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grue ,

…the fuck? An RCA-branded smartphone?!

Considering that RCA is nothing but a zombie trademark these days, whored out to label what would otherwise be no-name generic junk, I think that the odds that whoever actually made this thing would spend the effort to lock it down (or otherwise customizing the software in any meaningful way) are low. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that the sort of people who would buy an RCA-branded thing made after the 1980s are the opposite of informed enthusiasts, so the odds of anybody caring enough to go to the trouble of making rooting instructions or building a custom ROM for this device are also low. Not zero, apparently, at least for the rooting part, but low.

Frankly, IMO it only makes sense to bother with this device if you’re doing it out of principle to stop it from becoming e-waste or something like that. If your goal is to have a useful device with root and a custom OS, the quicker/easier way to achieve that would be to get a more mainstream device officially supported by the firmware you want to run.

AndrewZabar OP , (edited )

lol hey I share your flabbergastiness - [I’m gonna go with _Flabbergastitude_™ ;-)] - about this. I got it in a lot of used devices and I just want the challenge of hacking it.

Most likely it’s made by HTC or maybe one of the Chinese brands…? I dunno. I know that some carrier-branded phones I used to have were just HTC models slightly modified.

So yeah, it’s just the challenge I want.

On another note, I’m also trying to do a LineageOS install onto a Galaxy J7 Sky Pro. All the literature I can find online is somewhat confusing insofar as getting the files onto the thing. I put everything onto a microSD and it’s in there, but I can’t figure out how to flash it. There is an article about first doing a file system mod etc. I followed directions but I am not seeing what they indicate I would see. It’s that way so often :-( anyway I’m going to next try something to free it because it has the message of an unauthorized factory wipe, so I am going to use droidkit to remedy that. After that I think it’s necessary to go into debug mode. I tried using the built-in Odin mode but it only says it can do update from sd card but that’s not what the file is.

Anyway sorry to ramble… I haven’t done any kind of rooting since I worked on my Zenpad to turn it into an e-reader. It’s so slow that it’s absolutely unconscionable that they would sell such a thing. These days it seems perfectly ok to sell a device that literally all it can manage is to load the Android OS. Once it succeeds then they presumably are able to release to market and not get their pants sued off. But beyond actual bootup everything is terminally slow, I have even seen to the point of a device just freezing up and shutting down lol. So they sell this thing that can just bootup and then it’s a brick draining a battery. Despicable.

But I am rambling again lol.

Anyway, back to the adventures.

AndrewZabar OP ,

Evidently it’s some company called Sonoma Communications.

fccid.io/OCVRCAR1ENO205

rovingnothing29 ,
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I’ve put lineage on unsupported phones before, so it CAN be done if you can unlock the bootloader. It’s been listed under developer options for years now. If the toggle is present then you can proceed.

Settings > About Phone > Build Number. Keep tapping build number fast until “you’re now a developer”

Settings > System > Developer Options > OEM Unlocking, toggle this to on.

From there you’ll have to settle for a GSI. This guide worked for me on a Moto G Pure which XDA calls e-wasteYou’ll also need to figure out what version your device can run, 64 bit, 64-binder or 32 bit and modify the directions accordingly. Only you can figure this part out as you have the phone in hand and none of us know anything about it. If you want magisk then download it and flash it to system after flashing the GSI but before rebooting.

GSI images can be gotten here: sourceforge.net/projects/andyyan-gsi/Magisk here: github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases

AndrewZabar OP ,

The phone I have is FRP locked. I have searched enough to make my hair fall out this is one of those things where a thousand websites SWEAR that THIS software does the bypass for FREE. Then you install it and it says oh yeah we can do it but you have to pay.

Fucking parasites. I think these basement dwellers package an affiliate key in there so they get a nickel every time someone falls for it and pays.

Is there ANY completely free solution to clear this lockout? It’s a Galaxy J7 Sky Pro.

I’m reminded of years ago there were some wonky issues with SD cards that sometimes the file table became messed up and you needed to salvage the data. Nothing was actually deleted but it required a tool to retrieve the actual files. Oh my god there were hundreds of thousands of tools that were the same fucking thing repackaged and charged money to execute the restore. Every website was like “Oh yeah don’t fall for those scams this is a utility that does it for free,” and then BAM it requires payment.

So now I’m looking at that kind of parasitic situation with this FRP bypass lock. It’s almost as if the manufacturer wants phones to be thrown in the garbage so users are forced to buy from them rather than aftermarket. Noooooo. /s

rovingnothing29 ,
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Never had that issue but try this?

…stackexchange.com/…/how-to-bypass-factory-reset-…

AndrewZabar OP ,

Yeah that is outdated. This is such a bitch. I’ve even tried DroidKit cracked but the dial sequence it says to use to bring up option to factory reset doesn’t actually do that, it brings up test buttons to test the sensors etc.

I’m so fed up with this constant war the manufacturers wage to retain control of something that customers pay for. It’s now mine and I should be able to do absolutely whatever the fuck I want.

This is seeming hopeless though.

AndrewZabar OP ,

I’m just gonna put this thing on eBay because droidkit gives me this 9 page set of instructions that are like 40 steps and the first is to get a file online from within the phone. Uh, HELLO I’m locked out that’s why this entire endeavor. I think it’s just a con to get payment but good thing I got cracked version. I’m so exhausted trying this bullshit.

Markaos ,

So now I’m looking at that kind of parasitic situation with this FRP bypass lock. It’s almost as if the manufacturer wants phones to be thrown in the garbage so users are forced to buy from them rather than aftermarket. Noooooo. /s

It’s a theft deterrent, so it would be kind of pointless if there was an intentional way to disable it other than to log in with the owner’s account. The people providing the tools to bypass FRP want their cut of the stolen goods, that’s all.

I’m not saying that your specific phone is stolen (although if you got it in this state… yeah, it most likely is, FRP triggers when you do a factory reset from the recovery instead of going through settings), but you have to understand that what you want is exactly what a thief would want, and the proce of the tools reflects that.

AndrewZabar OP ,

Well, I got it on eBay with a bunch of stuff that needed repair some were ok. This device works fine, seemingly, but I can’t get in so I’m gonna just sell it with disclaimer about the lockout.

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