What are the limitations with
XTEINK currently? I have an X3 and an X4 and both simply use whatever firmware you give them.
replyThey disabled the ability to USB flash on every device not bought from their official store.
replyNot true. I just bought an x4 on amazon and flashed crosspoint with no issues.
replyI think it's just the Chinese market ones
replyHow big of a problem is this? I did get my X4 from somewhere else, but I was still able to change firmware. I think it just adds a hurdle to make it less trivial for unscrupulous resellers to install crapware.
replyIt used to be more of a problem back when not every popular firmware had a way to reflash from SD/via OTA, because you could get stuck on a firmware with no way to flash out of it. The current solutions work pretty well, though I still stay far away from non-stable releases, just in case.
replyIs that true? I heard for the X3 the pogo pin cable they ship has 2 pins not 4 but you can buy one and it will transfer data and let you flash custom firmware.
replyI own both an "old" X4 as well as a "new"/"domestic"/locked X3. The pogo cable transfers data, and the device shows up in dmesg when connected, but disappears shortly after. The cable itself works fine for transferring data, tested with a different device with the same connector.
replyThere is a way to unlock it via the sd card at least.
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