i changed one of the sim cards now none of the simcards register! i tried everything factory reset inserting the sims 1 by 1 …..
what to do?
]]>If people Attention Chinese knock off Iphone 4S i think many people know the gooapple y5 3G and goophone.this is two different factory but both of them made copy iphone.And Goophone Y5 inherit the 4S 906*640 pixel retina screen display resolution, exchange with more powerful 1GHz cortex A9 new generation goophone mtk6575 processor, it run smoother than old model, no lag for all task. What you expect, what Goophone Y5 has.
]]>It lasts pretty long in the battery, I don’t know how long, I charge it about once a week but I’m not often on the phone. GPS is better than AGPS, but it’s ok.
]]>ah OK
thank you…
I always only charged using USB. I’ve openned the battery door about a thousand times and it’s fine, you just have to push it right and pull the tv antenna a bit to have it open right.
]]>for those asking for Skype on FG8 here a link to the apk file (only chat available )
]]>there is just possibility to chat, without call with the skypelite version, the apk file you will easily find on xda developers or surfing on the web. Hope they will improve it fast…Developer open source are great!
]]>yes it has, im using copilot navigation works great
]]>After using it for 3 months as my main phone, I think my power button also is a bit screwy, but I can still power it on if I somehow push very hard on the power button. Did you open up the device to fix your power button? How many screws do you unscrew to access the stuff where the power button is to eventually push things back in place? Is there just something inside for the power button that gets slightly out of position? Maybe there is a way to setup Android to use the Home button or another button as the power button when the screen is idle and maybe there is a screen power on/off widget that I could use as an alternative.
]]>Glad to hear that, you’re luckier than me 😉
]]>I got my phone working :), it was just the power button in the end, thanks for your help claudio. The phone is great, dont have any complains so far
Ok, waiting for your positive feedback…
]]>Thanks for replying so fast Claudio, too bad about your phone though, i’m gonna try to repair it or maybe have someone to look into it, i hope its just the power button… thanks again 🙂
]]>Hi Sergio, I’m sorry to say I’ve given up.
I kept the broken one as spare parts for the working one 😉
But you’re a step forward, your screen shows something, at least when you connect the power source. Maybe you have a broken power button…
Hi, Claudio I wanted to know if you were able to find some way to fix this problem. I also bought two of these phones and mine worked for about two hours, i turned it off and it doesn’t turn on anymore. When i connected to the charger, the screen lights up showing me the battery is charging but it doesn’t turn on. Any help would be appreciated, thanks
]]>If it does, I haven’t been able to activate it. If it does have auto-focus, should it work automatically to focus on the bar code?
]]>I don’t know any of them. If you only wanna try the GPS for location/speed/time I suggest you “GPS Test”.
Yes the screen is multitouch, I mean you can zoom in/out using two fingers if the app supports it.
(integrated web browser and picture viewer do, also Opera Mobile does).
Thanks Nicorac.
To take it a step further, since the GPS will work independent of the phone service, are there apps (maps) you can download to the SD card and that work offline with the GPS?
Also, is the capacitive screen multi-touch?
Thanks.
]]>Yes it has full GPS support and it works even without a SIM card inserted.
Obviously if you download Agps data with wifi or 3G connection the initial startup is faster.
Thanks,
Vojčo
Thanks,
Vojčo
You’re right, but Chinese is not my preferred language 😉
I already have the original ROM and flashing software, but I suppose it’s not a software issue.
It should be hardware related, since I can debug on internal UART and it seems to hang on I2C bus / RTC init step.
That’s why I’d like to have a technical contact; maybe someone of your readers is an experienced phone troubleshooter…
There are Chinese forums with hundreds of people posting all kinds of infos
and rooting methods and alternative firmwares for these cheap phones, I
forgot the URL right now, perhaps you can find it with a basic Google
search. I only know the manufacturer of the more expensive H2000.
Since it’s too expensive for me to send it back, I decided to open it by myself and try to fix it.
I found 2 UARTs, one of them is throwing some error messages…
Now the question: do you have any technical contact with the producer of this device? Some business card to share with me?
Thanks for your help.
Claudio
PS: the other one is (still) working perfectly since 2 weeks.
]]>GPS is one of the best things about this phone!really works in an optimal way but only using “NDRIVE”, an excellentnavigator on the market!shame about the battery life, but enough to have the car charger!
]]>skype so low for this processor is not supported!the app crashes during login.but there is a Chinese version created forums for these phones, buton my fg8 does not work!
]]>the microphone volume is not very high. but no padding!
]]>I have this phonesite wifi with optical fiber, opens with Skyfire, but with difficulty …resolution 3D games are not supported well because the processoris very low!card games such as chess and checkers and / or run well withacceptable graphicsgames like angry birds runs fine but with bad graphics!
]]>Hi.
I think you got it wrong. HTC Sence UI is NOT a UI but a Home Screen provided by Android.
So, basically ALL PHONES that runs Android will look SAME!
Trust your confusion/misunderstanding is cleared now; Lol !
]]>Don’t buy any phone with MTK6516 processor. The phone becomes very slow and sluggish if you install 3 or 4 additinal applications….
]]>@bbde730ebe31867c045976ea393667d8:disqus
http://www.diytrade.com/china/4/products/8220816/free_shipping_Flying_FG8_AGPS_Smart_Phone_3_5_capacitive_screen_android_2_2.html $125 free shipping included already.
Dear Charbax,
I really appreciate Your work doing for all the Community!
I would like to order this MTK6516 FG8 for my daughter but online orderpages are telling me prices like USD 130-160. You did actually really go to Shenzen and bought it F2F? Can You recommend a page where I can order it probably cheaper than USD 130? thanx in advance! Tamás from Hungary
are you coming by Hungary on your way home by any chance? 😉
]]>If it’s good info, why do you want me to have a script? Yeah sure, if I get a sponsor, I’ll hire a script writer, a team of benchmarking experts, dancers and new camera equipment.
]]>hello big charbaxx
thank you for everything
I’m following daily!
how are you finding your phone? works well? I get paid $ 112 a few days!
I saw that in quatar You just have not brought! have preferred something more stable?
thanks
]]>Most ARM processors have a DSP co-processor which handles video playback and can handle the graphics as well. Yes I am testing games.
]]>Is this phone good for internet access?
Tks,
Alexandre.
]]>Euhm, I think they just use the HTC Sense UI, perhaps not asking HTC for the permission, but I think it’s just them using that same UI as basically having the HTC Sense UI Home Replacement installed by default.
]]>I am following you on Twitter!
]]>They do also sell the phone Charbax reviewed:
]]>Found it over here, don’t know it is possible to show the link. If it’s not allowed, please remove the link:
]]>http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=MTK6516+FG8&catId=0
~$113 + VAT (if it applies where you live) / handling fees and it’s yours!
]]>Thx
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