yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tuffasagong:
If you look back on page 3 timjames posted a vendor.IMG with force encryption enabled and it does work with setting a pin. It does though encrypt your files so you cannot access or see them through recovery.

On another note I have been trying a bunch of GSI ROMs and the best luck I have had are the DOT OS ROMs. I had Dot OS 5.1.3 (android 11) running smoothly but I went to 3.1.1 (android 9) because 5.1.3 was all gesture based and didn't use the keys on the bottom of the phone and some apps I use are broken on 11. It is a sweet ROM and runs very well on this umx phone. It is crazy that this phone is not even comparable in terms of performance and look to the stock bloated assurance ROM. If anyone is interested: https://xdaforums.com/t/9-0-unofficial-dot-os-3-1-gsi-arm-arm64-a64-a-ab.3952035/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ways2:
Thanks for your response! I installed that cusotm vendor and I ended up checking out DotOS and I really like it.. lots of customization features. only problem is, I cant receive text messages all of a sudden! I'm assuming you aren't having this issue right?

My sent messages are going through but I'm not receiving any
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tuffasagong:
I did have that issue. I thought after I posted the link to also post this link https://xdaforums.com/t/gsi-lte-fix.3925151/

Install this apk also someone said on that topic to rename the apk to org.codeaurora.ims

And put it into your root: vendor/overlay folder I got sms working that way. Guessing you already added the APN settings?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ways2:
Okay Im going to try that. I flashed back to stock but gonna try that solution once im back on DotOS gsi. & when I checked the APN settings they were blank. Where can i Find the proper apn settings to try adding manually too?

Edit: Ok well after intalling that ims.apk and messing around with it, i'm able to at receive text messages now. It can still be a little wonky but typically after a long period of not using the phone, i can just restart the phone and all the messages will come in. Once again, I appreciate your support.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tuffasagong:
Did you rename it to org.codeaurora.ims and put it in vendor/overlay? Here are the APN settings from the assurance rom.

Set network to LTE

Name: T-Mobile US

APN: fast.metropcs.com

MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng-t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc

MCC:310 and MNC:240 (default values)

APN type: default,supl,mms

APN protocol: IPv6

APN roaming protocol: IPv4

MVN0 type: GID

MVN0 value: 1A53

Everything else just leave the same.

I also used the openGAPPs micro so I could install YouTube vanced
[Miscellaneous Android Development] akure1831:
Used A-Team-UMX_U693CL_AIO_ToolKit-v0.09 ran the unbrick option, then when booting again ran custom stock and a recovery, custom rom installed with root. Display error with the recoveries. I FLASHED 5X to no avail display error presist. Tried joining telegram group to get suppport group set to private.

BLKOPS

AKURE4U

t.me
[Miscellaneous Android Development] marckoby:
Issues, issues. Please help with specific steps (on installing a GSI and open_gapps), as the A-Team_ReadMe.txt file included only has the slimmest overview of Instructions.

The only thing that this seemed to help with was rooting via MagisK.

Installing either OrangeFox or PitchBlack result in a flickering screen when booted into Recovery. A 10-second power button press, reboots it back into stock system, thankfully. No other recoveries are offered under "5 - Recovery Menu" despite TWRP and SkyHawk being mentioned in the announcement post.

- Where is TWRP Recovery? Where is a compatible image I can "fastboot flash" myself?

I downloaded

-rwxrwx--- 1 root plugdev 542150988 2021-08-31,09-35-06 dotOS-P-v3.1.1-treble_arm64_ab-UNOFFICIAL-20190917-1197.img.xz

-rwxrwx--- 1 root plugdev 315891977 2021-08-31,09-39-10 open_gapps-arm64-9.0-micro-20210831.zip

How are these to be installed on the now rooted UMX U693CL?

Option "6 - Custom Stock Rom / Unbrick Menu" nor anywhere else in this AIO ToolKit don't seem to offer a way.

How do I install this dotOS GSI image along with open_gapps, if no custom recovery seems to work? Can it be installed from fastboot/EDL mode or MagisK, if yes how?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] marckoby:
Same flickering screen with any included recovery installed. Luckily I was able to revert the stock recovery and see it work with the open Android icon.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] marckoby:
Where did you get a compatible TWRP image or can you post a link to it please?

Neither of the two recovery images included in this Toolkit seem to do anything but crash into a flickering screen, which luckily can be rebooted and reverted back into the backup stock recovery image.

You also mention "followed the guide step by step" What step by step guide?? Please share. If you mean A-Team_ReadMe.txt, there is no detail in there, just a scant overview of only some of the things doable from adb or fastboot anyway.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
after a year of this device being out nobody had anything for it. Far as I can tell, I'm the only person who has released anything for this device as well as spent over a month testing and writing the menu. Countless others have gotten the exact same stuff to work so I'm not sure what your particular deals are, nor am I the least bit interested in finding out after the utter lack of respect and trash talking as well as ignorance. It's apparent you have no clue what goes into developing anything for android. If the recoveries don't work for you, you are more than free to make your own device trees and build them from scratch. I work full time, single parent of a 4yr old in school, manage a house myself and develop android goodies in my very limited spare time. If you aren't happy with what you get for free then I don't know what to tell you. I got no notice of any XDA messages so I haven't checked. I also run my own website and a Telegram group. If you can do better buddy, go right ahead, find yourself another dev for this device. My only attitude is towards ignorance my good man and the whole U693 scene has been a bunch of jerkoffs and I'm sorry I ever released anything for it. I guess now I am free to dump any continued support for this device and visit the U683CL instead
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
Firstly,fastboot is gimped,it's unusuable. EDL is the only way,hence the tool was made Second,the images work fine on my device,maybe they pulled a Motorola and changed the display?

Mod edit: removed reference to deleted post.

Response edit: Thanks for the promptness!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Didgeridoohan:
PSA - Don't cause drama

Had to do some cleaning. A few posts have been removed, since they were abusive and had no purpose other than creating drama.

Don't do that...

The results can now be seen in the 1st post of this thread.

Stay safe

Didgeridoohan

Senior Moderator/Developer Committee/Developer Relations
[Miscellaneous Android Development] OuijaElite:
Just got this device... and just found this thread....

Anyone able to provide a link of all the files for rooting & custom recovery?

Many thanks in advanced.

@PizzaG Thanks for all your hard work.

Never fails some inconsiderate ass's ruin it for the rest of us, by contributing nothing but negativity and badmouthing the one person actually putting in the work to help make their lives easier. Always a shame

But thank you for all the work on this device and others you've done bro.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ways2:
To install a GSI you have to extract the .xyz archive and you will get an .img file which you'll need to put onto your SD card or Phone storage then reboot to your custom recovery and flash the .img file to System partition
[Miscellaneous Android Development] marckoby:
I get that, but can you provide a way for me to load into a custom recovery for this phone in the first place? Neither recovery from this toolkit boots into any other than a white flickering screen, and no one so far has shared a TWRP image either.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] m0nyman:
These are the files I used to get twrp loaded. The Readme file told how to get the custom recovery loaded. I only used TWRP not familiar with the others. Once you get it loaded then you can install assuranceRom.zip. The only problem I ran into was after doing a factory reset. The UMX U693CL problem of it rebooting into recovery each time after doing a reset. Clearing the misc partition worked like a charm. I used QFIL to do it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mankeluvsit:
Great, because of someone who can't respect someone else effort it ruins it for all of us..

I'm hoping anyone can help me root this model.. Any help would be appreciated.

I just finally got my phone after ordering it 2 weeks ago. Looking to customize and remove bloatware.

To OP, don't let the mass miss out of your progress an your achievement over a few ignorant jealous punks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
Sounds like assurance has started using another display which means you're SOL
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Tugvarish:
First my thanks to @PizzaG for his extraordinary work on this!

So by reading the thread, I almost feel this maybe a viable alternative for this phone to be functional and replace the original (ad-spy/ware ridden) ROM... or am I mistaking?

What exactly are the final steps (perhaps not in this order) to Root, install a New and Functional Recovery, install a Good Debloated ROM, perhaps with OTG and Game Controller support?

Is there anyone that could add to this thread with a "Definitive (salvation) Guide" and/or maybe some kind of FAQ to resolve most common arising problems, to this cursed Assurance UMX U693CL some less fortunate friends out there has to live with?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pokemoncrusher1:
Understand that this always has the risk to brick your phone, the toolkit has unbricking tools but this phone is modified by UMX and sometimes stuff does not go according to plan. If you understand the risk then here is a basic guide. You need some amount of knowledge of a PC to do this of course, it is not the easiest thing in the world.

1. install linux

2. dl and install toolkit

3. open toolkit

4. hit boot to edl

5. setup edl

6. flash the rom. I flashed the unbrick rom and its basically stock but without adware and the like.

I was running ok for a few months but then umx must've done something as my phone went into bootloop and all edl modes etc were gone. It could be ok for you though.

If you are ok spending some, safelink wireless lets you bring your own phone. You can buy a moto e for 100 bucks and be unlimited everything.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Tugvarish:
Thank you so much, I am just trying to make this phone useable for a friend that, for the moment been, he has to stay within the Assurance Wireless plan; problem is the phone is barely useable as it is and on top of it is riddle with some kind of heavy duty adware/spyware, that is really something else.

By checking the apks, I am positive some are directly from UMX and AW... those apps keep running even when disabled and some other app keep reinstalling without user notification, or consent... even after disabling update and blocking the app store... they actually download and install directly from UMX China portals... and I am not talking about the needed apps and software from OEM and Service Provider... and not even your usual bloatware, These is real AdWare and SpyWare... if not worst.

I cannot believe that taxpayer money is been given to AW to provide this junk to people in need. Those apps are very intrusive, disrupting the normal usage of the phone in not so subtle ways and with their high CPU usage and data upload and download (of who knows what) my friend phone die in the middle of the day and his data is gone by the 20th of the month.

I read before, that there were some fishy phone distributed by AW with preinstalled junk, but I thought that after MalwareBytes exposed them they cleaned up their act and stopped... but from what is happening with their new updated phones, it seems that they've got even worse... just sneakier.

About the previous Assurance Wireless phones:

United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware | Malwarebytes Labs

A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps.

blog.malwarebytes.com

Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartphone sold in the US

Malwarebytes said it found malware pre-installed on Unimax U673c handsets, sold by Assurance Wireless (Virgin Mobile) in the US.

www.zdnet.com

This recent forum posts are about this very phone:

Android: Unknown Chrome hijacker

Im having this problem as well. I have an assurance wireless umx, model U693CL. G21 news is constantly popping up as my homepage. I change it constantly, it always goes right back. I've also noticed that I'm getting new pages in new tabs that are ads for games. How do I stop this. I'm ok when it ...

forums.malwarebytes.com
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cuzimthatnerd86:
Could you give me some more helpful information? I'd REALLY, REALLY appreciate it and I could even send you like $5-10 bucks on payday (if you use paypal or cash in the US). I've tried Linux Mint, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu. I do a fresh install, all updates to software/hardware and then proceed to installing sudo apt (adb/android-tools/qdl/etc) but I always get an error message. On Windows 10, QFIL see's the device and I get everything set correctly such as Firehose programmer/raw program/patch/etc and goto the second menu on the top bar to choose the Partition information link...it always fails though. I'm going to do it really fast to give you a more particular error message that I'm seeing. I also have a ZTE with it's full factory firmware/programmer mbn/patch/etc that does the same thing. Windows 7 seems to be smoother for Samsungs, I wonder if it's also smoother for these. Because as soon as I click that Partition Info at the top of the menu bar, my PC makes the "hardware disconnect" sound and immediately reconnects but of course QFIL fails. I've wondered if this is perhaps a driver issue..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
Well, I got payed to continue working on this device guys!! I'm gearing up to update the ToolKit, do 2 more recoveries for a total of 4 and I plan to investigate and try to fix the lockscreen bug when encryption is killed. Hopefully people can keep on the right track so I don't have to jump ship again. If someone has an untouched device, I need the newest update. All my files are from an old update and I need newest to do a proper release

I need the newest Boot, System, Vendor and vbmeta please and thank you.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
def sounds like a driver or hw issue. Best I can do is say hop on Telegram and we can teamview to try and get you sorted. XDA needs a TG type app where rooms can be made for devices and where people can live chat. I really wish I had the time to keep my xda windows open 24/7 and post up but I have a life and such. Tired of all my links being taken down for no reason and being told 12 different things about the same thing by the Mods.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] quaseyeblind_:
Glad to hear you're back in action. Your tool is a godsend for this stock garbage. Just wanted to say thank you
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
glad to hear it has helped you out, look for more releases shortly. Still waiting to receive some newer stock images to work with. Do you happen to have a stock vbmeta dumped? That's the only stock file I'm missing so I can hopefully be back to all stock and able to take ota updates. Otherwise it's just a waiting game.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
updates posted on Main page
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zerocool213:
thank you for all ur efforts ur gladly appreciated
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SlickStretch:
Thank you, PizzaG.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
swapping sims has always just worked for me on mine,even if it says invalid 9/10 it still works
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
Just dropping by to say PHH A12 GSI boots on this,ims still broken,even after apk and ims apn. LTE works for data,Wifi turns on,bluetooth untested
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
did you happen to grab the stock VBMeta? Pizza needs it to update the custom stock rom,and i wanted it to update my own personal stock backup
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Cerobug:
How does one extract the files Pizza needs? I have a stock phone here that just updated.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
first,youll need some sort of Linux running. once thats there(VM works) download and extract this https://github.com/bkerler/edl and follow the instructions

After thats setup

apt purge modemmanager

(a Not Found error is OK)

./edl.py r boot boot.img

./edl.py r recovery recovery.img

./edl.py r system system.img

./edl.py r vendor vendor.img

,.edl.py r vbmeta vbmeta.img

To do this,youll need to enter EDL mode, by holding both volume keys and connecting the cable powered off
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Cerobug:
I believe I have it in EDL mode as it shows up as QHSUSB__BULK but when I run the edl commands it says no directory exists.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Cerobug:
I was able to solve the above problem but now when I run the commands it's telling me

No suitable loader found :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
run the commands from my toolkit or use my toolkit
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
Everyone needs to Thank Brenton Miller for his substantial Donation to this project. Without him, I would not have put in the extra effort for continued work on this device. Because of his Donation, Custom Recovery now has working MTP and Decryption and is functioning 100% according to my initial testing. Also, the entire slew of software is updated and being prepped for release, Stay Tuned for that!...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
All Updates Are Live (y)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Saul-66:
anyone know where i can get a stock copy of aboot.img? i dun messed this one up.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] transgirlphoebe:
If nobody's gotten back to you by Sunday Ping me I will be at a PC and able to pull any images you need at that time
[Miscellaneous Android Development] roto_rooter:
Booted into edl. Flashed pizza’s latest rom (system vendor vbmeta & boot only) on miracle thunder 2.58 cracked. Reboot and done! VPN works. BitTorrent works. No more hackers playing w the phone all the time.

Wonderful!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
lol, you are missing some of the goodies I baked into the installer if you install that way. That's ok though, I found out how to get everything down to 1 install and bake everything right into the rom itself. More updates coming soonish...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
CrDroid Custom GSI based on Android 11 Released, Battery stats still need fixing across all GSI but other than that it's pretty solid...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
If anyone has an FRP locked U693CL please let me know....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ctm617:
OOPH well, it's a free phone from Uncle Sam, what do you expect..

Who can I send this U693C Lphone to, return shipping paid, plus a few bucks, say, $20?, and get my phone back rooted suited and booted? I just want unlimited hotspot... and to be able to connect it to my home network without it installing a trojan horse on my router, which happened as soon as i got it.. I'm going nuts trying to do it and I just don't have any more patience or energy for it.. Any takers?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] roto_rooter:
PM me and I’ll root that sucker for $20
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ctm617:
I do.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SlickStretch:
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[Miscellaneous Android Development] samshaharia292:
i need help i dont know what happened to my device after i download the file the phone acting weird its show err and my phone stuck on assurance page its wont start i think i have to flash if anyone has u693cl stock room please help me
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ShawnWiosna:
u still need help?, I just figured it out and did 2 phones, once 1 is done , its 15 minutes to do another
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ShawnWiosna:
I am going to write a Step by Step. Assurance wireless ONLY provides 1 phone, ONE damn Phone, They ****ed me on 3 Coolpads, I liked the coolpads, But I cant use them, Now I'm stuck with 3 of them, And 2 of these UMX's
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ShawnWiosna:
I have this extra UMX that used to root first and install the assurance custom stock u created (I wanted to make sure it didn't brick before I did my daily driver), I can lock the FRP for u if u want I can donate it, lmk
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
Much appreciated but not necessary. AssuranceRom will bypass FRP locked devices, i locked myself out to test it and it worked fine.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ShawnWiosna:
Is there a reason I cannot change the wallpaper on assurancerom or update nova7 launcher?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
Nova is installed as a system app. If you want to install your own Nova, delete mine in system/app. Wallpaper can be changed from normal display settings, just don't select anything nova7 related and you can set wallpaper to what you want. Maybe if I do another release I will fix the Nova7 wallpaper bug that I created. Only bug left that I could tell and not very high on my priority list, lol.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] robbkm3:
Hi everyone one. I'm have a problem with my touch screen not working I did a factory reset I even did a unbrick option and still doesn't work. Is this from hardware problems ? The screen isn't crack or wet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
what update are you on ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ShawnWiosna:
I wrote a Guide

https://xdaforums.com/t/supported-model-umx-u693cl-root-step-by-step-for-newbies-by-shawn.4387653/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
nice work, I'm sure that will help some people (y) 😁
[Miscellaneous Android Development] robbkm3:
It's the assurance coustom rom. I did the un brick option on the toolkit. The home button,back button doesn't work also. Even when I was in the coustom recovery the touch screen and the home and back buttons doesn't work. The power and volume buttons works fine.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
That's very odd, I don't know what would cause that. All i can think is maybe you were on newest update before you flashed assurancerom and it doesn't like that
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bernshood:
It's telling me that the Custom_Stock_System is corrupt when trying to extract the AIO Toolkit.

The System.img within the AssuranceRom-UMX_U693CL-v0.13.zip also seems to be corrupt. I tried to flash it anyways and the phone is hanging on the first UMX screen.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mascondante:
Confirming this happens with for me as well. Tried extracting in both Windows and Linux Mint. Simply says data error in the AIO archive.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :
I'm investigating this right now, thanks for reporting an issue and sorry for the delay, did not realize there was a message.

UPDATE: They are indeed broken on Android File Host for some reason but fine in my Telegram group. So until I can get new ones up on Android File Host, here are temporary links

AssuranceRom

Telegram: Contact @A_Team_Releases

t.me

AIO ToolKit

Telegram: Contact @A_Team_Releases

t.me
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lgv20v30:
Can the OrangeFox_10_Recovery-UMX_U693CL recovery img also work for the recent newer UMX U696CL phone ? Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] modchipx:
I'm using GSI ROM any updates on the battery issue? By the way awesome work thank you.