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December 13, 2019: Verizon Wireless has released the first software update for the ZTE Blade Vantage 2. Carrying software version Z3153VV1.0.0B12, the OTA delivers the November 2019 security patch.
November 07, 2019: Verizon has released a software update for the ZTE Blade Vantage. Carrying software version Z839V1.0.0B26, the update brings the October 2019 security patch for the carrier-locked device.
May 30, 2019: Leading telecom operator, Verizon Wireless, has announced the release of a new software update for the ZTE Blade Vantage. This update is only for those phones that are carrier-locked by Verizon. Notably, this update comes nearly three months after Verizon last pushed an OTA update for the phone.
Just like three months earlier, this new update offers the latest security patch that brings the phone’s Android security level to April 2019, up from the previous February patch. The new update bears software version Z839V1.0.0B24 and can be downloaded directly by tapping on the update notification on your phone.
Software update timeline
Blade Vantage 2
| Date | Software Version — Changelog |
| 13 Dec 2019 | Z3153VV1.0.0B12 — November 2019 security patch |
Blade Vantage
| Date | Software & Android version | Changelog |
| 07 Nov 2019 | Z839V1.0.0B26 | Android 8.1 | October 2019 security patch |
| 30 May 2019 | Z839V1.0.0B24 | Android 8.1 | April 2019 security patch |
| 06 Mar 2019 | Z839V1.0.0B23 | Android 8.1 | February 2019 security patch and updates to the Ignite app |
| 25 Jan 2019 | Z839V1.0.0B22 | Android 8.1 | January 2019 security patch |
| 27 Nov 2018 | Z839V1.0.0B21 | Android 8.1 | November 2018 security patch |
| 28 Aug 2018 | Z839V1.0.0B20 | Android 8.1 | August 2018 security patch |
Android Pie update
- Not eligible
The Blade Vantage isn’t part of ZTE’s Android 9 Pie plans, so don’t expect such an update to come your way.
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