I followed this guide to be able to download apk’s on my TCL Flip 2.
By reading a bit online it seems that the new TCL Flip 2’s are running on KEKA software and apparently rooting the device to install apk’s isn’t as simple anymore.
Does anyone know what changed due to the new software and if anyone has experience with rooting it please share. It seems that people have bricked there device due to following the regular instructions.
How do I know which software my device is running on?
You can see the software version in settings>about phone>software version
Or dial *#*#4636#*#*
The TCL I was using for a while says KEEZ, is that the old software version before KEKA?
Yeah one of them
I believe there was also versions called KEFH and KEFS
Turns out there wasn’t just issues with the KEKA version, it seems that already by KEFS version there were problems (see Debugging on TCL flip2 on KEFS).
What I know so far, feel free to correct me, is of 4 versions: KEEZ, KEFH, KEFS & KEKA. It seems when @neutronscott was working on this phone originally he was working with KEEZ, I personally have a phone on this version and followed the guide and it works. In his latest release on GitHub it seems like he made a image for KEFS, but from the thread mentioned above it sound like kefs had issues as well.
I’m pretty sure that there is another version after keez before kefh.
Right now I’m in middle of loading that rom that @not a bird uploaded.
I didn’t get chance to see if that adbioapk worked for loading app but for sure adb worked and I was able to load neutronscotts mouse.
Then I got messed up trying to edit keyboard matrix file ( I think I deleted it. Unless kefs is different) and couldn’t press anything.
So I decided to go with the rom.
I’ll keep you posted.
Btw in keez the volume can be changed with the phone closed and is very annoying. Also calendar is messed up and when adding contacts to text it doesn’t get it right. Things improved with later versions. The outstanding issue is recent calls that is very buggy. I was hoping that it might be fixed in kefs.
forgot to mention that the rom also has the keyboard matrix file reconfigured
Thanks thats saves a huge hassle! Do you know if the recent calls works well in kefs. (I saw someone with this phone filtered by a local store and it worked. I couldn’t even see what version it was running on everything was blocked!)
To remap the keys check this out, @techys issue with remapping key on the TCL Flip 2 - Apps4Flip And WebAdb Forums.
Also is magisk installed. I would like to install neutronscott’s mouse. I only know how to do it with magisk.
If it isn’t can I just load his boot img. Will that ruin anything.
Thanks a lot for your help
Apparently there are two things that need to get done on this phone to get apps on it.
KEE7: Same as KEEZ
KEEZ: Flash the img found on GitHub and then you dial *#*#33284(DEBUG)#*#* to enable debugging.
KEFH: Same as KEEZ. (Apparently this update fixed a calendar and contacts glitch. See this and this.)
KEFS: There is a specific img to flash for this version. It can be found on GitHub. To enable debbugging follow this guide.
KEKA: I don’t have experience with this but check this out.
Does anyone know where KEE7 goes in this list?
first before keez
All versions are in alphabetical order
I just wasn’t sure if 7 was before Z or after Z.
Does anyone know where this belongs.
Version information : 4058E
Software version : QK6G
WDYM where it belongs?
It is a different model TCL
I wanted to know if this software version still allows ADB debugging through dialing *#*#Debug#*#*. Also, if @neutronscott’s image works on it or it will brick the device like it does on the KEKA version.
Oh, no idea
The 4058E is a Canadian model