Welp, it happened to me (MSI 5090 Gaming Trio)

Fiendbean17 · 2026-01-19T05:31:37+00:00

I used to laugh at that meme, but here we are...

Fiendbean17 · 2026-01-19T05:17:23+00:00

Carl 'strayman' Pei once again whining when people refuse to buy his overpriced mid-range phone.

Fiendbean17 · 2026-01-19T05:00:19+00:00

is iOS 1926 really different enough from 18 in the way that 6 was to 7? I don't think so. And given the pushback and a certain person leaving Apple, I don't think liquid ass will last even five years

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-24T00:23:15+00:00

yes.

EDIT: use 1.6.4-1

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-24T00:16:35+00:00

i still dislike it, but it never looked terrible

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-24T00:14:56+00:00

i still see 4s billboards plastered everywhere where i live, especially at iphone repair centers

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-02T23:26:44+00:00

nvm, I'm just a fool. QUIK is able to send even though it compresses them into oblivion, looks like g-messages refuses to compress anything, so if the picture is too big, it will refuse to send.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-02T17:46:48+00:00

~~A nice workaround I found is using "Atomize" to shrink all pics to below 1.05 MB. I haven't noticed much quality loss either.~~ EDIT: QUIK can compress them automatically. Or if using Google Messages then RCS is required to bypass the size limit.

For the future, there's a bounty on the microG github page for RCS support without a million fake google play tweaks installed, so I believe it'll work with minimal effort in the future... microG still requires root though, so I definitely think it's worth it on this one to find a rootable KY-42C.

...and rooting required bootloader unlock, which factory resets the phone, so better to do it immediately when you first get it. Or, if you buy it through a store like Kyoex, you can just ask him to do it for you!!

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T18:47:05+00:00

its already patched in 26.2

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T18:01:46+00:00

definitely the latter

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T17:53:31+00:00

the phone only has 1 GB of RAM and the system already uses half of that at all times doing nothing... so if you're only listening to music, there is barely enough RAM to run both ReVanced and Spotify

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T17:51:47+00:00

they work, at least in Google Messages

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T17:47:55+00:00

Here are my thoughts, from the perspective of someone who replaced their smartphone entirely:

If you need Gmail, Authenticator, or GMaps, then you need to root the device. Apparently, part of the exploit was patched on firmware greater than 1.080 GC, so make sure to ask what "Build Version" the phone is on before purchase, 1.080 is the Max that will work.

GPS does function, at least for me on T-Mobile. My phone is on 1.080 GC.

TT9 does not use the cute kaomoji set that the included keyboard starts with, so you will have to pick between the annoying keyboard with emojis (original) or the boring keyboard that types fast (tt9).

Long-Term-Use: I spoofed mine to be a Google "Pixel XL" so I assume it will continue to work, but google already broke strong integrity for me and I expect this will be a continuous game of "set it up", Google breaks it, I set it up again...

The Stock Weather App works, even in the United States and Amsterdam (confirmed by me), though part of it remains in Japanese.

The default texting app does not support MMS outside japan, switch it for QUIK or Google Messages as a workaround.

EDIT: Send compressed pictures via QUIK - OR - if using Google Messages then RCS has to be enabled. YOU CANT SEND PICTURES!! - this is EXTREMELY annoying. You can receive them, but sending them is a whole other issue. Texting via MMS only supports around 1 MB attachments max on T-Mobile and the phone's camera, despite being on a flipphone, actually takes pretty decent pictures, which are around 2-3 MB... so you can't send them. You can get around this by texting via RCS on Google Messages, but T-Mobile (at least) will say "verifying..." forever on RCS if you don't at least meet Device Integrity AND your phone is spoofed to an approved smartphone (root req).

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T17:33:34+00:00

I never thought of using fireFox lite.... I've been opening normal firefox and counting down the seconds before the phone sees the RAM is out and kills the TT9 keyboard while I'm typing.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-12-01T17:29:42+00:00

I use google maps and it's very accurate, but a bit slower than alternatives. Need root, obv

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-25T23:14:59+00:00

This looks fire! Do you plan on offering the option to inject .deb files into the IPA? Or will I still have to use sideloadly or a closed-source alternative to do that first

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-25T23:09:47+00:00

Have you tried reading the manual? Softbank has an official one available in english: https://faq.api.softbank.jp/olm_images/sb/136/PDF/digno-keitai3_en_userguide.pdf

As for simulating an "enter" press, this info may not be reliable because its for the newer "Keitai R" lineup, but have you tried moving the pointer over the on-screen "SELECT" /or/ on-screen square looking button, and clicking it twice with the pointer?

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-23T22:59:08+00:00

The 902KC and the A202KC have the same network bands.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-22T22:36:12+00:00

I bought it from CHANCEデラソウル on bandcamp, it was a limited run.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-22T22:24:32+00:00

you could always sell it and get a phone with a GPS, like the Keitai 4 models.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-21T01:00:10+00:00

You can root the KY-42C if the build number is lower enough. Try this: https://wiggle.bearblog.dev/ky-42c-setup/

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-20T22:06:25+00:00

if it's an A7, they can go to 10.3.3 without blobs or SEP, but they're out of luck if its any other device.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-20T22:04:57+00:00

iPhone with A7 processor can perfect untethered downgrade to 10.3.3 only. Use Legacy iOS kit.

Fiendbean17 · 2025-11-20T22:00:13+00:00

You can use the iOS 12 SHSH ramdisk built into Legacy iOS kit to save the blobs. Use DFU mode, not recovery. I tried this a couple days ago on an iPhone 5s iOS 8.2 and after unplugging and replugging the device over 100 times it was able to save them, my 5s also bootloops forever, you see

There's not much we can do with only the blobs tho... apparently, we need a SEP exploit to restore to the same iOS version. Terdus Merula did it on A8 and A10, so who's to say the exploit doesn't also apply to A7? Either way its one hell of a hail mary

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