Hi guys im new to androidforums and this is my first post, I haven't read this long post but it is very interesting.
I want to contribute my findings even though I am aware the ZTE spies are watching us,
but anyways.
when i found that there was no root for zte z981, I have a later version Z982 stock android nougat 7.1.1 I was guessing it was similar so i went ahead looked at our cousins, Zmax AXON 7 which had fastboot but again, some options were turned off by ZTE, It occured to me this phone is very similar to AXON 7 even the DFU and FTM modes. I was able to access them both. in FTM mode I had Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 show up in device manager. which also the same for AXON 7
there is a utility called MiFlash 2016, in the post below that shows up FTM device...
Essentially, Im at the last step which is to flash the recovery for AXON 7, which I am too scared because I do not want to brick the device.
So, to do this I need your help
If anyone can grab a copy of z982 7.1.1 recoveries or tell me how to make a dump, or even give me stock updates for zmax z982, then I would have 2 options
1) flash AxON 7 recoveries and test see if they load
2) grab checksum files from official zip's and try to load them with modified code.
thanks
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/edl-emergency-dl-mode-twrp-unlock-t3553514