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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Modules from magisk (as far as i know) don't actually tinker with system directly. Idk how it works in detail but thats probably also why safetynet doesn't break when using magisk modules.

The thing is, of course we all could use magisk's way of modifying system stuff (via modules for example) without actually touching system. But the problem is (for me at least) that there aren't modules for every small things that some ppl (again, me for example lol) might want to modify. That would mean that new modules need to be created everytime if some user wishes for a very specific modification of a file.

Few examples:

-editing wifi files (to add 2.4ghz channel bonding etc)

-changing driver related files from camera (.so files which need to be hex edited), audio (via mixer-paths.xml etc)

And so on

Maybe it's only me but that's why i really would like to have system itself writable. I don't mind breaking safetynet as i never used anything that would need it in the first place.

EDIT: Of course i could use twrp file manager to copy files to pc, edit them there and put them back into my phone with twrp. But that would be inconvenient to do every time when i want to change something.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] bluenote73:
Please go and add this info to the magisk github, there's an open issue for axon 7.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gherghin:
Nice work - Back to stock!

Came from Los 15.1

Flashed it with Edl_tool, didn't completely boot at first, got stuck at splash screen, a simply reset didn't solvit so I had to delve into the stock recovery to perform a factory reset. After that everything went by the book.

I like the cleaner UI, no lag, no bugs, dolby atmos works a treat (even with Bluetooth headphones), battery life seems good - early days
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] StickMonster:
Is anyone using this build on the U?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Predatorhaze:
can we use this bootstack for dotos oreo builds?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KwesiJnr:
Yeah, works flawlessly. I even find it to be a bit faster than the U version of Oreo. System boot time after flashing Magisk and Xposed was super-fast.

Just don't forget to flash the Oreo modem for A2017U.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dnlilas:
Could somebody give me the answer please, thanks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KwesiJnr:
You can use it as-is, but without flashing Magisk (or SuperSU, for that matter), you'll lose TWRP recovery and you might have to re-flash again. I used it as-is for a few hours before rooting.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Predatorhaze:
installed.The crappy bootloader unlocked screen is still here...seriously....
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KwesiJnr:
Yep. And that awful large text doesn't help. The smaller text on older builds was, at least, bearable.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Filozof71:
The information where are you from could be helpful.:)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] yozh1717:
Hi. I can't go into TWRP recovery after updating via EDL tool. I flashed TWRP *1.6 and *1.8 by NFound by can't go into it by VOL UP + Power or from bootloader, it just rebootind itself..

Now I have bootloader unlocked and Oreo flashed.

How can I use TWRP?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
I noticed that most people gave positive feedback on the battery life. Mine is prety bad. From 80% to 24% in 9 hours, about 30 minutes of screen on time. I'll need to study the battery logs when I get home
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
You have same abnormal app battery drain. It's not normal.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vas:
A second feed-back, after update. Phone battery life after being removed from charger - 17 hours overall with 1 hour internet browsing and remaining battery 29%.

A spare battery buyed from Aliexpress wait for swaping in service(even if I saw Jerry's Rig Everything teardown video many times , I am afraid to do it myself).

A bug in google keyboard? If I try to go to preferences (for keyboard app), just crash, same for any other keyboard submenu, except theme(but if try to choose a preinstalled theme => crash).

So I cleared cache and data apps, updated from Google Play, no luck.

For the moment I use Swift keyboard.

My phone was not reseted after update, but keyboard was not previously installed on the phone, so it's a fresh app. Did anyone encountered this so far?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marik1:
How to get the upgrade? Updated to Nougat B12, but there is no OTA. Important, because I wiped data to upgrade.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Man5615:
Should we flash oreo modem or just these two

Actually i had volte and 4g band switching issues on oreo b01 modem in india
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gld59:
Maybe it's been taken down. According to ZTE's Australian office this Oreo build should not have been publicly available, and the German office misconfigured the FOTA server.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I've done a factory reset on Oreo and now setting up again from beginning. See how it runs. Had a lot of crashing apps after data restore which didn't work properly.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
Long press both volume and power buttton and let the phone go into EDL mode... Then use the axon EDL tools to flash recovery again... Pls make sure u either use nfound Oki recoveries... You should be able to find it

If u need to flash custom room then make sure u flash universal Oreo bootloader first.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
I uploaded the OTA zip for you ;)

https://www.mediafire.com/file/238sz47w73xu15s/P996A04V1.3.0B13_MR2_SD_ssl.zip/file
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] cdambati:
Is it actually necessary to backup everything and do a factory reset before applying an sd card update (as per the instructions on the zte Australia webpage)?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] yozh1717:
Found this recovery TWRP_3.2.1-6_axon7-only_official_oreo.img by Nfound this is it?

upd: no, it doesn't work.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] alexvv:
some quick impressions, been using it for a few days:

1. significantly faster even without a reset, at last the menu looks the part, everything is minimal & visually appealing

2. no difference in call quality / wifi reception

3. dolby atmos has a different effect on the sound, can't say better or worse but definitely different

4. battery seems quite a lot worse during use (standby feels the same) i wiped cache but have not reseted the phone, maybe it will be fixed

5. camera has even more modes and performance is good but when on manual mode, if raw capture is enabled the app freezes, so no raw for now ...

6. fingerprint seems faster, the security bulletin is up-to-date

7. toolbox sadly misses, colour white balance and saturation modes are absent too

All in all the update is substancial but poorly executed, really hope for a future firmware update to fix some bugs.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Predatorhaze:
on the axon 7,i always liked the stock firmware more than custom.

but now at this point,dotos oreo seems way better than stock oreo.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zephyr1982:
The new option of Micro SD is veeeery annoying.

I tried to mount as internal memory but it create just a big mess.

As external memory it need to be mount on every reboot.

I tried also to format inside the phone but the resukt is the same.

I have the music player that scan the music on the micro sd and every time I have to re-create the library.

Does someone has found a workaround?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
You found it yet?

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/nf-t3826885
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wineds:
Are there any dangers flashing this from a custom ROM like LOS? Especially if there is a treble partition?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
if flash this through EDL mode then the partition table will be cleared.... and will be same as your EDL package your flashed... ya so pretty much unharm and make sure you follow the guide completely and get the full EDL from djkuz which you can find at first couple pages of this thread.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hoester72:
Hi. Greetings from Malaysia.

1. Have been running this update for several days now.

2. Flashed it without factory reset. Phone data, apps etc was mostly intact. No problem detected.

3. Nevertheless, factory reset the phone to have a fresh clean install.

4. Using Nova Launcher instead of the stock launcher. Just prefer dark background over the white team from Google.

5. Calls, wifi, data connection seems ok.

6. Have some GPS location problem when playing Pokemon Go while indoors. No such problem on my Redmi Note3 running Lineage.

7. Battery performance seems to be better from my observation.

8. Miss the phone lock widget from the earlier ZTE ROM.

Pretty pleased with it so far. Hope the security patches will be updated more regularly. That's all I'm asking for.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] m-powergr:
How can I root it with Oreo update?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] devshin:
Did anybody noticed that pedometer is gone from lockscreen? Do i have to install or switch something on ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] jaseman:
Doubt it...use double tap to lock and try to unlock immediately with fingerprint scanner...I bet it doesn't unlock it because it isn't really locked for about 10 seconds. I use Nova with the U version running the new Oreo. and this is the way it works for me.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Can't even find a setting for it to turn on or off.

I don't use it anyway but maybe try installing Google Fit and see if it does still count.

Oreo has rectified the one little issue I had that stopped me using the phone for work with Microsoft InTune Portal. It enforces PIN on boot whereas Nougat didn't. I now have dual SIMs back in use with personal and work modes. I also noticed Oreo automatically cuts the non data SIM back to 3G. Hoping this stops issues with taking calls on both SIMs. Might switch data between SIMs better. Time will tell.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
Just flashed full EDL straight from Official (Beta) Android 8.0.0 V2.10B12 US Version.

Then flashed Nfound TWRP 3.2.1-6 without restarting.

Then booted straight into TWRP, flashed Magisk 16.4 and A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+ (by raysteff66) and booted into system.

All apps are there and seems to work fine, GCam works (incl night sight), Magisk passes safetynet.

Will report back on battery life after a while.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
Pedometer switch was in the lockscreen settings, however this seems to be gone from this update.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
And comes back soon, maybe with the next update
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snoopy2006:
Pedometer App from Nougat exportieren ?

Could anyone exportet the pedometer app from the stockrom nougat, that we could use the pedometer in oreo ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] 4RC:
Audio latency improved?

Did anyone test the audio/touch latency? In Oreo the annoying problem that prevented to make music should have been solved... Thanks!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] WesTD:
Which Gcam do you use?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Meenaombo:
So.... This one doesn't need to be flashed wkth TWRP right??
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] WesTD:
You can flash with some edit. I've just installed on my U device. You should edit updater script from metainf. Delete first line and that's all. Btw delete nonhlos if you not have global version to keep your imei. Use 7zip to extract and zip
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amphi66:
;)

And what do you think of it, compared to the US (B20) version?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] panorama_ömer16:
No OTA

I'm in the B12 version, but the OTA doesn't exist, or is it back?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
Maybe [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] or [MENTION=6330152]djkuz[/MENTION]

Could extract the pedometer app?

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Your on B12 Nougat?

This is an Oreo update for the A2017G you can flash it in Edl mode using Miflash, Edl tool by [MENTION=6330152]djkuz[/MENTION] or Axon7 tool kit.

Or wait, some have been getting the update via ota.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] panorama_ömer16:
Sonuçta bir PC gerekiyor. Ben en iyisi OTA'yı bekleyeyim. Peki neden bazıları alamıyor?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] denf666:
I have aokp Oreo rom and twrp, how can I flash this ota?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
I used to use the one that was working on Nokia's but recently started using GCam_Pixel3Mod_1.1_build.6.1.013.apk (Arnova8G2, 2018-11-07, changelog). Night Sight has black viewfinder but works.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gachmuret:
What makes you so sure that ZTE will still release any updates for any version of A7?

If you have some insider info please share it but if you're only guessing then I very hardly imagine that they will continue to release any updates...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] josuemf:
You also lose DTS and TrueHD codec support.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
the language in the update changelog is a clue. It tells something like "daydream will not be available FOR A WHILE after updating" This makes me think they plan to continue looking into it and bring it in a later update. There may be some EU laws that will screw them if they take off a feature that was advertised at the point of sale??

that all I got. I'm hoping they will bring camera api 2 support natively without needing to root, and fix battery life as much as they can because I'm having big trouble with the battery life.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Carlito Z3:
On my side, big battery draining :

-25% in 2 hours...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I've had issues with the SD card being unmounted on reboot. I lose access to TomTom maps, album art in music and other things. Very annoying. I put my music back to internal storage and that fixed album art. I had to eject the SD, reset TomTom app and download maps and voice again and make sure it worked ok. Mounted SD and deleted old data. Now works.

It's not too bad but has bugs for sure, plus Oreo annoyances. I need stock and secure for banking and work use but if not for that I'd now be keen for a decent custom ROM.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] alexvv:
factory reset it, -25% in 2 hrs is too much
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Syberclone:
The forum requests that all comments are in English.

Yes, you are correct a PC or laptop is needed.

Maybe search to see if anyone has an Ota zip that you can download.

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This Oreo update is good it does seem to have taken some backward steps from the Beta Oreo I was testing.

Battery life isn't as good so far just getting 2 days and 18 hours life, still good however I could get up to 4 days from the Beta.

Smaller ROM size means less animations which isn't a major thing, although it was nice to have some cool animations.

I have "Device certified" back again which is great, I didn't have this with the Beta ROM.

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Deleted incorrect quotes

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Try using the power save mode in settings.

I loose only 4% overnight in standby.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
First im not an Insider. But why im guessing there comin' some further updates is following....

1. There was never an bad or official Announcement from ZTE, that this was the last one

2. Why should they build a flagship device with Daydream Support and then suddenly there comes a major update without ? Makes no sense. Like the team said "actually" without daydream.

3. For me and certainly others around the globe, when you playin' around with the new Oreo maybe everyone noticed here and there some more Bugs or missing anything (like pedometer, or missing full Language Translations, or for me especially an crashing Update Checker). So much to do that these Oreo Release is getting perfect.

And now ask me again, why ZTE should bring us Future Updates. :fingers-crossed:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Eiion:
Could you please link me to the thread reagarding A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+? I was not able to find it in the ROM section or via Raysteff's profile statistics.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
This is the link

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410932744536993784
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Has anyone has issues with fingerprint security?

I have personal and work modes and have now lost access to my fingerprint reader. It doesn't register a touch at all now and I cannot delete stored prints. I tried clearing the fingerprint app cache on both modes and reboot etc. No go.

I may remove my work account and see if I get access back, but being stock I can't access system files to delete the fingerprint HTML file. It's really peeing me off!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gachmuret:
Well, all these points are well known and of course they should release another update, at least Oreo 8.1 if not Pie 9.0...

But reality often isn't as it should be... back when they released Axon 7 they promised also official bootloader unlock support and a few got official support and unlocked their devices through registration then they dropped that program suddenly to announce a better unlock solution to come... that was never released but was no problem as standatd fastboot unlock option was available and working for anyone... then all of a sudden with later Nougat updates fastboot support was completely removed and stock firmware was left without any unlock options - so they broke their promise twice: no official bootloader unlock & no bootloader unlock option through removing fadtboot support. And all that happened before they came under pressure...

In short: as long as there is no insider knowledge provided there is nothing new... but still I hope that you are right and they will provide another update
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Habar_nam:
Hy everyone.

I tried lineageos 15.1 (massive overheating...) And wanted to go to stock oreo.

I installed bootloader and stock system through twrp but im doing something wrong.

Stock system script says it is successful after 2 sec and finishes but does not install anything.

Installed/ tried

1.3bo2 boot stack raystef66

1.3b02 stock system raysteff 66

Twrp 3.2.3.0 and twrp 3.2.1.8 axon7-oreo

I did wipe i did format.

Iam sure im forgetting something.

Do i have to use the edl tool?

I can go to twrp but there is no system.

Thanks in advance
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Bootstack and Stocksystem A2017GV1.3.0B02 should work on 3230 or 3218NFound.

When systemflash only takes 2sec that's not ok.

Do it over again. Wipe system, data, dalvik cache - check whether your data/system/int is formatted as EXT4 and whether you have the common space available.

Flash bootstack and system again. You could run Magisk 16.7 too.

Reboot even when you see ''no OS'' installed. Just reboot.

Also, you can use the EDL Tool if you keep having problems.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hvis1608:
I am still at A2017GV1.2.0B09 and never got any OTA update. Should I do an SD update first? I am very concerned about battery live (alreay not that great) and want to avoid the need to reinstall everything.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
Install B12 first then try OTA update. Should remain all data.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] baabje:
I wasn't getting the OTA update as well. I managed to force it to update though, from stock, no root or anything. Just download the OTA zip that you can find in this topic, rename it to "update.zip" and place it in the root folder. Let your device search for updates and it should find the update package. No less in data, battery life is better on oreo for me.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marik1:
It seems like GearBests A2017G have trouble with OTAs.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
I bought on gearbest. I never got any OTA before B12. On B12 I got first time OTA.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
ZTE stopped doing Axon 7 OTA updates quite a while ago. This is the first for ages. Best to have your G on N B12 before updating to O B02.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NoodleMunkee:
Mobile data issues (Oreo)

I've tried both the Oreo OTA and EDL packages. I've done factory reset, and tried without. Every time I install Oreo, I lose my cellular data connection. I tried searching for Network operators, tried choosing manually, and also tried entering APN settings manually, all to no avail.

I'd love to move to Oreo, because everything else about it was great, but can't lose my mobile data connection.

I bought my A2017G from Heartbeat about a year ago. Currently running A2017GV1.2.0B12.

Any thoughts?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Look at the back of the phone, right at the bottom in small text. See what it says there. A2017G, A2017U or just A2017 and whatever it says there is what ROM you should be using. It might have the wrong OS installed, losing correct baseband for the modem.

G is universal, U is US and a plain A2017 is Chinese domestic market.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zobat:
Try the oreo modem for your device:

https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=270519
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NoodleMunkee:
Shoot, forgot to mention that I tried all three during my efforts. G, then U, and Chinese as a last resort. Then I even tried flashing a Nougat modem, because my data works fine on Nougat.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NoodleMunkee:
ZTE A2017G, which corresponds to the ROMs I tried, both EDL and OTA.

I don't mind trying different things, but every time I revert back to Nougat because data doesn't work, I need to set my phone up from scratch again.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] x92:
I'm currently on V1.30B01 by NFound, is there any way to upgrade to this B02? Does flashing this OTA ZIP via TWRP works?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
This OTA is a B12(Nougat) to B02(Oreo), so I don't recommend flashing it over the beta B01. You can though by modifying the script....Btw this OTA

IS

a full rom.

Instead, use the B02 Full EDL or the booststack and stocksystem B02. Or flash the B12 Full EDL and OTA the above one, but that would be too much work ;)

Bottom line, start all over again and backup your data first if you can.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] alx840:
Hello,

Can somebody explain me how can I flash this file please ?

(A2017GV1.3.0B02 OTA LINK)

Must I put it on my µSD and replace the name by update.zip ?

I'm running currently on 1.2B12 with my Axon 7 (A2017G).

Sorry for my bad English :/.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Your English is more then ok ;)

The above is a way to do it (intSD or extSD). Or adb sideload it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] alx840:
Thanks a lot for your reply :) !

I'll do a complete backup of my phone and will try to do the update by renaming the file to update.zip and putting it on the root of my µSD and by going to Settings --> Updates :D !
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] x92:
Thank you. I have managed to do an upgrade with your bootstack and stocksystem B02. I have also installed your HDR+ patch and jojoc magisk module which both installed without issue. I am now looking for carrier remover patch, does your B01 carrierremover patch still work on B02?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] GJLS1231:
Why don't have new aicp for kenzo？
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Colossus96:
Developer abandoned the project