I haven't tried installing it yet so there won't be a guide until I successfully installed it myself.Īnother tip from the forums:how to take a screenshot of your Android phone. The ROM can be obtained HERE - it's called CINK SLIM V15. Now all that's left is getting a better ROM and kernel.Oh, and not forgetting updating the Android itself.Īccording to the sources at LowYat forums, there's a new custom ROM for the Ninetology i9400. As for me, I've pretty much got all my necessary apps. Just about everything you need to know can be found at those websites so I don't need to explain further. My Black Pearl 2 seems to lag at every boot.They're pretty easy to find - just GOOGLE! Details on most of these apps can be found at My Chosen Apps(OUTDATED - PLEASE REFER BELOW) Lifehacker constantly brings in more articles of Android w henever possible. The articles on Android by Lifehacker cover pretty much everything you ever need to know about your Android smartphone.
Life Hacker - The Lifehacker team have compiled a heck of comprehensive info on Android including how to clean the devices, good apps to get and SO MUCH MORE.
Includes step by step guides to do everything needed - from installing the USB driver to getting your smartphone rooted. LowYat Forums - From the first post alone you can get the necessary USB driver in order for your smartphone to be connected to your computer as well as the software(MTKdroidTools) to root your smartphone. I'll just provide the links to relevant information and some explanation. Something important to read regarding battery life: So far after removing bloatware and installing a power managing app called Easy Battery Saver - which helps by turning off functions like WiFi when you're not using it, my phone seems to last for 1 hour for every percent of battery on standby. Got rid the next after rooting it which I will explain later on.įrom what I've read in the forums and reviews, it's battery life is an issue mainly due to unused apps running in the background. When I checked running apps before any uninstalls, guess what I found, an FM 97.1 radio running and 3 (of the same) weather widgets - like WTF? Another one is MWarranty - although I kept a backup of it just in case. I think I uninstalled 8 out of 10 applications that came with the phone. Kernel version - 3.0.13 - jlhong #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 24 09:54:Ĭustom build version - i9400_PR_ninetology_F4_V16 (LATEST as of )
The back cover of the phone is kind of difficult to open even though it is designed with a slit at the bottom left side of the cover for you to slide your fingernails in and plop the cover a little - something like how you use a spoon to open a tight lid.įull Smartphone Firmware and Software Versions and Othersīasevand version- MAUI.11AMD. In my opinion the camera lens might get scratch easily because of this BUT the manufacturer designed it with a metal rim that is slightly raised from the camera lens which makes it less vulnerable. Based on my observation, it is raised about 2 mm from the rest of the phone's back. As for the camera, just by interpreting the first image at the top you can tell that it is raised. Right beside the power button to the left is the micro-USB slot followed by the 3.5mm audio jack socket 1 cm away. There are only 2 buttons, one at the left side of the phone which are the volume buttons and the power button at the top right. In fact, it looks a lot like an iPhone but bigger - about 1 cm wider and slightly longer. This is my very first smartphone and for such a price, I just gotta love it.Īt first feel(holding it), it has a very solid build very similar to that of an iPhone because of its beautiful curves. This handsfree which has a flat cable design should last longer than most others.