[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] beatstronger:
Translation from italian forum

First of all compliments to ZTE that had released 1.20/1.28/1.42. In shame of who said that will not give us support.

This is a native english/chinese rom so it is given unrooted and without google apps. These apps would be added by yourself with the right gapps package for kitkat.

In the case you need root access, you can rely on the good Towelroot.

Tranlslation of the rom in italian (or any other language you need) can be done installing Morelocale2.

I've tryed to install the rom with CWM /TWRP but in any case the procedure does not work (someone with TRWP tell me that worked).

Whereas with Nubia stock recovery works everything. In my case I've flashed the update with this recovery and then I flashed gapps with custom recovery (after having restored it).

Truly for who has 1.20 or 1.28 the update is notified by searching for it in menu "system update" but it is very slow to download and in most cases it does not work.

FIRST OF ALL I SUGGEST to wipe cache/data/dalvik BEFORE flashing the rom, then install gapps using CWM.

This is the procedure:

1) Install ZTE drivers and be sure that the phone is detected in all cases (activate USB Debugging in developer mode options)

2) Copy all files in /Phone storage (Update.zip, towelroot, supersu, gapps and all extras that you find after in the description

3) Optional, do a backup of the phone. (If the device is new is not necessary)

4) Install update.zip from nubia stock recovery (you have to power on the phone by pressing power+vol_up) after wiping data/cache/dalvik.

If you don't do it could appear some errors caused by gapps package previously installed

5) By rebooting your phone we could find that it is a stock nubia with only english and chinese, without gapps, root and supersu. If you need root

use towelroot and then install supersu. Install any other software that you need.

6) Install gapps package that you prefer (I suggest MICRO) in the way you like best: either with CWM (stock rom gets some error installing gapps)

or by using the guide in the bottom of the page AFTER having rooted the device

7) Install MoreLocale2 from playstore to translate the interface in your language (you need root)

8) OPTIONAL: Do a nandroid backup with CWM (with custom recovery TWRP actually does not work)

9) In case you have some problems:

go to apple website :p

Z7 mini version 1.42

Published:	2014-8-22

Description:	MD5: 5C68ABE5B05DBC07FEAFDB717B492C42 Password: 1b7d

Changelog:

1. increased tone display function, you can set the natural color, cool colors, users can set their own preferences

2. resolve modem crashes, wifi crash, enhance machine stability

3. optimized dual card SMS, MMS, contacts features

4. optimized dual-card signal

5. optimization TD headset voice sound

6. optimized camera to take pictures blurred pictures yellowish

7. optimized camera experience

8. optimized video player

9. optimization gallery, picture editing functions

10. WIFI function optimization

11. optimization Niu Dun

12. UI optimized visual effects

13. optimized theme, alarm clock function

14. optimized touch not working to reduce the probability of such issues will be missing when the letter quickly enter

15. optimization higher memory footprint, increase available memory on

the button at the bottom of the layout

16. repair when only two long press the return key into question the freedom Screenshot

17. repair clock widget time does not move the problem

18. repair tips can not access the mobile network when dial telephone

19. repair developer mode lower edge of the screen failure

20. deleted after repair online themes, the problem can not be updated question

21. repair auto mode when the AF switch to the front, the problem can not be photographed

22. update QQ and other third-party software

to optimize overall power consumption

23. firmware optimization content includes but is not limited to the above listed items

Download links:

-Factory Rom 1.42-

Mirror Mediafire(rename file in update.zip):

-cwm recovery-

-Stock recovery-

-Towelroot-

-SuperSU-

-gapps-

It exists many versions of gapps package.

If you want a google experience like interface you can download fist package, the less of google apps you download the device results

more like nubia interface experience.

From now the gapps more upgraded are from PA guys and I submit the links from theirs packages.

In the order we have the most larger to the leghter and there is the description of what they change/install

1. GOOGLE STOCK PACKAGE

This package is recommended for most users of current generation devices (legacy device owners may want to use Mini or Micro Modular GAPPs due to the size of this package). It includes all the Google Apps that come standard on Nexus devices.

In this package you will find the Core Base, Google Gallery, Sun Beam Live Wallpaper, and the following Play Store applications:

"Chrome Browser (replaces stock/AOSP Browser), Cloud Print, Gmail, Google+, Google Calendar (replaces stock/AOSP Calendar), Google Camera (replaces stock/AOSP Camera), Google Drive, Google Earth, Google Keep, Google Now Launcher (replaces stock/AOSP Launcher ), Google Text-to-Speech (replaces stock/AOSP Pico TTS), Google Keyboard (replaces stock/AOSP Keyboard), Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Play Newsstand, Google Play Music, Google Play Movies, Google Play services, Google Search, Google Wallet, Hangouts (replaces stock/AOSP SMS App), Maps, Quickoffice, Sound Search for Google Play, Street View on Google Maps, TalkBack and YouTube."

2. FULL MODULAR PACKAGE

This package is similar to the Google Stock Package above except that it does NOT include Google Camera, Google Keyboard, Google Gallery, and will NOT remove your stock/AOSP Launcher, Keyboard, Browser, SMS App, or Pico TTS. In addition, it also includes Google Bookmarks Sync. If you don’t have a Nexus device and/or prefer to use the stock/AOSP apps, this package would be perfect for you.

3. MINI MODULAR PACKAGE

This package is designed for those who use limited Google apps or prefer to install apps on their own.

4. MICRO MODULAR PACKAGE

This package is designed for users of legacy devices with small system partitions or those who prefer a minimalistic approach.

I have installed MICRO package and then I have added the rest of application from playstore.

If you want you can use the other package but I DID NOT TEST IT.

-Flash Player-

If you want you can install it and then you can activate it in a browser that supports it like Dolphin

-Xperia Album Gallery-

Gallery Xperia, is better than the nubia.

-ES File Explorer-

If you can't find rootexplorer required for manual pushing of gapps

If you want to modify permissions in spite to copy files in system dir you have to root the device and then, in the options of ESFE activate "Root Explorer" from TOOLS menu

This is the mini-tutorial from Neumann66 for push gapps manually without change recovery and use its extra functionality:

NB: It seems that with this procedure it does not work synchronization of google contacts. We are working to patch the problem

1. After install of new stock ROM (the one in chinese/english) download and install either towelroot and supersu

2. Install rootmanager (you find apk in web)

3. Extract the apk files from gapps package you have already downloaded and copy the apk to the root directory of the device:

-PrebuiltGmsCore.apk

-Phonesky.apk

-GoogleServicesFramework.apk

-GoogleLoginService.apk

4. Open rootmanager(or es file explorer), copy apk files extracted in directory: / system / priv-app

6. For each of these files you must give all permissions (set flags in all fields)(Check permissions with es file explorer).

7. Reboot

The end?

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I beg your perdon if my english is not perfect... If you have some problems you can try to do the question to me.

I've installed successfully the gapps using CWM, so I don't know how to do the manual installation.

I cannot post the links because i'm a new user (I've never write here, but I've read a lot)

If someone wants to correct my bad english and insert links, I will be pleased.

The translation is not litteral in every point.