Does anyone know anything about the cat flip phone? Can it be kosher? It has a really good touch screen better then the sunbeam here is the link https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone/cat-s22-flip
its work with t-mobile (that mean it works with tello.com which has a $8 plan talk and text. Please reply @Mss

Mss It runs a regular smartphone operating system

Flippy maybe someone can modify the os to be a kosherOS like was done on the fig phone...

Mss tag could filter it

548 Have you done it? what is the cost?

Was anyone successful in filtering the CAT S22, the OS is Android 11 go addition which is a bit different than the regular i tried installing netspark but had issues with the display over other apps option,

I filtered it with TAG's new filter, MB Smart.
They have 2 options

1) Block all -- Free -- Blocks all data

2) Regular -- $3 a month -- has play store support and apps and data

Reifam
Does #1 block picture message too?

Flippy no it does not

how to I find the free filter

sdmde at your local TAG office.

Reifam In which location did you filter it williamsburg or boro park?

Yankeygold LA

Reifam is there anyway for me to block apps without tag

mordy Not really.
You could uninstall any app with ADB, but you could anytime create a new user, which has everything.

If anyone knows how to disable that option to create a new user in settings should please let me know.

ayilmeshilesh Hmm... whats the TAG Filter? An app? A firmware?

Does the CAT S22 work with US Mobile or 9ther Verizon MVNOs?

Biden2020prez Think that an app.

tes5884 Maybe after unlocking.
check out their unlocking policy, and then you could check if it has the verizon bands.

Biden2020prez It's a MDM called MB Smart (they have 2 options)

mordy You can flash a custom ROM.

Reifam I'm trying to do that. could someone help me with basic instructions?

Reifam Are there any known custom rooms for the Cat s22?

Cseal89 Not that I know of.

Reifam Can't be rooted (unless someone finds a firehose for it, or a temp root exploit).

Biden2020prez This won't work?

Any update on filtering this phone?

Reifam good question. I never had the phone, I know other people who told me it can't, but I want to check that link. Someone told me the bootloader can't be accessed..

Biden2020prez Can't really check; the filter doesn't let me enable developer options.

Reifam it's a scam site. Nothing here will work.

Biden2020prez The methodology or the links?

Reifam they have one article which is probably plagiarized already and they just add the word Cat S22 Flip

Does anyone know if mbsmart filter blocks factory reset? I mean also from the recovery menu.

does FAMILY Link - Google parental control work on CAT S22 , since it is the Android GO edition?

doctorman Someone told me he has family link on it but can't say for sure

Biden2020prez Just installed it
it gave me a bit of issue so I freaked out lol but it went okay all together

so for CAT S22 parental control you can use MBsmart from TAG or Family link from Google

doctorman
How do I go about setting up Family Link?

Professor-Bob Should be straightforward, no?

I've never done this before, and I can't find a clear tutorial.

I also have some questions to which I can't find the answers:
Do I need two different Google accounts (for the "parent" and the "child") or just one?
Do I need to manage the restrictions from another device, or can the "parent" access them from the restricted device?
Does this prevent the ability to add another full-access user from the settings?

Professor-Bob I think you don't need either of those things, and I think it can block the ablity to add an account. dont take my word for it

EDIT: Thanks @wanttoworkfortag for clarifying

Professor-Bob you would need 2 separate accounts to mange it.
You can do certain things from the actual phone being filtered but not all of the things you would need to do filter it properly.
this would also block you from adding another user onto the phone as well as any other google accounts besides for the one being added.

Would this approach work to allow me to set up a regular app-locking app?

wanttoworkfortag Thank you.

you need 2 google accounts at least , one will be parent and one will be the filtered

my issue has been blocking google search on the phone,
how can get rid of the google search widget on the desktop in a way it can not be added?

is there a users guide for koshering an android phone not rooted with ADB?

doctorman You can get a new launcher, i like the niagra launcher. Just get it from the play store or as an apk.

Kgr blocked the Google Go app and the widget went away .. hope that is the end of that

Is there any way to get text now on the cat s22 flip and just have that app and nothing else?

MacherCentral Technically with adb, but if you want to really lock it up you have to root i think.

Kgr how would i do that? would tag be able to do this?

MacherCentral Tag could lock it but i dont think they will put textnow on it.