Lets get this straight; so your device is able to detect signal (2G and 3G) but not 4G. For 4G VOLTE-only networks like Ntel, that would mean no signal. Your case is different from no signal at all, a situation often associated with Null IMEI. Whenever you run into no 4G network problems, here are […]
6 things to check if you’re not getting 4G signal on your device Read More »
Tecno had said the font management feature in HIOS will be staging a come-back before the end of December 2018. This feature allowed Tecno HIOS users to change their fonts without rooting. Disabling it in their recent OTA updates has caused an uproar at the Tecno Forum. Here’s the announcement where they promised to return
Tecno font restore OTA update never came; Way forward Read More »
From Section 6 of our MTK software engineering course, we began discussing various tasks you can carry out on Mediatek smartphones using Chinese boxes / dongles. Not everyone can afford to buy a hardware box just to fix an issue or two. We therefore always try to cater to such people by dropping free alternatives.
4 tasks you can perform on MTK devices without a box or dongle Read More »
During a Q&A session of our Mediatek Software Repairs training at our Whatsapp group, a participant asked a troubling question: “How can I get userdata and cache to unbrick this Android phone?”. This question sounds silly but it isn’t. The Genesis For you to really see the wisdom in this question, I’ll need to take
Do you really need userdata.img and cache.img to unbrick? Read More »
The stone the builders neglected has become the cornerstone. That’s how best I can summarize the DA file crisis we now face. You’d probably not really noticed the Download-Agent section in your favorite Mediatek (MTK) flash tool but with the way things are going, its becoming a critical determinant of whether or not whatever you’re
So what’s all this talk about Mediatek Secure Boot and DA files? Read More »
Between December last year / January this year to date, we’ve received a lot of positive feedback on our Auto TWRP porter & Auto Philz porter tools for Meditek (MTK). During the early stages of development, we did hit a brick wall with a number of devices; flashing the custom recovery caused a bootloop for
DM_Verity is probably why that TWRP flash ends in a bootloop Read More »
