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Flippy hotspot has not been blocked in the two ROMS posted and since the browser/email/text depending on the ROM are not present at all (as opposed to them being present in the ROM but just suspended or disabled from settings) so after a reset which just wipes user data and restores all default system settings but doesn't install anything new there still won't be a browser etc and so resets are allowed. However updates which do install system apps have been blocked.

    dovwcom your instructions have flashing the super.bin which by default may take 35-45 minutes - is there any reason that you haven't updated your instructions to suggest first flashing [Login to see the link] 's recovery.bin which cuts flashing the super.bin down to less than two minutes?

    yes because that was not released when he wrote this guide. I am sure he will include it when he updates his guide (stay tuned)

        Biden2020prez maybe it wasn't so obvious to you but my question was why he didn't update the OP to include the information on recovery.img so I don't know how literally you meant to point out the obvious that when he originally wrote the guide the image had not yet been released. As far as your comment that you are sure that he will when the guide gets updated - you've been around here longer than I have so there's a good chance that you're right... my own personal doubt is because a relatively small edit of less than several minutes could save people 35-45 minutes - so I am wondering whether there is some other issue...

            dovwcom I understand. It would help people, its possible he is planning on updating it, but he is busy and is probably pushing it off.

            Are you interested in writing a guide? He would probably more than happily pin it to his top post.

                Biden2020prez I understand - I could also try and figure out what he wants and why but it's simpler for me to ask him first - which is what I did initially and wait for when he has a chance to reply and see what he says then...

                  dovwcom is there any reason that you haven't updated your instructions

                  [Login to see the link] told me this morning that he plans to take a few weeks off from this.

                    11 days later

                    Anybody have a safe place to download MTK and Fastboot drivers?

                    • FlippyLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

                      • Post #54
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                      Flippy I had that issue [Login to see the link]

                      Never got the right answer.
                      I extracted all of them and then installed 2 of them (if I remeber correctly) The second one of them did some very scary-looking CMD prompt window stuff with tons of words scrolling.... After a while it finished, and I guess it worked, beacuse after that it was able to find the device.

                      As a help to the forums, please take note of which one(s) you install and let us know back here what worked 😊

                      jackmicron I used the 1632 driver and it worked for me.

                            Biden2020prez
                            Thank you! Are you able to edit the op with the updated link?

                              • FlippyLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

                                • Post #58

                                jackmicron Thats a whole list. Which one specifically?

                                    Flippy USB VCOM (Android) - thats the one I installed & works with MTKMetaUtilityV52

                                        • FlippyLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

                                          • Post #60

                                          pasus Would you mind uploading it so others can have access to the file directly?

                                            Reboot Fastboot Mode isn't working for me.
                                            I can't get past "Waiting for mtk usb device... " in the MTK Meta Utility. It ends up at "device not found!"
                                            I enabled usb debugging successfully, I tried with USB storage enabled and disabled.
                                            When I start up the phone, MTK Meta Utility status bar at the bottom says usb device inserted(\?\USB#[VID]&[PID]#00018d

                                            But then it just times out after 1:20.

                                              darth Thank you so much!! I used the Talk only Rom. First I downloaded ADB (I used this tutorial [Login to see the link]), then I followed the instructions. Worked perfectly.

                                              I used Biden2020prez for MTK Drivers.

                                              darth I want to block camera, music, and recorder. Can I remove it through ADB?

                                                    • FlippyLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

                                                      • Post #66

                                                      darth Can you have a choice of Hotspot/no hotspot?
                                                      Also will you be able to update the solution so that it will be quicker to flash instead if 45 min?
                                                      Thanks so much for a great job!

                                                        Posted this guide on the main site - [Login to see the link]. Let us know if there is anything in the article that can be improved.

                                                        Thank you to everyone who made this happen!!

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                                                        [Login to see the link] Can we get a kosher version that includes talk and text and the apps from apps4flip but without the browser?

                                                          • FlippyLevel 6 - Platinum Elite Member

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                                                            Apps4Flip-Admin Nice! In the 'Setup' section, I would mention that it is recommended to first update the phone to the latest software version.