- Title: ZTE AXON MINI (B2016 force touch AND B2015)
- Listed: November, 2016
- Last modified: 02/02/2017 2:15 pm
- Version: Marshmallow 6.0.1 version B14
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EDIT12: Someone just noted on the XDA website that the ZTE_VIDEO (system app simply called "VIDEO") has a chinese spyware in it. I'll remove it from the ROM when I have time, but for now I'd recommend you to DELETE/UNINSTALL this useless app as there are many better alternatives on playstore (I use MY player- best but slow to load, or ES explorer or Quickpic, they all have player in them)
I have also updated the Intructions below to make it easier for you to understand the notes about the aboot file. many users bricking their phones for missing some important notes below.
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EDIT11: A few different bootanimations available for download (the 7a-international is the one that comes with the ROM)
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EDIT10: B14 ROM available!!!
- I left the setting app unchanged this time. I found a very neat file where you can choose what items of the settings manu to turn on/off. The file is system/etc/P839A01.settings. Feel free to play around, no reboot needed, simply close the setting app, change this file and open the settings app again to see the changes. No risk of bootloop either, I have alrteady turned everything on/off to see what changed.
- Force is still there, but now I have disabled it by default in a attempt to see if it improves battery life. To enable it simply change the build.prop line "ro.build.PTP_Feature=false" to true
- Added a bunch of build.prop tweaks. To restore it to the original, simply delete all lines below the note "#manually added".
- I cannot tell what else changed, the cumulative update to B14 was only 8Mb compared to B13, but as found in the ZTE website, some configuration files have been changed to "improve memory management". So far this rom is very smooth and seem to work better (or no worse) than B13.
- Dolby behaviour changed a bit. It stays on when plugging headphone in, but turns off when pressing "play". It still works though, but you have to press play then turn it on manually.
I have tested and xposed works well too.
B09, B12 and B13 are still available from my Mega account (on the OLD roms link).
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INITIAL NOTE:
Before placing your review, please kindly remember one simple thing:
You would NEVER be able to have a Marshmallow ROM on your ZTE AXON mini B2016, if it wasn't for our work (@Bormental, @Crisvendeta, myself, and some others from XDA).
Another relevant note: ZTE made this rom, not us, so if you are not happy with the rom itself please blame zte and not me, I'm here simply helping/sharing the way we found to keep our phones up-to-date. I doubt ZTE will ever update our devices, but I hope I'm wrong.
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INTRODUCTION:
This ROM is based on the chinese stock from the B2015 phones. It only has English and Chinese language in principle, although the translation for other languages using apps like language enabler isn't too bad.
This M Rom gave new life to our poor axon mini. The stock lollipop ROM was slow and laggy.
It all started after @Bormental (from XDA) made a working custom twrp for this phone, which allowed us to backup and to flash anything. He also figured out that we can flash ANY rom from the B2015 model on the B2016, as long as we replace and use the Modem from the international lollipop for the B2016 phone.
All I did, other than removing some crappy stock apps and the stock recovery (otherwise it would replace twrp), was to replace the modem, the logo screen, the boot animation (all from the international ROM), edited the settings-ZTE app, transferred the "force touch" capability from the last B10 into the B12/13/14 and added the gapps into the system.
I have also added some other google apps (keyboard, dialer, contacts, tts, etc) and es file explorer.
The ROM is cleaner now, more like a proper aosp, but there is still some ZTE stuff around, which are needed to have a fully functional system.
So……moving on to our business…..
IMPORTANT: IF YOU JUST INSTALLED TWRP VIA ADB AND CAN BOOT INTO TWRP RECOVERY, THEN IT MEANS IT IS WORKING FINE…EVEN IF YOU THINK IT IS NOT…. IT DOES WORK OK, AND YOU DID NOT READ THE INSTRUCTION BELOW ABOUT THE ABOOT FILE.
NEVER…..EVER, INSTALL THE STOCK RECOVERY BACK, UNLESS YOU INTENT TO SEND THE PHONE BACK TO ZTE, AND EVEN FOR THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL PROCEDURE TO INSTALL THE STOCK RECOVERY BACK, ASK IF YOU NEED.
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STEP-BYSTEP:
if you have lollipop:
1.1- Root and install twrp;
1.2- IMPORTANT: NOW USE THE RECOVERY TO MAKE A BACKUP, so you make sure you test the recovery too BEFORE wiping your system;
1.3- reboot recovery/wipe/advance/ wipe system, data and cache;
1.4- flash the latest B14.zip (ROM);
1.5- then flash superSU 2.62; than (optionally) flash xposed;
1.6- reboot system (no need to flash aboot6 in this case, the ROM already has it);
1.7- First boot will take a little while to boot, wait up to about 5-7minutes.
If you already are on M rom (B09 or B12 or B13):
2.1- you already have TWRP, so just reboot recovery and flash the aboot5*** file;
2.2- flash B14.zip (ROM); then (optionally) flash superSU 2.62; than (optionally) flash xposed. Follow this exact order if you already have xposed. If you leave to flash xposed later, your system will try to "update 60 apps" in the first boot, then "update 130 apps" after you flash xposed. Flashing all at once avoids this waste of time.
2.3- reboot system. First boot WILL take a while to boot, wait up to about 10 minutes.
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IF YOU DON'T READ THE NOTES BELOW you are taking a BIG RISK TO BRICK YOUR PHONE AND MAY NEED TO SEND IT BACK TO ZTE. But don't fear, Just do it right and you will be OK.
***IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS ABOOT FILE:
this twrp was developed for the android 5 (L) version. Once your have installed android 6 (M) you must flash this aboot5 and reboot recovery before:
3.1- doing a nandroid backup;
3.2- Flash files larger than ~350Mb (superSU and xposed CAN be flashed without this);
After doing the operation you want to do in the recovery, you MUST flash the aboot6 file BEFORE rebooting the system.
NOTE A- failing to flash aboot5 before recovery operations will cause the screen to turn black.
NOTE B- failing to flash aboot6 after backing up your system/data, will cause a bootloop.
However both failures above are harmless, you won't loose anything, just restart recovery, flash the correct aboot file and you are good to go again.
—-> FAQ: I'd love to brick my phone in such a way even zte will have trouble in bringing it back to life. How do I achieve this?
This easy and is the only way I can think you can manage to brick your phone: (never do it!)
4.1) install twrp,
4.2) then try flashing any M ROM (or simply flash the aboot6 zip)
4.3) To conclude, simply install the stock recovery either from twrp itself or from adb.
4.4) DONE, your phone WILL be a BRICK, and only ZTE may fix it. I think this is exactly what you wanted?
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&&& Notes about google Play store:
5.1) Once the system boots up, go straight to MI-assistant app;
5.2) open it and hit the big green button in the middle. wait until it finishes;
5.3) on the second result row (autostart) you MUST allow play services to autorun;
5.4) Finally you can add your google account.
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WARNINGS:
6.1) DO NOT flash roms for the B2015 directly downloaded from ZTE or you WILL loose the twrp recovery; These original files MUST be modified before flashing so you keep your twrp intact;
6.2) IF YOU HAVE A BOOTLOOP. @Crisvendeta (the founder of the axon mini XDA thread) discovered this useful trick to boot into recovery during a bootloop
(quick EDIT: someone in XDA just discovered the vol+ isn't needed to turn the phone off)
6.2.1) vol+power for 10 seconds – phone will reboot
6.2.2) keep holding vol+power for 10 more seconds – phone will reboot again;
6.2.3) keep holding vol+power…..in about 5 seconds, as soon as the screen turn off, release the buttons. Phone will turn off.
6.2.4) Now you simply vol+power to start in recovery mode, as usual. So please don't panic, as long as you have twrp you are safe.
Enjoy a much better phone!
※Please make a backup of your device before installing or updating ROM
Using ES file explorer, which I already added to the ROM, go to its setting and allow "root explorer"
Navigate to system/priv-app and delete ZTE market folder. this is one of the first things I deleted and it DOES NOT exist in the "B14 Clean" I have posted here anyway.
So I guess you downloaded the rom yourself directly from ZTE? and you deleted "recovery-resorce" from system/etc and replaced the modem from the stock ROM by the one from the international ROM?
Cheers
Hello, demenicis
Actually, no.
I downloaded the ROM from this site, and ZTE Market was not on my phone. Anyway, starting yesterday I received warnings about every 5 minutes that the installation of ZTE Market had been blocked. I don't know what caused the warning, and I don't know what tried to install the app.
Anyway, I finally allowed the ZTE Market to install and removed it with titanium backup.
The whole thing seems a bit fishy so I might start over with a fresh install.
Funny that today (exactly today) I found a ztemarket app shortcutn my home screen…..What the hell…. Uninstalled straight way.
I never had anything like this before. And I’m on b10, not b14…..
HI! I have an B2016 without force touch,with B2016V1.0.0B04 software instaled.
May I install this firmware?
Yes you may.
Our work here was done precisely to suit your phone, which is the same as mine.
Sorry, mine is the force touch one. However it will work as well, the force touch is turned off by default anyway.
Good luck
hye guys can u tell me how to make force touch,eye scan,voice print in setting menu..and while trying to flash xposed now my phone says mine phone is not rooted though i can go to twrp….
About superSU:
Flash SuperSU 2.62 form twrp.
Reboot the phone and check it is working.
This version of super su isn’t very stable and the phone keeps “loosing”root every other reboot.
To fix that you go back to recovery and finally flash version 2.78.
Alternatively, simply go to playstore and update superSU with the last version, 2.79. launch it, and update the binaries. If binaries fail, simply reboot and try agin, it should work next time, and from then you should not lose root again.
i have already changed the value of ro.build.ptp to true and from pa38… i change the value to 1 from 0 though i cant see any changes in the settings , futher more i tried to install setting_zte apk from ur old links but it wont install,,,,
Hi, for the changes made in the file P839A01.settings to take effect, go to recents button and close the setting app, or go to “apps”, find it and force close. Next time you open it the settings menu will be modified.
Changes made in build.prop need rebooting to take effect t.
I’m using B10 at the moment, tomorrow I can check if I left both apps you want (eyeprint and Voiceprint) are included or if I deleted them. I understand you may want to take a look at them, but to be very honest I doubt any human being would use them on a phone where the fingerprint works so well and unlocks the phone in .0 seconds.
Eyeprint and Voiceprint are cool things to have, in theory only, unfortunately. But I respect the fact you may want to at least try them out, so I’ll check it for you and I’ll create a flashable zip for you to add these if they have been deleted.
One more note is that you cannot “install” system apps in this phone by simply clicking on the apk file. You must simply paste the entire app folder from the stock ROM directly into system app (or priv-app) then reboot the phone.
ok thanks for the info
and i think u may have deleted them even though its true that we only use fingerprint but some times its good to have the addtional features 
too
Hi, I have checked and the "EyeVerify_ZTE" app wasn't deleted from the B14, and this means you should at least have Eyescan working.
Check the P839A01 file for the "sky_eye=1"., but the flashable file I'm sending you the link is already set to "1" so you basically flash it and that is it.
If you flash this file, it should restore:
-myvoice (only work if system language is in chinese
-voice password
-eyeprint
link is here
https://mega.nz/#!CZEVHbbZ!RqN.....at9NUtpTPxrso_Q
Cheers
can i directly flash this file only or do i have to wipe the whole system and then flash all files from b14.zip,supersu and this one
and one more thing i wanna ask..can flash the original rom from the backup i made from twrp…and how to delete the twrp from mobile if i want to ?
while i tried to flash super su i am stick on the second boot img tomorrow never awaits
Try falshing SuperSU 2.62 again and reboot to see if you go past the bootloop.
To remove twrp you MUST go to twrp and flash aboot5. If you don’t do this you will hard brick your phone.
Once aboot5 is flashed, reboot recovery again.
Now you can simply flash the stock lollipop ROM and all will revert back to the day you bought the phone, including the stock recovery.
Try getting you phone back to life making sure your system boots, then let me know if you still want the deleted apps back.
Cheers
Wonderful. Searched long for Root and TWRP. Only your method worked.
Thanks Again
Lokesh
Help. Tried to update to B2015 MMclean rom but going to DFU.
Please advise
I'm sorry but what do you mean by DFU?
Even before you tell what DFU is, I guessing your are having bootloop when starting the phone for the first time?
This can only happen if you are flashing supersu 2.78 directly. Try to flash the ROM, then supersu 2.62 then reboot. after that you can go back to recovery and flash 2.78, or even better, don't flash 2.78, just go to playstore and install the 2.79 instead.
Please remember if you plan to flash the rom again, before doing that, you must flash aboot5 (to make the recovery work) and reboot recovery again then flash the ROM.
However if you already flashed it once, I doubt you need to do it again. Let me know if this works for you.