API-Update for Nokia 8110 v12 (so whatsapp and other on v13 depending apps will work)

[speeduploop]

Hi people desperate for whatsapp on firmware v12!

After fabrice (KaiOSTech) on the discord r/KaiOS pointed out that whatsapp needs some new apis - but the api-daemon from v13 should work on v12...

...I created a little apiupdate.zip to update older phones to the newer api.

(with the help from Ivan - who tested for me and now is the first person with working whatsapp on v12)

So all you have to do is to install the attached zip - it will install the api-daemon from v13 on your v12.

After that the whatsapp version on our different app-stores will work.

So now you can have whatsapp even if you can't update to v13 (or just don't want to).

Because google won't let me attach the file directly --> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D7GvxfVqOp9hNupr4FllDgMSW9vzFMCf

have fun!

NB: it would be smart to dump you /system-partition (dumpall.zip) - just in case ;)

[AdvancedHACKERniV1]

Awesome work!!!

[SWong]

Hi Speeduploop, will it work on V11? how to install it?

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

download it on sd card
go to kaios recovery
hit apply from sd card select the file and wait when done reboot phone

.in v11 might be work

[Ivan]

hi SWong, does it work for you on v11?
let us know.

[SWong]

Hi Ivan, I've tried it and it didn't work. half way installing then stop. stated installation aborted.

[Ivan]

you must mount /system first

ps: a suggest, made you ready with a dump of your system with the script to restore in case your phone bricks....i have tested this 3 times before this release.

[SWong]

Yes, i have my system dumps.
Installation successful after mount system. But unfortunately whatsapp is too old same like in your other post so i don't know whether it is working or not.
Waiting for the updated whatsapp and try again :)

[Ivan]

Here you are ;)

[Dario Copellino]

THANKS ivan. I just uninstalled my out of date whatsapp vers., rebooted device and installed the new ver. Now it works again so far.

[Ivan]

ringrazia Luxferre, senza di lui saremmo persi :)

[SWong]

Thanks for the updated whatsapp.

but still the same problem, can't connect to the server. i guess the apiupdate does not work with V11.

[Ivan]

have you removed the old one and made "wipe cache" from recovery mode?

[SWong]

yes, i tried the steps again in case i did wrongly:

uninstalled the apps, reboot in recovery, mount /system, apply apiupdate, wipe cache, reboot, install the apps.

after verifying the sms code, it stuck at "initializing"

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

When show ''initializing''
Exit the app and re-enter

[Ivan]

this was my problem too first times i've try to install WA.

can't you made any operations that needing internet connection?
if not isn't only an api problem. v11 needs something missed from v12.

i hope i'm wrong

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

Does apiupdate.zip installation successful?

[SWong]

i've tried to install gmail, telegram, and others apps, all working great except the whatsapp. interesting.

[SWong]

yes successful after mount /system as Ivan advice.

On Thursday, 31 January 2019 16:06:56 UTC+8, Hossain Mohammed Shoaib wrote:

Does apiupdate.zip installation successful?

[Ivan]

SWong, note that i've also replaced my "system" and "settings" v12 application.zip with the same from a v13 Rom.

i don't know if in this way you solve the problem. you could try. these could be the more important parts i've replaced.

i've also replaced "search (the browser)" and edited a line in build.prop...but i don't think these could be more important to solving the problem.

get these two application.zip and replace them.
now i can't do more, in this moment i'm in my workplace.

[Ivan]

for now you can try to root the phone with telneton.zip or bootstrapon.zip (only one of these).

this evening i'll post step by step what you must do with the shell to replace these two apps.

now here in Italy are 3:40 pm, i'll come back home at 8 pm.

see you later

[Ivan]

OK, let's go:

1. unpack this zip into your sdcard;
2. if you have root permissions you can execute these commands:
   
   
   adb shell

   busybox telnet localhost

   mount -o remount,rw /system

   cp -f /sdcard/webapps/settings.gaiamobile.org/application.zip /system/b2g/webapps/settings.gaiamobile.org
   cp -f /sdcard/webapps/system.gaiamobile.org/application.zip /system/b2g/webapps/system.gaiamobile.org
   

   exit

   exit

   adb reboot
   
   
3. after this you have the v13 System and Settings apps updated.

Remember that you must reinstal WhatsApp or rebooting in Recovery Mode and made "wipe cache". I've reinstalled the app.

Let me know if it works now, if not we must see other ways.

[speeduploop]

If you don't want/need permanent root you can now use one of the rootscripts ;)

(use 'tnroot' if you want Ivan's commands to work - with 'adbroot' skip the 'busybox telnet localhost')

On Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 3:04:57 AM UTC+1, SWong wrote:

Do i need to root using telneton/bootstrapon first or i can directly execute the command via adb?

[Ivan]

hi SWong. Whatsapp works for you now? let us know.

[speeduploop]

The searchbar and a little scrolling up would have showed you...

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bananahackers/pvhHR8pzQAA/mHksxWsmBgAJ

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bananahackers/2hbADsqg5UQ/zPXwpSpNBgAJ


On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 8:53:00 AM UTC+1, SWong wrote:

Hi Ivan, sorry for late reply as recently a bit busy, can't get an access to pc.

Hi Speeduploop, I don't undertand, kindly rewrite the complete command for me.

thanks to all.

[Ivan]

hi SWong, some news from your v11? are you able to using whatsapp now?

[Ben Amodio]

WhatsApp has stopped working again with "too old" error for me. I have downloaded the latest "universal" and "global" versions from the jbstore but both are showing the same error.

On Saturday, 26 January 2019 00:59:56 UTC, speeduploop wrote:

Hi people desperate for whatsapp on firmware v12!

After fabrice (KaiOSTech) on the discord r/KaiOS pointed out that whatsapp needs some new apis - but the api-daemon from v13 should work on v12...

...I created a little apiupdate.zip to update older phones to the newer api.

(with the help from Ivan - who tested for me and now is the first person with working whatsapp on v12)

So all you have to do is to install the attached zip - it will install the api-daemon from v13 on your v12.

After that the whatsapp version on our different app-stores will work.

So now you can have whatsapp even if you can't update to v13 (or just don't want to).

Because google won't let me attach the file directly --> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D7GvxfVqOp9hNupr4FllDgMSW9vzFMCf

have fun!

NB: it would be smart to dump you /system-partition (dumpall.zip) - just in case ;)

[Ivan]

Download it here.

[Ben Amodio]

thanks! sorry i posted in wrong thread

[Ivan]

if you have broken the updates you can try to root the phone with telneton.zip or bootstrapon.zip without complications:

https://sites.google.com/view/bananahackers/root/v12-or-later

adbroot and tnroot are for who wont loose the updates....but you have voluntarily blocked them. 

From recovery mount /system before applying the update from sdcard.

[Ivan]

well! now you have to exec the step-by-step post...you have the non-root she'l now, you have to go on with busybox telnet...etc....go read the post.

[SWong]

now I'm understand. thanks Ivan.

I went to root shell and executed the commands. uninstall the whatsapp, wipe cache and re install the whatsapp.

but still the same problem, can't reload the contact to create new message :)

[Ivan]

can you share your system.img dump? there we can looking for missing parts.

[Ivan]

upload it on google drive, weshare....or another website

[SWong]

here you go:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=15Hojjvgm6yczYxKtxNvPu2eFhI9suBlq 

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

Hi 
i've a way to fix SWong's problem
by flashing whole v12system 
is this correct?

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 3:20 PM SWong <shrw...@gmail.com> wrote:

here you go:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=15Hojjvgm6yczYxKtxNvPu2eFhI9suBlq 

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[speeduploop]

No.

SWong is on v11 it seems... so flashing a v12-system could be harmful...

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

Thanks Speeduploop
For correcting me,

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[SWong]

Hi all, yes mine v11. A bit different from you all :)

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

We need someone on v11.

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> Hi all, yes mine v11. A bit different from you all :)
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[Ivan]

SWong, you have not correctelly installed APIupdate, if this is your actual /system/kaios folder we (me and you) must have the same file sizes.

If this is your previous dump...I have to check again.

Ps: Speeduploop have shared just now his v12 dumps...if you need to replace your partitions throug DD command https://www.magentacloud.de/share/sojjvrui22#$/images/TA-1048-v12.00.17.06

[Ivan]

I have finished to check the differences between our roms. You haven't some files and folders in your /system. 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=13cLUlxZm8uDnvMEKoS4HTHx9Ip9eLLnI

With these files you can have a v11 system patched with missing v12 files. 

All other dimensions and file numbers fit together.

I have ignored the build.prop (only change is the firmware version) and the recovery-from-boot.p. (different sizes).

Let try to add these files....and let me know!

[SWong]

Hi Ivan, yes my dump before apiupdate.
I'm on my way to work. I'll learn how to use dd command later and try to add your files.

[Ivan]

i think you have to add the content of the zip i've sent to you in the previous thread using cp (or also mkdir) to copy one by one missed files.

i'm not sure if cp command replaces all the folder deleting existing files...in this case you can pull out the whole folders, patch then and replacing all the content.

in this way you'll have a v12 system with a v11 firmware version.

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

i'm already said that but Speeduploop told that

SWong is on v11 it seems... so flashing a v12-system could be harmful...  

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[Ivan]

i need my PC for that, but now i'm out...i'll not come home before 6 hours from now.

but now we know what needs a v11 to be a v12, then we can creating a patch for v11, if someone wants only essential parts.

i haven't check for the webapps, i remember that my v11 had a different and slower indexing for number's composing, but you can replace and delete what you want as stock apps as you have seen in previous post for replacing "system" and "settings" apps (i suggest you to re-replacing system.Gaiamobile.org with the one on bananahackers website in the "customization" section for screenshots and multitasking).

using the same instructions of system and settings replacement you can start to add the files on your /system right now...

...or someone interested could made a flashable zip to do this for all the v11 users using my zips?

[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

For now i can help to replacing system application.zip😉😉

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[Hossain Mohammed Shoaib]

Ok SWong good night

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 7:59 PM SWong <shrw...@gmail.com> wrote:

No worries Ivan, it's night time here, i only have pc tomorrow morning.
Thanks Hossain if you can make zip. All of the command are so complicated for me. Hahaha.

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[Ivan]

OK SWong, get ready with your system.img dump and this tool in your sdcard together in case this won't work and bricks your system. You can use this script in case you want to recovery your /system.

All the details for how to restore /system here https://sites.google.com/view/bananahackers/backup/restore-the-system

READY? LET'S GO!

• unpack the zip and just put etc and b2g folders on your sd card
• now you have to open your terminal and exec these commands:
  

  adb shell
  busybox telnet localhost
  mount -o remount,rw /system
  cp -a /sdcard/etc /system/
  cp -a /sdcard/b2g /system/
  exit
  exit
  adb reboot recovery
  
  

• now all must be solved, install WhatsApp to confirm this....if your phone starts

Good luck!

[Ivan]

I have already tested this on my own device with some test folders and files, you shouldn't keep risks.

the command cp -a prevents the overwriting and just merges the folders and adds missing files.

I don't know if it could be useful to fast overwriting of all the icons if someone, for example, wants to made customized icons for the stock apps.

[SWong]

Hi Ivan, I've tried it. but still the same result. I've uninstall and wipe cache, re install back. 

I'll try to dump all now and send the system.img again to you, so you can check whether I did it correctly or not.

[Ivan]

ok, so it's strange!

1) the only omitted modification that remain is a parameter in /system/build.prop that i've done:

ro.telephony.default_network=5

i have changed the value from 5 to 10 (from edge to all bands).
let try this.

2) if it doesn't work try a factory reset

3) if it doesn't work we can try to add updated stock apps (i haven't checked for them).

the only problem was the same for me before apiupdate.zip, you can't synchronize contacts with the internet part of the app!

if nothing of this works for you....only solution could be updating to v12...but how? :/

[SWong]

yes, very strange and problematic. 

I tried to dump all but can't. stated there installation unsuccessful, maybe after modified can't dump anymore?

ok let's go do the change. please advise how to do that?

[PuriShnit]

Why don't you install GerdaOS?

just a few buttons & you have the latest & best OS on your banana + root access...

[Ivan]

@Purishnit, GerdaOS requirement is at least the v12 firmware, SWong have a v11 hard-jailbreaked!

@SWong, I have talked with speeduploop for your problem. We can do more mods on your v11, but the problem seems to be on other partitions. Sorry.

The only solution is to reflash your phone with a clean v11 and getting the update to v13....from there you can made all mods you wants as root, with the new tools available also in the following guide: https://sites.google.com/view/bananahackers/root/all-the-versions

Now I'll open a new thread to get clean roms to create a sort of "bank of rescue"

[SWong]

@Ivan thank you very much for all your effort. hopefully I can get clean V11 and flash it. 

[Ivan]

hi swong, i don't want be wrong, is a simple intuition, but only for testing this:

1- prepare your v11 system.img with the restore zip (chose one from backup section/restore system on my site) on your sd card;
2- use v12restore.zip, it is configured for a /system replacement only;
3- try if it works. in case the phone restarts every time or you got an error remove the battery. you have to start the phone in recovery mode (power+up), then use the tool at point 1.

is only a test to see if v12 works on your phone. i have done the same with a v13system.img some months ago without success....but if there are test-keys up to v12 you can safely restore your v11system.img

let me know!

[SWong]

Hi Ivan. tried to find V12 restore.zip, but couldn't find it. is it 12repair_signed.zip?

[Ivan]

yes, sorry

[Ivan]

hi SWong, i think there is a solution for you: let you read the "Newbee" thread!

[SWong]

Hi Ivan, i just managed to have access to PC and internet today. let me check the Newbee thread.