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Thursday

Android Device Shortcuts

12:31 am 0
Android Device Shortcuts
I present to you Android device Hidden Secret Codes you may not have come across before .


*#*#778O#*#* = Factory Data Reset

*#*#I472365#*#* = Quick GPS Test

*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* = Audio Test


*#*#2664#*#* = Touch Screen Test

#’#273283*255*663282*#*#* = Backup Media Files

*#*#0283#*#* = Packet Loopback Test

*2767*3855# = Reinstalls The Phones Firmware & Format Your Phone

*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* = wireless Lan Test

*#*# 1575#*#* = Different GPS Test

*#*#4636#*#*‘ = Complete Information About your Phone

*#*#2663#*#* = Touch Screen Version

*#*#232337#*# = Displays bluetooth Device Address

*#*#4986*2650468#*#* = PDA, Phone. Hardware, RF Call Date

*#*#44336#*#* = Displays Build Time

*#06# = Displays IMEI Number

*#*#8255#*#* = Google Talk Service Monitoring

*#*#I I I I#*#* | *‘#*#2222#*#* = FTA Software Version FTA | Hardware \/Version

*#*#3264#*#* = Rom version

*#*#23233I#‘*#* = bluetooth Test

*#*# 1234#’#’ = PDA and Phone Firmware Info

*#*#0*#*#*= LCD Display Test


*#*#0842#*#* Vibration and Backlight Test

*#*#0588#*#* = Proximity Sensor Test

*#*#232338#*#* = Wi-Fi Mac Address

*#*#7262626#*#*= Field Test

*#*#34971539#*#* = Camera Update

*#*#19732840#*#* = Enable Test Mode

*#06# – IMEI number

*#0*# – Enter the service menu on newer phones like Galaxy S III

*#*#4636#*#* – Phone information, usage statistics and battery

*#*#34971539#*#* – Detailed camera information

*#*#273282*255*663282*#*#* – Immediate backup of all media files

*#*#197328640#*#* – Enable test mode for service

*#*#232339#*#* – Wireless LAN tests

*#*#0842#*#* – Backlight/vibration test

*#*#2664#*#* – Test the touchscreen

*#*#1111#*#* – FTA software version (1234 in the same code will give PDA and firmware version)

*#12580*369# – Software and hardware info

*#9090# – Diagnostic configuration

*#872564# – USB logging control

*#9900# – System dump mode

*#301279# – HSDPA/HSUPA Control Menu

*#7465625# – View phone lock status

*#*#7780#*#* – Reset the /data partition to factory state

*2767*3855# – Format device to factory state (will delete everything on phone)

##7764726 – Hidden service menu for Motorola Droid

*#*#7594#*#* – Enable direct powering down of device once this code is entered

*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#* – Make a quick backup of all the media files on your Android device

*#*#232338#*#* – Shows Wi-Fi MAC address

*#*#1472365#*#* – Perform a quick GPS test

*#*#1575#*#* – For a more advanced GPS test

*#*#0283#*#* – Perform a packet loopback test

*#*#0*#*#* – Run an LCD display test

*#*#0289#*#* – Run Audio test

*#*#2663#*#* – Show device’s touch-screen version

*#*#0588#*#* – Perform a proximity sensor test

*#*#3264#*#* – Show RAM version

*#*#232331#*#* – Run Bluetooth test

*#*#232337#*# – Show device’s Bluetooth address

*#*#7262626#*#* – Perform a field test

*#*#8255#*#* – Monitor Google Talk service

*#*#4986*2650468#*#* – Show Phone, Hardware, PDA, RF Call Date firmware info

*#*#1234#*#* – Show PDA and Phone firmware info


*#*#2222#*#* – Show FTA Hardware version

*#*#44336#*#* – Show Build time and change list number

*#*#8351#*#* – Enable voice dialing log mode, dial *#*#8350#*#* to disable it

##778 (+call) – Show EPST menu

These codes are specific to HTC devices only:

*#*#3424#*#* – Run HTC function test program

*#*#4636#*#* – Show HTC info menu

##8626337# – Run VOCODER

##33284# – Perform field test

*#*#8255#*#* – Launch Google Talk service monitor

##3424# – Run diagnostic mode

##3282# – Show EPST menu

##786# – Reverse Logistics Support



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Thursday

Download All Gionee Stock ROM

5:56 am 3
Download All Gionee Stock ROM

How to Create Stock ROM Using MTK Droid Tools

3:12 am 10
How to Create Stock ROM Using MTK Droid Tools
This Method will tech you how to create stock ROM using MTK droid tools, it is the same for all MTK Android Devices.

Tools Require

* A working Android phone
* Download PdaNet

* Download MTKDroid Tools
* PC
* USB Cord
* Enough space  (at least 4GB) on the SD card / phone Storage (to avoid the insufficient storage space error)

Please Note

* If you get an error saying "Error: file adb not install" click here to fix it
* If you get an error saying "insufficient space on device" then ensure there's at least 4GB free space on both phone storage and SD card (if supported) then install Busybox on the phone
* If you get an error like "Preparation of files for FlashTool is impossible, file isn't found" then remove all scatter files in the backup folder except one and rename this last one to MT65??_Android_scatter ( where "??" represents the number for your phone model e.g MT6572_Android_scatter)
* If you get an error like "ERROR: Zero file, no space left on device!" click here
* If you get -- ERROR : --- TotalBytesPerChunk Not Found. Set default Page/Spare=2048/64 !!! then slot in an SD card into the phone and install Busybox on the phone.

Procedure

* Enable USB debugging on the good MTK phone (Settings > Developer > Tick USB Debugging) then connect it to PC. If you don't find Developer under Settings then go to Settings > About > Keep taping Build Number
* Install PdaNet on the PC with the USB debugging enabled working MTK phone still connected (Select Other from the list of devices during installation)
* At the end of PdaNet installation, you should get a "drivers successfully installed" message
* Exit PdaNet in system tray (bottom right corner of PC)
* Launch MTK droid tools as Administrator (right-click > run as Administrator) still with the working MTK phone connected to PC
* MTK droid tools should detect and display the phones details by the left along with a yellow box at the bottom
* Click ROOT at the bottom of MTK and select Yes/OK if prompted on PC and Grant if prompted on phone
* A progress bar should load at the bottom shortly after which the yellow box should become green
* Click on the root,backup,recovery tab at the top
* Click Backup (MTK should keep writing some things by the right hand side during backup) and wait till backup is complete
* If you get a prompt to pack backup, select No.
* Once backup is complete, don't close MTK droid tools
* Go to the MTK droid tools folder > Backups > Folder named after the phone's model e.g Tecno_m3_backup.... and take note of this folder as the 'Backup folder' because we'll be referring to it soon
* Go back to MTK droid tools and click 'To prepare blocks for Flash Tool'
* A window will open, in this window, navigate to the Backup folder (mentioned above) and select the md5 file
* MTK will start copying some items (check the right hand side) so wait till copying is complete
* Once copying is complete, open the Backup folder and you should see a folder named "!Files to flash"
* The !files to flash folder is a selection of files needed to use Sp Flash tool, keep it well
* Both the !files to flash folder and the x_backup folder (which contains the !files to flash folder) are your phone's MTK backup

* If you need an MTK Droid tools backup of usrdata and cache then use MTK Droid Tools version 2.3.0 or do a read back using Sp flash tool click here
This procedure is the same for all MTK based Android phones (e.g Tecno, Gionee, Infinix, TLC, Opsson, Innjoo, Lead1 etc )

# See the video tutorial below or @ http://youtu.be/AJLgSD9zHb8





Tools needed

* A working MTK phone
* Download PdaNet
* Download MTK Droid tools
* PC
* USB Cord
* Enough space  (at least 4GB) on the SD card / phone Storare (to avoid the insufficient strorage space error)

Note

* If you get an error saying "Error: file adbd not install" then read https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-1219.html to fix it
* If you get an error saying "insufficient space on device" then ensure there's at least 4GB free space on both phone storage and SD card (if supported) then install Busybox on the phone
* If you get an error like "Preparation of files for FlashTool is impossible, file isn't found" then remove all scatter files in the backup folder except one and rename this last one to MT65??_Android_scatter ( where "??" represents the number for your phone model e.g MT6572_Android_scatter)
* If you get an error like "ERROR: Zero file, no space left on device!" then read https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-6407.html
* If you get -- ERROR : --- TotalBytesPerChunk Not Found. Set default Page/Spare=2048/64 !!! then slot in an SD card into the phone and install Busybox on the phone.

Procedure

* Enable USB debugging on the good MTK phone (Settings > Developer > Tick USB Debugging) then connect it to PC. If you don't find Developer under Settings then go to Settings > About > Keep taping Build Number
* Install PdaNet on the PC with the USB debugging enabled working MTK phone still connected (Select Other from the list of devices during installation)
* At the end of PdaNet installation, you should get a "drivers successfully installed" message
* Exit PdaNet in system tray (bottom right corner of PC)
* Launch MTK droid tools as Administrator (right-click > run as Administrator) still with the working MTK phone connected to PC
* MTK droid tools should detect and display the phones details by the left along with a yellow box at the bottom
* Click ROOT at the bottom of MTK and select Yes/OK if prompted on PC and Grant if prompted on phone
* A progress bar should load at the bottom shortly after which the yellow box should become green
* Click on the root,backup,recovery tab at the top
* Click Backup (MTK should keep writing some things by the right hand side during backup) and wait till backup is complete
* If you get a prompt to pack backup, select No.
* Once backup is complete, don't close MTK droid tools
* Go to the MTK droid tools folder > Backups > Folder named after the phone's model e.g Tecno_m3_backup.... and take note of this folder as the 'Backup folder' because we'll be referring to it soon
* Go back to MTK droid tools and click 'To prepare blocks for Flash Tool'
* A window will open, in this window, navigate to the Backup folder (mentioned above) and select the md5 file
* MTK will start copying some items (check the right hand side) so wait till copying is complete
* Once copying is complete, open the Backup folder and you should see a folder named "!Files to flash"
* The !files to flash folder is a selection of files needed to use Sp Flash tool, keep it well
* Both the !files to flash folder and the x_backup folder (which contains the !files to flash folder) are your phone's MTK backup
* If you need an MTK Droid tools backup of usrdata and cache then use MTK Droid Tools version 2.3.0 or do a read back using Sp flash tool (see https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-526.html ) - See more at: https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-468.html#sthash.S6wsocNU.dpuf

How To Unbrick Android Phone Using SP-Flash Tools

3:10 am 1
How To Unbrick Android Phone Using SP-Flash Tools
Have you damage your handheld device software? Do you want to fix it and don`t know how? This simple and effective method will teach you how to unbrick android phones using Sp-flash tools
 
Requirement

* A PC
* USB Cord
* Click here to download and Manually install VCOM drivers on your PC
* Ensure there's an SD card in the phone you wish to flash the files to
* Scatter file + files to be flashed Click here to see how to make an MTK Backup).
* Download SP Flash tool ( Version 5.x  )

Note
If you get any error in SP Flash tool or the phone still didn't work after flashing, I made a list of SP Flash Tool errors, their meanings and how to resolve them click here to see.

Procedure
  • Remove the battery from the phone and slot it back in without booting the phone (If the battery is inbuilt then simply switch if off). Also, ensure there's a formatted SD card in the phone (if there's an SD card slot)
  • Launch SP Flash Tool as Administrator

How-To-Unbrick-Android-Phone-Using-SP-Flash-Tools
  • Click on Scatter-loading by the right
How-To-Unbrick-Android-Phone-Using-SP-Flash-Tools
  •  In the window that pops up, select the scatter file for your phone model then click Open (scatter file is a text file with the word "scatter" in its name
How-To-Unbrick-Android-Phone-Using-SP-Flash-Tools
  •  A list with ticked boxes should appear in SP flash tool (preloader, mbr, ebr etc)
  • Step a,b,c,d,e,f

These steps is only for when you wish to format the phone. Skip if you don't wish to format

  • a. Click Format at the top
  • b. After clicking Format, a dialogue box will pop up, ensure that 'Auto Format Flash' and 'Format whole flash without Boot-loader' are selected
  • c. Click OK, Stop should now be red or green in color
  • d. Connect the switched off phone (with battery inside) to the PC via USB cord
  • e. A progress bar should load till you get a 'Success' message (green circle with OK)
  • f. Disconnect the phone from PC
  • . Uncheck the box in front of any item you do not wish to flash
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  • To manually load an item that doesn't automatically get ticked after loading the scatter file, tick the box in front of that item then double-click its Location and select the corresponding file in the window that pops up
  • Once the file(s) you wish to flash is (are) ticked, click Download (with an arrow above it)
How-To-Unbrick-Android-Phone-Using-SP-Flash-Tools
  • Stop should now be prominent while other options should be grayed out
  • Connect the switched off phone (with battery inside) to the PC via USB cord
  • A progress bar should start running.
How-To-Unbrick-Android-Phone-Using-SP-Flash-Tools
  • Wait till you get a Success message (green circle with OK), do not interrupt before then
  •  Disconnect the phone, remove the battery for 15 seconds (if removable), slot it back in then power up the phone
  • Ensure to do a factory reset in recovery mode to clear any errors

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