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Hello!
I've just got the MDA Pro which I've bought on an online auction. It generally works, but I have a few problems with it...
First of all, I got it with no charger apart from the USB cable... is it supposed to be like that?
Second, I didn't get any CD with drivers, and when I connect it to the computer, it asks for a driver... I tried looking for the drivers online, but I couldn't find anything. Where can I get them?
Also when I started it for the first time, I got a screen saying "Test Only, Not For Sale".... this is weird!
Another thing is a strange version number. The ROM version is ok, I think... it's 1.30.68 WWE. But the Radio version is 0.00.00 :shock: However, the phone seems to work well....
The last thing is that the MDA has a German keyboard, but an English ROM, so some of the buttons are wrong... for example, I press Fn+2, which should give me a ", but I get a @ instead. Is there some program which changes the keyboard layout in the system?
All in all, I like my new MDA, but I'd like it more if I could at least connect it to the computer, so that I can install things on it. Right now I can copy stuff to my MDA using a SD card, but I can't install programs that way
Hi Starlight, welcome to the board.
Be wary of what you buy on online auctions
1. Charger cable - it does come with a mains charger normally, but a USB lead will be fine, if slower. But you can buy one on ebay for around £4.
2. You shouldn't need the drivers that are first asked for when you plugin. Just click "no this time" or something, and it'll shut up if you have appropriate user rights on your PC.
Then, you need to go to microsoft.com and download ActiveSync. Ideally disconnect the pda first, install, and then plugin usb again, and everything should recognise itself and you'll be away.
Note - using the sd reader method is much faster in any event, for large files like films.
3. Test only sounds odd. Sounds like you're using a test rom, I've not seen it before. Is it every time you boot, or just in use itself, or just the once etc?
4. Radio 0.00.00 means the phone was once network locked, and has now got Buzz's special rom on it, used to unlock it to simunlocked. Read around on the board about this should it be necessary, but basically, find your operator and flash it ASAP with a nice official rom. 0.00.00 shouldn't do any harm, but it was only a special rom for unlocking.
5. Keyboard - I think some other guys have solutions on this on the board. Worst (or best?) case, use an essential app called PQz.
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I can answer some of your questions:
- mine came with a charger that you can plug in the mains + the usb cable
- you don't need a driver, just download active sync 4.1 from the Microsoft site, install it, THEN plug your device in (obviously that should have come on a cd)
- regarding the rom 'test message', looks like someone sold you a prototype. I can be a good or a bad thing. Hopefully you can flash the rom and upgrade it to a 'standard' model.
Good luck!
Thanks for the answers!
Wow, a prototype... well, that explains why it was so cheap! It was cheaper than other MDA Pros, that's why I bought it.
I've downloaded ActiveSync 4.1, but it said that I need Service Pack 2, so now I'm downloading a 272 MB SP2
As for the charger, I think I'll buy something like this: http://photos.allegro.pl/photos/oryginal/10/1092/109247/10924799/109247999
It's supposed to be an universal charger for everything which can be charged by an USB cable, so I hope it will work
I'll try to look around the forums for something about the keyboard...
Sorry for the double post, just wanted to add something...
I got a CAB version of some registry editor and changed some keyboard settings, and it works well now!
The SP2 is 53% downloaded, and I have to install it before I install ActiveSync to connect the MDA to the computer...
As for the "Test Only, Not For Sale" message, it appears on the startup screen after a reset... and there's a i-mate logo under it. So I guess my MDA must have been flashed before, because there's a T-Mobile logo on it...
Thanks for the udpate. Glad to know you managed to make work ok in the end! :lol:
I still have a big problem with ActiveSync... please check my other thread here
I have just purchased a imate Jas Jar.
Where can I download a copy of the manual.
Can I use any usb to mini usb cale to sync (ie motorola v3 usv cable)
Oh by the way the units not hot, but is a customer return to a shop I work at and was refunded with no software,cables or instruction manual.
Up to this point i have had my fair share of palmtops, starting with palm pilots,philips nino,psion 5,Hp hornada,ipaq 1910 gave to my bro coz wanted wireless and then ipaq 1950 and now the mighty Jas Jar.
Assuming I am starting from scratch.
I`ve seen alot of stuff about rom upgrading and bt switching off and needing to be redone(patch)
When i got it , it was running ver slow I have uninstalled skype and backgammon any other tips will be appreciated
If anyone has any useful links and what benefits could they post in this thread.
i also play battlefield 2 so if your into that let me know too.
Cheers
Stang
Please, put just a tiny bit of effort in it and use google next time :/
http://xda.o2.co.uk/pdf/xdaExecManual.pdf
Yes, any USB -Mini USB cable will do.
I did I did
I did use google however I put imate Jas Jar,should have tried o2.
Kept telling me to register with club imate is this worth doing.
Thanks for your reply much appreciated.
I have an xda exec, which i have had for over a year now and i have been very happy with it... until a couple of weeks ago the mini usb port detached itself from the mainboard :-( Ive read about it happening before on here... but i have no warranty now so im looking for anyone who can help. The mini USB port is also now damaged. I looked at re-soldering it back on but im not good enough to do that... I guess ideally im after another universal with a broken screen or something so as i can make one good one from 2 bad... and then save up a little more towards an athena...
Pocketpctechs will repaire it for $60(including parts &larbor)
Check out the links bellow
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~sessid~560175586~unit~O2_XDA_Exec-500~area~repairs.htm
Thanks for the link - really useful... im contacting them to see if they can supply a replacement mainboard to the UK as that is where im based, if not i can look at posting it over i guess... Many Thanks - Dave
i brought a stand alone charger that you pop your battery in! pain in the ass but if you have two batterys its all good then use bluetooth to sync and install your apps and files im in the UK too
Yeah, thats exactly what i have done in the short term... but after upgrading my old XDA IIs yesterday to Windows Mobile 6 i fancy seeing what sort of improvements are available for my Universal.
On a side question can you sync over wifi?
you used to be able to but there was security concerns so they removed it from activesync if you have an old copy of active syncc then yes...
Hi im Zigzagzz71 i have had my T-mo HD2 since launch but havent even begun to tap the power of it yet! i am a old blackberry curve 8320 user. I am trying to find out what to do as far as using ROMS, which i have no idea what they are??? im even having issue uploading a regular movie lol....newbie if anyone can assist or point me in a good start direction i would be very thankful!
Stock ROM
I am using the Stock ROM that came with my T-Mobile USA HD2. I would just recommend using Cookies Home Tab and Editor. Those are great additions. You can search in this forum and surely find the cabs for those apps. As far as movies. I use MP4 Movies and they work perfect. You can connect your fone to your computer using your data cable and active sync or take out the Micro SD in the back of your fone and get an adapter for the micro sd and just stick into one of the USB ports and drag and drop!? Hope this helps
will try....very overwelming at first lol
Hi all I just got my 16gb IQI I4 its a sweet watch using the same launcher as the kw88 so all the themes work... I ordered mine from aliexpress and got luck that I didn't have to pay any customs on it. but after 2 days of usage I have to say its totally,,, as with most of the watches in this class the only drawback in the battery... but im getting about 8 hours of average usage double on light usage so its ok for me...
torchwolfery said:
Hi all I just got my 16gb IQI I4 its a sweet watch using the same launcher as the kw88 so all the themes work... I ordered mine from aliexpress and got luck that I didn't have to pay any customs on it. but after 2 days of usage I have to say its totally,,, as with most of the watches in this class the only drawback in the battery... but im getting about 8 hours of average usage double on light usage so its ok for me...
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Hi I'm interested in using it as a GPS Golf watch. Can you check if any of the golf apps install OK, like Hole 19?
ok so i downloaded the app, it installed and ran ok. i couldn't really test the full functions as there are no courses nearby ... i can tell you that when using wifi i get a flawless gps fix in seconds... i havent tried it with mobile cause my phone has lte network so i just use the wifi and connect this way...
my only negative is that there is one dead pixel but i just put a green watch face so i cant see it lol...
Help
Hi how to add watchfaces besides the original one?
thanks mate
update
so it seems the I4 got an update from v4 to v5... seem to be some changes to the tethering app and it gives you an option at the start to download it as you set up the watch... For some reason I couldn't get the wireless update to work so I downloaded the files from the china gadgets website and used SP Flash tool...
including a link here
HTML:
http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-android-5-1-stock-firmware-iqi-i4-smartwatch-2.html
torchwolfery said:
ok so i downloaded the app, it installed and ran ok. i couldn't really test the full functions as there are no courses nearby ... i can tell you that when using wifi i get a flawless gps fix in seconds... i havent tried it with mobile cause my phone has lte network so i just use the wifi and connect this way...
my only negative is that there is one dead pixel but i just put a green watch face so i cant see it lol...
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Many thanks mate, do you have a good support site link for ROMs rooting etc please?
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coffer said:
Hi I'm interested in using it as a GPS Golf watch. Can you check if any of the golf apps install OK, like Hole 19?
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torchwolfery said:
ok so i downloaded the app, it installed and ran ok. i couldn't really test the full functions as there are no courses nearby ... i can tell you that when using wifi i get a flawless gps fix in seconds... i havent tried it with mobile cause my phone has lte network so i just use the wifi and connect this way...
my only negative is that there is one dead pixel but i just put a green watch face so i cant see it lol...
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It should run the app in standalone mode as it is on the watch as long as a course is downloaded and only needs to access the GPS module on the watch. Thanks for the info anyway.
torchwolfery said:
so it seems the I4 got an update from v4 to v5... seem to be some changes to the tethering app and it gives you an option at the start to download it as you set up the watch... For some reason I couldn't get the wireless update to work so I downloaded the files from the china gadgets website and used SP Flash tool...
including a link here
HTML:
http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-android-5-1-stock-firmware-iqi-i4-smartwatch-2.html
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what scatter-loading file did you used in the Smart phone flash tool?
Thnx
coffer said:
Many thanks mate, do you have a good support site link for ROMs rooting etc please?
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sadly no i do not...
It should run the app in standalone mode as it is on the watch as long as a course is downloaded and only needs to access the GPS module on the watch. Thanks for the info anyway.
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marwin1981 said:
what scatter-loading file did you used in the Smart phone flash tool?
Thnx
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MT6580_Android_scatter when you unpack the firmwear its in the main folder
Newbe here. But I received my new I4 yesterday. Usi. G wiiwatch 1.0 to connect, I can't. My samsung S4 won't run the apk file. Says it's not the right format and my galaxy tablet crashes everytime it connects to the I4.
My Q is is there anothe .apk app that emulates the wiiwatch app ?
Q2, is there a way you brainiacs(I use this term in the highest regard ) have figured out (besides rooting) .
I did connect my PC to the I4 via BT but to transfer 80 files it was going to take 400 hours. WTF man!
One more Q. Has anyone gotten inside the I4 to see if u can swap out the sd (tf) card ?
Thata my next step. I did that on the ZGPAX 3G Smartwatch Phone .
Any way please HELP!. I got this to load up with mp3's Id reather put a 32gb card in.
Make it square
I also have the wonderful I4 even thought this thing is buggy. Just bought it and problem after problem
Another question please. The round display of this watch cuts off the corners of what would be a square screen. Is there an app that compresses the screen to a square one . please get back.
torchwolfery said:
Hi all I just got my 16gb IQI I4 its a sweet watch using the same launcher as the kw88 so all the themes work... I ordered mine from aliexpress and got luck that I didn't have to pay any customs on it. but after 2 days of usage I have to say its totally,,, as with most of the watches in this class the only drawback in the battery... but im getting about 8 hours of average usage double on light usage so its ok for me...
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How the heck r u connecting with wiiwatch? I can't it keeps disconnecting. Do u know of a work around?
Thnks deputydaves
StoutDave said:
How the heck r u connecting with wiiwatch? I can't it keeps disconnecting. Do u know of a work around?
Thnks deputydaves
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Is this because the supplied app is "ancient" and built when marshmellow was around . . . . and not "nougat' ? ? ? Did the app get to beta ?
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It burns me up we got "crap" for apps . . . Hello China, are you awake over there ? Do you care ?
I have to return yet another smartwatche to GB. I can't download to memory. It keeps fibulating, connected not connect ed. This watch has givin me such big hemmaroids its unbelievable. Do u know which Microsoft OS will this work on?
HandmadeSoapman said:
Newbe here. But I received my new I4 yesterday. Usi. G wiiwatch 1.0 to connect, I can't. My samsung S4 won't run the apk file. Says it's not the right format and my galaxy tablet crashes everytime it connects to the I4.
My Q is is there anothe .apk app that emulates the wiiwatch app ?
Q2, is there a way you brainiacs(I use this term in the highest regard ) have figured out (besides rooting) .
I did connect my PC to the I4 via BT but to transfer 80 files it was going to take 400 hours. WTF man!
One more Q. Has anyone gotten inside the I4 to see if u can swap out the sd (tf) card ?
Thata my next step. I did that on the ZGPAX 3G Smartwatch Phone .
Any way please HELP!. I got this to load up with mp3's Id reather put a 32gb card in.
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i have no idea why it wont install, it worked for me on g3 and redmi note 4 but as others have observed the app doesnt work.. i actually use the watch as a back up phone so that at the weekends i can leave my main phone at home... transfering files i just use the cable that came with the watch as it works fine and transfer rate is very high...
StoutDave said:
I also have the wonderful I4 even thought this thing is buggy. Just bought it and problem after problem
Another question please. The round display of this watch cuts off the corners of what would be a square screen. Is there an app that compresses the screen to a square one . please get back.
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not sure i understand what you mean you can switch between full and square screen for apps that get cut off
StoutDave said:
How the heck r u connecting with wiiwatch? I can't it keeps disconnecting. Do u know of a work around?
Thnks deputydaves
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as i said I'm not using it using wifi or 3g to sync with google fit...
sorry i cant be more help for me its just a backup and watch really
Fluff!
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I4. PROBLEM: I thought the usb magnetic contacts weren't making contact with watch.
This is another problem solved. But… another probable problem shot to hell lol.
As always its usually something completely diff. As in this case.
Solution: it turns out my 2 year old PC (where my songs r stored) had troubles communicating with the I4. I followed instructions from , forum.xda-developers.com - Windows 10 MTK VCOM USB Drivers for 32 & 64 bit + Driver install tutorial M2
As usual they had the answer. But! I still don't know if this was the solution because after following instructions it still didn't work using my normal usb 2.0 ports. I thought, "I wonder how my usb3.0 wouldhandle this" and BOOM! IT WORKED.
So in the long run I got my music to my I4.
So maybe u can pass this on.
Windows 10 MTK VCOM USB Drivers for 32 & 64 bit + Driver install tutorial M2
Windows 10 MTK VCOM USB Drivers for 32 & 64 bit + Driver install tutorial M2
forum.xda-developers.com
Hi Guys!
some answers on your questions. you can make the screen rectangle if you keep pushed the button . above you see a watch and there you can chose this option.
I have some questions for you. Do you have any workaroud to decrase the vibration? it s really terrible!!!!!
How long juice do you have? i reach max 8 hours of battery... really bad! i thought you can reach a day (12 hours)
is any custom rom/firmware for this device? i have the i4 air (no pro)
Thank you!
hi, to the forum,
I did try to flash my i4 (i4p) but the update stopped at 61% while doing the download Flash part.
now the watch won't start up anymore. screen just flashes for an instant but nothing happens. while keeping the button pressed for 30 seconds it seems as if it is resetting by flashing and vibrating again for an instant but same effect.
i tried flashing again but allways get stuck at 61%.
I have don't flashing multiple times before on other android devices. Maybe it's something with the drivers? the device manager does however show the COM4 port identified correctly.
I would be grateful if anybody could help me.
BTW. I did the update bc i had the V1 firmware and the gps was not working at all.
thanks.
edit: i just realized i might have downloaded the 2 gb version but actually have the 1 gb version. Does anybody know a ways to fix it? i will try getting the 1GB Firmware and flash that.
Hello. I hoe somebody in this Forum can help me. I get for some weeks my IQI i4 Air. The Watch works very well until I install an app from teh google play store. The watch hanging up. I tried to reboot but now the watch ist hanging in the boot routine. The watch update the Apps and than the Apps will be started - here the watch ist hanging. I do not find some help how I can do a factory reset. I will remember: I could not go into the Android Settings while the watch can't boot completely. So I'm here now. Can somebody help me?
I4 air sensors
Hi i have my i4 air smartwatch for about a month.suddenly the autolight feature not working properly. And my pedometer didn't work properly by not increasing the steps when walking.it stays zero.
Anybody have the same issues?
I'd already tried to restart and turn on off the watch. I dont wanna to reset all the factory setting coz i already download many themes.anybody help?