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Been reading the forums here and it seems like this has a lot of issues, especially for the EU region. No LTE 800 / 700 bands, bad GPS sometimes, bloatware and the MIUI 7.0/8.0 is something you/I don't want, but there are no really good alternatives (or are there?).
Anything else you guys could come up with or think of? :fingers-crossed:
Edit: Anyone that has fixes for all these issues / concerns / deviations?
I got a Mi5 2 weeks ago, unlocked it and tried diffrent custom roms. All worked pretty well, I really liked the phone.
I switched from an iphone 6, so wasnt that used to Android.
A few days ago I switched to MIUI 8 from xiaomi.eu and I really love it. Everything Works really smooth and think the phone is great.
Only bad thing is the missing band 20. It Works ok for Me anyway, but I lose connection in done areas.
So if you get the phone, give MIUI 8 a Chance, you might like it.
MIUI 8, hmm I'd like something more normal Andy and B20 and those, that's a big issue here. I like the name though Mi 5. Sounds British.
Seems like this one is a dead end though, might just give up on it.
I just bought a Mi 5 (64GB, 3GB) to replace my LG G2, gave in to temptation after the recent price drop. I've been meaning to buy a new phone for a while but never found anything that ticked all my boxes so decided to get something cheap and I really need a dual-sim phone right now.
First time I bought a Chinese branded phone after reading lots about them. Lots of threads about bugs and issues with ROMs etc.
Mine is a 3rd party China import set so the first thing I did was to flash a fresh official rom (it came with China rom MIUI v7) and do a factory reset. I spent a lot of time deciding whether to stick with the China rom or try the official Global rom or even the Xiaomi EU unofficial rom. In the end I installed the China MIUI v8 rom to give it a try (I heard that the Global rom doesn't perform as well) and that did not require unlocking the bootloader.
I can happily say that the phone is wonderful. So far has exceeded my expectations. Very smooth and snappy. Lots of customisation settings to play with. There is no bloatware, depends on your definition I guess. There are a few apps meant for local Chinese which are quite well done and interest me but nearly all of them can be uninstalled.
MIUI software is fine just not a fan of MIUI launcher though. Bit too basic and childish for me so installed Google Now launcher.
Build quality is great on mine. GPS works great. Camera is very good but not the absolute best. Fingerprint scanner is fast. Dual-sim works 4G+3G which is quite rare. Battery life is brilliant for me. My usage (social media, messaging, email, maps etc..., but no gaming) gets me a day and a half.
Can't help with the lack band support though (I live in Asia).
Hi guys...which rom is better for Xiaomi mi5 64gb? Previously i have MIUI 8, now i changed to RR 5.7.4...which is better? RR, AOSP, DU, other or MIUI 8?
It's up to you to find the ROM which suits you best. Some people love MIUI, some people don't...
All ROMs are good, some of them offer more customizing features and have more "power" for you to handle. Don't forget stability when rating a ideal ROM for you. If you want a daily driver, you surely want no bugs, and all things working. But, only you can evaluate that.
I recommed MIUI for stable and RR for customize
I been on miui for a while now but recently changed to cm13 I'm satisfied as hell, battery life is great and customization as well.
Skickat från min MI 5
I have a Mi5 32GB and have used MIUI 7/8, RR and CM13. Of the three MIUI is the worst (except battery life) and CM13 would be the best. The problem I had with RR was constant bootloops but it's customization is a tad bit better than that of CM. You can check out the official Nightly for CM13 here and flash it using a custom recovery like TWRP.
Personal preference plays a huge role here so I suggest you try each on your own and then select one. I have Xposed installed on my device so I don'y have to skimp on RR's customization features.
As was mentioned above - it's up to you. So you should try them (ROMs) by yourself because it's impossible to predicts what is more important for you and your evereday tasks.
I'm using MIUI rom (Xiaomi.eu 6.10.13 rom) because it works better with CDMA networks. Recently I've tested Official CM13 - Good rom, smooth, fast, very good battery life. But I didn't like how it works with networks (CDMA+GSM/UMTS).
Thats why I restored to 6.10.13 rom
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As was mentioned above - it's up to you. So you should try them (ROMs) by yourself because it's impossible to predicts what is more important for you and your evereday tasks.
I'm using MIUI rom (Xiaomi.eu 6.10.13 rom) because it works better with CDMA networks. Recently I've tested Official CM13 - Good rom, smooth, fast, very good battery life. But I didn't like how it works with networks (CDMA+GSM/UMTS).
Thats why I restored to 6.10.13 rom
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Which one has better battery life, EU vs official CM?
I tried CM13 unofficial few months ago, but now using EU rom.
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Which one has better battery life, EU vs official CM?
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official CM is really better than EU
In my tests my mi5 worked 1.3-1.5 times longer (approx)
baszu said:
Which one has better battery life, EU vs official CM?
I tried CM13 unofficial few months ago, but now using EU rom.
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Definitely Stock ROM.. Preferably EU, as its based on Stock.. Because, CM builds are still under development as in Nightlies..
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Because, CM builds are still under development as in Nightlies..
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ROM stability and bugs - it's an other question.
From the battery life point of view - new official CM is better than EU
vitna said:
ROM stability and bugs - it's an other question.
From the battery life point of view - new official CM is better than EU
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Considering the amount of apps installed and the ones installing additionally, and the wakelocks are factors for battery duration.. CM has very few system apps compared the stock or any stock based.
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Does the MIUI have German language? If no (which I am assuming/reading) does the CM13 or a custom ROM have this?
Also I am still searching for the "how to get TRWP onto my new phone post" (yes I have been searching) so would appreciate if someone could post me a link, thnaks!
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Does the MIUI have German language? If no (which I am assuming/reading) does the CM13 or a custom ROM have this?
Also I am still searching for the "how to get TRWP onto my new phone post" (yes I have been searching) so would appreciate if someone could post me a link, thnaks!
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The best MIUI rom if you want German language is xiaomi.eu one. Why? While Global Stable MIUI does have german language, xiaomi.eu is basically chinese version with Google Play and no chinese crap. Chinese Version gets updates more often than global version. Here is the link with the installation guide (TWRP installation guide included).
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads...r-xiaomi-mi5-unlocked-bl-only-released.31231/
Idle battery drain on MIUI 8 (.eu) stable for me is mostly 0.0%/h over night, according to GSAM Battery monitor. That's after freezing most of the system apps with SD maid.
Day-to-day usage is ~1.9%/h, listening to music over BT for about 6h, browsing, whatsapp. So, a charge lasts 2 days for me.
I don't think CM would make much difference there, and personally, I like MIUI.
Custom roms for Xiaomi Mi5 are quite good if you don't need camera, if you are happy to use your phone as a single sim phone, if you love to actually press the home button.
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Custom roms for Xiaomi Mi5 are quite good if you don't need camera, if you are happy to use your phone as a single sim phone, if you love to actually press the home button.
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For what it's worth, I can use my Mi5 as a dual sim phone just fine under CM13... Nothing wrong with the CM camera as well. Only "problem" is the lack of the capacitive home button, I'll give you that.
Personally, between having to deal with the crappy MIUI notification implementation and the lack of tap home button, I chose the latter
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For what it's worth, I can use my Mi5 as a dual sim phone just fine under CM13... Nothing wrong with the CM camera as well. Only "problem" is the lack of the capacitive home button, I'll give you that.
Personally, between having to deal with the crappy MIUI notification implementation and the lack of tap home button, I chose the latter
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The bug when the battery reach 5%, data connectivity keep dropping off, Bluetooth connections the same, camera issues, dual sim issues. Those are just few issues reported by people on last 2-3 pages of CM thread. Don't get me wrong...i do appreciate developers job. And their work it's more difficult because Xiaomi just released the kernel source code. And only partially. But today, 30th of October 2016, there's absolutely no custom rom without having something broken. Is MIUI perfect? Not at all. As you said, the way MIUI is handing notifications it's far to be handy. But stability and functionality wise, no custom rom can match MIUI today.
Love miui don't know why everyone hates on it.
Will flash cm 13 if it gets stable and see if I like it more on my mi5. If miui 9 gets released before cm 13 gets stable though I won't.
Well Vladimir, not everybody is facing those bugs. I am not (the 5% battery one I would probably, but who cares!) That's why I am not updating the build in currently on Fantastic experience and solid enough to make it as my daily driver.
But I totally get what you mean! Flashing such experimental ROMs isn't for everyone, I would most def. agree with that and would not necessarily recommend it if you don't want to have to deal with some odd bugs once in a while. And yes, MIUI is a very solid and polished skin (certainly not bug-free tho!!)It's just a little bit too "iOSy" for me.
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Love miui don't know why everyone hates on it.
Will flash cm 13 if it gets stable and see if I like it more on my mi5. If miui 9 gets released before cm 13 gets stable though I won't.
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Mainly because of stupid(the worst) notification system I guess.
Due to death of my nexus 5 I chose to switch to Xiaomi Mi5. Good specs, very affordable just like the old nexus 5. Only annoying thing is MIUI.
Could you recommend some close to stock Android rom? Something that would be most nexus/pixel-like
Lineage OS.
for more features Resurrection Remix and many more.
I don't think I want anything but clean, stock Android. No extra features, just stock, stable rom. Thank you very much, I'll check it as soon as I get the device
If you want pure stock Android, you might as well get a Nexus 5X for the same price. It will run stock Android much better than the Mi5.
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Here's the ROM you're looking for, pure AOSP with updated CAF sources, with Google Pixel theme and Assistant enabled:
ht tps://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/development/rom-aosp-caf-t3557568
Works great with this kernel:
ht tps://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/development/kernel-brand-kernel-cm13-alpha-1-0-t3480663
IMO it runs vastly smoother than LineageOS or anything based on it, but maybe I just haven't tinkered enough with them. Been using it for a few days without any major bugs (just video recording and charging led). I recommend you flash one of the compatible camera firmwares from another thread.
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If you want pure stock Android, you might as well get a Nexus 5X for the same price. It will run stock Android much better than the Mi5.
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I didn't check it before buying, but nexus 5x doesn't come in versions above 32gb storage. 32gb version is the same price as 64gb Mi5 where I live. Thanks anyway
gabor94 said:
I didn't check it before buying, but nexus 5x doesn't come in versions above 32gb storage. 32gb version is the same price as 64gb Mi5 where I live. Thanks anyway
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Yeah, but for stock Android and actually 100% working custom ROMs, the 5X would be the way to go, and that alone would out weigh the extra storage space.
You bet a handful of custom ROMs for the Mi5 and you still have issues. Like what was mentioned above, a mostly working ROM with issues with video recording. Also, last time I tried a custom ROM on a Xiaomi device (the Mi4), everything pretty much worked, but camera quality was horrible and that was a deal breaker for me.
Anywho, enjoy your Mi5!
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Yeah, but for stock Android and actually 100% working custom ROMs, the 5X would be the way to go, and that alone would out weigh the extra storage space.
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I guess it depends. My old nexus 5 had 32gb of storage and it was not enough for me.
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You bet a handful of custom ROMs for the Mi5 and you still have issues. Like what was mentioned above, a mostly working ROM with issues with video recording. Also, last time I tried a custom ROM on a Xiaomi device (the Mi4), everything pretty much worked, but camera quality was horrible and that was a deal breaker for me.
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Before nexus I've been using sgs2 with custom ROMs and the experience was great. I thought that there should be fewer problems nowadays.
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Before nexus I've been using sgs2 with custom ROMs and the experience was great. I thought that there should be fewer problems nowadays.
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The Galaxy S2 was the last Samsung phone with all the proper sources released, hence it had stable ROMs. We have sort of working semi-recent code for the Mi5, hence there are problems with camera HAL3 and capicitive touch buttons on the lgd varient.
IMO it's very stable otherwise, I don't have crashes or random reboots, speed is equal or comparable to the One Plus 3 (a massive improvement), and battery life, mulitasking and audio is better than on MIUI. Not to mention it's nice having Magisk, Viper4Arise, Google Assistant, Fingerprint wake up, F2FS, Doze, OMS substratum, custom kernels and various other mods working flawlessly for once, and without the device overheating - it doesn't even get noticeably warm.
It makes a better Nexus device than the 5x with it's overheating SD808, even with it's small flaws. I think you made the right choice.
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The Galaxy S2 was the last Samsung phone with all the proper sources released, hence it had stable ROMs. We have sort of working semi-recent code for the Mi5, hence there are problems with camera HAL3 and capicitive touch buttons on the lgd varient.
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Didn't actually know that, everyday you learn new stuff.
My reasoning buying Mi5 was that probably there are many people who buy this phone because of the price and but hate the looks of MIUI, hence the demand for a solid, clean ROM. I suppose I wasn't wrong after all.
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Didn't actually know that, everyday you learn new stuff.
My reasoning buying Mi5 was that probably there are many people who buy this phone because of the price and but hate the looks of MIUI, hence the demand for a solid, clean ROM. I suppose I wasn't wrong after all.
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Well to be honest I thought exactly the same, but development is kind of slow. I think most people jumped for the OP3 because they were afraid Xiaomi wouldn't release sources, but Xiaomi did release bootable sources, twice so far. A far cry from OP3, but then again this phone is half the price with almost identical specifications.
gabor94 said:
Due to death of my nexus 5 I chose to switch to Xiaomi Mi5. Good specs, very affordable just like the old nexus 5. Only annoying thing is MIUI.
Could you recommend some close to stock Android rom? Something that would be most nexus/pixel-like
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To be very frank, I am in your boat for the same reason in search of stock feel since I moved to MI5 from Nexus5.
Lineage-OS is said to be stable but I am not satisfied with it's experience since it requires still more stability and improvements. Camera becomes bit issue once you move away from MIUI. Battery life is only ok for MIUI rom and not in any other ROM. So I would suggest stick to MIUI if you want battery life and better Camera. For stock experience, let the LOS mature to some extent to make you move from MIUI.
Sorry for a little OT guys, but is there any stock'ish rom which utilizes home button the same way MIUI does (tapping to go to home screen instead of actually pressing it)? I've tried several roms and none of them could do that which is very disappointing.
gabor94 said:
Due to death of my nexus 5 I chose to switch to Xiaomi Mi5. Good specs, very affordable just like the old nexus 5. Only annoying thing is MIUI.
Could you recommend some close to stock Android rom? Something that would be most nexus/pixel-like
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I also went from Nexus 5 to Mi 5 and I must say it wasn't a bad choice but definitely not the best one either. I'd say the biggest problem of MIUI is stability. After almost 9 months of using it, I still face problems with basic features from time to time (gps is whimsical, wifi connection goes off randomly sometimes). MIUI itself is a great OS in my opinion after you manage to get used to the interface (DPI change is a must in my case). What I like the most is the ability to make an FTP server out of your phone to transfer smaller files wirelessly, I rarely use cable thanks to this. I know it can also be achieved using 3rd party apps but having it built into file manager is more convenient.
I'd recommend you to set up MIUI the way you like with some 3rd party launcher (I use nova), at least until we get a fully-functional stock rom with battery life comparable to MIUI.
Actually MIUI is far from terrible. I have the global version 8.1 and it works fine. It's stable, works really fast, no lags whatsoever. Just changed default launcher to Google Now Launcher. There are quite a few handy options like securing applications with a fingerprint. Don't know about battery life though, in the reviews I've seen online people said 4-6 SOT, will have to check that. Quick charge is on board so not such a big problem.
Anyway, got the money I paid, less than 300$ for 64gb seems like a wonderful deal. Very happy with the purchase so far.
About lineage OS and other custom ROMs, can't one just use stock MIUI apps for camera and other things, that could potentially benefit from it?
Hello All
I want to know what is the best custom rom currently for the k20 Pro
I saw some ROMs like PE, unofficial LOS, Havoc , etc
The problem that most of them have some issues like some have FP , others have audio & BT, others have Front CAM issues in GCAM , others have brightness calibration issues, etc
also what is FOD as i saw this word a lot and there is some bug regarding it
Hence my main question , Is there is a reliable custom rom out there and can offer smooth daily driver experience
Or shall i stick with the boring miui till later on ?
I used to have crDroid on my POCO and custom ROM was flying with the POCO
The best answer would come from someone who tried MIUI then tried mulltiple custom ROMS so he will be aware of the comparison
As far as I know, on ALL custom rom FP... just sucks compared to stock miui.
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Hello All
I want to know what is the best custom rom currently for the k20 Pro
I saw some ROMs like PE, unofficial LOS, Havoc , etc
The problem that most of them have some issues like some have FP , others have audio & BT, others have Front CAM issues in GCAM , others have brightness calibration issues, etc
also what is FOD as i saw this word a lot and there is some bug regarding it
Hence my main question , Is there is a reliable custom rom out there and can offer smooth daily driver experience
Or shall i stick with the boring miui till later on ?
I used to have crDroid on my POCO and custom ROM was flying with the POCO
The best answer would come from someone who tried MIUI then tried mulltiple custom ROMS so he will be aware of the comparison
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What is FP issue?
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Can anybody share an update to this topic? Are there still a lot of issues in every custom rom? I'm considering buying a Mi 9T Pro but don't like MIUI. So I would like to know if there are some stable Android 10 roms out there for daily use.
Thank you.
PS: I think FP issue means issues with slow finger print sensor.
LOS / HavocOS
I'm happy with 11.0.3 by MIUI.eu. Has MIUI 11, bloatware removed, and is built on Google 10. Add a Pixel launcher and you can skip MIUI if you do not like MIUI interface.
I have tried few roms and now i am on MiRoom 9.10.31. As far this is the most stable rom. Here is no issues at all and also the experience is quite smooth.
FP and FOD is the same thing which means Finger print and Finger on display.
Next i will be waiting for Oxygen OS which is under development and Havoc OS with android Q. Dont want anything now with android pie.
You will receive also weekly update on MiRoom rom which is also helpful.
Thanks.
I don't think any of the 3rd party ROMs are perfect for this device yet. Hopefully xiaomi will soon release full source code and tree for this devices so developers will be able to maintain bug free roms in the future.
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Can anybody share an update to this topic? Are there still a lot of issues in every custom rom? I'm considering buying a Mi 9T Pro but don't like MIUI. So I would like to know if there are some stable Android 10 roms out there for daily use.
Thank you.
PS: I think FP issue means issues with slow finger print sensor.
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For this to have any meaning, you need to give your definition of how you define 'best'. Everyone has different criteria for what they want in the ROM.
They are more or less all stable, but all have very minor issues, but nothing that affects normal daily use.
My theory is look at the ROM threads. The most active will have the most users. They will have the most users because they have the least issues.
Any of the ROMs with very active threads are definitely good enough for daily use.
Hi, I have my only good phone which is this redmi note 11. I was wondering if its worth it to flash custom rom and use it as a daily drive either flashing it pixelplusui or pixel experience. Is it gonna make the phone better to use or worsen the experience of this phone.
For me yes you should switch to a custom ROM. MIUI for this device is too nerfed and bugged to begin with. As for experience that depends on your preferred ROM and your device variant (as of now custom ROMs on 4/64 variants too laggy). I personally use Pixel Experience and it definitely made my experience better and what I deserve
Indeed, switching to a custom ROM would improve your experience. I switched to PixelPlus UI because MIUI has so many bugs, flaws, and sporadic app crashes. It was the best decision I ever made. When I flashed the PixelExperience rom, I thought it was a little jittery to use, but PixelPlus UI was the second rom I flashed after that, and it was the best one. I found it to be a lot smoother than PE. I haven't tried EvolutionX or Derpfest, but I plan to someday.
i wouldn't recommend it , i see loads saying yeah do it and then complain about all the bugs in it . have a look at the custom rom posts and see for yourself .
I use latest CrDroid on 4/64 variant and I am 100% satisfied. It's worth to give it a go, or to try some other roms as well. You can always go back to miui if you don't like the experience afterall...
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I use latest CrDroid on 4/64 variant and I am 100% satisfied. It's worth to give it a go, or to try some other roms as well. You can always go back to miui if you don't like the experience afterall...
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Hi Cykip,
If I was to go down custom rom route, I would defo go with what MarvavCZE said... I love CrDroid, have used it for ages on various other devices and it's perfect for me. The amount of pre built-in rom tweaks are amazing, far more than most other roms... I love it, best distro ever....
However, much like The Mero said... I am very happy with stock rom for the time being. This phone is too new (barely 2x weeks old), modern device, and compared to my other phones more expensive. So I am happy with how it works and behaves for now.
Perhaps in a year or two, I may consider it... buts stock for me for time being
Lister of Smeg
lister is right , phone is too new to have a decent custom rom . it can take months or years to fix bugs .
but if you have an old phone try installing one on that . you'll learn how to do it and if it goes badly at least you wont have wrecked your new one
Xiaomi did not yet release the kernel source code officially, I can only recommend to wait until that happens and official custom roms for this device become hyped. Until then, you cannot expect a daily driver.
cykip said:
Hi, I have my only good phone which is this redmi note 11. I was wondering if its worth it to flash custom rom and use it as a daily drive either flashing it pixelplusui or pixel experience. Is it gonna make the phone better to use or worsen the experience of this phone.
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Mate look, everyone know Xiaomi stock UI is worst and it's a master copy of IOS. I was facing a number of issues. Flickering, refresh rate jitters, stupid google dialer plus a lot other that I forgot lol
I went with ppui and cherish is but no gcam module was working on em. Now I'm on rice droid and it is smooth as butter
Trueeee