I have successfully managed to filter this phone permanently even after reset it is still kosher I modded the launcher so it can work without browser if anyone wants a guide contact me
- Flip Phones
sonim xp5
why dont u just post it here
I meant contact me if i should make a guide
sdmde Yes, that would be helpful, it might also work for the xp3/xp3 plus, and maybe even a starting point for expansion to other phones.
Wow! That's huge. Does that mean someone can filter it himself and have the same level protection as TAG?
Biden2020prez yes!
sdmde Oh, ok. The os of the xp3 is very similar to the xp5, so I'm sure you can do it if you had it.
Biden2020prez yes and any phone running andriod as long as it can be rooted
To Kasher the Sonim XP5 Verizon ONLY, you need to flash the system image. This is a different process than just removing the browser app. It will fully rewrite the OS of the phone with a new kosher, browserless operating system. Since this is a process
Here are the steps:
1) First you need to Enable USB debugging:
Dial ##2387##
then go to developers options, find USB debugging, and turn it ON
2) Once you have control over the device from adb, use the command:
adb reboot bootloader
which will restart the device. You should see the bootloader menu appear after a few minutes.
3) Now your device is ready, you just need to get the image files. Download the files https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k7GJyzsBp_CdkvEVOpfuxBzr77kO7mAU?usp=sharing , and extract them all to the platform-tools folder. (root directory, no subfolders)
4) Once its all copied you can run these commands:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot format system
fastboot flash recovery
fastboot flash system
fastboot flash splash
fastboot reboot
after a few minutes your phone should boot up, with your new, kosher operating system. Thanks @Flippy for writing this.
Any other instructions?
Reifam it does not just since the rom is based of verizon it wont work on any other one you will get band errors
sdmde Thanks! Are there plans to make custom Roms for other services and xp3 AT&T and Sprint? And although it can't be factory reset, can this be undone by flashing back the original Rom?
Techgen if it’s reset it’s still kosher. I don’t have the roms or the phones if you can get me one or the other i can do it. ya if someone had the rom with the browser they can reflash it i believe i can stop that but it’s risky and any taged phone can also be reflash ed
Thanks a ton for writing this up! I have added it to a dedicated page on the apps4flip web site - https://www.apps4flip.com/sonimxp5/
@Flippy @sdmde If any of you want credit to your real name on the main site then just email me or reply here.
sdmde Ok thanks. Tagged phones usually have usb debugging disabled, so how would you be able to flash with fastboot?
edl or recovery has fastboot
Nhaaps root the phone then use adb
adb shell
su
cd /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name
ls -l boot
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=/sdcard/boot.img
same for system it will look a little difreant
sdmde are you able to make a guide for developing it would be so useful and everyone would benefit and can put their minds together?
Or at least please tell us how you learned all this so we can do the same?
Thank you so much
or if it is possible to be active on this forum? /d/560-want-to-be-developer/15
Instructions plz
I could be wrong but I think its not possible to get root access on some of those verizon phones.
on the exalt you can unlock the bootloader
