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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
NOTE:

Just a suggestion people:

ZTE Germany Forums have announced that English is now allowed on their forums but the support is primarly aimed at Germans but they understand it is the only European board.

You can voice all your complaints there and they will see it first hand!

http://www.ztemobile.de/forums/

Full b10 ROM image:

http://www.ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=6A7CC886AFBA47299EAB1D14CC9091F2

Please check guys!

Its started rolling out in Germany and UK via FOTA!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
Thanks, just started the download ;)

Changelogtranslated:

1. New setting for showing or hiding new notifications on the lock screen.

2. Camera, File manager, Contacts, Browser, Video and Gallery app optimizations.

3. Translation fixes.

4. More performance and stability fixes
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Is this ROM compatible with the rest of the 2017G phones or is intended only for Germany?, because for example, in Spain they have a B09 which other countries don't have.

:confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
It is compatible.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Thanks for answer, too bad we couldn't get Nougat on January, but let's hope the developers can wipe out the most bugs they can.

Every OEM has been having troubles with the Nougat update, even Google with the Nexus phones, and some of them have even rolled back globally the whole update after some days of release it.

I just hope to get a stable nice update, no matter if it take a couple of weeks later.

Thanks for all the information!

:fingers-crossed:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
The lockscreen notification expansion is fixed. Yeah!

No other changes found..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Has the audio output via headphones increased in volume?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Keiler90:
Sorry, never used headphones with this phone..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
That's really really great news.

Just got the notification for the update.

I'm downloading.

View attachment 4016317
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] CampfireVibés:
wtf where is the nougat update though ? and can someone post some pictures after the camera update :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
It is still undergoing beta testing, I assume you would like a bugfree version right? Then be patient!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Can someone pull the ROM or take a logcat to see the link - thnx !

adb logcat > A2017GB10.txt

do it BEFORE ota update
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
I can confirm they fix the broken lock screen.

Now it's just like before B08 that broke that.

Good job by ZTE.

Hope next month for as much bug free Nougat upgrade.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Check if the audio is louder!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bacomino:
Exactly... :D

PS : Have you got some recent news about the nougat version ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Nougat coming in Feb, its chinese new year the devs on their holidays, they wanted to get b10 out asap so you guys stop complaining!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] billy_boolean:
Not yet available in Belgium :(

Still on B08
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Diplodocus123:
Stop complaining? Why? I can understand you, but If they announce it several times and don't deliver something...is it not their own fault? Just saying...no hate. :angel:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Can you explain more about this?, I don't see how the lock screen was broken or buggy, I haven't had any problem yet with it and I'm still on B08.

Maybe something I haven't noticed yet?.

:confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
When you get notification and pull it down, it should stay down, however it goes to the top of the screen and small.

This is fixed in B10.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] iNaruX:
I'm sorry to crush your dreams but so far every implementation has been the exact same way the USA variant got.

Like the notification bell. The US got it optional first and a month later we Global users got the same implementation.

So I guess due to EU regulations and whatnot the update process is taking longer but trust me we will receive the same Version (7.0) and not 7.1.1
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 0Kajuna0:
That might very well be the case. I am switching to Lineage anyway, now that the stock camera can be used there.

The strange thing is that Germany is still actively beta testing the Nougat version, so, why bother doing that if they won't change a single line of code? (other than the radios)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
That's true don't expect 7.1.1 to G version.

It would be huge big surprise if give us that version coming weeks.

To me the million dollar question is if eventually get any time 7.1.1 version or ZTE will drop any further software development and support on Axon 7.

ZTE until now was not such friendly of supporting for a long time device that made.

They are having bad records until now.(maximum 1 major Android version upgrade)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] protosx28:
Upgrade b10 release website

Hello to everybody who hasn't updated to the B10 version, the upgrade can be found now in the official ZTE website

ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=98CEB24F9FFD433EA99EC424163149A6
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] trish01:
Hello all,

I've recently picked up an A2017G, having had it shipped from Amazon Italy to Australia. At the moment it's on firmware B06 and it's telling me I'm up to date (which, obviously, I'm not). I just wanted to check the procedure I've read here is accurate for getting from B06 to B10.

1. Download the ZIP file from ztedevice.com/support/detail?id=98CEB24F9FFD433EA99EC424163149A6

2. Unzip the file and put the "update.zip" file it contains onto the root of my external SD card.

3. Open the "Update" menu found in "Settings" on my phone.

4. Press Install.

5. Wait for the phone to install the update and reboot.

I'm a little averse to risking my phone since it's literally brand new, so if there are any issues associated with going directly from B06 to B10 with that update file, I'd appreciate some reassurance from the experts around here! Last thing I want is for it to get half-way through installing and then throw me some error message or something.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] FifthAxiom:
I have updated my device through OTA but you can just put the update on your SD Card and go to the update settings. Since this is official I wouldn't fear a thing. Sure, there is always the risk of breaking things but to be honest you have global warranty (2 or possibility 3 years). This means if you break it it will cost you nothing.

I would go for it but it's your decision to make.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mousman:
After some time on B10 my notification led stopped working. Anyone else having this problem?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pincakez:
ive read all the replies for this post and i didnt got the idea of how to upgrade from Unlocked / Rooted / TWRP - 2017G on B09

can some help me please ..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcus.linkenbach:
It is just that easy:

First flash bootstack and afterwards stocksystem for TWRP B10.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=70971989
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] trish01:
Success! I just finished updating it now using the SD Card method. All went off without a problem, and better still it seems to have fixed a couple of minor issues I was having (eg. the Gmail app kept crashing when I set a custom notification tone.)

Thanks for the advice!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] FifthAxiom:
No problem.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
I'm in the UK with a G version, I see no OTA update showing up at all yet, I take it will show up soon.

Mike
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] FifthAxiom:
I think so but if you don't want to wait use the link from the first post. Extract the update.zip from the downloaded archive and place it on your SD Card. Hit update from the menu and you're done. We have the same model so I don't see any issues.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pincakez:
its okay to Dirty flash ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcus.linkenbach:
Just do it. It won t harm your phone. Just clear cache and dalvic. ?

Sent with tapatalk from Axon 7
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
And there is no differences between EU versions of the A2017G ?

If so I may as well do it, I take this won't interfere with further OTA updates either as it's the official version?

Mike
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] FifthAxiom:
As far as I know there is no difference. However there was a b09 update to fix issues for Spain which was not available to The Netherlands and the UK. Since it is Stock ROM from ZTE I wouldn't fear loosing OTA updates but I must say I've never used this method by updating from SD Card.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
No me either, only for custom roms, this is why I asked.

I was slightly worried about networks, 4g for example.

Anyone else on this forum updated to a UK A7?

Mike
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
Anyone else updated a UK model to Nougat?

Mike
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DanekAxon7:
Im in UK, updated to B10 a few weeks ago via the SD card method and everything works fine :) Nougat update isn't available for G model yet as far as I'm aware
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rolfey83:
Thank for letting me know :good: I thought it was, and in the first post.

Maybe I'll just wait for the over the air then.

Mike
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DanekAxon7:
Its worth updating to B10 via SD if you have a spare 20mins, some minor changes make a big difference
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mastair:
Me too, anyone yet found out what the problem is?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cyman777:
Didn't see any difference. Phone even reboots randomly, like with b04. Didn't do that with b09.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] protosx28:
Try doing a factory reset.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] laicc:
This is my first post, and I have been trying to find a solution to my problem.

My Axon 7 was purchased via Ebay, and have specs that I have not seen anywhere (I tried googling).

The phone name: ZTE A2017_7383

Model number: ZTE A2017G

Android Version: 6.01

Android Security patch level: December 1, 2016

Baseband version

M8996FAAAANAZM-1.68528.1.71127.1

Kernel version: 3.18.20

Build number: ZTE A2017GV2.0.0B08

Note that the build number is a V2.0 of the 0B08 firmware.

I was unable to connect to 4G or LTE networks (I am from Singapore, and my provider is on LTE band 3 and band 7). Looking around, I found V1.0.0B05 from Singapore, V1.0.0B10 from Malaysia and V1.0.0B08 from Hong Kong.

I first updated the firmware via update.zip, and successfully completed it, rebooted normally. But it now developed an error connecting to the nework, i.e. I lost all connection except for Wifi, etc. I next downgraded to B05, but the problem persisted. I factory reset, and the problem remained. The new baseband is M8996FAAAANAZM-1.69015.170423.1

Can anyone point me to a direction where I can get this phone to work again?

Thanks in advance
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] SilentEYE:
[MENTION=8138152]laicc[/MENTION]

You already opened a thread about this. Please don't your problem on more places.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] laicc:
[MENTION=899471]SilentEYE[/MENTION]

Thanks for the kind education on forum etiquette. Just to close this issue, for the benefit of everyone, my discussions with the Ebay seller revealed that the handset is actually an A2017 Chinese set, and reflashed with their custom ROM to emulate an A2017G. Thats why it didn't work very well, and practically cannot be OTA'ed or updated.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dnlilas:
Thanks to your post and reply, I guess I understand why there are two ways to upgrade to B10:

- if your phone is stock, with stock recovery, no root, the procedure described by trish01 is mandatory for using update.zip (other way is to wait for OTA B10 if is available). You cannot use stock recovery to flash boot stack or stock system (if this is true, what are the reasons? limitations of stock recovery?).

- if your recovery is not stock (e.g. TWRP), then you must use the procedure described by marcus.linkenbach because update.zip will not be handled correctly by TWRP (ZTE checks ?). In otherwords, you cannot use TWRP to flash the update.zip.

Please let me know whether my understanding is correct.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jayanders123:
Trying to update my axon 7

I am currently on the A2017GV1.0.0B08 version.

I downloaded the B10 version from ZTE to manually update however...

I renamed the zip file "Update.zip", put it in my sdcard root directory, turned debugging and OEM unlock on but when i run the update it doesnt find the folder.

PLEASE HELP :'(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] oaknub:
Maybe it's case sensitive ? Try to rename to "update.zip".
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Do not rename it and try again.

Just like you download the file.

It should be work.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] danct2005:
Dont rename IT. Just unrar the file You download IT.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bacomino:
Community asked for a date and they gived us a date...

It's a chance for us : I'm happy to know about them.

Only the ones who nerver do anything, never make mistakes... !

( [MENTION=7558918]rikin93[/MENTION] : I wasn't complaining, was just asking somme news to know if I have time to loose mi old rooted B03 for testing B08/B10 or just wait for a Nougat update in a few days... :p)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Well i lost my official root for B03, i suggest update to b10 it fixes many things and is worth it. Nougat will be coming in feb but cant promise a root for it yet.

The root process is still undergoing development according to zte.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jazzeerrr:
where is download link for B10?:confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Read the main post properly.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Ok, I didn't notice about that one because I always hide the content of the notifications on lock screen.

Thanks for the clarification.

;)

P.D. I'm out of "Thanks" for today, but I will give them to you when I have more
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPepperino:
Im on B09 and dont get update since now :( hopefully soon
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk0o:
After the update to B10 still no 4G and 4G+ signal with Vodafone in the Nederlands (Groningen). I'm using the coreect apn settings and 4G/3G/2G auto sim option.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
+1. I asked ZTE once again. This madness needs to be fixed. I'm not paying for data if I can't use it...

Hope they release a hotfix soon or I'll leave ZTE for good.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rikin93:
Works great for me, its weird it doesnt work for you? try factory resets.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Neill_Mitchell:
I've found the default Atmos Music profile knocks back the headphone volume quite a bit.

If you tap on Custom 1 it's instantly a lot louder. One of those "quickly yank out the earpiece" moments!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
It seems only people with Vodafone that live in the Netherlands have this problem, but not even all of them. Really strange.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ALeX850:
May I ask you how do you get so much information? are you an insider?

I'm a bit confused here, I thought there was 3 development branches for each one of the 3 different models and that the one handling the A2017G was ZTE Germany? if that's the case, how is chinese new year effectively impacting them? I may have gotten it all wrong.

It may be confirmation bias but I was under the impression that on B08 the max volume on the last notch of the slider with earphones on had a bit increased (along with a new warning toast). But I didn't run any accurate test. Something changed with the B10?

Tbh depending on the earphones the volume is mostly okay, but I find the speakers clearly lacking in output.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] razorsbk:
Im on Vodafone in Romania and i get really nice speeds on 4G+. Maybe it's an issue with your sim card or coverage.

I just got the update too, i'll try to pull the OTA download link.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] billy_boolean:
Hi,

What weather application do you use ?

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] zaphy42:
Same here. Very rarely see 4G on my phone in places where I used to have a solid 4G on my old OnePlus One. I'm on Three in the UK.

Very rarely I get a flash of a 4G signal when outdoors, but it usually falls back to 3G pretty quickly.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
No 4g+ here yet! I had a solid 4g connection, even inside my house, but I don't get it atm, only 3g.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] razorsbk:
I've pulled the OTA Link: http://dl1.ztems.com:80/zxmdmp/down...s/HK/ZTE/ZTE A2017G/390363/fota_B22_B24MR2.up
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
Guess I'll need a full zip, I'm rooted and unlocked.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 0Kajuna0:
Thanks. Is that from b08 to b10 or from b09 to b10?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] razorsbk:
B08 to B10.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Just someone who makes time to pull and share it ! Thanks !
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chris_dis:
Do you know where to put that file after downloading it? It doesn't find the update on my device.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickey36736:
You need to update manually by

1. Change filename extension from "up" to "zip" and move file to micro sd card.

2. Enable OEM unlocking in developer options.

3. Reboot to recovery by holding power and volume +

4. Select "Apply from SD card" (using volume button to navigate) and choose the update file.

5. Wait for installation and done.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Did you do anything special from the OTA to appear?, I'm on Vodafone Romania as well and I can't get it.

:confused:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] razorsbk:
Nothing special, just a simple check for update. But my phone is not bought from Romania, is imported from Germany so that might be the reason.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Yes, it could be.

Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] CyborgR:
Thanks!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hnzlgrmpf:
It looks like the OTA update is just for B08 and not for B09. One Axon 7 I have was on B08 and got the OTA update today, the other was on B09 and didn't get it the whole day. I downgraded that one to B08 and it immediately found the B10 OTA after booting B08.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPepperino:
Would you tell me how to downgrade? Simply download the b08 file and apply it in updates section?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hnzlgrmpf:
Yes, exactly. After the downgrade to B08 I removed the update file from the SD card and then started the update from the settings menu and it found the OTA update to B10.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
Anyone that's unlocked and rooted and want to modify the zip or knows when the full zip comes online? I want to try it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Can you suggest to devs that next time if they can make an OTA without the need to be on the SD card?, I don't have an SD card and I had to make the update through ADB and was kind of a hassle.

It would be easier if I could have the option as well to put the file in root of the internal storage.

;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] keessonnema:
SD card is referred to as 'internal storage'.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 0Kajuna0:
Correct, same here. It looks like sideloading b09 was a loss of time after all.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sa1105:
I had B09 and did not get any update.

downgrade/ update to B08 and I immediately got update to B10

I think you get B10 only if you have B08

If you have B09 and try with fota_B22_B24MR2.up, it breaks because the version is wrong
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
I tried on the internal storage and it didn't work at all, and the only options on the recovery are SD card and ADB.

If you try to select SD card update from the recovery, it will show you the error that you don't have an SD card mounted.

I know companies usually refers SD card to internal storage as well, but I guess this is not the case.

;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPepperino:
Thanks. Worked flawless. After downgrade i got instant the update
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
Three important things are not fixed yet:

1) No quick access for camera. As far as I know, it used to be 2 clicks on power button (as for most Android), but they disabled it after some time.

2) Videos at 1080@60fps are somehow "zoomed" when you change to that resolution, and quality is pretty bad. If you change to 1080@30fps the quality is better and the camera is normal again.

3) Mobile signal is showing always orange bar on the battery graph even when I have a good coverage. I can get around 85dBm indoor and 75dBm outdoor with 4G, but I haven't found yet a way for it to show me a green signal, even when I live really close to the carrier antennas.

I installed through ADB and then I made a full wipe of the phone with no back up, I like to install and configure everything setting and option manually in order to see new changes. Pretty much, they put a couple of extra options on some apps, and camera is behaving slightly better in terms of quality, but I have seen that focus is noticeable quicker now, even on low light situations.

Hope they can address these in Nougat, at least the quick access for camera that is a pity not to have it.

:highfive:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 0Kajuna0:
A couple other things that were not fixed:

- Dolby setting keeps changing state randomly when you plug or unplug headphones.

- When on auto screen brightness and in low light conditions, the setting fluctuates up and down
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
Any Malaysian user got this updates yet? Did it fixed the color saturation issues?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PanNet:
I am on Malaysian unit and so far no info about update.

Regards
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PanNet:
I have installation failed. It mus be something wrong with the file. Can someone confirm success of installation?

Regards
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] shia786:
I'm also on 3 in the UK and I get really good 4g, currently getting 75 to 80 Mbps onn4G
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] erarou:
I could update properly from B08 and works fine. What is your current version?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Galaxo60:
I can confirm correct installation through ADB as well (I didn't have an SD card), I was on B08.

;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kingo64:
I tried installing from TWRP but it didn't like the zip. Do I need to reflash the original recovery, flash B10, then reroot?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PanNet:
Thanks for confirmation. Now, my has been updated too. It was my mistake. It only works from SD card.

Regards
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joergwrage:
Could not update from B08

Hm,

I dowgraded from B09 to B08 (slightly painfull as TWRP was lost at some point in time) using the following steps

1 - Downloaded the B08 Stock + B08 Bootstack

2 - recovery twrp - wipe dalvik - system - data

3 - twrp - install bootstack b08 - install stack b08 (install su 2.65)

boot into fresh system. - B08 is now visible

no update information.

I came from CM13 - ZAD Remix -> other remix -> Stock B09

Any idea why i do not get the ota stuff (i'm in Germany btw)

Thanks

Joerg