yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] dmeeks72:
It looks like the ZTE is going to have some competition: The LG G Stylo is coming to T-Mobile.

https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/lg-g-stylo.html

It has a 5.7" screen, a 13MP camera, Android 5.0, and Band 12 (which I assume will be active out of the box). With it being an LG phone, root should happen fairly soon after it is released.

I love my ZTE, but if Band 12 isn't unlocked soon, I may have to seriously consider giving the Stylo a try especially if it is priced under $400.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Planterz:
I read that it'll be sold for the equivalent of $440 in Korea. Might as well get a Note 3.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ghet2rockuu:
how is it competition ? when its at that price ? when u can get a zmax for 50-100$
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] justlovejoy:
Most likely root! If you ask me, I got the phone for 30 bucks at Walmart just cause it was on the wrong hook. I wanna use it so bad as my daily but without root, It sits in my pocket until I take jabs at its root. Sense is cool but development is even cooler, like fixing the few bugs that were mentioned. I'm honestly excited about this phone and have been trying everything myself, looking for a hole I can insert some dev love into. You know make it a Z MAX X X. Truly would be upsetting if I wind up giving it away intentionally. I'm wondering if it gets bricked, anyone know the method of Un bricking it? My tenth of twenty cents.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] brandonlee96:
Im sorry but i would like to know if you had found out anything else on this zte zmax that we dont know
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] dmeeks72:
It will be competition to those that strictly go through TMobile either because they are switching carriers or don't know about being able to go through MetroPCS.

Also LG is more of a known brand and it has a better camera on it as well as Android 5.0. In other words, the Stylo will be competition for the ZMax for the average consumer.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] BigDaddyE40:
Just got a automated text message from T-Mobile giving a disclaimer about the battery removal
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Reallionare:
I just got the same text from T-Mobile...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] klobster:
Same but on metropcs
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
I'd stick 4.4 over 5.0 any day... My girlfriend just got 5.0 for her g3 and it's nothing but problems and bad battery life..
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] justlovejoy:
If anyone gets an update please Pm me before installing it, if you'll help share it. Ty
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] voidcomp:
Not surprised, the G3 has a bad rep for poor battery life pushing all those pixels even before the Lollipop downgrade. Many suggest the G2 over it. Mine is a joy to own, d800 AT&T. 4.4.2 + rooted + AdBlock + CloudyG2 + Xposed + GravityBox + Xcam + no bloatware + great battery life makes the Zmax easy to forget, and quite affordable.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
it's not the fact that the LG G3 has a 1440p it's the fact that it was a LCD IPS display which uses alot if energy, fun fact the notes 4 AMOLED 1440p screen is actually more power efficient then the note 3's 1080p Old AMOLED screen....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] uniqdevil1:
I got an update on my ZTE ZMAX says it's some type of enhancement update. Skeptical about letting install due to the fact that updates sometimes tend to mess things up as opposed to making them better.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] John Laurinaitis:
Only complaints i heard were people saying lte speeds went poor
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidHackalot:
Is this true?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Bobby Tables:
You snooze, you lose

I went scouring area Wal-Marts yesterday looking for the Univision version, and struck out. One of them had a single Zmax in stock at the sale price, but the package looked like it had been used as a football, so I passed on it. The only other store that had any wanted full price, and the rest didn't have any in stock. I checked walmart.com this morning and they want full price online as well. I guess if I want one of these, I'll have to see if any MetroPCS shops have it.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] BigDaddyE40:
My LTE speeds were very fast for the first month then it got really slow so I use only 4g now.....don't know if this is the reason lol but that first month was about 200Gb of LTE so they probably throttled me for good...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
Jesus... Christ... ????
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
I average about 60 to 70 gigs of data a month and I don't tether at all, I use my phone for work so I'm on it at least 14 or 15 hours a day, never had a problem with being throttled.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] BigDaddyE40:
Twitch and YouTube man.....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] justlovejoy:
Did you install yet? Please say no. I wanna inspect it for possible root. Pm me if you didn't update.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
Nah man you ain't fooling Nobody we all know what you been doing instead of "You" you mean "Red" yep, yep, yep... I mean ain't nothing wrong with that every body dose it???
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] BigDaddyE40:
You got me! ??
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ohnoitsthatguy:
just received this message.

t-mobile msg:

a quick tip for your zte zmax:

if your phone freezes or needs a reset, press & hold the power button for 15 sec. don't try to remove the battery, it's not removable. doing so will void your warranty & could result in injury.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
I just got that message as well...

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I got something else for you

https://plus.google.com/105855773732882713268/posts/EuzuVDvM9Ef
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/lg-g-stylo.html if this thing is less then 300$ I will throw away my Zzmax OR if the Asus Zenfone 2 comes to T-mobile I will set my ZTE Z Max on fire and put dog do-do on its it ashes....
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Ranger1189:
My wife got the update yesterday. I still haven't got it. :(
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] justlovejoy:
Five days away from xda, hopefully to ready me for much better days. Actually I'll be skimming but not replying. See y'all Cinco De mayo!

Oh and for those who got notification to download and install an update:

1. haven't downloaded and installed

2. restarted their phones since notification of a download which will install.

Please run this code and Pm it to me please and thank you.

] adb logcat -d > logcat.txt [

And if you long click the notification it'll pop up app info, tap that, get the name of the app then follow this to remove the cached file, hopefully. Follow the above command and Pm me and I'll see if it worked.

] adb shell pm clear packageName [

Btw: I'm missing a page or something, is everyone speaking of the zmax? Z970? If not for clarity and peace of mind for me, mention that you aren't.

OK guys and gals, love yourself like I do or more! 5.5.15 I return fully
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ghet2rockuu:
sorry but its goeing for 400 plus
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
Yeah there not going to prince this thing that high...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Planterz:
I bet they will. It's priced at $440 (equivalent) in Korea. It has the 13mp OIS laser autofocus camera the G3 has. It'll be marketed (overtly or passively) as a cheaper alternative to the Note 4. The Note 3 is no longer listed on T-Mobile's website (but the refurb Note 2 is). G3 is listed at $450. So I expect they'll sell the Stylo at $400, give or take.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jamesthegreat88:
I know how you feel
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Rust02945:
Got the update yesterday on Metropcs

I didnt really notice a difference, i guess ill find out later.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
I know all what it has...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Planterz:
And you think...or at least hope...that it'll be priced >$300? I hope so too, but I can't believe that you would realistically expect so. I hope at least the processor is a SD410 and not merely a 400 (or worse, a MediaTek).
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidHackalot:
Good thing I didn't update my zmax lol
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
I have been researching devices for awhile now I know hell look at the HTC desire 820 that thing only costs 360$ and look at the specs....m.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_820-6636.php far better then the LG's...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
huawei p8 max is going to be one of the new best and biggest phones available, I think I might wait for that and hope it is unlockable and or rooted.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] biledigger:
update deleted the bootloader.

I updated my zmax with no issues. My wife's however. System shut down and never came back on. They are ordering her a replacement though. And yes. I have tried everything to get it to boot up. So be careful when you update.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
I had a problem when doing a factory reset with my zmax, it stayed on the little green android for over an hour, so I finally got tired of waiting pressed the power and volume down, rebooted it, it started factory resetting again, second time was only about ten minutes then it booted
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
From [MENTION=1323092]strazzere[/MENTION] and my talk yesterday at Qualcomm's security summit, slides 41 through 47 are of interest to people looking at this device.

http://strazzere.com/papers/AAP-QPSI.pdf
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] imattmodz:
This is more than interesting... Much love jcase.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
nevermind...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
Thanks much [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]....

We should pull all dialer codes associated with our device.. The assistant dialer code looks interesting but I can't read Chinese/Japanese or other similar languages
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Vyrus69:
Thanks for throwing that bone, really appreciate it

Sent from my Z970
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
*983*3640#

Gives you access to change prl, when I had my bionic it was used to change providers to like attnt or Page plus or cricket, pretty sure you need admin rights to do that so with that we might get higher privileges on shell threw adb when running it

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Oh and thank you [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION]

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Yes to bad we don't know Chinese, wonder if it could mount system rw.

*983*2778# is code he is talking about
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
There no way to scan them and translate them? Just asking...not trying to start anything
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
Yes there is I have a ZTE Sontana 4G I'm going to use the Google translate camera on the screen to see what it all says...

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It looks like you have to do something with a string here... https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-gILDzs5fkbYXdrMm1NU283NHc/edit?usp=docslist_api
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Yes, and looks like has access to kernel we might be able to load custom kernel from sdcard or cause panic like towelroot. Need some more info I also thought there was an apk that rooted using assistant online somewhere might be able to tweak that one to work with zmax
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
When did you de-ofuscate the file?

I couldnt find those variable since they were linked to multiple files in the libraries.

Anyway this is the most important part as it allows adb and such more access.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
The first thing at the top says

executive action: reboot, download, none

When the CEO:

The number of executions:

Filler rules:

Main (here it says something about matching strings)

Radio

System

kernel

Then at the bottom it gives you two options:

determine

submit
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] imattmodz:
Translate this part of it if you can thanks.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
He already did, that was what you just qouted
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] imattmodz:
It's not the form rules page. It is the form results page that comes after inputting rules. It's not exactly the same.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
That's not obfuscated really, but tall are on your own
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] imattmodz:
Hey, Thanks for all that you have contributed. You've done good my friend. You could've easily held back from sharing any advice. ?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] klobster:
This should be stickied: http://www.androiddevice.info/submission/23176/show
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
What is this signature line? Can it be of use or is it just general info?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DroidisLINUX:
Or the ztesuper26 as uid.host. or the release keys from otacerts, also root user looks like uid 0, gid 20 not 0,0 like a lot of others
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] klobster:
It's only specz...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
I had mentioned this when xtremescarz or whatever was trying to root the zmax, but i guess nobody caught on to my post.

Also for whoever sees this post, jcase literally gave everyone everything towards finding an exploit on the zte zmax...

I plan to continue towards creating a enduser root for the zmax. 3 other people besides me have rooted the zmax so yes it is possible. Jcase im pretty sure has found some weaknesses.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jcase:
That is interesting.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
That's fine and good and I'm not flaming you, jcase or anyone else.. I understand wanting people to work and find things themselves... See telling me you and three other people have rooted the device but not sharing any of the information is counter productive to the goal isn't it... I'm not trying to be disrespectful or come off the wrong way I've dumped time into the phone and don't expect it to come easy I don't want hand holding but sharing information on possible methods so people can help may speed up the process... I do appreciate the information jcase has posted especially after he was treated the way he was if I were him I would've walked away and not looked back... And if it's the bounty your trying to keep take it you have root in all for the sharing of information and collaboration of an informed community...
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
I have been exploiting since LG and others were nothing but a java proprietary system for free.

I am not looking for fame or fortune like geohot..

Even after root its still a whole different process of overwriting the recovery since they are locked in there own partitions which the android system has no permissions to write to it.

I dont know about others, but i exploit and share when safe. If i put out an entire how to there will always be the ones who mess up and end up with a brick for a phone since its currently a os to os "symlink exploit".

YOU may be able to root and not use any stupid apps or make a mistake when editing system stuff, but others do.

I have hinted previously about going at it, jcase has ultimately given you another way to do it.

Also i usually dont publicly admit i have root due to others who will soon be pestering and demanding root, but there are many who believe selling or getting rid of the phone is best option. This phone has been locked up tight and for that root public will have to wait till someone is willing to take the risk of others mistakes.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
I'm not so much interested in root itself yes it has its benefits but I'm more here to lend a hand when needed... I understand why you won't come out saying you have root and I understand looking out for those that will brick their device... What I'm more interested in is the method itself... I didn't mean to seen like I was attacking you if I came across that way I'm just frustrated I do think it's better that you guys release the information the way jcase is the old saying about teaching a man to fish.. But for someone like me who has little background in android but who is learning, that information has no context as I said I'm not interested in hand holding but general direction would be much appreciated..
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] JTC3:
Yeahh :( , I'm just thinking of selling it and getting the One Plus One now that the invite system is over
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
I know I should stay quiet since I've already been tagged as certain things

But this bickering is just gonna get an already testy situation closed

I'd help if I weren't so stupid(honestly)..

All I can do is wait to see if root is actually gained

Not being able to help is a pain to me....

Please continue positively
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] xtremeasure:
There was no bickering just a conversation.. No harsh words were exchanged nor was there an argument or counter argument.. I purposely phrased things the way I did so bickering wouldn't happen and so what I was saying wasn't taken the wrong way..
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyconumnum:
Ok.....I'm not trying to be a nanny.......I just don't want a good thing to come to a halt

You guys are kicking butt.....please don't stop. :)
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Some of the dial codes dont work for me. They just say Running USSD code or something then say there was a connection fail or something. Am I the only one? Is there a reason that it is happening?

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Now let me just ask you. Have you managed to write to the recovery partition? Saying how it is locked completely different. Because the whole reason I REALLY want root would be to flash CyanogenMod or one of my own ROM's. And seeing how a custom recovery is basically required for a such a task.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
Not all dial codes have front end apps to run. Some execute commands to enable and disable functions.

And as for the recovery, i have not written to the recovery since its only accesible via download mode when it is initiated.

When we do have root and custom recovery it will still take way more time to get a fully working custom rom like cyanogenmod since the zmax does not have any roms premade to port modules from.

The stock rom leaves certain things out that people who cook roms would need to work out bugs or port drivers from other similar phones.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Thanks for the information.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] fire3element:
Just picked up a Univision brand unit from the Walmart sale.

2 questions please:

Has anyone checked to see if the Univision model is any more suspect to exploits than the MetroPCS and Tmo units?

Does the Univision unit have a different build than the others? (bootloader, build version, kernel, etc.)

Yes I have searched this thread, but was unable to find any specific info. If was already posted, please just link me to the post.

My unit:

Z970

Baseband- P892T57B01

Kernel- 3.4.0-g9b6969a-00468-g8a5deba zte-kernel@Zdroid-SMT

Build- Z970V1.0.0B20

Hardware version- wwdB
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
https://plus.google.com/105855773732882713268/posts/jjEQMcyXnpP for those people saying that the ZTE Z Max has a bad camera look again mother *****!!!! DSLR Quality shots.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Lesharoturbo:
Same as tmo that had not been updated. Build changes to B22 after update.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] John Laurinaitis:
Los Angeles
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
I too just got the system update notification. Kinda scared to install it.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] jamesthegreat88:
Didn't someone want a file or something before we did it
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] TecheTag:
Anybody know what this update is all about?

Zmax
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Meekplague:
Did a bit of research I believe the update is for volte I could be mistaking. I have the update as well but gonna hold off on installing it.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Djoec1983:
Yes it's for volte
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ghet2rockuu:
enables volte
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] Hammerdroid:
What's volte?
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] ghet2rockuu:
http://www.androidcentral.com/volte-how-use-it-and-why-you-should
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] loonycgb2:
VoLTE Voice-Over-LTE...

I dont see an advantage as it would cause more strain on the network.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] fire3element:
Thanks for the straight forward answer.

One could only hope that another branded version of this phone held the key to help everyone else get root. Let a man dream, let a man dream...

Anyways, I also got the update message almost immediately after booting up the phone and going through the setup.

Sorry if this has been asked already. Is the Univision model getting the OTAs at the same time as the Tmo ver?

Do not want to update it if there is a potential exploit that has been patched.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] thegrim11:
Well the update was a new kernel allowing VoLTE (voice over LTE). Not that a kernel update adding a feature would patch an exploit. Especially ones that are thought to be a dialer code one thanks to jcase. Very doubtful. But hopefully root well come soon.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] DaemonAshra:
Question: Is it possible to find out who made the camera sensor in the ZMAX? I've looked everywhere, but still haven't found out if ZTE made it or they're using another company's hardware.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_yeet:
ZTE made it... https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-gILDzs5fkbeVZrWnJLYmdPUWc/edit?usp=docslist_api
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] pctechwill:
VoLTE Update on MetroPCS

I wanted to throw in an unconfirmed side-spur to this VoLTE update. I just received it on MetroPCS the night before last. Last night I watched the Mayweather fight on Youtube, which was about 53 minutes, from my PC which gets internet connection via Hotspot from my ZMax. I noticed today that my Hotpot data usage is showing 2GB since the 23rd. Now, I haven't checked since the 23rd, because I noticed the month before that after editing that one file in my phone the month before, I was not being hotspot-metered for anything with HTTPS, which has included Youtube. I have the unlimited data plan, so I've been pulling 200-300 GB monthly since I got this phone, mostly in unrecognized hotspot usage. :angel: Until this week... :(

What I'm trying to say is, MetroPCS may have found a way to identify Hotspot traffic even with the HTTPS. So, if you've received this OTA update (mine came to Tampa area on 5/2/15), keep an eye on your data usage meter on the metropcs site. Let me know if you're seeing the same. Hopefully, re-enabling Cyberghost will help me to overcome this limitation. Good luck to you all, and let me know if you find another workaround for unmetered hotspot on metropcs, PLEASE.
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] perrisiam:
probably asked before, but I'm wondering if the update can be decompiled to see how they unlock the booloader
[ZTE ZMAX Guides, News, & Discussion] mingolianbeef:
You would have to capture the ota which requires access to an inaccessible partition. Will "adb backup" work? It backed up my entire SDCard, internal storage and all data from installed apps, wondering if it will backup whatever partition is housing the OTA