Axon 7 companion thread - ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion

"Axon 7 Companion" Thread. Work in Progress. Companion-type thread to give noobs a chance for getting into "rooted"-android. and a way back.
First disclaimer of The Companion (Thread): Do not take any action without knowing what you do!
Second disclaimer of The Companion (Thread): This guide is still in-development! No guarantees for now!
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Hey, good looking! You got here, at last - so thats cool!
I know you are scrolling fast, wanting to get rooted, get CyanogenMod (LineageOS, lol) - or whatever! But please understand that you should read the disclaimers above before scrolling down. :good:
alpha version of the companion..... text and formatting is still work-in-progress.
Be sure to check out the Main Forum first, and all the stickies of the subforums.
THE COMPANION (alpha)
0. Devices
Just as shown in the image above, before taking any action, make sure you look at the back of your device:
Which Version you got? I got an A2017G.
Why we do this? Because there are other Versions of the Axon7, like the A2017U and the A2017. A2017 being the model for the Chinese Market, A2017U being the one for the US Market.
Cool, now that you know the exact model you got, we can go on.
1. Getting Started (All Versions)
- Make sure you are using the original cable that ships with the AXON, see in the picture above on how it looks like
- Get the 15 seconds ADB Installer and install it. This helps us with "flashing" things such as the bootloader.
A2017G --- ZTE AXON7 - "EUROPEAN VERSION"
We got the A2017G version so expect the best support in this thread. :highfive: WORK IN PROGRESS!
BEGINNERS START HERE: AXON 7 TOOLKIT
--- The AXON 7 TOOLKIT is a very good program for getting started with your device. For now, I just link it- in the future you can expect an indepth tutorial on how to actually use it!
ADVANCED USERS (A2017G only): Coming soon!
A2017U --- ZTE AXON7 - "US VERSION"
Coming soon!
A2017 --- ZTE AXON7 - "CHINESE VERSION"
Coming soon!
XDA:DevDB Information
AXON 7 COMPANION, Tool/Utility for the ZTE Axon 7
Contributors
jojofreddy, Choose an username...
Version Information
Status: Alpha2
Created 2018-01-07
Last Updated 2018-01-08

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FAQ:
y u do dis?
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Because. look. all. the. threads. - No Beginner can read through all of this, or understand on how XDA works. We are here to help.
where you got those fancy photos and gfx?
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I am a photographer. and graphic-designer. also developer. PM me if you need halp. <3
I bricked my device, oh no!
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hell yes! Do not panic, yet.. there are tools to help you out. We are also working hard on an indepth guide on how to un-brick your device. :highfive:
This thread seems to be redundant to me
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see "y u do dis?" If you want to contribute, feel free to PM me - or posting a reply.

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reserved 2

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getting @Choose an username... into the boat..

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Actually you can make new frames for us if you like to make sth about design
check this thread. if you make png, i can make it apk
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/themes/screenshots-axon-7-frame-t3699584

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WesTD said:
Actually you can make new frames for us if you like to make sth about design
check this thread. if you make png, i can make it apk
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/themes/screenshots-axon-7-frame-t3699584
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thats cool! I would love to contribute. Just PM me some clear instructions and the GFX is right on its way.

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The important stuff is already stickied and nobody reads it.
We'll see how it turns out but posting two links (one for g only) as a guide is not very encouraging.

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lafester said:
The important stuff is already stickied and nobody reads it.
We'll see how it turns out but posting two links (one for g only) as a guide is not very encouraging.
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Thanks for your reply as this is still in-development, we are working hard on getting this guide done for every axon7 user, mentioning the basic stuff such as unlocking your bootloader -> getting rooted to flashing a custom recovery -> getting a custom ROM.
Basically we are also tired of the clutter in this (Axon7) forum - thats the point of the Companion.
If you are willing to contribute, feel free to do so with a PM.
little tease --- we also want to create a ROM list here

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lafester said:
The important stuff is already stickied and nobody reads it.
We'll see how it turns out but posting two links (one for g only) as a guide is not very encouraging.
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I'm one of the (few) guys who actually respond on the Q&A section.
I've written the same official update thing about 40 times already.
People who get their phone bricked have no way to fix it themselves, because a) they don't know each mode their phone can access and b) the only guides about unbricking are mostly for DFU bricks, not bricks.
New people come asking why oh why my ROM didn't flash and it gave error 7
'My phone is asking for a password after changing my ROM'
I could go on and on... If you want to know why we're doing this, go to the Q&A section and respond to all of the threads that people make in at least a week, and you'll see that they are mostly out of ignorance. They will still do that after this is done, of course, but we'll be able to send them the link and forget about it