yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
Now if you search from the app you'll see only the compatible themes. To be in that list, you need to put in the google play description this string somewhere: "Icon Pack Generator community: https://plus.google.com/communities/108846485158085152805"

In this way, if the user will search for themes from the app, will see also your theme.

[The full string is not required, you can just write "108846485158085152805" if you want, it's your choice!]

OP updated :)
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
Guide updated with some images :)
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
third post will be used for questions and answers :) post updated with a explanation of what are iconback, iconmask and iconupon
[Android Themes] m i n a r:
Another theme published, this time is free and exclusively for icon pack generator! https://goo.gl/wg0DiH
[Android Themes] kikkos:
My new theme is online and free exclusively for icon pack generator!

Check it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=loneipg.com.kikkosart.theme.loneipg
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
OP updated with two new themes! Griffith and Lone! Both standalone themes and free!

-Griffith - Recenz Tastic - Standalone theme - Google Play (free)

-Lone - Kikk0s - Standalone theme - Google Play (free)
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
The app is now out of beta, so everyone can download it :)

OP updated
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
App updated with themes showcase! Look at the video to see how it works.

If you want to be listed there, compile this module: HERE

[YOUTUBE]e_zvqXi673g[/YOUTUBE]

Enjoy :D
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
A new theme joined the family: Stratus by LeoFracca. It's a simple free standalone theme. Download: Google Play

OP updated!

Enjoy :D
[Android Themes] kikkos:
My first theme for substratum is online and have the support for iconpack generator! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kikkos.lone4subs
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
thank you, thread updated :)
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
Thread updated with theme template

Now you can also download and edit the template instead of creating the theme from scratch.

Hope that it helps the less expert themers/developers out there!

PS: there are both the android studio template and the apktool template!
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
Thread updated with a little correction :)
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
List of themes updated!

The new theme is Oxygen by GPApps (it is a paid substratum theme)

Enjoy :D
[Android Themes] Buffydamion:
Thanks very much
[Android Themes] Karma Akabane:
Many thanks :D But if i want to use all my icon like iconupon in random mode, how can i do ?
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
you're welcome :) I didn't understand what you mean, can you please explain it again? What is random mode?
[Android Themes] Karma Akabane:
For example, your theme has 4 icons upon and i want to use all of this, random, not have to choose one of them (sr my English is bad ;) )
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
no problem, now I understood :) unfortunately only one image can be choosen as the icon pack generated has inside of it the images selected, no way to make it choose them random :(
[Android Themes] danny7139:
Thank you for the guide
[Android Themes] gkyx:
Thanks for the guide really. It is so hard to find a guide without an old eclipse setup, i don't know if you are still developing or thinking about updating this application but as far as i know there must be a way to select or import multiple background files which are chosen by the launcher randomly, do you think you can add a feature that allows users to select more than one background for a theme. I'm planning to add some themes for your application but i would really like to have multiple backgrounds.
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
thank you :) unfortunately this is not possible because due to the nature of the app I can just choose one (and only one) iconback, iconmask and iconupon to build the icon pack programmatically! It would be a nice feature for sure but it can't be done!

Hope that this will not stop you from making themes for icon pack generator! let me know if you have any question :)

PS: yes I'm still mantaining the app, so if you'll make themes I'll provide you support and I'll add your themes to the showcase into the app and into this post!
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
the app was recently updated with a huge restyle, check it out :D
[Android Themes] SpadaBoss:
Guide updated and added github page with source code :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Chopinko:
Hi,

just wondering, since im on stock for 2 months already and it all works fine except the adds blocking, for me.

I know the root is not perfect, it needs to be tuned up after with some special workarounds to avoide lags, battery drain etc..

So, is it really worth it to root?

What YOU need root? for what purpose, except Adaway?

hope you could elaborate a little.

best,

Chopinko

G930T

PG1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] metalfan78:
I've been stock for about a month, I haven't rooted yet mostly due to being lazy and not wanting to go through the fixes. I really just want to be able to use titanium backup again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] esjames:
AdGuard works really well and doesn't require root. It's a subscription service but there is always another way that I will not discuss.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Corwinder:
I've been rooted now for 2 months more or less and I've decided root at this time just isn't worth it. There are other adblockers out there that don't require root and most everything else I did with root are just for looks. Next to my wife's unrooted S7 my rooted phone just doesn't feel as powerful.. I've done the L-speed scripts and other scripts to save battery but if I take my phone to work and do anything on it then it's dead before I get off work unless I charge it. I have a rooted S4 at work hooked to a 40 watt radio for streaming music. That said the battery life and the other little quirks I see with normal use just make rooting not worth it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] samson39:
Hi,

found at ZTE:

http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=9824F5AD299B49D8A2EE4227CFB0DB8A

(No B04 ;) )
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MooDeeY:
Downloading :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
OMG!!!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DaCashFlow:
I couldn't find there a changelog. Anyone knows what is fixed?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
No OTA yet unfortunately.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
maybe [MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] can get us patchnotes :pray:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
Download aborted... Restarting the download now..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Anyone manage to install it till now give us feedback and impressions.

I'm at work write now and I ll do it later in the evening at home.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
taken from the build.prop of that zip

i doubt that this is anything significant
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
could be (hopefully) just an update to enable further bootloader unlock, downloading
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayim:
download have been aborted halfway
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
no aboot, no fastboot in that file

http://i.imgur.com/s271eYO.png
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
Finished the update.

Security patch level is 2016-07-01 ..

The notification bell is still there...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayim:
how do i flash/update this rom if im on stock?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
Unzip the update.zip file from the download.zip to your internal sd card.

Then go to update in the settings ;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
any changes ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
I edited my post above..

The notification bell is still there.. But without the red notifiation bubble next to the bell.

I can't find any more changes..

Edit: The red bubble/dot is still there.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
WTF!

Are ZTE is playing with us.

With B03 we already have July security patches while US version having September security patches.

This is unbelievable!!!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
looks like that when on Wifi the 3g/4g icon is not flicking anymore
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] samson39:
Can someone test, if the quadrooter still present:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.checkpoint.quadrooter

Because I'am at work and no USB-C cable :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Thanks for sharing ! Will give it a try later on.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramunukas:
I have the A2017G with B04, so theoretically B04 version exists :D

Btw, the OTA B05 update is not available for me..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
B04 ?

Was this B04 on the phone when you bought it ? Or did you an OTA ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramunukas:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BysAVpjI_6eVNWlUTDFzSEF1RU0

I ordered replacement and B04 was already there :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
I know there is a B04 in china and Russia : A2017V1.0.0B04 but not for the EU market (G)

And your country is ? Bought from as i may ask ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramunukas:
Bought it from Amazon.de. The first one came from warehouse in Poland (I live in Lithuania) and it had B03.

The replacement unit was sent to me from Italy (with Aldinet seal on box)...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Some things have changed as far as you can see ?

---------- Post added at 04:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:07 PM ----------

Btw, is ZTE spreading the B05 version also in Hong Kong, Thailand, ...even Singapore...? Thought they had the A2017...?

I know Spain has this open market link B05 in ZTEdevice.com but other countries mentioned above too ??
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramunukas:
Did not notice any difference here.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayim:
Singapore has the G model but the b05 isn't available yet
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] desmondang1109:
I have the G version but don't even have B03 update. Anyone can show me where to download B03
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
It is available in open market [MENTION=3404253]ZTE[/MENTION]device.com

Apart from that i thought the G model was for EU, U for is and just A2017 for Asia ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bonk3rzzz:
G is for global. I guess A2017 is specifically only for China.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kevinkuensken:
Now root work on B05??
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeKeiser:
JFYI, no B05 in France still. I'm on B03, but not complaining :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ayim:
A2017 is specifically just for china
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mischa_martin:
Just flashed B27 from A2017U on my bootloader locked A2017G using the flashable zip ZTE_A2017U.B29_StockSystem_by_DrakenFX.zip by DrakenFX.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68873482&postcount=2

Everything is working fine as another user reported but I can add that its working without unlocking your bootloader.

But actually im pretty unsatisfied.

No support for more languages than english, spanisch, french and some chinese ones.

There are some features im missing from A2017G's B05. Just to name an example the ability to start apps using a specified finger from the turned off device.

The only advantages right now A2017U firmware gives are newer android security patch level, optional notification bell (which I actually got used to :eek:) and fixed 1440p youtube playback.

Rolling back to B05 right now :fingers-crossed:

Regards,

mischa_martin
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Guido83:
that's not correct. you can simply switch the language by changing the locale settings to whatever you want. i have set it to german without any problems
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EliteS0dlier:
so everything works fine with the a2017u firmware? im thinking about switching to it
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mischa_martin:
Can't prove it but as im flashing B05 right now...

But in language settings I couldn't find any other languages. :confused:

I researched a little bit and found only root solutions to change locale besides from the settings menu.

---------- Post added at 13:33 ---------- Previous post was at 13:31 ----------

Tested it for some minutes and found no bugs besides dual sim settings not working.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
So simple flashing via TWRP the zip ZTE_A2017U.B29_StockSystem_by_DrakenFX.zip by DrakenFX. and that's all?

What about the second file with the name Boot stack do we need to flash and this one or doesn't need it?

And if we want to return to A2017G B05 what exactly we do.(download the flashable B05 put it on micro sd and boot to TWRP and simple flash it and that's all we need??)

Thanks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mischa_martin:
Yes but I really really

don't

recommend flashing the Bootstack.

Because these files are almost all bootloader related and the risk of something going wrong flashing these is too high.

Maybe it will work but if it doesn't your phone won't do anything :D.

Also I don't think you have any advantages from using A2017U bootloader.

The phone is working with boot/system being B29 and all the other things (bootloader/modem/etc.) being B05.

About rollback,

I made my own file that flashes the phone back to B05.

I am not really able to upload it as it's ~1.5gb and my upload speed is way under 100kbps.

But generally you can say that you just have to flash B05 system and boot back :).

Regards,

mischa_martin
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Ok that's what i wanted.

I will give it a try as i do want the US feature and i'm using main language english so no bother me don't have my home country language :p.

Downloading the official B05 for going back is ok?

Will the job be done?

http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=9824F5AD299B49D8A2EE4227CFB0DB8A
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Guido83:
you can also change locale by ADB command without root. but the simplest way is with root by an app from the playstore
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EliteS0dlier:
How do you install twrp on non bootloader unlocked device?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mischa_martin:
http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/wip-axon-7-root-bootloader-unlokced-t3441204

If I have some time later I'll probably sum up some instructions and post them in a seperate thread.

---------- Post added at 16:00 ---------- Previous post was at 15:57 ----------

Yes I used that.

But it took some modifications to updater-script to get it running under TWRP as it performs some checks before flashing which return false in my case.

And if using stock Recovery it said "cant sdcard update" or something like that :confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] EliteS0dlier:
Yeah if you could it will be very nice since this is my first android device and im still learning
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mischa_martin:
http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/guide-a2017u-firmware-a2017g-t3495039

There you go :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ourplaceinthestars:
What about sound? There wasn't a noticable difference in volume and/or quality through headphone jack? I'm curious because it's mostly the only thing that drives me to flash A2017U version.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
Has anybody managed to unlock the bootloader on b03 and upgraded to B05 and is still unlocked?

I want to keep OTA functionality with unlocked bootloader.

Gesendet von meinem ZTE A2017G mit Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] puremind:
What is it about the bell? When I press my finger on the scanner it shows me notifications at a glance. I never get to see the bell that everyone is complaining about. Fingerprint scanners kind of make the lock screens redundant nowadays, especially without proximity sensor. It is just as fast to use the FP scanner to see notifications.

---------- Post added at 02:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:39 AM ----------

I think you can change this behavior in the app battery savings. Individual apps can get different battery savings policies applied, if you want to stay in the background you can edit the settings for that app.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sunrise3500:
Core apps such as maps and chrome dont appear in the battery app list. I dont see any useful options there anyway for other apps.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpde:
Not everyone uses their phone in exactly the way you do.

For me, this is a frequent occurence:

I'm at work or doing something else and I want to quickly check if there are any notifications I maybe should react to. First of all, it's incredibly annoying that the notification LED on the Axon 7 only blinks for 5 minutes after a notification. So I have to turn the screen on somehow. I can either pick up the phone and use the fingerprint scanner. It'll unlock and then I have to pull down the notification bar if there are any notifications. Now, with nearly any other Android phone in existence I have a second option: if I'm not expecting any urgent stuff, I can also just press the power button or tap on the screen two times to get a much faster view at my notifications. On the Axon 7, that takes two steps: activating the display and THEN hitting the notification bell.

And something that's actually a whole lot worse:

Lockscreen controls. Again, with pretty much any other android phone ever built, I unlock the screen and immediately have access to what's currently playing as well as skipping the song, pausing and resuming playback etc. On the Axon 7, I don't, unless I use the pretty ****ty built-in player. If I'm using something like Phonograph or Player Pro.. nope, gotta tap the bell first to change the song. That's 3 interactions with the phone instead of two. Without any meaningful gain in security/privacy whatsoever. Now you could say: just use the built-in app, it's not that bad. While that might be a workaround in some cases, it's utterly useless when you're using very popular services like Spotify to stream music or any dedicated app for Podcasts.

It's an utterly baffling design choice with no benefits. At the very, very, least, any competent company would have made this optional.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] puremind:
You need to buy a phone with a proximity sensor, like the Moto phones. The new moto X style should be perfect for you, similar sound and you only need to move or get close to the phone. Double tap is 2 interactions too many. :)

Can you not change songs with the earphones with third party apps? I have to say I always listen to music with screen on, usually watching it in youtube, so I don't really have those issues with locked screen music playing.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jpde:
No, I need the phone I bought to work the way it should. The Moto X also doesn't have dual sim.

Do you mean headphone inline controls? If my earphones did have them, i probably could use them.

None of these are proper workarounds for a problem that should not exist in the first place. You can't talk this one away. It's a clear design flaw. If your phone does not behave the way that every other phone does, make that behavior optional. Doubly so if your change provides no advantages.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
Something interesting on b05. lte speeds are very low. On same location and same network I got around 45 download and 5 upload speedson on axon 7, while on nexus 5 I got around 60 download and 33 upload speeds. I did multiple tests. Just weird. Did anyone else noticed same thing... I thought newer chpisets on Axon 7 has faster lte than older from nexus?

Or is a bug maybe?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kodrnusa:
Screenshots
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] phumbaa:
No changes here in the Netherlands on B05. Maybe the upload speed is a bit less, but still enough for high speed Internet!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bonk3rzzz:
Surprisingly my device still doesn't show the B05 update. I assumed it might take a few days because of my location but I think it's been long enough. ZTE OTA doesn't seem very reliable. Well B05 doesn't seem to have a lot that I miss so it's no problem.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] razorblader:
Yup managed to unlock the bootloader on B03 and upgraded to B05 with stock recovery and then flashed TWRP again.

Just be careful to follow the steps exactly as outlined, backup your stock boot image and recovery image and don't rush it as it's easy to brick the g version if one isn't careful.

Good luck!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] razorsbk:
B05 has been pulled so you could only download the update.zip from zte website and place it in your phone. From there just go to Updates and apply.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] faz712:
I downloaded it from the link in OP and just installed it an hour ago
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Diplodocus123:
Why is there still no root for B05? I have searched but couldnt find something.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
The guys who made the files aren't active anymore.

Maybe someone will do it for the new OTA which comes end of this month.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] herby68:
in german andorid-hilfe forum ....there is a guy running B06 on his device
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vizzze:
if it's this one:

http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/b05-scheint-da-zu-sein.798076/page-18#post-10140664

the screenshot shows still 1 July security patch...that's a weird B06
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
Just recieved a replacement from Amazon, which has a B06 on it. The Sec-patchlevel hasnt changed tho.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mart Son:
The updates from ZTE are often very strange.... B05 was delivered with new phones before the ota was available. Then it got pulled, but is still downloadable via website.

Maybe in a few days we will get the it's notification for B06.

Gesendet von meinem ZTE A2017G mit Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gatos7:
Sooo, do we have a changelog or any other info for B06 ?

I got my A2017g 2 days ago and I'm about to return it to Amazon due to cellular signal issues. I'm just thinking of trying installing B29 from A2017u before I return it to see if that will fix the problem.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxRink:
Gesendet von meinem ZTE A2017G mit Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuridurdu27:
lol I have the b05 and the same changelog
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
It's clear ZTE is joking with us.

What kind of B06 rom is that as an "upgrade" to B05 that's included the same July security patches and the same changelog as B05 deliver.

This is totally pathetic.

Also how can be possible when someone return a device to Amazon and get replacement receive it with different ROM out of the box outside of all of us current users with Axon 7

First time I met that kind of situation after so many device from many many other manufacturers that I worked so far.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] LeKeiser:
I'm still using B03 as B05 is not OTA in France...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bonk3rzzz:
It's clear ZTE has no plans for EU users. Things might happen if we are fortunate but everything is just left to luck right now. I would assume that's why Rikin bailed out early. He probably already figured it out that not much will happen for the EU variant.

Well let's hope for the best. If ZTE intends to survive or grow in the EU it would be doing better, but comparing the US support with EU I don't think that's on their agenda.