alcatel OT-995 - user opinions and reviews
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jackie, 15 Nov 2012from which country found alcatel phones.France
- Andy
- 2Gm
Hi, i just upgraded succesfully to ICS and its nice and smooth now but unfortunately i lost my root! I try to use SuperOneClick again but it didnt work. Does anyone know how to root OT 995 with ICS?
- jackie
- t7X
from which country found alcatel phones.
- jackie
- t7X
it is good and easy to use than they other phones today,one touch 995 is also useful at all times iether in the home or work place, this is great an handle are so easy.....
- Maykel
- vxY
How do i activate wifi hot spot so i can use my phone data on my comp when away???
- Anonymous
- gEH
Today I got the German ICS update, finally. I used "ONE TOUCH Upgrade Q 2.5.8". The regular WLAN update option didn't offer the update.
If you want to be sure really to get the ICS (and not the 2.3.6 again) you can use "ONE TOUCH Upgrade Q 2.5.7" which produces the log file "otuq_log.txt" in the program path. There you can see if server version and device version are really different, and stop the process if not. In the past I unplugged my phone during the download-internet-to-pc-phase if the versions were the same. The ICS update download size was ~2 Gigabyte, encrypted and deleted immediately after the process.
- Anonymous
- TvP
I'm in Germany and I've finally upgraded to ICS using the upgrade software on the alcatel website (OneTouch Upgrade Q 2.5.7) . I had problems doing it on vista but got it to work on XP. The FOTA didn't offer the upgrade.
- Marko
- S6Z
I have 995 for 3 weeks. The phone is OK. However, I have a problem. Bluetooth is not operating. I can sent contents and CAN NOT RECEIVE anything. My friend who have it for 2 months has the same problem. Can anybody advice me what to do?
Marko from Macedonia
- techtech
- n2K
how can i usew the music that ive saved in the sd card to be my ringtone?
- empoy
- K7g
AnonD-53574, 24 Oct 2012@ steffeson i've followed your info about the ics upgrade and it works, i'm from the philippi... morehello sir, what did you follow? you have downloaded the ics from fota? please help also in the philippines.
- Dominik
- 32v
I did the ICS update as follows (on my Ubuntu-Linux, but it might work the same way on a Windows-PC as well). I did not have to root it.
Please note that there always is the possibility to brick your phone so be sure you know what you are doing!
Sources:
Step1:
Downloaded the official android SDK from Google http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Step2:
Downloaded the right CWM recovery version from ot995-cyanogenmod
http://code.google.com/p/ot995-cyanogenmod/downloads/list
According to the Wiki from this project the right file for Alcatel stock ROM is cwm_cocktail_stock_20120609.zip
You will find the Wiki for flashing here
http://code.google.com/p/ot995-cyanogenmod/wiki/FlashingRecovery
Step3:
Downloaded the french ICS image from
http://d-h.st/48T
Steps to Update
Step1:
Install android SDK
Step2:
Make sure the fastboot command is in the /plattform-tools folder and make sure your phone is being recognized correctly by your PC (sudo ./fastboot devices; in Windows there are special USB drivers you can install via Android SDK using android in the /tools folder)
Step3:
If you have used Fota in your phone please read
http://dump.pargon.nl/alcatel/cwm-recovery/README
and delete leftover files (you have to root your phone for that)
I wiped my phone before ICS update to avoid rooting it by using the official alcatel update software under Windows
Step4:
Unzip the CWM recovery image into the plattform-tools folder (this makes it easier)
Step5:
boot your linux device according to the CWM-Wiki into CWM recovery (I did not have to flash it and it is not recommended to flash it) with
sudo ./fastboot boot cwm_cocktail_stock_20120609.img
(fastboot has to be run as root)
then connect the phone when it is off to the PC
press volume down and power on until the boot screen is showing
release it
and it will boot into cwm recovery
please note: it took a couple of times until i had the right timing
Step6:
backup your phones image by using cwm recovery.
cwm recovery is a bit tricky to navigate since there are a couple of "no"s that you have to skip until you get to "yes"
Step7:
boot into your stock rom (use the cwm recovery option) and check whether you have a backup on your sd card (it should be under /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup; there should be a folder with a timestamp-name like yyyy-MM-dd.hh.mm.ss
Step8:
unzip the french ICS zip file (it contains a folder) onto your sd card under
/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup
or copy the unziped folder there
Step9:
rename the folder into 2012-10-13.00.00.00 (as steffeson said)
Step10:
power off your phone and boot again into cwm recovery according to step 5
Step11:
use the recovery option from cwm recovery and choose the 2012-10-13.00.00.00 folder
Step12:
use the wipe data option from cwm recovery to wipe data
Step13:
use the boot into rom option to boot. At first it will take some time to boot.
For me this worked.
- andreus
- 04U
SteF, 03 Nov 2012I used the serbian page and 1 link from yt that gived me one friend from Macedonia its easy ju... moreCould you tell which serbian page? THanks
- andreus
- 04U
SteF, 03 Nov 2012I used the serbian page and 1 link from yt that gived me one friend from Macedonia its easy ju... moreHi gyus can you tell me where did you get that link for update since I am from Macedonia and online update on the phone doesn't give me update for 4
- PS3Android528
- 7sa
Amazing phone ,especially for it's price. I did some photo and video tests on youtube and i'm impressed with how the 995 handles HD video. Only downside is some of the bloatware that you can't uninstall but by using a task killer I have kept this little (or big),gem nice and snappy.
- alec
- uKb
Steffeson, 01 Nov 2012@goran
The OT-995 is definitely the best buy compared to The Galaxy Ace Plus..
And if yo... moreI have been away, but mine still wont boot into ics.
i have restore it with the update manager and flashed it it still doesnt work. ill just have to wait for the official release. thanks anyway.
- Ivan Macedonia
- 04P
Can somebody sand a full text or video tutorial with all steps and links how to root and install ICS to Alcatel Ot995? Thanks a lot
- Anonymous
- 3bm
sotnip, 03 Nov 2012I had the same issue too. Got into CWM mode by runing boot.bat from the cwm_cocktail_stock fol... morethanks a lot Sotnip that did the job i finally have ics on my phone.
- www
- 3bm
Since i have rooted the phone with Superoneclick, and have a ClockworkMod Recovery, installed on my phone. i cant boot into the recovery mode please anybody help me i already try with volume up and power button but i still cant boot into the recovery mode.
- Toad
- 95x
I formerly used to think I made a great deal by purchasing this cell phone several months ago... And then came the official ICS upgrade : Thanks a lot Alcatel ! This latest update makes it classier, very easy to use, without any bug or lag through its interface. Every software aspects are enhanced and the hardware power just make it the undisputable champion for its level of price. In a nutshell, with ICS, the OT-995 provides the same features as +250€ devices.
- Alex
- Liq
Hi, I have a problem whit my phone. While I'm holding it in my hand, ringer volume is rising to maximum. I'm just writing SMS or doing something on my phone, and ringer volume is in a second on maximum, even if I put it on the silence mode, it changes by itself to the loudest ringer volume. What do I have to do?
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