[HELP] New ZTE Nubia z7 MAX

[dazza888]

Rom

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This is the link for international ROM for ZTE Z7 Max!

https://mega.co.nz/#!qpES0SII!h2BrLAc2k2-IMRayTRFU_F3V8iwJSt5f_OhhMjI1qlE

Use it in fastboot mode!

Multilanguage, google, etc.

I hope it helps for everyone!

I hope some devs will have enough time to cook something from it...

Is this based on stock rom?

 

[lazsosz]

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Is this based on stock rom?

Yes, it is.

 

[tigreos]

This is the link for international ROM for ZTE Z7 Max!

https://mega.co.nz/#!qpES0SII!h2BrLA...t5f_OhhMjI1qlE

Use it in fastboot mode!

Multilanguage, google, etc.

I hope it helps for everyone!

I hope some devs will have enough time to cook something from it...

How to install this ROM??any tutorial?

 

[raven6681]

Thank you
And the decryption key is?

sorry my bad!

https://mega.co.nz/#!xothwCza!1UaLoE3WPI-R5NNJIwMuhJNAayFE8imux3v3xNdnnCs

 

[lazsosz]

How to install this ROM??any tutorial?

Post #34. Please read back!

 

[no7749]

After i install, my wifi fail and i can't restore them back.

I try many way as i can but it's not working at all but the partition still 6G always. but now i want to remove it in CMW.

It's alway fail in process. What should i do next?

 

[riturajgill]

Dual Standby & Data issues on CDMA on ZTE Z7 Max CM 11 IIIrd edition

First of all.... many thanks to all the people who contributed to this thread and gave the first time rooters like me so much information.......

Just got my Z7 max yesterday from Alibaba........like most others my phone was also on international rom .38 version...... i updated it to latest .41 and now have it rooted CM 11 following the various useful posts of this thread.

My issue is pretty simple..... but its kind of getting on my nerves so far......

I've a CDMA in slot 1 (configured for CDMA/EVDO) and GSM in slot 2 (configured for GSM only) as per ROM options.

my CDMA sim signal keeps on going up and down greatly....i mean it goes to 1 bar from 3 or 4 bars just like that....and then reverts back.......... shows simple bars at times and mostly 1x and even showed 3G in the evening today..... but i'm not able to use it on DATA if i switch off the WIFI...... i thought maybe its the APN settings that are not there.....

So I went in the settings/ Mobile Networks/Access Point Names to enter my APN personally.... However it won't save the details that i'd enter after clicking the ADD sign..... i've tried Airplane mode, Reboot and everything else i could do............ So please help me out on this.... how to save the APN......

Second issue is the phone is not supporting DUAL STANDBY as it mentions...... I made a call on sim1 CDMA....kept it running...... and called sim2 GSM....it was .not reachable.......

then i made a call on sim2 GSM.... kept it running...... and called sim1 CDMA...... it was not reachable either......

so, this means that...... for the time being DUAL STANDBY is not working on the ROM...... am i right.... ? can we hope it would be fixed in the future update......!!!

Any help would be greatly appreciated........!

 

[azeemzuhair]

... I've a CDMA in slot 1 (configured for CDMA/EVDO) and GSM in slot 2 (configured for GSM only) as per ROM options.

my CDMA sim signal keeps on going up and down greatly...

Second issue is the phone is not supporting DUAL STANDBY as it mentions...... I made a call on sim1 CDMA....kept it running...... and called sim2 GSM....it was .not reachable.......

(1) You should have tried the stock ROM 1.41 first before flashing any custom ROMs. This is to verify whether it's the SIM card issue or hardware issue or ROM issue... Perhaps the CM11 ROM does NOT support certain frequency/bands in your neighbourhood...
(2) All three Nubia variants is Dual STANDBY phones. The function that you are looking for is called Full Dual ACTIVE phones such as my previous LeMoto Vibe Z K910. Apparently, 90% of dual-SIM phones today are dual STANDBY and NOT full Dual ACTIVE. However, one great feature about Z7 dual SIM is that both SIM slots supports LTE. Meaning, we don't need to open the back-cover to switch the SIMs to use LTE. In the settings, we can set EITHER SIM1 OR SIM2 to have LTE while the other is 2G/GSM. For example, we have data plan on both SIMS. Maybe early of the month, we use SIM 1 for LTE. And in the mid-month, the data plan quota finished for SIM1. We can just set the SIM 2 to have LTE and continuously using LTE till SIM 2 data plan quota finished.... and the cycle goes on....

 

[riturajgill]

(1) You should have tried the stock ROM 1.41 first before flashing any custom ROMs. This is to verify whether it's the SIM card issue or hardware issue or ROM issue... Perhaps the CM11 ROM does NOT support certain frequency/bands in your neighbourhood...
(2) All three Nubia variants is Dual STANDBY phones. The function that you are looking for is called Full Dual ACTIVE phones such as my previous LeMoto Vibe Z K910. Apparently, 90% of dual-SIM phones today are dual STANDBY and NOT full Dual ACTIVE. However, one great feature about Z7 dual SIM is that both SIM slots supports LTE. Meaning, we don't need to open the back-cover to switch the SIMs to use LTE. In the settings, we can set EITHER SIM1 OR SIM2 to have LTE while the other is 2G/GSM. For example, we have data plan on both SIMS. Maybe early of the month, we use SIM 1 for LTE. And in the mid-month, the data plan quota finished for SIM1. We can just set the SIM 2 to have LTE and continuously using LTE till SIM 2 data plan quota finished.... and the cycle goes on....

Many thanks for the prompt reply.......My bad that i wrote DUAL STANDBY, instead of DUAL ACTIVE. Actually i've been using a $40 Samsung Bar phone since 3 years that is cdma/gsm DUAL ACTIVE but nobody really uses the ACTIVE term these days so i wrote STANDBY by recall mistake. You're right... most of the phones these days are DUAL STANDBY. Well i wanted a DUAL ACTIVE phone but its not gonna be possible now. So one issue is over since i can't install a second transceiver in my phone to make it DUAL ACTIVE if it doesn't have the second transceiver in it already.

But i'm still skeptical because what i've learnt in the past years is that..... a GSM/GSM phone can be and is mostly dual standby single active because they use only one transceiver to save cost and battery subsequently, BUT a CDMA/GSM phone has to be dual standby dual active, because the transceivers for both are different, hence user can receive calls on both simultaneously. A simple test is to call one number from the other, and if you get an incoming call, then it means the phone has two transceivers. Sadly, my $40 phone can do it but this $400 phone can't. (*SIGHS*)

That being said, I'd also like to mention that the phone supports 3G/4G in both slots at first but the unused second slot will become 2G thereafter and CDMA is supported only on sim 1.

Coming back to my second issue, i mentioned i'm getting 1x/3G on my CDMA sim ....... but data is not working ...... and neither am i able to save the APN to manually enter the data. It lets me click the add button, i enter the data, i save it.....and its gone ..... !

Anybody who can help on this ?

 

[raven6681]

After i install, my wifi fail and i can't restore them back.

I try many way as i can but it's not working at all but the partition still 6G always. but now i want to remove it in CMW.

It's alway fail in process. What should i do next?

Someone had a similar issue

http://forum.xda-developers.com/gen...ia-z7-mini-t2914842/post56221359#post56221359

also translate this using chrome and have a look:
http://bbs.nubia.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=314106&extra=&ordertype=2&page=1

It says something about downgrading to 1.29

 

[no7749]

Someone had a similar issue

http://forum.xda-developers.com/gen...ia-z7-mini-t2914842/post56221359#post56221359

also translate this using chrome and have a look:
http://bbs.nubia.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=314106&extra=&ordertype=2&page=1

It says something about downgrading to 1.29

ok, i am starting to download 1.29 original version but on the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gen...ia-z7-mini-t2914842/post56221359#post56221359
Don't work for my.

but i can't download file in bbs.nubia.cn either because i can't get though register. Anyway thank for your help

Tomorrow i will update my situation again. Thank

 

[raven6681]

best of luck!

 

[mehfil]

Please help for encryption...

Hi,
Does any one tried encryption on ZTE Z7 Max (V 1.41).
I am trying to configured Microsoft Exchange which required to encrypt the phone, every thing goes well until It ask to confirm encryption.
The movement I clicked on OK encryption it stuck on Android Green Color symbol and noting happen.
I am on Nubia recover with Towel root.

I even tried with complete format still no luck.

Thanks in advance for your valuable reply.

 

[Wortelstok]

Hi,
Does any one tried encryption on ZTE Z7 Max (V 1.41).
I am trying to configured Microsoft Exchange which required to encrypt the phone, every thing goes well until It ask to confirm encryption.
The movement I clicked on OK encryption it stuck on Android Green Color symbol and noting happen.
I am on Nubia recover with Towel root.
I even tried with complete format still no luck.
Thanks in advance for your valuable reply.

I have not yet received my Z7 Max however I studied the topic before I made the purchase decesion. Blocking the "encrypt device" feature from Adroid seems common in the larger chinese brands, probably driven by the chinese government. I have the following fall-back options:

1. Install a CFW, like CM11 (from Androidpit forum) or Mokee ROM (from Needrom). Availability of this CM CFW is one of the reasons I chose Z7 max above Honor 6. NB: since I am new to the forum I could not post links.
2. Install an app that will access Exchange via Outlook Web Access, like Enhanced Email, Mobimail for Exchange, Mobile Access for Outlook OWA. Or, it might be that the new Gmail app (which can access exchange accounts) may do the trick.
3. Use a specific employer's program, e.g. based on Divide.
4. (on a rooted phone) Use Xposed module Exchange Security Bypass

Since I will have to wait a couple of weeks for my phone, maybe you can already give it a try and report back in the forum?

 

[lazsosz]

I have not yet received my Z7 Max however I studied the topic before I made the purchase decesion. Blocking the "encrypt device" feature from Adroid seems common in the larger chinese brands, probably driven by the chinese government. I have the following fall-back options:

1. Install a CFW, like CM11 (from Androidpit forum) or Mokee ROM (from Needrom). Availability of this CM CFW is one of the reasons I chose Z7 max above Honor 6. NB: since I am new to the forum I could not post links.
2. Install an app that will access Exchange via Outlook Web Access, like Enhanced Email, Mobimail for Exchange, Mobile Access for Outlook OWA. Or, it might be that the new Gmail app (which can access exchange accounts) may do the trick.
3. Use a specific employer's program, e.g. based on Divide.
4. (on a rooted phone) Use Xposed module Exchange Security Bypass

Since I will have to wait a couple of weeks for my phone, maybe you can already give it a try and report back in the forum?

I am on modded 1.41 with CWM recovery and I have no problem with encryption. I use 2 exchange mail addresses without issue for a while...

 

[no7749]

best of luck!

Ok, i just want to update my situation now.

1. I download all the tool in This link (the nubia tool and rom)
2. i restart every to FW 1.29
3. Tune on the Factory Port by short cut dial "*#7678#"
4. Connect Nubia to my computer
5. Open nubia studio tool
6. choose mode emmc
7. Choose folder (just unzip the rom file)
8. click refresh and flash rom
9. every went to round 66 % then the phone tune to bootloader mode then it's restart again.
10. Still i got 6G. of partition.

What did i do wrong? Any suggest?

 

[mehfil]

thanks

---------- Post added at 03:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:42 PM ----------

I am on modded 1.41 with CWM recovery and I have no problem with encryption. I use 2 exchange mail addresses without issue for a while...

I have not yet received my Z7 Max however I studied the topic before I made the purchase decesion. Blocking the "encrypt device" feature from Adroid seems common in the larger chinese brands, probably driven by the chinese government. I have the following fall-back options:

1. Install a CFW, like CM11 (from Androidpit forum) or Mokee ROM (from Needrom). Availability of this CM CFW is one of the reasons I chose Z7 max above Honor 6. NB: since I am new to the forum I could not post links.
2. Install an app that will access Exchange via Outlook Web Access, like Enhanced Email, Mobimail for Exchange, Mobile Access for Outlook OWA. Or, it might be that the new Gmail app (which can access exchange accounts) may do the trick.
3. Use a specific employer's program, e.g. based on Divide.
4. (on a rooted phone) Use Xposed module Exchange Security Bypass

Since I will have to wait a couple of weeks for my phone, maybe you can already give it a try and report back in the forum?

Thanks for the sugestion.
I am on Nubia recovery 1.1 with version 1.41, Nubia recovery might be the issue.

 

[basil_771]

New ZTE Nubia Z7 Max

Hi All,

Note: I have read the complete 36 pages of this thread.

I received my new ZTE Nubia z7 max about 2 days back. Everything is great. Purchased the phone via Amazon here in Canada. The Phoen is freaking awesome. No doubt. I'll provide the details of my phone as below, post which i'll describe my issue.

Phone Specs

Model No: NX505J
Nubia UI: V2.5.0
Android Version: 4.4.2
Build No: NX505J_CNCommon_V9.38
Hardware Version: NX505JMB_A
Stock Nubia Recovery(English) Present
Have Multilanguage ROM, which means i have close to 50+ languages

From the above specifications, i believe i'm in 1.38 firmware version? Please correct me if i'm wrong.When i do system update , i'm intimated that i have an upgrade to 1.41 available. I start the upgrade and download 146MB file, which reboots and fails the upgrade in the recovery mode. Now i read in the forum, that i need to download the complete package of 724MB( for 1.41 version)

GOAL
1. To upgrade to 1.41 and to receive future updates via FOTA
2. Have CWM, so that i can take NANDROID backup of my phone.
2. To Root the phone properly
3. To Install Gapps Properly

OBSERVATIONS

My current phone with 1.38 works flawless. No issues at all. But no root, and i want the latest 1.41. Thats the only reason i want to achieve the above goals.

Now my actual issue starts

1. NOT ABLE TO UNROOT THE EXISTING SUPERSU FROM PHONE

I got the phone pre rooted and Gapps installed from the seller. When i say pre rooted, what i mean is that i see the Super SU(version 1.0.3.0) icon in app drawer. However, if i install Titanium backup, it says that my phone does not have root access. Checked it with root checker too. Same result. No root.

Then why am i seeing the SuperSU icon? and i'm not able to unroot too, since there is no option for unroot inside the SuperSu app. I tried the towelroot method. Towel root gets installed. Reboots the phone. I try installing SuperSu 2.00Version. Its gets installed. I open the app and it prompts to update the binaries. I select Normal mode, post which it give message that there is older SuperSu present, and need to be uninstalled. I give YES to uninstall. It fails ultimately.

I even did full factory reset from phone More --> Backup & Reset-->Factory reset. But its not removing the SuperSu or the Gapps with which the phone came preinstalled. HOW DO I CLEAN WIPE THE PHONE SO THAT ITS BARE FIRMWARE.

Can i proceed with the process mentioned by @pilililo2. If i do proceed, @pilililo2 has advised that the phone needs to be unroot, and then only should i put the 724MB file in phone internal memory and update the file through local update from disk option. BUT I"M NOT ABLE TO UNROOT. Will this cause any problem.

2. If i proceed with local update from disk, will it clean wipe my phone? If it doen't then the older pre installed SuperSu will still be present, which i will not be able to unroot, nor will i be able to install SuperSu 2.0.0 Version.

3. I have dowloaded the GMS Tool Kit from @azeemzuhair. Some say that this didn't work for them. I mean after flashing 1.41 , i dont want to end up without root and Gapps. Thats why i'm asking so many questions.

I believe i have included all the relevant info here. Please tell me the correct procedure to unroot, and if flashing 1.41 will clean wipe or not?

 

[Wywern.pl]

How did you removed root?
I have NX505J_CNCommon_V9.29 ROM, it was prerooted and with gapps. I installed towelroot, why root rooted ROM?

 

[basil_771]

How did you removed root?
I have NX505J_CNCommon_V9.29 ROM, it was prerooted and with gapps. I installed towelroot, why root rooted ROM?

As mentioned earlier, i could see SuperSu icon in app draw. But i did not have root. I could confirm this, because i try installing titanium backup or root checker, and it clearly stated that my phone did not have root.

When i went inside Supersu app, usually we can see "Unroot option. But this SuperSu app(Ver 1.0.3.0) did not have it. Because of this i couldn't use the towel root method and Supersu Ver2.0.0, since it always used to fail installation. I contacted the Chinese seller who i ordered the phone from. They used a Chinese tool call ROMaster to unroot the exisiting Supersu(Ver 1.0.3.0). After they removed the icon, i rooted with towel root. Now i have root.