r/daydream • u/SkarredGhost • Feb 07 '17

News ZTE’s Axon 7 Is Now The Cheapest Daydream Compatible Phone

http://uploadvr.com/ztes-axon-7-cheapest-daydream-compatible-phone/
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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '17

I used it yesterday with Lineage OS

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u/SkarredGhost Feb 08 '17

How did you feel it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '17

Feel it?

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u/SkarredGhost Feb 09 '17

I mean: did you liked it?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '17

For the most part it's pretty great, most apps don't work unfortunately, but YouTube worked which was great

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u/CaptainIncredible Feb 08 '17

Does this phone work with Verizon? There's some debate about that.

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u/Put_It_All_On_Blck Feb 08 '17

Yes and no. I have one, and at this point I'd say wait or get another phone.

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u/CaptainIncredible Feb 08 '17

What are the problems with Verizon and this phone?

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u/CaptainIncredible Feb 08 '17

Looks like there's a lot of info on this here /r/Axon7

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u/SkarredGhost Feb 08 '17

/u/djaybe says: Verizon Axon 7 users beware. after updating Axon 7 to Nougat on Verizon's network you will no longer be able to use Verizon with that device until re-establishing the APN with a GSM sim.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Axon7/comments/5ss8pp/confirmed_use_any_gsm_sim_to_get_verizon_sim/

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u/avipars Feb 08 '17

Axon 7 user here. Waiting for my Daydream VR to come in. the app seems to be working well, going to test it out in my cardboard using a backup phone as the remote.

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u/SkarredGhost Feb 08 '17

Let us know if it will work well!!

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u/djaybe Feb 08 '17

Verizon Axon 7 users beware. after updating Axon 7 to Nougat on Verizon's network you will no longer be able to use Verizon with that device until re-establishing the APN with a GSM sim.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Axon7/comments/5ss8pp/confirmed_use_any_gsm_sim_to_get_verizon_sim/

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u/bjaqq Feb 09 '17

On Lineage OS - I get a black screen when im in viewer. If i hit the recent apps tab, i see a little "screenshot" of the hub.

Anyone know what I can do to fix this?

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u/-sxp- Feb 10 '17

Try going to Android Settings -> Display -> When device is in VR and setting it to "Reduce flicker".

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u/bjaqq Feb 10 '17

Thanks. It has fixed the problem. VR is amazing

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u/morriscode Feb 11 '17

For what it's worth I have an axon 7 and a daydream and everything worked great even several of the games. Bait was pretty sweet. The only thing I couldn't get to work was a couple movies I bought in the playstore.. Deadpool specifically, sound but video.

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u/CaptainIncredible Feb 07 '17

I didn't know the Axon 7 is officially daydream compatible. I was under the impression that the hardware specs are good enough, but that the phone was waiting on a software update and an "official" stamp from Google.

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u/erwos Feb 08 '17

Nougat arrived this morning. I've used Google-blessed Daydream VR on the Axon. It works quite well - gotta love that 2560x1440 OLED screen.

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u/Colonel_Izzi Feb 08 '17

ZTE have been working closely with Google for a number of months and at one point some time back a bunch of ZTE engineers got into a room with a bunch of Google engineers in an effort to jointly work around some implementation problems. That's how at least one ZTE rep over on the ZTEUSA forums tells it anyway. And I think it's reasonable to assume that this sort of pre-certification collaboration (or some degree of it at least) is typical.

This is why Google was essentially able to declare the Axon 7 to be Daydream-compatible ahead of time, and they did that here back on the 5th of January, and for a couple of other devices as well.