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[Android General] zdravke:
It seems that only English dictionary is working. When I switch to other langs, it still uses english
[Android General] RobboW:
Both mine and my sons were bought from the same seller, deliberately because he includes the rear case.

Mine has already cracked on the thin part at the top of the volume rocker. Probably from holding the button going to recovery mode, but the phone is so tall it's not a big issue. Keep checking ebay for new accessories.

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I accidentally made mine go to a different language, had to quickly get back to English whilst I remembered the menu sequence. Might have been on Touchpal keyboard at the time though. Now I just use Xperia keyboard with ludoo custom rom. It's quite good.

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[Android General] zdravke:
Where can I find Ludoo custom rom please?
[Android General] zdravke:
This is My ROM version.
[Android General] dissidius:
Can you guys please sign this?? https://www.change.org/petitions/br...er-source-of-gpu-and-cpu-for-bcm21553-devices
[Android General] RobboW:
That's the latest one. The one ludoo based his custom on. It matches my build number.

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It's uploaded at needrom. He linked it somwhere a bit further back in this thread.

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[Android General] zdravke:
backlight

I believe backlight issue would be easy to solve in hw. Does anyone have instructions on how to take this phone apart?
[Android General] ludoo:
Backlight cannot be solved, even if you manually set a higher brightness value on the sysfs device, it makes no diffrence. The button light is on/off, not stepped.
[Android General] zdravke:
As said, easy to solve in HW, not sw - either by soldering brighter led(s) or allowing more current through existing ones.

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[Android General] ludoo:
Ah that, sure that would be possible if you have the right components and know how to do SMT soldering, which is not easy. :) Plus, it would use more energy from the already small battery.
[Android General] zdravke:
It could be as easy as unblocking the light from led to buttons, but soldering is more likely to be required. Ideally, I would like to have the buttons lit at the same time as screen is - so leaking the light from LCD to buttons would hit the spot for me, and would use even less energy;) As far as I can see, even if the backlight would be working fine, it still lights up only after you hit any of the buttons. Once I find and hit the button, I don't need the lights any more.
[Android General] RobboW:
I don't know why everyone is so worried about the button lights, you know where they are anyway. I don't find it a problem.

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[Android General] zdravke:
Has anyone been able to remove exchange security? None of the modded email.apks worked for me so far.

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[Android General] RobboW:
What do you mean? If you use exchange, it needs security. Or do you mean having it work and not need screen security lock? I use exchange and the PIN lockscreen is annoying. Would be good to disabe that.

BTW, I tried Emoze, it caused a security issue. I had to change my google password in a hurry.

Edit:

I think you might mean the device administrator security. That bothers me and I'm looking for an app that does exchange but can't wipe my phone. Looking at Touchdown, but it's an expensive app. Has partial data wipe, not full wipe.

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[Android General] Nestagirl:
After a month, I finally got my ThL w200 from Banggood, and I already have an issue: I "rooted" with framaroot, then I checked if it was really rooted with Root Check Pro and it doesn't appear the screen with the "Congratulations! This device has root access!" in green but some text in red saying that SuperUser is installed and the System File Properties for Root Access, and I tried to connect via reverse tether tool and I couldn't because apparently I'm not root :/ any advice? thanks in advance!
[Android General] RobboW:
Use a couple of apps that need root, see if superuser pops up a permission dialogue for you to ok.

Maybe you used the wrong framaroot? There's a lot of versions.

I use ES File Explorer for my file management and it's also how I test for root functionality. Gives me full access to any file if settings are right.

Mine was rooted with one click, works well. It was mentioned much earlier in the thread.

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[Android General] 87auj:
where to get rear cover

the original rear cover protector is quite thick. it makes the phone noticeably thicker. you can buy one here the outside of the cover is smooth not textured

http://thlmobilemall.com/thl-w200-c-13.html
[Android General] dissidius:
Well you might need to install latest busybox and update to latest superuser and move the superuser.apk to /system/app after updating just try it might fix the problem

Regards

Also you should install this via cwm it has some scripts that boost tethering and your phone overall so it might do some work

http://www.mediafire.com/download/q0a4crr8aq4gm24/PurePerformances™X_Stock.1.4.zip
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Need some help!

So, i rooted the phone, and i done a dumb move by not backing up the rom first. I tweaked a few things here and there.

My phone began ghost touching, i assume this may be the roms or something i added to the phone. I attempted to install ludos rom, but it comes up with an error. Now the phone wont even start up... ugh.

Anyone have a default factory rom? Needrom.com comes up as a massage site O_o
[Android General] dissidius:
Google needrom that is your answer friend
[Android General] True NZMikey:
I must be a noob, i cant figure it out :S
[Android General] RobboW:
Yes, get it flashed with SP flash tools back to stock, install CWM, then update with ludoo's custom, add in what other apps you need with his extras zip.

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[Android General] True NZMikey:
Seriously, can others access needrom? It shows as a French massage site for me.
[Android General] djport1973:
Me too
[Android General] ludoo:
Formware for SP Flash Tool is here too

http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2013/08/03/thl-w200-latest-firmware-released/#.UirxnxcW2Ho
[Android General] dissidius:
Install cwm with mobileuncle tools on playstore get the recovery.img and move it to the root of internal storage or sdcard its easier!! Trust me
[Android General] zdravke:
Any tips for faster GPS fix? I know mtk gps in general sucks, but maybe there's something I missed...

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[Android General] dpaganello:
You can look in the play store for "Status GPS and try to reset the a-gps status ( menu > tools > manage A-GPS status > reset)

In real world I use an old SirfStarIII BT GPS received that work like a cham

:D

Inviato dal mio M7 pro con Tapatalk 4
[Android General] GODISMYCOPILOT:
can i install cwm with sp tools
[Android General] RobboW:
Yes, it's quite easy once you learn it.

The hard part is getting the pc to recognise the phone with battery out. There was information posted in this thread to help with that. It got mine connecting.

I looked at mobileuncle mtk tools recovery replacement yesterday because I have it installed already, it didn't give a clear option, just lots of chinese language options that did not look right for the phone, so I couldn't see how you would do it without bricking.

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I don't have an extra GPS app in my phone yet, but google maps picks up my position easily. I haven't done anything to help it work.

I did notice MobileUncle tools has GPS settings, but didn't do anything with them since mine works fine.

If you want an app to test with, mobile uncle tools has a small section that shows it, but GPS Test by chartcross is a good one, free from google play. It will also reset the AGPS data but has extra fuctions with a nice UI.

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[Android General] True NZMikey:
Ok, so needrom.com was down lastight when i was trying to access it, Its still down actally, its just not redirecting to a random massage site now!

I ended up installing CWM with MTKDroidTools, i had done it before things went down hill. Not sure what happened to the phone, but it wouldnt allow me to flash the rom, so after a few resets on the phone, and attempting to do it more and more, slowly getting that gut feeling that things with the phone are screwed, it finally worked.

Seems to be running mint now, and ghost touches have stopped.

Yay.

Anyone know if anyone would be working on CM or PAC-man for the w200?
[Android General] Nestagirl:
I used Framaroot 1.60 using boromir and choosing superuser. I used root explorer and I can't move things, also I checked with two apps that require root and nothing, so is not rooted, as Root Check Pro says. Mmm, what should I do? Uninstall framaroot and superuser and root with Oneclick could work or do I need to do something else?
[Android General] RobboW:
Did you back up? Is it running well apart from not being rooted properly?

I would install CWM and update with ludoo's rom as it will overwrite yours, keeping personal data but the system will be new. It already has root and led mod etc. Then install his apps zip if you want extras back.

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[Android General] marduk_hs:
my rom version is newest o.o
[Android General] dissidius:
No it isn't ludos is!! It ends with 806:cool:
[Android General] Nestagirl:
I didn't backup but the phone is working perfectly fine. And about install cwm and new rom, I don't know, I haven't do that before, I'm scared to brick the phone or screw things up :(

The results from Root Check Pro are these, in case you understand them better than me:

SuperUser Application Status: Version 3.1.3 is installed!

System File Properties for Root Access:

Standard Location Check Command: ls -l/system/bin/su:

Result: lrwxrwxrwx root u0_a86 2013-09-06 16:44 su -> /system/xbin/su

Analysis: File: su is a symbolic link pointing to another file: /system/xbin/su

Analysis: Setuid attribute present and root user ownership present. Root access is correctly configured for this file! Executing this file can grant root access!

Alternative location:

Check command: ls -l /sbin/su:

Result: /sbin/su: Permission denied

Analysis: File system permissions restricted and denied access

Alternative location:

Check command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo:

Result: /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory

Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.

Root User ID and Group ID Status: SU binary not found or not operating properly

System Environment PATH: /sbin/vendor/bin/system/sbin/system/bin/system/xbin

ADB Shell Default User: ADB shell setting for standard access, stored in default.prop, is configured as: shell (non root) user - ro.secure=1
[Android General] johnsmithes:
i have own an thl w200

i have buy an thl w200 from 1buy .com, but i recommend you to buy thl w300 now.
[Android General] fbhtc:
Config >>>> EPO >>>>> Automatic download ....and will go fast...

...you is wrong abut mtk GPS chip, it works well when properly configured...

Reg,

FB
[Android General] ludoo:
The w300 costs almost double and is much larger... The w200 is possibly the best phone in its price class.
[Android General] fbhtc:
...try

>>>> boromir exploit ....and >>>>> SuperSU...in place of >>>>SuperUser

Reg,

FB
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Finally they did something right! Battery for THL W300 is 3300mAh.

I was having issues with the rooting, infact, i am sure thats what screwed my phone up, is because it didnt root correctly, but after installing CWM and putting Ludos rom on, it worked great.

I installe CWM with the MTKDroidTools, its a easy and simple way to install it with no troubles.
[Android General] NixZero:
w300 is a 6.5" tablet that can do phone calls, for a tablet 3300mah is pretty small.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Well damn... i take that back then.

Guess they still havnt figured out that people want long lasting batteries.

So, anyone know if there is anyone working on some custom roms?
[Android General] ludoo:
I tried porting the latest MIUI from the Verne V5T last night but it refuses to boot properly. I will probably keep working on it from time to time.

But the stock ROM once cleaned up a bit is great, with GravityBox it can be tweaked similar to Cyanogenmod, and with a couple other install (Greenify and the Xposed startup manager) it's lean and fast. Battery is not great but enough for a typical day with something left at the end, and I had worse phones in that respect (most Samsungs).
[Android General] NixZero:
alas phones with big batteries are niche products, even when everybody is constantly whining about battery duration nobody actually buys them.

people prefers buyng phone so slim that you risk cutting yourself grabbing them thus most brands just wont bother wasting money on bigger batteries that wont sell.

this said, if you want bigger batteries look at ZTE phones, they have a few.
[Android General] RobboW:
The thing with big batteries is that they take a long time to charge. Having a nightly charge routine is easy. No down time on a charger because it's when you're asleep. If the battery were larger, you'd end up with it on charge halfway through every second day IMO.

I re-installed greenify but only have controlled about 5 apps this time. Working better....

Also installed MapFactor. Have a look at it if you want a free GPS nav app to play with. I used it for half the day today and it was reliable.

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[Android General] edyros2003:
It seems that the problem will be resolved by making the switch:

camera>video>camera

Try It !
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Anyone else see a small pressure spot on the phone in the lower mid-slight left part of the screen when looking at a solid color?
[Android General] ludoo:
I have a small round spot in the top left part, only visible against a completely white background.
[Android General] Nestagirl:
It worked! Like a charm! Thank you so much!! :D
[Android General] fbhtc:
....You're welcome! :D

...enjoy your root w200... :cool:

reg,

FB
[Android General] RobboW:
Glad that worked out :cool:

BTW, found a better GPS app.

OsmAnd+

There's a free version with most functionality, or a paid one that is still cheap. I ended up going paid. They're 2 different downloads so if you get free and want paid, uninstall it first. Your maps are kept, so no need to re-download.

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[Android General] zdravke:
It seems that volume on earpiece is a tad weak. Any tips for boosting a volume a bit?
[Android General] RobboW:
Can be adjusted a little with mobileuncle mtk tools, also, i find using ludoo's rom, it has dsp manager in place of the stock soundFX and can adjust sound differently between headphone, speaker etc, boost speech frequencies that way for better clarity.

DSP Manager is available from Google Play, I do like how it is incorporated as part of the system in Ludoo's rom though, without me having to fiddle with it, I also like the Xperia keyboard which has turned out to be great, much better than the Android stock keyboard. I uninstalled my extra Touchpal keyboard. I think there's more than a passing similarity between Touchpal and Xperia, with Xperia not having annoying auto correct if you don't want, but still showing suggestions, and has smileys.

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[Android General] Franzlmann:
Please help me for THL W200

Good day!

I have a problem with my W200 THL.

I have rooted the phone.

When I press Power and Vol zusamnen is no Befel and Androidmann with open abdomen.

If I press the power button again then I get into the menu.

But since I can not install anything because I need the CWM.

If I install via mobile Uncle CWM I should start the recovery.

Unfortunately, he is also not on command! . hang

Now I wanted to make about the SP flash tool update for W200 THL.

I'm exactly step by step through the instructions:

Insert 1.Scatter FUET W200 THL

2 Replace recovery img

3 Take out the battery from the phone for 2 sec.

4 Download press, and anschliesen USB cable.

But when I press download, a purple bar moves at high flash tool even though I have the phone is not connected to USB, and then displays an error message.

Am I doing something wrong?

But when I press Vol-and Power button at the same time, I come to another menu with blue writing on the submenu then appears something like Emei GPS and Wifi ... on.

Can someone please help me here?

If I proceed differently with flash tool, he is always looking for a bin file, which is not present in the update package.

I also want the CWM for the W200 THL have it.

Maybe someone knows a solution.

For solutions I would be very grateful

Greetings

Franz
[Android General] acerra123:
Sorry can you created a porting of miui rom on this device?

Thanks!
[Android General] dissidius:
Can someone specify how we can deodex safely our roms??
[Android General] zdravke:
Where can I find xperia kb?

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[Android General] True NZMikey:
Xperia Keyboard is added on Ludoo's rom. If you dont want to install his rom, then i guess this link would do?

http://www.theandroidsoul.com/download-sony-xperia-keyboard-apk-with-swipe-ability/

(Google is magic)

[MENTION=5233177]Franzlmann[/MENTION]

I assume the reason of your post is that you want to install CWM, i used the simple method of using MDKDroidTools. It gives you the option to install CWM.

Look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2160490
[Android General] marsian0:
Increase volumen

Check this out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
[Android General] zdravke:
I did want to install ludoo rom, but then I read somewhere that it's not based on the latest rom... Is that true?

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[Android General] RobboW:
Ludoo's rom is from the latest. The RO EDi rom was made from an older base rom. He has told me he has decided not to do anything with an update for now, so Ludoo's rom is the best current option.
[Android General] orenmi:
i have a problem with external SD card.

when adding one, even if i'm keeping the settings to use the phone storage as default, some apps still write to the external SD.

this cause many lags and to slow the phone response.

i think its because once you mount an SD card, the system automatically name it as sdcard0.

is there a way to configure that the external SD card is just storage, and the phone should disregard it unless i'm copying files to it manually?
[Android General] NixZero:
there is a newer rom base (130817) but reportedly it has problems with the touchscreen so nobody uses it.
[Android General] RobboW:
Maybe your card is just too slow, or formatted wrong?

You can easily move apps from SD to phone memory with the built in app manager accessed in settings.

I have a Sandisk Ultra and it runs ok with apps on SD. Don't have apps on SD if you have a widget running with them. System apps are best not moved to SD.

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What sort of problems?

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[Android General] orenmi:
the card is slow for sure.

but the thing is, i dont want the system to use it.

i wrote that the apps are on the phone storage, but even so, once they recognize an external SD card, they use it.

(not all apps)

so is there a way to force the system not to write anything to it?

maybe its a Rom thing.
[Android General] ludoo:
Touchscreen stops working. Plus, the baseband is the same so I guess there are only minor changes, and support for a batch with a different touchscreen driver. Which might also be why THL is not releasing official updates on their site, they assemble different batches with different components.

Settings / Storage / Default write disk, flag internal memory instead of external sd card. Of course, if you have resized your internal memory partition it might not work.
[Android General] zdravke:
Thanks, I am trying this now.
[Android General] zdravke:
Keyboard is pretty good, but there are few annoyances that might force me go back to stock one:

1) Space key zoom pops up like for any other letter, covering lots of keyboard space. Can this be disabled?

2) KB seems to be more laggy then stock one - it could be because of second language proofing, not sure.

3) All words apart from english ones are marked as incorrect, although autocorrect works fine in all languages.
[Android General] dissidius:
How can we deodex safely???
[Android General] mar72:
Sorry for my bad english. Can anyone advise me, of your mistake I managed to break your phone (THL W200). I've uploaded to SP Flash TOOLs latest stock firmware but the SP Tools writes me this error

Image FAT checksum failed! checksum reference value (0×0) in the config ini file.

Please re-fill correct checksum values in Checksum.INI under tool folder and re-load scatter file again!

Older stock firmware to flash me not at all.
[Android General] True NZMikey:
Did you install CWM?
[Android General] zdravke:
Modern Combat 4

Someone was asking about performance in graphic intensive games. I just tested Modern Combat 4 and it works flawlesly.
[Android General] RobboW:
Has anybody tried a 64Gb SD in their W200? Sometimes phones will accept a larger card than the manufacturer states.

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[Android General] nickrule1896:
How do i know if i have the correct drivers for my phone? Because i have alot f other android phones and i am wondering if the drivers are conflicting. I want to make sure that i am able to perform a SP flash on this phone before i continue customizing it.
[Android General] zdravke:
It works, just tried it with 64gb SanDisk ultra.

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[Android General] hferreira:
Antutu

Hi , my thl w200 only displays in antutu 1200 Mhz frequency does anyone with same problem ? i already root ir with framaroot and change room ludos ,i dont know what else to do this is a great phone but with this problem i will have to send it back :rolleyes:
[Android General] zdravke:
What is the score in antutu?
[Android General] hferreira:
13572 :(
[Android General] zdravke:
Modern Combat 4

Modern Combat on THL W200, posted by me.

http://youtu.be/dWjICFSU7IM
[Android General] RobboW:
It's not ludoo's ROM, mine will run to just over 1.5 GHz, but if your phone is not working hard, for instance, I am on here and playing music, it runs just one core at about 1.275 GHz. Are you sure it's running wrong or is it just throttling back? Install SystemPanel from Google Play and check it out.

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[Android General] zdravke:
Does Ludoo rom have more space for apps? I seem to be running out of app space already on stock rom.
[Android General] RobboW:
Did you format in phone and check available capacity after it finished?

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[Android General] zdravke:
I did not format it in phone but on a PC. However I switched to it as default write disk and it just worked straight away.
[Android General] RobboW:
Good to know. I think I'll get one when I have some spare cash.

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It has a little more because it was cleaned up a bit. Some un-needed apps removed. Too many for me. I installed his extra apps zip and then cleaned out some apps myself, but the stock ROM is pretty much basic JB with some device specific mods and a few minor extras, easy to clean up a bit.

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[Android General] hferreira:
thanks I ve instaled it and it says :dev inf Cpu maximum clock 1200 Mhz minimum 497 Mhz. i already spoke with antelife and they say its impossible :( i really have bad luck ,what have i done wrong :)
[Android General] RobboW:
Hmmm, strange, mine does show 500/1508 so maybe you have the old 1.2 installed wrongly somehow?

Or a messed up driver?

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