yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] optiplus:
I think if you turn GPS off this situation disapear
[Android General] 180jacob:
about the NFC stuff, was looking through the apps in 'rom toolbox' app manager and there is an app called 'tags' looks like its just for NFC stuff, do you think its worth uninstalling?
[Android General] fabiom94:
problem gps

I have a problem on my GPS. I never get signal on that. Anyone can help me plz

Cumps
[Android General] sokolataki:
Activate A-gps and epo under settings location GPS

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[Android General] fabiom94:
I have stock rom , don't find these settings :s
[Android General] batt:
All links are now functional
[Android General] acidspunk:
Still not working for me. Could you please upload it somewhere?
[Android General] batt:
Error downloading

You have to try! After three hours, the download stopped at 89%
[Android General] sokolataki:
go to setting ->location access ->access to my location after that tick gps satellities

i hope its work even you have to go enginneer mode to enable a gps

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hi the latest firmware that was upload to official site maybe was kitkat take a look

From paul at 5/23/14 2:49 AM

hi the latest firmware link dont work. what firmware is that? is that kitkat or jb update?

Thl Mobile :

Thank you for your mail .

We will release the latest Android 4.4 kitkat firmware on our website soon .

i hope to have kitkat soon :)
[Android General] madzo:
They are saying that for over a month :(
[Android General] sokolataki:
who say that? the answer say soon
[Android General] madzo:
Yes thats what im telling you, they always say soon.
[Android General] CHBMB:
Recommended firmware.

Hi everyone,

Just bought this phone as a birthday present for my brother. What is the current recommended firmware that you would recommend? CM11 or leave it on stock and wait for a possible KitKat update?

Any bugs or quirks I should check for to make sure it's not faulty?

Thanks for any advice, this is only my second android phone purchase and my first Chinese phone. :cool:
[Android General] sokolataki:
Hi if you want to use gravity box and xposed framework and others mod use cm11 else stay I'm stock and waitt for kitkat update. I use cm11

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[Android General] sroma1980:
Best custom ROM is cm11. Runs very good and is battery friendly.

Exposed and gravity box run flawlessly
[Android General] Moglie:
I got the phone now too, the GPU in 3D is very bad.

Antutu says "4510 Points for the 3D Part". The INew v3 has a much better result and it only has a Mail 400, same Display...

Another Rom will fix the problem?
[Android General] peter_90:
If i have the stock android, what services can i safely disable? I am trying to free some ram memory :D
[Android General] acidspunk:
Then run asphAlt 8 in both side by side
[Android General] Moglie:
Ok i will test it thanks.

But atm i cant i wanted to put on the THL W200S CM11. But now its only blackscreen. After THL Bootlogo comes up. :confused:

This is what i did:

Step 1: Download the custom ROM copied to an external SD card root directory

Step 2: the shutdown state. While holding down:

– Power button + volume button up, to enter the recovery mode.

– Wipe Data / Factory Reset -> delete all user data

and then just blackscreen... phones is broken now?
[Android General] miljenko:
Repaired

Phone repaired :p:p:p:p:p:D:D:D:D:D:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
[Android General] elsita:
congratulations :good:
[Android General] blueyehun:
Solution? (Just curious :) )
[Android General] miljenko:
Received firmware from factory directly, and with it I was able to make format all + download. After that telephone booted but with some issues (some services fc). Flashed my firmware after that but lost IMEI. Flashed Carliv CWM and restored nvram from some previous backup. Everything works.
[Android General] blueyehun:
Nice (but not easy) job! Could you please share the "firmware from factory" to use if someone has the same problem?
[Android General] elsita:
yes please, a fully stock untouched firmware would be great to have in case problem arises, I have my backup for my w200 made with mtkdroidtools but never found an original one untouched (bad for thl here)
[Android General] lepesigy:
+1, please! :highfive:
[Android General] miljenko:
I will share firmware in day or two. No problem. Just to find time to upload.
[Android General] elsita:
you can share the link they gave you also, no need to reupload
[Android General] cf67:
Hello! On italian forums there are users that have great problems connecting to 3 operator.

As far as they write there's to edit the PLMN with tre Italia (22299), that's missing.

Since I receive the W200S in the next days, and I actually use 3, is there any solution?

Thank you
[Android General] miljenko:
Is it possible that they are referring to automatic data settings? You don't need to change anything, phone will work. Add data APN manually and everything will be fine.

First post (OP) updated with STOCK FACTORY FIRMWARE and SP Flash tools V5.
[Android General] cf67:
I will be more precise when I get the phone and try with 3. By now I reported what you wrote, the answer is - the phone doesn't actually connect with 3, it's not just a matter of data, other sim of other provider just connect in 3G
[Android General] elsita:
other providers send the apn data to the phone directly, you have to set it manually to get internet conection, 2g or 3g, both need apn configured, it is a basic matter in android settings, call your provider and ask for their help configuring their APN in android 4.2 if you don't know what we are talking about

if the problem is that your provider uses other frequencies that the mobile cannot handle, sorry for you, but it has no solution but change provider
[Android General] cf67:
thank you, when I get it I'll find out and report here, by now I can add that THL Italy told the user that's a firmware problem they can solve, since they will import the phone and it's fully working with 3

edit: he did the root and told him to check the frequencies with mobile uncle
[Android General] miljenko:
That could be only modem problem or something about modem. Generally I'm not impressed by MTK6592 modem, all of them are the same, doesn't matter of the phone producer.
[Android General] elsita:
I have find this youtube video for your provider, the phone uses another mediatek processor so it should work the same probably

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VSgQ4qzUBA
[Android General] Panick_mg:
Sorry my friend for my request have put you into so much trouble, and I am please to hear that you have fixed your phone again.
[Android General] miljenko:
Firmwares

OK, after all this mess with the phone I have almost dropped LeWa development. I don't know why but after repaired my phone every time after LeWa flash I loose IMEI and before that was not the case. If there is somebody interested to try LeWa "almost" fully functional or to try to fix it, here it is

LeWa THL W200s DOWNLOAD

Another firmware I have created is slightly modified stock with deodexed and zipaligned apps, added some additional software, not so many tweak but wort trying. At least we will have alternative. It is one of mine Pandawill called firmwares (people from W200 thread knows)

PANDAWILL THL W200s DOWNLOAD

As you can see from my attached photos, Antutu score improved and now is on par with S4

SYSTEM AND DATA MUST BE WIPED BEFORE INSTALLING ANY OF THIS FIRMWARES. BACKUP YOUR IMEI WITH MOBILE UNCLE BEFORE FLASHING.
[Android General] cf67:
elsita: reported, the answer: it doesn't save at the end
[Android General] elsita:
so have you already solved it or not?
[Android General] RSGI:
Mass Storage

Still there's something bothering me...

When connected to my PC, i'm unable to access the storage of the phone internal or sd card.

It appears the storage items, still it says that i cant read it..

Anyone else happens this?
[Android General] sokolataki:
You need custom recovery to flash cm11 not from stock recovery. I think that now you need tot flash stock Rom from sp flash tool after that root it with framaroot then install custom recovery like twrp (search it in needRom) and after that install cm11 from custom recovery if you need more info please tell me

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[Android General] Moglie:
Thank you for your infos. So now my steps i have to do are:

1. I downloaded the MTK6592 USB Driver and installed it. (I didnt found it in the 1st post here) http://www.chinamobilemag.de/downlo...rebearbeitung/36-mt6592-adb-vcom-treiber.html

2. I downloaded the SP FLASH TOOL V5 from first post here + extracted.

3. I downloaded the STOCK FACTORY FIRMWARE 10140221 from first post here + extracted.

4. Now i start the "flash_tool.exe" as administrator.

5. Now i press on "scatter-loading" button + search the "MT6592_Android_scatter.txt" from the STOCK FACTORY FIRMWARE and let all files checked yes?

6. Now i press "Download" in SP FLASH TOOL V5 and then i connect my phone to the PC via USB.

7. After its downloaded i see a green mark that everything went ok.

8. I disconnected the phone from USB, took of the battery and put it in again.

And its still the same THL Bootlogo and blackscreen...

EDIT: In the dropdown menu from SP FLASH TOOL V5 there is "Download only" selected, do i have to select "Format All + Download"?

:confused:
[Android General] Goregr:
Remove the battery from your phone , Open the program , select the scatter file and diselect PRELOADER.

Press download and connect your phone with usb ( with no battery)

Wait untill the green mark appears ( everything ok ) and then disconnect your phone.

Put on the battery and power up your phone.
[Android General] Moglie:
Thanks did that and the process worked, but its the same with the phone after thl bootscreen comes nothing.

Can someone explain me how to do this? I dont know how to do this or what is meant exactly: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51080894&highlight=black+screen#post51080894

EDIT: Ok he means i have to uncheck all just select "recovery" in SP FLASH TOOL... Did that and its the same...

I tihnk my phone is dead? Oh no...
[Android General] susch19:
Miljenko said, that Chinese phone are hard to break.

Maybe you have to try more than ones with same options enabled.

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[Android General] Goregr:
No i dont think its dead.

You cannot brick mtk phone so easy.

Make sure you connect your phone to your pc without using a usb hub.

By the way did anyone download the new official firmware ?

The link doesnt work.
[Android General] Moglie:
Hallo Deutscher! :) Hehe Wie auch immer...

I have found this here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51832176&postcount=411

How can i add "Miljenko's TWRP 2.6.3.0" into Smart Phone Flash Tool It dont have a scatter when i download...

[MENTION=3095368]Goregr[/MENTION] I dont use a USB Hub, i have tried the flash process on all my USB ports now... lol
[Android General] sokolataki:
Ok I think that I have the solution please download twrp recovery. Flash it with flashtool (check to flash only recovery image) after that download vanilla Rom (search it in needRom) put it in root of sdcard put phone in recovery after that wipe and install vanilla Rom please tell me if that solve your problem

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[Android General] susch19:
Scatter file is often already in sp flash tool, if not, search on google for it, you will find the mt6592 file fast.

Ps: gibt von uns nicht viele hier :D

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[Android General] Moglie:
Ok, now i have downloaded the "TWRP 2.6.3.0" from the first post and flashed it only.

Now iam in a kind of bootloop, it does not give me a static blackscreen it reboots after the THL Logo comes up randomly good sign for me that the Flash tool worked and something has changed.

I will now flash all selected + with the modded TWRP 2.6.3.0. :p Maybe it works.

EDIT: It seems iam still in bootloop with all flashed and TWRP 2.6.3.0.

I will try that but i cant find vanilla rom on needrom for flashing with sdcard, only vanilla version for flashtools... damn

But anyway i cant get into the recovery menu still, its in a bootloop still with TWRP 2.6.3.0. With vanilla recovery it stucks on the blackscreen after the Thl logo.

EDIT: Ok i downloaded "STOCK FIRMWARE, ROOT, TWRP - for SP FLASH TOOL" from the first post + flashed it with flash tool. All seems to work but the screen is just grey and flickering... whatta hell.

Then again flashed "STOCK FACTORY FIRMWARE 10140221" from first post. It seems to work now... whoooa
[Android General] CHBMB:
Been playing with stock ROM today and checking for problems. The proximity sensor doesn't retain the settings after a reboot and I get a lot of audio distortion on bluetooth (seemed to happen with both GPS enabled and disabled). Tried CM11 from needrom but google search crashes and I can't install it from play store as it's already installed.

To be honest the stock rom would be fine if I could fix those two problems.....
[Android General] sokolataki:
I aggree with you but with stock Rom you can't install xposed framework in order to do some mods anyway I hope to have kitkat update soon with xposed support

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[Android General] susch19:
It's just like we said, break a MTK phone is very hard, but it's good that you tried to fix it on yourself without freaking out ;D

Maybe you are able to flash roms, without any error from now on.

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[Android General] rabbit2008:
cm11 bluetooth

hi

can any body tell me "CM11" have problem to sending and receiving apk files via bluetooth or not?

i had this problem with stock rom and only " VanillaExperience" fixed it

thanks
[Android General] CHBMB:
Well this worked great. So one problem down and only the bluetooth issue to sort out now. :laugh:
[Android General] mustafeezz:
Hey any one here who can help me????

Few days back I bought THL W200s. I was excited but my all happiness gone in very first hour when I tried to check its benchmark with antutu benchmark it stuck at 71% when checking 2D graphics for 20-30 secs and then reboots for 3 times to get normal. I tried again but that time it stuck at 21% and did same rebooting process. I think that this application is causing problem but when I tried to play Asphalt 8 it also got stuck and my phone rebooted. I tried to factory reset the phone but problem remains same. Then I tried to reset the phone from recovery mode but then I stuck to blank screen after THL logo. I try many times to flash the ROM but it did not solve the problem. Then I format the it completely and try to flash it again and this time I was got lucky and phone starts this time.

But now the first problem has become worst. Phone become very hot and then starts rebooting with the use of almost every application. Even Subway Surf survive for not more than 10 minutes.

Anyone here can tell me where is the problem???

Please help!!!
[Android General] CHBMB:
Vanilla ROM has sorted the bluetooth issue for me. So all good now I think.
[Android General] acidspunk:
I have a tablet with a mali 400 gpu that does this. Your gpu is busted. You need to return the phone.
[Android General] sokolataki:
Hi I want to ask something I want to have custom statusbar that I have make with xposed framework in cm11 but I want to install it in stock Rom . I see that the status bar trogles was writed at systemui apk. I don't know if gravity BOX white code in other apk . Anyway I am back to stock Rom and I install the custom systemui from cm11 Rom but I was unlucky it didn't work as I want can anyone tell me if that I want to do is possible?
[Android General] Mexpower74:
I don't think that is possible. I mean, it was one of the main downsides of stock rom to begin with, not being compatible with Xposed framework for what i heard.
[Android General] Vonnegut:
I guess you didn't read how Xposed works.

The Xposed motto is Modify your ROM without modifying any APK. The framework itself modify only one file of the framework (app_process) and gives to coders the chance to change the way is working any .apk on the fly!

That means that a module intercept the calls made by (i.e.) the systemUI and change its behaviour in real time.

So if you stop the module, each and every change done disappears...'cause systemUI hasn't been even touched, it's the same as before activating the module!

So what you did was to replace the untouched SystemUI of an AOSP ROM to replace the SystemUI of the stock ROM based on AliyunOS.

You shouldn't be surprised that it didn't work at all....as much as it wouldn't work to take the systemUI of a touchwiz ROM to replace the systemUI of another ROM.
[Android General] Moglie:
Hi,

Is there a way to overclock the GPU (Mali 450) of the phone to the standart clock of the GPU?

Its underclocked i think. :good:
[Android General] acidspunk:
Try going to the battery settings and uncheck the power saving option. It will boost gaming performance considerably. Not exactly what you want, but I don't think it's possible to overclock mediatek socs.
[Android General] Moglie:
Thanks but its eems it doesnt make a change ingame or in benchmarks. :confused:
[Android General] acidspunk:
What rom are you using and what game are you trying? I see a pretty noticeable difference in 3d games like asphalt 8 using miljenko's vanilla experience rom.
[Android General] Moglie:
Thanks for the Info, what is your score with "miljenko's vanilla experience rom" in Antutu > 3D Graphics point?

I got 5120 points there on 3D Graphics with STOCK FACTORY FIRMWARE 10140221.

Thx. :good:
[Android General] Asterisd:
New W200s

Today i received a w200s, which had firmware 20140421 (ThL.W200S.156D.A1.JB9.HD.EN.8P256.OV8825.MT6592GW.20140421 to be exact, same as the February one, only date changes). Tried to install a custom recovery, but none of the available worked, so i decided to reflash it with 20140221 (though the date was just mistyped from the factory). It seems it is a new batch, with different display and different driver, which does not exist in 20140221, so phone now has a blank/corrupted screen.

I already contacted the shop i bought it for help, but i guess it will take some days for the shop/factory to respond. In case someone knows where i can find 20140421, please let me know, so i reflash my phone as soon as possible.

Don't try to flash a recovery on 20140421, it won't work and stock recovery will also be erased.
[Android General] acidspunk:
I get 5494. Why is that number important anyway?
[Android General] Moglie:
I had this also 1 time, just reflash it with SP Flash Tools.

---------- Post added at 09:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:26 PM ----------

With 20140421 i got 4470 points in Antutu 3D (it is less then a Mali400 GPU score...)

With 20140221 i got 5120 points in Antutu 3D.

Isnt it strange?

Maybe i will test "miljenko's vanilla experience rom" too.
[Android General] acidspunk:
Benchmarks aren't everything. I have several devices with mali 400 gpus and none runs 3d games nearly as well as the w200s. Not even close.

Starting to wonder if you even have the phone at all tbqh. Have you tried to actually run games instead of talking about benchmarks? Which games have you tried? The link to the rom is in the first post.
[Android General] sroma1980:
W200s runs every game on market smoth. I even use a program to cap overall performance of phone and it still runs them great ( ex: asphalt 8). So i dont see whats the problem!
[Android General] acidspunk:
Exactly! Btw, trials frontier just came out on the play store and it runs great! ;)
[Android General] Moglie:
OFC it runs all games smooth on the market but iam just a test/experiment guy. :)

How do i install a custom recovery? (CARLIV TOUCH RECOVERY or TWRP 2.6.3.0?)

I did by SP FlashTool it did not work... and i did by MobileUncle MTK Tools it did not work.

Both with the same result: i press "Volume+" and "Power" to get in Bootmode, then i select "Volume-" to get "RecoveryMode" then the THL Logo comes up and the screen wents black (looks like a crash) and the phone reboots and boots into Android again... Where is the problem?

Atm i flashed back the normal recovery.img and the Recoverymode works like a charm, but not with CARLIV TOUCH RECOVERY or TWRP 2.6.3.0 so iam not able to install the vanilla rom?

:confused:

---------- Post added at 01:39 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:14 AM ----------

As you can see i had some of the same problems but in the end it worked with stock 20140221 firmware.

But as you said its not possible to use a custom recovery from here.

:confused:
[Android General] AceLakhan:
PC wont recognise phone

I just bought this phone yesterday. It works good but when I connected it to my PC, My PC tells me that it failed to install device driver and hence I can't copy anything. Solutions would be appreciated.
[Android General] Moglie:
Can anyone tell me if iam able to flash Vanilla Rom with stock Recovery?

You have to enable USB Memory in Android (it will popup on top > statusbar).
[Android General] AceLakhan:
I tried that. Turned USB Debugging on and off. Tried with MTP settings. Even tried 'open as a virtual disk' None worked. Tried other cables. They wouldn't work either.
[Android General] Moglie:
After hours testing few recoverys none of this custom recoverys from this thread worked for my W200S, but i found a custom recovery which worked for my W200S finaly. :good:

This works for me now: Recovery TWRP 2.7.0.0 for THL W200S http://www.needrom.com/mobile/recovery-twrp-2-7-0-0-for-thl-w200s/

Anyone tested it before for the THL W200S?
[Android General] sokolataki:
I have install that recovery it works to my phone very well
[Android General] Moglie:
Iam running CM11 now thx to TWRP 2.7.0.0. :good:

No other modded OS worked from this thread for me again for my W200S, i dont know why... :confused:

The overall performance in android is a bit better now, everything reacts more fast with CM11. It feels more light. The Antutu shows me now 5520points in 3D performance Asphalt 8 runs a bit smoother.

But i face 1 problem reboots work good. But when i shutdown my phone and try to switch it on it stuck on the THL logo and gets black after a while, the solution is; i have to remove battery and power on... everything works then. Any idea why i got this problem?
[Android General] Asterisd:
Minideal sent me ROM 20140508 and phone is alive again...
[Android General] Moglie:
Cool, i didnt saw this ROM yet... could you share it with us?
[Android General] Asterisd:
Probably the same ROM as 20140221, just added new display's drivers. Files left at work, so i'll try to upload them tomorrow.
[Android General] Coolgreek:
Glad to hear you made it work again! Wife will be pleased:p...

Awaiting for the upload and comments on any differences you have discovered (other than the display driver that is),
[Android General] Asterisd:
Nothing seems different than 20140221. Only things that have to do with the screen. Recovery does not work, probably does not have the proper display drivers to boot (i'll try to make one myself from the stock one) and light notification fix also does not work, phone crashes when screen off and cannot alter the screen brightness. Had to revert to stock file.
[Android General] ian619420:
anyone know how to overclock 1.7ghz mtk6592 to 2.0ghz?
[Android General] satiros:
where is the 4.4.2 rom

?
[Android General] susch19:
There isn't any released at the moment. We have to wait for it a bit longer.

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