lenovo vibe x s960 - no googla apps after auto upgrade? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
my 7 days old lenovo vibe x s960 just got auto-upgraded to android version 4.4.2 (vibeui_v1.5_1416_3_st_s960).
the new rom dose not contains google apps at all. i've tried to install gApps via recovery, but found out to my horror that the recovery is in Chinese.
so now i'm stuck with no contacts,emails,calendar and what not, but i do have a very stupid smartphone.
as i see it, i have 2 options:
1) find a way to change the recovery to english, and head on from there, or
2) find a way to install google apps & services back to my current version, and carry on with my life
any help will be greatly appreciated !
thanks,
Nir

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nirweiner said:
Hi,
my 7 days old lenovo vibe x s960 just got auto-upgraded to android version 4.4.2 (vibeui_v1.5_1416_3_st_s960).
the new rom dose not contains google apps at all. i've tried to install gApps via recovery, but found out to my horror that the recovery is in Chinese.
so now i'm stuck with no contacts,emails,calendar and what not, but i do have a very stupid smartphone.
as i see it, i have 2 options:
1) find a way to change the recovery to english, and head on from there, or
2) find a way to install google apps & services back to my current version, and carry on with my life
any help will be greatly appreciated !
thanks,
Nir
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Hi .
İ have same prolblem like you say. İ am still search internet find solution. İ try to switch 4.2 but i coulnd't success. İf change 4.2 we can root .
Or
We can root the 4.4versiın but i tried framaroot, vroot and else i couldnt success
The mobile is new so that we couldnt info much.
İf we know chienese maybe we success
Please tell me your experince to me
Thank you

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koraycetiner said:
Hi .
İ have same prolblem like you say. İ am still search internet find solution. İ try to switch 4.2 but i coulnd't success. İf change 4.2 we can root .
Or
We can root the 4.4versiın but i tried framaroot, vroot and else i couldnt success
The mobile is new so that we couldnt info much.
İf we know chienese maybe we success
Please tell me your experince to me
Thank you
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hey guys , maybe u guys can try to take some pictures on that chinese recovery and i will try to translate for u guys ??

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SOS to all android developers ! i have a lenovo vibe x s960 n i have a bootloop caused by an app to reparation the system partition and all my attempts to fix it led to losing the recovery !.. anyways i know exactly what is going on its just the phone has two locks behind root access to every thing the first one can be opened easily but my problem is the second one which i think is made my the company programmer him self !! soo plz any help , thoughts !!

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nirweiner said:
Hi,
my 7 days old lenovo vibe x s960 just got auto-upgraded to android version 4.4.2 (vibeui_v1.5_1416_3_st_s960).
the new rom dose not contains google apps at all. i've tried to install gApps via recovery, but found out to my horror that the recovery is in Chinese.
so now i'm stuck with no contacts,emails,calendar and what not, but i do have a very stupid smartphone.
as i see it, i have 2 options:
1) find a way to change the recovery to english, and head on from there, or
2) find a way to install google apps & services back to my current version, and carry on with my life
any help will be greatly appreciated !
thanks,
Nir
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you need to go to needrom.com and register to download roms here is a link to a rom i found with TWRP GAPPS and deodexed all chinese apps removed and still KK 4.4
http://www.needrom.com/mobile/aosp-android-4-4-2-kitkat-discovery-v1-0-s820-cn/#comments
and here are all their lenovo roms
http://www.needrom.com/phone-roms/lenovo/

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lenovo s960 rooting
Hi all. I have a lenovo vibex s960 and want to root through kingo root. What precautions I must take so that all works fine coz I saw in some posts that after rooting gapps don't work and phone does not function properly. Help me avoid this.