Its a huawie g535 if that helps guys
Sent from my Kestrel using Tapatalk
Actually it is a near identical copy of Ascend G6 (lower spec cameras and no NFC).
I was dying to root it but now I'm rather happy with the stock ROM and the KK luncher...
GPS is stellar (better than Galaxy Note 3), battery lasts for ages (2 days with easy use), loving it!!!
Now just waiting for one brave dev to root it and build a slim ROM so we can enjoy the speed and coolness of this fella!
u said ,you got yours unlocked, where ? . i want to get mine unlocked too. link if possible !
cheers
cheers just got mine unlocked £3.
i'm trying to root mine with this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52966585#post52966585
[*] Press enter to root your phone...
Press any key to continue . . .
[*]
[*] Waiting for device...
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
[*] Pushing exploit...
2238 KB/s (1283460 bytes in 0.560s)
[*] Pushing root tools...
1298 KB/s (113036 bytes in 0.085s)
1925 KB/s (493036 bytes in 0.250s)
2542 KB/s (2278361 bytes in 0.875s)
open: Permission denied
pkg: /data/local/tmp/SuperSu.apk
Success
[*] Rooting phone...
[+] This may take a few minutes.
[-] Failure.
[*] Cleaning up...
[*] This Tool Will Be Updated When New Binaries Relesed
[*] Finish. Press enter to reboot and exit.
Press any key to continue . . .
shame didn't root it, i guess we'll have to wait for a fix
Hi guys I was thinking of getting one of these phone as an upgrade to my xperia u.
theres a few things im worried about.
If i dont root the phone will i be able to install apex launcher? (my xperia u is rooted i cant remember the restrictions unrooted phones imply, really not liking the look of the stock launcher)
If i do root the phone is it simple? (do i need to unlock the bootloader to root and how complicated is that if so)
I'm going to network unlock mine when the 10gb of data runs out i want it on the three network (from what i understand i insert a three sim boot the phone up and its going to ask me for an unlock code, which i will purchase from ebay and enter then thats it, it will work on any network?)
what do you get from antutu (both when its been used and after a fresh reboot)
how does it handle real racing 3? my xperia U will not play that game smoothly on high.
thanks for reading.
You don't need root to get any other launcher app installed. Root is good to uninstall branded apps and other bloatware also install Custom recovery Mode, custom rom ant few more tweaks. If you are normal user I suggest to stick with original ROM as it is very fast with great battery life. Just make some customization like Apex launcher, new icon packs and similar things without root permission.
Once you got code from ebay just type it when you are asked with new sim inserted, it will work with any other network.
AnTuTu - I got 18276 out of box (no root, tweaks etc)
Real Racing 3 works perfect without any lag (didn't checked if it was on high details)
Adobe Flash Player works on it! (No root required). Just copy attachment to your phone storage and install (make sure you have ticked "Unknown sources" under Settings => Security
Overall great smartphone for £99 and plastic body it is better then I've expected but would be great if I can find Ascend G6 battery door as I don't like EE logo.
hi, just go and grab one while it's on special offer, you won't regret it, it's exactly the same as the ascend G6 except from the low spec cameras, i'm happy with the cameras ,great phone almost the same as the G6 that's more than twice the price plus you topup with £10 and you get free 10GB of 4G data to burn out over 3 months ,speed that reaches up to 50mbps thats even faster than any fiber optic BB.
now its rootable, except from working custom recovery, from what i know and have been told, for a dev to make a cwm, they physicaly need to have the phone in order to make a cwm. so we'll have to wait for a dev to come up with it, or there is another option, is to find a dev ,who is willing to make a cwm then we all have to gather ( let's say if there is 100 kestrel users who want a cwm, then we can can donate £1 each total of £100 in order for him to buy the phone and make a cwm ). simple
the reason for us to have a cwm , is to be able to make a nand backup of the phone ( which is crucial ) so we can restore it to way it was just when we made the the nand backup. that if something goes wrong
i'm happy with the stock firmware and maybe in a near future someone will start making custom roms.
hope this helps everyones questions.
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Overall great smartphone for £99 and plastic body it is better then I've expected but would be great if I can find Ascend G6 battery door as I don't like EE logo.
I'm not to bothered about CWM and custom roms. (although i do have jellybean on my xperia u, sony only released ICS as an update)
I read Huawei or EE should (and hopefully will) be updating the phone to KitKat so as long as it runs smoothly then thats all i need (until the next android version lol), i'll root and rip out the bloatware and just have apex instead for a more vanilla feel. (i would like to know what you can safely uninstall of the system apps) Thanks for your replies guys i should be getting this phone within the next 2 weeks (thats if i arent persuaded to get the moto g (4g model £150))
u said ,you got yours unlocked, where ? . i want to get mine unlocked too. link if possible !
cheers
Hi guys I was thinking of getting one of these phone as an upgrade to my xperia u.
theres a few things im worried about.
If i dont root the phone will i be able to install apex launcher? (my xperia u is rooted i cant remember the restrictions unrooted phones imply, really not liking the look of the stock launcher)
If i do root the phone is it simple? (do i need to unlock the bootloader to root and how complicated is that if so)
I'm going to network unlock mine when the 10gb of data runs out i want it on the three network (from what i understand i insert a three sim boot the phone up and its going to ask me for an unlock code, which i will purchase from ebay and enter then thats it, it will work on any network?)
what do you get from antutu (both when its been used and after a fresh reboot)
how does it handle real racing 3? my xperia U will not play that game smoothly on high.
thanks for reading.