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)

NEC

neutronscott how do i run this in adb shell it keeps giving me errors

Biden2020prez

NEC i haven't tried this so i cant answer your question but i am curious: how did you find this adb command in the first place?

NEC

Biden2020prez to be honest i was really just going through the settings list and noticed the pointer which i thought might be interesting to toggle with.

neutronscott

Biden2020prez it should but what device did you want to work? I have enough pieces to compile kernel modules if needed.

NEC

lgexalter1 i'm not really the most initiated guy at all. i ran adb shell and tried to attach the file, then tried to run each line independently, neither of which worked. (line 4 returned an error "while is not a recognized command" or something like that.
i'm sure i'm missing something obvious and probably sound very foolish at that, but i'd love to get a little knowledge how to do the simple things around here.

NEC

lgexalter1 got it. thanks! will try this later!

darth

lgexalter1 Why am I getting /system/bin/sh: ./mouse.sh: can't execute: Permission denied? It probably has to do with the same reason I cant modify anything in system even though I removed write protection and did mount -o remount,rw /? Is there any step that Im missing to be able to modify system?

darth

lgexalter1 My bad I posted the wrong error (I got that one before I made it executable...) My error Im getting is /system/bin/sh: ./mouse.sh: No such file or directory

neutronscott

Y'all should try that but with the grab binary. Shell script is old news heh

darth

lgexalter1 pushed to /data/local/tmp/ and I was in Gflip6_TF:/data/local/tmp #

neutronscott What do you mean? I tried that grab binary with /dev/input/event1 and event2 all it did was show me when a button was pressed, is it supposed to do more?

neutronscott

darth yeah it should do the enable mouse setting with quickdial press when using event1.

I'll make it a proper service and magisk module maybe soon

darth

neutronscott Ok I realized it is working when I used your grab binary, but only while the binary is running, once I stop it/close shell than the mouse activation stops.

Is it possible to have the apps cause the mouse to start? Why does the browser start it? It would be more convenient if we didn't even make a toggle for it rather it would be the default selector in the app similar to the browser?

neutronscott

darth believe services.jar watches for the hardcoded org.chromium.chrome to be in focus. I don't know how to modify the included framework yet. I can modify the class file but haven't gotten it repacked to even try flashing.

Biden2020prez

neutronscott Yes. I Was actually discussing this with someone Recently. This is why i suggested earlier that you make another apps package org.Chromium.chrome and the cursor should appear. Very likely if you named a launcher, for example list launcher org.chromium.chrome and launched an app the cursor would stay. An issue is that its programmed in the phone that the mouse can only reach certain parts of the screen upon chromium launch, an issue not present with the regular adb Command (i assume)

neutronscott

Biden2020prez Don't think it's so easy though. The entire java package would need renamed. Difficult with anything more than a small project you already have the source to as far as I know.

NEC

Biden2020prez i think you're mistaken on 2 points. A) even the enabled pointer has boundaries and can't reach some parts of the screen. B) the pointer doesn't automatically show up upon opening org.chromium.chrome. only when a tab is opened does the pointer enable. that would seem to be a setting in the app itself, no?

Biden2020prez

neutronscott The person I spoke with was able to simply do that on the etalk.

SamFried

Is it a fast phone? worth buying?

I hate slow phones...

Biden2020prez

SamFried Yes, pretty decent (especially compared to other alcatels)

neutronscott

NEC I looked at it briefly myself and agree. Opened up Chromium.apk and it does the same setting in an AccessibilityManager onWindowFocusChanged(): Settings.System.putInt(getContentResolver(), "keyboard_pointer_enable", z ? 1 : 0)

It's probably possible to develop our own application that does this same event handler but enables the mouse for a list of applications.

Biden2020prez

NEC Interesting. I just assumed that it wasn't limited to parts of the screen, but never tested it. I wonder where that setting is declared, and how hard it would be to change it.

NEC

neutronscott i'm gonna leave that for the people with brains😊

NEC

neutronscott i think i can confirm this. i ran adb shell settings list system when the browser was running and keyboard_pointer_enable value was 1. when i reran after the screen turned off it was reset to 0

Biden2020prez

neutronscott how about from pressing a key?
or adding code to the apps themselves? I am asking because people might have a lot of different apps?

Biden2020prez

neutronscott
What is the path to get to this (i couldn't find it)

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