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

Yehudi Did you do anything before these steps? is this a 16GB TCL?

Yehudi

Biden2020prez yes was updating the no browser kosher rom from 1.1 to 1.2 and it got stuck by like 6/13 then I kept retrying
phone goes into fastboot mode and into bootloader menu also phone keeps trying to go on but powercycles itsef all that comes on is TCL in red

darth

Yehudi 1.1 worked? Also if you are using regular fastboot mode step 6/13 takes around a half hour. Did you run fastboot reboot fastboot?

Yehudi

darth so 1.1 worked some of the family phones had some issues so i updated all except this one got a error by 6/13 I think possible the wire got pulled on this device

fastboot reboot fastboot just takes me to a bootloader screen but then the device is not communicating with cmd

darth

Yehudi Did you modify recovery in any way? Also did you wait by 6/13 for at least a half hour to see if it would finish?

Yehudi

darth did not modify recovery followed your instructions exactly
and left the phone attached for hrs. then got failed message

josephf

darth
Works very good. If you could include the Hebrew T9, it would make it perfect
Thanks in advance for all your effort and time you are putting in to enable a free kosher filter

Flippy

Biden2020prez No matter how many times I do this, I am still confused...

darth fastboot flash super super.bin

Biden2020prez (make sure its named super.bin)

Why are we referring to it as super.bin if the files all seem to beseem to super.img? What am I getting wrong?

FliphoneBochur

Biden2020prez Also, would you be able to update the post to link to [Login to see the link]'s more reliable autobooter?

ymcp

[Login to see the link] hi thanks a lot for these roms. is there a way to prevent the button on the outside (sos?) from activating the mouse. this is causing me a lot of problems. thanks

darth

ymcp The mouse is an implementation of [Login to see the link] mouse. The source code can be found [Login to see the link]. If anyone can change it and compile it I would be happy to implement in my Roms whenever I get around to updating them.

Biden2020prez

darth I can probably do it but do many people want that or only [Login to see the link]? can everyone please share their opinion about it

joe1234

Biden2020prez
it is very annoying... Thanks for your help!

pasachtrip

yes its very annoying

also is there a option that will not disable the messaging key?

Flippy

Biden2020prez Run fastboot reboot fastboot, and wait for your phone to boot to the screen that says "Android Fastboot" among other information.

Any way for me to update the ROM if I am having the problem mentioned earlier, that my PC doesn't recognize when the device is rebooted into Fastboot, and still sayswaiting for device?

Biden2020prez

yes. You can flash super without the rebooting step but it will take a lot longer.

alternatively, [Login to see the link] with the old method of installing the kosher rom quickly, which should work for you. First download [Login to see the link].

Flippy

Biden2020prez alternatively, [Login to see the link] with the old method of installing the kosher rom quickly, which should work for you. First download [Login to see the link].

Biden2020prez Will that also not delete any data on the phone? (It already has a kosher ROM installed, done through the old method) Do you mind telling me what step to start from?

Biden2020prez

Flippy Just start from autobooter step (right in beginning) and it shouldnt cause problems.

Biden2020prez

joe1234 Okay I think between darth and myself we will work something out

ymcp

Biden2020prez thanks a lot

darth

ymcp Thanx to some help from [Login to see the link] I have modified the mouse. [Login to see the link]. Right now the way I made it is that only the Favorite Contacts button activates and deactivates. The directional keys move the mouse and OK selects. The volume keys scroll up and down. All other keys keep there regular functionality.

Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to set its functionality?

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