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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)
Rask2015 said:
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?
white43 said:
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.
so now i got my mi8
well have to say im not imprest
1 no face unlock option (only if u change ur location to india)
2 now that i got face unlock to work it good damm dont work wen i have my glasses on bummer
3 there is no procent in batt
4 it seems verry laggy beside op6
5 only 1 color for led
My face unlock works without any location info. It works fine, also with my glasses on. But is not really secure imho, so i just use FP wich is almost instant.
There is a battery percentage but you have to swipe down once. Perhaps Miui 10 allows it to be next to the notch.
I have no lag at all.
Face unlock works fine here, never had to change location for it, works even with sunglasses on and of course in the dark (thanks to IR).
Battery % is available in MIUI 10 without pulling down notifications.
Lag, never seen.
LED-color should have been known if you've seen the big LED-thread.
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so now i got my mi8
well have to say im not imprest
1 no face unlock option (only if u change ur location to india)
2 now that i got face unlock to work it good damm dont work wen i have my glasses on bummer
3 there is no procent in batt
4 it seems verry laggy beside op6
5 only 1 color for led
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1 You have a fingerprint sensor, what are you talking about?
3 Yes there is, pull down the status bar.
4 The phone costs 100€ less than the OP6 and offers pretty much same specs.
A SD845 phone can't be laggy, it can eventually be less snappy when compared to a phone which pretty much has EAS built in. Paying 100€ more for a software feature than can possibly be ported is silly unless you have money to throw ( at which point why'd you buy a 450€ phone and not a 600-800€ one )
5 Oh my god, a one-colour notification LED, the horror.
Xfades said:
My face unlock works without any location info. It works fine, also with my glasses on. But is not really secure imho, so i just use FP wich is almost instant.
There is a battery percentage but you have to swipe down once. Perhaps Miui 10 allows it to be next to the notch.
I have no lag at all.
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hmm thats wierd my firmware is latest stable global rom an it dont work on mine
The Marionette said:
1 You have a fingerprint sensor, what are you talking about?
3 Yes there is, pull down the status bar.
4 The phone costs 100€ less than the OP6 and offers pretty much same specs.
A SD845 phone can't be laggy, it can eventually be less snappy when compared to a phone which pretty much has EAS built in. Paying 100€ more for a software feature than can possibly be ported is silly unless you have money to throw ( at which point why'd you buy a 450€ phone and not a 600-800€ one )
5 Oh my god, a one-colour notification LED, the horror.
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well now i have both
an hade them running besite an its more or as u say not so snappy
an yes color led is one thing i like
an yes i do have the money to buy them both
an yes i have them
@-flufly- If you don't like, why don't you give it to me? Since my S3 is dead.
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well now i have both
an hade them running besite an its more or as u say not so snappy
an yes color led is one thing i like
an yes i do have the money to buy them both
an yes i have them
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Just in terms of Front cam, which one do you think is best, OP6 or MI 8?
give your genuine opinion :angel:
_katho_ said:
Face unlock works fine here, never had to change location for it, works even with sunglasses on and of course in the dark (thanks to IR).
Battery % is available in MIUI 10 without pulling down notifications.
Lag, never seen.
LED-color should have been known if you've seen the big LED-thread.
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How to turn on battery percentage on Miui 10? I dont have Option in Battery on Xiaomi.eu Beta Rom.
schoeni11 said:
How to turn on battery percentage on Miui 10? I dont have Option in Battery on Xiaomi.eu Beta Rom.
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Same place as always.
-fluffy- said:
hmm thats wierd my firmware is latest stable global rom an it dont work on mine
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are you sure you have the correct phone (Mi8) ?
There is NO so called "global ROM" out there for the Mi8 yet...
probably the problem is sitting in front of the phone.
rahulmanda12 said:
Just in terms of Front cam, which one do you think is best, OP6 or MI 8?
give your genuine opinion :angel:
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i think op6 there are more colores in op6
mi8 is to light
m45k said:
are you sure you have the correct phone (Mi8) ?
There is NO so called "global ROM" out there for the Mi8 yet...
probably the problem is sitting in front of the phone.
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yes im sure its global
i have danish on my mi8 an also danish location
an in eu version there isnt danish either
m45k said:
are you sure you have the correct phone (Mi8) ?
There is NO so called "global ROM" out there for the Mi8 yet...
probably the problem is sitting in front of the phone.
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u can see here
i have found out that theme an faceunlock depends on were u are from
wen i set mine to danish i have no theme menu an faceunlock
wen i set it to india i have theme an faceunlock
Are you on some old dev rom from [Firmware] Xiaomi Mi 8 / Mi 8 SE [DIPPER/SIRIUS] [Auto updated weekly!] then, seeing you are on 9.5.1.0. Us others on Chinese roms are on 9.5.9.0. Wich could explain issues with faceunlock and such.
Xiaomi themselves have not released a global version for the Mi8/8SE yet, so it's odd that that thread offers globals.
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Are you on some old dev rom from [Firmware] Xiaomi Mi 8 / Mi 8 SE [DIPPER/SIRIUS] [Auto updated weekly!] then, seeing you are on 9.5.1.0. Us others on Chinese roms are on 9.5.9.0. Wich could explain issues with faceunlock and such.
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i dont know because it came with that version on
an bootloader unlocked
I guess the seller opened up the box and installed stuff like Google Play for you including a early global update not available to customers. Maybe that's why there are some things not working as expected, like lag or feature issues.
Xfades said:
I guess the seller opened up the box and installed stuff like Google Play for you including a early global update not available to customers. Maybe that's why there are some things not working as expected, like lag or feature issues.
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yes maybe
Hey guys,
my mi9t was dead recently and i'm in the market for a new cheap phone. I resisted realme for a long time due to color os until someone pointed it out that the new realme ui is better than miui, so i am going to give it a try and stumbled upon how cheap the x2 pro is given its spec.
Well since specs arent everything and there are many little things not covered in reviews, i would like to ask if
1. it has AOD and is it customizable
2. Does it have screen off hands off ok google, i use it a lot
3. since it is using in display fingerprint sensor i made the mistake of not backup-ing the resist partiotion in mi9t making it almost useless. Do i have to do the same thing and is it bootloader unlockable? i saw quite a lot of custom rom available and thats kinda good
4. is there any small things i need to know like build quality, lagginess
Thanks
It's a good phone overall. I am using CN version, however I recommend you get the EU version to get full gapps support.
Yes AOD on realme UI is fairly customizable. You can choose what to show and the clock. Display format and style. Beyond that not really.
EU version has the all google apps as far as I know but please double check.
Bootloader is easily unlocked. Rest i am not sure.
Built quality is superb. Battery 0 to 100 percent in 36 minutes. No lagginess with stock. Pretty fast boot due to UFS 3.0 (not all variants have this so pls. be careful when ordering/buying). People say cameras are ok and not great. For me upgrading from LG V20, they definitely are better. Also you might have to disable smart power saver for apps to work correctly i.e send notifications pop ups etc. Maybe that's only for CN version.
I hope this helps.
naveed5700 said:
It's a good phone overall. I am using CN version, however I recommend you get the EU version to get full gapps support.
Yes AOD on realme UI is fairly customizable. You can choose what to show and the clock. Display format and style. Beyond that not really.
EU version has the all google apps as far as I know but please double check.
Bootloader is easily unlocked. Rest i am not sure.
Built quality is superb. Battery 0 to 100 percent in 36 minutes. No lagginess with stock. Pretty fast boot due to UFS 3.0 (not all variants have this so pls. be careful when ordering/buying). People say cameras are ok and not great. For me upgrading from LG V20, they definitely are better. Also you might have to disable smart power saver for apps to work correctly i.e send notifications pop ups etc. Maybe that's only for CN version.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks for the feedback but can you use ok google with the screen off?
coconutxyz said:
Thanks for the feedback but can you use ok google with the screen off?
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I tried it, it didn't work on screen off
batestota said:
I tried it, it didn't work on screen off
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ah bummer, i use that feature a lot!
coconutxyz said:
ah bummer, i use that feature a lot!
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that sucks, but you could use face unlock then use ok google right away, the face unlock in this device is really really fast, just one lock and it will be open
batestota said:
that sucks, but you could use face unlock then use ok google right away, the face unlock in this device is really really fast, just one lock and it will be open
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yea good idea but i mostly use it while driving haha
Double tap to face unlock.
So when i'm typing on my phone i noticed that the bottom edges, left and right isn't working always. The backspace and the "SHIFT" button isn't working, only if I tap it twice. It's hard to explain i rather show you.
In this video I tried to press fast as i could the bottom edges while i hold my one finger in the middle. And if I press long enough, like 1-1.5sec then the touch will record my finger. And in the second video I turned on to track my touch location, but as you guys see the multi touch tester isn't recognize if, only after 1-1.5sec.
I'm not sure if I wrote it down correctly, but I hope you guys will understand.
Can this be fixed?
Don't worry, I have the same problem as you. This is probably the screen and hardware problem, not the software, and you need to learn to life with it. :/
pawelik001 said:
Don't worry, I have the same problem as you. This is probably the screen and hardware problem, not the software, and you need to learn to life with it. :/
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But...it's not a software issue? Beacuse as i see the hardware is tracking my touch, only the software isn't tracking...
SonyBl4ck said:
But...it's not a software issue? Beacuse as i see the hardware is tracking my touch, only the software isn't tracking...
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I'm flashing the custom rom right now. I'll flash, test it and tell you
pawelik001 said:
I'm flashing the custom rom right now. I'll flash, test it and tell you
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Oh okay, thank you!
SonyBl4ck said:
Oh okay, thank you!
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Unfortunately, it's still not good :/
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Unfortunately, it's still not good :/
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Oh...so we can't do anything about this? I should send this phone back, cause i ordered last week?
same with me
SonyBl4ck said:
Oh...so we can't do anything about this? I should send this phone back, cause i ordered last week?
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If its annoying for you as much as you can't live with it, yes, send it back.
ah yes, same. I thought it was the keyboard problem (or is it?) but then I found this post. apparently I can still use the phone normally but no for fast typing lol. still waiting for the answer
Edit: I found something unusual. yes, apparently this phone has slight delay on the bottom edge of the screen. I just typed on landscape mode and it's working perfectly. strange
Wotahead said:
ah yes, same. I thought it was the keyboard problem (or is it?) but then I found this post. apparently I can still use the phone normally but no for fast typing lol. still waiting for the answer
Edit: I found something unusual. yes, apparently this phone has slight delay on the bottom edge of the screen. I just typed on landscape mode and it's working perfectly. strange
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yeah, same.
pawelik001 said:
I'm flashing the custom rom right now. I'll flash, test it and tell you
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Can u tell me which rom u r flashing and ur opinion,im hving trouble finding a custom rom for this model,tq
il-jang said:
Can u tell me which rom u r flashing and ur opinion,im hving trouble finding a custom rom for this model,tq
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Not the OP but since they haven't replied. Here:
Poco M3 Forum: (All ROMS there are compatible with Redmi 9T)
POCO M3 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop
Improve your POCO M3's battery life, performance, and look by rooting it and installing a custom ROM, kernel, and more.
forum.xda-developers.com
Join the Telegram group for Redmi 9T ROM updates here, it's full of ROM lists and links for download, even way more than what is listed in the Poco M3 xda forum :
Redmi 9T Global | Updates
Lime Global l Updates channel All about Redmi 9 Power / 9T / Note 9 4G ROMs, Kernels, Guides, Mods, NEWS, everything. Stay up-to-date with us! Official Group: @Redmi9TCommunity
t.me
NOTE! Only flash the ROMS that are Unified (JUICE) build.
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The ROM that I use currently is crDroid as I like to customize the looks of mine:
https://imgur.com/a/lodtqZG
DotOS is a good choice if you want a good looking ROM out of the box.
ArrowOS if you want a light ROM that is simple looking. On the other hand, Bliss ROM, DerpFest, Evo X & Corvus can be heavily customized heavily if that is your thing.
Cons so far:
5g doesn't seem to activate, I'm on EE UK. volte and vowifi works
Can only add curve card in Google pay. Lloyds bank and Starling bank don't work
Google location history doesn't activate.
Pro:
Camera is good
Fast charging
Great performance
Screen is good
Speakers sound loud and crisp with bass
Software is full of options and customisation
Does the phone fast charge if you're using it for watching something/gaming
TheAnimatrix105 said:
Does the phone fast charge if you're using it for watching something/gaming
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Yes
1. Does the phone have in-display fp (or) side mounted ?
2. Can you change the device font to google-sans or something similar ?
3. Have you been able to compare the 1080p display to any of the new 2K ones. How does it compare ?
Have you found an EDL loader for it?
Is it "range restricted"?
You can post a link and I'll tell you.
TheAnimatrix105 said:
1. Does the phone have in-display fp (or) side mounted ?
2. Can you change the device font to google-sans or something similar ?
3. Have you been able to compare the 1080p display to any of the new 2K ones. How does it compare ?
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1 in display, but it's mounted very low. Unconformably low
2 yes you can change the font
3 I've compared it to iPhone 14 pro max, and it's very good display
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Have you found an EDL loader for it?
Is it "range restricted"?
You can post a link and I'll tell you.
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I haven't found and edl loader.
What do you mean by range restricted? Network bands? They're all active In the UK, but there's no 5G. It's probably restricted by Motorola
XDRdaniel said:
What do you mean by range restricted?
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Most (some? all?) Motorola Firehose loaders are crippled and don't allow you to read (and write?) all the partitions.
My Moto G Power (2021):
Code:
C:\>edl /r /pboot_a boota.img
Found EDL 9008
Configuring... Ok
Requesting GPT 0 header... Ok, receiving... Ok, requesting entries... Ok, receiving... Ok
Requesting read boota.img...
<log value="ERROR: range restricted: lun=0, start_sector=1421632, num_sectors=196608" />
Nope
If it's not too much trouble for you, please post some myUI5.0 screenshots covering everything including how notifications look,, quick settings panel etc etc
john_keshav said:
If it's not too much trouble for you, please post some myUI5.0 screenshots covering everything including how notifications look,, quick settings panel etc etc
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I sold the phone unfortunately
XDRdaniel said:
I sold the phone unfortunately
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Out of boredom ? Or buying another
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Out of boredom ? Or buying another
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No 5G outside China, can't add all my cards to Google pay, and I'm just missing Google integration. No location history, no assistant, and have to unlock phone to use Google pay.
I'm getting CN OnePlus 11 with global rom on it, and locked bootloader.
In general, which device do you prefer, the 30 ultra or elx40?
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No 5G outside China, can't add all my cards to Google pay, and I'm just missing Google integration. No location history, no assistant, and have to unlock phone to use Google pay.
I'm getting CN OnePlus 11 with global rom on it, and locked bootloader.
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If you waited for a little longer, you probably could've flashed edge 40 pro global rom
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If you waited for a little longer, you probably could've flashed edge 40 pro global rom
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Yeah but then again, I 100% need root to pass safety net after changing to global rom because I couldn't have locked BL again. OnePlus allows it. Anyway I purchased global variant of OnePlus 11. They had a deal so good that it worked out cheaper than buying the CN version