How To Flash TWRP Recovery And Root ZTE Axon 7

The ZTE Axon 7 is a powerful Android smartphone, which comes with a 2.5 GHz quad-core processor along with 4GB of RAM and it runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) operating system. If you own this device and looking for a way to gain root privileges you are on the right web page as I have given a tutorial to root ZTE Axon 7 here.

By following the tutorial given here, you will be able to flash TWRP recovery, and root ZTE Axon 7 Android smartphone thereby get the ability to install custom ROM firmware, custom-built Android applications, etc.

WARNING: Rooting your ZTE Axon 7 smartphone will void its warranty, and you won’t be able to claim it unless you unroot your device. So, think well about it before getting started with the rooting procedure.

Prerequisites:

Step 1: First, make sure that you have deactivated all antivirus applications in your smartphone as they tend to interrupt the rooting procedure.

Step 2: Then, ensure that your device has at least 50-60% battery backup in it before getting started with the rooting procedure.

Step 3: Next, take a complete backup of personal data in your smartphone using appropriate apps.

Step 4: Now, enable the USB Debugging Mode in your smartphone by following this path: Settings ->Developer Options -> USB Debugging. If you can’t see the developer options in your device Settings, then enable it by following this path: Settings -> About Phone (tap on the Build Number for 5-7 times to enable it). Also, tick the box Enable OEM Unlock in your device.

Once you finish all these preliminary tasks, you can move forward with the tutorial given below.

Steps To Flash TWRP Recovery In ZTE Axon 7:

Step 1: To get started, download Minimal ADB and Fastboot and ZTE Axon 7 USB driver, and install both of them in your computer.

Step 2: Next download axon7tool and TWRP recovery image for Axon 7 to your computer. Once download, rename twrp-3.0.2-0-a2017u.img to recovery.img and make a copy of it. Now rename the copy of recovery.img to recovery.bin.

Step 3: Now copy and paste axon7tool.exe, recovery.bin and recovery.img to the installation folder of Minimal ADB and Fastboot (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot).

Step 4: Now, connect your smartphone to the computer using the original USB data cable. Once done, enter the following command in Minimal ADB and Fastboot window.

adb devices

If you have installed the USB drivers correctly, your device number will show up in the command prompt window.

Step 5: Once done, enter the command given below to reboot your device into the EDL mode:

adb reboot edl

Your device might appear that it is switched off, but the red LED indicator will be flashing.

Step 6: Now go to Device Manager in your computer and check whether your device is listed as QDL_BULK. If it is, move on to the next step. Or else unplug your smartphone from the computer and redo the entire process again.

Step 7: Next, enter the command given below:

axon7tool -r gpt

Once the command is executed, your smartphone will reboot.

Step 8: Now enter the following command to boot your device into EDL mode again:

adb reboot edl

Step 9: Once done, enter the following command:

axon7tool -r recovery

Once the command is executed, your smartphone will reboot.

Step 10: Now again enter the following command to boot your device into EDL mode again:

adb reboot edl

Step 11: Once done, enter the following command:

axon7tool -r boot

Once the command is executed, your smartphone will reboot.

Step 12: Now check whether you have three backup files: gpt, recovery, and boot in your Minimal ADB and Fastboot installation folder. You can use these backup files to restore your device to a working state if something goes wrong during the TWRP flashing process.

Step 13: Next, enter the following command to flash TWRP recovery:

axon7tool -w recovery

Once the flashing process is finished, your device will reboot normally.

That’s it. Now you have successfully finished flashing TWRP recovery in ZTE Axon 7 device.

Tutorial To Root ZTE Axon 7:

Step 1: To get started, download SuperSU file and save it on your computer. Next, connect your device to the computer and transfer the SuperSU file to your device’s internal memory.

Step 2: Now, open up Minimal ADB and Fastboot command window and enter the following command:

adb reboot recovery

Your device will reboot into the TWRP recovery mode.

Step 3: Next, select Install in TWRP and choose the SuperSU zip file from Step 1.

It will take a minute or two for the flashing process to get completed and once it does, click on the Reboot option in TWRP recovery mode.

That’s it. Now you have successfully finished rooting ZTE Axon 7 smartphone. For confirmation, open up your apps menu and look for the SuperSU app. If you can find it there, your device is successfully rooted. Alternatively, you can confirm the rooting procedure by using the Root Checker for Android application.

If you own a smartphone or tablet other than ZTE Axon 7 and would like to get rooting tutorials for the same, kindly visit our Rooting Tutorials page.

If you encounter any issues while following this rooting procedure, do let me know via comments.