Axon 7, upgrading to Nougat, FoxFi Wifi HotSpot operation? - ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers

Apologies if this topic has been covered..
Got my Axon 7 yesterday and inserted my Verizon SIM and everything worked perfect; I didn't have to change a thing. The only thing didn't work for me was the 'R' is permanently on and the phone thinks it's Roaming and wouldn't let me update to Nougat. Out of the box, about two hours after applications have been downloaded, configured, I was able to get 100Mbps in my own driveway, which wasn't available with my old Nexus 6 it replaces.
With the current setup in Android 6.0, I am able to use the Wifi HotSpot via FoxFi. I have the old Unlimited data plan with Verizon and I don't want to give it up.
I would like to keep my phone updated and am aware of the use of a GSM Sim card and manually add APN to get the phone working again when updated to Nougat 7.1.1
Would anyone know if the Wifi HotSpot feature be taken away should I upgrade to Nougat 7.1.1?
Or should I exercise certain caution when upgrading to Nougat?
Cheers,
James

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No VOLTE and no WiFi calling T-Mobile, what gives?

I'm gonna make a post here since NOTHING seems to be working. I'm a T-Mobile customer. Yesterday, I purchased a great condition nexus 6P from someone because my LG G5 is cracked and I was getting tired of it anyway so I opted to just buy a nexus instead of using my insurance on that phone. Everything is all good except for one major issue. VOLTE and WiFi calling just refuse to work with my sim in the Nexus.
I've called T-Mobile twice. I've factory reset from back up and reset settings twice. I've hard reset from stock recovery once. I've wiped network settings and restored default apns. I've manually changed the apns from what I see on Google, reddit and here. I've copied my apns from my LG G5 where VOLTE and wifi calling work perfectly fine. I've cleared cache. I've cleared the cache of the project fi and hangouts apps just in case there's something left over from the previous owner. I've gone into the *#*#4636 menu and tried a bunch of different stuff several times but no matter what I absolutely can not get wifi calling or VOLTE to work with TMobile on my nexus 6P. LTE it's self works perfectly fine for data.
Yes, all settings for wifi calling and enhanced LTE calling and VOLTE are turned on lol. I've tried the trick where you toggle wifi preferred on and off and restart the phone. Nothing happens. I don't even get a wifi calling reg error. It never shows as active in the data toggle in the quick settings are nor the status bar or dialer. It just isn't active. Same for VOLTE. I AM getting band 12. I can see it in the LTE discovery app. VOLTE just isn't working though. Whenever I make a call I can see LTE switching off and it switches to HSPA therefore making calls really difficult in my shoddy signal area at my house which is why I really need it to work.
I'm fairly certain I can root and install a ROM which will fix these problems but I don't own a PC. . I thought MAYBE the previous owner had previously had the phone rooted and tinkered with something somewhere that may have messed something up but that doesn't appear to be the case. Bootloader is locked and recovery is stock.
Can anybody help and tell me what in the world is going on here? I don't want to have to sell this nexus and revert back to my cracked screen G5. I would just switch carriers but I still owe money on the G5 so I was just gonna ride it out til I payed it off.
O and one last thing, after scowling google and forums for hours on end yesterday and today I did see one post mentioning something about this stuff being related to IMS provisioning and settings which are tied to a phones IMEI on T-Mobile and not the sim card and how that person simply called T-Mobile and got a hold of wifi calling technical support who was clueless but created a ticket for him and within 72 hours the issue was resolved. OK well I did the same exact thing and they refuse to create a ticket for me because it's not a T-Mobile phone and because according to them they are not allowed to create a ticket because wifi calling works fine in my G5 and therefore it's the phone and not them or their network lol. What a crock. I'm willing to bet if I put the sim in another unlocked phone with 7.1.1 and wifi calling fully available that it isn't going to work either. There's some sort of communication error going on between the sim being in this phone and their network it appears.
Check these screenshots out. T-Mobile is clueless
http://imgur.com/5MuO34s
http://imgur.com/XVd8CdA
http://imgur.com/uUGN3ae
http://imgur.com/cfYxfqh
I can only suggest;
1) Find a PC and re-flash the latest factory images from Google. Both "fastboot flashing unlock" and "fastboot flashing lock" will wipe all data, so backup first. Also confirm it fully boots correctly after flashing before you re-lock the bootloader.
2) Get a new 3-in-1 SIMM from T-Mobile. You can use their web site to switch cards and give it 24 hours to be fully provisioned.
3) Confirm your E911 address is correct on T-Mobile's site and wait 24 hours after any changes for Wi-Fi calling to actually start working.
I HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS YOU POSTED!!! GONE THRU THE SAME PAIN. LOL I'll attempt the ticket thing to see if I get anywhere. Did you ever get it resolved?
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My theory is that since the phone was used in Project FI, they specifically turn off this feature in the back end for the specific phones, by Imei or something since project FI uses T-Mobile as well.
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they wont' create a ticket for me either. I guess I will just have to ride it out.
EDIT 3: I FIXED IT!! NEXUS 6P VOLTE AND WI-FI CALLING FIX T-MOBILE
I flashed back to android 6.0 Build#: MMB29N (I used the Nexus ToolKit 2.1.9: google it. BTW, your phone will be wiped, so backup first) VOLTE just started working with this version of android 6.0. Then I upgraded using the OTAs and now i'm on 7.1.1 build#: N4F260 with VOLTE and Wifi calling working as it should! I hope this helps someone out there!
For what it's worth, reverting to the build you mentioned fixed it for me on my two Nexus phones coming from Project Fi to T-Mobile as well! Thanks for the help!
You only need to install the radio from build MMB29N. I did this by downloading the build from the android website. Extract the radio from the zip and install it (I used nexus root toolkit but you can also just use flashboot if you wanted). This means you don't even need to revert your image and lose your data.
banancanard said:
You only need to install the radio from build MMB29N. I did this by downloading the build from the android website. Extract the radio from the zip and install it (I used nexus root toolkit but you can also just use flashboot if you wanted). This means you don't even need to revert your image and lose your data.
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wish I had seen this sooner. cheers!
Had the exact same issue and this fix worked for me. Wasted a couple of hours with T-mobile (they were actually very helpful and debugged everything on their end to confirm the provisioning was good) and then 2+ hours with Google support. Actually had already filed for a device replacement which I canceled after finding this post.
I'm so glad I found this thread - my VoLTE and WiFi calling has not been working on T-Mobile and I'm anxious to give this a try. Numerous phone calls and support tickets with T-Mobile haven't resolved the issue. I don't know much other than how to follow detailed directions. My phone isn't rooted and bootloader is locked. I'm on Android version 7.1.2. Is there a way for me to install the MMB29N radio on my Nexus 6P without losing my app data given that my bootloader is locked?
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I'm so glad I found this thread - my VoLTE and WiFi calling has not been working on T-Mobile and I'm anxious to give this a try. Numerous phone calls and support tickets with T-Mobile haven't resolved the issue. I don't know much other than how to follow detailed directions. My phone isn't rooted and bootloader is locked. I'm on Android version 7.1.2. Is there a way for me to install the MMB29N radio on my Nexus 6P without losing my app data given that my bootloader is locked?
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Flashing the radio -sadly- requires an unlocked bootloader.
Did you resolve your problem?
In android 7.1.2 did you notice in Set preferred network type is set at " LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) "? 7.1.2 has been giving me issues with sms/mms. I noticed Android 6.0 has this set to correct T-mobile bands.
All works for me in 7.1.2. Make sure you don't download the Verizon version of the stock ROM. That was my issue why I couldn't have volte and Wi-Fi calling

[FIX] Tethering Without Root

I, and many others found it shocking that Huawei managed to fix the tether provisioning to where it will connect to your carrier, no matter who they are. That being said, if you do not pay for a tethering package, you will not be able to use it... Until now.
The irony here is that root wouldn't help you fix it, editing the buildprop yields no results, neither do any of the root apps like Wifi Tether Router.
I found a way to activate the Wifi hotspot without root and it works just fine. Here's what I tested it on :
Cricket
MetroPCS
EMIUI 4.1
1. Insert another active SIM(or removing the current sim and leaving it out might work too) and start the hotspot.
2. Remove the SIM tray and put in the active SIM card you would like to tether on.
3. Connect and enjoy the hotspot.
This does not mask your tethered traffic in anyway. Perhaps if you use Wifi tether router in conjunction with this FIX you will be able to mask your tethered traffic in the eyes of carriers like MetroPCS/T-Mobile. Cricket seems to not care a bit about me doing it though. You may not need another SIM card but I have not tested that yet. Hope this is helpful to those who use their phone as their main source of internet.
USA or foreign SIM
Interesting! Which SIM did you use? US or foreign?
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Interesting! Which SIM did you use? US or foreign?
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I am using the US 32GB model of the phone. However, this should not be a problem. I am on Cricket which runs on the AT&T network in the USA. And yeah it's funny. I go through all the trouble to try to enable hotspot and then thought about my MetroPCS SIM and threw it in and it let me turn on the hotspot. Surely it wouldn't allow the hotspot to stay on while I remove the SIM, right? Wrong. hahaha
I found a simple root method that works for Cricket and AT&T.Using Root Explorer,go to System/App/ and find a folder called ATT Entitlement,long press it and move it to external sd for safekeeping.Reboot and Voila!!! , Hotspot works perfectly fine.Happy Tethering.
In chrome on your pc just install user agent switcher and then pick from the list and provider will still see Android and do what you do on the interwebs.... That's what i have done for years now to use phone tethering to pc
I'm stock frd-L04 EMUI 5 using a AT&t Go phone sim and I can use portable hotspot without doing any tricks or rooting or anything. After setting up a password for the hotspot, I just turned it on found honor 8 on my laptop entered the password and it works just fine. Unless my prepaid Go phone plan comes with tethering and I'm not aware of it but I highly doubt it.
Interesting because MetroPCS doesn't restrict tethering on any but the Unlimited plans (the $50 plan has no tethering, $60 plan has 8gb tethering) any other plans allow tethering up to whatever their data cap is. Systems will automatically sker devices using illogical data amounts from the network and systems may allow it to continue for a bit then sker out devices causing network congestion.
I can't tether on L04 with EMUI5 on Straighttalk. Rooted and build.p.prop edits, etc. no luck! Anyone else on Straightalk and EMUI 5?
No luck.
FRD-L04 B360, tried with no SIM which turned on my hotspot, but the moment inserted my Cricket SIM, it turned off my hotspot.
Krazymd said:
No luck.
FRD-L04 B360, tried with no SIM which turned on my hotspot, but the moment inserted my Cricket SIM, it turned off my hotspot.
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It works for me on L04 B360. Just keep sim tray out by 1 mm, activate tethering and immediately push back in the sim tray.
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droidboy29 said:
I'm stock frd-L04 EMUI 5 using a AT&t Go phone sim and I can use portable hotspot without doing any tricks or rooting or anything. After setting up a password for the hotspot, I just turned it on found honor 8 on my laptop entered the password and it works just fine. Unless my prepaid Go phone plan comes with tethering and I'm not aware of it but I highly doubt it.
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Unfortunately with Straighttalk it does not work even after rooting, editing build. prop and anything else I could find. No ATTentitle folder is present
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I to am looking for a workaround Rooted with Strighttalk , editing build.prop does not work , and no attentitle folder is present
Didn't work for me for Cricket Wireless. I'm on stock EMUI 5.0
I popped my SIM tray out, was able to turn on hotspot, but when I push the SIM tray back in, my hotspot turns off.
Phone Info: Honor 8, 64 Gb, FRD-L14, EMUI 5.0, Android 7.0
popeye331 said:
In chrome on your pc just install user agent switcher and then pick from the list and provider will still see Android and do what you do on the interwebs.... That's what i have done for years now to use phone tethering to pc
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Hey, im interested in this method, could you explain step by step please and also, usb tether or hotspot?
thank you!

three verizon nougat questions

I am currently on 935U, Marshmallow 6.01 PL4 (phone is a verizon Edge s7), unrooted.
1) I have read that the samsung dialer is no longer on Nougat , nor is the Samsung caller id?
Can someone verify if this is true? From reading further, I am not sure if it is the aesthetics that have changed or the actual dialer. My favorite feature of the edge 7 is the suspected spam id and block that comes up as a call comes in and also, sthe small window that comes up at the top of the phone to answer a call when you are in another app. Can anyone who has taken verizon nougat tell me if these features are no longer available?
2) I have read that tethering is not available on nougat without tweaking. Is this the same as mobile hotspot? I currently use mobile hotspot for my tablet when I am traveling and wifi signal is poor. I connect to the mobile hotspot using bluetooth. Can someone verify whether or not this option is available on Verizon Nougat without tweaking?
3) Lastly, my phone has lagged up greatly lately, I am considering flashing back to verizon software and taking nougat. If I am unhappy, will I be able to go back to 935 Marshmallow (currently on PL4) or is reverting back to Marshmallow not a possibility.
thanks in advance!
I'm not sure if it's the dialer either, bit give hiya a trt. It's by whitepaper and blocks spam really well, plus you can submit numbers as well for blocking.
tmord1 said:
I am currently on 935U, Marshmallow 6.01 PL4 (phone is a verizon Edge s7), unrooted.
1) I have read that the samsung dialer is no longer on Nougat , nor is the Samsung caller id?
Can someone verify if this is true? From reading further, I am not sure if it is the aesthetics that have changed or the actual dialer. My favorite feature of the edge 7 is the suspected spam id and block that comes up as a call comes in and also, sthe small window that comes up at the top of the phone to answer a call when you are in another app. Can anyone who has taken verizon nougat tell me if these features are no longer available?
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This has never been available on Verizon firmware. Not even on 6.0. Verizon ripped the feature out to force you to buy "Verizon Caller ID" instead.
2) I have read that tethering is not available on nougat without tweaking. Is this the same as mobile hotspot? I currently use mobile hotspot for my tablet when I am traveling and wifi signal is poor. I connect to the mobile hotspot using bluetooth. Can someone verify whether or not this option is available on Verizon Nougat without tweaking?
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"Mobile Hotspot" and "tethering" are the exact same thing. Most people who say "tethering" are referring to PDANet or whatever, because they're on grandfathered UDPs and refuse to switch to new plans. I have Wifi, Bluetooth and USB available as options for sharing my phone's LTE connection to a computer or tablet - I can even plug my phone into my router and have my router use it as the modem for my entire home network.
3) Lastly, my phone has lagged up greatly lately, I am considering flashing back to verizon software and taking nougat. If I am unhappy, will I be able to go back to 935 Marshmallow (currently on PL4) or is reverting back to Marshmallow not a possibility.
thanks in advance!
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Generally, "lagging" is due to rogue apps and/or a corrupt cache. I would look at any apps that have suspicious permissions (why would a flashlight app need to access your contacts, for example) and dump them, and clear the cache.
As of right now, I'm running Verizon's 7.0 side by side with U 6.0.1 on two different Edges. 7.0 is beautiful and fast, but Verizon changes too much and removes too many features. If you only have one device, I would stick with the U FW and wait till next month for the U 7.0 update. My two cents.
@raduque Really appreciate the detailed answer!
You're welcome tmord1!

Wifi hotspot not working

Hey Guys, I have a A2017G, running Android 7.1.1, security patch level 1 march 2017, V1.2.0b02. I'm running a dual sim setup, with a second sim just for data. Last night my house internet went unavailable so i figured i would just run a hotspot from my phone. Unfortunately i can turn the hotspot on , and my other devices can connect, but there must me a routing problem as they connect to the wifi but cant get internet through it, all of tem (and i tested 4 devices) give me a "connected, no internet" message. I searched around and found lots of people with the same issue but no solutions.
I tried running just one sim to test if it was a dual sim problem with no change. Also i used to do it with marshmellow with no issues and am not rooted.
Ahh and i poped the data sim on my old oneplus one and it worked flawlessly
Anyone of you had the same issue and/or have a solution?

Verizon hotspot provisioning

Has Verizon come up with a new way of detecting hotspot users who have otherwise stayed under the radar? For the last several months, since updating to the unlimited verizon plan, I have been able to use the hotspot without any issues, using on average, 50-70gb per month, most of this on hotspot. This month, however, they are somehow able to see that I am using hotspot, and have throttled hotspot connections down to 600kbps. On the handset, I am able to continue to get 20-30Mbps on average. Have they changed their methods of detection somehow? How are they doing this?
This issue popped up when running XDABBEB's vs980 image. I have also tried a few things to get around this, all to no avail:
Ran LineageOS 14.1 ROM
Ran latest crDRoid ROM
edited build.prop to include "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" at the bottom
ran "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" from a root prompt ...
A few of the various downloadable mods, though they are all a bit old and and they all seem to deal with modifying hotspotprovision.apk… This file doesn’t even exist on my current ROM (crDroid) ...
None of these have been able to remove the speed cap. Anyone have any ideas?
I'm also interested in understanding if there is anything we can do regarding this matter.
Verizon started to see tethering within the past day or so from my Nexus 6 running Pure Nexus 7. It was previously not seen by them so it is not your phone or software. I just noticed it and this is the first thread I've come across raising the issue.
Data on my Nexus 6p and my brothers Pixel XL is being detected as well. This is terrible news and we need a workaround asap! I've tried the TTL fix but I'm not sure if it's working yet or not.
I manage 6 lines that have run into this beginning in September. For the past 6 months or so we've had no problems until recently.
We have found a work around that seems to be working for two individuals with rooted Droid Turbos using PIA. However, it does not work while they are using their Chromecast.
What is the TTL fix? I'd like to try that. I can report back if it works.
What I’ve read that works is vpn tether and using a vpn. I want to try just got on unlimited plan and Verizon is my ISP lol

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