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AUGUST UPDATE
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Most people are reporting that LiDroid is successful, I can confirm that it works well. I have occasionally encountered errors when installing apps from Play but they are not common or consistent. Note that when installing LiDroid the user may choose English for the language, but beware that the later Customer Service Customization menu selects the data network, thus if you live in China you should choose CHIN and not ENG at this menu. This second menu has no effect on the phones default language.
LiDroid:
http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=7451237
Clockwork Recovery Mod:
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-7340315-1-1.html
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This post is about the G9006v which is the China Unicom version of the Galaxy S5. Here are links to a couple roms:
This is the official version:
Original Forum Post: http://bbs.gfan.com/android-7402465-1-1.html
Download Link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1d9VDc
password: ik2h
Note: Enter the password at the first screen. Then, use the grey button above the file, there will be a second dialogue box, again choose the grey button, not the blue one. The file will start downloading, if you're not in China it will be slow.
This is a rom that someone made based off Shohat's ROM, it includes Google Play Store:
Original Forum Post: http://bbs.gfan.com/android-7398471-1-1.html
Download: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eQknpXg
password: hmle
Note: Enter the password at the first screen. Then, use the grey button above the file, there will be a second dialogue box, again choose the grey button, not the blue one. I flashed this rom and it seems to work fine, but changed the model number of my phone to 900F, not sure why? Also, let the google play store update services and a few other files and afterwards it seems to work just fine
How to flash?
It is downloading in my mobile through a chines application but very slowly. After download this file where will it store? And how to i flash my sm g9006v?
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ddxv said:
This post is about the G9006v which is the China Unicom version of the Galaxy S5. Here are links to a couple roms:
This is the official version:
Original Forum Post: http://bbs.gfan.com/android-7402465-1-1.html
Download Link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1d9VDc
password: ik2h
Note: The two buttons above the file are for downloading, use the greyish one.
This is a rom that someone made based off Shohat's ROM, it includes Google Play Store:
Original Forum Post: http://bbs.gfan.com/android-7398471-1-1.html
Download: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eQknpXg
password: hmle
Note: Again, use the grey button, not the blue one. I flashed this rom and it seems to work fine, but changed the model number of my phone to 900F, not sure why? Also, let the google play store update services and a few other files and afterwards it seems to work just fine
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ornobohornish said:
It is downloading in my mobile through a chines application but very slowly. After download this file where will it store? And how to i flash my sm g9006v?
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You don't have to use the Baidu downloader, just press the GREY button BOTH times. =D
As far as how to flash, it's just like any other ROM. FYI, Shohat said he is working on making his version support the 6V so keep an eye out.
link does not working
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eQknpXg
this link not working
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http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eQknpXg
this link not working
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It is still working.
The first dialogue box, with a space to enter text, is for the password, though if you enter it once you won't have to subsequent times you visit the page.
If you're not in China, Baidu loads super slow. If it's too slow to download the 1GB file then you'll just have to wait for Shohat's rom next week. Should be better anyways. =D
ddxv said:
It is still working.
The first dialogue box, with a space to enter text, is for the password, though if you enter it once you won't have to subsequent times you visit the page.
If you're not in China, Baidu loads super slow. If it's too slow to download the 1GB file then you'll just have to wait for Shohat's rom next week. Should be better anyways. =D
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Using this ROM should decrease the differences between the Chinese version and the "western" one, am I right?
Elbretzel said:
Using this ROM should decrease the differences between the Chinese version and the "western" one, am I right?
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Your question makes me think you might want to read a bit on what ROM is (don't worry, I don't reallly know either, but we can always learn more), but ultimately yes, this ROM contains some of the Google services not included in the China Unicom version.
Please be careful and understand that this a temporary fix, this ROM is a bit buggy. Keep an eye out for other XDA roms that will work for 9006V models. You will certainly want to flash something new later.
Nice job of putting it all together in one shot. Still haven't quite done it on my phone, but will be doing it soon. Maybe I'll wait for a ROM until the one you mention by Shohat comes along. Really would like if we could get some english developer love too. I know there are things available in chinese, those alone should have like 90% of the work done for those wanting to do a version for english.
cwm recovery for SM-G9006V?
Dear Sir, after trying whole day and night I am able to download the the rom which include play store. but it is a Zip file.to flash this zip file I need to install cwm recovery on my SM-G9006V.
how to install cwm recovery on SM-G900V?
please give me the link!
ornobohornish said:
Dear Sir, after trying whole day and night I am able to download the the rom which include play store. but it is a Zip file.to flash this zip file I need to install cwm recovery on my SM-G9006V.
how to install cwm recovery on SM-G900V?
please give me the link!
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I used this post:
http://bbs.gfan.com/android-7340315-1-1.html
BUT:
I think that the only thing that really helped me was having the drivers, which I got through the long way, by installing 豌豆荚 on my computer and it automatically installed drivers. Windows couldn't find them. I've seen the drivers on that forum listed above, so if you don't want to install that app (it is kinda annoying, but helps sideload APKs).
One other thing to note:
I also got really thrown off by one part of the above instructions, to enter CWM after you flash it with Odin you need to press Vol+ + Home + Power, not volume down.
I also got really thrown off by one part of the above instructions, to enter CWM after you flash it with Odin you need to press Vol+ + Home + Power, not volume down.
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SOLVED
I was NOT pulling the battery immediately after odin popped off the restart. pulled battery and usb and then booted directly into recovery and worked just fine. I am now in the CWM recovery... now if only I spoke chinese....
Queueyou said:
SOLVED
I was NOT pulling the battery immediately after odin popped off the restart. pulled battery and usb and then booted directly into recovery and worked just fine. I am now in the CWM recovery... now if only I spoke chinese....
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Ok.... for english speakers....
Once you are in CWM recovery after yanking the battery last second and loading recovery on the next boot cycle (or you have to do it all again)... You will be presented with options... crazy options... select the first one, then select the second option (it says some english about install-recovery.sh). This will disable the recovery script that keeps writing samsung's recovery over your fresh CWM. Then I chose the 2nd option again after that, thinking it meant something about rooting the phone. Not sure, but the phone rebooted and everything was fine. CWM still intact.
After that, I installed supersu as linked on the chinese website shown previously. you can see english for ZIP and from there see ext.storage or internal, just point to were you downloaded it and click through to install.
I downloaded a copy of gapps for 4.4.2 and did the same thing as I did for supersu and BAM.... now I have google play and it's working.... Finally the phone i was wanting it to be, at least until a fully english rom becomes available.
ddxv said:
As far as how to flash, it's just like any other ROM.
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I must be missing something here. I finally downloaded this file from the second link, which is called 'Samsung_S5_G9006V.zip'.
I ran Odin v.3.09 to flash this ROM (just like any other ROM), and obviously it doesn't recognise this file, as it's a zip file. So I extracted it to a folder. However, all I get is a lot of folders such as 'data', 'META-INF', 'system', 'tmp', 'tools' and two files 'check_data_app' and 'romconfig.xml'.
Odin also doesn't recognise this, as it's looking for .tar or .md5 or .smd or .gz or .tgz file extensions.
I've tried renaming the original zip file to .tar.md5 but this doesn't work either.
Could you please explain further, or even step-by-step exactly how you are supposed to flash this ROM? What software do I actually need to flash it?
AlfCheesey said:
I must be missing something here. I finally downloaded this file from the second link, which is called 'Samsung_S5_G9006V.zip'.
I ran Odin v.3.09 to flash this ROM (just like any other ROM), and obviously it doesn't recognise this file, as it's a zip file. So I extracted it to a folder. However, all I get is a lot of folders such as 'data', 'META-INF', 'system', 'tmp', 'tools' and two files 'check_data_app' and 'romconfig.xml'.
Odin also doesn't recognise this, as it's looking for .tar or .md5 or .smd or .gz or .tgz file extensions.
I've tried renaming the original zip file to .tar.md5 but this doesn't work either.
Could you please explain further, or even step-by-step exactly how you are supposed to flash this ROM? What software do I actually need to flash it?
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ROMs are .zip and installed via Recovery. You can use ODIN to put recovery on your phone. Clockwork Recovery Mod (CWM), TWRP are both recoveries.
Once recovery is on your phone you can enter it using the volume+ / power / home keys.
If you're still unclear on this process just look at any of the roms in the dev sections, they all include a short how to for installing a rom from recovery.
Thanks ddxv, and sorry for being stupid - all my previous phones I simply flashed from within Windows using ODIN.
So step-by-step guide should be as below?
1. Download Clockwork Recovery Mod (CWM)
2. Download ODIN 3.09
3. Download 'Samsung_S5_G9006V.zip' from your second link
4. Copy 'Samsung_S5_G9006V.zip' to a MicroSD card and place into phone.
5. Reboot phone into Download Mode
6. Start ODIN
7. Click on 'AP' (was 'PDA') and find CWM recovery file
8. click Start
9. Once finished, the 'Pass' message will be displayed.
10. Reboot into recovery mode
11. Choose Wipe Data/factory rest
12. Select install zip from SD card
13. Flash phone
14. Reboot
AlfCheesey said:
Thanks ddxv, and sorry for being stupid - all my previous phones I simply flashed from within Windows using ODIN.
So step-by-step guide should be as below?
1. Download Clockwork Recovery Mod (CWM)
2. Download ODIN 3.09
3. Download 'Samsung_S5_G9006V.zip' from your second link
4. Copy 'Samsung_S5_G9006V.zip' to a MicroSD card and place into phone.
5. Reboot phone into Download Mode
6. Start ODIN
7. Click on 'PA' (was 'PDA') and find CWM recovery file
8. click Start
9. Once finished, the 'Pass' message will be displayed.
10. Reboot into recovery mode
11. Choose Wipe Data/factory rest
12. Select install zip from SD card
13. Flash phone
14. Reboot
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Usually people say you need to wipe data / factory reset, wipe dalvik cache and wipe (system?) cache.
VPN Troubles
Anyone running the google play rom have vpn problems?
jpijiu said:
Anyone running the google play rom have vpn problems?
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My VyprVPNs connect but there isn't really any data sent afterwards. My StrongVPN account works occasionally. Neither are as good as on the computer. Make sure you're using PPTP, StrongVPN recommends unchecking the encryption as it's 'buggy' or something.
Also, Liantong/China Unicom in Beijing seems to constantly change connections, which naturally disconnects the VPN.
ddxv said:
My VyprVPNs connect but there isn't really any data sent afterwards. My StrongVPN account works occasionally. Neither are as good as on the computer. Make sure you're using PPTP, StrongVPN recommends unchecking the encryption as it's 'buggy' or something.
Also, Liantong/China Unicom in Beijing seems to constantly change connections, which naturally disconnects the VPN.
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I've tried setting up both PPTP and L2TP/IPSec PSK connections, both fail immediately when trying to connect. The Astrill client app fails horribly. It's unable to link libraries ("libstlport_shared.so" is too small to be an ELF executable). It worked on the stock rom...
jpijiu said:
I've tried setting up both PPTP and L2TP/IPSec PSK connections, both fail immediately when trying to connect. The Astrill client app fails horribly. It's unable to link libraries ("libstlport_shared.so" is too small to be an ELF executable). It worked on the stock rom...
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Yeah, the original rom this is based on was an older / original version of Shohat's rom.
There are now dozens of roms on the chinese sites, no doubt a fairshare are from xda, but probably less buggy than the one you chose
More Roms:
http://bbs.gfan.com/forum-1443-type-10173.html
Hello Folks From India
THIS IS FOR ALL OF YOU'LL LOOKING FOR A STOCK SENSE 6 ANDROID KK 4.4.3 TWRP BACKUP IE. CID HTC__038 FOR ONE M7 (SINGLE SIM !)
SOFTWARE NUMBER:- 6.13.707.107
IVE ATTACHED A LINK BELLOW FOR IT ,
I WOULD RECOMMEND CHECKING MD5 OF THOSE FILES, IVE PROVIDED THEM TOO
I OR XDA ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU PHONE RUNS AWAY TO MARS OR JUMPS INTO THE SEA :cyclops:
LINK:
MAIN:https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934529302
MIRROR:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3psuXipsazCMGRKel9WbmJidWc/view?usp=sharing
INSTRUCTIONS:
DO NOT FLASH .zip IN RECOVERY.
WIPE ALL(DATA,SYSTEM,CACHE,DALVIK CACHE,INTERNAL SD ETC.)
REBOOT RECOVERY AND MAKE THE FOLLOWING FOLDER IN INTERNAL SD :-
TWRP/BACKUPS/ <YOUR PHONE SR NO.(CAN BE FOUND IN ADB DEVICES)>/{PASTE UNZIPPED CONTENT HERE} .
GO TO RECOVER IN TWRP AND SELECT THE FILE.
PROFIT !!
NOTE- DO NOT WIPE DATA , LET THE PHONE REBOOT COMPLETELY AND THEN REBOOT RECOVERY AND WIPE DATA TO RECEIVE WELCOME SCREEN WITH FIRST TIME USE SETUP.
CHEERS !
Hit Thanks If You Think I've Helped You !
sishirbaid said:
Hello folks from india
THIS IS FOR ALL OF YOU'LL LOOKING FOR A STOCK SENSE 6 ANDROID KK 4.4.3 TWRP BACKUP IE. CID HTC__038 FOR ONE M7 (SINGLE SIM !)
IVE ATTACHED A LINK BELLOW FOR IT ,
I WOULD RECOMMEND CHECKING MD5 OF THOSE FILES, IVE PROVIDED THEM TOO
I OR XDA ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU PHONE RUNS AWAY TO MARS OR JUMPS INTO THE SEA :cyclops:
LINK:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nagvtw1s34ikmfd/AAAYNeXfjYBqKg9-RSpyFr9na?dl=0
(BE PATIENT, IVE STARTED UPLOADING THE FILE(4:15 PM IST 2/10/15) AND MAY TAKE UP SOME TIME TO BE COMPLETED , WILL SEND IN AN UPDATE AS SOON AS IT IS UPLOADED !)
CHEERS !
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You should upload it to another hosting site, drop box will ban your account if there is to much ppl downloading this file. Drop box is more for sharing stuff with friends and they don't provide a large bandwidth for this kind of files sharing.
alray said:
You should upload it to another hosting site, drop box will ban your account if there is to much ppl downloading this file. Drop box is more for sharing stuff with friends and they don't provide a large bandwidth for this kind of files sharing.
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stock recovery and radio?
SRAVAN7755 said:
stock recovery and radio?
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i couldnt manage to get the radio but you can use this thread, it has some useful info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207874
You can find it here: ftp://fw.ydevices.com/YotaPhone2/Firmwares/RU/
Install either via OTA update if you're already on the 1.87 RU ROM like I am. On my device it first wanted to install the update only, about 67MB, but it failed to install; then the next time I checked for updates after reboot through the settings update menu, it downloaded the full file, about 0,99 GB. Then the update went all the way through. SuperSU is lost on the way, I will try if it still works through the recovery installation.
You can also install through Yotaflasher like it's explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3247356
Didn't have time to test things out, but it's still Lollipop 5.0, so only bugfixes and some new yotapanel features I guess.
Enjoy!
Thanks for that muchly dude, hadn't checked that for a while.
Update seems to be stability improvements, power efficiency improvements and some yotamirror and panel improvements and features.
Its not 5.1, but it's an update, I'll take it.
And yeah, super glad moved to the RU ROM. Backing up now, will OTA flash update once that's done. SuperSU has been flashable everytime after an update so far so fingers crossed.
All up and running .
I was rooted, running RU 1.87 with TWRP - phone handled it all just fine - downloaded OTA, pressed install - it went to TWRP > flashed stock recovery back over itself > rebooted and installed.
Phone booted up, all working fine. Lost root - simple reboot and flash the SU.zip had sitting there from the last update. Cache and Dalvik wiped for good measure.
Reboot and all is well and back to normal but with a few improvements, lovely.
About as easy as it's even been done really.
Hope everyone else gets to enjoy the update through similarly smooth procedures .
Yeah, I ended up doing a fresh installation plus rooting, everything smooth. I'm never too sure what an update leaves behind.
It's really a great device, hopefully they'll keep updating things for a while. Of course version 6.0 would be welcomed... Apparently, by the numbering they use, next step would be either 1.2.xx with Android 5.1 or 2.x.xx with 6.0. Let's see.
Fair play, I toyed with idea of it, but was fresh from last install and honestly don't have the time to set everything up again.
My hope is they take all their good ideas from this and can at least join someone else in making a great device.
Saw a working bendy phone the other day, lets you turn pages on reading app by bending corner as you would a book etc. I thought if that could be combined with yota tech, then you have damn near the perfect tablet.
Honestly I don't think we'll get 5.1, let alone 6.0. They're refining their ideas in prep for Yotaphone 3, that and the possible tablet are their main focus right now.
Interestingly, the update flashed it's stock recovery over twrp - someone prepared for the possibility of root owners this time around. So they are still paying attention .
So any idea what's the difference between the EU and the RU rom? I mean there has to be some reason they are two separate roms.
To answer my own question: there isn't too many differences between EU and RU roms. I did a diff between the RU1.1.59 and EU1.1.60, and out of 2092 files, roughly 1900 of the files inside system.img were identical. The APKs were slightly different, but only slightly. So probably the difference comes from some differently named resources.
The RU version also has some additional apps which the EU version does not have, such as Esquire, Questions, Strelka and Vector. These are probably the main reason why they have different ROMs. They might only work in Russia.
Jeopardy said:
To answer my own question: there isn't too many differences between EU and RU roms. I did a diff between the RU1.1.59 and EU1.1.60, and out of 2092 files, roughly 1900 of the files inside system.img were identical. The APKs were slightly different, but only slightly. So probably the difference comes from some differently named resources.
The RU version also has some additional apps which the EU version does not have, such as Esquire, Questions, Strelka and Vector. These are probably the main reason why they have different ROMs. They might only work in Russia.
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FYI the difference is essentially the product package configuration (app bundles that are pre-loaded) but there are also some differences between the resources used for the stock apps. One in particular (my personal fav ) is the dialler - the RU variant includes cyrillic characters regardless of language/locale setting (feature). The EU will give you a regular english-only dialler if you're using english locale settings
Vuche said:
You can find it here: ftp://fw.ydevices.com/YotaPhone2/Firmwares/RU/
Install either via OTA update if you're already on the 1.87 RU ROM like I am. On my device it first wanted to install the update only, about 67MB, but it failed to install; then the next time I checked for updates after reboot through the settings update menu, it downloaded the full file, about 0,99 GB. Then the update went all the way through. SuperSU is lost on the way, I will try if it still works through the recovery installation.
You can also install through Yotaflasher like it's explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3247356
Didn't have time to test things out, but it's still Lollipop 5.0, so only bugfixes and some new yotapanel features I guess.
Enjoy!
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Ho to flash the update zip file? I m stuck on 4.4.3...
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
Does the new update solve the keyboard sensitivity issue??
zute333 said:
numerous guides and how to's in this forum and across XDA, as well as google.
download fastboot + adb > boot to download mode > flash twrp via fastboot commands > boot into twrp > flash zip.
There's obviously more to it than that, up to you to do the research.
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i'm using this post as a minimalistic guide for myself (so i keep it up with my "discoveries" )
and ofc for been helped by everyone who wants to help me because i am completely new to android world cause this is my first android phone ever!
so.. let's get started!
i downloaded [TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3
version 1.4.3 doesnt works for me so i downloaded the 1.3 as suggested and worked.
then i enabled the download mode following the procedure:
Turn off the phone, then press and hold the volume down key + the power key at the same time. This should boot you into download mode.
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note: phone MUST be disconnected form pc to be turned off.
now..
*does install twrp invalidate warranty?
EDIT: answer is YES cause of
TWRP 2.8.5.0 YotaPhone 2 recovery image said:
Warning: It is currently not known how to re-lock the bootloader. This means you cannot completely undo the next step as of yet. This might have consequences for sending the device in for repairs, if they check for this, and deem it a (warranty) problem
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*is installing TWRP a mandatory step?
EDIT: the answer is NO. it seems that the mandatory part is to unlock the bootloader (the bad part for the warranty.. and that can erase ur data..) and this can be done following this guide How to Install TWRP Recovery on YotaPhone 2 untill point 6 included - which i am reporting here for easy of use.
How to Install TWRP Recovery on YotaPhone 2 said:
How to Flash TWRP Recovery on YotaPhone 2
1 - Setup ADB and Fastboot on your Windows PC.
2 - Enable USB debugging from developer options on your YotaPhone 2.
3 - Connect it to PC with a USB cable, if it asks for debugging authorization, permit it.
4 - Go to the folder where you downloaded the TWRP recovery image from the download link above on your PC and open a command window inside that folder by doing “Shift + Right click” on any empty white space inside the folder, then select “Open command window here”.
5 - (Skip this if your bootloader is already unlocked) Now to unlock the bootloader, type in the following command:
└ Beware that unlocking the bootloader may wipe your phone’s data. Make sure to backup first before proceeding.
adb reboot bootloader
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└ This will reboot your phone to bootloader mode
fastboot oem unlock
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└ This will unlock bootloader on your device.
6 - Now if your phone has rebooted and is no longer in the bootloader mode, then boot it back into bootloader mode with the “adb reboot bootloader” command.
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i already downloaded yotaflasher and the last RU firmware 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip
NOTE: Russian firmware seems to contain English language. i dont know how to change it later to the favorite one.
NOTE: you need to move the firmware files to the same location as the Flasher tool. Default one is C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher
i tryed to use yotaflasher right now while phone is in download mode and it says:
error: cannot open 'firmware/emnc_appsboot.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/boot.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/system.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/recovery.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/cache.img'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/NON-HLOS.bin'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/sbli.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/rpm.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/radio/tz.mbn'
error: cannot open 'firmware/enmc_appsboots.mbn'
Would you like to flash userdata[Y/N]:
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EDIT: placing the firmware in the right folder and unzipping ip let me flash my phone without using any bootloader. now i dont know why but is stucked showing android logo.
i dont know if this happened cause i used the last RU firmware on my stock 4.4.3 android or what..
what do i have to do?:crying::crying::crying:
tnx
Hello guys, I downloaded Lollipop from the ftp but installation fails: no MD5 file found!
I downloaded all russian versions and also the 1.6 EU version... but no way I always get this error.
I'm using TWRP 2.8.5, I guess the last one, and in the tutorials I see this version...
Does anyone know how to solve? :crying:
giocorrado said:
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
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The info is described in various posts across the yotaphone forum. Are you rooted? If not then there also many many guides across the internet for that.
Not walking you through the whole process, sorry. We all had to learn, once you do it's all much easier.
It happens also to me...don't panic! press Volume up and the power button and when you enter in the bootloader select the downloading options, it will restart the phone with the "downloading" status
in the meanwhile with the yotaflasher select the option to downloads a firmware and try a different one. When the download is finished try to flash once again.
Melting Blaze said:
i already downloaded yotaflasher and the last RU firmware 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip
NOTE: Russian firmware seems to contain English language. i dont know how to change it later to the favorite one.
NOTE: you need to move the firmware files to the same location as the Flasher tool. Default one is C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher
i tryed to use yotaflasher right now while phone is in download mode and it says:
EDIT: placing the firmware in the right folder and unzipping ip let me flash my phone without using any bootloader. now i dont know why but is stucked showing android logo.
i dont know if this happened cause i used the last RU firmware on my stock 4.4.3 android or what..
what do i have to do?:crying::crying::crying:
tnx
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I placed like you the rom downloaded through website in the firmware folder and flash got wrong. I was blocked on "powered by android" logo like you.
After this almost-bricking experience, I flashed 4.4.3 downloaded all through Flasher and phone was working again.
Then I tried to substitute 5.0 system.img in the folder downloaded through Flasher but no way... after flashing phone didn't boot.
I reflashed 4.4.3 back again and now is working.
I think that we can't put files in folder for Yota Flasher...
I cannot download last 5.0 EU version, like described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/yot...ially-dead-t3312382/post65839167#post65839167
TKPL said:
I placed like you the rom downloaded through website in the firmware folder and flash got wrong. I was blocked on "powered by android" logo like you.
After this almost-bricking experience, I flashed 4.4.3 downloaded all through Flasher and phone was working again.
Then I tried to substitute 5.0 system.img in the folder downloaded through Flasher but no way... after flashing phone didn't boot.
I reflashed 4.4.3 back again and now is working.
I think that we can't put files in folder for Yota Flasher...
I cannot download last 5.0 EU version, like described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/yot...ially-dead-t3312382/post65839167#post65839167
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yeah i've done the same.
i founded the trick i hope
after my big mistake i have done this:
*i downloaded the last 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.61a.zip then i flashed it. reminding to unzip it and put it in the right folder of the flasher. remind that this will delete ur data too prob.
*i checked for update on the phone in setting--> about phone --> sistem update
*it downloaded lollipop (android 5.0 Lollipop - 1Gb to download) :laugh:
*i took the 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip and flashed it
*u can choose english when the phone boot so dont worry about firmware to be RU
*i checked the firmware version doing the combo "Volume up and the power button" (press it while restarting)
*i changed the language of the phone in setting --> language (there is plenty of languages to choose. i choose mine, italian, but sometimes it happens to find something in english )
i downladed some app etc etc but i never used it for calls cause of the requested nano sim that i'm going to take tomorrow probably cause today i get stucked with trouble about my contacts.
hope to solve the problem for pass my contacts form my nokia N8 to yotaphone 2 quickly!
please let me know if it works for u too
JAMMANDROID said:
It happens also to me...don't panic! press Volume up and the power button and when you enter in the bootloader select the downloading options, it will restart the phone with the "downloading" status in the meanwhile with the yotaflasher select the option to downloads a firmware and try a different one. When the download is finished try to flash once again.
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yeah. is exactly what i did, but super panicing like a chicken without head
Melting Blaze said:
yeah i've done the same.
i founded the trick i hope
after my big mistake i have done this:
*i downloaded the last 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.61a.zip then i flashed it. reminding to unzip it and put it in the right folder of the flasher. remind that this will delete ur data too prob.
*i checked for update on the phone in setting--> about phone --> sistem update
*it downloaded lollipop (android 5.0 Lollipop - 1Gb to download) :laugh:
*i took the 5.0.0-RU1.1.99.zip and flashed it
*u can choose english when the phone boot so dont worry about firmware to be RU
*i checked the firmware version doing the combo "Volume up and the power button" (press it while restarting)
*i changed the language of the phone in setting --> language (there is plenty of languages to choose. i choose mine, italian, but sometimes it happens to find something in english )
i downladed some app etc etc but i never used it for calls cause of the requested nano sim that i'm going to take tomorrow probably cause today i get stucked with trouble about my contacts.
hope to solve the problem for pass my contacts form my nokia N8 to yotaphone 2 quickly!
please let me know if it works for u too
yeah. is exactly what i did, but super panicing like a chicken without head
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I saw also an update this morning at home on wifi (I wait for the SIM too) because yesterday I flashed the 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.51a: is not the 61 like yours and I received an update alert to 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.56. I'm at work, I'll try this evening.
I haven't updated this morning because I was downloading a previous 5.0, the EU 1.44, but when flashing I had error "cannot load firmware/system.img". So I reflashed 4.4.3... I'll try again this evening
giocorrado said:
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
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Hi, download YotaFlasher, it permits you to download and flash firmwares in an easy way, and you don't need to know any shell command
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giocorrado said:
does nyone know how to flash the file zip into the phone?? i have no idea how it works and i dont find any infos
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TKPL said:
I saw also an update this morning at home on wifi (I wait for the SIM too) because yesterday I flashed the 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.51a: is not the 61 like yours and I received an update alert to 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.56. I'm at work, I'll try this evening.
I haven't updated this morning because I was downloading a previous 5.0, the EU 1.44, but when flashing I had error "cannot load firmware/system.img". So I reflashed 4.4.3... I'll try again this evening
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Hello! I have 5.0!
After flashing and old version of 4.4.3 (my phone went with a 4.4.something branded Vodafone Italy, and they evidently don't give a fork about updates). With the 4.4.3 rev 1.0.51a I immediately received he update to 1.0.56a: I downloaded the 114MB, rebooted, and then got the update to 1.0.61a, around 63MB. I rebooted and then got finally the update to 5.0, 1GB :laugh:
I have only one problem now: the device doesn't recognize when I'm looking at the ink screen, and power button powers on the amoled... Even unlocking through swiping from bottom to top doesn't work. Option is correctly set, I tried to uncheck, reboot, wipe cache and check the option again but it not working well yet.
I have only one problem now: the device doesn't recognize when I'm looking at the ink screen, and power button powers on the amoled... Even unlocking through swiping from bottom to top doesn't work. Option is correctly set, I tried to uncheck, reboot, wipe cache and check the option again but it not working well yet.
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seems that is the same for a lot of people if not everyone..
cause of this problem i am using this app gravity screen on/off.
it halves the problem cause now i have no problem for the amoled. and for problem i mean use the pwer button instead of simply swipe.
for the e-ink panel i still have to use the power button, only way it works.
Guys, I'm making this thread for those people who are using Sprint's Note 4 (N910P) outside of US and are stuck with Sprint's ROM (or the ROMs that are based on it) and have certain issues in using the ROM.
For instance, I'm using the unlocked variant of N910P with a GSM carrier, so I was having problem in connecting to the Hot-Spot feature as all of my devices were stuck at "Obtaining IP Address" loop and eventually would never connect.
I did try various "hacks" present here on XDA for enabling Hot-Spot feature like using Galaxy Tools, using SQLite Editor, etc but wasn't able to overcome the problem.
Since, XDA is a great platform for sharing solutions to various problems, I decided to create a thread especially for those who don't want Sprint's bloatware but want to stick with "Stock ROM features" like S Pen.
Hence, here's the step-by-step guide for installing other carrier's ROM on N910P:
Before attempting all this,make sure to be on OK1 Bootloader & Baseband (Do not try this on Marshmallow Bootloaders) for N910P.
Step 1:
Install TWRP recovery version 3.0.1 (Yes, you read it right..it's 3.0.1 & not 3.0.2)
Once you have downloaded, flash it through ODIN (the TAR file) or through existing TWRP (using ISO image).
Step 2:
Make a backup of your current ROM so that you can revert to it in case of unsuccessful flash.
Step 3:
Go to Wipe (in TWRP)-----> Factory reset (do this 3 times.....yes, 3 times!)
Then, go to Advanced Wipe & wipe Dalvik/ART cache,Cache,Data,Internal Storage, System (Do not wipe external SD Card).
Hit the back button to come out of the "wipe window"
Step 4:
Click on "Install" and choose the files in following order:
a) Dr Ketan's ROM
b) Data Fix for the ROM
c) Kernel
d) SuperSU (I used beta 2.71)
Once the flashing process is finished, reboot the system and wait for the phone to boot.
It will take a long time (around 10-15 minutes) to boot.
Once you are on setup wizard screen, choose to apply "Dr Ketan's fix" and then you can proceed like you do in any other ROM.
Downloads:
TWRP: https://dl.twrp.me/trltecan/
(Choose TAR or ISO as per your choice and flash accordingly)
ROM:
http://www.drketanrom.com/n910g.html
(All credit goes to Dr Ketan for his hard work & awesome ROM)
(Its for G variant)
Data FIX:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1I0vyV3onrjemR2YlY2V0s0ME0&usp=sharing
(Credit goes to @dr.ketan, & @Lanc-City for providing all the required info)
Kernel:
http://d-h.st/rb3d
(The credit for this Kernel goes to @Hani K.)
Super SU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
(Credit goes to @Chainfire)
Note: I am in no way to be credited for all this as the links provided above are a result of hard work from the respective developers. I have just compiled all the links into one thread so that it can help anyone like me to switch to other ROM.
Also, neither I nor any of the above mentioned developers/members are responsible for any fault that may arise due to improper flash or other reasons..
Do all of it at your own risk!
Last but not the least, I would like to thank @ricohz for helping me out when I was stuck in some steps..
(In the screen-shot attached, the model number is 920T for obvious reasons...so don't ask why it's not 910P..)
Do note that the APNs have to be edited manually, else the data connectivity would not be there!
(This thread should benefit the non-Sprint users........)
Update:
There are some more ROMs that can be flashed successfully on N910P such as:
1. Maximum Overdrive
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/s7-portn910t-n910w8-t3375956
2. Nameless ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/rom-nameless-mm-lightfastdeodexed-t3363547
Kindly say Thanks to the developers on their respective threads for all their hard work.
Thanks for sharing im gonna give it a shot
But why did you say to be on ok1 if you have marshmallow version in the screen shot
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NICE
SPRINT USERS IF YOU FLASH THIS TEXT WON'T GO OUT
MMS ARE FINE TEXT COME IN BUT WON'T GO OUT
this works for him because he's using a gsm sim card
Google Drive link is broken
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
Data fix and Kernel fix link broken...
Anybody get text going I'd be happy too pay bounty
Jedi Aaris said:
Thanks for sharing im gonna give it a shot
But why did you say to be on ok1 if you have marshmallow version in the screen shot
Sent from my Not4 Mod using Tapatalk
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OK1 bootloader has been suggested so as to avoid any incompatibility issues for the ROM!
Shiva758 said:
Data fix and Kernel fix link broken...
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Links have been updated!
ricohz said:
NICE
SPRINT USERS IF YOU GLASH THIS TEXT WONT GO OUT MMS ARE FINE TEXT COME IN BUT DON'T GO OUT
thus works for him because he's using a gsm sim card
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@ricohz: Yes,buddy...
For GSM carriers, this method works flawlessly..
Kudos to you for helping me out!
bddpolo said:
Anybody get text going I'd be happy too pay bounty
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Some one said bounty?
Lol jk
I got boot loops what I do now right now I am on ok1 !!!!what mistake i did? Is that ROM marshmallw? May be I downloaded that one ? Which kernel we have to use ? When I go to download section it shows me three kernel variants ?
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Do we have to download n910pb6 mm firmware ?
I just messed my 4 hours on this ROM but every time I qm getting bootloops...I am on lollipop ok1 firmware and bootloader .I tried everything bit nothing works ..or may be its not complete clear what I download ?
Shiva758 said:
I just messed my 4 hours on this ROM but every time I qm getting bootloops...I am on lollipop ok1 firmware and bootloader .I tried everything bit nothing works ..or may be its not complete clear what I download ?
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Tinkering and flashing custom ROMs on Android is not always a piece of cake...
Loads of patience is required and if the process is not carried out as stated/expected, time is bound to get wasted.
Anyway, here's what you need to do (Or at-least, expected to do..):
1. Take a backup of the current ROM.
2. Do Factory reset 3 times ( First time, do it again & do it yet again..making it three times)
3. Wipe everything(except External SD Card) again 3 times as above.
4. Flash the ROM.
5.Once ROM is flashed, do not reboot & flash the Data Fix.
6.Again, do not reboot and flash the Vitamin Kernel (originally meant for F variant).
7. Do not reboot yet again & flash the SuperSU (I FLASHED 2.71).
Now, reboot and wait for the setup screen to appear. It will take quite a long time to appear and the phgone will be stuck on Samsung logo for quite a while.
Now, if you have patience, wait for the process to finish, and if not, you know what to do..
Shiva758 said:
I got boot loops what I do now right now I am on ok1 !!!!what mistake i did? Is that ROM marshmallw? May be I downloaded that one ? Which kernel we have to use ? When I go to download section it shows me three kernel variants ?
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Do we have to download n910pb6 mm firmware ?
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The direct link for the ROM is:
http://d-h.st/m9bj
The direct link for the kernel is:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=54698
Hope, this much of help will make things clear for you.
Finally it worked . Actually i am doing ( kernel) mistake .Thanks for providing direct links and for your kind help.
robinhood1808 said:
Guys, I'm making this thread for those people who are using Sprint's Note 4 (N910P) outside of US and are stuck with Sprint's ROM (or the ROMs that are based on it) and have certain issues in using the ROM.
For instance, I'm using the unlocked variant of N910P with a GSM carrier, so I was having problem in connecting to the Hot-Spot feature as all of my devices were stuck at "Obtaining IP Address" loop and eventually would never connect.
I did try various "hacks" present here on XDA for enabling Hot-Spot feature like using Galaxy Tools, using SQLite Editor, etc but wasn't able to overcome the problem.
Since, XDA is a great platform for sharing solutions to various problems, I decided to create a thread especially for those who don't want Sprint's bloatware but want to stick with "Stock ROM features" like S Pen.
Hence, here's the step-by-step guide for installing other carrier's ROM on N910P:
Before attempting all this,make sure to be on OK1 Bootloader & Baseband for N910P.
Step 1:
Install TWRP recovery version 3.0.1 (Yes, you read it right..it's 3.0.1 & not 3.0.2)
The reason for choosing 3.0.1 is that the ROM successfully booted using this version instead of 3.0.2 (Don't ask me the reason for it..)
Once you have downloaded, flash it through ODIN (the TAR file) or through existing TWRP (using ISO image).
Step 2:
Make a backup of your current ROM so that you can revert to it in case of unsuccessful flash.
Step 3:
Go to Wipe (in TWRP)-----> Factory reset (do this 3 times.....yes, 3 times!)
Then, go to Advanced Wipe & wipe Dalvik/ART cache,Cache,Data,Internal Storage, System (Do not wipe external SD Card).
Hit the back button to come out of the "wipe window"
Step 4:
Click on "Install" and choose the files in following order:
a) Dr Ketan's ROM
b) Data Fix for the ROM
c) Kernel
d) SuperSU (I used beta 2.71)
Once the flashing process is finished, reboot the system and wait for the phone to boot.
It will take a long time (around 10-15 minutes) to boot.
Once you are on setup wizard screen, choose to apply "Dr Ketan's fix" and then you can proceed like you do in any other ROM.
Downloads:
TWRP: https://dl.twrp.me/trltecan/
(Choose TAR or ISO as per your choice and flash accordingly)
ROM:
http://www.drketanrom.com/n910g.html
(All credit goes to Dr Ketan for his hard work & awesome ROM)
(Its for G variant)
Data FIX:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...guidehow-to-flash-dr-ketan-rom-6-0-1-t3364025
(Credit goes to @dr.ketan, & @Lanc-City for providing all the required info)
Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/snapdragon-dev/kernel-h-vitamin-t3364213
(The credit for this Kernel goes to @Hani K.)
Super SU:
It can be found here on XDA
(Credit goes to @Chainfire)
Note: I am in no way to be credited for all this as the links provided above are a result of hard work from the respective developers. I have just compiled all the links into one thread so that it can help anyone like me to switch to other ROM.
Also, neither I nor any of the above mentioned developers/members are responsible for any fault that may arise due to improper flash or other reasons..
Do all of it at your own risk!
Last but not the least, I would like to thank @ricohz for helping me out when I was stuck in some steps..
(In the screen-shot attached, the model number is 920T for obvious reasons...so don't ask why it's not 910P..)
Do note that the APNs have to be edited manually, else the data connectivity would not be there!
(This thread should benefit the non-Sprint users........)
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what about flashing a stock N910F rom is it possible ?
if it is could you PLEASE, provide a flashable zip for N910F rom
Shiva758 said:
Finally it worked . Actually i am doing ( kernel) mistake .Thanks for providing direct links and for your kind help.
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Glad to know that you finally made it to boot.
Hossam. AbdELHakim said:
what about flashing a stock N910F rom is it possible ?
if it is could you PLEASE, provide a flashable zip for N910F rom
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I don't think that you can directly flash the stock ROM of "F variant" directly. Doing so might result in a bricked device.
My advise to you will be to carry out the procedure as stated in this thread.
The ROM provided in this thread is 99% stock so you will not face any compatibility issues.
got echoe data fix MO here I come fallow by Dr ketans data fix should apply to all roms with minor tweaks
ricohz said:
NICE
SPRINT USERS IF YOU FLASH THIS TEXT WON'T GO OUT
MMS ARE FINE TEXT COME IN BUT WON'T GO OUT
this works for him because he's using a gsm sim card
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Will third party apps work for text?
Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
This thread aims to provide every useful information about YotaPhone2 YD201 & YD206. I would like to make this post as the REFERENCE for what a user should know about this device and all the possible guides available. Unfortunately we don't have a dedicated forum for the second model of YotaPhone, so all the threads are still in Yotaphone1's forum. The guide is divided into sections hidden in the spoilers.
NOTE: I suggest to read the post entirely, because some sections depend on previous ones.
1. Overview
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Hardware specifications:
Front-display: Samsung 5.0" 16M-color 1080p AMOLED touchscreen, 442ppi. Back-display: Always-on 4.7" 16-level grayscale e-Ink display (540 x 960 px, 235ppi). Gorilla Glass 3 on both screens.
144 x 69.5 x 8.9 mm, weight: 140g. CPU: Snapdragon 801, Adreno 330, 2GB RAM, 32GB ROM, 2500mAh battery, QuickCharge 2.0, Wireless charging
8MP autofocus camera, LED flash; HDR, panorama; [email protected] video capturing, jack 3.5mm
Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, OTG, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac dual-band. SAR: Head -> 0.49 W/kg. Body -> 0.96 W/kg. Simultaneous transmission: 1.16 W/kg. Nano-sim, LTE cat.3, supported bands differ between YD201 and YD206. The first is sold internationally while the second only in Asia. To see the supported frequencies and to check if your mobile operator works with YD201 & YD206, click here -> Comparison -> FrequencyCheck. UPDATE: unlocking additional bands is possible! Check the last section for more details.
Software: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Previous software: Kitkat and Lollipop. More detailed specification can be found on the official website.
2. Getting to know your Yotaphone 2
YotaPhone 2 is based on stock Android, meaning that YotaDevices developed some apps and functionalities and integrated them to the stock Android OS. Hence, there are no personalied UI like TouchWiz (Samsung), EMIUI (Huawei), MIUI (Xiaomi), Flyme (Meizu), etc. YotaDevices adopted a cleaner approach, like Motorola-Lenovo style, and this keeps the devices fast and with less bloatware. On the other hand, YotaDevices, for example, is not able to implement a black settings theme because of this.
Regarding the additional software, I highly suggest you to open the app "YotaHelp" and learn what are the main features of the YotaPhone 2, its main YotaApps and what can be accompished with the back screen. Clearly, open that app once you have the latest OS version that you want (MM, LP, KK).
This is the link to the presentation of the device with some of its features shown off: MainPage. Remember to read the manual, too; choose your language accordingly.
How to check if you have a YD201 or YD206
Don't look at the info section in your phone because those values can be overwritten when flashing a different firmware or even by yourself with a simple edit of build.prop file. The best way to distinguish between YD201 and YD206 is looking at the IMEI:
First 8 digits of Chinese model: 35969406 -> YD206
First 8 digits of International model: 35643106 -> YD201
The Chinese YD206 version seems to work better with its own baseband modem ("radio"), expecially on 2G band, see the the next sections for more details. UPDATE: a hybrid RU-CN baseband has been created, permitting to YD206 users to have strong singal, fully working 2G on RU firmware and without the always blinking proximity sensor issue. More details below.
3. Changing/Updating/Flashing firmwares
Depending where you have bought your device, it may come with different firmwares. Generally, it is advisable to install manually the latest firmware, except if you bought a YD201 (check IMEI to verify) which comes already with RU or EU version of Lollipop and will be automatically updated to Marshmallow. If this is your case you can skip this section. If, for some reason, you have a YD201 with HK or other firmware, it is advisable that you flash manually RU or EU firmware following the procedure below. Personally I advise those with EU firmware to flash the RU one, the are no differences in terms of language (except stock dialer letters), thus the latest updates will surely come as soon as possible.
The process of flashing, rooting, etc is very similar to other Android devices, hence those who have already done this modifications, will have no big issues. There are different firmwares for different markets.
UPDATE: Official FTP servers are down and can't be accessed neigher by browser nor by YotaFlasher. To download firmwares use the yotaphone.torrent file provided at the end of the post, big thanks to Alfonso in the International Telegram group. Please keep the torrent alive, for those who can, let's help each other . There is also another torrent of the full FOTA package of Marshmallow update (About MM, more information can be found in its dedicated thread). Please note: FOTA packages can't be installed using YotaFlasher, but only with adb sideload command, putting the phone into recovery mode.
The official list can be found on the YotaDevices FTP server, from where I suggest you to download firmwares for your use. [In these weeks the link doesn't work, this is an alternative: ftp://5.200.42.210/YotaPhone2/. Thanks ercicalone.]
Be aware that the access to that server is limited to 50 users simultaneously. When the limit is reached, downloads can be unsuccesful or interrupted (Try again in another moment). There you can find the official program to flash the firmware, called "YotaPhone2Flasher.exe" and all the firmwares ever released. Moreover, ftp://yota.hi-p.com/ is where Singapore firmwares for China market can be found, but it isn't useful for our purposes.
The flasher can download the firmwares, too, but sometimes it gets stuck or it doesn't tell you when it has finished. Since that program is really basic and I discourage you to use it because of its problem of flashing big .img files (due to lack of available RAM). Instead, a better option is the reworked version released by a 4pda user, which flashes system with -S 512M command (this solves RAM problem) and makes you choose whether to flash: system, radio, userdata. This version is attached here in the post at the end. Using this version covers you from a lack of physical memory, as the system.img is sent to the phone with 512MB blocks.
ReworkedYotaFlasher, hence, is better with respect to the official one. How to use it? Just download the official flasher, install it and then copy the files found in the reworked flasher into the folder of installation of the official one, substituting the old files. Basically you perform the normal installation and then just put the reworked files into the main folder.
Of course all the flashing process can be done via manual fastboot commands (because this is exactly what the flasher does in the background). To understand how the flasher works, a good starting point is learning more about fastboot here.
Step-by-step procedure to flash a firmware.
[Linux users please refer to this post]. Set-up your PC. adb and fastboot packages must be on your computer, but you don't need to install the whole Android SDK to get them, just install this. Next step is installing the drivers for Yotaphone 2 and getting it recognized properly when connect to Windows. You can find them on this site: http://gsmusbdriver.com/yotaphone-2 with video-instructions included. Another source of getting the drivers is the YotaPhone2Flasher folder. Once you download and install it, you will find the .inf file in the drivers folder. Right click on it and choose install. NOTE: If you have Windows 10, you must disable driver signature verification prior to installing the .inf file. Another way of installing it is to install drivers from C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher\Driver\Google (the folder where you have probably installed your YotaPhoneFlasher).
To do so, go to Device Manager control panel, right click on the start button and select "Device Manager", then right click on your "Computer name" choose "Add Legacy Hardware".
Next -> Install the hardware manually -> Show all devices (Next) -> Have Disk and select the C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher\Driver\Google\android_usb. inf -> "OK" -> "Next" -> "Next.
Set-up your YotaPhone2. Go to settings/About phone, and tap 7 times on the build number, you will activate the developer options which now can be found in settings. Go there and enable USB-Debugging. Charge your phone at least at 70%.
Now you need the firmware files. Download via ftp-server the desired firmware (5.0.0-RU1.1.134.zip or 5.0.0-EU1.1.124b recommended as those are the only firmwares still officialy updated; RU versions receive updates faster), check its integrity using 7-zip or WinRar, and extract the various files in it to a new folder called firmware in the root of YotaPhone2Flasher directory. You will have there drivers folder, firmware folder, adb.exe, etc. files. The firmware folder must be exactly in the root directory of yotaphone_flasher. In the firmware folder you must have: radio, system.img, userdata.img, etc..
Turn off your device, press and hold VOL DOWN + POWER buttons until the you see on the screen "Downloading". Connect the phone to the USB cable, and connect it to the PC. Wait a few seconds to see if Windows install some additional drivers. To check if the device is recognized properly, open the YotaFlasher folder, press and hold SHIFT and right click an empty space inside that folder, then select "Open window command here". Once the black window has opened, type:
Code:
fastboot devices
Some numbers must appear, like:
Code:
56614627 fastboot
In case nothing appears, then it means that the fastboot drivers aren't installed correctly and the procedure WILL NOT WORK. There are many solutions to this: if you are sure you have installed the drivers, try to change usb port, reboot your PC or check if you installed them properly going back in this topic. (Another way you can try installing the drivers is letting Windows recognize them: remove any drivers you already installed, connect the phone in "downloading mode" and let the PC install the drivers when it sees the device connected, then check if everything is ok running the command above).
Then, open YotaFlasher running it as an administrator, and press 1. Remember that for a clean and complete flash you have to answer Y to all the question prompted within the flasher.
Look if the flasher writes some errors during the flashing process, if everything went smoothly, wait until it finishes and reboot the device. Keep in mind that the flasher needs up to 1 minute generally to flash any partition (system.img, userdata.img, etc), so if your flashing process completes itself within few seconds, it means that it wasn't able to load the necessary files into your RAM. Try to close every program on your PC and/or expand virtual memory using your hard disk or a usb-stick.
After a clean flash you HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE. You should see its beautiful bootanimation for 10-30mins, until it finally boots up. To clarify, the boot-animation is the "Yotaphone" writing in the center of blue-grey-white animation. In case it is stuck to "Powered by Android", then something went wrong. Download and verify the integrity of the firmware again, make sure that you selected "Y" in YotaPhoneFlasher and make sure you used the reworked version of it.
That's it! You succesfully flashed the firmware. When you connect to Wi-Fi the phone might download a few OTA updates (it depends of what firmware has been chosen).
How to adb sideload an update (no data loss) @hpnhannghia created a video-guide to update to latest MM build starting from latest RU Lollipop 134, using adb sideload. If you find it useful, you may thank him in this post.
4. Changing only the radio&modem part
YD206 users are advised to change their modem components to the hybrid RU-CN baseband version created by unkernet, in order to have all the available bands working (2G mostly) with a RU firmware. [PLEASE NOTE: a YD206 with CN firmware works perfectly, no modification needed]. RU modem can also be used, but with the existence of the modified version, it performs worse in the reception and 2G availability. The modem version is written in "About Phone", under "baseband version". The list of all existing official baseband-radio versions is in the spoiler, and they can be found in each downloaded firmware in the "radio" folder, composed by 4 files each.
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S01_003_3034_RU1_M11_P2 found in : 4.4.3-S01-003-APC.0.3.56C ; 4.4.3-S01-003-HK1.0.3.56A ; 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.56A; 4.4.3-S01-003-RU1.0.3.56A
S01_003_3034_RU1_M15_P2 found in : 4.4.3-S01-003-EU1.0.3.61A ; 4.4.3-S01-003-HK1.0.3.61A ; 4.4.3-S01-003-ME1.0.3.61A
S01_003_4240_RU1_M05 found in : 5.0.0-APC.1.65 ; 5.0.0-RU.1.1.112 ; 5.0.0-HK.1.1.66
S01_003_4240_RU1_M04 found in : 5.0.0-APC.1.44; 5.0.0-EU.1.1.39 ; 5.0.0.-ME.1.1.45
[B]S01_003_3034_CN1_M05 found in every CN firmware, in the oldest there's the 3032 version.[/B]
There are many ways for installing official basebands using YotaFlasher. If the phone you bought, already has the baseband you need, before flashing the entire RU firmware you can just delete the "radio" folder in the firmware folder of YotaPhoneFlasher, once you copied your downloaded and extracted firmware to this folder. In this way the flasher will not change your baseband. Please note that future OTA updates might change your baseband, I'm talking about big OTAs like the one which upgrades from 4.4 to 5.0. If this is your case there is a simple solution below.
During the flashing process you will see some errors due to the fact that the flasher can't find the radio files, this is expected behaviour and proceed without fear. NOTE: Using the reworked YotaPhoneFlasher, just say N when it proposes you to flash radio.
If you are using actively your phone and have set-up all your things or you already flashed the firmware you needed and now you want to change just the radio, do the opposite process. That is, download a CN firmware, extract it, put just its radio folder inside firmware folder, open the flasher and press 1. Within a few seconds you're done because you have flashed only the radio part. No wipes/erases needed. You can change the radio as much as you want without loosing anything. If you use the reworked flasher, answer Y when "flash radio" is prompted and N to every other questions.
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR YD206 Hybrid RU-CN modem makes the use of CN baseband on RU/EU firmwares obsolete. With CN baseband it has been registered battery drain, proximity sensor blinking, and other connectivity problems. Moreover, a RU baseband on the RU/EU firmware made unavailable most 2G bands and a low signal. The new baseband created by unkernet solves all this! Hence, YD206 users with a firmware different from CN are advised to use his baseband to restore full signal funcionalities of their phone. The hybrid baseband can be downloaded here TWRPHybridModem and flashed like other zips in TWRP; Instead, YotaFlasherHybridModem is designed to be installed with YotaFlasher like any other baseband (extract the .zip and place the radio folder inside the firmware folder, as usual). This baseband will be displayed as S01_003_3034_CN1_M05 in the "About Phone" menu.
5. Root, custom recovery (TWRP), unlocking bootloader, xposed
In order to root your device, you must first unlock your bootloader. This process will WIPE ALL YOUR DATA.Unlocking bootloader:
Go back in the downloading mode using VOL DOWN + POWER, connect the phone and open the command prompt windows (shift + right click in the yotaflasher folder).
Type:
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fastboot devices
to be sure that the phone is recognized.
Then, the command to unlock is:
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fastboot oem unlock
To confirm the operation, the phone will reboot in the stock recovery, there you have to select "Yes" using VOL UP and DOWN to navigate and POWER to confirm. Then, let the phone boot up again (it will take a while).Once unlocked, a custom recovery can be installed. You can also lock it back again.Install or boot TWRP Recovery:
I suggest you the latest TWRP recovery which is attached to this post. Download the zip, extract the .img file in the YotaPhoneFlasher folder along drivers, firmware, adb.exe, etc. you should have twrp-v5.img.
Go to downloading mode, same command window as above, and type the below code to install TWRP upon the stock recovery:
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fastboot flash recovery twrp-v5.img
Moreover, TWRP can be used without its installation, booting it without overwriting the stock one, with the following code:
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fastboot boot twrp-v5.img
Once flashed (or booted), you have to enter the recovery, otherwise it won't stick. You can turn off the device and press VOL UP + POWER, or better: right after the flashing process type this command while pressing and holding the VOL UP button on your device:
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fastboot reboot
It will reboot into the recovery! From here you can root the device, sooner or later. The recovery is always accessible pressing VOL UP + POWER when the phone is turned off.How to root:
Download the latest SuperSU (attached at this post), copy it into the internal storage of your phone (when it is connected normally or when it is into recovery mode, it's the same).
Once copied, enter TWRP (POWER + VOL UP), go to "install", select SuperSU-v2.79-201612051815.zip and swipe right to flash, then reboot. Done! If SuperSu app is not present in the phone after the process, there is a lack of system space and the .zip can't be installed. Continue reading to solve the problem.Xposed Framework:
To install xposed, you can simply flash it the same way you rooted the device. Copy xposed-v87-sdk23-arm.zip (this version is for Marshmallow 6.0.x) attached to this post and flash it in the TWRP recovery. After that, install XposedInstaller_3.1.1.apk on your phone, which is also provided here. (KitKat 4.4.x users must download this version, Lollipop users must install xposed-v87-sdk21-arm.zip available here).
An error that usually occurs during flashing is the lack of space in /system partition for xposed to be installed. To solve this issue, a good choice is the guide of @TurbanGuy (link), starting from point 19. For convenience, I will quote it here in a spoiler:
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19. in TWRP: Mount>System>Back
20. Do backup of system+data+boot (to be sure), going to Backup>Select>Swipe
21. There is nto enough space in system (<10MB). We need to remove application which will be updated anyway to latest version from Google Play. Will have >300MB
22. Click: Advanced>File manager
23. go to /system/app
24. Find Books click on it. Now you see apk file for built-in "Google Play Books application"
25. Click bottom (Google Play Books) icon, then delete, then swipe, then back.
26. Continue with these folders:
/Books
/CalendarGoogle (Calendar)
/Chrome (Chrome)
/CloudPrint (Cloud Print)
/Drive (Drive)
/Galaxy4 (some animated wallpaper)
/Hangouts (Hangouts)
/HoloSpiralWallpaper (...)
/Keep Keep
/Lingvo-release (ABBYY Lingvo)
/Maps (Maps)
/Music2 (Google Play Music)
/Newsstand (Google Play Newsstand)
/OfficeSuite_Free (OfficeSuite)
/Videos (Google Play Movies & TV)
/YouTube (Youtube)
27. Go to main menu in TWRP, click Install
28. Find your prepared files and install them (xposed or supersu and xposed).
29. Reboot to System
30. Install XposedInstaller_3.1.1.apk
31. Update SuperSu in Play store
32. Run SuperSu, it will try to update its binary by script in TWRP
33. Later find Xposed application, download your programs and use
If you already have root permission, you can also free system space by using this app or this one to remove some applications from /system partition which you don't need. Moreover, a file manager with system access can do the job, too: in this case you have to find the apps manually. [Be careful of what you remove using the apps or file manager]. A simple option is just removing some basic apps from there (like those pointed out by TurbanGuy) and then reinstall the same app from Play Store. (For example: removing Chrome from system apps and then reinstalling it from Play Store; it will be installed into /data partition). Xposed doesn't need many MBs in /system, so removing a few apps is enough. (Root is advised to use the installed Xposed)
6. Various tips & topics
Official topic about Android Marshmallow MM 6.0.1.
Suggestion to mitigate the memory leak in Android 5.0 with xposed: just install FixLollipopMemoryLeak using the xposed app.
Discussion about unlocking band, frequencies and improving modem signal can be found clicking here. In particular, now it is possible to UNLOCK B20 LTE 800MHz of YD206 by following this procedure.
Useful tools and SDK for who wants to develop an app for the e-ink screen: SDK 2.0 for MM.
Grey EPD or too much ghosting? There are several solutions. This is one: Battery discharging. Another possibility is entering the YotaHub app, and delete all the panels, then putting them back again. Eventually, a solution (if flashing firmwares doesn't work) is to heat the EPD screen for some minutes using a hairdryer for example. Be careful not to heat the phone too much!
How to get out from hard-brick [code 9008 or 9006] situation: Download the files from this 4pda guide, use QFIL as described in the screenshot in that link, then flash with yotaflasher your firmware.
How to use custom fonts with stock e-reader app YotaReader: XDA thread
Android hidden codes available through the dialer app, useful to diagnose and change many parameters, are listed in this website.
GPS issues? Refer to this thread, post #11 in particular.
Telegram users who want to join the discussion about YotaPhone2, here are the groups:
Russian group (Russian and English languages used): YotaPhone Club
Italian group (Italian & English languages used): YotaPhonisti Or in telegram search function: @yotauser
Spanish group: YotaUsuarios
International group created by @Planx66 : YOTA Users
Portuguese/Galician group: Invite link
Sources:
rovo89 xposed / various xda threads in the YotaPhone 2 section / 4pda / ChainFire for SuperSu
If someone update their yota using this guide from 206 to 201 Ru build on windows 10 x64, please confirm that works, I don't want to brik the phone after 2 months of delivery time.
queser.info said:
If someone update their yota using this guide from 206 to 201 Ru build on windows 10 x64, please confirm that works, I don't want to brik the phone after 2 months of delivery time.
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I updated my YD206 using Win10x64. To be sure install the .inf file when you have the verification signature disabled, and then check with
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fastboot devices
if it is recognized.
No way to flash anything. It stucks on "powered by android"
edit: usin the reworked version does the trick
The reworked flasher link is not working on 4pda.ru, thank you for uploading it here.
"(5.0.0-RU1.1.124.zip recommended as it is the only firmware still officialy updated)"
That meens that not RU versions (EU version for example) will not be updated?
Just used this to flash a black chinese YD206 to latest RU firmware, without doing a userdata wipe and it seems to be working very well (much to my girlfriends relief not having to setup her phone again). Thank you for writing this guide, it worked for me.
problem with step 5 !
Hi guys,
I am carefully & slowly progressing through the whole process of "Step-by-step procedure to flash a firmware". Everything went really fine until step 5. :
I launched the flasher as an administrator, but I didn't have the time to "press 1." : I just had a very brief command window that opened and then....nothing.
So I am stuck here with my Yotaphone connected, and still showing "Donwloading". What should I do ?
Thanks for your help.
Edit : hoooo, what a day...
But I think I'm on the good path. So after what I mentionned above, I decided to install the russian rom from the official flasher I found at the official ftp. This time it worked but.....the screen of my Yota was blocked for an hour at "POWERED BY ANDROID".
I searched, I searched through the forum and...found the light, thanks to CVZALEZ :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70743395&postcount=100
Yes, there was a conflict with the ADB drivers. Now I've got the Yota working like a charm ! It even performed an OTA update.
I also managed to put back the CN radio, which is better for the 4G network in France. Hope this experience can help other yotaphoners.
I'm not 100% sure on this but I figured I'd post to make sure I'm right about it and to inform others if I am. In the guide it states:
TheArt. said:
There are multiple ways to do this process. If the phone you bought already has this baseband, before flashing the entire RU firmware you can just delete the "radio" folder in the firmware folder of YotaPhoneFlasher, once you copied your downloaded and extracted firmware to this folder. In this way the flasher will not change your baseband.
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If you flash the RU firmware without the RU radio you won't be able to perform OTA updates as they will fail because it expects the RU radio folder. How I've decided to approach this is to install the RU frimware, then flash the CN radio folder only. Then if there is an OTA update in future I will have to re flash the RU radio folder, perform the update and then flash the CN radio folder again.
I don't wish to spread misinformation so please correct me if I am wrong about this.
Omega Xi said:
I'm not 100% sure..
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I don't wish to spread misinformation so please correct me if I am wrong about this.
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The OTA which updates the phone from RU 124 to RU 134 is about 350MB and doesn't change your radio. Only full-update OTA packages usually change it. For example if you are on RU Kitkat and RU Lollipop pops-up as OTA, then it will change it.
For OTA failing procedure issue, it doesn't work as you explained, because I saw people upgrading flawlessly with OTA having RU firmware and CN radio.
Ah, I must have made a mistake somewhere then, the OTA I got was around 1Gb and has left me on Lolipop rather than Marshmallow. I will start again and see if I can get it right this time ^^; Thanks for the help. Also thanks for the awesome guide. ^_^
Omega Xi said:
Ah, I must have made a mistake somewhere then, the OTA I got was around 1Gb and has left me on Lolipop rather than Marshmallow. I will start again and see if I can get it right this time ^^; Thanks for the help. Also thanks for the awesome guide. ^_^
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I don't know the starting firmware which you flashed, because OTA packages depend on the initial "firmware situation". It also happened that people with RU 124 have received OTA of 350MB to upgrade to RU 134 (the latest stable version available as of now), but this OTA failed to install and thus the phone downloaded the full Lollipop ROM (an OTA of more than 1GB) and then the installation was succesful. In this case the radio files were substituted by RU files. (Meaning that CN radio must be flashed after this OTA, for YD206 users)
PS: It is correct that your phone is on Lollipop, as this is the last version available. Marshmallow is still in beta as you can see on the dedicated thread. Once it will be released, it will arrive as OTA to those who have RU 134 firmware.
TheArt. said:
PS: It is correct that your phone is on Lollipop, as this is the last version available. Marshmallow is still in beta as you can see on the dedicated thread. Once it will be released, it will arrive as OTA to those who have RU 134 firmware.
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Ah, sorry, I managed to get that mixed up somehow. In that case I'll probably just flash the CN radio into the firmware I have now Sorry if my ramblings confuse anyone who visits this thread ^^;
TheArt. said:
Xposed Framework.
If you want to take advantage of the potential of xposed, you can install it the same way you rooted the device. (Root is mandatory to use Xposed). Copy xposed-v87-sdk23-arm.zip attached to this post and flash it in the TWRP recovery. After that install XposedInstaller_3.1.1.apk on your phone, which is also provided here.
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"SDK21 is Android 5.0 (Lollipop), SDK22 is Android 5.1 (also Lollipop) and SDK23 is Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)."
spinecki said:
"SDK21 is Android 5.0 (Lollipop), SDK22 is Android 5.1 (also Lollipop) and SDK23 is Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)."
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You're right, I attached the wrong version. Now it is correct, thank you for the tip.
Stuck at Powered by - Problem
I want to mention one thing for people who may had this problem too while flashing from KitKat 4.4.3 to 5.0.
When i first followed this guide i had the problem that only the powered by Android screen appeared for a long time but nothing changed and it seemed that the flash-procedure was not succesfoul.
So at first i had to POWER OFF the phone to try it again. Pressing Vol+ and Power button for about 10sec opened the Recovery Menu i guess, and there i could select Power off with the Volume keys and entered it with the power button.
Now that the phone was powered off i tried to flash it again, and this time i saw that yotaflasher could not load the system.img file on the phone. i could read this message within the flashing procedure.
So i found a solution for this. It seems that the system.img file is too big, so that some computers are having problems to load and upload this file onto the yotaphone. You have to power off and then starting in Download Mode again and connect the sphone to the pc before the next attempt.
The solution is that you have to go to the folder where the yotaflasher is installed and open there a command prompt holding the shift key and then you have to type
fastboot flash -S 512M system firmware/system.img
This will flash the failed system.img in multiple parts.
- After the flashing of the system partition is finished reboot your phone with the command: fastboot reboot
After that it will boot again, but this time after a short while it will change its screen into the Yota Video for about 10 minutes and after that it will start Lollipop but then it will also take much time till the apps become ready.
I did not invent this solution, just repeating it and hope it will be shown in the guide just to prevent panic.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69258840&postcount=8
GetSAS said:
Stuck at Powered by - Problem
(...)
I did not invent this solution, just repeating it and hope it will be shown in the guide just to prevent panic.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69258840&postcount=8
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Long story short : it's already been written in the OP, section "Changing/Updating/Flashing Firmwares" ...
GetSAS said:
Stuck at Powered by - Problem
I want to mention one thing for people who may had this problem too while [...]
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The reworked YotPhoneFlasher that I attached to OP does exactly the same and I explained it in the guide. Flashing using the new flasher will use that fastboot command you mentioned.
TheArt. said:
The reworked YotPhoneFlasher that I attached to OP does exactly the same and I explained it in the guide. Flashing using the new flasher will use that fastboot command you mentioned.
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Yes i know now. But in the flashing procedure when the powered by Android screen appeared i was not sure what was causing the problem. Also i did not know what to do in this moment, e.g. to go into the recovery mode just to power off.
So i just want people who have the same experience don't panic at this moment. There is a way to get out of this.
Guys I think I would need some help here, I have flashed a lot of phones over the years, but this one is just refusing to do it. I am getting the attached message every time I try to connect the phone, I did install and reinstall the drivers step by step as instructed on the first page, but still nothing. Does anyone have an advice, thank you?
In addition, I tried different cables and different USB ports, also computers (2 on Win 10 and 1 on Win7).
Update: Never mind fellas, finally it worked, not sure what the issue was, but after the 15th time, just worked. Thank you again.