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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpillincaman:
Yes I think that i can buy a new battery but maybe i found the problem. I see that micro sd scanner has removed 30% of battery :eek:

I discovered that Retroarch download all thumbnails (boxart,title screens and screenshots) for every platform game! I was thinking that download only thumbnails for game that i have. So I had 10 000 images in my micro sd :eek: :eek: and media scanner every time I changed files in micro sd, did a new scan. Now i have put .nomedia file in retroarch thumbnails folder and disabled media scanner with adb.

I hope that the problem was that for the battery.

For micro sd permissions i see that is a kit kat problem, so i make changes to permissions.xml and now the camera works every time but I can't install yet mame4android and other apps that want to access to the sd card with the sd card mounted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Yep, very helpful, many Thanks! Did you buy from OPENYOUREYES SHOP?

From what I have heard, the Pros and Cons are very consistent. There are many apps that can more than likely keep the battery optimized. Greenify seems to be one of the most popular, but there are many others. See what works best for you. I found one place that sells the battery, but I am unsure how to order from there. Check TAOBAOFOCUS.COM. Search for the phone, and you will see the battery along with it. I checked with the Aliexpress reseller, but he doesn't have extra batteries for it.

I may also ask OPENYOUREYES Shop and see if they plan to sell the batteries.

As for the mapper, I would suggest using Tincore Mapper. It will map all buttons, and also give you extra mapping abilities, like mapping the d-pad on King of Fighters instead of the analog stick. It does have a bit of a learning curve, but it's worth it. I use it on the Snail W1.

As for the SD Card, still trying to figure that one out. I don't yet have the W3D, so I'm not able to try some things. Hopefully, there's some trick to getting it to work, which is why I am hoping The Gatekeeper responds. It may only work best with certain card speeds and classes.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
Also wanted to ask, are you in the US? What carrier are you using? How is the coverage? What numbers are you getting on speed tests?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpillincaman:
Thanks for your suggestions. Yes, i bought it on OPENYOUREYES Shop

I'm in Italy. Here the phone works very well. I had no problem with the GPS.

I haven't done benchmarks. Which app do you recommend to test the speed?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
For your benchmarks can you use Antutu and for speed test can you use Ookla
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Gatekeeper_:
Hey guys I have been using a Straight Talk sim card and it makes calls and data works great. I had to activate the sim card online and manually change the mobile network settings, but after a few reboots it was working great! And honestly for a long phone it doesn't feel too awkward when making calls.

I appreciate all the feedback and it fills me with joy knowing other people have had a chance to use it as well. I plan on making a few youtube videos that covers a general overview of the phone and then the fun stuff like a compilation of emulators and of course game stream while in downtown atlanta on cellular and wifi.

oh and sorry guys but to answer your questions regarding the games install on internal or SD I still have yet to install the play store with that firmware and plan to do that tonight. Under settings there is a storage option that allows me to pick which is the default write disk, as the menu is titled. From there I select the SD card and it has been filled up ever since. I have installed apk's via sideload and I don't see the "true" internal storage space depleting after I did that. Now I still see some apps installed there. I want to see if in the future we will be able to use links2sd since that's what my xperia play uses for it's folder redirection.

I'll be answering questions soon gents so stay tuned.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Gatekeeper_:
I will take a picture of the settings menu and explain in more detail what I meant by that. It appears we can change the default write disk to the SD card, which is what I guess it asked me as a pop up when I put an sd card in it for the first time. Like I said previously this does NOT lock down your sd card, and in fact this phone offers three different computer connection methods either as a storage device, or as MTP, or for photos, along with charge only function.

And for your second question it appears that some apps downloaded were placed in internal storage and I could not move them :\ I did get my phone's firmware updated with the google play store (awesome!! thanks guys for the recommendation for that! I saw the video but wasn't sure if it applied to me) and I attempted to root it, and I think it worked. I will now test links2sd and see if that helps with the internal storage part without needing to unlock bootloaders and get too messy with extra work.

This is exactly what I purchased:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G26R7LA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sorry but I do not :(

***Quick Update!***

I installed links2SD and so far all but youtube moved to the SD card, making my internal storage from 9 to 11.27 free space. I tested the google play store and services since those are major apps that got moved and it works fine!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Awesome! Thanks for the update! This also confirms that 128 GB cards work in the device. Link2SD was a Godsend for the Xperia Play. When I first bought it in 2011, I ran out of space within the first week.

You can verify your root with Root Checker. If not, I used Kingo Root to root my 78p01 device, so it should work for the W3D as well. The downfall to using Kingo is that it needs to be installed on your PC, and it installs some battery app on the phone and lockscreen that I think is tied to the superuser app that's installed. The root works fine, but after the root is installed, you would want to install another superuser app to grant permissions, as to get rid of the battery app tied to the Kingo superuser app and delete it.

I am currently using AT&T with my 78P01 and they are stating that my IMEI is classifying the phone as 2G only, and as such, I have been only getting 2G, where I used to get 3G, even 3G+. Not sure what happened between now and a few months ago, but must have something to do with their 2G shutdown. I may grab a Straight Talk Sim for a month and see if that changes things. Thanks for the confirm on Network. That had me concerned as well.

I look forward to any more updates you may have.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Gatekeeper_:
Hey guys I wanted to also add some truth to my claims and add a few pictures, for clarity purposes. I took a picture of the straight talk sim card in the back of the phone, along with the sd card. Then I took a picture of the speedtest to show you that, albeit it's not very fast 4G, it does achieve speeds that still allows gamestream to play at the minimum settings. I'm around wifi and hotspots all the time but sometimes in sushi bars I just use the data. I forgot to add but I added the storage settings of the phone, notice the "default write disk" and the options to select the sd card and internal storage.

I used kingroot to root the phone, and installed rootchecker to verify root. All seems pretty jive!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Sweet! I missed the Straight Talk Sim in the pic, lol! I read your post and had to re-check it, but I saw it. Those 4G speeds are like heaven compared to what I am getting now. Heck, I will be happy to just have a decent connection since I am only getting one band of 2G at the moment:crying:

Thanks for the update as always!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
I'm pretty excited mine was just shipped out and I'm ready to get it in my hands. Would any one mind doing an Antutu benchmark on the device. And also does it come with NFC?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpillincaman:
Hi,

I did the test with my W3D. It isn't a little too low the result of Antutu? For now I haven't found Android games that give me problems.

The biggest problem remains the battery. After the 50% drops too quickly.

You have this problem with your W3d?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Gatekeeper_:
Sure thing give me a few minutes and I'll post results! Oh wait looks like I was beaten lol.

Honestly I think I do too, but I have kept it charge above 80 since it sits at my desk charging most of the time. When I take it out and let it chill in the car the battery runs out much faster than it should. Maybe there are settings we need to disable on the phone? I also don't think it has an nfc, I'll have to look at the specs again but I don't see it as an option in settings if there is supposed to be one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carl1975:
Is anybody else having bluetooth problems with this phone. When i move just one meter away from the phone with bluetooth headphones on the music starts to cut out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Try disconnecting, turn off WiFi, and reconnecting. On the earlier model, WiFi and bluetooth did not play along together well. I am currently using the cheapest bluetooth headphones and they work rather well. Every now and then I have to disconnect and reconnect, but after that, they work fine. Something to do with the WiFi being on that causes an issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpillincaman:
I don't know if we need to disable some option. I tried these things:

- calibration discharging completely the battery and recharching with the phone turned off.

- installed Root booster with Extreme Battery Mode

- removed unnecessary Google play services process

- Screen brightness to minimum

Nothing changed

The strange thing is that if the battery go to 50% to 20-30% in few minutes, if I restart the phone the battery go to 40-45%

Now I tried the calibration with the app Battery Calibration but I think it will not change things. It' my last hope :(

My fear is that the problem is that the batteries are old and haven't been preserved well (Maybe in a too cold or too hot place). For example my battery was produced on March 2015. We should try a new battery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carl1975:
I have tried everything. Sometimes the bluetooth on my phone just turns itself off for no reason and i have to turn it back on again. A couple of times i have had to restart my phone to get bluetooth working again. Im hoping its a software issue i should have tested it before installing the international update.

You are not alone my phone has the exact same battery issues as yours.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
Aw that's no good because this is a gaming phone we can't have our batteries going dead so quick. What about replacement batteries. Anyone want to post a photo of the battery label so we can buy a third party one. Also what about the power adapter, what is it rated at. How long does it take to charge to 100% and does it have any fast charging tech?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpillincaman:
The battery don't go dead quick. I play for 3 hours in a row and the battery is still 50%, but after 5 minutes drops to 25-30%. With that 25-30% i can use the phone also for a half day if I don't play.

I think 3 hour of gaming are not bad for a phone. The problem is that the percentage is wrong and i think the battery can work better (Maybe 6 hours of gaming)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Hi guys, this is the only place I've seen to sell the spare batteries. http://mytaofocus.com/shop/item.php?id=537966052857

I've never purchased from there, but if someone who has can chime in, could be a huge help.

One user I spoke with from another forums suggested Root Booster for the battery. I see you used it, but to no avail. He hasn't spoke of any battery issues since then. Greenify seems to be a top battery app. I say, try some till you see a difference, since every case can be different. Also, check what's eating your battery. Another user had RetroArch installed and it was downloading images for games in the background, which was eating at the battery. It was the media server, which is linked to apps accessing the SD Card. On my pone, at one point, the media server was using about as much as the screen.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Oh, LOL! My bad, haha!

However, looking at the site, I'll look more into it for buying from there. It seems straight forward, and I hope it is. I planned to buy some spare batteries myself before they go off the market. As for the battery draining, it seems to only happen after gaming right? How is it for normal phone use? There is a feature in custom recovery called battery stats that I've heard might help, of course, I don't think anyone has written a custom recovery for this device as of yet, but there may be an app that does the same trick.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpillincaman:
if I don't play, the battery life is 2-3 days for me. I bought Better Battery Stats app but I don't understand anything :eek:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Here's a thread on the app. They can explain it better than me. In a nut shell it keeps an eye on things that drain the battery, and it regulates the CPU usage to save battery. The W3D is pretty much a battery hog, with a 5.5 1080P 3D Screen and 8 Core processor. I'm sure that the reason why the battery is so huge is a lack of true optimizations placed in the device, which is probably why whenever you download a Chinese app, there is nearly always a battery app attached to it, or battery apps advertised. On the 78P01, gaming drains my battery as well, but it also drained it on Xperia Play too. Might be due to the physical buttons, I'm unsure.

But give the thread a read. Hopefully, it can help with the battery issue. If it lasts 2 to 3 days without gaming, then it could be just a gaming thing, and setting the app to do a simple CPU regulation when gaming could do the trick.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
To all owning a W3D, the Chinese version software has an update available that adds L2 and R2 to the Much mapper. However, this version also causes a bug that stops camera usage. The current Chinese version firmware is at 6.1.2. It will only be available if you choose to remain on the non-Google Play firmware originally installed on the system.

The update is not being pushed through the International version as of yet. It was also mentioned that the SD Card issue was also fixed in 6.1.2. Still unclear on that though. I'll add more information as it arrives.

However, with the new firmware having the camera issue, would be best to wait for more updates. But it's good to see that the aforementioned issues are getting addressed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
Thanks for the update. So who is working on the issues actually?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Since the updates are distributed through the official Update app, I assume Snail is releasing the fixes. I got the information from Snail's Chinese website forums.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
That's great, it's kinda weird though this phone ended up not coming out a year ago when it supposed to and they are still working on updates. I prefer ordered from Amazon but later I got a email saying it wasn't coming out. I guess they are really great with software because of the games that they have released.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
One thing that I am really desperately worried about are drops. How are people who already have the phone getting along with durability and are there any screen protectors or cases for the device yet?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
You can order from Amazon now, but only Amazon.co.uk. You can still use your regular Amazon account to sign in to Amazon UK and make purchases like normal. Amazon calculates the VAT and taxes if applicable. The only seller on Amazon is OPENYOUREYES Shop, which also sells from their own website, often times with small discounts. I don't think the discounts carry over to Amazon though. Amazon US still has the device cataloged, but no release date or anything further than what was there when the device was originally delayed.

Highly doubt a case is developed for this device. You'll have to find alternatives, such as PS Vita accessories. I plan to use the PS Vita soft pouch to hold the phone in my pocket to protect from scratches. You may be able to make one with a 3D Printer though, but I'm not sure. The screen is a different story. If you can find a generic screen protector of 5.5 inches, you should be able to apply it. The iPhone 6 Plus may be a good candidate.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Gatekeeper_:
I will say this: to all who had an xperia play you know that screen was NOT gorilla glass and boy did it pick up scratches like no tomorrow. this phone, I'm not sure if it's gorilla glass but it does not get scratches like that of the play. I thankfully haven't dropped it but having it in my pockets and tossing it into my satchel (leather carrying bag with little inner protection) I have gotten a few nicks on the glass and a few scratches but not much else. I'm am not gentle with my devices, nor friendly, so if you see a basic or minimal sense of value with your things you will probably be scratch free.

I would say this phone is anti-water resistant. Keep in mind all the buttons create pockets of air that can entrap dust and dirt and if you get this phone wet it'll be dead day 0.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MechaBouncer:
I've been curious about this phone for over a year now. How is the D-pad on it? Is it responsive enough for fighting games or does it come off rather mushy? Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Gatekeeper_:
mine is stiff and clicky, but for most games it doesn't need much to press. It has definition but it still feels more circle than a plus sign. The vita's is probably my favorite dpad
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MechaBouncer:
Thanks! My D-pad test is if I can perform Soul Steal from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night without difficulty. The PSP D-pad was terrible, but the Xperia Play worked great the first time I tried it. Still the best D-pad on a phone that I've ever used. I don't have the game on the Vita to test, but I imagine it would be quite good. Most third-party bluetooth gamepads are fairly bad from my experience. So it's an important test especially for an integrated gamepad. So this sounds at least promising if it's nice and clicky.

I'm glad to see people liking the W3D so far. To be honest, I'm still on the fence about it. I don't know if I could use it as a daily driver due to the size. I also bought a GDP Win as a separate portable handheld. The all-in-one nature of the W3D is tempting. Perhaps if the SD card issues are resolved and the L2/R2 mapping comes to the International firmware, then I will consider it more.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
Well all, my W3D came in, and my initial impressions of the device are great! The Box is very eye catching and would probably sell from looks alone. Most of you have probably seen the box, so I don't need to go into detail about it. Pressing the buttons, the Analogs feel really good. FPS ready! The D -pad is the same as the 78P01, but it isn't hindered by the molding that sits in front as on the 78P01, which was a major design flaw in it's making. Other wise, just from moving around the d-pad, it seems like it's ready for fighting games. MechaBouncer, I'll test that technique on Castlevania and report back. The D-PAD works pretty good for King of Fighters, and that has lots of complicated motions, and the 78P01 D-PAD is blocked. I still have a lot to test, but I have that one in the plans.

Size wise, it is a little bigger than the 78P01, but it is indeed, a large device, but pocketable, unless you like skinny jeans. The Unit I received was in English, but the firmware does not include Google Play, which is expected. Currently running Android 4.4.2, and firmware version 6.1.1. The camera is vastly improved over the 78P01, and the flash is light years brighter. You can actually use it as an actual flashlight now.

Back cover is on tight, and requires patience, and no love for finger nails to take off.

Since the 78P01 takes standard sim, I wasn't able to check the network connection since the W3D takes micro sim.

I haven't done much with the device yet, but willing to answer any questions you all may have regarding it.

As I get some time, I'll do a few bench tests. I never really did one before, but I will probably copy the methods used by Deen0X when he reviewed the 78P01.

I bought it from AliExpress, and used DHL shipping. The average timetable seemed to be 2 weeks from order placed, to delivered to destination, based on the shipments made to the US.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
Dude I'm so excited mine comes on Thursday. Thanks again for mentioning the Micro SIM as I needed to buy and adapter which I was able to order in time to get it on Thursday.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidX2:
No prob! I still haven't went to get my Sim Card yet. I've been trying to make a backup of my NVRAM for those just in case moments.

A few things I've encountered and figured out from my initial testing is that one, recovery mode is accessed by holding down the VOLUME UP button while turning on the device. It is stock recovery, in English, but It wouldn't allow me to flash a gapps package. I am trying to find a way to install a working Google Play on the Chinese firmware.

However, back to the NVRAM, it took a while to hunt down the correct drivers, but I was able to get the device to show up in MTK Droid Tools, unfortunately, I encountered an error message and it wouldn't allow me to select IMEI backup/restore. Here is the message.

--- ERROR : --- TotalBytesPerChunk Not Found. Set default Page/Spare=2048/64 !!!

Some are saying that MTK Droid Tools doesn't work well with 64-bit devices. I'm not one to jump the gun, but it is showing some of the symptoms with it giving this error and not working well with MTK Droid Tools.

I've tried the usual fixes but to no avail. The fixes I tried are installing an SD CARD, so I installed an empty one. Installed busybox, and tried downloading MTK Droid Tools from other sources. There is already a Stock Rom available should something happen, but I would like to back up my NVRAM since that is device specific. I heard of another program called Magic Box, but didn't look into the details.

By the way, some users are reporting that their camera still works after the 6.1.2 update. Who knows, maybe only rooted devices experienced the camera issue. But I don't know officially, and can't really ask since the website is in another language.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonylp25:
OK so it's telling time. I will be doing a more in depth write up and maybe a video about it later but the W3D isn't everything I would have hoped it would be. I am still doing a little more testing but it makes me cry to say I'm almost certain I'm going to be shelving this one and putting it up on ebay for someone who is into the more retro game and emulations. ?