Update 09/19/20: I have made a thread with custom ROMs and instructions how to install them, located here Update 09/09/22: @neutronscott Who has done the important work to hack this phone has a wiki with all the important information about this phone. His work can be found HERE , Update 09/01/22: Thanks to @neutronscott we now have the ability to install apps! Original Post: Does anyone have this phone? It looks different than the Alcatel My Flip 2 and the TCL My Flip2. According to Tracfones website it runs Android 11 and has more storage and ram than the My Flip. Is it the same thing or actually a new phone? Tips about this phone: Enable ADB: *#*#DEBUG#*#* ( *#*#33284#*#* ) Disable Apps with adb: Browser: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 org.chromium.chrome Texting: adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.mms Secret Codes: Launcher list all apps: *#*#217703#*#* Barometer Calibration: *#*#1013#*#* Carrier Choose: *#*#22384#*#* Testing Settings *#*#73884647#*#* Enable APN editing: *#*#9663223#*#*

Very interesting. Doesn't look like Kaios, so I am assuming it's android. There is only a picture of the homescreen I not sure. I may get it, amazon $20 https://www.amazon.com/TracFone-Flip-Prepaid-Phone-Locked/dp/B09X7F2GCG I'm just scared it'll be super slow b/c it's alcatel

Biden2020prez Same thoughts. Although the Alcatel flip V which was Android for Verizon was significantly better than the KaiOs devices with the same hardware.

This may be a stupid question, but how can it be Alcatel and TCL?

I am very tempted to buy it... Im assuming I'll buy one. For the record, out of stock on tracfone, in stock on Amazon, and also in stock on total wireless for more expensive

I bought one. Will post back once I receive it and go through it...

I wonder if it would have this issue appsphoarflip (maybe someone can teach me how to properly quote)

Biden2020prez I dont think so. Its supposed to be running an AOSP Android 11 not Android Go.

darth From that post I can't tell what @appsphoarflip said Either: The schok is android 11 go, and all android 11 doesn't include the necessary apis. Or: The schok is android 11 go, and android 11 go doesn't include etc.

Alcatel TCL Flip 2 (T408DL)

williammredman

darth Fixed it, I thought modules could be installed from the computer, but you need them on your phone's storage.

joey

AShayish btw make sure u have the TCL T"408"DL model, I know more than one person who they got T406Dl by wrong description...

shaztzi

i downloaded from the site and flashed the phone succesfully but the mouse is not coming up. how do i activate it?

joey

shaztzi u goota run `fastboot flash boot mousev1boot.img``

darth

shaztzi It is toggled with the favorites (starshape) key. If you are using version 1.1 you need to run the command joey posted to make sure you have the mouse. If you have version 1.2 you need any patched boot.img like [Login to see the link] noavb.img. I will be posting a boot.img with commands in the other thread soon.

shaztzi

joey how do i update a rom?

Myi

Can abd be used to take off the browser? if yes which one is the package name for the browser on this device?

darth

Myi darth

Myi

darth Thanks Will try again with this package name and see how it goes.

Cseal89

darth Hi, I’m a total newbi here, i have this phone and all i want to do is disable the browser… where do i begin? 🙈

chaimzalman

Cseal89 At a TAG location ;-)

Techgen

Cseal89 Hi, welcome. I know I can't expect you to read all 1000+ previous posts, but the answer to your question is literally 2 posts behind the yours. (Click on the post that's referenced there for more details)

Cseal89

chaimzalman
Lol. Thanks, i ended up reading more and following the listed tutorial and got it done!!! THANKS TO ALL THAT PUT IT TOGETHER. Strange thing is it seemed to disable the dedicated message button. Any idea why?

I installed the rom that disables browser but allows Waze… and hotspot…

UPTHECREAK

hi thanks to all who contributed to this work
any idea how to export all contacts? (when i try: select all-share, it says "select less than 100 contacts"
also why does my mouse spontaneously turn on (even when phone is closed)
[Login to see the link] - maybe there should be a separate page (collaboratively built?) with general information (that's not completely intuitive) about the tcl 2 -(how to use mouse, voice control, hebrew keyboard; network compatibility; unlocking guidance; how to text while in a call; any known issues etc)
many would find such a thing useful and it would reduce redundancy in these threads

Hi1

Hi, I have a interesting problem I have 2 tcl's on the first I flashed netruen.img and then I run the/vendor/bin/wirte_protect 0 command and I was able to delete the browser and install apps as system apps and a lot more, now on the second tcl I just did everything the same but when it comes to delete system apps I delete it successfully but when I reboot everything is back to normal all deleted apps comes back any ideas?

darth

Hi1 Issue has been reported a bunch of times. I had it on one phone but after running the command a couple more times and rebooting after each time it did work eventually. [Login to see the link] Also reported having that issue and I don't think he ever got it to work. The issue is also noted at the end of [Login to see the link] GitHub wiki. I don't think anyone has found the reason for the issue or a definite solution.

Hi1

darth your talking about the /vendor/bin/write_protect 0 command? And it's not possible it should be a difference between 2 phones since it's every thing the same we just gotta figure out the difference, like maybe it has to do if I update or not the phone (I don't have to tell you that a phone doesn't make mistakes it follows instructions)

Biden2020prez

Hi1 If you figure it out we would love to know. darth was not saying it's random, he was only saying that we don't know the reason.

darth

Hi1 I done know. All I know is that people have been trying the same commands and getting different results. If you look upthread you can try finding where I had this issue and [Login to see the link] gave me commands to run to see what partitions still had write protect to see if the command was succefull.

darth

Cseal89 The dedicated massage button was disable so it could be used to toggle voice access.

Cseal89

darth thanks for your reply. Do you mean to say that this phone has voice dictation? If yes, how do i enable it?

mg5077

darth can you post here how to readable the massage button if someone don't need voice access (like me)?

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