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[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] GabrielBezerra:
I finally installed Chinese ROM v2.08 with openGapps and its noticeably faster than Geekbuying ROM. Everything works fine, sometimes you need that airplane mode trick. I installed Gcam too and its a huge difference to stock camera, even when using manual controls. I'm very happy with my "new" phone.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] rofejo:
And do you have problems with the notifications?

How do you solved them, once you have installed GAPPS?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] GabrielBezerra:
Notifications were just disabled for every third-party app, so I went to settings and enabled on the apps I wanted (whatsapp, telegram, outlook, etc...). I also disabled power management on Neosafe in a few apps, as whatsapp wouldnot receive anything with screen off.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] super3u:
Please you could post link were find gapps and all steps to install the cinese room(if you need twrp,ecc)

Big thanks
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] kekec01:
+1
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Zdivan:
Yes, Please post all steps to install the chinese room!

thx!
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] GabrielBezerra:
First, I saw this posted a few pages before: "You can update via TWRP. Just wipe system and then mount the chinese rom in twrp, be sure to clean cache and dalvik. Don't forget to install magisk via twrp or it won't boot. There is a certain gapps.zip on this forum someone posted which works great immediately."

So no need to install using an OTG Drive (Though I had one with all the zips I needed in case anything went wrong). I didn't tested the steps from russian forum. Below are the steps I followed:

1. Wipe System

2. Flash Rom (I used V2.08, but there's a new v2.12 from 12-06-2019)

3. Flash Magisk

4. Flash (used micro OpenGapps 20180828)

5. Clean Cache and Dalvik

6. Reboot and turn phone on

After all this, and before adding Google Account, I installed AppOpsX to set permissions (the google apps are system apps, so I cant set on Neosafe) and enabled in settings "Allow running in the background" and "Show system apps". After that, I filtered apps by name "Google" and allowed every default permissions. On Neosafe, I set permission to AppOpsX autostart. Then I added google account and installed everything. Again in Neosafe, in Power -> application power management I set "Regardless of control" for apps like whatsapp (I dont know if that is needed to it to work in background and screen off). At last, in settings, you should enable notification for all third-party apps you want.

I'm very satisfied with the chinese rom, much faster than geekbuying one. If the phone reboots maybe you still need to put in airplane mode once when opening play store, no big deal. I would try the new V2.12, but I'm too lazy to backup files and do all of this again (if only it was android 8.0 or 9.0, that would be very convincing).

edit: I updated these main google apps to its last versions using apks from Apk Mirror and saw no difference: Play Store, Services Framework, Play services, backup transport, contacts sync and account manager. Try that if you have any issue.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] nwazie:
Thanks for the info. I'll try this with my device.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] kosaz:
Hello

If you can, please help me. I have such a phone, NX591J_ENCommon_V1.10 is on. The trouble if I talk about the microphone is very quiet, no one understands what I'm saying. When I turn on the speakerphone it works fine. Can you make the microphone's strength somehow?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] kekec01:
I also have 1.10 but without problems. Maybe to try factory reset??
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] kosaz:
I tried it but it wasn't good
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Nixoman:
How did you managed to use Gcam? I have installed it, but just exits as soon as i open it
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] GabrielBezerra:
Good news guys! Our device is now supported by Mokee rom with Android 9.0. I was tired of fighting chinese rom with all the gapps problem, and just discovered this.

Its does not have a stable release yet, but I gave a try and its working beaultifuly in version from 26/11. The only bug I encountered is that I'm stuck in some standard wallpaper since the second boot. Based on my one day experience, I really recommend a try.

I'll be updating every two days until a stable release. In the process, I needed the latest TWRP (3.3) to get to work. Used also latest version of nano open gapps and magisk. Also found two gcam apps that work, I'll post later here.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Piterr28:
Cool! Could you do Antutu Benchmark on Mokee and give the result?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] GabrielBezerra:
I found these two versions that work with Z17 lite, both based on 3.2 Gcam:

First one works fine and I used in geekbuying and chinese rom. Very basic app with no configuration necessary, it has HDR+ (probably low settings) and takes much better pics than stock nubia cam. No issues at all (at least in 7.1 stock).

GCam_3.2.045_stable_op3-t_tolyan009

The second I only tested on Mokee 9.0 and has HDR+ and Nightsight (its auto if you enable). There is many settings to play with and when you start the screen will be black. You need to change model to Nexus 6 and back camera to EXP:Hdr+. I had some issues with it not shooting the picture, but I think its rom related (still nightly) as Open Camera had the same problem and now it rarely occurs. Try exiting app after changing settings if you have problem. Also lower saturation in nightsight to default levels.

MGC_3.2.045_TlnNeun_v1.2_B-S-G-based

I'm keeping the second one as Nightsight makes a huge difference, even with some minor issues.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Razian:
Hi guys

I installed Mokee 9 but i have much problems with it ( Black screen on Facebook and YouTube video's, Snapchat crashes, some apps working bad). I need stable rom so i need to back to android 7. How to do it? Did i must install stock rom first and then custom? Which custom do u prefer? Is there anything better than LOS? Big thanks for help
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Piterr28:
The most stable ROM is official one from Geekbuying. Only better is Chinese Rom, but there isn't Google Apps and there is problem with installing them. You can back to the geekbuying rom only by nubia emergency recovery and using USB-c OTG adapter.

Lineage OS is also good, but from what i know there is problem with ghost touches on the screen sometimes. If you want install LOS you don't need to back to the stock. Just flash by twrp and it should work ;)

I'm using geekbuying Rom and everything works well. After flash i had to configure notifications in apps like Facebook or Snapchat. Also I restart Phone once in a while, beacuse Phone can slow down after some Time. But after restart everyting is ok
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] uriii13:
And do you know someone that works with LineageOS? It would be amazing...
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] jimm_xattab:
Chinese ROM 2.08 with Google apps and other fix

Google drive

Need install magisk manager v6.0.1 after install ROM.

Source

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Flyme 6 for z17 lite

Android 7.1.2

The source of the firmware with screenshots and the installation description are here

Download
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] GabrielBezerra:
Anyone tested Chinese ROM 2.16 from october 31? Whats the difference in Nubia UI 7.0?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] YoGolan:
Unrooted- No Gapps

Yes I`m testing it. Is awesome comparing with my geekbuying rom.

New things added and seems like the internet speed is very fast.

Rooted-Gapps

I have some problems with Play store, sometimes don`t let me to download.

But the phone heats faster and is slower.

Decided to get older gapps version from 08.12.2019 to give a try.

now I`m using gapps from 22.04.2020. I just deleted my google account and I can`t add a new one... because I get black screen when I want to add new account.

If the problems continues I have to go back to geekbuying rom :(
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] YoGolan:
hahaha, uninstalled TWRP , uninstalled magisk from menu, dont worked and I uninstalled normal, then i reboot... now phone stay on logo screen , someone can help me to do something?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] plewu:
OK i managed to upload all the files to restore global. But now phone dosnt see sim card.

Is there a posibility that instaling custom rom bricked my simcard ? and WIfi ??

I tryed to flash stock rom with TWRP but got error 7 ( deleting line in updater-script - fixed error 7 but now i have bad integrity zip error )

so only option to get back to global is nubia emergancy ?

I've done TWRP re-covery img but after uploading it to pc I cant download it back to phone. its probably to large file.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] boyanpa:
Try

Try to flash from SD card via OTG.

For sim to work check any IMEI restore app.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] marone96:
Mokee rom problems with video playback on Instagram, Facebook etc

Anyone face with playing video problems (eg: Instagram, Facebook and whatsapp story? If anyone have solutions, perhaps can help me to overcome this. I just think that might be problems caused by media encoder. Just a noob though :silly: . Currently using Mokee Android 9 on this Nubia z17 lite (nx591j).
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] vaine4:
Yep and this bug still exist after nearly one years and as been reported many time :/

The mokee rom seem good and is on android10 !

There are only two really anoying bug :

- This one

- And another with camera that sometime makes apps crash, it append every time with snapchat, and sometime with other apps

If any dev can help you can find the report I did on my mokee forum profile.

After two years on this LOS, I really had a system battery drain problem, didn't find any solution. So between factory reset and changing ROM, I chose changing ROM. But now I hesitate between geekbuying and going back to LOS since I lost hope that those two big bugs would be fixed.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] hognoodle:
idk, I've installed/reinstalled numerous times now. Podcasts and radio apps (other than tunein) refuse to play every time. mokee rom is really broken and yet, the daily updates keep pumping out. What are they updating?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] plewu:
I think about it too. probably some security patches.

I found also bug with screen flickering ( this one makes me go nuts )

reaported it but probably will stay forever on this phone because it's dead.

Also at some site i found this:

nethunter-nx591j-cm-nougat-nobrand-kalifs-full-3.10.84-xNNism_1.3+

anyone tryed this on this phone ?? I will wait for new phone and then probably try this.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] hognoodle:
lineage 14.1 seems to work really well if you're fine just running nougat.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] plewu:
thank's mate didn't check forum later on. As You wrote i had already Lineage. And sad thing is that it works better than mokee. Don't have problems with video on whatsup and simmilar programs. Don't have problem with ghost clicks and most of all don't have problem with graphical glithes.

Sad is that lot of ppl ( me also ) raported those problem to mokee and they do nothing.

Many ppl contributed to them but now they are probably left alone.

ps.

nethunter-nx591j-cm-nougat-nobrand-kalifs-full-3.10.84-xNNism_1.3+ tryed this but it wont install.

if xNNism used it on nx591j than probably there is some kind of trick to install. But not for small fry as me :P
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] hognoodle:
It does suck, really nice phone I wanted to get it to work but it's stuck on on lineage 14.1. I started right over with flashing twrp, mokee still refuses to play podcasts or radio, you can try a dozen podcast apps, no matter. Stock rom and lineage 14.1 play fine. Mokee should just kill the support if they're not addressing huge bugs.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] notsoeazy:
Does anyone know where can i find the stock image from this phone?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] mch25:
Fastboot doesn't recognize my phone, while I have USB fastboot drivers installed. Anyone having the same problem or better a solution :)

Edit: used an old version of fastboot. Got it working with the latest fastboot.exe
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] karasov:
how to insert a SD card?

two nano sim slots

micro sd i do not know how to insert :))))

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZGQIuYGkhsgtaDCE2
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] notsoeazy:
it has no sd card support
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] CyborgR:
Does anyone know if there's a new update (or plans) for this phone? I'm still using the v1.04.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] mch25:
Not that I know. Would be great if there would come a mokee or lineageos rom. Stock rom kills too much background processes, cannot disable sound when plugging in to adapter and more..
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] boyanpa:
There's a Chinese rom 1.20. So, maybe it will come in En....
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] KUKU159:
Is there any way to get TWRP, root and GAPPS working on the chinese 1.20 ROM?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] curtisy:
For anyone interested, I compiled the GitHub release of the Z17 Lite. Can't test it because I still don't have the phone, but if you are eager to try, here's the link containing boot.img and ramdisk.img: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hn9GMw9A4C0rIPl1uXMVFt3-C9RusUlI

PLEASE NOTE: I don't take any responsibility for damaged devices, this is just a recompiled version of the initial ROM from the recently published source. Further improvements could be made by me with the help of the community (I'm not an Android dev, I just know how to sligthly modify and compile stuff, so help, feedback and testers would be greatly appreciated). If interested in helping out, feel free to contact me via PM ;)

Also if someone could post this in the ROM section, that'd be great, since I don't have the reputation to do that currently.

Original source code can be found here: https://github.com/ztemt/NX591J_N_kernel

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Also if you'd like to have some further read, here's a few promising resources: http://freaktab.com/forum/advertise...velopers-for-nubia-z17-lite-nx591j-smartphone -- not sure if this one is only a geekbuying offer when it's done or whether it will be made widely available. Also no idea how credible the site is in itself.

https://github.com/HighwayStar/android_kernel_nubia_msm8976/tree/nubia-NX589-NX591 -- I wouldn't try this one but it definitely looks interesting.

https://github.com/youyim123/android_device_nubia_nx591j-twrp -- and yeah, good old TWRP. Not sure if this was posted before or if it's working, so use at your own risk.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] MrBlubke:
I don't know if the same is true for the z17 lite, but the original recovery is always accessible on the z17 thru the bootloader select the option reboot to emergency recovery... The only thing is, you might need and OTG device if the internal memory is not accessible...
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] dumakos:
Do you lose root after the upgrade?I am in global rom and i want to install chinese 1.23.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Viler35:
Of course, root access is lost when changing firmware, but it's very easy to install it again.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] PaladinStu:
Geekbuying have released an update, build: NX591J_ENCommon_V1.05. I've installed and it is working well. It fixed CTS profile match, so Google Pay works again :)

I'm not sure what other fixes there are.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] bortolinao:
Hi [MENTION=7210475]PaladinStu[/MENTION]

Do you have the download link?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] el_bito:
Does NFC work for any of you?

I just got my nx591J and NFC is quite critical for me.

It does not work, apparently appears on config and on all tests... but simply does not work. I was interested on knowing if it's general or just my device in order to ask for a refund or a change.

It's a shame because the device seems quite well made, but I need the NFC...
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] MrBlubke:
I'm just wondering... How did you test it? What did you try?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] el_bito:
I have serveral NFC tags, which I can read/write with other devices. No app/tag works on any NFC config on the system. Haven't changed ROM yet in order to be able to return it without issues.

Searching around and cannot find a single example of this device with NFC working.

I have a device implanted to measure my glucose levels and for me being able to read the device via phone is quite critical. I get is just a dumb token check to have NFC for other users, but I'm amazed that eben on some reviews they mention the NFC but have not tested it (it says a lot about reviewers these days).
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] PaladinStu:
Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17CYzL5Rrle0GpWt-kUJ5eqLn0MgnZkJx/view

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My NFC works for contactless payments here in Australia. Using Google Pay app.

I do find it works better at the front of the phone rather than the back.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] MrBlubke:
I asked because I too have no idea how to test NFC ... I happen to know Bluetooth is working, and afaik NFC is a subset of Bluetooth... So I would have thought is was working, but I didn't know how to test it...
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] dytan8888:
Need root

Hello. I have the Nubia Z17 Lite here. It was bought from nubia malaysia and has a Firmware called "NX591J_ENCommon_V1.05

But many funcition cant run ? exaple boot on start ...
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] PaladinStu:
I would recommend reinstalling the V1.05 firmware.

Instructions: http://blog.geekbuying.com/2018/03/...653-android-7-1-smartphone-firmware-20180316/

Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17CYzL5Rrle0GpWt-kUJ5eqLn0MgnZkJx/view

I would also recommend a factory reset. (Settings > Other system settings > Factory data reset)
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] dytan8888:
need root

I have done download upgrade ..but Neosafe ,,autostart also not show in my phone
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Viler35:
NeoSafe is correctly working with all its function ONLY in Chinese ROM, Cn_Common 1.20, for example.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] dytan8888:
about china rom

If change rom to china rom v1.23....google can run ? full funcition?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Viler35:
There's no Google apps on China ROM.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] FullSoft:
Google Apps can be installed later, but you need to have root
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] highwaystar_ru:
I built Lineage 14.1 (android 7.1.2 ) for Nubia Z17 Lite (NX591J) based on common device and kernel trees with Nubiz Z17 mini. Check it out here [ROM][UNOFFICIAL][7.1.2][nx591j] LineageOS 14.1 [15/05/2018]
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] karasov:
Hello. I need to advise the program I can not get to the phone twrp:( device offline? I follow the instructions exactly

i'm clueless please help
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] boyanpa:
Could not understand your post?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] karasov:
sorry compiler google
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] karasov:
The problem with installing twrp is following the instructions and I'm not doing it. When the device is connected offline
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] jana999:
Hello, I cannot understand :confused:

Can you take photo of your phone?

Or maybe type in your language.

*Google translator* problem :(
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] dytan8888:
Me also same problem ....how to solve it?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] lapist:
For me, to get it working, I had to right-click the unknown device in device manager, select update and manually select the driver to use the fastboot driver.

Is there any advantage of using chinese 1.23 ROM over the international one from geekbuying?
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] lapist:
So I was digging a bit in Chinese ROM to find out why it is so much faster than GeekBuing ROM. I flashed kernel from Chinese ROM, but it didn't change the performance (kernels look quite similar, just chinese kernel allows enabling input boost on CPU). Then I found differences in CPU and governor settings in etc/init.qcom.post_boot.sh . Just copying the file from Chinese ROM to GeekBuying ROM increased Antutu score to 102k. In addition, I copied etc/.tp/.thermal-mode-01-01.conf, which seems to raise thermal limits a bit, and I got to 106k. Although Chinese ROM is still a bit faster, especially in memory speed. Also A72 cores doesn't seem to be turning off after these changes as it was happening with the original GeekBuing ROM.

Antutu Chinese ROM:

Antutu GeekBuying:

Antutu GeekBuing after my mods:

Also Geekbench score got higher:

Chinese ROM: 1481 / 4633

GeekBuing ROM: 1402 / 2943

GeekBying after mods: 1461 / 4414

EDIT:

I have uploaded the files I used here:

https://mega.nz/#!veYmiC6b!sC1vo8yAS7ouw-eTOaJ6XFDRdIe_9B_zOHE2lqGbP2Y

It contains these files:

TWRP - the same as linked in LineageOS guide - can be flashed from fastboot over USB cable using adb commands after unlocking the bootloader

boot.img from chinese ROM (contains kernel) - can be flashed from fastboot or from TWRP

magisk v16 - provides root and keeps SafetyNet clean - flash from TWRP (I did it a few times and usually it was fine, but in some cases it broke something when I had encryption enabled, so that the phone asked for a password while booting, which I didn't set - I had to clean data partition from emergency recovery, not from TWRP, to fix that)

etc/init.qcom.post_boot.sh - CPU and scheduler settings from Chinese ROM (just copy it to /system/etc with any file manager like Total Commander or Root Explorer to overwrite the current file)

etc/.tp/.thermal-mode-01-01.conf - thermal settings form Chinese ROM (I am not sure what exactly it does, but I think it has higher throttling temperature treshold at 60+ degrees instead of 50+)

I used GeekBuying ROM v1.05 from this link:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76253150&postcount=47
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Frenkiboi:
Language

Hi guys,

Can somebody please check on his device if they have Croatian language available on their ROM, because mine doesn't have it.

My Build number is: NX591J_ENCommon_V1.05

I have tried with V1.04 also but that also didn't help.

Why I'm asking is because I see on some web stores it says Croatian language is included, but I'm unable to check which rom version those phones are coming with.

Thanks a ton!
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] simostein:
I have the same build NX591J_ENCommon_V1.05, i checked for your languages, i couldn't find it.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] Frenkiboi:
It most likely says "Hrvatski", and not "Croatian".

Please if you could check again, thanks.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] simostein:
I rechecked again, i didn't find it.
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] jenomja2:
problem after installing TWRP NX591J

Hello

I have a problem installing TWRP and the phone does not work on my system

TWRP does not seem to be aware of internal memory.

An unsuccessful backup system, image system, nothing can be restored

select storage, and the phone writes a 0 MB internal memory, SD is not installed

I do not want to try to WIPE it so that it does not completely disappear and does not get into the TWRP

the TWRP phone is visible in windows but does not display any memory

v1.05 after instalet TWRP v3.1.1-0

help me please

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Repair storage and backup system image and don´t function reboot system and not started to system help
[ZTE Nubia Z17  Questions & Answers] komeya88:
Did you format into the TWRP ?