418573/post-86943341
[Lenovo Legion Y700] wiseguyy:
Well that sure makes sense 😜
[Lenovo Legion Y700] filjusz:
Yes, I do live in Poland. It takes one day to come from Hong Kong to Poland thru Germany. No idea about states
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
Makes sense - there is a lot more overhead in customs on both sides shipping to the US.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
Hi everyone. I'm quite new to ROMs, etc.

I love the small form factor tablet - I have a Galaxy Tab S2 that is unfortunately getting a bit slow for my liking.

I'm thinking of getting a Y700 for Chrome/Firefox/Tor Browser, Gmail, Relay (Reddit app), and keepass2android/Syncthing. I'm not a gamer.

So, fairly basic usage but I would like notifications/120Hz/landscape mode to work properly.

I'm not really a fan of a Chinese ROM, I'd rather run an open ROM if that's possible, I can follow tech instructions, but I'd be really unhappy if I managed to brick it.

I was going to order from Aliexpress, I need it to be in English and I need Google Play Store - is "Global ROM" what I want? Any other gotchas?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
So I came from a Tab S2 too, with a year of Tab A 8.4 in between (that thing had WAY too little internal storage). It is super annoying that the trend is away from flagship 8-9" models, to me they are a perfect size.

The Y700 is *really* nice. Honestly I didn't have any trouble making it act just like my Samsung devices:

Global ROM just means the Chinese ROM with English - it isn't that bad though, you can launch the Lenovo store thing immediately and install Google Play.

It is useful to have another phone with photo translate on for the 1st 1/2 hour for a few things.

I always install Nova Launcher - so did that and removed all the Chinese stuff from the launch menus

Turn off notifications for the Chinese play store and other apps, or use adb commands to totally disable (I did a bit of both)

In the security app, turn on things you want notifications for in the 'Autostart manager' - I turned on Google Play too

So far, it seems to me like notifications are working fine. But I don't use it like a phone, so not completely sure.

At any rate, after reading this whole thread and playing with it for a couple of days - my summary is I think you will be happy with it even without flashing a different ROM.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] solsearch:
Personally I would avoid the global ROMs, some have mentioned problems updating when using them (though some as xnappo mentioned are just the original one set to English).

If you get one with stock ROM and unopened/unconfigured, when you turn it on and get the configuration screen on the top corner (can't remember if left or right but I think it was left) it says "English." Hit that and the rest is easy peasy (other than the built-in app store which is all in Chinese but you can type google play in English and it will find it). Do that and you might not even need a phone handy to photo translate.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] solsearch:
So I updated my review to reflect the changes I´ve seen on ZUI14 but for those that don't want to check out that thread, here's the updated bit:

****ZUI14 UPDATE****

It works fine for the most part.

There are some changes:

STYLUS SUPPORT

the tablet now supports a stylus which explains why the underlying software supported external solutions like the Lenovo M14t portable monitor. Still, it begs the question "If the hardware supports a stylus, why didn't the earlier firmware support it out of the box?" Also important, AES (1.0 AND 2.0) only pens DON'T work, MPP only pens don't work either, which makes me think it requires strong WGP. I recommend only using a Lenovo pen which has been verified to work. The one I have personally tried is the Lenovo Precision Pen 2. I read elsewhere the Lenovo Active Pen 3 works but I can't personally attest to that.

DESKTOP MODE/MULTI-WINDOW

There have been some complains on forums of ZUI14 removing desktop mode. This isn't exactly true. If you connect to an external monitor with the tablet's USB-C port (using a USB-C capable monitor OR an HDMI adapter you can use desktop mode on an external monitor. However, you can no longer use desktop mode on the tablet itself. This was done on purpose and Lenovo, in exchange for this modification, added the ability to use multiple floating windows in the normal tablet mode. These windows are reziable but the default aspect ratio cannot be changed. Also having multiple windows open only works using the floating window swipe gesture (swipe up, hold and then swipe to the top of the screen). If you try to use the task switcher to make a window a floating window all other floating windows will disapper/be minimized). I personally think this is acceptable on the smaller Y700 but can understand how it could frustrate those using the larger P11 or P12.

LEGION APP

The original Legion app has been removed but all of its functionality has been added to the settings (there is now a "Legion assistant" section in the settings). Now rather than swiping down you swipe in from the left. The graphics are different but functionality is the same. Adding apps to the games list is easier since you get an app list and a switch on the side (similar to how you enable individual permissions in different settings). I read a comment elsewhere that the new software made the fps graphic stick on the screen. This isn't true. When you swipe the assistant off screen the fps can stick around but just for a bit and then they disappear.

Personally I think it is an upgrade worth downloading.

And for the record, none of this should be a surprise since Lenovo actually included it all in the release notes. (with less detail obviously).
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
Thanks for the replies. I see on the ad for one I want to order from Aliexpress (the cheapest :)), it says: "If you need the original sealed Tablet, which only support English and Chinese, NO GOOGLE PLAY, Please note on the order when placing the order!"

Is that true that Google Play won't work on the stock ROM?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
Well, I've just caved and ordered the "original sealed tablet", so I guess I'll find out... :)
[Lenovo Legion Y700] filjusz:
It works. You just need to download it from ZUI store
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
Yeah, basically if you don't ask for it sealed, they will boot it and install Google Play from the ZUI store for you. It is not hard to do though - like I said just have another phone out with camera translate on and you will be fine.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] elm0nch:
Hi folks

Do you think we will be able to install Windows 10 in the Y700 in the future?

I've seen other devices with the same processor that already run Windows 10 so that's why I'm asking

I'm pretty happy with the device but for productivity sometimes I find myself trying to do some things that Android just can't handle.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
Wll, it went good, but now google play services don't work/connect, any idea how to fix it?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] josue77:
tienes que actualizar los servicios de google desde google play
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
Doesn't help, no connection. I installed other from apkcure, not compatibile, cleared cache, reinstaled google services, deleted google account. Nothing helps, they don't want to work. Any idea? Maybe some other apk version, now it states that wrong version.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
OK, solved. I found oldest possible version on apkcure and it works. ufff.....
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
Thanks again to both of you.

They did have a little blurb saying that you would get a warning about bootloader unlocked every time you boot if they do it though, so I think they unlock the bootloader as well. The ad is here if you're interested.

I did see someone comment here - "Install google play from somewhere like apkmirror and not lenovo app store as previous purchases will not work on the lenovo installed version". So I think I'll do that instead.

Good idea?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
Sounds like they would have done something more extreme than just installing Google Play for you, best off having them not touch it.

I installed Google Play from ZUI store and all my previous purchases worked, but there was a weird delay on some of them. Some showed up right away and others took a couple of hours to show up purchased.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] solsearch:
I've made purchases on the tablet no problem using the google play from the lenovo app store on the original other Zui13 firmware.

If you upgrade to ZUI14 you will need to uninstall updates from google services and then install the android 12 version of google services (and the play store) from apkmirror
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
But latest version didn't work anyway in my case. WHat is ZUI/Lenovo store? I don't have that app.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LazyPCRehab:
Ever figure this out?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Nit3H8wk:
I know zui 14.0.222 is the latest but where would I check when something new pops up?. I know there is a zui14 website but it's all in chinese and even with browser translation its difficult to find anything on there.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
It is called 'App Center'.

Personally not messing with updating the software. Nothing I really care about in Android 12.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] OMGrant:
Man I am super unimpressed with ZUI 14. Stay on 13 in my opinion. The user experience is a lot better, and you can use a different launcher. This is just super buggy and unimpressive.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] NeonHD:
I hope the Y700 gets its own forum page soon. Would love to see some dedicated ROM development for it in the future.

Paging @Oswald Boelcke, what do you think about this? Would it be okay to give Y700 users their own sub-forum, or should we just continue to share with the P11 forum?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
In my experience, Android 12 in general is a bunch of walled garden building.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
What walled garden changes are there?

I just looked here and the only changes mentioned were UI changes like snoozing notifications, etc.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
I didn't experience any problems with android 12, it works as it should
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good morning, @NeonHD

I'm sorry for a certainly unsatisfying answer but I can only refer to my post here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/new-device-forum-requests.1660354/post-87843585

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
So time to attack this thread? ;)
[Lenovo Legion Y700] urbanra5cal:
I've been using Action Launcher, on both ZUI 13 and ZUI 14. It actually seems to work better on ZUI 14. Other pros I noticed are better battery life and better font rendering - there is no longer that weird font spacing that I experienced on ZUI 13.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] urbanra5cal:
Where do I get 14.0.222?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Nit3H8wk:
There is a QR code on page 22 scan it and it will give you the link. Rename the file to update.zip and put it in the root of your internal storage.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
Walled garden was probably a little extreme. Mostly referring to this which prevents older apps in the Play Store from working on 12 starting Jan 2023 unless the app author updates (which often they do not):

Target API level requirements for Google Play apps - Play Console Help

Starting August 31 2024: New apps and app updates must target Android 14 (API level 34) to be submitted to Google Play (except for Wear OS and Android TV apps, which must target Android 13

support.google.com

This isn't new - they do it all the time and you can still side-load. Just saying there isn't much of interest for the end user in 12.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Jonzun:
Hi,

I've just bought a y700 and i want to unlock it and get crdroid too, is there anyway i could pay you to do it remotely for me?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] LisaMaria:
got my tablet again and was able to install crdroid root and unlock the device and it is flawless! i need to buy a tracking device cause i dont want to lose this again
[Lenovo Legion Y700] OMGrant:
So I went through the process of unlocking the bootloader, flashing the recover images through QFIL and then manually upgrading each OTA update before ZUI14. When I tried to relock the bootloader right after the initial flash, the tablet error'd out stating the OS was corrupt afterward. Will it do the same now that I've installed all the OTA patches? I would genuinely like to have the bootloader locked again. I don't like the idea of getting everything the way I like it just to have to wipe it clean when ZUI14 is actually ready.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] solsearch:
as xnappo says, it's called "app center" on the tablet. It has google play services for Zui13. It does NOT have it for Zui14 (which is why if you are using ZUI14 you need to uninstall updates and then install the Android 12 version of google play service from apkmirror or a similar site).

the app center is all in Chinese but after the splash page that prompts you to install their recommended apps, just use the magnifying glass to search for google play in English and it will appear (also searching for just "google" will give you play services and other apps like gmail, etc.)
[Lenovo Legion Y700] xnappo:
It is an absolute travesty this tablet isn't available in a global form. It is such a beautiful piece of hardware!
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Jonzun:
Could you do mine?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] milkolate:
How to do wireless Screencasting?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] aisidetpipo:
go to one.lenovo.com , download & install.. connect
[Lenovo Legion Y700] thejackson5:
Even though it's installed and fully updated, I don't see Google Play Services listed in either the battery optimisation list or the autostart manager.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Trafford Devil:
Are you sure you're on the latest ZUI 14.0.197? And have you installed Google Account Manager, Google Services Framework, Google Play Services and the Google Play Store from APK Mirror?

Google Play Services should be in Battery Optimization if you've done the above, however it isn't in Autostart Manager, instead you need to enable Google Basic Services in Settings -> Apps Management (only if you're on ZUI 14).

I've attached screenshots below.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] Kajman:
But what? TO wireless screen mirroring to TV?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] JotaroDeus:
I just updated to ZUI 14 and I have a big problem. With gesture navigation how to disable the taskbar that shows up when you gently swipe up from the bottom? It makes launchers unusable since it bugs when trying to do normal swipe up to go home on launchers.
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
What tracking device you thinking? Am intrigued lol, not just for this tablet(since y700 only uses location whille connected to Internet 🤦🏿‍♂️ not great for security reasons as youve experienced already)
[Lenovo Legion Y700] STHellRaiser:
Anyone know anything about this?

Also be interested in any info you say you seen other devices with same processor running window's 10.

If this is possibly which ive not seen before... This could be another game changer..... As i believe this tablet would be able compete with with some desktops in in what it can handle.

I would even buy a 2nd if it is atall possible to install windows 10 on.

But if it could install windows 10.

Win 11 mite also work as that is more tablet designed aswell...... Thoughts.. Ideas???
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
Why the hell would you want to ruin a nice device with Windows?
[Lenovo Legion Y700] gnoted:
Well my Y700 arrived today which was much quicker than I expected which was nice.

Disclaimer: I'm not a gamer, not on a tablet anyway.

Unfortunately coming from a Samsung S2 8.0, I'm not really impressed by the size of it, it's too heavy and thick (42% heavier than S2 and 41% thicker). I knew this when buying but didn't imagine it would make this much difference. It feels too chunky for my liking. S2 8.0 was perfect size and weight. Hopefully the extra weight will give me big muscles and not RSI.

Y700 is also non-OLED which I don't like, but I do like the 120Hz smooth scrolling.

It's a good screen as far as LCD goes, but other than this new tablet, I've pretty much removed LCD from my life and been happier for it.

Even though I requested the seller to deliver the unit sealed, it was opened (although it does appear to be new). English had been selected and Google Play installed.

It also gives the unlocked bootloader warning message when you turn it on, "Do not store any sensitive data on the device". Eek!

My purchased apps on Google Play worked fine.

Weirdly Google Chrome says it needs an update, then when I go into Google Play it has the Update button for Chrome App, but the button doesn't do anything.

The switch on the side also doesn't seem to do anything? I thought it was meant to lock screen rotation.

I think it's killing syncthing app in the background but haven't had the time to look into fixing that yet.

I wish I could switch the "back" and "app-switch" buttons, on my Samsungs you can do that. It's messing my muscle memory up so much having "back" on the left.

Is there any quick way to change keyboards ("input method")? Samsung has an icon at the bottom, next to the back/app-switch buttons, but XUI doesn't seem to have anything like that.

There's also a font error? After every single closing quote apostrophe there is a large space. It looks pretty goofy and even happens in apps.

I saw someone mention this on page 18 here, but didn't see an answer although it's hard to trawl through all this thread (but I appreciate all of you!!).

I took a screenshot of the same thing on my phone and on the Y700. This is Relay for Reddit app, using the same font settings on both. I can also see these font problems even in the Y700 menus, etc.

Anyone know how to fix the font problem or any of the other problems?