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I have a T-Mobile Compact 2 where all the camera activities are not working. It has been unlocked (successfully). I thought it might be s/w and downloaded the latest ROM from T-Mobile which updated me to v3 but did not improve situation (don't know whether upgrade includes camera s/w). The problem shows itself whenever a camera action is selected (either by camera button or by selecting camera in programs) - all that happens is that MS disc spins for 1 sec to show program is loading then vanishes - and that's it!. Can anyone help or tell me how to see whether it is s/w or h/w problem. Thanks
Hey all,
I was looking in the setting for Lollipop and I found something interesting.
Under About Tablet, if you tap on Model number: SHIELD Tablet multiple times, it opens up a sensor calibration menu. It seems to only have touch calibration, but it is an interesting find somebody may find useful.
And for anybody unaware, if you tap on Android version multiple times it opens an "easter egg" that is in every Android build, in Lollipop it includes an Android styled Flappy Bird clone.
To get to the game, tap on Android version multiple times. A screen will come up with a circle on it. Tap on the circle multiple times and it will turn into a lollipop logo. Tap multiple times to change the color, tap and HOLD and a new screen will come up, tap again and the game starts.
Lastly, if you tap multiple times on Build number, it enables a new menu item in Android Settings, hit the back button and under "System" there will now be a Developer options setting.
Hope it helps somebody!
Similarly hitting one of the other menu items in the 'About' segment brings up a Tegra Diagnostics utility, found that the other day on Kit Kat, although seems to be MIA in Lollipop. For those on Kit Kat it's a very comprehensive diagnostics suite, all manner of tests including looking for dead pixels, SD card performance, gyro check etc etc.
The same utility is also on the HP Slate 7 Extreme that we have knocking about the house.
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Similarly hitting one of the other menu items in the 'About' segment brings up a Tegra Diagnostics utility, found that the other day on Kit Kat, although seems to be MIA in Lollipop. For those on Kit Kat it's a very comprehensive diagnostics suite, all manner of tests including looking for dead pixels, SD card performance, gyro check etc etc.
The same utility is also on the HP Slate 7 Extreme that we have knocking about the house.
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Didn't know that. I wish it was still in the lollipop build. That sounds useful.
I didn't know about it either, wasn't really watching what I was doing when I was trying to open developer options and hit the wrong menu item. Got quite a surprise, especially when I let it run and the speaker test started at 1am.
That game is hard
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That game is hard
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What do you mean? My best is 1. Haha. Super easy.
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Yeah, it is. I think I got to 6 or something before I decided I should back away from it.
Hello to all D331 owners!
For the last couple of weeks, I've been testing the official Lollipop ROM, released for the CIS region (D33120c_00). Similar ROM was also released for TelCel (Mexico) and Avea (Turkey). My phone originally came with D33110f_00 unbranded KitKat ROM (V10f_EUR_XX). The Lollipop ROM was flashed using LG Flash Tool 2014, after which a factory reset was performed.
Here are the bugs I've found so far, and it seems we're dealing here with an unpolished, test ROM. Values in brackets (High, Medium, Low) represent the severity of the problem:
1. [High]: Magnetic field sensor lag. The sensor's polling rate won't go above 15 Hz, which causes reduced framerate in most of the compass apps. Since polling rate in KitKat was well above 50 Hz, this could indicate a major optimization flaw, rendering apps which require precise magnetic sensing useless.
2. [Medium]: Sensors report themselves incorrectly. In various diagnostic apps, sensors report themselves as "MTK [sensor name]". In KitKat, they were correctly reported as "LGE [sensor name]".
3. [Medium]: Apps take way more storage. Actually not a bug, since ART runtime in Lollipop works that way. Nevertheless, it's a good reminder since Smart Cleaning reports 30% storage in use on the first Lollipop boot (it was nearly half that much in KitKat).
4. [Medium]: Play Store lag. This problem is present in KitKat too, but in Lollipop it feels a bit worse. When you scroll up or down the list of paid / free apps (after you select a category), scrolling framerate drops on random spots throughout the list. In landscape orientation, the framerate drops even more.
5. [Low]: Blurry recent apps previews. In the new recent apps list, previews of currently opened apps are a bit blurry. They were perfectly sharp in KitKat. On a rare occasion, some previews would exhibit black horizontal lines.
6. [Low]: Non-standard font in Wi-Fi password field. When a popup window to enter your Wi-Fi credentials appears, the password entry field doesn't feature the standard Roboto font. It features some sort of fixed-length font (similar to Lucida Console on Windows). Bug not present in KitKat.
7. [Low]: Stock Jelly Bean wallpaper on first boot. When you flash the Lollipop ROM, you'll be presented with one of the stock Android wallpapers (which dates back to Jelly Bean). Once you select another wallpaper, you cannot select this one again, as it can't be found in the stock LG wallpaper gallery. In KitKat, you are presented with the default LG wallpaper.
8. [Low]: Phone app recent list leftover. After you finish a call or dial an USSD code, they will suddenly appear in the recent apps list - but not before all other recent apps are swiped away. If you use the "Clear all" button, they won't appear. The correct behavior would be to list them among all other recent apps immediately, not only after all other apps were swept away.
(Note: This list is not finalized, there could be more bugs that are yet to be found.)
To conclude this report, I have a question - is it possible to report these kind of bugs directly to LG technical teams, is there any official procedure? I mean, they have to get aware of bugs somehow - or do they find and correct them on their own, without any kind of user reports?
Sidenote:
The firmware which I'm testing can't be found on DevTester's website (or anywhere else for that matter). DevTester's firmware site is the only real alternative to LG Phone Firmware site. In other words, 99% firmwares from the LG Phone Firmware can also be found on DevTester's website, which is updated daily. This is not the case with the firmware I'm testing, and this could be one more proof I'm dealing with beta or pre-release stuff.
(Disregard this post, the firmware list on those websites are generated by IMEI check and only contain direct links to LG servers.)
6. [Low]: Non-standard font in Wi-Fi password field. When a popup window to enter your Wi-Fi credentials appears, the password entry field doesn't feature the standard Roboto font. It features some sort of fixed-length font (similar to Lucida Console on Windows). Bug not present in KitKat.
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@TMHKR22 Hi there,
Just to mention that i'm D855 (G3) user here, and the fixed width font on wifi password is still present even in stock marshmallow (was present in lolipop too).
I downloaded the p8 user manual, but can't find anything about camera metering modes like matrix/center/spot metering.
Owners of P8 units... Does this camera have the option to select metering modes? Thanks a lot!
If you open the camera app > access the hamburger menu (≡ at top right) > select Professional - you get various finer settings to adjust. This may be what you're referring to.
Would also be worth trying a few third-party camera apps, some of which offer readily available manual options (not hidden deep within various menus), & more features & improvements over the stock android camera app. Not sure what links I'm allowed/not allowed to post, so just do a Google search for 'best android camera apps' (or similar). If you find any really good/useful ones, do let us know if you can.
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If you open the camera app > access the hamburger menu (≡ at top right) > select Professional - you get various finer settings to adjust. This may be what you're referring to.
Would also be worth trying a few third-party camera apps, some of which offer readily available manual options (not hidden deep within various menus), & more features & improvements over the stock android camera app. Not sure what links I'm allowed/not allowed to post, so just do a Google search for 'best android camera apps' (or similar). If you find any really good/useful ones, do let us know if you can.
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Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me which settings are available in the Professional mode? I am specifically looking for the Matrix/Center/Spot-metering functions, so you have better control on how the camera "sees" the light.
I know that the FV-5 camera app has Matrix/Center/Spot-metering modes. But are these only available when the P8 hardware supports this?
Right, I'm with you now. It looks like it does support metering functions (No way to check for quality though, is there? Or, do you know how?)
I made a screenshot (see below) of the various 'pro' functions in the P8's default camera app, & also of the installed FV-5 app's metering options.
Let me know if you need any more info/screenshots.
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Right, I'm with you now. It looks like it does support metering functions (No way to check for quality though, is there? Or, do you know how?)
I made a screenshot (see below) of the various 'pro' functions in the P8's default camera app, & also of the installed FV-5 app's metering options.
Let me know if you need any more info/screenshots.
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Thanks for your detailed info, very nice of you.
Yes it seems it does have light metering options. The strange thing is, in the meantime i emailed to Huawei directly and they said it didn't have the modes...
And is your device non-rooted? How do you like your pics from the P8. People in reviews complained about inconsistency of the picture quality. Do you recognize that?
No problem (got some time on my hands). Wow, it seems Huawei support are rubbish with such things!
Yes, my device is non-rooted (so far!). Pics are best I've ever had on a phone (although my older phones' cameras were ordinary). No, I don't find any inconsistency with quality, although some patience & a steady hand helps a great deal (I'm sure a tripod would be even better).
As photos are so important to you & if the P8's camera seems ordinary to you (from what you've heard/read so far), you should perhaps consider a Huawei P9/P9 Plus, or another brand/model especially known for its excellent camera.
Anyway, have a look at a few independent reviews of the P8 camera before making up your mind:
Notebookcheck (very detailed, camera review begins from about a third down the page)
ePhotozine (photography website, so hopefully know what they're talking about)
The Huawei P8 camera - my experiences so far (Smartcam Club) (a phone-camera enthusiast site by the looks of it)
Edit: Full res shots from 3rd review above available at Flickr - very impressive, obviously taken by someone who knows what they are doing!
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No problem (got some time on my hands). Wow, it seems Huawei support are rubbish with such things!
Yes, my device is non-rooted (so far!). Pics are best I've ever had on a phone (although my older phones' cameras were ordinary). No, I don't find any inconsistency with quality, although some patience & a steady hand helps a great deal (I'm sure a tripod would be even better).
As photos are so important to you & if the P8's camera seems ordinary to you (from what you've heard/read so far), you should perhaps consider a Huawei P9/P9 Plus, or another brand/model especially known for its excellent camera.
Anyway, have a look at a few independent reviews of the P8 camera before making up your mind:
Notebookcheck (very detailed, camera review begins from about a third down the page)
ePhotozine (photography website, so hopefully know what they're talking about)
The Huawei P8 camera - my experiences so far (Smartcam Club) (a phone-camera enthusiast site by the looks of it)
Edit: Full res shots from 3rd review above available at Flickr - very impressive, obviously taken by someone who knows what they are doing!
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Thanks for the reviews and photos, i will take a close look at that. I'm still using my "old" Galaxy S2. The problem is my battery dies 2 times in a day. And there are no original batteries available anymore, only bad copies. I bought 3 and all of them are bad. I still use my first original battery now. I always liked the S2 camera, not too bad... And as photography is my hobby i always had a way to make a "basic" photo better.
But now we are almost 4 years later, the camera's have certainly improved. I was choosing between the Moto G4 plus, Samsung S5 neo, LG G4 and Huawei P8. All are in my budget range from 300 euro's.
The LG G4 suffers from a bad bootloop problem, so that one is a no go for me. The Huawei P8 had most options and now i know it has also manual metering options, it will be my main choice.
How's the battery time of the P8? If you use the phone often, will it last a day? And my last question, if you turn of the phone, and then on again, will it remember the camera settings? For example EV compensation, white balance and so?
Thanks again for answering.
Yesterday i went to a Vodafone shop to see the P8. The strange thing was, when i went into the camera-settings, i didn't see the professional mode, like you send me in the picture. Or did that change through a software update?
Ok, I understand well where you're coming from now. You want a good-excellent camera with metering/finer functions, but also on a budget. And a phone with reasonably good battery life.
The P8 camera's 'pro' setting appears to work for a set time - if the camera is not accessed or used for 15 min, it automatically returns to its default setting. Just accessing the camera app keeps it going for 15 mins further - one doesn't have to take a shot to keep it going. Completely closing the camera app, or restarting/switching on the phone afresh (from off) doesn't seem to have any effect - the pro setting remains unchanged - so here again, time seems to be the only factor. In other words, if the pro setting is enabled, then the phone switched-off for longer than 15 min, the camera will automatically revert to its default setting. I haven't found a way to lock the setting, although a third-party camera app may have this feature.
About the absence of the pro setting in the phone you looked at, did you check what Android version the phone was running on? If older than Marshmallow, it most likely won't be there - see this video. So, hopefully this is the only reason for its absence in the shop's phone.
If the phone is kept constantly on as normal, only average/medium use gives me a full day's battery. Once setup, there's an easily accessible, inbuilt 'Ultra battery' setting which I use when the phone is not going to be being used for a while. This extends battery life quite well, & allows in/out calls & texts. This setting is also very easy to exit whenever needed, & reverts the phone back to normal mode (full functionality) in a few seconds.
On the downside, the phone doesn't support fast-charging, so even using a fast-charger (FC) makes no difference (got this info from reviews, so quickly changed my mind about getting a FC). Charging the P8 for an hour equates to 30-35% of added battery power. By contrast, a FC used with a compatible FC-phone, can usually add ~60% battery power in an hour.
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Ok, I understand well where you're coming from now. You want a good-excellent camera with metering/finer functions, but also on a budget. And a phone with reasonably good battery life.
The P8 camera's 'pro' setting appears to work for a set time - if the camera is not accessed or used for 15 min, it automatically returns to its default setting. Just accessing the camera app keeps it going for 15 mins further - one doesn't have to take a shot to keep it going. Completely closing the camera app, or restarting/switching on the phone afresh (from off) doesn't seem to have any effect - the pro setting remains unchanged - so here again, time seems to be the only factor. In other words, if the pro setting is enabled, then the phone switched-off for longer than 15 min, the camera will automatically revert to its default setting. I haven't found a way to lock the setting, although a third-party camera app may have this feature.
About the absence of the pro setting in the phone you looked at, did you check what Android version the phone was running on? If older than Marshmallow, it most likely won't be there - see this video. So, hopefully this is the only reason for its absence in the shop's phone.
If the phone is kept constantly on as normal, only average/medium use gives me a full day's battery. Once setup, there's an easily accessible, inbuilt 'Ultra battery' setting which I use when the phone is not going to be being used for a while. This extends battery life quite well, & allows in/out calls & texts. This setting is also very easy to exit whenever needed, & reverts the phone back to normal mode (full functionality) in a few seconds.
On the downside, the phone doesn't support fast-charging, so even using a fast-charger (FC) makes no difference (got this info from reviews, so quickly changed my mind about getting a FC). Charging the P8 for an hour equates to 30-35% of added battery power. By contrast, a FC used with a compatible FC-phone, can usually add ~60% battery power in an hour.
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Thanks again for your kind and detailed explanation. Great that you tried the options yourself.
About the version of Android i tried in the shop... I have no idea. How can you see what version of Android is installed?
But if an old version is installed, will it have the camera pro-mode if i upgrade to the 6.0 Android with 4.0 Emui? (See link: http://huafirmware.com/huawei-p8)
Was your device standard with the camera-pro mode installed when you bought it?
You can check which Android is installed in Settings > About phone > Android version.
Also make a note of the 'Build number' in the above screen - it'll be something like GRA-L09C432B200. From this we can usually determine which Marshmallow (Mm) build number you can directly update to if you choose to manually update (more about this when the time comes).
The camera was so much better than any phone I'd ever owned that I didn't bother to look for finer adjustments initially. Also, I updated to Mm almost immediately after getting the phone. But even then, I'm almost certain the pro settings only appeared after the Mm update. So yes, once you update to Mm, they'll be there.
Hello, i went to the shop again today. I played around with the camera again and looked up the serial codes of the phone. I took a picture of it.
Huawei GRA-L09
GRA-L09V100R001C652B120
I am so looking forward to this camera. Hope you can help me out with an optional update when i receive the phone.
That's good to hear. Did you forget to check the Android version? No problem as B120 (last 4 characters of build number) is definitely Lollipop.
B120 cannot be manually updated to the latest Mm firmware (probably B370), so before a manual update, it's recommended to check for an OTA one from within the phone itself at the following locations whilst connected to the internet (use your Wi-Fi connection, not data, as sometimes these downloads can be quite large):
Settings > Update > Check for updates
HiCare app > Me tab > Check for updates
HiCare app > Service tab > OS Upgrade Early Adopters
Click here if you need to download & install the Huawei HiCare app.
Thanks again. I checked the Android version, it's 5.0. I will probably order the P8 next week. I will try to update it through the unit itself. I have no wifi myself, so i will go to a public place to update it. After that inititial update, is it possible to update automatically to 6.0 or do you have to manually update it?
The initial OTA update may be to Mm (6.0) directly, but most likely not the latest build (B370).
Hey Hawker17, how are things going? Did you buy the phone? Update went ok? Camera working well?
Anyway, just came across this xda-thread today which I thought you may be interested in to showcase your clicking abilities: [PHOTO] Show your best P8 shots
Hello GaT7, i'm in the house again. My phone and camera are working great, but i still don't have the pro options. I'm still on the stock version B222. However, when i click update or try to update through the hi-care app, it says there are no updates available... Do you have any ideas?
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Hello GaT7, i'm in the house again. My phone and camera are working great, but i still don't have the pro options. I'm still on the stock version B222. However, when i click update or try to update through the hi-care app, it says there are no updates available... Do you have any ideas?
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Hi Hawker17, good to hear from you again.
That's one strange build number, but you're not alone: Update on Android 6 Build Nr B222
The op didn't return to say if he was able to solve it or not with the downgrade to B200 suggestion offered.
If he returns to say it has worked, do not follow the suggestion to update to B380 mentioned there as it was not official. Instead from B200, update to B370 next & then finally to B382.
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Btw, some time later I found what could be the camera's possible 'difference in quality' that some others have been talking about when updating from Lollipop to Mm. I had to downgrade to Lollipop B200 temporarily once (when an update went wrong) & was able to record the following differences:
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Hi Hawker17, good to hear from you again.
That's one strange build number, but you're not alone: Update on Android 6 Build Nr B222
The op didn't return to say if he was able to solve it or not with the downgrade to B200 suggestion offered.
If he returns to say it has worked, do not follow the suggestion to update to B380 mentioned there as it was not official. Instead from B200, update to B370 next & then finally to B382.
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Btw, some time later I found what could be the camera's possible 'difference in quality' that some others have been talking about when updating from Lollipop to Mm. I had to downgrade to Lollipop B200 temporarily once (when an update went wrong) & was able to record the following differences:
Thanks for your reply. I immediately registered at the German site to ask him personally. I hope to hear from him and will post the answers here.
I also emailed Huawei Netherlands, why i couldn't update from B222 to 370. He said there are simply no updates available... but i know there are updates to B370 and like you said even 380/382.
If i am able to downgrade to B200, is it possible to update to B370 through the telephone (the software update) or via the hi-care app?
Good point you showed about the Image Stabilization. Do you remember which one was the wrong version?
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That's not right, as both B370 & 382 are available - also both should come through via std OTA: Settings > Update.
If B370, doesn't come through, in say 10 days (& if you can wait that long), then it's easily manually updateable via the 'full B370 update' link I provided above.
It's recommended to further wait for B382 via OTA only, as forum posters have been providing only the OTA part of the update so far & not the full update (as they did for the B370), which is required for proper flashing.
B380 is the one that was not officially released (leaked really), which I've already mentioned not to install in my previous post.
Very scarce info everywhere, but quite a few people already use this $80 super-powerful watch including me (which is basically a micro-smartphone).
Many video reviews already.
I personally think that such powerful watch (much more powerful than my cheap 2016 tablet on previous Mediatek chip with less RAM) is a such small smartphone with illusion like it’s watch made by very modified version of Circle launcher with edited Android 6. I don’t see any limitations on this watch to run full stock Android OS here from the M6737M series smartphones, if ported. Even now all full-featured apps from Google store made for smartphones are perfectly runs here, including very big navigation apps and even the full “battery saver” function present from smartphones (first one which I see on Android watch ever). The only limitation which I noticed is very small display (specific apps cannot fit) and badly edited Android OS (like completely deleted status bar from OS, any 3rd-party status bar apps are installing fine but crashing on settings). Most 3rd-party launchers from Google store and open sources are installing here (only with few exceptions) - the most stable one I’ve found is open source “Essential Launcher” ver. 1.3.
My feeling from “lift wrist turn on” function with “swipe pages” makes almost iPhone X experience here, no any buttons needed, very stable power on only by view and swiping windows (including closing them by swiping to the right) makes very good feedback to the user.
Everything spoiled only by edited OS - awful work with fonts, too many illogical Menu lists, deleted functions like not present “Storage” in OS settings(only shortcut to file explorer) - the USB storage media not adding because of edits on OS level, considering normal micro-USB & even if you turn on “usb media” in developer settings.
Very few watch-faces with no way to install any others, it’s obviously fake feature to make you feel and use them as watch.
So, what I think many would be glad to see here - the root is the most important goal for now(developer menu allows bootloader unlock-not sure if it’s true because USB media settings there not works), maybe putting the normal Android is the next goal.
The root is very needed to firewall for very shady apps here, it’s very powerful device so it have full smartphone spyware, like notorious MTK Logger & Thermal Manager, which can work at sleep mode (it is almost suspicious that they broke USB media function so user can’t bypass network connection for installs). Root needed to work with display resolution and etc.
Edit: the processor by Aida app recognized as MT6737M but on Aliexpress you can find watch easily by search term processor "MTK6737M" (only like 7 sellers total).
I have the H5 as well, and you're correct! The main draw back is the stripped down OS, for example the call forwarding features are missing..
Ordered one of these a few weeks ago, should be getting delivery soon. Interesting to see how it performs, my last android watches have been mt6572 & mt6580, both of these I ported full Android versions to, I may give it a go at porting a full Android version to this in the future
Check this also:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sm...dorid-6-0-finow-q1-pro-smartwatch-4g-t3745271
Well I got mine today, seems good so far. As for alternative launchers tried a few that work OK, if you want to change the clockskins for now I have found that Universal Launcher New Gen works just fine (you add clockskin folder +clockskins)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ricktop.ClockSkinCoco
I use mine at least 2 weeks maybe. Without root (which I plan to do but don't have time right now) I do not connect them to any Internet, so I'm using them as just watch (it's my first smartwatch). Files I'm sending through bluetooth from my Android phone, quite neat that you can install apps from bluetooth menu right away.
About battery - very good, if you don't connect them to networks at all, with battery Saver on & "wrist move activation" off they can work whole week on 1 charge (this includes some extensive using in 2 days on winter street with GPS apps, camera-video, constant time checking and etc.). They CAN HOLD MORE days, after the full charge, watch calculated the battery to the 15 days of work - which is believable, as I see now if you will check only time manually they can easily save 1 charge to 12-13 days. I use charger with them only once at week, it's quite shocking to read Apple Watch forums where people making that every 2-3 days.
They're quite powerful - making the zip archive internally from 250Mb photos/videos takes something like 2 minutes.
Because the step-counter here work always (even if you take them to the other room) - this device is just made for the SmartNavi (open source navigation app which use mainly step-counter with rare or no GPS connection for battery saving).
Can't wait for a custom recovery to be made for it, so I can root it. Tried all the rooting apps out on the web and none work so far.
Well I have managed to get Root access, using Magisk, and flashing patched boot image, struggling to create a TWRP recovery. Hoping someone out there can come up with a custom recovery.
Managed to port TWRP to it, but it is in miniature! going to have a play around with it to see if I can make it usable. Anyone with suggestions be grateful - well gave up on trying to amend TWRP resolution, and installed flashify - just flashed an AOSP ROM to the H5, happy days!
Well done stevea76
A step by step or point in the right directions kinda 'guide' would be really appreciated, cos the H5 with its stock funos is far from fun... sure its usable but no fun.
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Well done stevea76
A step by step or point in the right directions kinda 'guide' would be really appreciated, cos the H5 with its stock funos is far from fun... sure its usable but no fun.
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I will put something together at the weekend, by then I should have something usable, don't want people breaking their new toys!
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I will put something together at the weekend, by then I should have something usable, don't want people breaking their new toys!
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It would be interesting to find if there's any "recovery mode" on stock ROM image at all, considering that there's only 1 button. On similar watches from Samsung and etc they have quite awkward way to enter recovery - like some swipe to the left in time of logo showing and etc. I tried to repeat any swiping during boot - nothing...
Also, by the usual use of watch (almost a month now) I can say that in my case of use the battery holding 1 full charge for 7 days, so a week, the same amount calculated by OS also. That's the battery regime or mode which is now constant in my case (it can be different in situation of other people).
The battery here can be saved even more for a week - I managed to notice that "sleep stat" function are working here at all times and cannot be turned off like step counter in this Android OS, at the night time it randomly turning on the pulse checker light even if you not wearing them, which using the battery (not a big deal, but using some).
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Well done stevea76
A step by step or point in the right directions kinda 'guide' would be really appreciated, cos the H5 with its stock funos is far from fun... sure its usable but no fun.
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Here is the link to the AOSP ROM I ported to the H5.
I must express it is a long winded way to flash it as I am not technically minded, just playing at it, and only do this if you have the stock ROM downloaded as a backup to revert back to and don't mind the possibility of wrecking your toy!, the only reason for me doing it this way is that the recovery TWRP I ported is functional, but not set for the screen size for the H5 so unless you have bionic eyes it is nearly impossible to use, hence the reason for my 'workaround' (note: If anyone can make the TWRP scaled for the watch, just flash the ROM in the usual way)
Here is a 'sort of' guide and link to files.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=252561
1. Flash
Microwear_Magisk_Patched_Boot_IMG using splash tool, reboot device.
2. Install Magisk Manager from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445/page4
Open Magisk manager and go to settings, set default action to 'Grant'
You now have root.
3. Flash
Microwear_H5_Recovery_TWRP using spflashtool.
4. Install
Flashify (for root users) from the Playstore.
5. Download directly to the watch (or to Computer and transfer to the watch) Microwear_H5_AOSP ROM AND the GAPPS of your choice (Open Gapps arm64 nano was my choice)
6. Use Flashify to install zip(s) making sure you click TWRP as recovery option and also tick the wipe cache, data etc (add the Gapps as well if you want Google)
Click Reboot on flashify.
Hopefully the watch boots to recovery and installs the ROM and gapps!
First boot sticks on boot animation, so if not starting after 3 or 4 minutes power off the watch and reboot, after another 5 to 10 minutes you should see 'android is starting'
Nav Bar is by default on permanently, to make this and notification bar 'hide' (fully Immersive) I used this method.
1. install on pc ADB (Guide below)
2. Enable developer options and USB debugging on watch.
3. connect watch (switched on)
4. Open ADB on pc.
5. Type: adb devices (click enter)
(should see you device is connected)
6. Then type: adb shell - (click enter)
7. Then type this line:
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
Now the navigation bar will pop up when you pull down or up slightly on the screen and will auto hide after a couple of seconds.
As for sensors I don't think any are working.
I have included 3 launchers on this ROM, so make your choice!
Please, please, please DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS if you don't know how to revert back to stock rom. I bear no responsibility for broken toys!
Guys, who already have a scatter file for this watch, i really want to make a backup of current ROM before checking for any new updates (which is quite good version from January and there's nowhere on Internet any firmware files for this watch, so saving and sharing ROM is important). If i manage to download ROM i will post it on Google drive.
I wanted to force watch go into it's own recovery but my ADB installation don't see this watch connected - there's a primitive subsystem on watch beside Android OS, it can be seen when you turn Android OS "power off" and connect USB for charging - it will show the battery, i'm puzzled how to enter into any settings of that subsystem.
The stock firmware is on the Microwear Website.
http://m.microweartech.com/en/MicrowearFirmware.html
stevea76 said:
The stock firmware is on the Microwear Website.
http://m.microweartech.com/en/MicrowearFirmware.html
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Yeah, i noticed only now, strangely but i remember that a month ago there was nothing about H5 model on their site when i searched…maybe because they just released it.
Also the firmware have the same scatter file - the first one which i found myself for some cheap smartphone on 6737 chip, as i remember i found it on reddit.
As i seen no updates of firmware for now.
crustier said:
Yeah, i noticed only now, strangely but i remember that a month ago there was nothing about H5 model on their site when i searched…maybe because they just released it.
Also the firmware have the same scatter file - the first one which i found myself for some cheap smartphone on 6737 chip, as i remember i found it on reddit.
As i seen no updates of firmware for now.
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No updates as yet. I have ported an AOSP version, pretty much stock Android to the H5, it is basic, but I like the 'stock experience' on a square watch. Not got the sensors set up, but not really bothered about how many steps I have done on any given day or my heart rate for that matter.
Also if you want fancy clockskins then Eric's launcher works just fine on it.
stevea76 said:
No updates as yet. I have ported an AOSP version, pretty much stock Android to the H5, it is basic, but I like the 'stock experience' on a square watch. Not got the sensors set up, but not really bothered about how many steps I have done on any given day or my heart rate for that matter.
Also if you want fancy clockskins then Eric's launcher works just fine on it.
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As i understand correctly - here they simulated or just copied clock skins from Apple watch?
Where to find Eric launcher?
For everyone else i will write again link to the firmware from Microwear site here – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WaktAl-cjCTE1l0jffA7BnevzESdlCwc?usp=sharing
because chinese support is very short in time and can vanish with website very easily (for example to find an older firmwares to my Onyx Boox ereader i used "webarchive" service, thanks gods we have it - only from this saved archived copies of pages i found the sharing links to the older firmwares, still i cannot find the first version of RemixOS release for KitKat-if anyone have the alpha - please message me)
Eric's launcher is here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ricktop.ClockSkinCoco
All about the clockskins mainly for round Full Android watches here:
https://plus.google.com/communities/109827242607524552712
For square Full Android Watches here:
https://plus.google.com/communities/118413074291213420811
A useful forum for Full Android watches (round) with guides how to install custom watch faces:
http://roundandroidwatches.proboards.com