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[Android General] ektwr:
inew v3 images backup but with no lcd screen access

Hi all,

i have a difficult problem to solve. My friend's phone is Inew v3. He only wants to save his daughter images.

The phone is fully working but the LCD screen is broken and shows nothing. For my bad friends luck, it has a

pattern lock pin key to unlock the phone.

I 've managed to replace the touch screen only though but since i can't see anything, i can't unlock the phone to access the images directory via usb.

Is it any other way to save those images somehow?

TIA :)
[Android General] -fluffy-:
Take out the simcard then there is no pin
[Android General] andyman1908:
Thanks guys.

Ended up purchasing the THL W8 Beyond on Antelife. Was on special for ~$197 US.

Solid phone from what I've seen in reviews, but I selected the free shipping option which may take 20-40 business days

I'm generally impatient, the wait is gonna kill me :(
[Android General] Gran_T:
Hello guys,

Got this phone few days ago,

Must say that this is great, very cool or "sexy" looking phone with very unique design. The fact that it's thicker than advertised doesn't affect to it's look, phone is lightweight, sits perfect in a palm and easy to operate with one hand. On the other side this is not a kinda phone you can throw here and there, it will demand to be used with care, and I don't think any bumper or case will fit it. So if you don't mind to handle it with care don't hesitate. I don't think I could use this for long time, bough it for my GF.

I read that some of you ordered it from pandawill, want to warn you they don't have it in stock, they hope they'll get them in a week.

Also the first batch of this phone came without OTG support, so check with seller if that future does matter for you.

Hope you'll get your phones soon, and someone will come with idea how to root it :)
[Android General] trunkssoupersayan:
Which websites have you guys been ordering from? i.e. which websites have stock and have the cheapest price? I ordered on Pandawill but they don't have stock yet.
[Android General] noresz01:
Bad news

Today, I read on pandawill:

"Attention Please:

As to the iNew V3 smartphone, the official information updates to have the OTG function; but the LED Motion, aka Air Gesture is not available due to the software problems. We comfirmed the official information by testing our stock samples. The product video will show you this clearly. And a flip cover case will be sent to all orders for free -Dec 30th, 2013 "

:crying:
[Android General] adimavi:
I think you are too lazy to write :laugh:
[Android General] STI2D:
The real name is "goophone V92"

http://www.goophone.cc/goophone-v92.html
[Android General] -fluffy-:
Sorry to say but u guys are adwetising or how its speeld wen a mod is seeing this he will delete ur post
[Android General] borgami:
From the video it looks like these NFC reader is in the back cover. Could present an issue if you want a different cover.

I'm in two minds now. I love my bluebo b6000 would really like a similar phone but a bit more durable.
[Android General] Gran_T:
Got mine from Hong Kong Goldway on ali, less than 200 with DHL. got it within a week after order. If it listed for higher price make them an offer. But check for OTG, mine doesn't have and I was informed about that in advance.

To borgami,

NFC is on back cover, and what different cover you want to use? how? (you are not talking about flip-case, but about cover, are you?)
[Android General] borgami:
Yes I was talking about a flip cover.
[Android General] Gran_T:
Just to be clear, NFC is inside on the plastic back cover, you can use different flip or other case which fit the phone.
[Android General] fappapp:
ordered

ordered mine from (cut incase im breaking forum rules?) and awaiting dispatch. $208 with DHL and flip cover and 32gb card.

would have really liked a spare battery now as I discover it doesn't have wireless charging??

saw a video on youtube or google search randomly gave me a report of it having wireless charging, does it support this?

google throws up a battery for 4.50euro anyway so no problem.

when I get mine in 6-10 days DHL I will put up a report.

I hope NFC works through the flip cover with my new nfc headphones. I havnt used NFC before.
[Android General] caleb2003:
Is this in stock, and also are they tested to have both OTG and LED gesture?

I ordered via Pandawill and got a good deal at $169 but been waiting a week and still no postage, they are not very helpful in support and now the notice states their phone batch do not have the features.
[Android General] mdavid88:
OTG is supported from second batch(pandawill sent only this item)

LED gesture sensing is not working now, but this is software problem, maybe fix it in future...(hardware support it)
[Android General] luckyjan:
From the maker of the recovery (Gizbeat) :

Guys, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT factory reset with this recovery, it formats /system which then will soft brick your phone.

If you must factory reset, make a backup first to SD through this recovery. Then after factory reset, select 'advanced restore', then choose "/system". Please share this with any forum you see this recovery posted.

Thank GOD I had accidentally made a backup.

Will try to get to the bottom of the issue.
[Android General] Inew:
Firmware

Hello,

i got my Inew V3 last Friday . After using of 2 day's the Touchscreen doesn't work anymore .

I tried to flash the phone but without access . In this flash file there was the CWM-R recovery and i need a stock recovery because i will send this phone back for warranty claim .

Can you help me with a stock recovery or Stock Rom for flashing by SpFlashTool .

thank you
[Android General] Gran_T:
How come? I have done factory reset twice, everything went smooth, phone came to state I first time get it.
[Android General] -fluffy-:
its only if u use custom recovery
[Android General] Gran_T:
getting into the menu by power + vol up, (dead android comes) then power 1 more time,

chosing wipe data / factory reset -> delete all user data.

Isn't this a factory reset?

Can someone give me a link how to install ADB drivers in Windows XP, please?

I'm doing as it's described on android developers site (and elsewhere) and getting message "The wizard can't find the necessary software"
[Android General] roy8846:
Camera Test

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New Review

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[Android General] Gran_T:
NFC seems working, reading at least. OTG - ask your seller if his models support or no, Air guesture doesn't work, and I don't care about it at all,

Touch screen issue - do you mean video from youtube? In every brand factory defects are possible, ask your seller to check for few hours, a day with several restarting.

And the lock screen? Support widgets? - I can't get what do you mean.
[Android General] toleman77:
Me apunto a este hilo para no perderlo.

Enviado desde un 5"
[Android General] inspectaclueso:
Yes, this is the method for a factory reset in recovery mode however if you see a dead robot then you are likely still using the stock recovery not the custom recovery they were referring to.
[Android General] luckyjan:
I also saw the comments of the touchscreen not working after two days but they are ALL from the same person!. Well one screen not working always is possible even with Samsung and Apple..... OTG is not working with the first batch of phones after that it seems to work.

I still couldn't find something wrong with this phone in reviews and comments. The Camera and led flash seems fine and it has a working GPS. It works fast without any vissible lag.
[Android General] longshanks:
Can we not order direct from the manufacturer?

So of these three who is the actual manufacturer?

http://www.inewmobile.com/

http://www.inewphone.com/EN/

http://www.goophone.cc/phones/goophone-v92.html
[Android General] Inew:
NFC

I read in some forums that NFC ist not working . Is this a problem with the first Batch ?

Does anyone have a functioning NFC ????
[Android General] Gran_T:
Well? there is different type of NFC tags: Mifare, NTAG203 and ... (don't remember)

May be they tried with Mifare? That's older type and many new phones don't support them.

I have tried with NTAG203, can say it's at least reading.
[Android General] balambuc:
Hi, what do u mean by "at least reading"?:eek: Does it mean that I cant progarm it with teh phone?, Is there Ny other chip types I can program w/ teh phone?:fingers-crossed:
[Android General] noresz01:
Pandawill shipping problem

I had ordered a phone from pandawill, 6 days ago, and today they wrote me, they couldn't send it.

I think they haven't got stock from that.

I cancelled my order on pandawill...
[Android General] Chinaphonearena:
CWM 5.5 recovery is up again. Previously, the scatter resulted in 8038 error, but this was fixed with MTK Droid Tools 2.5.2e.

Recovery link with new scatter

ge.tt/78LVdYB1
[Android General] mdavid88:
I ordered to from panda... On dec 20...

I think not so easy, its a very new phone, and the first batch is bad... error fixing is time.

But not correct from panda, they wrote "in stock". It was a lie...

(sorry for bad english)
[Android General] noresz01:
Yes, that's what I don't understand, why they don't say, you have to wait 2 or more weeks, because they have some problems or they haven't stock from this phone. It would be the correct communication.
[Android General] mdavid88:
Yes, you are right!
[Android General] -fluffy-:
The seller i use have then in stock
[Android General] Gran_T:
I mean I have checked reading, but haven't check writing yet

:o I know, sounds weird ))
[Android General] rocky-1:
Can somebody upload a CWM made backup file of the System partition?

I lost my system partition, and the SD card with my backup is undetectable (I think it is fully wrecked, it is not detectable on android, nor on any pc)

I can enter to CWM, so I think I could unbrick my phone with an other SD card, but I need a backup file of the System partition.

Thanks.
[Android General] adimavi:
Same thing the edges is 5.5mm look at the radius in photos.

img.bestphonepic.com/images/201401/goods_img/10573_P_1388788463402.jpg

---------- Post added at 03:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:41 PM ----------

Thanks.

Correction the link is; ge.tt/m/78LVdYB1

And can i load this recovery via Mobileuncle?

Edit: Yes i load recovery via Mobileuncle :)
[Android General] Chinaphonearena:
This is likely because you were on mobile when you accessed the link, so it redirected to /m/. Regardless, either link should work.
[Android General] Chinaphonearena:
All new iNew V3 now coming from 1949deal will have OTG. Gesture support should be coming in a firmware update and reportedly will work in first batch and newer batch iNew V3. iNew put several blemishes on their record with the iNew V3. Had they handled things just slightly differently, they would have come out looking like supreme champs. Unfortunately, most China marketing and business practices have a LONG way to come.
[Android General] adimavi:
The firmware has little bugs.

In Settings>Time & Date Settings gives hole Setting error.

When an app open and phone goes sleep mode, you try to wake the phone it didn't open launcher, open a different app like dialer, sms app dial screen etc.

When the wireless or 3G on the battery stops to show discharge, for example i took the device from charge 30 hours ago, it says you take it 26 hours ago.

The camera is very sandy don't like it, hope it's a software problem.
[Android General] brady56:
i think it has some bugs on this phone and the inew factory recall them back
[Android General] tomaszzakopane:
How long it working on battery?
[Android General] balambuc:
Whith regular usage about a day, for me(I constantly use the gps and the browser, sometimes games :D) the phone is dead in about 3/4 of a day, but if u need more juice u can order a second battery or a power bank( i bought a 5000 mAh one for 20 quids at Aliexpress):good:
[Android General] shikhar623:
Anybody got it Imported to India?
[Android General] Gran_T:
ROM update: http://www.needrom.com/mobile/inew-v3-e/

There is info that it solves OTG problem

I'm trying to install update.zip through CWM and getting Error getprop("ro.product.device") ==

Is anybody tried with success?
[Android General] kjartanm:
GPS and NFC test

I did a proper GPS test with my new iNew v3-E phone. Airplane mode on, outside my office.

As you can see, a proper fix in around 30 seconds. The GPS starts as soon as Mobile Uncle is started, so we get a 31904 ms fix. I then do a cold start, and as you can see, using the data from last time, a fix obtained in around 10 seconds. In practical use, this works great inside my car and with CoPilot.

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=jLnGqRzHlqs&feature=youtu.be[/YOUTUBE]

I´ve also done a small test of the iNew v3 NFC reader. As the video show, it works with NFC stickers, but not my unknown brand NFC cards (these all works with the HTC One X). Beaming from both Samsung s3 and HTC One X works great. (Not in the movie)

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=UpXMI6cxX7k&feature=youtu.be[/YOUTUBE]

I did some low light street photos on my way to work, and I´ll post them as soon as the dropbox is synced.
[Android General] adimavi:
Try to download it 4th time :laugh:

When download it will update firmware then answer your question.

Edit: Flash tool (tried 3 versions) didn't download the firmware. update.zip getting the same Error, so i couldn't load the new firmware.
[Android General] croxley:
This phone has 2 sim card slots can both sims do 3G. I need to use this in United kingdom can insert 2 sim cards which are 3G or is it only GSM on one 3G on another? Has someone taken photos what quality are they?
[Android General] Burs:
Yes, you can use both SIM cards for 3G. For photo quality you can check the review at chinamobilemag.com
[Android General] croxley:
Thanks for this information. Can someone who has this phone give opinions if it is a good phone to buy or not so good?
[Android General] Burs:
But note that only one SIM card slot is micro, so it might potentially be a limitation regarding to 3G. But there are simple ways to get around SIM slots incompatibility.
[Android General] kjartanm:
After one day of usage, I find it better than the iOcean X7 (my other newer China phone reference). Value for money compared to what´s available in Norway is great. Photo quality (lens ++) is a tad bit better compared to iOcean x7. In low light, it gains the ISO. That means usable but grainy images without flash. For me, an actual working GPS is a winner. The screen is great, compared to the HTC One X, I got no complaints. I use Aviate as launcher, and after installing the my normal set of apps, I haven´t had any "Oh, this is slow / low memory" moments, but then again - one day of usage. Call quality is OK, no complaints from the calls I´ve made today. Both outside and at the office. Bluetooth with bose soundlink 2 works great, it has even built in EQ. Rooting and adding gravitybox will probably be a good thing to tweak the little things.

As I don´t have enough posts yet, I´m not able to post sample images. Will do as soon as possible.

Hopefully you will have some input from some of the people who has used it for some weeks.
[Android General] dani_edw:
How to root this phone?
[Android General] croxley:
Might have to get sim card cutter from ebay.

Thank you for this information. It looks like a good phone for the price they are charging.
[Android General] Chinaphonearena:
Update your internal system storage to 6GB. This will leave you with 8GB phone storage.

http://ge.tt/6Ibk6wC1

Flash with SP Flash Tool or use SD Update through custom recovery. EBR by me. SD Update script by zatycz.
[Android General] Burs:
Mod Edit: commercial links removed, but IMHO, it's ugly and a bit pricey.

Where did you get that from? It's true that Android sometimes shows only few hundreds of MB's free on 1GB devices, but that doesn't mean the remaining memory is allocated by other apps. The cached data is also counted as allocated memory, but as soon as other apps request more memory, the cache memory is freed up. Windows works the similar way, but it doesn't count cached memory as allocated.

Check this post. There's also another (older, harder, more complicated) way that can be found on the same forum, but you'll be stuck with KingUser, which imho is not a problem. I still haven't rooted the phone, but if you do, please post the results.
[Android General] ztm:
Hello kjartanm!

Wanna buy this phone to my wife. Does it have PlayStore installed? Can you please confirm that hungarian (magyar) language is available under language settings? I could not find any info on this neither on inewmobile.com nor on Goophone homepage. But on minideal or pandawill the language is listed inside the specs. Don't know whom to believe.

I think Goophone is the manufacturer (Google gives some hits on this) and Inew is a chinese clone of a chinese phone :confused:. Be it either way, I think it's still a good phone that will worth the money.
[Android General] Burs:
Google Play is preinstalled.

Hungarian language is supported.

Goophone is not the same smartphone (it is single-SIM only, V3 has dual-SIM support).

iNew is not a "chineese clone of a chineese phone". It's a legitimate company that makes its own phones.

Goophone is a clone company. Google = goo, iPhone = phone, goophone... get it? They even name their models like i5S to reflect the iPhone models name.
[Android General] ztm:
Thank you Burs for quick reply! Really appreciate your help and thanks for making this inew-Goophone who-is-cloning-who making clear for me. Gone buying to eBay.
[Android General] Burs:
eBay is an excellent online store, but I would recommend Chineese webshops since they are cheaper. Many of them supports PayPal too, so you're safe with them too. And iNew sellers on eBay also make shipment from China, so the package will arrive in about the same time. You also have a Thanks button on the left which is the best thanking to someone :)
[Android General] fappapp:
NFC

I have never used NFC before but doesn't appear to be working with my Jabra Revo headphones.

Any tips to get it to work?
[Android General] Burs:
If you have any NFC device nearby, you should first check if it's working at all, because it's the similar problem as with OTG.

If it's not working, you should first update the firmware because others have revived their OTG, so I suppose NFC would be functional again too.

But if NFC already works, maybe it's something with your headphones?

I've been also reading that V3's NFC don't read anything, it must be compatible with the pairing device. This is showing the case.
[Android General] ztm:
Yes, you are right. But if I'm ordering from China I have to pay customs and taxes and that makes is expensive. For me ordering within the EU is absolutely free of other charges.

I have sent my order, so all I have to do is waiting.
[Android General] Burs:
Spain or Italy? :)

I'm also from EU, but most of the prices are so much higher than in China, so I rather pay the tax and put aside the rest of the money for something else.
[Android General] shikhar623:
Is there anybody who got it imported to India?
[Android General] caleb2003:
Cancelled with Pandawill, absolute waste of time company, would not recommend them to anyone.

Still awaiting a refund though!!
[Android General] -fluffy-:
Good luck with that hope u get ur money back go to my seller him we can count on
[Android General] payson55:
Hello, I bought Inew v3 ten days ago and eagerly expecting him, as I saw the Croatian language is not supported. I wonder if there is somewhere upgrade for Croatian language.

Also on the Singapore post for a few days under the tracking number is annotated "Information Received (This is not an acknowledgment of the physical receipt of the stated Registered Article)." What does it mean when the unit to arrive in Croatia?

Thank you all for the information.
[Android General] zgaspar:
I am in same pot (ordered from antelife 30.12.2013.) and with same tracking status. Basicly it means exactly what it said. Package tracking is active (number) but Singapore post did not pick it up from seller yet.

In my expirience when Singapoure post picks up from seller it will take about two weeks to Croatia + at least one more week to clear Croatian customs examination.
[Android General] Burs:
Unfortunately Croatian language is not supported, but I also hope some developers/modders could add it in the future, as our Croatian community grows bigger. There are also apps which can do that (MoreLocale2 - specific for MTK phones), so you might try that too.

I also ordered it from China over Singapore post because it's faster than Chinapost. Anyway, all trackings don't start working immediately, so wait a few days more. Most of the time, my tracking numbers start working when the package is already in EU, so in your case there's nothing to worry about. The message you are receiving simply means it is shipped, but they don't know nothing about it yet. Handling time varies from webshop to webshop, but once it is shipped, it takes about a week to enter EU, and then you can track it using our local website ips.posta.hr. It will take about 3-4 weeks (or more) between shipping the package and the time you receive it, so don't hold your breath. Mine is sent yesterday, so we can update each other how it goes...
[Android General] ayky33:
About batches

Some people said there are differences between first batch and the second batch. what is differences and if we buy it, how can we understand it is first or second batch? can we understand from the box or serial number etc?
[Android General] Burs:
The differences are software in nature. The hardware is there for both of the batches. First batch had the old firmware, that's why OTG, and somewhere even NFC, were not working. For now, LED motion is not supported on any of the batches, so we hope that will work too after some future update. It's hard to tell for sure whether OTG/NFC are supported on specific sample, but flashing the newest firmware should sort all things out.
[Android General] Mouratti:
Hello Guys

i have one too.

Very nice didnt test yet....

Antuntu 17034 without any app installed.

Camera looks good, but the zoom is very strange, you need to get 2 fingers and open to zoom.

Its normal?

How can i test the NFC Air Gesture and LED???

thanks
[Android General] Burs:
You can test NFC only with other NFC devices or NFC card chips.

What do you mean by LED?

LED Motion aka. Air Gesture currently doesn't work on any sample. That will change with a future update.

LED Notification works and you can test it by deliberately missing a call, or send yourself a message from another device.
[Android General] Mouratti:
Thanks!!

Yes air gesture, i read that some batch was this function, working.

NFC need to test :)

And the zoom is normal or my Amoi n821 is old school :)

Thanks mate:good:
[Android General] vladixnet:
If you can to tell something more about battery drain ?

and

3G networks compatibile, cos support only 850/2100 (some european providers are 900/2100) ?
[Android General] Mouratti:
I didnt test yet, but for my experience, i guess the battery is a little weak.

3g at list on the description is working european
[Android General] Burs:
Battery is "weak" only by the declared mAh. But because of the smaller and more efficient MTK6582 chip, the battery behaves more like those of 2000mAh or more.

Only 850/2100Mhz WCDMA frequencies are supported. That means that European users won't be able to connect at 3G speeds if they are near 900Mhz-only towers.

But maybe something can be done with Mobile Uncle Tools, like unlocking other 3G bands. Anyone willing to do it?
[Android General] Chinaphonearena:
Added 3.5GB data partition (same link as previous) http://ge.tt/6Ibk6wC1 . This will give you about 3.5GB internal system storage and 10.5GB phone storage. Should be about perfect for anyone who installs a lot of apps, but doesn't play Gameloft games. The 6GB version remains as well.
[Android General] Mouratti:
And you test battery with 3G?

My provider is 2100mhz 3G cover this mean that i will use at 100%?

thanks
[Android General] TARAS88:
I've a problem with internal memory. It's declared 16gb but i see only 0.98 gb. Why? Can i solve it??