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Question: Is it worth buying LG G PAD now?

Hi i think i have been delaying far too long for my Sony Tablet S upgrade. and i also do have a tight budget. but do you think this pad is worth buying now? and i do have some questions to ask since the reviews i have been reading these past few days gives of contradictory statements
1. How is the pad's front and rear camera?
2. is the original rom really that laggy?
3. how does this pad stand in intensive gaming? and games in HD graphics as well
4.is it easy to flash roms and custom recovery? what step should i start in?
5. Do you think the processor of this pad will be able to play games that will be released next year or so?
6. Can you recommend any custom rom that boost performance?
I think this should be it for now. i know i have tons of question but i would really like to ask stuff before buying things... thank you!

mawnstermew said:
Hi i think i have been delaying far too long for my Sony Tablet S upgrade. and i also do have a tight budget. but do you think this pad is worth buying now? and i do have some questions to ask since the reviews i have been reading these past few days gives of contradictory statements
1. How is the pad's front and rear camera?
2. is the original rom really that laggy?
3. how does this pad stand in intensive gaming? and games in HD graphics as well
4.is it easy to flash roms and custom recovery? what step should i start in?
5. Do you think the processor of this pad will be able to play games that will be released next year or so?
6. Can you recommend any custom rom that boost performance?
I think this should be it for now. i know i have tons of question but i would really like to ask stuff before buying things... thank you!
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1. Rear camera is great & front one is enough for Skype only.
2.No. Original rom is not laggy that much. You can enjoy it.
3.Perfomance in games is 4 from 5.
4. Very easy. You should start from getting the root access via Kingo Root. And then using the "Flashify" flash custom recovery.
5. It will be but with not so good graphics quality.
6. I have used 18a leaked stock. Antutu 26100. Now will try Mahdi.

mawnstermew said:
Hi i think i have been delaying far too long for my Sony Tablet S upgrade. and i also do have a tight budget. but do you think this pad is worth buying now? and i do have some questions to ask since the reviews i have been reading these past few days gives of contradictory statements
1. How is the pad's front and rear camera?
2. is the original rom really that laggy?
3. how does this pad stand in intensive gaming? and games in HD graphics as well
4.is it easy to flash roms and custom recovery? what step should i start in?
5. Do you think the processor of this pad will be able to play games that will be released next year or so?
6. Can you recommend any custom rom that boost performance?
I think this should be it for now. i know i have tons of question but i would really like to ask stuff before buying things... thank you!
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1. never used the camera so far
2 I've been using stock rom for the first week and then switched once to Mahdi but then to the linaro cm11 build. Less customizations but otherwise really great and snappy. And it's really more of a stock google experience. Immersive mode works especially well here compared to desktop mode on stock 4.2 and 4.4.
Original rom was good for everyday tasks, but there were just too many things from 4.4 missing that I had on my razr HD, Nook color and Note3 so that switching to a 4.4 rom for me was kind of mandatory.
3. No intensive gaming here, but occasional gaming very well.
4. TWRP recovery was easily installed. Just find the according thread within the forums. I started out with TWRP 2.6.3 and am now on 2.7. Once custom recovery is installed, the rest is a piece of cake.
Actually, initial installation of TWRP was using a batch file. Just connect g pad to your PC and run the batch file. (instructions were included in the TWRP thread).
5. see number 3.
6. Linaro cm11 is really fast, even without ART (seems to be broken for now).
Up until the builds from 29th of March, ART was working and it was great. But the guy making the nightlies switched tool chain to build the nightlies and currently ART is not working. But I have the feeling that my g pad with DALVIK - with the new toolchain process - is even snappier than using ART. So I'll see how this works out once ART works again.
From my point of view, the g pad is still worth its money. It's got a nice form factor, good screen and hardware is more or less up to date. For sure there'll be better tablets out there. Later released devices will most likely be better, but then, they will set you back more $$$ than the g pad.

Finaly Nvidia Shield TV Update 3.0

Update**
Update 3.0 already out, just go to settings and download the upgrade or download http://ota-downloads.nvidia.com/ota..._e-full_ota-41937_667.2671.20160218230615.zip and Flash it with TWRP.
Enjoy Android 6.0
Thanks for the link brotbuexe

Great when ??

https://youtu.be/QtPGPBN5PJQ
Gesendet von meinem XT1572 mit Tapatalk

Great. Good to see updates coming.
Will they enable the track pad as it was advertised?
Will there be Skype as it was advertised?

I'm excited for the update.

Sometimes soon is not soon at all. ? they made it seem like it was released till the last sentence
Note 5 ?

Hope it's soon enough, the USB storage option is really a blast since I got a 1TB external exFAT harddrive attached, using that would be beast as ****.

would it be possible to flash ir with twrp without losing root? sorry for the noob question
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ShadowRii said:
would it be possible to flash ir with twrp without losing root? sorry for the noob question
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Best way would be to have systemless root, and to flash each individual partition with fastboot.
so if you had systtemless root, you could just flash the stock boot.img, and do a standard OTA.
once the OTA is done and everything is working you get systemless root by flashing via fastboot recovery and the then the systemless supersu package via TWRP
(all this is as long as you haven't modified the system partition)

And just one high end game though

Well it's thursday here but i have not seen the game available or the update to marshmallow. Guess i'll keep checking for it.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is available on Google Play now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nvidia.metalgearrisingrevengeance

Yes... and quit good i must say... Waiting for RE4... and of course.. Marshmallow Update.

is metal geer rising activated by a server? so you always have to be online, like doom ?

The game is available but the Marshmallow update isn't live yet. And installing a 5.5 Gb game on the internal memory is impossible. I have a 64Gb class 10 micro SD plugged in but I don't want to install any game on it cause I know that I will have to erase it to use it as internal storage in Marshmallow.

Can't you just move the games/apps back to internal SD, format and move back?

Still waiting for the fabled marshmallow update. Can't come soon enough for the sake of my internal memory!
Have to say though, some of the "new" features touted, aren't exactly new.
"Several new features offer increased personalization and ease of use. The home screen can now be customized by rearranging app tiles and menus. Searching has become easier with a new speak or click-to-type functionality".
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last updates to the Android TV launcher & Google apps gave us both of those things. I've been rearranging my apps for a few weeks now...

January 17th . . . still waiting. It's now been over a whole quarter since Nvidia said they wouldn't keep us waiting "too long." Normally, I might be inclined to think the delay is trying to reconcile "M" with Android TV, that is, Google's biggest mistake ever just behind the Glass. But the Nexus Player already has Marshmallow. Every single element of Android performs noticibly worse on the stock Android TV than it does, for say, on Zulu99's rom. Who, might I add, worked on theirs for how long compared to Nvidias whole damn team? The Nvidia Shield Console is arguably the most advanced android device in existance. I would like to be at the very least somewhat thrilled by an official attempt at an OS by the makers. I'm not expecting to EVER be wowed again like I was for the original Shield before they messed up the streaming feature with it's innacurate roaming diagnostic features and stupid uneditable poor signal icon. Nvidia better have a daaaaaaaaaaamn good excuse.

any news on update.. so annoying

Nixin Victis said:
January 17th . . . still waiting. It's now been over a whole quarter since Nvidia said they wouldn't keep us waiting "too long." Normally, I might be inclined to think the delay is trying to reconcile "M" with Android TV, that is, Google's biggest mistake ever just behind the Glass. But the Nexus Player already has Marshmallow. Every single element of Android performs noticibly worse on the stock Android TV than it does, for say, on Zulu99's rom. Who, might I add, worked on theirs for how long compared to Nvidias whole damn team? The Nvidia Shield Console is arguably the most advanced android device in existance. I would like to be at the very least somewhat thrilled by an official attempt at an OS by the makers. I'm not expecting to EVER be wowed again like I was for the original Shield before they messed up the streaming feature with it's innacurate roaming diagnostic features and stupid uneditable poor signal icon. Nvidia better have a daaaaaaaaaaamn good excuse.
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I can't agree with you more... How is it that the Android boxes coming out of China have enough common sense not to use [Android TV] (which is turrible), but instead just slap their own front ends on top of the real Android OS, so that the user can then decide if they like it, or want something better (aka Nova Launcher)... NVIDIA seems to have built their system using an OS with 3 year olds in mind. On a side note, Google should have learned from the failure of [Google TV] and just stopped, instead of rebranding the same failed BS as [Android TV]...

Should I buy it? (v400)

Hello guys and thanks for your amazing support and development... I have a question.. I am planning to get LG G PAD 7.0 the WiFi edition (v400).. I guess it's the best in its price in my country.. and I heard that if it came with Lollipop I am no longer able to install TWRP and Flash custom ROMs??? because this is a very important thing for me.. and in general terms.. is it good in performance and everything? thanks a lot in advance

Dr.TheMaster said:
Hello guys and thanks for your amazing support and development... I have a question.. I am planning to get LG G PAD 7.0 the WiFi edition (v400).. I guess it's the best in its price in my country.. and I heard that if it came with Lollipop I am no longer able to install TWRP and Flash custom ROMs??? because this is a very important thing for me.. and in general terms.. is it good in performance and everything? thanks a lot in advance
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It's a nice budget tablet. I've had a V410 for over a year; its the lte version but otherwise the same tablet.
The screens don't have the greatest quality. Mine is a little spotty and has some backlight bleedthrough around the edges, and I've seen enough others complain about that to think it is a common problem. The 1gb a RAM is pretty limiting for multitasking. Don't expect fast switching between apps, they'll usually have to reload, and on rare occasion I've had the active task stopped by the low memory killer. This is somewhat improved on custom roms over the stock LG firmware, but still present.
The lollipop bootloaders are locked. Actually the kitkat bootloaders were locked too, but there was an easy exploit that allowed us to sign our own boot images.
If the new tablets are shipping with lollipop you'll have to use a kitkat kdz to downgrade the bootloader to run custom recovery and roms. Others have successfully downgraded the lollipop bootloader as long as you can get your hands on a kdz.
Personally if I was looking for a new (or lightly used) 7" tablet I'd probably favor a nexus 7 (2013) over this one. The nexus 7 has a little more powerful chipset, 2gb RAM, and a higher resolution screen, but if the price is right the g tab isn't so bad. G tab has microSD going for it over the nexus.

Ulefone Armor / Info/ Reviews/ M6753/ 3GB/32GB/ Problems

Ulefone Armor has a 4,7-inch display with HD resolution and 313 ppi, octa-core MT6753 processor, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB of storage, 13 Mpix rear camera, 3500 mAh Sony Li-Pol battery and Android 6.0 Marshmallow with customized UI. Dimensions of the phone are 148,9 x 75,8 x 12,5 mm.

unboxing from italy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51txwrSkgp4
TWRP Available for ROM 1 v.1.0.6 and for ROM 2 v.1.0.7:
ROM 1 20161209
https://mega.nz/#!2AE1yAQZ!Jr3u9uEalaejW4zSyWhqB6Kvz65wqFCUknHMg_90igs
ROM2 20161214 (3.0)
https://mega.nz/#!KZclBZga!5Jn6av2VF0AapKomCOvMm43ahpRDSPTuR-h71OTqJsg
TWRP 3.0.2-1 For Ulefone ARMOR
Inside archives you can find MT6753_Android_ScatterTWRP.txt to use for Flash TWRP and MT6753_Android_Scatter.txt to restore original Recovery Stock.
Don't use TWRP for ROM 1 on ROM 2 and Vice-Versa (don't work)
When Enter in TWRP at boot (Device OFF, Power and VOL+ same time, choose Recovery with Vol- and wait ) please flash https://download.chainfire.eu/SuperSU to have Root and no issue with BootLoop
Flash as usual using latest SP Flashtool.

How to root Ulefone Armor?
megthebest said:
unboxing from italy:
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Has anyone written an instruction how to root this phone?

Aarmor said:
Has anyone written an instruction how to root this phone?
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Not yet available. I'm waiting for official stock rom, to make a twrp

bad Akku-management?
Hello,
i use the armor since two days an its fine.
but in every night the phone shut down by itself.
in the first night the akku has 56% ind the second night 32%... why it power down?
michael

Hi,
I have seen the same symptoms with battery drain over night. I believe this is because of unneeded display wakeups or permanent data traffic "standby". Not sure. I was really disappointed at first when leaving the phone on with about 40% battery power to find it completely empty in the morning.
For me it works okay now: I have installed "ScreenWakeUp" and Next Locker. Not sure why this improves battery life but at least it does.
The ultimate solution would be to have Cyanogenmod installed or at least root access to be able to install traffic management apps. This would enable to switch down to 2G when a working WiFi connection is found (and back to 4G when not), etc. to save even more battery.
In general, the phone is nice and cool, fast and responsive, good display.
What bothers me is:
- the camera (but I expected that however, the usual painpoint with China Phones...)
- the limited lockscreen features
- the worst launcher (featurewise) I've seen in years. That thing is capable of almost nothing except setting a background image
- the need to have a headphone extension cord (luckily, the phone comes with that)
- the need to have a "special" USB charging cable (so that the micro-USB plug is slim/long enough to fit)
I can't work around the hardware limitations. So I am really eager to get root access some day... or maybe a custom ROM, ideally CM-based to overcome the software limitations at least.
Cheers, Thomas

MCGN said:
Hello,
i use the armor since two days an its fine.
but in every night the phone shut down by itself.
in the first night the akku has 56% ind the second night 32%... why it power down?
michael
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have you tried to do some charging cycles 20-100 in power off state?
It could help..
schroedingersdog said:
In general, the phone is nice and cool, fast and responsive, good display.
What bothers me is:
- the camera (but I expected that however, the usual painpoint with China Phones...)
- the limited lockscreen features
- the worst launcher (featurewise) I've seen in years. That thing is capable of almost nothing except setting a background image
- the need to have a headphone extension cord (luckily, the phone comes with that)
- the need to have a "special" USB charging cable (so that the micro-USB plug is slim/long enough to fit)
I can't work around the hardware limitations. So I am really eager to get root access some day... or maybe a custom ROM, ideally CM-based to overcome the software limitations at least.
Cheers, Thomas
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i agree.. i hope to work on TWRP as soon as i will get official stock rom from Ulefone (they never replied me when aswered for)

megthebest said:
have you tried to do some charging cycles 20-100 in power off state?
It could help..
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No. i have the phone since three days an need ist 24/7 for work and emergency service.
i'll try it when i dont have emergency service.
i hope you understand what i mean
megthebest said:
i agree.. i hope to work on TWRP as soon as i will get official stock rom from Ulefone (they never replied me when aswered for)
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i have a ulefone betouch 2 to and i think to remember with the stock-rom are the same battery problems.
after TWRP and custom-rom the problem solved.
Michael

Hi,
i have deakctivatet VoLTE and intelligent power-saving an the phone runs without problems.
no power-Off since few days.
Michael

Hi all,
MCGN said:
Hi,
i have deakctivatet VoLTE and intelligent power-saving an the phone runs without problems.
no power-Off since few days.
Michael
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Yep - I can confirm that turning off VoLTE makes for a BIG difference in battery life.
(A positive difference... )
Cheers, Thomas

Rooting?
Hi Armor community, does someone know if the phone can be rooted using the MTK Droid Tools? I mean not "in theory" but in real life... . Has someone tried that and can confirm this?
Before you ask, yes: I tried to root mine, but the tools seem to not work correctly in my windows vm on linux. And I don't have a native windoze machine at hand right now. Was wondering if someone could confirm that it works ...or confirm that it won't work at least.
(Bootloader unlocked, developer options/usb debug active)
Cheers, Thomas

schroedingersdog said:
Hi Armor community, does someone know if the phone can be rooted using the MTK Droid Tools? I mean not "in theory" but in real life... . Has someone tried that and can confirm this?
Before you ask, yes: I tried to root mine, but the tools seem to not work correctly in my windows vm on linux. And I don't have a native windoze machine at hand right now. Was wondering if someone could confirm that it works ...or confirm that it won't work at least.
(Bootloader unlocked, developer options/usb debug active)
Cheers, Thomas
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is necessary to have stock rom from ulefone.. and after we will be able to build a TWRP to use for backup and root..

i tried KingoRoot (rooted my Cubot S500) but no root for Armor.
the phone is clean and works fine... i dont need root necessarily.
But another question: Is it possible to configure the hardware-Home-button for screen-off?
Actually we can use it as screen-on and (whren using the phone) for the home-screen. whren in home-screen and click another one and the screen will go off... thats would be nice.
Michael

Received a new Armor yesterday, and turned it on to find the display is badly garbled. Any suggestions? Purchased from Gearbest which is shut down for the Chinese New Year at the moment, so no support there until Feb 2, probably.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMCYvcMtKi4
**Update: Gave it a little "percussive maintenance" on my desk; gentle love tap of the bottom back of the phone against the desk and POOF - screen is clear. For now. Clearly a hardware issue / loose connection.

looks like Feb. 10 we can get stock rom.. See http://forum.ulefone.com/thread-834-1-1.html

I was selected 3 Rugged smartphones. Ulefone Armor, Blackview BV6000, and AGM A8. I checked the reviews and comparison. I saw many bad customers comments regarding the quality of camera, battery life and lower display resolution, therefore I ordered AGM A8 because of 5 Inch HD display, Android 7.0, 13MP HD camera, real huge battery capacity, and cheaper in term of price.
I believe that AGM A8 is the best value for money and looking forward to receiving my unit soon.

Stock Rom Ulefone Armor
Link for Armor download Page:
ulefone.com/download/armor.html
and 2 Links for two versions of Armor Stock Rom
drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8NC4kBpjQhYa3BDeGZ1QVhoajQ
drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8NC4kBpjQhYV2RIdWhnblNYT3c
sorry for my english
To make TWRP please

i will work on the TWRP soon

thanks

Warning: if you came from ROM 1 rev 1.0.6 and you flash 1.0.7 your Magnetometer, Gyro and Accelerometer don't work anymore .. so stay with 1.0.6 rom !
Here're TWRP checked and full working for Rom 1 and Rom 2:
TWRP 3.0.2-1 for ROM1 20161209
https://mega.nz/#!2AE1yAQZ!Jr3u9uEalaejW4zSyWhqB6Kvz65wqFCUknHMg_90igs
TWRP 3.0.2-1 for ROM2 20161214 (3.0)
https://mega.nz/#!KZclBZga!5Jn6av2VF0AapKomCOvMm43ahpRDSPTuR-h71OTqJsg
The two TWRP are not interchangeable.
Use scatter MT6753_Android_ScatterTWRP inside archives to Flash TWRP and MT6753_Android_Scatter to flash Stock Revovery if you need (both provided).
When Enter in TWRP at boot (Device OFF, Power and VOL+ same time, choose Recovery with Vol- and wait ) please flash supersu.zip to have Root and no issue with BootLoop
Enjoy and i appreciate thanks if i help you!
Regards

New A3 2017 user: questions

Hello, i just got my A3 2017. I have a few questions, i hope you can answer them.
1) Android version is Oreo 8.0, security 1. december 2018. I want to know if they fixed the bootloop and crash when you use certain wifi's. And if there is any other major fault on this android version.
2) Is there any reason to downgrade to 7.0 or 6.0.1 on this phone ? I dont care about latest version, i just want the version that works best with no problems.
3) Can i use call recorder on this phone and how ? I will not root the phone (have my reasons) and i want only official roms
4) Anything i should know about this phone to get the best experience ?

xperiafan8 said:
Hello, i just got my A3 2017. I have a few questions, i hope you can answer them.
1) Android version is Oreo 8.0, security 1. december 2018. I want to know if they fixed the bootloop and crash when you use certain wifi's. And if there is any other major fault on this android version.
2) Is there any reason to downgrade to 7.0 or 6.0.1 on this phone ? I dont care about latest version, i just want the version that works best with no problems.
3) Can i use call recorder on this phone and how ? I will not root the phone (have my reasons) and i want only official roms
4) Anything i should know about this phone to get the best experience ?
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To start, yes, all issues have been fixed. Now, with these requirements you're pretty much limited to oreo as you can't downgrade to a version with an older bootlader without rooting or using a custom recovery. The oldest build you can flash is the August 2018 one since it shares the same bootloader (Version 3) with the December 2018 one. Now call recording is pretty much dependent on CSC (Country Sales Code). So unless your phone came with a CSC that allows call recording, you'd have to switch to one that does have it, otherwise you'd have to root and flash a package that unlocks all CSC specific features on your existing rom. And lastly, yeah Exynos 7870 isn't that great anymore and even though samsung keeps using it in phones, the RAM and Storage of this phone really kill it, so unless you are going to do basic tasks with frequent maintenance, this phone won't really be your cup of tea.

Thank you for your replies,
Im happy that problems have been fixed and i can remain on 8.0 with no problems. Call recording is probably off but i can live with that. As for speed, there is no worries, i mostly just use it for calls and messages and occasionaly browse a webpage and use google maps. Coming from samsung s5 mini, this should be plenty fast.

I did some testing and using lab501 web browsing simulation with wifi on and screen on normal, battery lasted a whooping 1060 minutes. Coming from s5 mini which lasted about 300 minutes, u can understand how i feel. Also i tested always on screen: in 10.5 hours battery went down 3%. I am still deciding whether to use it or not. Its also a lot faster than my s5 mini, that was basicly the main reason i upgraded phone. s5 mini was otherwise perfect, but it was really slow.
I am wondering about some camera tips. I want to get the most out of camera. How to tweak it ?

Just wanted to say so far i am very happy with my phone. It is snappy enough (obviously with disabled animations and some apps), battery is great. Camera obviously could be better but thats a compromise you have to take. I wish it was a bit smaller, i have to use it with 2 hands often. Its very slippery, i use a "condom" for it but that is also slippery, which is absolutely stupid. I ordered like 6 new "condoms" of different looks and types and hope that 1 of them will make the phone as awesome to hold as s5 mini was. Remember s5 mini back cover is basicly rubber, that phone sticks to your hand ! I have some more questions.
1) how to get the most out of the camera, what settings ?
2) is it possible to remove the back cover and replace it with a rubbery back cover, like s5 mini had ? Or maybe buy some duct tape that would be less slippery and just stick it to the phone ?