Nokia 2720 Flip general thread

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Luxferre

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Oct 4, 2019, 5:44:06 AM10/4/19
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So, starting the thread about this model only.

Got two of them yesterday. Starting firmware version is 10.00.17.07 (KaiOS 2.5.2 which is what I needed).

Main impressions:

1. Very elegant look (both externally and internally), although a bit bulky for me, with dedicated keys for volume and Google Assistant.
2. Dual--nano-SIMness (TA-1175), despite all rumors that the model will be single-SIM only.
3. Awesome noise-cancellation engine during calls.
4. Working *#*#debug#*#* code.
5. Totally rootable with kdeploy + Wallace Lite 0.1 (after entering *#*#debug#*#*):

npm install -g kdeploy
adb forward tcp:6000 localfilesystem:/data/local/debugger-socket
kdeploy -i ~/project-wallace/wallace-lite/


6. Working screenshots: press * and # combo!
7. Power-off menu that allows to restart, lock and cleanup memory (same as for the recent CAT B35 update).
8. Recovery: power up (or just insert cable) while holding Volume Up. Has a fastboot entry ("Reboot to bootloader") but makes a normal reboot instead.
9. EDL: insert cable while holding both volume keys (obviously, firehose not yet found). Don't accidentally hold the assistant key, otherwise you'll have to reinsert the battery to get it to work.
10. Has WhatsApp, Facebook and other garbage pre-installed.
11. NVRAM partition tunning (/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tunning) has absolutely the same format as in 8110 4G. So, all IMEI manipulation tricks apply here as well.

Overall impression: I want a RAZR on the very same exact platform. And software-wise, we have a great time ahead of us. Stay tuned!

PuriShnit

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Oct 4, 2019, 7:39:36 AM10/4/19
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So, I think we should start taking signatures for a thank-you letter to HMD Global, for their generousity!
(App sideloading, root, IMEI manipulation...)

Luxferre

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Oct 5, 2019, 4:41:55 AM10/5/19
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We should thank them only when they release official firmware loaders. As of now, lots of people with bricked stock 8110s can't even repair them because of lacking the firehoses or any official tools. Same threat goes for 2720.

PuriShnit

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Oct 9, 2019, 8:08:42 PM10/9/19
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Got mine today, as you say: nice impression internal & external.

Ordered from the Netherlands - also TA-1175, however comes pre-loaded with version 11.00.17.03, and now offers me an update to 12.00.17.01 (16.98mb).

Screenshot combination keys are still a bit buggy (some other functions also deserve improvement...), when (swiftly?) dialing * and then #, it does a screenshot, so when I tried activating debug, it first did a screenshot from my dialer-screen :)
[I was wondering how you found so quick the key-combination for screenshot, you probably just had the same incident as me ;) ]

Haven't yet tried rooting (at least, debug icon shows), I wonder if we need to worry that updating to v12 will disable engMode etc.?

Lexa Relloem

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Oct 12, 2019, 10:25:46 AM10/12/19
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hi there,

got my 2720 since yesterday and i am so far very impressed, the big keys are a blessing and battery management (with whatsapp and email checked every 5 minutes) is so much better compared to the 8110

one thing: turning off the second sim card doesnt work, it will make the phone lose network completely
adb shell setprop persist.radio.multisim.config none

any workaround here ? thanks is advance

Lexa Relloem

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Oct 12, 2019, 11:03:19 AM10/12/19
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right now I get the message that an update is available

20.00.17.01

PuriShnit

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Oct 12, 2019, 7:23:24 PM10/12/19
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Just got the same message.

The interesting part is, they offered updating from 11... to 12..., and it was 16+mb, I didn't update then. And now, they offer from 11... to 20... and it's just 9+mb.

Lexa Relloem

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Oct 13, 2019, 2:23:49 AM10/13/19
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size of the update from V12. to 20. was around 17 mb here in germany
anyway, i cant see any improvements or changes except that in gmaps my location is no longer found ;(

PuriShnit

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Oct 13, 2019, 5:28:22 AM10/13/19
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Sounds like v20 reverts some changes they did from v11 to v12... ;)

On 13 October 2019 7:23:51 am Lexa Relloem <vern...@gmail.com> wrote:

size of the update from V12. to 20. was around 17 mb here in germany
anyway, i cant see any improvements or changes beside that in gmaps my location is no longer found ;(


Am Sonntag, 13. Oktober 2019 01:23:24 UTC+2 schrieb PuriShnit:

Just got the same message.

The interesting part is, they offered updating from 11... to 12..., and it was 16+mb, I didn't update then. And now, they offer from 11... to 20... and it's just 9+mb.

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Luxferre

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Oct 13, 2019, 6:38:13 AM10/13/19
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Got an update directly from 10 to 20. Installing right now.

Luxferre

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Oct 13, 2019, 6:47:16 AM10/13/19
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Yep, you can update freely, debug code is still there.

Lexa Relloem

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Oct 14, 2019, 1:50:30 PM10/14/19
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playing with advanced settings brings no result

adb shell setprop persist.radio.multisim.config ss

also turns off the 2nd sim card, but still no network on sim1

MeMC

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Oct 14, 2019, 3:15:09 PM10/14/19
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Dear lucky N2720 owners, be so kind and share some info on external display behaviour. AFAIK N2720 has no notification LED (?). Is the external display "always on"? Or is it "always on" at least in case of unread notification(s)? What exactly does external display show? I can see images with big time and small date or classic KaiOS notification icon (circle with number inside). Does it show anything else? What about missed calls? Is there any special kind of (bigger) notification for missed calls? Is external display in any way configurable? In case of incomming call, what exactly does external diplay show? Name only? Both name and number? Thank you a lot.

Lexa Relloem

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Oct 14, 2019, 4:30:20 PM10/14/19
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@MeMc

No, it's not always on, it only turns on for notifications about 1 second. But you can activate it at any time by pressing the outer button. It displays various icons for missed calls, emails, alerts and volume.

Incoming calls are displayed with number and name, Of course, only if it was saved in the phone book
Pictures are not displayed !

Some of these icons are larger than others, email for example. I assume these graphics are slightly modifiable. Messages themselves, ie in text, are not displayed.

Hope your questions are answered ;-)



Patrick Hervieux

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Oct 14, 2019, 4:33:18 PM10/14/19
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Is the version of whatsapp the same as on 8110 4G? Is then Whatsapp Web
already implemented?

Thanks in advice.

Florian Brüll

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Oct 14, 2019, 5:19:53 PM10/14/19
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Where to buy the Nokia 2720 in Europe, Germany?
The Nokia 8110 4g I found for 40-45euro brand new. But the 2720 is every where almost double the price of 99€

Patrick Hervieux

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Oct 15, 2019, 4:48:44 AM10/15/19
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Lexa

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Oct 15, 2019, 8:36:59 AM10/15/19
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@Florian: I paid 89 including shipping to D. The same I paid a year ago for the 8110 4G. Wait a few months and you'll get it for 69 €

@Patrick: Still no whatsapp web 

MeMC

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Oct 15, 2019, 10:13:58 AM10/15/19
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@Lexa

Thanx for your quick answers. 

Is the external display capable to show more notifications at once? For example missed call AND email AND whatsapp message? Are these notifications with or without numbers?

Another question: Is external display colour or monochrome? I can see only pictures showing white text on black background, but in one video there is green incomming call icon. If external dispalay is colour, are colours used in some useful way? E.g. different colours for different notifications?

Is there custom dictionary for text prediction and call blocking for customizable incomming call numbers (both not present on N8110 4G) ?


Thanx!

Ivan Alex HC

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Oct 16, 2019, 7:22:51 AM10/16/19
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Are the recovery images available for 8110 / GerdaOS compatible with Nokia 2720?

Lexa

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Oct 18, 2019, 1:50:29 AM10/18/19
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Hey PuriShnit,

did you figure out how to switch off second sim ?

PuriShnit

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Oct 18, 2019, 4:43:08 AM10/18/19
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Didn't look into it yet.

I would try completely removing that line from the /system/build.prop, this was actually the official way the single/dual SIM devices were differentiated in the 8110.

Please note, trying the above would modify your system partition, which will disable future OTA updates, so, consider backing up your system partition before modifying.

If you do try it, please don't forget to post the results :)

Martin McGrath

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Oct 26, 2019, 3:10:46 AM10/26/19
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Hi guys,

how's the battery performance, please? I'm still wondering which phone I should buy - 800 tough vs 2720 flip - and I'd like your opinions regarding the phone behaviour.

I bought the CAT35 a few weeks ago and after an unpleasant experience, I had to return the device (Ivan was right...).


Cheers.

Steve Thomas

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Oct 26, 2019, 3:22:13 AM10/26/19
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Hi Guys,

Ditto on Martin's dilemma there also. I am torn between the flip and the tough. Essentially I think internally they are almost identical looking at the spec sheet so I think it comes down to looks. UK based by the way.

Cheers 
Steve

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Berend Jan

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Oct 26, 2019, 5:34:39 PM10/26/19
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The 8110 2720 and 800 though are the same machines internally.

I bought a 2720 because the volume button and the big keyboard and it's a complete other device then my 8110.
It's so more usable just because the keyboard is bigger.

Battery is 2 days max for me.

nick.v...@hotmail.com

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Oct 26, 2019, 6:45:16 PM10/26/19
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Did anyone dare to test, if the recovery is usable for other nokias too? Hardware seems to be quite similar and also screen resolution is the same..

I'm not sure if I should switch from banana with gerda to 2720 or 800 tough.. Are there plans to release (or even already pre-alphas) of gerda for those devices in near future?

Martin McGrath

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Oct 27, 2019, 8:57:21 AM10/27/19
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Thanks a lot for your response. It was very helpful.

Markus Wittich

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Nov 26, 2019, 2:39:40 AM11/26/19
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Hallo Leute,
ich habe das NOKIA 2720 Flip seit ca. 2 Wochen und finde es sehr gut.
Ich wollte nun die OmniSD App installieren aber es funktioniert nicht so wie es bei Banahackers.Net in der Anleitung gezeigt wird.
Mit dem Code kann ich das Debugg Symbol in die Statusleiste bringen, aber das Menü "Debugging" ist nicht unter den Einstellungen zu finden. Somit kann ich das USB-Debuging nicht aktivieren und das Gerät wird nicht in der ADB Liste am PC angezeigt.

Was ist der Fehler ????
Bitte um Unterstützung

vg.
Markus  

Am Freitag, 4. Oktober 2019 11:44:06 UTC+2 schrieb Luxferre:
So, starting the thread about this model only.

Got two of them yesterday. Starting firmware version is 10.00.17.07 (KaiOS 2.5.2 which is what I needed).

Main impressions:

1. Very elegant look (both externally and internally), although a bit bulky for me, with dedicated keys for volume and Google Assistant.
2. Dual--nano-SIMness (TA-1175), despite all rumors that the model will be single-SIM only.
3. Awesome noise-cancellation engine during calls.
4. Working *#*#debug#*#* code.
5. Totally rootable with kdeploy + Wallace Lite 0.1 (after entering *#*#debug#*#*):

npm install -g kdeploy
adb forward tcp:6000 localfilesystem:/data/local/debugger-socket
kdeploy -i ~/project-wallace/wallace-lite/


6. Working screenshots: press * and # combo!
7. Power-off menu that allows to restart, lock and cleanup memory (same as for the recent CAT B35 update).
8. Recovery: power up (or just insert cable) while holding Volume Up. Has a fastboot entry ("Reboot to bootloader") but makes a normal reboot instead.
9. EDL: insert cable while holding both volume keys (obviously, firehose not yet found). Don't accidentally hold the assistant key, otherwise you'll have to reinsert the battery to get it to work.
10. Has WhatsApp, Facebook and other garbage pre-installed.
11. NVRAM partition tunning (/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/tunning) has absolutely the same format as in 8110 4G. So, all IMEI manipulation tricks apply here as well.

Overall impression: I want a RAZR on the very same exact platform. And software-wise, we have a great time ahead of us. Stay tuned!
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Luxferre

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Nov 26, 2019, 5:24:36 AM11/26/19
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You'll not get the Developer menu until you perform a privileged reset. But you don't need that menu when you have the debug icon, you can use ADB and Devtools access right away.

Markus Wittich

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Nov 26, 2019, 1:50:08 PM11/26/19
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hallo erst mal,  aber wenn das handy mit aktiven Symbol am PC anstecke wird es nicht unter den aktiven ADB decices angezeigt. Daher gehe ich davon aus das was falsch läuft. Evtl. mach ich ja einen FFehler mit den ADB Tool.
???

Luxferre

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Nov 27, 2019, 3:06:22 AM11/27/19
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This means that there's a problem either with USB cable or the ADB drivers. After the *#*#debug#*#* code is entered, the 2720 must be visible as an ADB-enabled device.

P.S. Furthermore, use English here please.

Markus Wittich

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Nov 29, 2019, 1:45:03 AM11/29/19
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thanks,

i will install the adb drivers at my windows 7 laptop and i sart again. where is the download link for OmniSD app. i can find it at the bananahackers site.

Ivan Alex HC

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Nov 29, 2019, 7:02:26 AM11/29/19
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Markus Wittich

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Nov 29, 2019, 1:06:52 PM11/29/19
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hello,

super i found it.
thanks for help.

greetings, Markus

Markus Wittich

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Nov 30, 2019, 1:38:18 AM11/30/19
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ok i installed OmniSD on the Nokia 2720 flip. all good working.

thanks for your helps and the links.


i will poste a little guide in German for install the Omni-SD Prozedur on the NOKIA 2720 Flip in the evening.

Berend Jan

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Dec 3, 2019, 6:14:27 AM12/3/19
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Hey my flip just got an update, it's on Kai 2.5.2 (sa!me as before) 21.00.17.01 now. After the update Kai installed Facebook again (you can uninstall that)

My bank's site login works now, and Twitter is gone from the store for me.

So I think it's a web/firefix framework update. The rest seems normal nothing new.

I hope the random shutdowns my device had are over now.

Lexa

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Dec 4, 2019, 2:06:04 PM12/4/19
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by the way, debug and root still working ?

moische grossberger

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May 11, 2020, 7:54:17 AM5/11/20
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Wann kommt die Anleitung in deutsch

Ivan Alex HC

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May 11, 2020, 10:21:23 AM5/11/20
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NEVER! This forum is in English only! It's the rule!

Chris Rea

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May 29, 2020, 10:55:45 AM5/29/20
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Has anyone tried sync'ing their google calendar and confirmed that it does or does not work correctly?  Also - are you able to jump out to SMS messages while in a call, and then return back?  Similar, does the browser have the same menu option as the 8110 did to jump out to SMS messages and back to where you left off?

Markus Wittich

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May 30, 2020, 2:00:54 AM5/30/20
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Hello,
a new update from KAIOS is onlin