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Have you, despite your better judgement, made the choice of buying an LG L125DL for $50~$100, and now don't know what to do with it? Or has a family member given it to you as a hand-me-down because they know how much of a sperg you are, and now also don't know what to do with it? WELL YOU'RE JUST IN LUCK!! This guide will teach you how to set ADB up on the phone AND install apps!

Okay... now before you do this, you need the following:

1. An LG L125DL (duh)
2. A computer
3. A microUSB data cable

Now that you've got that, boot up the phone, and do what you need.

After that, go on https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools and download and extract the platform-tools SDK to wherever you want. Alternatively, if you're on Linux, just install adb from your distro's package manager. If you're running Chrome, Edge, Chromium, or Brave and don't want to deal with that, go to WebADB at https://webadb.com. NEXT STEP!

Is your phone on? If so, go to the home screen, and type the following code in (it'll be in the dialpad app but that's good)

##228378

After that, press the send button or the middle key to call. This should open a service/testing menu. After you do that, scroll all the way to the bottom where it says "Developer options." Click that, and you'll see a menu with a whole list of options. Click the one that says USB debugging, and select on.

Now, if you've selected WebADB, this will be a lot easier. However, if you chose to use the command line ADB, this won't be much more difficult. I'll only give a tutorial on ADB because WebADB is easy enough to figure out. Additionally...

GET FUCKING APK EDITOR STUDIO!!!

This is a special tool that will help us later.

Figuring out ADB and shit

Firstly, to check all devices, type in adb devices. This should give you a list of Android devices plugged in to your computer. If you see a pop-up on the phone asking for approval, click yes and continue. If you experience any issues with connecting, unplug the phone, type adb kill-server (prefix sudo if on Linux) and adb start-server.

Installing software

There are many apps you can choose to install on your LG L125DL, however there are a few I'd suggest.

1. Apps4Flip Launcher - Gives you a way to check and open your installed apps. Super useful.
2. CoolHome - Gives you a way to open the Apps4Flip launcher easily. A nice clean launcher.
3. J2ME Loader - An emulator for J2ME games. I have it because J2ME games are easy to emulate.
4. Via Browser - A lightweight browser that works amazing on the LG L125DL. Will need it if you want CoolHome as the default browser is inaccessible via the launcher.
5. Apps4Flip Mouse - A simple mouse cursor program. Great for navigating apps.

You can choose to install more apps as you please, however there is a process you have to do.

Firstly, get your APK.

Next, if you didn't get it from me or from Apps4Flip (as we do this process before supplying APKs), do the following.

1. Open APK Editor Studio.
2. Open your APK in APK Editor Studio.
3. Open the Tools tab.
4. Click "Clone APK."
5. Attach "com.android.cts." before the name of the APK. For example: "com.android.cts.org.sampleOrg.sampleApp". Alternatively you can remove the "org.sampleOrg" bit and put "com.android.cts" before it. This will trick the phone into thinking that you are installing a compatibility test, bypassing the otherwise strict restrictions.

Have you got that done? Awesome. Now, if you're using ADB on the command line and you didn't install it on Linux via your package manager, make sure the APKs you're installing are in the same directory as the directory ADB is in.

Next, as I previously mentioned, do adb devices.

After that, type in adb install (apk filename) and wait for it to install.

After that, you're done!

If you're installing CoolHome, you will have to use adb install -g -r instead of the standard adb install for it to work. https://forums.apps4flip.com/d/1011-coolhome-cool-launcher-for-the-lg-classic for more information, read that.

For more apps, go to https://www.apps4flip.com/apps/, or simply find APKs you like that are either made for flip phones or not games, and append the prefix I mentioned.

I did not give a guide for WebADB because installing an APK is so simple that a child with a learning disability could do it. If any shell commands are provided for WebADB, note that when you type them into regular ADB, you will have to prefix everything with adb shell .

Extra linx

https://www.apps4flip.com - Find apps here https://f-droid.org - A great source for apps https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OfNQB5tlhzohY4t6AX_JrzLpVP48NhZd - A small repo of apps I have. Credit to Nikita Shakarun for J2ME Loader and Biden2020prez for CoolHome. Additionally, credit to Nokia for the icon theme I modded into CoolHome.