Motorola E3 problem. - Moto E3 Questions & Answers

I have a problem that I'm asking for help and support, as this is a question and answer forum.
I made a post a few days ago that the moderator decided to delete because people questioned the legitimacy of my problem.
Unfortunately, I have now had the same problem a second time.
I ask that someone please give me some advice and support rather than try to say my problem is a fabrication, made up or a lie.
13/01/2017
I received notification from Motorola that a 22mb OTA security update was available.
At the time, my device, a Motorola E3 XT1700 which was running system version S124 android 6.0, was ROOTED with TWRP, and was running various modifications such as Android N-ify and Pixel style nav bars.
I was puzzled I had an OTA update, I assumed being rooted removed that event happening, but I duly downloaded this update but as I had TWRP I could not flash the downloaded update.
I used "flash fire" from Google play to install the Update.
Installation went quite slowly with my device rebooting around 6 times.
I saw a new materialistic style boot animation and my device rebooted into android.
It quickly ran into serious issues with messages of every single Google app force closing, including Google now launcher and Gboard.
I had to skip the initial set up which I noticed was no different to normal.
I managed to get into settings and my build number and kernel versions were all the same as before.
The only difference I saw was my system version had gone from S124 to S131 and the android version was 7.0, but 7.0 is not available for this device.
The device kept force closing and rebooting every 2 minutes.
I had to contact a Motorola representative here in UK and they agreed to collect my device for examination and repair, but warned I would be liable for the cost.
We did argue over this, and eventually two days later, Motorola agreed to pay for the repairs as they said I had suffered "An exploitation" due to being rooted.
My device had been "reflashed" but I would no longer be able to receive any OTA updates.
They also told me there would be no android 7 for this device, but if I wanted to flash a custom ROM when one becomes available, that was up to me.
I also asked if I could flash a back up from an E3 power to my E3 if it went wrong again, they replied I could not because the E3 and E3 power are different devices and the firmware wasn't compatible with each other.
I do not know what any of that means.
Please help me to understand it.
21/01/2017
My device was returned two days ago, but the same thing has happened today.
Another 22mb update, but this time, my system version is going from S131 to S135 and my device has gone from an E3 XT1700 to E3 power XT1706.
The E3 is a European / American version where as the E3 power is exclusive to India and Asia.
The power is not available here in UK.
I have no reason to lie about this, and have provided screenshots from my device.
Please help me understand why this keeps happening?
That's all I want to know, how has my device became something else, a totally different model number?
How can I get another OTA update if Motorola have switched the function off and told me my new reflashed firmware has all the available updates?
Please will you help me understand this rather than accuse me of making things up or not abiding to the spirit of XDA by telling lies?
I have a genuine problem and fault with my device and want answers, not people calling me a liar.
I have already posted this on the Motorola Google plus community, where I explained I'm 16 years old, and when asking for support in my previous post here about this problem, it was deleted by the moderator for questioning its validity.......

I have since found out on Motorola's own forums this is a dodgy update that if installed can cause severe problems.
Many uses are advising not to flash this update.
I sorta already knew that.
Several users on Google plus pointed out to me they use XDA and have seen this problem talked about in the forums.
Someone directed me to Motorola's OWN forum where users are telling others to not download or flash this 22mb update because it breaks things!!!!

Finally, I want to share proof of my problem by showing the forum some photos and screenshots from my device.
For information purposes, let me list the difference between the 2 E3 models.
XT1700-E3 for Europe and continental USA
Single SIM
1GB ram
8 GB internal storage
XT1706-E3 POWER exclusive to India and Asia
Dual SIM dual stand by
2GB ram
16 GB internal storage
Now Look at the photos of my own devices box and packaging.
My device is a Motorola Moto E3 XT1700.
It has one SIM slot.
It has 1gb of ram
It has an 8gb internal storage.
After applying the update in question, in my about phone settings, my device is listed as a Motorola Moto E3 power XT1706.
I now have some blanked out settings for 2simcards that were not there before this happened.
Proof that something very strange has happened, and most of you think I'm lying.
I have several explanations from Motorola now and from users of Google plus as to what and why this has happened, and Motorola have admitted to being at fault in my case.
I'm happy with the reply I got from Steve who works at the repair centre who handled my case last week.
Let's see what explanations you experts come up with.
I know the answer now, this problem was down to three factors, one being human error in the way I applied the update.......But do you know the other 2 reasons?
I just wondered if anyone will enlighten me.

bubba1601 said:
Finally, I want to share proof of my problem by showing the forum some photos and screenshots from my device.
For information purposes, let me list the difference between the 2 E3 models.
XT1700-E3 for Europe and continental USA
Single SIM
1GB ram
8 GB internal storage
XT1706-E3 POWER exclusive to India and Asia
Dual SIM dual stand by
2GB ram
16 GB internal storage
Now Look at the photos of my own devices box and packaging.
My device is a Motorola Moto E3 XT1700.
It has one SIM slot.
It has 1gb of ram
It has an 8gb internal storage.
After applying the update in question, in my about phone settings, my device is listed as a Motorola Moto E3 power XT1706.
I now have some blanked out settings for 2simcards that were not there before this happened.
Proof that something very strange has happened, and most of you think I'm lying.
I have several explanations from Motorola now and from users of Google plus as to what and why this has happened, and Motorola have admitted to being at fault in my case.
I'm happy with the reply I got from Steve who works at the repair centre who handled my case last week.
Let's see what explanations you experts come up with.
I know the answer now, this problem was down to three factors, one being human error in the way I applied the update.......But do you know the other 2 reasons?
I just wondered if anyone will enlighten me.
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No one here is obligated to help you, despite this being a Q&A section. I'm glad you had a positive response from Moto support. Posting here in a demanding manner is not an acceptable way of asking for help. Again, the name of the site is xda-developers not xda-helpdesk.
Please be respectful at all times in the future and follow forum rules.
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Related

3.1 about to go live on non-US Xooms... WITH SD SUPPORT!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/22/motorola-xooms-in-android-3-1-update-that-activates-microsd-card/
You know that microSD card slot that's been laying dormant in your Motorola Xoom? Provided you don't reside in the US, that'll be getting activated soon as part of the tablet's Android 3.1 update, which is starting to roll out now and should have all of Europe covered within the next few weeks. Motorola explicitly identifies this as a firmware update for "non-US" Xooms, so Canadians would be well advised to check their software update utility, though the big question is why didn't the American 3.1 update include microSD support as well? What tangled web of intrigue lies behind this selective activation?
another thread for this?
Whoops a daisy.
It could very well be worse... It doesn't seem to be that uncommon to see 5 or so threads for the same subject especially at times of 'UPDATE'
Already being discussed here. Thread closed.

Some Important information for European ZTE Axon 7 Users

Okay so far the past week ive been very very happy with my phone but was appalled by the amount of bugs that the phone came with at release, most noticeably the audio video synchronisation issue. For the past few days i have been bugging everyone i could to get this issue resolved.
So here are the results:
The ZTE UK page got back to me about the issue and this is what they said:
Hi Rikin, thanks for your message. We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems with your Axon 7. We have raised this with our tech team who are working to solve the issues. Thanks for your patience. Thanks again, the ZTE UK team.
Hi Rikin, We do not have an exact date of when this issue will be fixed but we are working to sort this as soon as possible. Thanks, the ZTE UK team.
Got a similar response on twitter as well, this shows me that they now do know about the issue as multiple users are reporting it and are doing something about it to get us a software update soon.
Then i suggested we Europeans get a community board like this and the response was:
Thanks for your comment, we'll take this on board.
Its clear to me that we probably wont get a community board due to the vague answer.
Now i contacted the amazon seller EKEYUK as well to see if they could escalate the issue with ZTE, this is what i got in response:
First of all, ZTE shipment version is the official version. Regarding the voice is not picture - synchronization issues: (1) please make sure to use the player is watching video, playing is a mobile phone video or online video?Through what Internet access in the review, the network signal is normal? (2) please replace the replacement of different sources, is still the same problems, eliminate sources. (3) please try to use the other player to watch, see if there is the same problem, can be ruled out the problem on players. (4) if the problem still exists, please feedback usage scenario, whether can help ZTE developers use tools to catch the LOG?Assist in problem. If there are other questions, can send emails directly to this email ([email protected]), ZTE will arrange someone to answer you.
Clear to me they believe its a software bug as well instead of a phone defect which is probably true, i suggest we all email the VIP email to sort of escalate this issue to get it sorted.
Now heres the good part, this is direct from the Amazon seller.
And we just confirm that ZTE supplier provide the 2.0 passport service for sure any issue.
Now this is great news, this is what i was hoping for, it looks like all the complaining has got us this warranty. I dont know how true it is as i have not heard it from ZTE themselves but the seller seems to be acknowledging it so looks like we are getting the same warranty as the USA! Now if only ZTE could roll out the same ROM as the USA for the UK/EU users. I will try get a more indepth answer/confirmation about this, but results are looking promising.
I will keep everyone updated about how i get on, and if you would like me to pester about any other software issues to ZTE please post a comment here!
~Rik
Nice effort and good job from you.
I think giving an option for flashing the US rom to European version will be great news
Or much better being included out of the box with new units shipped from now to customers that pre order the device.
Also having the same Passport 2 warranty as US customers is really great news but better have official statement from ZTE and not only by the third party seller.
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paatha13 said:
Nice effort and good job from you.
I think giving an option for flashing the US rom to European version will be great new.
Or much better being included out of the box with new units shipped from now to customers that pre order the device.
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Lol just cos u got the grey version What about us who got the first ones haha

[SOLVED] XT1572 "blank flash" files

EDITING MY THREAD: original post doesn't apply anymore, because thanks to some AWESOME guys from the Brazilian Moto X Style community, we can now UNBRICK the XT1572 (at least the LATAM-DS variant) with corrupted bootloader!
XDA post (thanks @Danielo007 ):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/help/solved-hard-brick-moto-x-style-xt1572-t3693860
Moto X Style Brasil Google+ Community:
https://plus.google.com/104133179727559624127/posts/Zjc8yQgzViS
My truly sincere THANK YOU for all involved in this solution!!
dbolivar said:
I will pay US$ 30 in Bitcoins to whoever provide me working "blank flash" files for my Moto XT1572, with working instructions able to successfully unbrick the device (corrupted bootloader).
After my latest flash frenzy, my XT1572 ended up with a corrupted bootloader, being recognized only as "qhsusb_bulk" (black screen, unable to get into fastboot, recovery etc.). It can be recovered with the appropriate infamous "blank flash" files for this specific model, which are usually used with Qualcomm's QFIL utility. However, Motorola/Lenovo doesn't officially provide these files, although some users managed to release them for other Moto models.
Perhaps someone who works at an authorized repair center, or a highly skilled mobile hacker who can reverse engineer/dump the bootloader in a workable way, can provide these files and enjoy a free dinner or some beers on the weekend?
Others are free to join this bounty on their own. I won't setup a collective fund or something like that, though; if you want, pay directly the good soul who provides you the files and instructions.
DEVICE DETAILS:
Motorola XT1572, Brazilian LATAM-DS variant
Latest official firmware: Nougat NPH25.200-15 + August 2017 OTA (bootloader upgraded)
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Honestly, the chances of acquiring the proper blankfile files is near zero... Unlike other devices, Moto devices beginning with Gen 3 (Moto X Pure/Style, Moto G 2015, Moto E2) and newer, require a digitally signed set of blankfiles (much like factory images), so it is impossible for someone to create or make them. It also seems that only Lenovo corporate centers know have these files, authorized service centers no longer have them available.
Just as you have seen that factory images leaking out has nearly halted, these are far more rare. Lenovo has taken a much tighter reign on these files and the chances of them leaking out now is slim to near zero.
Don't mean to be a downer, but the reality is that this isn't Google's Motorola anymore, and Lenovo seems to have taken a much tighter grip on such information.
acejavelin said:
Honestly, the chances of acquiring the proper blankfile files is near zero... Unlike other devices, Moto devices beginning with Gen 3 (Moto X Pure/Style, Moto G 2015, Moto E2) and newer, require a digitally signed set of blankfiles (much like factory images), so it is impossible for someone to create or make them. It also seems that only Lenovo corporate centers know have these files, authorized service centers no longer have them available.
Just as you have seen that factory images leaking out has nearly halted, these are far more rare. Lenovo has taken a much tighter reign on these files and the chances of them leaking out now is slim to near zero.
Don't mean to be a downer, but the reality is that this isn't Google's Motorola anymore, and Lenovo seems to have taken a much tighter grip on such information.
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Damn, it will probably be my last Motorola phone. Thanks for the information, though. It seems they are intentionally making it very hard to repair. Besides this bulls**t of not distributing the blank flash files (and even digitally signing them... come on!), I've called some repair centers here (although unauthorized ones) and they mentioned that they can't even replace the motherboard, because Lenovo isn't providing repair parts anymore. I'll try an authorized repair center later, if it's the same crap, will definitely steer away from this brand in the future.
But, who knows, still hope someone shows up with the files.
dbolivar said:
Damn, it will probably be my last Motorola phone. Thanks for the information, though. It seems they are intentionally making it very hard to repair. Besides this bulls**t of not distributing the blank flash files (and even digitally signing them... come on!), I've called some repair centers here (although unauthorized ones) and they mentioned that they can't even replace the motherboard, because Lenovo isn't providing repair parts anymore. I'll try an authorized repair center later, if it's the same crap, will definitely steer away from this brand in the future.
But, who knows, still hope someone shows up with the files.
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Eh, I don't know if Moto is any worse or better than the others... As time goes on, other manufacturers that are better will fall in line as well, under the guise of "security" and privacy. Although there is some validity to these reasons, it does hurt hobbyists like us, but we are such a small market share they don't care.
Same thing happened to me... I got moto to send me a new device for under 100 bucks. Ask for discounts. They actually give them.
moto x play
please give moto x play hard brick files help me anyone.:crying::crying:
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Really unprofessional support and a dodgy vibe

I was pretty hyped every since this device got announced. Saving up my money and arranging for shipping beforehand so I could snatch it ASAP but actually no, I won't be getting this device at all.
I'll tell you the experience I went through when I tried asking their support if they'll release 16gb version of the device so I don't end up regretting jumping the gun on the 12gb one.
Whole experience was dodgy af from support not being able to speaking proper English at all to constantly being asked for personal data that I'd later realise wasn't being user to better answer my questions at all.
For example I asked if there's a trade in program and they reply asking what device I'm using. I take that as OK there is but maybe not every device is elegible so I reply with my current device only to be then told that there's no program at all??? ( Why did they ask what device I'm using then idk and they haven't bothered answering when I questioned them... )
I was also asked where I currently live when I asked if there's a 16gb version on the way and what it would cost. That was before I asked for trade in program, so I thought they might be asking in order to tell me the price for my region but no. Once again, they have no idea if 16gb version is in production and they just inquired for my info again for no reason.
Mind you, the English is completely broken and the reply turnaround is few days to a week per response at best, so I really didn't feel like dragging the conversation around asking why they want to know all of that beforehand.
After all of that I don't feel like I can trust a company like this not to be looking into my personal data during my use of the device. Paying 700$ or maybe upwards of 800$ if 16gb version ever gets released is way too much for not having an ease of mind of what might be going on in the background.
I understand that their reasoning for where I live might be justified but never in the conversation did they inform me ahead of time on what the purpose is for all the data collection is. They haven't answered why they want to know what device I'm using if there's no program in the first place so I'll assume that previous reasoning was also an excuse thought up to justify their inquiry.
I'm pretty bummed to see that as a company they haven't changed much from their early days. They might have improved the OS, introduced better hardware and all but the core of the company is still both shady af and completely non organised.
This all plays a major factor in why I won't be getting this device, just thought I'd let others know too if they are thinking of going for it.
Picture is below, you will have to read from the bottom to the top to follow the conversation.
I don't want to nit pick. you are right in some points. but I'd like to point out a few things.
you're giving them questions in English, which they need to translate then organize into a response then re translate it back for you to understand.
They are based in Hong Kong, So I would assume the number of local English speaking people a small sub section of an already crippled tech giant (due to US sanctions of ZTE) have the space to employ customer service agents in English. when their main market is China.
They tell you to look at the site for information on the sale of the devices in question.
After your question of If a device with 16gb of ram would be available. if the site says no, there is no plan.
so you had your answer to your original Question. they asked what region so they could confirm what devices where available to you. because some parts of the world cannot receive their devices.
your question on the 12gb to 16gb upgrade must have been a mis-understanding.
you can read that in their response. they said there would be no way to upgrade a 12gb to 16gb. to them thats a technical impossibility.
they didn't understand that you meant trade back your 12gb RM5S for a 16GB version.
they though that you were asking if you could upgrade the hardware of your 12gb model.
at least thats how I understood their answer of your question.
they may have asked you what device you where using because they honestly though you were contacting support for a Nubia device. when you said you had a different phone altogether, they were trying to tell you that they did not support your device. as in Nubia don't do customer support for Huawei.
after that you blew up at them for general question to find out what market you were in to see if you would be able to even buy any model.
you took that way out of bounds dude. they are still trying to do their best. with awful translation programs.
your questions were understandable to an English person but you got to understand WHO you're chatting with. and how they will see and understand your messages.
even putting some some of your messages into google translate. going to Chinese simplified then translating it back to English what do you get? because that's only half of about what they will understand from your questions.
I think they did a professional job of explaining to you that you needed to look at the information on the market site of your location. and that they couldn't give you support with your Huawei because its not a supported model of their Nubia support team.
Also you should Hide your personal Email address when posting things online.
Patrick Morgan said:
I don't want to nit pick. you are right in some points. but I'd like to point out a few things.
you're giving them questions in English, which they need to translate then organize into a response then re translate it back for you to understand.
They are based in Hong Kong, So I would assume the number of local English speaking people a small sub section of an already crippled tech giant (due to US sanctions of ZTE) have the space to employ customer service agents in English. when their main market is China.
They tell you to look at the site for information on the sale of the devices in question.
After your question of If a device with 16gb of ram would be available. if the site says no, there is no plan.
so you had your answer to your original Question. they asked what region so they could confirm what devices where available to you. because some parts of the world cannot receive their devices.
your question on the 12gb to 16gb upgrade must have been a mis-understanding.
you can read that in their response. they said there would be no way to upgrade a 12gb to 16gb. to them thats a technical impossibility.
they didn't understand that you meant trade back your 12gb RM5S for a 16GB version.
they though that you were asking if you could upgrade the hardware of your 12gb model.
at least thats how I understood their answer of your question.
they may have asked you what device you where using because they honestly though you were contacting support for a Nubia device. when you said you had a different phone altogether, they were trying to tell you that they did not support your device. as in Nubia don't do customer support for Huawei.
after that you blew up at them for general question to find out what market you were in to see if you would be able to even buy any model.
you took that way out of bounds dude. they are still trying to do their best. with awful translation programs.
your questions were understandable to an English person but you got to understand WHO you're chatting with. and how they will see and understand your messages.
even putting some some of your messages into google translate. going to Chinese simplified then translating it back to English what do you get? because that's only half of about what they will understand from your questions.
I think they did a professional job of explaining to you that you needed to look at the information on the market site of your location. and that they couldn't give you support with your Huawei because its not a supported model of their Nubia support team.
Also you should Hide your personal Email address when posting things online.
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I wish I could give you a hundred likes for this.
As a matter of fact, I was equally thinking along the same lines as your response when I was reading his post.
To OP: I think it's time for you to do a little research on your own first rather than immediately looking for ways to point a finger.
Just my 2 cents
I gotta agree with Patrick, but at the same time I got hosed by Nubia with my RM5G and had a completely different yet still terrible experience. My phone arrived uncalibrated, I talked with Nubia Admin's and they agreed my phone was not calibrated correctly because the camera will switch from 16mp to 64mp, but the image quality is exactly the same, so the camera app is showing it's 64mp, but it can't produce it because it was never calibrated before it left the factory. Which means there's a whole batch of RM5G's out there that don't actually take 64mp photo's. I contacted Nubia countless times, they only actually responded twice, the first time they were really nice, apologized for the phone not working and gladly offered to take it back for an exchange. and after giving them all of my info, just like stated above where they're data hungry. They ghosted me. I tried again about a month later because the finger print sensor also stopped working and again, same process, ,they were nice, offered to take it back and exchange for a new unit, gave them all of my info again for the return label, and just like clock work, ghosted me.. fast forward 8 MONTHS LATER, I got an email (this was only a few weeks ago now) where they actually followed up asking if I still needed a return request for my phone. I said yes, they then asked for all of my info.. again.. even though it was literally in the previous email they responded to.. but sure, play by their game, gave it all again.. and ghosted.. it's been a few weeks now, probably going on about a month actually and I still haven't heard back from them lol.
To put it simply, they do not care about customers, Nubia is about making money, they just want their product in your hand, once it is, peace, later, seeya, goodbye.
So I gave up on them. I have all of it documented, made a few youtube videos, people hated me for bad mouthing Nubia but in all reality they're a terrible company. The RM5G is actually a deadly phone now that everything is fixed, but you gotta remember this is a phone that on launch showed up to my door unable to make a phone call because the software was so broken the microphone would turn off if you made a call, it only worked on speaker phone lol. It couldn't send MMS messages, and mine specifically doesn't even have a calibrated 64mp camera. It's complete junk. It looks cool, ,the idea is there, the platform is there, the software is trash, and the company should probably be stripped of rights to sell uncompleted products.
It was as later confirmed that the launch software was Beta because they didn't have it done for their launch day, so like I said earlier, clearly shows that rather than delaying launch to fix bugs, they cared more about getting their phones in our hands rather than actually having a good product.
I mean, it's great now, basically everything is fixed but the soiled taste in my mouth from this company makes this phone look good on my desk, I don't daily it, and if anyone asks about it I tell them it was almost cool but the company ruined it and I don't recommend people buy them because of Nubia's practices.
Kinda like what they did here with the 5S lol, lets just change the logo on the glass.. add a little piece of metal to the centre.. .boom, new phone, new software that actually works.. no we won't fix the 5G yet.. we'll make a new phone for $10 more instead of fixing the actually identical phone already in the wild that's riddled with issues.
Nubia cares more about making money, than they do making a good product. It's been working for them this long, why would they change? Sure it's shady but it's business, it sucks but that's the world we live in, if we don't like it, then we just won't buy their products again. I'm one of those. I still play with the 5G from time to time but I wouldn't daily this thing if my life depended on it.. Which not as life threatening as suggested, but I soft bricked my S20 ultra while playing around with One UI 3.0 flashes, and instead of putting my SIM into the RM5G, I just decided it was better to go without a phone for 3 days until I fixed my S20 Ultra than it was to deal with the bugs and headaches that follow with the RM5G.
Which is why I'm back, 8.11 came out and it's suppose to be good so I'm giving it another shot, maybe I could use it as an Android game console to toss in my bag or something if it's stable enough.
Anyway, kind of went off on a rant there. Nubia is trash, the phones are cool, but if you buy one, just pretend you're buying something without warranty, no customer support, and you're entirely on your own once you get it. You buy these phones AS-IS because Nubia doesn't give an F about you after the sale is completed lol
bencozzy said:
This is the redmagic 5s forum I think you posted on the wrong place.
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It's still the same phone, they both even officially use the same firmware now. 5G and 5S are the same phone, they just have a different piece of glass on the back.
However, I was just responding in coordinate to the OP having a bad experience with the company Nubia, as I also had a bad experience with the company, it's still relevant as the device doesn't matter when we're addressing the customer support we received.
Guys I need some help. If I am posting in the wrong place I apologize and please redirect me. My less than a month old 5S pulse (Christmas present we got both his and hers) literally just died while I was scrolling through my WeChat! I really loved the phone though up to that point. No the phone was not abused....I baby it! It had more than 90% charge at the time, was not running any apps so no stress, laying on the table beside me so not in my pocket or being charged. Literally just watching a photo on the screen and it suddenly dimmed black and died. No sign, no drama. Power button and volume buttons dont do anything....any ideas as to what to do are welcome :-(
I don't see a support thread for 5S here ...only 5G hence my above post
Phew thank God I saw this thread. Was really interested in the redmagic 6 pro, at £600 but stories like these freak me right out, I guess I'll be staying away.
Patrick Morgan said:
I don't want to nit pick. you are right in some points. but I'd like to point out a few things.
you're giving them questions in English, which they need to translate then organize into a response then re translate it back for you to understand.
They are based in Hong Kong, So I would assume the number of local English speaking people a small sub section of an already crippled tech giant (due to US sanctions of ZTE) have the space to employ customer service agents in English. when their main market is China.
you took that way out of bounds dude. they are still trying to do their best. with awful translation programs.
your questions were understandable to an English person but you got to understand WHO you're chatting with. and how they will see and understand your messages.
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Hi, I'll jump into the conversation as it's similarly relevant to my case.
I agree with the rest of your arguments, but including the part where you, yourself mentioned possible nitpicking & in a limited context, will side with the OP.
I have a feeling you try to see the best in people & also in this case, focus on the "human being".
That's noble of you, but let's keep in mind that at the end of a day, we're (as client) making a financial transaction & expecting/owed reliable support. It's not the client's worry how the supplier (in this case, Nubia) sorts out his support structures, but the supplier, needs to manage client expectations & deliver a service of relevant quality.
1: I'd agree with the OP, that Nubia has terrible support.
- being fully aware that they are providing a global service (assuming OP reached out via the global or EU portal), should provide adequate support - meaning service desk agents or support staff with adequate command of the English language.
- responsiveness - my particular case has echoed OP's experience - terrible response times. To the extent of "some benefit", they did follow up on some questions with a week's/week & a half, delay.
- knowledge & eagerness to provide client satisfaction - they will never tell you that they don't know something but will consult internally & come back to the client with a satisfactory response (I was asking about the reason behind the differences in power adapters in the different regions - global/china).
- misc - not following their legal obligations & releasing adequate GPL code within required timelines (example: kernel).
- the device is crippled on unlocking the bootloader (fingerprint scanner stops working). Understandably, any activity AFTER unlocking a bootloader (example: messing with system files) is not RedMagic's worry, but the sole fact of just unlocking the bootloader should not cripple functionality. Relevant behaviour in other OEMs (Sony Xperia - the camera stopped working after unlocking the BL, but they fixed their approach in time).
2: they will not take ownership for blunders & do their best endeavours to make it up to the client.
Case: I ordered my phone on the 10th of April, it was stuck in processing for 2 weeks (their shipment policy mentions a maximum of 4 days for processing). It's still not here (major city in the EU). Even in the most pessimistic variant, the device should have been at my doorstep, yesterday at the latest & I'm looking at a delivery near the end of the week.
They cancelled the first FedEx shipment, were not forthcoming/(fully) transparent regarding the cause.
Mistakes happen, but if I were a supplier who's keen on building brand loyalty & focused on the quality of my service, I'd go miles to try to make it up to the client - in this case, I would have at least expected the fastest shipping & maybe a gesture of reparation (some accessories, or at the very least discounts for purchases in the future).
The only thing which kept me from going for the Black Shark 4 Pro was the absence of an under-display fingerprint scanner. I admit that RedMagic seems to be the current leader of the gaming phone niche, but other OEMs have caught onto this segment & in a year or two, should RM keep their current approach/practices, will start losing relevancy, as at the end of the day, client satisfaction is all that matters & this should be the foremost priority of any business owner.
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Hi, I'll jump into the conversation as it's similarly relevant to my case.
I agree with the rest of your arguments, but including the part where you, yourself mentioned possible nitpicking & in a limited context, will side with the OP.
I have a feeling you try to see the best in people & also in this case, focus on the "human being".
That's noble of you, but let's keep in mind that at the end of a day, we're (as client) making a financial transaction & expecting/owed reliable support. It's not the client's worry how the supplier (in this case, Nubia) sorts out his support structures, but the supplier, needs to manage client expectations & deliver a service of relevant quality.
1: I'd agree with the OP, that Nubia has terrible support.
- being fully aware that they are providing a global service (assuming OP reached out via the global or EU portal), should provide adequate support - meaning service desk agents or support staff with adequate command of the English language.
- responsiveness - my particular case has echoed OP's experience - terrible response times. To the extent of "some benefit", they did follow up on some questions with a week's/week & a half, delay.
- knowledge & eagerness to provide client satisfaction - they will never tell you that they don't know something but will consult internally & come back to the client with a satisfactory response (I was asking about the reason behind the differences in power adapters in the different regions - global/china).
- misc - not following their legal obligations & releasing adequate GPL code within required timelines (example: kernel).
- the device is crippled on unlocking the bootloader (fingerprint scanner stops working). Understandably, any activity AFTER unlocking a bootloader (example: messing with system files) is not RedMagic's worry, but the sole fact of just unlocking the bootloader should not cripple functionality. Relevant behaviour in other OEMs (Sony Xperia - the camera stopped working after unlocking the BL, but they fixed their approach in time).
2: they will not take ownership for blunders & do their best endeavours to make it up to the client.
Case: I ordered my phone on the 10th of April, it was stuck in processing for 2 weeks (their shipment policy mentions a maximum of 4 days for processing). It's still not here (major city in the EU). Even in the most pessimistic variant, the device should have been at my doorstep, yesterday at the latest & I'm looking at a delivery near the end of the week.
They cancelled the first FedEx shipment, were not forthcoming/(fully) transparent regarding the cause.
Mistakes happen, but if I were a supplier who's keen on building brand loyalty & focused on the quality of my service, I'd go miles to try to make it up to the client - in this case, I would have at least expected the fastest shipping & maybe a gesture of reparation (some accessories, or at the very least discounts for purchases in the future).
The only thing which kept me from going for the Black Shark 4 Pro was the absence of an under-display fingerprint scanner. I admit that RedMagic seems to be the current leader of the gaming phone niche, but other OEMs have caught onto this segment & in a year or two, should RM keep their current approach/practices, will start losing relevancy, as at the end of the day, client satisfaction is all that matters & this should be the foremost priority of any business owner.
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- Nit picking, in terms of what device to buy, its a personal call. if you prefer to side with another that is totally OK and is not my problem.
- For seeing the best in people, you've not read my posts on Nubia support and their lack of actual support I've written a few times here on XDA.
in a basic manner, if the phone turns on, and the basic features advertised and (mentioned in the small print) is working as described, all other features and options are of a personal preference.
Features like - what do you mean I can't enable and disable the fan from the dropdown notification menu? or why is NFC not a togglable tile in the drop down menu either? ( both options have been added by custom app developer on our Telegram group) but Nubia have stated it was not intended and wont be added. (but they added those options in the 6 series devices {oh did they now?}) - strange how those that have already paid them money have been left behind on features that would be very easy to add) ( the code is freely available on github)
- Global service to sell devices. support its a toss up based on warranty ownership. (its why they only support devices that are bought directly from them) all stock is shipped from Hong Kong. its a Chinese business selling stuff from china. they use a translation app / program to communicate with most customers. there is a few people like Jerry here, that have decent enough command of the english language, but still fails to understand some things. their staff are all ... ALL Chinese. English is not the only Language in the world so they have to adapt to all other languages too. (redmagic Phones are actually sold more in the Indian / Arab regions of the world outside of the Asian / Chinese markets. so English customer services is actually a few steps below any kind of priority before their other more paying customer regions. which covers their response time. I usually get a 3-5 day time line. (maybe I'm more polite about my messages to redmagic.gg ?? ) maybeI dont know.
- My last message to them was about the current bug-list for the 8.59/7.60 roms all I got was. thanks we will forward to the department responsible. .. some 5 or so weeks ago. Go team red for that awesomely fast R&D department - Not.
- GPL source codes. ? what GPL source? were does it say they need to provide adequate sources? does this mean Nubia as well as almost every other OEM have broken the law?? OMgosh we need to bring all the peoples to court.
almost all OEM release old broken non up to date sources. even Nubia, Sony, Samsung, Xiaomi, IQOO, POCO phone, Mediatek, Qualcomm, Etc you will always find a few devcies that quite literally have no source at all published anywhere, and then you'll find sources that are so broken, with base drivers and other stuff that even making hardly boots on the required hardware. needin additional work to get booting, then bug fixed to get stable. nothing like the stock kernels that the oems release with up to date roms. for Nubia for example - the current A11 kernel they released is a almost direct copy of the base Android 11 kernel. just without some needed things to actually compile and boot. (even the triggers) you gotta make those yourself. - kernel source is provided as required by law. take Nubia to court if you need any more sources I'm sure google will help with that eventually in about 40 years.
fingerprint sensor being corrupted when unlocking bootloader is not a bug. Its actually a feature added to the device by Qualcomm. According to Jerry it was done on purpose and is not a bug.
Shipping and processing, sometimes can literally be out of their hands. with covid now some companies are required by law to close for 2 weeks. at their own loss, instead of advertising that their shipping processing center was closed or limited, its possible it was on hold for 2 weeks due to something they couldn't deal with.
but as customer processes like these are common, writing to them to find out what's going on with a 3 days delay before writing once again with the order number and a request for a refund usually gets them to contact you pretty fast.
client satisfaction at point of sale is all that matters. once they have your money, you don't get it back.
to be honest though. Jerry has, every time I've put someone in his direction for a genuine warranty service he has been on point and helped everyone he could. his estimates are rubbish though and he should stop telling people update will be out on X day because it nearly never true and never his fault (his fault he got the date wrong, but not his fault its delayed)
he's not in charge of software development but he can give suggestions and push requests that are demanded ALOT.
So if 3 people (in my current experience here on XDA and the some 700+ people on the telegram group) there is 3 people I have personally seen report the hz refresh rate issue on youtube and instagram and other common apps like this on the new Android 11. so unless there is a big. like a few thousand people getting in Nubia's faces about this on their twitter, facebook, and other social media sites and talking about the lack of support for updates etc like myself and few other members did back in January this year to get Android 11 for the global customers Nubia will sweep most of these things under the rug until its a big pile of crap they need to clean by dealing with it.
thats the only option for companies that don't respond or help. hurt their marketing image and they'll jump to help you.
privately request, or even publicly post here on XDA where most Chinese people wouldn't even know what this site is at a first glance and you're not getting the message to the right people.
contact support. when that does not work, go social and go big. its the only way to get the message through.

VoLTE

Having a vs995 my time has come. I didn't get the memo, and had to order a stop gap phone.
I have experience in reverse engineering hardened systems and was wondering if someone could help me approximate the effort required. This is my favorite platform to date. Last I did any android rev eng was the s4 mini (SCH i435). That phone was stolen. If someone can convince me that this would take 40 hours I'd humor it.
Otherwise... I've noticed the XCover Pro is still working for many even though Verizon killed a few on the 31st. I however don't see the CFW support rolling for that platform. I did put in for the Moto G Power, someone revived VoLTE on GSI and the battery procedure is reasonable. Thoughts? Suggestions?
OnePlus Nord N200. Pops apart like it was meant to be user serviced. Plenty of CFW support. Done.
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Having a vs995 my time has come. I didn't get the memo, and had to order a stop gap phone.
I have experience in reverse engineering hardened systems and was wondering if someone could help me approximate the effort required. This is my favorite platform to date. Last I did any android rev eng was the s4 mini (SCH i435). That phone was stolen. If someone can convince me that this would take 40 hours I'd humor it.
Otherwise... I've noticed the XCover Pro is still working for many even though Verizon killed a few on the 31st. I however don't see the CFW support rolling for that platform. I did put in for the Moto G Power, someone revived VoLTE on GSI and the battery procedure is reasonable. Thoughts? Suggestions?
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Lg's implementation is odd with many frameworks needed from stock. With no documentation about their implementation, all you have to go off of is the stock rom files. It'll certainly be a challenge.
I realized as I started to dig. I need a phone by Monday so I found a compromise, the Oneplus N200. I still love my V20, it's still my favorite platform. Time permitting, I may revisit.

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