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

Peig Sayers · 21-02-2017 9:34pm

The phone wakes up every time I get an email. Pain in the arse. This has only happened since I upgraded it the other day. Also, the pulse notification light kept switching on even though I kept turning it off in settings. I re-started the phone and it now has switched to waking up instead.

Any idea how to sort this?

deadanonymau5 · 22-02-2017 1:37am

StereoSound wrote: »

I had the Ultra 6 and it was one of the best phones I ever had. Sold it recently though.

Get much for it? Adverts/eBay?

:(I still havent got around to selling mine

Asus X540L · 22-02-2017 10:39pm

long_b wrote: »

Hotspot cutting out issue is annoying.
I'm guessing it's to do with the battery optimisation settings. Anyone have an idea on which app needs to be changed?

long_b wrote: »

No, Meteor. It's pretty much like clockwork

airmech wrote: »

Ya mine goes off every 15 minutes.

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Improved idle mode to increase battery life or something. I don't think it has.

Hi guys I'm having exact same issue anyone find a solution yet?

This is a nightmare

Asus X540L · 23-02-2017 1:13am

Hi all I did a factory reset and the hotspot seems to be holding.

So I'm guessing it's a common app that's causing the problem or maybe a google thing - I skipped signing into Google for the time being.

I'll let you guys know if I have any updates.

airmech · 23-02-2017 9:39pm

Asus X540L wrote: »

Hi all I did a factory reset and the hotspot seems to be holding.

So I'm guessing it's a common app that's causing the problem or maybe a google thing - I skipped signing into Google for the time being.

I'll let you guys know if I have any updates.

Factory reset ,will this wipe everything including rolling back all updates?

Asus X540L · 23-02-2017 10:53pm

airmech wrote: »

Factory reset ,will this wipe everything including rolling back all updates?

It'll wipe everything but keep Marshmallow.

jgbyr · 26-02-2017 3:30pm

Anyone experience an issue where all open apps minimise on screen. Started on Friday night & I've done a factory reset but made no difference. Even typing this is difficult as the screen keeps switching to a different app.

spindex · 26-02-2017 11:19pm

Iv unlocked this phone onto the three network, if I do a factory reset do I have to unlock it again ?

DopeTech · 26-02-2017 11:26pm

spindex wrote: »

Iv unlocked this phone onto the three network, if I do a factory reset do I have to unlock it again ?

Nope.

AndrewJRenko · 27-02-2017 12:03am

jgbyr wrote: »

Anyone experience an issue where all open apps minimise on screen. Started on Friday night & I've done a factory reset but made no difference. Even typing this is difficult as the screen keeps switching to a different app.

No, but the home screen app has died on me a few times today. Other apps kept running normally, but if I needed the home screen I had to reboot.

kyeev · 27-02-2017 12:14am

One of my Bluetooth headphones is refusing to connect after the marshmallow update. Another Bluetooth speaker eventually connected after faffing about for 5 minutes.
Annoying, and no fix that I can find

DanC90 · 27-02-2017 10:13am

AndrewJRenko wrote:

No, but the home screen app has died on me a few times today. Other apps kept running normally, but if I needed the home screen I had to reboot.

Try installing Nova launcher from the play store and set it as your default launcher, if that fixes it then there's something wrong with the stock launcher and you might have to factory reset to get it right again or just keep using Nova.

airmech · 27-02-2017 6:48pm

Asus X540L wrote: »

It'll wipe everything but keep Marshmallow.

Thanks, this worked for me.

Sasso · 28-02-2017 10:56pm

Hi, help please. Did update other day and now have android 6.0.1 version.
Since then phone changed. Wallpaper gon, apps dropped etc. Tried looking at app and don't seeem to have facility to store or mov etc sd card. Tried google etc andd don't even have app file manager facility anymore. Any ideas please ?

deadanonymau5 · 01-03-2017 5:20pm

Sasso wrote: »

Hi, help please. Did update other day and now have android 6.0.1 version.
Since then phone changed. Wallpaper gon, apps dropped etc. Tried looking at app and don't seeem to have facility to store or mov etc sd card. Tried google etc andd don't even have app file manager facility anymore. Any ideas please ?

http://www.boards.ie/ttfthread/2057690041/1

CiniO · 02-03-2017 1:51am

My phone showed an update available on 10/01/2017.
But it didn't install sucessfully.
I tried again a month later, but still no joy.

After that no sign of Marshmallow update everyone here are talking about.
It's not showing up, so I'm still with 5.1.1

Attached screenshots of available update details, and screenshot of failing update.

Mantis Toboggan · 02-03-2017 8:53am

Your better off on 5.1 anyway imo.

vectra · 02-03-2017 11:01am

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Your better off on 5.1 anyway imo.

Explain.

Mantis Toboggan · 02-03-2017 11:08am

vectra wrote: »

Explain.

Lots of complaints from people online since updating.

I've 2 of these phones in the house and both have seen problems with battery life, wifi, Bluetooth, headphones, data & APN settings.

Both phones were perfect before.

Sasso · 02-03-2017 11:11am

True, agree. I posted on VF link above. Very disappointing and frustrating. Hope VF get act together soon

vectra · 02-03-2017 3:22pm

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Lots of complaints from people online since updating.

I've 2 of these phones in the house and both have seen problems with battery life, wifi, Bluetooth, headphones, data & APN settings.

Both phones were perfect before.

Strange.
I have two of them here as well.
Both on Tesco mobile
Updated bot, though I dont use headphones, We have zero issues since upgrade. Battery life seemed a bit shorter for the first few days, but all is good now again.

.red. · 02-03-2017 5:25pm

Since the update I've noticed one thing about the Bluetooth.
If its turned on and I start the car it hooks up to my parrot system and all is good.
If I start the car, then turn on the Bluetooth on the SU6 it connects to the parrot for a few seconds and disconnects again.
First world problems it may be but its kind of annoying.

yosser hughes · 02-03-2017 5:40pm

vectra wrote: »

Strange.
I have two of them here as well.
Both on Tesco mobile
Updated bot, though I dont use headphones, We have zero issues since upgrade. Battery life seemed a bit shorter for the first few days, but all is good now again.

Can you store your apps on the SD Card?

PatM65 · 02-03-2017 7:24pm

I unlocked my Ultra 6 and am on the Three network.

Does anyone know if I can switch to Vodafone or any other provider?

Do I need to unlock again somehow or is it just a case of putting in a different sim?

.red. · 02-03-2017 8:06pm

PatM65 wrote: »

I unlocked my Ultra 6 and am on the Three network.

Does anyone know if I can switch to Vodafone or any other provider?

Do I need to unlock again somehow or is it just a case of putting in a different sim?

If its unlocked then it'll accept any sim.

airmech · 02-03-2017 9:22pm

My battery life is gone terrible, can I uninstall this?

vectra · 03-03-2017 1:43am

yosser hughes wrote: »

Can you store your apps on the SD Card?

Never used an sd card in it to be honest.

yosser hughes · 03-03-2017 11:55am

vectra wrote: »

Never used an sd card in it to be honest.

How much internal storage do you have?

.red. · 04-03-2017 8:34am

Anyone notice the ridiculous amount of updates that apps on the phone are getting?
I've 52 icons/apps and every morning there's anything between 5-10 of them after updating during the night.
I have to turn the phone screen down as the light keeps waking my wife lol.

DopeTech · 04-03-2017 8:39am

vectra wrote: »

Explain.

Probably referring to the aux and tethering issues in the marshmallow update.

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

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