ZTE Blade M is a branded Chinese smartphone that received 5 points in terms of performance. Here you can download firmware (for all operators, firmware ROM), find out how to reset settings or get root. There are also instructions on ZTE. This smartphone is high-performance. On board it has - Qualcomm MSM8210, 1200 MHz
Root ZTE Blade M
How to get root for ZTE Blade M see instructions below.
Below are universal programs for obtaining root rights for devices on Qualcomm Snapdragon
- (need PC)
- (Root using PC)
- (popular)
- (root in one click)
If you could not obtain superuser (root) rights or the program did not appear (you can install it yourself) - ask a question in the topic. You may need to flash a custom kernel.
Characteristics
- Battery capacity: 1400 mAh
- Battery type: Li-Ion
- Charging connector type: micro-USB
- Contents: smartphone, charger, USB cable
- Type: smartphone
- Weight: 125 g
- Control: touch buttons
- Case material: plastic
- Operating system: Android 4.4
- Case type: classic
- Number of SIM cards: 2
- Multi-SIM operating mode: alternating
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 64.7x126x10.7 mm
- SIM card type: regular
- Screen type: color TFT, touch
- Touch screen type: multi-touch, capacitive
- Diagonal: 4 inches.
- Image size: 800x480
- Automatic screen rotation: yes
- Camera: 3 million pixels.
- Video recording: yes
- Audio: MP3, FM radio
- Headphone Jack: 3.5mm
- Interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB
- Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G
- DLNA support: yes
- Satellite navigation: GPS
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM8210, 1200 MHz
- Number of processor cores: 2
- Built-in memory: 4 GB
- RAM capacity: 512 MB
- Video processor: Adreno 302
- Memory card slot: yes, up to 32 GB
- Control: voice dialing, voice control
- Airplane mode: yes
ZTE Blade M Review
I bought it because of the price, now I really regret it. It worked fine for about a month, then problems started. After five minutes the call goes silent, so you have to turn it off and call again. It's also a little slow, but the quality matches the price.
Just recently a new problem appeared: one person sends an SMS, but it comes from another. I strongly advise against buying this phone; it is better to buy from a more or less reputable brand.
+ bright clear display, good call quality, good build quality and materials, battery. stays calm for a day during active use, the headphone jack is illuminated)
- no zoom, poor camera quality. It constantly slows down and glitches, despite the fact that all unnecessary applications that consume resources have been removed, there is always free RAM, but it still takes a very long time.
Firmware for ZTE Blade M
Official firmware Android 4.4 (latest official firmware from the ZTE website) -
Firmware for ZTE Blade M can be done in several ways. If the firmware file has not yet been uploaded here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, specialists will help you and add the firmware. Don’t forget to write a 4-10 line review about your smartphone in the subject line, this is important. The official ZTE website, unfortunately, will not help solve this problem, but we will solve it for free. This ZTE model has a Qualcomm MSM8210, 1200 MHz on board, so there are the following flashing methods:
- Recovery - flashing directly on the device
- A special utility from the manufacturer, or
What custom firmware are there?
- CM - CyanogenMod
- LineageOS
- Paranoid Android
- OmniROM
- Temasek's
- AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
- RR (Resurrection Remix)
- MK(MoKee)
- FlymeOS
- Bliss
- crDroid
- Illusion ROMS
- Pacman ROM
Problems and shortcomings of a ZTE smartphone and how to fix them?
- If the Blade M does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
- If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
- Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
- Does not see the SIM card (SIM card)
- The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
- The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
Hard Reset for ZTE Blade M
Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on ZTE Blade M (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide called on Android. . 
Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).
- *2767*3855#
- *#*#7780#*#*
- *#*#7378423#*#*
Hard Reset via Recovery
- Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
- "wipe data/factory reset"
- “yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”
How to log into Recovery?
- hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
- A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!
Reset settings on ZTE Blade M You can do it in a very simple way:
- Settings->Backup and reset
- Reset settings (at the very bottom)
How to reset a pattern key
How to reset your pattern key if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your ZTE smartphone. On the Blade M model, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.
- Reset graph. blocking -
- Password reset -
Even in modern balanced Android smartphones from well-known manufacturers, sometimes there is a situation that characterizes the software developers for the device from a not very good side. Quite often, even a relatively “new” smartphone can cause trouble for its owner in the form of a crash of the Android system, which makes further use of the device impossible. The ZTE Blade A510 is a mid-level device, which, despite its good technical characteristics, unfortunately cannot boast of the stability and reliability of the system software from the manufacturer.
Fortunately, the troubles described above can be eliminated by flashing the device, which today does not pose any particular difficulties even for a novice user. The material below describes how to flash a ZTE Blade A510 smartphone - from simply installing/updating the official version of the system to getting the latest Android 7 in the device.
Before proceeding with the instructions below, please understand the following.
Stitching procedures carry potential danger! Only strict adherence to instructions can determine the smooth operation of software installation processes. At the same time, the Administration of the resource and the author of the article cannot guarantee the functionality of the methods for each specific device! The owner performs all manipulations with the device at his own peril and risk, and bears responsibility for their consequences himself!
Any software installation process is preceded by preparatory procedures. In any case, to be on the safe side, do all of the following before you start overwriting the ZTE Blade A510 memory partitions.
Hardware revisions
The ZTE Blade A510 model is available in two versions, the difference between which lies in the types of display used.
For this version of the smartphone there are no restrictions on the use of software versions; you can install any official OS from ZTE.
In this version of the display, only official firmware versions will function properly RU_B04, RU_B05, BY_B07, BY_B08.
You can find out which display is used in a particular device using the Device Info HW Android application, which is available in the Play Market.
After installing and launching Device Info HW, as well as granting root rights to the application, the display version can be viewed in the line "Display" on the tab "General" main screen of the program.
As you can see, determining the display type of the ZTE Blade A510 and, accordingly, the hardware revision of the device is a simple procedure, but it requires Superuser rights on the device, and obtaining them requires the preliminary installation of a modified recovery, which is done after a series of rather complex manipulations with the software and will described below.
Thus, in some situations you will have to act “blindly”, without knowing for sure what type of display is used in the device. Before the revision of the smartphone is determined, you should use only those firmwares that work with both revisions, that is RU_B04, RU_B05, BY_B07, BY_B08.
Drivers
As is the case with other Android devices, in order to manipulate the ZTE Blade A510 through Windows applications, you will need drivers installed in the system. The smartphone in question does not stand out in this regard with anything special. Install drivers for Mediatek devices by following the instructions from the article:
If you encounter problems or difficulties when installing drivers, use a specially created script to install the system components required for proper pairing of your smartphone and PC.
Backup important data
Every intervention in the software part of all Android devices, and the ZTE Blade A510 is no exception, carries a potential danger and in most cases involves clearing the internal memory of the device from the data it contains, including user information. To avoid the loss of personal information, make a backup copy of important information, and ideally a complete backup of your smartphone’s memory sections, using the tips from the material:
The most important point to pay attention to is backing up the partition "NVRAM". Damage to this area during flashing leads to erasing of the IMEI, which in turn leads to the inoperability of SIM cards.
Recovery "NVRAM" without a backup it is very difficult, therefore, in the description of software installation methods No. 2-3 below in the article, steps are indicated that allow you to create a partition dump before interfering with the device’s memory.
Firmware
Depending on what your goal is, you can use one of several ways to rewrite the ZTE Blade A510 software. Method No. 1 is most often used to update the version of the official firmware, method No. 2 is the most universal and radical method of reinstalling software and restoring the device to a working state, and method No. 3 involves replacing the smartphone’s system software with solutions from third-party developers.
Method 1: Factory recovery
Probably the easiest way to reinstall the firmware on the ZTE Blade A510 is to use the capabilities of the device's factory recovery environment. If the smartphone boots into Android, you don’t even need a PC to follow the instructions below, and if the device does not work correctly, then the steps listed above often help restore functionality.
Additionally. If any errors occur during the installation process or a prompt appears to reboot, as in the photo below, simply repeat the procedure again starting from step 1, after restarting the recovery.
Method 2: SP Flash Tool
The most effective method of flashing MTK devices is to use the proprietary development of Mediatek programmers, which, fortunately, is also available to ordinary users - the program. As for the ZTE Blade A510, using the tool you can not only reinstall the firmware completely or change its version, but also restore a device that does not start, hangs on the boot screen, etc.
Among other things, the ability to work with the SP Flash Tool will be needed to install custom recovery and modified OS in the ZTE Blade A510, so it’s definitely worth reading the instructions, and ideally, following them regardless of the purpose of the firmware. The version of the program from the example below can be downloaded from the link:
The model under consideration is very sensitive to flashing procedures and quite often during the manipulation process various failures occur, as well as damage to the partition "NVRAM", therefore, only strict adherence to the instructions below can guarantee the success of the installation!
Before proceeding to the process of installing system software in the ZTE Blade A510, it is recommended that you read the article at the link below, this will help you more fully understand the picture of what is happening and better understand the terms.
The example uses the firmware RU_BLADE_A510V1.0.0B05, as the most universal and fresh solution for models of both the first and second hardware revisions. Download the package with firmware intended for installation via SP FlashTool from the link:
- Launch flash_tool.exe from the directory resulting from unpacking the archive.
- Load into the program MT6735M_Android_scatter.txt- this is a file that is present in the directory with the unpacked firmware. Use the button to add a file "choose", located to the right of the field. By clicking it, determine the location of the file through Explorer and click "Open".
- Now you need to create a dump of the memory area that the partition occupies "NVRAM". Go to the tab "Readback" and press "Add", which will cause a line to appear in the main window field.
- Left-clicking on the added line will open an Explorer window in which you need to specify the path where the dump will be saved, as well as its name - "NVRAM". Next press "Save".
- In the window "Readback block start address", which appears after completing the previous step of the instructions, enter the following values:
- In field "Start Address"- 0x380000 ;
- In field "Length"- value 0x500000 .
And press "OK".
- Press the button "Readback". Turn off your smartphone completely and connect the USB cable to the device.
- The process of reading information from the device’s memory will begin automatically and end very quickly with the appearance of the window "Readback OK".
- This way you will have a 5MB backup file of the NVRAM partition, which will be needed not only in the next steps of this instruction, but also in the future when the need arises to restore IMEI.
- Disconnect your phone from the USB port and go to the tab "Download". Uncheck the checkbox next to the item "preloader" and begin the process of recording images into memory by pressing "Download".
- Connect the USB cable to your smartphone. Once the device is identified in the system, the installation of firmware on the device will automatically begin.
- Waiting for the window to appear "Download OK" and disconnect the ZTE Blade A510 from the computer’s USB port.
- Uncheck the checkboxes opposite all sections, and next to "preloader", on the contrary, check the box.
- Go to the tab "Format", move the formatting method switch to position "Manual FormatFlash", and then fill in the fields in the lower area with the following data:
- 0x380000 - in the field "Begin Address";
- 0x500000 – in the field “ Format Length".
- Click "Start", connect the device in the off state to the USB port and wait for the window to appear "Format OK".
- Now you need to record the previously saved dump "NVRAM" in memory of ZTE Blade A510. This is done using the tab "Write memory", available only in the “advanced” operating mode of SP FlashTool. To go to "Advanced Mode" you need to press the combination on the keyboard "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"V". Then go to the menu "Window" and choose "Write memory".
- Field "Begin Address" on the tab "Write memory" fill in by entering 0x380000, and in the field "File Path" add the file "NVRAM", obtained as a result of performing steps No. 3-7 of this instruction. Press the button "Write memory".
- Connect the switched off ZTE Blade A510 to the PC, and then wait for the window to appear "Write Memory OK".
- At this point, the installation of the OS in the ZTE Blade A510 can be considered complete. Disconnect the device from the PC and turn it on by long pressing the key "Nutrition". The first time after manipulations through the Flash Tool, you will have to wait about 10 minutes to load into Android, be patient.
Method 3: Custom firmware
If the official ZTE Blade A510 firmware is not satisfied with its functionality and capabilities, you want to try something new and interesting, then you can use modified solutions. For the model in question, many custom ones have been created and ported, choose any according to your preferences, but keep in mind that developers often upload firmware with non-working hardware components.
The most common “disease” of modified solutions for the ZTE Blade A510 is the inability to use the camera with flash. In addition, you should not forget about the two revisions of the smartphone and carefully read the description of the custom, namely what hardware version of the A510 it is intended for.
Custom firmware for the A510 is distributed in two forms - for installation via the SP Flash Tool and for installation via a modified recovery. In general, if you decide to switch to custom, it is recommended to follow this algorithm. Flash it first, get root rights and find out exactly the hardware revision. Then install the modified OS via FlashTool without a recovery environment. Subsequently change the firmware using custom recovery.
Installing TWRP and obtaining root rights
In order for a custom recovery environment to appear in the ZTE Blade A510, use the method of installing a separate image using SP FlashTool.
The image file of the modified recovery can be downloaded from the link:
Installing custom via SP FlashTool
The procedure for installing custom firmware is generally no different from the similar process when installing an official solution. If you transferred the official firmware files using method No. 2 above (and it is highly recommended to do this before installing a modified solution), then you already have a backup "NVRAM", which means that after installing any modified OS, if necessary, you can restore the partition.
As an example, let's install a custom solution in ZTE Blade A510 Lineage OS 14.1 based on Android 7.1. The disadvantages of the build include the occasional freezing of the Camera application when the flash is turned on. Otherwise, this is an excellent and stable solution, and besides, it’s the newest Android. The package is suitable for both revisions of the device.
Installing custom via TWRP
Installing modified firmware via TWRP is very easy. The procedure is described in detail in the material at the link below; for the ZTE Blade A510 there are no significant differences in the process.
One of the interesting solutions for the device in question is the ported MIUI 8 OS, which is characterized by a nice interface, a lot of possibilities for fine-tuning the system, stability and access to Xiaomi services.
You can download the package for installation via TWRP from the example below using the link (suitable for both Rev1, so Rev2):
Thus, for the ZTE Blade A510 there are several methods for installing system software, used depending on the desired result. If something goes wrong during the installation of the system in your smartphone, do not worry. If you have a backup, restoring the smartphone to its original state using the SP Flash Tool takes 10-15 minutes.
It’s hard to come to terms with the forced situation when your smartphone suddenly runs out of charge and there’s no way to charge the battery.
It is terribly difficult for a modern person to be cut off from the whole world and left without a means of communication, so it is not surprising that when going on trips or long trips, owners of modern gadgets stock up on additional chargers to ensure the correct operation of the devices.
However, not only a discharged battery can bring unpleasant surprises. The operating system of the smartphone also competes with this, often accompanied by various glitches, as a result of which even a charged device refuses to perform certain actions.
Many users are not satisfied with the standard ZTE firmware and they decide to reflash their smartphone
Faced with such a problem, most users decide to flash their ZTE smartphone in order to safely get rid of annoying problems.
There are several circumstances that force owners of modern devices to invade the “inner world” of their electronic friend.
Armed with information about what causes can provoke system failures, it is much easier for smartphone owners to prevent the gadget from sad consequences or to recognize them in time and take actions that eliminate all the problems that stand in the way.
Causes of Operational Failure
It may happen that your favorite ZTE smartphone has stopped working. The reason may be its mechanical damage, when it was handled carelessly, often dropped on the floor, or moisture got on it. It is also quite possible that the components of the device may fail.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to solve the problem of mechanical damage to a smartphone at home, so the correct thing to do is take it to a service center. Qualified craftsmen will carry out effective “resuscitation” measures and breathe new “life” into the gadget.
Another reason that at some stage the smartphone begins to reboot and turn off by itself is a failure of the operating system. This problem can be solved at home, but only with appropriate preparation.
It is very important to prepare, since the ZTE v815w firmware itself may turn out to be unsuccessful if it was installed accompanied by gross errors.
So, those who are interested in how to flash ZTE v815w are those who noticed the incorrect operation of the gadget, who decided to optimize the system by installing an updated version of the firmware, about which positive feedback has spread quite widely.
Firmware process
Many owners of modern gadgets will be able to flash a ZTE smartphone if they first receive a “portion” of useful information that will allow them to thoroughly understand how to flash the ZTE v815w.
In this case, you can take a risk and do everything yourself, saving money, as well as increasing your level of knowledge of modern devices.
Firmware algorithm
Programmers periodically give users a variety of useful products that allow many operations to be carried out not only quickly, but also easily.
One of these software products is the CWM application, which is focused specifically on the process of installing the operating system for ZTE smartphones.
It is recommended to download and install this application in advance. Also get information about your smartphone, since it is advisable to use a Gen 2 device when flashing the firmware.
Unfortunately, not all smartphones come with this design; you can also find options that have Gen 1. In this case, you will have to take one additional step.
On specialized forums it is easy to find the CyanogenMod application, which can act as a successful assistant in converting the Gen 1 version to Gen 2.
First turn off the phone, then hold down two keys “-” and “on” at the same time, after which “FTM” should appear on the screen. Only after this you need to connect the smartphone to the PC.
All that remains is to find the download file download_nochecksGen2 with the exe extension, run it, wait for the process to complete and make sure that the smartphone now has the desired Gen 2 version.
Flashing a smartphone begins with formatting the flash card. In some cases, you have to run the formatting process more than once. Unfortunately, sometimes there is no other option but to replace the flash card, so you have to resort to such a replacement. This applies in most cases to cheap and too low-quality flash cards.
Now feel free to copy the previously downloaded firmware onto the prepared flash card. Don’t forget to let your computer help you successfully identify your smartphone in the CWM application.
It’s so simple, just find the “Mount USB storage” option in the main menu, click on it, then copy the firmware file, and then click on the other “Unmount” option.
The next stage involves the direct process during which the firmware is installed on the smartphone.
In Recovery, find the “Install zip from sdcard” option, click on it and follow all the recommendations that will be displayed on the screen. After the process is completed, you need to restart your smartphone. The “Reboot system now” option will help you with this.
Now, after launching the smartphone, you can enjoy the operation of your own smartphone, on which the new firmware is installed. This method of installing new firmware versions is only suitable for ZTE Blade smartphones.
So, the owner himself can restore the functionality of a smartphone that he doesn’t want to say goodbye to and buy a new device, if he really values his device.
If the first attempt failed, the firmware was installed incorrectly, which reflects the low performance of the device, you can repeat the process.
Only this time you need to be extra vigilant and also download the firmware version from trusted resources. It is not recommended to trust all sources that characterize their offer with tempting phrases.
Along with them, you can download additional “gifts” in the form of malicious software that can cause serious harm to your smartphone.
Released at the beginning of 2015, the 5-inch smartphone from ZTE immediately took a confident place in the budget gadget market. A bright IPS matrix, 8 GB of internal memory and a sensitive 8-megapixel camera with autofocus have become a clear advantage of the new product among competing devices in the same price category.
Since Chinese brands only occasionally provide full support for the latest versions of Android for their gadgets, the ZTE Blade L3 firmware is entirely the responsibility of the users themselves.
Firmware (revision 1): |
https://yadi.sk/d/wGvdDFa03KnEzM |
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Firmware (revision 2): |
https://yadi.sk/d/pc6lnxM83KnF23 |
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European version: |
https://yadi.sk/d/diG31g383KnF2m |
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ADB Driver: |
https://yadi.sk/d/NnyocaGU3KnF46 |
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SP Flash Tool: |
https://yadi.sk/d/MIXVS_wM3KnF54 |
First of all, you need to determine the revision of your smartphone, to do this, remove the cover of the device and look at the bottom of the battery. In the middle of the letter set it will be indicated:
- “V1.0” – first revision;
- “V2.0” – second revision.
However, there is also a European revision (single-frame), which can be determined by the display resolution: in this version it is 854 by 480 pixels. You can check the value in any benchmark application.
Firmware ZTE Blade L3 via SP Flash Tool
Install ADB drivers on your PC, and download and run the SP Flash Tool. After downloading the archive for installing the new firmware, unpack it and:
- in the main menu of the utility, in the “Scatter-loading File” item, specify the path to the “Android_scatter” file located inside the “.7z” archive;
- check all the items in the list except for “Preloader”;
- Connect your smartphone to your PC using a USB cable;
- Click "Download".
At the end of the firmware process, reboot your phone.
Additional materials
Below we describe the process of installing a new recovery and the procedure for flashing the ZTE Blade L3 smartphone through this engineering menu. It is not necessary to perform these operations; this is an alternative option for updating the built-in firmware without using third-party programs.
Revision 1: |
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/FeCG/jbydUsbKx |
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Revision 2: |
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/aVCT/R1Br9f3xj |
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Recovery all: |
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=682926&st=4660#entry47981582 |
Download the required recovery version for your revision.
After installing the bootloader, reboot your smartphone.
Updating Android firmware on your phone
After downloading the firmware file (let’s look at the example of the latest official version of Cyanogen 13 for the first, second and European revisions), move the downloaded “.zip” archive to the root of the phone’s memory or SD card.
Listing the features of the ZTE Blade A3 and ZTE Blade M smartphones, it is impossible not to mention the following characteristics:
- A four-inch TFT screen with a palette of 16 million colors and touch controls, which, according to reviews from numerous smartphone users, does not work very well.
- MP3 polyphony of calls. This means that you can set yourself a call of almost any sound quality.
- Digital camera with flash and video recording capability.
- Built-in audio player supporting all popular audio formats. You can not only connect headphones to it, but also use the player as a voice recorder.
- A set of sensors consisting of a light sensor, a sensor for tracking objects moving nearby, and an accelerator.
- Video processor MALI-400 MP.
- USB, Bluetooth, and WiFi interfaces designed to retrieve data from connected media and the network.
- Android operating system version 4.4.
Having such a complete set of options, this smartphone has another feature that makes it extremely popular among consumers - a low price. Not everyone needs to purchase expensive devices like the iPhone.
And not everyone has the available funds for this. Downloaded and installed fresh firmware makes it possible to further increase the efficiency of working with this device. We'll talk about how to flash ZTE below.
How to flash a smartphone correctly
A universal way to install firmware is to perform the following sequence of actions:
If a2sd is not included in the firmware, then you will need to format the flash drive to fat, with the formatting options set to: ext = 512, partition = sd, swap = 0.
If problems arise, try repeating the entire sequence of operations. Sometimes the firmware may fail.
