fingerprint sensor settings - Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers

so i've bought a mi 8 last month and use for like a week, then one day it suddenly automatically updated the miui. after updating i lost my fingerprint settings, literally no fingerprint on settings only face unlock. now its MIUI Global 10.1 stable, i don't know whats the first version of MIUI i got because i kept updating after the first one. Tried format, hard format doesn't work still no fingerprint settings.:crying:

How about factory reset?

Tried still the same:crying:

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Home button soft touch on MIUI?

Hi,
I would like to have soft touch home button on MIUI Global 8.2 to wake up the screen only by touching home button, without set up fingerprint wakeup. I think there's option like this in CM based roms but I prefer MIUI. I have rooted MI5, is any way to make it work without changing ROM?
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You need to edit the file
/sys/devices/soc/soc:fpc_fpc1020/enable_wakeup.
Set 0 to 1 in this file.
I've done that and i still cant wake up the screen by soft touch.
Fingerprint sensor always on does not work on miui 8 afaik. The fix mentioned by kazzien does work, but only on miui 7.
maddoka said:
Fingerprint sensor always on does not work on miui 8 afaik. The fix mentioned by kazzien does work, but only on miui 7.
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I tested it. It works on 8.2.2 global stable.
kazzien said:
You need to edit the file
/sys/devices/soc/soc:fpc_fpc1020/enable_wakeup.
Set 0 to 1 in this file.
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worked for me on 8.2.2
but after restart it changed to 0 again.
Keyvannn said:
worked for me on 8.2.2
but after restart it changed to 0 again.
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What kind of screen lock do you have? I have ony finger swype and screen doesnt light on light touch home button. What I'm doing wrong?
I'm running xiaomi.eu 8.2.2.0 global stable, I managed to get the /sys/devices/soc/soc:fpc_fpc1020/enable_wakeup file set to 1 every time I boot the phone, but the soft touch to wake the phone isn't working at all.
The button works as soft touch to get to home screen, it works if I long press it to get the Google assistant thing, it unlocks the phone using my fingerprint, but there's not way to wake the phone when locked via soft touch.
I'm trying the latest stable since I've never used MIUI for more than a couple of days on my MI5 since the day I bought it, I really wanted to see how it works, but this issue is really frustrating as it works flawlessly on LOS or the JDCTeam..
aittamattia said:
I'm running xiaomi.eu 8.2.2.0 global stable, I managed to get the /sys/devices/soc/soc:fpc_fpc1020/enable_wakeup file set to 1 every time I boot the phone, but the soft touch to wake the phone isn't working at all.
The button works as soft touch to get to home screen, it works if I long press it to get the Google assistant thing, it unlocks the phone using my fingerprint, but there's not way to wake the phone when locked via soft touch.
I'm trying the latest stable since I've never used MIUI for more than a couple of days on my MI5 since the day I bought it, I really wanted to see how it works, but this issue is really frustrating as it works flawlessly on LOS or the JDCTeam..
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Ok, I have exactly the same feelings about that. At least I have found somebody who has the same problem with soft touch on miui. With every upgreade I hope that issue will be fixed but it is always the same. On the other hand, I can change rom to LOS or other but miui fits me the most, but its frustrating as you said.
Thx for info.
KojiroH said:
Ok, I have exactly the same feelings about that. At least I have found somebody who has the same problem with soft touch on miui. With every upgreade I hope that issue will be fixed but it is always the same. On the other hand, I can change rom to LOS or other but miui fits me the most, but its frustrating as you said.
Thx for info.
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I think I never had the soft touch working, I tried few MIUI installations here and there, but only once and with a custom kernel I managed to make it work successfully. Needles to say, a stable rom of a flagship phone must have it working out of the box, that's the reason why I'm not into MIUI with my MI5 while I used MIUI with my MI2 for years.
The only think that I prefer MIUI over custom roms is the camera, it's working way better on MIUI and takes better pictures, hopefully it seems that kernel sources have been released and hopefully that'd get better!

I have got a problem with the fingerprint sensor and i need help

[everything summed up at the bottom]
A while ago i unlocked my bootloader on the global version of this phone and after that i flashed resurrection remix, android version 7.1. Ever since then i have a problem with my fingerprint sensor and it goes like this:
I set up a fingerprint
it works normally during daily use
i restart my phone
the device doesnt react at all when i try to use the fingerprint after the restart, but i can easily set up another fingerprint that works
repeat
This was really annoying, but i got used to it as i couldnt find a fix.
Later i found the 8.1 version for this rom and i flashed it. It was around march, i think, and it still had this problem and to add insult to injury the rom didnt allow me to delete the fingerprints and 5 was the maximum amount i can have. The version had a lot of crashed so i went back to 7.1. Still forgets my fingerprints.
That rom has been updated, but im not looking to solve the problem with deleting fingerprints, that still persists on the new version,(because you would set your fingerprint once in day to day use, not everyday) i am trying to solve the problem with my phone forgetting my finger prints.
To sum up: my phone forgets the fingerprints after restart.

P20 pro issues since pie update

Hi I am in Hungary I just got the update a couple of days ago. It was 8 before and now it is 9 and EMUI 9.
Since the update I had 1 random restart and for me it is less smooth. My main issue is I use the double tap on the recent apps button to go back to the previous app a lot and it is not really working always or I have to do it quite slow and not the same as I did and it stuck and have to do again and very annoying. It is also ignoring some apps to go back to like it was not used at all. And there are other minor bugs like in a game I double tap and it makes a screenshot. I know the double knock thing I use it a lot but before it was not this sensitive and it was doing only for knocks and not taps. I was hoping so much the new EMUI 9 would support 3rd party apps notifications on the AOD but no. I am disappointed. My last phone was a S galaxy s7 and they made this integration so quickly. I have a feeling we are abandoned. Anybody have some news about this? I miss it so much. The phone is faster a bit anyway and the battery time is great. I deleted the cache partition. So what is your opinion about these things? Thanks guys.
9.0.0.163
emui 9.0.0.
Try format factory reset, im in the same release and its working great everything
is this in use said:
Hi I am in Hungary I just got the update a couple of days ago. It was 8 before and now it is 9 and EMUI 9.
Since the update I had 1 random restart and for me it is less smooth. My main issue is I use the double tap on the recent apps button to go back to the previous app a lot and it is not really working always or I have to do it quite slow and not the same as I did and it stuck and have to do again and very annoying. It is also ignoring some apps to go back to like it was not used at all. And there are other minor bugs like in a game I double tap and it makes a screenshot. I know the double knock thing I use it a lot but before it was not this sensitive and it was doing only for knocks and not taps. I was hoping so much the new EMUI 9 would support 3rd party apps notifications on the AOD but no. I am disappointed. My last phone was a S galaxy s7 and they made this integration so quickly. I have a feeling we are abandoned. Anybody have some news about this? I miss it so much. The phone is faster a bit anyway and the battery time is great. I deleted the cache partition. So what is your opinion about these things? Thanks guys.
9.0.0.163
emui 9.0.0.
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Luis2k33-XDA said:
Try format factory reset, im in the same release and its working great everything
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Thank you. I will do that!
I did it but after pie update, phone is worse.
Especially internet connection and general speed is worse
draligus said:
I did it but after pie update, phone is worse.
Especially internet connection and general speed is worse
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Try to reinstall with the OTG method, should work, in my case was same, the first installation felt laggy, but after i repeat the process, works smoothy
one annoyance i found in emui 9 is that now the default sim for sms will follow default internet sim, not the call one like how it was in emui 8,
this cause issue for banking app that using background sms for verification,
the app will say am using incorrect sim card if i use it with an internet connection from second sim.
this wasnt an issue in emui 8.
i hope this is just a coding bugs instead of purposely made by huawei
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Try to reinstall with the OTG method, should work, in my case was same, the first installation felt laggy, but after i repeat the process, works smoothy
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I have already reinstalled it.
After 2nd installation, i also made factory reset.
For me the battery life is awful... Last night i have lost 30% in 8h hours!!!
I have wiped cache partition.
I don't have any issue after update... Phone works perfect, camera perfect, battery perfect... after update I did FR
otonieru said:
one annoyance i found in emui 9 is that now the default sim for sms will follow default internet sim, not the call one like how it was in emui 8,
this cause issue for banking app that using background sms for verification,
the app will say am using incorrect sim card if i use it with an internet connection from second sim.
this wasnt an issue in emui 8.
i hope this is just a coding bugs instead of purposely made by huawei
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We are on the same release, and i dont have any issue with banking app. Everything also running perfect. The only issue i found after 168 update is night mode camera. It become noisy and blurry especially under shadow and dark area. Very disappointed. It wasnt happen in emui 8
edintl said:
We are on the same release, and i dont have any issue with banking app. Everything also running perfect. The only issue i found after 168 update is night mode camera. It become noisy and blurry especially under shadow and dark area. Very disappointed. It wasnt happen in emui 8
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banking app itself is fine as long as i use internet from the sim that i used for banking verification as well,
it become an issue when i use internet from another sim. the app will unable to send verification sms from the correct registered sim, since in emui 9, default sms sim is following the one used as default for data in dual sim setting, while in emui 8, it follow the one used for call.
kinda hard to explain it in a word, lol. But this is common problem with dual phone sim, and thats why i expect all oem to actually give us setting to set default sim for sending sms, now we can only set default for data and call.
I am with locked bootloader.
I have updated my p20 pro to pie via SD card.
Now, is it possible to return to official oreo without unlocking bootloader..
Thanks
It's same the problem with my P20 Pro After I had updated to EMUI9 the Chrome app didn't sync well everything.. My old bookmarks are empty also! It also flashed off in the Google app before, I reset to factory for twice. And then is turn to Google Play store's apps update to update repeated.. It's like you never did it :silly::silly: I'm thinking about take it back to 8 through the Huawei Hisuite.. I think the Android 9 Pie comes with EMUI 9 is not ready for now... By the way, I'm from Vietnam, a Chinese.
(2) I've just tried to up to EMUI9 one more time.. But this time my phone didn't get matters at all, it's running well!
- Above all issues didn't see any more :laugh:
Things I did just simply returned to the 8 ver through HiSuite, then I used it for the ordinary days, logged in Google accounts also..
At before I was using Chinese language for the Huawei Vietnam device.. So I think it was wrong during updating something just like that, in this time I changed device back to Vietnamese language(root) & update to EMUI9 with Hicare app in the phone........... I saw something after it had updated was the update's log is writing Vietnamese while my phone was changing into Chinese language.. So funny about it! But the most important thing was everything well! No battery draining quickly too, thank gods!
- The present patch:
9.0.0.168(C636E2R1P12patch01)
- The present version:
9.0.0.168(C636E2R1P12)
*My suggestion you do not put it in Factory Reset, do not change to other locations through changing language in the phone, update it to 9EMUI based on the lastest ver of EMUI8(local) with the patches if it has. Good luck to you..
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Try to reinstall with the OTG method, should work, in my case was same, the first installation felt laggy, but after i repeat the process, works smoothy
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Could you explain how to do this please?
I did factory reset my p20 pro and it seems it is the same. I have the same problems just like after the update. 1. Double tap on recent apps squere button (go to previous app instantly) is laggy often stuck on the card view instead of reloading the previous app immediately. 2. Touch screen less responsive, many times I can see a blueish 'sparking' mark or line where I touch or swipe the screen means the system detected my touch but it is not linked to the OS properly. Anyway the battery and everything else seems good. So what is otg method I tried to search but it seems not so common or they call different, and anyway how can a factory reset different than the other FR? thank you guys and happy new year!
Hi All
I wonder if I could ask a favour? The stock camera app I have on EMUI 8 (5th November update) has no method of saving the photos other than internal storage. Does the camera app on Pie have an option to save to an external location eg OTG SD card?
Thanks in anticipation...
Steve
picitup said:
Hi All
I wonder if I could ask a favour? The stock camera app I have on EMUI 8 (5th November update) has no method of saving the photos other than internal storage. Does the camera app on Pie have an option to save to an external location eg OTG SD card?
Thanks in anticipation...
Steve
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No, it doesnt have that option
Update with OTG metod and wipe, working beautiful! No issue with Pie so far!
masze said:
Update with OTG metod and wipe, working beautiful! No issue with Pie so far!
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Could you please explain how you did an otg update. Many thanks
blakeboro said:
Could you please explain how you did an otg update. Many thanks
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I used this guide:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...ide-how-to-update-to-emui-9-c432-l09-t3883557

General Can't turn on WiFi and Bluetooth

Was about to put it as a [Question] but decided to place it as possible troubleshoot and experience for anyone with same problem.
Damn, was not expecting this and out of the blue.
I used my mi11ultra normally today, on Xiaomi.eu 12.5.11.0.
I order from Uber, while i waited, was playing asphalt 9. Then poof, lost my wifi connection. Could use mobile data.
At 30% battery remaining.
Couldn't connect to wifi and decided to reboot my phone.
For a few tries turning on wifi reboots my phone after freezing for a few seconds.
Sometimes it doesnt even turn on(no blue icon)
Turn off phone and let the heat dissipate. it's not hot today, and im using FHD res at 120hz, also haven't been playing for a long time, maybe 30minutes.
Tried restart i wiped daivilk and art cache on twrp.
Tried updating just now to 12.5.12.0 , nothing.
Tried Reset Wifi, bluetooth and mobile, nothing.
It lets me, sometimes, enable wifi, search for networks, connect and the wifi shuts down after about 5 seconds.
Right now as i was writing this and decide charged the phone so i could factory wipe. Im at 60% battery and the issue is gone for now.
I posting BOLD on battery comment because i found it that that was the issue oddly enough.
I'm charging the phone till 100% and will let you know if it happens again. "i hope i don't jinx it."
My greatest fear is that i would have to send it to repairs which takes time.
I Jinxed it . Going to Factory reset.
Watched abit of Netflix and then suddenly it freezed the phone and rebooted automatically.
EDIT: It's a faulty wifi module... Have to send it for repairs
xwonic said:
I Jinxed it . Going to Factory reset.
Watched abit of Netflix and then suddenly it freezed the phone and rebooted automatically.
EDIT: It's a faulty wifi module... Have to send it for repairs
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Was it a Chinese version or global originally?
Chinese
speedtripler said:
Was it a Chinese version or global originally?
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Chinese version. I even flashed original stock Chinese rom 12.5.12.0 and locked bootloader and it freezes and reboots itself when using wifi or bluetooth.
xwonic said:
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Chinese version. I even flashed original stock Chinese rom 12.5.12.0 and locked bootloader and it freezes and reboots itself when using wifi or bluetooth.
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Sounds like it might be a hardware issue if it persists across all ROMs
Do you have a warranty to get a free fix ?
speedtripler said:
Sounds like it might be a hardware issue if it persists across all ROMs
Do you have a warranty to get a free fix ?
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It had warranty, yes, and it was the Wifi module but ultimately i decided to get a refund.
Curiously i read it's a Mi 11 Series issue, if you decide to search in google "mi 11 wifi issue".
So i have to say farewell to Mi 11 Ultra Community.
My decision was done with several annoyances from Xiaomi and not for the hardware itself, all the crazy features and camera are badass.
Lack of optimization,
Missing gestures navigation with different launchers(which other manufactures already fixed long time ago in android 11...)
Generic updates(same changelog for all devices) and lack of transparency.
I still advise my friends and family to get a Xiaomi device for what they get for the price and i keep getting impressed by the hardware in these devices.
Also love the ecosystem and new features being added every MIUI version.
I got a POCO M3 with Android 10 Xiaomi.eu, that works gesture navigation and doesn't need third party apps.
I think it all comes down to software, because in the hardware department there isn't any complain from me.
I might even get a Poco X3 Pro for 170€ for a secondary device and install some AOSP rom there.
This decision might change in the future since Xiaomi said they are implementing a team dedicated for software issues, but not to this device.
Until then goodbye
Just my opinion,
seems like all hardware issues are happening to people who flashed non stock rom's.
Fingerprints before, and now wifi and Bluetooth.
Glad I am with global version and stock rom (tried .eu for a while and found it garbage). fingers crossed to stay happy

Question How do i downgrade from v13.0.2.0?

Installed it yesterday without looking, and oh god Android 12 (and the new update) is so much worse. For some reason now on 60hz my phone constantly stutters, and overscroll is literally making me feel nauseous (and it seems like you can't turn it off without turning ALL animations off), not to mention a lot of other stuff that makes using my phone uncomfortable for me.
So i looked into downgrading/custom ROMs, and thought i'd give downgrading a try. So from what i've gathered so far those are the steps i would have to take to downgrade my phone.
Enable USB Debugging on my phone through Developer Options
Install ADB and Fastboot driver on my PC from here
Download a Redmi Note 11 Global Fastboot ROM that i want from here
Download and install MI Flash Tool from here
Make sure that my phone is at 100% charge, then turn it off, and turn it on in Fastboot mode by holding Volume Down+Power.
Connect it to my PC with USB and open Mi Flash Tool
Select the ROM folder
Select "save user data" at the bottom right
Click "flash" button at the top right and wait for the install to be done
I wanted to ask people here who know a lot more about this whether those steps are fully correct, or if there's something i missed. Also some general advices would be nice.
That's weird. Updated my spesn EU version a few days ago to 13.0.2.0 and it's hard to see what's changed from 11. No new problems that I've noticed.
Could you try a factory reset before rolling back to 11?
Wilbo2016 said:
That's weird. Updated my spesn EU version a few days ago to 13.0.2.0 and it's hard to see what's changed from 11. No new problems that I've noticed.
Could you try a factory reset before rolling back to 11?
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Overscroll is in Android 12, and i wasn't able to find any info on how to turn it off without also turning off all animations.
Notifications and any google app are ****-colored now due to dynamic theme color in Android 12, simply cause of my wallpaper, and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off.
Perhaps doing a factory reset would solve the stuttering on 60hz, but it wouldn't fix those
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Overscroll is in Android 12, and i wasn't able to find any info on how to turn it off without also turning off all animations.
Notifications and any google app are ****-colored now due to dynamic theme color in Android 12, simply cause of my wallpaper, and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn it off.
Perhaps doing a factory reset would solve the stuttering on 60hz, but it wouldn't fix those
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I'm a simple user and don't use animations or fancy themes, and I don't use it for games. My phone is a tool for comms, specialised apps and internet only and updating to 12 just sort of happened with the November security release. I hope you can sort your problems as the Note 11 is an amazing phone for the price.
Its always a rule of thumb that you should factory reset your phone after an android version update. This way it runs better and smoother. Before downgrading try reseting it and the see and even if it doesn't resolve then you can try downgrading.
Mine got updated to A12 and i immediately formatted it and now using it without an issue. Though there are no huge changes as the original A12 has like material you engine but its working fine.
After updated to Android 12 EU Version i cant See any issues. My Phone even runs better and smoother than before. I didnt Do a reset.

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