Lenovo S930 change or replace Modem Firmware for Better Signal

Lenovo S930 change or replace Modem Firmware for Better Signal - Today's guide is again about replacing or changing modem file on current running firmware for Lenovo S930, this guide is to solve the problem with signal reception on Lenovo S930.
This guide will modified Leovo S930 system files so it very recommend to do backup preparation before start to following this guide, with this i hope you can solve signal issued on your Lenovo S930 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 :

• To be able modified system files Lenovo S930 must already ROOTED and using custom recovery, you can see at Rooting Lenovo S930 running International Firmware version
• Already have full backup current ROM and modem, once you replace modem file there is impossible to restore is back.

Downloads :

• Modem_S930_V17_ROW ↦ modem file from ROW S117, this can be flash using custom recovery can be use for international or china device
• Modem_S930_V18_ROW ↦ modem file from ROW S118, this can be flash using custom recovery can be use for international or china device
• Modem_S930_V11_CN ↦ modem file from china firmware, usually used by china devices and install using custom recovery.
• Modem_1wg_n ↦ this modem file taken from Vibe 1.5 china firmware, can only install using manual installation.

Lenovo S930 change or replace Modem Firmware for Better Signal

1. Recovery Mode Installation
   • This installation mode only can be do with custom recovery, no standard recovery can do this method. 
   • Turn off your device and boot to recovery mode, press and hold Power button + Volume Down + Volume Up button and release until you can see recovery main menu
   • On the custom recovery main menu select Install zip from sd card ↦ Choose zip from sd card ↦ point it to downloaded modem file
     
   
   
   • After installation finish back to custom recovery main menu, select Reboot System Now
   • Boot normally and confirm with go to System Setting ↦ About Phone ↦ look on the Baseband Version make sure it same with the downloaded modem file.


2. Manual Installation
• Install Root Explorer on your device, this program needed ROOT to be run
• Copy the downloaded file to your device, the name must be modem.img so just rename it 
• Open Root Explorer and navigate to /etc/firmware
• Move modem.img from downloaded modem file to /etc/firmware then set permission to RW--R--R.
   


• Done, now reboot your phone.

That all, Guide how to replace or change modem file on Lenovo S930 i hope this guide can solve your issued about signal reception problem. Please don't hesitate to comments if you found any problems or broken link regrading this guide, Thank you

Lenovo S930, How to Restore Lenovo Standard Recovery ROW Version

Lenovo S930, How to Restore Lenovo Standard Recovery ROW Version - After writing and posting Restore Standard Recovery for Lenovo S820, there some of my reader that ask me to make another guide for Lenovo S930. So today i will make a guide on how to restore Lenovo Standard Recovery for Lenovo S930, this is only for ROW version firmware and cannot be apply to china version firmware.
This guide is also can done using MobileUncle application, but it need your Lenovo S930 to be ROOTED, so i will write this guide using flash tool method so everybody can follow it. Following this guide may brick your device so please do this guide with careful.

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

Requirements :

• Your device must be ROOTED, if you wanna use MobileUncle to restore your Lenovo Standard Recovery.
• Your device must running ROW version firmware with Build Number same with the downloaded recovery file. (never try different Build Number for flashing)
• This can only be use for ROW version firmware, don't attempt to try on china version firmware. It will brick your device.

Downloads :

• 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.
  


• ROW_S215_140714_Recovery ↦ contains recovery file for firmware version ROW_S215, this file also can be flash using MobileUncle application.
• ROW_S218_141106_Recovery ↦ contains recovery file for firmware version ROW_S218, this file also can be flash using MobileUncle application.
• SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1352 ↦ flash tool for flashing recovery file to your devices, recommended to use this version only.

Lenovo S930, How to Restore Lenovo Standard Recovery ROW Version

1. Download all files on your computer, because this guide using flash tool than you must be confirm that USB VCOM driver is installed completely on your computer before continued to the next step.
2. Extract recovery file and flash tool on the same folder, now go to flash tool extracted folder and run flash_tool.exe, if you are using windows 7 or later please run using administrator privilege to avoid any permission error.
3. On the flash tool, go to Options ↦ Option ↦ Download and make sure you have already check DA DL All with Checksum option, if not just check it. Click [x] to close the options windows and back to flash tool
   


4. Back on the flash tool, click on Scatter-Loading button (1), and point it to recovery file extracted folder and select MT6582_Android_scatter.txt, once you select the file it will also load recovery image file to flash tool.
5. On download option select Download Only (2) 
   


6. When everything is set up, now you can press Download Button (4), flash tool will become stand by mode and ready make connection with your device.
7. Now turn off your device and remove the battery, after couple of second connect your device to computer using USB cable. Flash tool will recognize your device and start to begin flashing process, the process will only take 5-10 second and will be finish once you can see GREEN CIRCLE on the middle of flash tool.
   


8. Done, You have successful restore your Lenovo Standard Recovery on your Lenovo S930, please confirm it with go to recovery mode. Press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down and release it until you can see lenguage option.

Congratulations, you have successful restore Lenovo Standard Recovery on your devices, please leave any comments if you found some problem or broken link regarding this gude. Thank You

Lenovo S930 Update Latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat Firmware ROW_S218

Lenovo S930 Update Latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat Firmware ROW_S218 - New update for Lenovo S930 has been launched, this is an official release for international version firmware. This new update fix several things from the previous version. You can also obtain this update with OTA, but need to current running ROW_S215 with the Lenovo Standard Recovery to be able to install it. This is flashing guide so in this guide it will format your device that make your data will be erased and this guide has possibility to brick your device so please make your own 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). if you has firmware version ROW_S215 than this update will pop up on your system update.

ROM Descriptions :

• Build Number : S930_ROW_S218_141106
• Date : 06-11-2014
• OS : Android 4.4.2 KitKat
• Languages : Russian , Ukrainian, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai
• Google Applications : Include
• Root : No

Downloads :

• S930_ROW_S218_141106  ↦ 1 Gb, contains all images ROM to update your Lenovo S930 to the latest version
• 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 v5.1352 ↦ flash tool for upgrade your device to the latest version, this tool also include on downloaded ROM

Lenovo S930 Update Latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat Firmware ROW_S218

1. Download all required files to your computer, this guide using flash tool so it need to be make sure that USB VCOM driver is installed completely before continued to the next step.
2. Extract the ROM download, you will find target_bin folder and flash tool folder, go to flash tool folder and run flash_tool.exe, remember when you are using windows 7 or later please use administrator privilege to avoid any permission error.
3. On the flash tool, go to Options ↦ Option ↦ Download make sure you already check DA DL All with Checksum option, press [X] to close option window and back to flash tool.
   


4. Back on flash tool, click on Scatter-Loading button and point to target_bin and select MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this action will automatically loaded all required ROM images to flash tool, select Download Only on the download options (2) (You can change this option to firmware↦upgrade if you got error 8038 while flashing)
   


5. When everything complete, now you can press Download button or hit CTRL+D, flash tool will become stand by mode and ready to make connection with your device.
6. Now turn off your device and remove the battery, connect your device to your computer using USB cable. When USB VCOM installed completely then flash tool will recognize your device and begin to start flashing process, this process will take 5-6 minutes to finish and will show GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool when it finish.
   


7. Flashing process is done and now you can disconnect your device. First booting will take longer 3-4 minutes to complete so please be patient. Successful booting go to Dialer and dial ####682# to change your origin country, device will reboot to recovery mode and apply origin country.
8. Success boot again go to Dialer  and dial ####8888#, this will d factory reset on your device and will erase all data. 
9. Done, confirm the Build Number is same with downloaded ROM.

Congratulations, you have successful update your Lenovo S930 to the latest official release for International ROM version. please leave any comments if you found any problems regarding this guide. Thank You

How to Update TWRP v2.7.1.1 on Lenovo S930 ROW KitKat ROM

How to Update TWRP v2.7.1.1 on Lenovo S930 ROW KitKat ROM - Custom recovery is the first think that you wanna install on your device when you wanna modified it, with this custom recovery you can :

• Backup / Restore current working ROM
• Installing custom ROM on your device.
• Rooting your device
• Factory Reset / Wipe data 
• etc

Therefore custom recovery is the most important modified that needed to do first. On Lenovo the most famous custom recovery is TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) but it also need to be modified from it official so it can work for MTK devices, thank to javum.

So today guide is about how to installing or upgrading (if you already have TWRP installed on your system) TWRP v2.7.1.1 on your devices, anyway this is the latest version TWRP for Lenovo S930. This guide is only for Lenovo S930 running Android 4.4.2 KitKat don't attempt try it for lower Android version, even this guide is for Lenovo S930 it has possibility to brick your device, erase your data so please make your own backup preparations.

Disclaimer :

This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  For Android 4.4.2 KitKat Only (DWYOR)

Downloads :

• TWRP_v2.7.1.1_S930_ROW_KK ↦ 6.0Mb, this file contains recovery.img and Android scatter files for used in flash tool
• 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 v3.1324 ↦ flash tool needed to flash the recovery file to your device, version is recommended but if you use the latest and it work i will glad to known it.

How to Update TWRP v2.7.1.1 on Lenovo S930 ROW KitKat ROM

1. Download all files on your computer, because we wanna to install custom recovery using flash tool so you need to make sure that USB VCOM driver is completely installed on your computer before continued to the next step.
2. Extract twrp and flash tool on the same folder, for easy organize it. Go to flash tool extracted folder  and run flash_tool.exe if you are using windows 7 or later please run it using administrator privilege to avoid permission error.
3. On the flash tool check DA DL All with Checksum option and press Scatter-Loading button, point it to twrp extracted folder and select MT6582_Android_scatter.txt, this action will automatically load recovery.img to flash tool.
   


4. When everything is set, just press Download button or hit F9, this will pop up a warning box that tell not all images loaded correctly, just press Yes button and flash tool will begin stand by and ready to make connection with your device.
   


5. Now turn off your device and remove the battery, when you ready connect your device to computer, flash tool will recognize it and begin to start flashing process. Flashing process just take 5-10 seconds to finish and when you see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool it means flashing process already finish.
   


6. Done, wait for second before disconnect your device, it will be on charging mode. Disconnect your device and try to boot on recovery mode, press and hold Power button + Volume Up + Volume Down button release until you can see TWRP main menu.

Congratulations, you already successful Installing TWRP v2.7.1.1 if you devices already ROOTED it recommend to use MobileUncle method because it less risk. Please leave a comments if you found broken link or problems regarding this guide. Thank You

Lenovo S930 Flashing Vibe UI 2.0 Android KitKat with Gapps and Root 1439

Lenovo S930 Flashing Vibe UI 2.0 Android KitKat with Gapps and Root 1439 - Lenovo has 2 type firmware the ROW which is international ROM and the CN which is use for CN devices. Different with these 2 firmware is International ROM contains google applications and has multi languages whereas CN firmware only contains 2 languages and not have google applications, but this CN firmware has newest update than the international ROM. CN firmware already has Vibe UI 2.0 whereas internationa ROM still using Vibe UI 1.5. So today guide will show you how to flashing Vibe UI 2.0 on Lenovo S930 but with google applications and root access. Before starting to follow the guide it batter if you have backup your current ROM and IMEI, following this guide has possibility to brick your device and it will erase all 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

Preparations : 

• 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 step 1.

ROM Specifications :

• Build Number : VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930
• Date : 25-09-2014
• OS : Android 4.4.2 KitKat
• Language : China and English Only
• Google Applications : No
• Root : No

Downloads :

• S930_S129_131030 ↦ 826 Mb, contains full image S129 firmware for Lenovo S930 can be flash with flash tool.
• 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.
  


• VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930 ↦ 822 Mb, this is update file to update CN firmware to Vibe UI 2.0.
• CN_StockRecovery ↦ 7.5 Mb, Lenovo standard recovery for CN firmware only.
• Gapps Light_4.4.2 signed ↦ 45 Mb, contain google applications.
• Vibe UI Cleaner ↦ this use to clean all chinese applications on Vibe UI ROM, download it if you wanna remove all chinese applications
• KingUser ↦ 546 Kb, Root applications and SU binary.
• CN_CustomRecovery ↦ 5.6 Mb, Custom recovery for Vibe UI 2.0
• BusyBox v1.22 ↦ must be installed before installing Gaaps

Lenovo S930 Flashing Vibe UI 2.0 Android KitKat with Gapps and Root 1439

1. Download all required files, place it on one folder for easy organize it. Make sure USB VCOM driver is completely installed on your pc, without this you cannot continued to the next step.
2. Move or copy VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930 rename it to update.zip, KingUser, Vibe UI Cleaner and Gapps Light_4.4.2 signed to your external SD Card, place on the root your SD Card, don;t inside the folder.
3. Make sure you already has backup ROM and IMEI
4. Flashing S930_S129_131030
   • extract S930_S129_131030 then go to extracted folder, you will find 4 folders, just use FULL RU and S930_UpgradeTool_20130905(v3.1332.0.187) folder.
   • go to upgradeTool folder and run Flash_Tool.exe, if you are using windows 7 or wndows 8 then please run this as administrator privilege.
   • on the flash tool, check DA DL ALL with Checksum option, and the press Scatter-Loading button, point it to FULL RU/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this will automatically load all required image files to flash tool.
     
   
   
   • When finish configure flash tool, now press Download button or hit F9. flash tool will become stand by and ready for connect with your device.
   • Turn off your device, and remove the battery. if you ready connect your device to your computer, flash to will recognize your device and begin to start flashing process. This process will take 5-6 minutes to finish, when you can see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool than you can disconnect your device.
     
   
   
   • disconnect your device but don't turn on.Continued to the next step


5. Flashing Stock Recovery
   • because S930_S129_131030 that we install already modified with custom recovery and root access, so we need to flashing Lenovo standard recovery back so we can install Vibe UI 2.0 through recovery mode.
   • extract CN_StockRecovery, you will found 2 files recovery.img and MT6582_Android_scatter.txt
   • run flash tool again, check DA DL ALL with Checksum option, and the press Scatter-Loading button, point it to CN_StockRecovery/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this will automatically load all recovery.img on the flash tool.
     
   
   
   • now press Download button or hit F9, When there is warning that tell not all images correctly loaded just press OK button.
     
   
   
   • turn off your device and remove the battery again, connect your device to your computer. flash tool will recognize your device and start flashing process. This process will only take 10-15 seconds to finish. When you see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool than you can disconnect your device.
     
   
   
   • Still turn off your device and now continued to next step.


6. Installing VIBEUI_V2.0_1439_ST_S930
   • Go to recovery mode by press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down until you can see language option.
   • Select English ↦ select Update
   • Wait until process update finish, it will take about 5-6 minutes to finish.
   • Select Reboot, first boot will be take about 5-6 minutes to finish so please be patient, finish this step you already update your Lenovo S930 to Vibe UI 2.0, if you wanna rooting and installing google applications just continued to the next step.


7. Flashing Custom Recovery of Vibe UI 2.0
   • extract CN_CustomRecovery, you will found 2 files S930-CWMrecovery1130.img and MT6582_Android_scatter.txt
   • run flash tool again, check DA DL ALL with Checksum option, and the press Scatter-Loading button, point it to CN_CustomRecovery/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this will automatically load all recovery.img (rename S930-CWMrecovery1130.img to recovery.img)on the flash tool.
     
   
   
   • now press Download button or hit F9, When there is warning that tell not all images correctly loaded just press OK button.
     
   
   
   • turn off your device and remove the battery again, connect your device to your computer. flash tool will recognize your device and start flashing process. This process will only take 10-15 seconds to finish. When you see GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of flash tool than you can disconnect your device.
     
   
   
   • disconnect your device but don't turn it on first, continued to the next step.


8. Rooting and Installing Gapps 
   • Go to recovery mode by pressing and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down button, release it until you can see cwm main menu.
   • On cwm main menu Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to BusyBox v1.22, confirm all and begin the installation. wait until finish. and back to cwm main menu again.
   • On cwm main menu Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to Gapps Light_4.4.2 signed, confirm all and begin the installation. wait until finish. and back to cwm main menu again.
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to Vibe UI Cleaner (this is optional step, for remove unwanted china applications from your Vibe UI 2.0). confirm and begin the installation, wait until finish and back to cwm main menu again.
   • Select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ point to KingUser, this will install su binary and root application on your system. confirm all and begin the installation, wait until finish and back to cwm main menu
     
   
   
   • Select Reboot, and finish enjoy your Lenovo S930 with VIbe UI 2.0 + Google applications 


9. Done

That it, please read careful the step is very long and confusing so please read slowly. Please leave comments if you found any problems regarding this guide, and i hope this guide can help you solve your problems. Thank you

How to Rooting Lenovo S930 Running Android KitKat ROW Version

How to Rooting Lenovo S930 Running Android KitKat ROW Version - Rooting become necessity for Android user, rooting Android Kit Kat not as simple as rooting Android Jelly Bean. Android Jelly Bean can be root using one click method, different with Android Kit Kat. Lenovo is one of many china phone that already launch Android KitKat through Vibe UI v1.5 firmware, Today i will posting how to rooting Lenovo S930 running Android KitKat ROW version. Please remember this guide has possibility to brick your device or erase your data, so please do any backup preparations first before following this guide.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  (DWYOR), This is for ROW version only if you have CN version please do not follow this guide.

Downloads :

• CWM Recovery ↦ Custom recovery, needed for modification your device. Has many usable function like backup, restore, install, factory reset, etc
• SuperUser ↦ Root and Su binary, installed 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 v3.1324 ↦ Flashing tool, if you have Lenovo devices this is your primary tool for modified your device.

How to Rooting Lenovo S930 Running Android KitKat ROW Version

1. Download all required files and place on one folder. Move SuperUser to your SD Card, this file not yet required before your device have custom recovery installed.
2. Extract CWM Recovery and SP Flash Tool v3.1324, now we will start to install custom recovery to your device. Please make sure that USB VCOM Driver already installed completely before continued to next step.
3. Go to SP Flash Tool v3.1324 extracted folder and run Flash_Tool.exe, tick on DA DL All with Checksum option and then click on Scatter-Loading button and point it to CWM Recovery/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt file this action will automatically load the custom recovery image to it place.
   


4. When finish configure SP Flash Tool, now press Download button or hit F9. A warning will show tell that not all images loaded, just click OK button and SP Flash Tool will on stand by mode to received connection with your device.
   


5. Now turn off your device and remove the battery, connect your device to computer using USB cable. If USB VCOM driver install perfectly SP Flash Tool will recognize your device and start the flashing process. This process will take 1-2 minutes only be marked with Red, Yellow and Green Circle of the SP Flash Tool
6. Disconnect your device, now turn on your device but with press and hold Power Button + Volume Up + Volume Down button, release it only when you can see CWM main menu.
   


7. On CWM main menu use volume up and volume down for navigation and power button for select, now select Install zip from sdcard ↦ Choose zip from sdcard ↦ SuperUser.zip wait for rooting process until finish then select Reboot.
8. Done, now your Lenovo S930 already have CWM Custom Recovery Installed with ROOTED, install ROOT Checker from google play store to confirm that your device already ROOTED.

Congratulations, You already success following this guide and already have experience to install custom recovery and root your device. Please leave any comments if you got problems regarding this guide and i will try to help you solve your problems. Thank you for reading and visit..

Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Firmware for Lenovo S930 ROW Version

Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Firmware for Lenovo S930 ROW Version - ROW version for Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 for Lenovo S930 already launched, before this guide i already posting how to upgrade Lenovo S930 with Vibe UI v1.5 but it in CN version, so only contains 2 language and no google applications. Row version is different, it has multi language and already contains Google Applications (Gapps) so rooting is not very necessary as we know rooting Android 4.4.2 is not easy as Android 4.2.2, and if you root your Lenovo S930 then you will not received OTA update. This guide is flashing tutorial so it will format your device and you can lose your data, this guide also has possibility to brick your device.

Disclaimer :

This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial.  (DWYOR). if you has firmware version S119_140325 than this update will pop up on your system update.

ROM Descriptions :

• Build Number : S930_ROW_S215_140714
• Date Release : 14-07-2014
• OS : Android 4.4.2 (Kit Kat)
• Languages : Russian , Ukrainian, English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai

Change Logs :

• Android 4.4.2
• Vibe UI v1.5 interface
• New system interface
• Speed up system interface
• Battery improvement

Downloads :

• S930_ROW_S215_140714 ↦ 1.03 GB, Contains full images files required to update your Lenovo S930.
• 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 v5.1352 ↦ This is an optional download, when you download S930_ROW_S215_140714, it already include this tool inside it.

Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Firmware for Lenovo S930 ROW Version

1. Download and extract all required files, place it on one folder for easy organize it. Please make sure that you already successful install USB VCOM Driver before continued to next step.
2. Now open SP_Flash_Tool v5.1352 and run Flash_Tool.exe if you are using windows 7 please run it using administrator privilege to avoid any error. On Flash_Tool.exe select Options ↦ Option ↦ Download ↦ DA DL All with Checksum please enable it or check it.
   


3. Click on Scatter-Loading button and point it to S930_ROW_S215_140714/target_bin/MT6582_Android_scatter.txt this action will automatically load all required files to Flash_Tool.exe. Wait the program until finish initialized and change the operation mode from Download Only to Firmware Upgrade
   


4. Now click Download Button or hit CRTL+D, the program will be in stand by mode to connect with your device. 
5. Now turn off your device and remove the battery from your device. After that connect your device to your computer. Flash_Tool.exe will recognize your device and begin to start flashing process, flashing process will be mark with RED, PURPLE, and YELLOW bar on the bottom the SP Flash Tool.
   


6. Wait the process until you can see the GREEN CIRCLE in the middle of Flash Tool, it means that you already successful flashing your device and you can disconnect your device.
   


7. Done, You have successful upgrade your Lenovo S930 with the latest firmware version, Confirm it with go to System Setting ↦ About Device check the Build Number it must be same with the downloaded firmware.

That all how to update your Lenovo S930 with Android Kit Kat firmware ROW version, please do it careful and leave a messages if you have any problem with this guide, i will try to help you. Thank You

Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To Another Method

Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To - As we already posted on how to rooting Lenovo S930 using one click method (framaroot), if you are facing problem using that method to root your Lenovo S930 now i am going to posted another method to root your Lenovo S930. As you know rooting device can void your warranty and can even brick your device so please do this guide with careful.

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

Downloads :

• VRoot v1.7.3
• USB Driver for Lenovo S930

Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To Another Method

1. First you have to install USB Driver for Lenovo S930 on your computer, do clean install and reboot your computer after finish installation.
2. After finish installing usb driver now it time to install VRoot v1.7.3
3. Active USB Debugging mode in your device. Go to System Setting → Developer Settings, but if you cannot see Developer Settings options then go to System Setting → About Device and tap Build Number 7x.
4. Connect your device to your computer using USB cable, with USB Debugging already active
5. Launched VRoot, wait until VRoot detect your device it will show a message on your screen and green button marked root will enabled on lower right side.
6. Click the ROOT Button, rooting process will be start immediately and will only take 2-3 minutes. 
7. After rooting process your device will reboot automatically wait until normal boot and rooting process finish successful.
   
   
   
   
8. Now you need to go to google play market and install SuperSu to replace any chinese root manager called 授权管理
9. Run SuperSu you will be ask for permission by chinese root manager, choose 允许 should be the right side option, you will prompt to install SU binary click OK and it will successful
10. Re-run SuperSu and make sure everything is OK before remove chinese root manager.
11. Done. Verify your root by install Root Checker for google play store.

This method a little complicated then the one click framaroot method, only use this method if one click method is not working with your device. I hope using this method there is no more problem on Rooting Lenovo S930.

Upgrade Lenovo S930 with Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat VibeUI

Upgrade Lenovo S930 with Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat VibeUI - This upgrade is a custom ROM not official release from #Lenovo so there is some bug that need to be fix in the next release. Today i will write a guide how to update Lenovo S930 with #Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat VibeUI, this guide only work for Lenovo S930 don't attempt to try using another device or it will bricked your device.

Disclaimer :

This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. 

ROM Features :

[Recommend]

• Add new upgrade to Android 4.4 system
• Add VIBEUI1.5 first version , the new visual experience
• Add amazing innovation [ music ] Desktop version , the ultimate elegance
• Add more convenient and efficient application of the new version of [ Lenovo directories
• Add new Notification Center
• New online radio upgrade , the type of music to listen touch up

[Center]

• New to online resources mainly new store model , increasing push and account management , using a new theme pack format
• Added increase popular themes, wallpaper and other hottest push
• Add additional topics and push operations
• Added increase individual centers , management accounts, records and other use

[ Weather ]

• The weather widget4X2 to optimize 4X3
• New versions of increasing the pulse theme static widget
• New version of the theme center switching mode

[ Desktop ]

• Add new optimized desktop editing interface , supports batch move icon
• Added drag across the screen quickly
• Add T9 keyboard application to find and locate
• Add two fingers on the designated icon sorting function
• New Auto Arrange Icons ( except the main screen )
• Add a key lock screen
• Optimize application icon display logic optimization , repair, repeat icon , omissions and other issues

[ Music ]

• New vivid and colorful player interface, based on the currently playing song album cover background color transformation
• Added support for batch [ Pause / Resume ] to download songs ; supports batch [ empty ] completed songs have been downloaded
• Add new Desktop lyrics, lyrics heart to see the phone screen

[ Added ]

• Added recently played song list features
• Added support for the current play queue length gesture ordered by dragging up and down freely
• Added support breakpoint play song
• New song list on the right to modify the positioning of letter styles
• New player interface to modify the playback queue translucent background
• New online music library to find new singer classification , good sound clean sweep
• Add custom music downloads \ scan directories , local music at a glance
• Added a new sound regulation panel , easily select music effects
• Recently added new playlist
• Added support to manually drag and drop sorting play queue

[ Notification Center ]

• New system state that is significantly important
• New way to start the new version optimized switch
• Add more convenient way to clear all notification messages
• Added support for flexible regions screenshot function
• Add Gaussian blur background

[ Lenovo directories]

• Introducing new slide gestures , the operation more convenient
• Added support for two-finger sliding back to see more
• New game introduction of the use of skills
• Added timed SMS
• New intelligent packet
• New information structure adjustment , the level easier
• Optimize the structure optimized to improve performance
• Optimized GUI interface landscaping

[ Ethereal touch ]

• Add a shortcut to 8 entrance entrance

[ System Settings ]

• Optimization of the structural framework adjustment ( remove common settings , all settings and features to set two tab)

[ Talk ]

• Add Add " Empty Dial" feature
• Added increase recording entrance
• New calls and call interface using the new color bright colors , with the effect IDEAFRIEND

[ Tutorial ]

• New player tutorial web version , support online download updates

[ Features Settings ]

• Add Scene Management 1.0 : Using the AP, the time interval to set the scene , automatically performs a variety of functions defined

[ Block ]

• Optimization in the bottom of the screen range, one to the other direct unlocked sliding some distance after the project is only in the past sliding from left to right

[ E-mail ]

• New mailing list shows the sender avatar
• New drop-down refresh mailing list
• New sliding delete mail mailing list
• New account folder list slide in and out
• New Folder navigation
• New step lists all unread messages
• Added before reading an e -mail interface slide switch after an e-mail
• Add Delete move messages regret function

[ Green ]

• Optimize the new interface , new design style
• Optimization Optimization headlines
• Optimization of HTML optimized video playback

[ Calendar ]

• Optimization Month View Week View Day View layout, controls, animation optimization
• Lenovo's new integrated permit , synchronization
• Weather plug-in optimization optimization
• New plug- almanac

[ File ]

• New classification browsing , video, pictures of the front of a frame of video content
• Add image list view mode Reduce / Enlarge fill
• New menu New menu folder size view , easy to delete a folder

[ Calculator ]

• New digital copy function increases
• Add to add a simple toggle button computing and scientific calculator

[ Search ]

• Click to add a search box to search only shows three records, supported the deletion

[ Personal Hotspot ]

• New interactive framework adjustment feature links to other users increase
• Add a new technology assessment function , making pre-research demo trial and error and iterative expansion of new personal hotspot feature
• New users can control other cases — wlan link link users can control other links , the implementation of the landing
• Added increase the connection list : a list of connected devices and ip ip disconnect function corresponding

[ Music ]

• Add a new power-saving modes: daily , power , emergency
• Added time switch mode: switch to emergency power, custom , etc.
• Add new power-saving guidelines: a key to saving state detection , and guidance on how saving
• Added goggles : Reduce screen brightness, night use
• Optimization is expected to optimize the available time

[ Vehicle applications ]

• New tachograph achieve basic functionality , background videos, video evidence Reserved
• Add segment length recording , the user can change the set value with the user to adjust the length of time for each video recording
• New video resolution, the user can set the desired recording resolution
• When you add a user-selectable video recording , whether to record sound at the same time
• New users can choose to record video storage location in the external memory card or built-in memory card
• Change the default music player for the new car immediately play the way
• Added settings to increase the "About" function is used to display the version number, etc. Car

Bugs :

• the probability of occurrence of a video call can not see each video : the performance of the remote video window only shows the default picture does not show the video . The problem engineers have been processed in the analysis , the next version of the fix .
• Cloud music cannot be synchronized.

Requirements :

• Download Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 VIBEUI_V1.5_1416_2_ST_S930_NK_W_E4C9 this link required you to register or login. rename this file to update.zip
• Option number 3-5 is required when you have custom recovery, Stock Recovery is need to flash this ROM. It Recommend that you use this recovery instead an original Stock Recovery.
• Download Lenovo S930 Stock Recovery, 
• Download Lenovo S930 Usb Driver
• Download Flash Tool & MT6582_Android_scatter

Upgrade Lenovo S930 with Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat VibeUI :

1. Flashing Recovery to Lenovo S930 :
   • Install Lenovo S930 Usb Driver to your computer, don't forget to reboot your computer after finish.
   • Open Flash Tool folder and run Flash_tool.exe check on DA DL With Check Sum, click on Scatter-loading look for MT6582_Android_scatter
   • Un check all field name except Recovery, Click Recovery and browse to Lenovo S930 Stock Recovery, then click Download button.
   • When all set, turn off your device, remove battery and sc card, connect your device to computer and insert the battery again. When your device detect then it will show Red Bar and not very long it will become Yellow Bar increase. Wait until it reach 100% please don't remove, shutdown or reboot your computer in this moment cause it will make your device bricked. When it finish it will show you Green Sign and you can disconnect your device.
   • Done for flashing Lenovo S930 Stock Recovery
     


2. Go to Recovery Mode by press and hold Volume Up and Power button until it show language options, press Volume Down to select english. 
3. Select Wipe data / Cache, this needed to avoid boot loop after installations.
4. Select Update navigate to VIBEUI_V1.5_1416_2_ST_S930_NK_W_E4C9 that already rename to update.zip confirm all warning and begin the installation process. It required 1-2 minutes to finish the process.
5. After finish installation please reboot your phone manually. This process is only install Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 VibeUI on your device, no root access and Google Apps
6. Done.

If you need to install root or Google Apps then you will need to do this step :

• Root your Lenovo S930
• Install Custom Recovery on Lenovo S930
• Flashing Google Apps via custom recovery.

Thank you for reading this guide, if you have any problems please don't hesitate to leave comments and please share this guide if you think this useful, Thank you

Install TWRP 2.6.3 on Lenovo S930

Install TWRP 2.6.3 on Lenovo S930  - Beside ClockworkMod there is another custom recovery it called TWRP (TeamWin Recovery Project) custom recovery  that can be install to our android smartphones, this custom recovery allow us to use keyboard and touch screen. So basically this custom recovery more easy to use than the other custom recovery that still use volume up + volume down buttons for navigate.

What you can do with TWRP :

• Install custom rom, unsigned modified rom to optimize your android smartphones.
• Backup / Restore, create Nandroid backup
• Partition your sd card
• Format /system, /data and /cache
• Wipe data / Factory Reset
• etc

This custom recovery needed for customize android smartphone, installing custom rom, modified android views, modified sd card or device partition, and else. But be careful this functions can brick your android device. 

Disclaimer :

This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. 

Requirements :

• TWRP Recovery 2.6.3
• MobileUncle MTK Tool
• Rooted device, If your Lenovo S930 not rooted yet please read Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To

Install TWRP 2.6.3 on Lenovo S930 

1. Download and install MobileUncle MTK Tool
2. Copy or move TWRP Recovery 2.6.3 to your sd card. recommended if you place it on sd card root.
3. Open MobileUncle MTK Tool, if you have successful root your device there will be ROOT sign on upper left.
   


4. Select Recovery Update, and select recovery.img from list. Then it will begin to install TWRP to your device, wait the process until another information to reboot your device to recovery.
   


5. Click OK and your device will reboot to recovery mode. 
   
6. Done.

Now you are ready to customize your Lenovo S930. Thank you for reading this tutorial and please don't hesitate to leave comments. Share this article if you think this is useful....

Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To

Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To - Framaroot is very useful tools for android users, for installing custom rom android 4.4.2 first we must rooting out device then installing CWM recovery. On needroom i hear this Lenovo S930 already have android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Rom. So today i am gone share how to root Lenovo S930 using Framaroot, the easy way.

Disclaimer :
This guide for educational purpose only, We not responsible if your device bricked after following this tutorial. Do with your own risk rooting void your device warranty.

Rooting android device have many advantages :

• we can remove unwanted system applications
• able to install CWM recovery, CWM recovery is a custom recovery with many added function like backup/restore, install custom rom, partition/re-partition sd card, etc
• increase phone processor speed
• installing applications that need root permission
• etc

However, rooting also has some disadvantage :

• warranty void
• can delete system file, that make your android device brick
• can bricked your android device, if you wrong flashing rom.

After you know advantage and disadvantage you can consider, whether you going to root your phone or not. Please consider it careful cause i will not responsible if something bad happen with your phone.

Lenovo S930 Rooting, How To

1. Download Framaroot-1.9.1, copy it to your phone sd card.
2. Go to System Setting > Security > Unknown Sources, make sure it checked. It will allow you to install *.apk from your sd card.
3. Install Framaroot-1.9.1 like usually, when you ask for any security warning please continued by clicked install button
   


4. Finished with installation now it time for us to rooting your android device. Open Framaroot-1.9.1, on action after root choose Install SuperSu (recommend is SuperSu but if you choose SuperUser it not a big problem). For exploit method choose Boromir, click it. Wait for rooting process finish then it will show you information pop up say that Success, SuperSu and su binary installed.
   


5. Click OK, your device will reboot automatically. 
   

Confirm that SuperSu already installed in your phone, and check that your phone already rooted with applications Root Checker this applications can be download from google play. 

Hope this guide can help you learn about android device, don't hesitate to leave messages and if you thing this guide is helpful, please share it...