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huawei ascend 2

  1. pondabear

    Root Rooting

    Hi, I am really green to all this but have been reading your forums for awhile now trying to learn a bit. My laptop is out of commission right now, is there a way to root my huawei ascend II android 2.3.6 without computer? Or is anyone in the phoenix area able to do this and upgrade my phone...
  2. pondabear

    Help cricket huawei ascend 2 2.3.6

    Hi, I am new but have been reading the forum for quite awhile. I am not too tech savvy but have learned a bit. First off, I have the Huawei Ascend 2 2.3.6, courtesy of Cricket FINALLY upgrading me, yet I am STILL behind the times with a slow phone. Is there an upgrade that will make my phone...
  3. J

    Help Phone won't charger/turn on?

    Hello, I'm new and made an account just for this question so hopefully someone can help me out, ha. I've had A LOT of problems with my Huweii Acsend 2 and they've always been resolved, this time not so much. I'm not sure if it's just the piece of the phone where the charger plugs in or what is...
  4. D

    Help Video msgs will not play

    it just says, "this video can not be played" this really sucks cause i cant get video msgs, my friend send me a 15 second video msg, dont tell me the phone dont have enough memory to play the vid msg?????
  5. Q

    Root Rooting Ascend 2 From Straight Talk

    i just bout the ascend 2 for straight talk now i have been reading on the numorous forums and have tried almost every option to root this phone. and i seem to think that all the update and downgrade options i have tried are for cricket ascend 2 is there a solution to this? do i need stock 2.3.3...
  6. S

    Root huawei m865c straight talk

    hi, been trying to root my straight talk huawei m865c. been coming up on the net that it is the ascend 2 which is the 865 without the c. been trying all methods on this page and the cvm methods on playfuldroidz and unleashed prepaids on flashing recovery on fastboot it hangs at waiting for...
  7. P

    Help Hauwei Ascend 2 Insufficient Storage Eveywhere

    My Huawei Ascend 2 keeps telling me that I have insufficient application storage, insufficient browser storage, and now insufficient inbox storage. I deleted all my messages in my inbox and it is still telling me I have insufficient storage and I cannot receive any texts. Its really irritating...
  8. confineduser

    Root Hi I'm Confineduser

    Hi I'm confineduser, I stumbled upon this place looking for a way to root my ascend 2 however no guide has worked I've tried the guides here aswell and did not work I really would love to get it rooted so i can modify it accordingly
  9. F

    Root platform.zip and phone keeps going back to stock

    Sorry I'm very new to this I rooted my huawei ascend 2 haven't installed any rom's since I screwed up by trying to flash my recovery as the wrong phone so anyways I reboot my phone volume up and power and it says installing new firmware and after that I'm back to stock 2.3.3 no root all my apps...
  10. F

    Root please help first root stuck on logo screen

    please been up for 17 hrs i cant figure it out used rom manager am i screwed i need a serious tutorial. or a garbage can? i dont know what to do way to new
  11. D-U-R-X

    Ascend 2 FAQ's

    This is a work in progress and, as such, if you feel that there is anything that needs adding, please PM a guide or start a thread in Private Chat With Staff with your suggestions. Many thanks :) 1. General Android phone FAQ's? 2. How can I improve my battery life? 3. Are there any...
  12. E

    Help Cant watch videos

    i cant watch any videos.. whether online or an app it just keeps on loading. What do i.change so i can watch videos online
  13. P

    Root Rootin 2.3.6 and Multi touch?

    Hello i recently purchased a ascend II from cricket and was upset with the lack of multi touch. Iam new to android so iam looking for a easy step by step guide or a link to a step by step guide for rooting 2.3.6. I have done some searching but havent seen much that say there compatible with...
  14. D

    Root why does ROM manger think my phone is an M860(Ascend 1)???????

    i rooted my phone with SDK and Super One Click, everything seems to be fine. except, when i try to download the cm7 ROM from ROM manager, it reads my phone as an m860. why? also, when i try to do a backup of my stock ROM or try to install the cm7 ROM, my phone gets stuck on the white Huawei...
  15. D

    Root how long does it take?????

    how frickin' long does it take ROM Manager to back up the stock ROM? my Ascend 2 has been on the white Huawei screen for like an hour now...
  16. K

    Root Pre-Installed apks

    I have my phone rooted and bought root explorer, I know the pre-installed apps are now in system/apps for the new 2.3.6 kernel however I don't know the names of the apks, they must have been changed. There is no photobucket, uno, bubble bash, etc. so does anyone know the names to these apps? I...
  17. Sanzenbacher

    Huawei Ascend II, how much could I sell it for?

    Rooted, unlocked, able to be used on US Cellular, CricKet, or MetroPCS. I'm getting a new phone, was wondering how much this could potentially sell for? Also included is the box, the booklet, the charger/usb charger, 2GB mem stick, and a hard protective case. Will have pictures in a few...
  18. kingjay2012

    Help RGB Death Screen

    My phone is not booting up and is currently stuck on this screen, can someone please help me? i tried recovery and everything.....
  19. C

    Help Help! cricket Acend II

    woke up this morning and my phone was stuck on the huwaei load up screeen took the battery out and put it back in it loaded to a screen that said FTM MODE (black screen, yellow letters) next i read to take out the battery and plug it in and all that did was bring me to a screen that was update...
  20. Sanzenbacher

    Help US Cellular phone, flashed to stock...now coming up as a CricKet phone...:|

    Firstly, I should mention I am a US Cellular customer. I made a thread a few days back about flashing my phone to stock. I did so, but now instead of after the Huawei logo, simply a screen saying "android" appears (as opposed to the US Cellular), then when it turns on, it states everywhere it...
  21. thejerk

    Help bluetooth and windows 7

    i simply cannot get files to transfer from my windows 7 pc to my phone VIA bluetooth. i can stream music fine (listening to a state of trance ep 500 right now), i can use my pc as a hands-free set, i can send files from my phone to my computer but not vise versa. ive sent files from my wifes...
  22. J

    Root rooting

    Ok I been trying to root my phone all day and not having no luck what so ever.. has Us Cellular somehow blocked this? i got android version 2.3.6
  23. MSaV81

    Help Cant download apps unkown error 110

    i rooted my huawei ascend 2 phone and frooze some stock apps with gemini app manager and everything was fine until i decided to not want to be rooted for some dumb reason. Anyway in my stupidity i thought just deleting everything would unroot me i deleted all my rooted apps including rom...
  24. C

    Help Huawei will not send a text message

    Just got my huawei m865, but it will not let me send a standard text message, the only way it will let me send a text is if i have it in multi media, or attach a picture to it. is there any way to fix this!?
  25. D

    Root new to Android, rooting questions...

    hello all, i'm new to the forum and new to Android. i stumbled upon this forum when looking for detailed specs on my phone. i have the Huwawei Ascend 2 from U.S. Cellular. i guess my main question is, what can i gain by rooting this phone? my biggest problem is the bloat ware, the speed...