Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 MM 6.0 Custom Roms and Ports

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bigrammy

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Yes im in the UK aswell , just saying that it took all night and still hasent booted up in the moring , im going to format all and reflash. Hope you have a lovely day :D,
Shouldn't take that long :laugh:
Just over ten minutes I seem to recall. As said do the data format and cache cleaning flashes then boot to recovery only. If you don't repeat the flashing again. Also keep a eye on the SuperSU out put to make sure no errors are encountered while patching the boot.img.
 

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Shouldn't take that long :laugh:
Just over ten minutes I seem to recall. As said do the data format and cache cleaning flashes then boot to recovery only. If you don't repeat the flashing again. Also keep a eye on the SuperSU out put to make sure no errors are encountered while patching the boot.img.
Don't worry , instead I wiped my whole device , so there was no os installed , completely empty.Then i flashed the whole ROM , but recovery I left out (for obvious reasons) , then I booted straight into recovery and flashed SuperSU zip then booted , I am now running the ROM! Patching the boot image was ok , but I had some issues with mounting /cache while formatting , it s aid in the log as well but reboot recovery sorted that out. Many thanks . I'm going to to flash xposed now , wish me luck!

Sent from my rooted Lenovo tab 2 A10 -70f with a custom ROM installed made by bigrammy (LOL :D I actually wrote it myself!)

Edit:When I go to Display , then lockscreen wallpaper and select my wallpaper from Gallery, I click set wallpaper , then check my lockscreen wallpaper , it still stays with that blue theme :( what to do?Launcher3 issue? This also happened with the official stock ROM , and they are battery drain issues or I'm running to much apps. . .

EDIT EDIT:And when I open the settings app then go to device info , the settings info crashes how can I enable developer settings and go to marshmallow land :D? Is there still data from the miui ROM (yup I found miui apk's :eek:)
 
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Edit:When I go to Display , then lockscreen wallpaper and select my wallpaper from Gallery, I click set wallpaper , then check my lockscreen wallpaper , it still stays with that blue theme :( what to do?Launcher3 issue? This also happened with the official stock ROM , and they are battery drain issues or I'm running to much apps. . .
Ok for the lockscreen wallpapers use the ones on device which are built into the lenovo apk or any on device photo's or images those will all set fine. :good:
For whatever reason it cannot set the "Google" wallpaper's for the lockscreen but it can set those as desktop wallpaper's no problem. (Probably a permission issue)

EDIT EDIT:And when I open the settings app then go to device info , the settings info crashes how can I enable developer settings and go to marshmallow land :D? Is there still data from the miui ROM (yup I found miui apk's :eek:)

In my haste to upload the ROM I forgot to alter the build.prop back to the original. :eek:
Go MiXplorer and from the side bar choose /root then select /system at the bottom you will see build.prop and oribuild.prop
Press and hold on build.prop for a second then at the Top you will see the letter A with a underscore tap on that and rename it Fbuild or what ever you want.
now do the same for oribuild.prop and rename that to build check the name edited correctly then
Back out of MiXplorer and "Power OFF" the tablet (not reboot) when you feel vibrate then it is fully powered off Now restart and you should not have any more problems.

I have no idea why you would have MiUi apk's left on the device if you flashed the userdata.img. :eek:
 
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bigrammy;76729484 I have no idea why you would have MiUi apk's left on the device if you flashed the userdata.img. :eek:[/QUOTE said:
I double flashed userdata.img and done a advanced format of everything but internal and external storage , maybe it was built in as a pre installed application but got disabled because they were
Not compatible , is it safe to remove all apk's? Have a Good night :eek:

Edit:I get soo confused with quotes , if I mention you will it notify you like a quote + reply ,probably. @bigrammy
 
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I double flashed userdata.img and done a advanced format of everything but internal and external storage , maybe it was built in as a pre installed application but got disabled because they were
Not compatible , is it safe to remove all apk's? Have a Good night :eek:

Edit:I get soo confused with quotes , if I mention you will it notify you like a quote + reply ,probably. @bigrammy

I see you were using adoptable storage before maybe :confused:
Anyway you can remove and add what you like but I kinda stripped it down anyhow so backup the apk's you plan on uninstalling and remove things one at a time till things begin to break then add it back or install a alternative that will work.
It's hard to find a quality alternative for things like Album and the other Sony stuff which are ported along with all .xml and permission files etc and not simply stand alone apks like the launchers and root file manager (MiXplorer).
Give the rom a few days to settle down and build cache, data etc, etc, before judging it.

Yes you can simply mention me with the @ and my name
Quotes mentions etc are enclosed in [ ] like this example [SAMPLE]<You simply missed this] in your last one which is why it did not work. Now to end this sample you use the / and sample like so[/SAMPLE]
 
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Is it possible to port Los 14.1 ROM with Android kitchen or ROM converter V2? It should be!? It might actually work! Nougat on this device, if my old Samsung galaxy Tab 2 can run Los 14.1 , this can! Who cares about kernels , try and flash away:eek::silly::cool:
 

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are there any similar cpu's for this device? as said before, im building lineage os 14.1 or maybe 13 for this device. L and F are compatible for sure with each other :eek: .
But any other cpu's would be much appreciated.MT8165 and MT8732 are the device model cpu's.
 

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are there any similar cpu's for this device? as said before, im building lineage os 14.1 or maybe 13 for this device. L and F are compatible for sure with each other :eek: .
But any other cpu's would be much appreciated.MT8165 and MT8732 are the device model cpu's.
This tablet is based on the mt6752/mt6732 so your best option would be to use something like the Lenovo K3-Note ROM's by daniel_hk and others https://xdaforums.com/k3-note/orig-development#romList

daniel_hk's Github https://github.com/danielhk/android_device_lenovo_aio_otfp

Lineage maybe a little more difficult for now so would probably be best to use a AOSP based ROM to begin with.
I believe there are also 2 variants of the K3_Note one MediaTek and one Snapdragon so make sure to pick the correct one.

Other MediaTek Tablets based on the mt6753/mt6735 like the ones from Acer would also be portable using standard MediaTek porting procedure's

Good Luck :fingers-crossed:
 

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This tablet is based on the mt6752/mt6732 so your best option would be to use something like the Lenovo K3-Note ROM's by daniel_hk and others https://xdaforums.com/k3-note/orig-development#romList

daniel_hk's Github https://github.com/danielhk/android_device_lenovo_aio_otfp

Lineage maybe a little more difficult for now so would probably be best to use a AOSP based ROM to begin with.
I believe there are also 2 variants of the K3_Note one MediaTek and one Snapdragon so make sure to pick the correct one.

Other MediaTek Tablets based on the mt6753/mt6735 like the ones from Acer would also be portable using standard MediaTek porting procedure's

Good Luck :fingers-crossed:

Thank you , the branches include OmniRom AOSP 8.1 Oreo! What do you think?? Could this device cope , I will build nougat anyways it's safer and most likely easier , I came across a landfill of ROMs for the cpu's you did mention!
 
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Thank you , the branches include OmniRom AOSP 8.1 Oreo! What do you think?? Could this device cope , I will build nougat anyways it's safer and most likely easier , I came across a landfill of ROMs for the cpu's you did mention!
Most of the stock (Pre-Built) vendor (MediaTek) binary's are designed to work with AOSP see the source code HERE so take the audio.primary.mt67xx.so as a example:
You will find much useful info regarding these pre compiled binary's which you will need to pull from the device.
See This example:
It tells you everything that is needed (other binary's) and what it does. This info is likely to apply to the mt6752 also according to team M.A.D
Code:
The shared library 'audio.primary.mt67xx.so' implements the audio hal of android.


WHAT IT DOES?
=============

The shared library 'audio.primary.mt67xx.so' implements the audio hal of android which defined in audio.h of hardware\libhardware\include\hardware.


HOW IT WAS BUILT?
==================

It needs the following library from AOSP:
1.  libmedia.so
2.  libcutils.so
3.  libutils.so
4.  libbinder.so
5.  libhardware_legacy.so
6.  libhardware.so
7.  libdl.so
8.  libpowermanager.so


and the following libs from MediaTek:
1.  libblisrc.so
2.  libnvram.so
3.  libspeech_enh_lib.so
4.  libaudiocustparam.so
5.  libaudiosetting.so
6.  libaudiocompensationfilter.so
7.  libcvsd_mtk.so
8.  libmsbc_mtk.so
9.  libaudioutils.so
10. libaudiocomponentengine.so
11. libcustom_nvram.so



HOW TO USE IT?
==============

The releated APIs of audio hal is used by audioflinger module.

Hope this helps
 
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Guys I want to test something for me. I want to tell me if Instagram and Samsung browser work well with android 6. As I said some weeks ago, when I run some apps the wifi icon blinking, which means I have bandwidth drops.. This 8s very bad for browsing experience and maybe for the battery also.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HVSQ29T8y3CskTNEgY_UHSxMiOOHVuXH/view
Why nobody help me? I asked this question months ago.. Still no answer. Bigrammy?
 

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Why nobody help me? I asked this question months ago.. Still no answer. Bigrammy?
I answered you here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76450693&postcount=448
Since I do not use either of those app's at any time I can't comment or help.
Instagram is renound for been problematic especially if you have installed xposed.
You are complaining about 2 very specific app's only and as you were told many app's are NOT optimised for Tablets which could cause issues.
Try switch the router or at least the band number as suggested to you already or use a friends or neighbours router/signal and see if the problem persists https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76388889&postcount=439
 

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I answered you here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76450693&postcount=448
Since I do not use either of those app's at any time I can't comment or help.
Instagram is renound for been problematic especially if you have installed xposed.
You are complaining about 2 very specific app's only and as you were told many app's are NOT optimised for Tablets which could cause issues.
Try switch the router or at least the band number as suggested to you already or use a friends or neighbours router/signal and see if the problem persists https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76388889&postcount=439
I just mentioned 2 apps of 50+ that doing the same thing. I have 3 smartphones and 2 more tablets ( samsung and ipad ) without any problem. Only on lenovo i have these problems and with this version. With android 4.4 i had zero problems as far as i remember.. I am not 100% sure though..

I don't use either of them :silly:
I use Android 6.0.
If you have problems getting the app to go into landscape try these.
RotationLocker add free and free to install.
Ultimate Rotation Control Free Trial then Paid.

Failing that search the Play store for "Tablet Apps Only" https://play.google.com/store/search?q=tablet+apps+only&c=apps

I dont have problem with rotation. I dont understand the answer..

Anyway, what this icon blinking mean? Do you know?
 

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I just mentioned 2 apps of 50+ that doing the same thing. I have 3 smartphones and 2 more tablets ( samsung and ipad ) without any problem. Only on lenovo i have these problems and with this version. With android 4.4 i had zero problems as far as i remember.. I am not 100% sure though..



I dont have problem with rotation. I dont understand the answer..

Anyway, what this icon blinking mean? Do you know?
It does not happen for me and I assume others hence why nobody replies to your concerns.
SWAP routers or try it on a friends and see it the problem persists.....
 

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It does not happen for me and I assume others hence why nobody replies to your concerns.
SWAP routers or try it on a friends and see it the problem persists.....
When you say to swap router? To buy a new one? I dont think it's router's problem. Anyway i dont care, i will just delete these apps.. Problem solved.
 

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I want to go back to stock 4.4. How can i do this? Also can i install magisk and bluspark twrp ?
 

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If someone can help us maybe.. I dont like android 6 anymore.. I want to go back to classic 4.4. I had zero problems with this version..
 

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    • I have opened this thread for the discussion of and sharing of specific information regarding the Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70F/L running on Android 6.0 MM.
      This is to reduce the need to post in the "main" thread for this device which is HERE
      The thread is open to ALL so please do not direct all question or comments towards me but ask and comment generally.
    • The thread should be restricted to Customisation and Porting of the Stock ROM.
    • Hints Tips and Tweaks.
    • The thread should Not include anything related to xposed PLEASE as this has a dedicated forum thread.
    • WARNING SPFlashTool and the use of will NOT be discussed in this thread. You are expected to know the very basics already like using SPflashTool, ADB, Fastboot and TWRP.
      Simple Google search's will reveal all the info you need about the aforementioned.
    • The #2 post below this one will contain the leaked MM link TWRP and official Kernel source code etc etc
    • This OP will be updated as time goes by so I am open to suggestions :eek:
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    Where is everything??

    • KEY: F= WiFi only version L= CELLULAR version (takes a SIM card) MM= Marshmallow (Android version 6.0) LP= Lollipop (Android version 5.0) KK= KitKat (Android version 4.4)
    • Kernel Source: HERE
    • FOR USE WITH RECOVERY OFFICIAL STOCK OTA's 6.0 MM ROM's L & F versions: HERE
    • FOR USE WITH SPFlashTool OFFICIAL STOCK 6.0 MM ROM's L & F versions: A10-70F_S000214_M_170207_ROW.7z (WiFi) and A10-70L_S000214_M_170606_ROW.7z (SIM) Passwords and credits located HERE
    • TWRP RECOVERY "L" and "F" 6.0 MM compatible: HERE
      Thanks to @Tzul
    • Empty image used to Wipe/Format your Userdata Using SPFashTool: HERE
      Thanks to bigrammy
    • The Modified Boot.img's "Systemless SuperSU Ready" L & F versions: for the above Firmware's are HERE
      Thanks to @Tzul again.
    • LEAKED STOCK MM ROM: HERE I Recommend using the Official Stock MM ROM's above but will leave this here for reference.
      Thanks to @zMILWAUKEE again.
    • Noob's guide to Flashing the OFFICIAL STOCK MM ROM's L & F versions above:
      NOOB's Read this post before you ask anything!!
    • Add Modified SPFlashTool Version OFFICIAL STOCK MM ROM's L & F versions from above:
      Read this post HERE for more info

      Notes: Flashing this stock MM will automatically encrypt your data and "systemless" root will not work due to the old style Mediatek boot.img format (MTK Headers) these are not supported by SuperSU. See above for compatible version boot.img by Tzul.
    • Thanks to @Tzul for all the info TWRP's and OTA's Too many to link to. :good:
    • Thanks to @suhridkhan for the Main device thread HERE
    • There are so Many others who deserve Thanks concerning this device but listing everyone would be impossible for me to do. :(
    • Any help or advice from other Mediatek threads would be most welcome but especially from these guys @superdragonpt @DerTeufel1980 @fire855 and others working on the M.A.D project https://github.com/MediatekAndroidDevelopers
      xda background info here
      Help input or advice with regard to maybe building from source porting from source would be invaluable Thanks.
      CPU is mt8165 > aka mt6752 build enviroment but is The Quad Core Version aka mt6732
    • Lenovo Tab 2 A10 specifications and features:
    • 10.1-inch Full HD IPS LCD display with 1920×1200 resolution
    • Wifi model: 1.5GHz quad core 64-bit MediaTek MT8165 processor, LTE model: 1.5GHz quad core 64-bit MediaTek MT8732 processor
    • 2GB of RAM
    • 16GB of internal storage, MicroSD expansion up to 32GB
    • 171 x 247 x 8.9mm, 509g
    • 8MP rear-facing camera
    • 5MP front-facing camera
    • Non-removable 7200mAh battery
    • Android 4.4 KitKat (Kernel Source) 4.4 5.1 and 6.0 official ROM's
    • Dolby ATMOS 3D Surrond Sound
    • Available in Pearl White and Midnight Blue
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    Custom Stock ROM v1

    Due to confusion and minor bugs that required some user input I have removed the TWRP version and replaced it with this SPFlashTool version.

    Before Flashing:
    • This ROM will wipe your internal sd_card including Pictures, Music, etc, etc on it. BACKUP First You have been warned!!!
    • This ROM is NOT a full Android upgrade so please make sure you are already on Android 6.0 (MM)

    Whats Different bigrammy??
    • boot.logo Now Black instead of the White burning out your eyeballs one.
    • bootanimation. Now Black Pixel animation.
    • Default wallpapers Desktop and lockscreen Now Pixel Blue (no more boats)
    • Pixel Launcher
    • Assistant enabled
    • Sony id enabled (Allows you to install some Sony app's from the play store like keyboard)
    • Ported Sony Music Album and Video directly from my Sony C4 mt6752 device. :D
    • These are Just to name a few but has lots of other minor mods I have forgotten about.

    Installing and things to Note:
    • MM TWRP is included in the ROM.
    • Please flash the entire ROM or I/we will not know whats causing the problems should there be any.
    • After the flash is complete boot to recovery ONLY and flash Magisk Latest Stable release HERE
    • First time boot takes 10 minutes so do not panic. As soon you see the boot animation go make a cup of coffee and wait.
      It will boot guaranteed if you see the bootanimation. :fingers-crossed:
      The reason it seems to take so long is that the boot animation continues until fully booted so you do not see the usual dialog box "updating app 1 of xxx" etc
    • Ensure you update Google Play Services via the playstore (Doing this First ensures smooth and uninterrupted updates of the other playstore apps)
    • Update all other app's listed in playstore/my apps
    • Note app's like trackid will only display in portrait as our device res is not officially supported.
    • Credit to HootanParsa for the Awesome file explorer his thread is HERE Please leave your thanks there too.
    • Ensure to check all app permission and choose the Pixel launcher as default.
    • See post #3 for instruction on hiding the SIM icon in the notifications bar.
    • Lastly But Most important please LEAVE SOME FEEDBACK
    • I know it will not be to everyone's tastes so feel free to mod add remove install what you like.

    Download Link:


    Screenshots:

    Lockscreen:
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    Desktop:
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    App drawer:
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    Music Portrait:
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    Music Landscape:
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    User contributed Hints Tips and Fixes

    These are placed here for convenience only and should by no means take the place of reading this thread thoroughly
    • Custom Boot Animations HERE Posted by @chris5s
    • Enable Multi Window and Multi User Modes + SD_card Storage + Sound: HERE Posted by @coolbeans2016
    • SPFlashTool flashable Custom stock based ROM HERE Posted by @bigrammy
    • TWRP flashable Fix for Changing the Lockscreen Wallpaper on the above ROM HERE Posted by @bigrammy
    • Quick photo tut for newb's to remove the Sim icons etc on WiFi Only (F) models. HERE Posted by @bigrammy
    • Enable Double Tap to Wake "DTTW" HERE Posted by @chris5s
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    For Noobs

    PLEASE TAKE MORE THAN 1/2 A SECOND TO READ​
    The latest MM Rom's posted by @Tzul HERE are the Official OTA (Over The Air) updates which if your were on the latest Stock LP firmware you would receive anyway so check for Software Updates on your device First.


    Will I get MM if I flash this?
    Yes they will UPGRADE you from the official LP to the Official MM release.
    How do I flash these?
    These official OTA's are designed to be recovery flash-able (eg TWRP)
    Can I flash these with SPFlashTool?
    No they are not SPFlashtool version Updates.
    Which one do I flash?
    Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70F, S000216_170601 is for the WiFi Only Tablet
    Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70L, S000214_170606 is for the 3G Tablet (Takes a SIM Card)
    Will I lose root if I flash this?
    Yes
    Will I lose my data if I flash this?
    Yes
    If your already on the leaked MM version I see no reason to format data so to prevent the data wipe
    Open the A10-70F_S000216_170601_ROW.zip and navigate to /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script open with a good txt editor and remove this line of text
    Code:
    format("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/11230000.MSDC0/by-name/userdata", "0", "/data");
    Will my data be encrypted if I flash this?
    Yes
    Is it possible to flash this and keep root?
    Yes See HERE
    Is it possible to flash this and not have data encrypted?
    Yes See HERE
    Is it possible to flash this and keep TWRP?
    Yes See HERE
    And HERE for the MM TWRP-recovery.img's
    Why is this so difficult?
    It isn't
    I am on bigrammy's MM custom stock ROM do I need to flash this Update?
    No If your Happy with my rom you only need to flash the F boot.img from HERE and reflash SuperSU v2.79 then reboot.
    I am on bigrammy's MM custom stock ROM but want to go back to this Official Stock MM for the WiFi "F" version How?
    Open the A10-70F_S000216_170601_ROW.zip and navigate to /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script open with a good txt editor and remove this line of text
    Code:
    getprop("ro.product.device") == "A10-70F" || abort("This package is for \"A10-70F\" devices; this is a \"" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "\".");
    save close and flash the .zip
    Is it possible for you to come to my house flash this ROM, clean my house, wash my car, cut my lawn and give me $100?
    No
    Is it possible for you to write full detailed instruction with pictures and a video so I can use it on my blog and give no one on xda any credit at all except myself of course?
    No
    Your mean?
    Yes I know
    That's great but how do I keep root, TWRP and not have my data encrypted flashing the Official MM update?
    Copy All files to your external sdcard then Flash them in this order at the same time.
    1. Flash this which is for your Device
    Small Note: At this point it maybe wise to go back to the TWRP menu the choose Reboot/recovery to enable the newly formatted data partition to remount correctly before proceeding.
    2. Then Flash this which is for your Device
    3. Then flash SuperSU v2.79 or higher stable ZIP file from here
    4. Then flash The MM TWRP-recovery.img F or L depending on your device if not already installed.
    5. Reboot.