Developer of the patched LineageOS used in the video here, Thank you for bringing more attention the ROM! Hopefully with more community feedback we will be able to port the remaining stock features to make the experience even better!
@user-jp2gt1ni7j Many of the changes I made should be universal for e-ink devices so a port for them wouldn't be too hard. Unfortunately the other Hisense phones, at lease AFAIK, don't have a way to unlock the bootloader preventing custom ROMs from being installed. It MIGHT be possible to do through edl but I am not too sure and it carries too much risk for me to recommend doing it to anyone, I bricked my first A5 trying.
The A5 PRO CC has a guide in xda to unlock the bootloader, root it and install gapps. Do you think the same images for the A9 could be used for this one too then?
Excited about seeing newer versions of this once it gets more mature and developed. Although completely different device and use case, I love my Kindle and remarkable to not having to ever worry about battery life
It really is awesome and I'm actually tempted to fully replace my Samsung Galaxy S22 completely because I enjoyed using it so much - especially with LineageOS.
Very interesting. I really love my Fairphone 5, but I do wish there was a model with an e-ink screen. Ever since I had boox devices I have fallen in love with them, especially with the Tab Mini C. I think it's only a matter of time until I'll have an e-ink phone as well.
@@epaper_eink i bought this phone a long time ago before the lineage project and i really hope they offer lineage by default because it wasnt cheap from my vendor!
Can you make a video showing how to do the lineage flash for absolute beginners? Coming from iOS I have no idea what I’m doing and all the guides I’ve found seem to be written for people who have done this before, not even pictures.
Yes, price unfortunately is an issue here, but that's part because it has to be imported from China. It's much cheaper there and I suspect if Hisense would have launched it internationally themselves, it would have been around 350 Euros/USD.
Have the A9 for a little over a year as well and I love it! I've been somewhat curious about flashing a rom on it but was concerned about possible optimisations issues. Your video shows that it's generally fine, so I might consider giving it a try in the future. Thanks for that! My only concern now is that reverting back to InkOS doesn't seem to be an easy task if anything goes wrong.
Yep, reverting back to the stock ROM isn't as easy as flashing a custom ROM unfortunately. But since an EDL cable isn't too expensive, I just had to try - and I'm glad I did. I'd recommend getting the EDL cable and start tinkering when you have enough time on your hands. I tried so many different setups (launchers, icon bakcs, widgets ...) when first setting up LineageOS that I invested much more time than I care to admit :D But I'm happy with what I got now and have shown in the video.
@@ChalidRaqami I'm definitely ordering an EDL cable if I'm gonna do it. At least I'll have some peace of mind having backups of the original images even if I don't brick my phone right away. When I first set up the Hisense I tried Niagara Launcher because I figured it'd look great on an e-ink phone. Loved it ever since, to the point I ended up installing it on my regular OLED phone (which actually runs LineageOS haha) as well! I don't think I'm changing my setup anytime soon and will definitely copy it over even if I move my Hisense to LineageOS. :) Yours looks very clean as well! (And just noticed I'm not subscribed, oops)
It would be a dream if they could port this ROM to the Hisense A5 pro, with a bit of luck that could make NFC payments work. Any idea if some dev has thought of trying it?
That's a pity, I also found just one mention of it. Still, any progress from the community on these devices is impressive. And thank you for your great informative videos!!
I enjoy your reviews, even for products that I know I will never purchase. Thanks. Somehow I had missed that you are located in Austria, so that was a fun bit of information. I live in the US and visited Austria almost ten years ago. It is beyond question the MOST beautiful place I have ever been to and I was treated with great courtesy and kindness there. Enjoy!
A top detailed video - thank you. You guys should go work for Bigme. Hopefully the next Bigme release with a better chip and more up to date Android will make it a more attractive option for Global purchasers. Or next Boox Palma has a SIM slot..?
With what image did you flash with Magisk in order to root the device? Like you, I flashed lineageOS first, and all the guides for rooting provide a Stock Rom boot.image, which I guess would not work once lineageOS is installed? I did not write down the original version of my Stock Rom anyway, so I would additionally not know what Stock boot.image version to chose from anyway.
If they ever come out with a truly decent smartphone with a color e-ink display and 24 hrz refresh or more (at least standard animation fps as a baseline) for $600 or less I'm jumping on that shiz in a heartbeat. Even the color e-ink in my kobo clara colour is damn close to being justifiable for what I'm looking for since I'm kinda trying to dial back my phone usage anyway. It just needs to refresh better and quicker enough to show animations and short video without it looking terrible so my Pokemon Go and what not is still enjoyable enough, and I'm all in
The only thing this phone needs is a little better first-party manufacturer support. I would love to know I could get parts for the phone in case something on it failed and needed replacement
I'd say that's pretty much impossible with this phone. Importing it from China is essentially only done through unofficial resellers and I doubt warranty claims will be easy (maybe impossible?) to handle. That ties in to the "it's not an easy buy"-situation I mentioned ;-(
Just bought one of these from dhgate a few days ago to be my more mindful daily driver, replacing an old pixel 6a. After this review im definitely putting lineage on it as soon as it arrives. Thanks!
Its still too expensive... If the issue is removing any distractions from your phone you could use CalyxOS or GrapheneOs on pixel (second hand) that does the job. You can also add a black theme that removes the color attention...
Yeah but it's not an eInk screen so you won't get the battery life of the Hisense. I'm a HUGE longtime Pixel user. I'm typing on my broken screen Pixel 5 right now that I've had for 4 years but strongly considering getting this phone as my next one. Really wish there were more eInk phone options
Many thanks! I was going to go for the Bigme Hibreak but then I found your video. I just ordered the A9 in Aliexpress but I am newbie in ROMs so I am a little bit scared of flashing the device to LineageOS...
The reddit post does a very good job outlining the steps. But using the stock ROM might also be a suitable option, if you don't mind the mentioned drawbacks. It definitely has a couple of upsides as well.
I reviewed the TCL 40 NXTPAPER phones a while back and have a TCL 50 Pro NXTPAPER on the way. I'm also using a NXTPAPER 11 tablet regularly. So in short: I really like those screens - more than I thought I would. But they are not like E-Ink. It's essentially a regularly backlit LCD screen with blue-light reduction on a hardware level and a nano-etched front glass. So readability is much more comfortable compared to regular phones, thanks to that no-glare front glass. But it's not a reflective display technology so it's a very different experience to E-Ink.
@@ChalidRaqami wow thank you so much for the answer ! That was very helpful! I ordered the tcl 50 right away and it should arive here any minute. Very looking forward if you do another review for tue Tcl 50.
"Battery life doesn't drop at an alarming rate." Not quite what I expected to hear from an e-ink phone review, so it is nothing more than a gimmick. No wonder nobody bothers to make them.
The issue with eink is that the larger real estate on folding phones creates such a huge advantage. If they would produce one with 2 screens or a folding screen, then they become seriously viable as reading/writing productivity phone.
@@TomosLeggett Never heard of it. Eink is fantastic for reducing eyestrain. But people who read and write also need larger screen real estate. Therefore many non E-ink devices like the Samsung Z fold. Or even the discounted Microsoft Surface Duo. If an E-ink phone with similar form factor, and user of stylus ever came on the market, it could be a game changer. Going from a slab phone to a folding Z Fold has been a huge productivity upgrade for many why read and write.
@@bassyey pwm? The situation reminds me when Apple refused to have styluses for Ipads. Simple point is that e-ink device maufacturers need to understand that for productivity screen real estate in terms of area, and ability to use a a stylus are paramount. A 6 or 7 inch e-ink phone is very lmited. I'm sure at some point someone will wake up and make one. Maybe in 2-3 years. Or maybe longer. But it will happen.
Yup, I would buy a foldable e ink device with android. I love these e ink “phones” but for genuine reading they’re a no for me, the screens are just too small
Yes, I backed the Minimal phone and have my eye on the Mudita Kompakt, but I suspect the latter will take more time. From their updates, Minimal seems to be much further along
@@ChalidRaqamiMudita just announced they will soon open their kickstarer campaign. Are you able to get a hold of it earlier before their release and review it for everyone?
I think the market for this is a growing number of people like my wife who has extreme light sensitivity. She can't use a regular phone and there are many thousands of people in the same boat.
You can change the icon-set with a custom launcher (e.g. Nova Launcher) without rooting. For changing the "Material You"-colors root is needed though (with Repainter or ColorBlendr - both work similarly)
I had to try a couple of different GCam ports - not all of them work. The one that works best for me is BSG's Google Camera port (org.codeaurora.snapcam) 9.2.113.
No one will see this, but what is This but for tablets? I want a Boox Gp 10.3 but want to install lineage to dechina and degoogle the device, but no idea what device allows that
AFAIK there are no custom roms for Boox devices. I think the best option at the moment is too root the Boox Go 10.3, debloat it and use a systemized root-firewall with only white-listing apps of your choosing.
I tested Android Auto with the Hisense A9 and Lineage OS today. I only used it for roughly 60 minutes for just one drive, but it worked without any issues.
I don't have a guide at hand, but essentially what I did with LineageOS is probably the best option to fix that issue. Adding AFWall+ to only whitelist certain apps adds an extra layer of security.
@@ChalidRaqami You're awesome. Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to gain enough confidence in my Tech Abilities to be able to purchase this phone and make it secure!
i really want to get an e-ink phone, but this is stupid expensive. The specs are IMO of a $200 USD phone. This obviously fixes the big problem of using this phone, software, but i still dont think it is a viable phone replacement. I'd rather just get the boox palma(bit pricey too, but not unreasonable) for the form factor and also have a cheap smart phone.
The perfect Eink phone doesn’t exi…st FTFY 😅 it’s not available locally and modding is involved to get rid of the spyware 😢 hopefully the perfect Eink phone will exist future we can only hope!
I want to buy a phone that doesnt tire and make my eyes burn. They told me amoled and super amoled are less tyring, but idk if i should choose an e ink phone if my problem is he eye tiryng and burning
No, unfortunately not - the hardware is missing for that and I haven't seen a 6.1" color E-Ink panel yet. The Bigme Hibreak Color has a 5.84" screen, but that has a noticeably lower resolution than color E-Ink devices with Kaleido 3.
Just tested it quickly an it worked without any issues. Got a quick GPS fix, correct direction thanks to build-in compass shown and routing and navigation also started fine. I didn't test it extensively though ...
A lot of changing . I thing that bigme highbreak or what ever is called ,is much better choice by price and specs . So not the best by far . Also boox or other will come up with better choices in the next months .
I didn't try specific banking apps, but with root access and using the Magisk module safetynet-fix (github.com/Displax/safetynet-fix/releases/tag/v2.3.1-MOD_3.0) it will pass safetynet check in YASNAC for both basic integrity and CTS profile match. After adding the banking app the the Magisk deny list, it should work - but some apps can still detect root regardless. If that's the case, further tinkering with LSPosed is needed, which I haven't tried (yet). But that really depends on the banking app - no way of knowing other than trying specific apps.
What do you need SD cards for? I used to be obsessed with them but now since I offload everything to cloud or SMB share over my home WiFi network backup, I never need extra storage now.
Developer of the patched LineageOS used in the video here,
Thank you for bringing more attention the ROM!
Hopefully with more community feedback we will be able to port the remaining stock features to make the experience even better!
Você é o cara. Valeu
¡Gracias! Ojala sea posible una versión así para ereaders meebook :D
Do you think there is any possibility this work could be ported to the A5 CC? Or are they too technically different?
@user-jp2gt1ni7j Many of the changes I made should be universal for e-ink devices so a port for them wouldn't be too hard. Unfortunately the other Hisense phones, at lease AFAIK, don't have a way to unlock the bootloader preventing custom ROMs from being installed.
It MIGHT be possible to do through edl but I am not too sure and it carries too much risk for me to recommend doing it to anyone, I bricked my first A5 trying.
The A5 PRO CC has a guide in xda to unlock the bootloader, root it and install gapps. Do you think the same images for the A9 could be used for this one too then?
Nice to see so much work being done by the community! I really hope it helps e-ink phones gain more traction in the future
Boox need to hurry the F up & release the Palma 2.0
Maybe they'll speed things up after MKBHD drew more attention to it ... :D
But Palma is not a phone. Maybe Palma 2 will be.
I don't think you want Onyx trying to make a phone. That requires software maintenance and quality control.
Excited about seeing newer versions of this once it gets more mature and developed. Although completely different device and use case, I love my Kindle and remarkable to not having to ever worry about battery life
@@Jergling Sadly, completely agree.
Love using my Hisense A9 for Messenger, Kindle, Audible, Infinity for Reddit, Discord, koreader, and EinkBrowser.
It really is awesome and I'm actually tempted to fully replace my Samsung Galaxy S22 completely because I enjoyed using it so much - especially with LineageOS.
@eink-reviews you can't use the native reddit app on it?
Very interesting. I really love my Fairphone 5, but I do wish there was a model with an e-ink screen. Ever since I had boox devices I have fallen in love with them, especially with the Tab Mini C. I think it's only a matter of time until I'll have an e-ink phone as well.
Fairphone would be an awesome match with an eink screen. I would buy that immediately.
@@owd200 especially since you coule swap it with the oled if needed 😅
Business idea: Somebody go through the headache of buying the phone, install lineage OS and resell in the US.
its probably already available in aliexpress
@@epaper_eink i bought this phone a long time ago before the lineage project and i really hope they offer lineage by default because it wasnt cheap from my vendor!
And Europe
Great review!
(And a wonderful Star Trek background!!)
Can you make a video showing how to do the lineage flash for absolute beginners?
Coming from iOS I have no idea what I’m doing and all the guides I’ve found seem to be written for people who have done this before, not even pictures.
Did you manage to flash? I just ordered one and feel exactly the same
I'm in the same spot. The guides are not very beginner friendly
Also in same position coming from iOS need a step by step walk through if kind enough to help 🙏
The main problem with this phone is the price, nobody would want to spend half an arm just to try if this kind of phone fits them.
Yes, price unfortunately is an issue here, but that's part because it has to be imported from China. It's much cheaper there and I suspect if Hisense would have launched it internationally themselves, it would have been around 350 Euros/USD.
I got it for less than $300 when it first came out on aliexpress
Have the A9 for a little over a year as well and I love it! I've been somewhat curious about flashing a rom on it but was concerned about possible optimisations issues. Your video shows that it's generally fine, so I might consider giving it a try in the future. Thanks for that! My only concern now is that reverting back to InkOS doesn't seem to be an easy task if anything goes wrong.
Yep, reverting back to the stock ROM isn't as easy as flashing a custom ROM unfortunately. But since an EDL cable isn't too expensive, I just had to try - and I'm glad I did.
I'd recommend getting the EDL cable and start tinkering when you have enough time on your hands. I tried so many different setups (launchers, icon bakcs, widgets ...) when first setting up LineageOS that I invested much more time than I care to admit :D But I'm happy with what I got now and have shown in the video.
@@ChalidRaqami I'm definitely ordering an EDL cable if I'm gonna do it. At least I'll have some peace of mind having backups of the original images even if I don't brick my phone right away.
When I first set up the Hisense I tried Niagara Launcher because I figured it'd look great on an e-ink phone. Loved it ever since, to the point I ended up installing it on my regular OLED phone (which actually runs LineageOS haha) as well! I don't think I'm changing my setup anytime soon and will definitely copy it over even if I move my Hisense to LineageOS. :) Yours looks very clean as well!
(And just noticed I'm not subscribed, oops)
It would be a dream if they could port this ROM to the Hisense A5 pro, with a bit of luck that could make NFC payments work. Any idea if some dev has thought of trying it?
I only stumbled upon one thread on XDA-dev for the Hisense A5, but haven't seen anything else unfortunately
That's a pity, I also found just one mention of it. Still, any progress from the community on these devices is impressive. And thank you for your great informative videos!!
What about for the A7cc? It's the color version of the A9
I enjoy your reviews, even for products that I know I will never purchase. Thanks. Somehow I had missed that you are located in Austria, so that was a fun bit of information. I live in the US and visited Austria almost ten years ago. It is beyond question the MOST beautiful place I have ever been to and I was treated with great courtesy and kindness there. Enjoy!
A top detailed video - thank you. You guys should go work for Bigme. Hopefully the next Bigme release with a better chip and more up to date Android will make it a more attractive option for Global purchasers. Or next Boox Palma has a SIM slot..?
Probably if you used something like KWGT and KLWP you could customise even better
Can I install banking apps on Lineage os or not, thanks?
Yes. With google play services and without root banking apps will work.
With what image did you flash with Magisk in order to root the device? Like you, I flashed lineageOS first, and all the guides for rooting provide a Stock Rom boot.image, which I guess would not work once lineageOS is installed? I did not write down the original version of my Stock Rom anyway, so I would additionally not know what Stock boot.image version to chose from anyway.
Phone jack? In this economy? Automatic win.
If they ever come out with a truly decent smartphone with a color e-ink display and 24 hrz refresh or more (at least standard animation fps as a baseline) for $600 or less I'm jumping on that shiz in a heartbeat. Even the color e-ink in my kobo clara colour is damn close to being justifiable for what I'm looking for since I'm kinda trying to dial back my phone usage anyway. It just needs to refresh better and quicker enough to show animations and short video without it looking terrible so my Pokemon Go and what not is still enjoyable enough, and I'm all in
The only thing this phone needs is a little better first-party manufacturer support. I would love to know I could get parts for the phone in case something on it failed and needed replacement
I'd say that's pretty much impossible with this phone. Importing it from China is essentially only done through unofficial resellers and I doubt warranty claims will be easy (maybe impossible?) to handle. That ties in to the "it's not an easy buy"-situation I mentioned ;-(
Love the LCARS in the background
Just bought one of these from dhgate a few days ago to be my more mindful daily driver, replacing an old pixel 6a. After this review im definitely putting lineage on it as soon as it arrives. Thanks!
Any luck?
Nice! Hope there will be more OS for eink in the future.
Its still too expensive... If the issue is removing any distractions from your phone you could use CalyxOS or GrapheneOs on pixel (second hand) that does the job. You can also add a black theme that removes the color attention...
Yeah but it's not an eInk screen so you won't get the battery life of the Hisense. I'm a HUGE longtime Pixel user. I'm typing on my broken screen Pixel 5 right now that I've had for 4 years but strongly considering getting this phone as my next one. Really wish there were more eInk phone options
@@con-rob yes the eInk screen is a nice feature but since no other brands go on it, it will be expensive forever....
@@tiagoreis5390 These phones sell for about 150-300 euros in China, but unfortunately they are very expensive in other countries.
Many thanks! I was going to go for the Bigme Hibreak but then I found your video. I just ordered the A9 in Aliexpress but I am newbie in ROMs so I am a little bit scared of flashing the device to LineageOS...
The reddit post does a very good job outlining the steps. But using the stock ROM might also be a suitable option, if you don't mind the mentioned drawbacks. It definitely has a couple of upsides as well.
Any hope of lineageOS on Hisense Hibreak ?
what do you think about the brand new TCL 50 Pro ? is the nxt screen really comparable with an E-Ink in relation to the eyes?
nxt paper *
I reviewed the TCL 40 NXTPAPER phones a while back and have a TCL 50 Pro NXTPAPER on the way. I'm also using a NXTPAPER 11 tablet regularly. So in short: I really like those screens - more than I thought I would.
But they are not like E-Ink. It's essentially a regularly backlit LCD screen with blue-light reduction on a hardware level and a nano-etched front glass. So readability is much more comfortable compared to regular phones, thanks to that no-glare front glass.
But it's not a reflective display technology so it's a very different experience to E-Ink.
@@ChalidRaqami wow thank you so much for the answer ! That was very helpful! I ordered the tcl 50 right away and it should arive here any minute. Very looking forward if you do another review for tue Tcl 50.
What about the a7 cc can u make it lineage works with it?
Does LineageOS make this any better in terms of network connectivity? Are you in the US?
I see that you have both. Boox Palma and this one. What would you recommend from the two?
I'd go for the Palma 2 if you don't need the phone functionality.
@@ChalidRaqami Could you do calls over WiFi with the Palma?
Awesome review. Great works. I have one and I love it. BTW, are you able to use LTE data on LineageOS? Thank you.
Thanks :) Yes, LTE data connectivity works fine - but you need to switch to LTE in the network settings, otherwise it defaults to 3G.
Great review! Pleaaaaaaase take a look at the Pocketbook Eo as well. There is NOTHING in English language media on it :'(
Should be ready next week :)
@@ChalidRaqami oh that is AWESOME news, thanks!
Where did you find the boot.img for the A9 lineage rom?
I used the latest one that was available from here: github.com/aimindseye/hisense-a9
"Battery life doesn't drop at an alarming rate." Not quite what I expected to hear from an e-ink phone review, so it is nothing more than a gimmick. No wonder nobody bothers to make them.
To be fair, I only phrased it this way because third-party ROMs that aren't based on the official ROM are often draining battery much quicker.
The issue with eink is that the larger real estate on folding phones creates such a huge advantage. If they would produce one with 2 screens or a folding screen, then they become seriously viable as reading/writing productivity phone.
Like the Yotaphone?
@@TomosLeggett Never heard of it. Eink is fantastic for reducing eyestrain. But people who read and write also need larger screen real estate. Therefore many non E-ink devices like the Samsung Z fold. Or even the discounted Microsoft Surface Duo. If an E-ink phone with similar form factor, and user of stylus ever came on the market, it could be a game changer. Going from a slab phone to a folding Z Fold has been a huge productivity upgrade for many why read and write.
Not really foldables still don't have e-ink displays. You buy e-ink phones for 0 pwm.
@@bassyey pwm? The situation reminds me when Apple refused to have styluses for Ipads. Simple point is that e-ink device maufacturers need to understand that for productivity screen real estate in terms of area, and ability to use a a stylus are paramount. A 6 or 7 inch e-ink phone is very lmited. I'm sure at some point someone will wake up and make one. Maybe in 2-3 years. Or maybe longer. But it will happen.
Yup, I would buy a foldable e ink device with android. I love these e ink “phones” but for genuine reading they’re a no for me, the screens are just too small
Can you review the e ink phones Minimal, and Mudita Kompakt? I get a lot of ads for those.
Yes, I backed the Minimal phone and have my eye on the Mudita Kompakt, but I suspect the latter will take more time. From their updates, Minimal seems to be much further along
@@ChalidRaqami Can't wait to see your review of those once they're both out.
@@ChalidRaqamiMudita just announced they will soon open their kickstarer campaign. Are you able to get a hold of it earlier before their release and review it for everyone?
@@ChalidRaqamiPeople are saying minimal was a scam :( I wonder if it’s true.
@@ChalidRaqamiAre you able to get a hold of Mudita Kompact before everyone else to review it?
Can you turn off the front light completely and just use natural environement light?
Yes
I think the market for this is a growing number of people like my wife who has extreme light sensitivity. She can't use a regular phone and there are many thousands of people in the same boat.
Is it possible to do the visual customizations without rooting?
You can change the icon-set with a custom launcher (e.g. Nova Launcher) without rooting. For changing the "Material You"-colors root is needed though (with Repainter or ColorBlendr - both work similarly)
Looks nice but it's not color so I don't want it. Maybe with the tcon T2000 chip they can upgrade to color screens?
A new video from Chalid ->>>> LIGHTSPEED MOUSE CLICK
I'm running Lineage without Google, but can't get GCam to work. Any tips?
I had to try a couple of different GCam ports - not all of them work. The one that works best for me is BSG's Google Camera port (org.codeaurora.snapcam) 9.2.113.
does it work with 1tb or 1.5tb scards?
It tells me: Playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner
Watch on RUclips
But I am on YT
No one will see this, but what is This but for tablets? I want a Boox Gp 10.3 but want to install lineage to dechina and degoogle the device, but no idea what device allows that
AFAIK there are no custom roms for Boox devices.
I think the best option at the moment is too root the Boox Go 10.3, debloat it and use a systemized root-firewall with only white-listing apps of your choosing.
Do you know if this phone connect to android auto for the car?
It should work, but I'll try it within the next few days and let you know.
I tested Android Auto with the Hisense A9 and Lineage OS today. I only used it for roughly 60 minutes for just one drive, but it worked without any issues.
@ that’s amazing!! I got the Bigme one but it doesn’t connect to android auto so I’m thinking of switching.
@@ChalidRaqamithank you so much for checking this! Just wanted to ask - did you have to download the android auto app or did it automatically connect?
I love this device aside from one major issue... Its connection to China... Is there a good guide out there to disconnect this device from China?
I don't have a guide at hand, but essentially what I did with LineageOS is probably the best option to fix that issue. Adding AFWall+ to only whitelist certain apps adds an extra layer of security.
@@ChalidRaqami You're awesome. Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to gain enough confidence in my Tech Abilities to be able to purchase this phone and make it secure!
Does it make calls on volte?
i really want to get an e-ink phone, but this is stupid expensive. The specs are IMO of a $200 USD phone. This obviously fixes the big problem of using this phone, software, but i still dont think it is a viable phone replacement. I'd rather just get the boox palma(bit pricey too, but not unreasonable) for the form factor and also have a cheap smart phone.
This contents awesome. More hacky and involved.
The perfect Eink phone doesn’t exi…st
FTFY 😅 it’s not available locally and modding is involved to get rid of the spyware 😢 hopefully the perfect Eink phone will exist future we can only hope!
I want to buy a phone that doesnt tire and make my eyes burn.
They told me amoled and super amoled are less tyring, but idk if i should choose an e ink phone if my problem is he eye tiryng and burning
why did you get A9 and not A9 pro?
There is no "Pro" version technically. You can get more RAM (up to 8GB) or Storage (up to 256GB) but it's still this same model.
does it support esim?
No, just a regular SIM card.
Is there an e-ink phone that is dual sim and 5g?
I think the Hisense A7 is a dual-sim 5G phone, but haven't verified it myself.
Someone really likes Star Trek
I bought this phone in 2023 for 239eur over aliexpress in 2023, i am so feeling bad for people buying it now for 500+euros
That would be perfect with less black backgrounds, and especially less animations.
Can't devs use color e ink on these devices ?
No, unfortunately not - the hardware is missing for that and I haven't seen a 6.1" color E-Ink panel yet. The Bigme Hibreak Color has a 5.84" screen, but that has a noticeably lower resolution than color E-Ink devices with Kaleido 3.
@@ChalidRaqami Hisense A7 CC has a kaleido 2 screen. It's only 100 PPI, but hey, it's a 6.7" screen. It does exist.
Why not just get a normal smartphone at that point?
I want black and white for digital detox.
Can you test google maps?
Just tested it quickly an it worked without any issues. Got a quick GPS fix, correct direction thanks to build-in compass shown and routing and navigation also started fine. I didn't test it extensively though ...
I need a Boox Device with sim-card slot :/
If only this phone was usable with Verizon.
Dual sim, great 👍🏼
Lose the camera add NFC and we have a winner
The Hi Reader Pro version has no cameras
I like your videos and look forward to your review of the Bigme Hibreeak and TCL 50 Pro.
No speakers in the Bigme Hibreak. Utterly ridiculous.
Kind of shocking it’s not on 5g but maybe the Chinese market is different
no ink color like others.., thks dude
You lost me at having to program my own phone.
The yota phone 3 was best.
A lot of changing . I thing that bigme highbreak or what ever is called ,is much better choice by price and specs . So not the best by far . Also boox or other will come up with better choices in the next months .
let me know how you were able to sign into your bank application on lineageOS
I didn't try specific banking apps, but with root access and using the Magisk module safetynet-fix (github.com/Displax/safetynet-fix/releases/tag/v2.3.1-MOD_3.0) it will pass safetynet check in YASNAC for both basic integrity and CTS profile match.
After adding the banking app the the Magisk deny list, it should work - but some apps can still detect root regardless. If that's the case, further tinkering with LSPosed is needed, which I haven't tried (yet). But that really depends on the banking app - no way of knowing other than trying specific apps.
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this phone is complete garbage to me since it doesn't let me use sdcards
What do you need SD cards for? I used to be obsessed with them but now since I offload everything to cloud or SMB share over my home WiFi network backup, I never need extra storage now.
No color screen - terrible
That’s why we get these , we are looking to detox
Can u speak even slower
Are you one of those people that only speaks one language and says stupid things about people speaking your language?
@@chisaomusician7752 sorry …u said that to slowly
@@darkstar223too* your grammar sucks, kid.
@@darkstar223you suck actually
there is a feature called playback speed that has been there since a decade or so, chief
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