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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
The question now is if its fully working. Im still on nougat because i want to wait for user reports on how the rom performs in general.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+, so someone can test. Do backup your build.prop ;)

Ckeck your camera2api level before and after

Btw, can someone logcat the OTA link ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sauerkraut17:
Odd.....I wonder why the US oreo update had to be done via SD card, but yours is OTA
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
I never had update over OTA, but today I got Oreo OTA :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
guys, sorry to ask this again but it is somewhat important

how do we root this ROM? my bootloader is unlocked but there's no fastboot.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] djkuz:
A2017G_B02_OREO_FULL_EDL https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410932744536993760

For Miflash and Axon7_EDL_Tool
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
Hello guys, with a ton of help from [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] (thanks!) I manager to flash TWRP and Magisk on the new ROM.

TWRP:

-Copy https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/axon-7-edl-tool-flash-backup-restore-t3750759 on your PC at the root of drive C and open Axon7_EDL_Tool.bat as administrator

Download latest TWRP .img and rename it to recovery.img

Copy it to C:\Axon7_EDL_Tool\flash\recovery

In the CMD window select Flash and then Recovery

This should flash TWRP on your phone without any need to have the modified fastboot.

PLEASE NOTE: do not flash any Magisk version higher than Magisk-v16.7.zip

You can have the latest Magisk Manager but do not go for 17.x or it will boot loop your phone
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Nice one. Would be great if we could have 2 users with each model, U and G (or perhaps one who had both for some reason) with the exact same gcam versions for testing. Just to see if the cameramsmXXXX.so file from the A2017U oreo + hal3 build.prop entries do the trick for the A2017G.

I wrote the german facebook group and asked if it will be enabled at a later date via another OTA. I also asked them about daydream since it seems to be only temporarily disabled.

Waiting for them to respond.

About the checking api level part,

Its sadly not as accurate from what i saw. Most apps (including camera2 probe app) only seem to check for build.prop entries instead of checking if there is actual working camera2 api.

For example i have the "persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1" entry in my build.prop while im actually on Nougat (1.2.0 B08). And camera2 probe reports back that i would have level 3 (highest) camera2 api support (screenshot attached) which of course isn't true. So i would rather rely on tests with gcam and other camera apps that can utilize camera2 api
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Could you test if system allows for write permissions?

As far as i know and have been told, the U version of oreo had system write protection via the bootstack. So any system modifications weren't possible unless you used magisk modules only or twrp's file manager to manually copy files to pc, edit them there, and put them back into your phone.

Just curious if its the same case for the G version
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Thnx for your feedback.

True about testing though. But since it worked on beta I would assume it will on B02. But let's wait on the feedback you launched.

Btw, did anyone pass the safetynet ? ( can not test since i'm on Pie atm ;) )
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kg3:
Any first impression reviews?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
A2017GV1.3.0B02 OTA LINK

Thnx to [MENTION=5004249]rzarectha[/MENTION] nice teamwork ;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vilperi15:
-No SD card problem here. The update instructions said that remove your SD card before upgrading.

-

-I noticed that too. They added partial colorblind support but forgot the screen calibration.

-What do you mean by this?

But one huge problem is that Dolby Atmos no longer works with headphones. It works with speakers though.

I'm so disappointed that they didn't test it before releasing the update.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] residento:
So after a restart of your phone your SD card is recognized by music players? I get "Samsung SD card recognized" on every restart and I have to configure it as an external SD storage that is so annoying. (I didn't unplugged SD card before ugrade)

- Previous official Nougat roms had "Screen Lock App" to lock the screen on touch easily. It isn't included in Oreo. I know there are tons of on Google Playstore, but they require admin rights to operate.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] denf666:
Could you make a slim version with TWRP?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
I can if I know the system would be r/w. [MENTION=5004249]rzarectha[/MENTION] is testing some things out atm since i'm on Pie Descendant v1.4 :cyclops:

Btw, Dolby on headphones seems not to be broken like mentioned above ;)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
The enforced unlock PIN was missing in Nougat. It stopped me using Microsoft InTune for work use. I could now set the phone up dual SIM for work again ?

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For missing screenlock app, I use Lawnchair Launcher. I enabled double tap to lock and just tap the spot where the app shortcut would have been on my homescreen dock.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] marik1:
Hello. I have Axon 7 A2017G. Came with older MM version (B10?). Manually updated to B9 Germany Nougat. After this I've no more OTA. Any tips, how to update? Get B10, B12 or noone between Oreo B2? And should I use #35 OTA file?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] as007:
How delete network name on status bar?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Can anyone actually unlock their phone with the fingerprint reader?

I can't. It enforces PIN unlock so the reader is now useless.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Use this if you've installed twrp : A2017X_remove _all_ locksettings

Look here for some info.

Or delete them manualy.

Hope that helps or perhaps there're other ways...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Mine is completely stock except a few removals via ADB. I actually want the security as I use phone banking, Google Pay, Concur etc and now that PIN on boot is implemented I can use Microsoft InTune portal and go back to having just one phone with personal and work SIMs but it's just annoying that I can't pick up the phone and unlock with a finger. I have to manually enter my PIN every time.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChiDi9901:
Yeah, it's missing the screen lock app, so I cannot simulate a double tap to lock via Nova gestures. And indeed the sdcard gets unmounted with each reboot somehow. Hopefully there is going to be a follow-up patch update. Also when I play Ingress and switch to another app for a short time, it gets killed pretty quickly, so RAM management is maybe still not ideal. Other that I haven't encountered any other issues yet. Camera still sucks, but what can I do anyways. At least now I can say that this phone was worth the buy since it has received two major updates (which is a good thing for an ex-flagship phone).
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
How is he battery life? Same with nougat?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I'm ok with stock oreo. My work phone is a stock nexus 5x, maybe I can dtch that now....
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
I need to flash this with TWRP?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] tongAttasit:
This is the real bummer to me since Screen Lock app is my most frequent used app. It so convenient to tap on the app icon to initiate screen lock.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hamo69:
Oreo Update for ZTE Axon 7 Australia

I thought i'd try an OTA update at 0030 this morning and i also got a notification that ZTE A2017GV1 .3.0B02 was available to download which i did and the phone is working just fine!!

Still nothing on the ZTE Australia website about the Orea update.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
I just restore this EDL with Axon7_EDL_Tool? I couldn't get into fastboot so had to use Axon7_EDL_Tool.

Tried and went into boot loop :(

Force went into EDL mode and miflash is able to detect phone then flash full G oreo it shows could not find programmer files... stuck here... pls help.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KwesiJnr:
Sometimes when you stay in EDL mode without actually doing anything for a few minutes, it appears to timeout. Try rebooting into EDL mode and try again.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
Just managed get dotos running... U manage to get the Oreo G edl working? Just unzip everything into flash/full then run the edl tool? Just couldn't get it work either in MIFlash or EDL tool

Redownaload edl zip file and tried again... miraculously its working now.. wtf... not sure what went wrong at the first file.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] acer09:
Hi,

can I flash this TWRP version https://dl.twrp.me/ailsa_ii/ via EDL?

Thank you
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
A2017G-O-B02-MODEM

A2017G-O-B02-boot

A2017G-O-B02-stockrecovery

A2017GV1.3.0B02_original_buildprop
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KwesiJnr:
Yes, you can. But if you're planning on running any of the newer Oreo builds, flash this TWRP image instead: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962339331458997156 from NFound.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dnlilas:
[MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION],

Does it mean that soon we will have in download center the 2 following ?

A2017G-O-B02-bootstack

A2017G-O-B02-stocksystem

So that I can use TWRP to upgrade from A2017G-N-B09 to A2017G-O-B02 ?

Thank you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk0o:
same question here
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
Using Oreo G B02 for half a day and battery is really way better than any other custom room but it also not as smooth as any other custom rom out there at this moment.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dennyl:
Relock bootloader

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] atakan33:
can anyone share original B02 oreo build.prop ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dennyl:
Here it is:

hxxps://ufile.io/mp4rw

replace xx with tt (cannot post links)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] atakan33:
thanks man
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] knybist:
Same here
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] CyborgR:
Is there any way to put on-screen buttons?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
ZTE_A2017GV1.3.0B02_BootStack_by_raystef66

ZTE_A2017GV1.3.0B02_Stock_System_by_raystef66

!!! Not been able to test so someone has to test those 2 files first with twrp3.2.30 (or LOS twrp or twrp3218) though. First backup and test !!!

E N J O Y !
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
Yesterday evening I messed around with the new update for a few hours. Thanks a lot to [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] for coaching me through multiple failures ;) cheers!

This is what I found:

-Dolby works very well on both speakers and headset

-You can flash TWRP through EDL with Axon7_EDL_Tool. scroll up in this thread I posted a short guide on how to do it.

> I would recommend using Nfound's TWRP; the official build has trouble with mounting partitions and encrypti

-Use Magisk 16.7 with the latest Magisk Manager apk. It will work without any issues.

>Do NOT flash Magisk 17.x as it will throw your phone into a bootloop. If you already did that, you can use the uninstaller and flash 16.7

-You can use P996A04V1.3.0B13_MR2_SD_ssl.zip in TWRP to repair your installation. Just remember it will replace your recovery after the first reboot.

-The camera API .zip from [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] works, I have tested it with GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.2.apk

>I do have some concern about the quality of the picture my phone makes. Pictures taken in dark environments have a lot of "noise". I feel like LOS has better camera quality.

I would also note that the battery life is poor. I have lost 10% in 3 hours of idle. NFC/Bluetooth off, WiFi on. Greenify is installed and is keeping most apps hibernated. I appears to be a problem with the OS. [MENTION=5334294]raystef66[/MENTION] should your A2017X_Jojoc_magiskmodule_v3.2_by_raystef66 work on Oreo? I have it active in Magisk and I have the feeling that it does not help. Can you please advise if there's any point to keep it or if you're considering updating it?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Do you mean noisy pictures from gcam, stock or both?

Also, were you able to test if system is writable? For example, does a simple build.prop edit via any file manager app stay even after reboot? Or does it revert back?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
[MENTION=5004249]rzarectha[/MENTION]

No problem to have given you some help :good:

I would advice for the A2017X_Jojoc_magiskmodule_v2.1 to use on this stock. It will work as on Nougat. I still use it when i'm on AEX8.1.0 from time to time and gives me nice results.

The v2.1 does focus even more on battery. So for the time being, use this instead of the v3.2.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
after rebooting the phone with disemmcwp, editing the build prop and rebooting, I found that the changes are being reverted. unfortunately the system is not writable.

about the pictures, I just made 1 with the gcam and one with stock. gcam is a lot lot better.

I did change in the app's setting the HDR+ parameters from Default(lowest) to Super High. It takes a few good seconds to process the picture but the improvement is visible.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Hmm, then i hope that one of the devs will be able to modify the bootstack and remove the system protection.

About the stock cam, is the picture quality worse/better than nougat or did it stay about the same?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
I would say that the stock camera is exactly the same, I do not make a lot of pictures though so I would encourage someone else here that likes making pictures to give their feedback on the camera.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vas:
I just updated my phone (I removed sim and microsd card before updating, and I still get: New SanDisk card detected, and the annoying configuration as external SD storage, after every restart). The phone did not boot automatically after update, so I was worried a little.

After update security program Malwarebytes, report this:

Android/Adware.Cootek

data/app/TouchPal_O.apk

TouchPal 2017

Btw after every updates on my phone, I found this after scanning and always I choose unistall TouchPal, because I use my phone for Internet Banking, online payments, and may other things. C'mon ZTE you can do better.

Fingerprint unlock works like a charm, so I don't understand, do I miss something or I "read it wrong" ?

The interface from Nougat for stock camera it's changed.

No cry from me, for ZTE launcher, I made the switch to Nova launcher, long time ago.

I didn't factory reset, because I need to see what's good and what's wrong. I know that it's recomended reseting after major updates, but I want to have a point for comparation .

Daydream and Treble, I wait for you...who knows.

That's for now.

Sorry if my english, cause bleeding in the ears. :o
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] acer09:
Hi,

how can I remove the provider logo in the status bar?

[IMG="provider"]https://www.android-hilfe.de/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUlYVaDz.png&hash=8580f7c4d7af631295eec7cd25fa21c1[/IMG]

Thank you
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vilperi15:
Yes it is. But I managed to fix the Dolby Atmos bug by factory resetting the phone. Seems like there was some problems during the upgrade process.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Mine seems to be running ok but backing up for a reset and SD format. Want to go fresh.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] FadeFx:
In the update desctiption it says that this update will delete "some" data, can anyone say ehat was deleted?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
You lose Daydream compatability and some stock apps and some apps are replaced with Google ones, for instance phone, messages and contacts.

My user data is kept. Didn't lose any call, message logs, pictures etc.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GiladKingsley:
Why don't I get the OTA?

I am on the A2017GV1.2.0B10

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On what version were you on before?

B10 or B12?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
I was on B12.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] KwesiJnr:
If you're rooted (Magisk 16.7!) and have Xposed installed, you can download this module: https://repo.xposed.info/module/com.none.hidecarrier_zte to get rid of the carrier text.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramnkc:
Modified bootstack for twrp? Slim version of G B01?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ma_ko:
I can't flash the EDL version through EDL Tool it says "not found important files..." the log says:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
Updated

I update to O-B02 from N-B12 via OTA (official, no root).

My impressions:

Update process (w/o download) was very fast, about 10 min. You have to manually start phone after prepare upgrade process. No data and apps loss .

Like:

- Very smooth, almost same as on 7.1.1

- Battery improvements, especially in standby time (loss 2% in 8h), but we will see in the future,

- Visually there no improvements to me. I use Nova launcher.

- Power management is improved but there no access from quick menu.

- Camera options improvements (wide selfie, HDR, etc), quality is same for first moment,

- No bloatware, Play store is verified,

- More storage data,

- Add FP features,

- Icons are more beautiful,

- Double tap to wake and automatic light functions are more better now.

Don't like:

- Screen lock widget and icon in quick menu missing (any suggestion?). Been very useful function.

- ZTE Toolbox missing,

- Quick menu is complicated, few tabs ...

- Recent apps menu is ugly,

- No more pocket mode,

- Call and massaging app are worse then previous, no enough options,

- Carrier names in status bar but are very small letters, again has no status of kind of network (E, 3G or 4G),

- During charging until 90% led color is red, between 90 and 100% led is green ?!

In next days I will update impressions.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] messi2050:
Updated 2 days ago, was on b12, it's a bit laggy than nougat but ui is a lot cleaner, device still heat to 42c with only some YouTube stream so i still hate getting this device since day 1 lol..
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] myolgiden:
Installed oreo updated by ota, also did wipe cache and factory reset.

Theme is really clean and good, performance is smooth.

My battery was 29%, and it lasted about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Battery life also seems decent.

My device is not rooted. I'll use device and share information about battery life with you.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mousman:
Does anyone have any info if they are gonna give us the kernel as they did with the U variant?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zobat:
nova has double tap to sleep option
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
Yes but with delay period and without immediately lock
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zobat:
not on my phone.... it has no delay and locks immediately
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
Yes, it is case without using FP sensor for unlock but I use FP.

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Download A2017GV1.3.0B02 Android Oreo Update for Axon 7

Here is the download link for the ZTE Axon 7 Oreo update OTA.

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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] totmakina:
Good!

This rom starts well. I tried to install it since they told me that nobody had given the opinion. It installs and boots well.

The only thing that after flashing bootstack and system told me that it had not OS installed. I ignored, restart and boot perfectly
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] raystef66:
Thanks my friend O ! :good:

Indeed...it's been downloaded as many times and nobody thinks about giving some feedback if it starts OK or not...:eek:

Thanks to you we know now! Glad we have some die-hard-users like you :highfive:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] as007:
I have a vibration problem on the facebook messenger. When I enter a thread, the phone vibrates once. That is every time. Does anyone have the same problem?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
If you want double tap to lock, Lawnchair Launcher works well on mine. Immediate lock.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] zato23:
no problem
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] dnlilas:
Thank you for your feedback. After flashing bootstack and system, do you need to flash either SuperSu or Magisk, or it can work as is (without root of course) ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] GodOfPsychos:
Nice to hear. I hope other users follow your lead and tell how the installation went for them and if they ran into any issues or not.

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I would have tested if it weren't for the system write protection zte put in there.

Im still gonna stay on nougat because im hoping that one of the devs will be able to modify the bootstack (or whatever it was) to disable the system write protection.

I mean c'mon zte, the system already is protected if the user isn't rooted. The whole point of rooting is to get system level access. Without it the things you can do with root are very limited
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
I don't have a lot of knowledge on the topic but I think system can be written to a degree. I have an anti theft app called cerberus. I used a magisk module to make this app a privileged system app. It seems to have worked. The module is called something like "terminal systemizer" I attached a screenshot of the app. That name is to throw thieves off btw "system framework" this is actually cerberus anti-theft