ZTEGuy That's why he said he is pretty sure it's a custom firmware

      hey peeps,
      picked this device up at someones request

      a few of us are working on a custom recovery for it, and unblocking app installs. hope to have some updates soon

      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.

          Apps4Flip-Admin I know but problem is, the actual firmware of this flip phone and it's variants including TCL Flip Go and TCL Classic are nowhere to be found on the internet, I tried to search for the firmware using the firmware version, and no results. The only way we could get the firm ware is either contact TCL or someone that could dump the firmware of this phone using JTAG pins.

            lgexalter1 yes u can pull firmware with custom recovery

              lgexalter1 But if you want to use TWRP for this phone, you need to implement some sort of navigation using the phone's dpad because TWRP is designed for devices with touchscreens.

                I am getting the tracfone version of this phone today, so I can start working on it

                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.

                      lgexalter1 I'm curious if this would work. the regular magisk build bricks android 11 phones, (which is fine b/c there's a workaround), but I'm curious how this script works. Anyway, I won't be able to try.

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

                              can you put a tracfone plan on a walmart family mobile phone (since walmart family mobile is owned by tracfone)?

                                sdmde I need to switch the SIM card, tho?

                                  Biden2020prez There is a way to patch the tmobile and cricket variants' firrmwares through meta mode

                                  he said it is easier to add apps on those variants, so maybe he did that

                                    I got this phone it seems to be a really solid phone, and also no lag time!