[GUIDES/INFO] Important Info for A2017U - Root - Bootloader Unlock - TWRP - Xposed

DrakenFX · Aug 16, 2016

WARNING, WARNING, WARNING

BEFORE YOU GO AHEAD AND INTEND TO DO ANY OF THE LINK BELOW, PLEASE READ, UNDERSTAND, READ IT AGAIN IF POSSIBLE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING OR YOU'LL ENDED UP WITH A MAYOR ISSUES /PHONE PROBLEMS, NO BOOT, SOFTBRICKS, UNUSED DEVICE AND DON'T I REPEAT DON'T BLAME TO OP'S BUT TO YOUR SELF.

IF YOU ARE ALREADY ROOTED. AND WANT TO UN-ROOT DON'T TRY ANY PROCEDURE TILL WE GET SOME FACTORY IMAGES.

- IF YOU HAVEN'T CREATE A BACKUP USING TWRP WHILE YOUR DEVICE IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL , YOU MUST CREATE ONE RIGHT NOW BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANYTHING ELSE AND COPY YOUR BACKUP TO YOUR PC / LAPTOP / PORTABLE DRIVE / FLASHDRIVE / ETC,ETC KEEP IT SAFE IT MAY SAFE YOU A HASSLE DOWN THE LINE -

UPDATE : - 12/14/2016 - I'LL BE REDOING ALL THIS GUIDE / INFO THREAD WITH MORE UP-TO-DATE GUIDES, THE OLD GUIDES STILL HERE " CLICK SHOW MORE ", BUT BE AWARE OF SOME OF THEM ARE OUTDATED.

I'll be adding/updating this Thread with more important Guides/Info for our device, in this case the A2017U (US variant)

DrakenFX · Aug 16, 2016

Xposed
(IF YOU ARE SYSTEMLESS ROOT , THIS WILL BRAKE SYSTEMLESS)
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

STEPS :

1- Download XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk
NOTE : Any info you need is the Thread

2- Download Xposed flashable zip via TWRP : xposed-v86-sdk23-arm64.zip

3- Reboot to Recovery (TWRP)

4- Once there just Flash " xposed-v86-sdk23-arm64.zip " and Wipe Cache & Dalvik.

NOTE : Once installation is done just reboot and be patient will take a few minutes till the ANDROID UPDATING APP kicks in

5- Now using your favority File explorer go to where the " XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk " is and installed

6- YOUR ARE DONE, TIME TO HAVE FUN

You can see at my screen captures running Gravity Box (Status bar + Ram bar + other stuff

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DrakenFX · Aug 16, 2016

USB-OTG Capability and Support Info.

Well here i'm going to add what the ZTE AXON 7 USB-OTG is capable and yes OTG is Supported with our devices....

1- Support USB-Sticks, Thumbdrives, Etc (Check Images below)

2- Support using a PORTABLE DRIVE ( Yeah a 2.5" Hard Drive and is formated with NTFS ) i have never try this before but i bought this little piece of tech. USB-C to USB 3.0 Adapter for my USB 3.0 Thumb drives and ended up trying with my Seagate 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Drive and works

The USB-C to USB 3.0 Adapter i got is the one below :
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EL4PVFE

3- Seems like DOES support any USB Devices connected via the USB adapter,i tested with my old current wireless mouse and works. (hey still working perfectly and have no need to get another one hehehe)

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P.S. if anyone have something like this to report that can be use with the Axon 7 please send me a PM with the info

Thanks.

DrakenFX · Aug 16, 2016

Recover / Restore A2017U To Working Conditions with Root & TWRP Recovery

WARNING , WARNING , WARNING
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, NOT MY FAULT IF YOUR DEVICE CAUSES WW-III OR WW-IV OR MAKE THE SUN HOTTER THAN ALREADY IS.

- THIS IS A UNTOUCH-STOCK-B20 SYSTEM & BOOT IMAGES FOR SOFTBRICK / WIFI RECOVERY-FIX -
- OR -
- GET BACK TO STOCK B20 -
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- USE ONLY IF YOU HAVE UNLOCK BOOTLOADER -
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Untouch-Stock B20 Flashable Zip Provided by DrakenFX :silly:
Untouch-Stock B20 System & Boot Images Provided by @Unjustified Dev
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1- Download the following files ZTE_A2017U_StockB20U_by_DrakenFX.zip & UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip & A2017_Bootloop_BootFix.zip and Move them to your Interna Storage or SDCard.
2- Boot to TWRP Recovery (Manually or using ADB)
3- Tap WIPE > ADVANCE WIPE > Select Data - Cache - Dalvik Cache - System (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT)
4- Now Flash ZTE_A2017U_StockB20U_by_DrakenFX.zip( Thanks again @Unjustified Dev )
5- Now Flash UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip
6- Now Flash no-verity-opt-encrypt_zip-BOOTLOOP-FIX-Axon-7-A2016U.zip
7- Reboot System > SLIDE TO REBOOT (You'll probably see a "NO OS INSTALLED" is ok just slide)
- BE PATIENT / DON'T GET SCARE / WORLD WON'T END TODAY AND WAIT -

Hope this help any of the user who requested fix for NO WiFi and / or get back B20 or Just cuz they are SoftBrick (A2017U)
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tdgillihan · Aug 16, 2016

Thanks @DrakenFX. You're the man. Been waiting for this. Keep up the good work!

Jose-MXL · Aug 16, 2016

DrakenFX said:
Hi A7 Users.
I'll be adding/updating this Thread with more important Guides/Info for our device, in this case the A2017U (US variant)

WOW! I am stunned we even got something going on after we got the Boot OTA (B20_boot) rolled for members to play around.

I wouldn't even surprise me if we get an AOSP merge going on in less than a month, BUT, given the irritating and atrocious delay on Axon7 supplies, I don't think it will actually happen in less than a month, when the second waves of gold Axon7s reach users.

reddrago · Aug 16, 2016

Jose-MXL said:
WOW! I am stunned we even got something going on after we got the Boot OTA (B20_boot) rolled for members to play around.

I wouldn't even surprise me if we get an AOSP merge going on in less than a month, BUT, given the irritating and atrocious delay on Axon7 supplies, I don't think it will actually happen in less than a month, when the second waves of gold Axon7s reach users.

Yea its surprising how everything just started to get off so quickly. I wasn't even expecting root for a while but this is great. It seems ZTE left alot of the underlying things as stock as possible so might be not too bad for AOSP port, but yea definitely need to start delivering to phones quickly. I really wish they released the full stock ROM files, hope it doesn't take too long and they end up doing it.

tupirujp · Aug 16, 2016

I believe the second wave it's coming ... at least Newegg it's shipping already not waiting until 9/9 ... I order 3 phones and the 3 already been charge on my credit card ? whit a prior email saying that my order would be processed whit the next 24 - 48 hrs

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA-Developers mobile app

DrakenFX · Aug 16, 2016

tupirujp said:
I believe the second wave it's coming ... at least Newegg it's shipping already not waiting until 9/9 ... I order 3 phones and the 3 already been charge on my credit card ? whit a prior email saying that my order would be processed whit the next 24 - 48 hrs

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA-Developers mobile app

Send 1 to @Unjustified Dev so he can start porting CM 13 or Something else or both things LoL,

P. S. Yeah he have ported CM for other devices, well the ones he uses.

tupirujp · Aug 16, 2016

DrakenFX said:
Send 1 to @Unjustified Dev so he can start porting CM 13 or Something else or both things LoL, [emoji14]

P. S. Yeah he have ported CM for other devices, well the ones he uses.

[emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] that would be nice ...
Any ways I'm planing to donate some for him on PayPal once I get the phones root them and make them work ... I have att and my all 3 lines are contrat free that's why I have 3 coming hope he can put some money together from PayPal and get one to help us even more ?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA-Developers mobile app

warofhero · Aug 16, 2016

Thank you

Adiyel · Aug 16, 2016

Thanks for this thread. Man, the development on this phone is moving way faster than I thought. I really have no regrets for buying this instead of the OnePlus 3.

bkores · Aug 16, 2016

Xposed is not working for me. I flashed the framework through TWRP and wiped the cache and dalvik but when I install the app and open it, it says that the Xposed Framework is not installed. Can someone please help me?

KyJelly69 · Aug 16, 2016

DrakenFX said:
Xposed
(IF YOU ARE SYSTEMLESS ROOT , THIS WILL BRAKE SYSTEMLESS)
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

STEPS :

1- Download XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk
NOTE : Any info you need is the Thread

2- Download Xposed flashable zip via TWRP : xposed-v86-sdk23-arm64.zip

3- Reboot to Recovery (TWRP)

4- Once there just Flash " xposed-v86-sdk23-arm64.zip " and Wipe Cache & Dalvik.

NOTE : Once installation is done just reboot and be patient will take a few minutes till the ANDROID UPDATING APP kicks in

5- Now using your favority File explorer go to where the " XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk " is and installed

6- YOUR ARE DONE, TIME TO HAVE FUN

You can see at my screen captures running Gravity Box (Status bar + Ram bar + other stuff )

What does this mean?
"(IF YOU ARE SYSTEMLESS ROOT , THIS WILL BRAKE SYSTEMLESS)"
I thought all Marshmellow root was systemless
http://www.howtogeek.com/249162/what-is-systemless-root-on-android-and-why-is-it-better/
What about systemless exposed?
http://www.droidviews.com/install-systemless-xposed-android-devices/
Does this help with that or am I off topic?
http://www.xda-developers.com/use-android-pay-with-xposed-without-rebooting-with-magisk/
I guess i'm just confused about what difference does it matter if I brake systemless or not.

swehes · Aug 16, 2016

Do I need to install SuperSU after the systemless root to gain root?

warofhero · Aug 16, 2016

How do you install TWRP? I have an error "FAILED (remote partition flashing is not allowed)". Any ideas?

Ok I found the reason why TWRP was not installed. The bootloader was still locked after I installed the zip file and I didn't see the prompt to unlock it. For those who are having trouble like me, you have to type "fastboot oem unlock" in adb console to get the unlock prompt.

tdgillihan · Aug 16, 2016

bkores said:
Xposed is not working for me. I flashed the framework through TWRP and wiped the cache and dalvik but when I install the app and open it, it says that the Xposed Framework is not installed. Can someone please help me?

Did you flash SuperSu and verify root before flashing Xposed?

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warofhero said:
How do you install TWRP? I have an error "FAILED (remote partition flashing is not allowed)". Any ideas?

Follow the instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/a2017u-twrp-3-0-2-0-touch-recovery-zte-t3439603

bkores · Aug 16, 2016

tdgillihan said:
Did you flash SuperSu and verify root before flashing Xposed?

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Follow the instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/axon-7/development/a2017u-twrp-3-0-2-0-touch-recovery-zte-t3439603

Yes I already flashed SuperSU and gave it root access

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OK, so I have a little problem. After I flashed the SuperSU zip, my device for some reason factory reset and with it deleted the TWRP backup in the internal storage, so I could not restore my data. My Axon 7 is now showing the wrong internal storage. It says that there is only 4GB instead of 64GB. I have already factory reset it at least 3 times and it didn't work which means the system itself is corrupt. So can someone please be so kind as to post the system image file that they backed up through TWRP? Thank you.

warofhero · Aug 16, 2016

Ah ****!! I think I just brink my phone. Does anyone has a backup of the phone that I can use to reinstall OS?

KyJelly69 · Aug 16, 2016

warofhero said:
Ah ****!! I think I just brink my phone. Does anyone has a backup of the phone that I can use to reinstall OS?

Sorry to hear this but fwiw none of us should be doing this without factory images.

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