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)

darth

Techgen Correct

Techgen

Biden2020prez
darth
lgexalter1
So I guess that's not really a great option. Sounds like Suspend is a better option. I've never heard of suspend, what does it do, is it similar to disable-user? Can it be "unsuspended" through adb?

darth

Biden2020prez I agree that root access should definitely be the goal here. I just cant get the phone into download mode. Does anyone here have experience shorting pcb boards into download mode?

Biden2020prez

darth I think I just figured out the answer. It seems, sadly TCL phones can't root.

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Biden2020prez

Biden2020prez Never mind, many TCL phones can root.

Biden2020prez

lgexalter1 doesn't always work... (not on every phone)

darth

Biden2020prez Do you really want to share this with everyone? As lgexalter1 said "והמבין יבין"

Biden2020prez

darth Deleted, sorry.

Techgen

lgexalter1 Yeah yeah, I wasn't knocking it that it can be undone with adb (on the phone itself is a much bigger problem) I was just trying to figure out what the suspend command is for.

neutronscott

lgexalter1 How did you try? That project only has arm64 binaries

neutronscott

lgexalter1 ah i see. That's right. Although it was backported to 4.14, it's not expected to work before 5.8. I bought this on accident thinking it was the KaiOS phone but hopefully if we get apps or root it'll be better.

Biden2020prez

neutronscott You'd rather KaiOS than android?

neutronscott

Apps4Flip-Admin what was used to decompile? I'm only getting bytecode back for preparePackageLI which makes it hard to follow. was trying to see what is going on with mIsMPBranch as well.

Apps4Flip-Admin

[Login to see the link] so I was using jadx-gui and I checked off the box in preferences titled "show inconsistent code". If you don't check that box then you can't view the code properly of the preparePackageLI method

neutronscott

looks like all the good stuff is read-only. after poking around for a day I did find one useful thing:

settings put global hotspot_entitlement_check_mode 0

That let me turn on hotspot.

*#*#9663223#*#* enables editing APN

neutronscott

Biden2020prez the kaios phone had google assistant, maps, facebook, youtube, and some info already found. This had none of that. but if i get root this will be better. I haven't messed with mediatek before. I'm not sure if it's had it's usb values changed either but don't think I am getting into preloader.. It's more than I bargained for but at least can hotspot once 60 days unlock is an option..

Biden2020prez

neutronscott I hear. It's funny because in back of the phone (by the battery), it says spd, but the phone is really mediatek.

neutronscott

I got home from vacation and could open this phone up.

Bad news is none of the test pads booted into brom when grounded. I don't have a magnifying glass to reliably probe the SMD components near the CPU.

Good news is the phone still works after prodding it.

darth

neutronscott I have been trying and have the same results as you. I dont have much experience trying to short test points, which components near the CPU should I try shorting? I have a multimeter, is there anything specific I should look for? [Login to see the link] Also what have you been using as ground? I have been using point 1 in my pic.

neutronscott

I have no experience with these as well but I have made a jtag in the past for routers and xbox.

I only twisted 30awg wire to the radio shield above cpu and touched a bunch of stuff nearby. No dice. At first I used the battery ground pin. I think I found some emmc pins. I read you may end up with brom if its clk is grounded but it just delayed the preloader device from showing up.

I am tempted to buy another and remove the eMMC and CPU to find jtag/debug pins. At the very least I should end up with a full rom dump.

But next step I am trying to see if the USB port also works as TTL serial. I tried to tie to a raspberry pi clone board I had handy but I had wrong OS and the serial port was not available. I have old Nokia cables somewhere in the attic I will dig out next.

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