I want to sell my mix, but I can not delete the device from the mi cloud. Instead of my device there is always just this message "just a sec...". I had the Global Beta of Xiaomi based on Oreo 8.0 on it. I thought a beta problem? After downgrading to NAHMIEI still the same picture. I do not know how to fix this. Tied to my Mi account, the phone is worthless. Does somebody have any suggestions?
hquant said:
I want to sell my mix, but I can not delete the device from the mi cloud. Instead of my device there is always just this message "just a sec...". I had the Global Beta of Xiaomi based on Oreo 8.0 on it. I thought a beta problem? After downgrading to NAHMIEI still the same picture. I do not know how to fix this. Tied to my Mi account, the phone is worthless. Does somebody have any suggestions?
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I bought a second hand mi mix motherboard from a used phone which is basically a used phone. I had the seller relock the bootloader before shipping to me and had no problems setting up with my accoun and applying for another unlock codet. So maybe miflash with fastboot rom reset and relock the bootloader. Then the next person should be able to create or login to new account. You could test first.
Im just about to get a Mi Mix, seems like this Mi Cloud is shady, should I try to disable it before adding apps and accounts? I'm in the USA, Is there a concern about where this data is being stored (China) ?
saq333 said:
Im just about to get a Mi Mix, seems like this Mi Cloud is shady, should I try to disable it before adding apps and accounts? I'm in the USA, Is there a concern about where this data is being stored (China) ?
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I don't use it, certainly wouldn't worry about it though.
saq333 said:
Im just about to get a Mi Mix, seems like this Mi Cloud is shady, should I try to disable it before adding apps and accounts? I'm in the USA, Is there a concern about where this data is being stored (China) ?
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I'm sure the Chinese CIA will take good care of your private data.
Being in the USofA, unless of course I had business or relatives in mainland China, I would worry more about Google.:angel:
Any serious business should not be using Android phones at all.
james1089 said:
I don't use it, certainly wouldn't worry about it though.
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yeah i just avoided mi cloud, dont see the benefit...the other guy was right, theres plenty to worry about with google
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So instead of making separate threads, I thought it might be helpful making this thread to ask questions.
I'll start of: How long does it take for the global version to go on sale after the Chinese one?
I current have a OnePlus 5T but I would like to upgrade to this phone (Mi 8) I was wondering where can I buy this phone and ship to the US? I know there's not market or anything. But I don't want to to pay double price either from a third party.
Thanks!
Kevoon7 said:
I current have a OnePlus 5T but I would like to upgrade to this phone (Mi 8) I was wondering where can I buy this phone and ship to the US? I know there's not market or anything. But I don't want to to pay double price either from a third party.
Thanks!
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/how-to/to-buy-t3800447
Average sot without heavy gaming?
Is it treble enabled?
sure, it comes pre installed with android 8.1
Hi guys. Since this is a Q&A thread, i'm wondering:
I bought my Mi 8 today, china version. Will I still be able to flash global software on it, or just the chinese firmware?
And when it comes to flashing AOSP, will there be any difference?
Thanks a lot.
I'm not a noot in flashing, I've had Nexus for the last couple years,and i'm quite confident with it. Just not aware if it will be same rom for both versions or not.
bcuraman said:
Hi guys. Since this is a Q&A thread, i'm wondering:
I bought my Mi 8 today, china version. Will I still be able to flash global software on it, or just the chinese firmware?
And when it comes to flashing AOSP, will there be any difference?
Thanks a lot.
I'm not a noot in flashing, I've had Nexus for the last couple years,and i'm quite confident with it. Just not aware if it will be same rom for both versions or not.
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Yes, when global is released.
Same with AOSP.
Anyone in USA bought a mi 8 and which one to buy with the right bands
ermacwins said:
So instead of making separate threads, I thought it might be helpful making this thread to ask questions.
I'll start of: How long does it take for the global version to go on sale after the Chinese one?
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hello. does the samsung amoled screen of mi 8 deteriorates? easily? is there a way to prevent it? im having second thoughts of buying it because of it. i hoping it will remain same quality after 3 years like ips.
- Does someone (especially from germany) tried WifiCalling? Does it work?
- Does someone tried a USB Power Delivery 3.0 Charger, how fast (how many watts) does it charge?
Big Boar said:
hello. does the samsung amoled screen of mi 8 deteriorates? easily? is there a way to prevent it? im having second thoughts of buying it because of it. i hoping it will remain same quality after 3 years like ips.
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Do you mean any form of burn in? I have it since 12/06 and no burn in at all. (what a surprise )
I think it will not have much troubles with burn in, because it has full screen gestures (so no buttons which can burn in).
The navigation bar eventually can burn in, but I think that will be not annoying.
does it have fingerprint gesture? always listening ok google?
coconutxyz said:
does it have fingerprint gesture? always listening ok google?
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No Fingerprint Gestures and Always Listening OK Google for now. (first can be archived with apps)
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No Fingerprint Gestures and OK Google for now. (first can be archived with apps, second will be available when miui global version will be launched for Mi8)
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are you sure about the second one? as in screen is locked and off but i could still call out google assistant?
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are you sure about the second one? as in screen is locked and off but i could still call out google assistant?
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Sorry i read over the "always listening" - i dont know if this will be available.
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Sorry i read over the "always listening" - i dont know if this will be available.
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i see, thanks a lot for the help!!
Mi 8 is released in hong kong, and reading the site, it suggests that the nfc wallet can be used for services and specifically mentions google pay. Does this mean that there is a global rom now for mi 8, as google pay requires google services and afiak no chinese rom has these installed?
https://www.mi.com/hk/mi8/
I'm guessing it doesn't ship with Google Play. Is this hard to install? Do you need to unlock bootloader for the eventual global rom?
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I'm guessing it doesn't ship with Google Play. Is this hard to install? Do you need to unlock bootloader for the eventual global rom?
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Google Services arent hard to install. You just need the Google Installer Apk which installs you all services, without the need off unlocking bootloader or root the devices before.
I dont know if you need an unlocked bootloader for the global rom - I would say no but i can be wrong.
Hi! I finally decided to register and participate.
A good friend of mine is in Shanghai right know, and I ask him to buy the P30 PRO there for me, since it´s only 590€ at the moment.
I´ll be posting my personal experience with the chinesse version on this post, but first I wanted to ask some questions.
- Chinese version is ONLY labeled as VOG AL00 right?
- What can I expect? Any problems installing google services or using other language than chinese?
- How do the chinese versions of huawei phones usually do with firmware updates?
- Anything I should know?
Thank you all!
also would like to know..
also VOG AL00 is one chinese models but there more.. for example from GSM Arena Versions: ELE-L29, ELE-L09 (Global); ELE-AL00, ELE-TL00 (China)
but I think there are more than just those 2 maybe an AL10 or something like that. I'm pretty sure if it is not going to start with L (after the dash) then it is not intl
Hi there, I bought a VOG-AL00 as well, but I'm currently in Brazil. Everything seems to work fine besides "wallets" (NFC payments does not work) and "Ok Google Voice Match". The voice match will only work when you have a Google app opened on your screen (such Maps, Assistance, and etc.).
I really would like to find some way to fix these issues, specially my NFC payments.
are there anyway to fix that problem with NFC ? I have the same VOG-AL00 model and live in Brazil whowever I cand return the cellphone to change to a global one..
matheusgomes.p said:
Hi there, I bought a VOG-AL00 as well, but I'm currently in Brazil. Everything seems to work fine besides "wallets" (NFC payments does not work) and "Ok Google Voice Match". The voice match will only work when you have a Google app opened on your screen (such Maps, Assistance, and etc.).
I really would like to find some way to fix these issues, specially my NFC payments.
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u will NEVER have google pay unfort. on china versions..
Mystic.Iron said:
Hi! I finally decided to register and participate.
A good friend of mine is in Shanghai right know, and I ask him to buy the P30 PRO there for me, since it´s only 590€ at the moment.
I´ll be posting my personal experience with the chinesse version on this post, but first I wanted to ask some questions.
- Chinese version is ONLY labeled as VOG AL00 right?
- What can I expect? Any problems installing google services or using other language than chinese?
- How do the chinese versions of huawei phones usually do with firmware updates?
- Anything I should know?
Thank you all!
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I also have a P30 Pro from China (also a VOG-AL00) with all the Chinese software on it without Play Store.
What is your experience with this phone? Is the hardware exactly the same? Any problems? Did you flash it?
Because I'm wondering if it is possible to flash it to a normal global firmware. I've included a screenshot of the device specs. I would like to use it here in Europe without the Chinese software. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.
xileS said:
I also have a P30 Pro from China (also a VOG-AL00) with all the Chinese software on it without Play Store.
What is your experience with this phone? Is the hardware exactly the same? Any problems? Did you flash it?
Because I'm wondering if it is possible to flash it to a normal global firmware. I've included a screenshot of the device specs. I would like to use it here in Europe without the Chinese software. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.
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No it is not.. Sell it and buy proper one
PhoneTechShop said:
No it is not.. Sell it and buy proper one
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Didn't buy it in the first place, but just installing Google play is the best option that's available I guess.
xileS said:
Didn't buy it in the first place, but just installing Google play is the best option that's available I guess.
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Google pay n location won't work
PhoneTechShop said:
Google pay n location won't work
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Google pay won't be used, so no big problem. Google Maps should work I think.
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Google pay won't be used, so no big problem. Google Maps should work I think.
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maps as gps will work but location sharing will be off.. china based phones don't want to be tracked with usa apps .. you won't be able to share your location with friends ..
PhoneTechShop said:
maps as gps will work but location sharing will be off.. china based phones don't want to be tracked with usa apps .. you won't be able to share your location with friends ..
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Sharing location with WhatsApp will be enough, I think this should work if GPS will work normally.
How did you managed to sync Google contacts?
I'm logged in, but can't sync the Google contacts..
https://i.postimg.cc/6pwhSrZ5/Screenshot-20190925-232201.jpg
It looks impossible to get the Google Contacts synced
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Google contact sync apk, did the trick.
VOG-AL10 with Android 9.1 and 10, google play store installed with apks, everything I need is working good, nfc pay with my bank wallet application, share location and so on. I don't realy know if phone clone from a Samsung phone helped me or not.
BR,
tengo un P30 PRO VOG-L29 quieres cambia?
Redmi K20 Pro Chinese variant Google Maps issue
does anyone have google maps timeline is turned off
no matter what i do my location history is paused and location sharing is not working as well
does anyone face the similar issue?
Map timeline works well here, no automatic disabling of location history.
kibria.mgk said:
Map timeline works well here, no automatic disabling of location history.
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well,it not working for me, can you explain me how you did it?
ashok9949 said:
well,it not working for me, can you explain me how you did it?
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I didn't do anything special. It was functional from the beginning.
I have this in maps as in below attachment
I tried all, miui permission,app settings, battery optimization and app permission
I turned on everything but still I can't share my location and I can't view my timeline in Google maps
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I have this in maps as in below attachment
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Alright, I checked back and found location history off in the setting showed in the attachment. Did some digging and found that it's a widespread problem for china rom.
So, trying global rom is only option left.
Hi!
I have same problem and I think it have to do with ROM we are using. I'm guessing you are on CN ROM (as I am) and kibria.mgk is on IN version of ROM.
It must be something that Xiaomi removed from CN ROM.
I also have problem with using AR in Google Maps and guess it is all connected.
We have to wait for Global (EU) version and then it will work.
It's really disgusting that Xiaomi choose to lock the bootloader according to region,
I thought Android was open source and end-user is is free to choose what he wants ,how he wants his device to be,but these kind of things, I don't F*going understand,if I had brought something from someone then I don't have right to do to anything with the product I have purchased and I own ?
It's like you have freedom but still it's been regulated
WTF ??? Common man!!
Unlocking bootloader is like potential risk of your device to get hacked, at today everything is on phon. I mean literally all your personal data and Information regarding your bank account or your contact or your pictures,you name it you have it on your phone
And most recently it saw a news update that snapdragon proccessor has been hacked,it's named as repawn or snappawn I don't remember exactly
But what the ****???
I spent alot of money on a new device that it's better and secure than my previous device,but I'm so restricted???
I don't really understand
I feel like I should get back to my old Nokia black and white phone where I don't have to face all this ****
And just play snake game for fun
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It's really disgusting that Xiaomi choose to lock the bootloader according to region,
I thought Android was open source and end-user is is free to choose what he wants ,how he wants his device to be,but these kind of things, I don't F*going understand,if I had brought something from someone then I don't have right to do to anything with the product I have purchased and I own ?
It's like you have freedom but still it's been regulated
WTF ??? Common man!!
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ashok9949 said:
Unlocking bootloader is like potential risk of your device to get hacked, at today everything is on phon. I mean literally all your personal data and Information regarding your bank account or your contact or your pictures,you name it you have it on your phone
And most recently it saw a news update that snapdragon proccessor has been hacked,it's named as repawn or snappawn I don't remember exactly
But what the ****???
I spent alot of money on a new device that it's better and secure than my previous device,but I'm so restricted???
I don't really understand
I feel like I should get back to my old Nokia black and white phone where I don't have to face all this ****
And just play snake game for fun
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What are you complaining about. All regions are bootloader locked. All regions can unlock the bootloader. You are free to install anything you like on all versions of the phone.
The only restriction is that you can only relock the bootloader with the official ROM from the same region the phone is from.
Try buying an iPhone and see how much freedom you get to do what you want with the phone.
Same issue here on Taiwan telecom usage.
No Google Location History function in Google Map.
Can not Enabled it even install Apk from APKMirror.
On my Mi 9T Pro (global rom) everything is turned on, nothing paused, no battery restrictions, no monkey business whatsoever. Still, when I during one day by car visit six places, only 2-3 places is 'recorded' and visible on my timeline. What could possibly be the culprit here? Any suggestion appreciated.
ashok9949 said:
It's really disgusting that Xiaomi choose to lock the bootloader according to region,
I thought Android was open source and end-user is is free to choose what he wants ,how he wants his device to be,but these kind of things, I don't F*going understand,if I had brought something from someone then I don't have right to do to anything with the product I have purchased and I own ?
It's like you have freedom but still it's been regulated
WTF ??? Common man!!
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China set is sold much cheaper then global ,of course they want to control sales within their country,but many want to save $$ and buy china set ,so it's really the user choice to get china or global set. And don't ask me why china set are sold so much cheaper.
i flashed miui eu rom, location history is on but still, my timeline is can't record any place i visit that day...
Does anyone know of a work-around on China ROMs, as that is the issue.
Possibly a patched Google Maps app or system mod?
deta312 said:
i flashed miui eu rom, location history is on but still, my timeline is can't record any place i visit that day...
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I have exactly the same problem. Worked for a while then stopped.
I'm on china rom and planning to flash to eu rom.
I was wondering does the nfc working on eu rom?
fijea said:
I'm on china rom and planning to flash to eu rom.
I was wondering does the nfc working on eu rom?
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This is a thread for Google Maps issues, but I'm on EU ROM and am using NFC happily for Google Pay after following the guidance found elsewhere, so the answer is yes.
ianmxyz said:
I have exactly the same problem. Worked for a while then stopped.
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sorry for late respond bro,
update your ROM MIUI eu stable 11.0.4.0
it works
HI All,
has not been logged to the forum since xda mini s, kaiser 2, leo etc..
a few months ago Ive got myself xiaomi mi9 and love everything but battery and adverts about it.
Read quite a few posts that EU rom could or will almost double the battery and get rid of bloody adverts so I almost made my mind up, however:
I use loads of security apps for online banking and business, barclays among others and upon unlocking phone and reading some guides Ive been warned that some apps with high security may stop working after unlocking the phone. I know on my previous sony that has been unlocked the barclays app refused to work period, so loosing the ability to use all my apps is big no-no!
I need a definitive answer if possible as to if anybody has tried this and was able to run barclays and other high security apps with no issues?
cheers
jo
mmjojomm said:
HI All,
has not been logged to the forum since xda mini s, kaiser 2, leo etc..
a few months ago Ive got myself xiaomi mi9 and love everything but battery and adverts about it.
Read quite a few posts that EU rom could or will almost double the battery and get rid of bloody adverts so I almost made my mind up, however:
I use loads of security apps for online banking and business, barclays among others and upon unlocking phone and reading some guides Ive been warned that some apps with high security may stop working after unlocking the phone. I know on my previous sony that has been unlocked the barclays app refused to work period, so loosing the ability to use all my apps is big no-no!
I need a definitive answer if possible as to if anybody has tried this and was able to run barclays and other high security apps with no issues?
cheers
jo
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I am on xiaomi.eu and I don't feel a huge change on battery, and I didn't have adds on global, it's just a matter of configuration for you. So if I were you I wouldn't unlock the phone.
By the way I don't use that app but I also heard that might be a problem using bank accounts if you unlock, for my banks it's ok.
Enviado do meu MI 9 através do Tapatalk
Assalterente said:
I am on xiaomi.eu and I don't feel a huge change on battery, and I didn't have adds on global, it's just a matter of configuration for you. So if I were you I wouldn't unlock the phone.
By the way I don't use that app but I also heard that might be a problem using bank accounts if you unlock, for my banks it's ok.
Enviado do meu MI 9 através do Tapatalk
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am i correct thinking i would need to unlock my phone to flash eu rom? sorry just confused as you have said you did not get ads on global and now you are on eu rom?
cheers
mmjojomm said:
am i correct thinking i would need to unlock my phone to flash eu rom? sorry just confused as you have said you did not get ads on global and now you are on eu rom?
cheers
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When I was on global I didn't have adds, so I don't understand how you have them if you are on global. Then I unlocked amd now I am on xiaomi.eu
Enviado do meu MI 9 através do Tapatalk
the ads are i think related to native xiaomi apps only like: music, mi remote, cleaner, app installer etc.. - still, when using them its actually quite annoying to get advert pop up. saying that, those apps can be replaced so there is a cure, but battery!
I would really appreciate if more people please share they real life experience of battery life when they switched from global to EU rom ?
thanks
jo
three hours screentime, mostly whatsup , couple of hours skype call without screen, and im down to 35% battery? - is this normal?
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jmikepr said:
When the phone launched. See My Original Thread I was one of the first guys in here tinkering, exploring, flashing .EU ROM on the China Model etc.
I kept the phone for a few months. Really enjoyed it then I moved on.
I recently imported another device and THERE ARE SOME MAJOR CHANGES.
The bootloader unlock time on my early models (I bought and sold about 3 of them) was 7 days (160 something hours)
The bootloader unlock time is now 576 HOURS. Which initially thought wasn't a big deal. Honestly I never minded the China ROM all that much. However China ROM 12.5.17 is broken as hell for a western user. I mean notifications are completely broken. Which shocked me because I previously used 12.5.4 without any issues.
I don't mean slightly broken. On all the previous CN Roms I could make my notification experience work fine with a bit of tinkering. 12.5.17. They just are bugged as hell. They barely come through over wifi. No matter what settings in MIUI you pick. I could go on and on. But that's not my point.
My point is this. If you're a new buyer. DO NOT UPDATE THE ROM OTA that is available out of the box. You will basically have an unusable phone for a month if you do. Just use the build that is on the phone by default are manually apply a more recent OTA package. But if you've got a 576 hour wait to unlock the bootloader. You don't want to deal with the 12.5.17 issues I dealt with.
I ended up using a paid EDL service which I WILL NOT NAME. Because it violates XDA terms. But I flashed 12.0.13 CN via EDL mode and ALL MY ISSUES ARE GONE. I'll use my outdated ROM until my bootloader is unlocked then flash .EU
Just wanted to save you guys some headache.
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576 hrs now ?? That's ridiculous
Probably won't buy Xiaomi again anyway tho
speedtripler said:
576 hrs now ?? That's ridiculous
Probably won't buy Xiaomi again anyway tho
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Yeah. I couldn't believe that.
speedtripler said:
576 hrs now ?? That's ridiculous
Probably won't buy Xiaomi again anyway tho
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Also. I basically have to buy Xiaomi. I NEED the DC Dimming feature for my eyes. If Samsung implemented DC Dimming I'd probably go to Sammy and never come back.
Hi,
i got my imported Mi 11 Ultra 12/512GB (M2102K1C) on 2021/11/02 and after adding the phone to the my account for unlocking it's still 160h and no more.
OTA Updated to 12.5.17 and waiting for unlock.
cya
gammelobst said:
Hi,
i got my imported Mi 11 Ultra 12/512GB (M2102K1C) on 2021/11/02 and after adding the phone to the my account for unlocking it's still 160h and no more.
OTA Updated to 12.5.17 and waiting for unlock.
cya
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Another month or so you could have got the 12 ultra instead!
speedtripler said:
Another month or so you could have got the 12 ultra instead!
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Honestly I'm probably going to return this one to Wonda Mobile. Becuase by the time this one is unlockable the 12's will be out.
jmikepr said:
Honestly I'm probably going to return this one to Wonda Mobile. Becuase by the time this one is unlockable the 12's will be out.
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There's no way I'd buy the 11 ultra now
I guess there's something to do with your Mi account. If you unlock "too many" phones with your account you may get restricted.
If you open a new account you might be able to unlock in 168 hours.
ivanpocofone said:
I guess there's something to do with your Mi account. If you unlock "too many" phones with your account you may get restricted.
If you open a new account you might be able to unlock in 168 hours.
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High risk. High reward. If it works then I get in earlier. If not I restart at 576 hours
i also think it has to do with your account and not 11 ultra or xiaomi's models
Yeah, I made the mistake of updating, the notifications are a nightmare... don't work at all and there's no way to fix it.
hey, in order to track, collect, store and provide as much data as possible, it is verly likely to implement such an devastating barrier. the data sets appear to be more relevant and you can percept more equivalenze to individuals. bit late sorry but for further details consider this and keep an eye on it.
BsodenJeff said:
dear archer, im a data scientist from western europe managing large darabases and analysing data structures especially on mobile phones. first of all let me say, i try to handle your request in english. hopefully no misunderstandings.
there are several data mechanics "build in" in xiaomi devices, which are programmed to extract as much data as possible, while the user by itself should not be able to manage those data in a certain way. however by importing those models to other parts of the world, they need a round up but xiaomi failed to provide a total fix of their rom guided to western world data privacy rules. (privacy rules variates from country to country)
here we go.
gallery has build in features to track and collect as much as it can and even if indicated to store it hidden on parrellel partitions and storage sectors. while upgrading (or downgrading) your rom and rom features by ota or several further update options it may happen that those unwanted data services from miui rom and its "specific" features causes applications to misbeheviour. thats related to some android key essentials and is not caused by you in most common reasons. particularily the users will notify by strange force closes or empty data sets shown up or even unwanted data appeares to be collected to storage visible to everybody.
to fix this you should rather run custom rom(with mostly less over all security components,very sadly) or look out for a stock rom stable precisivly modified to fit but hard to find. you eventually buy another mobile. in this particular case try to manually back up your third party data u want to keep, save your accounts and stuff, make sure you do not loose any important provider settings and just change release. i would recommend you to look for another mobile.
more informations probably soon but please keep in mind, strange things going on with our data cannot tell you guys much more actually right now hopefully soon.
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