Finally, Lenovo P780 8GB Got Kitkat 4.4 Update! Check it Out
Though Lenovo confirmed that they will provide Kitkat 4.4 update to Lenovo P780 8GB version, but we were in dark whether they will provide Jelly Bean 4.3 update from 4.2. But they make a jump from Android Jelly bean 4.2 to KitKat 4.4. Yes Lenovo officially launched the KitKat 4.4 update for Lenovo P780 8GB.
This is OTA or Over the air update. You can update your Lenovo P780 to Kitkat 4.4.2 from your Phone mean without connecting to PC. This update is from P780 _8G_ROW_S124_140403 to P780I_ROWS220_140722
This OTA update of Kitkat 4.4 for Lenovo P780 8GB is about 722MB. To update your Lenovo P780 8GB Jelly bean 4.2.2 to KitKat 4.4.2 just do this. Before updating make sure you have done a backup of phone storage files as in this process your phone storage will be completely formatted.
1. Go to settings
2. Then hit “About phone”
3. Now click “System Update”
4. Now you will see like this
5. Now click on Downlaod to download the update file.
After downloading just follow the ongoing guide to update. This process takes some time. So don’t press any key or force shut down while this process going on. The good thing while downloading the update file is you can pause and resume it. So don’t panic if your internet connection goes wrong.
After updating your lenovo P780 8GB to KitKat 4.4 you will lots of changes. The first change is the boot animations. Lenovo added a cool boot animation in KitKat upgrade for Lenovo P780.
Not only boot screen there are lots of new things that you will be able to see on KitKat 4.4 upgrade for lenovo P780. Here I am going to give a brief discuss.
1 Home Screen or Desktop:
The default launcher in KitKat 4.4.2 for lenovo P780 8GB gives you a feelings like iOS. Yes there is no dedicated apps options. You can access all apps from the desktop. You just need to slide right or left and there will a dock with having call, contact, message and browser as like as iOS. This dock is pretty helpful as you can make call or sms anytime while checking apps, you don’t need to switch to home screen.
2.File Browser:
The main working function of this new file browser is pretty same with older one. But looks has changed. New UI looks cool.
3 Email app:
This new app is pretty good and gives a smell of Gmaill app.
4. Callender:
In previous version of the JB calender that Facebook friend’s birthday was not showing though properly synced with Facebook. But this problem is fixed with this new Calender app.
5. Dialer:
6 Notification Bar:
This new notification bar is great. In the first slide down it just open the main main things. To expand it you to slide it down another time. And this notification tab is light transparent.
7 : Features:
Lenovo added some new feature in this Kitkat 4.4 update for Lenovo P780 8GB like smart dialer , wide touch, Shake lock, Smart Call and Smart Sound.
So Lenovo has done really hard work. So if you are using Lenovo P780 8GB then upgrade it to KitKat 4.4.2 now.
If you face some bugs or problem in Kitkat s226 update and want to roll back to Jelly Bean then read this bellow post
How To Downgrade Lenovo P780 To Jelly Bean From KitKat
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i perform OTA to S220 yesterday. 2 major bugs I found.
1. my both SIM IMEI become unknown.
2. camera is not working.
I will advice go to your nearby service center. I think they released beta testing version by mistake.
Hello! I have Lenovo p780 8G its running latest fw. Bit now this kitkat ota update just wont install. My phone is rooted,but i unrooted it for this update. And it wont update. I downloaded update and when i click install,it reboots in recovery and displays some error,certificate urror,error 7…sdcard 2 mount error….something like that… I tryed like 6-7 times,battery is at 70% but it wont get install update…can someone help me ??
What is that Lenovo Antivirus that is pre-installed on the new Android 4.4.2 on lenovo p780?
Its a Lenovo made Antivirus name security.
The Lenovo Antivirus preinstalled is free for a 9 months I guess, any additional feature if you want to use, it will charge you, also after 9 months, that Antivirus will get deactivated holding your phone for ransom, I did not find a way to remove that Lenovo Antivirus from my p780 yet.
In this KitKat update version the pre installed antivirus called SECURITY is made by Lenove and it’s free. You don’t need to renew or remove. It’s good.
Have you also noticed, while typing on the Google chrome, at times the backspace does not work, also it replaces with different words from the Memory that we previous selected from the Dictionary.
It is extremely inconvenient.!
Thanks for your comment but in my Mobile there is no such type problem.
How to root Android 4.4 on Lenovo P780? I tried but it is not work…
After update to kitkat, theme center don’t have a download option or view the list of downloadable themes.
Sir,
In this Lenova update kitkat version, i am unable to have calling screen with conatcts picture. is it possible to change that
after update kitkat 4.4.2 mobile is little bit slow………and ram available after update is around 250 mb just why???
Yup, these were some bugs, but lenove launched bug fix update. Update to S222 version to make your device fast and fix those problems. You will love this S222 update.
Hi, i am a lenovo P780 user. I am glad after reading your post about this upgrade. However, I am still not confident to update from jelly bean to kit kat yet as there are quite some issues raised in the web after the upgrade. Just in case there are bugs found, how do I fix it? Can I downgrade it back to Jelly Bean. Do enlighten me on this. Thank you.
Yup in KitKat update battery is major problem. And the second thing is that if you update to kitkat then you cant downdrade to JB. For this you need to root your device and flash stock ROM of JB. This is really a bad upgrade by Lenovo as this phone knows for its huge battery backup. If it drains quickly then its too poor.
Is it true that kitkat make the battery drain faster for lenovo P780?
Yup… It drains battery faster… But some sources say that if you charge not fully mean 100%, then it gives you some improvement.
I have upgraded my P780 to latest version S221. The problem what i m facing is about connectivity. The calls are not connecting either outgoing or incoming in both the Sim’s. I have checked for operator problem but that is not the issue, the sim’s are working fine in my other phone. Also, battery is draining heavily. Do take up this important issue as what is a cell phone worth if u can’t receive or make a call.
But they recently launched S222 update. Update now to fix those problems.
I was really exited to get the new KitKat update for my p780 . However the exitement didnt last for long.
Issues :
1 WiFi not working
2 ram is running on 80% all the time, please remember kitkats supposed to be faster
3 on restart the caller tune setting go back to normal.
Does anyone here know how I can get back to jellybean . I am really pissed I can’t even use the WiFi in my phone.. Those who are looking to upgrade PLEASE DONT UPGRADE TO KITKAT FOR LENOVO ITS FULL OF BUGS
I think those problems are fixed with S222 update. Now my device is smooth… and fast. Enjoy KitKat
As such I didn’t found any issues with WiFi connectivity but yes I am facing RAM issue, battery draining issue (thought there is some issue with my battery) and also some of apps showing message of “application stopped” eg google+ I reverted the Google+ updated and now its working fine. Also for rest of apps giving same issue I uninstalled and installed again.
KitKat UI is awesome. Although took some time to get used to it as i was much comfortable with lenovo earlier launcher.
Also I observed that the slide typing keyboard feature is missing in kitkat upgrade now I need to type whole word instead of just sliding through the keyboard.
Also noticed that after organising apps in desktop sometime on rebooting device it’s changing position of the applications.
Hope lenovo will resolve all the issues very soon mainly battery draining, application crashing, slide keyboard..yeaterday only i have updated the new update from lenovi but seema not effect..awaiting for new update with these issues resolved.
Try S223 update !!
KitKat update drains my battery like hell! GPS turns on by itself even if you turn off location services. don’t upgrade if you want to enjoy the P780’s stellar battery life.
Yup, it drains battery faster than JB. Though Lenovo released an update after the KitKat update, but still it drains battery much. Hope Lenovo will fix it soon. Otherwise sick with JB. The problem is with the Indian ROW UI, if you look at the Chinese VIVE UI of this same model P780 then you will find that kitkat drains less battery than ROW UI.
After last update the phone has become so slow that it sucks and I regret updating it. I want to go back to older version. Or try to format it or something. Its lagging alot!! There is no option as seen before of 3G or G on both sims.
If you want to roll back then you need to root.
Lenovo p780 KitKat upgrade after more problem
1 battery drain
2 network problem continue
3 gallery open problem
4 video open problem
5 free ram 200 mb
Hey, they have fixed it with the P780_ROW_8G_S222_140817 Update…Update your device.
Hi,
I also experienced the same. Battery drain faster and system running a bit slow. Hopefully this problem will fix soon, have anyway to make a report to android?
Thanks.
(P780 user)
Yes Lenove has fixed the battery drain problem with S222 update. Update your device asap.
Yes the battery drain problem has been reduced but it is not as good as the JB of early time. Now after the s222 upgrade, I find that the device P780 heats up terribly when the phone is accessing 3G on SIM1. If the internet is accessed on 2G on the second SIM, the heating up of the device does not happen
Hi There,
Please help me out Here!!!!
I have updated my Device (S222), but its still got problem, I dont want to go to service center. I want my JB back.
1: What do I do?
2: And if I go to service center How much time they will take for Downgrade my Device.
[email protected]
I think there is no process to downgrade without root…and if you visit service center they will suggest to stick with latest version which is KitKat.
I can’t expand The notification bar. I usually can do that when at JB by doing swipe-down at each bar, but now I can’t.
First swipe down to open Notification bar…then again swipe down like the pic in the above post to expand the notification bar.
After upgrading to kitkat, i faced problems:
1. Unstable 3g connection, it disconnects more frequently (sometimes each 2 minutes) compare to when using 4.2
2. Cannot expand notification bar, the way it used to be when doing a swipe-down on each notification bar.
3. “Security” ?? don’t need it but can’t remove it, its annoying.
4. Cannot connect to wifi hotspot.
I kinda regret upgrading my P780. Wish rolling back to previous ROM is simple things to do , but it isn’t. 🙁
Latest Update S223 is out. Can anybody please let me know wwhats new in that
There was User 0 in Notification bar and its gone….It also improve Antutu benchmark score.
After upgrading to KitKat, in theme center whenever i open desktop wallpaper, it shows an of “unfortunately theme center has stopped”. I m using latest upgrade of KitKat and still I m facing this problem…plz tell me what should I do????…except this problem KitKat runs great in my lenovo p780
any one help for how dongrade lenovo p780 from kitkat to original jeelybin
Hi..I updated my P780 to latest update on 11 Sep. It was working good. But in the morning I noticed that it was not ON. I tried to make it on, it is not booting up. No activity only vibrates in every 2 minutes or so. Any clue?
Hello Sir,
I bought Lenovo P780 on august 21 2014. When i connect to WiFi and if i give system upgrade it is showing the error “Network connection failed, please try again”. But if i connect to 3G and if i give system upgrade it is downloading the new version. My friends are getting upgraded version through WiFi{even though they have different phones}. So please help me in this situation sir.
For downgrade ti JB again..
What u should do..just google it bro..
There wre simple step to flash again to JB..
But with some risk if u not learn/understand enough..
Just downlad flashtool..Rom ROW 124..flash..thats it
i was updating my lenovo p780 to kitkat 4.4 but after 20% of udate my broadband went off (bsnl)after that my screen has become unresponsive. m in a fix , plz guide as i am
at a very remote location away from any lenovo service centre.
I already download kitkat 4.4.2 S220 updates, which means great for me, unless its a bit slower.when i check on system updates, i found new updates ver s226 are avaible, but failed to installed it.. maybe you can provide us a ZIP file format, then i can install it thru’ my SD card?
HEY TANMOY SIR IS LENOVO P780 A GOOD PHONE IN TERMS OF GAMING BATERRY LIFE AND CAMERA????? ANS IS KITKAT UPGRADE AVAILBLE WITHOUT SING WI FI
After upgrade my phone to kitkat…i face problem is that notification not work porperly example- somebody send me msg in what’s up but i not get msg notification after i open what’s up i got all msgs, i have face same problem in facebook messenger….. plz fix this problem..
Yaa.. Even I m facing the same problem..
Do not update to s223 it is worse of all. My phone is facing problem of connectivity though sim works in other phone. I wish Iwould have never updated. It is horrible. Now I have to visit service center.
S226 is out… Try it !!
Hi, I upgraded to KitKat and now I am facing an issue with the camera. The picture quality while clicking images through jellybean was far far better(awesome) rather than kitkat.. Now clicking pics on 8Mp seems like v are clicking pics on 4Mp.. Suggest me for any fixes..
Try to update it latest version s226.
Hi. I am from the Philippines. After I upgraded my Lenovo P780 to KitKat, I am amazed about the looks. It looks like iOS. However, when someone calls while the phone displays the “Preventing the phone from unnecessary… (I can’t remember the exact message when autolocking)”, I really cannot answer the phone. Even if the caller repeatedly dial my mobile number and I try to answer, it is failing. Also, my phone hangs vert often. After they released another update with a very large file size, I don’t know yet if my problems have been fixed. My phone hangs more often than before after the second update. Sometimes the keyboard is not showing. I need to restart the phone over and over. I have uninstalled almost all of my apps and deleted most of my files but same problems persist. I am restarting my phone for about 7-10 times each day and it is really inconvenient. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advanced.
yup looks nice but still there are some bugs.
By the way, my phones version as of now is P780_ROW_S226_140919. Thanks
Hi, It is past one month I upgraded lenovo p780 to kitkat 4.4.2 . Now I face a problem. My contacts are stored in Google account and they are getting deleted by itself. I am not sure why suddenly this deletion happens… Do you have any idea why this happens?
Thanks,
Vivek
Hi, i am updated s226. Still i am facing poor network signal. What will do. Please help anybody if can.
My lenovo P780 has the updated version of s226 but it gets no reception for the sim..My network doesn’t work on both the Sims, because of which there’s no 3G..also the Wi-Fi is also very weak.What do I do as I can’t make calls and use the internet either..Please help!!!
Hi, after upgrading to KitKat s226, the wlan connection disconnects automatically wen the phone is locked.. Kindly fix this issue..
factory reset or downgrade to JB
hi
I got stuck upgrading kitkat to my lenovo p780, I started facing network connectivity issue when i upgraded a patch earlier .. found that upgrading to Kitkat will solve the issue and started the upgrade it took 1 1/2 day to complete 96% and now the network issue started.. i dunno whether i could switch off the mobile and restart if from 96% or i should start from the scratch of upgrading.. kindly guide me on this… Thanks in Advance
Hi, Plzz help.. I have upgraded my phone to KitKat ver S226.. However I m facing various issues listed below:
1. Whenever I lock the screen the WiFi connectivity automatically gets lost.
2. I am unable to receive notifications on whatsapp, hike, messenger as well as BBM. But when I open the application I get all notifications and msgs received earlier.
These are the 2 major issues.. Plzz help me fix this else tell me how to go back to jelly bean.. Awaiting ur reply bro..
I have upgrade my phone to kitkat but my all installed applications are not showing. When i trying to install them from filebrowser it shows the your phone is set to block installation of apps.obtained from unknown source. So what can I do for reinstall my applications. Please give me suggestions.
DO a factory RESET..
Good day tanmoy 🙂 may i ask what just happened to my lenovop780? last night i was downloading a video via UC Browser and as i woke up this morning, my phone was shut down and no matter what i do, it wont start up 🙁
Hi Tanmoy Das, Please help me out with my issue I updated earlier as below:
Hi, Plzz help.. I have upgraded my phone to KitKat ver S226.. However I m facing various issues listed below:
1. Whenever I lock the screen the WiFi connectivity automatically gets lost.
2. I am unable to receive notifications on whatsapp, hike, messenger as well as BBM. But when I open the application I get all notifications and msgs received earlier.
These are the 2 major issues.. Plzz help me fix this else tell me how to go back to jelly bean.. Awaiting ur reply bro..
Good day tanmoy, i hope you can help me in my problem with my lenovo p780.
last night before i go to sleep, i was downloading a video in my phone via UC Browser, then i just left it downloading. as i wake up this morning this morning, i looked at my phone and it was shut down. i tried turning it on but it wont turn on. i tried charging it, it wont charge either. I have just recently upgraded my phone to kitkat. What may be the problem? I hope you can help me with this problem.thanks tanmoy
KitKat has lots of problems.. Try to cool down the phone and charge it while switch it off.
hi
i got the update from lenovo and till now i dint face any problem except gallery issues
every day i clear the ram so i get more bakup (even 4 day) i am totally satisfied with p780
tips
*clear the ram
*avoid unwanted data usage from security centre
*put the phone in to automatic brightness
*update security every day
*avoid browsing from harmfull website
tks
My lenovop780 is now running on android jb and ashpalt 8 is a bit laggy please solve this problem
Use any game boosters app.
How much time is required 2 download row 220……n thnks in adv….
It depends on your internet speed. But I will suggest you not to Update as KitKat has too much bug. Battery back up not much good as Jelly Bean S124. You can read those comments who have faces problem after upgrading. All though if you can downgrade or roll back to JB. But that is not an easy process. You can check from bellow link.
Hi there!
I can’t update system, because when I tap ‘update’ it says system has stopped working. Can you help me?
First switch off then on your phone and try. If still fails then Factory reset your phone then again.
Hello sir,
I was not able to update my p780 8 gb every time I click on system upgrade it says your system is the latest version.
It is s124 140403 build no.
I suppose this is happening since last week when I cancel the update it is downloading for kit kat upgrade
I searched a lot regarding this but all in vein till now.
Thanks
Sir I also factory reset my phone twice than also nothing fruitful.
You should factory reset from recovery mode.
Do a factory reset…and try again.
Sir how to do factory reset in recovery mode
Sir I did power and volume up simultaneous but it is showing Chinese screen
Hey check this article http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/factory-reset-lenovo-p780-factory-mode/
Sir I did factory reset from recovery mode twice still nothing fruitful. It is still showing latest version for 4.2.1
Thank you sir now after three times factory reset to factory mode I m getting update notification back
Well last question is it advisable to update phone to Kit kat.
does cancelled update causes phone to shut down and not turning on again? please help
Not like that.. You can cancel update !!
Now I’m on S228, no problem, everything works great and my phone is more smoothly. I like kitkat. No problem with battery drain. Like it!!!
Hi there this is nile I have got an update for S220 kit kat for my lenovo p780row 4GB jelly bean works fine but need a suggestion from u should i go for update coz lot of comments and reviews i read above disappointed me except urs so pls do the needful in helping me out….Thanx.
Hi, I have two lenovo p780
Both are not running with original stock rom due German language was not available.
One has Kitkat with VIBEUI_V1.5_1419_5_DEV_P780_baraljabi_V4 Rom and runs with some iisues in German language. Second one is with 4.2.1.
However, could I return to original rom with 4.4.2 S228 and I will have German language available?
Your reply appreciated
BR Marco
Hey Marco sorry to say that in Kitkat s228 you will not be able to get German Language!! I just checked it on my P780.
Hi tanmoy i have recd 4.4 Update for lenovo p780 row 8G ie: S220 should i go for it or wait for another update S228
Nile
Hey first of all Kitkat is not like as stable as JB but the latest kitkat version s228 is quite nice. So you can go for kitkat but you need to keep updating to s228.
Hello,
Which is the name of dialer application?
There is not typical name of Dialer !!
I have upgraded to P780_ROW_S214 and now when i get notification stating upgrade to P780_ROW_S226, I am unable to upgrade using my Wifi.
I repetitively gives an error pop-up stating Network Connection Failed – Please try again.
Can someone spare some expert ideas?
thanks in advance.
Make a factory reset and then try!
Already did twice. do you want me to send a snapshot?
Is your Wifi working properly? Are you able to connect your phone to Wifi and open any page in the browser? I think your Phone wifi has a problem. Try to connect using different wifi. If you have a laptop, then you can use it as wifi router.
If your phone wifi has a problem, then you have a hardware issue. You need to visit service center.
How to hide the apps in p780 after upgrading to kitkat
You can use a third party app!
Can I get my jellybean back in my lenovo p780
How to retrieve back all my pictures and sms? After I upgraded all my pictures were wiped out even though I pressed the yes to back up (as the question pop up while upgrading). very sad. Help!
How Can I Stop The Network Problem In J.B
Which is the latest update……. n should i update my phone??
Kitkat s228 is the last update!! But I think Jelly Bean s124 is the best you have. In kitkat battery performance down and its not that much smooth as JB. Stick to JB.
hi bro,
this is hasham recently I have updated my Lenovo p780 from jelly bean to kitkat 4.4 and after that I turned off my phone to insert sim cards. after that my phone is not getting start. its just vibrates at every 20secs. pls help me out this dilemma. pls
JB was great! Kitkat is not that much smooth! You can make a factory rest to solve this problem!!
And then now its asking update to 222. If i do means is there chance of better performance????
having p780 with 4.4.2 and baseband v24.2015/01/06 – p780_row_8g-s228_150112. Facing problem with Contact Manager : Not responding ” I have done factory reset but problem did not resloved. Please help
Roll back to JB! http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/downgrade-lenovo-p780-jelly-bean-kitkat/
i have lenovo p780 4gb.using since 1 n half years.stil din upgrade to kitkat row s220…afraid by seeing bad reviews. please suggest me whthr i wil upgrade o nt..tel him wats the advantage n disadvantage aftr upgrading.please help me out
be in JB!! Kitkat totally useless! Les battery and many problem! Be happy with JB!
Hi Tanmoy,
I have Lenovo P780 4GB. Now it is upgraded to Kitkat s228 version. I think it is not good version. Can you please let me know which version is best for my phone & also want to know how to downgrade the firmware version?
Thanks & regards,
Prasad Golipkar
If you are not satisfied with Kitkat then you can downgrade to Jelly Bean.. Here is the tutorial
http://sh039.global.temp.domains/~cyberkey/downgrade-lenovo-p780-jelly-bean-kitkat/
My phone lenovo p780 after upgrade not working touch why?
Do a factory reset!
After 4.4.2 upgrade contactmanager s giving problem.
It shows unfortunately cntct manager has stoped.
N call logs also shows d same caption.
Otherwise no issues
Pls help me out
Is there any more update planned for P780?