Received my K3 Note from Gearbest. I need to do a review n get to keep the phone.
Immediate impression is very good for its asking price.

No need to pay. Courtesy set from gearbest for my review. I get to keep it after my review

Is it a bug on stock from? I had even factory reset but still the same. Trying to use 3rd party launcher such as Nova, Action, Google now - all these failed to have widgets displayed n always settings force close!! So now no choice but to use Lenovo launcher
Only significant weakness of this phone is very slow shutter speed of camera. Hands must be steady to take good shots. Camera shots not class leading but decent enough I guess for most users.

I will try send to you as I don't remember is there such an app ? Had disable many Lenovo stuffs
Can send you titanium backup of it n you need titanium to restore it back
Can only do later today as now out of house n phone now not with me
Is that the exact app name??

Update : Had just email over the extracted apk file

This post has been edited by benny888: Jul 17 2015, 09:13 AM

I had no problems with +6 numbers . Phone can display contact names . All my contacts are in +6 format

Vibe 2.5_11520_58271

Noted no option to select any auto update of firmware ?? Very strange

This is the full version name : VIBEUI_V2.5_11520_5.827.1_ST_K50-T5

My storage looks normal - internal is shown as so and external sdcard as external storage
Really strange some of you reported the opposite !! ??

Why don't you just use the standard TWRP recovery - is a more common and universal custom recovery?? Guide is in page 1
GAPPS you must download the version matching Android 5.0 - I don't think you can use stock recovery to flash such stuffs. Plenty of sites to download this - thee are lean, medium and full downloads. Just choose the one that suits you. You need to use custom recovery

This is stock recovery - no option to flash external files





This post has been edited by benny888: Jul 18 2015, 08:15 AM

I saw this at XDA : Do you guys have these features ?
I cannot even find the Character Settings and Smart Scene menu on my phone . If you guys has these can you direct me the path to these ??

First one is gestures: For example the screen can be turned on by double tapping it or you can snap a picture while screen is off by double-pressing the volume up/down buttons. Second one is smart switching. You can make you phone for instance go silent mode or turn the GPS off when your phone connects certain wifi or at the time when you go to sleep.

Both of these NOT found at all in my phone !!

I just completed flashing a custom rom LiMoNcHeLo on the phone
I tried first by only wiping cache and phone was stuck for more than 10 mins at Lenovo splash screen
I couldn't find any source how to boot back to custom recovery TWRP mode. Finally through trial and error I got it booted into TWRP recovery by simultaneously pressing vol up+ vol down+ power buttons
The rom boot up in a few minutes after flash - I selected wipe data and cache this time
The rom looks like a mix of AOSP features cum Lenovo stuffs. This time all the missing stuffs as reported earlier on is now on the phone : Settings/Features is now available
Now in midst of restoring back my apps



By the way the guide in flashing custom rom on page 1 is so complicated and tedious
I use a much much more simpler method
To get custom TWRP recovery, I just use the free app FLASHIFY to flash the twrp.img file
Than I use quick boot app to boot into TWRP recovery mode and flash the rom zip file

This post has been edited by benny888: Jul 19 2015, 06:52 PM

Here is my review of this K3 Note :

https://leemn.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/revi...lenovo-k3-note/

It should take under 3 hours to full charge it

RM699 is offer price. Actual is rm800
This Lenovo is freaking dirt cheap n i rate a good buy for its price

Just install twrp recovery n flash gapps n you will have back these google play store n other google stuffs

To confirm he has it ask him to send you actual photo of the phone placed on today newspaper
His advert is too fake!!

Point 2 : the k3n can easily support even up to 128gb class 10 ext sdcard. Had tested it

Try claim warranty
My unit has no such wifi issues

Limonchelo rom seems to be bugs free - highly recommended. I had never faced all those issues reported to date on stock, India roms etc

This post has been edited by benny888: Aug 13 2015, 04:15 PM

I only tested limonchelo rom n has been happy with it
I do not faced so many issues reported even in stock rom
Phone performs well n battery life easily I could get 4-5 hours SOT