[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Hello everyone!

In this thread you'll find all my custom ROMs for ZTE V987 (MT6589) smartphone. Please be sure to read this carefully in order to avoid unnecessary questions. ;)

Do not mirror my files, as I will always make sure links are working. :fingers-crossed: Instead, please share the link to this thread.

Review of ZTE V987:

ZTE V987 (Dual SIM with 3G support)​

Tutorials and Frequently asked questions (FAQ):

For tutorials jump into post #2.

For frequently asked questions (FAQ) jump into post #3.​

Version history (including download links):

V1.0MOD (23-04-2013):

Based on official Android 4.1.2 ROM (ZTE China release: ZTE-CN-9B18D-P188F04V1.0.1 / Custom build: B01 ; Stock kernel 3.4.5)

Officially supported languages: English and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)

Custom changes:

User customize-able installation based on AROMA installer

Included script to automatically disable internal sdcard if extended userdata partition is detected

Integrated the latest version of Google apps

Rooted (no need to root phone with third party applications) with SuperSU application (v1.25)

Busybox (v1.20.2) installed (including init.d support)

Disabled aee debugger daemon

Updated APN list (apns-conf.xml)

Updated TZ data (timezone data)

Added "Reboot" and "Reboot to recovery" options to power menu

Replaced "Press to unlock" by "Slide to unlock" lockscreen

Included Android 4.2.2 Clock and Camera/Gallery apps

Added optional AdFree hosts to system hosts file (blocks ads in several applications or games, for example Angry Birds)

Added support for the following languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Finish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian

=> Download link

=> MD5 sum: 635a12b6cab992558a4911a51627a3d6

=> Patches: Titanium Backup hang-up fix

=> Mods: Phone dialer keys with Russian letters​

V2.0MOD (07-06-2013):

Based on official Android 4.2.1 ROM (ZTE China release: ZTE-CN-9B18D-P188F04V1.1.1 / Custom build: B01 ; Stock kernel 3.4.5)

Officially supported languages: English and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)

Custom changes:

User customize-able installation based on AROMA installer

Included script to automatically disable internal sdcard if extended userdata partition is detected

Integrated the latest version of Google apps

Rooted (no need to root phone with third party applications) with SuperSU application (v1.32)

Busybox (v1.20.2) installed (including init.d support)

Complete stock Android look in terms of app icons and wallpapers

Disabled "vibrate on call connect" feature

Added support for the following languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Finish, French, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian

=> Download link

=> MD5 sum: ee35a15bcecfef2b891e4fd3c4969d9d

=> Patches: Titanium Backup hang-up fix / Fixed insecure kernel​

V3.0MOD (03-08-2013):

Based on official Android 4.2.1 ROM (ZTE China release: ZTE-CN-9B18D-P188F04V1.1.1 / Custom build: B03 ; Stock kernel 3.4.5)

Officially supported languages: English and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)

Custom changes:

User customize-able installation based on AROMA installer

Included script to automatically disable internal sdcard if extended userdata partition is detected

Used B02 kernel to grant better sensitivity of soft-keys

Integrated the latest version of Google apps

Rooted (no need to root phone with third party applications) with SuperSU application (v1.51)

Busybox (v1.21.1) installed (including init.d support)

Complete stock Android look in terms of app icons and wallpapers

Replaced "Press to unlock" by "Slide to unlock" lockscreen

Integrated GravityBox (v1.85)

Patches Android's master key (bugs 8219321 and 9695860) vulnerabilities

Includes lots of system tweaks and fixes for common problems of MT6589 based devices

Added support for the following languages: Afrikaans, Armenian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Bengali, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Farsi, Finish, French, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Malay, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Swahili, Thai, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and Zulu

=> Download link

=> MD5 sum: 3ec19a80224563200e801cd67f8eac19

=> Patches: Fixed insecure kernel / Fix "Android is upgrading" message during boot

=> Add-on update: Most recent version of GravityBox​

V3.1MOD (02-11-2013):

Custom changes over the previous version:

Included all previously released standalone fixes

Fixed insecure kernel

Fix "Android is upgrading" message during boot

Fixed center position of unlock ring

Disabled JIT (fixes GPS speed and distance for sports tracking apps)

Integrated the latest version of Google apps

Includes some goodies from Android 4.4 such as brand new Google Experience launcher

Updated SuperSU application (v1.65)

Updated GravityBox (v2.67)

Included DualSIM Ringer (allows to set ringtone and notification sounds separately for each SIM)

=> Download link

=> MD5 sum: 3b34f5dee0578ce2fd6d147e153bd3f7

=> Add-on update: Most recent version of GravityBox​

V4.0B0MOD (18-12-2013):

Based on official Android 4.2.1 ROM (ZTE China release: ZTE-CN-9B18D-P188F04V1.1.3 / Custom build: B01 ; Stock kernel 3.4.5)

Custom changes:

Pre-release (incremental update) containing new kernel, new baseband modem, updated libraries and kernel modules

=> Download link

=> MD5 sum: 79ad6abe4d0833fbc786dded54b438a8

=> Add-on update: Most recent version of GravityBox​

GPL compliance:

Kernel 3.4.5 source code

Link to github repo

Credits:

iBotPeaches and brut.all for apktool

Koush for his wonderfull CWM recovery, as well to all contibutors

amarullz for his amazing AROMA installer

Chainfire for SuperSU

C3C076 for the release of GravityBox, the biggest contribution of all time for all MT6589 based devices owners

...and finally to all the devs whose apps, tweaks and scripts I have used on my custom ROMs

Please don't just leech the files and go away. You can easily say thanks just by pressing "Thanks" button.

Feel free to post your comments. I hope you all like it! ;)

XDA:DevDB Information

ZTE V987 (MT6589) custom ROMs (JB), a ROM for the Android General

Contributors

bgcngm

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2013-11-12

Last Updated 2014-05-03