yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
Does anyone know what this "cast screen" option is? Is it Miracast? I'd prefer the Chromecast screen mirroring...
[General Questions and Answers] allen956:
coming from a Lg g2, Note 3, & Lg Flex.....

I'll tell you, I love this phone. Nice snappy quad core, 2gb ram! For only 179.99 at Walmart right now. Even thou I got it for 129.99 after discount, I gotta say wow! I don't understand why there isn't any support for this phone? Maybe because its new and ZTE's best phone yet. I would donate for a root... Omg the possibilities.. This phone would be a keeper for a long while with me.
[General Questions and Answers] brite977:
I've encountered 2 bugs:

1: The launcher crashes when I reach a certain page on the widgets drawer

2: The messenger app crashes when I tap change bubble and background in settings

Has anyone else gotten these bugs? Numerous restarts and no luck. Hopefully Zte comes out with updates soon.

EDIT:

Clearing the data and force stopping both fixed the problem.

EDIT2: Still best phone.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Everybody tweet [MENTION=3404253]ZTE[/MENTION]_USA and ask them for an ETA on lollipop!!! Lol
[General Questions and Answers] asrr62:
Excellent idea. I don't think they are ever gonna let us know any plans otherwise.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Never get root and in three months you'll have it.
[General Questions and Answers] perrisiam:
I believe the cast screen is to mirror your phone screen to a compatible device' like tee vee

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was looking for this a while ago and gave up, now, my new zte it did not support home screen in landscape mode, so off to the app store to find something that would do the trick.

Not only does "Set oriientation" allow for home screen landscape, it also allows for automatic 360 degree rotation, it works fast and so far without a glitch.

great stuff from this developer
[General Questions and Answers] lkchrono:
I use Nova Launcher as a replacement. I also like to put my home screen in landscape mode.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
I removed a lot of stuff. Whatever ZTE DID do to the software, makes the phone a horrible task manager. As much as i loathe the archaic "Jellybean" launcher, ill take that over lag anyday. But nonetheless...

I contacted ZTE China (not ZTE USA, they have sucky attitudes and bad customer service when it comes to developer inquiries). I saw in a thread way back when that i guy contacted them and they did in fact give an "ok" that thy were releasing kernel source for his phone, which gives me much hope. I also stated that i wanted to unlock the BL as well, and i inquired about Android Lollipop as well :). Ive pestered another company like this in the past when i used to write for Androidspin.com, and the company (Hisense) did in fact release kernel source. Im sure the mobile world will get annoyed with my pestering and comply with GPL on the forefront one day. Until then... Lol
[General Questions and Answers] pipandales79:
I bought this phone a couple of days ago, gave my wife my nexus 5 and she bought this for me. This is one beast of a phone, size and performance wise. I bought a sim unlock code for 15 bucks and put a net10 att sim in it and for the most part it works flawlessly but when i'm away from home my mobile network signal will totally drop out and in the battery stats the mobile line will look like the awake line, the bar is choppy from the dropouts. I would take a screenshot of it but i just did a factory reset to see if it would help any.It doesn't seem to affect the battery much but it just don't seem right it. Would the Att sim have a weird reaction since it is a tmobile exclusive? And am i the only one that thinks its weird the settings icon in the app drawer is the old jelly bean one?
[General Questions and Answers] IBeMe:
Squeaking wheel gets the oil.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Wow 15 bucks for an unlock code? I spent $1.60 on eBay for my lg g3
[General Questions and Answers] theillone:
Battery % indicator

Does anyone know how to re-enable the battery percentage indicator. Mine is no longer being shown & I found it quite helpful.
[General Questions and Answers] ubigred:
Does this phone have NFC?

Sent from my SGNote 3
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
I don't believe it does. I don't own the phone but don't hold your breath hoping it does just Cuz I don't own one.
[General Questions and Answers] melcali:
No NFC on the zmax
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
I could not find the % so I installed Power Toggles. Hope this help.
[General Questions and Answers] melcali:
Didn't know it was possible for battery percentage in stock Rom without root or third party app.
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
Is this the where the proximity sensor at? There is three dots there, is that right?

Installed a Xtreme Shield Guard on the Zmax and notice the sensor isn't responding. Going peel it up and use a exacto knife to cut out a slot.

(Opps, I can't post a link...... post count too low! :silly:)
[General Questions and Answers] KCoATX:
It doesnt
[General Questions and Answers] melcali:
screen mirroring through chromecast
[General Questions and Answers] pipandales79:
I've seen some for free and some cost as much as $200
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Insane so insane I don't believe. Show me some proof please
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
ZTE HSUSB Device Drivers

Does anyone have working drivers for this phone? I enabled developer mode and plugged it in. It shows an option to "install driver" but doesn't prompt me on the PC. Running Windows 7 64bit.

BTW Great phone, nothing wrong with the capacitive buttons at all and are comparable to any other phone with same/similar buttons in touch sensitivity IMO.

EDIT: which unlock provider(s) have you guys used, if any, and would recommend? I see then under $9 currently.

EDIT2: I used one of the UK unlockers claiming with in 10 mins delivery. Took much longer, but code supplied worked like a charm. For $9.52 #wurf!
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
TIP Make sure the screen protector has dried at least 24hrs before determining something doesn't work.

COUPON CODE for use on XtremeGuard: CM90OFF 90% sitewide ( I have nothing to do with them, I just use their stuff and usually find coupons)
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
Since we don't have a forum, couple quick reviews with nice alternative accessories from Ebay vs big box stores. I bought my phone from Walmart, and they dont have any accessories for this phone yet.

Screen Protectors

I bought these screen protectors, they fit nicely with no issues. Nice quality, I have noticed some finger prints. I honestly cant complain at all. Definitely feel safe using these. I've used EZGuards for several of my phones, I find their quality on par with many of the brands for a lot less $$.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231353474257?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I bought two different cases:

This one in blue. This case is huge, makes it that much harder to put in your pocket :) Nice though, definitely will protect the phone. Just gaudy on our large phone already. It's a two piece unit, that snaps together with the rubber material that overlaps it all.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281489581693?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&var=580525362677&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[IMG="Zmax1"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_123214.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Zmax2"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_123243.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Zmax3"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_123333.jpg[/IMG]

This one also in blue. This case is nice, fits nice, but its on the thinner side. I'm not sure how much it will actually protect the phone, but it's the one I'm using. Standard two piece hybrid. Silicone case, hard reinforcement piece.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371188484687?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&var=640332174202&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[IMG="Zmax4"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_122814.jpg[/IMG]

The bottom is just twisted up from being pushed into my pocket, it straightens out and fits flush like it should.

[IMG="Zmax5"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_122828.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Zmax6"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_122841.jpg[/IMG]

Some side by side comparisons.

[IMG="Zmax7"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_123009.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Zmax8"]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/raider1911/ZTE%20Zmax/IMG_20141211_122950.jpg[/IMG]

Just some recommendations from a fellow Zmax user. Love this phone, just wish we had root..
[General Questions and Answers] john16v:
Thanks for the reply! ;)

Yup, I waited 24hrs. before turning on the phone. Anyway, at first I didn't know where the proximity sensor was at but then realized the xtremeguard (wet app) was obstructing the sensor.

I peel off little bit of protector and cut off a small piece around the sensor..... needless to say the gravity screen app work perfectly! :)

How's the protector working out? Did your protector have a open slot around the proximity sensor? Did it anyway interfere with the sensor?
[General Questions and Answers] QuickNET Tech:
I'm not sure if the supplies for your phone but for my phone it is under the "battery" settings as shown.
[General Questions and Answers] melcali:
Anyone have trouble pairing with their car through Bluetooth? I have a 2014 Honda Odyssey. My zmax and the Odyssey cant find each other.

Both made discoverable. Works okay with my portable Bluetooth speaker though.
[General Questions and Answers] melcali:
The zmax battery setting screen is pretty much bare. Hitting the menu doesn't do anything either
[General Questions and Answers] QuickNET Tech:
That sucks, I can't possibly imagine not having a battery percentage on my devices status bar.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
My Bluetooth headphones don't work with it, really effects my workout because my HTC One did. However, I realized that while CM11 on my One connected, Sense 6 didnt. I think its the Bluetooth profiles that come with the ROM, get some custom firmware on this damn thing and we'll be cooking with grease lol

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Oh and BTW. Don't hold your breath on Android 5.0 any time soon people. I'm not saying it won't happen... But this is ZTE after all. Maybe they'll go mediatek on us and become developer friendly out of the blue one day
[General Questions and Answers] disco_dan:
My car and my bluetooth headphones both work great with it. So does my Android Wear watch, which is paired via bluetooth.

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Also, I contacted ZTE USA over twitter and asked if they would be providing a Lollipop build. They said to check with T-Mobile because they are the ones that request build updates.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Mind posting pictures of your phone in the cases for angles to compare? Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
Just a cutout for the camera, and absolutely no issues with the proximity sensor. I use my phone daily, nothing strange with proximity at all.

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Sure thing, just have to get my hands on a camera. I have one somewhere, ironically that's what I use my phone for these days.
[General Questions and Answers] jsteal55:
Ordered from Amazon
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Just got off the phone with ZTE tech support. He said that because it is a new phone, the update is being created and the phone will be updated to 5.0, but there are no ETAs. He did say "wait a couple months" soooo we can run with that, take it with plenty of grains of salt tho lol. Like I said, it may not b a press release, but that's word from tech support! Someone can confirm by calling and asking

Number is (1) 222-444-0502
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Other rooted devices using same chipset?

Just a thought on trying / using root methods from other devices that use the same chipset?

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-e3

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-m2
[General Questions and Answers] jackvugemini1988:
Re:All depends on if ZTE is going to put development into android L

I also wanted to get android lollipop on my zte zmax. There's anyone or anywhere can flash the rom on the zte zmax?
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Welp, I was assuming the ZTE Zmax came with an unlocked bootloader. Since it does not, forget talking about ROOT without first getting the bootloader unlocked.

That said, unti AS IS, is great IMO. I got mine off craigslist and it's been the best device I've had comparatively at at crazy savings.
[General Questions and Answers] lkchrono:
That's not necessarily true. Depending on the exploit used you can root without unlocking the boot loader. My LG L9 for example had separate processes for both and since it was prone to have hardware issues I preferred to only root as it was easier to undue if I wanted to warranty it. That being said I could live with root alone on this device as it has such a clean Rom already.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
LG L9, sigh Bootstrap.. My backwards boot screen, proximity sensor, cant hang up.. Poor phone, it was nice.
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Okay so i was sitting around and ended up making a rom wishlist. This is using the stock rom and kernel, so here goes:

1. Root (duh)

2. ART enabled

3. Build prop tweaks

4. Kernel reclocked to 1.5GHz (i dont consider it OC'd because most SD400 devices run at this speed)

4. DPI change to get more on such a large screen (made a difference on the N6 when they did it)

5. Removal of the little bloatware that ZTE put on here like their launcher and music app

6. Better media scanning (build prop tweak)

7. Unlocked hotspot!!!!

8. Gpu value increase

9. Various root apps

10. Stock locksreen

11. Tweaks to improve multitasking

12. Unlocked bootloader

The following are wishful thinking and would likely require actually porting roms

13. OmniRom like multitasking

14. PARecents (to look like Lollipop)

There are a multitude of other things that can likely be achieved with Xposed modules, but thats my list! Whats you guys'?
[General Questions and Answers] michael_ta315:
1. Root

2. Root

3. Root

4. Root

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99^99. Root

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[General Questions and Answers] shinkinrui:
My greatest wish for this phone wish is an official update to Lollipop.

Seems unlikely so root is a close second.
[General Questions and Answers] fretinator:
I have the ZMax

I have, and I am impressed. The battery life truly is great. I have been using the phone all day, mostly listening to Pandora streaming over LTE connection. After 8+ hours, I still have 61% battery. Everything is plenty snappy for me, and I love the screen. The only negatives I have experienced are minor. The capacitive-touch buttons take getting used to. You have to really tap them instead of just touching them. Also, having the power button about 1/3 of the way down the right side makes sense for one-handed use, but it means it is a little more difficult to turn on device when it's laying on the desk. These are no big deal to me, and just require getting used to. This is a whole lot of device for the money. I also thing the camera is better than most, and takes decent low-light pictures. Love it!
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Phonearena review: 8/10

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/ZTE-ZMAX-Review_id3811

PA, and especially the reviewer John V, are typically very fair to low-mid end devices, taking in to account the price/value and intended customers. As I said above, PA doesn't poo-poo a device simply because it's cheap and not the latest flagship, but review it on its own merits.

His Antutu scores closely match [MENTION=5607555]nikkdotcom[/MENTION]'s. Honestly, I thought it'd do a bit better, considering the 2GB RAM, but perhaps the additional memory doesn't make a difference in this particular benchmark's scores. It will however make a difference in real-life use, especially running practically stock Android. Your apps/games/videos won't close due to OOM , so switching/reloading apps will be much quicker than on a device with less RAM or a bloated ROM with too much garbage running in the background.
[General Questions and Answers] rsuthers08:
Picked this phone up today and so far I'm enjoying it. No lag no bloat, needs a better keyboard with a dedicated number row. Camera is good and so far battery rocks. I did notice pretty slow LTE speeds compared to my HTC One M7 but that could be many different things I suppose. Paid the outright asking price and was about $268 out the door. Lets get a dedicated XDA section for it now.
[General Questions and Answers] alexriio:
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[General Questions and Answers] rsuthers08:
Here are some pictures I took with the Zmax today, the haunted house ones were all shot in low light mode and it was pretty dark inside, the tractor was in HDR I believe and the flowers were in Macro.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yfu1r0z5xyxfdgi/AAAYTRx2Vn7m4JuYbvHvnI5Ma?dl=0
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
My 4G speeds are fairly impressive for my area in New England. I think it was $252 well spent.

I will literally go insane though if I can't root this. It's an awesome device but it could be improved with root access.
[General Questions and Answers] rumitg2:
Glorious

I just got the device a few days ago as a backup/ I wanted to get a phablet and I am astonished at the value i'm getting from it. My main device, which the ZTE is dangerously close to replacing , is a Nexus 5 which I love but the battery on it is garbage.

Battery life on this phone is the best I have ever used, I can easily get 1.5 days out of it with 65% brightness and lots of twitch and Bluetooth music streaming. I really hope someone here finds a way to get root on this as well as getting Android L onto it because that would be perfect. I think the lack of knowledge of whether or not it will receive an update is the only thing holding me back from keeping the device.

Cheers,
[General Questions and Answers] rsuthers08:
Ya after letting the phone sit after getting it this is my 4g LTE test. Pretty damn decent.

Note onto root, I've tried towel like everybody else. I wonder is universal root would work or if there is an adb setup we could use. I see the ZTE Max from Boost Mobile has root and they are very similar devices minus the radio!!!

ZTE Max specs.

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/ZTE-Max_id8356

ZTE Max Root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2661408

Edit: I see the Max runs 4.1.2. Darn.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Every root method available that was compatible with the Zmax's 4.4.2 system, I tried, and not a single one worked. I have literally tried every *NON-PHONE SPECIFIC* root method. Meaning Universal root methods have all failed me. We need a forum for this to spur development.
[General Questions and Answers] rsuthers08:
Have you tried the Kingo app? Not near a pc or else I would.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Kingo doesn't work.
[General Questions and Answers] rsuthers08:
Damn, I'm not a Dev so I dunno what it would take to get it going.
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
I did download that on my pc, but still no luck. I have literally downloaded every single universal root app, Linux Script, Windows programs, etc. There is just no rooting this damn thing.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Not just rooting, we also need bootloader unlock and recovery.

Despite the lack of root and all that, this is rapidly becoming my favorite android so far...Evo, Sam G2, G3, Xperia Z and now Zmax.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
It's only been out 2 weeks. Give it some time.
[General Questions and Answers] rsuthers08:
Don't get me wrong I love this phone so far, I got rid of the lock screen for the lg one on play store, much better. Used navigation today and it worked without a hiccup and I was in the sticks. Plays the only game I play which is brave frontier just fine so I'm happy about that. Battery life rocks I cannot stress that enough lol. Feeling hopeful about this phone I've since put my lg g flex down and getting used to a flat screen again lol
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
I have a 64gb micro sdxc card in my phone. I am able to copy files to it via file manager but torrent apps only give me read only access. They work fine with internal memory. Anyone using >32gb cards out there care to help confirm? I know I saw 32gb micro SD maximum expansion capability but I have seen that before and the cards always worked in the past with other services that were advertised as max 32gb.
[General Questions and Answers] hoodred:
The Zmax still has the kitkat sd card restrictions problem.

Only apps that built for kitkat with the work around able to write directly to the sd card. There is SD card hack apps for kitkat on the play store, however it requires root access..
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Root access we don't have yet :'(
[General Questions and Answers] HD2FORNICK:
Another ZTE ZMAX satisfied user here. It's been 8 days with the phone and I am still waiting for the phone to slow down, crash but NADA! :p The battery life is frikking amazing to boot! My LG G Pro sucked compared to this in terms of speed, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
You can't have xposed with art

???CAUTION???

May ruin other ROMS after this

because nothing compares
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Oh dang, I thought he'd fixed that by now, I know he said he was waiting until official lollipop to get it running with ART. Thanks for that (^_^)
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Yeah he doesn't even know if it's possible. He doesn't have time to work on it and doesn't have any desire to.

???CAUTION???

May ruin other ROMS after this

because nothing compares
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Unlock bootloader, custom revovery.. Ill root from there..
[General Questions and Answers] mingolianbeef:
Yikes. Oh well. Pacman ROM port it is then lol
[General Questions and Answers] Furik:
I agree. This phone pretty much comes pretty much stock except for a few annoying T-Mobile apps. The bloat is pretty much the lightest i've come across on any phone that I ever had. If we had just Lollipop, i'd be pretty content.
[General Questions and Answers] KCoATX:
How do I get the boot loader unlocked. If someone can point me in the direction of how to do this. How to use the a SDK tools or whatever. I will risk messing up the phone if that's the case
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
No one currently knows along with root sorry

???CAUTION???

May ruin other ROMS after this

because nothing compares
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Personally im happy it came with kitkat albeit 4.4.2, better than jellybean or icecream sandwich.

Can you guys post pictures of your cases?

I wish we had barethere, featherlight ultra thin snapon, mercury gel tpu, driztronic cases.
[General Questions and Answers] trineomorph:
Is anyone's phone starting to lag? After a week of owning it I started to notice it between flipping through apps, quick view and SwiftKey. I thought the phone has 2 gigs of ram? I do have Stuff like Nova launcher, swiftkey and clean master installed.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Try wiping cache in recovery

???CAUTION???

May ruin other ROMS after this

because nothing compares
[General Questions and Answers] trineomorph:
Thanks. I uninstalled Swiftkey, that seems to be the culprit.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Why say thanks lol when there's a thanks button lol

???CAUTION???

May ruin other ROMS after this

because nothing compares