- 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
It took me a while (as a complete newbie in flashing roms into a phone) but i'm also on Marshmallow now! What. A. Difference. in usage and overall performance. (and looks
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I just want to thank you, and everybody who worked on this project, so much for the work you put into this so that we all can enjoy a smoother, sharper reacting phone. I really appreciate!
Thank you so much! Greetings, a very happy dutch dude.
Good to hear. Enjoy your new phone and let us know if you have any problems.
Cheers
Unfortunatly i had to go back to stock b04. I use a banking app that just couldnt run on a rooted device, and also playstore did not work on my phone. Tried a bunch of stuff, gaps etc. installed b14 about 4 times. Got playstore working one time, after installing google installer, but after i updated SuperSU in the playstore and updated binarie defenitions it got stuck again after a reboot. Google play services stopped running everytime.
I would love to play more with this device and this rom but i have a young family and i just dont have the time… And right now i just need a phone lol.
Still got twrp on it though, not removing that one
I loved the interface of your rom and im kinda bummed that i couldnt get it working, maybe in the future who knows… Still thank you for all of your effort. The flashing and everything it works like a charm and going back to stock was easy pie even for a total noob like myself.
Play store works flawlessly. You likely missed or did not read the instructions in full.
Also, you do not have to root your device, root is only necessary for installing twrp, after that flash b14 and reboot, no root. You can root later at any time via twrp.
I also mentioned, many xposed modules to hide root.
Even more, a chap just tested systemless root which also works and would be though for apps to detect.
You did not give playstore all the permissions.
I have been on this ROM now for months with not a single issue with playstore
Hi,
i had tried few days to unlock the bootloader.
My problem, no working TWRP. The phone starts only with blue ZTE Logo. fastboot commands did not work, message is = invalid commands.
EDL, driodboot (Vol. + and – and Power) didn't work. I have found a webpage with a unbrick giude. But this page disecribe a methode with SP Flash Tool, but i think that couldn't work because the phone has a qualcomm cpu.
Is there any chance to unbrick the axon mini ?
I just replied to you on XDA.
Please confirm you don’t have any recovery.
If so, how did you manage to get rid of you recovery as I’m not sure how to achieve this.
I have got the same problem, have you fixed it?
Hi Demenicis,
First of all, thanks a lot for your work, time and support on this phone.
Two Questions :
- Does the M B14 custom rom have got French langage ?
- Does this Axon mini have got a chance to get Android N based rom (custom I mean) a day in the future, even if STE does not release anymore new rom support for this phone ?
Thanks for your answer
Philippe
of course, I mean ZTE above (instead of STE….)
hi. this ROM only has Chinese and English. but as said on the description, apps like morelocale2 work quite well.
I use my phone in English, but I still used morelocale2 to change the phone to English UK as the default language so maps could speak as I wanted instead of that awful American accent (sorry but I simply could not live with that “turn left in a quarermile”). it worked well and Google maps is now as I wanted.
zte won’t update this phone. I’m pretty sure about this. in fact out phone b2016 didn’t even go up to marshmallow.
however it is possible for someone to make a custom N ROM, but I’d not be to hopeful considering this phone model was replaced by the axon 7 mini, and the fact Google is already moving to ROM “O” (I think).
this m ROM is not bad at all and is well better than the crappy stock L rom.
Cheers
Hi, I have ZTE axon mini ( b2015) model, and I am trying to flash it to mm6.
Steps followed
1. Downloaded kingroot apk and installed the app
2. Opened the king root app and rooted my phone
3. Downloaded that B14.zip ROM file and twrp.IMG file
4. Both the files from step #3 are on sdcard
5. When I run the command lines specified in the upgrade steps, I don't see stock_recovery.IMG file ,but different app folders . is that correct?
su
dd if=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery of=/sdcard/stock_recovery.img
After i run the below code on the terminal emulator
su
dd of=/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery if=/sdcard/twrp.img
When I go to boot options , the mifavor screen comes up, and its in Chinese what options should I choose?..can someone help what is missing? If I'm doing something wrong?
Thank you for the help. This is my first time flashing phones
I replied to you on XDA, however I forgot to mention when run the dd command in terminal, if correctly done you can see the massage, files in…..files out, or something like this. please confirm the command does itto make sure twrp is actually installed.
Cheers
Thanks fot your quick reply.
Is it possible to open a thread on XDA to ask if it is possible someone works on a up to date custom Rom ?
I assure this will interest a lot of B2016 owners…
well, the current XDA thread is already called “zte axon mini root or custom ROM”.
so I believe you can just add you comments/requests there.
regards
Any users able to get H/H+ (instead of 3G) on their Axon mini 2015 after the flash to B14 MM ROM? I used to get H+ when on Android 5.1 version. I am on AT&T network. thanks
I've got a problem with my ZTE, B2016 version. I tried to flash this rom by twrp, I've done it and it succeed. But my phone fell in a bootloop, only ZTE logo appears, a few minutes later appears animation with word AXON and photos in the background. My phone is called Android with ! in an yellow triangle. What have I done bad and what have I to do? I've installed drivers, but it doesn't give results…
have You flashed super su 2.62 or 2.78 directly?
read the note about how to reboot into recovery from a bootloop. if you can boot into recovery you are safe. just flash the ROM again on top.