Hi all,
[UPDATE] 2014-09-22
Thanks to @sumenpo who posted in the question thread.
Huawei Taiwan has now posted R002C324B007. R002 means it is the 2nd major release.
http://consumer.huawei.com/tw/tablets/support/downloads/mediapad-x1-tw.htm
Huawei Taiwan has posted B006 for the 501L but it is not KitKat yet, although this is the FIRST release of any international ROM by an official Huawei site for the 501L
Support Site
7D-501L_V100R001C324B006_Client_Software_Taiwan_CHT_Android_4.2_EMUI_2.0_05012KJM.zip
I would like to thank chinkc from Malaysia's lowyat.net forum for the link.
According to the download site, it supports MULTIPLE languages, and English is selectable.
There are no Changelogs as yet.
According to XDA members who have tried (see few posts below), thanks @Dead-Eye, and chinkc from forum.lowyat.net/android, B006 will prompt you to update to B007, so net effect is that you get B007.
at last
Thanks for the good news .. I'll start the download .. and will come back with the change log .. باذن الله
I hope kitkat is coming soon
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Finely an update!!!
Well, I upgraded my Mediapad X1 (7D-501LV100T001C199B003) with success to this latest build version: 7D-501L_V100R001C324B006. After the upgrade, I receive an automatic update to version B007. So I'm currently sitting at 7D-501L_V100R001C324B007
Yes it does have English for language choice.
I have noticed a smoother (faster) operation then my previous verison. There was some preloaded China apps after the installed but I think you can uninstall it.
Still no arrow icon to hide the bottom Navigation bar, but I saw somewhere in the forum you to modify your build.prop and local.prop files (I haven't tested yet).
I also hope soon they will release KitKat firmware soon. For the meantime, I will enjoy the latest release.
Thank you Joytest for provide us with the link to the update.
Done
The update done,, it took two days to complete the update.. because i was buting a lock for the sd card which was stopping the process,, a message (update.app not mounted) with a big fail in red.. but when i removed the sd card lock,, the update completed ,, i did not recognize the change log yet,, but there is an ota update B007 came automaticaly ,,
Thanks every body
501L B007 update
After doing the SD card Rom installation using the B006, I received an OTA for B007. While the sudden increase in the icon sizes can be annoying, I can confirm that the performance has improved significantly. Btw my unit came out of the box at B001. The lags were very annoying and I was close to selling the unit. But I told myself I would experiment on this first before doing so. Anyway my Antitumor before was 21k+ now it is 26k+. Also it behaves now like a real jellybean device, smoother than ever. I notice that it seemed like around 200+ ram space has been added (could be that the firmware caused the more efficient memory management) that's why I can open lots of apps now without experiencing significant lags. My LTE signal has stabilized more. Sorry I couldn't offer screenshots. I really hope that kit at will come soon.
Update....
Dead-Eye said:
Well, I upgraded my Mediapad X1 (7D-501LV100T001C199B003) with success to this latest build version: 7D-501L_V100R001C324B006. After the upgrade, I receive an automatic update to version B007. So I'm currently sitting at 7D-501L_V100R001C324B007
Yes it does have English for language choice.
I have noticed a smoother (faster) operation then my previous verison. There was some preloaded China apps after the installed but I think you can uninstall it.
Still no arrow icon to hide the bottom Navigation bar, but I saw somewhere in the forum you to modify your build.prop and local.prop files (I haven't tested yet).
I also hope soon they will release KitKat firmware soon. For the meantime, I will enjoy the latest release.
Thank you Joytest for provide us with the link to the update.
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UPDATE: After a few days playing around with the phone. Everything is sofar so good but one issue I found - Only the 4G (Radio Baseband) in this ROM update is NOT compatible with the 4G (Radio Baseband) in the Middle East.
Please note Western Europe had release their Kit Kat firmware update. Currently downloading and will test soon. More info, Please see the link thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hua...irmware-huawei-mediapad-x1-501l-b102-t2868549
Huawei mediapad x1 501L
Downloaded update file. Copy to computer. Unzip. Created dload folder. Copy Unzip file to dload and pasted to SD card. Install SD card to pad. Click manual update. Could not detect update package. Unable to update Xi pad. Please help
It's pretty easy
Vagcon said:
Downloaded update file. Copy to computer. Unzip. Created dload folder. Copy Unzip file to dload and pasted to SD card. Install SD card to pad. Click manual update. Could not detect update package. Unable to update Xi pad. Please help
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The dload folder is inside the zipped file. Find it and put it in the root directory of your SD card. Make sure your SD card is Fat32. Make sure your unit has at least 80% power or more. Turn off the unit. Turn it on again. The installation should start upon reset.
After successful installation, you will receive OTA update to B007. enable it for another round of firmware update. After this, you should be able to enjoy a smoother X1
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Son-j said:
After doing the SD card Rom installation using the B006, I received an OTA for B007. While the sudden increase in the icon sizes can be annoying, I can confirm that the performance has improved significantly. Btw my unit came out of the box at B001. The lags were very annoying and I was close to selling the unit. But I told myself I would experiment on this first before doing so. Anyway my Antitumor before was 21k+ now it is 26k+. Also it behaves now like a real jellybean device, smoother than ever. I notice that it seemed like around 200+ ram space has been added (could be that the firmware caused the more efficient memory management) that's why I can open lots of apps now without experiencing significant lags. My LTE signal has stabilized more. Sorry I couldn't offer screenshots. I really hope that kit at will come soon.
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Before this update, my unit could detect my 500GB Seagate and 1TB WD external drives via OTG. It was really convenient. Now the B007 update seems to have removed that feature. Could it be that the reverse current feature in the USB port was not included anymore? I think it's the one that's supposed to power up the disk so it can be detected.
I've just done the update on my 501L, from B003 to B006 and then to B007 OTA.
With B003 my home wi-fi network showed up on the MediaPad. My 2.4 GHz network was on channel 13 and my 5 GHz network on auto channel selection. After updating to B0006 both networks were no longer recognized. I then found out that channels 12 and 13 on the 2.4 GHz band were no longer supported (had to change to channel 1) and that 5 GHz is no longer supported altogether!
The interface is faster but removing channels and the 5 GHz band is a downgrade. Also, the only western language supported is English, unlike firmware B003 which supported several western languages. IMO this a sloppy job. Huawei did some minor tweaks on the oriental firmware in order to make it work with 501L devices and that was it.
From what I've read, the KitKat update is another sloppy job. I'm starting to wonder if these 7" were worth leaving Samsung. Anyway, if you face this problem, just change channels and your wi-fi network will show up.
Updating to B007 should give you back the 5GHz.
And yes, Huawei's software is sloppy. For everything they fix they bring back one previously fixed problem, plus a new one.
mru55 said:
Updating to B007 should give you back the 5GHz.
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Alas, it hasn't. Do you have it on yours? If so, what are the 5 GHz settings on your modem (Channel bandwidth, Control Channel and Extension Channel)? Thanks.
Channel 36 @ 5180MHz. Rest I don't know.
Thanks but no dice. I've tried every possible combination on channel 36 and 40 + everything in auto mode and the 5 GHz channel still doesn't show up. It is not like I can't live without it, but if it was there in the first place there is no reason for it to be gone (apart from Huawei's incompetence, that is).
501L_V100R002C324B007 is available. See post 1.
According to @sumenpo, it is Kitkat.
Time to give it a spin?
Going to try...
Joytest, Thanks for the update. I'm going to test this new update. The last Taiwan update my 4G didn't work everything else work okay, so I end up updating to the German KitKat 4.4.2 release but the samething 4G didn't work and the dpi setting is high (400). After some research my Middle East 4G LTE has the same bands of Taiwan and German, so I don't know why my 4G is not connecting. Maybe something to do with the hardware itself.
I hope this new Taiwan KitKat 4.4 version that the dpi setting is set to 320 and my 4G work.
I give a try once download is complete.
As anyone else updated to the latest version? and if so, is the dpi set correctly?
I loaded it up last night, and it is 400 dpi. Everything is a little larger, and according to some reports, the device goes into "phone" mode instead of "tablet" mode originally. For example, the icons in Clash of Clans become larger, like on my Note 3. Previously I could see 2 rows of Defenses icons, no I can only see 1 row.
The only other gripe is that I can't install Xposed. Anyone have any clue? The previous hack of modifying build.prop ro.config.hwtheme = 0 no longer works.
my mediapad x1 is 3g set ,does anyone know whether i can update this firmware too ?
kotty said:
my mediapad x1 is 3g set ,does anyone know whether i can update this firmware too ?
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Hi, 3g should be the 501u. You can get 4.4.2 from Huawei China's website. They have B019 or 017. You can check this from the other ROM threads here.
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I'm just buying this Huawei Mediapad X1 and install app. Sometimes app cannot install in playstore "your device isn't compatible with this version." I'm downloading the apk and install but failed. Here the list:
- Foursquare --> your device isn't compatible with this version in playstore. Googling and i have the apk, installed it in E File Explorer and failed. Cannot installed.
- Google Plus --> searching in playstore and no result.
- BBM --> installing success, not tested, in playstore isn't compatible with this version.
- Agoda --> same like foursquare. Failed.
Why this app cannot be installed in my Mediapad X1? I'm using the newest Kitkat 4.4.2 ROM 501U R002 B010.
Sorry for my bad english.
Raizan said:
I'm just buying this Huawei Mediapad X1 and install app. Sometimes app cannot install in playstore "your device isn't compatible with this version." I'm downloading the apk and install but failed. Here the list:
- Foursquare --> your device isn't compatible with this version in playstore. Googling and i have the apk, installed it in E File Explorer and failed. Cannot installed.
- Google Plus --> searching in playstore and no result.
- BBM --> installing success, not tested, in playstore isn't compatible with this version.
- Agoda --> same like foursquare. Failed.
Why this app cannot be installed in my Mediapad X1? I'm using the newest Kitkat 4.4.2 ROM 501U R002 B010.
Sorry for my bad english.
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It may depend from the 400 dpi introduced by 4.4.2. Unfortunately Huawei has made this very bad choice for 4.4.2 on Mediapad X1… you can change the dpi (320,as in 4.2.2, is fine) with some tricks, but this results in some other stuff broken. Many of us here are hoping the next release will fix this issue. So far, we have had an update from Huawei almost every month… let us keep wishing…
zaningio said:
It may depend from the 400 dpi introduced by 4.4.2. Unfortunately Huawei has made this very bad choice for 4.4.2 on Mediapad X1… you can change the dpi (320,as in 4.2.2, is fine) with some tricks, but this results in some other stuff broken. Many of us here are hoping the next release will fix this issue. So far, we have had an update from Huawei almost every month… let us keep wishing…
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Thanks for the reply.
Wish the next OTA update will fix this issue and i can download all apps without problem.
The list of stuff that is incompatible with the new 400DPI keeps growing longer.
I went to install the new Angry Birds Stella today only to find its incompatible as are a bunch of the other Angry Birds versions...
Gas Buddy doesn't work anymore either, I used that quite a bit before.
Huawei, please help!
Is there is really no chances to fix this? What is breaking when switching back to 320 DPI?
shrisha said:
Is there is really no chances to fix this? What is breaking when switching back to 320 DPI?
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The only fix is to have Huawei redo their framework for 320DPI like it was in 4.2.2.
There isn't any good way to fix the DPI without breaking other things unfortunately.
The only thing that might work is rooting the phone and using Xposed Framework to be able to change DPI per app individually, but I have been unsuccessful in getting that working so far as Huawei has their own framework on this rom.
I see... Ok Lets hope for a chance that Huawei will listen the public opinion.
shrisha said:
I see... Ok Lets hope for a chance that Huawei will listen the public opinion.
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Hopefully this phone becomes popular enough for CyanogenMod to pick it up. (Assuming Huawei releases the driver source) I'd love to see a more stripped down Android on this thing. It's a like sluggish at times, needs to be free from the Huawei stuff...
The Amazon app isn't compatible anymore with this new 400DPI. ugh....
I am on Kitkat B102 and has absolutely no problems installing and running following apps : FourSquare, Agoda, Google+, Amazon appstore
My rom build : 7D501LV100R002C100B102
mobile88 said:
I am on Kitkat B102 and has absolutely no problems installing and running following apps : FourSquare, Agoda, Google+, Amazon appstore
My rom build : 7D501LV100R002C100B102
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Will Google Launcher solve the DPI and Apps installation?
I dont use google launcher . And this launcher can be installed n works too as confirmed by some Malaysian users. Strange indeed some users cannot even installed some app. My unit still at 400dpi which I find not significantly much bigger than 320dpi. There is no to.sf.lcd density in build.prop file for you to change this value. I am using Nova launcher
mobile88 said:
I am on Kitkat B102 and has absolutely no problems installing and running following apps : FourSquare, Agoda, Google+, Amazon appstore
My rom build : 7D501LV100R002C100B102
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B102 for 501L (out Sept 6, 2014). no problem installing apps like foursquare, google plus, agoda, etc. You have the newer ROM.
B010 for 501U and 503L (out Aug 15, 2014) is the problem. Me and people use this rom build waiting for the next OTA update, i hope fixed the DPI issue like B102 for 501L.
omniphil said:
The Amazon app isn't compatible anymore with this new 400DPI. ugh....
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so is slickdeals and a few of my local apps
What is this model.... B102 for 501L? Is this the LTE international or chinese version?
How do I know if I am buying the 501L with working KItKat?
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cktlcmd said:
What is this model.... B102 for 501L? Is this the LTE international or chinese version?
How do I know if I am buying the 501L with working KItKat?
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7D-501u,g 3G version
7D-503L 4G, China TDD LTE version
7D-501L 4G, International LTE version
You can see the build number in setting, about phone.
or...
Just waiting the next OTA update for the other version, i'm sure Huawei will update this.
Small correction: 7D-503L has both TDD and FDD modem. That is, works with many international networks, but not all.
Raizan said:
7D-501u,g 3G version
7D-503L 4G, China TDD LTE version
7D-501L 4G, International LTE version
You can see the build number in setting, about phone.
or...
Just waiting the next OTA update for the other version, i'm sure Huawei will update this.
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Small correction: 7D-503L has both TDD and FDD modem. That is, works with many international networks, but not all.
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THANK YOU for the response.
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mobile88 said:
I am on Kitkat B102 and has absolutely no problems installing and running following apps : FourSquare, Agoda, Google+, Amazon appstore
My rom build : 7D501LV100R002C100B102
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Mine is 7D-501uV100R002C208B008 - maybe the L and U signify different things - anyway loads of stuff doesn't work anymore
Is there a way to go back to 4.2?
Thanks
If your model is 7D-501u, you have the 3G version, which is supposed to be sold in China. It can be used in other countries if the cellular bands are compatible. But for ROM update, you will need to visit Huawei's Chinese website.
For 7D-501u, if you want to go back to Android 4.2, the ROM version is: V100R001C233B021. It comes with EMUI 2.0.
Click the link below to download:
http://www.emui.com/nsp/geturl.php?path=7D-501u_EMUI2.0_Android 4.2_V100R001C233B021.zip&rid=771
Place the file on your SD card and flash it. Note that it will wipe your data. So back up first.
There is a not-publicly-released version that is Android 4.4 + EMUI 2.3 + 320dpi, ROM version is V100R002C553B001, downloadable at:
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...g0/v15243/f2/full/7D-501uV100R002C553B001.zip
Same as the above one, SD card flash, back up data first.
eurosoba said:
Mine is 7D-501uV100R002C208B008 - maybe the L and U signify different things - anyway loads of stuff doesn't work anymore
Is there a way to go back to 4.2?
Thanks
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Since yesterday evening new update is available to the chinese 4G version 7D-503L
7D-503LV100R001C233B008
Based on the nomenclature (R001) this should be an update to Android 4.2!
Download was not yet successful.
Anyone else had more success?
mru55 said:
Since yesterday evening new update is available to the chinese 4G version 7D-503L
7D-501V100R001C233B008
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7d-501 filename for 503 hardware ?
on this page
we have :
android 4.4 , B007 and B010 firmware
android 4.2 , B007 and B013 firmware
R001 of your filename let think's it's android 4.2 , but why B008 ? B013 is available .....
(and C233 is for china market with chenese apps )
ps : my phone ( 7d-503L in 7d-503LV100R002C233B010 android 4.4 EMUI 2.3 ) did not found new update
Ooops. Darn auto correction.
Of course this would not show up as an update on devices already on 4.4
mru55 said:
Since yesterday evening new update is available to the chinese 4G version 7D-503L
7D-501V100R001C233B008
Based on the nomenclature (R001) this should be an update to Android 4.2!
Download was not yet successful.
Anyone else had more success?
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I have a 7D-503L. Currently installing 15 Aug KK update B10.
Is it 503L or 501?
impossible to install
I went from boo2 to boo7 same Chinese version, the site instructs to use Sim for upgrade but links for software won't work . page needs translation and is almost impossible to upgrade thru site ,very dissatisfied with site,soon as I can find recovery software am going to version bo10, no way to go from boo7 to boo8
if the system was Rooted, the download fails.
Must reset the system then the download works.
For information there is a slight update with no visible change. The system retains the previous settings.
Thanks for the tip.
Reset how? Just stop super su and reboot?
Or actually factory reset? (that would be too much effort...)
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Thanks for the tip.
Reset how?
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I have a French phone and that appears like this:
"Paramètres / Sauvegarder et réinitialiser / Restaurer les valeurs d'usine."
I suppose :
Settings / Save and Reset / Reset to factory defaults.
Was afraid of that.
I will wait to hear from more feedback from users. As is, I will probably revert back to B006. Wifi 5GHz did not work but GSM connectivity was outstanding. Or as you would say fantastique!
B008 works great! Yes its a step backwards from 4.4 to 4.2, but the lag with the B007 is much less now, it feels pretty snappy, as good as the B010 (4.4)
However wifi and 3g seem to be much improved! Especially for me in the USA. Yes! this is a huge thing for me!
320DPI is awesome again and I can install all those apps that weren't compatible before with the 400DPI 4.4 roms.
This is the best version for the 503L. forget B010...
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However wifi and 3g seem to be much improved!
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I noticed that too but to me that's pretty much it.
no other notable changes from the B007.
Obviously, it is still better than the b010 :good:
So, I've installed the full ROM from the EMUI site.
All data including root survived!!
I haven't had any Wi-Fi issues. Can confirm that 5GHz is still there. GSM will be checked during the week.
One thing I have noticed: GPS which was always good, definitely got better. More than a meter from the window, where I previously could not get a fix, I get a very goog one within seconds.
Added:
Seems like brightness adjustment has been tweaked towards the lower setting (=brighter).
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B008 works great! Yes its a step backwards from 4.4 to 4.2, but the lag with the B007 is much less now, it feels pretty snappy, as good as the B010 (4.4)
However wifi and 3g seem to be much improved! Especially for me in the USA. Yes! this is a huge thing for me!
320DPI is awesome again and I can install all those apps that weren't compatible before with the 400DPI 4.4 roms.
This is the best version for the 503L. forget B010...
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Still sitting on R002,B010 and dealing with the 400dpi.
Just wondering if you still feel B008 is better than KitKat B010?
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realeze said:
Still sitting on R002,B010 and dealing with the 400dpi.
Just wondering if you still feel B008 is better than KitKat B010?
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For me B008 was a huge improvement over B010.
B010 has a really snappy feel to it, performs good and eliminates the lag after opening the lock screen.
That's it however...
B010 has issues with...
Wifi and 3G signal cutting out frequently
400DPI (Makes a bunch of app incompatible)
Apps shutting down in the background after a while (You wont get messages from people on data services like, Whatsapp, Line, etc...)
My biggest issues was the signal drops, those are far less frequent on B008, Yeah there is more lag and performance issues, but it is a much more functional rom and is probably why its the newest rom they have put out...
Thanks! I just downgraded to B008 and so far it is a huge improvement over B007. Much smoother and the DPI issue makes it a fair tradeoff for KitKat.
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Stock recovery and CWM recovery 7D-503L 4.2.2
Hello good. I have the 7D-503L MediaPad X1 android version 4.2.2 (B008). The strange thing is that I get the "build.prop" file that is in the system folder as (ro.build.product = hw 7D-501L). All updates are for 7D-503L. Anyway, I lost the stock recovery with which I can not install the custom recovery.
As much as I have researched I can not get a picture of the stock recovey nor custom CWM recovery for this verision and I need to update, backup, etc.
Does anyone have them? It could flash recovery? .If So could pass me.
Thanks and greetings to all
Hmm just realized I never reported back on GSM phone performance of B008: not as good as B006 was, but MUCH better than B007.
@menradio
idem for me, I have the same reference. Yet, it is, indeed, a 503L.
Below is the latest Huawei Official KItaKat Beta for 7D-501u (3G Mediapad X1 aka Honor X1 in China).
Main characteristics of this ROM are 320DPI and a whopping 1.4-1.5GB of free memory after boot.
Initial feedback by Chinese users is positive.
YMMV
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...g0/v15243/f2/full/7D-501uV100R002C553B001.zip
If you encounter problems running this beta, 'fraid not, just download the latest official 501u ROMs from Huawei and flash it back.
JB 4.2.2 / EMUI 2.0 / 320DPI - http://www.emui.com/nsp/geturl.php?path=7D-501u_EMUI2.0_Android 4.2_V100R001C233B021.zip&rid=771
KK 4.4.2 / EMUI 2.3 / 400DPI (Xposed 2.5.1 works empowering you with the ability to set per app DPI) - http://www.emui.com/nsp/geturl.php?path=7D-501u_EMUI_2.3_V100R002C233B010.zip&rid=592
Is it even possible to flash 501U ROM onto 503L?
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Is it even possible to flash 501U ROM onto 503L?
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Sorry, my bad, i copied some of the contents from my 503L thread, already corrected the mistake (the links were the correct 501u ROMs though).
To answer your qn, it is possible to flash 501u ROM onto 503L, but that would be pointless as LTE will almost certainly not work.
Anyone has tried this rom? Really need feedback before jumping in.
Does it come with google play and other necessary google stuff?
bthoven said:
Anyone has tried this rom? Really need feedback before jumping in.
Does it come with google play and other necessary google stuff?
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definitely no google services 'pre-installed' in China ROMs (all the 3 above are China ROMs).
u can however 'wake' them up by removing /cust/channel/XXX_XX_XX/xml/UNSTALL_APK.XML (/XXX_XX_XX is the only folder inside /channel; its name may vary from ROM to ROM)
will update the thread if i can find international version of 501u ROMs.
I successfully flashed it at the second time with another bigger rom download.
I can say that it is not worth of flashing because font size is very small and chrome is not compatible totally with phone page.
So, I decided to flash back to C233B010.
Don't waist your time.
any good for this rom? I'm running the 4.4.2 400dpi imui 3.0 which has two annoying issues:
1. can't set Nova Launcher as a default launcher
2. it is mobile UI, not tablet-optimized ui as in official 4.2.2 imui 2.0.
Does it has the above two issues?
How is it different from the 400dpi one? (already root, solve the google+ things).
Hi,
I'm running the 4.4.2 emui 3.0 400dpi from the below xda post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-mediapad/general/rom-kitkat-4-4-2-emui-3-0-400-dpi-t2925015
rooted it with iroot, solved the google+ compatibility as suggested in this board, now all incompatible apps are compatible.
My only problem is I hate the mobile UI on this 400dpi rom (prefer the tablet UI as in the official rom b020/b021, or, I guess, on any 320dpi rom).
I intend to update the rom to the one post here (320dpi). I've tried several times without success. It recogized my update file and after it spent some time loading the file on the updating display, it reported failed every time. What I did was creating dload folder, put the update.app into it with some other small files I brought from this 400dpi upgrade; or from other roms.
I also downloaded and tried updating with the official kitkat 400dpi (international rom, B102) from Huawei Germany website, it also failed at the same point (the display which has big EMUI banner)
I tried both on 32gb class 10, and 4gb class 4 microsd card.
Anyone had experience in updating your X1 (7D-501u) from 400dpi to 320dpi? What small files you put inside and outside dload folder (please share those files)? Any tips would be really appreciated.
I've flashed this rom 2 days ago and I'm very pleased by its performance. after removing huawei chinese bloatware it has more than 1.5gig of free ram!
compare to previous rom I'd have (EMUI3.0/400dpi/b002) it is very smooth and fast
the UI is not as polished as EMUI3.0 but not a single lag. the wireless is very stable too
however I have 2 problem with that
1. battery is not as good as B020 or B021 (I think google services make it worse)
2. double-tab-wakeup does not work (like other 4.4 roms)
@bthoven
I've flashed this rom over b002 by use of a cfg file from B010 zip file
not a single problem
MURCIE'LAGO said:
I've flashed this rom 2 days ago and I'm very pleased by its performance. after removing huawei chinese bloatware it has more than 1.5gig of free ram!
compare to previous rom I'd have (EMUI3.0/400dpi/b002) it is very smooth and fast
the UI is not as polished as EMUI3.0 but not a single lag. the wireless is very stable too
however I have 2 problem with that
1. battery is not as good as B020 or B021 (I think google services make it worse)
2. double-tab-wakeup does not work (like other 4.4 roms)
@bthoven
I've flashed this rom over b002 by use of a cfg file from B010 zip file
not a single problem
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Thanks a lot. I believe double tab option is there and working, at least on b002 and b005 kitkat 400dpi.
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bthoven said:
Thanks a lot. I believe double tab option is there and working, at least on b002 and b005 kitkat 400dpi.
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really?!
I had b002 on my device and no sign of double-tab wake up
is it in settings?
on what section an under what name?
that's a feature I've really missed
Motion control->double touch
Difficult to find it myself
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bthoven said:
Motion control->double touch
Difficult to find it myself
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yeaaaaaaah
it works
thanks alot :highfive:
Best ROM I've ever tried on this device so far! :good:
MURCIE'LAGO said:
@bthoven
I've flashed this rom over b002 by use of a cfg file from B010 zip file
not a single problem
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Hi,
could you share the b010 dload and cfg file (excl. update.app)? Thanks in advance.
ps. still can update from b005 (400dpi emui 3) to this 320dpi kk emui 2.3 rom
bthoven said:
Hi,
could you share the b010 dload and cfg file (excl. update.app)? Thanks in advance.
ps. still can update from b005 (400dpi emui 3) to this 320dpi kk emui 2.3 rom
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here you are
MURCIE'LAGO said:
here you are
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Really thanks. Will try and tell you how it goes.
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I still can't update from b005 to b001, update failed message on Recovery screen.
Really have no idea what to do.
update 25 Nov: it is working now. I don't know how; just worked after several tries.
vuhongduong said:
I successfully flashed it at the second time with another bigger rom download.
I can say that it is not worth of flashing because font size is very small and chrome is not compatible totally with phone page.
So, I decided to flash back to C233B010.
Don't waist your time.
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Chrome is working on mine perfectly. Font size you have 4 options in settings > display. It's the best ROM so far.
I just bought mediapad x1 it is (7D-501) it was (B002) and there was an ota update i did it and it is now (B003)
I saw the posts here about the instability of kitkat version .. is there any stable kitkat update u tried for this device and where i can get it ?
Thnx in advance
EMUI 3.0 was just released few days ago, unfortunately only for China variant.
It is now under Beta version, receiving feedback from tester.
Already installed on my HAM 2 MT-L05, quite a large changes in user interface. and have the Android L navigation bar.
http://androidteen.com/download-install-huawei-ascend-mate-2-emui-3-0-beta-firmware/
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Thanks! I just posted the article on g+ and tagged the Huawei USA team
Does anyone know what the differences are between the China device and the US device? Processor, ram etc
MikeyLee said:
Does anyone know what the differences are between the China device and the US device? Processor, ram etc
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Processor/GPU is completely different hi silicon kirin v qualcomm snapdragon. Completely different LTE bands. Same amount of ram. Same screen. Data partition is emulated on MT2-L05, but this may have come about when we installed the kitkat update.
Hmmmmm so then a port might not be impossible. I run an S5 port on a Note 3 completely functional. I'll have to ask around and see what some devs think
what about the other ones. mt2-c00.mt2-l01.mt2-l02
the otther china variant have the update as well
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So this is just purely cosmetic? Doesn't seem like it's worth the effort since I would have to uninstall TWRP and reinstall my stock recovery, right?
tomlemange said:
So this is just purely cosmetic? Doesn't seem like it's worth the effort since I would have to uninstall TWRP and reinstall my stock recovery, right?
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The Chinese variant has received KK so I don't think this is purely cosmetic
HAM2 ...
I have just rooted a newly purchased HAM2 and completed the root using towelroot. Have been trying unsuccessfully to upgrade the EMUI to 3.0, so I decided to look around and discovered that I need to first update to EMUI 2.3. Does anyone have a full working version of this update??
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7lyht1oiGRRNEl4dlJhdVhnQ00&usp=sharing
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I believe its in this drive folder. Edit*** actually I'm wrong. I'm not sure we ever got 2.3 for ours
suavedeuce300 said:
I have just rooted a newly purchased HAM2 and completed the root using towelroot. Have been trying unsuccessfully to upgrade the EMUI to 3.0, so I decided to look around and discovered that I need to first update to EMUI 2.3. Does anyone have a full working version of this update??
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EMUI 2.3 is only available for the Chinese variants of Mate 2, It's installed alongside KitKat 4.4.2
Emui 2.3 and EMUI 3.0 are currently unavailable for Mate 2 US version.
The EMUI 3.0 update is not an entirely cosmetic makeover as it does add a few new features to the phone.
4L0M said:
EMUI 2.3 is only available for the Chinese variants of Mate 2, It's installed alongside KitKat 4.4.2
Emui 2.3 and EMUI 3.0 are currently unavailable for Mate 2 US version.
The EMUI 3.0 update is not an entirely cosmetic makeover as it does add a few new features to the phone.
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Yeah, the only way we are getting 3.0 and KK is if someone can port the Chinese ROM and UI over and make the necessary changes so that everything on our devices works.
HAM2..cont
MikeyLee said:
Yeah, the only way we are getting 3.0 and KK is if someone can port the Chinese ROM and UI over and make the necessary changes so that everything on our devices works.
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Well, I guess I have to just put a custom ROM on this bad boy and tough it out until I get this one+one!!!
If u can find one...
Suddenly i am so glad that i got the china version...
So far pretty please with the new ui. But I realise the camera shutter is very very slow.. Almost unusable.. The stock messaging app is a little confusing. And, I can't figure out how to change to another launcher... Anyone have any idea?
I am on b603. Received an ota to upgrade to b606 worth 140mb. Anyone have any idea what it's about?
Uodate: well I did the updating. Nothing seems to have changed. But the root did survive.
scpion said:
So far pretty please with the new ui. But I realise the camera shutter is very very slow.. Almost unusable.. The stock messaging app is a little confusing. And, I can't figure out how to change to another launcher... Anyone have any idea?
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Hi. I had the same problem on b606. Nothing would stick as a launcher as Huawei Home always overrides everything.
I got around this by installing nova launcher from playstore ( I'm sure any other launcher will work fine ).
Nova Launcher wouldn't stick as default launcher, Huawei Home always overrode it, so after making sure I had another launcher installed, I installed Rom toolbox pro and used the manage apps setting. I scrolled down to Huawei home, tapped on it and selected "FREEZE". As soon as you do this, the option to set Nova as default launcher appeared and has worked perfectly ever since.
Like I said, you can use any other launcher, just make sure you have it installed before you freeze "Huawei Home"
On a side note, I also had to re-root the rom after installation as root had gone, and I also had to perform the delete "set_immutable_list" hack to get Full root back.
( Bear in mind, I had TWRP installed on my MT2-L05 so the initial b603 OTA update wouldn't install for me, I had to download the full 1.23gb rom from Huawei Website and do a completely new flash from scratch, so this is why I probably lost root )
I also just checked the camera, the shutter speed is ninja fast for me .
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Hi. I had the same problem on b606. Nothing would stick as a launcher as Huawei Home always overrides everything.
I got around this by installing nova launcher from playstore ( I'm sure any other launcher will work fine ).
Nova Launcher wouldn't stick as default launcher, Huawei Home always overrode it, so after making sure I had another launcher installed, I installed Rom toolbox pro and used the manage apps setting. I scrolled down to Huawei home, tapped on it and selected "FREEZE". As soon as you do this, the option to set Nova as default launcher appeared and has worked perfectly ever since.
Like I said, you can use any other launcher, just make sure you have it installed before you freeze "Huawei Home"
On a side note, I also had to re-root the rom after installation as root had gone, and I also had to perform the delete "set_immutable_list" hack to get Full root back.
( Bear in mind, I had TWRP installed on my MT2-L05 so the initial b603 OTA update wouldn't install for me, I had to download the full 1.23gb rom from Huawei Website and do a completely new flash from scratch, so this is why I probably lost root )
I also just checked the camera, the shutter speed is ninja fast for me .
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Did you have to revert to the stock recovery before you were able to install the update? Wondering if there's a way to apply the update while still using TWRP.
No mate. I didn't bother. I just downloaded the full b603rom from the Huawei website, extracted the "dload" folder to my external sd card, powered down phone, held in VOL UP+VOL DOWN and then held in the POWER on and it just fastflashed the rom over the top of TWRP.
I then had an OTA for b606 which is about 140mb, I installed that and then rebooted.
I just booted into recovery out of curiosity, and now have an EMUI logo recovery with 3 options :
Reboot System Now
Wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
At least now we finally have full album artwork on lockscreen and media controls on lockscreen....looks pretty cool.
I have tried it with Spotify, N7 Player, Tunein Pro and Pocketcasts and they all display fullscreen artwork and media controls on lockscreen work for all of them.
Hello,
I have a MatePad M5 Pro that is stuck on Android 8.
Model: CMR-W19
I don't care if it's official ROM or custom ROM. I would like to maintain the WidevineL1 and mpen and keyboard support.
Can someone please point me in the right direction?
Try downloading HiSense software onto a PC, then connect your Mediapad to the PC and it will check for updates, even if checking for updates on your Mediapad itself doesn't find any.
This worked for mine. I was stuck on 8 too, until HiSense found an update and did the update on my Mediapad, then the Mediapad was able to find further incremental updates itself.
danlat1415 said:
Try downloading HiSense software onto a PC, then connect your Mediapad to the PC and it will check for updates, even if checking for updates on your Mediapad itself doesn't find any.
This worked for mine. I was stuck on 8 too, until HiSense found an update and did the update on my Mediapad, then the Mediapad was able to find further incremental updates itself.
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Thanks for the suggestion but hisuite says I'm on the latest official version
Crisp Chum said:
Thanks for the suggestion but hisuite says I'm on the latest official version
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You could try downloading and sideloading.
All updates are here;
http://huawei-update.com/device-list/cmr-w19
danlat1415 said:
You could try downloading and sideloading.
All updates are here;
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Any idea which to use? There are a lot of different Android 9 builds.
And how do I sideload on this device? Sorry if that's a noob question. haven't had to do this for a number of years.
When you click on a version to download, it gives you full instructions on how to install.
You are best going up in stages.
Find the same version that you have currently installed, then download the next version number up.
They're all for the same device, but that is a list of every update that's been released.
So install the next version up from yours, then try searching for the next update manually on your device to see if it then triggers it to keep updating itself. If need, just keep running the updates by SD card method.
danlat1415 said:
When you click on a version to download, it gives you full instructions on how to install.
You are best going up in stages.
Find the same version that you have currently installed, then download the next version number up.
They're all for the same device, but that is a list of every update that's been released.
So install the next version up from yours, then try searching for the next update manually on your device to see if it then triggers it to keep updating itself. If need, just keep running the updates by SD card method.
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Thanks! Im guessing I just can't install the latest update first?
I'm not sure.
Mine did incremental (about 6 in total), even though the latest one was newest.
To be sure, you're best off going up in order.
Because it's fully stock and you're doing in the correct way, it will scan first, so any issues and it won't install - so nothing to lose.
Hi all,
Had a read through this thread to see if there was any chance of an Android Update for my device but from the answers given, I can't seem to find anything.
I'm using an M5 Pro 10.8 (CMR-L09 - Cellular) on 8.0.0.203 and the Huawei Updater site doesn't seem to have anything above this for my model.
If I was to look at installing an OTA for the likes of the CMR-W19, would this harm my device at all?
They're both Cellular, both 10.8". Only thing I can really see different is that they are 64GB and I'm 32GB.
Also, as a side question, I don't have a PC, what's the best way to download and install an update using the device itself?
I look forward to a reply!
littleash88 said:
Hi all,
Had a read through this thread to see if there was any chance of an Android Update for my device but from the answers given, I can't seem to find anything.
I'm using an M5 Pro 10.8 (CMR-L09 - Cellular) on 8.0.0.203 and the Huawei Updater site doesn't seem to have anything above this for my model.
If I was to look at installing an OTA for the likes of the CMR-W19, would this harm my device at all?
They're both Cellular, both 10.8". Only thing I can really see different is that they are 64GB and I'm 32GB.
Also, as a side question, I don't have a PC, what's the best way to download and install an update using the device itself?
I look forward to a reply!
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In regards to the part of if it would be bad..
CMR-W19 is not an LTE model. So if you do successfully flash the ROM, not sure if you would have issues with LTE.
Ahhh, glad I checked! Thanks for the reply!
danlat1415 said:
When you click on a version to download, it gives you full instructions on how to install.
You are best going up in stages.
Find the same version that you have currently installed, then download the next version number up.
They're all for the same device, but that is a list of every update that's been released.
So install the next version up from yours, then try searching for the next update manually on your device to see if it then triggers it to keep updating itself. If need, just keep running the updates by SD card method.
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Would I use the OTA-MF or FULLOTA-MF?
CMR-AL19 (m5 Pro 64gb LTE) here. I'm on 8.0.0.199 Android 8.0 With July 19 Security patches. No Update available. Huawei support told me there is no newer version available for this Model.... I'm abit mad coz it's even the 'pro' Model..