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[Blade General] jcconrad:
I've been trying to root mine since I bought it. Have had no luck but I did find a post, finally, that supposedly told you how to root. But I ended up getting closed out and now I'm trying to find it again. Which is how I got here. Maybe it was on new (new to me anyway) XDA feed app. Anyway, don't give up, I have half of the post copied. So if anybody was interested I could post that and y'all could possibly work from there? Then fill me in lol. If I do find the original post again I'll post it here for everybody. Lmk if anybody wants what I have.
[Blade General] Sternbergj666:
Yo anybody try and flash that twrp file yet with qpst
[Blade General] AcidRain2012:
ZTE Blade Z971 7.1.1. go to developer options. click on "OEM unlocking" now im waiting on someone to come up with a cool root and mod
[Blade General] Dishe:
With the price of this phone currently ($39 refurb), I'm wondering if some Dev would be interested in getting one donated to work on. If each of us pitch in a few bucks it could be worth it for everyone. I personally think this is a steal of a little device, decent specs for the price. Would love to see it shine with some aftermarket love, maybe even get gcam on it, etc.
[Blade General] geoff-codes:
Z971 != 791

It might help this thread (and device) get some traction if it was correctly titled "ZTE Z971" not "ZTE 791". Just a thought.
[Blade General] physivic:
It appears you have got your wish! Found thread by searching 'ZTE blade spark' myself, but even those terms failed on the main XDA page. Thx ... I have used the Blade Spark to fly a drone for the past year or so ;) Solid value, but it does seem to have sensor issues. I would *really* like to be able to disable the forced reminder message to turn off airplane mode that comes up every time you place the phone in airplane mode. Perhaps the responsible developers at ZTE would mention, say, not doing things like this to users *ever* at one of those meetings they held to talk about improvement... how they could do better work, become better people, etc., after we stepped on their toes for bypassing US trade sanctions... Just recalling oddball political news to compensate for UI frustration, i suppose
[Blade General] deadman96385:
I'd be more then willing to work on the ZTE Blade Spark, if I was given one. As a gesture of good faith here is the ZTE Z971 Firehose and needed support files (rawprogram0.xml and patch0.xml) extracted from some AT&T retail software I have. If I receive one I will also grab the latest firmware from the paid sites and post it here. This will allow root and twrp to easily be made.

Support Files:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397896296
[Blade General] aslezak:
If you don’t mind sharing, how did you extract the firehose programmer (is it included in the firmware since there is no fastboot)?

I will keep my eye open for a sale on this phone from att prepaid as I gave mine away...
[Blade General] deadman96385:
I was able to grab the AT&T ZPST tool (From a paid site) which is the retail tool used to factory reset someone's phone. Within that tool is the the firehose and support files. Just need to find the proper location inside of it.
[Blade General] aslezak:
Does zpst include the firehose for the Moto z2 Force? Xt1789-04? Off topic but would be eternally grateful..
[Blade General] deadman96385:
No the ZPST only is for ZTE devices, moto devices rarely have firehose leaks.
[Blade General] Deliri:
I am having this same issue and I'm hoping for somebody to shine some light on the subject.
[Blade General] aslezak:
Guys you have everything you need to root this device.

I built and posted a twrp. Deadman96385 posted the firehose programmer.

If you download Qualcomm qpst you can flash the twrp (using qfil) and use it to boot, and then root the phone.

If you want to mail me your phone I can document the procedure and post a rooted boot.img

I will of course mail it back to you once it’s done.
[Blade General] deadman96385:
Use this guide I posted for another device to get the basics, then just use the below firmware and edit the rawprogram0.xml to look like the ones in the guide if you wanna flash just the boot or recovery. Take the boot.img and run it through magisks which will create a patched boot.img to flash or get twrp working for the device.

1.0.0 B03 firmware

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397896939

2.0.0 B13 Firmware

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397896938

Support files

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397896296
[Blade General] gangrel_1313:
I was wanting to try and flash TWRP but cannot seem to get QPST to install.. Latest 2.7.453 almost installs but console appears and disappears (barely notice it) and then the progress bar goes in reverse and error saying it was interrupted. Never completes installation. Any ideas of what to do? I have the phone in OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging active. I tried to download another version of QPST (2.7.104) It actually installed but wont show my phone and I don't see ports listed in Device Manager.. Machine is windows 10 64-bit.
[Blade General] ztebladeuser:
I would like to know if you still have the custom TWRP recovery image available? I think I finally got a Z971 firmware, firehose file, rawprogram file, and patch file. I just need the custom recovery and building one from scratch looks hard. I have two of these phones to test with so lets do this!
[Blade General] nyhat:
Hi. Maybe you should ask aslezak? I see that the link on his post does not work. I almost gave up trying and I don't know much about rooting :( . I do have a recovery file named twrpz971 but I don't remember if that is exact. I'd be happy send it to you. Let me know.
[Blade General] BlazecherXx:
Custom Rom?

Ok now that we have root and we have twrp, is anyone going to try and make a custom rom for this phone it's runs nougat right now which is about to turn 3 years old and the phone will sometimes lag for no reason whatsoever and you could also make the Rom pre rooted so you don't have to redo that process or people could root via twrp, thanks.
[Blade General] marsbar012:
Hi could you help me out i've downloaded the files required and somewhat stuck on the steps you've given often times ending with PHLoader error or Sahara Error
[Blade General] almmalbb:
我需要 twrp 有谁可以给我发一下链接呢，谢谢
[Blade General] arana1:
care to do a step by step guide on how to root, from all that I read in this threadI cant get to the conclusion that we actually can root it or not.
[Blade General] Eiyer:
Should this be revived? Wasn't sure if anyone was able to upgrade past 7.1.1 on their ZTE 971. I've had this phone a long time and I really enjoy it, but would like to upgrade, or root it so I can use other things.
[Blade General] LadyLynn01:
ZTE z971

my build is Z971V2.0.0B12
[Blade General] PaShket:
Can anyone share the TWRP Z971 file, the link is not working
[Blade General] JustAnOkapi:
The link does not work anymore can you repost

The link does not work anymore can you repost
[Blade General] masip26:
I am trying to root my ZTE Blade Spark but when I follow the steps described above in the forum I get the following error and I don't know what to do. My email is masiprodriguez@gmail.com
[Moto Maxx Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g0u1ham:
Does custom roms of Moto XT1225 supports Qi wireless charging?:confused:
[Moto Maxx Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChazzMatt:
Yes, of course. I won't have a phone without Qi wireless charging. Been using custom ROMs on this phone since 2015.

My wife and I have two daily driver XT1225 phones and I have a 3rd (still new in box) as a backup. The two daily ones are running Resurrection Remix and before that CM. We use Qi wireless charging every day.

Also with custom ROMs you will get an LED notification light you won't get on stock firmware. There's a green "low battery" LED light half hidden in the the top left corner. Dev [MENTION=5747496]bhb27[/MENTION] re-purposed it to be a general notification light which you can turn on in all custom ROMs. I use it for emails and such. You can make it be what you want it to work for, but it's only green. No other colors.
[Moto Maxx Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g0u1ham:
Thank you!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] wmvfan:
i´m using xplode´s wm 6

and i can´t connect it to active sync by using bluetooth.

what i have to do ?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 ROM Development] Rudegar:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz

's guides worked for me since wm2003 and still with wm6
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cadicuce:
Hi everyone,

i like this face very much, but it hasn't battery and step count and can't edit with watchmaker premium :(.

Can you help me to add battery watch, battrey phone, step count to this face (small text)?

Thank alot.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grumps:
Its locked by the developer so you cant edit it. you will have to find something else that you can edit. most watches are not locked
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterfood:
If it's locked, about your only option is to enable developer mode on your watch and use the AW app on your phone to do a screenshot. Load the screenshot as an image layer in watchmaker, resize it to fit the screen and try to replicate it yourself.
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
Here is how to fix an error similar to this: App "Won't run without google play services which are not supported by your device" on Firestick 2.

There was an older thread here: https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/installing-google-play-service-rooted-t3574088 that updated info from here http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-inst...amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick-without-root/ but both are outdated at least for the apps I am using. Also, they did not list the source for their working version for when the tutorial gets dated.

Only two steps are required.

For now, https://www.apkmirror.com/ has the most up to date version and seems to update daily. You can use a sideloaded Google Browser or the AFTV browser in the Downloader App (enable JavaScript in settings) that is provided in the Amazon Firestick Store.

1. Go to source website (they do not have an app) and search Google Play Store for ANDROID TV. Ensure you download the version that explicitly states (Android TV) in the title. The ones that were not titled did not work even though the description said for Android TV.

2. On the same website search and download Google Play Services for Android TV

That is it. No need to download anything else, no need to log in, or even click the apps you downloaded. Since the website does not have an app, it won't auto update but hopefully, your apps do not require a constantly updated store.
[Fire TV General] total7kaos:
I did this and the play store never loads. Advice?
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
The play store does not need to load. This guide is not for getting a functioning play store but to allow apps that require Google Play Services to function.
[Fire TV General] velayo:
Thank you, bro. Last time I downloaded 4 files including a PlayStore, this is excellent.
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
You are welcome. I know, it was much simpler than the older tutorials made it out to be. Also by listing the source, hopefully, this tutorial can be relevant for a very long time.
[Fire TV General] MrMavryck:
What do you mean source web site?

Nm I got it thanks bunches
[Fire TV General] melonboy666:
You rock, thank you!

Just to clarify as I got a bit confused at the beginning.

1. From APK mirror download 2 APKS with these names in the title, get the latest version.

-1. Google Play Store (Android TV)

apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store-android-tv

- 2. Google Play services (Android TV)

apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services-android-tv

2. They can be downloaded from the device via a browser (enable java)) or side loaded.

3. Once you have them on the device, install them but no need to launch them. I installed 1 and then 2.

4. Launch your app that threw the error before and now it should work.
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
Yes, that is all I did and it worked.

Side note. I personally use the https://apkpure.com/ because it has an actual app store. I could not find the correct version on there but once I used the APK mirror one, the Pure store was able to find and update it and it worked. Maybe it was a one time deal but thought I would mention it. That might make it easier than continuing to use a browser. However, apps don't seem to require the newest version of Play, so no big deal either way.
[Fire TV General] Racer_X_:
Didn't work for me :(

Did not work for me. Any chance to confirm the working versions?

I'm on:

Fire TV Gen2 / Fire OS 5.2.6.0 (FireTV Home version 6.0.0.0-264)

I used-

Google Play Store (Android TV) v. 8.0.2.8 ( 8.0.28.R-xhdpi (8) (PR) 163004339)

Google Play Services (Android TV) 11.7.46 (836-175121617) (11746836)

^^- There were newer versions, but the new versions were all betas and I didn't want to fool with that.

I get same errors as the OP- "App "Won't run without google play services which are not supported by your device"

For what it's worth I'm trying to use my (paid for) version of realMyst.

Any help? Thanks!
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
Hmm, even if it is an older version, it should give you an “update error” not a “not supported error”

My apkpure app has updated the Google Play Store but not the Services.

Currently my Google Play Services is 11.5.09 (836-164803921) Try this first.

and my store which just updated now is 8.3.75.U-all [0] [FP] 173942022

This is what is working for me right now. Let me know if that works.
[Fire TV General] Racer_X_:
Hey, thanks for the quick reply... and for your help, generally. So- some slight progress, I guess.....

The app starts to load, but now I get the error- "This app requires the latest version of the Google Play Games app." with the option to cancel or install. Install leads to the error- This version of the app isn't compatible with your device. To fix this problem, go to Settings and uninstall updates for the Google Play Store app."

I guess I could try installing that next. I see there are (Android TV) versions of that app. Any suggestions which one(s) might be confirmed working for my OS?

Also- Is there not some way to modify an app so that it plays but doesn't need to reach out to google play? But that method probably wouldn't be the same method for all apps then (so not useful to try and figure out b/c limited use). These google apps eat up a lot of space on the very limited Amazon internal storage. Haven't tried to move them to external yet.

Also also- How did you get brakets ( ][) in your post? The site won't let me put them in, saying bbcode is forbidden.
[Fire TV General] Racer_X_:
So I did go ahead and install a Google Play Games, just for fun. This one:

5.3.98 (174057789.174057789-046) (Not the most recent but only a couple weeks old)

Didn't work. Got a blank screen on loading realMyst. Then I tried something- I moved realMyst from the the SDdrive to internal storage. THAT seemed to help. For a bit.

With rM on internal storage, google play games started up. But it wanted me to log in:

x'ing out - went to a black screen permanently

choosing 'use an account' or 'login with account' somthing like that- went to a black screen permanently

choosing 'use google play services' - went to a black screen permanently.

I'm getting tired of that having to be on internal storage issue... The Fire TV has so little internal memory... what a hassle. Unless maybe if I move all 4 services out the sd drive......

And anyway it still doesn't work.

Any suggestions, generally, on google play games version, internal/sd location, etc. would be appreciated. But I'm coming up to my wall, at least for this round....

I bought this thing, secondarily, for the game capability. But their game selection stinks. (Chose this over shield b/c I only really want app games on tv, and I use it for tv/media as well. Seemed more solid. And less expensive.)

Anyway... les sigh.
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
Did it just start to work or did you wind up changing the versions? This would help future users. Slight progress but another snag for your issue I see.

Way above my layman knowledge to answer that. It is stupid that apps even require Google Play unless needed to function.. There are many devices and stores that are not Google.

Now this method is really to fool apps that don’t really even need to use Google Play but for some reason require it. I am not familiar with Google Play Games but does your app actually need a FUNCTIONING Google service to work? If so than......

EDIT:

From my quick review Google Play Games says “Games get more fun with the Google Play Games app. Browse and compete with friends, track your achievements, and pick up where you left off, on any device. As you master more games, show off your skills in your gamer profile. Record your gameplay and share it to YouTube. Play the world, anywhere in the world, all from one place“.

So from this description it appears you might need the real and not fictitious Google since it seems the game actually utilizes its framework or api to “compete with friends, track achievements and pick up where you left off on any device”. If that is the case.......not an easy fix.

I just used the iPad and [][]
[Fire TV General] Racer_X_:
Oh no, I should have specified- I installed the versions you suggested. Restarted, and open rM (realMyst). That's when I got to the Google Play Games requirement. Looking back, other versions I tried may have said that (Need-Games) and I didn't notice the difference. Moot point, we're on this path now.

So that's when I installed the above version of Google Games. Restarted. Started rM. Got to the 'choose a way to log in' errors, above.

To the best of my knowledge, rM doesn't need google play store or games. I'm not sure why it ever would, actually.. But it's single player, I think it's 'coninuous save', but you don't have multiple save games/points. There is no multiplayer, and no in-app purchases (that I recall). realMyst is a port of an old pc game, called Myst. They had a sequel, called Riven. This is just an android version of that old game. It's a first person explore and puzzle-solve game. Had great graphics for back then. Same kinda deal as like Out of This World (which will run on my Fire.)

And ur lucky with the brackets, I had to edit all the file names to remove then. And also just figure out that it was the brackets that were the problem. I have no idea what bbcode is, lol...
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
Probably, I don’t see how an updated version of the correct file would error. Moot for you but not future users:angel:

I was editing my previous comment while you were apparently still here.

I added

From my quick review Google Play Games says “Games get more fun with the Google Play Games app. Browse and compete with friends, track your achievements, and pick up where you left off, on any device. As you master more games, show off your skills in your gamer profile. Record your gameplay and share it to YouTube. Play the world, anywhere in the world, all from one place“.

So from this description it appears you might need the real and not fictitious Google since it seems the game actually utilizes its framework or api to “compete with friends, track achievements and pick up where you left off on any device”. If that is the case.......not an easy fix.
[Fire TV General] Racer_X_:
My assumption was that newer versions would be better programmed to figure out that they were on a Fire and to stop working. Just like any kind of copy-protection. So that only older or 'adjusted' versions would work.

So I just loaded it up on my phone. First screen- permissions. Asks for camera, mic, other stuff, I forget what exactly. But I clicked 'don't ask again' and "Deny". The app says something about 'won't be able to save games without storage permissions'. Ok, fine for now, whatever.

Then, yes, Google Play does prompt me to create a Gamer ID (A google play account, I suppose.) My options are 'learn more' and 'Next'. This I've seen other apps do, sometime pretty insistently. But this time I can simply back out of it (The android back button on the phone). And this sends me straight to the game. The game opens, etc.

It does look like there are saved games (bookmarks). I can go back and play with the storage permissions (on my phone, at least.)

Many games will prompt to create a gamer ID. Some can be quite naggy. But at some point I can always back out and continue without.

Does that help at all? I kinda get that we're coming to the end of the road...
[Fire TV General] allusernamestaken:
You might want to start a separate thread asking about the Google Play Games error. I am not that technically savvy but I decided to create an account and pay it forward since the other outdated thread which showed how to install Google Play Music pointed me in the right direction. I noticed that most people just needed the Play Store, so I basically cut the steps to make it easier and showed them where to always get the most up to date version.

This thread almost got you there, so maybe like Google Play Music, someone will be able to chime in.

THIS MIGHT HELP but again I am no expert and just speculating.

The Google Play Music Tutorial which I linked to on my first post had two extra steps which allowed you to log in with your Google Account credentials.

Maybe that login is what you need here to fool it and bypass the error.

So maybe try on the same APK site installing Google Services Framework and Google Account Manager
[Fire TV General] Racer_X_:
Ok, that sounds like a plan. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it!

Rx
[Fire TV General] methogod:
it works but not 100% - teamviewer but not youtube.tv --- really need a solution swtched from directvnow to youtube.tv and it only works on chromecast and phones.
[Fire TV General] ssurell:
Got it working

Success after some trial and error: My intention was to get Minecraft working on the FireStick since the Amazon version has no joystick support. So I bought version 1.2.8.0 from Google Play Store for $7 (downloaded and installed to Android compatible device), used SDMaid to backup the .apk file and then sideloaded it to the Firestick using ESExplorer over my network (there are dozens of ways to get the .apk file and sideload it to the FireStick). I then dowloaded the exact versions of Google packages from this tutorial https://flixed.io/install-google-play-fire-tv-stick/

*I tried the newest versions and they do not work (as has been experienced in this thread), it has to be the older packages, regardless if the minimum API matches the Fire OS SDK 22 or whatever.

Again, there are dozens of ways to download the Google packages from apkmirror.com and install them to your Fire TV (no mystery).

Google Play version of MincraftPE 1.2.8.0 working with generic PS3 style bluetooth controller on Fire TV Stick 2 FireOS 5.2.6.1:fingers-crossed:
[Fire TV General] pedro1977:
Anyone know what the current combination of the 5 files is, I've had no luck getting any version of BT sport to work.

Im using a Kindle Fire Stick 2nd Gen on Fire OS 5.2.4.2

Google Account Manager 511

Google Services Framework 511

Google Play Store TV 8028

Ive tried various versions of both of these but neither work, I receive the update google play services error.

Google Play Services

Google Services Framework

Any help would be appreciated, the TV apps dont work.
[Fire TV General] mijorus:
Try GMaps Patcher
[Fire TV General] pedro1977:
That's too old and irrelevant, google play services works, its the BT app requiring an updated version that's the problem.
[Fire TV General] ssurell:
I just edited my previous post after some success. Might help: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74940120&postcount=20

Maybe, if you could find an old enough version of the app archived somewhere: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/bt-gr...-release/bt-sport-4-5-6-android-apk-download/

or https://bt-sport.en.aptoide.com/versions