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[GUIDE] ZTE Blade : All Things Root

Hello everybody.
This guide is meant to be an "All in one" guide for the Zte Blade(Sold under the names Orange San Fransisco,Dell XCD35,etc..) and I'll try my best to keep it that way.
I've used the guides and threads and also posts of various users from XDA including wbaw,Saaransh9,karthiknr,Kannibalism and various others from MoDaCo like hedgepigdaniel and kozmic to make this and so I'm giving total credit to them as well.
What is the ZTE Blade?
The ZTE Blade (aka Venus or Orange San Francisco) is a touchscreen Android smartphone manufactured by ZTE for the European market. The device has various versions, differing in aspects such as screen type (AMOLED/TFT), camera (3.2MP or 5.0MP), and RAM (256MB or 512MB), although it is now clear that all European models have 512MB, but the Greek and older Hungarian versions of the phone have been limited to 256MB by software. A custom update is available on the internet to resize the partitions in order to get back the 256MB that’s originally taken up by software.Official CyanogenMod support was added in CyanogenMod 7.
Firstly lets discuss about some terms I'm going to use and their meanings.
1.ROM.
Basically is an Android OS for your phone. Various ROMs exist out there based on Froyo,Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich. Different versions of the ROMs can exist as well. ROMs in the form of a .zip file can be flashed(See below) via a recovery(See below).
2.Flash/Flashing.
Flashing is the procedure of installing a ROM via recovery or an app such as ROM Manager. Its the equivalent to installing an OS on a PC. Here,it refers specifically to Android ROMs.
3.Root.
Root is the ability to give Read/Write access and access to folders which are Read only. With root,you can browse system files and folders. It also allows you to flash custom ROMs and Recoveries. Root also gives you Superuser,an app that lets you handle root requests made by other applications.
4.Recovery.
It is to be used only in extreme circumstances if you're a newbie. Recovery is just like a Windows/Linux recovery and can be used to do a factory reset and format different partitions. Also,its used for various functions including Flashing a ROM,Backing-Up and Restoring of a ROM,etc. The most commonly used recovery is Clock Work Mod or CWM. Various stock recoveries exist but not as common as CWM. Further,a recovery has its own partition,so even if you screw up your ROM,you can always go back into the recovery(Explained in detail under Flashing a ROM).
5.ClockWorkMod or CWM Recovery.
I'm talking about CWM here in specific because its the most widely used recovery out there and doesn't have any major issues. It can be flashed onto your recovery partition after you've acquired root(Explained below under Rooting) through the app ROM Manager.
6.GEN1/GEN2.
Stands for Generation. You can find out the Generation of your phone using the Ask Mr. Pigfish app here. GEN1 ROMs cannot be installed on GEN2 and vice versa.The difference is something in the memory layout and the radio images that most people don't need to understand.
7.TPT.
Total Phone Transfer is a method that changes the phone image layout. It can be used to convert your phone's GEN to enable flashing of GEN1 ROMs on a GEN2 device and vice versa.Some TPTs contain only Recovery, whilst others are full systems. If you flash a TPT which contains only a recovery you should have a Rom ready to flash, which is for the correct gen of your phone.
A TPT image differs for Gen1 and 2. The layout/structure and the format of TPTs differs between Gen1 and Gen2.
8.Partition/Partitioning.
The Blade has a partition based. internal memory unit which is divided into System,Cache and Data.
System partition is where the ROM files go. Data is where the application data gets stored and Cache is for temporary storage of apps like the Market/Play store,etc.. The phone's partitioning differs from GEN1 to GEN2 as told above.
9.Gapps/Google Apps.
Its a package that contains Google's main applications and files that are user friendly like Gmail,Talk,Market/Play Store,etc. They're different for different Android versions such as Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich.
All the Gapps files can be found here.
From now on,we'll be dealing with various topics one by one.
1.Rooting your Blade.
Root can be achieved through various forms and the most common way is to get it by the Z4Root application. Temporary root access gives you root ability only till you switch the phone off. Permanent root access roots your phone permanently even if you reboot your device.
To root,
1.Download the Z4root app here and install it.
2.Enable USB Debugging or Android Debugging under Settings>Applications>Development.
3.Start the app and give permanent root(Recommended).
4.Wait for it to reboot.
5.You're rooted.
2.Flashing a Recovery.
Like i already said above,Clock Work Mod seems to be the most widely used recovery and it can be flashed using the ROM Manager application. For GEN1 phones,its advised to flash the CWM version 3.0.1.4 and for GEN2 phones,the latest version would do.
To flash CWM through ROM Manager,
1.Download ROM Manager here and install it.
2.
1.*.For GEN1 phones,scroll to the bottom and go to All Recoveries and choose
CWM 3.0.1.4
*.For GEN2 phones,flash recovery by clicking the first option.
3.Wait for it. It will first download the recovery and then flash it.
4.After recovery has been flashed,there are 2 common ways of booting into it.
*.Booting into recovery through the ROM Manager application.
*.When the phone is switched off,boot into recovery by pressing Power and
Volume- keys simultaneously for about 5 seconds.
To flash CWM through ADB
Follow this guide here written by Matt4321.
To flash CWM recovery using a TPT,
There exist two TPT image files,GEN1 to GEN2 and GEN2 to GEN1.
Suppose you have a GEN1 device and want to flash GEN2 ROMs on it such as CyanogenMod ROM,then you will have to flash the GEN1 to GEN2 TPT. If you are GEN2 and want to flash GEN1 ROMs,then you will have to flash the GEN2 to GEN1 TPT. Keep in mind that when you flash either of the above TPTs,CWM shows up and you need to have a .zip ROM file(GEN1 or GEN2 according to what TPT you have flashed) on your SD Card to flash readily. Once done you can boot into both the ROM and CWM.
To flash a TPT image file,
1.Download the TPT of your choice from here.
GEN1toGEN2 and GEN2toGEN1
2.Extract the "image" folder to the root of your SD Card.
3.Flash TPT when phone is switched off by pressing Power,Menu and Volume+ keys simultaneously.
4.Some green text should appear and CWM should show up after a green Android logo.
5.Flash your ROM file using CWM(Explained below).
6.Be extremely careful here. If you have flashed a GEN1 to GEN2 TPT,choose a GEN2 ROM. If you have flashed a GEN2 to GEN1 TPT,choose a GEN1 ROM.
3.Flashing a ROM.
Various ROMs exist out there for you to try and experiment with. The most commonly used ROM is the CyanogenMod ROM made by the same community that consists of various developers.
To flash a ROM using CWM,
1.Boot into CWM.
Use volume keys for scrolling up/down. Home key to initiate action and Back key to go to previous menu.
2.Wipe data/factory reset.
3.Wipe cache partition.
4.Choose Install Zip from SD Card.
5.Choose the zip and flash.
6.Reboot once flashed.
There exist TPT images that already have a ROM inbuilt into them.
If you're GEN1 and want to flash a selected GEN2 ROM that exists in a complete TPT image,you can directly flash it without having to flash the ROM again through CWM.
If you're GEN2 and want to flash a selected GEN1 ROM that exists in a complete TPT image,you cab directly flash it without having to flash the ROM again through CWM.
To flash a Custom ROM+TPT image,
1.Download the ROM+TPT image zip file(Few of them are given below).
2.Extract the "image" folder to your SD Card root.
3.Flash the TPT by pressing Power,Menu and Volume+ keys simultaneously.
4.You should boot into the ROM if it was successful.
A few ROM+TPT images.
1.Swedish-Snow-RLS7-TPT.zip [GEN2 ONLY]
http://www.mediafire...dnpji1bfgjklee1
MD5:19DC81EDC75BA9E3A0E29EBCC5D09C64
2.CyanogenMod RC 7.10 TPT.zip [GEN2 ONLY]
http://www.mediafire.com/?9cr7w4a61cc93my
From now on,the guide is for advanced users who have certain knowledge about rooting and flashing various ROMs and mod's.
1.Various Custom ROMs.
There exist many developers who work hard to help the community in making ROMs. Such ROMs can be flashed using CWM. I've given links to threads of some of the ROMs below just in case a developer wouldn't appreciate providing just links to his/her ROMs.
ColdFusionX [ICS Based] by Tilal6991 Gen2 only.
SwedishSnow [GB Based] by Konstat Gen2 only.
CyanogenMod7 [GB Based] by CyanogenMod Gen2 only.
GingerStirFry [GB Based] by Wbaw
EliteBladeRom [GB Based] by Elitemovil
DianXin ROM [GB Based] Gen2 only.
CyanMobile ROM [CM7 Based] by squadzone Gen2 only.
Lewa OS ROM [CM7 Based] by Lewa edited by justme1998 Gen2 only.
Samsung TouchWiz port [CM7 Based] by weeo and jj_95nano Gen2 only.
LG Prada port [CM7 Based] by weeo and Spacecaker Gen2 only.
Joyos ROM [GB Based] Gen2 only.
TommieB's AOSP ROM [GB Based] Gen2 only.
2.Various Mods for Blade.
The Blade is a great device and is almost 99.99% unbrickable. Because of this various mods can be installed without ruining your device. I've provided various links to threads and downloads below.
Beats Audio
Bravia Engine
Adreno Lib's
Beats Audio & Sony Xloud
Mega Bass Beats
SRS Dolby Sound
I will keep updating the list of mod's. Do let me know about any new ones.
3.A2SD
http://www.modaco.com/topic/332954-app-gui-for-darktremors-apps2sd/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12069632#post12069632
4.CM7 KANG Builds.
Check out Kannibalism's KANG Development thread here.
You can find the latest KANG builds and updates.
5.STOCK Builds for ZTE Blade.
Wbaw's Stock firware packages thread,here.
My Dell XCD35 Stock ROMs thread,here.
6.ICS Development for Blade.
Saaransh9's ICS Dev thread has all info about IceCreamSandwich on Blade.
7.QuantumFoam's Blade FAQ thread is the place to go if you have any issues with your Blade. Check it out here.
8.Recovering your Blade.
[Thanks to HedgePigDaniel from Modaco for this]
1.Fastboot.
Fastboot is a method of flashing a recovery image to your phone from a computer (which can be running Windows, Linux, or OSX). It does not work with Blades that are running stock Gen2 firmware (i.e. upgraded to stock Gen2 via windows or upgraded to android 2.2 by an official update) unless both the recovery and boot partitions are completely unbootable.
For all platforms
‪1.‬Download and extract this file, which contains both fastboot and clockworkmod for Gen1 and Gen2.
‪2.‬Turn on your phone with volume up held and connect it to your computer. It should not progress beyond the green android. Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes for the computer to recognise it.
For Windows
‪1.‬Download and install the ZTE Handset drivers. Your phone should be listed as "Fastboot Interface" under "ADB Interfaces".
‪2.‬Run windows-flash-gen1-recovery.bat to flash Gen1 clockworkmod, or windows-flash-gen2-recovery.bat to flash gen2 clockworkmod.
‪3.‬After rebooting with volume down held, you should be able to flash a ROM in clockworkmod.
For Linux
‪1.‬Navigate to the extracted folder and run one of the following commands. To flash Gen1 clockworkmod:
Code:
sudo ./fastboot-linux flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.0.8-blade-gen1.img
To flash Gen2 clockworkmod:
Code:
sudo ./fastboot-linux flash recovery recovery-clockwork-4.0.0.8-blade-gen2.img
‪2.‬After rebooting with volume down held, you should be able to flash a ROM in clockworkmod.
2.TPT.
TPT is a way of flashing part of the low-level firmware on your phone. After successfully flashing the files below you will regain access to clockworkmod. You need a different type of TPT depending on what variant of the Blade you have. If you have a China Unicom v880 or any other Chinese variant then you must not flash a TPT designed for European Blades, and vice versa. Be aware that flashing a modified or corrupt TPT can permanently brick your phone. Choose the appropriate file below.
European Gen1 TPT
Use this if your phone is a European GSM variant and if it is Gen1 or has been upgraded to Gen2 via TPT. This will flash stock Gen1 firmware.
European Gen2 TPT
Use this if your phone is a European GSM variant and if it was sold as Gen2 or upgraded to stock Gen2 via windows. This will flash stock Gen2 firmware.
China Unicom v880 Gen2 TPT
Use this if your phone is a China Unicom v880 (unsure, but may work on Chinese u880/x880). This will flash the stock Gen2 firmware taken from the B15 android 2.2.2 update.
Flashing a TPT
1.Download the applicable TPT file from above.
2.Unzip and put the “image” folder onto the root directory of your SD card.
3.Disconnect and reconnect your SD card and check the integrity of the TPT files. There is a file called "image.hash" in the image folder which contains all the files' md5 hashes in plain text. Make sure that the md5 of all the files match, or you may brick your phone.
4.Turn on your phone with the SD card inserted and with menu and volume up held.
5.The screen will either stay black or show green text (if you see the green android immediately then it didn't work), and will restart into clockworkmod when done. Wait at least 5 minutes for it to restart if you don’t see anything.
6.When it is finished (even if it didn't work), then remove the image directory from the SD card to prevent accidental flashing later on.
7.You can now flash a ROM using clockworkmod. If it doesn't work, then using a different SD card may help.
If you have a European variant then it is safe to try both Gen1 and Gen2 TPTs separately in case you have made a mistake.
I would anyday recommend flashing a TPT to recover it than the windows method given below. But in case you don't recover your blade using the TPT method,use the method below.
3.Windows upgrader.
This method flashes the entire low-level firmware and maintains the correct IMEI automatically. To use this method you need to be able to boot into stock recovery. This means that when you turn your phone on with volume down held, the words “FTM” must appear on the screen. If you can access clockworkmod then you don't need to use this method - see above. This method requires windows.
For European Blades, follow this guide and flash any firmware package linked in the guide.
For Chinese Blades, you must follow the same guide but flash this firmware package instead.
Hopefully this helps all of you guys. I must've made mistakes. If you guys find any,let me know. Ill rectify them ASAP. If anyone thinks anything should be added to this,give me the source of the information to be added and ill add it.
Cheers to the XDA Community.

Reserved.

This ones for me

Very nice thread, i think a mod should pin it :thumbup:
Send from my Blade!

QuantumFoam said:
This ones for me
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Lol..

/Sticked. I hope this and the Faq thread I stickied yesterday will offer easy accessible information and resources to the ZTE Blade users. I hope you guys appreciate QuantumFoam and karthiknr effort.

yeah i didn't knew kartik u wrote this one was thinking to write one great job.
will like u to edit it with all roms like stock based roms and cm based roms etc
there are a lot of roms available for blade if u list the most important ones then it will be good.
i can help u out with it.

saaransh9 said:
yeah i didn't knew kartik u wrote this one was thinking to write one great job.
will like u to edit it with all roms like stock based roms and cm based roms etc
there are a lot of roms available for blade if u list the most important ones then it will be good.
i can help u out with it.
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I wanted to add the CM KANG builds and Stock builds but I felt there we're many many builds.. So,i have linked to the threads of the stock builds and the KANG dev thread.. Even now,if you want me to add them separately here,ill do so..
Edit: Have added some more ROMs and threads of ICS Development and KANG Development.
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium

karthiknr said:
I wanted to add the CM KANG builds and Stock builds but I felt there we're many many builds.. So,i have linked to the threads of the stock builds and the KANG dev thread.. Even now,if you want me to add them separately here,ill do so..
Edit: Have added some more ROMs and threads of ICS Development and KANG Development.
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
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Link joyos and LG home
There is aosp gingerbread by Tommie
Add mega bassbeat its a good mod

saaransh9 said:
Link joyos and LG home
There is aosp gingerbread by Tommie
Add mega bassbeat its a good mod
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Will add them today. Was busy with an exam..
Edit: Sorry for delay. Added Joyos ROM and Tommie B's AOSP Build.
Couldn't find the mega bassbeat mod though..

Added Mega Bass Beats and SRS Dolby Sound Mods.

Help Me, Dont Know Anything...
Hi, i have a Dell XCD35 which my friend gave me cuz it was not starting and i want to fix it now. the phone starts but dell logo animation keeps on repeating (with start sound). also it goes into FTM mode by pressing vol - and power. the problem is that i have never used this phone ever and know nothing about flashing this model (though i m kinda gud at Motorola Droid 2 Global) and i dont even know whether it is gen 1 or 2, hungarian, europian or chinese....
plz help me....

chetansaraf said:
Hi, i have a Dell XCD35 which my friend gave me cuz it was not starting and i want to fix it now. the phone starts but dell logo animation keeps on repeating (with start sound). also it goes into FTM mode by pressing vol - and power. the problem is that i have never used this phone ever and know nothing about flashing this model (though i m kinda gud at Motorola Droid 2 Global) and i dont even know whether it is gen 1 or 2, hungarian, europian or chinese....
plz help me....
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This isn't exactly a solution, but one thing I can say for sure. The Dell XCD35 is a European Blade. Ask you're friend what Android version the phone came with
2.1 : Gen 1
2.2 : Gen 2

Hey Karthik thanks for a wonderful guide and step by step procedure..I have installed latest CM 7.2 Rc3 and wanted to know whether http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602753&page=13 it will work on our device as You have provided the link in OP also in the given thread there are 2 files one for Galaxy3 and other for X8. So which one is compatible? Also I have an idea blade so if it is for our device, Can I flash the files on the idea blade?

Shiv Prajapati said:
Hey Karthik thanks for a wonderful guide and step by step procedure..I have installed latest CM 7.2 Rc3 and wanted to know whether http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602753&page=13 it will work on our device as You have provided the link in OP also in the given thread there are 2 files one for Galaxy3 and other for X8. So which one is compatible? Also I have an idea blade so if it is for our device, Can I flash the files on the idea blade?
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Try the Galaxy3's file first. Look for audio improvement when your earphones are connected. If the result is a bootloop, flash the x8 file. I suggest you make a cwm backup anyway.
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium

Shiv Prajapati said:
Hey Karthik thanks for a wonderful guide and step by step procedure..I have installed latest CM 7.2 Rc3 and wanted to know whether http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602753&page=13 it will work on our device as You have provided the link in OP also in the given thread there are 2 files one for Galaxy3 and other for X8. So which one is compatible? Also I have an idea blade so if it is for our device, Can I flash the files on the idea blade?
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Yes it work good! As it's made for g3's cm7, it should work on all cm7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606725
Envoyé depuis mon Blade

QuantumFoam said:
This isn't exactly a solution, but one thing I can say for sure. The Dell XCD35 is a European Blade. Ask you're friend what Android version the phone came with
2.1 : Gen 1
2.2 : Gen 2
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Thanx dear for the reply and sorry for responding late (problem wid net). i asked my friend about the version and he says its 2.2 and please keep in mind that i live in india (so that you can know which made his phone is)....
plz i need immediate help...

chetansaraf said:
Thanx dear for the reply and sorry for responding late (problem wid net). i asked my friend about the version and he says its 2.2 and please keep in mind that i live in india (so that you can know which made his phone is)....
plz i need immediate help...
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So it's a Gen2 European Blade

QuantumFoam said:
So it's a Gen2 European Blade
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please guide now...

chetansaraf said:
please guide now...
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Is it rooted?

Honor 6 Plus (China Variant) Downgrade pack

Hi All,
As you guys know I have been finding a downgrade pack for the chinese variant and another fellow forumer has helped me to get this downgrade file. Here I am to share this file with you all.
1. This applies to people wanting to downgrade the Developer ROM EMUI4.0 to EMUI 3.1 (marshmallow to lollipop)
2. This patch applicable to:
- People who downloaded the developer ROM: http://emui.huawei.com/cn/plugin.php?id=hwdownload&mod=detail&mid=125
- PE-TL10 only Honor 6 plus
- TL10V100R1001CHNC00B260 (CHNC00) model
- People who cant read chinese
3. Flash the zip file (17kb) > Once booted up flash the stale rom (1.2gb) from emui website > you will be downgraded to lollipop again.
4. If you not sure how to flash please snoop around the forum first, the method is to put the file in SDcard and use the dialer code to flash.
Original Thread: http://club.huawei.com/thread-7073390-1-1.html
But all in chinese. Good luck downgrading. I did mine from 6.5.* dev ROM to stable b351. Hope it helps you guys too

Bug's in Developer ROM
- Has some memory editing power saving feature which some games treats as hacking software hence you cant login
- WhatsApp notification crash (Not delay, its totally no notification until you reboot your phone and it will crash again after sometime)

Mi Max Helium 3gb/64gb - first review (and ROM flash tips)

Hi,
guess this will be more of a review as it is hard to say which feature i like BEST:
Got my MAX 3gb/64gb (helium) delievered yesterday. Since it came with the 7.3 MIUI first thing i had to do was read up on how to install the MIUI8 China dev rom to the device. After a bit of fiddling and translating chinese / indian websites i came up with a workable solution, even with the bootloader locked. So since yesterday evening i got MIUI8 6.6.23 running on the device - weeded out some apps i did not understand (chinese) and installed Play Store.
So far i must say - this phone is glorious. MIUI8 is fast and seemingly stable, i did not come across any big bugs and there doesnt even seem to be the typical micro-stuttering. Im really happy i bought the phone and hoping there will be a multilanguage (i.e. german) MIUI8 for it. For now im perfectly good with the Dev Rom and english localisation.
Thanks Xiaomi!
To anybody interested - flashing the China Development ROM (MIUI 8 6.6.23) with the locked bootloader was not exactly easy, here is how to:
- get the rom image from here: http://en.miui.com/thread-299033-1-1.html (be sure to download the Mi Max Pro fastboot image - 1418mb)
- get MiFlash Beta from here: http://xiaomitips.com/download/new-miflash-beta-one-click-install-miui-fastboot-rom/
- extract tgz fastboot image - keep folder structure!
- enable developer options -> usb debugging in additional settings then turn off phone
- boot phone into EDL mode (phone off, press simultaneously vol+&vol- then connect usb cable)
- open miflash beta - there should be an entry with "id 1" and "device" something like "COM10" in the bottom table now - SEE ATTACHED SCREENSHOTS!
- select the folder where extracted image is located
- tick "clean all" in the bottom right
- hit flash
- enjoy.

First of all, thank you for sharing this. I went step by step (vol up and down didn't work for me, tried power and vol up and device didn't show up in fast boot, did vol down and power and it showed up) then I flashed the image and it successfully flashed, when the device booted it still showed the 7.4.16 global stable Rom the vendor installed : /, I did it again and the same thing, the rom didn't change. could you please help/?

Sorry, I followed the steps exactly as described and it worked out perfectly, thank you very much, its just that when I pressed vol + and - I didn't see anything on the screen so I thought it wasn't working, miui 8 is nice indeed, could you explain how you installed the play store, the one on the Mi store is crashing on me.

it's a little tricky but there is a thread on here that should get you started. you have to use the Google installer and then update some Google components before you restart your phone.
Tapatalk on Mi Max

g_BonE said:
Hi,
Got my MAX 3gb/64gb (helium) delievered yesterday.
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where you buy the 64 GB Mi Max ?
Greets, Peter

bought it through nis-store.com had it delivered 3 days later. can recommend. they ship with DHL.
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Is it possibile to get it rooted?

e753 said:
Is it possibile to get it rooted?
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Nothing is impossible... Unlock bootloader (not even required anymore), flash TWRP, flash latest SuperSu or prerooted ROM... Done.

Hi, friends
I bought my first Xiaomi device, it' MI MAX Pro (snapdragon 652) I found other link MIUI 8 China Developer ROM 6.7.7 from en.miui, so I'm very confused what is difference between
MIUI 8 China Developer ROM 6.6.23 link from OP
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=306329&extra=page=1&mobile=2
Please advise me.
Thank you.

memooffon said:
Hi, friends
I bought my first Xiaomi device, it' MI MAX Pro (snapdragon 652) I found other link MIUI 8 China Developer ROM 6.7.7 from en.miui, so I'm very confused what is difference between
MIUI 8 China Developer ROM 6.6.23 link from OP
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=306329&extra=page=1&mobile=2
Please advise me.
Thank you.
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6.6.23 is older (june 23)
6.7.7 is the newest sofar (July 7)
I use the weekly multi rom on my MI Max since its better tuned with translations and the china apps that I don't use are removed
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-7-7-11.32639/

the process for installing the new Version does not change with the newer miui8 6.7.7 so you're good to go with the same Instructions from OP.
Meanwhile on my Max I have boot loader unlocked and root. Works flawlessly with the new MIUI weekly Releases.
Tapatalk on Mi Max

I am on China stable rom
Already unlocked bootloader
Does official twrp hydrogen work properly with helium model?

nijel8 said:
Nothing is impossible... Unlock bootloader (not even required anymore), flash TWRP, flash latest SuperSu or prerooted ROM... Done.
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May we ask you to share your experience for helium.
There are few resources for this device.
Thanx!

s2k7 said:
May we ask you to share your experience for helium.
There are few resources for this device.
Thanx!
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I have hydrogen but reading the forums people are using same TWRP for helium. Just read XDA and official MIUI forums...

g_BonE said:
it's a little tricky but there is a thread on here that should get you started. you have to use the Google installer and then update some Google components before you restart your phone.
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Would you mind pointing that thread where it's explained?

Thanks a lot for you experience sharing,
I was wondering maybe you solved this: i can't get whatsapp to run on this rom, even with all permissions given, whatapps and skype cant access my contacts. I got my contacts on the system using the old google installer apk which worked wonders except now i can't get past the looking for backup screen in whatsapp.
If anyone has ideas pls let me know and in the meanwhile i will try to flash other roms to see if one works..

I answered my own question playing with the settings. You have to register under accounts mi accounts to unable contact sync for all apps .... ? anyway it all works now!
BTW I have updated MUIU using http://en.miui.com/download-302.html#446 new dev rom and followed instructions.

pocketjose said:
Would you mind pointing that thread where it's explained?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgdsvrtFji0 follow that! step by step

ispeedca said:
I answered my own question playing with the settings. You have to register under accounts mi accounts to unable contact sync for all apps .... ? anyway it all works now!
BTW I have updated MUIU using http://en.miui.com/download-302.html#446 new dev rom and followed instructions.
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Thanks heaps for the tutorial about installing Google Play services
By the way, can this rom you're talking about be flashed following the instructions by original poster?
Do I need to flash in first place the rom from original poster (MIUI 8 6.6.23) and then flash your new one (MIUI 8 6.7.14)?
Or can I flash directly latest one?

pocketjose said:
Thanks heaps for the tutorial about installing Google Play services
By the way, can this rom you're talking about be flashed following the instructions by original poster?
Do I need to flash in first place the rom from original poster (MIUI 8 6.6.23) and then flash your new one (MIUI 8 6.7.14)?
Or can I flash directly latest one?
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I can't tell you for sure but i think you have to use the instructions from the muiu site if you want the lastest dev rom.
1- I used OP instructions and links to install muiu 8
2- updated to last china dev rom following muiu site instructions.
3- installed all gapps stuff
PS if you want to ROOT, do this between 2 and 3: (unlocked boot loader)
1-Download SuperSu to root Xiaomi Mi Max and copy it to your phone sd card from this site: http://www.stechguide.com/root-install-twrp-recovery-xiaomi-mi-max/
2-Download xiaomi twrp flasher and use it to flash from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max/development/tool-xiaomi-twrp-flasher-mauronofrio-win-t3405207
3-Follow instructions from step 9 : http://www.stechguide.com/root-install-twrp-recovery-xiaomi-mi-max/
Last thing im playing with trying to activate LTE bands on the phone. If anyone can help for that, i can't get the drivers to install propertly

[unofficial global rom] miui 8.2.22 latest stable cn base global modded

This is not my ROM. I'll post here for HELPS, TUTORIALS, PROBLEM SOLVING.
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ROM credited to Helious from bhnotes.com
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100% Stable CN ROM base
NO CHINESE BLOATWARE
BASIC PLAYSTORE
CLEAN
STABLE
GLOBAL MODDED (90% Translation PERFECTED FOR JAPANESE language)
Other languages based on Global languages
No ROOT
SAFE AND WORKING
STEPS TO INSTALL
YOU MUST HAVE
? A Xiaomi Mi 6 device (any variant)
? *Mi Account synced with device at least 72 Hours (for new users)
? Unlocked Bootloader
? TWRP
? PC/LAPTOP
? **OTG
? Internet connection
? Basics of MIUI ROM flashing for Mi devices (refer en.miui.com/forum.php)
STEP 1
Unlock your device bootloader using the Mi Unlock tool. If done ignore this step, if not read.
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New user must sync Mi Account for at least 72 Hours before able to unlock bootloader using the Mi Unlock tool. Once synced, use the tools to unlock
STEP 2
Flash TWRP using CMD via PC/Laptop
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4d6gFePZwjDOHlzeGRjSVdldEk/view
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This is the English version from android-hilife.de
STEP 3
Download ROM here
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634769960
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This is the latest MIUI version for CN Stable 8.2.22 modded by Helious from bhnotes.com called ECRMod,
Also download the "packageinstaller_zip_7.1.zip" here
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298955410
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This is a Google Play Services patch for stability, if not flash lots of FC going to annoys you and also probably BOOTLOOP
STEP 4
In TWRP select "Wipe", select "Format Data". Oh yeah, do a backup using the Mi Backup app before start everything and transfer "AllBackup" folder to your PC/Laptop.
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Transfer both downloaded files to your device
STEP 5
Flash ROM.
Wipe Caches.
Reboot.
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Bootloop or probably infinite loading at Mi logo with dotted android loading animations..
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So, enter your recovery by pushing the power button than after the blank screen immediately push the upper volume button.
MUST DO THIS ONE BY ONE, DON'T FLASH 2 zips at once or flash zips before rebooting after 1 zip installation
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Flash the patch.
Wipe Caches.
Reboot.
Booted.
Crash.
Force to reboot.
Setup.
STEP 6
Enjoy your Mi 6 with Global ROM
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IF PLAYSTORE NOT WORKING
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Download and flash this
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298946245
If you want the ORIGINAL Mi 6 Stock Recovery download it here..
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4d6gFePZwjDRXp6ZkJseTVHQjg/view
NO NEED OTHERS SCREENSHOTS AS MIUI 8 IS ALWAYS THE SAME WITH FEW TWEAKS AND FEATURES ADDED. DISCOVER YOURSELF.
Btw the new recent app is BEAUTIFUL
Hit me at Twitter @FahimZahar if I slowly response here. I'll get it back to you ASAP as I can.

Thx bro!! Can u confirm this has all the following working properly"
camera
google contacts sync
google play services
gmail sync
Thx

sprockettyz said:
Thx bro!! Can u confirm this has all the following working properly"
camera
google contacts sync
google play services
gmail sync
Thx
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Hi,, follow all the steps above, but download newer ROM from mi-globe.com or xiaomi.eu. It's much stable now

Original Recovery file
The original recovery file you posted is in Chinese language. Any chance of posting the English version?
Thank you

xkim toino said:
The original recovery file you posted is in Chinese language. Any chance of posting the English version?
Thank you
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Take this one!
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634771569

Fyi, Xiaomi EU had released their stable version for MI6. They used 8.2.23.0.
This Rom has gapps fully working, also for Gmail notification.

Superwitschi said:
Take this one!
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This one is twrp and I have already. What I want is the original one from xiaomi English language

Does this Rom allow OTA-Updates?

trytogetme said:
Does this Rom allow OTA-Updates?
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Xiaomi.Eu maybe got OTA but superb slow. Better download ROM and FLASH

xkim toino said:
This one is twrp and I have already. What I want is the original one from xiaomi English language
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Not available as for now. Because no OFFICIAL global ROM to extract the Recovery..

thanks

How is the camera on this one? I've read some unofficial roms have poor camera performance.

Anyone updated this rom to thé version MI6_sagit_V8.2.22.0.NCACNEC_7.1_ECRMod_20170522.zip
??

7.5.25 rom bug ?
Hello there
I'm a new xiaomi mi6 user. I have 7.5.25 version rom installed on my phone. My phone does not see andriod wear app on my smart clock with bluetooth. Also does not share internet with hotspot. There is also a problem with the GPS, the satellites can not find it immediately. can you help me.
Thank you

Official Global Stable is released. so enjoy..

Can I install root

[ZTE BLADE A612] Root / Custom-Rom?

Hello,
i would like to know: are there any root or custom-roms for the ZTE BLADE A612 (android 7)?
thank you!

please i need flash for this telephon please please

I have requested a way to root this phone to the ZTE support but they haven't answered for 2 weeks so looks like I had no luck. I guess they didn't intended it to be rootable in the first place, but I'll tell you if they will answer at some point

paranoid android
edit: I'm about to compile cynagon mod rom for this phone using the source codes and the vends (they're open-source!) from zte I'll start the process sometime next week, but I'm about all set. I'll let you know once I'm done

No Fastboot
The reason this phone can't really be rooted is that it has no real fastboot mode, only meta mode so that there is also no way to unlock the bootloader