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[Android General] zdravke:
The whole point in having the cheap phone is that you don't need to protect it, especially the back cover which you can replace for 10$

sent from W200 using xda app
[Android General] GODISMYCOPILOT:
was recommended by some one in this thread
[Android General] Nestagirl:
I'm a distracted person plus I like to have cellphones in good conditions if I can sell them or give to others later, so if I can avoid spend more money with just a 6 dollars case, instead back covers and new screens replacing broken ones, welcome then.
[Android General] layup23:
You're right, I compared the two phones and they are almost the same in size ( HTC: 143 X 70.5 X 9.08 mm - THL: 141.5 X 71 X 9.30 mm ) so I guess that would be the best. I was looking for a case that's not hard. Something made out of silicone so that it protects the phone from impact. Great idea with this HTC case! Please let me know if it suits the phone well!
[Android General] pechex:
Hi pacosant,

Did you get any news from them? They answered only one of my emails, and then nothing more. I opened a claim in Paypal, but I still haven't open a dispute.

Thanks!
[Android General] layup23:
I have a question for you. As you pointed out the HTC Butterfly is similar to the Thl W200 so I was thinking if you know of another Name Brand phone that has the same size. The reason I'm asking is because I would also like to purchase a full body/screen protector similar to the BodyGuardz screen protector which protects the entire phone, not just the screen.
[Android General] kaboc6:
On Androidiani, a guy bought a flip cover born for butterfly. He says that is perfect, phone lock in place easily and firmly.

Only you have to make new holes for everything, due that are in different position.

Galaxy S4 Active
[Android General] ephumuris:
Oh dear how do I repartition this thing I have ran out of space already and don't want to mess around moving to SD card. I think it has a 6gb internal SD unused I'm sure i saw a guide somewhere.
[Android General] GODISMYCOPILOT:
i think this would do

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Black...t=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item51afe09b07
[Android General] sepacek:
-You must be rooted and must have installed CWM

-charged battery (at least 50%)

-SD card for backup your current rom

reboot into cwm recovery (use mobileuncle tool from Gplay),backup your current rom,then reboot phone and make sure you have backup on your SDcard (ClockworkMod / backup).

Download this http://www26.zippyshare.com/v/37459528/file.html , install it and choose whatever you want (eg 3gb sys will be enough.)-ok-ok-reboot into recovery again,then wipe data/factory reset-reboot. Check partition size for apps (you should have 3gb already).

Turn off the phone and go to recovery -press and hold volume up + power then select backup/restore and restore your rom :)
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I was also looking for a case. I found these ones, they look cool but idk is they fits well :/

http://www.htcbutterflyscase.com/BA...es-Leather-Case-For-HTC-Butterfly-S-1679.html (this one probably not works cause side buttons are in different place)

http://www.amazon.com/GMYLE-colors-...381279179&sr=8-71&keywords=htc+butterfly+case

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/818139179/Wallet_folio_flip_Leather_Case_for.html?s=p
[Android General] RobboW:
The repartitioning is good, I have 811Mb used and 2.2Gb free, at this point I think a 1.5Gb system partition would have been nice, but I went 3Gb so I can install plenty of GPS maps and games.

Just remember to format the free space left over, when you connect to PC as USB storage. I didn't know that the first time and was missing that memory. All good once formatted :)

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] ephumuris:
Once I repartition I'll probably remove the mount for the internal sd card and swap the external to internal with a little vold.fstab edit. Thanks for the pointers guys!
[Android General] RobboW:
Why swap internal/external when it's partitioned?

Isn't that more for phones with little inbuilt memory?

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
I have 2 w200s which need screens replaced, so i am going to try the first one out first, then record the second one.

Clumsy people... They are both from the same family too!
[Android General] roccomx:
W200 compass bug

Hi,

I discovered a bug in the compass of my W200, looks like the values of one of the axis (Z axis) on the magnetic field sensor are reversed (inverted in sign) and that causes some applications like Google, sky map, google maps (in compass mode), super compass (and any other compass app) to get lost when the phone is hold in an upright (vertical) position. As the values in the magnetic field in one particular axis are passed inversed (+ for - and viceversa), the heading reported by the phone changes abruptly 180 degrees when that particular magnetic sensor axis is used to calculate the phone's orientation. As a result applications like google Sky maps and any other augmented reality apps (like those used to align satellite dish antenas) are useless on this device.

I made a youtube video showing this bug so if you want to watch it just google "thl w200 compass bug" as I´m not allowed to post outside links before I reach 10 posts.

I want to know if anybody noticed this before and if you think this bug could be fixed in a future OTA software upgrade or patch, solved by changing/editing any OS system components or adressed on a future custom rom.

Regards.
[Android General] ephumuris:
Generally yes but I've noticed even when you set the phone to default to sd card that some apps always still use the built in sd. I don't want anything on it or using it. The partitioning tool worked great by the way so easy. I have rooted, installed clockwork mod recovery and repartitioned all without a pc so far.
[Android General] RobboW:
Yes, but you can move them back to internal yourself.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] ZeMuRDoCK:
Busybox on my THL W200

Hi,

I know it's a stupid question but how can I install 'BusyBox' on my THL W200

I try with some busybox Installer but I'm afraid to make big mistake and brick my phone.

Someone can explain me the best way to install 'BusyBox'? Smart install or normal install?

Thanks
[Android General] ephumuris:
I don't mean apps I mean app data. It all becomes very fragmented it's easier to have one sd card.
[Android General] ephumuris:
Ok has anybody come across this bug at all? Black square at bottom of screen, doesn't matter what launcher, or if I reboot etc. It's only like this with the wallpaper on home screen. Doesn't seem to affect anything else.

Note it doesn't happen with Live wallpapers it's fine on those.
[Android General] dissidius:
Flash ludoos rom your problem might be buggy firmware no one seems to have such a bug
[Android General] ephumuris:
I don't want to flash a custom rom I find the stock rom quite nice for now I just don't understand this strange wallpaper problem.
[Android General] Nestagirl:
Yes, in fact I made a list :P ThL w200 is 141 x 71 x 9.3 mm

HTC Butterfly x920d: 141 x 70.5 x 9.08

HTC Butterfly S 901e: 144.5 x 70.5 x 10.6

HTC Droid DNA: 141 x 70.5 x 9.7

Xperia Z1: 144 x 74 x 8.5

Xperia Z: 139 x 71 x 7.9

ZTE Grand X: 141 x 70.5 x 9.7

ZTE V987: 141 x 70 x 9.2

Meizu MX3: 140 x 71 x 9.4

UMI X2: 141 x 70 x 8.9

Zopo ZP980: 143.3 x 70 x 8.5

Lenovo P780: 143 x 73 x 9.95

These are the phones I found closer to ours in size and shape, but of course we have to check if the case has the same position for the camera, volume, etc., of if it's similar and we can modify it easily. Meanwhile I found 2 folder cases:

http://dx.com/p/nillkin-protective-pc-back-case-w-cover-for-htc-butterfly-s-901e-black-237040

http://www.banggood.com/Flip-Leather-Case-For-HTC-Burretfly-X920e-p-78988.html

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Yeah, I'm exactly the same but I guess we have to buy one and test, otherwise we could be like this forever, searching and searching, doubting and at the end the phone is still unprotected :P
[Android General] dissidius:
Ludoos is ''stock'' just a little better
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Yeah that´s true :D. The problem is that I already ordered a flip case from antelife, before thinking about this. The flip case looks cool but it only protects the screen :s. This one looks cool http://dx.com/p/nillkin-protective-pc-back-case-w-cover-for-htc-butterfly-s-901e-black-237040, but dont have a hole for speaker :/ Im thinking on buying one of these cases but first I want my flip case to arrive.

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Hi. Im interested on getting this rom, but i have a few questions:

1- Do you recommend it? It gives better performance than the original stock rom?

2- Does everything in the phone works with this rom? Or it has bugs or something?

3- I already have my phone rooted and with CWM, so if I wanted to install it was only flashing the zip file, or what is the best procedure?

Thanks :) (and sorry if my english is bad)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
1. I recommend it, it removes bloatware and gives your phone a fresh start.

2. Yes, everything works.

3. Best way, is to download the ROM, and just install via zip through CWM.

I have had a few phones come in that has had issues ranging from ghost touching, signal lost, freezing, sd card not being detected... and a few more issues too.

I installed Ludoos ROM and it fixed each problem on every phone i installed it on.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Really thanks for the answer :D

I think I will install it. The ROM is this one right? http://www.needrom.com/mobile/rom-130703-cleaned-up/

But it is recommended to do "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache" and "wipe dalvik cache"? Or I can just flash it only?
[Android General] RobboW:
Ludoo's last ROM has extra apps added, but a lot of stock ones stripped out. The extra apps added contain some meant to control ability to wake phone, start at boot etc and personally, I found that they cause little bugs. I removed them and my phone runs better. If you're not into fidling with this stuff, better not to use it IMO. There was an earlier Ludoo ROM without them which runs great, but if you have the newer 10 point touchscreen, it won't work.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I dont know what is the best way to test the multi touch, but i downloaded this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.the511plus.MultiTouchTester&hl=pt_PT and it only detects 5 point.

I wanted a simple rom that improves a bit the performance, and principally without bugs, that works like the stock rom or something :)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
What apps were added? I didnt notice anything but Gravty Box and Xposed installer IMHO.

I might look at cleaning a ROM up myself.

[MENTION=4983728]djport1973[/MENTION], sorry man, i didnt get around to doing anything else with the ROM i was working on. Im not even sure if it is a legit version of CM, after having a play with it, i noticed that it is just a heavily modified ROM to look like CM

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Did you try put all 10 of your fingers on the screen?
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Yes I tried. And only detected 5 of them.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Cool, you will be able to install the old one then. Im not sure if it is still on Needrom, but if its not, i think i have a backup of it.

Bugger, i cant find it, i must have removed it.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
:( and it is not in any site or in the forum?
[Android General] kaboc6:
There is a better and more accurate way to check if you have the old or the new touch panel.

Go to /system/data/misc/ProjectConfig.mk and check if you have this setting that is the older

or this one that is the newer

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Here you go

P.S. Credit to Ludoo
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
mine say: #CUSTOM_KERNEL_TOUCHPANEL: generic :/ (is this the old or the new))

Thanks for the ROM :D
[Android General] RobboW:
The later Ludoo ROM had bootmanager, lagfix and greenify. I removed all. My phone runs better and battery lasts well. These apps were to make it run well but it gave me glitches, none of which happen anymore.

The last ROM before that was very stable as it was mostly a stock ROM stripped of bloat, just good for 5 point screen, I would revert back to it myself if I setup again from the start, as mine is the old screen. I still have the ROM. Could upload to needrom if Ludoo is ok with that, seeing as he is the one who made it.

If someone PM's him, could ask if he can do the later ROM again without greenify, bootmanager and lagfix? Xposed framework and Gravitybox were a plus for it, I'd keep them, but if needed, you can install yourself anyway.
[Android General] kaboc6:
go deeper. There is another string
[Android General] RobboW:
Yes GT is old screen.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I searched 3 times, and I only find that one..

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So if my screen is the new one, why he only detects 5 points? im confused now xD
[Android General] kaboc6:
I use fx file explorer, with its addendum for root access and it found two strings on mine. The one with generic at the end and another with gt968 (mine is the old touch)

Notice that your string with generic begin with a #. This mean that OS skip this string. There is another.

Look only for touchpanel, not the whole string
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
That was a good ideia.
[Android General] zdravke:
I would not hold my breath for it. It looks like a crappy sensor. More and more this phone proves that you get what you pay for, and we all know how cheap it is. I really needed gps today, but I just could not get a lock. It locked finally after I arrived at the destination, only to find out that mobile data is now not working. Likely going back to my good old Nexus 4.

sent from W200 using xda app
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Yeah. now i can see CUSTOM_KERNEL_TOUCHPANEL = gt968 :)

One question. How can I enter in recovery mode on boot? I already tried some combinations (vol up +power, vol down + power) and the only way I could acess it was through the Rom Manager app...
[Android General] chal61:
I installed MobileUncle Tools app, installed cwm from there (Recovery Update) and go to CWM from there (Into Recovery).

A lot easier than remember any keys combinations.

My 2cents.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Yes, I acess through th Rom Manager. I only wanted to know cause, it the phone gets in a boot loop with a new rom, I cant acess the recovery mode to apply another rom :/

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Should I do "wipe data/factory reset", "wipe cache" and "wipe dalvik cache" for install the rom? Or just flash it only?
[Android General] True NZMikey:
If you want a fresh start on your phone, wipe it all, otherwise if you want to keep whatever is on there at the moment, not wiping it is also fine.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
ok thanks :)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Dont see how you have an issue with it all. My w200 locks onto the GPS within about 30 seconds or so. Compass seems fine too.

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I take that back, just tested it out, and tit does seem to be blotched. Going to see if it can be calibrated
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Just installed the ROM and obtained 16746 score on antutu, with a score of 4101 on 3D graphics :D

thank you all for the help :victory:
[Android General] RobboW:
Gravitybox also has an option to turn on expanded options for reboot.

If you have the old 5 point touchscreen, better off with the slightly older Ludoo ROM and add any enhancements desired.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] ephumuris:
Just tested turns out I have the old 5 point touch screen. I'm happy with that!

GPS for me is perfect no issues at all after downloading epo data and enabling agps. Which I have always done on any phone I've had anyway.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
How is the compass though? Mine goes crazy when i try lifting it up
[Android General] zdravke:
It locks fast if you use it every day. If you leave it alone for days, it seems it gets out of sync with EPO servers.
[Android General] roccomx:
I don't think the sensor is bad, I think it's a matter of an error in coding because the heading displayed is exactly 180 degrees opossite (south showing instead of north) and the magnetic sensor shows interchanged positive and negative values but of the same magnitude in Z axis compared to another phone that works ok (tested with Phone Tester app).

Gps in mine locks very fast now but first satelite scan took several minutes to accomplish.

Besides this compass bug, I`m happy with the overall price/performance ratio of this phone.

I just read in some spanish forums that some users were experiencing the same symptoms with the compass in the W200, it only works when the phone is facing up and shows incorrect values when the phone screen is perpendicular to the floor.

looks like this is a bug in all the W200 phones but that fact could only be confirmed if more people perform the compass/lift phone test and post their results along with the version of Rom they use.

Google "thl w200 compass bug" to view a youtube video of my tests showing this bug.
[Android General] RobboW:
I deleted the compass app, it was rubbish anyway. I have smart tools and it seems to work a lot better, not that I've used the compass any further than fiddling with it in my kitchen to see if it works, but I ran them next to a real compass with the phone flat on the benchtop.
[Android General] Lindsay02:
Sometimes my THL W200 touch screen no response, how to solve this problem? thank you
[Android General] RobboW:
We'd need more information. You should check the available system resources to see if the phone is busy and not so responsive. How much free RAM does it have for instance?

You can test the touchpanel in engineer mode.
[Android General] ephumuris:
Judging by my current usage it looks like I will get around 3 hours screen on time with this phone. Big difference to my X9 nearly hitting 6 hours screen on. Same size battery and bigger screen plus faster processor unfortunately. Maybe I need a spare external battery charger.
[Android General] K9tish:
Hi guys, I'm new to xda and I'm really struggling with the use of Internet on my w200. I'm from South Africa and I'm on Vodacom network. The phone refuses to use my data bundles or Airtime to access the Internet. Iv tried all the vpn changes but still nothing. I'm basically using the phone on wifi now.. Could anyone please help? It doesn't pick up my mobile data and I don't know why
[Android General] dissidius:
Vpn doesn't have to do with it contact vodacom and ask them about the ''APN'' configuration

Im on vodafone my configuration is

Username whatever

Apn vodafoneweb

Search for APN on settings

Regards
[Android General] K9tish:
Thl intranet

Hi.. Im having the acme problem with the Internet on my Thl w200. However I didn't even install Cwm.. I got this phone about 3days ago but it refuses to use my mobile data.. I really need some help on how to use the settings.. Iv changed the vpn 100 times. I'm in South Africa and using Vodacom. Ple

ase help

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Thanks. I had also changed the apn to various Vodacom networks. Still doesnt work. I went to Vodacom today and the guy said I should Google how to do it. I tried and no luck because I used the apn's they had given me... Struggling now
[Android General] pacosant:
Hi pechex

I am still waiting for the resolution of my dispute. I will keep you informed!!!!!
[Android General] RobboW:
Does your carrier operate 3G on 850 or 900MHz? The W200 doesn't do 900.

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] True NZMikey:
When i replace the screen in the phones, im going to be getting some extra LEDs to see if i can make them brighter by replacing them.
[Android General] djport1973:
http://www.banggood.com/S-line-Silicone-Protective-Case-For-THL-W200-Smart-Phone-p-89667.html
[Android General] Lindsay02:
You can read this article: http://www.thlmobilestore.com/news/thl-w200-led/
[Android General] kaboc6:
I think he meant soft button backlight leds, not notification.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
I guess i didnt mention that huh, yeah, the soft button LEDs, people go one about them being too dull, so might have a tinker.
[Android General] dydbg:
Thanks for this. I ordered one in black color. Will write when it arrives.
[Android General] fbhtc:
:good:

...will be giving to replace the LED notification for an RGB LED?...

Reg,

FB
[Android General] RobboW:
I'll have to get two, one for me and one for my son. Black. We both have cracked hard covers.

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No point if the phone can't drive it to make different colours.
[Android General] djport1973:
I had ordered one in black. We have our Thl complete accessory w200
[Android General] pechex:
Great thanks! Will do the same, as I opened a claim yesterday. I asked for 50 USD. Do you know how much time it usually takes Paypal to decide things like this?
[Android General] GODISMYCOPILOT:
when you make the claim they have something like 20 days to respond after 7 if you are getting no ware you can escalate to a claim then paypal decide whether your claim is valid that takes 48 hours i fear you have asked for to much
[Android General] RobboW:
Does anyone know how easy or hard it would be to take a ROM like Ludoo"s, make alterations to apps and repackage it for CWM installation?

I'd like to make my version of it :)

Sent from Rob's W200 by XDA app :)
[Android General] automanual:
has anyone tried installing the 4.3 photosphere camera on their w200? i've attempted it, but there's no selection for photosphere when you launch the camera app
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
Yeah I also tried, and happened the same :(
[Android General] djport1973:
New versión of lewa5

https://disk.yandex.com/public/?hash=+9kFDko2O6xmw2cwqdfEIFivgWxGDtXQecCrwAyKkck=&locale=ru
[Android General] ephumuris:
It's a shame MIUI is not supported by them officially or semi officially. Quite a few mtk phones supported but not ours.
[Android General] automanual:
did you manage to restore it to default camera? because i only made a backup of the gallery2.apk file, and after flashing some zip of SGS4 (i believe) gallery app, everything went bad and after that camera and gallery wouldnt work no matter which apk i used
[Android General] GODISMYCOPILOT:
what's the difference im running the old one albeit a bit stript out as i dont like whats not needed
[Android General] djport1973:
I have not yet flashed. But the first version was fine
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I only tried to install some of APKs like this http://www.androidcentral.com/get-photosphere-non-nexus-devices-google-edition-camera-app and this http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...-photosphere-easy-install-no-root-needed.html, but in booth the photosphere option didnt appear...
[Android General] nontpix:
I have a same problem. And trying to find a solution for fix it.
[Android General] zdravke:
If anyone has been able to take this phone apart, I would like to hear about it. Even with all screws removed, everything still sits tight in place.
[Android General] zdravke:
I guess this is the link to youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tbmVj58kc

Maybe everyone should test so that we can confirm if this is widespread issue.
[Android General] MiguelferraZ:
I have the same issue...
[Android General] roccomx:
Yes that's the idea and that's the video, thank you for posting it.

I think it's a software issue so I hope we can find a solution like they did for the vowney v5 phone

Regards
[Android General] Nestagirl:
Yes, I have the issue too :/
[Android General] fbhtc:
...confirm...I have same problem... :silly:

Reg,

FB