yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] peramikic:
Small correction here. It's for G (Global AKA EU) and China (or i just call them V) models. U models are USA and so far have only got diff level OTAs. For others they are technically full image updates, that is only the partitions that were changed since initial phone launch are included, although by now that is probably every partition that is not phone specific so they would work in most cases of soft brick or to return to stock. We do not have proper full factory images which would come with a tool ala ODIN or nexus fastboot images to use in hard-brick cases with DFU or EDL modes, which is the only sure way to recover from a hard brick, as we have seen on EU models that can't go to EDL via HW keys so we can't use tenfar's tool to at least get to recovery, but instead to ZTE's DFU mode which requires a ZTE tool with proper restore files (most likely used in service centers). So while we still have ability to recover from some errors, without a proper factory images there are FUBAR situations which would not be a big deal with proper factory recovery image.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] s0be:
wifi fixed. nfc comes up but doesn't work. Fixing audio over the weekend, then moving onto fixing nfc, then finally sensors. Expect official in 2-3 weeks, maybe a month or more (after we make it all not be hacks)
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] xxBrun0xx:
If there's anything us non-devs can do to help, let us know!
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] ethanscooter:
What about the fingerprint sensor?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] s0be:
Until the devs think it's feature complete, all non-devs can do is sit patiently drinking scotch, or learn to be a dev and drink scotch. either way, drink scotch.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] s0be:
forgot about fp sensor, that'll be down the road if I have to do it, it's not something I've ever worked on before. Might be something stupid to bring it up, might be months of coding to make it work, I don't know yet.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Jose-MXL:
Are Devs not supposed to get support from ZTE on the sources and additional HAL detail so you guys don't have to spend weeks and possibly months hacking and coding?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] s0be:
I have only just gotten the hardware like 48 hours ago, I have no clue what level of support ZTE is planning to provide to us. I started working on it assuming it's just 'provide the hardware' level of support, but if we get more, that'll be awesome. I'm no longer a Cyanogen employee (haven't been for months), so I'm just a normal dev at this point, who happened to get a device.

The Axon 7 is great hardware, with solid software. It is the first device to get me to consider moving from my serrano (s4 mini). While working at Cyanogen, with access to all the toys, I stuck with the s4 mini.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] celoxocis:
I'm receiving my A2017G today. I will be test driving it the next two weeks or so.

If I decide to keep it I will kang a A2017U and create a device tree for the A2017G.

That is if no European dev is actually working already on this?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] :
Hey guys, how's development going? Still finding workarounds? Not expecting a new build we can play around with; just genuinely asking.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] *mj13*:
Did you read 5 or 6 posts back? s0be was gracious enough to give us end users a very detailed update.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] :
Just saw it, thanks. Have not been following this thread that closely lately, I hadn't seen it.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] wilmesg:
Thanks, I appreciate all of your work and am looking forward to all the Nougat goodies and improvement. Keep up the good work.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] jim262:
I definitely love the hardware, but ZTE has messed things up. I could be very wrong, but I don't see their promises coming true. If you follow the history this organization, they have never been a user/developer friendly company, so if we look at their track record and base our conclusion off that, its pretty safe to say that outside of tossing users a bone here and there, they won't do much to help the "community ".
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] xxBrun0xx:
Jyee, their VP of software, is personally responding to people on their forums. They've released aosp Roms for previous devices. They said they would bootloader unlock us phones and they did. They said they would work with cm devs and they are. They promised quick updates and we're on the latest security patch. What part of this are they doing wrong?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Jose-MXL:
Delete
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
Tried it, does not seem to help
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Thanks for the info, saved me flashing again thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Androidluv:
Hi,

Where did you find the the 12-28 unofficial cm13?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] borijess:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224408386
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] FadeFx:
[MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION] please check your pm...

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[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Pointro:
Video recording seems to be working again for me. It stopped because I switched selinux to permissive. The fingerprint scanner still works after switching back to enforcing as well. Ill continue testing.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Could you fast if GPS works fine when selinux is on please ?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Pointro:
It still took awhile to to lock in. I'd say about 5 minutes to do so.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Thanks you for testing that for me much appreciate
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] LuneTech:
How did you find this build? Why isn't it posted in this thread? Btw how do you update to a newest build? Do I have to do a clean install or can I just flash it on top of the old one?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] ant456:
If somebody can get Android pay working this rom would be perfect
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] awsomjgp:
Probably won't happen because root is built in and udev hasn't implemented the bootloader unlock bypass to work
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] ant456:
I'm gonna work on modifying the kernel for myself to have the bootloader bypass and I will let you know how it works
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] reV17:
It was a test build that wasn't really any more stable than the last one. Remember to try at your own risk.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] xtermmin:
It was: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70285819&postcount=1516
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
Hey everyone still took 5 minutes to get a GPS lock and start navigation even with tweaks. Any ideas? My old Samsung Galaxy Note 3 didn't take as long on lolipop, since I use this as my daily driver I kind of need faster GPS lock. Stepping back to the Windows Mobile days aka 2008 isn't always nice...
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] chevydudesixty9:
On the latest build using TMobile, phone still doesn't drop down from LTE to HSPA to receive a call. Making a call is fine, the phone will drop down to HSPA then once the call is over switch back to LTE. So no incoming calls if using LTE. Have resorted to using HSPA all the time.

Also, GPS is working great!
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] FadeFx:
Do you have a data connection enabled when you start GPS?

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[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
Needed working GPS so went back to stock (B09 on my global device). Now GPS gets a fix quite quickly even inside when I am near the window.

I have a suspicion that there is a slight difference in GPS hardware between U and G seeing that we have people with U devices saying they have no problem with GPS.

I am on vacation but when I am back I will try flashing an U system on my device to see if there is a difference in GPS behavior with that
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
Hello,

I'm using the USA version of the ZTE Axon 7 and I do have mobile data turned on. It's still taking 5 minutes to get a signal, no quick fix. However I did have it take less time time to get a fix and do navigation when I had shorter periods of the GPS being off ( location options ). However with other Android phones in the last mainly the Galaxy Note 3 as my last phone on stock firmware it never took more than a few seconds to get a lock even when location information was off most of the time and only on when I needed it.

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Abiram26:
I'm on the 28-12 build now (dirty flashed from 23-11)

My notes:

- Snapchat seems fixed

- Front facing speakers isn't stereo?

(compared some AC/DC songs through headset and speakers... and it seems like the right channel isn't played at all but the left channel is played over both speakers)

(when I play some YouTube 'left and right stereo test', I'll only hear sound through the speakers when it says 'left')

(Note: I do have Viper4Android and Dolby Atmos installed, maybe that affected it... Someone else with default audio settings will have to test this too)

- I don't notice any performance decreases (for some reason my phone actually feels more responsive...? Wut)

- Battery life seems to have decreased though...

- Fingerprint sensor still works fine for me

- Video recording doesn't work? (or play-back doesn't)

I didn't test GPS... But I don't really need that so much anyway

However, I do notice improvements so good job on that Unjustified Dev (and DrakenFX) :D
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Velrix:
I mentioned this previously as well on the old build (12-22). All I got is how it wouldn't get LTE (obviously) but should get hspa again (obviously) but then they said I must have been in a LTE to edge only area. If that was the case I'd still have some data. Seems to me it just wasn't an issue they care about right now.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] chevydudesixty9:
I Understand it isn't priority. I do want to make known that it is an issue for TMobile users though.

In all honesty, I would rather have the FP reader fixed first anyways.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] abdi7451:
http://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/zte-axon-7-lineage-14-1-nougat-7-1-rom/

Anyone try this out?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] reV17:
It was posted already in the QA section. Yes a couple of us did. It boots but wifi, camera, audio are some of the bugs.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] borijess:
I tried it out. Not ready for daily driver.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] jawz101:
No link to source and I'd imagine ZTE may have newer drivers and stuff for Nougat which might be needed. I won't try ROM's which are slapped together.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] jman1234:
So for someone who regularly uses the GPS, wifi and only listens to the phone through a headset, is this rom ready to use as a daily driver?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] borijess:
It's close but I don't think so. Just my opinion.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] jman1234:
Thanks for the response. Guess I'll stay on stock for a while longer then.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] masong397:
Wi-Fi is good. Music is great after using viper4arise and phone calls are okay but could be better. GPS locks for me no problem but maps was glitchy a few days ago.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] FadeFx:
Have you ever checked the reputation of that site? It looks to me like someone is posting there everything that somehow builds without fixing any bugs and most of the time without giving proper credits, just to gain some donation money.

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[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
[MENTION=4911249]Unjustified Dev[/MENTION]: have you considered asking ZTE for help with GPS? Or is it working for you (which obviously makes debugging it hard)?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Velrix:
OK so after retesting (Disabled VoLTE) it does seem the area I am in requires VoLTE to get data on a call for T-Mobile on my side of town. The other side of town is a bit older with infrastructure and doesn't have this issue. So until we get VoLTE on this ROM or another I can't personally use it as a daily driver.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] thor486:
Which viper4arise settings did you use to fix the audio problems with the speakers and headphones? Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] masong397:
It's the master gate limiter. Set the output gain to about -8 -10.5 on both headset and phone speaker. You can try different levels to see what you prefer
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Abiram26:
Wanted to add some things:

- Microphone is still too sensitive and records distorted voice messages

- Unnecessary internet data consumption?

I don't use a lot of data in general but most of my internet data consumption is caused by "Android operating system" (in the list of apps using how much data). I don't remember having this on the stock ROM...

- Broken Music Visualizer for the lock screen

Maybe my audio mods did this or was it the dirty flash; it worked fine in the 23-11 build (Can someone else test?)

- Brightness slider seems a bit strange to me

The lowest brightness level is totally fine but when I move the slider a bit more up, the brightness level increases quite rapidly already... So it's quite hard to keep the screen at a lower brightness that's still near the lowest brightness.

EDIT:

About the video recording issue (it's not playback I suppose but the recording...)

I tried 'Open Camera' from the Google Play Store and noticed something interesting.

Open Camera not given microphone permission: video playback works with the recorded video without sound.

Open Camera given microphone permission: video playback doesn't work with the recorded video with sound. (Sound is played however...)
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Oki:
There are plenty of Xposed modules and even Play Store apps able to customize the buttons for short tap, long tap, double tap and even button combinations. Next time, please search a little bit before posting messages with that intolerant tone.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] sounreal:
Thanks for the tip...
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] kappa546:
Nice, quick ROM with only a few bugs for me. I can't wait until we have a stable, fully featured cm alternative for this phone. In the meantime I'm back to stock rooted. Big thanks to Unjustified Dev, can't wait for an update!
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] kappa546:
Not sure if this had been mentioned before as I haven't read the whole thread but the ability to turn off nr in camera settings really makes a big difference for me. Along with frame average metering and manual controls turns this into a pretty good shooter IMO.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] chevydudesixty9:
Got a link for a download? Downloaded one from a note 5 forum but it didn't work.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] masong397:
Check your PM's I don't want to link to other threads in here. For anyone else seeing this it's called A.R.I.S.E sound mods
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] razholio:
Does nr = noise reduction? Which camera lets you do that?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] kappa546:
Broken video and distorted speaker calls are a tradeoff I'm willing to accept for exceptional battery life. Best I got on stock was 7hrs, and that was also a personal best. I really hope this ROM gets polished up, I can wait on nougat personally as it only amounts to a slight facelift for me.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] kappa546:
Stock Cyanogenmod snap camera (I installed open gapps nano). It's in the settings, "Denoise: Off" at the very bottom.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] FadeFx:
Anyone tried to restore his apps from a weshare backup yet?

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[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
Flashed Dec 28 on my A2017G again (after having had B09 on it for a few days). Magically, GPS gets fixes almost immediately now. Will see if it stays that way (so far, installing Maps does not seem to have an ill effect, either)
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Strange, it never worked for me, could it be because I never installed the b09 bootstack
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
It briefly worked for me on B06 bootstack, too. LetÂ´s see what happens over the next few hours/days...
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
I'm currently still on b03 lol, haven't updated since I got the phone
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
B08 gives you a proper fastboot so that might be worth it on its own...
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Okay I'll update to b08 and then test GPS on the 28th build and see if it's working will let everyone know soon
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] nupi:
I would try B09

Magically I now even get fixes inside
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] dbekan%5:
I use the 23. build and I have the issue that the ram is running full by Android system over the day.

anyone have the same issue?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Iancort:
Was recently having problems with my audio....where viper4android wasn't working after i flashed CM 13.....if you're having the same problem;

1)flash this file.....its the Dolby Atmos driver........... http://www.mediafire.com/file/x903icgy0j0cz9r/DDP.zip

2)then disable CM 13's Audio Fx or u could disable it before flashing, didn't make a difference for me

It worked like a charm........you'd wanna do a back up first, just in case
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Kevinkuensken:
if i install dolby atmos driver then the sound issues are over?Voice Mail are ok?Or heard like a Robot?
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
Additionally how do you uninstall this?

It made the audio worse for me.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] BIGWORM:
I believe it's installed as a system app. You'll have to uninstall it through Titanium Backup or other root means.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Just to keep everyone informed,

I flashed the b09 bootstack and flashed the 28th December build and GPS works perfectly,

I'm happy with this as a daily driver for me

Thanks a lot unjustified Dev
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
Thanks I totally forgot to look there, and thanks for the TiBu suggestion. I didn't realize the Dolby stuff had any controls either aka a panel/app. Changed a setting and sound sounds great now.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] Abiram26:
That's where you could've used your backup if you made one :p

It made the sound worse for me too but I flashed this afterwards:

https://xdaforums.com/android/software/viperaudio-viperatmos-3-8-sq-driver-t3289075 (ViPERDD+ 5.5 Sony Beats Edition.zip)

It seems to work good (doesn't fix distortion though; but v4a does improve it kind of)

I wonder; can't the CM13 ROM use the audio drivers from the stock ROM? (I personally don't really mind if Dolby Atmos is a must then; if it fixes audio/mic quality I'm totally fine with anything)
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
I changed settings on the GPS with TopNTP, it didn't fix the GPS issues ( takes 5 minutes outside or in the vehicle to start navigation ). I read that B09 would fix this issue? Can someone confirm/give directions on getting and installing B09 or newer ( I'm guessing B09 is a version of the bootloader ). However I must note I have a A2017U version. The bootloader version is just a dash on my unit and has no number. Is this why I have GPS issues, or does B09 change the driver?

Thanks, just for all the others with GPS issues we should make a sticky if it's fixed by doing that.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
If your on the U variant you need to download the b29 bootstack file from drakens post on full otas in the Roms section, then go to TWRP and just flash the zip that's it, reboot and GPS should be fixed

Actually you might have to flash b27 not sure but if you go to the back to stock thread they will tell you how to upgrade on U model
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] xtermmin:
For those who have been trying various audio fixes, has anyone had success with decreasing the in-call volume? Headphone audio sounds fine for music and such, but the speakers, especially in calls, are waaaaay too loud.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] sounreal:
Anyone having issues with the SD card? It's kind of like apps are requiring file manage to access files.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] FadeFx:
I think what you see is standard android behaviour, you need to grant access to sdcard for each app, after that it should work as intended.

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[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] spacemanvt:
Not to clutter up the thread but like everyone else. I would love a properly working version of this ROM. I am not confident at all in ZTE putting a proper nougat ROM.

I fear buying this phone was a mistake.

Good luck Unjustified! :D
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
Hello,

Sounds good, can you link to the post where it shows what I need to do since I've not had much success with searching.

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] lokissmile:
Although I'm not a tester, one did show share the antutu scores and low light screenshots from N. Hold out a bit longer it seems they are for doing this phone justice.
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/rom-guide-updates-to-stock-files-via-t3469484/page31
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] marcusah123:
Hello,

Thanks for the link, can I just flash in MergeBoot and get the B29 bootloader and not mess up my data or Cyanogenmod installation or settings?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Deve] shia786:
Yeah just flash megaboot, best would be to comment on that forum if you get stuck on updating

Thanks