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UMI Touch could be the first Mediatek getting CM13

Martin FabianApril 14, 2016

Good news just came through for all the fans of the famous CyanogenMod, because UMI has just officially announced development of the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based CM13 for their UMI Touch model.

It’s not the time to pop the champagne yet though, because even in the press release itself they are not so optimistic about the expected time frame of the actual CM release. Porting to Mediatek and difficulties with the source code have been cited as the main obstacles, but they are optimistic enough to claim that UMI Touch is going to be the first Mediatek phone ever succeeding in that feat.

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In general UMI is not slacking with software updates and since its March release the Touch model has already received two new OTA firmwares. Marshmallow-based CyanogenMod OS13 if of course a different kind of an animal and a significant challenge, but fortune favors the bold so wishing all the best to the UMI engineers.

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jirkous
April 14, 2016
Imho it will be same story as with Umi Emax (the Lolipop promises) … hope I will be wrong as I have ordered Touch already.
Maksim
April 14, 2016
This is not the first time that they do CM, CM system but never released, hope this is not just marketing.

Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
April 14, 2016
When Lenovo release the complete kernel drivers for VibeUI based on Android 6.0 and this will happen soon then K3 Note would be the first. 😉
Stanislavla
April 14, 2016
Oukitel K6000 Pro VS Ulefone power VS Leagoo Elite 1 VS Elephone P8000 VS Umi Touch VS Jiayu S3+ VS Doogee F5.
https://youtu.be/32ZLIYQfAfY
Young
April 14, 2016
Believe UMI at your own peril.

Candy
April 14, 2016
The good news, Chinese mobile phone manufacturers began to focus on software, ulefone, Umi is a good representative.
Jason
April 14, 2016
Unlike some local Chinese smartphone companies, UMi seems to be spending some time developing the ROMs for its new devices. They have release two FOTA, since they released the UMI Touch.
Sami
April 14, 2016
I received my Umi Touch last Friday, it’s It looks fabulous, more beautiful than I expected and the battery life is pretty long. this is my second Umi Phone, my first umi phone is UMI HAMMER S, and I’m so satisfied.

Cherry
April 14, 2016
I have a Umi Touch, I trust Umi, I believe they won’t discard us.
Daniel
April 14, 2016
I also updated the newest FOTA in my Umi touch, camera is better, fingerprint is more sensitive, umi is a trustworthy company.
Martin
April 14, 2016
Umi Touch with Windows 10 Mobile include or at Rom ?
Larry
April 14, 2016
Umi Touch, it’s outstanding compared with other phones, I like it.

Assefa Hanson
April 14, 2016
LOTS of umi believers down below i dont think umi is a good brand or bad either they are like ehhhhhhhhhhhhh?
Stanislavla
April 14, 2016
GPS signal test of Ulefone Power, Oukitel K6000 Pro, Umi touch, Doogee F5, Jiayu S3+, Elephone P8000, Leagoo Elite 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZkRcVlhAAw
jirkous
April 14, 2016
Imho it will be same story as with Umi Emax (the Lolipop promises) … hope I will be wrong as I have ordered Touch already.

PSGF1
April 14, 2016
This is not the first time that they do CM, CM system but never released, hope this is not just marketing.
Mr.Flying Zoom3rz
April 14, 2016
When Lenovo release the complete kernel drivers for VibeUI based on Android 6.0 and this will happen soon then K3 Note would be the first. 😉

Stanislavla
April 14, 2016
Oukitel K6000 Pro VS Ulefone power VS Leagoo Elite 1 VS Elephone P8000 VS Umi Touch VS Jiayu S3+ VS Doogee F5.
Young
April 14, 2016
Believe UMI at your own peril.
Guest
April 14, 2016
The good news, Chinese mobile phone manufacturers began to focus on software, ulefone, Umi is a good representative.
Guest
April 14, 2016
Unlike some local Chinese smartphone companies, UMi seems to be spending some time developing the ROMs for its new devices. They have release two FOTA, since they released the UMI Touch.

Guest
April 14, 2016
I received my Umi Touch last Friday, it’s It looks fabulous, more beautiful than I expected and the battery life is pretty long. this is my second Umi Phone, my first umi phone is UMI HAMMER S, and I’m so satisfied.
Guest
April 14, 2016
I have a Umi Touch, I trust Umi, I believe they won’t discard us.

Guest
April 14, 2016
I also updated the newest FOTA in my Umi touch, camera is better, fingerprint is more sensitive, umi is a trustworthy company.
Guest
April 14, 2016
Umi Touch with Windows 10 Mobile include or at Rom ?
Guest
April 14, 2016
Umi Touch, it’s outstanding compared with other phones, I like it.
Assefa Hanson
April 14, 2016
LOTS of umi believers down below i dont think umi is a good brand or bad either they are like ehhhhhhhhhhhhh?

Stanislavla
April 14, 2016
GPS signal test of Ulefone Power, Oukitel K6000 Pro, Umi touch, Doogee F5, Jiayu S3+, Elephone P8000, Leagoo Elite 1
deeeeeezy
April 14, 2016
this sounded interesting as a CM fan, until I saw the fake reviews below from Umi employees…now not so interested. Shady company to do that.

Marco Lancaster
April 14, 2016
I don’t think so…
Jiayu S3, on development by a group of good developers in partnership with Jiayu.de, they already working on it for S3 and S3+ (read MT6753 minus version :P)
But doesn’t really matter who’s going to realease it first, but the stability is what counts for the end user.
MitsosDaBest
April 14, 2016

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