> > > > i like the idea of information being available if phone imaged > > > > > > > > maybe that's a separate concern from being able to reflash the image > > > > onto another phone for now :s > > > > > > obviously part of that is just disabling any normal basic encryption > > > the phone has > > > > > > maybe then an image could be taken, and one could just look at the > > > image to see if user files are plaintext! > > > > > > it's a little confusing cause android can have a custom logical > > > partition format, maybe that could be added to a tool somewhere > > > > there maybe is a mainstream android mod called "disable force > > encryption" that disables a normal android encryption of /data > > so i could in theory possibly, tar a running /data, disable encrypted > > /data, and untar my backup .... ? > > i'd likely need root
this phone is mediatek :s maybe stepping back from project. happy i added links. i might try to make small steps on an appish thing to identify if another phone is mediatek, from a given phone. some kind of standalone script.