I'm confused, I recently bought the ZenFone 2 ZE551ML and it clearly is the Chinese version as it has CN on the box and the inside plastic cover is written Chinese too. What I do not get is my firmware which is the ww version out of the box. It clearly reads on the packaging ZenFone 2 Z00ADB and ZE551ML which I'm sure is the Chinese version. I have updated to the latest ww firmware which I got off the ASUS website with no problems occurring. I'm just curious as to whether my device may be dodgy or not and was wondering what experienced owners/users think.
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Where did you buy it from? If from a Chinese vendor they often load the ww firmware on the phone before shipping, the only difference is that if in the states or Canada or Mexico you won't get the 4G/LTE bands, there are a number of people here at xda who are trying to resolve that problem.
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It was new of eBay. I believe the seller may be Chinese but it was all bought here in the UK and wasn't shipped as it was listed as UK stock. I've got no problems with the device, 4G on my EE SIM works fine. I'm just curious I've not got a dodgy device. It has a ww firmware out of the box and all the packaging is Chinese even that plastic cover around the device which highlights the specs.
I'm wanting to use a tablet/phone hybrid. I don't want to carry two devices. I've already got a note 4 and still want more. Are any of you able to use this in the United states for phone service? If so which carrier? I've asked around to all the major ones and can't get a definitive answer from anyone.
Hi to all.
I recently bought this smartphone with the objective to use with the multimidia of my Peugeot 208 car.
I search and saw previously the manual and find LG-G710PM model wich support it. But my phone came without that option. My model is LMG710EMW bought in Brazil. That option is hide? Are they the same firmware or not? Can I obtain G710PM Rom for my one? Please help!
This should be pretty straightforward using bluetooth connectivity which is the most basic and should work. Please post your query in more detail.
I cannot find IQoo 9 Pro to be available for sale in UK or US with Funtouch OS. Any site that sells it to UK or US (like AliExpress) is only selling the Origin OS Version, is there any way I can get my hands on the funtouch OS version?
If I buy the Origin OS version, can I then root it and install Funtouch OS on top of it?
No you cannot migrate from origin to fun touch.
Is there anywhere we can buy the Funtouch OS version in UK or US?
Try Amazon India.
Amazon India doesn't deliver to UK or US.
It asks for Indian pin code to deliver.
maybe try to find a reliable Online Mobile phone seller in India but it is risky...
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maybe try to find a reliable Online Mobile phone seller in India but it is risky...
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Any recommendations for online sellers who ship outside of India?
How did you get this device shipped to Australia?
mine is Origin and I bought it on Aliexpress.
I wouldn't recomment Origin OS.
Thanks for the response, I am also planning on buying this phone from AliExpress.
What exactly is wrong with Origin OS? Does it pass safety net? Are you able to use Google pay with it?
The main drawbacks I have heard was that Android Auto doesn't work, but I have never used Android Auto, so that is not an issue for me.
So ... A lot of things are annoying :
- tons of china apps (some can be removed using abd, many can't be)
- no google assistant voice control. Annoying when you drive and wanna make a call or send a text
- can't force change the SMS and phone app.
- Whatsapp selfies don't work.
- can't google back up your phone.
- and as you know android auto
And tons more i don't recall.
Does Google Pay / Safety net work?
That would be the major dealbreaker for me.
Yes you can install Google Play.
Not sure about safety net work ...
"Google Pay" not Google Play, Pay is what you use to pay using NFC with your saved credit cards from your phone.
I believe Safety net is required for Google Pay to work, so they are both interlinked.
My bad. Yes they both work. Pay and play.
Thanks for confirming that, I really want to have Google Pay working on my mobile phone.
It looks like there is no way to buy the Funtouch OS version in UK or US, so I would have to buy the Origin OS version.
If you really truly want this phone. I am happy with it tbh ... but the amount of chinese stuff on it that cant be ADB removed and some missing core Android functions are a killer.
I do use Android Auto daily and i have to use my old S8+ tethering via BT with my IQ 9P to be able to get navigation. Its so annoying !
There is a iqoo 9 pro with funtouch os on ebay, imported from India
Hello friends, I wonder if this will work on IQOO 9 Pro as they are very similar phones:
Vivo x70 Pro+ Bootloader Unlock - HOW TO GUIDE
THIS GLITCH HAS BEEN FIXED AS OF MAY 2022. IF YOUR FIRMWARE IS PAST THAT SECURITY LEVEL YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE BOOTLOADER ANYMORE. WARNING! THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL, I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE CAN GO FROM HERE. THIS MIGHT BREAK YOUR DEVICE!!! UNLOCKING...
forum.xda-developers.com
What do you think ? Worth the try ? Can damage the phone ?
Hi, I was looking for the ROG Phone 6 in Amazon (US), and came across with 2 versions: Regular and Tencent ed. Between them there is an important price difference ($659 vs $899), and would like to know, what the differences are?.
If any user here owns Tencent version, could you please confirm if it supports Spanish language?. I saw only 1 video about it, and only had Chinese and English.
Thease are the phones:
Tencent: https://www.amazon.com/Phone-AI2201-128GB-Factory-Unlocked/dp/B0B91CS8W8
Regular: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Teléfon...-desbloqueado-AI2201-16G512G-WH/dp/B0BC5B7XL6
Thanks for your help
I have this version, i.e. AI2201_A. Yes I can enable Spanish with various regional dialects also available. I believe mine has had the model code changed from CN to WW. I can't confirm all suppliers will do this.
I have questions myself and I haven't gotten very far with seller or ASUS.
My main question is, does the AI2201_A have 6GHz Wi-Fi soft or hard disabled? In China, 6GHz has been reserved for cellular use only. So, they would never need 6GHz Wi-Fi. I had hoped that by having the WW ROM on it, this would restore 6GHz... but it seems more like the radio has been disabled at hardware level. I'm hoping someone figures out how to re-enable it if it hasn't been burned off the board or something. From various analysis tools, the SoC is all there and the 6GHz radio should be too.
Otherwise, the differences only seem to be RAM and storage. I actually bought it to be my new DAP. I am not a gamer. I was just interested in aptX Lossless codec.
It will load the full WW ROM from asus.com but I suspect that OTA updates do not work. At least, I was not offered the October update when it shipped with July update. I was however able to manually load the full WW October 2022 downloaded from asus.com.
ASUS Support UK believes that these Global ROM-loaded AI2201_A are not officially provided by ASUS China. I'm not sure what to believe. Regardless, it works as it should. I would just like 6GHz Wi-Fi too but it's no big deal.