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Stock Android-like Axon 7 Oreo update now in testing in the US
Jul 26, 2025
The Axon 7 is one of the mosthighly regardeddevices the company has ever made. While we wait for a sequel (that hasapparently been confirmed) we also have the devices Oreo update to look forward to.
This wasannounced in Decemberand it’s expected to arrive in its full formthis April(though we don’t know if that’s for the US or elsewhere). According to a recent comment posted in theZTE community forums(viaXDA), the company is now testingAndroid Oreofor the Axon 7 in the US.
The comment included a supposed photo of the new software (seen above), which looks like it will deliver the previously touted stock Android-like experience. ZTE is calling its new skin “Stock+” and we’re expecting it to be very similar to a stock Android ROM with only a handful of additional ZTE features.
What’s also interesting is that ZTE has given theLineageOSROM devs access to the pre-release Axon 7 firmware, so they can get a head start at developing LineageOS 15 for it.
This is a rare move in the business of smartphone OS development—an OEM actively supporting the use of a system it didn’t create and can’t monetize. So it’s good form from ZTE, and it looks like the Axon 7—which launched with Android Marshmallow—is going to go out on a high note. Give us your thoughts on the developments in the comments.
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