Official UK 5.1.1 OTA now rolling out.

My phone arrived on Thursday, £2.29 to unlock it and got the 5.1 update straight away. Very impressed with it, although if you're used to a flagship you'll probably find that this isn't very aesthetically pleasing. Just filling up the 128GB card and this is a hell of a machine for the money.

i got the upgrade but it disabled my mobile internet! sorted it now..still not sure what i should remove tho? anyone please?

I've just upgraded to 5.1.1 and can confirm Skygo now works

Just a quick note to say that the OTA 5.1.1 update downloaded and installed itself without any problems. As far as I can tell, every thing that was working before is working still.

Just checked and yes, I have the 5.1.1 update on my SU6. It's downloading as I type this. I have a FreedomPop SIM in my phone which I thought might block the update but clearly it doesn't.

Reading through the comments there it sounds like the Turkish rom might be the one to stick with anyway.

http://www.modaco.com/forums/topic/376630-~-grab-them-now-~-official-uk-and-ireland-511-ota-file-downloads/

If you dont want to wait.5.1.1 download

well i love the phone..i had a sony z and my daughter said keep it as it will be a better cam, but delighted to say this looks fab so far :smiley:
How do i remove the voda stuff please? im really green with technology and dont want to remove the wrong things...

Anyone know a workaround for the sky go miracast issue

Can anyone recommend some good cover for this phone?

How would this phone compare to my current Samsung Galaxy Note 2? Looks as though I can get £85 trading it in so if this is going to be be an improvement for a net spend of £15 I'll consider it

If anyone wants to find out anything about this phone, they should check out the MoDaCo dedicated forum. So many questions appear in every deal for this handset that have all been answered there.

link

Can you post a link to the dedicated thread please? I tried Googling it, but got 600+ results on HUKD alone! Ta.

Ah, I presume it's this one:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/ask/vodafone-smart-ultra-6-update-android-5-1-1-now-available-ota-2338859

Wondering if Update will still be offered if this phone has been Network unlocked and secondly is it likely that installing the Upgrade will relock the phone? Many thanks.

Hi, I have had one of these for a few months now and I am very happy with it. I got it for £99 and I used Ebay to get an unlock key. 3 days ago it offered me the upgrade to Android 5.1.1 and I immediately chose to install it. All appears to be well since except that the phone no longer switched off easily. I now have to go to the 'make a call' screen then it switchees off with no dificulty. Camera OK for me. Battery great compared to my old Samsung and I can get almost two days out of a charge with light use. Overall very happy with the phone over the past few months. Great value for the money when you check out the specs.

Anyone on o2 got data working? If so can you let me know apn settings pls. I'm struggling and o2 are useless

Can anyone advise please?....a reliable supplier for unlocking. Are they all the same? I'm reluctant in case I "brick it": whatever that means. Presumably locked forever and ever. Thanks

This or the moto g 3rd gen

Oh heck missed it again!

Great phone for the money. Happy with mine. O2 are being frustrating with the apn settings and getting data up and running though.

What app are people swapping the text messaging for?

Or buy a tempered glass screen protector separately - about £3 each, inc. from UK stock.

I've got one of these pending a return to Amazon as I ordered a Moto G 3rd Gen for the Mrs instead and it was unlocked/no bloat etc. I haven't opened the box etc so I'm not sure what it's like or how much bloat it has or what aggro I'm going to have unlocking it.

I'd been toying with the idea of keeping it myself to replace my Moto G 2nd gen.

Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't send it back and why it should replace my 2nd gen Moto ?

Ordered one of these last night because I want my SD slot back. Currently using a OPO. Am I correct that I'll need to ask my provider for a new SIM?

Better off spending a little extra money to get one a tempered glass screen protector.

In case it helps anyone i just chatted to Three via online chat and they can send a replacement nano sim for free but advised it may cost up to £5 to do this in store. No brainer there then. New sim only comes to life when it is activated so no issues for xmas.

I put the fone in my basket last nite, price £100
Went 2 checkout 2day & it has went up 2 £115

Now 115

What's the maximum size sd card the phone can take as some say 64gb or 128gb

115 now.

Recently got this phone. Really impressive for £100. Build quality is superb, screen is excellent, processor is speedy and the camera is really good. The previous phone I has was an iPhone 4s so for me, a big difference. Also, it's quite nice to have an alternative to an iOS phone. I find Android really nice to use.

Does anyone know a safe way of getting the Vodafone Bloatware off?

Oops! Just seen the post above.

Have to say this is a brilliant phone for the price.

- Unlocking is easy and costs around £1.99 on eBay.

- Most of the Vodafone apps can be uninstalled. The rest can be disabled.

- The battery life is decent and the phone's performance cannot be questioned at this price point.

- Please note that this phone is very big in terms of size. The screen is very pleasant but it's obvious the size won't be perfect for everyone.

- £100?? You can't go wrong in my opinion.

- Oh and the phone has NFC, 4G, Bluetooth and wifi.

Enjoy!

Anyone know how you get the battery to show as a % on this in the top corner?

Excellent phone but getting ready to send back to amazon. Bloody charging battery when off charges 95%, phone on airplane mode charging charges 99%. So annoying, anyone else had this problem ?

Notice that price went up but somehow manage it to buy for 100 because had it in the checkout

Showing £115 now.

I have this phone, some people have commented that they have received the android update, I'm confused shouldn't we all have received it at the same time?

Ordered. Nice on. This was £100 from vodafone themselves until they jacked up the price for £115 just before black friday.

Been using one since the summer. Great phone.

Picked one of these up during the last deal and I'm pretty happy - it's a bigger phone than I'd really like but problems are few

Power button is a bit-too-easy to hit and the case feels a bit cheap and has a ridge around the side which feels like the back is loose (it's not even removable) - both of those solved with a gel case for £2.99!!

That non-removable back means no swapping batteries - but the battery life is pretty amazing (see below) so I don't really care.

Screen lacks the saturated color of devices like Samsungs - but they do oversaturate everything and I've gotten used to seeing my pictures 'as they really are' and not in some weirdo HDRed glow.

People criticize the camera and it's not amazing but it's not terrible either - it's better than the camera in my other half's Xperia M (which shoots in 'blue' or 'orange' tints) - it's as-good-or-better than the one in my S3 was - I need no more than that.


It's a lot of phone for £100 - the battery is particularly impressive as my old S3's battery was 3.5 years old and wouldn't last a whole day - but even when new it wouldn't last 2 wheras this lasts 3 and has something left over****

**** it might even last 4 but it starts throwing "Low Battery" warnings (which causes some apps to stop syncing and other things) at 25% - rather than the usual 15% - no idea why but you kinda have to recharge at that point.

Unlocking is dead simple and cheaply done (see my last comment)

Bloat - I uninstalled all the Voda apps from the normal Settings->Apps - 2 cannot be removed (Message+ and Vodafone Update) but they can be disabled - which means I have what appears to be a completely 'vanilla' Android device with the only sign of it's Vodafone past being the logo on the back ;0

The Moto G 'feels a bit better' (the grippy back plus slightly better materials) and some people reckon it's a bit quicker overall but it's also 40% more expensive. If you care about 'clean Android' and 'latest Android' it MIGHT be worth the extra - at this price point I'll take what I get.

Can you unlock these?

vodafail? wow... trying MUCH too hard
flashbackafail.... <--- hope this catches on

Great phone and even better for £100! I've had one for several months now and love it. The display is excellent. Fast and responsive. Battery lasts. Dropped a 32gb SD card in for Spotify. Just waiting for 5.1.1 to arrive soon.

Got 2 of these for the boys.
One in July, other last month for eldest's birthday.
He actually came up to me on Tuesday and said he absolutely loves his new phone!!
Bit of an upgrade on his old huawei y300!!

He had the 5.1.1 update last night, all done ok. Dunno about junior as never saw him yesterday.

I made a debloated and debranded 5.1.1 rom based on the Turkish rom if you can't be bothered to wait.

Its over on modaco. (f1ux rom)

Great find missed last deal by seconds... Ordered :wink:

It's not there - I think they're just talking about the Over The Air update being released.

Perfect cheers got two, ideal for kids Xmas box, just need unlocking to 3 now

fuuuuu, just bought this phone from eBay for £86 second hand, grrrrr

Think you can find the uodate here...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3uxdjy/android_511_released_for_the_vodafone_smart_ultra/
If you can figure out how to download it and instal it, please let me know because I can't figure it out!

Official UK 5.1.1 OTA now rolling out.

Good phone and great price but dazzling is the last word I would use to describe the camera. More like dull.