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)

Reifam

Biden2020prez Why?

Biden2020prez

Reifam App just crashes. But it turns out this remix of it might work better. Working on it with Darth...

klien

Biden2020prez thank you got it to work i didnt take off the first to words now it worked i got browser disabled
whats the command to remove email?

Jumptoheaven

lionscribe can you also add copy/paste? Thanks for your work!

lionscribe

Not sure that has to do with keyboard.

Jumptoheaven

Flippy Actually, the sspanak version does work on the TCL, albeit with a few bugs. Firstly, even when not typing a t9 word, it still takes over the "ok" button. This means that i cant click "send" directly (in messages), or "save" (in notes). Additionally, it takes over the left softkey. This means that i cant press a contact shortcut number and use the left softkey to "send message". But it does work. And it has the ability to add words to the dictionary.

Biden2020prez

Jumptoheaven and its open source and we can add hebrew. It also allows you to set different key controls for different phones, so we can play around...

I plan to take a bigger look at it later on

XanderXF

Jumptoheaven Actually, the sspanak version does work on the TCL, albeit with a few bugs. Firstly, even when not typing a t9 word, it still takes over the "ok" button.

In Beta16.3 it seems like the OK problem may have been fixed (change #174). There is also an open suggestion issue (#180) to add Hebrew support.
I tried to install it on my phone but can't change the input method, even if I disable Kika 12Key, any help?

XanderXF

Jumptoheaven Actually, the sspanak version does work on the TCL, albeit with a few bugs. Firstly, even when not typing a t9 word, it still takes over the "ok" button. This means that i cant click "send" directly (in messages), or "save" (in notes). Additionally, it takes over the left softkey. This means that i cant press a contact shortcut number and use the left softkey to "send message". But it does work. And it has the ability to add words to the dictionary.

So @sspanak and others have done a lot of work on his tt9 keyboard, and the OK to send along with many other bugs have been fixed. Also, support for Hebrew predictive texting has been added. This is a great keyboard for this phone. The latest release (v20.0) is [Login to see the link].

Jumptoheaven

Biden2020prez I don't really have time these days so if you can that would be great.

Biden2020prez

Jumptoheaven Me an other people are (sort of) working on it

klien

Anybody with the command to remove email via adb?

klien

klien got it already
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.email

lionscribe

lionscribe [Login to see the link] mg5077
HI. I have just released 2 apps for the TCL FLip. I posted it all in the Beta-Test forum at
[Login to see the link]
Please try it out.
Thank you,
Lionscribe

Biden2020prez

lionscribe Amazing work! I would modify it to say uninstall the current hebrew keyboard If you have one.

Great Apps, Great Job!

You should consider opening a new thread, because you actually releasing dedicated apps and software for flips, and it deseveres to not get lost in between other posts. But that's all up to you.

And lastly, the main credit for that booter is [Login to see the link]. Well, I made python to exe (one command with pyinstaller), scott made it autodetect posrts, Lgexalter1 made it work a little better for instances of two mtk ports, and yuo fixed all the bugs. point is, i did not much.

Anyways, I love the apps, thanks!

lionscribe

Biden2020prez
Thank you. Can you move it to new thread. Not sure how to do it.

pelfman1

Dear all, just curious if others have the issue I am facing. Thanks to neutron scott we have a rom that allows installing apk etc... so I disabled browser and installed most of the apps2flip on the site. One thing that's not working is the mouse, does anyone have success on this model with any mouse? While I can get it to appear, it cannot click or drag anything. Also, the button remapper cannot access accessibility menu, as it seems to crash before I can give it permissions. Does anyone think the mouse might also need accessibility permissions which this phone cannot give?

Techgen

pelfman1 You obviously didn't read all 1100+ previous posts 😉
The regular mouse from apps4flip has issues with clicking on android 11, so you have to use the boot.img mouse that was made for the tcl flip 2

pelfman1

I dont know how to extract from a boot.img, would I need to decompile first? Otherwise do you mean this mouse: [Login to see the link] , if so, does magisk require root? Is there another way to get it?

Also, regarding button remaper, any thoughts on getting that to work on the tcl flip2?

theanton205

any way to reverse the process? I wanted to install apks but accidentally followed the thread with a kosher rom instead and now I'm stuck and magisk is not appearing at all no matter the rom I use. Maybe if I can reset it I can get Magisk to appear? Thanks!

mendymishmn

Wow kol hakavod to everyone here!

...I was really excited at the prospect of being able to block browser, and even be able to add some other apps. After trying to understand neutronscott's guide and giving up, I resolved to read through this thread. About 150 posts and maybe 30-45 minutes in, I realized that there are 1,120+ posts.

Is there any post that is melaket everything you need to know to be able to install apps and do other wonderful things with this phone? Or can someone at least point me in the direction of the most important posts on this thread? Thanks a ton

Flippy

mendymishmn [Login to see the link]

mendymishmn

Flippy Thanks! I saw this but it only gives options for ROMs with pre-added apps, whereas I want to be able to add more apps while blocking browser. Is there a ROM for just allowing apps install?

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