- 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
https://get.google.com/smartlo.....ck/
It was really useful to pair with a bluetooth device (car, smart watch, …) or a location (home, work, …) so you won't need the fingerprint sensor all the time. (which works miles better with the new rom!)
Hello
Smart lock is available, but you have to activate it first:
Settings -> Security -> Trust agents -> enable Smart Lock
Thanks for the clarification
Hello Guys,
i have bricked my B2016. I only see the ZTE bootscreen. Now i need i scatter file for the SP Flashtool the install a new ROM.
Is somebody please so kind and create a scatter file for my axon mini. I hope i can unbricked my phone on this way.
Hi. I’m sorry but this is not a Samsung phone that you can use flash tools.
You must root and install twrp to be able to flash files to it.
How did you brick it?
Do you have any recovery working? Stock or twrp?
Did you read all the instructions posted here?
demenicis, I have the stock recovery but of no use.
It doesnt matter.
Hi, why is it no use?
any reason why you cannot flash the stock lollipop using the stock recovery?
I could post my old B03, or you can dowload the B04 from the zte website (hong kong)
Cheers
Hi, is there any chance that we can get Google Assistant on our phone? I edited the build.prop to show a phone that I know is supported and also changed the language to English (US) (in the build.prop as well). but still no go…
See the pictures about the ROM at the top of this page: I have it.
To achieve this you need xposed, and the “Google assistant enabler” module, it works perfectly, no need for build.prop changes.
Cheers
Thanks. I'm gonna try that!
hello again: I now have xposed and the assistand enabler installed and everything is enabled. I still have google now, will it update to assistant automatically? after an hour, a day? do I have to download it? I have cleared the google app cache and rebooted a couple of times.
Hi, about the Google assistant, i forgot to mention, download and install also another module called “N-ify”.
Install it but leave it de-activated. Reboot.
That is what i have on mine.
I remember when i uninstalled N-ify Google assistant was gone, so i put it back and it worked again.
I’m now pretty sure we need both modules to get it to work.
Cheers
Hi!
As i mentioned above, I think a bricked my phone.
Does somebody know how unlocked the bootloader.
On fastboot mode no command work. Every command failed with unknown command.
No recovery?
I’m very sorry but i only know one method to flash files to this phone and it is via recovery.
With the stock recovery you can only flash the stock ROM. With twrp you can flash anything.
Fastboot command does not work as you noticed.
B14 is very good and fluent firmware with no lag, but I foud the kernel included doesn't support fast charging. Ampere app show only 1920mA on charging but with B04 was 25000mah. Also the zte lockscreen display "Slow charging" message
Hi. Thanks for the feedback.
To be very honest with you, since lollipop, i hoped this phone supported fast charge. But it doesn’t.
The M rom was made by zte, for this phone and it doesn’t support either.
However, on both L or M ROM, fast charge or not, this phone charges from 0 to 90% in less than 1 hour.
15-20 mins charging on the wall, not on usb, with a good charger, gives me about 60% charge which will easily last a whole day with me.
So the lesson to me is: it is the fastest charge i ever had on any mobile phone (i never had a fancy galaxy s7 or 8 or 6, so i don’t know)
hi, i have a problem after flashing b2015 chine version. It stay on logo zte tomorrow never waits. I try to hold power button and the volume up, but it not go in the recovery mode. How i can go in recovery mode? I cannot turn off the phone. When i hold the power it restarting again and again.Any solution?
Thanks
Hi. Before i continue.
Could you make sure you read the description.
The last paragraph precisely tells you how to reboot into recovery from a bootloop.
Thanks
Ok, i have find the solution , here is the link: https://forum.xda-developers.c.....m-roms-t3289640
I have reflash the supersu v2.78 with 2.62 but it still stay on zte tomorrow never waits. I´m asking, what i have to do? I have a back up of my system lolipop. But to restore my backup i have to reflash above 5? After flashing 01b- B14-B2015-MROM-Clean01 The phone it never start up, only the logo. What and how i can make my phone to start?
Thank you(and sorry for my bad english)
Hi.
Firstly let’s slow down a bit. Do you want to restore you phone to the worst ROM in the world or you want to make your b14 work?
To make b14 work is dead easy.
I think you may be having language difficulties, because everything you want is already either on the description or around this forum anyway.
Ok.
Reboot into recovery.
Flash aboot 5.
Reboot recovery again.
Flash b14
Flash superSU 2.62.
Reboot phone.
Done.
Good luck