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[Android General] RobboW:
Received my pack of 10 non THL screen protectors today. They are thick like the THL one, but definitely not THL stock being resold as the light sensor and LED have a cutout like the earpeice and camera lens. The genuine ones don't have the extra cutout.

I'll set up to make a video as I change it on my son's phone. Maybe tonight.

Edit:

I changed the screen protector tonight, took a video, turns out the camera uses .MOV format, what a PIA, next time I'll use a different camera that shoots directly to MP4. The video was pretty bad as such close up makes autofocus go all over the place.

The ebay screengaurd was rubbish, it fits poorly, leaving a large area around the edge uncovered, although the cutouts for earpiece, lens and sensor etc are well positioned. I also found it scratches. Left neutral feedback on ebay for it.The genuine THL screengaurd is far superior and I will get another and do a new video, however, my method worked well, it went on neatly again.

Basically, remove the old protector and ensure the screen is perfectly clean with isopropyl alcohol and a clean, soft, glasses cloth. Don't use a tissue or similar as they just drop dusty bits.

Place the new protector on the screen (front and rear slips still in place).

Using a length of sticky tape, stick the protector to the phone, down one side so it's like a flap, or page. Stick using the side that has the removal tag for the rear slip. This keeps the protector perfectly positioned and will allow the slip to be peeled off in the correct direction.

Lift the protector, ensure no dust or marks are on the screen, slowly un-peel the rear slip from the protector from the hinged (stuck down) side and allow the protector to bend into an arc as you push it onto the screen, peeling off the slip as it goes down. Use a finger to slide across and squeeze out air.

If it goes down well, there should be minimal air bubbles, just around the edges. Squeeze them out with fingers then peel off the front slip.

Simple and it works :P

And a pic of mine after 2 weeks with the new ThL screengaurd.

No scratches.
[Android General] last0ne:
where u buys the case?
[Android General] RobboW:
That's the extra hard shell that used to come with the phone. They may be excluded from some sellers though. The shell cracks easily, doesn't last long. My sons has broken beyond use, mine is older but I treat it better. I did put stickytape inside it to prevent the cracks getting too much worse. I also keep my phone in a soft leather Garmin GPS slip in case when in my pocket.

Waiting for our TPU soft cases to arrive. I purchased them before the protectors, so should be here soon.
[Android General] kaboc6:
Just arrived Antelife flip-cover and free battery.

All was ok but it smells like the Hell. Chinese plastic.

But all considered it's not bad for 8 euro.

I'll try to let the cover outdoor, maybe it will be better?
[Android General] last0ne:
i got blue hard case from seller. it's broken.

it's my new case but cannot protect when drop.

http://pantip.com/topic/31111623
[Android General] layup23:
Do you guys know if I can flash ludoo's rom if I place it on the internal SD card? My microSD card is a bit old and only a class 2. Thanks
[Android General] djport1973:
I can not tell you. But better if you have it on the internal memory. I keep the backup there
[Android General] leegoingtophili:
thl case butterfly s

nearly finished the case. i have just a pieace of leather to glue over the camera hole and we are good.

this case cost £2.49 from ecell store on ebay.

the case is textured and grippy although not real leather it certainly has the appearance of it.

not sure if i can post links if i can its just here ^ keeping the handset in this leather casing is a internal silicon case, witch seems rather thick but will do the job of protecting from falls, along with the leather case offers a good overall protection.

using a scalpel i was able to cut holes in the silicon case for the mini usb, volume, power and the mic. however the thickness of the silicon means using these keys can be difficult. in witch case the you would have to cut more silicon away for ease of operation.

the camera hole on the rear is almost a match for the thl placement but not quite. i had cut here also. both through the silcone and the leather case. however with 2 piece of spare leather. you can cunningly mask your activities here.
[Android General] leegoingtophili:
with leather strips ready for the rear lens
[Android General] emanuele252:
Hi. I bought this smartphone last week. It is arrived yesterday but I have a issue with display. Randomly an half of it becomes black for a while...then becomes again OK. Has anyone had the same issue? How did you solve it?
[Android General] junaid1989:
thl w200 problem

good day. sir i had thl w200 , after one month it suddenly held down , when i start it again then on the boot screen where animated logo of thl comes , some lines shows and set reboots. this phone does not start.

, i contacted to my provider of set. i sent them my set.. after 3 weeks they said that they tried every thing , even changed mainboard of thl, but they got no solution and phone stucks on the boot screen.

i also tried to flash it via spflash tool with original stock rom. but all in vain, plz can any body helps me? speciall [MENTION=3581215]ludoo[/MENTION] and [MENTION=469246]Senior[/MENTION] team [MENTION=4722974]RobboW[/MENTION]. i m a student and i spent almost full money on it. now i m v.much tensed. plz help me and give me a solution..

note: when i purchased my set i rooted it via frame root. developer team says that it is bricked due to your wrong flashing, but i could not understand that if it bricks then how it start at bootscreen? may it is softbrick? or booploop? plz help me.

thanks is advanced..
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Seems odd, If they tried a different logic board, then it would have to be the screen? But it makes no sense for it not to boot if it is the screen.

I dont think they actually tried a new logic board.

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Havnt heard of this issue, i would assume it is a faulty screen. See if you can return it for a replacement.
[Android General] Lindsay02:
ThL W200 for use in Singapore.

Could not get connected to GPS Satellite (always showing "Searching for GPS").

Please advise how to fix this. Thank you.
[Android General] ori.f:
OK. Problem is resolved. Hope that my findings might help someone.

About the faulty buttons + problems with the screen. I installed several roms (also from THL) and they all had issues - with screen offset, with buttons not working, and even with screen totally not working.

What solved the problem is THL.W200.130817.JBV2.HD.EN.COM

So I assume that there are several screen models.

Good Luck!
[Android General] Lindsay02:
THL.W200.130817.JBV2.HD.EN.COM Here Download: http://www.thlmobilestore.com/news/thl-w200-firmware/
[Android General] last0ne:
this file is last update on 2013.08.17 like filename or 2013.11.05 like website upload
[Android General] layup23:
I'm pretty sure it's not released in November since it was uploaded on needrom in August

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/thl-w200-2/
[Android General] True NZMikey:
How long have you let it search for?

When you first turn the GPS on, it takes a while to lock onto your location since it has no idea where you are.

If it still doesnt lock, try this:

http://www.gizchina.com/2013/07/23/how-to-fix-poor-gps-on-mediatek-phones/

I done that to my one and it seemed to lock alot faster.
[Android General] RobboW:
So there must be 3 different screens.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Thanks for that,

I should be getting it back today, i will tinker with it then.

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They are usually slow to releasing the new firmware (THL) But some phones come with it on, so people who buy the phones will have it first.

I wonder why they keep changing the screens
[Android General] Sargos76:
Rom

So if the firmware update is realy correct why does the zip sas 130815 !
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Thats a good point, i didnt see it until just now
[Android General] layup23:
I got my thl last week and it's the black one and it came with the 815 firmware. Perhaps the 817 is for the white one.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Anyone had troubles with SP Flash Tool?

I have been trying to install the driver for it on Windows 7 Pro, but i keep getting a "Program might not have installed properly" error... All im trying to do is install the new firmware to test it! Gahh!

**EDIT**

Damn that was a nightmare, I had to manually install each driver... But, ITS WORKING NOW! WOO!
[Android General] Lindsay02:
Who can help me, thank you
[Android General] True NZMikey:
I already replied to you in the last page:

How long have you let it search for?

When you first turn the GPS on, it takes a while to lock onto your location since it has no idea where you are.

If it still doesnt lock, try this:

http://www.gizchina.com/2013/07/23/how-to-fix-poor-gps-on-mediatek-phones/

I done that to my one and it seemed to lock alot faster.
[Android General] fbhtc:
....bad, bad, bad smell :p

...try this:

Press >>>System Settings. Scroll down to >>>>Location Access. Make sure both checkboxes here are ticked and that the middle GPS button >>>>On. Now press >>>>>GPS Satellites Tick >>>>GPS EPO Assistence, and then >>>>>EPO Settings, and check auto download. If you are connected to the net, press now >>>>Download (in bottom screen). If not, the next time you connect it will download automatic file EPO.

Then you start GPS outdoor, and quickly satellites are located.

Good luck,

Reg,

FB
[Android General] layup23:
I gave up on installing the drivers. I installed them once without the phone connected and now every time I insert the usb cable I get that "connected" sound and after 3 sec I hear the "disconnected" sound. So it's a failure so far. I guess my only solution is to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows and then install the drivers.

How did you manage to install them? And also what drivers did you use?( could you post them here so that I can use them please?)

Thanks!
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Download the drivers attached, then do the following:

Control Panel -> Device Manager -> Select(Ports (COM & LPT) -> Action Menu -> Add Legacy Hardware:

Hardware Wizard:-

Next ->

"Install the Hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)", Next ->

"Show All Devices", Next ->

"Have Disk..."

Browse for the Driver Folder, Select the corresponding .inf for your OS (Mine is 64x Win7, so i select the usb2ser_Win764),

Im not entirely sure which ones you are ment to install, but i went through this process and installed the first of these:

MediaTek DA USB VCOM Port,

MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM,

MTK USB Debug Port,

MTK USB Port

The drivers are not signed, so you will have to allow them to install.

Once you have installed all of the above, restart the computer, and it should now pick up in SP Flash Tools.

(You shouldnt need to install a fresh copy of windows, if its not detecting when you plug the phone in after the install, then it didnt install... I had this issue.)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Very bad, bad, bad smell.
[Android General] RobboW:
The issue I had was that even if I used one of those .exe driver install routines, when the phone was connected to a port, Windows would not install or load a driver as it shut the connection very fast. It was too fast for SP flash tools. If I had device manager open when I connected, I saw it appear then disappear, so had to be really quick to catch it and manually install a driver (got the tip from a member post way back in the thread), but once installed, SP flash tools picks it up every time. I think it's something to do with the pre-loader. I've had best success with battery out and do not put it back in. I'm also on Win7 x64.
[Android General] elsita:
could someone that has this file upload it somewhere else? the hosting place says it cannot be downloaded as it has been done 200 times already
[Android General] fbhtc:
delete
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
True xD, it arrived today and now it's in the front of a fan :)
[Android General] layup23:
I know that this problem was addressed before but I still don't get it. It's regarding the headphones- I've got a pair of JVC XX HA-FR201 and they have a button that is used to register various commands. On my old phone, the Xperia J, I was able to use those commands for play/stop etc.

Now I understand that the audio jack is different and it uses a different and that the THL w200 uses a different protocol ( if that's the problem) and as a result pushing the button on the headsets won't do anything.

But I saw that if I get a call while listening to music( and of course I had the headphones on) and I push the button on the headphones the call is answered. So that must mean that the phone registers the click-action. So that means that we should be able to use the click and program it to do other things. I've tried an app that worked with my Sony ( phillips headset) but it's not doing anything...

Another strange thing I realized is that if I push and hold the headphone button while listening to music, the screen goes off. Again if I release it and do it again the screen turns back on.

So I have to ask, is there any way we can use that button and make it do commands such as play a song or pause it?

Thanks!
[Android General] valdezsanz:
Try downloading JAYS Headset Control from the playstore
[Android General] layup23:
Doesn't do anything. It's just like phillips headset app. Tried changing the settings and nothing.. it's not registering the button clicks.

Later edit// Another question- I did an Antutu test and at the "others" section in "Device info", at the sensors part it says that the G-sensor is not supported as well as the Gyro Sensor.

Which seems strange because in the Settings menu there's an option to calibrate the G-sensor. Do you guys get the same results from Antutu?
[Android General] quasimidi:
Proximity/Ambient Sensor (CM36283)

Hi guys,

I have this W200 for a week now, and it seems all of the sudden, my Proximity/Ambient light sensor stopped working.

Even after flashing 0815/1817 stock rom, I can't calibrate it, nor use it.

The built-in proximity calibrator always fails, even on a fresh, new stock rom.

Does anyone has any suggestion how to solve this? (beside to send it back to minideal).

Thank you in advance!

R.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Look on needrom, its on there.
[Android General] automanual:
hey guys,

has any of you tried to play GTA Vice City on this phone? i installed it yesterday, and the game works fine while you're in the car, but when on foot, every couple seconds there's some kind of lag. then you get back in to a car and it's all fine again. GTA 3 worked fine for me, with the right settings. so has any of you tried playing gta vc on this phone? did it work?

also still nobody receiving the silicone case?
[Android General] josephuslee1985:
730g...OMG~
[Android General] elsita:
if this is the same as the one in needrom it has many problems and it is not recomended

I cannot understand why there is no official rom avalaible today, after several months ot the phone launching, this is absolutely stupid from thl, maybe their hardware is superior to other brands, but not making avalaible a stock firmware for flashing our phones in case something goes wrong is clearly unacceptable ...
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I play GTA Vice City on mine, and for me it runs well on foot or on car, only with few tiny lags sometimes.

Also, I didnt received the silicone case yet.
[Android General] Sargos76:
New firmware update link

From Ludo

mega.co.nz/#!Ms4gTAIb!eNVbhUJ-yu6U0SqH_tI102T7RoYGgIu5nSuC5axWaRs[/url]
[Android General] funomoly:
update: CSR works fine now, i had too many active apps going on (about 12) - once stopped the game worked a charm!
[Android General] RobboW:
My case has not arrived either, starting to think it never will......

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] funomoly:
Aw man, hope its just delayed by snail mail :] I got my case, well its a rear thl housing with a screen flap connected, makes it easier to hold without worrying I'm gonna drop it... I have learned from my history with smartphones!
[Android General] True NZMikey:
What were the problems with it?
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I already received the flip case, but the silicone one I didn't. I like the flip case, it protects well the screen, but not the rear. So I made some transformations on the hard case, and now im using both :)

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Good :)
[Android General] elsita:
no problem so far, but it eventually may come, and if we have no flashable rom from pc we won't be able to recover it

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thank you sargos, but this firmware is not flashable with flashtools ... that is what I am looking for
[Android General] Dean123:
I got my silicon case from bang good last week. tis good.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
The version on Needrom is only flashable via flashtools. Version 130817. That is the latest. Also why would you say it has many problems and its not recommended, if you then say it has no problems?

Also if you have a look, it is the official rom. So im not sure where you are getting that information from.
[Android General] octavia:
Hi, were you able to work out this problem with the button? I tried 3 so far and none of the buttons work. Not even the ones that came with the phone.
[Android General] junaid1989:
sir.. they told to me that they have tried 3 time by replacing the main board.. [MENTION=3581215]ludoo[/MENTION] [MENTION=5382723]Senior Member[/MENTION]s @*All* .. sir any other solution?
[Android General] RobboW:
No, the button does not work on any headset I have tried, however, the microphone does work.

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I've been playing CSR today, it runs smooth. It's an addictive game too. Been through the first rung racing a modded Mini Cooper, does under 14 second quarter mile. Now working on building up a Focus RS. Would have been better going for a BMW, but I wanted to play with the RS because my real life car is a Focus ST 225 modded up a bit over 300 horsepower.
[Android General] waseemabbas786:
I have no idea how to use SP flash tools it wouldn't go further than 0%. sd card installation of the rom failed i don't remember what error message i got. i factory reset and cleared cache, my phone was rooted so i need an advanced menu, which there isn't on the phone, please help me! how do i use clockwordmod where do i find it, if you can give me links i need and steps i shall we very grateful, thank you
[Android General] Sargos76:
I've returned to stock 130815 updated, with the firmware from ludo my touch screen doesnt work.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I never used SP flash tools, i dont know how it works :/ But you cant acess to CWM recovery menu?

EDIT: To access the cwm recovery menu I use this app.
[Android General] junaid1989:
Sir. It cannot be replaced. They said that u flashed it wrong software, so thats y it is bricked..
[Android General] RobboW:
Got my clear TPU case today, nice fit, looks good and feels grippier.

Recommended :cool:

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] last0ne:
photo please.
[Android General] RobboW:
Here's a few :good:

My son's looks good with the black case too, but in real life, the clear looks better.
[Android General] last0ne:
wow, very nice!!!
[Android General] peter_90:
has anybody tried this? is it working as it should? :D
[Android General] RobboW:
Eduard cancelled the project and you can't download it. I briefly installed it, but there was a component I missed and it booted slowly. Once booted it ran ok. I didn't see anything particularly amazing with it and went back to Ludoo's ROM, now repartitioned. Works good.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] peter_90:
There was a component you missed or the ROM had something missing?
[Android General] cauet81200:
Hello everyone ^ ^

I come to you today because I have a problem with my thl

Indeed, my camera does not work very well (green screen, impossible to turn)

to reboot the phone it goes back to walking

My thl is flashed at the moment with the miui rom v5

if someone has an idea or miracle solution I'm interested ^ ^

* thank you to you
[Android General] quasimidi:
Hi!

Have your tried to reflash stock firmware to your phone with the SPFTool?

Before doing that please make a NAND backup in MTKDroidTools, so if your IMEI disappears, you can easily restore it.
[Android General] cauet81200:
thank you for your response

unfortunately I have already tried a flash stock rom but the problem has not been solved

Yet it seems to me that it comes from software and not the hardware because when I take a play on the app store it works well almost
[Android General] RobboW:
I flashed the system but later found out I needed to also flash boot image. At that point I wasn't willing to go further with it and restored via CWM. I actually prefer using the Ludoo slighty modded ROM than Eduard's first ROM. He was working on a second version, but with the personal attacks to him from some members, he stopped the project.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] quasimidi:
Could you post a logcat ouotput here? In that way we can see (hopefully) what's going on. (on play search for CatLog)

Just try to reproduce the issue while the catlog is running (or via ADB) and post it here.

I had the w200 and the proximity sensor didn't worked at all (i tired almost everything, even, I compiled my own sensors.default.so), so it went back to Minideal for replacement.
[Android General] last0ne:
i just order blue and red silicone case like [MENTION=4722974]RobboW[/MENTION]

if it arrived i will share photo.
[Android General] djport1973:
I came in black yesterday
[Android General] lampisd:
the w200 have any gorill glass or screen protection?
[Android General] dpaganello:
no gorilla glass, my phone have a original screen protection but the quality is bad. Actually it's difficult find in the market a dedicated screen protection.

Inviato dal mio W200 con Tapatalk 2