Vodafone Smart ultra 6 Owners Thread- apps, tips & tricks

Technocentral · 28-08-2015 11:29am

Anyone know if you can screen covers that fit these(sticky ones on screen that stop fingerprints) in Dublin?

StereoSound · 28-08-2015 1:06pm

I read on overclockers that's users are getting another OTA for the ultra 6. Nothing has come through on mine yet. Interesting to see Vodafone are taking an interest in this handset getting updates out.

banjolin · 28-08-2015 2:23pm

shanemkelly wrote: »

Yep, that's the one...

That's the one I am using too. I am using an Idmobile sim and I will hazard a guess that they are not supporting mms by default and thats why I fail to send. But the issue is converting messages with multiple SMS recipients to MMS.

Can that be stopped? The phone is on Android 5.0.2. The app is Android Messenger, the stock app for messaging on Lollipop, I believe.

deadanonymau5 · 28-08-2015 2:45pm

vectra wrote: »

OK
Funny type of question that may or may not be answerable.

Changed my car recently and got the upgraded headunit with it.
When setting up my phone on it ( MOTO G 2 )
I could add speed dials for some numbers
ie.
Favourites. When I added them I had a photo of the person in that shortcut. I changed to phone to one of these and now only have the favourites but no picture.
Can anyone shed some light on why this would be and if it is possible to get the pics back?

Were they Facebook profile pics? Try linking them again in contacts or syncing them in setting>accounts?

Im just guessing, I don't have FB on my phone.

GvidoR · 28-08-2015 2:49pm

How do you take a screenshot with this phone?

deadanonymau5 · 28-08-2015 2:50pm

banjolin wrote: »

Hello. Had this phone for a while now and can't fault it. It's unlocked but was updated while on Vodafone. Only problem is it won't send group SMS using Messenger. If you add more than one recipient it converts the message to MMS and then fails to send. Thankfully, because that could end up costing. But has anyone else had this issue.

Change your settings then from the default?

Click the three dots on the top right. >settings>advanced>group messaging

mathie · 28-08-2015 2:54pm

mathie wrote: »

I've some spare gel cases.

I'll do an experimental "pay what you like" (via paypal) if anybody wants one PM me.

Funds will go to a local hospital.

Last two available!

ActingDanClark · 28-08-2015 2:56pm

GvidoR wrote: »

How do you take a screenshot with this phone?

Hold volume down and power simultaneously

banjolin · 28-08-2015 3:05pm

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Change your settings then from the default?

Click the three dots on the top right. >settings>advanced>group messaging

If you mean Settings in the Messenger App it doesn't have "Group Settings" in Advanced, at least not on my phone, whether Messenger is selected as the default SMS app or not. See screen shot

If I select Hangouts as my SMS app I can send a group sms with no fuss, but it is such a clunky app.

I've been through every setting that I am aware of and can find nothing that relates to Group Messaging anywhere.

GvidoR · 28-08-2015 3:08pm

damian139 wrote: »

Hold volume down and power simultaneously

Thanks.

deadanonymau5 · 28-08-2015 3:09pm

banjolin wrote: »

If you mean Settings in the Messenger App it doesn't have "Group Settings" in Advanced, at least not on my phone, whether Messenger is selected as the default SMS app or not. See screen shot

If I select Hangouts as my SMS app I can send a group sms with no fuss, but it is such a clunky app.

I've been through every setting that I am aware of and can find nothing that relates to Group Messaging anywhere.

It has it on mine. I presume your using the Google Messenger app called "Messenger" right? Advanced settings is under vibrate on my menu.

deadanonymau5 · 28-08-2015 3:14pm

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Change your settings then from the default?

Click the three dots on the top right. >settings>advanced>group messaging

banjolin wrote: »

If you mean Settings in the Messenger App it doesn't have "Group Settings" in Advanced, at least not on my phone, whether Messenger is selected as the default SMS app or not. See screen shot

If I select Hangouts as my SMS app I can send a group sms with no fuss, but it is such a clunky app.

I've been through every setting that I am aware of and can find nothing that relates to Group Messaging anywhere.

It should have Group Messaging not group settings under MMS, where you can select sending an individual SMS rather than single MMS to all.

Update the app maybe?

Trond · 28-08-2015 3:28pm

Trond wrote: »

Couple of queries..... has anyone paired this 128gb sd card as yet? Saw a sandisk one on amazon for £51 earlier I might pick up.

Also I have 64gb sd card loaded with music and a few movies if I bang that into the phone is it likely to freeze it up for hours?

Update on this....

Took a chance and put in the loaded memory card and it worked perfectly and instantly.

Otherwise my first impressions of the phone are excellent. Watched a bit of a blu ray movie I had on the memory card and its fantastic.

vectra · 28-08-2015 7:06pm

deadanonymau5 wrote: »

Were they Facebook profile pics? Try linking them again in contacts or syncing them in setting>accounts?

Im just guessing, I don't have FB on my phone.

Err.
I dont think so. I am sure they were in my gallery, so I have gotten the pics, put them in my gallery and relinked them, still no joy on the headunit, I find this sort of weird,

touts · 29-08-2015 5:49pm

My week old ultra 6 just died today. Wouldn't switch on. I was driving along in the car with the phone in my coat. The Bluetooth system beeped to say it lost connection which I thought was odd. When I arrived and checked my phone it was dead. Battery wasn't the problem as it was fully charged this morning and after it died I tried plugging it in and it still doesnt work. Can't take out the battery which would have been my default action for similar problems with other phones. Too late to go to a Vodafone shop today. Anyone got any ideas?

clickhere · 29-08-2015 6:20pm

touts wrote: »

My week old ultra 6 just died today. Wouldn't switch on. I was driving along in the car with the phone in my coat. The Bluetooth system beeped to say it lost connection which I thought was odd. When I arrived and checked my phone it was dead. Battery wasn't the problem as it was fully charged this morning and after it died I tried plugging it in and it still doesnt work. Can't take out the battery which would have been my default action for similar problems withI other phones. Too late to go to a Vodafone shop today. Anyone got any ideas?

I think someone else had the same problem and they held in the power button on the side and it rebooted.

touts · 29-08-2015 6:48pm

clickhere wrote: »

I think someone else had the same problem and they held in the power button on the side and it rebooted.

First their I tried and still completely dead. Only sign of life is the blue circle comes on when charging. Other than that its dead as a do do.

jaqian · 29-08-2015 6:56pm

StereoSound wrote: »

I read on overclockers that's users are getting another OTA for the ultra 6. Nothing has come through on mine yet. Interesting to see Vodafone are taking an interest in this handset getting updates out.

I was told by Vodafone sales assistant that it will be getting the Marshmallow update; cannot wait, only hope it's true.

jaqian · 29-08-2015 7:00pm

I'm on TescoMobile, git the phone unlocked and a new nano sim and downloaded all the settings etc. However my phone says it's connected on O2 but the top of the screen says TM. Also that I'm roaming, is this normal?

StereoSound · 29-08-2015 7:01pm

jaqian wrote: »

I was told by Vodafone sales assistant that it will be getting the Marshmallow update; cannot wait, only hope it's true.

Wouldn't believe a word a sales assistant says.

DanC90 · 29-08-2015 7:04pm

CyberGhost wrote:

Has anybody made a jump from Moto G? What's your experience?

I'm coming from the 1st Gen Moto G and compared to that this phone is a massive upgrade, if you are ok with the size of the phone everything else is great!

Only problem I'm having is the battery on mine doesn't seem right, I've installed all the apps one by one to check if there's an app causing it and there wasn't and I put it in safe mode from fully charged and the expected battery life was only 1 day 6 hours so I suspect it's just my unit.

But as I said it's a great step up from the moto G.
Biggest difference for me is the screen, looking at my Moto G now the screen looks do dim on it even at full brightness, it also feels tiny to me now and I couldn't go back to a 4.5" screen ha. The way apps reload every time you switch to another use to annoy me but with this that's not a problem with the 2gb of RAM on it. And as you said not running out of space for new apps is good, I have all the apps I used on my Moto G and a few extra and I've only used 80% of the storage.

Mr Blobby · 29-08-2015 7:42pm

How would this compare to the Samsung S4?

GvidoR · 29-08-2015 7:52pm

Mr Blobby wrote: »

How would this compare to the Samsung S4?

Screen: 0.5" inches bigger, same resolution
RAM: Same amount
Processor: Roughly the same
Rear camera: The same, 13MP
Front camera: Better, 5MP vs 2MP on the S4
Battery: Bigger (+400 mAh)

Also this phone has a lot less bloatware, leaving more resources available for apps you want to use.

CyberGhost · 29-08-2015 8:39pm

DanC90 wrote: »

I'm coming from the 1st Gen Moto G and compared to that this phone is a massive upgrade, if you are ok with the size of the phone everything else is great!

Only problem I'm having is the battery on mine doesn't seem right, I've installed all the apps one by one to check if there's an app causing it and there wasn't and I put it in safe mode from fully charged and the expected battery life was only 1 day 6 hours so I suspect it's just my unit.

But as I said it's a great step up from the moto G.
Biggest difference for me is the screen, looking at my Moto G now the screen looks do dim on it even at full brightness, it also feels tiny to me now and I couldn't go back to a 4.5" screen ha. The way apps reload every time you switch to another use to annoy me but with this that's not a problem with the 2gb of RAM on it. And as you said not running out of space for new apps is good, I have all the apps I used on my Moto G and a few extra and I've only used 80% of the storage.

Thank You!

I hope it gets 5.1 soon. I'm waiting for that before buying.

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 29-08-2015 9:06pm

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--

I also have a red soft gel case for €3+€1.50 posted.

DanC90 · 29-08-2015 9:11pm

CyberGhost wrote:

Thank You!

No problem.

CyberGhost wrote:

I hope it gets 5.1 soon. I'm waiting for that before buying.

I'm hoping it gets 5.1 myself, with the virtually stock ROM on this I would imagine it wouldn't be hard for Vodafone (or ZTE) to do, but it wouldn't be that bad if it didn't because this ROM is pretty solid and has the likes of double tap to wake and the ability to remove app permissions. I highly doubt it will get Marshmallow update officially but if it got a CyanogenMod ROM of it then I would flash that and keep this phone until the "N" update.

CyberGhost · 29-08-2015 9:18pm

DanC90 wrote: »

I'm hoping it gets 5.1 myself, with the virtually stock ROM on this I would imagine it wouldn't be hard for Vodafone (or ZTE) to do, but it wouldn't be that bad if it didn't because this ROM is pretty solid and has the likes of double tap to wake and the ability to remove app permissions. I highly doubt it will get Marshmallow update officially but if it got a CyanogenMod ROM of it then I would flash that and keep this phone until the "N" update.

Marshmallow would be fantastic, but I'd be happy with 5.1. I hope they fix some bugs (

When you press the multitasking switcher button, it does not light up the capacitive buttons

) with the this phone with 5.1 and if it's solid I'll be happy with it.

corwill · 30-08-2015 5:24am

StereoSound wrote: »

Wouldn't believe a word a sales assistant says.

They'd tell you it'll cook you breakfast and iron your underpants if it'll close a sale.

Alanstrainor · 30-08-2015 8:55am

CyberGhost wrote: »

Marshmallow would be fantastic, but I'd be happy with 5.1. I hope they fix some bugs (
When you press the multitasking switcher button, it does not light up the capacitive buttons
) with the this phone with 5.1 and if it's solid I'll be happy with it.

Hmmmm mine lights up the capacitive buttons when I hit the task switcher!

Curb Your Enthusiasm · 30-08-2015 9:46am

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Hmmmm mine lights up the capacitive buttons when I hit the task switcher!

Same!

GvidoR · 30-08-2015 10:05am

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Hmmmm mine lights up the capacitive buttons when I hit the task switcher!

Same, on lock screen.

They're usually on the whole time when unlocked. Sometimes they do go out but light up again when you tap any of those buttons.

RainyDay · 30-08-2015 10:25am

RainyDay wrote: »

No, no text at all under the slider bar for me - no 'priority' option at all. I've had a look through the Sound settings, and I can't see anything that would affect this. Any ideas?

shanemkelly wrote: »

Make sure you're not playing any media (audio) files when you press the volume buttons. You should get something like this;

Strangely enough, when I tried to follow these instructions for screenshoting

damian139 wrote: »

Hold volume down and power simultaneously

the 'None Priority All' text appeared under the volume slider bar. It seems to be a bit inconsistent, appearing some times and not others, and I haven't narrowed it down to anything yet. But it's going in the right direction.

Seems a bit silly that I can't get to the 'interruptions' settings via the settings menu, but there you go.

DopeTech · 30-08-2015 10:33am

RainyDay wrote: »

Strangely enough, when I tried to follow these instructions for screenshoting

the 'None Priority All' text appeared under the volume slider bar. It seems to be a bit inconsistent, appearing some times and not others, and I haven't narrowed it down to anything yet. But it's going in the right direction.

Seems a bit silly that I can't get to the 'interruptions' settings via the settings menu, but there you go.

Is it paired to any Bluetooth device?

corsav6 · 30-08-2015 10:34am

CyberGhost wrote: »

Marshmallow would be fantastic, but I'd be happy with 5.1. I hope they fix some bugs (
When you press the multitasking switcher button, it does not light up the capacitive buttons
) with the this phone with 5.1 and if it's solid I'll be happy with it.

Mine works grand. It seems to be that each device has a different bug.

digitaldr · 30-08-2015 10:49am

jaqian wrote: »

I'm on TescoMobile, git the phone unlocked and a new nano sim and downloaded all the settings etc. However my phone says it's connected on O2 but the top of the screen says TM. Also that I'm roaming, is this normal?

TM use the O2 network so might be ok. I have had unlocked phones on TM in the past though and never saw any evidence of being connected to O2 -might have something to do with them being taken over by 3. Also from what I remember you need to have roaming on for TM to work.

RainyDay · 30-08-2015 10:55am

corsav6 wrote: »

Mine works grand. It seems to be that each device has a different bug.

Nope, haven't even paired it in the car yet - bluetooth is switched off.

neacy69 · 30-08-2015 11:13am

Hmm was all set to.get the galaxy note 4 on my upgrade but this phone has thrown me....I
I can get the note 4 for 169 on my upgrade so same price point but with an 18 month contract... Both phones are comparable with the note have an extra gb ram..
The ultra would mean no contract and free to use upgrade later on if needed or change network...
Currently getting unlimited calls texts and 5gb data for € 35
any advice?

bromley52 · 30-08-2015 12:53pm

I have a voucher if anyone in Cork city wants it.

Edit: please ignore this as I selected the wrong thread.

neacy69 · 30-08-2015 1:00pm

bromley52 wrote: »

I have a voucher if anyone in Cork city wants it.

For what?

ncur · 30-08-2015 1:58pm

bromley52 wrote: »

I have a voucher if anyone in Cork city wants it.

I'm guessing the Vodafone Smart Turbo offer from Dunnes? Wrong thread so.

Trond · 30-08-2015 2:23pm

Only issue Ive had to date with the phone is I cant seem to save pictures from twitter.

I get an "image could not be saved" message.

touts · 30-08-2015 3:27pm

touts wrote: »

My week old ultra 6 just died today. Wouldn't switch on. I was driving along in the car with the phone in my coat. The Bluetooth system beeped to say it lost connection which I thought was odd. When I arrived and checked my phone it was dead. Battery wasn't the problem as it was fully charged this morning and after it died I tried plugging it in and it still doesnt work. Can't take out the battery which would have been my default action for similar problems with other phones. Too late to go to a Vodafone shop today. Anyone got any ideas?

Phone is back working again. Left it overnight and whatever it was doing drained the battery. Plugged it in this morning and it started up. Bit of a pain that there was no way to manually reset it.

bromley52 · 30-08-2015 7:03pm

ncur wrote: »

I'm guessing the Vodafone Smart Turbo offer from Dunnes? Wrong thread so.

Oh. Sorry

neacy69 · 30-08-2015 8:17pm

Hmm was all set to get the galaxy note 4 on my upgrade but this phone has thrown me....
I can get the note 4 for 169 on my upgrade so same price point but with an 18 month contract... Both phones are comparable with the note have an extra gb ram slightly better processor...
The ultra would mean no contract and free to use upgrade later on if needed or change network...
Currently getting unlimited calls texts and 5gb data for € 35
any advice?

bajer101 · 30-08-2015 9:58pm

neacy69 wrote: »

Hmm was all set to get the galaxy note 4 on my upgrade but this phone has thrown me....
I can get the note 4 for 169 on my upgrade so same price point but with an 18 month contract... Both phones are comparable with the note have an extra gb ram slightly better processor...
The ultra would mean no contract and free to use upgrade later on if needed or change network...
Currently getting unlimited calls texts and 5gb data for € 35
any advice?

Your current €35 plan can be got for about €20 sim free. So if you lock yourself into that plan for another 18 months you will pay an extra €15 per month (€270) for the Note 4. If you think that the Note 4 is worth the extra €270, then go for it.

jaqian · 30-08-2015 10:00pm

Does anyone have an issue clicking on notifications? When the phone is locked or I'm in another app, I a floating notification saying someone texted or is calling but never let's me click on them.

Has anyone come across this?

GvidoR · 30-08-2015 10:07pm

Discovered a dead pixel on my Smart Ultra

Would Vodafone give me a replacement phone? I only have it 4 days.

Kenny Logins · 30-08-2015 10:12pm

GvidoR wrote: »

Discovered a dead pixel on my Smart Ultra

Would Vodafone give me a replacement phone? I only have it 4 days.

Might be worth trying one of the software fixes in the Play Store./ I have no experience with them, but they do seem to work in some cases.

crasy dash · 30-08-2015 10:31pm

Howdy all have the phone over a week well impressed have a cotechs case for it.

Problem is in work i tend to forget i have it in my pocket and am afraid ill make shyte of it have gone through one tempered glass screen already:(

Anybody have a link to a rugged case for it or do you think a case for a zte blade plus would do specs seem very close when i did a quick google.

deadanonymau5 · 31-08-2015 12:00am

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Might be worth trying one of the software fixes in the Play Store./ I have no experience with them, but they do seem to work in some cases.

What are they?

Never heard of software fixes in the play store

Vodafone Smart ultra 6 Owners Thread- apps, tips & tricks

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