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The ZTE Avid 4 is an [[Android]] [[handset]] released in 2017. It includes the [[Qualcomm MSM8909]] chipset and has [[Android]] 7.0 preinstalled.
The '''ZTE Avid 4''' is an [[Android]] [[handset]] released by [[wikipedia:ZTE|ZTE Corporation]] in 2017. It includes the [[Qualcomm MSM8909]] chipset and has [[Android]] 7.0 preinstalled.
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[[Qualcomm EDL mode]] can be accessed on this phone easily using <code>adb reboot edl</code>. The phone uses EMMC storage, and its EDL loader can be obtained [https://github.com/programmer-collection/zte/blob/master/Z855/prog_emmc_firehose_8909.mbn here].
[[Qualcomm EDL mode]] can be accessed on this phone easily using <code>adb reboot edl</code>. The phone uses EMMC storage, and its EDL loader can be obtained [https://github.com/programmer-collection/zte/blob/master/Z855/prog_emmc_firehose_8909.mbn here].


Be careful! Attempting to flash the phone using the EDL loader automatically detected by bkerler's client can result in a hard brick, requiring you to disassemble the phone to get back into EDL mode.
<!-- [[User:Chipmunk]] dumped the stock firmware of the device at https://etc.chipmunk.land/android/firmware/dumped/ZTE/Z855/Z855_MPCSV1.0.0B15.zip, however the phone's bootloader was unlocked once, and then relocked before dumping the firmware. -->
<!-- [[User:Chipmunk]] dumped the stock firmware of the device at https://etc.chipmunk.land/android/firmware/dumped/ZTE/Z855/Z855_MPCSV1.0.0B15.zip, however the phone's bootloader was unlocked once, and then relocked before dumping the firmware. -->


== Unlocking the bootloader ==
== Unlocking the bootloader ==


See [[Qualcomm EDL Mode#Bootloader unlocking]]
See [[Qualcomm EDL mode#Bootloader unlocking]]

Latest revision as of 03:03, 9 March 2026

The ZTE Avid 4 is an Android handset released by ZTE Corporation in 2017. It includes the Qualcomm MSM8909 chipset and has Android 7.0 preinstalled.

EDL mode[edit]

Qualcomm EDL mode can be accessed on this phone easily using adb reboot edl. The phone uses EMMC storage, and its EDL loader can be obtained here.

Be careful! Attempting to flash the phone using the EDL loader automatically detected by bkerler's client can result in a hard brick, requiring you to disassemble the phone to get back into EDL mode.

Unlocking the bootloader[edit]

See Qualcomm EDL mode#Bootloader unlocking