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Hello,
is possible manually update my tablet to Android 5? I found this
but from ( ROM Part 1 : http://goo.gl/7pyL97 ) this site i cant download ROM
Upgrade/Update Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to 5.0 Lollipop
Upgrade/Update Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to 5.0 Lollipop
I rewrite this tutorial from forum.xda-developers.com :
The users of Vodafone Smart Tab 4g can now update their handsets to Android 5.0 Lollipop using custom ROM. The new Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with many new features :
- Up to 4x performance improvements.
- A battery saver feature which extends device use by up to 90 mins.
- It has a faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience.
- Support for 64-bit SoCs using ARM, x86, and MIPS-based cores.
- OpenGL ES 3.1 and Android extension pack brings Android to the forefront of mobile graphics putting it on par with desktop and console class performance.
- Responsive, natural motion, realistic lighting and shadows, and familiar visual elements make it easier to navigate your device.
- More intelligent ranking of notifications based on who they’re from and the type of communication. See all your notifications in one place by tapping the top of the screen.
- New devices come with encryption automatically turned on to help protect data on lost or stolen devices.
- SELinux enforcing for all applications means even better protection against vulnerabilities and malware.
- State of the art video technology with support for HEVC main profile to allow for UHD 4K 10-bit video playback, tunneled hardware video decoding to save power and improved HLS support for streaming.
- and other cool features.
Here are some more aspects that users should know before trying out the custom ROM :
- Users need to have proper back-up for their personal data on the device.
- The handset should have at least 80 percent of battery power.
- The users also need to ensure that USB Debugging is enabled on the device.
- During the installation, if the device gets stuck on booting, users can perform wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik before rebooting the device.
Tutorial
1. Download Android 5.0 Lollipop ROM for Vodafone Smart Tab 4g from link below :
The ROM File size is big, so I split the file into 3 parts :
ROM Part 1 : http://goo.gl/7pyL97
ROM Part 2 : http://goo.gl/ffHU2x
ROM Part 3 : http://goo.gl/l1zKh5
To combine 3 parts files above into 1 file just use WINRAR, then extract the files into ZIP format. If any problem with the ROM, maybe because the ROM have corrupted during the download process, you can try to re-download the ROM.
2. Install the ROM Manager on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g . Get it from Google Play Store, then install the clockwork mod recovery. You also can use ROM Installer application from JRummy Apps Inc.(Get it from Google Play Store).
3. Connect your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g to your PC employing the USB information cable. Copy the “ROM.zip” file you downloaded to the SD memory card.
4. Restart your device in the recovery mode using ROM Manager. As soon as in Recovery Mode, go to ROM Manager and select backup/restore to back-up your information.
5. From the Recovery Menu do a total data erase (including Delvik Cache). When completed, go back to Recovery Principal Menu and choose Flash ROM from SD Card. Navigate the location you copied the ”ROM.zip” file and follow the directions for installing Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g . As soon as the installation is over, just reboot your Vodafone Smart Tab 4g device, and here you go, you’ve just upgraded it to the new Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Hi:
did you tried it? Have you got root on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4G? I found out a thread with the root file/method, but the file link is broken
jrosado said:
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did you tried it? Have you got root on your Vodafone Smart Tab 4G? I found out a thread with the root file/method, but the file link is broken
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The link is now up in modaco.But users are reporting that since an update the root method doesn't work.
skinniezinho said:
The link is now up in modaco.But users are reporting that since an update the root method doesn't work.
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yes i know.. I'm one of them
I don't understand why some prick upload all tools (root utility and ROMs) for Vodafone Smart Tab 4G to that disreputable server http://downloadsafe.org/? For download it want to send payment SMS messages!!!!! :crying:
If you want my opinion, i think that this supposed lollipop version is fake...
On another forum I've seen this and reports that it works.
I don't have the device (still deciding wether to buy it or not) so I can't test it
http://duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod
Yes, I've seen that link just a few minutes ago. I will try it tonight, since i don't have my tablet with me now.
Hi, this tutorial duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod is mine, I was wrote it yesterday in czech language, I hope pictures there are informative enough. In case you need rewrite it to english, let me know, I can take care of it.
Well it worked
But still impossible to use the SD card to install apps Nothing seems to work (app2SD, ...)
jrosado said:
Well it worked
But still impossible to use the SD card to install apps Nothing seems to work (app2SD, ...)
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I have same issue. Apps can work with data on SD Card, for example RawDroid can edit photos, save/delete files. But App2SD functionality is still not supported. It should work with Link2SD app and 2 partitions on SD card. The reason is emulated external storage in internal memory. I didn't find yet how to turn this of, or how to change it.
sduben said:
I have same issue. Apps can work with data on SD Card, for example RawDroid can edit photos, save/delete files. But App2SD functionality is still not supported. It should work with Link2SD app and 2 partitions on SD card. The reason is emulated external storage in internal memory. I didn't find yet how to turn this of, or how to change it.
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I've tried Link2SD, but with no success. The best i got was to use MountFolder to move the applications data to the external SD card. With this, I've recovered some good precious space (for example, Minion Rush was using 330MB that where freed).
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I've tried Link2SD, but with no success. The best i got was to use MountFolder to move the applications data to the external SD card. With this, I've recovered some good precious space (for example, Minion Rush was using 330MB that where freed).
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Thanks for tip FolderMount (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount) works like a charm.
If anyone wants the source code, here it is:
Code:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/files/VF_SmartTab4G_20140923.tar.xz
It was awesome if we could get a rom for this tablet =)
People say it is based on Alcatel Pop 8S tablet, but I have never seen this tablet on sale, neither original roms, nothing about it.
Only alcatel website has some info about it, but not much: http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/products/tablets/pop_8s.html#.VOPaQfmsVoc
Anyone managed to remove system apps?
Titanium backup says it can't find the apks..
In Android 4.4, apps can't write the sd-card, it's a security thing. But there are apps, which enables sd write. And yes, we have source, but for ROMs we also need recovery, and a developer. But fingers crossed.
sduben said:
Hi, this tutorial duben.org/android/vodafone-smart-tab-4g-root-navod is mine, I was wrote it yesterday in czech language, I hope pictures there are informative enough. In case you need rewrite it to english, let me know, I can take care of it.
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Anyone tried that? can you confirm that it works?
Any other method that roots 4.4.4?
Yes and it is work. Only "bug" after the root is: every time you reboot your tablet you will got a message that says android is upgrade-ing and continues to updating apps. But it is work.
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MAROCANU said:
Yes and it is work. Only "bug" after the root is: every time you reboot your tablet you will got a message that says android is upgrade-ing and continues to updating apps. But it is work.
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I stuck on step 7. Finding device... But I did step 5...
What u mean updating apps.? Updates all apps from store?
No, optimezing. Its that thing when android take an update and after that the apps is optimezed. This happening after each reboot. About the root process: if you use win 8, 8.1 you wont be able to rootbso easly because of the drivers. Try with win xp or 7. My advice: use XP. I did it with it.
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So, to get this straight: we can actually root the Vodafone smart tab 4g and flash custom roms??
Hello i´m brand new here and wonder if my question is too easy or too seldom to be answered but i am stuck with this probleme as i don´t know how things are working.
i rooted my s4 mini gt i 9195 4.4.2, that wasn´t a too big deal.
thereafter i wanted to secure all my data and used the standard 4.4.2 cryption (encoding) tool for both the phone and the exsd card.
since then i do not have anymore root rights.
is it so that root rises everytime a phone is booted but a crypted can´t as the phone can´t acess any memory in the boot mode ?
i´m sorry if this question is too oversimple but i´m fully stuck and can´t find how to root the device and same time have it fully crypted phone and exsd card.
maybe someone there to help me with this problem ?
thank you very much in advance !
wannert said:
Hello i´m brand new here and wonder if my question is too easy or too seldom to be answered but i am stuck with this probleme as i don´t know how things are working.
i rooted my s4 mini gt i 9195 4.4.2, that wasn´t a too big deal.
thereafter i wanted to secure all my data and used the standard 4.4.2 cryption (encoding) tool for both the phone and the exsd card.
since then i do not have anymore root rights.
is it so that root rises everytime a phone is booted but a crypted can´t as the phone can´t acess any memory in the boot mode ?
i´m sorry if this question is too oversimple but i´m fully stuck and can´t find how to root the device and same time have it fully crypted phone and exsd card.
maybe someone there to help me with this problem ?
thank you very much in advance !
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it's a very long time ago I thought of stock fimware, but it should be possible to have root and encryption. But I think you might have to unroot, encrypt & then reroot. (but it may also depend on the rooting method and/or the version of the root package you are using).
If you tell us which root method you are using and the version maybe someone else will be able to help who rooted stock ver 4.
Personally I'd say you should update to to a newer custom rom which is more secure and will have more support here on forums (through you will lose the Samsung apps like s-memo etc but there are plenty of apps to replace them). Also I think the open source root addon package from Linage OS (only works on Linage rom) is best as many of the root packages have questions over trust & access by governments from the source country, if not out right malware, in my opinion.
Eg Kingroot, though they are not the only ones,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/kingroot-malware-adware-root-t3563090
thank you...
... very much for your answer, i will start the process all over, i was thinking that an other, particular a newer then stockrom might become slower, but i have also been thinking already about the linage os, but i haven´t been checking enough yet to be able to make decision. i anyhow wanted to use root also for deleting basically all bloatware and system apps i won´t use or replace them by open source, but my limited knowlegde in general about the android system didn´t let me come to a good and fully useful system yet which fullfills my requirements of fully crypted including sd card and same time having the power of deleting apps and being able if needed to move all apps which i want to the sd card and withdraw rights of apps. i will now investigate linage more, but somehow i had in mind it´s not existing for every phone i.e. my samsung gti9195.
do you know if there is anything what can use truecrypt in opensource for mounting and creating containers under android ?
wannert said:
... very much for your answer, i will start the process all over, i was thinking that an other, particular a newer then stockrom might become slower, but i have also been thinking already about the linage os, but i haven´t been checking enough yet to be able to make decision. i anyhow wanted to use root also for deleting basically all bloatware and system apps i won´t use or replace them by open source, but my limited knowlegde in general about the android system didn´t let me come to a good and fully useful system yet which fullfills my requirements of fully crypted including sd card and same time having the power of deleting apps and being able if needed to move all apps which i want to the sd card and withdraw rights of apps. i will now investigate linage more, but somehow i had in mind it´s not existing for every phone i.e. my samsung gti9195.
do you know if there is anything what can use truecrypt in opensource for mounting and creating containers under android ?
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No Android doesn't get slower and slower like Windows did as out works differently, newer versions have even better memory management.
If you have the normal international I9195 phone (no other letters after it) then there is a linage rom for it, that's what I have.
No you can't use Truecrypt, Veracrypt or similar on Android, as far as I know. There are apps that allow you to open Truecrypt containers but I had my doubts about almost all of them, though I didn't fully research as I don't really need it. Android built in encryption is regarded as good enough, ..... though as the key is stored in memory (on our model, & most Android phones) it could be recovered on our phones by a sophisticated attacker with personal access to a powered up phone using for example direct chip probing, freezing etc. (BTW Truecrypt is also known to have weaknesses now)
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if you want people to see your answer/repy make sure you use the quote button or @username so hey get a notification.
No Android doesn't get slower and slower like Windows did as out works differently, newer versions have even better memory management.
If you have the normal international I9195 phone (no other letters after it) then there is a linage rom for it, that's what I have.
No you can't use Truecrypt, Veracrypt or similar on Android, as far as I know. There are apps that allow you to open Truecrypt containers but I had my doubts about almost all of them, though I didn't fully research as I don't really need it. Android built in encryption is regarded as good enough, ..... though as the key is stored in memory (on our model, & most Android phones) it could be recovered on our phones by a sophisticated attacker with personal access to a powered up phone using for example direct chip probing, freezing etc. (BTW Truecrypt is also known to have weaknesses now)
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i downloaded now the linage s4mini lte version, mine is basic gti9195 with no extras, but hadn´t yet the time to give it a try. first i´ll have to decrypt the 200gb sd card i´m using, for that longperiod it´s taking for backdecrytion i´ll have to be home, which is in 3 days.
first i didn´t want to try linage as i understood that google was somehow buying cynagenmod some time ago. of course a stock rom is anyhow by google so it would make no difference if google would be involved in linage by part owning it.
the crypted containers would help to use the sd card flexible also in the case u want to swap it around for the purpose of sharing files with other systems or phones fast, like a portable hdd, with a crypted card you are locked to your phone, and i also don´t know if it would work after it´s removed once from the phone and used after another has been inserted.
i investigated some time ago those apps which were cabable to open true and veracrypt containers, but i didn´t manage to use them, same time i also had doubts about them in general as you did.
i personally still trust true crypt most as it was born as far i understood independently, the slight risks it has concerning those mentioned hack methodes are as i see only if the device is physically out of hand, with this risk i can live as it needs some effort to be hacked.
but it looks like for a phone, which i´m actioally not using as a phone(mine is an old nokia) but as an small perfect mainly offline computer which has all offline to hand, wikipedia, mapsme, general helpful apps and own data without storing it in a cloud etc i will now go the complet cryption for both the phone and the sd card as containers don´t work, and it´s nice to have all privat data like lifetime pictures and videos with you without fearing too loose them. i wonder if the phone can crypt more than one sdcard and use it when changing , so it would be easy to have some tens of terabyte of data behind the cover.
i will tell you when linage works, it might take still some time and new questions from that arise, as i´m still fully novice with this whole android thema as i haven´t been working with linux systems yet in general.
Hi all, I just got it for 3 weeks now. So far I got some finding :
1. Mobile banking never send me sms verification, if I install both Sim card and set them on. It work if I only install one single Sim card in Sim card slot 1.
2. This make me look for double Sim setting, but I only find call default setting option. I don't find sms default setting or data default setting.
3. If I make a call, it always asking me which Sim card should I use. But I have set in the call default setting option for sim card 1.
4. In gaming experience (note: I use swipe as iPhone for navigation), jetpack joyride and zombie smasher cannot exit. Mortal combat (full screen mode) the screen turn all black but I still hear the sound and the app running.
Is there someone can help me, solve this.
51 persons read, but it seem no one have this experience.
If you have the Chinese AL00 version the posted [ROM][AL00] Mate 20 X GlobAL00ized beta [Debloated][Mostly Deodexed] rom will allow you to use Google Pay when you also have root. You'd have to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP (also has been posted), format phone (including internal storage), install rom and install Magisk for root. You need to hide Google Pay from Magisk (also may have to hide Google Services Framework) and mobile payment will work. As for selecting a sim to always make calls and not always ask, I have Settings->Wireless & networks->Dual SIM settings->Default calling SIM set to SIM 1 and my calls use that sim without asking. Then there's Settings->Wireless & networks->Dual SIM settings->Default mobile data with radio buttons to choose between SIM 1 & SIM 2 for mobile data. Hope this helps.
To get gestures working fully ie. Exiting out during full screen, enable the on screen navigation ball that lets you long press to toggle recent apps or short press + left or right to back out of an app. This works great for apps not fully compatible with full screen + gesture mode.
ben63vw said:
If you have the Chinese AL00 version the posted [ROM][AL00] Mate 20 X GlobAL00ized beta [Debloated][Mostly Deodexed] rom will allow you to use Google Pay when you also have root. You'd have to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP (also has been posted), format phone (including internal storage), install rom and install Magisk for root. You need to hide Google Pay from Magisk (also may have to hide Google Services Framework) and mobile payment will work. As for selecting a sim to always make calls and not always ask, I have Settings->Wireless & networks->Dual SIM settings->Default calling SIM set to SIM 1 and my calls use that sim without asking. Then there's Settings->Wireless & networks->Dual SIM settings->Default mobile data with radio buttons to choose between SIM 1 & SIM 2 for mobile data. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for your response, FYI mine is EVR-L29.
yes I did find the location of "Settings->Wireless & networks->Dual SIM settings->Default calling SIM set to SIM 1 and Settings->Wireless & networks->Dual SIM settings->Default mobile data with radio buttons to choose between SIM 1 & SIM 2 for mobile data" .
But still even I set the default calling is to Sim 1, when I make a call it always ask (chose to use Sim 1 or 2).
The default mobile data is working well.
For comparison in my cat s61 (android 6.0.1), I can find setting for preferred Sim. Options for cellular data, calls, and sms messages (this option I can't find in mate 20x & vital for m banking setting) .
And m banking is working well with this cat s61 even I install 2 Sim cards.
Have you tried factory reset? In some earlier threads (soon after the release of this phone) I vaugely remember ppl stating the first thing to do is a factory reset to fix some issues they were having. And that would be a good time to unlock the bootloader in order to gain root since a factory reset is required to unlock tge bootloader. Just a suggestion if you haven't done it already.
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Have you tried factory reset? In some earlier threads (soon after the release of this phone) I vaugely remember ppl stating the first thing to do is a factory reset to fix some issues they were having. And that would be a good time to unlock the bootloader in order to gain root since a factory reset is required to unlock tge bootloader. Just a suggestion if you haven't done it already.
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I haven't try it yet, is it really nessesary? Why must I root the device?
kingshan said:
I haven't try it yet, is it really nessesary? Why must I root the device?
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You don't have to root, it just allows for more control over your phone and only suggested to do it if you wanted cause a factory reset is required when unlocking the bootloader. At the very least I would performe the factory reset to see if that solves your issue and to get any available updates via Software update app.
Latest report, why mate 20x always asking which Sim to make a call even I set sim1 or 2 for calling? This is becos the third party app I installed error, I don't know why. But after I uninstall it. Mate 20x call a number never asking again.
But still my m banking only working if I plug only one Sim card (registered one) into sim card #1 tray.
SMS verification still can't be received if both sim card plugged in.
Is there anyone can help me solved this??
same problem with me , because i can only use mobile bangking if i choose default mobile data with the sim card that i registered from the bank , so i have to often to switch default mobile data everytime i want to use mobile banking , any suggestion so i can choose default sim card for message because it's seems that the phone are use default mobile data setting for default sim card for sending message.
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kingshan said:
Latest report, why mate 20x always asking which Sim to make a call even I set sim1 or 2 for calling? This is becos the third party app I installed error, I don't know why. But after I uninstall it. Mate 20x call a number never asking again.
But still my m banking only working if I plug only one Sim card (registered one) into sim card #1 tray.
SMS verification still can't be received if both sim card plugged in.
Is there anyone can help me solved this??
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you can use 2 sim card but you have to choose default mobile data with the sim card that you registered with m bangking , because the sms verification are sending message based on the sim card that you choose for the default mobile data.
I would like to delete my work phone and manage everything with my MiA2 but I realized I had always used it with my personal SIM inserted as SIM2 .. now .. if I wanted to use it in dual sim change something between using slot 1 and slot 2 for what I would like to be the main SIM? if I move the ever SIM from slot 1 to 2 Whatsapp I would be in crisis (I would lose the chat)?
you don't lose data when changing sim slots. but you have to change your mobile number in WhatsApp.
goto WhatsApp - settings - account - change number to do that
also: if your WhatsApp chat is really important to you, do a backup regularly. either with whatsapps google drive backup or manually backing up chatlog files from WhatsApp folder. check google for guide
I use the latest Lineageos 17.1 version and everytime I restart, the system uses the wrong SIM-Card for mobile data-connection. It doesn't help to swap the cards – I tried it already. I know, you have the possibility to define, which SIM-Card should be used for calls, sms and yes, mobile Data. But it doesn't work. I activated in the Data-SIM-Card this option, but when I switch from WLAN to mobile, the system tries to use again the wrong card. Looking into the options of the Data-SIM-Card it is correctly activated for use. But it doesn't work. Even if I uncheck the other SIM-Card. I have to deactivated the data-SIM-Card and activate it again to make it work.
I had trouble with my phone because, it doesn't recognised the SIM-Cards, after a lot installation and deinstallation, I got new SIM-Cards which solved the problem. But I hadn't the problems with 17.1 before. And I have no idea, why.
Thanks for any inspiration to solve this inconvenience.
Thanks a lot.