Thank you @neutronscott for making this possible! Thank you @lgexalter1 and @Biden2020prez and @yeti and @sdmde for helping me figure out different things about this phone. If anyone has any other ROMs they would like to add to this list please email me at t408dl@gmail.com Prerequisites: ADB , Auto Booter , MTK Drivers , ( Fastboot Drivers ), brains. Warning you are flashing custom firmware and can potentially brick your device! This process will delete everything on your device and there is no way around this! Make sure you are choosing a ROM that is for your specific device! 1. Setup: Download and install all of the prerequisites listed above Download a ROM from the list below and extract the super.bin Download VBmeta files and extract them Place all your files in the ADB folder 2. Unlocking bootloader and disabling AVB: Run Auto Booter Plug in your phone into the computer while it is powered off Once your phone screen says: =>FASTBOOT mode... on it run in adb: fastboot flashing unlock Press 'volume +' key to unlock the bootloader Once bootloader is unlocked run the following codes to disable avb: fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta vbmeta.bin fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_system vbmeta_system.bin fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification vbmeta_vendor vbmeta_vendor.bin 2.5 Flash Boot.bin for Roms with apps that need a cursor Download this boot.bin : Run: fastboot flash boot boot.bin 3. Flash Super While phone is still in fastboot mode run: fastboot reboot fastboot When the phone is back in fastbootd mode run: fastboot flash super super.bin (If you see "Invalid sparse file format at header magic" you can ignore it safely.) Once completed, to restart your device run: fastboot reboot You now have a kosher rom! Here are links to ROMS: THESE ROMS DO NOT ALLOW APP INSTALLATION (Even if you try the methods posted on the other thread!) Tested on t408dl, 4058E and 4058L: Talk Only Removes: Browser, Texting, Email, Gallery, Camera, Music, Recorder. Talk Only-Basic : Removes: Browser, Texting, Email, Video. Talk Only-With Apps Op 3 : Removes: Texting, Browser, Video , Email, and Hotspot. Includes: Waze, Weather, and Siddur. Talk&Text : Removes: Browser and Email. Includes: Voice Access. Talk&Text-NO Video : Removes: Browser, Video, and Email. Includes: Voice Access. Talk&Text-With Apps Op 1 : Removes: Browser, Video, Email, and Hotspot. Includes: Waze, Weather, and Siddur. Talk&Text-With Apps Op 2 : Removes: Browser. Includes: Waze, Weather, Siddur, and Hotspot. I will be posting more as I make them If you previously installed my mouse boot.img and you are updating to a newer version of my rom you should update to this boot.img as it is the one that goes along with my updated rom. Helpful Tips: To set up Voice Access: Go to notifications, activate VoiceAccess by clicking on the VoiceAccess notification, say: "Open voice Access Settings", once in settings you can go to 'configure activation key', then to 'activation key', click on the key you want to set (quick dial on back of phone or message shortcut), say: "touch ok", you should be all set! Also in settings you can toggle 'Activation button' to turn off the on screen button. To toggle mouse press the favorites key (star icon). When mouse is on keys 7 and 9 scroll up, and keys * and # scroll down, key 3 opens options/right clicks. Once deactivated the mouse icon remains on screen for around 10 seconds.

Updating Roms Here is a guide for updating Roms. This means you already installed one of darth Kosher Roms, and want to switch to a different one. If you follow these steps you shouldn't lose your data. This guide assumes you already did all the steps to install a kosher Rom, and you are working on the same computer (so you already installed mtk drivers, flashed vbmeta, unlocked bootloader, know how to use fastboot, etc) Step By Step Instructions: Download the rom of your choice from the top post on this thread ( darth ). (make sure its named super.bin - I didn't check all them). You should probably download this boot.bin because you might have an old one. Run fastboot flash boot boot.bin to flash it. Run fastboot reboot fastboot , and wait for your phone to boot to the screen that says "Android Fastboot" among other information. Run fastboot flash super super.bin . When it finishes flashing super, run fastboot reboot , or press "reboot system now" on the phone. Great Job! All Done!

darth Thanks, the more clear we can be on providing instructions, the less questions we'll have to field (hopefully). Too bad you can't provide a link to brains... 😆

Techgen I don't think we should spend too much time on instructions because hopefully we will have a kosher firmware which will be preferable.

Biden2020prez True. BTW I just looked on Amazon, and it seems like its sold out 😦 EDIT: Just got one on ebay

Techgen A few frum cell phone store owners said they are going to start stocking up on the tcl flip 2 now that a good free kosher option looks doable. I’m not sure if that’s why Amazon’s out of stock but you never know. I plan on working on a simple thorough guide for the main apps4flip site but I plan on waiting until we have the full kosher rom to do it so I don’t have to write the guide up twice

What happens when you initiate recovery mode?

chaimzalman Want to explain your question?

Biden2020prez if you remove the browser you can still reset the phone?

Yes. We are working on a way to allow Factory reset but keep browser removed.

Darth your link for drivers was removed because of violation of google drive terms. I had the same issue when i uploaded. Try putting it in a zip

Instructions for installing a kosher ROM on TCL Flip2/Classic T408DL

COMPROT

Talk&Text-NO Video the calender and the hewbrew keyboard thanks

XanderXF

Is it possible to provide the calendar fix for those not using the kosher ROMs?

a-one

darth I would like if people tested this version for me to make sure it works properly and there are no loopholes

Weather app doesn't search for location

Message button is not working

a-one

a-one

Comes up this error every few minutes, what will happen if I disable it with ADB?

littlebob

lgexalter1 i already installed fast boot on my computer and i"m still getting the message
C:\Users\naomi>fastboot flashing unlock
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
any advice? thanks

Biden2020prez

a-one should be fine

Yid

I just put on the rom with apps, and the icon for waze isn't there. The other apps are there

littlebob

lgexalter1 i did step 7 of the installation process for the ROM and then i get this message in adb
"C:\Users\naomi>fastboot flashing unlock
< waiting for device >"
i did step 8 of pressing the volume up on the phone and nothing is happening. any advice? thanks

Biden2020prez

littlebob Use a different usb cable that supports file transfer

littlebob

Biden2020prez i am using a usb cable that works for file transfers
any advice?

Biden2020prez

littlebob What computer? What windows version? [Login to see the link] often mentions a need for FastBoot drivers, but I don't know much about those?

littlebob

Biden2020prez
acer aspire a515-51g, windows version 10 home.
Maybe I'm not doing step 3 correctly 3. Place all your files in the ADB folder. Does that mean into the prompt command or the same file folder?

fried

darth
thanks for all your work. I just want to know what's about the talk & text filter witch does include video (I believe its op 2). is that also updated with all the apps?? and if not will it be updated??
and ones again thank you all for your incredible work!!

joey

darth fastboot flash super super.bin

is there anything i can do for phone that was interrupted during this step, now its basically bricked

joey

i have issue opening auto boot.exe is there any alternate idea to get phone into fastboot?

Yman

[Login to see the link] Thank you!
[Login to see the link]
Just wanna make sure, is the "Boot image" this? [Login to see the link]
Do I have to redo the whole process or I can just run: fastboot flash boot boot.bin?

joey

lgexalter1 basically it opens and closes right away

joey

lgexalter1 MTK Drivers Are Installed On This Device.
MTK Port Is On: COM3
Press Enter to exit.

joey

lgexalter1 working this is the error i got but working anyway Thanks!!
b'READYTOO'
Entered fastboot mode on port COM3
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "lion.py", line 97, in <module>
AttributeError: 'Thread' object has no attribute 'success'
[20112] Failed to execute script 'lion' due to unhandled exception!

Yman

lgexalter1 I tried doing what you said (as I understood it) but it didn't work, so here is what I did and I would appreciate if you could tell me what I'm doing wrong.
I downloaded the file and extracted it to the adb folder, then opened the MTK Meta Tool and selected ‘Reboot Fastboot Mode’, then powered off phone, plugged it into the computer and when the screen said "=>FASTBOOT mode…" I ran the following commands in Windows PowerShell (I used PowerShell too when I successfully Installed the filter in the first place):
,\ fastboot flashing unlock
.\ fastboot flash --disable-verity --disable-verification boot boot.bin
.\ fastboot reboot
That didn't work...

Yman

lgexalter1 Yes I did download from the main site in the first place. I did now one of the supers from here and it works perfectly fine. Thanks tons!

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