TCL Blocking-Filtering

Is there a way to block video playback? (I can get rid of the whole gallery but i would rather just block video.)
How to block OTA updating?
Also would like to know if the reset feature can be blocked.
Thanks!

Here’s the command to block OTA software update:
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.tcl.fota.system

I am fairly sure the OTA software disabling works — but I figured it out based on my own experiments and I am not sure if disabling this component could have any negative consequences.

Credits: https://www.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/comments/1c6pzbq/tcl_flip_2_go_guide_enabling_adb_disabling_apps/

eGate can block video playback in some apps, but not all. It can also block reset from the settings app, but not from recovery mode.

that would get undone if the phone was reset can i just remove com.tcl.fota.system?

Yes but you have to have root

WOAH One second
So no FRP??

you can block video playback by blocking the activity in adb. dont remember it exactly off hand

To block video try adb shell su -c pm disable com.android.gallery3d /.movieactivity
Note: if you do this a factory reset will reenable the video playback

once rooted you cant do ota updates anyway

if you remove the browser using a root explorer factory reset will not allow it to come back

I would like to know this as well

i would like to unroot the phone to prevent further app installation. so i need to remove magisk. (at least i think i have to)
i do know that darth had a way of incorporating the neutronscotts mouse directly into his boot image.
i have know idea how he did that

That wont help blocking app installation unrooting it.
what mouse are you using on the phone now?

neutron magisk module vmouse2

If you uninstall magisk you will lose your mouse the best way to block app installation for now is flash a stock boot image you could always reflash neutron if you want to install apps again

he used magisk in the boot img to give it executable privliges. He compiled it into a binary that runs with the permission from magisk

OK this is way beyond me!!

are you saying that as long as i have the stock boot i wont be able to install apps even if magisk is still installed? (is the phone still considered rooted if magisk is installed?)

Yes and yes

when i put back the stock boot. the magisk mouse (from neutron) stops working. in the magisk app i see the module button (on the bottom right) is greyed out. whe i reflash neutrons boot img it works again.
i really would like a solution for this beause leaving the phone in such a state is not very filtered if someone can just bluetooth over an apk of a browser and it will install without anything to block it

Do you have the boot.bin from apps4flip?

no i have it from what @NotABird posted Debugging on TCL flip2 on KEFS - #26 by ymcp