Install any app on a Google / Lenovo Smart Clock 2 - no root or device modification required!

[@sracer]

Thank you for this tutorial. It worked perfectly! The first thing I did was use the browser to load the youtube website, log in with my credentials, and then play a playlist that I created with those jazz/lounge music with coffee shop, beach, etc. backgrounds. Then set it to fullscreen. Great to have in my home office while I work. Movies play well on it too. I'm going to try to install Plex.

[@JaredDoyle76]

Have you been able to get Plex running?

[@InkaPley]

Let us know if Plex worked or if BeeTv would work...anyone have any links to a small android remote that would work with it by chance?

[@lazlar14]

Thanks brotha, you helped me to get rid of the "cast" thing as I managed to get ReVanced on it. The only issue is that the ram is 1gb but overall its a bit smooth

[@janbeanemmer]

Thank you, tutorial works well. I only found one problem. I want to use the clock as a night clock (and use my own melody, which the clock can't do in factory settings), I tried several apps, but the launcher always switches to the default screen after a few hours, i.e. the clock doesn't last overnight. I also tried three different lauchers, they always close any application after some time... Can you suggest any solution? Thanks a lot, keep up the great work.

[@Pete..]

I got 2 of them for $5 each

[@jonwhite7261]

Couldnt access the screen reader setting from an iphone in the home app. Used an android device and it was there.

[@sazwl]

Good to know, thanks for commenting 👍

[@pablodominguez3676]

When I click on privacy policy it just crashes and goes to the main screen. What should I do?

[@thibautverron6590]

Once the official launcher is bypassed, does it work offline or without the app?

[@sazwl]

You can disable all the Google assistant stuff if you so wish and use the device without any of that stuff. Be sure to set your new launcher as default and you should be good to go

[@smadu00775]

Stopped working..: privacy policy won’t open

[@zgpx]

Anyone figure out if it’s possible to add storage that isn’t cloud?

[@YUTfan2]

Can we connect this device to external bluetooth speaker?

[@ric889]

$15 other day at Walmart

[@stevendamavandi3482]

What does CarBTDemo do? Can you pair your phone to this?

[@akirraslay]

I'm gonna try it on a Lenovo smart display edit: i cant open the privacy policy

[@nicks4083]

If you open up the bottom panel there is a small pcb with the power connector and pogo pins. If you look closely there is also a small switch that gets locked in place when you put the bottom shell back on. Does this switch activate dev mode you think?

[@fliz93]

doesnt swiping right from the left side of the screen work as a back button? or does that only work for the core assistant?

[@sazwl]

Unfortunately not, no

[@Azid333]

Accessibility settings in the app aren’t there for me

[@sazwl]

You will need an android device to enable that, it doesn't work from iphone unfortunately

[@Azid333]

@@sazwl thanks do you know if your can Sideload apps with the USB. And if your can enable dev mode

[@sazwl]

@@Azid333 You can enable developer mode, unfortuantely ADB is not possible as there is no USB port. Only way is to take the device apart and solder in a USB, then you can get ADB working, but i have not tried that

[@izzie_izzie4217]

Suppose this should work on any android device?

[@sazwl]

I believe other smart clocks have the browser / URL bar disabled. But if the browser and URL bar are accessible then I suppose this could work on other devices

[@rahul38474]

I found a key mapping app on FDroid so I was able to use that instead of having to install ApkPure first. I also mapped simultaneous vol up and down press to the home button so that I can still keep the volume controls.

[@nonsenselt]

Good job, thanks a lot for the video!

[@BobbyMcFish]

Can I run doom on it?

[@sazwl]

...that is an excellent question... only one way to find out

[@ivancho5854]

Emulation!

[@360Fov]

You certainly can

[@brandongulla1559]

both of my lenovos (just set up) lack that setting under accessibility. Only options are "play start sound" and "play end sound". Any help?

[@michaelvangeest6026]

try on android instead of iPhone

[@Robert-JanKempink]

thanks works great! i have fully kiosk browser running with a Home Assistant dashboard.. BUT. only 1 issue, the service from the key binding app it getting disabled after 1 or 2 reboots... so i can`t get in the menu anymore, it still starts in the kiosk browser so thats fine...

[@sazwl]

Did you add the button remapper as an allowed app in duraspeed, in settings menu?

[@Robert-JanKempink]

@@sazwl Yes id did all the steps but for some kind of reason the service gets disabled after a couple of restarts

[@Robert-JanKempink]

@@sazwl i also try`d another app called "key mapper" and i got the same issue

[@ivancho5854]

Cool. Thanks. I got one of these free when I bought another Lenovo product and so far I've not been terribly impressed. It doesn't do very much for the user and like you said is a data collection device. Meh. Hacking it may make it useful so I'm looking forward to your next video. All the best.

[@sazwl]

Thanks! Just released my next video with more tips and tricks, hope it's useful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZPceK2AgdyJnas

[@ivancho5854]

@@sazwl Excellent. Thanks. 👍

[@InkaPley]

Same :)

[@g43s]

11:33 hmm seems they removed the accesibility display settings, bummer. i wanted to get the alexa app running

[@alechemy]

try on an android device

[@neetop1557]

Have you looked up the "isearch start fyi" which the browser defaults to whenever you execute a search? You think you "exploit" something when in fact you're paying them to be exploited.

[@ketchup_man8267]

Do anybody know if this works also with the Smart Clock 2 with Dock?

[@sazwl]

Its the same device so should do

[@masonpou2883]

hi i buy the same lenovo actually this one is from shopee so i follow the same instrution to do it?

[@sazwl]

Yes, it should work but only on this specific device-lenovo smart clock 2. Other smart clocks may be better secured

[@aaaas7116]

Ok

[@aaaas7116]

@@sazwl can I use other android launcher other than this one?

[@sazwl]

@@aaaas7116 yes you should be able to use any 3rd party launcher

[@aaaas7116]

@@sazwl ok great thx alot

[@InkaPley]

Dang I had a hunch i should have grabbed a few more...I only got 1 last year for about $20+-USD . Still sealed in box. Was going to wait and resell as from my experience all of these "promo" market pusher items have so many cool options and easy jailbreaks and can later be pretty cool useful little Spy boxes i mean smart clocks..n have a high resell values after theyre pulled from market and the technies start looking for them. Thank you kindly for all the instruction and time taking to do this my friend..new sub here after this!❤

[@InkaPley]

Thats brilliant. Adding to Calender and syncing account to Clock. ♡ i love stuff like this thanks. Great that Mic can be muted too

[@InvisibleDuck795]

Does this work with the first gen clock because it won’t open downloads folder

[@d0rk4ge]

Starts @7:15

[@dnealuk]

Thanks. 'Unboxing' is a waste of time - seems quite insulting to the viewer.

[@joshfofer]

you da real MVP

[@sazwl]

@@dnealuk yeah you're welcome for the free info mate. Enjoy your unlocked device

[@beecee7359]

Keep pasting "home" to the browser not the link....🤬 12:10. Got it on the 5th try. Have to be very deliberate with the gestures.

[@dementaeia]

what i want is to be able to quickly and easily switch from the clock face to a browser, so do you know how i can make that possible? right now, i have to restart the device to get back to the clock face when im in the browser, and i want to streamline that process. and to get back in the browser, i have to get to the talkback settings, which just takes a long time.

[@cr112784]

Mine won’t even connect “could not communicate with your google assistant smart clock”

[@Leandruhh]

Wish you could do this on Amazon echos but downloading anything is blocked, if anybody knows a bypass please let me know

[@motivationdeluxe]

After that m'y Lenovo IS blockef

[@mikanguyen7082]

We cannot do this on the Nest Devices, only third party ones

[@motivationdeluxe]

This block mine i cant boot now 😭

[@sazwl]

Nothing in this tutorial should brick the device - if you have trouble do a factory reset by holding vol + and - together for 10 seconds

[@motivationdeluxe]

​When i boot m'y Lenovo IS stuck on the logo

[@blank_shade]

Is there any way I could get the default Assistant Core launcher apk to work on an android tablet?

[@akirraslay]

Try using an apk extracted and post it somewhere I wanna try too

[@tomi3788]

is it enough powerfull to play amazon unlimited lossless music ?

[@tomi3788]

It is. Too bad it does not have usb out for dac :/

[@marlarius]

You mention that the blue version has a problem with the light sensor. Do you have a link to more information about this problem? Thanks!

[@sazwl]

I'm afraid I don't have any concrete info on this, it's just what I observed on the couple or blue units I have - no matter what setting I change, when the screen dims down on the blue units the screen seems to flicker and then turn off. I'm not sure what's causing this, some people on reddit have said they RMAd their devices for this issue

[@franzpleurmann2585]

Is it possible to use the same way to unlock a Xiaomi Mi Smart Clock?

[@sazwl]

unfortunately no, the URL bar is locked on that device i believe

[@Azid333]

Should I do this on my first gen smart clock or is there another method

[@sazwl]

this does not work on the first gen, the URL bar is locked out on that device

[@robertbaxter6736]

Easy peesey LOL!

[@StevenP015]

It worked let's go!!!!

[@orewa_eren_yeager.]

why it gets off when we put out the charger point?

[@mugu007]

It's not a charger, it's a power plug. It does not have a battery

[@hilmi4601]

is this step work with xiaomi smart clock global version?

[@sazwl]

I believe this does not work on that model unfortunately, it is locked down better

[@hilmi4601]

@@sazwl thanks for your reply. almost to place order to try on xiaomi due to similar design n function.. 😂

[@marlarius]

Nice guide! Links are missing in the description, though.

[@sazwl]

Thanks for the reminder, youtube would not let me post links until the channel was verified!

[@lordpeewee8446]

Any way to do it in the first gen?

[@robertvarano8853]

you ever figure anything out on the first gen? I have one but have not had luck yet although it seems you can't enable the screen reader from an iphone so I can't tell if its possible or not

[@SametPOYRAZ]

Thank you sooo much!!!

[@michaeltodd17]

Does the same process work on the gen 1 hardware? Edit: Dug out my old gen 1 device and the browser doesn't show on selecting the privacy policy. You can load a browser via the weather tab but the address bar isn't selectable so can paste in your own url. Maybe able to setup a proxy server to force a selectable redirection but given how slow the device is just switching tabs with the clock faces I suspect it be near impossible to actually run any apps

[@sazwl]

Thanks for the info, that's interesting. I've never seen the original for sale here in the UK

[@tybeevandenroovaart]

You can click on "privacy policy" when you ask: "send feedback" and after that say "Something". Then you get into the browser and you can download the apk file. The only problem is that it does not open the folders app. I tried everything but got stuck here. Is there any solution?

[@guilhermesousa9152]

@@tybeevandenroovaart same problem...

[@claytonium13]

Awesome video! Has anyone got Fully Kiosk to work on this thing?

[@sazwl]

Haven't tried it but I don't see why not - see my new video for more info on how to get the clock to auto-boot apps etc

[@claytonium13]

@@sazwl Looks like you can. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGrSeXltZtOjgas I need to get one of these now. Thanks for the guide! Loved both videos.

[@sazwl]

@@claytonium13 thanks!!

[@fabioamado6725]

Does this hack still work or was it blocked in the meantime? I am thinking into buying several to use them as HMI through the house in home assistant and it it off the cloud, blocking it from the internet. Is it safe to buy, will it still work the hack?

[@MrMeskiokas]

I just received my unit today. Unfortuntaly, the latest version does not support TalkBack anymore. At least on iPhone.

[@fabioamado6725]

@@MrMeskiokas Those are bad news. I will receive mine in the next couple of days. But in the mean time, try with an android phone. I remember reading somewhere what the option of acecibility or something don't work with iphone. TY

[@MrMeskiokas]

@@fabioamado6725 I did exactly that and it worked! Navigating and installing necessary apps are pain in the bottom though...

[@fabioamado6725]

Have you tried yet?

[@MrMeskiokas]

@@fabioamado6725tried what? If you’re referring to installing custom launcher, then yes. Screen reader was only available on android. Installed it successfully. Not sure if my WiFi is blame, but after ~ a day of runtime it asks which launcher to launch and keeps asking even I select one. Only hard reset helps

[@WillSmidlein]

fwiw there's no way to enable the accessibility settings on an iPhone :-/

[@yr24.]

noooo

[@360Fov]

I absolutely love my Smartclock 2! I got free with my new X30 Edge Ultra phone, along with an illuminating wireless charging dock for the phone. Hoping I can install some apps shortly. I get the feeling it will have some security precautions

[@Tamay.]

Does this work on the clock model 1 as well?

[@theghostoftheuchiha115]

Where do I get the link from?

[@Zombieknockin]

Mine doesn't do that

[@therealbasstard]

this could be fun with FluidNG