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

Biden2020prez

Jackbeast it references the post right on top of it. Did you install a kosher rom already? Do you have MTK Drivers?

Cseal89

Thanks to many people above i was able to UPDATE my rom. However now my buttons seemed messed up, i used to have the button on the front for my voice access control, and my favorites button worked for favorite contacts. not one of the buttons pull up the mouse... which i dont need.. how can i set the buttons?

whynot

Cseal89 turn on voice access from notifications and say “voice access settings” , in the settings select the option to configure activation key, press whichever button you want to use and say “ok”. As for the mouse, it isn’t included in the rom, it’s in the boot image, so the favorites button in your rom is reserved for mouse, and since you don’t have the mouse boot image the button does nothing.

manyhill

Biden2020prez did you manage to out of the loop? how?

Biden2020prez

manyhill yeah I reflashed the full firmware.

mr-mayor

Biden2020prez
Newbie here. I was able to succesfuly get through all the steps, but at the last command "fastboot flash super super.bin" I'm getting an error "ANDOID_PRODUCT_OUT not set". I put the super in the same folder as adb, I also was able to flash the boot.bin succesfuly.

a-one

mr-mayor if you are trying to flash this ROM - Talk&Text-With Apps Op 2: Removes: Browser. Includes: Waze, Weather, Siddur, and Hotspot. - you should do fastboot flash super super.img

mr-mayor

a-one THANKS! worked now

manyhill

darth
Does the talk & text rom in the first post have the updated calendar?

greek111

Hello!

Background
I have a TCL FLIP GO as described in my poster [Login to see the link]
I followed the instructions posted in [Login to see the link]

I used the ROM: Talk&Text

Issue
After completing all the steps with no problems, my device now remains stuck on a blue screen with red lettering which says "Free Filtered Software Talk & Text version 1.2"

I cannot seem to get past this into the operating system. No buttons seem to have effect. Rebooting manually or with the command line go back to this screen.

whynot

greek111 I don't believe these roms are compatible with your phone. If you have another phone you could pull the original super.bin and flash it back to your phone to unbrick it.

darth

greek111 I can try to help you. Email me at [Login to see the link]

As is noted in the instructions:

darth Tested on t408dl, 4058E and 4058L

greek111

whynot I was told it was cross compatible but i'm not too concerned if it a lost cause. Am I able to reset it completely without another phone?

whynot

greek111 It's only the boot image that is compatible, not the system. A small difference in the system will usually mean the boot image is interchangeable, but the system itself needs to be exactly the same to be interchangeable. Because you replaced the system on your phone, you need to get the original from another phone or from someone who has it.

beginer

I'm getting this message when I want to activate voice

I m trying to click on this when I reach option 9 the app closes I don't see the option to enable voice access

FliphoneBochur

beginer You could download the Accessibility app from the website and enable it there.

COMPROT

beginer run this command in ADB "adb shell settings put secure enabled_accessibility_services com.google.android.apps.accessibility.voiceaccess/com.google.android.apps.accessibility.voiceaccess.JustSpeakService"

beginer

FliphoneBochur I have the kosher rom it is installed it just closes

beginer

FliphoneBochur didn't get what your trying to say

FliphoneBochur

beginer I have no idea. Maybe [Login to see the link], [Login to see the link] , or someone else has an answer.

Businessy21

Talk&Text-With Apps Op 2: Removes: Browser. Includes: Waze, Weather, Siddur, and Hotspot.

is there a way to keep video and take off hotspot and email?

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