Legacy Firmware 3 Patch Notes

The latest release of our firmware fixes a major bug and adds a rainbow LED pattern to indicate that the Handy is processing or loading data.

We are happy to announce the release of Firmware 3 for The Handy. It comes after months of work by our engineers to re-write the entirety of the Handy internal code and its associated online infrastructure.

The new Handy firmware comes with many improvements in speed, stability, and connectivity — the details of which you can find below.

We will be progressively rolling our Firmware 3 to our users over the coming weeks, with the first batch of users eligible to receive the update as of May 10, 2021. If you want to skip the line, you can update manually.

You can now set the bottom point of the Handy stroke. This means that, together with the existing top point adjustment, you can now define zones within which the Handy stroker will move. For instance, you can now adjust the Handy to focus solely on the tip of the penis.

The bottom point of the stroker can be adjusted by pressing and holding the up or down buttons. The top point, as before, can be adjusted by simply clicking the up or down buttons.

The stroke zone can be adjusted in both offline and online modes.

The Handy now saves your stroke settings from session to session. However, the speed of the Handy will always be set to minimum at the start of every new session.

Handys using Firmware 3 will use Bluetooth connectivity for initial Wi-Fi setup. This will simplify the initial connection setup to the Internet.

A companion app to simplify the initial Wi-Fi setup process for Firmware 2 and Firmware 3 is available on iOS and Android.

The Handy can now instantly follow the action of a synchronized video when skipping to different parts. Previously it would take a few seconds to re-sync when skipping ahead.

The LED colors and related states have been simplified for better diagnosis. See the meanings of the new LED colors here.

In any operating mode, pressing the Power Button immediately stops the Handy.

With our entire codebase rewritten for firmware 3, you will find that the Handy is more responsive to button presses and with online connectivity.

The new firmware will allow us to develop additional features for the Handy in the future.

We have improved our backend infrastructure and our hardware interfaces to allow for more and simpler development. You can take a look at our Developer Documentation for all our publicly available tools to help you work with the Handy.

First, you will need to connect your Handy to the Internet. You can use the new HandyConnect app for iOS or Android to get connected quickly. Otherwise, you can use the manual upgrade process described here.

Once connected, you can simply visit HandyFeeling, click the Connect to Handy button, then enter your connection key, and the system will prompt you to update.

When you begin the update, the Handy will blink YELLOW and WHITE. After this, the Handy will begin a one-time upgrade procedure to finish Firmware 3 installation. The LED will blink GREEN during this period and will last for up to two minutes. Once this procedure is complete, the Handy will be ready to use.

Before upgrading, ensure that the Handy Wi-Fi connection is configured properly and you know your connection key.

After you’ve done so, follow the next steps:

You can manually downgrade back to Firmware 2 if you experience any issues with Firmware 3.

This is done by putting the Handy into Safe Mode and using a hotspot with a special name to download the old firmware. When downgrading, the Handy will automatically look for this hotspot and connect without additional configuration.

Hello everyone! It is with great excitement that we announce the release of the first beta release of the new Handy firmware 3 :)

Firmware 3 is still in development and is meant only for advanced users who would like to give us feedback and help with spotting bugs. It is NOT meant for general usage yet.

Once upgraded, it is always possible to switch back to firmware 2, but doing so requires setting up a WiFi hotspot from your phone. Ensure you can do it before upgrading.

Compared to FW2, FW3 introduces a significant set of new features:

We finally enabled online functionality, which means that you can connect a Handy with FW3 to the online services on handyfeeling.com! This is exactly what we want to test, thus any feedback about it is very welcome.

To use the online services with a FW3 Handy, you need to append “fw3” before your connection key on handyfeeling.com. For example, if your key is “abcdef” you will have to insert “fw3abcdef” on handyfeeling.com after upgrading.

Before upgrading, ensure that the Handy WiFi connection is configured properly and note down your connection key. In FW3 these can be configured through the companion app, which unfortunately is not available yet. Until then, it’s better to ensure the configuration is correct before upgrading.

After you’ve done so, follow the next steps:

If you want to go back to FW2, you can follow this procedure:

If you have FW3 already installed and you wish to upgrade to the latest release, the procedure is very similar to the downgrade to FW2 explained above. The only difference is that you have to keep pressed the UP button rather than the DOWN button in the last step.

Q: Why a completely new firmware?

A: The current firmware 2.x is approaching its technological limits and adding new features is harder and harder. This new firmware 3.x is a complete rewrite which will allow us to add new features and maintain them more reliably in the coming years.

Q: When are new firmware 3.x updates released?

A: We try to release a new updates regularly (usually weekly), so keep an eye on this thread.

Q: I found a bug/problem, what do I do?

A: Keep calm, and first check if the problem is already addressed in this Q&A. If not, simply get in touch with us by replying to this thread or via our discord channel.

Q: Shortly after I start the upgrade from firmware 2, the LED blinks RED and BLUE. What is happening?

A: The handy cannot connect to the internet to perform the upgrade. Restart your handy and ensure that you have correctly configured a working WiFi connection.

Q: Shortly after I start the downgrade from firmware 3, the LED quickly blinks RED several times, then turns back to YELLOW. What is happening

A: The handy cannot connect to the internet to perform the downgrade. Ensure that you have correctly configured the WiFi hotspot on your phone. If the problem persists, try to use another phone or a router.

Q: The upgrade/downgrade seems to take forever. Did it get stuck?

A: The upgrade/downgrade should not take more than 2 minutes on a 4g phone network as the download size is less than 2MB. If it takes longer, it is possible that your internet connection is not working properly. Feel free to shut it down to abort the upgrade/downgrade, then retry again with a better internet connection.

Q: I upgraded to firmware 3, I now want do downgrade to firmware 2 but I just realized I cannot setup a hotspot on my phone. What do I do?

A: The firmware 3 simply looks for a WiFi network with the following credentials when downgrading:

Any WiFi network with these credentials will do. It can be you laptop, your home router, a friend’s phone. Here are some instructions for the most common devices: