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There's already an OTA unlocker https://crosspointreader.com/#unlock-tool


Whoa that's a surprise. They even call out support for CrossPoint by name, too.

Moreover, it's a bit of a crazy looking hack too, by doing a MITM attack.

I'm curious to see what exactly is the seam between the Xteink brand and its upstream supplier(s).

It's like the brand company was against the firmware lockdown in the first place. It would be neat to better understand the Chinese consumer devices ecosystem.


Isn't that because it's the CrossPoint website?


Ha well, that's because I made it for the crosspoint community and bought the domain to make things look a bit more official and less like a hacky side project. trying to get the community here more organized overall


The one I was looking for is https://github.com/yattsu/biscuit



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