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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Depends whether you choose to have it as portable storage or adopt it as system storage.

Mine is just portable and every reboot does this.

I have music and maps on internal storage, videos, downloads, docs etc on SD.

Next phone needs at least 128Gb internal storage.

If I install something that would try to use SD, I dismount it first, then install. Particularly navigation maps.

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Check your APN settings and also look in System---About phone---Status and see if your IMEI numbers are ok.

With Oreo, it auto switches the 4G to 3G if the SIM is not set as primary data SIM. Check your dual SIM settings.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PietBr:
Thanks very much, I already tried and checked all you said, but with your advice I looked up the APN settings again for my provider.

The APN settings as stated by the provider were not correct, I found the correct APN settings in a forum of the provider.

And now everything is working fine :):o
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Excellent! :p

Better than re-flashing it a few times lol.

There's also a section in the about phone menu about the SIM, it has quite detailed info available.

I use dual SIMs, one is automatically set up, the other I have to make a new APN.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PietBr:
Indeed, I found the Sim settings in the about phone menu (thanks to your advice), and there it stated 'no roaming', because roaming was on in the other settings I thought it had to do with the APN settings. And it was, so thumbs up :good:
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kg3:
Anyone having issues with the Google calendar where you set an event but the notification does not appear?

Also the calendar month widget sometimes shows the wrong date as being today (ie yesterday)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Is it set to get time automatically from the mobile network? Maybe it's set to wrong zone? Also ensure the app is able to update in the power settings. Could be getting killed off.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] NoodleMunkee:
No, I haven't figured mine out. In about phone, SIM status, Service status says Voice: In service / Data: In service, but Mobile network state says Disconnected. And there is a number in the IMEI section.

Any other thoughts from people who are more clever than I? I'd really love to stay on Oreo.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PietBr:
Did you read the posts from RobboW on page 20 from this thread?

I solved the mobile network problem by changing the APN settings.

Succes!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
I had exactly the same issue and no solution for now. The widget is crap and does not work correctly like before the Oreo. Theres so much to fix.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kg3:
It looks like the ZTE stock calendar app is disabled (through settings). I don't recall disabling it. This may be causing the calendar issues. But I can't re-enable. I'm using the stock Google calendar app.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cojy:
Hi,

After following this thread, it seems that there is no benefit of getting this update. The battery is quite the same (some say better, some say worse), camera is not improved and we lose daydream, some audio features + some issues on sd cards.

Does anybody see anything good (apart from the security update) ?

Thank you all for your valuable feedbacks.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
Photos are same or worse (dimmer in low light) but we have improved options,

Battery is same or +-, battery management is complicated,

Call quality is better, especially in VoIP apps (viber, mess.),

Auto brightness is more better,

Performance is same,

Notification management is complicated, there no led indicator for missed calls in VoIP apps,

...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] valenparra:
There's also an issue with Bluetooth. Sixaxis Controller is not working on this update because Bluetooth crashes. It looks like it is an Oreo problem, maybe fixed on newer versions (we have an "old" 8.0 version in this update). I would have loved to stay on this B02 update, but Sixaxis Controller not working is a deal breaker for me. So I'm sticking to the last Nougat update: B12
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Menergy:
Anyone having weird player behavior where audio files volume goes up and down for no obvious reason with the Oreo update? I never experienced this with Android 7 and 7.1. Now with Oreo - tried with PlayerPro and Aimp - audio files volume fluctuates sometimes every two seconds, sometimes every fives seconds, quite randomly but persistently. I cannot get it to work on a permanent volume as it used to be with Nougat.

It is not with the audio player settings - I've tried everything possible including going through player settings, clearing cache, resetting, uninstalling and installing again. The same with Dolby Atmos - I turned it off and on again and went through the different modes - still volume fluctuates. Tried files on the integrated storage and on SD card, no change. Anyone having the same problem, has any idea what may be causing this, or somehow managed to fix it?

For me, battery life is the same or a little worse than with Nougat but I have been with Oreo for just a few days now. Some apps like Alarmy do not work, i.e. there is no sound even though the GUI shows the alarms and the app loads OK. It is very annoying the soft "lock screen" feature from Nougat in the Quick Settings is missing and it took me some time to remove the persistent "apps running in the background" notification along with some icons in the taskbar that were shown there permanently. Yet to discover more "bugs" but to be honest, Oreo in some relations seem to be below Nougat. I hate that App Ops now does not work on the phone and I can change app permissions only in Charge Mode and USB debugging active while connected to the computer. With 7 and 7.1 this was possible until each restart and not only while directly connected via USB cable.

I also noticed that now the "Fully Charged" green light goes on when the phone charge reaches 90%. I am not certain if this is Oreo's expected behavior or something with my battery...
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
For the issue with bluetooth fluctuations, try entering developer options and select to "disable absolute volume".

It's about half way down the scrolling list.

I'm still coming to grips with the app power management system too.

My battery charge light also goes green early. I have reset and set up from the beginning, it's not a corruption and my battery is ok.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Menergy:
Unfortunately it is not bluetooth. It is player's volume fluctuating for no reason on both the integrated stereo speakers and over the headphones. It doesn't matter what audio settings I use on the player, nor if Dolby Atmos is on or off. I do not have time at work now, but will need to read more online and play with the Axon to see what can be done. The only player that did not exhibit this issue was jetAudio but although being a great audio player, it lacks on bass no matter the setting, so I do not use it frequently.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zephyr1982:
Don't worry about your english, also mine is not great.....

The notification appears before the factory reset and after the factory reset.

I read is a new notification on Oreo.

By now I don't have the problem anyomore because last week I replace my Axon 7 with an Honor 9.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joaste:
Well, I finally decided to try this stock oreo out.

I just noticed however that the bluetooth settings in developer settings do not stick (e.g. LDAC, 32bit, 96khz, etc.). I can change them, but when I leave developer settings and go back in, they are back to default.

Can anyone confirm they have the same and if this is also true on other oreo or pie roms?

Thanks !
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] solo88ad:
Hi, Is anyone else having problems with the battery? My phone shuts down automatically whenever i have battery below 20% and i have to reboot it. And then the battery percentage starts dropping quick, even though i am not doing much on the phone.

Do i have to change the battery or its just software issue?

Thanks! ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Menergy:
I used to have this problem sometimes on Nougat. Battery will show 49-45-37% and I will start a Whatsapp call or something on the go to a charger and out of nothing the phone will turn off or become unresponsive even if I press the start button many times. In the latter case it was acting like my battery was dead since even if I press the turn-on button, the top left light will blink shortly in red like the battery is dead. However when later on I put in on the charger it will show 50-60% battery level and in just a few seconds on the charger I will see values rising like crazy - 56-59-62-65, then start acting normally again, i.e. 1-2% rise every minute.

My unit is about two-years old already so the random switch-off's must have something to do with the battery voltages and the way System recognises them in relation to how much juice is left, especially when used outside in the cold. I also had issues with "media server" killing my battery pretty quickly on 7.1, probably as a result of players and/or communication apps not being stopped correctly by the Power Manager when not used. These issues were all random and sometimes I will have my phone last one day with 3-5% discharge in standby mode while sometimes it would die doing nothing for 4-5 hours.

Oreo for me (a few days) runs pretty well but I had to factory reset my phone yesterday for the permanent volume fluctuations that prove to be not only in media players but also when watching videos and anything else sound related. Now sound on the phone is back to normal, hopefully I will not have similar issues in the future. By the way, with Oreo it seems that my battery is charging must slower than with Nougat with the same chargers, and battery life may be a little bit better. I really hope it will stay the same and I won't be having random battery issues as Oreo so far seems to be much better in overall completeness and lack of bugs compared to 6.0, 6.1 and 7.

I was considering buying similarly finished Razer or Asus gaming smartphones (no display cuts, front speakers, newer CPUs and good batteries) but they lack 3.5 mm jack, DACs and have mediocre cameras, also cost significantly higher. If battery on my Axon lasts for another 1 or a little bit more than 1 year, I'd gladly keep using it as my daily driver. The DAC only on the Axon still makes it worth it over anything else apart from LG's Thinq series that not only has notch but much poorer reported battery life.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gld59:
I had the idea that was normal behaviour now. (Pretty sure my GNex running an unofficial LOS does it too.) I love it - I prefer to keep within the 30 to 90% range, so now I can just stop charging when the light goes green.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Yeah, mine is doing it. Giving me the poops. I think persistent settings in build.prop. Overall the ROM is running pretty well though.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yerry:
Could somone that uses this Oreo ROM confirm:

- stock Camera app is not missing features (compared to Nougat version) e.g. panorama?

- Google Pay is working in Oreo version

Thanks :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Menergy:
Hate Oreo's default inability for customization of icons and backgrounds. Before (6, 6.1, 7 and 7.1) it was so easy to change default icons individually, also set various wallpapers and backgrounds in the system apps. For example, default Phone and Messaging apps now both lack the ability to change background and types of balloons, something I loved in Nougat. It's all white and blue only.

Zedge seem to have removed their integrated icon packs also and none of the apps I tried can really add any icon change functionality individually, and I loved changing my icons (especially system) dynamically as I get bored quite often. I never liked common packs and themes changing all icons all at once, but the option to act per icon only was amazing. I guess I'd have to live with that from now on.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] joaocandeias:
I think the camera app has the same features plus one or two more.

About Google play i can't really answer because i don't use it but i guess it works
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snoopy2006:
Google Pay is running. NFC switch on in the pay app is possible.

LED Notifications at the Moment with all settings tricks on my oreo are not functioned.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
All works for me including LED. Panorama mode still works and Google Pay.

Now when charging but screen on, the LED is off but lock the screen and LED turns on.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snoopy2006:
LED Notification solved:

Settings - Display - Extended - Indicator Light - other notification to on
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yerry:
I updated now and to my disappointment the panorama feature in the camera app is

having lower vertical resolution.

Now it is approx 1900 (depending on how straight you move)

Before it was approx 2800 (depending on how straight you move)

Does someone have the older camera app?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] zinger123:
Phone after update turns ON itself 2 hours before the alarm. Regardless of which time I set the Alarm Clock, it is always on my own to activate 2 hours earlier. I'll go crazy. how to fix them?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] svsavic:
It gave you possibility to disable alarm if you wake up earlier.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] zinger123:
Very funny :)
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Raffelberger:
Don't know what I did wrong but

installed the ROM via EDL a few days back, worked like a charm, kept it all stock.

installed TWRP_3.2.1-8_axon7-TREBLE.img through EDL tool

installed the A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+.zip but twrp keeps on saying that it can't mount vendor partition, which makes sense cause there isn't one, but i shouldnt need it right?

plus installing A2017G-V1.30B02_HDR+.zip didn't seem to do anything GCAM just crashes on startup.. :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Marc Xturtle:
Hi all

New here. Just received today a brand new a7. None of the ota files I tried are detected when renamed and put on the SD. So I'm on B11..any help would be great. Thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wintertal:
Hi,

thanks for the guide. Everything is working fine with the tool and after flashing the phone reboots.

Unfortunately when I try to boot in TWRP the screen stays black. If I shortpress the power button once the LED is flashing red. With longpress I can reboot the phone to Android.

I have Oreo Stock and I am trying to flash TWRP 3.2.1.8 (NFound).

Help would be much appreciated.

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Hi, you need to put the update.zip to your SD Card and then boot into recovery by restarting and holding Power+ Volume up at the same time. Then you can flash the update.zip. At least that worked for me.

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I also tried official TWRP 3.2.3.0.

Same thing. Flashing works fine but when I try to boot into TWRP I only get a black screen. Somehow I think the flashing process works, but I cant boot into TWRP.

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Also for 3.2.1-6 Exclusive for Oreo Stock
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] wintertal:
Ok, my fault.

After unlocking the phone, flashing of TWRP no Problem.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
It only works once you install Magisk. For some reason the system does not pick up the changes if you just flash the HDR+ file.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Raffelberger:
Thanks a lot! Did it! Works flawlessly now. Except for night sight, but I just keep on trying. I was able to take a single shot with night sight using

MGC_6.1.013_MiMAX2_V1b_A8.1+fix_Hexagon_failed+blFront.apk but now it just keeps on crashing once I active Night Sight. But the result was amazing nonetheless. Excited!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
Try this one. Works perfect on mine.

GCam_Pixel3Mod_1.3_build.6.1.021.apk

Google Search it
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vzihome:
Could you guide me on how you flashed? I'm on U also and would like to try it out.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] DerSammler:
There is a B03 update.

https://www.ztedevices.com/en/suppo...Wuk86lu-r2QqMhYVSEzEvyJA5R9wpD5v_LwTKe5EVySSU
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] chris-t-an:
what's new in the B03 update?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
What i can find out for now is

1. They fixed the Problem with Silentmode. In B02 for me it was not possible to get in total silent mode without Vibration. Now its possible.

2. I placed my Google Calender Widget again on my Desktop it seems working. In B02 there should be a crash with the calender App.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
Are you able to use TWRP? after I updated to B03 the phone acts as if I have locked bootloader. Can not boot into TWRP. No TWRP means unable to test magisk or activate C2API

thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
I have no idea if twrp is working. For me actually its not necessary to have twrp or root. Did you try the official twrp version or one of the edited ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] fbvilela:
I'm on A2017U V1.1.0 B35 and I'd like to know if it's possible to upgrade with the OTA zip file without rooting. If yes, how do I do it?

Thanks!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] amus76:
It's only for "G" model, you have a "U" model, so you need to install TWRP and then:

- Flash a bootstack

- Then a modem for your U model

- And finally the Rom

-> Too much things to do for nothing much, you already have a proper version for U model
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] synchro298:
I have an important message for those, who experience problems with oreo update.zip detection on your sd card root directory via system update. You have to install android 7 nougat b12 update first, I believe, and then the oreo update.zip file is detected properly, although you are losing all your data from both the phone memory and the sd card after b12 update installed, so make all the backups you need! Thank god, an automatic app backup restores all of your apps, anyway you have to enter all of your passwords again.

Android oreo update fixes main camera autofocus bug!!! It also fixes the quick access menu tiles disappearance! I can`t believe it fixed my camera, cause I thought it was a technical issue and was close to bringing my phone to service to replace the rear camera.

Here`s a list of steps I made to get my smartphone work fine finally:

1) I have updated my phone to B09 from B05, cause I thought it was the lates version. Oreo update.zip is not detected on these versions! Nothing was lost.

2) I have updated to B12 ("Android 8.0 to retreat Android 7.1" version. Don`t think it`s important to download this particular version though. All data has been lost! All of my apps downloaded and installed automatically.

3) I have updated to Android 8.0.0 (B03). No data lost. All severe bugs fixed! Everything works fine, except on slightly more laggy experience in my case.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gld59:
Data loss is not usual behaviour for a B12 update, so it may have been because you used the "retreat" version.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
I only tried the modified version since I wanted to decrypt the data partition. Official TWRP isnt able to decrypt data partition.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
Can aonyone on the B02 or B03 check if they they have the Wifi calling option in settings? When I search for it in settings is shows up but when i click on it then it takes me to the settings page but the option is not on that page.

thanks
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chinesur:
I updated to oreo b03 from Nougat.

Painfully I lost daydream compatibility. This is a major problem for me since this is the main use of this phone for me.

I fear zte will not be able to solve this problem any time soon...

So I want to downgrade to Nougat version.

Note my phone is not rooted and I want to stay 100% with official realease, boot things and whatsoever.

How can I do that?

Envoyé de mon ZTE A2017G en utilisant Tapatalk
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] gld59:
Did you download Oreo b03 from ZTE's support page for Russia? There is a "retreat-from-Oreo" build of Nougat b12 on the same page, as well as the normal b12.

https://www.ztedevices.com/en/support/detail?id=018CA84820E74A69B04A3D2BFCF6AC7E

Backup your data - apparently the "retreat" build is more likely than other builds to lose data when you install it.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] elb0wf4ce:
Has the SD card bug been fixed in B03? I DID remove it like the instructions said for B02 but I have to set the damn thing up every time I reboot/power off and the path to it is new each time + SD card permissions need reapplying. Also, free space is only updated after a reboot - even if I delete 5gb worth of files.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] vicyang85:
It looks like A2017G B03 has changed something. The 3.2.1-8 recovery by [MENTION=5492451]NFound[/MENTION] no longer able to boot into recovery (black screen with 1 flash red LED). TWRP 3.2.3.0 works and can boot into recovery but that does not have the decryption ability so once you modify system it no longer boots as it asks for Android pin but never works. Is there a possibility for [MENTION=5492451]NFound[/MENTION] to update your recovery to allow boot into recovery on B03? TIA!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nays_pl:
Had it issue too. I aslo tryied TWRP_3.2.1-6_axon7-only_official_oreo.img - same result.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] total777:
Best thing i do is downgrade to 7.1.1 and everything back to normal by download "A2017G SD card software package(357870B1757ZTE A2017GV1.2.0B12)SD_RM( Android 8.0 to retreat Android7.1)" from here

https://www.ztedevices.com/en/support/detail?id=018CA84820E74A69B04A3D2BFCF6AC7E

Just put it in your sd minimum size 8gb to work with you and start update

Don't forget extract the zip file to get "update.zip"
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sl10:
Does this zip also work for european phones or are there different firmware packs for different regions?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunox:
It is for european Devices
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] pkmsuhail:
To get the verified procedure and of how to unlock bootloader of ZTE axon 7 G

can you send me the procedure you did to unlock bootloader of ZTE axon 7 G , version oreo b 02
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] skdubg:
you CANT do it.

read the howtos. downgrade is needed
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mickey36736:
There are two files.

build.prop and camera.msm8996.so

Build.prop needs to be edit to enable hal3

Source from B01 beta thread.

https://xdaforums.com/axon-7/how-to/official-beta-android-8-0-0-nfound-t3795112

# Camera
camera.disable_zsl_mode=1
persist.camera.gyro.disable=0
persist.ts.postmakeup=false
persist.ts.rtmakeup=false
persist.vendor.camera.HAL3.system.enabled=1
persist.vendor.camera.HAL3.zte.enabled=1
persist.vendor.camera.preview.ubwc=0
persist.vendor.camera.stats.test=5
persist.vendor.camera.video.ubwc=0
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] residento:
- SD Card becomes unmounted after every boot. I couldn't find to make it permanently mounted.

- Hi-Resolution audio files are downsampled to 16 Bit /48Khz on Poweramp latest build. (Neutron displays Hi-resolution are played right)

- No Screen Color Calibration

- No Screen Lock app
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rzarectha:
[MENTION=5492451]NFound[/MENTION] Hey mate, would you mind giving us a hand for old time's sake? ;) Cheers!