yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] StonerSteve420:
No it doesn't really apply to me. I haven't been bugging him. I haven't messaged him haven't bugged him and I haven't posted much about how far along he is. I just said what everyone is thinking. No body can honestly say at some point they haven't thought I wonder how its coming along. As an enthusiasts of the android world its a good thing to be curious about the process and what its all looking like. If I didn't have curiosity than I don't really care. I love this phone sorry for wanting to see it used at its full potential.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Those evocel look great. Ive wanted a candy gel slim tpu for my zmax. usually buy mercury for most my phones. this is similar.

Currently I have a full body xtremeguard on and its been great. Wondering if that tpu would cause the edges of screen protectors to peel?
[General Questions and Answers] Alfa Droid:
Very nice..
[General Questions and Answers] Alfa Droid:
Good Morning. Zmax in tablet mode (Landscape) . ﻿
[General Questions and Answers] mjsell2:
Maybe this is just a little odd looking to me, but I just got to poking around on the phone and it looks like there is an extra level of "system" permissions. It looks like they did something silly, like making the user root and adding system to lock this phone down. Forgive me if this is a known, I am more Linux oriented and haven't dealt much into the android side.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Stock launcher, Hulk wallpaper, calander widget, beautiful widget pro.
[General Questions and Answers] treezy26:
Simple. KK Launcher.
[General Questions and Answers] Reallionare:
Hello, excuse the noob question, do you mind explaining what this means for us that's trying to learn more about phones... Thanks ahead
[General Questions and Answers] mjsell2:
Can't say much for android as I haven't dug into any of the actual file system since my G1. I just got to looking at the permissions (ls -l). Typically in a Linux system you have 3 groups of permission: root, user, world. The file system on this device seems to have 4 groups: system,root,user,world. The root, cache, system, etc are locked to system r/w only. It is really weird as busybox seems to see root permissions but won't install as the directory needed is locked to system instead of root as it should be. Need to find a way to chmod the permissions
[General Questions and Answers] John Laurinaitis:
Buying myself one this week. There are so many deals i just can't pass , Just $100 in store and for a limited time $50 unlimited at Metro. Just ordered myself a clear case and a Matte screen protector off amazon. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] Milly7:
Good choice. Its a heck of a phone for the price. Battery life is amazing for my usage.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidHackalot:
Hell yea I abuse this phone with games and always on YouTube and it last so long.

Huawei Mercury 4.1.2 cm10

HTC one v 4.2.2 cm11

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[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Better than the energizer bunny. Days with without charge, normal use. Where as with my previous phones I'd have to charge at least every night.
[General Questions and Answers] Furik:
Ugh. Wish I could do that. I can go about a full day before I need to charge.

Is that just standby with no messing around on it?
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
What's your screen on time though?
[General Questions and Answers] Ra.burt86:
The battery is exceptional. I've hit 9 hours screen on time WiFi + cell radio on the whole time. I've hit 3 days of normal use. Sometimes I'm shocked at how long it will stay at a specific percentage level!
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Note that I am comparing "my" normal daily use. Regardless of what I did with previous phones, they would require I plug in every night. With light to moderate use on previous phones, I'd had to plug during the day as well.

So far I've not plugged in since Friday night.
[General Questions and Answers] mhaner:
Nova Launcher

UCCW with CTOS theme
[General Questions and Answers] ubigred:
2hr screen time? :/

Sent from my SM-N910P
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
2 hour screen time with probably 30+ standby and still has half a battery left over....thats pretty dang good any way you look at it.
[General Questions and Answers] 98clru:
to update or not to update, that is the question...

T-Mobile says nothing on their support site and make believe it's all you need to know. I hate to update just to find for no real enhancement I've screwed from rooting later. Guess there's only a few of us outliers that care.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
Update. I'm willing to bet there won't ever be root
[General Questions and Answers] StonerSteve420:
I'm beginning to think the same.
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
Never say never guys.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
NEVER!! ;(

EDIT 53 seconds later jcase posts instructions on how to unlock, root and install custom recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
You may think that but don't be so sure lol. Why don't you just relax and wait for the perm root to be released. Not that it won't be but just because root can be achieved doesn't mean after you get root, you need to find a way to keep it. Once that is achieved and only then will it be released. Otherwise it could potentially cause more harm then good. If you can't wait get out of the thread or buy another device.
[General Questions and Answers] Mistress_Sin:
Can anyone confirm that I can use Mobile Hotspot without paying extra on MetroPcs using this method?

http://xdaforums.com/ascend-mate2/general/free-metropcs-tethering-apn-mod-t2923911

I tried it on my SO's LG F6 and I couldn't get it to work. Is it possible without root to get free Hotspot? If I can do this on the ZTE, then I'll get one.
[General Questions and Answers] Ra.burt86:
Come on folks, let's get some more chips in the bounty thread :)
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
28% left after 2days 16hours with 3+ hours screen time browsing watching videos with LTE wifi and gps on. Not bad imho.
[General Questions and Answers] Metatron911:
First post. Nova launcher, nox icon pack and wallpaper, zooper calender and barcode battery and 1weather transparent tabbed widget.
[General Questions and Answers] Ra.burt86:
Not bad is an understatement! The Zmax gets better battery life than quite a few tablets. Screen on + WiFi + videos/gaming = 10+ hours is exceptional if you ask me. Battery life may be the greatest feature of this phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Root_Junkie:
just thought I'd let you know

I did the system update on my zmax from TM and it seems to have slowed it down a lot. There were a few fixes like google play music actually being able to read my music on my SD card with the updated version of the app. Now neither version of the app read my SD card. It also freezes now. It never did that before until I did the update. Also I get a lot of messages saying that stock apps have stopped working. I get at least 2 of the same text messages from people even long after I have replied to it. I'm also noticing that when my girlfriend texts me from her HTC one I will get them all several hours later. This is a replacement of the brand new one I bought and it has more issues than the last one. I just received the replacement of the replacement so here's to wishful thinking. Has anyone else had these se problems or is it just the phones I keep getting?
[General Questions and Answers] StonerSteve420:
Have you tried wiping the cache and or factory reset maybe that will speed it up
[General Questions and Answers] Root_Junkie:
Yes I have. Since I got this replacement I haven't really put anything on here to slow it down bc of the issues I had with my first one. I do a factory reset on new phones right out of the box just in cade ya know? But since I have nothing on here I updated and did the factory reset and its been causing problems. I am in the process of transferring to my new replacement so fingers crossed.
[General Questions and Answers] Lesharoturbo:
I have had mine since Oct 2014 without any issues. I do get some intermittent slowdown with Words With Friends (glitches), but that is a WWF issue. I have noticed that Ingress stops, but it did that on my GNEX before this also.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Just got a call from T-Mobile executive team. They have reached a deal with ZTE and they are releasing a bootloader unlock for the Zmax. So now its a short waiting game! I will post the follow up email when I receive it!
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
Holy hell!
[General Questions and Answers] DroidHackalot:
It's alive! The zmax is alive! Lol

Huawei Mercury 4.1.2 cm10

HTC one v 4.2.2 cm11

Samsung GS4 4.3.1 cm11
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Not sure if it was the Twitter Bombs or FCC complaints but something got the attention. So just sit tight :). If everything happens as stated on this call we must all praise ZTE and T-Mobile on social networks.
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
Pleeease don't be trolling... I know you've been on here for a while trying to support the device, but some people can get cabin fever waiting for something and they snap.

100% legit?:highfive::cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] DroidHackalot:
Please no trolls here..

Huawei Mercury 4.1.2 cm10

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Samsung GS4 4.3.1 cm11
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Trust me 100% not trolling I will give you a copy of the email when I receive it. It will be a follow up to the discussion. I will be talking to ZTE as well to get more clarification on how it will be distributed. From what I gathered TMobile and ZTE had a conference call. During this call they came to agreement they can provide the unlock but it will be at the cost of the device warranty. ZTE will be the one actually providing the update what I need to clarify is will it be an update on the ZTE USA page or on their opensource website.

Edit. Still no email just yet. If I do not receive the followup email by tomorrow noon I will contact the rep to find out why.
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
Ummmm
[General Questions and Answers] Summatyme:
Awesome news. I know [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] must be relieved. Lol
[General Questions and Answers] brandonlee96:
how would the bootloader unlocked be acheived in an update by the zte or what
[General Questions and Answers] D33PTHAWTE:
If they do the same thing Huawei did, each individual user would email the support department with your serial number and/or imei number.

They would then email you back the unlock code. If I remember correctly, the unlock code is pushed via adb.
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
Several motorola phones had a similar automated method via their website. You entered your imei, agreed to their terms, essentially acknowledging you'll be voiding your warranty.

Then it gives you a long code and instructions how to issue it via adb oem unlock.
[General Questions and Answers] brandonlee96:
ok thanks
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
Makes it so easy. If they do the email thing I hope they were as quick as huawei was in getting the codes to us
[General Questions and Answers] D33PTHAWTE:
Huawei was very fast. I had the code within a few hours. Some folks reported even quicker turn around.
[General Questions and Answers] BB6H22LUDE:
If this person is full of you know what. I will track him down thru his IP and find him for you guys if you like for the right price. We don't like trolls here. Lol
[General Questions and Answers] Kahuna_Tuna:
Do you accept cache? Are partition payments good?

;)

---------- Post added at 12:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:18 PM ----------

Last week I got my call back from tmo on my FCC complaint & it was a no way at that time to unlock. I told her I would probably return my device to Wally World ($179.00 & I did, but bought same again this week) & she even suggested another big screen device for my low vision, Nexus 6. That's about $600+.

I think if enough noise was heard, they very well may have made those arrangements to unlock via a request.

"From our mouths, to ZTE/TMO gods ears"

lol
[General Questions and Answers] johnb380:
Here's my home screens! Buzz launcher home packs! It is the best launcher out there! With a few widgets u can make your home screen look sick. I like minimalistic look personally! And Star Wars of course!
[General Questions and Answers] voidcomp:
How good is this phone when it comes to bluetooth connectivity? I have a wireless bluetooth speaker which is recognized by my S3 and N5 but not with the ZMax.
[General Questions and Answers] aSuperSaiyanG0D:
Does anybody know if the Walmart Family Mobile version would work on Target's BrightSpot?

Or would it have to be unlocked?

I know the plain T-Mobile version doesn't need to be unlocked

Thanks in advance ?

Sent from my LG Optimus L90,

I'm on YouTube,

(aSuperSaiyanG0D Gaming/Android)
[General Questions and Answers] Lesharoturbo:
I have had mine connected to several cars handsfree systems(I travel a lot for work) and 2 different headsets, a motorola and a cheap off brand unit. I have had no issues with the bluetooth for these applications.

However, when trying to play spaceteam with my kids, it would not connect to my son's GNEX, but would my daughters S4 when they were hosting. I am not sure why. It would host fine for both of their phones.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
Can assure you I am not, however I am starting to wonder why T-Mobile never sent this email out the rep told me would be coming out. They called me, they told me this and reassured me numerous times I would receive the email. I am reaching out to them yet again to find out what in the hell is going on.

edit. Furthermore I would not be gaining anything by trolling, I wanted this just as much as anyone else and have continued to blast T-Mobiles Twitter/Facebook and suggest the FCC contact. Whenever I have more details I will let you know.
[General Questions and Answers] brandonlee96:
any proof of this bootloader release soon
[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
I bet it will be fine and work automatically but I've been wrong before. Its like I bought an AT&T go phone and I'm using it on straight talk using their AT&T SIM and it didn't need to be a locked

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------

I believe you. Now I have to ask and I'm not trying to be condescending is your phone number that they called you on listed anywhere that somebody on this forum can get? What I'm getting at is couldn't be a prank from someone here
[General Questions and Answers] johnb380:
I hope you got the reps name and id number and office location because if you didn't then they'll prolly just say it never happened. Also if you didn't record the call there's really no proof anywhere either way! I hope this does come to fruition but well see I've been told lots a "things" from companies that have never came true.

But my fingers r crossed hoping that the rep actually knew what they were talking about. Honestly I would of asked for their supervisor just to verify that the info the rep relayed was true and accurate!

O well either way I love this phone!
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
No my number is not listed. My wife is the account holder and they called her phone. I doubt it was a prank. I have the name and have emailed TMobile's executive team to find out what's going on with this email.
[General Questions and Answers] johnb380:
I use quite a few BT connected electronics with my Zmax a pair of Bluedio Stereo Earbuds, a cheap BT speaker I bought at Wally World, and a Motorola mono earpiece and they all work great.
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
This is the email I received so it looks like a waiting game at this point until they get all the information out. Furthermore it looks like it was reaching out to the FCC :D!

I apologize if there was any confusion about the correspondence you would be receiving from our office. You are sent a letter along with the response we send to the FCC. This process can sometimes take a few weeks. Instead of mailing this letter like we normally do I would be happy to email you a copy instead. I should have this letter drafter by the end of the week.

Thank you,

Tiffany (Removed so they are not harassed)

Executive Response

Office of the President/CEO
[General Questions and Answers] Raider1911:
I needed some good news in my life. Things have been outrageous. We're one big step closer guys. :) Like every company I'm sure they'll drag their heels on this. Still good news..I'll take it. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] DroidHackalot:
We all shared our voice as one, and it got heard loud and clear:)

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[General Questions and Answers] nobreak1970:
Kinda generic?

What's what this exactly in response to?
[General Questions and Answers] Velrix:
I have still not received the follow up email about the bootloader unlock confirmation via the rep that called me last night "Carmen" I believe. She informed me that ZTE and Tmobile had a conference call and agreed to allow the bootloader to be unlocked on the Zmax, she stated numerous times Tmobile would not unlock but it would be provided by ZTE and she would be sending an email out to confirm this matter. Can I please get a response about this.

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T-MoUSAS28c_2C_K65

February 4, 2015

VIA EMAIL

Dear Mr. :

I apologize if there was any confusion about the correspondence you would be receiving from our office. You are sent a letter along with the response we send to the FCC. This process can sometimes take a few weeks. Instead of mailing this letter like we normally do I would be happy to email you a copy instead. I should have this letter drafter by the end of the week.

Thank you,

Tiffany

Executive Response

Office of the President/CEO
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
OMG, show some gratitude people. Here is an idea, let's trash talk jcase too. Who is to say he is really helping us and not leading us along for his own amusement? Really???

These are people helping us to get an unlocked bootloader and root. I for one am grateful we have people in this community willing to put their time and effort into the common cause of unlocking our phones.
[General Questions and Answers] biledigger:
I have a question for you guys. Is there any specific debug driver set that I would need to successfully use easy tether in windows 10? So far it is fully detectable by the upsale detwction kit whilst back in 7 x64 it was undetectable. Any tips guys?
[General Questions and Answers] brandonlee96:
thank you too all the people trying to get the bootloader unlocked we all thank you and thank you jcase for trying his best to get this zte zmax rooted ?
[General Questions and Answers] DroidHackalot:
Lol Calm down bro.

Huawei Mercury 4.1.2 cm10

HTC one v 4.2.2 cm11

Samsung GS4 4.3.1 cm11
[General Questions and Answers] clockcycle:
People wonder why most usually dont say anything until its done..

Anyways, I ordered this..
[General Questions and Answers] DroidHackalot:
Dam is that the only.color?

Huawei Mercury 4.1.2 cm10

HTC one v 4.2.2 cm11

Samsung GS4 4.3.1 cm11
[General Questions and Answers] Vee63b:
Amazon has this one. Which works great with my layout lol
[General Questions and Answers] jsteal55:
I had the same problem 2 nights ago I used tethering for about 30 mins and stopped I called tmobile I had a 3gb plan for it it turned out for some reason I had to factory reset my phone ? for it to work again I had no more problems
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Do you guys have the T-Mobile My Account application installed? It could have an internal usage counter for tethering.
[General Questions and Answers] T3mpr1x:
It's great, isn't it? I am in the middle of my first full day with this phone after it was delivered yesterday. I won this thing on a Twitter contest, of all places! https://twitter.com/ZTE_USA is trying to make their name known in the US...

I've had my ZMAX off its charger since 7 this morning, 9.5 hours ago. I've had it paired to my Pebble all day. Went on a 30 minute walk, while it tracked my every movement on both Charity Miles and Runkeeper. Oh, I also played Ingress along the way. Texted a couple of times. Rejected some calls (I'm at work, after all). Installed some apps. The battery is at 82%. I've been keeping my Nexus 4 around for reference. That phone has all radios but Wifi turned off, and was only turned on to use my Google Authenticator app. It's currently sitting at 80%! Crazy.
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
Crazy good..:cool:

The Note 4 brings Root (which brings xposed modules ) and a million things to play with..

And the Zmax brings battery and value.... tough choice..for me. :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] jsteal55:
Has anyone tried rootmasterto root zte zmax on tmo
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Just tried now. Failed after a second or two.
[General Questions and Answers] lkchrono:
I had a dream last night that someone figured out how to root the zmax and that xda had added a development page for us in response. So disappointed when I woke up...
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
Watching some Utubes of Android L.. it looks so cool..

Knowing we will never get updated to Lollipop 5.0 along with the Root issue sucks.

I went through this with a Asus Memo Pad FHD 10 it never got off the ground.. and Asus never updated it on time like they promised.
[General Questions and Answers] Vyrus69:
Kinda scary I had the same dream last night..no joke...that I read someone on here achieved root :D
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
I dreamed about Kate Upton doing things to me. Geeks! [emoji13]
[General Questions and Answers] nikkdotcom:
Can we try to stay on topic guys. This forum is about the zmax, not Kate Upton or wet dreams about root achievement. We need root access in reality.
[General Questions and Answers] stinkbud:
Sorry, couldn't help it.

On topic, today I saw my first Zmax besides mine being used. The woman with it said she loved it and couldn't believe how amazing the battery is. The more of these phones out there, the more likely it will be given the developer attention it deserves.
[General Questions and Answers] RaiderWill:
Stay on topic about what ??? :cool:

This device has not gotten a forum.

This device has not gotten root.

It's not like a development thread is being clogged.

This may be as far as this device ever gets... which is nowhere.. :cool:

Until anything Actually happens... It's nothing more than Hope and Conversation about a device that some of us own.. nothing more.

Censorship is NOT needed. :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] lkchrono:
Nikk, I have hope that the site mods will see our activity here and give give us a dev forum. I know my stats label me as a noob but I've been using android since the beginning. My G1 is still in it's box like a memorial and I've followed and lurked on XDA since it's infancy. Through the many androids I've owned none made me truly happy since my G1. Until this phone came out I considered converting too the dark side. I'm immensely pleased I resisted.

Like Raider said this is just a discussion forum, we're not a choking development forum with crap. We know the rules. I've already posted in the official request thread. You want to help crack this phone get everyone over there are and scream loudly and proudly about your zmax. I'm sadly limited in skill to help with rooting, this is the best I can do. So I'll help keep our little corner of XDA alive with activity. In the meantime won't you have some fun with us?
[General Questions and Answers] raythereceptionist95:
+1 imright behind u with keeping this thread alive. i want root. i went from my rooted galaxy s3 to this.. and its tough need my root apps.. lul:p