Hi,
I bought this phone from China and I wanted to convert it to an international regular android phone.
This sounds easy, the theory is that, root the phone to get rid of Chinese apps then install Google Play... that would be sufficient for me.
The problem is that in practice that proved to be more complicated especially if one have not done this before.
The Phone
ZTE V5S / Grand Memo 5S
Hardware Platform: MT6589
Cores: Quad Core
CPU: 1.5G Hz
GPU: PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM: 1GB
ROM: 8GB
Display Size: 5.7 inch HD
Screen Resolution: 720×1280
Screen Type: IPS-LCD, Multi-Touch Capcitive Screen
Display Colour: 16 Million Colors
Operating System: Android 4.2
I have read forums in the last couple of days and managed to:
- root the device
- remove china stuff
- installed Google Play
The store is working but the Google apps such as YouTube are giving this error:
"Google Play services, which some of your applications rely on, is not supported by your device. Please contact the manufacturer for assistance."
I understand (from googling) that I have to instal a new ROM which is modified to support this.
I have downloaded couple of ROMs from Chinese sites but following their instructions, I could not install the ZIP files.
Not speaking Chinese, used web translation.
Ideally, I am looking to install a multilingual ROM for my device.
Later edit: I have installed the google play posted here and now youtube works but play is crashing if i try to install anything.
Any help highly appreciated.
Thank you.
[Resolved] Flashing ZTE Grand Memo 5S (aka ZTE Memo V5S)
Managed to resolve my problem... here is the step by step guide.
As usual, I'm not responsible if you brick your pone, is your decision to follow the below steps.
Some advices:
- Use a good quality USB cable which plugs firmly in the phone and PC
- Make sure that eventual power outage does not power off pc (ie use laptop)
- Do not unplug cable (accidentally) from PC/Phone while program running and last message is not: --- task is complete ---
- Try not using PC for other (resource consuming) activities.
- Be patient... some processes take quite long time
- Upload ROM which is designed for Your device!
- If you want to download ROM using SP Flash Tool, you need to dismount the phone as battery is not removable. Make an NANDROID
backup as this will backup absolutely everything... including user data.
1. Download MTK Droid Tools (because this is a MediaTek device)
2. Download SP Flash Tool (not used... just to have it in case you need to flash back a backup)
3. DOwnload a ROM (ZTE_V5S_WCDMA_Google_ROOT_140522.zip)
4. DOwnload a Patch for splash screen in Zip format (optional).
5. Copy to sd card:
- The downloaded ROM, rename to "update.zip". This is important otherwise will might give an error when flasing.
- The splash screen patch if you have it.
- Insert sd card in the phone.
6. Open MTKdroidTools.exe
- in few minutes your phone details should show up on Phone information tab.
7. Connect Phone via USB to PC
8. In USB computer options choose to connect with option "Connect to PC software", this will turn on USB debug
9. Root the phone, follow these steps:
- MTK Droid tools, after phone is read, press Root
- When prompted to create backup of ROM, press Yes (For the subsequent restoration of bla, bla... To make it now?)
- When prompted pack the backed up ROM, press Yes
- When Prompted choose between SuperSU or Superuser, choose SuperSU. SuperSU is still supported by develper, this is why.
- Click on IMEI/NVRAM and press backup... you may need that as well if something goes wrong.
Now you have you phone rooted and the original ROM zipped in the backup folder under MTK Droid Tools folder.
- Reboot the phone. You might have to root again but no need to save anything.
10. MTK Droid tools, after phone is read, go to the other tab: root, backup, recovery
11. If you wish, you can make another backup of your ROM with ROOT privileges this time... Press Backup and wait to complete.
12. Press button "To prepare blocks for Flashtool", select .md5 file from the last backup folder you made.
- Now you have the copy of the original software
13. Position radio buttton on the option: "To use boot from phone"
14. Press button "Recovery and Boot"
- When prompted "To make CWM recovery automatically?", press Yes
- When prompted to upload ony if phone is loaded, press Yes
- When prompted to "Install created recovery to phone?", press Yes
- when prompted "To reload phone in recovery to phone?", press Yes
15. You are now in recovery mode, to navigate up-down use Volume button, to choose/execute an item use power button.
16. Navigate to "wipe data/factory reset" then execute, on the next screen navigate to "Yes - ..." then choose it
17. Navigate to "whipe cache partition" then execute, on the next screen navigate to "Yes - ..." then choose it
18. Navigate to "install zip from sdcard" then execute, on the next screen navigate to "choose zip from sdcard"
19. Now you see content of SD Card, navigate to ROM file (update.zip) then execute, on the next screen navigate to "Yes - ..."
then choose it
20. Once finished GO back then reboot the phone
21. It will take a bit longer to load first time
22. To install the splash screen go to recovery mode again, choose to update from SD then confirm... same steps as for the ROM.
23. Open google play, login, a number of updates will show up, update all Google Play components
To get into recovery mode you have few options, i'll give one:
a. Turn off phone
b. Press and keep pressed Volume Up
c. Press and keep pressed Power button
d. Keep both pressed until splash screen shows up then release both
Now you may want to get rid of chinese stuff. To do so, folow these steps:
1. Power your phone
2. Open MTKdroidTools.exe
3. Connect Phone via USB to PC
4. In USB computer options choose to connect with option "Connect to PC software", this will turn on USB debug
5. After phone is loaded press Root (just to get privileges)
6. When prompted "Receive root privileges bla, bla...", choose yes
7. Press Super User... choose to user SuperSU
8. Press Build.Prop
9. Press Delete china... this will remove the only keyboard as well which is chinese so skip this step.
10. Press reboot
11. Now most of the chinese stuff is gone
12. Download and install:
- More locale or locale 2 if you want interface in a certain language
- Swiftkey to get a decent keyboard (disable chinese one)
- 3D Digital weather
- Anything else yo may want.
13. Use system optimiser to uninstall the rest of the Chinese apps
You are done... I have done this walkghrough while I was mooding my phone. Dont ask questions on errors as I have no idea. These
steps where collected while various forums for ready 3 days.
Hope someone will find useful... good luck.
Related
This is a guide based on the Windows XP System.
This guide is valid for every Xperia family.
This guide has a starting point of the original ROM SE (no root).
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What you`ll need before proceed:
- SEUS and PCCompanion installed.
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I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG
1. PREPARE EVERYTHING
- Download and install Bin4ry Flash Tool from HERE;
- Download lastest Global SE firmware from HERE or choose another version from HERE (X10 only);
- Extract zip file and copy to FlashTool>firmwares;
- Copy your apk files to install ahead to: FlashTool>custom>apps. (optional)
Now that we have already prepared all let`s start.
2. ROM INSTALATION
1. Start X10FlashTool.exe
2. Wipe userdata (You need to do this if you switch from OS 1.6 to 2.1 and vice-versa. This will wipe everything from your phone. Please do a backup through Titanium Backup or other to install your apps latter);
3. Press Connect and choose your model;
4. Reboot your Xperia on flash mode (reboot and press back button `till led green light appear);
5. When “Phone successfully connected on loaders\X10.sin” message appear press “flash” and choose your firmware;
7. Sit down, relax and wait…
8. When you see box message reboot (the process of resumption will take a while, do not be alarmed. is normal);
9. Configure your phone for the first time;
10. Congrats you now have the latest firmware on your phone.
NOTE: After this, if you see endless dots and "Searching for Xperia...." message, please read THIS (thks to Che Kirila).
3. OPTIONAL FEATURES
All operations carried out from now on need to have debugg mode checked (settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging)
3.1 Root Access
- Start X10FlashTool.exe;
- Press “Root”
- When you see “Root should be available!” your phone will reboot and you`ll have Superuser installed on your phone.
3.2 Clean apps you don`t need
- Start X10FlashTool.exe;
- Press “Clean” and a new window will appear. From there choose witch apps you what to uninstall.
- When “Clean finished” message appear your phone will reboot and you have now a cleaned phone (the process of resumption will take a while, do not be alarmed. is normal);
3.3 Install Custom apps
- Start X10FlashTool.exe;
- Press “Customize” and this will install all apps you put on apps folder previously on topic 1.
3.4 Enable JIT on your phone
- To do this just press Optimize button.
From the menu on "Advanced" you can choose multiple ptions to increase your options like: Install xRecovery (to install custom rom`s), install Busybox, etc.
CREDITS
All credits should go to Bin4ry and Androxyde for develop this great tool
|tips & tweaks|
HERE you can find some tips & tweaks to improve your X10 (don`t know if this work on another Xperia series).
Hey folks,
Just ordered the Droid DNA off of eBay. It's factory condition, so it's not rooted or unlocked or anything.
I want to install the GPE rom on it from Newt. I've been reading as much as I can on how to do this and want to confirm my understanding. Forgive my noobness. These are the high level steps that I think I have to go through:
1) Run Moonshine. This will give me S-Off and an unlocked bootloader. This is all I need to put on a custom recovery.
2) Install Clockwork Mod recovery. This will allow me to flash kernels and put new roms on
3) Use Clockwork Mod to first backup the device and then put the GPE rom on. I don't need to flash a kernel
Am I right here?
Thanks a lot!
You are go for launch. Before flashing GPE, you may also want to get Titanium Backup and backup your apps.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 4
tfrank10 said:
You are go for launch. Before flashing GPE, you may also want to get Titanium Backup and backup your apps.
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Sweet thanks man! This thing can't arrive soon enough.
Have fun!
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 4
just dont so any type of phone data wipe untill you transfer a rom to it and dont do system wipe ever
you cant reliably transfer roms in recovery so it will cause you some hassle
You got it. I prefer TWRP for recovery myself. But it's all just personal taste.
hyphydragon said:
just dont so any type of phone data wipe untill you transfer a rom to it and dont do system wipe ever
you cant reliably transfer roms in recovery so it will cause you some hassle
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Can you elaborate on that? Everything I'm reading says it's fine to do a factory days reset on custom roms. Are you referring to something else? Thanks
MSmithXDA said:
Can you elaborate on that? Everything I'm reading says it's fine to do a factory days reset on custom roms. Are you referring to something else? Thanks
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Disregard that post. You must wipe system when flashing different ROM bases, if you don't you'll have issues if the ROM doesn't wipe on install. Factory reset is perfectly fine and 100% recommended for flashing ROMs. Don't wipe internal storage until after you flash a ROM unless you want to side load or push a ROM to flash, this is what he meant, I think, just provided false information with it.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
I compiled a list of instructions on how to do it. This is starting with a brand new phone, all the way to installing the GPE custom rom using TWRP on a Windows PC. If anyone has a few minutes to look it over, I'd love the feedback (like maybe there are better ways to do this). But regardless, I thought this could be helpful to someone else in the future:
Disclaimer: I am not an expert and you should take my advice with a grain of salt. You can brick your phone by doing this and I'm not responsible if you do, even if you followed my instructions exactly. If you do run into a problem I won't be able to help you as again, I am not an expert. You're on your own and doing this at your own freewill and you are accepting responsibility from any good or bad that comes from it. Good Luck
Prerequisite: You must be on Firmware 2.06
1. Download and install HTC Sync Manager (to get drivers for phone) from:
http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/
2. Now Uninstall HTC Sync Manager (drivers will remain behind)
3. Now install Android MiniSDK to get Fastboot and adb from:
http://androidforums.com/attachment...81-adb-guide-updated-2013-05-21-sdk-tools.zip
4. Right-click My Computer, click Properties, Advanced System Settings, and Environment Variables. Under User Variables, click Path, Edit, and at the end of the line, add a semicolon and the directory to your SDK tools. Do the same for the Path under System Variables and click OK to close the several windows we used to get here.
5. Download Moonshine from:
http://moonshine.io
6. Disable the lock screen, disable fast boot, and enable USB debugging
Settings -> Personalize -> Lock screen style and select No lock screen.
Settings -> Battery -> UNcheck “fast boot”
Settings -> Developer Options, turn them on (the toggle is at the top right), and check the box next to USB debugging.
7. Connect phone to computer using original USB cable (preferably to a USB 2.0 port as 3.0 has some issues)
8. Extract Moonshine Zip file
9. Run distiller.exe from the folder where you extracted Moonshine. Read all the messages and answer Yes to any prompts.
Steps 1-9 at: http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/set-your-htc-one-s-off-using-moonshine-windows-0147992/
10. Disconnect phone
11. Install GooManager onto phone from:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager
12. Launch GooManager once it has been installed and grant it Super User permissions if asked
13. Press Menu and select the ‘Install OpenRecoveryScript’ option. Confirm any prompts that you get after that, and provide the app with root access if it requests for it.
14. Wait patiently till the app downloads the latest TWRP recovery for your device, and installs it. It may look done and nothing is happening, but may still be installing, so be patient. I used the notification window to see if it was still downloading.
15. Once the recovery has been installed, confirm that it installed successfully by booting into it. You can do that right from GooManager itself by pressing Menu and selecting the ‘Reboot Recovery’ option.
Steps 11-15 at: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-a-custom-recovery-to-an-android-phone-device/
16. Boot into TWRP by going into GooManager --> Menu --> ‘Reboot Recovery’
17. Click Backup
18. Set backup name. Use TWRP in the file name because backups aren't compatible with Clockword Mod
19. Swipe to backup. During the backup process, screen may turn off. Don't panic..it's just a screensaver. Tap the screen and it will turn on. Then swipe to unlock. Happened a few times.
20. Click Reboot System
To restore a backup in the future:
a. Boot into TWRP by going into GooManager --> Menu --> ‘Reboot Recovery’
b. Click Restore
c. Click on Back Up File
d. Swipe to restore
e. Click Reboot System
Steps 16 - 20 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laBKgRCpMeI
21. This technically isn't necessary, but I chose to backup my backup file onto my PC. It's located in the TWRP file. Just copy and paste it from windows explorer and put it on your computer.
22. Download GPE Rom from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392799
23. Copy Rom onto phone. Keep as zip. You can put it anywhere, like Downloads
24. Boot into TWRP by going into GooManager --> Menu --> ‘Reboot Recovery’
25. Choose Wipe
26. Choose Factory Reset
27. Swipe To Wipe
28. Click Back
29. Click Home button
To install Rom/Kernel/Add-On/Patch
30. Reboot into TWRP
31. Click Install
32. Navigate to Rom zip file (if not there, perform step 23)
33. Click on it
34. Swipe to Flash
35. Click Wipe Cache/Dalvik
36. Swipe to wipe
37. Click Back
38. Click Reboot
Steps 22 -38 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlAVk7qaEJ4
When I ran Moonshine in Windows, I ran into an issue where it wouldn't complete (it was stuck "waiting for fastboot"). So I switched to running Moonshine with Linux. This worked successfully and in many way is overall easier, so here's the instructions for that.
How To Install GPE Rom on a brand new Droid DNA (works for other roms too)
Disclaimer: I am not an expert and you should take my advice with a grain of salt. You can brick your phone by doing this and I'm not responsible if you do, even if you followed my instructions exactly. If you do run into a problem I won't be able to help you as again, I am not an expert. You're on your own and doing this at your own freewill and you are accepting responsibility from any good or bad that comes from it. Good Luck
Prerequisite: You must be on Firmware 2.06
1. Download Ubuntu Linux from:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
(I used version 13.04)
2. Burn downloaded image to a DVD (make sure to burn it as an image and not just place the file on the dvd). See instructions on Ubuntu website if having difficulty.
3. Boot your computer into Ubuntu selecting "Try Ubuntu" when asked. See instructions on Ubuntu website if having difficulty.
Steps 1-3 at: http://www.ubuntu.com/
4. Open a terminal window by clicking top left button and typing in Terminal.
5. Open Firefox and download Moonshine from below URL and make sure to save it in your ~/Downloads folder. Don't do this in Windows ahead of time...it must be done in Linux:
http://moonshine.io
6. On your phone, disable the lock screen, disable fast boot, and enable USB debugging
Settings -> Personalize -> Lock screen style and select No lock screen.
Settings -> Battery -> UNcheck “fast boot”
Settings -> Developer Options, turn them on (the toggle is at the top right), and check the box next to USB debugging.
7. Connect phone to computer using original USB cable (preferably to a USB 2.0 port as 3.0 has some issues)
8. In the terminal window type in:
cd ~/Downloads and hit enter, and then
tar -zxf moonshine_filename.tgz (replacing it with your filename) and hit enter, and then finally
sudo ./distiller
9. Read all the messages and answer Yes to any prompts. Let it do it's thing. It will take a while (20-30 minutes) and it will tell you when it's done. If you're not sure if it's done, then it's not, so just let it keep going.
Steps 5-9 at: http://moonshine.io/instructions/
10. Disconnect phone
11. Install GooManager onto phone from:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.s0up.goomanager
12. Launch GooManager once it has been installed and grant it Super User permissions if asked
13. Press Menu and select the ‘Install OpenRecoveryScript’ option. Confirm any prompts that you get after that, and provide the app with root access if it requests for it.
14. Wait patiently till the app downloads the latest TWRP recovery for your device, and installs it. It may look done and nothing is happening, but may still be installing, so be patient. I used the notification window to see if it was still downloading.
15. Once the recovery has been installed, confirm that it installed successfully by booting into it. You can do that right from GooManager itself by pressing Menu and selecting the ‘Reboot Recovery’ option.
Steps 11-15 at: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-a-custom-recovery-to-an-android-phone-device/
16. Boot into TWRP by going into GooManager --> Menu --> ‘Reboot Recovery’
17. Click Backup
18. Set backup name. Use TWRP in the file name because backups aren't compatible with Clockword Mod
19. Swipe to backup. During the backup process, screen may turn off. Don't panic..it's just a screensaver. Tap the screen and it will turn on. Then swipe to unlock. Happened a few times.
20. Click Reboot System
To restore a backup in the future:
a. Boot into TWRP by going into GooManager --> Menu --> ‘Reboot Recovery’
b. Click Restore
c. Click on Back Up File
d. Swipe to restore
e. Click Reboot System
Steps 16 - 20 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laBKgRCpMeI
21. This technically isn't necessary, but I chose to backup my backup file onto my PC. It's located in the TWRP file. Just copy and paste it from windows explorer and put it on your computer.
22. Download GPE Rom from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2392799
23. Copy Rom onto phone. Keep as zip. You can put it anywhere, like Downloads
24. Boot into TWRP by going into GooManager --> Menu --> ‘Reboot Recovery’
25. Choose Wipe
26. Choose Factory Reset
27. Swipe To Wipe
28. Click Back
29. Click Home button
To install Rom/Kernel/Add-On/Patch
30. Reboot into TWRP
31. Click Install
32. Navigate to Rom zip file (if not there, perform step 23)
33. Click on it
34. Swipe to Flash
35. Click Wipe Cache/Dalvik
36. Swipe to wipe
37. Click Back
38. Click Reboot
Steps 22 -38 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlAVk7qaEJ4
Enjoy!
Hi,
My mobile name is "Walton Primo-GF4" it's Android version Lollipop 5.1 and Chipset "MTK6580" I want to ROOT my phone!! I also tried many kind of ROOT Apps.. Like: Framroot, Kingroot, iRoot, Baidu Root, A-Key Rootmaster etc but all apps didn't worked!!
NOTE: MY PHONE ALSO UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER
My Acer tablet runs Android version Lollipop 5.1 with CPU MTK8151. I also tried many kind of root Apps including Framroot, Kingroot, and Kingo Android Root but none of the apps worked. I would welcome any suggestions.
How to install and recowery TWRP ROOT - as I do.
On the drain insertion rekaveri I did not run after the entry androyd lying belly to the top with an exclamation mark.
1) Put Flash Tool 5
1.1) Put the USB driver on the PC (It is advisable to disable the driver signature verification in windows- google to help)
2) Download Recovery - TWRP
3) Fail scatter
------ = 2.3 points lozhish files in a separate folder ---
4) I can not remember without root works or not, but just in case I will write. If you need a backup of your phone (need Flash card gigs 4-8) is placed on the phone titanium backup - you come - Click on the second tab (backups) from the top of the icon sheet daw - choose "Make RK entire user software." move to backup to a different folder, and once again do but to "make all RK custom software and system data" - this just in case.
5) Turn off the phone
6) includes a program Flash Tool
7) specifies the path to the file scatter
8) Should Fail recovery stand daw
9) Put Download only
10) Press Download
11) Connect the power cord to the body.
After excluding telephone (ALWAYS !!!!) Press VOL +, and ON. together, should see boot menu, select the button and press the + recovery - to go to TWRP
In the TWRP - press "backup" in the next window, you put all the jackdaws and snap your top do not remember exactly where, but there you can select the external sd card to record backup. and backup for 10 more minutes.
All of us do not care at all, you can do what you want =))
Then do in TWRP reboot in normal mode (need WI-FI), should appear with an offer to make a root or not to do - disagree. body boot turn on the 'Net WI-FI and start downloading the patch for the root, then as a patch will be downloaded will choose the menu that appears after installation TWRP, body restarts itself do everything.
ALL! Ruth received.
use CF-auto-Root
Hey, guys New kingroot app version is worked mt6580.. now my Walton-GF4 is ROOTED, Thanks Everyone!!
can you give me link new version kingroot . i have kingroot 4.9.0 its not work my mt6580 Android 5.1
magik235 said:
My Acer tablet runs Android version Lollipop 5.1 with CPU MTK8151. I also tried many kind of root Apps including Framroot, Kingroot, and Kingo Android Root but none of the apps worked. I would welcome any suggestions.
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Try downloading latest MTK droid tool and see if it detects your phone. If it detects, then you could just root by clicking root button. If you do not know how to use MTK droid tool, just search for the instruction on XDA. Pretty easy.
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tlysovych said:
How to install and recowery TWRP ROOT - as I do.
On the drain insertion rekaveri I did not run after the entry androyd lying belly to the top with an exclamation mark.
1) Put Flash Tool 5
1.1) Put the USB driver on the PC (It is advisable to disable the driver signature verification in windows- google to help)
2) Download Recovery - TWRP
3) Fail scatter
------ = 2.3 points lozhish files in a separate folder ---
4) I can not remember without root works or not, but just in case I will write. If you need a backup of your phone (need Flash card gigs 4-8) is placed on the phone titanium backup - you come - Click on the second tab (backups) from the top of the icon sheet daw - choose "Make RK entire user software." move to backup to a different folder, and once again do but to "make all RK custom software and system data" - this just in case.
5) Turn off the phone
6) includes a program Flash Tool
7) specifies the path to the file scatter
8) Should Fail recovery stand daw
9) Put Download only
10) Press Download
11) Connect the power cord to the body.
After excluding telephone (ALWAYS !!!!) Press VOL +, and ON. together, should see boot menu, select the button and press the + recovery - to go to TWRP
In the TWRP - press "backup" in the next window, you put all the jackdaws and snap your top do not remember exactly where, but there you can select the external sd card to record backup. and backup for 10 more minutes.
All of us do not care at all, you can do what you want =))
Then do in TWRP reboot in normal mode (need WI-FI), should appear with an offer to make a root or not to do - disagree. body boot turn on the 'Net WI-FI and start downloading the patch for the root, then as a patch will be downloaded will choose the menu that appears after installation TWRP, body restarts itself do everything.
ALL! Ruth received.
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I wish it could work for me to?
but ´till now noppes nada nothing,, I'll try to send up some files like the scatter file and custom recovery rom, maybe you´re able to check them out, what is wrong with it.?
Tested On XT1526 from the stock 5.1.1 firmware surnia. PLEASE check your settings->about phone and look to make sure the model is surnia before going forward! Please reply in the comments if you were able to get this to work on another model other than the XT1526!
So you have the Moto E Gen 2. You may have even got this phone specifically to play the game that's sweeping the world, 'Pokemon Go'. You felt great having installed the APK like a true hacker, you went to play and......oh no. What's this? The phone takes ages to boot up? Restarts all the time while trying to log into your account? Or you FINALLY get far enough into the load that the game starts (or gets close to it) and the phone gets soo hot in your hands it's unbearable and the game begins to **** out? Perhaps it runs terribly from the get go?!
This. Guide. is. For. You.
This guide will help you to set up your Moto E Gen 2 to run perfectly with the game! It will also cause your phone to run almost 3x faster, and have the battery last almost 2.5x longer! I would recommend this guide to ANY person using the Moto E. I have NOT tested this guide with the Gen 1 or any other phone.
I do not take ANY responsibility if your phone ****s out on you in any way, shape or form. Messing with your phone's system like this can ALWAYS cause issues if you don't take your time and know a bit of what you are doing. Or, if you are new to this and daring, I have constructed this guide to be extremely easy to follow. As long as you follow step by step, you should be goldeen...erm...golden! If not, it's not on me. Your fault !
If you encounter a step you have previously done, go to the next one! This guide is step-by-step for someone with a stock Moto E (2015)!
Step One: Unlock The Bootloader
So the first thing we need to do on this journey is unlock our bootloader!
1. Back up ALL of your data! Do it. Or if this fails, you will be SOL.
2. Download the Android SDK or get the Minimal Version (this is what I did)
3. When you install the SDK, install it to your desktop (during installation it will ask you for location. Make a new folder on your desktop called SDK and install it there for easy access).
3. You will want to install the drivers for your phone so you don't have problems connecting from your computer to your phone! Download them HERE.
4. Now we need to get into fastboot. To achieve this there are a few things we need to do.
-With your device powered on, go to your Settings->About Phone and click on the 'Build Number' 7 times to enable Developer mode!
-Go into your settings->developer options and enable 'USB Debugging'
-While in Developer Options, make sure 'OEM unlocking' is ENABLED.
-Open the directory on your desktop where you installed ADB. You should see some programs such as 'fastboot' and 'adb' in there. Should NOT be an empty folder containing another folder!
5. Once you are in the directory of your ADB on your computer, and you have done all steps above, hold down the SHIFT KEY and RIGHT CLICK inside the ADB folder containing your 'fastboot' and 'adb' programs. Choose the option that says 'Open Command Window Here'.
6. Once the command window opens, connect your phone (while powered on) to your PC.
7. In the command window, enter the following command to make sure your device is connected: 'fastboot devices' Now, enter the following command: 'fastboot reboot bootloader'
8. When your phone restarts, you will be in the bootloader screen. Once here, enter the following string into your command window: 'fastboot oem get_unlock_data'
9. You will get a nice long string of text. Copy it by right clicking on it->Mark->then mark the string of text by holding the shift key. Ctrl+C to copy it.
10. Open a Notepad and copy the string into it by pressing Ctrl+V. Make the string of text ALL ONE LINE by deleting the spaces.
11. Head over to the Motorola site HERE and log in using your google+ account.
12. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and in step 6 paste your string code from your notepad (step 10) into the blank box. Click on the 'Can My Device Be Unlocked' link. There should be a new button that comes up that says 'Request Unlock Key'. You will be emailed your unlock key after clicking the 'I Agree' prompt!
13. Go into your email, and open up the new one that contains your unlock key. Copy the 20 character string that is your unlock key.
14. Back in your command window, enter the following command again: 'fastboot devices' to ensure your device is still connected. Your device should STILL be in your bootloader screen. If so, and you see your device in the command prompt, enter the following command: 'fastboot oem unlock YOUR_UNLOCK_CODE'
15. After a while, you should get a 'Bootloader Unlocked' notification on your phone.
If so, you're done with this step! On to the next one . KEEP YOUR CMD WINDOW OPEN FOR ADB
Step Two: Rooting Your Phone and Installing TWRP
1. Turn your phone back on like normal. Connect your phone to the computer so you can see into the storage (should be under My Computer->Your Device).
2. Download the following files. TWRP Recovery and SuperSU.
3.Take your 'recovery.img' and move it to the folder with your ADB and Fastboot (on your desktop). Make SURE it is in the same folder with the adb and fastboot programs and is named 'recovery.img'.
4. Take your 'SuperSu' zip file you downloaded (DON'T UNZIP IT) and move it to your phones SD card (preferred) or Internal Storage.
5. Once your recovery image is in the ADB folder and the SuperSU zip file is on your phone's storage, type the following command: 'adb reboot bootloader'
6. Your phone will reboot into the, now familiar, bootloader screen! For this tutorial, we are actually going to flash TWRP onto the phone so it is the phone's default recovery program. To do this, while in the bootloader screen on your phone, type the following command into your command console on your computer: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'
7. Once it is done and successful, enter the following command into your CMD console to make sure TWRP in installed on your phone: 'fastboot reboot bootloader'. On your phone, use the Volume+ and Volume- keys to navigate to the 'Recovery' option. Press the Power key when it is highlighted!
8. Once you are in your TWRP, press the 'install' button. Navigate to the storage folder on your phone that contains the SuperSU zip file you moved from your computer onto your phone in step #4. When you see it, click on it and use the slider to flash it onto your phone. Once it is done, (as you should ALWAYS do after a flash), click the 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button and do the 'Swipe to Wipe'. Once done, click the 'Reboot System' button!
Step Three: Now your phone is rooted and has TWRP installed! It is time we install Cyanogenmod CM13!
1. Go HERE and download the 'Latest Nightly' rom at the top of the page. It will download a .zip file to your computer. Then go HERE, select ARM->6.0->Stock and hit the green download button (it's pretty big). Once both are downloaded, boot up your phone (if not already done) and connect it to your computer. Move both these .zip files to your phone's SD card (recommended) or internal storage.
2. Boot into recovery after the transfer is complete by holding the Power+Volume Down buttons. When the screen turns black, let go of the power button and continue to hold Volume Down.
3. Once in the bootloader, use the Volume+/Volume- buttons to navigate to the Recovery option. Hit the power button when it is selected.
4. Once in TWRP recovery go to install. Navigate to where you just transferred the two .zip files you just downloaded ONLY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE THERE ALONG WITH THE SUPERSU .zip FILE YOU DOWNLOADED EARLIER. If it isn't, figure out why and correct it! If it is, continue (DO NOT INSTALL EITHER LOL)
5. Go to the 'Wipe' option on the homescreen of TWRP. REMEMBER TO HAVE BACKED UP ALL YOUR DATA BY THIS POINT. Move the slider to complete the wipe.
6. NOW we can install the rom! Go back to 'Install' on the homescreen of TWRP. Navigate back to the .zip file of the Nightly Build rom again (NOT THE GAPPS), and select it! Once selected, move the slider to flash Cyanogenmod CM13 to your phone. WE WILL NOT BE INSTALLING THE GAPPS YET. YOU WILL FIND OUT WHY SHORTLY.
7. Once it is done, hit the 'Wipe cache/dalvik' button. Once completed, go ahead and reboot the system! The first boot will take awhile to set everything up. Have patience!
8. Once everything installs, you will be at the setup screen. As you go through the setup screen, something weird will eventually happen...you won't be able to hit the 'Next Button'. The only thing that will happen is when you hit 'next' your phone will bring the system tray down from the top. It took me AGES to figure this out people...but NOT installing the GAPPS at the start is literally the only way to get past this (with GAPPS installed, it takes too long to proceed through setup and you will keep getting killed by the drop down screen). Get through it in step 9!
9. Once you get to the point in setup that the dropscreen comes down, position your right thumb so its hovering above the 'Next Button' and DON'T MOVE IT. Using your left hand, hold the power button until you see an option to 'Restart' the phone. Do it. And from the moment your phone restarts, RAPID TAP (and I mean it, tap as fast as your thumb will allow you) WITH YOUR RIGHT THUMB WHERE THE 'NEXT' BUTTON WILL BE. Do NOT stop until you have successfully got through the setup process and are on the android's home screen! At this point, you MAY have an issue hitting the middle gray button at the bottom of your phone (next to messages and chrome icons) without it bringing down the stupid drop screen. To fix this, once again position your thumb on the gray button that sends you to your apps and hover it there. Restart the phone again, and rapid tap where this gray button will appear upon boot. Once booted and you have successfully clicked the button, the error goes away! You can navigate your phone normally and reset it without the problem coming back! (if it does, simply repeat this past step to get rid of it).
10. NOW we can reboot back into the bootloader by holding the Power/Volume- keys. Once in the bootloader, navigate with the Volume+/Volume- keys to the recovery option, and hit the power button to boot up TWRP.
11. Once in TWRP, click the 'install' button. Navigate to where your GAPPS .zip file is (the one you just downloaded along with the nightly rom), click on it, and move the slider to flash it. Once it finishes, make sure to wipe the Cache/Dalvik. Do not reboot yet!
12. Navigate back to the 'Install' button of TWRP, and find your SuperSU .zip you installed earlier. Install it again for safe measures and wipe the Cache/Dalvik once it is done!
13. Boom. Restart the phone and you now have working CM13 6.0 on your Moto E 2015 Device! Now the moment you have all been waiting for, POKEMON GO !
Step 4: How to make Pokemon Go run GREAT
1. Once booted up, go to your system->about phone. Click on the 'Build Number' 7 times to unlock developer mode.
2. Go to your system->Developer options and make the following changes
-Advanced Reboot->ON
-Root Access->APPS and ADB
-Select USB Configuration->MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)
-Window Animation Scale-> changed to 0.5x
-Transition Animation Scale-> changed to 0.5x
-Animator Duration Scale-> changed to 0.5x
-Don't Keep Activities-> Turn ON
-Background Processes limit-> Change to 'At most 1 process'
3. Now, head to your system->Apps settings. Force Stop and Disable the following (unless you actually use it...)
-Cloud Print
-Docs
-Drive
-Fit
-Gmail (unless you use it, using chrome browser to access it is better option to keep phone running fast)
-Google Play Books
-Google Play Games
-Google Play Movies & Tv
-Google Play Music
-Google Play Newsstand
-Google+
-Hangouts
-Keep
-News & Weather
-Screen Recorder
-Sheets
-Slides
-Youtube
4. Go to your settings->security and enable 'Unknown Sources'
5. Go to settings->memory and hit 'Apps Started on Boot' and make the following changes
-Photos: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Keep: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Hangouts: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Camera: deselect 'keep awake'
-Gmail: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Exchange Services: deselect 'start at boot'
-Media Storage: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Download Manager: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-CM Updater: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Talk Back: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-YouTube: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Google Play Movies & TV: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Fit: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
-Google Play Music: deselect 'keep awake' and 'start at boot'
6. Reboot the system! (hit the power button and hit reboot->reboot)
7. Go into the google play store, and login using your normal account settings.
8. Once logged in, download 'Kernel Adiutor (ROOT)' and open it up. Allow it to use root access (screen will pop up be looking for it).
9. Once opened, hit the tray button to the left of 'Kernel Information' (the three lines) and go to CPU. Slide the 'Apply On Boot' bar to the right to enable. Set your 'CPU Maximum Frequency' to '1209MHz' and 'CPU Minimum Frequency' to '400MHz'. Then, change the CPU Governor to 'Performance'.
10. Now that your phone is running faster than ever, go to chrome on your phone and google search 'Pokemon Go APK'. I used the 'APKPURE Pokemon Go APK 0.31.0' from m.apkpure.com. Your phone might glitch a tiny bit (it did for me the first time) and do a soft reboot. It's fine! Re-open chrome and hit the 'Download APK 59.9MB) bar beneath 'Verification Passed' and it will start downloading. Once it is done, open your 'File Manager' and go to the 'Internal Storage' then go to 'Download'. Click on the 'Pokemon Go' icon and allow it to install!
11. Start up the app, and MAKE SURE you only have ONE google email on the device. Let the game load, and set everything normally. When it asks you to login (if you use the google account one) right after you hit the google account, click on the screen in the middle rapidly. It SHOULD keep the game from re-setting. If the game does reset, don't fret. Restart it and try again. Once you get past this point? You phone should be running the game 2x if not 3x better than before! The final step is once the game is loaded, click on your pokeball icon and go to settings. Turn on battery saver mode!
Boom Bada Bing! Your phone should not only load the game ridiculously fast now, your battery life will be extended 2x-5x and the game will run at a steady rate keeping your CPU cooler than ever before!
This guide is compiled based on the struggles I faced getting the game to work properly. I got the phone from my wife while I wait and wait and wait for Pokemon Go to POSSIBLY come to my Windows Phone 1020 lol. When she gave it to me, it ran terribly and would overheat after 20 minutes of play in the sun. These are the ways I got the phone to run soo smoothly that now she ALMOST wants the phone back haha!
Any errors you see? Any fixes not mentioned? Give some feedback in the comments below!
Any reason for using stock gapps? You seem to disable most of the gapps anyway so perhaps it may be good to just go with nano or pico?
I put it in there in case someone wanted to use one of the stock gapps in the future.
Dude.... I already have CM 14 since a month....and I simply downloaded the app and followed the steps as you said..... Pokemon Go's still not working
RayShah_N said:
Dude.... I already have CM 14 since a month....and I simply downloaded the app and followed the steps as you said..... Pokemon Go's still not working
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What error are you getting?
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Unable to authenticate. Please try again
RayShah_N said:
Unable to authenticate. Please try again
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That's due to Pokemon go now don't run on rooted phones.
For this you have to delete su files from following directory :
/System/bin
/System/xbin
Give it a try.... But you'll lose root access
Hi everyone, I recently bought a Xiaomi Mi box3c and was very disappointed with custom rom and the interface that it came with on it. So surfing the web there are a few tutorials on how to change it and I tried a few but they are not that great either, till finally someone patched the stock android TV Lean back Launcher for it, it took some tinkering but I got it working, this may not be the best way but this is how I did it form the start. This is not my work, I just followed instructions and I have gathered them here. As I am lazy Im not gonna provide pictures for every step but it’s pretty straight forward.
For using some the apps during the process you will need usb mouse cause not every apps supports Mibox remote configuration
As I am a new poster I am not allowed to post any links so change every dot word to an actual . for the links.
1. Turning on the Box and Changing to English
1.1 Download this apk provided by Xiaomi veterans on forum, it’s a shortcut to the stock android setting
drive dot google dot com/open?id=0B16bkj0QSkYnc0k2UUFTU05vSHM 1.2 copy the apk to a normal usb flash drive and connect to mibox and install the apk
1.3 Run it and now you can change the language as in any android device.
2. Downgrading Firmware
All of the root options available for this device are for the older firmware so you need to downgrade the device. (it’s much easier than it sounds.)
2.1 Download the original firmware for MDZ-16-AA from this link: (both are the same thing)
yadi dot sk/d/Yvr1jYflm6GZR androidfilehost dot com/?fid=745425885120695554 2.2 Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a formatted usb tick (Fat32). (There should be two files: xiaomi_update and update.zip)
2.3 Put the USB flash drive in your Mi Box and boot in recovery
(How to boot into recovery: Unplug power > press and "hold back + ok" button while plugging the power back in. The remote should be nearby and facing the box. Do not let go of the buttons until it booted in recovery. for some devices its "home + menu" button instead of the previous one.
2.4 the flashing should start and finish automatically. don’t connect the device to WIFI after this step until you have disabled the intelligent update.
(Credits to passerby on xiaomi.eu forums for the guide)
3. Rooting the device
I tried almost all of the rooting apps, none of them worked for me but I have seen people insisting that permroot works for them so I put the link for that, using it is pretty straight forward, download, install on device and try to root with it.
but in case that doesn’t work Kingoroot Windows app will definitely work. this is how to root with kingoroot. For this method you need a USB type A --> USB type A cable.
3.1 First download the kingoroot desktop app from their website
3.2 Install the app on your windows desktop
3.3 Go to your mibox device setting (mibox setting not android stock from part 1) and in Security setting and Enable USB/ADB debugging, device will restart for this setting to change.
3.4 connect your mibox to your desktop and wait for the device to be installed and recognized by windows. (If you are using windows 10 it will detect the device by itself)
3.5 Run the kingoroot app on the windows and let it detect the device, as soon as it detects the device root option will appear, click on root option it and wait
3.6 Kingoroot will try to install an app on your mibox, allow it and then this will continue and finish the rooting process.
3.7 Disable USB/ADB debugging, so you can connect USB Flash drives to the device again.
3.8 Check for the root stastus with rootchecker.
(Credits to passerby on xiaomi.eu forums for the guide)
4. How to flash TWRP to device
4.1 download the TWRP App from this link:
dl dot twrp dot me/twrpapp/me.twrp.twrpapp-18.apk 4.2 Download the android ROM and TWRP image together from this link:
goo dot gl/q5DGED password : Mibox2015 4.3 open the zip file and copy this image file to your USB Flash drive
MDZ-16-AA-AndroidTV-V1\TWRP-RECOVERY\twrp-mdz-16-aa.img
4.4 Connect the USB flash drive to the box and copy the image to device storage
4.3 Install the TWRP app on the device using the USB flash drive
4.4 Run it and select first two boxes.
4.5 Go to flash TWRP option and wait for app to ask permission from SU, grant permission.
4.6 Select TWRP flash and select flash from image. Select the image that you copied to device storage.
4.7 Boot into recovery (by this time you have root access and it’s better to boot to recovery with one of the reboot apps ex. Quick Reboot)
(Now you have TWRP, but the problem is every time you reboot the box, the stock rom overwrites the TWRP files and it goes back to Default recovery, to solve this we need to replace the Rom itself too)
5. Replacing the Rom
5.1 While still in TWRP page, make a small boot backup just so TWRP makes a folder in storage of your device.
5.2 Reboot the device from TWRP (reboot system)
5.3 Now using a File manager (I used X-plore) copy the Rom folder to the same backup folder that was created by TWRP in your storage.
Copy This folder:
MDZ-16-AA-AndroidTV-V1\TWRP\BACKUPS\11608V180037788\2014-12-31--18-01-42_6.9.7.949
To this folder: (Which is already should be there created by TWRP)
Internal Storage\TWRP\Backups\ (your device’s Serial number)\
5.4 Repeat steps 4.6 & 4.7 again to Flash TWRP again, after booting to TWRP go to restore and select file (2014-12-31--18-01-) to restore, swipe to restore and wait for 10-15 minutes
5.5 After restore is done don’t reboot, go back to TWRP main page, go to Wipe then advanced wipe, select Dalvik, Cache and Data to be wiped. After wipe is done reboot system
5.6 When android system boot is complete, go to setting down below and change the language to English and its done.
I hope it helps
Someone posted a tutorial on YouTube, the title of video is "MIBOX 3 MDZ-16-aa ROOT + Install Android TV English".
@[email protected], did you get Netflix to work on it?
dummyaccount said:
Someone posted a tutorial on YouTube, the title of video is "MIBOX 3 MDZ-16-aa ROOT + Install Android TV English".
@[email protected], did you get Netflix to work on it?
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I tried all the steps.
No google play videos, no voice search and most of all no netflix.
=(
I hate the ****ing Chinese that sold me MDZ-16-aa saying it was the international version.
dont work password androidtv rom....... is Mibox2015?
mdz 16-AA
I faced the same issue.Wrong password.
Thanx for your post [email protected] I am going to use this method for my Mi box3.
As I am going to root any device for the first time, what precautions should I take
that I don't brick it?
Does the Microphone and and Ok button on Remote work normally after rooting by your method ?
Thx in advance....
[email protected] said:
Hi everyone, I recently bought a Xiaomi Mi box3c and was very disappointed with custom rom and the interface that it came with on it. So surfing the web there are a few tutorials on how to change it and I tried a few but they are not that great either, till finally someone patched the stock android TV Lean back Launcher for it, it took some tinkering but I got it working, this may not be the best way but this is how I did it form the start. This is not my work, I just followed instructions and I have gathered them here. As I am lazy Im not gonna provide pictures for every step but it’s pretty straight forward.
For using some the apps during the process you will need usb mouse cause not every apps supports Mibox remote configuration
As I am a new poster I am not allowed to post any links so change every dot word to an actual . for the links.
1. Turning on the Box and Changing to English
1.1 Download this apk provided by Xiaomi veterans on forum, it’s a shortcut to the stock android setting
drive dot google dot com/open?id=0B16bkj0QSkYnc0k2UUFTU05vSHM 1.2 copy the apk to a normal usb flash drive and connect to mibox and install the apk
1.3 Run it and now you can change the language as in any android device.
2. Downgrading Firmware
All of the root options available for this device are for the older firmware so you need to downgrade the device. (it’s much easier than it sounds.)
2.1 Download the original firmware for MDZ-16-AA from this link: (both are the same thing)
yadi dot sk/d/Yvr1jYflm6GZR androidfilehost dot com/?fid=745425885120695554 2.2 Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a formatted usb tick (Fat32). (There should be two files: xiaomi_update and update.zip)
2.3 Put the USB flash drive in your Mi Box and boot in recovery
(How to boot into recovery: Unplug power > press and "hold back + ok" button while plugging the power back in. The remote should be nearby and facing the box. Do not let go of the buttons until it booted in recovery. for some devices its "home + menu" button instead of the previous one.
2.4 the flashing should start and finish automatically. don’t connect the device to WIFI after this step until you have disabled the intelligent update.
(Credits to passerby on xiaomi.eu forums for the guide)
3. Rooting the device
I tried almost all of the rooting apps, none of them worked for me but I have seen people insisting that permroot works for them so I put the link for that, using it is pretty straight forward, download, install on device and try to root with it.
but in case that doesn’t work Kingoroot Windows app will definitely work. this is how to root with kingoroot. For this method you need a USB type A --> USB type A cable.
3.1 First download the kingoroot desktop app from their website
3.2 Install the app on your windows desktop
3.3 Go to your mibox device setting (mibox setting not android stock from part 1) and in Security setting and Enable USB/ADB debugging, device will restart for this setting to change.
3.4 connect your mibox to your desktop and wait for the device to be installed and recognized by windows. (If you are using windows 10 it will detect the device by itself)
3.5 Run the kingoroot app on the windows and let it detect the device, as soon as it detects the device root option will appear, click on root option it and wait
3.6 Kingoroot will try to install an app on your mibox, allow it and then this will continue and finish the rooting process.
3.7 Disable USB/ADB debugging, so you can connect USB Flash drives to the device again.
3.8 Check for the root stastus with rootchecker.
(Credits to passerby on xiaomi.eu forums for the guide)
4. How to flash TWRP to device
4.1 download the TWRP App from this link:
dl dot twrp dot me/twrpapp/me.twrp.twrpapp-18.apk 4.2 Download the android ROM and TWRP image together from this link:
goo dot gl/q5DGED password : Mibox2015 4.3 open the zip file and copy this image file to your USB Flash drive
MDZ-16-AA-AndroidTV-V1\TWRP-RECOVERY\twrp-mdz-16-aa.img
4.4 Connect the USB flash drive to the box and copy the image to device storage
4.3 Install the TWRP app on the device using the USB flash drive
4.4 Run it and select first two boxes.
4.5 Go to flash TWRP option and wait for app to ask permission from SU, grant permission.
4.6 Select TWRP flash and select flash from image. Select the image that you copied to device storage.
4.7 Boot into recovery (by this time you have root access and it’s better to boot to recovery with one of the reboot apps ex. Quick Reboot)
(Now you have TWRP, but the problem is every time you reboot the box, the stock rom overwrites the TWRP files and it goes back to Default recovery, to solve this we need to replace the Rom itself too)
5. Replacing the Rom
5.1 While still in TWRP page, make a small boot backup just so TWRP makes a folder in storage of your device.
5.2 Reboot the device from TWRP (reboot system)
5.3 Now using a File manager (I used X-plore) copy the Rom folder to the same backup folder that was created by TWRP in your storage.
Copy This folder:
MDZ-16-AA-AndroidTV-V1\TWRP\BACKUPS\11608V180037788\2014-12-31--18-01-42_6.9.7.949
To this folder: (Which is already should be there created by TWRP)
Internal Storage\TWRP\Backups\ (your device’s Serial number)\
5.4 Repeat steps 4.6 & 4.7 again to Flash TWRP again, after booting to TWRP go to restore and select file (2014-12-31--18-01-) to restore, swipe to restore and wait for 10-15 minutes
5.5 After restore is done don’t reboot, go back to TWRP main page, go to Wipe then advanced wipe, select Dalvik, Cache and Data to be wiped. After wipe is done reboot system
5.6 When android system boot is complete, go to setting down below and change the language to English and its done.
I hope it helps
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I tried to downgrade my MDZ-16-AA device with the MiBOX3_jurassicpark_gitv_1.3.106.386 file ... but it brings it down only to 1. 3. 114 and not to 1. 3. 106.
Secondly I do not get "ADB Debugging" option. Hence I cannot connect my Mi Box to my laptop.
Can anyone help ?
the correct password is : '@'mibox2015
the quotes are only to avoid mention to xda user "mibo" in xda forum...u don't have to write it in...
mibox v1.5.1
I've troubles to root my mibox, I've the 1.5.1 version.
Can you help me, please ?
Mi box 3C v 1.5.1
Can it possible to do the same for version 1.5.1?
I have Mi box 3C v 1.5.1 and I can't even boot into recovery yet.
Add widevine drm in MDZ-16-AA
To complete your notice, I found a way to launch MyCanal and molotov.tv (not tested for netflix yet).
As you know these apps requires widevine drm.
First download
extractor 4.0 and Xiomi 3S official rom
Then extract update.zip and add in root folder of extractor: system.new.dat + system.transfert.list.file_context
Use Extractor.bat to uncompact system.new
On folder go on system\vendor and copy paste lib folder on USB key.
Does anybody know how to go to recovery mode?
HOLD Back + OK and Home + Option doesn't work for my MDZ-16-AA
the system has been automatically updated yesterday.. :crying:
Thank you so much, I got it installed.
Step 1 can be hard because of the chinese language therefor I used this link:
https://www dot cnx-software dot com/2016/04/12/how-to-change-language-to-english-and-install-apps-remotely-on-xiaomi-mi-box-3-enhanced/
at step 2 I made the mistake that I extracted the update.zip aswell. while I needed to keep it zipped.
I used the app RUFUS to make the usbdrive a FAT32 drive.
at step 3 Kingoroot worked for me, although I needed to restart several times to make the ADB debugging connection work.
at step 4 sending the TWRP files, was a bit of a hurdle. It wwas not possible for me to copt them from the USB stick with ES file manager to the device. I needed to use the USB cable to my computer (ADB off) password: "@mibox2015"
At point 5 I was not able to use my remote or keyboard, I needed to turn off ADB!
At the end allot works, but there is still some bugs:
- MIUI still present. eg. when connecting an usb stick you get a chinese menu. and you are able to get into the old system menu
- unable to get NETFLIX to work
- allot of bloatware, apps I can not disable or delete.
- im unable to disable search by microphone in the UI, which is not supported by the remote of the 16-AA
- im unable to edit the tiles in the homescreen to eg. hide the supersu, market etc. and to put PLEX of KODI more in front
Thanks!!!!
I have rooted my mibox 3c and installed TWRP app
I copied img to device and flash drive, but I can't choose any img in TWRP app...
any method to replace custom recovery?? THX
weiabroad said:
I have rooted my mibox 3c and installed TWRP app
I copied img to device and flash drive, but I can't choose any img in TWRP app...
any method to replace custom recovery?? THX
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Go through each step carefully, if stuck be clear about what you have done
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Arquivo converter ROM chinesa para global 3C-16AA
Olá, gostaria dos arquivos para converter a ROM 3C-16AA, você tem whats para contato?
Hey,
Im' trying to get mycanal to work on my mibox MDZ-16-AA.
I copied the lib folder on my usb stick.
it's still not working, isn't any steps missing ?
Thanks.
Secure Check failed error while downgrading
I Got "secure check failed." error while downgrading. What did i do wrong ?
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Hi everyone, I recently bought a Xiaomi Mi box3c and was very disappointed with custom rom and the interface that it came with on it. So surfing the web there are a few tutorials on how to change it and I tried a few but they are not that great either, till finally someone patched the stock android TV Lean back Launcher for it, it took some tinkering but I got it working, this may not be the best way but this is how I did it form the start. This is not my work, I just followed instructions and I have gathered them here. As I am lazy Im not gonna provide pictures for every step but it’s pretty straight forward.
For using some the apps during the process you will need usb mouse cause not every apps supports Mibox remote configuration
As I am a new poster I am not allowed to post any links so change every dot word to an actual . for the links.
1. Turning on the Box and Changing to English
1.1 Download this apk provided by Xiaomi veterans on forum, it’s a shortcut to the stock android setting
drive dot google dot com/open?id=0B16bkj0QSkYnc0k2UUFTU05vSHM 1.2 copy the apk to a normal usb flash drive and connect to mibox and install the apk
1.3 Run it and now you can change the language as in any android device.
2. Downgrading Firmware
All of the root options available for this device are for the older firmware so you need to downgrade the device. (it’s much easier than it sounds.)
2.1 Download the original firmware for MDZ-16-AA from this link: (both are the same thing)
yadi dot sk/d/Yvr1jYflm6GZR androidfilehost dot com/?fid=745425885120695554 2.2 Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a formatted usb tick (Fat32). (There should be two files: xiaomi_update and update.zip)
2.3 Put the USB flash drive in your Mi Box and boot in recovery
(How to boot into recovery: Unplug power > press and "hold back + ok" button while plugging the power back in. The remote should be nearby and facing the box. Do not let go of the buttons until it booted in recovery. for some devices its "home + menu" button instead of the previous one.
2.4 the flashing should start and finish automatically. don’t connect the device to WIFI after this step until you have disabled the intelligent update.
(Credits to passerby on xiaomi.eu forums for the guide)
3. Rooting the device
I tried almost all of the rooting apps, none of them worked for me but I have seen people insisting that permroot works for them so I put the link for that, using it is pretty straight forward, download, install on device and try to root with it.
but in case that doesn’t work Kingoroot Windows app will definitely work. this is how to root with kingoroot. For this method you need a USB type A --> USB type A cable.
3.1 First download the kingoroot desktop app from their website
3.2 Install the app on your windows desktop
3.3 Go to your mibox device setting (mibox setting not android stock from part 1) and in Security setting and Enable USB/ADB debugging, device will restart for this setting to change.
3.4 connect your mibox to your desktop and wait for the device to be installed and recognized by windows. (If you are using windows 10 it will detect the device by itself)
3.5 Run the kingoroot app on the windows and let it detect the device, as soon as it detects the device root option will appear, click on root option it and wait
3.6 Kingoroot will try to install an app on your mibox, allow it and then this will continue and finish the rooting process.
3.7 Disable USB/ADB debugging, so you can connect USB Flash drives to the device again.
3.8 Check for the root stastus with rootchecker.
(Credits to passerby on xiaomi.eu forums for the guide)
4. How to flash TWRP to device
4.1 download the TWRP App from this link:
dl dot twrp dot me/twrpapp/me.twrp.twrpapp-18.apk 4.2 Download the android ROM and TWRP image together from this link:
goo dot gl/q5DGED password : Mibox2015 4.3 open the zip file and copy this image file to your USB Flash drive
MDZ-16-AA-AndroidTV-V1\TWRP-RECOVERY\twrp-mdz-16-aa.img
4.4 Connect the USB flash drive to the box and copy the image to device storage
4.3 Install the TWRP app on the device using the USB flash drive
4.4 Run it and select first two boxes.
4.5 Go to flash TWRP option and wait for app to ask permission from SU, grant permission.
4.6 Select TWRP flash and select flash from image. Select the image that you copied to device storage.
4.7 Boot into recovery (by this time you have root access and it’s better to boot to recovery with one of the reboot apps ex. Quick Reboot)
(Now you have TWRP, but the problem is every time you reboot the box, the stock rom overwrites the TWRP files and it goes back to Default recovery, to solve this we need to replace the Rom itself too)
5. Replacing the Rom
5.1 While still in TWRP page, make a small boot backup just so TWRP makes a folder in storage of your device.
5.2 Reboot the device from TWRP (reboot system)
5.3 Now using a File manager (I used X-plore) copy the Rom folder to the same backup folder that was created by TWRP in your storage.
Copy This folder:
MDZ-16-AA-AndroidTV-V1\TWRP\BACKUPS\11608V180037788\2014-12-31--18-01-42_6.9.7.949
To this folder: (Which is already should be there created by TWRP)
Internal Storage\TWRP\Backups\ (your device’s Serial number)\
5.4 Repeat steps 4.6 & 4.7 again to Flash TWRP again, after booting to TWRP go to restore and select file (2014-12-31--18-01-) to restore, swipe to restore and wait for 10-15 minutes
5.5 After restore is done don’t reboot, go back to TWRP main page, go to Wipe then advanced wipe, select Dalvik, Cache and Data to be wiped. After wipe is done reboot system
5.6 When android system boot is complete, go to setting down below and change the language to English and its done.
I hope it helps
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I successfully rooted my mibox 3c (MDZ-16-AA) and installed TWRP app and Android TV.
Now I want to go back to the Xiaomi Original Firmware (1.5.25). I tried to use TWRP and the Update.zip, but it did not work. How can I do it? Many thanks!
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I read from a Chinese forum that the 1.4.32 can also be rooted. As far as I know the Android TV is based on the 1.3.106. Does it make any sense to root the MDZ-16-AA with the firmware 1.4.32 and install the Android TV then?