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)

Biden2020prez

lol no, but I bricked my phone 🙁

Biden2020prez

If anyone else has any ideas, please post!

shadowmyst

I happen to have the TCL Flip Go. Amusingly, it seems that TCL's support team is in the dark on these phones as they tried to tell me they don't have the capability for Dev Mode or USB debugging - even after sending a picture of both enabled.

Biden2020prez

Flippy Thanks

shadowmyst [Login to see the link]

Biden2020prez

Nice. I may be able to make a firmware backup. please email me [Login to see the link]. Thanks!

Flippy

Biden2020prez FTFY

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shadowmyst

Biden2020prez Sent a quick email

roncat

I have the tracfone(total wireless) model. I'm using Linux tho so i cant seem to get the mediatek thing to work even in wine.

EnriqueMcquade

Has anyone get around the restrictions of this phone?

Biden2020prez

EnriqueMcquade No 🙁

roncat

i hope we find it out

roncat

ZTEGuy how did they do it?

ZTEGuy

The guy wouldn't tell me

NEC

has there been any progress getting apps on this phone? the guy who was supposed to have a filter for it told me it's not ready yet..... i've successfully suspended the browser etc... btw i've had quite a number of times that the phone freezes up on me and needs to be restarted by holding down the power key for 10 seconds. has anyone else had this problem? also i noticed that assisted dialing has it's moods....

Biden2020prez

NEC I haven't had that freezing problem. And we're kind of stuck in terms of apps.

Biden2020prez

ZTEGuy okay.

EnriqueMcquade

I've managed to capture the flip phone firmware link via ADB while running the software update and uploaded the file on Google Drive, so here's the link: [Login to see the link]
This includes the "boot.img" file.

Biden2020prez

EnriqueMcquade Thanks! Do you mind giving instructions ( I want to try on a Cricket and T-Mobile version)

Apps4Flip-Admin

EnriqueMcquade What you did is great, the only problem is that the firmware update that you got only contains patch files instead of the actual filesystem for the system partition which is what we need to modify to remove or install applications.

Thanks for trying though.

darth

lgexalter1 here EnriqueMcquade or [Login to see the link]

jessiesmith

EnriqueMcquade
Is the firmware for unlocked phone or locked Tracfone? Is there a difference? Can I load your firmware into a locked tracfone?

EnriqueMcquade

And i've managed to load magisk onto the flip phone via a patched boot.img i used from the firmware using the Magisk app on my Fire tablet and fastboot. But i also can't seem to get magisk app to work on this phone.

darth

EnriqueMcquade Can you create an update zip to install the Magisk app and sign it with the cert included in the zip you shared? adb reboot sideload gets into sideload mode

Biden2020prez

lgexalter1 I have been working with [Login to see the link] [Login to see the link] [Login to see the link] on this phone. We managed to flash a patched boot img, but magisk didn't install, like EnriqueMcquade . A few people are working on a few things, and I think we'll be able to crack this phone. There is a way to patch the tmobile and cricket variants' firrmwares through meta mode, but I couldn't do it with any publicly available technologies (with mtk meta there are a few partitions that flash, but not most). I have high hopes though.

darth

lgexalter1 Same way as EnriqueMcquade just use a device with a very similar chipset and kernel (like the at&t calypso)

EnriqueMcquade

darth It will impossible for me to do that but i'll try

EnriqueMcquade

EnriqueMcquade It's too complicated for me, and possibly the recovery is going to think the zip is not verified.

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