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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] drmacrofish:
Ok, that makes more sense. That is kinda what I remember now. Had forgotten all that and didn't pay too much attention cause I had the T mobile version. That was with that Root De La Vega or whatever.

Yeah, I am pretty sure I am gonna go with AT&T version at least at first. I can do it through Best Buy that way and get the 200$ instant credit with turning in a phone. Then on top of that hopefully sell my Note 3 and come out pretty good. At least that is the current idea. Will see for sure. At least now I know I don't want the iPhone 6+ after seeing the Note 4 in person.

As to reception issues, yeah, I don't think my Note 3 T mobile version ever got quit as good a signal or data speeds as the ATT note 3 does on AT&T network, which makes sense really. You don't have the ATT modem installed.

I initially had the Note 3 ATT phone too, and then the t mobile one which I got off ebay. I had both at the same time and did do some initial testing. The db signal was close, but not quite as good as the ATT version one was. That I do recall for sure. Not that the t mobile one was horrible, but just not as good. I am not sure about the data speeds however. I guess if you really want to be sure the phone is working the best it can, then better to use the one designed for the network you will use it on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] spinedoc:
The way I figure it is the Tmobile version is almost always cheaper on swappa/ebay. So if I really get sick of the locked bootloader, and also read reports on XDA that there are no reception issues I can always sell my ATT Note 4 and pick up a Tmobile one. Samsung phones seem to drop a bit in value at that 2-3 month mark, that plus the $200 rebate will mean I will prob make money off such a trade. That's the worst case scenario, realistically I'll probably just adjust to no root and keep the ATT one.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLegend88:
Hy! I am searching for a at&t stock debloated android 4.4.2!Can anyone help me please?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itspull:
hello forum

complete noob and long time follower of your news

i'm interested in flashing the jwr66v build over existing jdq39 build for the galaxy nexus verizon toro i use

if possible a walkthrough would be greatly appreciated, just looking for a new stock experience

thank you for reading, eagerly awaiting to learn otherwise
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] phonepad:
Hi there,

on my Trion PPC with WM5 I have tried to work out a way to mark an SMS as read, without opening the messaging app by the push of one hard key. So far I couldnt get it to work. Has anyone come across a way do it ?

Reason is, that on WM5 the message self displays for a while upon reciept, so no need to futher open the Messaging.

Greetings

Paddy
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] oldsap:
nice idea. i am also planning on adding this option for the application im creating.

any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] hanmin:
upon receiving a notification, right soft button, and select 'save as read..'. Doesn't open the messaging apps, but not a 1 button solution.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] phonepad:
The soft button way is obvious, but thats several clicks. Does anyone know how to assign a command under a short menu to a button ?

A One touch solution is what we need, its so anoying having to do so many steps each time you get the new sms pop up.

Greetings

Paddy
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sashje:
I would do it like noted above.. Add a button to the menu's of the notification .. and let it invoke a dll or application which uses MAPI functions to mark the sms as read.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
ATTENTION: Discussion about this device has moved.

Please direct further discussion to this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/general/general/zte-zmax-z970-guide-faq-discussion-t3053066

ORIGINAL POST:

I just came across this phone on T-Mobile's website, released earlier this week.

5.7" 720x1280 (258ppi) TFT screen

Quad core Snapdragon 400 1.2GHz, Adreno 305

2GB RAM

16GB built-in storage, microSD card up to 32GB

8MP camera, 1080p video

Android 4.4.2

LTE on band 4 and T-Mo's upcoming band 12 (and a couple other bands used by other companies in North America)

All for $252 off-contract (or $10.50/mo over 2 years).

I gotta say, I'm intrigued by this new phone. There's some obvious drawbacks/shortcuts; it's big for the screen size, the camera isn't fantastic, the screen is a bit dim/bland (according to a cnet review), no NFC, etc. But it's got a frugal, adequate processor with a big battery, runs a lightly skinned, nearly stock Android, has LTE (and T-Mo's LTE speeds here are amazing) and best of all, 2GB RAM, so it shouldn't lag or stutter.

I'm somewhat interested in this phone for myself, but I'll probably just wait to get a Nexus Shamu. But a friend (who's broke) of mine wants a bigass phone to watch Netflix on and play some games and emulators. Obviously the lowish pixel density is a drawback, but for what he'd use it for, it's perfectly fine.

For $252, this seems like an amazing bargain. Where else are you going to find a phablet with LTE at this price? But I'm not very familiar with ZTE. Build quality, longevity, software stability, updates, etc, are all in question for me.

Has anyone picked one up yet, or checked one out at a T-Mobile store? What have been your impressions on other ZTE devices?
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
I am receiving mine in the mail tomorrow. My main concern is how to root the darn thing. Ive heard that all ZTE phones ship with an unlocked bootloader, and i've hear they ship locked. Theres almost nothing development wise for this phone and i obviously understand it just came out, but it seems ZTE is not a developer friendly company. Can't even find anything developer related on ANY of their sites. I wonder if any of those 1 click root apks or scripts can root the damn thing. Only problem is, if it bricks, how do you fix?
[General Questions and Answers] JFigure:
Im curious is framaroot will work.

edit: nope.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
So, you have this phone? What do you think of it?
[General Questions and Answers] JFigure:
for $250, you can't beat it.

It's about as fast as my nexus 5. Battery is *easy* 2 days. Build plastics are better than samsungs.

Zero bloat. 2 or 3 useful added apps, pretty much stock AOSP.

Screen is only 720p, but that's fine for most stuff.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Sorry to pester you with questions, but how about an Antutu test? The only review I've found is on CNET and they only did a Quadrant test.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
I can do it by end of day tomorrow if nobody gets back to you sooner with results. Can you post a link to that review?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
http://www.cnet.com/products/zte-zmax/

They give it 3/5 stars. CNET doesn't really weigh their review scores though, at least with the actual rating - you have to read the article to see if they say anything about good value for the money. On another site, for example, phonearena, they'd probably give it a higher score because they take into account the cost and the intended market (they give the Moto E and G 2013 a 9/10, higher than the Moto X's, because despite being lesser phones, they present better value).

So far, this is the only actual review (apart from "hands-on") from a proper website that I've found. There's a bunch of customer reviews already on T-Mobile's website, and it seems to be liked by all that have purchased it.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Has anyone managed to root this beast> I have had mine for a few days and I have tried several methods unsuccessfully. I am not anywhere near as good as some of the people on developing for android on XDA but I can follow directions when they are presented clearly. The one click route doesn't seem to work with this phone and the universal guide doesn't work either. ANyone have advice?
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
AnTuTu Benchmark V5.1 Results are in the pictures attached to this post. It did not score as well as i hoped, but for the price I paid i am still impressed.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
I have also tried several different root methods such as FramaRoot and TowelRoot. Neither has worked. I doubt anything is going to work but ill try a few more things and see where I get.
[General Questions and Answers] abelcustoms:
OK phone

Its an OK phone by far fat, fast and heavy. Charge cord that comes out of the box is way to short easy fix. Picky with cords if male cable is to long the tip won't sit in and come off.

When in bed due to connection location is hard to use, bottom left corner iterating spot.

Phone gets heavy after a while. Crashes here and there unexplained reasons.

However, its insanely fast. Never lagged apps just crash but phone keeps running.

Has 16 gb internal and 32 GB SD = actual memory shown. 40 GB total 11 internal and 29 SD (memory is not always actual). No battery change slot but this thing lasts all day through torture of games, watching movies and surf the web. Due to big size it does need more care. Since its so new its hard to find online cases or screen protectors for it. Had to go to the mall to get a customs made screen protector. Sound is good but not the best quality speaker around. Good phone just don't drop it or sit on it looks durable but since plastic feels like I can break it with my own hands in half. Definitely don't try the iPhone 6 bend test on this.

We need to find a adb root exploit since no apks out there yet that are compatible with this phone, unless geohot updates his good luck.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Yeah I tried geohot's towelroot. If he doesn't update it, the only luck we will have with that root tool is to edit the modstrings ourselves. Not going to lie, thats a little over my head/pay grade.

https://towelroot.com/modstrings.html
[General Questions and Answers] kevyreil:
Rooted!

Hi all, I like burritos

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1410223

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OK, it *appears* that I have root but I'm not sure I actually do. It installed ChainsDD superuser and ask if I wanted to flash recovery (don't do that for sure...) But titanium and chainfire super su both say no root. Sorry! :o
[General Questions and Answers] MasterBrick:
Try looking up philz unified recovery. It has loki tool kit included if boot loader not unlocked. I believe he had for almost all devices already. With that you should be able to do more customization. I believe safestrap recovery another Option. If his bootloader is unlocked then he should be able to user any custom recovery he wants. Root exploit by hiikezoe,open1your1eyes0 ,DooMlorD,PWM978.. is a great Orion to gain root access for most devices.

SCH-I545 Galaxy S4 VRUAME7, XdA mobile app...
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Im having a problem actually obtaining root. It tells me im rooted and superuser has been installed but i have no real root access and all my root checker app is telling me im not rooted. Can you verify your root status and also just give a brief run down of how you obtained it.

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Some root exploit utilities are calling this the ZTE (Draconis). Google search yields nothing for that.

I have tried so many rooting methods and exhausted Google. I don't know where to go from here.
[General Questions and Answers] hoodred:
Its false Positive

ZTE Zmax runs Kitkat 4.4.2 you need su runs as daemon

burritos is for kindle fire ginger
[General Questions and Answers] kevyreil:
Not rooted

Sorry all. As hoodred mentions it was a false positive. It did appear that things were working (and I got excited). You will definitely *not* get root with burrito3.

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For future thread readers do *not* bother trying this it does *not* work.
[General Questions and Answers] itsdmun:
How do we get a Forum set up for the ZTE ZMAX? :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Make your voice heard in the new device forum requests thread. With enough need, the admins will get it done.
[General Questions and Answers] KCoATX:
I've had a lot of phones this is honestly the best purchase I've made. Wallet friendly and pretty stock android. This phone has a sh*t load of potential. I've had it a week now and its run smooth. Even when I was tricked into buying the garmon phone back in the day we got root. Everyone chill if no one returns this thing and jumps ship we will get it
[General Questions and Answers] rumitg2:
Sd card bug

Is anyone having a bug where trying to create a new folder on the SDcard of the phone from windows 8.1 causes the entire explorer to freeze up?
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
I might be able to try it this weekend. I know that's far off, I just got a busy schedule.

I think root will come soon enough. I never realized how much I relied on root access...until now....
[General Questions and Answers] mezkal24:
I have seen this before on multiple devices and not just Windows 8. You just need to be patient and wait for it to respond again.
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
Someone just leaked they saw the phone on MetroPCS will be offered at $199. So there are about to be A LOT more people jumping on the bandwagon with this phone, and metro community has quite a few respectable devs. Hopefully we get root fast.
[General Questions and Answers] rumitg2:
I figured, I end up just unplugging and plugging it back in and renaming it later
[General Questions and Answers] Cheezenub:
I have been using this phone for about three weeks. I come from a Note 2. This phone is awesome. I find not having root not top big a deal for me. This was very close to stock android. My big concern is updates. Afraid they may be nonexistent for this device.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
FWIW, there was an OTA update a week after it came out on the market so there is hope for some support.
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
Beyond Stock..

I think what we are talking about here is at least a bump to 4.4.4.. :cool:

I fear Android L / 5.0 being applied by ZTE as an OTA is out of the question on this mid-level device.

Remember, this device's target is average folks looking for a gigantic screen at an affordable price.. thus, T-Mobile & Metro PCS are were ZTE hopes to hit a home run of sorts..

Maybe one day our little community will see at least root-access.. even if ROM development never takes off for the T-Mobile variant. :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] Cheezenub:
Yeah. It was a simple update from T-Mobile to enable their just announced ability to text while on airlines.
[General Questions and Answers] mezkal24:
Static in calls

Is anyone else experiencing static/echoing with this phone? I notice it mainly when calling other cell phones. Sometimes people cant hear me. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] KCoATX:
My call quality has been great.
[General Questions and Answers] alexriio:
Yes . When i talk to people they hear a echo but not me . I think the problem is wifi calling. When i talk without wifi calling people say they dont hear the echo. But im not sure if that is the problem . Do you use wifi calling?
[General Questions and Answers] mezkal24:
Yes, I do use wifi calling, but I hear it even when I am out and about. It kinda sounds like a light rattle. Other than that, this is an amazing phone. Best bang for your buck!
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-15634
[General Questions and Answers] michael_ta315:
have any of you guys purchased the nexus 6? I currently have the nexus 5 and this zte. i don't know if it's a good idea to replace both with nexus 6. Just afraid it's too big.. what you guys think?
[General Questions and Answers] recepo1:
Nexus 6 not out yet but im getting one
[General Questions and Answers] badd99:
The nexus 6 has a bigger screen but the overall phone is a hair smaller. Go to phonearena and go to their phone comparison page. After you calibrated your screen to size you can see the two next two each other accuralty to size.
[General Questions and Answers] michael_ta315:
I know that's why i'm asking. Currently i'm not using ZTE as a daily due to its size. I know nexus 6 is almost identical in size. Just wondering if any of you guys using the ZTE as a daily. Are you guys having any troubles fitting it in places? lol
[General Questions and Answers] Everymanalion:
ZTE ZMax Button Light too dim?

The touch buttons on the bottom of the phone for Menu/Options/Back etc are extremely dim, I cant tell if I just got a bad phone or if this is supposed to be like this, any other ZTE ZMax owners help with your opinion please?
[General Questions and Answers] smilesintears77:
let's just forget about rooting this phone. problem solved.
[General Questions and Answers] TecheTag:
Sooooo how much for the info on root for zmax....I know how it is with working and kids and trying to do a hobby at the same time... I work and run a business and take care of my twins myself....so I'm not asking for freebees...Whats the price?
[General Questions and Answers] richm052569:
Thread /unsubscribed. I love the phone, it won't be rooted, I can be at peace with it all. No point in following the blame game back and forth anymore. Good luck all.
[General Questions and Answers] Exconvict:
Been fun. I'm out as well. Getting a mediatek.
[General Questions and Answers] Distant1:
wow this I cannot believe

Well I been following this forum for long time n it sucks that a select few ruined it for the rest of us but it is was it its...jcase thank u for ur time n effort glad or ok n if u do decide to release it please pm me get well soon
[General Questions and Answers] smilesintears77:
R. I. P ZTE ZMAX
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
A mod is probably gonna clean this thread like its nobody's business (if not completely shut it down), but for those looking into alternatives with a spare ~$250, the G3 is going on that down payment right now, and its only $450 outright (absolute STEAL), SD801, 3GB Ram, 2k screen, 32GB storage w/ SD Card slot (up to 128GB support), 13MP cam, and so much more. This phone was ahead of its time and will easily compete with new flagship's through next year. The 5.5 inch screen is slightly smaller than the ZMAX's, and the phone feels so much smaller since it has smaller bezels. Not to mention, they have a pretty active dev community and Lollipop!!! For under 3 big ones, you can't go wrong with this :)
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
Quite a change from the 'unlocked everything around the corner post' lol.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57624877&postcount=483
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Lol I was content up until this week. My programming professor said he will let anyone who source builds an Android ROM with cherry picks skip the final exam. I have already gotten out of 2 other exams doing extra credit type stuff, he's the last darn one!!! Lol. I can be optimistic, but at this point I have to be realistic. I can't ROM without root lol.

Outside of that, no good comes out of a community with trolls who slam devs. Do I necessarily agree with charging for root? Nah, especially since there's a $500 root bounty for the ZMAX anyway, but no dev deserves to be disrespected. Medical conditions and accidents are serious! He could be dead right now *knocks on wood*, but he isn't thankfully. I know for a fact that even if a dev manages to squeeze out root, the phone will die ultimately because there's such a bad taste in most dev's mouths and there won't be anything beyond... Root. Its sad, but its true.

I'll end on this note: there's a dev who's talking about missing wife in the G3 forums. Idk if she's in the army and went AWOL or something, or if she was kidnapped (dead serious, can't make this up). Users were sending him prayers, THATS how you respond to someone's tragedy, not with some self-righteous, judgemental "sounds like excuses to me" response. Never sit in the seat of judgement because you never know where you could end up after saying stuff like that. At least that's how I was raised :). Every rabbit to his own habit I guess...
[General Questions and Answers] Furik:
Well, this sucks. I've been following this thread since the fall. I'm no dev at all, just a user looking forward to customizing the phone. It sucks - we were all pretty much a nice family inn this thread until recently. I guess things change when newer users get impatient. I like the phone and plan to keep it for a while. I'm not moving on to anything. I guess if this thread does die, there's always the Google+ and Reddit community.
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
There should absolutely be a minimum age requirement to sign up for these boards.

[MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]

I would hope that you find it in your heart to release the rooting method to those who have been respectful and patient in getting root.

Don't forget the bounty that a bunch of us did put together, I'm sure that'll help fix up some stuff on your truck or add to it.

Please, if you find it in your heart to release it, ALL of us who have been waiting would be more than grateful.

And for those of you who keep talking about growing up and saying open source this and that, just let it go. All I've said was to have patience, so now the petition I created, multiple emails, tweets and online chats are gone to waste because a few absolute immature morons.

Just can't believe a phone this good and solid will now never see any root.
[General Questions and Answers] tech_yeet:
Yeah it's not far to penalize ever body else because of that one troll...
[General Questions and Answers] TecheTag:
That's how they do in the military.. Boot camp style
[General Questions and Answers] jugjug:
Ahahahahaha
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
I was hoping I wasn't the only one that found "boot camp style" oddly funny lol
[General Questions and Answers] jugjug:
He does not have it. Just saying.
[General Questions and Answers] vanessaem:
Hello everyone,

Some light cleaning was done. Mostly of those quoting disrespectful posts and unnecessary uses of profanity. Just a reminder, that's not allowed here so please try not to use it.

Moving on...

Please remember no one is entitled to anything. If the conditions for creating the latest mod don't suit you, then you don't have to use it or you can create your own.

There were some rather nasty and insensitive posts made on here and for what? A phone mod? You're able to use what you like on your devices and no one is forcing you to use anything. None of the personal insults and flaming were necessary.

Please relax.

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
It looks like there are only one or two active trolls. They are screwing things up for all of us here and they seem to be enjoying it. Is there any way to ban them? They have added nothing constructive to this thread.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
There was this in the atrix hd forum. Ends up dev died (was a lie) everyone wished well. Suddenly son took over, mentioning he would carry on his dads work, talks of promise. Mods find out, locked threads and accnt. Ends up guy was just trying to ride the hype.

Another at the cuspid of major updated release in beta testing. It included everything, all was fixed, it would be the miracle ROM to bring new life device. Dev gets sick, no trolls no trash talk all well wishes and prayers. Another very well-known kernel, rom, recovery dev offers to continue to work on the project. All is good, suddenly no replies, yet dev still active elsewhere.

Poof..

Hope is the dream killer. Expect nothing, never be disillusioned.
[General Questions and Answers] ubigred:
As I said before:

Time to face reality. Jcase has moved on.