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An account dedicated to information, aesthetics, and more about retro phones. Banner is the Motorola E815 "Blue Bliss" wallpaper.

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Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 3d ago

For an unknown time period, the source code to various Danger OS games were available to "prospective developers" of the platform on CD-ROM. It is also unknown how many copies of the disc exist, and there are no backups of the disc available as of writing this post.

A photograph of the Danger Games Source Code CD in a red CD jewel case. The disc reads the following:
"Danger Developer Day 06
20 October 2006 Palo Alto CA
Danger Games Source Code CD
Copyright 2004-2006 Danger, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Usage of the source code on this CD falls under license included on this disc as LICENSE.txt and the Danger Developer License available at http://developer.danger.com."

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 4w ago

Just when you think you've seen it all... Community member BHmsWare ran a port of the Linux kernel running on a #Samsung GT-E2210B! The purely serial console output shown was sent out of the phone's serial pins, but this on its own is a fun sight to behold.

A screenshot of BHmsWare's disbelief as console logs from Linux are sent via a Samsung GT-E2210B's serial port. The log reads the following:
"
Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0
Linux version 7.2.0-rc2-dirty (bhms@lenovo) (arm-none-eabi-gcc (Arch Repository) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.43) #5 Tue Jul 7 07:48:05 +05 2026
CPU: ARM926EJ-S [41069265] revision 5 (ARMv5TEJ), cr=0005317f
CPU: VIVT data cache, VIVT instruction cache
OF: fdt: Machine model: Samsung GT-E2210 / GT-E2121B
earlycon: samsung_pnx0 at MMIO32 0x70007000 (options '')
printk: legacy bootconsole [samsung_pnx0] enabled
Memory policy: Data cache writeback
OF: reserved mem: Reserved memory: No reserved-memory node in the DT
Zone ranges:
Normal [mem 0x00000000a0000000-0x00000000a0ffffff]
Movable zone start for each node
Early memory node ranges
node 0: [mem 0x00000000a0000000-0x00000000a0ffffff]
Initmem setup node 0 [mem 0x00000000a0000000-0x00000000a0ffffff]
Kernel command line: earlycon=samsung_pnx,mmio32,0x70007000
printk: log buffer data + meta data: 131072 + 409600 = 540672 bytes
Dentry cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes, linear)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes, linear)
Built 1 zonelists, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 4096
mem auto-init: stack:all(zero), heap alloc:off, heap free:off
SLUB: HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=1, Nodes=1
NR_IRQS: 16, nr_irqs: 16, preallocated irqs: 16
clocksource: jiffies: mask: 0xffffffff max_cycles: 0xffffffff, max_idle_ns: 19112604462750000 ns
timer_probe: no matching timers found
Console: colour dummy device 80x30
printk: legacy console [tty0] enabled
printk: legacy bootconsole [samsung_pnx0] disabled
"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 7mo ago

1st post of 2026! The firmware from the Mobile ESPN version of the #Samsung SPH-A900 was dumped. Being that only 2 phones were released on this short-lived MVNO, one can say that every Mobile ESPN device has been dumped! Link on Dumbphone Repo as always: mega.nz/folder/2aoVn...

Hex editor screenshot of a Mobile ESPN-branded Samsung SPH-A900 firmware.
Some text visible in the screenshot says the following:
"Triage being done in GPS Mode? No such set %d srchtc_util.c Table size of 0 is inavlid!"
"May 22 2006 06:29:48 PLESPNA900 May 03 2005 12:00:00 A900.06 ES.A900"

A wallpaper taken from the firmware of the Mobile ESPN-branded Samsung SPH-A900 firmware.
The wallpaper is monochromatic, featuring various ESPN logos with a downwards shine on a black and grey gradient.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It feels like not much time has passed since I announced 1000 pages on LPCwiki, but somehow it's been doubled! Combined that with being cited in phone-related videos, it's nice to see what started as a project to share more detailed feature phone info grow as much as it has.

A cropped screenshot of https://lpcwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Statistics from November 30th, 2025. Of note is the 2,166 content pages as mentioned in this post.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 10mo ago

If you watched "The Deplorable Bootleg iPhone." from DankPods and wondered where he got info about a feature phone chipset, it was LPCWiki! Definitely not the first time it has been featured by YouTubers with a large fanbase, but it's always a bit mind-blowing to see this happen.

A screenshot from DankPods' "The Most Deplorable Bootleg iPhone." video, about 1 minute in. Shown in the middle of the video is a screenshot from the MediaTek MT6261 chipset page.

A screenshot of the MTK MT6261 page as it appears on LPCWiki as of September 26th, 2025.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#DidYouKnow? User 1144822034 on GitHub has published an emulator for an MTK MT6252-powered phone called the Flyying IHD316. While I've been unable to get it past the idle screen, the fact this boots at all is no easy feat! The project can be found here: github.com/1144822034/M...

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · last yr.

The #LG VX5300 joins the ranks of BREW phones with the ability to freely sideload unsigned apps! I have noticed that AppUI doesn't play nice with the "Verizon UI" pop-ups on this device, so it's best to be skipped here. Relevant links can be found here: lpcwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Running...

A photo of a Verizon Wireless-branded LG VX5300 on the "GET FUN & GAMES" screen, showing four apps that were sideloaded to the device. This was made possible by patching out the ESN and signature expiry date checks.
To those curious, the apps are:
- Ms. PAC-MAN
- PAC-MAN Puzzle
- Tetris
- PAC-MAN by Namco

A photo of a Verizon Wireless-branded LG VX5300 on the "GET EXTRAS" screen, listing the homeBREW app "BrewIt!" from userse31: https://github.com/userse31/brewit

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · last yr.

*checks last post date* ...whoops! It sure has been a minute! If you're new around here, be sure to check out the wiki which started this account! LPCwiki has grown massively in size since it started in 2020. Here's some of my recent pics for said wiki :) lpcwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

Another photo of the same LG L5100 as earlier, except this time the screen is swiveled 180 degrees to hide the keypad.
The phone is able to tell when this happens, and rotates the screen to compensate.

A photo of a Nokia 2160 powered on, showing the main idle screen.
The phone in this example is missing a few vertical screen lines, likely due to its age.
It also displays the text "NO SERVICE MSGS ONLY" and likely always will... as the TDMA networks this phone used are long gone.

A photo of a Nokia 5190 powered on in the dark, highlighting its green-tinted frontlight.
The phone is displaying the "Settings" icon on the set of choices, with a 1-bit icon of a checklist folder and a Nokia 5110.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · last yr.

A few months ago, I posted about the closure of thisisarecording.com, a massive telephone intercept archive going far back. I'm happy to report that it's back online, thanks to the fine folks who run telephoneworld.org! Visiting the site now shows lots more than before :)

A web browser screenshot showing what https://thisisarecording.com looks as of writing this post.
The web page is mostly white, and contains a large list of carriers with sounds belonging to them.

TwoSpacesSG @2ssg.bsky.social · last yr.

Some emulation news, a while ago asdf @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social dumped the previously-lost Puzzle Bobble for Sprint (J2ME) from a Samsung SPH-A900, and today Shinovon (author of KEmulator nnmod) pushed the fixes to make it playable on his emulator. Big props to everyone involved as usual. (1/2)

Gameplay screenshot of Puzzle Bobble for Sprint

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · last yr.

Recently, Rare Noggin Stuff dumped a Disney Mobile-branded #Samsung DM-S105, making it the second device on this MVNO to be dumped! As one would expect, nearly all of the graphics in the phone have been given a coat of paint from characters belonging to the mass media giant.

A graphic ripped from the Disney Mobile-branded Samsung DM-S105. This shows one of the menu options labeled "Entertainment", with an shiny orange Disney D visible next to 4 other choices.

A graphic ripped from the Disney Mobile-branded Samsung DM-S105. This is one of the preloaded idle images showing the Disney D on a blue-colored gradient with sparkles.

A graphic ripped from the Disney Mobile-branded Samsung DM-S105, showing the digital clock which is displayed on the outer screen, in this case being a grey Disney D with a segment-style digits in front of it.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · last yr.

Hi! It's been a while! Here's some recent firmware dumps courtesy of recent donations from DG and Rare Noggin Stuff: * #Casio C781 * #LG Rhythm * LG VX3100 * LG Accolade * LG Chocolate Spin * #Sanyo Incognito * Sanyo Mirro * Sanyo PRO-700 * Sanyo RL-4920

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Casio G'zOne Ravine 2, firmware version WC781VWB898F.252. Of note is the following text:
"Build ID: %s
WC781VWB898F.252;
Build Version Information: %s;
Time Stamp unavailable from boot loader.
if OS.FILE(%s)
(
d.load.binary %s 0x%lx /noclear
)
load.cmm"

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped LG VX3100, firmware version Q25AXV05. Of note is the following text:
"Jan 04 2004 15:36:25 Q25AXV05 Jan 04 2004 15:36:25 Copyright (c) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003 by LG Electronics, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Authors: Software Development Department"

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped LG Rhythm branded to U.S. Cellular, firmware version T58UCV04. Of note is the following text:
"Oct 14 2008 11:56:43 T58UCV04 Oct 14 2008 11:56:43 Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005 by QUALCOMM, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Authors: QCT T58UCV04"

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped LG Accolate, firmware version VX560V04. Of note is the following text:
"VX560 VX560V04 Apr 23 2010 19:04:01 011_HJYU01"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks to a recent donation from MC4f, the following phones have had their firmwares backed up: * #Pantech (O2) Cocoon (M6280A-KLRZ-2.3.5045C) * #Samsung SGH-A226 (A26AUZGK3) * #SonyEricsson: ** S001 ** W42S (565565W42S_MSM6550_01.0000) As always, all files are available on the Dumbphone Repo!

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped O2 Cocoon by Pantech. Of note is the following text:
"May 08 2007 02:00:00 M6280A-KLRZ-2.3.5045C O2 Cocoon Ver 4.0 O2 Cocoon Copyright (c) 1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,20001Copyright (c) 2002 by QUALCOMM, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Authors: ASW Team"

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Samsung SGH-A226, version A26AUZGK3. Of note is the following text:
"A26AUZGK3 SSEIMC v1.31 D032 EA226.03 REV0.2"

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Sony Ericsson S001. There aren't many other strings around the version (20100418124720SSOEU076246) - it almost looks like compressed data.

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Sony Ericsson W42S. Of note is the following text:
"565565W42S_MSM6550_01.0000 _xx.ezweb.ne.jp"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Once again thanks to yet another phone donation from Rare Noggin Stuff, the following firmware files have been backed up: * #Kyocera Brio (1.002SP, Sprint) * #Samsung SPH-A900 (YL10, Sprint) * #Sanyo Incognito (1.001SP, Sprint) As always, JTAG pinouts + FW dumps are available on the dumbphone repo!

A hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Samsung SPH-A900, specifically version YL10 dated to December 10th of 2005.
Text of note reads the following: "509: Not Supported Purpose Dec 10 2005 11:57:05 SPH-A900 May 03 2005 12:00:00 A900.06 ES.A900"

A hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Kyocera Brio, specifically version 1.002SP branded to Sprint.
Text of note reads the following: "EXT_INFO S3015/US 1.002SP 01.a Feb 14 2012 15:15:24 0005"

A hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Sanyo Incognito, specifically version 1.001SP branded to Sprint.
Text of note reads the following: "EXT_INFO SCP-6760/US 1.001SP 05.a Oct 27 2009 23:26:41 0055 0.012 0.013"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Need to give an update to this before I forget again - all of thisisarecording.com 's sounds are safe! A WARC of the full site content can be found here: archive.org/download/arc... And a link of the site's resources, crucially with all ~1200 phone recordings: mega.nz/file/TOQRmTC...

thisisarecording.com

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is a long shot, but I'm making this post here to ask if anyone knows the status of historical telephone message collection thisisarecording.com @thisisarecordin since its recent shutdown. I've recovered a few things from the blogspot URL but wonder if (1/3)

A deleted post made by @thisisarecordin on Twitter. It reads the following:
"Any1 have contacts @ Internet Archive? I'm not working on TIAR anymore, haven't in yrs & don't have any plans to. I don't no if they'd be interested in archiving a site of historical telephone recordings... Can someone ping Rob T Firefly? I don't think they use Twitter anymore"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Somehow it's 2025, and I can't possibly summarize the milestones in the feature phone mod and preservation scenes. I wish I had a grand post ready w/ nearly 4k followers on Twitter (what?!?!?!), but watch this overclocked #Motorola V220 vid if you haven't already :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Vi...

Max power Moto - Overclocking and running Yeti3D on a Motorola V220!

YouTube video by Old Phone Preservation

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gtrxAC @gtrxac.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just released version 4.1 of my #Discord client for Java #J2ME devices (old #Nokia phones, etc). This update adds unread message markers to the chat and support for thread and forum channels, along with several fixes and improvements. github.com/gtrxAC/disco...

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

#DidYouKnow? Hidden inside of #BlackBerry App World's data is an unknown, unmarked QR code not known to be visible anywhere inside of the app. Where does that QR code lead to...?

A MultiExtractor screenshot showing various ripped assets from the BlackBerry App World file, net_rim_bb_appworld_lib.cod.
Aside from the RickRoll'D QR code, various BlackBerry logos and other graphics are visible.

A larger screenshot of the hidden BlackBerry App World RickRoll'D QR code. It links to http://bit.ly/c0TitE, which itself goes to https://www.youtube.com/v/oHg5SJYRHA0&iv_load_policy=3&autoplay=1, and redirects to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Two new feature phone firmware dumps thanks to keen456: #LG Octane and #Kyocera Domino! The S1310 is notable as being late in Kyocera's mobile life, yet was before their Sanyo merge. As a result, the firmware structure and proprietary libraries look a fair bit different...

A screenshot taken from the aforementioned LG Octane, showing off the Contacts menu.

A ripped graphic from the recently dumped Cricket-branded Kyocera Domino firmware. This is one of the preloaded Cricket wallpapers on the phone, upscaled 3x.

Hex editor screenshot from the recently dumped LG Octane, version VN530V2A. Of note is the following text:
"LGEFSCHK VN530 VN530V2A Nov 15 2010 14:43:52 001_DONGQ"

Hex editor screenshot from the recently dumped Kyocera S1310 Domino, version ABO1107 branded to Cricket. Of note is the following text:
"May 16 2011 14:49:59 ABO1107 May 29 2008 22:00:00 Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005 by QUALCOMM, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Authors: QCT ABO1107"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Some new firmware dumps that have happened in the past few weeks: * #Audiovox CDM-8910 (Virgin Mobile Canada) * #Kyocera: ** Brio (Virgin Mobile US) ** DuraXTP (Sprint) ** DuraXV+ (Verizon) * Slider Remix (Virgin Mobile US) * #Sanyo: * Mirro (Boost Mobile)

Hex editor screenshot of a recently dumped Sanyo Mirro's firmware, version 1.003BT branded to Boost Mobile.
Of note is the following text:
"EXT_INFO SCP3810BT 1.003BT 01.a Nov 19 2009 13:39:55 0001 0.001 .001"

Hex editor screenshot of a recently dumped Kyocera DuraXTP's firmware, version 1.101SP branded to Sprint.
Of note is the following text:
"Nov 15 2016 19:08:29 SCAUUDZ323237 Sep 03 2015 07:00:00 01.a E4281 0016 1.101SP"

Hex editor screenshot of a recently dumped Kyocera Brio's firmware, version 1.001VM branded to Virgin Mobile US.
Of note is the following text:
"EXT_INFO S3015VM 1.001VM 01.a ec 14 2012 19:51:59 0005 0.001 .001"

Hex editor screenshot of a recently dumped Audiovox CDM-8910's firmware, version T115VMCT06_1.166 branded to Virgin Mobile Canada.
Of note is the following text:
"Feb 04 2005 09:55:36 T115VMCT06_1.166 TX-115C_REV_03 Feb 04 2005 09:55:36 Copyright (c) 1992 ~ 2004 by Pantech&Curitel, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Authors: TX-11xC Team - murpy, jken, hihi, yeori, jwkimbb, perno, iswoo, limhyung DP3.1.20 QCOM"

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just the past day, the #Sanyo MVP ESPN phone, something once called "the dumbest fucking idea" by Steve Jobs, had its firmware dumped! Rare Noggin Stuff once again knocks it out of the park with a phone dumped using a not-so-hidden JTAG interface. FW on Dumbphone Repo as usual!

Hex editor screenshot of the recently dumped Sanyo MVP, version 1.009ES. Of note is the following text:
"model = SCP9000ES sw = 1.009ES Nov 18 2005 12:24:19 0012 PRL 0.010 0.007"

An ESPN-themed wallpaper ripped from the Sanyo MVP, featuring silouettes of a baseball, basketball and American football player against a red background. Upscaled to 512px.

Old Phone Preservation @oldphonepreserv.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just this past day, Rare Noggin Stuff yet again comes through by dumping firmware from three more feature phones! #Audiovox CDM-8912 (T115SP0T13.154) #Kyocera DuraPlus E4233 (1.305SP) #Sanyo SCP-8100 (1.013BM) This also revealed that the DuraPlus may have once went by "PRO-375".

Hex editor screenshot from the recently dumped Audiovox CDM-8912 firmware, version T115SP0T13.154. Of note is the following text:
"Dec 14 2004 00:21:55 T115SP0T13.154 TX-115C_REV_00 Nov 20 2003 21:00:00 Copyright (c) 1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998 by QUALCOMM, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Authors: SPSW Team DP3.3.20TEST QCOM gPRI V1.5"

Hex editor screenshot from the recently dumped Kyocera DuraPlus firmware, version 1.305SP. Of note is the following text:
"EXT_INFO PRO-375/US 1.305SP 01.a Sep 05 2013 13:01:11 0012 0.001 0.001"

Hex editor screenshot from the recently dumped Sanyo SCP-8100 firmware, version 1.013BM. Of note is the following text:
"model = SCP8100CA sw = 1.013BM Mar 01 2004 14:26:130000 PRL 0.004 0.000 EXT_INFO 03.a"

A ripped graphic from the Kyocera DuraPlus, showing the text "PRO-375 by KYOCERA". It's possible that the phone may have originally been slated to release as a Sanyo PRO-series device.