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Root ZTE ZMAX Pro (Z981) root discussion

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PS: for some funny ROOT RELATED laughs, head over to zforums and lyfao at the replies from ZTE reps. Saying Metro locked the phone down, yet no other phone in known Metro history is like this one. I swear something weird is hidden in the .up because after using the pass-locked zip method i quoted to messi all the files are called: jung()hoarXX.msi not sure if this is the weirdest coincidence, or if someone could tell me what that means in mandarin.

Edit: the files start at xx = 01 and go to 66
 
messi2050 said:
New updates = new security updates and less root possibility
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Yep root is looking less and less possible unless they give us fastboot but maybe there's a one in a million percent chance but maybe they will give us fastboot in the new update is there any way to confirm or deny it yet that it's in the update?
 
Our model is msm8952. Is it possible to use rooting methods for this specific board that is currently in other companies devices such as the Moto G4?

They have root. Would their method be viable for us or maybe a variation of it?
 
GrifterGrifts said:
Yep root is looking less and less possible unless they give us fastboot but maybe there's a one in a million percent chance but maybe they will give us fastboot in the new update is there any way to confirm or deny it yet that it's in the update?
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When I was looking at the update file for the Axon 7 that added fastboot there was a fastboot.img file so I guess the only way to confirm its in an update is to look inside the update file
 
DMedina559 said:
When I was looking at the update file for the Axon 7 that added fastboot there was a fastboot.img file so I guess the only way to confirm its in an update is to look inside the update file
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There has been people to look into the update but I haven't personally looked into it there's a key needed I don't have to unlock it so I'm clueless but if it's that easy to know it would be known by k now so nope 99.999% sure they screwed us out of that one
 
GrifterGrifts said:
There has been people to look into the update but I haven't personally looked into it there's a key needed I don't have to unlock it so I'm clueless but if it's that easy to know it would be known by k now so nope 99.999% sure they screwed us out of that one
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I didn't use any key to look in the update file. Just opened it as a regular zip file. Think the keys are only needed for the .dat files
 
DMedina559 said:
I didn't use any key to look in the update file. Just opened it as a regular zip file. Think the keys are only needed for the .dat files
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I'll be looking into them later then but currently I'm on b12 and a family member has a bo8 both phones are completly bug free to my knowledge and for the last day or so I've been trying to break this security selinux enforcing + no fastboot + locked down phone makes everything seem impossible but I'm still working on it trying to collab with people and see where everybody is I still have some info I don't want to say in this public thread
 
Hi everyone, been following this thread for a while now and i wanna ask a question... If its stupid my bad im not a tech guy just an amateur... Anyways i seen that this device cant be rooted because of bootloader being locked. So i found this on dev settings will this do anything??
The OEM setting
 

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Alexis Sanchez said:
Hi everyone, been following this thread for a while now and i wanna ask a question... If its stupid my bad im not a tech guy just an amateur... Anyways i seen that this device cant be rooted because of bootloader being locked. So i found this on dev settings will this do anything??
The OEM setting
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Omg guys how did we all miss this that must unlock the bootloader I just got my phone rooted no dude did you even bother reading the thread you're claiming to have followed it's been clearly stated more times than I can count that that will NOT help unlock the bootloader
 
GrifterGrifts said:
Omg guys how did we all miss this that must unlock the bootloader I just got my phone rooted no dude did you even bother reading the thread you're claiming to have followed it's been clearly stated more times than I can count that that will NOT help unlock the bootloader
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You rooted zmax pro?
 
Alexis Sanchez said:
Hi everyone, been following this thread for a while now and i wanna ask a question... If its stupid my bad im not a tech guy just an amateur... Anyways i seen that this device cant be rooted because of bootloader being locked. So i found this on dev settings will this do anything??
The OEM setting
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Wish it was this easy but unfortunately no dice.

UnKyle said:
You rooted zmax pro?
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No.
 
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GrifterGrifts said:
Omg guys how did we all miss this that must unlock the bootloader I just got my phone rooted no dude did you even bother reading the thread you're claiming to have followed it's been clearly stated more times than I can count that that will NOT help unlock the bootloader
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Lmao i said ive been following the thread for a while dosent mean ive been reading everything dont need to be so damn rude
 
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