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)

dovwcom

neutronscott not sure I follow - thinking about my question assuming my phone is working fine but I want the option of entirely undoing all of the changes from factory firmware made by having flashed neutron.img what would be my options? Uninstalling Magisk and other manual steps or is there a boot.img I could flash to do that? Are you saying that the OTA image would do that?

darth

dovwcom In the OTA update there is a copy of the stock boot.img, you can reflash that and then do a factory reset and I think you should be back to factory firmware. (assuming you didnt change anything manually outside of /data/)

darth

lgexalter1 I guess it depends if he wants to make it factory with his user data or without...

neutronscott

ZTEGuy getting preloader into fastboot is available in other utilities but it's using the same method. The python mtk client should work.

Biden2020prez why cant your bricked devices be reflashed. Will they boot fastboot?

No they won't because the first I overwrote preloader (hoping to unlock access to brom), and the next I probably triggered some security eFuse, not sure.

neutronscott

ZTEGuy If interested this is a very small python utility that'd enter fastboot: [Login to see the link]

ZTEGuy

neutronscott Thanks

flip101

any way to add words to dictionary in the kt9?

Biden2020prez

flip101 no

dovwcom

Biden2020prez MS swiftkey is a virtual keyboard app - thank you for the tip - installed Google messages

sappypappy

Got mine in today from that eBay deal. Disappointed in the build quality (screen half wiggles quite a bit, even when closed), but not bad for the money & capability. Gonna do it to it soon.

Man, do I miss the days of high quality flips & bar phones tho. 🙁 There's seemingly none now.

neutronscott

sappypappy yeah this one would be nice if it were $100 less [Login to see the link] [Login to see the link]

sappypappy

neutronscott Yeah. $100 less & the ability to side load/customize would be great. Maybe it will happen.

shaztzi

I've looked through all 745 messages I would like to know what is the ADB command to uninstall email? Thank you

shaztzi

got it. i did pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.email and it disabled email

neutronscott

Biden2020prez I have had no luck installing launcher after removing it from system. Did you actually rm the directory in priv-app or only use pm disable? And was this on the TF or another phone?

neutronscott

Have others been able to replace Launcher in data? Mine was crashing because of a status bar permission. For now I removed that notification code.

Next I trimmed down two methods which Tct modified to hard code the app list. I tried tidying up the smali by hand and somehow lost a variable and it kept crashing because of missing icon for built-in apps... So for the moment, a teaser, with all the icons hardcoded to one I found hah

Launcher3 All Apps Launcher3 321x428

The major edit is in com.android.launcher3.Launcher.bindAllApplications(). I also removed calls to mGflipComparator from com.android.launcher3.allapps.AppInfoComparator.compare(). It looked necessary but I didn't see what happens if I didn't remove it. It probably only makes the sorting weird when mixed up with apps not in the list.

swagmastuh

I hate to ask but I've tried several times with no luck. I have a Tracfone T408DL. I boot the phone into fastboot mode, I run 'fastboot flashing unlock', I press volume unlock and the phone proceeds to unlock the bootloader, next I run 'fastboot flash boot neutron.img' the cmd line seems to indicate it. works and I run 'fastboot reboot'. I then run through initial set up and dial *#*#217703#*#* to bring up the app list. However, I never see "Launch Magisk (stub downloader)". I just see the normal apps and other than the factory reset nothing seems to actually have happened. I've also tried flashing neutronscott recovery image but once again this seems to do nothing. I'm at my wit’s end. Any help is greatly appreciated. I feel like I'm just skipping a step or doing something dumb thats preventing the process from working.

neutronscott

swagmastuh The list will only say Magisk. It may take a reboot for it to show.

Recovery is entered with "adb reboot recovery" or holding volume down while restarting the phone.

swagmastuh

neutronscott WOW!!!! The reboot worked. I can't believe I never tried that. I rebooted and sure enough Magisk showed up. I knew I was just being dumb. Many thanks!

swagmastuh

neutronscott Hello again, I have one last question. How do I enable APK installation? Or do I need to install APKs via adb? I've enabled developer options, removed write protection on emmc and enable PackageManager via my super user adb shell cmds. However, trying to install APKs that are on my SD card are still not allowed. Thank you in advance.

neutronscott

swagmastuh hmmm should. reboot again? heh. I noticed today it doesn't launch in time if you break stuff but not sure what's going on with yours. I have only used adb myself. Some apps have no signature and those won't install

neutronscott

swagmastuh I've been rebooting a lot today and it seems more often the APK installations fail. I might make a new boot.img that runs the command earlier in the init process but until then you can resolve it by resetting the parameter and restarting the Android system (as long as Magisk got installed and setup):

C:\>adb install Launcher3.apk
Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install Launcher3.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE: Failed rename]
C:\>adb shell su -c resetprop -n ro.vendor.tct.endurance true
C:\>adb shell su -c setprop ctl.restart zygote
C:\>adb install Launcher3.apk
Performing Streamed Install
Success

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