Category: Tutorials

  • Manual focus lock and fixing continuously auto focusing problems

    Manual focus lock and fixing continuously auto focusing problems

    Occasionally I have phones come through for review that have issues with the phone’s camera always hunting for focus every few seconds. This is very distracting and essentially makes the video useless. (more…)

  • Newbie Xiaomi Redmi Pro TWRP download and Xiaomi Redmi Pro root

    Newbie Xiaomi Redmi Pro TWRP download and Xiaomi Redmi Pro root

    Helio X20 MTK6797 and Helio X25 MTK6797T Xiaomi Redmi Pro TWRP download and Redmi Pro root

    This guide will help you install TWRP and root MTK6797 and MTK6797T Redmi Pro, the first step is to install TWRP custom recovery on the MTK6797 and MTK6797T Redmi Pro. The process contains quite a few steps, but most of them take just a few seconds. (more…)

  • Download Leagoo M5 TWRP and root Leagoo M5 root guide

    Download Leagoo M5 TWRP and root Leagoo M5 root guide

    MTK6580A Leagoo M5 TWRP download and MTK6580A Leagoo M5 root

    This guide will help you install TWRP and root MTK6580A Leagoo M5, the first step is to install TWRP custom recovery on the MTK6580A Leagoo M5. The process contains quite a few steps, but most of them take just a few seconds. (more…)

  • How to enter TWRP recovery without holding Volume Up and Power from Android without root

    How to boot into recovery from Android is something that will help you get into TWRP / CWM / custom recovery when holding volume up and power doesn’t work, or when holding volume down and power doesn’t work. (more…)

  • Guide to Root Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP MT6797 Helio X20

    Guide to Root Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP MT6797 Helio X20

    For those looking to install TWRP and root their Vernee Apollo Lite, the first step is to install TWRP custom recovery on the Vernee Apollo Lite. The process contains quite a few steps, but most of them take just a few seconds.

    If it looks daunting, don’t worry, take each step one by one and you’ll come through with a rooted Vernee Apollo Lite within just a few minutes.

    1. Download

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=”(click) What’s a scatter file?”]A scatter file is what tells SP Flash Tool exactly where to flash various parts of the firmware on your phone’s EMMC.[/spoiler]

    2. Install MediaTek MT6797 Helio X20 preloader drivers

    If you don’t already have MTK Preloader Drivers installed, we’ll go through that step now. NOTE: If you get an unsigned driver error and can’t continue with the driver install, then go to step #3. NOTE: Use #1 pack or #2 pack. Do not need to use both.

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’If MTK MediaTek preloader vcom driver pack #1, click here’]

    • Open the MTK adb vcom auto install driver pack #1 in WinRAR / unZip
    • No need to extract, double click DriverInstall.exe or installdrv64.exe for x64 bit Windows
    • Allow any permission requests
    • At the end you should see something like this[/spoiler]

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’If MTK MediaTek preloader vcom driver pack #2, click here’]

    • Open the MTK MediaTek auto vcom driver install pack #2, and go to Win7_WinXP folder for 7 / XP, or Win8 folder for Windows 8 / Windows 10.
    • No need to extract, double click DriverInstall.exe
    • Allow any permission requests
    • When you see “Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software”, click “Install this driver software anyway”
    • At the end you should see something like this[/spoiler]

    3. Turn off driver signature enforcement

    Do this step if:

    • You don’t already have MediaTek preloader drivers installed

    and

    • Getting error from Windows telling you drivers are unsigned and can’t be installed with pack #1 or pack #2

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’Click for disable driver signature enforcement guide’]

    To install preloader drivers, some users of 64-Bit Windows may need to disable Driver Signature Verification / Enforcement. This quick procedure will have you up and modding your phone in no time.

    1. Hold SHIFT while left-clicking restart. It’s the same for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
      disable-driver-enforcement-1
    2. Your computer will reboot and give you various options. Select “Troubleshoot”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-2
    3. Choose “Advanced options”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-7
    4. Choose “Startup settings”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-3
    5. Select “Restart”.
    6. Select “Disable driver signature enforcement”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-6

    Your computer will now reboot into a mode which will allow you to install unsigned drivers, which is covered in the next steps.

    Now go back to step #2 and install the MTK Preloader Drivers (GizBeat source)[/spoiler]

    4. Install and run SP Flash Tool

    • After downloading the latest SP Flash Tool, extract it to a directory where you’ll know where it’s at.
    • Go to the extracted folder.
    • Right-click ‘flash_tool.exe’ and ‘Run as administrator’

    5. Load the Vernee Apollo Lite scatter

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-5

    • If you haven’t already done so, extract the Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP and root pack to a folder where you’ll know where it’s at.
    • Select ‘scatter-loading’ from upper-right of SP Flash Tools.
    • Navigate to the folder that you extracted the Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP pack to
    • Select ‘MT6797_Android_scatter.txt’ for MTK6797 Helio X20
    • A checklist of different parts of the ROM should then show in the bottom portion of SP Flash Tools.

    6. Select the Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP custom recovery

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-6

    • If anything is selected besides ‘recovery.img’, deselect them all except ‘recovery.img’
    • Double click the ‘recovery.img’ line in MTK SP Flash Tool (see video at 02:00)
    • direct SP Flash Tool to the previously extracted Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP (‘recovery.img’ in the Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP pack)

    7. Flash Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-13

    • Make sure the phone is disconnected from PC and that your phone is powered off.
    • Make sure the box noted in the image above says ‘Download Only’
    • Select ‘download’ from the top of SP Flash Tools.
    • Connect USB cable to phone. Within a few seconds you should see a red bar come up. Wait a few more seconds and the flash should begin.
    • It will all be over in just a few seconds, at which point you should see a dialog from SP Flash Tools telling you the flash is complete.flash-okay-sp-flash-tool

    8. Boot into Vernee Apollo Lite TWRP recovery and root

    • Disconnect your Vernee Apollo Lite from the PC.
    • Hold VolumeUp+Power until you see the Vernee Apollo Lite logo show, then release Power, but continue holding VolumeUp until you see the Vernee Apollo Lite booted into TWRP.
    • Flash / Install SuperSU.zip from the Vernee Apollo Lite Root pack.

    Done! Good job. You now have TWRP and a rooted Vernee Apollo Lite MT6797 Helio X20.

    If you have any issues, comments, successes or failures, or just want to say thanks, please comment in the comment section and let us know.

  • Blackview BV6000 TWRP and root MT6755 Helio P10 guide

    Blackview BV6000 TWRP and root MT6755 Helio P10 guide

    For those looking to root their Blackview BV6000, the first step is to install TWRP custom recovery on the Blackview BV6000. The process contains quite a few steps, but most of them take just a few seconds.

    If it looks daunting, don’t worry, take each step one by one and you’ll come through with a rooted Blackview BV6000 within just a few minutes.

    1. Download

    • MTK MediaTek auto preloader drivers #1 pack– These are the drivers that will allow the MTK SP Flash Tool to communicate with your mobile. Try these drivers first, as they may eliminate the need to disable Windows driver signing. If you have any issues then use the #2 pack.
    • MTK MediaTek auto preloader drivers #2 pack – These are the drivers that will allow the MTK SP Flash Tool to communicate with your mobile
    • Download latest SP Flash Tool – This is the tool that will be used to flash Blackview BV6000 with TWRP
    • Blackview BV6000 root pack – This pack includes the Blackview BV6000 TWRP, Blackview BV6000 stock recovery, SuperSU.zip, and Blackview BV6000 scatter file download (20160608 MT6755_Android_scatter.txt).

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=”KNOWLEDGE POINT about scatter files. Click here to read”]NOTE: A scatter file is what tells SP Flash Tool where to flash various parts of the firmware on your phone’s EMMC.

    This scatter came from 2016-06-16 Blackview BV6000 ROM. If you’re on a different ROM than 20160608, it’s extremely unlikely the recovery.img location will change, but there’s always a slim possibility of it.

    If you’re at all in doubt, download the ROM that you’re currently on if you don’t already have it downloaded, and use the scatter from that.[/spoiler]

    2. Install MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 preloader drivers

    If you don’t already have MTK Preloader Drivers installed, we’ll go through that step now. NOTE: If you get an unsigned driver error and can’t continue with the driver install, then go to step #3. NOTE: Use #1 pack or #2 pack. Do not need to use both.

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’If MTK MediaTek preloader vcom driver pack #1, click here’]

    • Open the MTK adb vcom auto install driver pack #1 in WinRAR / unZip
    • No need to extract, double click DriverInstall.exe or installdrv64.exe for x64 bit Windows
    • Allow any permission requests
    • At the end you should see something like this[/spoiler]

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’If MTK MediaTek preloader vcom driver pack #2, click here’]

    • Open the MTK MediaTek auto vcom driver install pack #2, and go to Win7_WinXP folder for 7 / XP, or Win8 folder for Windows 8 / Windows 10.
    • No need to extract, double click DriverInstall.exe
    • Allow any permission requests
    • When you see “Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software”, click “Install this driver software anyway”
    • At the end you should see something like this[/spoiler]

    3. Turn off driver signature enforcement

    Do this step if:

    • You don’t already have MediaTek preloader drivers installed

    and

    • Getting error from Windows telling you drivers are unsigned and can’t be installed with pack #1 or pack #2

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’Click for disable driver signature enforcement guide’]

    To install preloader drivers, some users of 64-Bit Windows may need to disable Driver Signature Verification / Enforcement. This quick procedure will have you up and modding your phone in no time.

    1. Hold SHIFT while left-clicking restart. It’s the same for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
      disable-driver-enforcement-1
    2. Your computer will reboot and give you various options. Select “Troubleshoot”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-2
    3. Choose “Advanced options”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-7
    4. Choose “Startup settings”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-3
    5. Select “Restart”.
    6. Select “Disable driver signature enforcement”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-6

    Your computer will now reboot into a mode which will allow you to install unsigned drivers, which is covered in the next steps.

    Now go back to step #2 and install the MTK Preloader Drivers (GizBeat source)[/spoiler]

    4. Install and run SP Flash Tool

    • After downloading the latest SP Flash Tool, extract it to a directory where you’ll know where it’s at.
    • Go to the extracted folder.
    • Right-click ‘flash_tool.exe’ and ‘Run as administrator’

    5. Load the Blackview BV6000 scatter

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-5

    • If you haven’t already done so, extract the Blackview BV6000 TWRP and root pack to a folder where you’ll know where it’s at.
    • Select ‘scatter-loading’ from upper-right of SP Flash Tools.
    • Navigate to the folder that you extracted the Blackview BV6000 TWRP pack to
    • Select ‘MT6755_Android_scatter.txt’
    • A checklist of different parts of the ROM should then show in the bottom portion of SP Flash Tools.

    6. Select the Blackview BV6000 TWRP custom recovery

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-6

    • If anything is selected besides ‘recovery.img’, deselect them all except ‘recovery.img’
    • Double click the ‘recovery.img’ line in MTK SP Flash Tool (see video at 02:00)
    • direct SP Flash Tool to the previously extracted Blackview BV6000 TWRP (‘recovery.img’ in the Blackview BV6000 TWRP pack)

    7. Flash Blackview BV6000 TWRP

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-13

    • Make sure the phone is disconnected from PC and that your phone is powered off.
    • Make sure the box noted in the image above says ‘Download Only’
    • Select ‘download’ from the top of SP Flash Tools.
    • Connect USB cable to phone. Within a few seconds you should see a red bar come up. Wait a few more seconds and the flash should begin.
    • It will all be over in just a few seconds, at which point you should see a dialog from SP Flash Tools telling you the flash is complete.flash-okay-sp-flash-tool

    8. Boot into Blackview BV6000 TWRP recovery and root

    • Disconnect your Blackview BV6000 from the PC.
    • Hold VolumeUp+Power until you see the Blackview BV6000 logo show, then release Power, but continue holding VolumeUp until you see the Blackview BV6000 booted into TWRP.
    • Flash / Install SuperSU.zip from the Blackview BV6000 Root pack.

    Done! Good job. You now have TWRP and a rooted Blackview BV6000 MT6755.

    If you have any issues, comments, successes or failures, or just want to say thanks, please comment in the comment section and let us know.

  • UMi Super TWRP and root UMi Super MT6755 Helio P10

    UMi Super TWRP and root UMi Super MT6755 Helio P10

    For those looking to root their UMi Super, the first step is to install TWRP custom recovery on the UMi Super. The process contains quite a few steps, but most of them take just a few seconds.

    If it looks daunting, don’t worry, take each step one by one and you’ll come through with a rooted UMi Super within just a few minutes.

    1. Download

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=”KNOWLEDGE POINT about scatter files. Click here to read”]NOTE: A scatter file is what tells SP Flash Tool where to flash various parts of the firmware on your phone’s EMMC.

    This scatter came from 2016-06-16 UMi Super ROM. If you’re on a different ROM, it’s extremely unlikely the recovery.img location will change, but there’s always a slim possibility of it.

    If you’re at all in doubt, download the ROM that you’re currently on if you don’t already have it downloaded, and use the scatter from that.[/spoiler]

    2. Install MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 preloader drivers

    If you don’t already have MTK Preloader Drivers installed, we’ll go through that step now. NOTE: If you get an unsigned driver error and can’t continue with the driver install, then go to step #3. NOTE: Use #1 pack or #2 pack. Do not need to use both.

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’If MTK MediaTek preloader vcom driver pack #1, click here’]

    • Open the MTK adb vcom auto install driver pack #1 in WinRAR / unZip
    • No need to extract, double click DriverInstall.exe or installdrv64.exe for x64 bit Windows
    • Allow any permission requests
    • At the end you should see something like this[/spoiler]

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’If MTK MediaTek preloader vcom driver pack #2, click here’]

    • Open the MTK MediaTek auto vcom driver install pack #2, and go to Win7_WinXP folder for 7 / XP, or Win8 folder for Windows 8 / Windows 10.
    • No need to extract, double click DriverInstall.exe
    • Allow any permission requests
    • When you see “Windows can’t verify the publisher of this driver software”, click “Install this driver software anyway”
    • At the end you should see something like this[/spoiler]

    3. Turn off driver signature enforcement

    Do this step if:

    • You don’t already have MediaTek preloader drivers installed

    and

    • Getting error from Windows telling you drivers are unsigned and can’t be installed with pack #1 or pack #2

    [spoiler style=”steelblue” collapse_link=”false” title=’Click for disable driver signature enforcement guide’]

    To install preloader drivers, some users of 64-Bit Windows may need to disable Driver Signature Verification / Enforcement. This quick procedure will have you up and modding your phone in no time.

    1. Hold SHIFT while left-clicking restart. It’s the same for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
      disable-driver-enforcement-1
    2. Your computer will reboot and give you various options. Select “Troubleshoot”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-2
    3. Choose “Advanced options”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-7
    4. Choose “Startup settings”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-3
    5. Select “Restart”.
    6. Select “Disable driver signature enforcement”.
      disable-driver-enforcement-6

    Your computer will now reboot into a mode which will allow you to install unsigned drivers, which is covered in the next steps.

    Now go back to step #2 and install the MTK Preloader Drivers (GizBeat source)[/spoiler]

    4. Install and run SP Flash Tool

    • After downloading the latest SP Flash Tool, extract it to a directory where you’ll know where it’s at.
    • Go to the extracted folder.
    • Right-click ‘flash_tool.exe’ and ‘Run as administrator’

    5. Load the UMi Super scatter

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-5

    • If you haven’t already done so, extract the UMi Super TWRP and root pack to a folder where you’ll know where it’s at.
    • Select ‘scatter-loading’ from upper-right of SP Flash Tools.
    • Navigate to the folder that you extracted the UMi Super TWRP pack to
    • Select ‘MT6755_Android_scatter.txt’
    • A checklist of different parts of the ROM should then show in the bottom portion of SP Flash Tools.

    6. Select the UMi Super TWRP custom recovery

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-6

    • If anything is selected besides ‘recovery.img’, deselect them all except ‘recovery.img’
    • Double click the ‘recovery.img’ line in MTK SP Flash Tool (see video at 02:00)
    • direct SP Flash Tool to the previously extracted UMi Super TWRP (‘recovery.img’ in the UMi Super TWRP pack)

    7. Flash UMi Super TWRP

    umi-super-root-umi-super-twrp-13

    • Make sure the phone is disconnected from PC and that your phone is powered off.
    • Make sure the box noted in the image above says ‘Download Only’
    • Select ‘download’ from the top of SP Flash Tools.
    • Connect USB cable to phone. Within a few seconds you should see a red bar come up. Wait a few more seconds and the flash should begin.
    • It will all be over in just a few seconds, at which point you should see a dialog from SP Flash Tools telling you the flash is complete.flash-okay-sp-flash-tool

    8. Boot into UMi Super TWRP recovery and root

    • Disconnect your UMi Super from the PC.
    • Hold VolumeUp+Power until you see the UMi Super logo show, then release Power, but continue holding VolumeUp until you see the UMi Super booted into TWRP.
    • Flash / Install SuperSU.zip from the UMi Super Root pack.

    Done! Good job. You now have TWRP and a rooted UMi Super MT6755.

    If you have any issues, comments, successes or failures, or just want to say thanks, please comment in the comment section and let us know.

  • How to change KingRoot to SuperSU on Meizu M3 Note MT6755 Helio P10

    How to change KingRoot to SuperSU on Meizu M3 Note MT6755 Helio P10

    For many users, one of the only options for rooting is KingRoot. Unfortunately KingRoot doesn’t work with all apps. The main purpose of this change KingRoot to SuperSU guide is (more…)

  • Meizu M3 Note firmware is too old flash ROM MT6755 Helio P10 without losing root and ROM downgrade

    Meizu M3 Note firmware is too old flash ROM MT6755 Helio P10 without losing root and ROM downgrade

    This Meizu M3 Note how-to ROM flashing without recovery guide tutorial will show you how to flash a full ROM or OTA onto your Meizu M3 Note without recovery, and should work for phones even if your bootloader is locked.

    (more…)

  • Change official Meizu M3 Note China ROM to Global International firmware corrupt

    Change official Meizu M3 Note China ROM to Global International firmware corrupt

    If you’re trying to root MT6755 Helio P10 Meizu M3 Note and/or change your MT6755 MTK6755 Helio P10 Meizu M3 Note to the International / Global 5.1.3.3G 5.1.3.2G 5.1.3.1G 5.1.3.0G Meizu M3 Note ROM from 5.8.99.0G or from Chinese ROM 5.1.3.1A / 5.1.3.2A / 5.1.3.3A / 5.1.3.4A and you’re getting a “firmware corrupt” notification in recovery, you’ve come to the right guide. (more…)

  • adb Xiaomi Mi5 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro enable USB debugging adb

    adb Xiaomi Mi5 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro enable USB debugging adb

    How to enable USB debugging on Xiaomi Mi5 and USB debugging on Redmi Note 3 Pro (more…)

  • Xiaomi Mi5 unbrick after bricked from failed edl flash method 2

    Xiaomi Mi5 unbrick after bricked from failed edl flash method 2

    Many users have bricked their Xiaomi Mi5. This unbrick Xiaomi Mi5 guide has helped many users come back from a Xiaomi Mi5 brick, even with a locked bootloader. (more…)