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[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] kaszub:
Root

Any idea when we'll get root? I can live without roms for a while but root, that's impossible.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] saintsimon:
This thing is rolling out very slowly worldwide, ZTE Germany being one of the pioneers because of it's position as main mobile network technology manufacturer for O2-Telefonica Germany.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] 903tex:
No is only 2.4ghz wifi
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] maestromony:
Sound Quality

Sound quality is great. Tested with my Sony ex10lp and Marshall Monitor.

It is possible to make better sound with VipersAudio Atmos i guess (will see after getting root), but anyway i rly enjoy my axon's sound.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] RockinHomes:
Hey y'all. Just wanted to chime in that I've had the axon 7 mini since Oct 31st so I've had a few weeks with it now. Just got a software update yesterday that fixed quite a few things as someone stated earlier. It seems more lucid and smooth since the update. It was super fast when I took it out of the box but in the last week it's started hiccuping some. The hosts made it better but not like it was out of the box. I'm going to delete some apps and see if that's the culprit.

I never had a problem with the speakerphone not working on a call while okay Google was on so I can't comment on that.

Also I don't have 802.11 ac, so I can't comment on that either.

Overall, for $300 new, I think it's hard to beat this phone. It has I believe every band available for all carriers in the US. I think the only one is lacking is AT&T's band 30 that I can tell.

It's a well built beautiful phone (in gold) and the speakers are ridiculously good. The battery life is also very good. I'm getting at least 5 hours of video streaming time. It uses practically no battery screen off as it has really good built in app management.

I wish there were more accessories for it though. I can't find a single screen protector with more than 3 stars.

Also wish I could get notifications to pop up on the lock screen.

I'll try to answer general questions for you all in the future.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] ntrambitas12:
Is there seriously no developer community for the mini model? No twrp or root? Will we ever get custom roms?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Dfields91:
Come on gives rooting capabilities
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
This device has been out for less than 30 days (Oct 31 was US release date)... be patient, as the BF sales come and go, people will get their hands on them more and more... TWRP and other stuff will likely come in time.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] yk11:
The WiFi performance for me is better than using my old Nexus 5 (connecting to an Asus RT-AC66U). There is no 5Ghz, but I don't miss it (I turned it off on the N5 due to power/performance issues). WiFi N is more than fast enough.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Senaxo:
I hope that a developer what beautiful conjures :D
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] minnguy34:
No way to move apps to SD card

I upgraded from a ZTE Zmax2 to the Axon 7 mini. A couple of notes. ZTE disabled the ability to move apps (that allow it) to the SD card. Marshmallow does it a different way than Lollipop, but it is allowed on stock builds and even Samsung builds. You can only store videos and pictures on the SD card with this phone. Also, ZTE does not include the Marshmallow option of making your SD card adoptable. I am hoping ZTE might be reading these posts and change it in a future update. On T-Mobile, band 12 and Volte are available after the software update to B16. Battery life is shorter than on the ZTE Zmax2, which makes sense since it is a smaller battery and faster processor.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] jellofund:
EU volume cap & headphones

Hi,

I'm considering buying the Axon 7 Mini and one of the most important things in a phone for me is that it has great audio quality when listening with headphones. It seems that the Mini does but some posts on the Axon 7 boards suggest that ZTE have been a bit over zealous in applying the EU volume cap and that the headphone output is very quiet compared to the US version. From what I can gather other phones that are also EU compliant are much louder e.g. HTC10. So far ZTE don't appear to have addressed this and the only solution at present is for the user to root their phone and manually make some changes. Of course that isn't an option with the Mini at present as rooting isn't possible .

I wondered if any UK / EU owners could share their impressions regarding volume levels (and an indication of what IEMs or headphones you use would be helpful) and perhaps compare output levels with the Axon 7 if you have tried both?

Thank you!
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
On Marshmallow and Nougat it is not possible to move apps to the SD card, and Samsung (or other manufacturer) devices do not allow it except in upgrade situations where the device was on Lollipop and updated to Marshmallow, Apps on the SD card can stay, but new apps cannot be moved to it. If you factory reset these devices you will find that capability disappears completely.

As far as adopted storage goes... Yeah, I'm not surprised most manufacturers disable it, adopted storage is a joke, I am very active with the Moto community, and Moto has adopted storage on all its MM devices, and a good portion of the problems we see are related to that... I bet I would have an ice cream pail full of microSD cards if everyone that failed while used as adopted storage were put together. Buy a device with more internal storage, don't rely on SD cards for that.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] nastygeek:
i found one on amazon. i am using it personally, protects everything pretty well, isnt bulky, buttons are not hard, looks good. search for

Axon 7 mini Case, ZTE Axon 7 mini Case, MicroP(TM) Dual Layer Armor Hard Slim Hybrid Kickstand Phone Cover Case for ZTE Axon 7 mini (Axon 7 mini Gray Kickstand Case)

Sold by: micropioneer

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my other phone is an iphone. so as compared to that, my iphone lists my wifi speed as 98 mbps / 20 mbps. and axon 7 mini gives it as 20/15. my actual speed using lan cable is 250 mbps
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] nastygeek:
Android Pay problems

Just got this phone on 7th dec for $270 with taxes from Best Buy, dont know how cool is this deal. anyways, initally battery life sucked ( discharging in 5 hours with normal use ) but i browsed a few forums and now i get 20-24 hours with mixed use (phone / text / whatsapp / facebook etc ). I do get HD voice quality and good LTE but even the phone app is slow to respond sometimes.....

Anyways, coming to the discussion. i am used to apple pay. this is my first android phone (axon 7 mini ) which has NFC ( and is not rooted or unlocked :P ). I tried using it at Trader Joe's, which supports apple pay ( and claims to support android pay also) .

so i tried it today, i couldnt do it. I had it unlocked, android pay app was open, my discover card was set as default. tried to tap it 10-15 times, in all positions and angles, forward and backward, but couldnt do it. finally had to pay using credit card. sucks !! i have read a few forums , saying nfc chip is very weirdly placed and has a really short range, so its useless practically, dont know how true is that.

Any luck ? can anyone tell me a really really noob level guide to use tap and pay for this phone ? I am gonna try it at another retailer tomorrow , may be Rite-Aid or Best Buy..... if that doesnt work , I am gonna return the phone claiming its damaged.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] holybabel:
[MENTION=5176113]nastygeek[/MENTION]: I think the nfc transmitter is on the front of the telephone near to the top speaker and it is not very powerful. So i think you have to turn it around to use nfc correctly.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] d3cay:
EU owner here. I am using RHA MA350 (16 Ohm) IEMs.

Absolutely no problem with the output level. I usually have the sound set one below the point where android throws the "audio possibly too loud" warning, which still leaves plenty to go up.

Sound quality is fantastic for a phone. I used to carry an external bluetooth soundcard around, but the mini pretty much matches that quality.

I do not have the regular Axon 7, so I can't compare them.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] jellofund:
Thanks, that's very helpful!

I have a few pairs of IEMs all of which are 16 Ohm and similar sensitivities to your RHA MA350 ,so sounds like the volume levels should be just fine. That's a relief.

The only one of my full sized headphones I'd potentially use with the Mini 7 is 22 Ohm but hopefully the extra 'headroom' above the warning message means the phone has enough juice. Not a big deal if it doesn't though as I can always connect it to my Chord Mojo (portable DAC) via OTG.

I found a good deal on a used Mini 7 in 'mint' condition earlier this evening from an online retailer here in the UK. I was a bit hesitant at full price because although audio quality is my main priority it does seem to be a phone that is a bit of a mixed bag (mix of good and not so good aspects). But finding this one makes the decision a lot easier so think I will take the plunge.

Cheers again :good:
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] ffonegod:
How did you unlock and root?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] holybabel:
Haven't tried, but in german forum someone ssaid that this worked:

http://www.androidinfotech.com/2016/12/root-zte-axon-7-mini-marshmallow-twrp.html

You can try at own your own risk.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] ferlagod:
To me I get the same message, I also have the b07 version

Enviado desde mi ZTE B2017G mediante Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] maestromony:
Looks like update-server unavailable now. U can get update.zip in the "Update V1.0.0B09 out in Europe" thread and do it manually.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] ferlagod:
I downloaded the b09 version and tried to install it for recovery but it also gives error.

Enviado desde mi ZTE B2017G mediante Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] maestromony:
I done it w/o any errors.

Or u did somth wrong or youre phone is bugged(...

Did u extract update.zip from main archive? U should put update.zip to the root of sd-card and after u will c it in settings-updates (idk how it named in english) menu on the phone.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] ferlagod:
By email I communicate from zte that are having problems with the servers and by that me says network not available in the update and not can install it

Enviado desde mi ZTE B2017G mediante Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] SIROSISOFLIVER:
I just bought mine today at Best Buy ($199 for the gold), and I noticed I have build B12. IT says I have the most up to date build, Android Security Patch is on Sept 2016. Reception seems almost the same as my Oppo Find 7a I had before. WiFi is working well, and also Bluetooth. I don't have the best signal here at my house, but it works. I haven't tried it out in a larger city with good AT&T LTE signal, but Im on Straight Talk, so not looking to set the world on fire with speed. So far, so good. Fingerprint scanner working fine. I would rather have double tap (got used to that on the Oppo). I haven't tried the camera much, but will post any results.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] holybabel:
You can activate douple tap to wake in settings. Its hidden under "Gestures& ...". Don't know what the exact name in english is.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] SIROSISOFLIVER:
Ahh! Thank you! You rock.

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Further testing on the audio system confirms my fears: I will run out of hot water in the shower because I am actually able to listen to podcasts now.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
I tried booting it and the bootloader is acting a little funky.

downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.567s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.568s

I had the same issue when I tried to flash it, I haven't given up yet on getting twrp running although somethings telling me it's a really weird bootloader.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Beauterham:
If I had a PC I would compile twrp, LineageOS and other roms, I was busy with the AKM DAC part for LineageOS but my HDD did break so yeah.. I'm stuck everything lost haha :/ was a very old laptop :p (but I did get the DAC part to work actually :p there were a few things left for stable beta release, like a week, did flash back to official :) )
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
I have a rather nice development rig and would be happy to help in anyway I can. I have spent a little bit of time pouring over the stock ROM and it looks very similar to CAF, but unfortunately it looks like even though it has fastboot and my computer recognizes fastboot mode all of the commands have been disabled, so I don't know where to go from there. :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Beauterham:
linux or windows?

windows: there's a menu where you change drivers for usb ports and devices, delete the zte driver and reïnstall or let windows patch it from there. didn't use windows for a time haha

https://davidjb.com/blog/2012/06/restartreset-usb-in-ubuntu-12-04-without-rebooting/
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
I've tried it on two different Arch Linux boxes. MTP works fine, adb works fine, but when I boot into the bootloader fastboot tells me a device exists but when I issue a command fastboot will try to run the command but errors out as if the Axon 7 Mini has all of the commands for fastboot disabled.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Are you running fastboot as root or sudo? Fastboot requires elevated privileges.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
Yep, usually I get permission denied otherwise. I am running B12 I don't know if it makes a difference.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Try "fastboot getvar all", but to be honest I could see it if ZTE disabled all but a subset of commands.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
Finally a command that works,

[core2idiot@Core2idiot-PC ~]$ sudo fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version:0.5
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:3818000
(bootloader) variant:MTP eMMC
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) version-baseband:
(bootloader) version-bootloader:
(bootloader) display-panel:
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:0
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:0
(bootloader) max-download-size:	0x40000000
(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache:	0x12c00000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata:	0x5ebb79e00
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system:	0x100000000
(bootloader) serialno:<snip>
(bootloader) kernel:lk
(bootloader) product:MSM8952
all:
finished. total time: 0.020s

but then if I try to unlock it:

[core2idiot@Core2idiot-PC ~]$ sudo fastboot oem unlock
...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.000s
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Knew that wouldn't work... Try

fastboot oem get_identifier_token

fastboot oem get_unlock_data

And see if you get a response... My guess is ZTE is using a token unlock.

Might want to look at this too: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-discover-hidden-fastboot-commands/amp/
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
Those fail with the same error.

[core2idiot@Core2idiot-PC ~]$ sudo fastboot oem get_identifier_token
...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.000s

[core2idiot@Core2idiot-PC ~]$ sudo fastboot oem get_unlock_data
...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.000s
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Is there an OEM Unlocking option in Developer Options... Sorry, the one I have is my son's and not available to me at the moment.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
It's alright I want to help. There is but I have been running all of these commands with it checked. I contacted ZTE, and they said that the button is left over from the Chinese version of the ROM and that they're not allowed to have it work within the United States.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability

fastboot flashing unlock_bootloader
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Those are generic AOSP commands... they would have to be implemented in the bootloader to work. Looks like ZTE limited almost everything from us.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Core2idiot:
When I talked to ZTE they told me they do have a locked bootloader, but it doesn't seem like they have as much of a locked (encrypted) bootloader as they have disabled all of the bootloader commands. The only way in is probably through recovery.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Metatron22:
I also tried with fastboot today. It looks like your right. None of the normal commands seem to work. From having the unlock option in the developer options I guess theat not being able to unlock is solely a bootloader issue.

Maybe we can frankenstein the chinese bootloader onto the device. I guess it should have a valid signature and therefore boot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Not likely... At least not from seeing other manufacturers device Chinese devices vs the ones for the rest of the world, the signature might be valid but there is more than just a signature check that happens, usually a basic model/device check as well to prevent disaster stops it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Metatron22:
Yeah, I also noticed that there is no Axon 7 Mini in China, yet... So any ideas?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Honestly... With Marshmallow and newer the chances of root and/or bootloader unlock when there isn't an official method is near zero... Secure boot, SElinux, and DMverity will revert or shut down about any attempts to accomplish these things. It's not like the old days when if you could find an exploit and push the su binary in you're good, security it's much tighter and checks on multiple fronts.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] iletired:
I like this phone (just got it at the 200/deal) but the lack of root is going to be the probable reason I will return it. I hope something soon is fixed or someone can do some hacking.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] keokia:
I just got an Axon 7 mini to play around with and after setting it up for the first time, I seem to have put all of my notifications into one Notification icon. Does anyone know what it is that I did, or the option to return it to normal? I thought having all notification come to one icon would be nice, but it is not... I miss knowing what applications have the notification!
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Metatron22:
Do you mean the Bell Icon on the Lockscreen? This is sadly something that ZTE just does. You can eiter have the bell for notifications or no notifications at all at the lockscreen.

If you look in the "normal" Axon 7 forum you well see all the rants about it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Astralot:
Your problem is hidden in the status bar. Pull it to the bottom to the end and click "edit"
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] MidniteMarauder:
I got the B21 update today. Yay for preferred notifications. Thanks ZTE lol.

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[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Beauterham:
Nougat incoming around the end of this month or februari!

(official) Bootloader unlock should be incoming 2 after digging around german forums, thanks pal :good:

This device needs custom rom's, prepare your building machine & stonefree :angel:
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] ChickNrippR:
Any news about an alternative ROM (LineageOS or something else) for this superb smartphone? :angel:

In the meantime the big brother Axon 7 is well supported by Unjustified Dev ... :cyclops:
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Beauterham:
Check cyanogen section
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Petar0:
German site annouced Nougat for 7 mini, are there any news for 7 mini, since China released nougat for 5.5in axon 7?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Beauterham:
One of these days
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] maestromony:
Today got b12 OTA update (Russian Federation). Size of downloaded files <500Mb, looks like there is only software updates.

Android version still 6.0.1.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Sufad:
Hello.

Overall I am satisfied with the value of the phone.

My main issue is app killing. The phone retains no running apps backscreen... Which it should with 3 gb of ram, no?

Any suggestions /impressions?

Thank you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] marus2:
I have previous generation of this phone, so it might be different, but on Axon mini works this method.

1. Run Mi assistant

2. Tap on speedometer

3. Tap on settings in protected apps

4. Add apps, which you don't want to be kiled

5. Done
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Sufad:
Thanks for the reply.

Not sure where to find the assistant. Tried doing something similar in app power management but it seems to have no effect...
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] marus2:
Mi assistant is inbuilt app from zte. You should have it installed.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Sufad:
Thanks. Had to download an older version. Giving it a shot...
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Alecegonce101:
my V10's motherboard got fried due to overheating... when this happened my warranty has ended. I really miss the developer community since I had a Moto X and was really hoping to see good vibes on this phone
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
Sorry to disappoint... Zero development on this device, we don't even have root. That said, stock is pretty good although a 3rd party launcher is essential.
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] Dr1t3r:
Hey guys, i know that we dont have rooms, but do we have root acces?
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] agmvc5:
At the moment there is no root acces. Yesterday I received an update on my Ax7Mini. It mentioned serveral fixes and preparing firmware to receive Nougat, now the version shown is B2017G V1.0.0B12
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] speedanderson:
Hi,

Bumping this thread for it's relevance to my situation. I'm using the Mini right now transitionally until a post paid phone I like comes out on T-Mobile for me to upgrade to.

Mine is running 7.1.1 and all that and I'm not worried about using TWRP or ROMs, but performance and battery life on this phone is awful and I feel like I could greatly improve it some root functions. Has anyone successfully rooted this phone? I'm thinking about just swopping it for the Moto G5 plus, but I love the speakers on this and if I can root it I'll be able to work with it.

Here's to hoping I can just get the next Pixel phone anyway, if T-Mobile even carries it, but yeah. In the meanwhile, Root please. ♥️
[ZTE Axon 7 Mini Questions & Answers] acejavelin:
No unlockable bootloader, no root... Unless ZTE changes their stance on this device, which isn't likely at this point, root isn't happening.

What's the problem with battery life and performance though? My son usually gets a full day with 4 hours SoT, never heard a performance issue reported. Maybe it's time for a factory reset?

The Moto G5 Plus is a nice device, and battery life is amazing with people getting up towards 8 hours SoT pure stock, but the sound quality for media isn't great. You could try selling the Mini for it, but used prices are only around $160 or so on swappa (netting you $140-145) since Best but is still stocking it in most stores at $199.