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[Android General] swarzbrudr:
sd woes

hey folks so i keep having trouble with my sd card. i've formated with usb and even in my old phone before putting it in my thl w200 and it works for a few days then just stops. Either says its unavailible or damaged. im thinking its the rom my friend flashed it with. So 1. how do i check which rom its running on. 2. whats a better rom thats running fairly problem free right now? and 3. How do i put a new one on it? ill take my noob status as far as this goes and any help would be awesome. thanx in advance freinds
[Android General] zdravke:
I'd like to work in a office where they kick you out at the end of work hours;)

Did you maybe look at the button backlights during the process?

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Thanks for opening tips, I did not want to force my way in after removing the screws. I was waiting for someone more motivated than me to do it first;)

Anyway, I took a look at the backlight buttons, and it's pretty weird. The LEDs are bright enough actually, but the problem is that they are misplaced. The LEDs and the holes in the plastic leading to the front glass are way below the button drawings, so they lit the wrong place. It's a pretty stupid design oversight, and the one I don't know how to fix yet. It would require digging a wider holes in the plastic and letting the light hit the buttons directly.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
I recived a phone where the SD card didnt work, i reflashed the rom and deleted the user data, cache, ect, ect and it worked again. Not sure if this helps or not, but its worth looking at.

I did actually look at it. I was originally looking at getting new LEDs to put in there by soldering them on, but i too noticed that they were actually fairly bright.

Im yet to do anything about it, but i have a feeling the paint below the buttons is think, or the fact that the LEDs are not in-line.
[Android General] last0ne:
how i use smalltalk with 3 button?

+ / - button is not work.
[Android General] zdravke:
This is the photo of the backlights. The holes and LEDs are misaligned with the buttons on digitizer.
[Android General] RobboW:
From that photo, it looks like the LED's shine onto a film behind the capacative section for the buttons and just generally light it up. There must be a black transfer between that and the digitiser so you only see the non blacked parts. So, if the digitiser were removed, maybe you could slice out a little of the plastic down the bottom of the holes to allow more light behind it?

The LED's themselves are plenty bright enough.
[Android General] zdravke:
I was trying to think of a solution without removing LCD+digitizer, since I don't want to mess up perfectly good screen. It seems that it's not possible.
[Android General] piter92wzg:
Hello, the touch screen in my w200 was broken. But the lcd display is working. I have read on THL's website that w200 has OGS screen and I must replace touch screen and LCD. Is it true? Where can I buy chiply touch screen and eventually LCD?
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Hi. Yes, you have to replace booth.

Here is a note from ThL: "Note:THL W200's screen is OGS screen.so the touch screen and the Lcd screen are together and can't separate them.so if your touch screen or LCD screen broken you have to change the two of them"

You can buy it here http://thlmobilemall.com/original-l...n-assembly-replacement-for-thl-w200-p-56.html
[Android General] swarzbrudr:
it only shows me I need to put a new one on and learn how to do it. any tips I'm sure it's been put up here before but every 50 pages a refresher would be nice right haha
[Android General] layup23:
Has anyone tried the Themer app? ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer ) Is it compatible with the Thl W200?
[Android General] djport1973:
if it works. But it did not taste anything and remove
[Android General] Kulbi:
Rom

Hi Guys!

Can anyone tell me which one is the prefered custom ROM for W200? I read a lot of posts and it seems most of the owners use the ludoo rom, which is basically a modified stock ROM. Am I right?

I saw the Lewa ROM as well, but I read that it sent secretely data to a cloud server. Is it true that without notification it sends secure data from your phone and this is integrated in the ROM?

Thanks.
[Android General] zdravke:
There are no custom Roms for most Chinese phones afaik. There are only modified stock Roms.
[Android General] IImanuII:
There is my miui :)

Inviato dal mio Nexus 4 con Tapatalk 4
[Android General] djport1973:
the one you like.
[Android General] cruizgaray:
I'm thinking in buying a "do it yourself" screen protector

http://www.bestskinsever.com/other/diy-skins/diy-skin

They are the wet kind ones. I've used one of these in my Nexus 4 for almost a year and it didn't get a single scratch.

Enviado desde mi W200 mediante Tapatalk
[Android General] RobboW:
Now that my THL screen protector has been on the phone a while, I can say that it is indeed much better than the one that came installed on it.

No scratches. It's the wet type like the above poster mentions. I think they all are, but quality varies.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Hi. Did anyone already recieved the silicone case from Banggood?
[Android General] Stenlius:
Hi, could you give a link to see this protector and buy eventually?
[Android General] True NZMikey:
I think he means the THL Screen protector that comes with the phone:

http://thlmobilemall.com/original-screen-protector-screen-guard-for-thl-w200-smart-phone-p-48.html

They are good screen protectors. I put them on all the w200's i get straight away.
[Android General] RobboW:
Yes, genuine spare. The ones that came pre-installed on my phone, and my son's were thin junk that scratched easy. These are thicker and don't scratch easily.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] funomoly:
I agree the supplied spare covers are far superior in build quality (if you were lucky to have them supplied in the box). A friend of mine got a w200 and it was shipped sans a spare battery or covers, probably been sold separately to turn a quick buck <_<
[Android General] kaboc6:
In the early time, standard equipment was including the second battery, a spare screen protector and the plastic back guard.

Now this items are no more included (etotalk) and must be purchased separately.

But they are discounting 30$ so...:rolleyes:
[Android General] RobboW:
Yes, ours came with extra battery, plastic rear cover and spare screen protectors. My spare screen protector was a thin one and I had trouble trying to fit it, then threw it away, whereas my son got the better THL spare protector. His was purchased a little later than mine, but it's still old enough that it has the original 5 point LCD screen. I'm waiting on a set of protectors from an ebay seller. Be interesting to see if they are thin rubbish or better thick ones. I also eagerly await our soft rear cases. The hard plastic ones are horrible.
[Android General] funomoly:
which brand soft case are you getting, do you have a link?

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wow a spare battery itself might end up coming to more than that discount is worth!
[Android General] Stenlius:
Thanks, I'm still with the pre-applied one /mine is from the old ones, with 2 batteries, hard case, 1 pre-applied protector and one spare in the case. It scratches very easy and it is very annoying to use the phone like that. If the original one is better I'll try it, it's a bit expensive but there are no quality alternatives.
[Android General] RobboW:
This one, same as others are getting, but from ebay instead.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-S-Li...=LH_DefaultDomain_15&var=&hash=item46143d2543

I'm going clear, son is going black.

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The main thing that concerned me was that it can be hard to apply the protector straight, or getting dust under it whilst trying to get it straight, and then it's wasted. I found a way to fit the THL genuine protector nicely.

I have a set of 10 cheapies coming from an ebay seller and will do my son's phone and take a video of my method.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10pcs-Cl...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item27d9f213c9

No idea if these will be as bad as the ones that came installed on our phones, but if they are bad I will buy my son a THL protector. Testing these cheap ones for the forum. Always good to have a budget option because this type of phone is often multiple purchased for families.
[Android General] ozpoz:
Hi Robbo.

Just received 5x cheapie films for $9.90 from ebay that showed the official thl boxing on it but clearly stated that the retail packaging was not included so I was pretty dubious but very pleasantly surprised with a very good product. Arrived in 1 week. Had a little trouble installing and had to relift a couple of areas but went down again really well and has been on now for 5 days now with no problems. Look forward to seeing your install video. Still waiting for the silicone case as well.
[Android General] junaid1989:
thl w200. help by all senior and juniors..

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. 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] RobboW:
If you flash it with SP flash tools completely back to standard, including stock recovery, that will show if it's a software issue or hardware. It will either boot normal or not boot.

Did you manage to flash it to stock, and it just won't boot, or did the flashing process not work?
[Android General] funomoly:
@ RobboW thanks bud :)

Also just tried playing CSR and it is hideously slow and jerky on the w200 :( has anyone experienced this?
[Android General] RobboW:
What is CSR?

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] funomoly:
its a racing game on Play Store? I can't post a link to it unfortunately because I'm below 10 posts!
[Android General] junaid1989:
sir the flashing was completely done. i flashed all files including that folder, i downloaded that rom from needrom.com and it was stock rom.. i check it again.

i checked , there was a file of bootimage and recovery. all files in that folder installed via sp flash tool.

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sir the flashing was completely done. i flashed all files including that folder, i downloaded that rom from needrom.com and it was stock rom.. i check it again.

i checked , there was a file of bootimage and recovery. all files in that folder installed via sp flash tool.
[Android General] funomoly:
had a look on the developers website and found this as a possible workaround:

Some players have found that closing CSR Racing and other apps that are running in the background makes the game run more smoothly. To do this, please follow the instructions below:

1 - Quit CSR Racing, open your app list, then find and tap the "settings" option

2 - Select the "Applications" or "Apps" option. The exact wording will depend on your device

3 - Tap "Manage Applications".

4 - Select "Running" at the top of your Manage Applications window.

5 - View your list of running applications.

6 - Select the app that you want to close and tap the "Stop" button to fully close the app.

7 - Repeat this for a number of apps, including CSR Racing.

8 - Turn your device off, then back on

9 - Reload CSR Racing

ill try it out :)
[Android General] junaid1989:
thl w200. help by all senior and juniors..

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] MiguelferraZ:
I play that game at full speed on my W200, don´t know why its slow on yours...
[Android General] funomoly:
bylbud about

really? do you have many apps running in the background?
[Android General] cubastreet:
After 5 weeks my W200 arrived from Antelife.

It would have been ok if their customer service crew actually communicated but I sent them several emails with no reply which made me feel very nervous. I don't think I'll order from them again.

I've already dropped it once onto concrete. Not from very high so no real damage, but I've ordered the silicone case off ebay to try out. If you search there's one seller supplying them for 2 euro.

All in all, it's a lot of phone for the money. coming from an xperia active, the speed is very nice and the big screen is great for reading web pages etc.

I have fairly large hands, but it's a little on the large side for optimum usability. Perhaps I would have been happy with a 4-4.5" screen. I may start wearing a watch again as bringing this monster out of my pocket to check the time seems a little ott.

I haven't really used the camera yet. the speaker is very tinny compared with the sony one. The xperia active had an aluminium surround with a lanyard attachment that was fantastic for opening bottles of beer. It's the feature I will miss the most.

So far though, it's hard not to be happy with this phone. the only things that stand out as cheap are the menu/home/back lights being so dim and the notification light being only one colour. Not really a big deal.
[Android General] layup23:
So I finally got my thl w200. Overall it's amazing. Fast, slim and has a great screen. But mine also has a dead pixel and I noticed something- if it's dark and I try to take a photo the flash comes on and the picture is taken. When I check to see the photo it looks like the flash wasn't even on, I get a black screen picture, kinda like the phone takes the shot after the led is off. As a result I can't take any shots during the night. Am I the only one who has this problem?
[Android General] Nestagirl:
I recently read about another person who has the same problem and he said he fixed it using an app named "Snap camera" and in the flash mode select something named "torch"
[Android General] djport1973:
I tried snapcamera. And when the torch is activated, the LED stays on but flashes take the picture correctly. Makes correct photo in low light
[Android General] layup23:
It still doesn't work for me. If I take a photo in the night and I mean in pitch black dark all I get is a black photo. Just tried snap camera and its the same
[Android General] kaboc6:
w200 flash (and ANY other flash, included professional one), have a range. The led of thl have a range of 2/3 meters, no more.

If you go in the Grand Canyon in total darkness, do you expect to have some pics???

Try to shoot something closer and see what happen.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Yeah the game doesn´t lag a bit. And the game runs well even if I have some apps running in the background...
[Android General] layup23:
I understand that and I'm not trying to take pictures of objects far away. For instance look at this photo : http://i.imgur.com/fzzD4nU.jpg

This was supposed to be a table which was 20 cm from my phone. I think that the phone starts the flash and after the flash closes the camera takes the pic and the sensor does not capture correctly. If I try to take a photo without the flash the objects are visible. If I choose to use the flash it's like i'm in complete darkness.

I'm on the 130815 firmware. Maybe that's the problem? What firmware are you guys using?

Later edit// Tried it some more. From what I can understand, when I'm in torch mode, the phone keeps the flash on and when I press the icon to take the photo the flash blinks twice. I think that's when the camera takes the pictures. I'm guessing that you guys don't have these problems?

Again later edit// Did some more research and I found out the problem( I hope)- The camera is out of sync with the flash. It goes off just before the flash. Now only if I can solve it :))
[Android General] kaboc6:
This is a shot taken from almost 1 meter with mine, in a completely dark room. Mine is running ludoo 806 rom and Snap Camera.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5369/thhq.jpg

As you can see the shot isn't perfect (it was very dark), but not so bad
[Android General] layup23:
Oh that's great compared to mine. In my pictures there are no objects to see, just the plain dark. I'm about to try to flash the stock Rom to see if it's any different. I would try to flash ludoo's rom but I have a class 2 Sd card and I don't think it's fast enough to write the rom from CWM recovery.
[Android General] leegoingtophili:
4 weeks and countig

4 weeks ago my w200 arived and after the help on this forum with led notification and other tweaks.

overall very impressed with it. even with the battery life, easily lasts longer than the previous phone. the durable xperia x10i.

however this phone is not so durable i suspect. after a 3ft fall onto carpeted surface i realized that protection was need.

now the x10 got dropped every week on average so this phone would not last long with my thumbling fingers.

with some inspired research from nestorgirl on dimensions, the butterfly s would be a great candidate for a case.

the project is almost finished and will be posting how, with a hours work and a scalpol you can have a thl/butterly s leather case that both protects and looks like a original product.

phone is great all works with the exception of the ongoing compass bug. antutu 16776.
[Android General] ephumuris:
Decided to put my W200 on ebay to get rid of it, a great phone but i have a Nexus 4 now. Cheapest you will find one for located in the UK!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=321242168403
[Android General] ori.f:
touchscreen offset

Hi,

I just installed two roms on the thl w200 without a problem. They both booted perfectly, but an offset between where I click and where the click in perceived by the OS occurs. Also the buttons back home don't work for some reason.

Please your help.

Thanks.
[Android General] layup23:
Found a temporary solution to my photo-at-night "dilemma" - thank God for multishots :)). The Led flash stays on and I can take as many shots as I want. + I can get backups of my photos :lol:
[Android General] djport1973:
http://www.thlmobilestore.com/news/thl-w11-monkey-king-2-eight-core-mtk6592-processor/
[Android General] last0ne:
THL W200 Galaxy S4 Rom

Where i can download this rom?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h1EzBlejsc
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Did you test it out before you put a new ROM on it?
[Android General] 87auj:
Silicone S-line case from Bangood review

Case arrived today it fits well. the rubber edge is about 1.5 mm above the surface of the glass all the way around.

The power and volume rockers work thru a thinner walled section of the case and so are still protected. Below the switches,

as in lower down the edges , on both sides the surface is textured to give better grip. While it is made from flexible soft rubber,

the rubber is actually quite dense. However I think it still would absorb more impact than the hard plastic back cases that shipped

with the phone originally.

available here ebay

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-S-Li...=LH_DefaultDomain_15&var=&hash=item46143d2543

and here bangood ( cheaper than ebay for Australia )

http://www.banggood.com/buy/THL-W200-Case.html they have the original flip case, hard case and Silicone

cases all at better than thl retail price
[Android General] ori.f:
Sure. Before installing the roms it all worked very well.

Thanks.
[Android General] quasimidi:
Guys, please help us to get this rom for W200.
[Android General] djport1973:
Here is forum. But I do not want it published

http://www.overclockzone.com/forums...200-Galaxy-Rom-พร้อม-OTA-แค่-6890-บาทเท่านั้น!!!!
[Android General] quasimidi:
Thanks so much, it seems we have to pay for this rom. Thanks anyway!

Keybacklight issue:

I've found a *possible* fix for this, but I can't register on 4pda due to email address TLD restrictions.

Here is the possible fix, please use Google Translate. Someone please reupload the fix to mediafire or to any other file hosting svc please, so I can test it.

Edit: Ok, I've found the patch for dim keybacklight, but it doesn't works. So it is defenetly a design issue
[Android General] layup23:
I still haven't fixed the camera but I managed to find an app that takes pictures much faster and the led flash stays on. In case someone else needs it the app is called Fast burst camera. Works great during the night! Kind off gets rid of the lag too.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Perhaps there is another new ROM released on the phones for yet another digitizer?

I bought a new screen... well two... They came in two different packagings, and one of them has been having faulty home, back and menu buttons... You may have just got my hopes up that i do not need to replace this screen again..
[Android General] layup23:
I also have these issues. But they are small, kind of like a small-really small lag when I, sometimes, press the back button. But it's really hard to notice.