Hey guys,
I know, threads about probably fake phones are not really welcome but my friend bought a S4 mini while he was in vacation in bangkok.
He asked me if I could have a look at it and maybe put away the chinese custom rom (can't enter bootloader mode or download mode).
I tried to get some information about this phone via imei and so on. As far as I got, it's probably a fake with a MediaTek
MTK6572 Dual Core 1.3 GHz Chipset and 512 mb of ram (a bit disappointing). Although Antutu and sys info show 1.5gb of ram.
I for myself just own nexus devices and and know the rooting and flashing process there but I don't want to just play around with it without knowing it will work.
So I've got some questions:
1. Can I just flash around on this device like I do on the nexus (with adb)? If not, could somebody lead me in the correct direction?
2. Is it maybe somehow possible to install some AOSP rom on it? Are there any compatible roms for such fake phones? Will CM maybe work?
3. Should I tell him to buy a decent (not fake) phone for her mother instead? (Looking at the Motorola G)
Sorry for these basic questions
Thanks for any help.
Greets
creambyemute
Tinkered around some more with the phone.
Was able to get it rooted and install cwm on it. This is were the story will end. Searched for hours and there are no AOSP roms, just these crappy chinese roms out there (which I don't even bother flashing) and half of the things are not working.
I hope my friend has learnt his lesson not buying crappy chinese phones where you can't even flash a proper rom on it. He's now looking forward to a Motorola Moto G as phone.
This chinese S4 Mini clone model will now land in the trash (where it actually belongs!)
plz help
creambyemute said:
Tinkered around some more with the phone.
Was able to get it rooted and install cwm on it. This is were the story will end. Searched for hours and there are no AOSP roms, just these crappy chinese roms out there (which I don't even bother flashing) and half of the things are not working.
I hope my friend has learnt his lesson not buying crappy chinese phones where you can't even flash a proper rom on it. He's now looking forward to a Motorola Moto G as phone.
This chinese S4 Mini clone model will now land in the trash (where it actually belongs!)
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how did u root it mine only shows speedtrum device n i cant root it
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Dear all,
Its really embarrassing but i have to admit that i have no idea about anything related to rooting or updating phone through flash files etc.
I have just purchased LG optimus G Pro online which is Korean version F240K (Olleh carrier) the phone is till in transit however i am not sure how can i update the phone. Since its unlocked and i am from India i don't know if OTA can be possible. I was told by seller that i can root the phone. But i don't really know what is rooting how its works and how its done. After rooting what has to be done etc i have no idea as i have never done this. I do know that if i do something wrong in rooting or flashing( these terms i have just heard from some people and on Google) my phone can be dead and cant be recovered.
I may be asking too much here but can anyone here help me specifically to update this device and help me to use all that is required?? I will be highly grateful if that can be done please.
Also can anyone tell me if there is FAKE LG g pro available in markets?? Cos i heard there are clones available in Korean markets for phones like Samsung hence i want to be sure about this
adipri1710 said:
Dear all,
Its really embarrassing but i have to admit that i have no idea about anything related to rooting or updating phone through flash files etc.
I have just purchased LG optimus G Pro online which is Korean version F240K (Olleh carrier) the phone is till in transit however i am not sure how can i update the phone. Since its unlocked and i am from India i don't know if OTA can be possible. I was told by seller that i can root the phone. But i don't really know what is rooting how its works and how its done. After rooting what has to be done etc i have no idea as i have never done this. I do know that if i do something wrong in rooting or flashing( these terms i have just heard from some people and on Google) my phone can be dead and cant be recovered.
I may be asking too much here but can anyone here help me specifically to update this device and help me to use all that is required?? I will be highly grateful if that can be done please.
Also can anyone tell me if there is FAKE LG g pro available in markets?? Cos i heard there are clones available in Korean markets for phones like Samsung hence i want to be sure about this
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watch this video - http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i5VU8V...5vdCByb290&gl=IN&client=mv-google&hl=en&guid=
another one - http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&rl=yes&v=yE4rjwKD53k&gl=IN&hl=en&guid=&client=mv-google
and watch related videos if you want
btw, you can understand hindi lang. as you can see I am also from india
I recommend you not to root your phone unless you really want.
why don't you try some games
1. Real Racing 3
2. gta iii
3. fifa 14
4. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SSo0cFK-jfM&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
(msg. me if you want any kind of help)
Thanks bro
Aashutoshrraj said:
watch this video - http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i5VU8V...5vdCByb290&gl=IN&client=mv-google&hl=en&guid=
another one - http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&rl=yes&v=yE4rjwKD53k&gl=IN&hl=en&guid=&client=mv-google
and watch related videos if you want
btw, you can understand hindi lang. as you can see I am also from india
I recommend you not to root your phone unless you really want.
why don't you try some games
1. Real Racing 3
2. gta iii
3. fifa 14
4. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SSo0cFK-jfM&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
(msg. me if you want any kind of help)
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I have msged. You have you got it bro???
Hi
So, after my M7 died, I'm in a need of a new phone, and, of course, I was looking towards something similar, and (surprise surprise) stopped my eye on the M8 thing.
After looking around for a while, I was able to find two versions available, regular and dual sim version. At the same time that local dealer claimed they are completely the same, on the web I couldn't find any info whether Dual Sim version has QuickCharge available or not? I know that apart from regular M8 the Android 5.0 will come a bit later, but other than that, QuickCharge seems to be the only difference. Can anyone confirm that for me?
Also, for a matter of new customer, how is M8 performing out in the field? Is it worth buying?
And even though I know M9 is about to come out, and will feature much better and power-efficient 810 processor, I kinda like the idea of having field sensor (dual camera) that M8 has, while M9 seems to not have it included... (Nor ultrapixel at all..?) But then again, how is everyone finding this feature in real life? Is it as useful as it seems, or not?
Generally, for someone who had both - how is comparison to the M7 ..?
The final question though is,
is out there available some rooting process to gain root access on stock ROM, and be able to lock it back to the factory status (including recovery and everything) before sending it for repairs, in case if needed?
I rooted my M7 and had it S-On running stock rom, and I didn't miss a thing, as all I really needed was root access to the system files... But when trying to unroot, I was having hard time to figure all processes to gain back stock recovery and removing *tampered* sign...
Thanks for any info, as it would be really helpful before I go and actually grab one from the dealer...
I'm not going to advise on any other thing.
My advice is get the single SIM one if you think that you may need some support from XDA'er
Nothing much about Dual SIM here.
Hey guys, I have a Sprint, SM-T807P (10.5" LTE/Snapdragon) version of the Tab S and I must say that I have been nothing short of impressed since the day I purchased it back in December. However, the one (major) downfall is that it seems 1 in 1000 Tab S owners actually have the 807P, which appears to be resulting in a virtual non-existent world of ROM's/custom kernels etc.
I was HOPING I am either over looking something, looking in the wrong location, or not aware of which other models may be compatible with mine.
I just Odin'd from DUH's KK ROM, to stock OE3 Lollipop, and was hoping to get re-rooted/CWR or TWRP installed and find myself a slick little ROM to install.
Is there any hope? lol Thanks in advance, ladies and gents!
Adding on to this. I bought the SM-T807P used (because it was a great deal) and I am only interested in running it through wifi. I dont need the LTE capability.
Somewhere I heard that some other Snapdragon roms will work, I'll just loose LTE functionality ... which is fine by me.
Does anyone have a list or can point me in the right direction for other roms that would work in wifi mode?
Or tell me which snapdragon roms will work?
It's already rooted and TWRP is installed. I'm just lacking in roms.
Thanks!
chargerfn909 said:
Hey guys, I have a Sprint, SM-T807P (10.5" LTE/Snapdragon) version of the Tab S and I must say that I have been nothing short of impressed since the day I purchased it back in December. However, the one (major) downfall is that it seems 1 in 1000 Tab S owners actually have the 807P, which appears to be resulting in a virtual non-existent world of ROM's/custom kernels etc.
I was HOPING I am either over looking something, looking in the wrong location, or not aware of which other models may be compatible with mine.
I just Odin'd from DUH's KK ROM, to stock OE3 Lollipop, and was hoping to get re-rooted/CWR or TWRP installed and find myself a slick little ROM to install.
Is there any hope? lol Thanks in advance, ladies and gents!
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I'm sure @duh will gladly build an updated Rom for you guys if enough of you request it.
Maybe if you have enough knowledge you can build one for yourself and the other Sprint owners?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597220
blue6800user said:
Adding on to this. I bought the SM-T807P used (because it was a great deal) and I am only interested in running it through wifi. I dont need the LTE capability.
Somewhere I heard that some other Snapdragon roms will work, I'll just loose LTE functionality ... which is fine by me.
Does anyone have a list or can point me in the right direction for other roms that would work in wifi mode?
Or tell me which snapdragon roms will work?
It's already rooted and TWRP is installed. I'm just lacking in roms.
Thanks!
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Did you ever receive any answers on this? I am in the same boat, I only have a gig or two of data on my Tab S, but have unlimited data on my Note 4, that's rooted+ROM'd, including the hotspot mod. So I could do without the LTE as well...
What exactly is it you are all expecting from a custom rom?
Practically all custom roms are simply debloated stock roms with maybe the odd extra thrown in.
There is nothing magic in a stock custom rom that you can't do yourself.
ashyx said:
What exactly is it you are all expecting from a custom rom?
Practically all custom roms are simply debloated stock roms with maybe the odd extra thrown in.
There is nothing magic in a stock custom rom that you can't do yourself.
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What I really want for my sweet little device is for someone to port over Cyanogenmod. Which is what I have been using for year.
cm is bad on tab s just prefer pac rom over it
hello i am new to all this but first off thanks for all the work you put in here ...you guys are f-ing nasty at what you do..I love it!!:good::good:
So i rooted my phone about a week ago. twrp recovery, magisk, played around flashing roms, been reading, doing research etc. After a week of about 8 hours a day of playing ( i am not working at this time):silly:.... i see i have not even scratched the surface of rooting, etc. Anyway, after researching here and online i have not found a custom rom for my device. I am looking for a lineageOS rom but would be happy with any one that is compatible with my phone. Am i missing something here? I see lots of other roms for other devices and none for mine.. I am Assuming my phone is not that popular and may be the reason? Idk if it is good to say this here on an android forum but i usually use iphones lol... BUT android is def more interesting to me . Now here i am addicted to rooting/androids, flashing, roms etc! So i got this phone sort of just for that and maybe not very popular as i said? Either way still could use a few more hours in the day to play lol. Soooooo my question, Any info for a custom rom that at i can use or anything other info to help as a newbie is greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all the great work, time, and creative thought process you put into all this here, (and wherever else you put all this cool [email protected]# together for us):good:
oh and idk if i need to spec all this excactly..from what i read os version and kernal are most important?? you prob already know but my phone is Samsung version 8.5/ OS nougat 7.1/ kernal 3.18.31/ armv71/ QC OpenGL ES 3.0
Get an old phone. It is amazing, what ROMs you will find for Samsung galaxy S3.
kurtn said:
Get an old phone. It is amazing, what ROMs you will find for Samsung galaxy S3.
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i think i might have to!! thanks bro
Title says most of it, but i'll put the specifics.
The samsung j250-n is a J2 model made specifically for students in south korea.
It's a dumb phone, with no internet capabilities to help people focus on studies.
I got one in order to curb some internet addiction without having to rock a flip phone, and I like it except for the samsung bloat.
There are plenty of custom ROMs on here that I'd love to try, but none have the sm-j250n model number listed specifcally.
I haven't tried flashing any of these yet because this phones are hard to get in the west and I don't want to brick it.
Is flashing a ROM for different model a bad idea? Will I have to build my own ROM?
Thanks for reading, sorry I know it's an old phone and no one cares lol
If you do happen to have the answer though I will be forever grateful
Edit: build number is NMF26X.J250NKOU1ARL1 btw
you can try
LR7875 said:
you can try
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I did, I put ressurction remix on it, and it was actually crazy.
The ROM worked, and it straight up gave the phone the ability to connect to wifi.
I guess since it has the physical antenna the software is the only thing preventing it.
Anyways, the whole point was no wifi so I just went back to stock ,where ill have to stay : P