yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Clean Master has some good uses, but needs to be reigned in. Turn off all the notifications. And most importantly, don't get overzealous with clearing your RAM. 2GB is plenty of RAM on so minimal a ROM. Task killers like Clean Master tend to do more harm than good. Realize that RAM exists so you can have a bunch of apps running in the background. Apps running in the background means that they don't have to load up from physical storage each time you want to use them (which takes time, processing power, and battery), and are quickly accessible. If you constantly kill your tasks to free up RAM, it means each time you want to load Facebook or your browser or even Swiftkey, it has to load them from scratch. Android does a pretty good job of managing its own RAM usage. You can use Clean Master's white list to prevent apps of your choice to not be killed, but on this phone, with 2GB RAM, it's probably not necessary to kill anything. Maybe if you've been streaming Netflix, or playing Asphalt 8, and you've finished for a while, you can go ahead and use the Android task manager to kill it, but otherwise, just let it do what it does.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Anyone know how to get into the hidden menu of this phone? I need to lock lte/wcdma so it dont switch to 2g
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
I believe it's *#*#4636#*#*

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Anyone please comfirm if this is legit? http://www.upgrade-lollipop.org/mp3-0/zte-zmax-6697.html
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
This is the case I have right now. I wanted to take pic. but my post count is too low!! :crying:

(I can't even post a link???!!!!!)

Go to ebay and search "BLUE HARD TPU REAR MATTE GEL SKIN CASE COVER FOR ZTE ZMAX Z970 TMOBILE PHONE"

I really like the case, thin and (not bulky) the gel silicone on the side grip really well in my hand. I might get a black one (which is not see through) too later.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
That "article" says the guide was re-written from a tutorial on xda, yet no such tutorial exists. It also mentions CWM recovery and "delvik" cache. "Screenshots" also show on-screen navigation buttons.

Draw your own conclusions.
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
No is not, I heard is a virus or malware some sort.... If you click the link, it doesn't go anywhere....
[General Questions and Answers] djsolo13:
taco root

Has anyone tried tacoroot?. I don't have this device but I thought I throw that in there.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Mobo something virus. If you dl the file, you cant delete or manipulate it unless you take over permissions, I think its a generic fake guide with insert phone search here, to lure people. Using xda as credentials..
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
This phone really rocks. Just love the battery life on it. Wish we could find a way to root it. I miss all my rooted apps I'm starting to feel like a Fein for them lol

Wish I had root

Custom recovery

Bliss ROM.

That was the last ROM I had be for my S4 broke :(
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
I wanna apologize for causing drama. Sorry guys. Hope you get root soon. Best of luck. Sorry again.

???CAUTION???

May ruin other ROMS after this

because nothing compares
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
I added pictures to my original post, just to keep things clean. Sorry for the delay, took me a few days to find a camera I could use.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57263750&postcount=361
[General Questions and Answers] Shlickwilly:
With those cases ..... in the cold do you find any problems with the action of the power button?
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
I live in Arizona, it's doesn't really get extremely cold here. I couldn't imagine an issue with either case though. With the thinner case, the button are really easy to press. On the thicker case, the volume buttons are easy to press but the power button takes some practice. With this case the button is protected and small. Easy to press, just awkward until you get used to it. Again, I doubt you'd have an issue unless the phone was frozen. If I was wearing gloves, I'd recommend the thinner case.

Hope I answered your question.. :)

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I wouldn't really worry about it, lol. You said what you wanted too, and it's not like it was stretched out drama. Some people just need to read the thread they post in. Relax, didn't look like anyone was really truly bothered. Stick around, the more activity the better! This phone should already have it's own forum by now. It's kind of sad, I wonder if the admins even pay attention. I've found online articles referring people to this thread even, adding to the traffic. This phone does have a following.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
I got a message from the moderator someone told on me lol

Sent from my LG-D850

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Where in Arizona. I live in phoenix

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
Lol wow...some people worry me and I'm down south, Tucson.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
I was apparently bragging that my lg g3 rocked and your phone sucks.

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
Well for the price you paid, or are paying for I could only hope the phone is better. For the money, I couldn't be happier with this ZTE. Best bang for the buck, and it was an impulse buy. :D
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Got it for free no contract and have unlimited data from T-Mobile. Literally unlimited. Currently at 68 GB since Dec 2nd. And I don't pay for service either.

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
Well, that's a very special situation :p. That alone is worth bragging about. I have my ZTE on Family Mobile (Tmobile) through wally's world. I got the phone for $179 minus employee discount. I'm an assistant manager for a walmart down here. How did you manage to get your phone with that situation? I'm very curious, work related phone?
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
...

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] QuickNET Tech:
T Mobile offers well qualified customers phones for $0 and then they pay it off over 2 years. The total price paid over two years actually equals the exact full price of the phone so if a phone was $240 you would be paying $10 a month for 24 months which equals exactly $240. However if you have lesser credit or no credit you will be paying a little bit up front and then paying off the rest over 24 months. For example if you were to buy the note 4 with absolutely no credit you'd be paying close to 450 and then the remainder would be paid off over 2 years. However you can pay it off sooner so if you want to pay off that $240 phone in 6 months you can pay $40 a month instead of $10 . The only other little snag is if you cancel service the remainder of the phone becomes due.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Grant/Alvernon area here.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Here we are ladies and gents, some cooperation! Long story short, I said to hell with ZTE USA and went straight to ZTE China (main HQ) instead and explained that USA was being difficult and said they needed permission from ZTE China to release source, unlock bootloadet, etc.

I explained to them that there are multiple people who want to unlock the boot loader and everything, so they asked for my serial # and IMEI, and said they forwarded that email to the appropriate branches and would get back with me when they have relevant info.

While it isn't the meat and potatoes, its the appetizer! We are one step closer everyone!!

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And ZTE said I would have a response in 7 business days
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Hope for the best but I can almost guarantee it comes back with an answer you're going to hate and you'll end up being disappointed. So don't get your hopes up.

Sent from my LG-D850

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Lol ladies and gents. What ladies lol

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Lol if that happens I'll call AndroidSPIN for some temp credibility in getting this fixed. I don't play about my freedom. If I wanted to be locked down, I would have bought an iPhone lol.

And to the ladies... Formality lol
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Lol

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
Ajo and Mission area :laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Would praying help? Fingerscrossed!!
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Meanwhile lets upload some sweet homescreens!
[General Questions and Answers] mezkal24:
What launcher/theme is that?
[General Questions and Answers] Furik:
Here is my screen. Plain and simple. As much as I used to customize over the years, i've grown apathetic about it so.. that's all I have on my homescreen.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Nova/moonshine theme /ez weather widget
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
I can't figure out how to screen cap on this phone. Is it a native ability or is it done with an app?
[General Questions and Answers] mjsell2:
Power + volume down
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Stock launcher. I used to dabble in more customization, but with how good Android Jellybean and higher is, I just don't have a need for any tweaks.

This phone is awesome, I think I actually like it a bit better than my Note 2.
[General Questions and Answers] barrygeorge001001:
Love this phone but soooo frustrated that we don't have root yet. Driving me crazy!!! Also here is my home screen.
[General Questions and Answers] vons01:
here's mine. Nova Launcher with moonshine icons and CM-11 cLock widget
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Here is a christmas present!! I found this great nexus 6 hd wallpapers

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3xYKEBavwxrNnhsNkxGY0pjZUk/edit?usp=docslist_api
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
This is my favorite wallpaper pack. It's essence of lollipop. Give it try they're amazing high detailed

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95832962473394926

PS

Gonna love it. It's kinda big. Around 100MB

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Hahahhaa u gave the same present i did!! They are the same walls haha
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Anyone having an emergency?
[General Questions and Answers] barrygeorge001001:
New version
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Hey just throwing this out there for anyone who maaaay experience some serious performance issues with the phone, factory reset it. For whatever the reason, using it out the box was hell, to put it lightly. Now note that it is an SD400, so it won't perform like a Note 4 lol, but the performance is night and day after the factory reset!
[General Questions and Answers] domo325:
Here is my simple home screen, with Nova Launcher and Axis icon pack.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
How did u put the porcentage on battery icon ?
[General Questions and Answers] domo325:
http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/app-enable-battery-percentage-android-4-t2516913

Had it on my Nexus 5 and seems to work perfectly on the zte zmax phone. Doesn't require a root. Enjoy!
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Intalled it reboot nothing happend ?
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Only shows up when battery is lower

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
I MIGHT trade my phone in... I really love this phone but not having root is killing me. I'm not in full control of my device this sucks :/
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
I feel you bud. Same way with me in the past. Bought a Verizon moto g and it is crap compared to every other variant

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Yess im starting to see the porcentage lol thanks
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Lol there's also a button for that lol cough cough

Sent from my LG-D850
[General Questions and Answers] michael_ta315:
Oh just shut up you "thanks" wh**e that **** doesn't mean anything. He showed appreciation which is more than adequate than a ****ty "like bar".
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
Look at the bright side, they still haven't unlocked the bootloader for the N6.
[General Questions and Answers] QuickNET Tech:
Wait WHAT, I thought the Nexus devices always had an unlocked/ easily unlockable bootloader considering Google has always been developer friendly. They never seem to care if someone has a rooted device or is running a custom ROM.

Or, was this imposed by Motorola and/or the four major carriers in the US?

Quickdraw996
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
'So it's a good thing that the Nexus 6 still has an unlockable bootloader, because in just about every other aspect it's not looking very much like a Nexus at all.'

http://www.howardforums.com/content.php/2114-When-is-a-Nexus-No-Longer-a-Nexus
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Are we there yet??? Lol
[General Questions and Answers] Furik:
More mediocre information regarding a Lollipop update.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
ZTE USA licks monkey hair, don't talk to them. You are going to have to be a bit more persistent, but try your luck with emailing ZTE China (mobile@zte.com.cn) because they are HQ and more willing to assist if you ask the right questions. I've gotten further with them than I ever did with ZTE USA
[General Questions and Answers] QuickNET Tech:
So could you please explain this a little further? They're saying that the bootloader is unlockable, however you said they still haven't gotten the N6's bootloader unlocked.

Is it just through "illegitimate" means that they have not been able to unlock the bootloader?

And by illegitimate I mean done not through the carrier officially.

Quickdraw996

(Also, please forgive any errors. I use voice typing because I have big hands and a tiny phone)
[General Questions and Answers] lkchrono:
Does anyone know how to activate the developer options? I did it on accident once but now I can't recreate the accident.

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And I need to learn to be more patient. Got it.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Go into settings, select "about phone", tap "build number" repeatedly until you are told you have opened developer options, I think it takes five taps or so, I never count.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Setting/about phone/ tap build number a few times until it shows!
[General Questions and Answers] michael_ta315:
idk where voidcom gets his info but my nexus 6 is unlocked and rooted. It's the best nexus ever made idk why you guys are complaining. It's on a pricey side but it has better specs than 99% of the phones out there right now.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
I'm not gonna make this a huge conversation but I would have preferred the N6 be 64bit like the N9 to be a bit more futureproof. They pulled an HTC: release a beast that's gonna be outbeasted not even 6 months after its release date. It has a 32bit SD805, which is a beast, don't get me wrong, but I'm willing to bet that by February 64bit 810 will be what the flagships are running and they are going to inevitably outperform.

Now this is an opinion lol and I am fully aware of how fast the market evolves. It doesn't make the n6 badbad in any way. I really want one!
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
Anybody try out the Tempered Glass Screen Protector? What are your thoughts about them?

Does it have the cut out for proximity sensor? If so, where/ whom did you get it from? The only place I see right now are on Ebay and Amazon.
[General Questions and Answers] crewdawg:
OK so after having my Nexus 4 for almost two years I have to move on. I needed something with better battery life that wouldn't break the bank and with some feed back from you all in now the content owner of a Zmax.

I still have to get a case and screen protector. How or what are you using to to kill apps? Holding the menu button is driving me nuts and most the time pops up the wall paper/widgets menu.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Walmart $30 T-mobile 100m 5gb high speed data

Anyone use this phone on the Walmart $30 T-mobile 100m 5gb high speed data plan?

Does WiFi calling work and does it count towards the 100 minutes?

[answered] https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/44261

edit: so what WiFi/data VoIP calling app do you guys use or recommend, that wouldn't use minutes?
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
For killing apps, I used clean master one touch widget and advanced task killer. As far as the case goes is all on your preference but SP, make sure you get the one that does NOT cover the proximity sensor. Even tho. the sp is clear it will still interfere with the sensor, especially using gravity screen.

Don't bother with Extreme Guard (wet or dry) none of their sp have a cut out for it.... they know about the issue but careless to update sp.

Good Luck!
[General Questions and Answers] trineomorph:
So Band 12 has been popping up slowly in various cities but it seems only Samsung owners are mentioning this. I know ZTE doesn't have the market share here but has anyone here experienced band 12 service with the ZMax?
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
I use extreme guard full body wet install on my zmax and have NO issues with buttons, nor proximity sensor. Careful what solution you use, some cause clouding or rainbow effect. I use 1 drop of Dawn and dip the protector in the solution. I do not spray the phone. ymmv
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
I try two protector, one wet and one dry. I notice after installation gravity screen would not wake up no matter what. But after cutting a slot it works just fine.

For the wet install, I use one drop baby shampoo, could that be the problem? But that's all I have been using on all mine sp.

I dunno is that a issue? And yes, I spray (lite mist) only on the sp and not on the screen.
[General Questions and Answers] moosiemooses:
Pretty impressed with this phone. Adding a different launcher(L launcher) and customizing it makes this phone a lot better. I own a nexus 6 and use this phone from time to time. Its grown on me. I'm sure when root and xposed comes it'll be 10 times better.
[General Questions and Answers] smallyetzon:
Thanks for the L launcher advice bye bye Nova
[General Questions and Answers] moosiemooses:
Any time:thumbup: I ditched Nova too lol

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Is this phone a mediatek phone? Anyone tried any of the mediatek root methods?
[General Questions and Answers] TrevorPhilips:
Has anybody tested out WiFi tethering ?
[General Questions and Answers] crewdawg:
Anyone have issues connecting BT? Phone can't find my jabra hands free.
[General Questions and Answers] lkchrono:
No, it's worked well with my my headphones, file sharing to other androids and with Ford Sync.

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I have done mobile hotspoting. My phone functioned well with it. I was able to stream netflix on my device and on my friend's simultaneously without any quality problems and still in hd.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Im sure you mean regular not unlocked "unlimited" tethering. But my whole house (five other people) was on my five gigs of hotspot streaming internet, and I was still getting a good 1-2 Megabytes (not Megabits) with my DL speeds. Tethering works great over here!
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
Have you try Solo launcher before? Does that L launcher have landscape mode like Nova does?

Well there be problem/ issue with installing two launcher?

TIA
[General Questions and Answers] moosiemooses:
I have tried Solo as well. I've tried just about every launcher made lol

As far as rotation on L I don't see it even as prime
[General Questions and Answers] melcali:
Pairs with my Bluetooth speaker but the zmax and my Honda Odyssey don't see each other at all.
[General Questions and Answers] TrevorPhilips:
On what devices exactly?
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
My 2012 macbook pro, my parents Toshiba laptop, my siblings iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8s, my little brothers evo shift 4g (aka mp3 player), our Xbox 360, and my Chromecast. (Not all at once obviously lol, but that's everything that has been connected to it at some point)
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Have you ever tried Fabio Grasso's Wifi Tether Router? I finally got it to work on my Galaxy Light the other day. It's a bit temperamental and glitchy as hell, and I have to reboot every time I turn it off if I want it to work again. But when it works, it works great. The way I have it set up is that my phone is USB tethered via PdaNet to my laptop computer (which is plugged in with HDMI to my 42" TV), and then connect my tablet to the wifi (yes, both connections work simultaneously). That way the heavier use on my computer doesn't tax my phone as badly (I'm sure you noticed how hot the phone can get with the wifi hotspot). Best of all, neither gets detected by T-Mobile so it doesn't count against my 5gb allotment.

Root is required, of course. If root ever gets figured out for the ZMAX, it'd make a great portable hotspot with its big battery and efficient power use.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Lol I haven't but I will! Definitely gonna try it tho. I already have the android 4.4 source code downloaded. Once I squeeze kernel source out of them, we are cooking with grease people!!!! Unlocked everything is around the corner
[General Questions and Answers] Porky munoz:
I can't wait
[General Questions and Answers] vons01:
Can't wait to finally have root on this device!
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
I just want to thank you for your efforts, and yes I hit the thanks button. :good::D
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Can't wait. I'm one of those people that need to see something to believe it like ghosts
[General Questions and Answers] luigi90210:
thank you for attempting to root the ZTE Zmax
[General Questions and Answers] lmarisy:
Can't wait for root, Thank you so much..

Luis
[General Questions and Answers] sammatt3y:
Yes i seen your screen shot as you know ZTE Zmax dosen't have the weather with the clock widget i wanted to ask which one you have i like to put it on my phone.
[General Questions and Answers] vons01:
Who exactly are you asking?
[General Questions and Answers] sammatt3y:
Witch clock & weather widget app are you useing.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
That was me... I use Beautiful Widgets
[General Questions and Answers] sammatt3y:
Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Gimme some thanks button love then
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:


Funny same thing I say and get opposite reaction. Lpl
[General Questions and Answers] sammatt3y:
:highfive:
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Down low... Too slow mwuhaha
[General Questions and Answers] moosiemooses:
I'm no dev. Don't really get boot loaders. With that being said... I've tried some one click boot loader unlock tools. One said it worked and I was unlocked. My question is would that be a false unlock? Thanks for your (gentle) answers.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Dude, at least tell you what you used that said that it unlocked your bootloader. As well as what it told you to do and what you did.
[General Questions and Answers] moosiemooses:
It acted the same way with my one max and worked. But I have no idea how to tell.