yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
Interesting site htcui.com, haven't noticed it. The Spanish forum htcmania.com tells about installing Gapps as well. This should help you to sync contacts. Have you installed Gapps?

I was thinking to install just GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk from the Gapps package to get in sync with my Google account. No other Google apps, when possible.
[General Questions and Answers] Ssamf:
Well no I haven't installed Gapps. The Play store was in the ROM already... That might be the problem, that I merely just downloaded the apps from Play store..? But I'm going to try out the .apk you suggested...
[General Questions and Answers] ruvimbo:
Hi Guys,

I´ve also bought a Z5s, but there went something wrong during the installation for the cwm recovery. Now the phone is stuck on the logo and I have only access to the stock recovery. Tried factory wipe, but that didnt change anything.

Is there a way to get into fastboot?

Tried some button combinations, but didnt make it. :confused:

As it is now, I cant get access from my computer and therefore cant add files on the sd-card to move on.

Thanks,

ruvimbo
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
http://bbs.nubia.cn/forum-77-1.html might have a debricking topic, I guess. I'm not able to check it myself right now.

Sent from my ZTE Nubia Z5S
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
Just when somebody needs it, there is an attempt to translate CWM 6.0.4.5 menu on http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=519418&st=500#entry28854764, all credits go to the original poster:

All (?) confirmation screens (up to down):

Reject

Accept

+++ Return +++

--------------------------

Main screen (up to down):

Reboot system now

Install zip from sdcard

Wipe data / factory reset

Wipe cache partition

Backup and restore

Mounts and storage (?)

Advanced

--------------------------

Install update.zip screen (up to down):

Choose zip from sdcard

Select update from the last used folder (/sdcard/update.zip ?)

Choose zip from internal sdcard (?)

Toggle signature verification

+++ Return +++

--------------------------

Backup and Restore screen (up to down):

Backup to /storage/sdcard0

Restore from /storage/sdcard0

Delete backup file from /storage/sdcard0

Advanced restore from /storage/sdcard0

Free unused backup data

Choose the default backup format

+++ Return +++

There is another Recovery menu translation on http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-102331-1-1.html

The content is hidden, requiring a thanks post, pretty difficult to get it without Chinese knowledge.

You can find the translation below as text or attached as jpg file.

本帖隐藏的内容

--apply sdcard:update.zip 使用SD卡根目录的update.zip更新系统

--wipe data/factory reset 清空data分区并恢复出厂设置

--wipecache partition 清空cache分区

--install zip from sdcard 从SDcard选择文件更新系统

--apply sdcard:update.zip 使用SD卡根目录的update.zip 更新系统

--choose zip from sdcard 从SD卡选择zip格式升级包

--toggle signatureverification 切换签名验证

--toggle script asserts 切换升级脚本检查

--backup and restore 备份和恢复

--Backup 备份

--Restore 恢复

--Advanced Restore 高级恢复

--mounts andstorage 挂载和存储

--mount /system 挂载/system分区（系统分区）

--mount /data 挂载/data分区（数据分区）

--mount /cache 挂载/cache分区（缓存分区）

--mount /sd-ext 挂载/sd-ext分区（A2SD分区）

--format boot 格式化内核分区

--format system格式化系统分区

--format data 格式化数据分区

--format cache格式化缓存分区

--formatsdcard格式化存储卡

--format sd-ext格式化内存卡SD

--mount USB storage挂载SD卡为U盘模式

--advanced 高级

--Reboot Recovery 重启Recovery

--Wipe DalvikCache 清空Dalvik缓存

--Wipe Battery Stats 清空电池状态

--Report Error 报告错误

--KeyTest 键位测试

--Partition SD Card 对SD卡分区

--Fix Permissions 修复权限

--power off 关机

--touch calibration 触屏校准

Later edit: there is a MIUI English recovery based on CWM 6.0.3.7, it might work with any custom Nubia Z5S ROM, but not with stock ROMs.

Original post: http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8783327-1-1.html

Direct download: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1kT7HJrp
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8711460-1-1.html shows the Z5S unbricking tutorial

If you can't access anzhi.com, please read http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2522601.

There are 2 hidden links on this tutorial:

http://attachments.goapk.com/driver.zip?src=/forum/201401/12/1242132dduguu5s7siii5i.zip - it downloads driver.zip, a .rar file actually

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1c0b1tVq - password gt8v for the downloaded file, I haven't been able to download it, but I think this is the regular Z5S recovery.

Read carefully the tutorial and apply exactly the required steps.
[General Questions and Answers] giuri97:
thanks very much guy

I ordered the phone today. I hope dhl won't disappoint me

Francesco from Italy
[General Questions and Answers] ruvimbo:
Hi Guys,

thanks for all the help.

I have exams till Friday, if you want an excuse for my late reaction. :s

Unfortunatly I dont get an activation email to register for the nubia forum, but maybe I'll just have to wait a bit longer than a couple of minutes.

[MENTION=1449276]mirec[/MENTION]at: I'm afraid your link doesnt work, at least for me, altough I ran those two ominous .bat files. ;)

After being done with those exams I'll try more and let you know.

You guys are awesome! :highfive:

ruvimbo
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
No idea why the bat files don't work, I haven't used them actually.

The most direct access to bbs.anzhi.com would be to simply use in browser one of the 2 IP addresses:

210.245.210.204

210.245.210.222

If you need to read the forum content more frequently, locate the hosts file in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder. Open hosts file with notepad and add the following 2 rows at the end, when they are missing:

210.245.210.204 bbs.anzhi.com

210.245.210.222 bbs.anzhi.com

Save the edited hosts file and you are good to go.

No reboot was needed for my computer.

Some words about bbs.anzhi.com - this looks to be the most active Chinese source for ZTE Nubia Z5S customization, the most ROMs and tools get published over there, IMHO. The forum is associated to one of the oldest and largest Chinese app stores AnZhi.com (formerly GoAPK.com). Google translates AnZhi as ING.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
ZTE Nubia Z5S unbricking tutorial

I'm assuming is pretty difficult for the average user to read and use the Nubia Z5S unbricking tutorial from.http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8711460-1-1.html

Later edit: there is a more detailed unbricking tutorial at http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-122309-1-1.html.

Therefore the below tutorial translated from the Anzhi forum. Please use it at your risk, I don't know Chinese and I haven't been able to test it myself.

Please add feedback to correct wrong instructions, when any.

Needed software:

driver.zip - direct download link, dunno if anybody can use it: http://bbs.anzhi.com/forum.php?mod=...zMGQ5NXwxMzkzMTQ5NzY5fDEzMDMyNTI4fDg3MTE0NjA=

z5s_Recovery.rar - direct download link: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1c0b1tVq Download password: gt8v

Driver.zip might be the ADB driver for Nubia Z5S, while z5s_Recovery.rar contains 2 recovery images:

- recovery_en.img for stock English recovery

- recovery_cn.img for the Chinese CWM recovery

Unbricking steps:

- unpack driver.zip, right click on autoexec.inf to install the driver on your PC

- make sure Nubia Z5S is turned-off and connect it to PC through USB

- unpack z5s_Recovery.rar on your PC and run recovery.bat

- recovery displays like in the attached image:

choice=1 Nubia Recovery - installs recovery_en.img

choice=2 Reboot Recovery

choice=3 CWM Recovery - installs recovery_cn.img

- choose 1, when you want the stock English recovery or 3 for the CWM recovery

- reboot into recovery mode and then select "mount USB storage" to mount the built-in storage, then copy the stock or preferred ROM into the mounted storage root

- flash the ROM from recovery
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
I have tried to install play store without root

1. install google framework

2. install google service

3. install google play store

It works..

All other google serives can also work properly..

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Must be install apk in this sequence..

1. Google service framework

2. Google play service

3. Google play store
[General Questions and Answers] iPap:
Wher can we find

1. Google service framework

2. Google play service

3. Google play store

in order to download???
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
I've also vroot my z5s and disable services with Chinese descriptions. Now the phone is bricked, stuck on nubia boot logo.

The problem is that no usb access as slave device also on android recovery mode. I've try usb otg connection but I didn't find a way to mount or cd on external usb flash disk. The funny think is that I try usb keyboard, with otg cable, and the phone rebooted when I pressed Alt Ctrl Del on Android recovery screen...

When battery is flat it appears on usb devices but as HID device.

Αny recovery idea will be valuable!

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
[MENTION=5743603]gusbgr[/MENTION] - try to use the unbricking tutorial from above.

Install CWM recovery giving you the USB mount option, then copy a stock or custom ROM to the phone memory and flash it.

Or maybe you could try to boot into stock recovery and run factory reset.
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
mirceat, thanks for your reply.

Connecting the phone on pc, a battery with an red exclamation mark appears on phone screen. Probably tries to charge but usb low current supply.

But phone it is not reachable and not visible on device manager (win XP), nor as unknown device.

The unbricking tool is stack after the "press any key to continue". Running the adb tools in a command prompt, returns :error: device not found.
[General Questions and Answers] ruvimbo:
I have the same issues as gusbgr.

Though I had some kind of reaction on another pc after plugging in the smartphone, the recovery switches (after pressing 3 or 1) instantly to the "press any key to continue" screen. Have to get on that computer again, maybe it needs more than one attempt.
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
Nubia Official Download link for ROM update

But in Chinese

xxx.nubia.cn/article/57.html#con

(Pls use www replace xxx)

The download is also here..

pan.baidu.com/s/1i32wnzf

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How to update:

1. download the update.zip from above link

2. Connect PC via USB

3. Copy update.zip into sdcard (root directory)

4. Disconnect PC

5. goto Security to make sure "Screen Lock" is Long Press (Don't why??) anyway follow..

6. goto About Phone

7. Select System updates

8. Select update by disk (not FOTA updates)

9. Press start update

Then your phone will atuo restart..wait be patients.. dark screen after shutdown.. after a while..

Nubia logo appears

After that , it will flash new ROM.. "Don't touch the screen at the time it is working to flash new ROM..

Done! Restart automatially again...

---------- Post added at 10:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:49 AM ----------

This may help somebody..

How to goto Nubia Z5S official recovery mode

1. Turn off your phone

2. Press up Volume Key and Power Key together

3. Until Nubia logo appear..

4. most important step ....release only power key still keep press up Volume Key

it will the go to recovery mode

Hope it can help ...
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
I have searched a Chinese web.... Pls use your browser translator to read.

Nubia is not using fastboot

They use bootloader.

That may be the reason you cannot root or install CWM in fastboot..

replace xxx to www

xxx.cnanzhi.com/artdetail/universal_570_17#
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
may eaviedy

How to recover your bricked Z5s

Warning I've not tried but it is from Nubia forum which is in Chinese

bbs.nubia.cn/thread-122309-1-1.html

Anyway, your phone is bricked already...you may try

Here is the short translation..

1. Download Z5s driver (it is autorun.exe; you may run it in VMware or ready-to-dispose machine if you have doubt..)

yun.baidu.com/xcloud/nubia/pan/share/link?shareid=2914707484&uk=1362752619

install Driver if you have not yet installed before

2. Download Nubia recovery tools

pan.baidu.com/s/1nt4VW5F

3. Connect your phone to PC via USB

4. Unzip the recovery tools and run recovery.bat

translation of the recovery bat

1. flash official recovery

2.restart phone to recovery mode

3. flash third party recovery

remark : in the unzip file, in folder tools (there is english recovery (recovery-en.img & en.sh ) and chinese (recovery-cn.img & cn.sh). You may delete the chinese one in order not to write the chinese recovery to your phone

5. After flash the recovery, goto reccovery mode and select mounting mode : USB

6. Then put Official ROM (update.zip) into phone

7. goto recovery again and wipe data/factory reset

8. select update ROM from storage/sdcard0

wait...after complete...you phone will restart ..
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
Nubia Official Download link for ROM update

But in Chinese

xxx.nubia.cn/article/57.html#con

(Pls use www replace xxx)

The download is also here..

pan.baidu.com/s/1i32wnzf
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
A fresh new unbricking tutorial, when USB debugging is disabled and stock recovery is still in place:

http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-125049-1-1.html

yeungramo, could you translate this too? :)
[General Questions and Answers] The-Rock:
Hello,

I have 2 weeks also the owner of this great phone, but tonight I became quite unpleasant thing and I'm screwed .. I have looked everywhere, but in vain ..

Despite Vroot I did root - no problem, then I withdrew from HTCMania recovery.exe on xda found what they mean Chinese characters in recovery .. recovery after installing the phone rebooted into recovery .. I put a wipe 3rd and 4th box, then instal MIUI rom and gapps .. and then reboot the phone will not turn on Payment and - does not help anything (volume + power button or volume - with anything, even with the camera, just nothing) .. please do not have any advice on how to revive this machine? (It's my first android, but 7dmý, every time I did root ai recovery, but I probably due to the Chinese characters did something stupid and your phone is dead, that he did not find pc) ..

Thank you so much for any help, advice ..soory for my english!
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
Hi yeungramo,

In the recovery tools zip exists a small file without extension, that I open it with and translate it on google the following instructions :

"Big stars rec

Press the volume + and volume - into a rainbow pattern

Restart immediately switch between systems and advanced features

Repeat several times to enter Rainbow mode"

Is this describe a different service mode ? Did you know something about this "Rainbow mode"?

I've make some tries, but still face the red explanation mark on my z5s screen...
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
I searched in web ..

Have some more input to you

"Big Star rec"--> Big Star Recovery --> which is developed from CMW recovery

The Big Star Recovery should be the chinese version in the zip file.

How to go to the rainbow mode (not sure what functions could be provided--> only mentioned more advance features )

Use your figure to move on the screen up 5 times or down five times. (both will work)
[General Questions and Answers] yeungramo:
Translate ...

Those bricked phone with following symptom will work.

1.USB debugging not 'ON" (off), powered off after wipe data and cache

2.Official Recovery (may be apply to other Recovery) with no USB mode; no update.zip in your phone

Remark :

the word document is the manual to teach you how to do

the z5sQPST...zip contains two files (MPRG8974.hex & 8974_msimage.mbn)

the other three ...rar are the software package to restore your phone

I have translated the word manual to English as attached.

Sorry to split four files due to forum restriction..
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
mirceat did you manage to download the files?

I've register to nubia but try to download two files in parallel and now I'm blocked.. :(

I'm curious to try although not yet been able to "see" the phone as USB device

I'm also trying the Rainbow mode if to find other way.. (thanks to yeungramo also)
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
The original files from http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-125049-1-1.html have been attached to this post.

Some file names have been translated by google to avoid weird characters.

Please see the translation yeungramo has provided above.
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
I've just download the files from your links and I'll try it.

Many Thanks mirceat!
[General Questions and Answers] HitNrun_:
i bought that phone from aliexpress and it has i think a clone rom with multi language which the original doesnt have and the gsm signal of the phone is **** comparing to other chinese phones, so i think it might help to get the original rom. the infrared is not working, i get an error... now i downloaded the 1.30 original rom from needrom but when i try to install the zip i get an error and the phone doesnt start, it stays at loading screen, so i restore the backup i made. does anyone installed succesfully the 1.30? and if so where did you get it? could you link it so i download it?

P.S. the translation was very very helpfull for the chinese recovery, thank you very much
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
I didn't manage to recover it.I think my issue is that the file system isn't corrupted, so it is starting the boot, without usb enable and finally stops because of some important services disabled.

I'll keep looking
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
There is a new flash script/unbricking package at http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8829885-1-1.html

It uses the fastboot mode, considering the ZTE USB vendor ID is 19D2.

Commands ran in the batch file:

tools\adb wait-for-device

tools\adb kill-server

tools\adb start-server

tools\adb reboot bootloader

tools\fastboot -i 0x19D2 flash recovery recovery\recovery.img

tools\fastboot -i 0x19D2 reboot

Download link is http://pan.baidu.com/s/1is0Zc or get the archive attached to this post.

Unpack and store your recovery image into the recovery folder before running the run.bat file.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
QHSUSB_BULK mode

Maybe it's worth to mention how to put Nubia Z5S into qhsusb_bulk mode, might help in some nasty situations.

With the phone powered down, simultaneously hold down both volume+ and volume- and then connect the phone to the USB cable already plugged-in to PC.

More windows will show up requesting to format some new drives, release the volume button and cancel or close the windows.

The phone will be recognized as QHSUSB_BULK and "Computer" will show something like in attached screenshot.

This way you can get access to the sdcard partition, even with USB debugging disabled on your phone. Corresponding USB driver is needed on PC to make this work, though.
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
Later edit: apparently syhost recovery mentioned below has some flaws, therefore this thread http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8834883-1-1.html. It looks dangerous to use his instructions without a proper English translation.

syhost has published an English recovery for Nubia Z5S based on CWM_6.0.4.7, touch version, original post here http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8831509-1-1.html

Download links mentioned on his post:

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1bnH2tY3 Password: a22m

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1eQgO1YM Password: x8a7

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1is0Zc

All downloaded files have been attached in a split archive as well, because there are complaints Baidu is slow:

syhost_Z5S_CWM_6.0.4.7.zip - this is a flashable zip, holding the recovery image

recovery.img - this is just the recovery image you can flash via fastboot, including via the below script

z5s wire flash tool.zip - fastboot script, has been mentioned as unbricking package on an above post

There are important notes regarding this recovery, unfortunately Google translate is not very accurate. Maybe yeungramo will help us with a proper translation in order to avoid accidents.
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
The fastboot drivers are different than the zte's drivers?
[General Questions and Answers] loechie:
Rooting

I have my Z5s now for a couple of weeks. It works perfect... i was able to install Google play store without rooting and al other functions work good. Except for the GPS. It looses signal frequently... I want to use GPSFix but the phone has to be rooted for that... If i root it with Vroot, will i loose my settings ? Do i have to install a custom recovery first or after rooting ? Do i even need to install a custom recovery ? I only want to get GPSfix working... Tanx for the help :cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
1. Not sure if GPSFix will fix signal dropping. There are some talks on Chinese forums about workarounds, tweaks on the gps.conf file, dunno if they are working. Wait for a better ROM, it's safer.

2. This thread http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-122073-1-4.html shows a modified gps.conf file for stock ROM V1.30. You can find it attached to this post as well.

3. You can simply root your phone, without installing a custom recovery. Then you could flash a recovery or not. Any OTA update will unroot your phone and will reinstall stock recovery in the best case (could be worse), better avoid OTA when taking the root way.

4. If you really want to root your phone, get VRoot English version from www.mgyun.com/en/GetVRoot
[General Questions and Answers] loechie:
Thanks for your fast reply :good: In the past i already rooted another phone and then got the GPS working just fine after running GPSFIX. If the phone is rooted and then i do an OTA update, i can just root my phone again ?? Why avoid OTA when the phone is rooted ?
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
basically you can reroot your phone after OTA, but this is already a less tested scenario, therefore higher risks.

do you think the developers have comprehensively tested this use case: root/OTA update/unroot/reroot?

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Good question, I was wondering the same. I'm learning on the go as long the XDA seniors aren't interested on our phone.

According to http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html, there are:

- Google USB Driver (including ADB and Fastboot drivers) required for Windows only in order to perform adb debugging. The android_winusb.inf file from the ADB & Fastboot driver should contain the device ID you want to get recognized.

- OEM USB Drivers required for mass storage operations

My answer would be yes, they are different.

You can find a Nubia ADB driver here http://yun.baidu.com/xcloud/nubia/pan/share/link?shareid=2914707484&uk=1362752619, according to this thread http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-122309-1-1.html
[General Questions and Answers] gusbgr:
I think the missing z5s entry in android_winusb.inf file is the reason where on the only state that phone is USB reachable, is like HID device....

The good think is that Nubia accept to recover it, covered by the warranty, so I've just send it back. Ok I failed this time to discover z5s secrets, but at least I hope that soon I'll start again.. :cyclops:

Again many thanks for your and yeungramo help!!
[General Questions and Answers] ManicStreetPreacher:
Hi guys! Just wanted to let you know that there is an English, CWM 6.0.4.7 recovery for our toy.

I post a Dropbox link, see how it goes

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ejn2jqjiqp16jz2/9zbJOiczoy

---------- Post added at 02:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:25 PM ----------

http://bbs.nubia.cn/thread-130797-1-3.html - original link, if anyone interested
[General Questions and Answers] mirceat:
This is the same English recovery syhost originally has published on anzhi forum.

I've mentioned on this previous post it's risky to flash it without clearly understanding syhost instructions.

There is already a MIUI English recovery based on CWM 6.0.3.7, we can rely on it for 4.2 ROMs. Original post here http://bbs.anzhi.com/thread-8783327-1-1.html.