anyone have the ZTE Grand X Max + - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I getting the ZTE Grand X Max + today in the mail to replace my samsung mega 6.3 phone that I cant stand cause I cant aswner phone calls. I decided to use crcket wireless cause I need to save money on my phone bill and 35 dollars a month is the best deal I found that gives me 2.5 gb of high speed data. but anyways. I not sure about the purchase. since there is no root for it so I cant have a custom experience with it.
WHAT ARE YOUR LIKES AND YOUR DISLIKES.
WHY I BOUGHT
SCREEN SIZE
PRICE
battery
why im unsure of purchase
low speaker volume
no root working as of yet.
Do you enjoy the phone as it is. or do you wish you went with a different phone

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My wife has had hers for a month, I've had mine 2 weeks. The battery is awesome, mine goes through a 6 am to 10 pm day of use (a few videos, injustice/immortals gameplay, web browsing, phone, text) and still has an average of 20% by bedtime. The no root issue is a slight hindrance because the phone does not have apps to SD compatibility. The low speaker volume is only a big problem if your phone is your alarm, but for most daily tasks it is OK (I usually have Bluetooth connected anyway). Very few multitasking hiccups so far. Overall all though, for $200, I'm satisfied with the phone.
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can 1 of you do this if you have facebook? install messenger and try and send a voice clip to someone see if it works? for me facebook messenger steals the microphone from google built in microhone program and skype but as soon as i remove messenger problem is GONE

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leo5111 said:
can 1 of you do this if you have facebook? install messenger and try and send a voice clip to someone see if it works? for me facebook messenger steals the microphone from google built in microhone program and skype but as soon as i remove messenger problem is GONE
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yes same problem

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cgrimm76 said:
yes same problem
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ok so yours does same thing? thanks for the info, whats weird is the z787 i used to have which is is same phone just the z987 has more ram better camera messenger works fine
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not sure but i think its a permissions issue with 4.4 .4 with this phone

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leo5111 said:
ok so yours does same thing? thanks for the info, whats weird is the z787 i used to have which is is same phone just the z987 has more ram better camera messenger works fine
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I have some issues wit some apps crashing on this phone. maps navigation crashes when trying to do a walking navagation. I believe that custom roms could fix these issues

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if that much is happening a custom rom may help, but it REALY sounds like Zte/Google needs to issue a bug fix for the rom

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leo5111 said:
if that much is happening a custom rom may help, but it REALY sounds like Zte/Google needs to issue a bug fix for the rom
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for a 200 dollar priced phone. I don't see updates anytime soon from zte. Although they are trying to make a name for them selves here in america I just don't think its gonna happen. kinda get what you pay for. I hope I am wrong and I hope someone cracks the code to get root and custom firmware in the future. I set up my phone the way i like it. so far im happy and nothing I use that causes apps to crash alot are minimal. but I noticed apps crashing more on this device then i see on other phones in the past.
Right now I gonna say I am 75% happy 25%unhappy with the purchase

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well on the z787 same phone less ram lower spec camera it didnt have the bugs so we will see

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Only app I have that seems to not like my z987 is google keep, force closes every time. I use fb lite and never used fb messenger
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I have had this phone since early January when it was released I'm happy my wife is happy with hers and so does my daughter

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the differents between the z787 and z928...
The ZTE X max(z787) has a 8 megapixel rear camera and a front 1.2megapixel front camera Quad core Qualcomm snapdragon 200 chipset and 1GB of RAM and 8GB intenral storage, ZTE x max plus(z987) has a 13 megapixel rear camera and a front 5 megapixel camera a Quad core Qualcomm snapdragon 400 chipset and 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage but no they done have the IR blaster....

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cgrimm76 said:
for a 200 dollar priced phone. I don't see updates anytime soon from zte.
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Even if ZTE did setup an update, Cricket wouldn't push them unless they were critical. Cricket wants people to replace their phones, they don't like customers that keep the same phone for years.
Its how they keep "operational costs" down.
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Facebook Messenger gave me hope and then stomped it into the ground, there was a new version dated today my issue is still there

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Can some one extract there powersaver. Apk and upload it I want to be able to use that feature because its blocked on my zte z max...
Do it Using this app....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ext.ui
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Cognacentertainment said:
Even if ZTE did setup an update, Cricket wouldn't push them unless they were critical. Cricket wants people to replace their phones, they don't like customers that keep the same phone for years.
Its how they keep "operational costs" down.
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Yeah I remember reading a article about it...
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but if you directly approach zte support they could give you a direct link to a update if they wanted, and Zte is trying to make a name for themselves, so providing ZERO support for their phones would make them look realy bad
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my issue HAS to be a Facebook Messengers fault, because when i install it no other 3rd party software that uses the microphone works untill you un-install Messenger and reboot

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tech_yeet said:
Can some one extract there powersaver. Apk and upload it I want to be able to use that feature because its blocked on my zte z max...
Do it Using this app....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ext.ui
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Yeah I remember reading a article about it...
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can some do that for me please...
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tech_yeet said:
can some do that for me please...
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id do it for you but i dont think the apk form my cricket max+ is compatible

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leo5111 said:
id do it for you but i dont think the apk form my cricket max+ is compatible
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I can always try, besides I bet it will work because I did something like this with my grandmother's ZTE sontana 4G and her camera app and it worked....
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tech_yeet said:
I can always try, besides I bet it will work because I did something like this with my grandmother's ZTE sontana 4G and her camera app and it worked....
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Merry Christmas http://xbehome.com/leo5111/Power.apk