diff --git a/_pyren_launcher.py b/_pyren_launcher.py
index cb589cd..593a7bb 100755
--- a/_pyren_launcher.py
+++ b/_pyren_launcher.py
@@ -1021,244 +1021,6 @@ else:
 
             self.droid.fullSetProperty("in_options", "text", self.save.options)
 
-        lay = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
-
-    <ScrollView
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
-        
-        <RelativeLayout
-            android:id="@+id/launcher"
-            xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-        
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_Versions"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-                android:text="Version"/>
-            <Spinner
-                android:id="@+id/sp_version"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_below="@+id/tx_Versions" />
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_language"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_below="@+id/sp_version"
-                android:text="DB language" />
-            <Spinner
-                android:id="@+id/sp_language"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_language"/>
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_elm"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_below="@+id/sp_language"
-                android:text="ELM327" />
-            <RadioGroup
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:orientation="horizontal"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_elm"
-                android:id="@+id/radioGroup">
-                <RadioButton
-                    android:id="@id/rb_bt"
-                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                    android:checked="true"
-                    android:text="BT" />
-                <RadioButton
-                    android:id="@id/rb_wifi"
-                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:checked="false"
-                    android:text="WiFi" />
-            </RadioGroup>
-            <EditText
-                android:id="@+id/in_wifi"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_elm"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/radioGroup"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
-                android:ems="10"
-                android:text="192.168.0.10:35000" />
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_log"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_below="@+id/radioGroup"
-                android:text="Log" />
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_log"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_log"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
-                android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/tx_log"/>
-            <EditText
-                android:id="@+id/in_logname"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_log"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/cb_log"
-                android:ems="10"
-                android:text="log.txt" />
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_csv"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_below="@+id/in_logname"
-                android:text="Data logging" />
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_csv"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_csv"
-                android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
-                android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/cb_log" />
-            <Spinner
-                android:id="@+id/sp_csv"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_csv"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/cb_csv" />
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_can"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/sp_csv"
-                android:text="CAN parameters" />
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_cfc"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_can"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/tx_can"
-                android:text="--cfc" />
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_n1c"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignBottom="@id/cb_cfc"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/cb_cfc"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="40dp"
-                android:text="--n1c" />
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_iso"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/cb_cfc"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:text="K-line parameters" />
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_si"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_iso"
-                android:layout_alignLeft="@id/cb_cfc"
-                android:text="--si (Prefer SlowInit)" />
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/tx_options"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/cb_si"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:text="Other options" />    
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_dump"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/tx_options"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/tx_options"
-                android:text="Dump" />
-            <CheckBox
-                android:id="@+id/cb_can2"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/cb_dump"
-                android:layout_alignBottom="@id/cb_dump"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="60dp"
-                android:text="CAN2" />    
-             <EditText
-                android:id="@+id/in_options"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@+id/cb_dump"
-                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-                android:ems="10"
-                android:inputType="textPersonName" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_start"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-                android:layout_below="@id/in_options"
-                android:text="Start" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_scan"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/bt_start"
-                android:layout_below="@id/in_options"
-                android:text="Scan" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_demo"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/in_options"
-                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/bt_scan"
-                android:text="Demo" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_check"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/bt_start"
-                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-                android:text="ChkELM" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_mon"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/bt_start"
-                android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/bt_check"
-                android:text="Monitor" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_term"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_below="@id/bt_start"
-                android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/bt_mon"
-                android:text="Macro" />
-            <Button
-                android:id="@+id/bt_update"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-                android:layout_below="@id/in_options"
-                android:text="Update" />
-        </RelativeLayout>
-    
-    </ScrollView>
-
-</RelativeLayout>'''
-
         def eventloop(self):
             while True:
                 event = self.droid.eventWait(50).result
@@ -1280,23 +1042,6 @@ else:
                     elif id == "bt_update":
                         self.cmd_Update()
 
-        def __init__(self):
-            self.save = settings()
-            try:
-                self.droid = android.Android()
-                self.droid.fullShow(self.lay)
-                self.loadSettings()
-                self.eventloop()
-            finally:
-                self.droid.fullDismiss()
-
-        def __del__(self):
-            self.droid.fullDismiss()
-
-
-    def main():
-        gui = androidGUI()
-
 
     if __name__ == '__main__':
         os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
diff --git a/pyren/mod_db_manager.py b/pyren/mod_db_manager.py
index d583329..891d0d5 100644
--- a/pyren/mod_db_manager.py
+++ b/pyren/mod_db_manager.py
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ def find_DBs():
 def saveDBver(verfilename):
     # create new version file
     verfile = open(verfilename, "wb")
-    verfile.write(':'.join([mod_globals.cliproot, mod_globals.ddtroot]) + '\n')
-    verfile.write("Do not remove me if you have v0.9.q or above.\n")
+    verfile.write((':'.join([mod_globals.cliproot, mod_globals.ddtroot]) + '\n').encode("utf-8"))
+    verfile.write(("Do not remove me if you have v0.9.q or above.\n").encode("utf-8"))
     verfile.close()
 
 
diff --git a/pyren/pyren.py b/pyren/pyren.py
index f6d5d7e..66a9508 100755
--- a/pyren/pyren.py
+++ b/pyren/pyren.py
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ def optParser():
 
   parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     #usage = "%prog -p <port> [options]",
-    version="pyRen Version 0.9.q",
     description = "pyRen - python program for diagnostic Renault cars"
   )