Hi all ,
A Newbie here.
after getting my new TCL S720 im pretty impressed .
Only issues im having is for some apps for example flashscore im not getting notifications when a team scores , yes i have checked app settings to see if notifications on & phone settings too.
Im also getting a problem with the play store which the app is here but when going in im getting "no connection" ( i could get away with this as i was using aptoid & mobomarket)
i believe its also come rooted as i have Superuser app & its asking for permissions everytime app added .
if i could get notifications to work i would not be looking to try out another rom but would be good to add a rom where i could get these fixes.
So after all that my question is what rom is compatible for the TCL S720
my android system is android 4.2.2 jelly bean
thanks in advance & great to be here im looking forward to meeting new people & learning alot
Jamie
Hi. Could you make a backup of your original rom before you will flash your device? I have the same phone and as far as I know there is not a fully customized working rom, and many of us did not made a backup of the original rom and is nowhere to find and download it. All the custom roms found has different issues, so I would like to get back the original rom and try a fix for Google Play. I couldn't tell you how exactely to make the backup, perhaps other users who knows better will help you. I've tried to make a backup with MTK Droid tools, it looked like I did it, but I think I didn't do the scatter file or something I missed becauze I couldn't revert to it, it gave me an error, don't remember it now. So, before you do a flash, I advise you to make a backup of your original rom and if you suceed, please upload it somewhere, or even here at the TCL S720 roms thread and let us know.
Regards.
hi i did backup my stock rom but i wouldnt want to give it as the very reason i changed rom was due to problems like play store , push notifications not working & had malware detection & id not want to give anyone a backup of a virus threatening backup. what i have done is flashed a rom from needrom which is pretty stable for my needs only issue is you need a sd card as the storage is a little screwed & all apps pikkies etc all go to sd card but apart from that all works to my needs here is the one i flashed
wwwdotneedromdotcom/download/tcl-720t-cm11-v2-w200s-lstyle-port/
hope this helps & ill be playing about & probably installing new roms to test so ill update my findings
Rebox said:
Hi. Could you make a backup of your original rom before you will flash your device? I have the same phone and as far as I know there is not a fully customized working rom, and many of us did not made a backup of the original rom and is nowhere to find and download it. All the custom roms found has different issues, so I would like to get back the original rom and try a fix for Google Play. I couldn't tell you how exactely to make the backup, perhaps other users who knows better will help you. I've tried to make a backup with MTK Droid tools, it looked like I did it, but I think I didn't do the scatter file or something I missed becauze I couldn't revert to it, it gave me an error, don't remember it now. So, before you do a flash, I advise you to make a backup of your original rom and if you suceed, please upload it somewhere, or even here at the TCL S720 roms thread and let us know.
Regards.
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here is latest official stock rom from tcl its very stable but will need to get rid of some chinese stuff but better than most custom roms as i found lots of different type of issues
wwwdotromzjdotcom/rom/18578.htm
Hi Jammo,
Could you upload somewhere the stock rom you saved for TCL S720 please? I will manage with the malware. I already tried the rom you said in your last mesage but it hasn't Google Play and I don't how the camera is focusing. More than that, I've read on the same forum a solution to make Google Play work on stock rom, thanks to Barbas23. I hadn't the opportunity to try it but he sais it's working. I paste here the solution he found:
"The solution for google play: The problem is that the TCL S720 doesnt exist in the google database. So the solution is to change your phone "Name" and "Model".
Here is what i've done:
1: Install root explorer or something similar.
2: Go to /System and open the build.prop with an editor.
3: Change this 3 lines:
ro.product.model=
ro.product.name=
ro.product.device=
I change them for the galaxy note 4 (find them in the forum)
ro.product.model=SAMSUNG-SM-N910A
ro.product.name=trlteuc
ro.product.device=trlteatt
4. Save, and reboot your phone.
This way, its working, you can change it for every phone you want, just google for the 3 lines."
So Jammo, please upload the stock rom, I want to revert to it. Thank you.
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Hello guys, I was just wondering whether there are any themesout working for the stock ROM. I actually want to change my taskbar look without modifying the whole ROM. I have rooted my phone and installed the mik_os kernel (God bless him).
Any suggestions?
As far as i know... that involves working through odexed files and since if you change the stock color... you'll have to setup the text colors too and THAT is the real pain in the ass if you have no ideia how to do it! (like meeeeee )
Even with tutorials for unexperienced ppl it basically involves you messing with the stock rom and deodex the specific files afecting the status bar and it's texts like the Framework ALL BY HAND! too much hassle if you're a noob, like me!
Basically you can't put themes that change the system setup without "deodexing" the ROM files you have to! That means you would be, in a way, "coocking" your own rom! and therefore it would not be a "stock" rom any longer!
Easiest solution is to get a custom rom that best suits your needs and with said theme you want OR.... make a nand backup of your ROM and go learn how to change and edit the files you need to place a new theme on your ROM and... flash it!?
Last case scenario but highly improbable... get ahold of your current ROM version, the official ROM for your specific phone model and ask somebody you may know or learn it how to do it your self and after you work it out! flash it!
I think there ARE videos on youtube about it but like i said... it's NO amateur stuff believe me!
Either Way remember to always backup your current ROM in case something goes wrong you can always restaure it!
I'm new to the whole thing of rooting, i'm new to androids to be specific. I spent the last two years modding iOS's but my last iphone 4 was stolen and i got my hands on the new SGS2. I like it a lot but i still want to take more out of it.
Why ROOT my phone? What are the pros and cons of doing it? (i dont have this very clear since im new and i dont really know all my phone can do as is, stock). will i be able to reverse it, or delete it with an update?
what i really want more help is with the following:
What are MOD and ROMS and wich one is better recommended?
i have search a lot but im still confused a little bit. ive run into cyanogen mod 7, villian etc. i basically want to make themes and add features to the phone, wich MOD will give me more room to play around, wich one has more stuff running around on the web?
i found a theme called neongt that i liked a lot will it work with any mod or rom i choce?
thanks a lot with whatever help you can give me
* Root is equivalent of Jailbreaking in iOS
* Provides root access to the mobile OS
* Can install backup apps like Titanium backup which requires too to take backup freeze or unfreeze apps
* Villian ROM is based on the latest version of Android OS released for SGS2. Note that there are different firmware for different regions unlike iOS
*CyanogenMod is I believe its from Vanilla Android OS with mods . To know more about click here http://www.cyanogenmod.com
* You can try any one and if you dont like you can always revert back to Stock rom (original which was released by Samsung)
* Mods are additional features to an existing ROM. Example One of the mod is when you click the power button, it will display Reboot , Recovery which is not provided in Stock rom also showing % in battery is another MOD
Hope this helps You can look into http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1058
BTW What I read is 99% impossible to brick the phone. So you can play around with the phone with flashing roms
If you new to android then wait a while before rooting. There are tons of stuff to learn and do without root.
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The only real way at the moment to brick the phone is to put the PIT in and then have a problem while flashing (or put a galaxy s pit in, it has been done, thats a hardbrick).
Root is like total control, you can do anything and edit anything.
The easiest way to root is using CF-root which autoroots you, this is a stock kernel with a custom inframfs which does the rooting.
When chosing a kernel you need to match the bolded bit of the version to the rom you are using CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG6-v4.1-CWM4.zip
The rest of the version relates to the region it was built for, but for kernels that does not matter.
Custom kernels normally bring Clockworkmod recovery which gives you options to take a whole phone backup/snapshot of the moment you backed up.
They also have other things like overclocking(not recomended unless you know what you are doing)/undervolting controls.
Also stuff like BLN(back light notification) which uses the touch key backlight to show notifications like an led would.
Custom roms, deodexed means taking the classes.dex files and shoving it back into the jar file so its easier to edit.
At the moment if you deodex the framework (part of the OS) the stock browser lags, some roms with around this by leaving it odexed but this has its disadvantages as some mods need a 100% deodexed rom or a 100% odexed rom.
You can use places like the UOT kitchen to theme your phone yourself or find loads of themes in the right section.
Also part of the rom is called a CSC which contains customisations like apps your carrier wanted to bundle, also APN settings, you can use any CSC with any version in general and dont need to flash a new one unless the rom comes with or asks for one.
Always read the first posts in a thread, and use the search before asking a question
thanks a lot to everyone i have spent last night researching and ive learn a lot, i think i have taken all i can from my phone already, im a modding freak so i cant se my phone behave or look the same way for too long, i have it since july 20 ill keep it as is for a couple of weeks more and then ill try only rooting. after that ill play aruond with the mods until i found one that i can use to make one my self and theme it my way as i use to do with my ios's. thanks a lot for all the advices. ive heard a lot of rumors about bricked phones but i have figure out that is not that risky, as my friend galaxyII back there said, but it still can happen so ill be as carefull as i can
im looking forward to posting/sharing the mods or themes i make, also if you know someone that needs help with iOS devices i can help
i better keep looking around now so i dont mess anything up XD lolz
Been trying to find the most recent Stock Rom for the Galaxy tab 10.1.
Had rooted mine and tried a few Custom ROMS which three kept rebooting and the 4th one by TASK (latest one) was great then kept slowing down to the point apps just crash. Did a restore to my backup that I did right after applying root, and didnt keep any of the original stock roms apps like task manager and weather widget.
Not thrilled about how when you save a ROM it doesnt save the apps too, or at least when you put another ROM on it removes the other apps. Either way.
Looking for the download for Stock Rom.
*Note, I will root the Tab again, is there a way to install stock ROM and still keep root so I dont have to do it all over again?
There are LOADS of stock roms, my friend. Take a look over the forum.
Or samfirmware.com
Can hardly help you more since you provide no info at all on what model you have;
7500, 7510.. wifi or 3G.. country.. languages you need...
Okay... So can anyone else provide me a link for a wifi only version, forum perusing in this massive site will be a huge pain.
realism51 said:
Okay... So can anyone else provide me a link for a wifi only version, forum perusing in this massive site will be a huge pain.
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Read through the UNROOTING PROCESS section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474971
Hi Guys as my title Says..
i need Help very Badly.
First of all MODS and USERS i'm sorry i didn't knew where to post this thread so if its in in-appropriate section please move it to correct section. THanks
OK my problem is this.
i recently (less than a week ago ) bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 its by Bell Canada and its i9100M. i bought it online since my service provider is Rogers.
i guess this phone is already rooted to unlock it and i can see CWM and SU icon there.
Well i'm a Hardcore Blackberry Fan and have been using Blackberries from last 6 years. I loved the new samsung because of it looks and its screen.
I Had Lot of Problem with it like setting up my yahoo as push email, setting the Ringtone Profile, setting up the Custom Ringtones for Text Messages..
Having wrong time stamps on Recieved TEXT Message.. well i fixed all those by installing apps from market and forwarding my yahoo to my gmail...
i Hated doing all that but infront of the beauty of this phone i had to compromise but today it took 3 hours to find my gps location and day by day im using it i'm hating it .....
SO OK I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ALOT... the more i'm researching the more i'm getting confused...
first of all what is the difference between custom ROM and KERNEL.
i know custom rom could be like operating system but customized by unofficial person.
what the h is KERNEL..
to install rom's or kernel do i really have to root.
To unlock do i have to root or is there a paying method.
also i want to know if i'll go back to stock rom can i still unlock it.and recieve all the updates from samsung or google specially when ICS will be launched.
after unlocking and installing custom root. can i unroot it
and lastly which is best custom kernel and which is the best rom availble.
since been a blackberry user i have very basic needs. i don't play any games or download much apps and if an app is paid..i'll pay for it.. i don't want to jailbreak anything .
all i need is better battery life, gps and network coverage.
Thanks for taking time to read and reply.
Hi there.
I'll try and get through your questions as simply as possible,
Imagine your phone is like a car
A kernel is like the engine of a car - it's the low level machinery that keeps it going.
The Rom is like the body of the car around the engine. Roms can be official (or Stock Roms), or they can be customised by other people.
So, when you install a stock rom - you're installing the kernel, but you're also installing the radio (called a modem or baseband) and the registration (or the CSC which is location specific information) as well as the unique 'body' of the car for that rom - tweaks, default software, etc.
You don't have to have rooted your phone to install a Rom. When you update your phone via Kies, you are, literally, installing an stock rom. You can even install stock roms from elsewhere without rooting your phone. Because stock roms are released in different regions at different times, lots of people update their phones to the latest official roms via this method - no root required.
However, to install a custom, unofficial rom, you will need to root your phone as they will require access to the 'root level directory' of your phone's file system - which is what root really means.
You can find everything you need to know about that, how to root and also lots of stock roms you can install without rooting here:
Some shops will root you phone for you if you want to go down that path and don't want to risk it. But it's easier than you think and the galaxy s2 is very hard to break. There's lots of help available on XDA - just remember to search before you ask so you don't ask a common question the millionth time.
If you have installed a custom rom you can easily re-install a stock rom over it that will still work with Kies and thus be updateable when ICS turns up.
There is no 'best' Rom or kernel. Some Roms go 'as is' and some are customisable to the nth degree if you like fiddling with your phone non-stop. I personally use CheckRom because I like the kitchen app that lets you swap kernels, modems and mods with ease - but check out the Original Android Development threads and see which other roms you like the sound of.
Depending on what you are currently running, a new rom - even a stock one if you're running a very old one - could easily help with battery and range issues. For GPS - try installing FasterFix from the market and see if reassigning your GPS fix to a closer location helps.
Best of luck - it's a great phone once you open up its possibilities
Thanks a lot for the reply
well your reply did help me a lot...
my phone is been already rooted by someone else already from the person i bought it....
as for searching i did a lot.. and its been confusing me more and more ..well thanks for your answer
also as u said S2 is hard to break..i guess u mean is that the JIG thing on EBAY
and as for flashing the stuff i've played with other stuff just not android thing ive replaced the os on BB and jailbreaked iphones and installed macintosh on HP PC and also worked on most of the languages 10 years ago... and i believe nothing is impossible so going to someone else is never an option for me
just want to know as much as stuff i can before going further
well i have few more questions
how can i find which rom or kernel is already installed...
i mean is it possible to tell if its stock or its customized and its customized by which group.
and one last thing.. u know the words u used modem and baseband...
i read about it before...
but my question is ...
IS THE BASEBAND ANYTHING LIKE IPHONE BASEBAND???
u know in iPhones when baseband is updated u r screwed sometimes its hard to jailbreak and definately hard to unlock and reverting changes to baseband....
is it the samething in Galaxy S2 as well...
Thanks a lot for replying...i really appreciate all the time you took to reply.
Thanks once again.
Yeah baseband is the code that handles the phone part of your smartphone. Talking to your wireless provider, 3G, texts all these things are done by baseband.
Flashing a different baseband won't screw your root, and you'd still be rooted. Samsung doesn't make it hard to root as Apple does to jailbreaking. Even if something goes wrong with a new version, you can always revert back to old one using Odin(Samsung ROM flashing tool) and you are good to go.
Thanks a lot... about that quick reply...
i'm gonna collect more information and hopefully i'll be flashing it on weekend...
but how can i find which rom or kernel is already installed...
i mean is it possible to tell if its stock or its customized and its customized by which group
Everything you need to know can be found here. Most of it, anyway.
Backup your device with cwm when rooted ... So you can always restore to previous state. ;-)
Good luck there. But reading is a must.
SGS II - XDA
blackberryfan said:
thanks a lot... About that quick reply...
I'm gonna collect more information and hopefully i'll be flashing it on weekend...
But how can i find which rom or kernel is already installed...
In your dialer type *#1234#
info will apear. Now read chainfire's tutorial how to root your device ....
I mean is it possible to tell if its stock or its customized and its customized by which group
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sgs ii - xda
also you can go settings - about phone - then look at the bottom fields to see kernel, baseband and build. Quote those and we should be able to tell what you have.
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Hello everyone,
I'm using "Alcatel One Touch POP C5 5036D". The problem is, this phone is so slow that it takes about 30+-seconds to open up any app or function. i tried some custom Roms but all have some bugs or i don't like them. i searched many times but couldn't find an easy way to install stock rom but an Official Tool that installs stock firmware from their server & it takes so long. Even couldn't find a single rom that's fast enough & works everything perfectly. As i have mentioned earlier returning to Stock ROM is such a pain.
Now i'm asking for help to all you Developers, please can you make it easier for this phone users to install stock firmware like we download the Firmware package & install it with SP Flash Tool or something like this? Please it's my heartiest request to you all if you can, make this thing simple or make some ROM that really works fine for this phone users & oblige us.
Thread closed as duplicated with https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/alcatel-one-touch-5036d-stock-rom-t3216224