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What Deutschland mean? Something to eat? :D Kundenservice told me week 35. I will be in 2-3 weeks in Germany and buy it over Amazon.de but they have no information about shipping date. Gearbest set 18.09 to ship date.

Anyway, first of all bootloader, after that I will order.

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Like I sad, nobody can trust ZTE. Need few month to release a phone, still May security level, no updates, stupid customization, a lot of bugs, bad translation... With looked bootloader, they can do what ever they want...
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
All we have are definite No's from CSR and maybe from others. What does it take to say yes or no. I feel as though someone is not being straight here.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] DrakenFX:
yup another CSR who doesn't know ,

here you guys can check some actually Good NEWS

http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/news-updates-coming-week-t3435480
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
They might just be saying no so they don't have to elaborate that it will be coming later, idk just a guess
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] naix89:
I think we are getting too pessimistic about the ZTE's promise.. hopefully we will have things cleared up by end of this week
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
All I know is, some one is not being truthful. This would have to be an opt-in program to get the code and will not come in an update. If it was in an OTA, how do they determine who gets it and who doesn't or do they just void everyone's warranty.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] ItsLasher:
You just described HTC, LG and Samsung in that one line along with ZTE.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
They might change the necessary underlying code in the update to make the bootloader unlockable and use a system like Motorola where you request a key to unlock bootloader on their website. Don't know but can't wait for their official announcement. I think the CSRs are just misinformed, I think we should trust the Mods on the ZTE USA forums since they seem more knowledgeable.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] kibmikey1:
If they announce they will unlock the bootloader, it will probably be opt-in, giving them your serial in return for a code to unlock it. Either that, or an OTA for US versions to unlock it via fastboot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
The phone's been out for two weeks this Wednesday atleast here in north america so I don't know if its fair to come to that conclusion just yet. They might also be waiting for a large update to fix all bugs and also release Nougat update as soon as possible. Just don't want to come a scary conclusion just yet. Hopefully its all resolved before the end of this month.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] kibmikey1:
A simple warning before unlocking it would cover the company's warranty policy. Giving someone the means to unlock it doesn't automatically void the warranty, it just gives them the option to, which of course is what we all want.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
All they need is the same information you have to supply them with to register your device. Once they had that, they would just have to email the code, which you would then input when unlocking the BL. This process is a process I have used on several of my phone's. Honor, Asus and Zuk offer unlocked BL or ways to unlock them.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] ((RayDar)):
Here's hoping for good old reliable:

fastboot oem unlock

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A Nougat update that included a bootloader unlock would be so sweet.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Rigby J:
I'd love Stock Android on this phone so much..
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] :
Stock Android is the best Android.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
Same or even options to disable some of the customizations done by ZTE, like what OxygenOS does. Would be so awesome, can't wait to try out this phone haha should've gone with the gold.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Sammae7:
I'm not to informative on flashing and whatnot, but is there a way to flash stock Android on a device and receive the stock updates?

I'm thinking no but am not sure.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] walka.gh86:
Yes. If if you send your device to Google for the flashing, they will send you the updates[emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji2] [emoji2]
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
You can always refladh a stock image to receive OTAs, but usually you need to reinstall the stock recovery as well. If you run ADB commands fastboot boot twrpxx.img, this will run twrp on your device without installing it, leaving your stock recovery in tact. So if you make stock backup using this method, you can do a restore and get back to 100% stock. But this is all moot without an unlocked bootloader.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Rigby J:
The gold is very aesthetically pleasing. I don't regret this phone from a build perspective, that's for sure
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Shipmate:
Is the bootloader the same on the ZTE Axon 7 (A2017G) UK/EU model?

Will we get bootloader unlock too! ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
Very interesting question, which only shows that any decision on unlocking the bootloader on this device needs a worldwide solution and will need to come from ZTE China, regardless what a dev at ZTE USA may say.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
One thing all people must consider is, what about the rest of the world? YMany of you have based your opinions on what was said by some devs at ZTE USA. When I contacted Honor USA to unlock the bootloader on the 5x, they said that they didn't do that. I then contacted Honor in China, who provided me with code. A decision that will physically impact their phones must always come from the parent organization and not the child. The letters I have posted have come from ZTE China and although ZTE USA has told me that ZTE China does not speak for them, they can not make decisions that would affect their devices globally or are they just going to unlock US models and everyone else in the world will remain locked?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
I was under the impression they took this long since they were trying to convince the Chinese parent company. Interesting information though, the news about this should drop in the next couple days either way and hopefully put an end to this debacle.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] dennis96411:
Bootloader unlock officially confirmed! https://community.zteusa.com/community/blogging/blog/2016/08/10/did-somebody-say-bootloader

Unfortunately, it is only available for the US variant as of now.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jim262:
How are we to obtain a code, what's the procedure? This isn't very clear how to obtain the unlock code.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] rczrider:
The request form can be found here (linked in Peter's blog post): https://community.zteusa.com/community/forums/axon/developers-lounge-axon-7

Looks like you need to be registered with the ZTE forums. Not sure how they're pushing the actual unlock, though.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jbrookley:
Well, it's not really all that uncommon that rooting voids your warranty but it is a little disappointing, considering their primary competition is OnePlus and rooting your phone does not void your warranty with them...

That said, this is good news and, realistically, if this is their first unlocked bootloader device, they probably aren't staffed to off to troubleshoot phones like OP does (and their development community at this point is pretty non existent anyway).

So yeah, good job ZTE for unlocking the bootloader! For now though, I'm going to hold off and see how the development community fares before buying though. If it ends up being a dud, I'll wait for their next phone (or someone else's next phone).
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] pwnerman:
It will most likely be similar to how Motorola handled bootloader unlocking with the Moto X Pure. You have to sign up for an account on their site and then plug in your phone IMEI and everything which will permanently void the warranty of your phone once they send you the unlock code. There is no flashing your phone back to stock and hiding you ever unlocked the boot loader. As soon as you request that code the phone is forever voided in their system and if you ever tried to get warranty service it would reject it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] istperson:
Maybe that's why it's US only. Because in Europe you can't just play the unlock card if it is a hardware defect. The manufacturer has to prove it was because of the unlocking that the unofficial software caused the hardware malfunction. The same happened to Samsung when they've tried to refuse warranty repairs based on Knox 0x1.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
They will probably follow the Motorola route and give you a key to use to run the fastboot oem unlock command.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
Oh interesting an EU rule? that would make a lot of sense actually. Thanks for the neat thought.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] ((RayDar)):
On obtaining an unlock code

You have to create an account at community.zteusa.com

There is an unlock code request form in the "Developer's Lounge" forum on that site

Give them your forum login, real name, and IMEI -- on that form

Wait 72 hours, sometimes more

They will either e-mail you, or PM you an unlock code

There must be some software into which that unlock code is entered. (It would be nice if neither Windows or Mac is required for this procedure.)

What concerns me is that since you have to give the company your IMEI, merely the act of requesting an unlock code might immediately void your warranty, even if you never used it to unlock your device.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] pwnerman:
interesting but I'm not even sure if they are doing it that way. It just sounds almost identical to the system Motorola used with the Pure Edition phone I have so I'm assuming they are going to want your IMEI to be able to send you a specific code like with Motorola that you then flash to unlock the bootloader. I think with the Pure you had to type in fastboot oem unlock and then your specific code from Motorola. I don't know if the codes were device specific or not. If not maybe someone could create a key generator lol

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this is exactly what will happen because it was the same way with Motorola. As soon as you requested the code your warranty was voided. Just having the code voided the warranty.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] aPexalpha:
Hoping this comes to the Chinese version as well, they said as much on their forums. Keeping an eye out
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
Key generator would be awesome haha. I feel like the codes might be device specific, based on the IMEI but I dont know havent received my grey phone yet.

Yea they even say on the form the warranty is immediately voided.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jbrookley:
Out of curiosity, how does everyone feel about the bootloader unlock voiding the warranty? I know a lot of people touted the Passport 2.0 as a big advantage but that goes right out the window (whereas with OP, the warranty cost an extra $80 but isn't voided by root/BL unlock). I understand it's probably expected (I'm not sure anyone thought it wouldn't) but I am curious as to what everyone thinks. Anyone surprised, disappointed, don't care, etc?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] tupirujp:
Why cant they do it like the huawei 6p .... So one of the developers here can create a program or a tool to flash the phone back to stock ! .... I was waiting on something like that ...

Now I'm thinking on getting a second 6p they r on sale 399 for a 64 gigs .... And has tons of development I guess I go back to the Nexus line
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Rigby J:
Seeing as how it's sat in the box for the past week without me considering using it once, I'll be fine
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] rczrider:
Here's my copypasta'd response to the blog post announcement:
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Gachmuret:
For me it's fair enough even with warranty voided.. come on, one can't have everthing for 400$... I'll just stay to ZTE software for a while. They approved that they are listening to the community and they certainly will listen to software feature requests if we shout out loud enough and eventually solve all the bugs... major ones at least... then when two years passed or they don't release updates anymore, let's unlock to tinker with it... that's what I did with my S4 and still working like a charm with CM13... but time has come to move on now... and I think it will be the AXON 7, as now it became future proof and that's what's most important for me

[MENTION=942583]rzc[/MENTION]rider I have to admit, that they shouldn't void the part of the warranty that's connected to the hardware and has nothing to do with bootloader unlocking... but still no dealbreaker for me...
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Rigby J:
There's absolutely no reason to rush to do it right now. Doesn't seem like anyone over there is in a rush to build anything.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jbrookley:
Yeah, that was kind of my reaction. I get the phone being bricked having a voided warranty but, like you mentioned, manufacturer defects or anything beyond standard wear and tear should still be covered. If I buy a new car that's under warranty and I change out the radio, just the radio is voided from the warranty, I don't lose the warranty for the entire car!

Maybe that's not actually the case and it hasn't been explained properly (or maybe they haven't really thought through the specifics, which is what it sounds like is probably par for the course with ZTE). I do like that they listen to the community though I would like them to be more proactive and less reactive. Reactive is better than nothing but if they were really listening to the community, it would've been cool to have them contact a few members who were very interested in an unlocked bootloader and bounced some of these ideas off them.

I'm trying real hard not to just sound like they can't get anything right because I AM happy they unlocked the bootloader. I just think it's a bit of a bummer you have to choose between the Passport 2.0 thing or an unlocked bootloader. It's also hard to ignore that their primary competition seems to be able to do both (albeit at an added cost of $80 for the warranty). Like you said though, can't please everyone for that price, I guess.

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Yeah, if you're not in a hurry to get a phone, I'd personally hold back a little while til they work out some of the bugs. First gen hardware is rarely the best anyway and it looks like ZTE is just scrambling for solutions and I'm not entirely sure how much they're thinking this out . . . Personally, I'm concerned with how active development will actually be on this device in the first place so hopefully, I'll be pleasantly surprised! The hardware is solid (on paper anyway, a little concerned about some of the things I've read from a quality perspective) so if they get everything ironed out, it should be a no brainer!
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] istperson:
It was made by Google, and is called fastboot.

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Well, while it is only used to scare off those who just do it out of adventure, I agree. But if they refuse to replace a defective hardware just because it was unlocked, to me that would be the last phone from the manufacturer. And they would also lose in court in the EU.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] tupirujp:
Would it be so hard for ZTE to come up whit something like these ?

They will sell these phone like candy [emoji41]
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] reddrago:
Did anyone request their Axon 7 to be bootloader unlocked yet? It might be too early still but was just wondering.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
I did a few hours ago.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] DrakenFX:
please keep us updated about the Unlocking procedure/steps. :fingers-crossed:
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
As soon as I get the procedures, I will copy paste them here.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] DrakenFX:
Thank youuuu, lot of us will be looking forward to :D
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Recon Freak:
Ask about a way to flash back to stock also. With no way to recover will lead to less development.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] DrakenFX:
actually i kinda ask for something similar,

Title : ZTE A2017U_0B20 FULL Update Package???

https://community.zteusa.com/thread/11621

i hope i get some answers or straight up download link will be nice :p
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
Glad to help out my fellow members of XDA. Keep a lookout for my post within 72 hours from today.

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I'll ask in their development thread.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
The steps have been posted on: https://community.zteusa.com/docs/DOC-1194

From what I see, it will be through fastboot. I'm still awaiting for an email from ZTE with any additional steps to proceed with the bootloader unlock.

Edit: The steps posted are "general" steps. Just so the new guys know on how to get to fastboot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] walka.gh86:
Did you download the PDF file attached?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
Yes, I did. It just tells you on how to access fastboot. Very general information.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] dennis96411:
Wait, do you have to do something before you can follow those steps? Do they explicitly send you a customized OTA update that you have to install (specific to your device) before this works? I thought the B20 update is what added bootloader unlocking.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
For the ZTE Axon 7 US edition, it only needs the B20 update.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] walka.gh86:
Since I live in Africa, is there a possibility I can receive the unlock key from zte if I purchase the phone from US?
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] swehes:
It actually says in the instructions that you need a customized FOTA.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
If you go to the dev section in the ZTE community and start the procedure to ask for a bootloader unlock, it states that you need to be in the B20 update.

Edit: I read it again and I saw about an update besides the B20. You will still need to submit your info for authorization for the bootloader unlock. I will post more information when I manage to acquire it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] swehes:
In the document it says "once you have received your Bootloader Unlock Update (FOTA) to your device .." referring to a specific update you will get as you provided your IMEI. Yes. You need the general update as well.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
I already posted an edit on it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
Got an email with this:

Congratulations! Your bootloader is now ready to be unlocked. Your next step is to follow the bootloader unlocking instructions for your device. If you have an Axon 7 A2017U device please follow directions in this link: Axon 7 A2017U Bootloader Unlock Instructions If you have the Axon Pro A1P please use the instructions in this link: Axon Pro A1P Bootloader Unlock Instructions.

Caution:

By Downloading The OTA Update Which Allows You To Unlock Your Bootloader You Will Void Your Warranty Immediately!

Please Note:

Unlocking your bootloader will cause a Factory Data Reset of your device and you will lose everything. Make sure to backup anything important before starting the unlock process. ZTE USA and Z-Community employees cannot help in this process. Please look to the resources that are available in the respective Developers Lounge on Z-Community for your device.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] AlesG87:
please don't download it before you're ready to capture the OTA.

There isn't any development yet, so you'll have no benefit from having an unlocked bootloader.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] desudecchi:
[IMG="Bootloader unlock Fota"]http://i.imgur.com/JdmkRlM.jpg[/IMG]
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] AlesG87:
before you click download:
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Jose-MXL:
Can you please hold installing the update and read this post???

http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/to-unlock-bootloader-hold-help-t3437617
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