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

neutronscott are you using default download agent?

neutronscott

darth Yes its strange that button mapper wont detect the extra keys. I have another app (key event display) which I used to test the buttons id number and it also wont detect the extra keys.

Looks like framework will need some patching. These keys are hardcoded in services.jar PhoneWindowManager interceptKeyBeforeQueueing()

neutronscott

Biden2020prez we also want to remove fm Radio and maybe hotspot.

Did one of these versions have an FmRadio App? Can I get a copy? I do see fm radio driver.

EnriqueMcquade

My T408DL does not have an FM radio app.

Biden2020prez

Seems like not. In general we like to remove Radio, That's why i mentioned it.
I Did not actually check.

can someone please try naming an app package name org.chromium.chrome and see if a cursor enters the app automatically?

darth

neutronscott This is what I get:

Gflip6_TF:/data/local/tmp # ./mmc writeprotect user get /dev/block/mmcblk0
Write Protect Group size in blocks/bytes: 16384/8388608
Write Protect Groups 0-1 (Blocks 0-32767), Power-on Write Protection
Write Protect Groups 2-924 (Blocks 32768-15155199), No Write Protection
Write Protect Groups 925-925 (Blocks 15155200-15171583), Permanent Write Protection
Write Protect Groups 926-931 (Blocks 15171584-15269887), No Write Protection

Biden2020prez

Does Anyone know how to implement microg?

neutronscott

lgexalter1 So if anyone has any ideas how to permanently disable avb/dm-verity please share!

Could you briefly say what method you used? I manually edited my system_root on-device which should be equivalent. I just now booted to recovery and did a factory reset. The device came up and after enabling adb again things look good. I believe I did these hoping to fix my recovery boot-loops - it did not, but I'm sure fixes this problem:

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta vbmeta.bin
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.bin
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_vendor vbmeta_vendor.bin

Retrieved the partitions in adb shell su with dd.

Biden2020prez Does Anyone know how to implement microg?

I can try it. I used MagiskGapps but this looks suitable.

NEC

a couple of points i noticed. number 1 - there is no need to rename/resign apps. ALL apps are installable.
number 2, running adb shell settings --user 0 put system keyboard_pointer_enable 1 does enable a mouse but pressing the power button cancels it. have no idea how to get this to stay.

neutronscott

NEC wow nice. perhaps we can just make our own button trigger that sets this. I'd like to modify the services.jar. I extracted the class files with dex2jar but haven't had success putting it back together. I'd just replace the hardcoded * key to this I think.

NEC

neutronscott bit above my level. i'm just following the conversation and enjoying the benefits!

neutronscott

NEC Your contribution is great. How did you find this setting?

neutronscott

It seems lk doesn't need hacked. I found this in /vendor/bin/write_protect:

echo -n "DISABLE_POWP" | dd of=/dev/block/platform/bootdevice/by-name/oembin seek=30720 bs=1 conv=notrunc

I was just waiting on super to flash (I broke it) and looking in vendor.img for "prot" to see about network unlock stuff and there it was.

EDIT: Tested and working. I'm removing my modified lk since this is better.

Biden2020prez

neutronscott I think you can maybe network unlock form protect1, but don't know how. You can email of if you are interested about that.

Biden2020prez

Anyone know a way to restrict all app installation to a special signing key?

neutronscott

lgexalter1 So far I only flashed stock super.img with fastboot and did in-place edits. No issues after wiping though.

neutronscott

Here is a quick shell script to enable/disable mouse by following logcat output. Since the messages are the same for keyUp and keyDown it ignores the stream for 2 seconds. If you don't set a quick dial then it should be fine to steal this key.

[Login to see the link]

Certainly not for production use but for now while messing with apps..

Biden2020prez

neutronscott would that disable multimedia messaging. Is there a way without root?
i am curious because it would be great to distribute kosher firmware with mouse without root Or adb.

Edit: whoops i didn't read the last part of your post.
[Login to see the link] crazy good find!

NEC

neutronscott i run this script straight through adb? do i need anything else set first?

neutronscott

Biden2020prez Is there a way without root?

Ideally we edit services.jar to assign this to a key and put that in super/system.

neutronscott

Biden2020prez edited the script to use the quick dial button, since it can be set to deactivated anyway. I didn't look at all the keys much beforehand, obviously.

EnriqueMcquade

does removing root brings back the apk restrictions?

neutronscott

EnriqueMcquade does removing root brings back the apk restrictions?

Only necessary to install them. Should be able to revert boot.img after they are installed.

Edit: oh want to install apk without root? Hmm. Would need modified super to fix the prop file maybe

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