ZTE Cymbal U

cymbal

Is there a way to filter a ZTE Cymbal U flip phone? It does not have wifi or a browser, I just want to remove the camera, video, recording, radio, and text.

Techgen

cymbal From what I've seen the phone doesn't run Android or kaios, seems to be its own os, so I don't know if the regular method will work.

Biden2020prez

I don't have the phone on me but it looks like it runs Android.

You just need to enable USB Debugging > Plug the phone phone into your computer (put it on charging mode, not file transfer) > go to [Login to see the link]

Press add device
Click on your phone
Press add, then press connect
You should get a notification on your phone asking to allow the computer access to your phone, press allow (I recommend allow always, in case you need to put it back in, but you can press allow once if you want)
Put in the commands to uninstall apps found [Login to see the link] (note that the package names of some of their commands are for the LG Exalt and LG classic, replace those with the package name on your phone)

Note: This isn't fool proof, after factory reset the apps will come back. It won't provide TAG level protection.

cymbal

Biden2020prez Step 5 doesn't work. When I try any adb command it says adb: inaccessible or not found .

It says on the zte website ([Login to see the link]) that the operating system is Proprietary. I don't know what that means.

Biden2020prez

I'm assuming it's this, just phone, not computer

Biden2020prez

I found this in my warehouse, its ZTE Cymbal z33v, but I think it's a different phone. Please confirm or deny.

cymbal

Biden2020prez Different phone. The model of my phone is Z2335 and looks different.

yeti

There are several variants of this device. They do in fact all run android, Some are based on 8.1 and others run 10.

It's sold as the ZTE Cymbal 2 (Z2335CA) , ZTE Cymbal U / Consumer Cellular Link II (Z2335CC) and the Telstra Flip 3.

I have both a Z2335CA and the Consumer Cellular Z2335CC. The Z2335CA cant install apps but you can access ADB to disable the built in ones.

Tap on the build number a few times in the settings to enable developer options and turn on USB debugging. Then try the steps posted above.

ZTEGuy

I have removed apps on the consumer cellular link II, adb works just fine

ChaseChiller

Can the Consumer Cellular link ii install apps?

ZTEGuy

And you can only use certain launchers ChaseChiller

ZTEGuy

ChaseChiller I'll post a link to the launcher...

ZTEGuy

You can install apps, but none that need data

ZTEGuy

[Login to see the link]

ChaseChiller

Thanks!

ZTEGuy

ChaseChiller you are welcome

ZTEGuy

you have to use adb to install, btw

ChaseChiller

Okay.

ChaseChiller

The problem is whenever you launch an app the bottom bar is still there.
And the controls vary based on what it says there.

abekomi

how do you uninstall apps that you installed i cant find it it anywhere and i dont know working command for adb

FliphoneBochur

abekomi Run pm list packages -3 to list all installed app packages, and then run pm uninstall followed by the package name to uninstall.