hi, I installed one of the custom roms here but the message button doesnt work.
can anyone share how to enable a button?

    • darthLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

      kolelguy Its intentionally disabled so it can be set as the key to activate voice access.

        darth isn't the favorite key for that?

          • darthLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

            kolelguy The favorite key is set to activate the mouse.

              Hello all! I am a newbie to this and I'm trying to get Apps downloaded to my TCL Flip 2
              I am following neutron's github guide and have managed to flash the the neutron.img to the phone and reboot it. However I'm finding that magisk is not showing up in the app list when I bring up the list. Is the stub downloader an option on the phone or somewhere else?

              Dial ##217703## to bring up list of apps
              Launch Magisk (stub downloader) and download full version.

              Did I mess something up? Or do I need to follow other steps before this one. I would greatly appreciate any input or assistance anyone may have in the matter.

                • a-oneLevel 3 - Gold Member

                  thunderlordcid restart your phone (not by the restart phone option, do turn off option then turn back on) and you will probably see magisk‼️

                  darth oh get it.
                  is there a way I can activate the message button anyway?
                  while in a phone call the only way to see txt is that button.

                    kolelguy In a phone call, dial *#*#217703#*#*, and choose a list of apps.

                      Thanks to all who made this phone the best affordable kosher flip around!
                      after using the phone for some time I have a few suggestions for improvements/bug fixes that i thought might be worthwhile to post (though i haven't a clue if any are feasible)
                      (Some were mentioned already)

                      1) A way to easily export all contacts
                      --When i select all and try to share, it says 'you should select less than 100 contacts' ( so if I have more than 100 contacts and want to backup/export my contacts I would have to select them individually) UPDATE: see FliphoneBochur for a solution

                      2) When trying to add recipients to an open message by typing in a contact, it usually copies over only the contact name without a number making the message not sendable

                      3) A way to attach voice recordings to a message (currently if you choose attach audio it only gives the option to attach existing audio files)

                      4) Add words to T9 dictionary (interestingly after an app crash if you choose app info>permissions>search dictionary>personal dictionary, it shows a screen to tap + to add words to personal dictionary, but it can't actually be tapped perhaps this is a possible fix?)

                      5) Volume keys work even when the phone is closed risking accidentally turning on the ringer and having the phone ring during shemoneh esrei (My current solution is to turn on the mouse which locks up the volume keys)
                      --Ideally the volume keys should work only to turn on the screen so you can check time/notifications without any effect on the volume

                      6) It would be nice if both screens would show separate icons for different notifications- messages/calls/voicemails rather than just having the notification icon (The notification dropdown actually shows separate icons)

                      7) A normal way to open 'do not disturb settings' to allow only desired calls and texts to ring
                      --It's possible to get there by going to manage notifications in the dropdown but its cumbersome and you could get stuck if you have no notifications

                      8) Call history is painfully slow

                      9) Phone occassionaly freezes up And i need to force restart or wait a while (maybe 30 min) For it to unfreeze. Perhaps it's some kind of screen lock, the only buttons that work are the power button, volume keys, and quick dial button. Only happens once in a while but I have no clue what triggers it

                      10) The easiest way to get to a contact is by dialing the name from the home screen (ex. 3684 for dovi), however when you do that there's no way to choose which number you want for contacts that have multiple numbers


                      ALSO
                      11) the phone by default is set that when the screen is pin locked, 10 incorrect tries will automatically reset the phone (problem for when my kid gets his hand on my phone). is there any way to change this?

                      12) it seems that the alarm volume cannot be adjusted separately from the phone volume, meaning that for the alarm to ring calls will also have to ring

                      13) when using search to find a text message, if you click on a message, it goes to the most recent message rather than the message that you clicked on

                        does anyone know how to block screen lock settings

                        • darthLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

                          UPTHECREAK For number 4, I think [Login to see the link] new fork of sspanak/tt9 is great! Maybe wait until they fully integrated the Hebrew into the main t9 app. Either way its a great t9 app with good features including the ability to add words to the dictionary.

                            FliphoneBochur I think you can follow that sequence with any app crash
                            but here's a way to replicate the sequence: click with the mouse on top of the screen to bring down notifications dropdown> click manage/or history> click do not disturb settings> scrolling down from there should make the settings app crash, after doing that a second time it should show "this app keeps crashing" and you should be able to follow the above sequence, see video below (i dont know if its relevant but i was wondering it it's a solution, but being as darth said theres a already a fix...)
                            [Login to see the link]
                            BTW see the end of video how to adjust pointer speed (i like it faster than the preset, though obviously too fast will be hard use)

                            Biden2020prez I usually hold down the power button for 15 seconds to force restart the phone, I was just wondering what causes the issue because I feel like its not really freezing but rather a screen lock

                              UPTHECREAK you can pull up personal dictionary using setting search. The problem is, that it says to click add/+ but there's no option to click anything.

                              HI, I have the t-mobile version, and the call log is crazy laggy, I sometimes need to wait 30 seconds for it to load. Is this issue also with the custom roms?

                              Hey, so I've been trying for hours to get the phone rooted with neutronscotts method (since I don't want kosher) and I'm running into tons of problems with the tutorials you've both provided. First issue, I can't find a stock rooted rom, only the kosher roms you've provided. Second, when I install magisk, it doesn't appear, not matter how many times I restart the phone. There is also no information on how to flash the APKs once you completed all of this.

                              (Once I solve everything, I will be making a video tutorial and a clear written tutorial with all information and files.)

                              Please help!