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Install TWRP v2 7 1 1 for P780 ROW KitKat on Firmware ROW S220 140722

Install TWRP v2.7.1.1 for P780 ROW KitKat on Firmware ROW_S220_140722 - This guide is for using on Lenovo P780 with firmware version ROW_S220_140722, this is a KitKat rom. Custom recovery needed when you want to modified your current firmware, like rooting your phone, and install custom ROM on your device. Before you getting deeper in this guide and start messing your device i must warn you even this guide is already tested but this also has potential to brick your device.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)

Note TWRP v2.7.1.1 :

• TWRP v2.7.1.1 will not recognize backup made by TWRP v2.6.3.0
• Installation process is different from TWRP v2.6.3.3
• RED Button must be press before flashing the recovery.
• All function work great, Backup, Restore and Install work without any problem
• Once you install this you cannot go back to your old recovery, backup the old one.

Install TWRP v2.7.1.1 for P780 ROW KitKat on Firmware ROW_S220_140722

1. Download all required files on your computer, this files need to one folder for easy organize it and easy to loaded on Flash Tool. Before continue to next step please make sure that USB VCOM driver already completely installed on your computer.
2. Extract TWRP_v2.7.1.1_ROW_KK and SP Flash Tool v3.1304 on the same folder, now go to SP Flash Tool v3.1304 extracted folder and run Flash Tool.exe if you are using windows 7 please run it with administrator privilege.
3. On the Flash Tool, check DA DL All with Checksum option. If you dont check this option you will get DL Error when you do first boot on your device. Click on Scatter-Loading button and point it to TWRP_v2.7.1.1_ROW_KK extracted folder and select MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt, this action will automatic load recovery.img to it place.
   


4. When everything set, press Download button (4) or you can hit F9, this will make Flash Tool ready to connect with your device
5. Now please turn off your device and remove the battery. Connect your device to computer, Flash Tool will recognize your device and begin to start flashing process, This process will just take 10-15 seconds to finish. When you see Green Circle in the middle Flash Tool that mean you can disconnect your device from computer.
   


6. Done, disconnect the device from your computer. Try to turn it on and go to recovery mode, press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down button and release it until you can see TWRP main menu.

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Lenovo P780 Change Modem Firmware Solve Signal Reception Problem

Lenovo P780, Change Modem Firmware Solve Signal Reception Problem - This guide is about to changing modem firmware for Lenovo P780 running Android KitKat operating System, no long ago i got comments on the blog asking why after upgrading to KitKat the signal strength not like before ? this issue can be solve by change the modem file, this problem can be happen when china devices installing with international firmware or vice versa.
This guide will help you and share how to replace or change modem file on Lenovo P780 running Android KitKat, before do this guide it better if you can make backup your current ROM because this guide will modified your Android system files and that has possibility to brick your devices.
With this guide i hope you can solve your signal reception problem on Lenovo P780 and got more experience about solving Lenovo P780 issued.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)


Requirements :

• Lenovo P780 must be rooted, see this how to rooting Lenovo P780 running Android KitKat if you not yet root your device
• Above guide also will install custom recovery on your Lenovo P780, this guide will need custom recovery to change or replace modem firmware.

Lenovo P780, Change Modem Firmware Solve Signal Reception Problem

1. This guide actually can be used with any custom recovery, because every custom recovery have same function, but on this guide we will use TWRP v2.7.1.1 or TWRP v2.6.3.0. First thing to do is download the modem file on your computer.
2. This modem file contains many version of modem file for specific firmware version, so extract it and move or copy extracted files to your external sd card.
3. Turn off your Lenovo S920, wait until it completely off. now press and hold Power button + Volume Up + Volume Down wait until it show custom recovery main menu the release the button, or you can used 3rd party software like rebooter or mobileUnlce to boot to recovery mode.
4. When you see custom recovery main menu, just use volume up and volume down for navigation and use power button to confirm or to select. Now select Install ? Select Zip to Install ? navigate to your external sd card and select twrp file.
   


5. After finish selecting modem files and ready to install modem file just Swipe to install, wait for installation to be finish. It will only take like 5-10 seconds to finish.
6. Done, Reboot System and confirm that you already successful install modem on your device, look at System Settings ? Software Information ? About Phone at section Baseband Version.

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Update OTA for Lenovo P780 International Version Firmware S228 ROW

Update OTA for Lenovo P780 International Version Firmware S228_ROW - Update for Lenovo P780 is out with build number P780_S228_ROW_150112, this update will fix any bugs on the previous version.
This update can be obtain with OTA only and can be install only if your previous system have build number S227_ROW_141219 without any modification on system, it means you can only install this update package with Lenovo standard recovery. You can check this update on your system update and obtain the file with your device, but if you feel harder then you can follow this guide to update your device.
If you device already rooted, after this update you need to root your device again because this update will remove the binary Su and root application, this method not harm to try so dont required to backup your data or backup your ROM but it good if you have backup for your data and your ROM.

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This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)



ROM Description :

• Build Number : P780_S228_ROW_150112
• Date : 12.01.2015
• OS : Android KitKat 4.4.2
• Languages : Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus (formerly CIS), is not intended to Malaysia, Vietnam, Turkey and so on - they have different firmware and it is not ready yet
• Google Applications : Include
• Root : No

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Full ROM for Lenovo P780 Upgrade with Flash Tool ROW S228

Full ROM for Lenovo P780 Upgrade with Flash Tool ROW_S228 - Update official firmware Android KitKat for Lenovo P780 come with the build number S228_ROW_150112, this guide will show you step by step how to update Lenovo P780 to build number S228_ROW version. Another guide maybe interesting to see is Update Lenovo P780 to ROW_S228 with OTA method.
This guide will only provide download files that needed to update Lenovo P780 and a links where you can see the step to update, because updating Lenovo P780 using flash tool will be the same with the previous guide, so i will just use the previous guide to show you the step. Before update please do backup preparations because this guide will erase all your data, and has possibility to brick your device.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)

For Lenovo P780 buy from china and have produce year 2014, please do full backup before starting following this guide because it reported flashing this ROM will get flash tool error 4032.

ROM Descriptions :

• Build Number : P780_S228_ROW_150112
• Date : 12.01.2015
• OS : Android KitKat 4.4.2
• Languages : Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus (formerly CIS), is not intended to Malaysia, Vietnam, Turkey and so on - they have different firmware and it is not ready yet
• Google Applications : Include
• Root : No
• Type : Full Image / Flash Tool

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Lenovo P780 Restore Standard Lenovo Recovery for ROW Version Firmware

Lenovo P780, Restore Standard Lenovo Recovery for ROW Version - On Lenovo brand OTA update can only be installed with Lenovo standard recovery, when you already change it or modified it with custom recovery like TWRP or CWM, you just will be notified that there is an update but you cannot installed it on your device.
So if you already change to custom recovery and wanna update your device with OTA method than you need to change or restore to Lenovo standard recovery, this can only be done with flashing back the recovery file to your device with flash tool or MobileUncle (Rooted devices only). Please do your own backup preparations before start following this guide.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  (DWYOR)



Requirements :

• In this guide i am using firmware for Lenovo P780 4Gb, i dont try it if it flash to Lenovo P780 8Gb. But if you tried it please leave a comments for the result.
• This recovery file on download section be distinguished with it version, but i think it does not matter which version you use as long as it ROW version.
• The guide is only for International or ROW version only cannot be use for china version due different in partition model.
• Do backup preparations first before following this guide.

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Lenovo P780 How to Update Firmware ROW Version S226 4GB and 8GB

Lenovo P780,How to Update Firmware ROW Version S226 - For now Lenovo P780 already have update for latest firmware which is P780_ROW_S227 on the net this update still not available for installing with pc method, this can be obtain only from OTA update. So easy way to obtain OTA update S227 is installing S226 firmware to your device. So today i will posting how to flashing ROW_S226 to your Lenovo P780.
This flashing guide will erase all your data on the device and have possibility to brick your device, so please do it with careful. If you never been flashing your device before please make some backup preparations before start following this guide.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)

ROM Descriptions :

• Build Number : P780_S226_ROW_140919
• Date : 19-09-2014
• OS : Android 4.4.2 KitKat
• Language : Russian , Ukrainian, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai
• Google Applications : Include
• Root : No

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How to Rooting Lenovo P780 Running Android Kit Kat

How to Rooting Lenovo P780 Running Android Kit Kat - After yesterday posting about Update Lenovo P780 with Android Kit Kat Official Release, today i will posting about how to rooting Lenovo P780 running Android Kit Kat. I think i will not explain more about advantage or disadvantage rooting your device, i am has much to explain about rooting. Rooting Android Kit Kat is not as easy as rooting Android Jelly Bean, we need to install custom recovery first then install SU binary from it. Rooting will make your device lose ability to do OTA update, this guide can also have possibility to brick your device so please be careful when following this guide.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  (DWYOR), Please prepare everything before start following this guide like backup your data, applications, etc this guide has possibility to brick your device.

Downloads :

• TWRP_2.7.1.1_P780_ROW_KK ? contain file image for TWRP v2.7.1.1 and scatter file for Lenovo P780.
• TWRP_2.6.3.0_P780_ROW_KK  ? contain file image for TWRP v2.6.3.0, this file needed when you got error 8083 while flashing TWRP v2.7.1.1. 
• SuperUser ? contain SU binary and SuperUser application. Need to install using custom recovery.
• USB VCOM Driver ? Install this driver first on your computer, Turn off your device and remove the battery, using USB cable connect your device while look at My Computer ? Manage ? Device Manager there will be MTK65xx Preloader Devices show up for 5 second than disappeared, before disappeared right click on it and select Update Driver Software point it to USB VCOM Driver extracted folder. When it finish disconnect and connect again there will be Mediatek PreLoader USB VCOM Port on your device manager.
  
  
  
• SP Flash Tool v3.1304 ? Tool needed for flashing custom recovery to your device, this is the main tool for mediatek device.

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Update Lenovo P780 with Android KitKat using OTA Method P780 ROW S223

Update Lenovo P780 with Android KitKat using OTA Method (P780_ROW_S223) - Today guide is about to update Lenovo P780, but now it will using OTA (Over the Air) method, this means this guide dont need computer but it need required some conditions must be fit with your device. This guide will update your Lenovo P780 to version ROW_S223 this is the latest version that has been released. Please make sure that your device is meets the requirements before applying this update, because even using OTA method this update also have possibility to brick your device.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)

Requirements :

• Current firmware is P780_ROW_S222, this can be obtain with by following this guide Update Lenovo P780 with Official ROW Android KitKat
• No change on Lenovo Standard Recovery file, It mean you cannot use CWM or TWRP. If you already install these custom recovery than you must get back to Lenovo Standard Recovery.
• No Root allowed.
• Battery minimum 50 %

• Update_P780_ROW_8G_S223_140901 ? 241 Mb, this is an update file not a full ROM file so cannot be use to install a new device 8GB.
• Update_P780_ROW_4GB_S223_140901 ?  683 Mb, this is an update file not a full ROM file so cannot be use to install a new device 4GB.

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Lenovo P780 Update to Version ROW S223 for 4Gb and 8 Gb

Lenovo P780 Update to Version S223 for 4Gb and 8 Gb - This guide is another method from
Update Lenovo P780 8GB with Android KitKat using OTA Method (P780_ROW_S223), but this guide is using PC method or offline update. On this guide also provide the file to update Lenovo P780 4GB and 8Gb version.

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Lenovo P780 OTA Update to the Latest ROW Firmware Version S227

Lenovo P780, OTA Update to the Latest ROW Firmware Version S227 - The latest ROW firmware version for Lenovo P780 already out, it has build number S227_ROW_141219. Until this guide is release build number S227_ROW_141219 only available for OTA update, no files found to use on the flash tool.
If you wanna obtain this version online, you must have P780_S226_ROW_140919 for your current running firmware and do system update check, you will be notice that there is an update for your firmware. But if you wanna do offline than you can follow this guide, this guide technically will not erase your data, but will remove your ROOT privilege so after finish you must re ROOT again. But for safe please do backup preparations before following this guide.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Even this guide is already tested but it has possibility to brick your phone, (DWYOR)

ROM Description :

• Build Number : P780_S227_ROW_141219
• Date : 19-12-2014
• OS : Android 4.4.2 KitKat
• Languages : Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus (formerly CIS), is not intended to Malaysia, Vietnam, Turkey and so on - they have different firmware and it is not ready yet
• Google Applications : Include
• Root : No

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Lenovo P780 Installing Jelly Bean ROW Version S110 ROW

Lenovo P780 Installing Jelly Bean ROW Version S110_ROW - This is guide how to flashing or install Lenovo P780 with Jelly Bean ROW version. Lenovo P780 already have update for android KitKat, if you wanna know you can refer to this Lenovo P780 installing Android KitKat ROW Version, but you can always back to old firmware to enjoy it stability and improvement speed. This guide can be use and only for for Lenovo P780, even firmware in this guide if from official release it has possibility to brick you device and make you lost your IMEI so consider it first and do backup preparations before following this guide.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  (DWYOR), As far i know this file is for Lenovo P780 4 GB.



ROM Descriptions :

• Build Number :  P780_ROW_S110
• Date Release :  29-06-2013
• OS : Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
• Languages : Russian , Ukrainian, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai
• Google Applications : Yes
• Root : No

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Lenovo P780 Upgrade with Vibe UI v2 0 Google Applications

Lenovo P780 Upgrade with Vibe UI v2.0 + Google Applications - Today guide i will try to give or show how to update Lenovo P780 to VIbe UI v2.0 and also install google service on it. This guide will be very long and complicated and very dangerous to follow for beginner, please consider it first before following this guide.
Vibe UI v2.0 using CN version firmware so it will only have 2 languages, CN and EN and it will contains many unwanted chinese applications that will not work if you outside china country. But this can be remove once you ROOT your device.
This guide only try for once with success rate 70%, this guide can brick your device and make you lost your data.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. (DWYOR) - Consider about lags, and access root on some applications

Must Do :

• Full backup your current ROM, using MTK Droid Tool or using Custom Recovery Backup.
• Backup your IMEI using MobileUncle MTK Tools ? needed ROOT, and make sure you backup store at external SD Card.
• If your current ROM is ROW / International or Vibe UI v2.0 then you must follow this guide from start / Format your device and install CN version ROM.

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