[ROOT][CWM][ROM's] Lenovo IdeaPhone (LePhone) K860(i)

jbctiong · Oct 13, 2012

"Overseas" firmware released (English users) for K860. gapps included.
Use Google translate. http://bbs.lephone.cc/thread-427761-1-1.html

Mentholait · Oct 17, 2012

Can we install a Custom ROM on the k860 ?
It's a good phone for take pics ?

Thank you

Mentholait · Oct 21, 2012

Up please, can we put a custom ROM and can we hide the "android bar" in game ?
Thank you

Holandeserrante · Oct 27, 2012

Lenovo K860

superabienator said:
I've bought a Lenovo K860, it works fine in Spain. It comes with english and chinese languages. Easily root as you say before. Over 12400 antutu benchmark in my device, but I see until 14500 in others. The camera works perfect and makes awesome photographies. Games and apps runs very fast, GTAIII, Bard`s Tale, PES12, FIFA12, Asphalt 7....

Cons?
Magnetometer compatibility, by the time I don`t found compass app working.

Only chinese development by the moment. In fact there is a recovery.img available and two or three MIUI roms, aal in chinese only:crying:

If you want any other info, contact me, and sorry my bad english.

Hola Superbienator,

Like you I live in Spain too and I´ve just bought the Lenovo K860 on a Chinese website (Etotalk).
They said they´d send it to me rooted and with a custom multilanguage MOD ROM installed including Spanish.
After a few days of e-mails (have to admit the comunication is very good) they now say the phone can be rooted and have Google Play installed, but they are not able to install Android in Spanish, only in English.
The thing is I speak English, but for my wife it´s more complicated.
Furthermore you know that in Spanish we have the letter " ñ " which in English doesn´t exist.
My questions to you are various;
Are you able to put Spanish language in the phone?
Does the keypad have the option to use the " ñ " ?
Is it possible to upgrade the phone from the fabrics installed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the new 4.1 Jelly Bean?
Hope you can help me here.

kaustubh2good · Oct 28, 2012

supports CyanogenMod 10

Arne_B said:
Because I recently bought the Lenovo K860 and am waiting to receive it, I did some research on how to root it.
I found some steps on a Chinese website.

What I understand form it is you have to do the following steps to root:

- Set the phone to USB debugging in the settings
- Make sure drivers are installed and the phone is recognized well by the default phone PC software
- Close all the PC phone software applications
- Make sure no other android or smart/USB-device is connected except for the phone itself.
- Download this file: root files
- Unzip it and launch the .exe (executable file) with the Chinese characters (should be first .exe in directory). Launch it with Administrator privileges.
- The shell should start the root process.
- The phone will automatically restart, don't touch it or any button, don't interrupt the shell program!!
- Now after the reboot you should press a key.
- The shell program should continue, the phone will restart again!
- Again press a key to continue and wait for the shell program to reboot your phone for the third time (this can take some time).
- When rebooted the "Operation was successful" message should appear in the shell program.
- Now your K860 is rooted! Look for the root app in your phone to confirm. If rooting didn't work, try this process again.

I want to note that I'm not responsible for any bricked phone by using this root process! I didn't do it myself yet, so it's all at your own risk!
Also backup all data before rooting the phone!

Because I don't have this phone at the moment I can't try to root it just yet. So if anyone got it rooted using this method, let me know!

does this phone supports other Custome ROMS..

superabienator · Oct 28, 2012

Holandeserrante said:
Hola Superbienator,

Like you I live in Spain too and I´ve just bought the Lenovo K860 on a Chinese website (Etotalk).
They said they´d send it to me rooted and with a custom multilanguage MOD ROM installed including Spanish.
After a few days of e-mails (have to admit the comunication is very good) they now say the phone can be rooted and have Google Play installed, but they are not able to install Android in Spanish, only in English.
The thing is I speak English, but for my wife it´s more complicated.
Furthermore you know that in Spanish we have the letter " ñ " which in English doesn´t exist.
My questions to you are various;
Are you able to put Spanish language in the phone?
Does the keypad have the option to use the " ñ " ?
Is it possible to upgrade the phone from the fabrics installed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the new 4.1 Jelly Bean?
Hope you can help me here.

Hi, by the time there`s no way to put spanish in the phone. But don`t worry about the ñ, it's on the keyboard.
The root is very easy to do with TSparkyroot, just one click. I tell you that because if Etotalk want`s you pay for it, if you want I`ll tell you method.
There are few roms of 4.1 and also a 4.1.2 but only chinesse, and a overseas 4.1 rom in english, anyway the recovery mode is only in chinesse by the time. I'll recommend you wait for a english recovery, be pattient, and wait for a MIUI release. I think is question of time.
Anyway, the OS is based in MIUI as far I can see, is fast as hell and a beast playing apps and games.
Good purchase, enjoy it, and if you want more info, here I am.

Sorry my very very bad english, I don't talk in spanish for respect the others, if you want contact me and make a minispanishforum, send me a private. BYE!!!!

jbctiong · Oct 30, 2012

CM10 (4.1.2) for K860 is out at http://bbs.lephone.cc/thread-476971-1-1.html
Support multi language. Minor bugs.

eduardma08 · Nov 1, 2012

rom

superabienator said:
I've bought a Lenovo K860, it works fine in Spain. It comes with english and chinese languages. Easily root as you say before. Over 12400 antutu benchmark in my device, but I see until 14500 in others. The camera works perfect and makes awesome photographies. Games and apps runs very fast, GTAIII, Bard`s Tale, PES12, FIFA12, Asphalt 7....

Cons?
Magnetometer compatibility, by the time I don`t found compass app working.

Only chinese development by the moment. In fact there is a recovery.img available and two or three MIUI roms, aal in chinese only:crying:

If you want any other info, contact me, and sorry my bad english.

Hello i've bought a Lenovo K860 too, it works fine in Spain. i can't put google play store in the desktop. What can I do? thanks.
abaut custom rom which is the best?

superabienator · Nov 1, 2012

eduardma08 said:
Hello i've bought a Lenovo K860 too, it works fine in Spain. i can't put google play store in the desktop. What can I do? thanks.
abaut custom rom which is the best?

Ok, first of all, are you rooted?

If yes, you must put the gapps apk (all of them, gmail.apk, vending.apk, market.apk...) in /system/app and change the permissions to the same as the other apps have. I mean: Read= Owner,group, others Write=Owner Execute=None

If you want explain in spanish, send me a private.

carlikos · Nov 4, 2012

Google Play for Lenovo K860

superabienator said:
I think yes, you must download gmail.apk, play store, maps.apk, etc, second you must copy and paste with root explorer in/system, and at last open the permissions of any lenovo apk in /system and put the same permissions in google apks.

I hope you understand my bad english.

Hey guys, first of all I want to say thanks for all your posts helping people to use K860.

I've already rooted the phone according to your instructions, but I dont understand how to run Google Play. Could you explain a little steps how to do it? I apologize for my ignorance, but i had before a Nokia 3100 and now this Lenovo it's a really high jump...help please. Also, Im from Spain (BJ living now). Thanks for all,

Carlos

duduts · Nov 6, 2012

k860 ram

hi

just bought the phone and succesfully rooted it, but when i run antutu benchmark its said that the ram is 691mb rather then 1gb, also in other sysinfoo tools showing same number, my query is, is this phone really hadn1gb ram,and probapy need some patch or just 691 mb of ram,

thanks in advance

Arne_B · Nov 7, 2012

I know that many android devices show less RAM in the system then on the specification list. Like my Galaxy Mini, which shows 280MB instead of the 384MB it should have. But I guess this has to do with the fact that some RAM is used for the OS by default and maybe some hardware resources or I/O.
Some phones have more left, others don't have that much.

Btw, my K860 order was a scam, luckily got my money back. But I bought another phone now, so won't be able to give any, experience related, support for this device.

Also for all the people here that asked for custom ROM's or how to add the Google Apps, please read this topic from the beginning, there are already several posts explaining how to solve these things. Thanks!

n3llyboy · Nov 9, 2012

I took the plunge on this mobile a week ago. It is lovely indeed. Just waiting for custom roms to appear in english and I will flash away. The phone updated yesterday to a new version. K860_1_S_2_001_0264_121030 if that helps anybody update root tool.

duduts · Nov 9, 2012

Hi Arne

Ya i think thats explain about the amount of total memory,thanks
Still wait for update release for this

Sent from my Lenovo K860

hpitaliano · Nov 12, 2012

n3llyboy said:
I took the plunge on this mobile a week ago. It is lovely indeed. Just waiting for custom roms to appear in english and I will flash away. The phone updated yesterday to a new version. K860_1_S_2_001_0264_121030 if that helps anybody update root tool.

Hi everybody!

I´ve got my k860 few days ago, i.ve rooted it (Tnx because of the information in this thread). I want to install the ROM refered in this thread, the one wich is also in english. I've installed the root explorer in the phone, i donwnloaded the ROM, but if I'm right ... i need a recovery for completing the process, and it's only in chinese. Am i right? can anybody help me? it`s so frustrating for me to have this jewell inside the box :-/

tnx in advance!!

n3llyboy · Nov 12, 2012

I am on the standard rom which I rooted. Awaiting the magic from cyanogenmod and other supertalented people. The phone is coming to market now in asia now so roms will come soon. I am loving the camera.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

hpitaliano · Nov 12, 2012

n3llyboy said:
I am on the standard rom which I rooted. Awaiting the magic from cyanogenmod and other supertalented people. The phone is coming to market now in asia now so roms will come soon. I am loving the camera.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

What about make the recvery by ourselves? I saw a forum (sorry the web dont allow me to put links untill i have 10 posts) that expain how to do it, looks so simple, but no sure its gonna work for the new rom, i'm pretty lost :-/

PS: Camera is awesome.. :laugh:

n3llyboy · Nov 12, 2012

hpitaliano said:
What about make the recvery by ourselves? I saw a forum (sorry the web dont allow me to put links untill i have 10 posts) that expain how to do it, looks so simple, but no sure its gonna work for the new rom, i'm pretty lost :-/

PS: Camera is awesome.. :laugh:

I am not sure about that. Waiting for the handset to sell loads them the rom developers might take a look at it seriously and make cm compatible.

jbctiong · Nov 13, 2012

1. K860 English version ROM2:
http://translate.googleusercontent....146322&usg=ALkJrhjf-SK51GJHJHc80ckLGOW5sLeksw
Click on the right White button to download. Extract password: bbs.lenovomobile.com
Full Market, stable but with limited language support.

2. AOKP ROM with minor bugs (ear plug not working, sudden reboot) :
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=128376&uk=3910139059
with more Language support. Nice ROM but still not very stable.

3. CM10 ROM with minor bugs (volume need to activate once, Gravity sensor not working).
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=122477&uk=3910139059
with more Language support. Nice ROM but still not very stable.

Update Method:
1. Create a new Directory name: /sdfuse in your SD card;
2. Copy ROM with .szb extension to the new directory (keep only one file in the directory);
3. Press Power+VolumeUp button together until Menu appear;
4. Using Volume buttons to scroll to "SD update" and select using Power button;
5. Just wait till it complete and reboot (be patient). DONE!

Caution: If there is error message("fail bootloader") , re-format your SD card with FAT32, 16K cluster for a 16G card and re-try again or change a new SD card.
Back Up before Falshing. Internal memory may be deleted. Do it at your own risk!

kakandariko · Nov 14, 2012

Arne_B said:
Because I recently bought the Lenovo K860 and am waiting to receive it, I did some research on how to root it.
I found some steps on a Chinese website.

What I understand form it is you have to do the following steps to root:

- Set the phone to USB debugging in the settings
- Make sure drivers are installed and the phone is recognized well by the default phone PC software
- Close all the PC phone software applications
- Make sure no other android or smart/USB-device is connected except for the phone itself.
- Download this file: root files
- Unzip it and launch the .exe (executable file) with the Chinese characters (should be first .exe in directory). Launch it with Administrator privileges.
- The shell should start the root process.
- The phone will automatically restart, don't touch it or any button, don't interrupt the shell program!!
- Now after the reboot you should press a key.
- The shell program should continue, the phone will restart again!
- Again press a key to continue and wait for the shell program to reboot your phone for the third time (this can take some time).
- When rebooted the "Operation was successful" message should appear in the shell program.
- Now your K860 is rooted! Look for the root app in your phone to confirm. If rooting didn't work, try this process again.

I want to note that I'm not responsible for any bricked phone by using this root process! I didn't do it myself yet, so it's all at your own risk!
Also backup all data before rooting the phone!

Because I don't have this phone at the moment I can't try to root it just yet. So if anyone got it rooted using this method, let me know!

Hello

I've tried to root my K860 and failed.

Can you help me whats wrong with my step..

thx

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