Hi,
I've looked for an answer to this question but can't seem to find one. I have bought a second hand xperia tablet z which is WiFi only. However it has an annoying and slow O2 splash page / welcome screen and a small amount of bloatware.
Am I right in thinking that I need to go through the usual rooting / unlocking process to remove these? My worry with this is that any tools etc I use would be for a 3g/LTE model and might therefore not work or brick the device.
Has anyone had experience with this? Any info would be greatly received.
It seems odd that the tablet should be branded in the first place
Xpold said:
Hi,
I've looked for an answer to this question but can't seem to find one. I have bought a second hand xperia tablet z which is WiFi only. However it has an annoying and slow O2 splash page / welcome screen and a small amount of bloatware.
Am I right in thinking that I need to go through the usual rooting / unlocking process to remove these? My worry with this is that any tools etc I use would be for a 3g/LTE model and might therefore not work or brick the device.
Has anyone had experience with this? Any info would be greatly received.
It seems odd that the tablet should be branded in the first place
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to root device you don't have to unlock it. Tools for wi-fi model are the same as for LTE model. Here's a video tutorial, on how to root the tablet.
Thank you very much - that's most helpful.
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I bought a starlight HD2 from China. I have had the phone but it is very sluggish and takes ages to go into applications and sometimes it dont go into applications al all. On the back of the phone when you take the cover off it says HD T8585. Id there anybody out there that can help me to customise the rom to either android 2.3 or to make the software more responsive. I have searched the net and cant find anywhere I was told this is the nest site to get advice on.
Many Thanks
Karen - Much Appreciated if anyone can help me this phone is frustrating
Karen71 said:
I bought a starlight HD2 from China. I have had the phone but it is very sluggish and takes ages to go into applications and sometimes it dont go into applications al all. On the back of the phone when you take the cover off it says HD T8585. Id there anybody out there that can help me to customise the rom to either android 2.3 or to make the software more responsive. I have searched the net and cant find anywhere I was told this is the nest site to get advice on.
Many Thanks
Karen - Much Appreciated if anyone can help me this phone is frustrating
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Have you tried looking at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=531
Here is my problem.....I recently got the shw-m250s from korea.
I brought it to canada to use and there were many problems.
My first main concern was that the data was extremely slow.......
Secondly connection was always extremely bad.....
Thirdly sms functions did not work......
So after intense digging on this site.......People had solutions to the first two probelms.....so i tried it install new firmware, install custom firmware.....install new modem.bin files.....etc.etc. the person that i read off of was using the shw-m250k model......which is very simillar to the 250s.
so after about 15 hours of doing many different things.....nothing seemed to work....
so now im asking the forums to help me fix these issues....its extremely stressful and annoying that nothing is working......
Please help me fix these 3 main issues and i will be forever grateful....
lastly....if none of these things solve my issues....well then.....anyone interested in purchasing the m250s? i will restore factory setting and such....selling for decent price....if it comes down to it.
Tehessence2 said:
Here is my problem.....I recently got the shw-m250s from korea.
I brought it to canada to use and there were many problems.
My first main concern was that the data was extremely slow.......
Secondly connection was always extremely bad.....
Thirdly sms functions did not work......
So after intense digging on this site.......People had solutions to the first two probelms.....so i tried it install new firmware, install custom firmware.....install new modem.bin files.....etc.etc. the person that i read off of was using the shw-m250k model......which is very simillar to the 250s.
so after about 15 hours of doing many different things.....nothing seemed to work....
so now im asking the forums to help me fix these issues....its extremely stressful and annoying that nothing is working......
Please help me fix these 3 main issues and i will be forever grateful....
lastly....if none of these things solve my issues....well then.....anyone interested in purchasing the m250s? i will restore factory setting and such....selling for decent price....if it comes down to it.
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i will try my best
1. slow data? on 3g or wifi? i believe it may be your coverage mate. its not the fastest everywhere mate. if u have chance compare the speed with normal SGS2 in the same area. if its 3g check your APN network provider setup and make some changes that may follow. you can check that in setings-wireless-network--APN
2. conexion extremly bad - again the same apply - u cant compare this model with any other i mean with sgs1. the best way to find out whats the difference will be checking the signal of "real" SGS2.
3. i will recomend you to check Message centre - its inside MSG app - settings it maybe not supported so you will have to enter it manualy mate.
Hint-any APN or message change will need reboot in order to start working mate.
i know its not a big deal but at least i gave you some ideas.
thanks
Hi all
I hope that I am in the right place.
I currently have a MyTouch phone but was in China last week and saw these Galaxy S3 knockoffs and figured I would buy one.
I am now back in the States and the Galaxy works quite well but there are a few things I cannot get to work and was hoping someone could help.
Firstly the data connection from my service provider seems quite slow compared to the MyTouch.
Secondly the GPS does not seem to work. I have tried a few different combinations but no luck. I have enabled and disabled the Google location in the settings to no avail. I have left the phone on for more than 15 minutes trying to get a GPS signal but still no luck.
I know that the phone is a knockoff and did not expect much but it sure does work faster than the MyTouch – apart from the GPS and data.
So my question is –
Is there a way to get it to work? Would it be possible to reload the software on the phone with one from an original Galaxy? I am not sure of the terminology but does that mean I would need to flash the phone or root the phone – if this is the case, how easy is it to do and would it brick my phone?
Where would I get the firmware from to do so?
Any (detailed) help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
kouger1 said:
Hi all
I hope that I am in the right place.
I currently have a MyTouch phone but was in China last week and saw these Galaxy S3 knockoffs and figured I would buy one.
I am now back in the States and the Galaxy works quite well but there are a few things I cannot get to work and was hoping someone could help.
Firstly the data connection from my service provider seems quite slow compared to the MyTouch.
Secondly the GPS does not seem to work. I have tried a few different combinations but no luck. I have enabled and disabled the Google location in the settings to no avail. I have left the phone on for more than 15 minutes trying to get a GPS signal but still no luck.
I know that the phone is a knockoff and did not expect much but it sure does work faster than the MyTouch – apart from the GPS and data.
So my question is –
Is there a way to get it to work? Would it be possible to reload the software on the phone with one from an original Galaxy? I am not sure of the terminology but does that mean I would need to flash the phone or root the phone – if this is the case, how easy is it to do and would it brick my phone?
Where would I get the firmware from to do so?
Any (detailed) help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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As far as i know these SGS3 knockoffs or clones do not have the same hardware as the SGS3 so you can't use custom SGS3 roms.
This forum is of no use to you unfortunately, do a search for your model on Google and you should find some forums that might help you
slaphead20 said:
This forum is of no use to you unfortunately, do a search for your model on Google and you should find some forums that might help you
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Will do, thanks
Now, I know this is not the ideal place to post this kind of issue. I have already posted a thread on the Yarvik Support Forum, but I have also read (on their and on this forum) that their support can be a bit... unsupportive. So I would like to repost the thread I have created there, here.
Dear Yarvik Support Team,
My sister and I have quite recently each bought a Yarvik Xenta TAB10-201 tablet. My sister purchased it first, and I, being the forever criticist I am, followed a week later.
In general I am impressed with the tablet. It provides good quality for its price, and while it obviously cannot be compared to 'main brand tablets', it still is a very good tablet.
However, there have been a few things that bother me about the tablet and prevent me from really enjoying it, and I wonder if you could be able to help me.
The tablet sometimes has the issue that it does not register the touch inputs correctly. I mainly notice this while browsing the web (using Chrome & Stock webbrowser);
it can be very hard to open / close tabs, and when I am scrolling the tablet often opens links that I wanted to scroll past. It then can also be hard to open the links I did want to open.
Now, the problem described above is not that big of an issue. It can be an annoyance and I would like to see it fixed, though. The bigger problem is that when I hook up my tablet to the provided charger, and I want to browse a few webpages and / or want to play a game on the tablet, it does all kind of 'phantom touches'. What I mean by that it is that while I do not press on that particular area (or do not even press at all), the tablet still seems to think I have touched that particular area and thus unwantedly launches an app, or unwantedly closes a webpage I was still browsing. It even gets so bad that when I try to unlock the tablet while charging it jumps to the camera app unlock and takes a bunch of pictures. Now, the weird thing about this is that it only happens on my tablet; my sister's tablet (as I mentioned earlier, exactly the same) does not have this problem with either her or my charger. My tablet does have it no matter which charger is used.
I have already looked for a solution on your forums, but have not found a sufficient solution. Some people did provide a solution in the form of 1. Reflashing my firmware, or 2. Installing a custom ROM. I would like to know which solution you can provide for me. It could also be that the touchscreen is simply damaged; I would then like to send in my tablet for repairs.
If any of you would be able to help me, or have had a similar issue (and preferably fixed it), that would be great. Thanks in advance!
Any help on rooting this phone would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to tell me that it's not going to happen...
I've scoured the forums trying to find some info on rooting my LG Premier Pro LTE (LML414DL) from straight talk. I know the chances get pretty slim with cheap phones that don't have a removable battery but I saw a few sites with info for the Lml413dl (not sure if the root for this one will work because of the radio) which is the same phone with a few minor changes as far as I can tell but I don't know if there is really any support for rooting this phone.
I know it's a low end phone but it's all I can get at the moment. I'm going to try to get at least an LG Stylo 4 (Preferably a lower priced Xiaomi or Honor) in a couple of weeks but I would still like to be able to do something productive with this device because of the severe limitations of an Unrooted device. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
I am looking for the same thing. I have tried a lot of different root methods and so far nada.
Is a Root for LML414 Straight Talk
I am looking for a Root for my phone can anyone help and how do i unlock it ....tyvm:fingers-crossed:
Can we just use twrp and misgk to get root access?