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This is a long rant manifested by my anger from the last few days event dealing with BestBuy China and HTC
I've tried to summarize my problem at the bottom if you don't feel like reading through the horrors of buying a smartphone in mainland China.
Story
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I recently decided to say goodbye to my samsung galaxy spica when it was stolen a few days ago. I live and study in China so I head over to BestBuy to get myself a new phone (yes, china has BestBuy). Once I enter the store and announce that I am in a search for a cellphone I am swarmed by five or six cellphone experts. I love android so I tell them I want the HTC desire HD; this temptress of a phone which appeals to my most inner desires. The best buy cellphone guys assures me that the phone is in English and that everything will be to my satisfaction. It is a fine day for spending credit and I am psyched as I draw my golden credit card from my back pocket as a modern warrior. I swipe my card elegantly and fast, as if I am a man who have made purchases of this magnitude many times before. I tell the lady behind the counter, who by the way does not speak a word English:
"Today is the day I am reborn!!"
I grab my newly purchased baby and throw myself into a taxi. I force the phone out of its wrappings and switch it on as soon as I'm done telling the taxi driver to take me home. The HTC logo appears "quietly briliant" it proclaims. After a few seconds of that the phone asks me weather I want English or Chinese? As my English is substantially better than my Chinese I went with English, cool enough! As I get home in range of my wireless I enter my google account details and I'm set! I tell this baby to automatically sync everything I got. I receive my first email after only 3 minutes of syncing and can see my entire inbox, really cool! My contacts and calendar is probably right around the corner but since it's kind of late I go to bed, I'm a very happy first time HTC customer and I dream a happy dream about flowers.
You can probably guess that this is the paragraph where it all turns to ****. Correct. I wake up and find that neither my contacts nor calendar have been synced. Probably a glitch. I enter the sync settings and find that my google account isn't there. Probably something I've missed. I press "Add account" and find that there is no option to add an google account at all, not cool. I search high and low for an answer, read cryptic texts translated by the mighty google translate. People keep saying to just look press "add account" and add my google account and follow the on screen instructions. Since I know I'm following the instructions correctly I just figure I give HTC a call to finally just fix this minor issue. I hit up HTC Hong Kong (HTC China doesn't have a English site so it's hard to navigate). They tell me that I have a Simplified Chinese rom. Ok, well that figures, I think to myself.. So how can I sync my google account? "I'm sorry sir that's not possible, you can however try to sync your gmail account to Microsoft outlook 2003/2007 and manually sync contacts every time you connect to your computer."
(excuse my language but I don't know any other way to express my feelings at that time other than...) "What the ****!?"
Is it not an android device I am wielding in my hand? Do I need a workaround to sync my google account? The tech support-guy asks for my email "to check if my device has that function (read: sync google accounts)" and he will contact me later. Turns out I can sync my contacts and calendar semi effectively through exchange activeSync. Alright, not exactly what I wanted but, pheeeew!! I can work with this.
I start customizing my DHD and think to myself, would it not be nice with some apps to go with this phone? Yeah, it would! I head over to the android market and install all the apps I could ever dream of. No wait, where is the android market? Oh there it is.. it's just called 'HTC Marketplace', figures, since this is an HTC device I'm holding. I head over to the HTC Marketplace.
HTC Marketplace greets me:
"I will provide you with the best application to your specific device, son!"
"Great, like apps that are customized to fit the DHD?"
"No, apps that are in Chinese."
"Oh, so how do I access my regular apps, like barcodescanner, facebook, youtube, spotify, etc? You know, the good ol' apps I've come to love over the years?"
"Sorry son, I don't know why, but that's just impossible for me to do for you, because my programming tells me I hate you"
Since HTC marketplace hates my guts I hit up HTC tech support again. My conversation goes a little like this:
"Hello, I'm having trouble with the android market"
"Yes, you want access the android market?"
"Yes"
"I'm sorry to inform you that you that you cant access the android market, but you can however access the beautiful world of 'HTC marketplace', a world of possibilities and anime!"
"I wish I bought an iPhone 4..."
Yeah well, I guess it just wasn't meant to be, I should just return the DHD to bestbuy and order one from America or europe. What do you know? In China there is no such thing as a return policy. And the cellphone guys who told me I would be more than happy with my new DHD can't understand why I possibly can be unhappy with it and they suggest stuff like "Go on the internet", "Try calling HTC and ask them to open your phone for american internet access" and my favorite "You can call and send messages? Yes? Then no problem with your phone, go home"
So now I'm stuck with the most expensive phone I've ever purchased which China ruthlessly ripped the heart and soul out of, only to sell it to me and tell me the phone is more than good enough since it can make calls and send messages.
Sure to say, I had the worst day..
I should have ordered from Hong Kong.
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Problem
In short, I have a Chinese DHD without the ability to access the android market and it is generally crippled. This is apparently because of the Traditional Chinese rom it comes with. I would ultimately like to have a generic/stock DHD rom (I'm not quite sure what you call them but vanilla, out of the box, etc in world wide english) and I have no idea if this is possible or where to start my journey towards fixing this.
I've been reading about rooting for two days now and I still am unsure as to what I should do and where to start. Please, help a fellow out, I'm having a really bad week.
My phone:
Android version: 2.2.1
Build number: 1.75.1400.4
Software number 1.0.0.A9191
(If you need any other info from me please do tell me)
Impossible to do anything, as rooting not possible.
Chinese user with a HongKong DHD
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
In theory, you could install WWE (world wide english) stock ROM, but unfortunatelly, not with your software version as it is not rootable yet
Bloody hell that sounds bad, is this will all Chinese Desire HDs then? It's almost like one of those knock-off phones although you have purchased it genuinely. Don't know how things work in China but if you cant root it then give HTC a call and demand a replacement from Europe/America.
Again, don't know how things work in China but i would so furious that i would cancel my credit card and tell them to go screw themselves. Speak to a lawyer if you intend to do that..
if you really cant give the phone back, try to sell it.
perhaps anyone else will buy it.
than get one from europe or the US.
thats so damn pity, caus the phone os realy godlike i think.
if u cant sell it and dont have enuff money for a new nice phone, wait a little until an root hack for your version comes out.
thats really bad, i know
sry m8!
Just wait around for the root to come out for the software just like the rest of suckers who updated! ;p
Would the Goldcard method work here?
It should in theory work. I'm not sure you need root access to just flash a ROM from a different region. I did it on my previous Desire which I got from Hong Kong. Flashed a WWE ROM when Froyo was released.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
The problem is with Google, not China or HTC. Just like most of the 3rd world countries can't buy anything on the Android Marketplace (nevermind that fact that we cant even develop a paid app to publish on the market).
hehehehe ... i just read through your rant ... made quite a read .. ok now to fix your problem
Root your phone .. its no biggie follow this link and you will be all set
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841076
next go to the development section , choose a rom of your liking .. suggest android revolution hd or leedroid .... read instructions and flash your phone .. .that should pretty much fix your problem ... do let us know how it went
Edit: Oops just saw that your build is 1.75 ... Sorry mate , no root for the phone at the moment
Maybe you should re-read his post, especially the end.
The latest HTC update has been applied, there is no root or ENG HBOOT options at the moment.
A little update
I've been emailing HTC asking them to fix (read: let me return) the phone ever since I realized I wouldn't be able to return the phone to BestBuy and I just got a call from HTC.
First a guy who could only speak Chinese called, sure to say that wasn't a very productive conversation as my Chinese is very basic. I then recieve a second call late at night from someone at the Hong Kong office who speaks English. After about 5 minutes of telling me that he understood my situation, could feel my pain, was sympathetic to my problem and would do everything in his power to help solve it, I thought things were looking up! The conversation progresses like this but gradually he starts saying stuff like "help you make use of your device as best as we can" and "make it easy for you to operate". This was when I realized this person was not going to help me. I knew that if he was going to actually help he would have told me by now that I could return the phone, not this about "easing me into the phone". Finally the guy gets to the point and says "But although we understand your problem, there is nothing wrong with the hardware itself and we can not help you return the phone. Your perceived problem is with the software."
Christ..
To this I of course reply "Even though the problem is software related it's not any less of a problem, it has rendered the phone completely useless to me and I don't think the phone fulfilles the vision I got after reading reviews and watching the ads before buying it" ...And here we go again with the appoligizes and general willingness to help me use the phone as it currently is. He even asked me which applications I was missing so he could try and find Chinese "replacement apps", or Chinese apps that would fulfill my needs.
I'm not giving up yet, I'm sure HTC is willing to help me with this if I could only reach the right people in the organization. This is has turned into a genuine nightmare first time experience with HTC..
@RED_ I think this is how all Chinese DHD works, yes. And I don’t think I want to risk seeing the inside of a Chinese prison by cancelling my credit card although it is very tempting :\
@Eddie1506; tranceonline; momavujistic; irteza_h, I guess I have to wait for someone with the know-how to make my version rootable. I’m turning off automatic updates on my phone to prevent it from further updating.
@leppie, I can’t even access the free applications. I think HTC (or google) made this ‘HTC marketplace’ to be accepted by the government. When I was speaking with HTC today I asked why there was no access to the android market in the first place. They told me “because your phone is Chinese and the market you can access is specialized to your location and the customers in that location”. Which I think means that they can’t sell phones with the open android market in China because of government restrictions. The real android market works down here though, I could access it through on my European Samsung Galaxy.
andyharney said:
Would the Goldcard method work here?
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olivierlee said:
It should in theory work. I'm not sure you need root access to just flash a ROM from a different region. I did it on my previous Desire which I got from Hong Kong. Flashed a WWE ROM when Froyo was released.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
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Are you guys saying it might work? If there's a chance I will try. How can I test this? Or is it safest to wait for someone to come up with a way to root this device?
How long does it generally take for a new root technique to be ready? Also, I've seen people complaining because they updated to version 1.72 or something. I have 1.75, does this mean 1) that I have to wait a lot longer or maybe 2) that my phone has some kind of special software?
hey there,
after reading your messages through this morning and everything, you should be able to flash a WWE Rom using this guide --> here <--
i hope this helps you liberate your DHD, if you need any help with this guide let me know ill guide you through
its the goldcard method.
Yep, try the goldcard method. If it works you'll get a WWE Desire HD. Not sure you need to do all these. You might just try to create a goldcard, have it in your phone, and just run any WWE RUU you want. I'd stay away from the 1.72 one as it seems to be causing alot of problems. However you might not be able to buy apps from the market since buying paid apps from the market is not possible from China. See http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143779 .
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
well there is a liberated market somewhere on the forums for DHD
your phone was 'harmonised' by the communist government
I think you really should gain root access to your device and flash a customised ROM on it, in *should* solve your problem. though you probably want to have a backup before you do so
To be honest scientist, i wish you read earliar he cant root a 1. 75 rom. So he'll have to use the goldcard method
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
His best option is as suggested by flo. Just hours ago a method has been released which will allow him to downgrade to the wwe stock rom 1.32 version. From there he can root and install a custom rom, or if preferred simply keep it at stock and update it to wwe 1.72 version. As far as market restrictions go it is possible to use "market enabler" hacks to allow paid access to the market anywhere.
This sounds like good news!
Yesterday when I wrote the original reply I was kind of drunk and it was 6am I think so I'm just rewriting the entire reply. For all it shortcomings when it comes to smartphones, China do have a lot of opportunities for people (like me) who want to stay out all night singing karaoke and eating popcorn. Anyway, I think the best approach, instead of asking any of you to hold my hand through this is that I just post what I think I should do and then you can tell me if I'm way off target.
Is this correct?
Step 1 - making a goldcard
I think you are saying that I need to make a goldcard and for that I follow the 'creating a goldcard' over at modaco.com. It looks quite straightforward so I don't think this will be a problem. However, I need to venture out into China and find a real SDcard with an adapter (guess I'm heading over to BestBuy again)
Question: In the downgrading thread it says to "Use MMC2!!", what does that mean?
Step 2 - Downgrading
I've extracted the downgrade folder conveniently to d:\downgrade and will open cmd and type inn all the commands I have no idea what actually does (I'm used to this ). Then I will look for "#" and proceed. I will copy PD98IMG.zip to the goldcard and hopefully there will be some instructions of some kind that I can follow.
Step 3 - profit?
If all this works what should I do next? Or more, where am I? What will happen after this? Do I have a stock rom now? And can I just stop there and update the rom and be happy? I do plan to root my device some time later, but for now I will be more than super happy just to have a wwe stock rom with no root, fully updated with the android market. Am I far off?
Success! Got myself a goldcard!
Now what do I do with it? (for real, it's not really clear in any of the guides what I should do with the goldcard microSD). Do I put it into the phone?
Hi guys
I'm going to China next week for 2 weeks, I wanna buy the SGNII dual sim, somebody can tell me If this phone work fine in all places in the world?
I live in Italy.
Is it a big deal for you?
I have a SGSIII with a dual sim card and i love use only one phone with my personal number and my business number
pls let me know guys
Ivan
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=4001&c=samsung_gt-n7102_galaxy_note_ii
This shows the primary networks (sim 1)
& secondary networks (sim 2)
Dual sim is important feature for me also.
It's quad band on both radios, so it will work fine in Italy.
It costs around $915. Not a good price.
Thnaks guys
is there any section here dedicated about this phone, for custom rom and other mods?
I think that with the dual sim feature I can't flash the custom rom with omega and more, right?
troppodel said:
Thnaks guys
is there any section here dedicated about this phone, for custom rom and other mods?
I think that with the dual sim feature I can't flash the custom rom with omega and more, right?
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No, you can't flash existing custom roms. Whether there will be dev support for this phone is what I can't tell. since its only to be sold in the chinese market, I doubt if it will receive as much community support as the international counterpart
Android question for China GNII
I'm also in the market to buy a dual SIM phone and am quite keen to buy the N7102. I heard however China Android phones have limitations to access Google services like Gmail, Google maps etc. I also heard there is no way to access the Google Play store to download apps. Can anyone verify this? I don't live in China so these limitations will keep me from buying this model. Thanks everyone.
Mochiware, your gonna use the phone outside China? No problem downloading those apps & using western internet access.
Yes, i want this phone also, I'm happy to have dual sim & DC HSPA+ & forget LTE for now
$890 is alot of money & its going to be cheaper than that for me to buy it, 3rd December release date onwards should see it reduce a bit hopefully.
Pat. said:
Mochiware, your gonna use the phone outside China? No problem downloading those apps & using western internet access.
Yes, i want this phone also, I'm happy to have dual sim & DC HSPA+ & forget LTE for now
$890 is alot of money & its going to be cheaper than that for me to buy it, 3rd December release date onwards should see it reduce a bit hopefully.
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Pat, can you provide more details about access Google Play, signing into Google accounts etc? I heard from a friend living in China that there are restrictions that prevent Google access. Do you mean outside of China these restrictions don't apply over wifi and/or 3G? I can live without LTE so long as I can use dual-SIM so both my work and personal numbers can be on the same device. I carry 2 mobiles now and that can be annoying sometimes. Thanks in advance.
I've been using dual sim adaptors for many years & can't imagine only having one sim but i would like to have calls & SMS coming in from both numbers as well.
Yes your Sims wont be Chinese will they so your network will give you the same access you get on any other 2g/3g phone you currently use.
If you think about it, the Chinese restrictions are going to be applied through the network/carrier otherwise nothing would stop them buying non Chinese handsets to avoid the blocks, it would be to easy.
Any apps missing on the software you can download. "Play store" is a downloadable app ...
troppodel said:
Hi guys
I'm going to China next week for 2 weeks, I wanna buy the SGNII dual sim, somebody can tell me If this phone work fine in all places in the world?
I live in Italy.
Is it a big deal for you?
I have a SGSIII with a dual sim card and i love use only one phone with my personal number and my business number
pls let me know guys
Ivan
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I just got an n7102 tonight, and gonna root it tomorrow to get my google service back: p
BTW , you could not just install google play, you will get fc. You need to install googleserviceframework.apk as well.
Ok, thanks for correcting me, can i ask about where you bought & price?
i understood the 7102 to be available for delivery only from 3rd Dec.
Thanks guys let me know the questions I'm going to china next week I can ask to my friend and I will go in a store for test the phone
Thanks buddy let me know about root and many other info about the phone that u got it
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U should be able to flash the GAPPS to get all google services back from http://goo.im/gapps, once it's rooted and custom recovery installed. The 3rd Dec delivery is for some online retailers only, from what I heard its already available for sale domestically in China.
Hi there,
You mean i need root access for the phone to enable all western functions?
Isnt it the normal samsung UI?
I need german language, google play, gmail and maps.
If not working out of the box i better not spend this ammount...
Thanks for help!
tantewu said:
Hi there,
You mean i need root access for the phone to enable all western functions?
Isnt it the normal samsung UI?
I need german language, google play, gmail and maps.
If not working out of the box i better not spend this ammount...
Thanks for help!
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It won't have the standard google apps out of box. The software is a modified version of android with pretty much all google service removed. There s no way using gmail google play maps or YouTube apps without root.
I can't verify this but I don't think it comes with German language UI either.
I just rooted my N7102, and reinstall back from my GSG3 backups. then removed all the default apps.
All work fine! Google account, google play, google map....etc.
thanks a lot for your prompt reply!
Will this beast then launch in Hongkong with full functions out of the box?
Got my Tab 7.7 there which works perfectly without flashing etc..
Thanks!
joehsieh99 said:
I just rooted my N7102, and reinstall back from my GSG3 backups. then removed all the default apps.
All work fine! Google account, google play, google map....etc.
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Hi buddy did you root the phone with odin and cf-root? did you install the cwm?
let me know if the guide is the same of the note 2 classic
thanks
I will buy the phone in shanghai if somebody want receive info in real time install whatsapp and send me the phone number by PM, I will be in China from 5 dec to 14 dec.
Ivan
yes, I use the normal N7100 odin and cd-root to root N7102. It works fine! I didn't re-install CWM but recover from my backups.
and CWM shows that N7102 is not supported! So I uninstalled it.
tantewu said:
thanks a lot for your prompt reply!
Will this beast then launch in Hongkong with full functions out of the box?
Got my Tab 7.7 there which works perfectly without flashing etc..
Thanks!
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It's not clear that will happen.
There s no indication this model will be released outside mainland China.
Hello Forum Members,
A Russian neighbor of mine purchased a Note II and loves the phone however, his english is not that great. I have done some extensive searching through the forums and have not seen anything related to language options. I apologize if this has been answered to a different degree (i'm sure there are many users that have to overcome a language barrier) but i'm hoping someone can stear me on the direction of which Rom or kernel may adjust the possible language options for the note II. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
A helpful neighbor
Language enabler from play store works great with rooted note2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wanam
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda app-developers app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bruce.setlocale
work with any phone
...except Android 4.2 and after which requires root. However, if you managed to root, you simply delete language.xml in /system/CSC and reboot.
Hi!
I am new in your forum but not a newbie in technology.
I am having some problems with chinese ads coming up on my mobile screen and in browser pages also.
My CPN 3 has couple of chinese app that i am unable to get rid off. BTW mobile is in stock ROM. I don't want to root .
Please share your knowledge with us to solve this problem.:fingers-crossed:
Thanks.
Viraj_Shirwalkar said:
Hi!
I am new in your forum but not a newbie in technology.
I am having some problems with chinese ads coming up on my mobile screen and in browser pages also.
My CPN 3 has couple of chinese app that i am unable to get rid off. BTW mobile is in stock ROM. I don't want to root .
Please share your knowledge with us to solve this problem.:fingers-crossed:
Thanks.
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Hi! Search Google for CoolReaper. I can't post links because I'm new.
Good luck!
I have posted this question on StackOverflow, Reverse Engineering Stack Exchange but no one answer
Did anyone remember the Mediatek's MRE (MAUI runtime environment)? That thing has completely gone since 2016. Does anyone have a way to do this? As I described in the links, someone said that the application needs to be signed before running on Nokia S30+. Does anyone have a sign tool or something like that? Thanks!
In this forum, if I remembered well, there are tutorials for creating VXP apps for watchface for some Mediatek-based watches, but when I try that, it does not work.
Currently I'm reversing the Nokia 225's firmware to see how it loads the vxp binary and vertify its signature, but the firmware is somehow encrypted. Does anyone have a full firmware dump from flash of a Nokia 220/225 or any S30+ devices?
Thank you so much!
Hey there, I don't have an answer to your question but would you be willing to answer a small question pertaining to what you asked?
I have a Nokia 225 4G, and I'm wondering how to uninstall system apps like Facebook and Opera Mini that come pre-installed with the phone. Is there some sort of developer option that can be enabled like on other android phones? You seem to be an expert with this kind of thing so I thought I'd ask.
wookieman said:
Hey there, I don't have an answer to your question but would you be willing to answer a small question pertaining to what you asked?
I have a Nokia 225 4G, and I'm wondering how to uninstall system apps like Facebook and Opera Mini that come pre-installed with the phone. Is there some sort of developer option that can be enabled like on other android phones? You seem to be an expert with this kind of thing so I thought I'd ask.
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Hello! I did find the answer to my question (you can see the answer in RE.SE).
About your question, I think it's possible to do this. I have seen some API in MRE SDK to do this kind of thing. Also, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing )
You might want to reach [Ximik_Boda](https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showuser=6288932) using QMS feature in 4pda forum. He is an expert in MRE development. In fact, my answer in RE.SE is based on his research. Sign up an account (there are tutorial on the Internet for signing up an account on 4pda forum for people who don't understand Russian, like me), and then ask him in Russian (he won't chat to you in English). You might want to use Google Translate. Even if you are not native English speaker, try writing the message in English and then translate it to Russian, it will be much more accurate than translate from your native language to Russian (I tried that).
I will ask him your question to see if it's possible to do that. Thanks!
raspiduino said:
Hello! I did find the answer to my question (you can see the answer in RE.SE).
About your question, I think it's possible to do this. I have seen some API in MRE SDK to do this kind of thing. Also, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing )
You might want to reach [Ximik_Boda](https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showuser=6288932) using QMS feature in 4pda forum. He is an expert in MRE development. In fact, my answer in RE.SE is based on his research. Sign up an account (there are tutorial on the Internet for signing up an account on 4pda forum for people who don't understand Russian, like me), and then ask him in Russian (he won't chat to you in English). You might want to use Google Translate. Even if you are not native English speaker, try writing the message in English and then translate it to Russian, it will be much more accurate than translate from your native language to Russian (I tried that).
I will ask him your question to see if it's possible to do that. Thanks!
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Wow man thank you so much! That's so awesome that you reached out to him with my question. I'll do the same if I can make an account...I'll need to find someone who can read Russian to help with the captcha.
Again, thank you for your help.
wookieman said:
Wow man thank you so much! That's so awesome that you reached out to him with my question. I'll do the same if I can make an account...I'll need to find someone who can read Russian to help with the captcha.
Again, thank you for your help.
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You don't need anyone to read the captcha. You can bypass it: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/how-to-bypass-4pda-captchas/
raspiduino said:
Hello! I did find the answer to my question (you can see the answer in RE.SE).
About your question, I think it's possible to do this. I have seen some API in MRE SDK to do this kind of thing. Also, I'm not an expert in this kind of thing )
You might want to reach [Ximik_Boda](https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showuser=6288932) using QMS feature in 4pda forum. He is an expert in MRE development. In fact, my answer in RE.SE is based on his research. Sign up an account (there are tutorial on the Internet for signing up an account on 4pda forum for people who don't understand Russian, like me), and then ask him in Russian (he won't chat to you in English). You might want to use Google Translate. Even if you are not native English speaker, try writing the message in English and then translate it to Russian, it will be much more accurate than translate from your native language to Russian (I tried that).
I will ask him your question to see if it's possible to do that. Thanks!
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Sorry, my stupid! Nokia 225 4G is not the same as Nokia 225. I have searched on the internet and found that it run S30 OS.
From this Reddit post (
https://www.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/comments/mup1gg
) it's said that it's not possible to uninstall apps from Nokia 225 4G.
Why do you want to uninstall it? I don't think it will free much storage.
Is there a way to side load apps into these things? And the OS doesn’t seem to be Series 30+ anymore…
SurferX said:
Is there a way to side load apps into these things? And the OS doesn’t seem to be Series 30+ anymore…
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Yes, and it seems that the OS is a variation of KaiOS. Maybe you can ask people on some KaiOS forum?
And if I rembered correctly there are some example app repos for KaiOS on Github.
Good luck!
EDIT: if you are out of luck and really want to do this, I would suggest finding some flash tool to read the ROM and reverse engineer it. Or you can find some debug port (JTAG) or debug mode (like AT commands?) to dump the flash.
Or just desolder the flash IC and read it back (but it will be hard)
Actually, the OS on the feature phones without WiFi ex, Nokia 225 run something called Smart Feature OS which is proprietry. The app store is from gameloft afaik.
In that case you might want to find firmware updates of the phone and analyze it, or dump the flash from the phone and RE it
surferboii said:
Actually, the OS on the feature phones without WiFi ex, Nokia 225 run something called Smart Feature OS which is proprietry. The app store is from gameloft afaik.
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I'm researching the Nokia 225 4G TA-1282, and Nokia's site states that it does indeed run S30+.