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First of all, "I feel sorry for the people on MIUI Forums, disregarding every bug and making people feel as if we should pay Xiaomi for using their devices "
Coming to the point, we all are aware how bad MIUI is at multitasking on MI 3. Heck, I feel jealous of my Galaxy Core(2+ years old) having 1GB of RAM but still able to hold 3 CHROME tabs along with other apps at once.(My MI 3 on the other hand, -_- )
I am least bothered about the "low ram visible to us" thing people complain.I just want proper multtasking capability on my 2 GIGS of ram, and by multitasking, I mean background caching of apps.
Thus , me being a noob, need help to promote this thread so as to find a way ( like buildprop file tweak etc.) which we can use for the MEMORY MANAGEMENT problems on our STOCK MIUI Roms.
I really have lost all hope that we'll be getting proper sources for bug free ROMS, so this is a humble request to all capable developers that we have here.
Thanks in advance!! :fingers-crossed:
Mokee is really stable, worth trying.
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Mokee is really stable, worth trying.
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Seconding this! :good:
Try metallium OS or EOS both are rock stable...and EOS also have OTA Updates.....!
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Mokee is really stable, worth trying.
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+1
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I agree that Some custom roms are swesome, mokee being one of them, but what I would really love is to have an multitasking improvement over Default MIUI ROM
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I agree that Some custom roms are swesome, mokee being one of them, but what I would really love is to have an multitasking improvement over Default MIUI ROM
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Go in developer options, and set "memory optimisation" to "off"... You will see some difference.. But still i agree, miui is very bad at multitasking...
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Go in developer options, and set "memory optimisation" to "off"... You will see some difference.. But still i agree, MIUI is very bad at multitasking...
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Will doing that really help? Let me hope!
Changed the option to OFF.REBOOTED the device. Will test for one day, and let others know!
thisisakash said:
Will doing that really help? Let me hope!
Changed the option to OFF.REBOOTED the device. Will test for one day, and let others know!
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Yes, the multitasking will improve considerably..
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thisisakash said:
First of all, "I feel sorry for the people on MIUI Forums, disregarding every bug and making people feel as if we should pay Xiaomi for using their devices "
Coming to the point, we all are aware how bad MIUI is at multitasking on MI 3. Heck, I feel jealous of my Galaxy Core(2+ years old) having 1GB of RAM but still able to hold 3 CHROME tabs along with other apps at once.(My MI 3 on the other hand, -_- )
I am least bothered about the "low ram visible to us" thing people complain.I just want proper multtasking capability on my 2 GIGS of ram, and by multitasking, I mean background caching of apps.
Thus , me being a noob, need help to promote this thread so as to find a way ( like buildprop file tweak etc.) which we can use for the MEMORY MANAGEMENT problems on our STOCK MIUI Roms.
I really have lost all hope that we'll be getting proper sources for bug free ROMS, so this is a humble request to all capable developers that we have here.
Thanks in advance!! :fingers-crossed:
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So as an update, after changing Memory Optimisation to "NONE" , the situation has improved only by 8-10% or so, and the RAM management issue remains the same.So I am probably stuck with the phone for another year. Atleast the phone does not lag one bit.:angel:
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So as an update, after changing Memory Optimisation to "NONE" , the situation has improved only by 8-10% or so, and the RAM management issue remains the same.So I am probably stuck with the phone for another year. Atleast the phone does not lag one bit.:angel:
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First thing I did when I got this phone, was to flash a custom ROM. I came form a Nexus 4, where very few people use the stock ROM.
Right now, there are plenty of excellent options for the Mi3.
I have been using EOS for about 2 months now, and I highly recommend it. I installed an app called Resource Monitor Pro, which allows you to display available RAM on the screen - I have positioned it to just next to the (centred) clock.
Between updating to later versions of this ROM, I have had 300 hours of uptime without any sort of lag, using all sorts of apps and games: RAM management has been exactly as expected - between 400mb and 600mb free. That is, the ROM is doing a good job of managing memory, killing old tasks and keeping recent tasks in memory until something else comes along.
If I were you, I would read up on how to get into the dangerously addictive world of custom ROMs...
Okay, one more solution if you want to stick to miui (as it is the most stable rom) and not lollipop roms.
Use a third party MiUi rom. These guys have really improved multitasking on the modded miui roms. I don't know if its allowed to post link here, but there you go :
http://m.romzj.com/rom/35835.htm
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First thing I did when I got this phone, was to flash a custom ROM. I came form a Nexus 4, where very few people use the stock ROM.
Right now, there are plenty of excellent options for the Mi3.
I have been using EOS for about 2 months now, and I highly recommend it. I installed an app called Resource Monitor Pro, which allows you to display available RAM on the screen - I have positioned it to just next to the (centred) clock.
Between updating to later versions of this ROM, I have had 300 hours of uptime without any sort of lag, using all sorts of apps and games: RAM management has been exactly as expected - between 400mb and 600mb free. That is, the ROM is doing a good job of managing memory, killing old tasks and keeping recent tasks in memory until something else comes along.
If I were you, I would read up on how to get into the dangerously addictive world of custom ROMs...
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The only reason keeping me from trying a custom rom is a working camera with good pictures, and certain deal breaker bugs.Do you suggest to try the ROM inspite of the above?
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The only reason keeping me from trying a custom rom is a working camera with good pictures, and certain deal breaker bugs.Do you suggest to try the ROM inspite of the above?
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Try the ROM that I posted the link to.. Its MiUi with some tweaks...
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Okay, one more solution if you want to stick to miui (as it is the most stable rom) and not lollipop roms.
Use a third party MiUi rom. These guys have really improved multitasking on the modded miui roms. I don't know if its allowed to post link here, but there you go :
http://m.romzj.com/rom/35835.htm
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You use the above ROM? Any reviews?
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You use the above ROM? Any reviews?
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Yup.. I'm using it for past 2 weeks. Its very fast as compared to original miui.
1) multitasking is better. On original miui, suppose you have chrome opened with 3 tabs, you get a sms containing OTP, you open the msg, copy the OTP, switch back to chrome and you find that all three tabs start to load again, and whatever transaction you are in between on lost.
But in this ROM tabs dont reload. When you open a lot of apps together, then only old apps are closed automatically..
Try it.. You can flash it on your current MiUi without wiping system or data. Remember to flash Gapps after flashing this rom.. It dont have GApps built in..
Sorry for spamming thread and lame question, which one is better, AOSP, CyanogenMod or any other original debloated Android ROM?
And when Xiaomi Mi5 will get many custom roms and official CM support?
Deez nuts
you should try out yourself, it's depends from person to person....
There's no such thing.
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Sorry for spamming thread and lame question, which one is better, AOSP, CyanogenMod or any other original debloated Android ROM?
And when Xiaomi Mi5 will get many custom roms and official CM support?
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It seems that CM will be official for gemini (Mi5) from now on, thanks to xiaomi releasing it's kernel sources a while back.
Althoug many custom roms were already available, without a proper kernel their performance was very poor. So, if you don't want to test which one will suit you the best, I recommend you to wait a few more days to allow devs to start creating their own custom kernel versions, so the device can perform on its max
I have been using CM13 by bgcngm along with the Falcon Kernel by Harrynowl and so far it's amazing. I've had no issues with this configuration and can say it's WAY better than MIUI. You check it out.
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I have been using CM13 by bgcngm along with the Falcon Kernel by Harrynowl and so far it's amazing. I've had no issues with this configuration and can say it's WAY better than MIUI. You check it out.
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Could you specific in which area it better?
Performance? Clean? Customize? Feature? ....?
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Could you specific in which area it better?
Performance? Clean? Customize? Feature? ....?
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Well let's see...
MIUI has this annoying feature (probably to conserve battery life) that whenever you close an app from the recents tray, anything that you had enabled in the Accessibility settings got disabled.
Secondly, MIUI's customization is nowhere as close as to CM's. I know MIUI looks great and all and the theme engine is pretty good but I still prefer stock over it.
There's no Google Now On Tap on MIUI.
MIUI doesn't let apps run in the background (again, to conserve battery), but it's kinda too agressive. Like not even Greenify can run for long periods.
Can't root MIUI unless you're using the China Developer ROM.
I could go on and on but then I'd be nitpicking on MIUI. These are a few reasons from the top of my head.
Also, I've been following this thread for battery optimization. It's pretty darn good and lets me go through 2 days on a single charge.
MIUI has better battery life than stock CM. No question about that. But CM's strengths far outweigh it's weaknesses.
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Well let's see...
There's no Google Now On Tap on MIUI.
Can't root MIUI unless you're using the China Developer ROM.
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Now On Tap on MIUI works.
You can root any kind of MIUI: just flash SuperSU zip via TWRP.
Fortinho said:
Now On Tap on MIUI works.
You can root any kind of MIUI: just flash SuperSU zip via TWRP.
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Huh. I didn't know that. Good to know!
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I have been using CM13 by bgcngm along with the Falcon Kernel by Harrynowl and so far it's amazing. I've had no issues with this configuration and can say it's WAY better than MIUI. You check it out.
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Really man!!! I never try any other ROM than MIUI - Currently is MIUI 8 and it is realizable, durable and fast. Can you please share what functions are better?
I would say cm14.1 is best. Except the camera. The dev can't port it perfectly. Otherwise it is perfect
I entirely agree with you.
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Well let's see...
MIUI has this annoying feature (probably to conserve battery life) that whenever you close an app from the recents tray, anything that you had enabled in the Accessibility settings got disabled.
Secondly, MIUI's customization is nowhere as close as to CM's. I know MIUI looks great and all and the theme engine is pretty good but I still prefer stock over it.
There's no Google Now On Tap on MIUI.
MIUI doesn't let apps run in the background (again, to conserve battery), but it's kinda too agressive. Like not even Greenify can run for long periods.
Can't root MIUI unless you're using the China Developer ROM.
I could go on and on but then I'd be nitpicking on MIUI. These are a few reasons from the top of my head.
Also, I've been following this thread for battery optimization. It's pretty darn good and lets me go through 2 days on a single charge.
MIUI has better battery life than stock CM. No question about that. But CM's strengths far outweigh it's weaknesses.
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Unfortunately I don't think that there is any other alternative that could replace the global ROM. the CM O.S. have other (unsolved) problems.
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Well let's see...
MIUI has this annoying feature (probably to conserve battery life) that whenever you close an app from the recents tray, anything that you had enabled in the Accessibility settings got disabled.
Secondly, MIUI's customization is nowhere as close as to CM's. I know MIUI looks great and all and the theme engine is pretty good but I still prefer stock over it.
There's no Google Now On Tap on MIUI.
MIUI doesn't let apps run in the background (again, to conserve battery), but it's kinda too agressive. Like not even Greenify can run for long periods.
Can't root MIUI unless you're using the China Developer ROM.
I could go on and on but then I'd be nitpicking on MIUI. These are a few reasons from the top of my head.
Also, I've been following this thread for battery optimization. It's pretty darn good and lets me go through 2 days on a single charge.
MIUI has better battery life than stock CM. No question about that. But CM's strengths far outweigh it's weaknesses.
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You do know that on MIUI battery saving mode is activated my default right? Is not that hard to disable it.
MIUI do let application to run in background. You just need to turn off MIUI optimisation and set Memory optimisation to "off" in Developer Settings.
vladimir_carlan said:
You do know that on MIUI battery saving mode is activated my default right? Is not that hard to disable it.
MIUI do let application to run in background. You just need to turn off MIUI optimisation and set Memory optimisation to "off" in Developer Settings.
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Yeah, well it doesn't really stop killing the apps. Right now I'm running CM 14.1 and it is AMAZING. The quick switch between apps is phenomenal. And unlike MIUI, it actually keeps my apps the way they were when I last used them.
I guess you did not use MIUI much
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Well let's see...
MIUI has this annoying feature (probably to conserve battery life) that whenever you close an app from the recents tray, anything that you had enabled in the Accessibility settings got disabled. - wrong, you can set the behaviour in the settings
Secondly, MIUI's customization is nowhere as close as to CM's. I know MIUI looks great and all and the theme engine is pretty good but I still prefer stock over it. it is subjective. There are lot more nice looking themes for miui then for cm ("nice" is of course subjective too)
There's no Google Now On Tap on MIUI. Wrong, just tested and it works great.
MIUI doesn't let apps run in the background (again, to conserve battery), but it's kinda too agressive. Like not even Greenify can run for long periods. Wrong, same as the first point. You can play a game today, then put it in background and resume it exactly at the same state in the next day.
Can't root MIUI unless you're using the China Developer ROM. Wrong again, you can root any MIUI Rom.
I could go on and on but then I'd be nitpicking on MIUI. These are a few reasons from the top of my head.
Also, I've been following this thread for battery optimization. It's pretty darn good and lets me go through 2 days on a single charge.
MIUI has better battery life than stock CM. No question about that. But CM's strengths far outweigh it's weaknesses.
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I really wonder why people spread already wrong proven rumors CM is basically an alpha rom with numerous bugs in it. It can not compete with MIUI for a daily driver.
greg17477 said:
I guess you did not use MIUI much
I really wonder why people spread already wrong proven rumors CM is basically an alpha rom with numerous bugs in it. It can not compete with MIUI for a daily driver.
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Huh. You make some excellent points. I was referring to an older build. Maybe the first MIUI 6 one, IIRC. However, it is my personal taste. I can never switch back to MIUI after CM 14.1. It's just so good. I'm not saying that MIUI is bad. It's just that CM 14 is REALLY good. Another issue (and I may be nitpicking here), is that I use LastPass a lot and it requires to be switched on in the accessibility services. From what I had gathered, I had to keep turning the Accessibility setting on every time I close the app/restart my device. If there's a work around, do let me know....
Maybe MIUI is different now... If you can tell me how I'd go about rooting the Global MIUI 6 ROM, I might just give it another shot!
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Huh. You make some excellent points. I was referring to an older build. Maybe the first MIUI 6 one, IIRC. However, it is my personal taste. I can never switch back to MIUI after CM 14.1. It's just so good. I'm not saying that MIUI is bad. It's just that CM 14 is REALLY good. Another issue (and I may be nitpicking here), is that I use LastPass a lot and it requires to be switched on in the accessibility services.
Maybe MIUI is different now... If you can tell me how I'd go about rooting the Global MIUI 6 ROM, I might just give it another shot!
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MIUI6 for MI5? Really?
But about rooting MIUI, you just need to flash SuperSU in TWRP. Is not exactly rocket science.
From what I had gathered, I had to keep turning the Accessibility setting on every time I close the app/restart my device. If there's a work around, do let me know....
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Where do you gather this kind of stuff? =)
Captain_Obviyus said:
Huh. You make some excellent points. I was referring to an older build. Maybe the first MIUI 6 one, IIRC. However, it is my personal taste. I can never switch back to MIUI after CM 14.1. It's just so good. I'm not saying that MIUI is bad. It's just that CM 14 is REALLY good. Another issue (and I may be nitpicking here), is that I use LastPass a lot and it requires to be switched on in the accessibility services. From what I had gathered, I had to keep turning the Accessibility setting on every time I close the app/restart my device. If there's a work around, do let me know....
Maybe MIUI is different now... If you can tell me how I'd go about rooting the Global MIUI 6 ROM, I might just give it another shot!
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Hi,
as Valdimir already stated, just flash the superuser zip and thats it. Btw. we are currently on MIUI v8 and v9 is around the corner. I do not want to bash CM. It is surely a good room, but I would not choose nor recommend it over a nice and stable miui rom. In fact I wonder why people do not buy the oneplus device, if they plan to use it with CM. It has almost the same specs.
cheers
greg17477 said:
Hi,
as Valdimir already stated, just flash the superuser zip and thats it. Btw. we are currently on MIUI v8 and v9 is around the corner. I do not want to bash CM. It is surely a good room, but I would not choose nor recommend it over a nice and stable miui rom. In fact I wonder why people do not buy the oneplus device, if they plan to use it with CM. It has almost the same specs.
cheers
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I'm not bashing CM neither. I just don't recommend it as dailg driver yet. And probably never due Xiaomi keeping larg part of their code close-sourced. And as I am concern, CM will die in few days (31st December). LineageOS is too far away in the future for me. A new infrastructure must be found, Cyngn paid developers must be replaced, a new fund source be found. Personally I don't see LineageOS as same level of functionality as CyanogenMod anytime soon. Time will tell.
I can't tell anyone "Hey! Install CM14.1! It's amazing! Well...is not perfect yet...but hopefully all the bugs will be fixed and camera will work as same quality level as MIUI in the remaining 5 days.
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.
What is the best custom rom for mi 8?
Why you choose it?
If there are pros and cons list of the custom rom that would be nice xD
For me AOSP Syberia and AOSIP and MIUI based XEU ROm
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What is the best custom rom for mi 8?
Why you choose it?
If there are pros and cons list of the custom rom that would be nice xD
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At the moment, I believe that Miui Pro is the best. I just installed it yesterday. It has so many additional features that I can't begin list them all, and there is no doubt in my mind that it has the absolute best battery life.
My first choice was Pixel Experience , but I didn't find options I was after, then moved to Havoc for about a week - too many options, issues with notifications and fingerprint working erraticly on online banking (issues with magisk perhaps). Now I'm settled with crDroid for now and found this quite good, Still have lineageos and few others to try. I'm wondering if any of the ROMs will show led notifications while connected to a charger?
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At the moment, I believe that Miui Pro is the best. I just installed it yesterday. It has so many additional features that I can't begin list them all, and there is no doubt in my mind that it has the absolute best battery life.
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What is the last version for mi8?...Otas updates?...Weekly updates?
thanks!!!
I don't have much time to test all those ROMs, so I always choose stable MIUI ROM. I tried xiaomi.eu ROM, but battery didn't last more than 1 day and SOT was about 4 hours. Then I installed Mi Room and it works like a charm. The developer also maintains own TWRP, brings always fresh news about Xiaomi brand on his page. The major drawback is that the site is fully russian. But google translate will do the job. With this ROM I have SOT about 8 and more hours, Wifi, BT, GPS, data always on.
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I don't have much time to test all those ROMs, so I always choose stable MIUI ROM. I tried xiaomi.eu ROM, but battery didn't last more than 1 day and SOT was about 4 hours. Then I installed Mi Room and it works like a charm. The developer also maintains own TWRP, brings always fresh news about Xiaomi brand on his page. The major drawback is that the site is fully russian. But google translate will do the job. With this ROM I have SOT about 8 and more hours, Wifi, BT, GPS, data always on.
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About mi room did you using beta or stable? I suppose that stable but I would like to confirm.
Yes, stable. Betas are also good, but I don't want to spend my free time downloading and flashing new rom every week.
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Yes, stable. Betas are also good, but I don't want to spend my free time downloading and flashing new rom every week.
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Then don't.
I mean I know that you know this already. But you don't have to flash a new Rom every week. Just resist the urge. I will try Mi-Room sometime. But at the moment Miui Pro is truly one of the best Rom's that I have ever used. According to GSam just now, SOT is 9 hours and 58 minutes
I stopped flashing weekly doing because it becomes too much like an addiction and takes too much of my free time away from other more important things like yelling at my kids........joking.
tsongming said:
Then don't.
I mean I know that you know this already. But you don't have to flash a new Rom every week. Just resist the urge. I will try Mi-Room sometime. But at the moment Miui Pro is truly one of the best Rom's that I have ever used. According to GSam just now, SOT is 9 hours and 58 minutes
I stopped flashing weekly doing because it becomes too much like an addiction and takes too much of my free time away from other more important things like yelling at my kids........joking.
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I couldn't resist the urge, you know... Has MIUI Pro also stable version, because as far as I know, they don't have...?
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I couldn't resist the urge, you know... Has MIUI Pro also stable version, because as far as I know, they don't have...?
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No its based on Beta.
Personally, I prefer the beta. But as you know you will occasionally see bugs.
I have been using the beta roms on my Mi8 for about 3 months. Honestly I only see bugs occasionally and if there is a bug, I just dirty flash back to the prior release.
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No its based on Beta.
Personally, I prefer the beta. But as you know you will occasionally see bugs.
I have been using the beta roms on my Mi8 for about 3 months. Honestly I only see bugs occasionally and if there is a bug, I just dirty flash back to the prior release.
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I have tried MS and eu rom. Loved MS because of customizations. (Useful). So what about MiUI Pro rom ? What customisation available?
Rajeev said:
I have tried MS and eu rom. Loved MS because of customizations. (Useful). So what about MiUI Pro rom ? What customisation available?
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I am going to bed, so I will have to give the list later. Pretty much everything you can imagine. For example, everything that I have seen in Miui Roms from Nougat up through Pie. But all incorporated within a Pie Rom. What is really useful, is the Smart Network options, the extra connections timers and battery savings scripts that go well beyond typical Miui. Plus Miu Pro has the menu animations from Nougat, not sure if you know those, the folding, unfolding, overshoot etc. It doesn't do much but its a neat looking novelty, your can import any theme, as I have mentioned the battery life is phenomenal.
I need to sleep now. Yes, I definitely love that Rom. But I will check out the ew Mi-Room rom too since I have tried it yet.
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I am going to bed, so I will have to give the list later. Pretty much everything you can imagine. For example, everything that I have seen in Miui Roms from Nougat up through Pie. But all incorporated within a Pie Rom. What is really useful, is the Smart Network options, the extra connections timers and battery savings scripts that go well beyond typical Miui. Plus Miu Pro has the menu animations from Nougat, not sure if you know those, the folding, unfolding, overshoot etc. It doesn't do much but its a neat looking novelty, your can import any theme, as I have mentioned the battery life is phenomenal.
I need to sleep now. Yes, I definitely love that Rom. But I will check out the ew Mi-Room rom too since I have tried it yet.
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Thanks for the answer. Will try MIUI Pro rom once
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Since its need donation to get download link i am staying with MS rom. Thanks btwn..
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Can u tell me whats the exact build number / version that u having right now in MIUI Pro rom? Does it 9.6.5 or 9.5.9? Because in MIUI Pro site its showing 9.5.9. And that 4pda cloud showing 9.5.9 too. Is that uploaded by you or someone else? Asking because hope we can get future versions also from Cloud
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Thanks for the answer. Will try MIUI Pro rom once
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Can u tell me whats the exact build number / version that u having right now in MIUI Pro rom? Does it 9.6.5 or 9.5.9? Because in MIUI Pro site its showing 9.5.9. And that 4pda cloud showing 9.5.9 too. Is that uploaded by you or someone else? Asking because hope we can get future versions also from Cloud
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Hi Rajeev, I messaged you.
The most current version is 9.5.9. However, It is my understanding that Miui Pro is only updated monthly and 4PDA has been a great resource for me. As you may know, it's very difficult getting past the Cyrillic captcha on 4PDA so I joined the site with help from a Russian friend.
For the benefit of other readers I will reiterate something I said to you privately
I assume that OTA is one of the benefits from having a subscription.
With that being said, I have dirty flashed Miui Pro and other EU weekly beta custom roms with zero issues
Flash, dont root yet / boot to system / update google store apps / reboot to recovery/ then flash Magisk/ Enjoy
Finally, Miui Pro is so very good so I definitely recommend that any interested parties check it out. If anyone can afford the OTA subscription, I am sure that the developers would really appreciate your support. Otherwise, I know that updates via 4PDA have been ongoing for a long time, because I have used them on my other devices. Because of the long-term consistency with 4PDA updates, I have always assumed the updates posted on 4PDA are from the developers themselves and the link that I posted a couple of days ago is always updated with the latest Miui pro ROM releases as the become available.
I will most likely go for Syberia, once my Mi 8 can be unlocked, with Pixel Experience and LineageOS being the backup options.
First and foremost, I look for a ROM that provides a fast experience, good battery life and stability. Customisation options beyond that what AOSP offers are welcome, but not a necessity.
What would you guys suggest, given I don't want to use MiUI-based ROMs.
The main reason for 90% of ppl I've talked to and seen online for getting the OP7 Pro was the user experience of Oxygen OS. As a Mi9T Pro user, what ROM will get me closest to this experience since I don't see a Oxygen OS ROM here. I'm sorry if this question has been asked and answered before, I tried searching but nothing similar came up. Thx and any support is much appreciated.
Really i dont understand what ppl are obsessed by Oxygen ROM. user experience? what is better then on any other rom? MIUI is quit same good as oxygen, and well optimised.
I think I've seen an Oxygen OS beta thread.
Personally, I tried few roms but I realised stock MIUI feels the best in terms of speed and everything, which is expected since it's factory optimized.
I removed all the Xiaomi bloatware and installed Google equivalents when needed. I also blocked all Xiaomi tracking and telemetry domains using hosts.
I always install Nova Launcher on every device is buy and customize it for my likings. And then added FNG for totally customize it for comfort.
SwiftKey is my favourite keyboard which I can resize to exact point of comfort for me.
I mean to say that android comes with decent flexibility and options to customize user experience. Personally i feel good with my tuned UX.
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Found the thread for Oxygen OS: https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/how-to/oxygen-os-10-3-1-stable-t4046607
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I think I've seen an Oxygen OS beta thread.
Personally, I tried few roms but I realised stock MIUI feels the best in terms of speed and everything, which is expected since it's factory optimized.
I removed all the Xiaomi bloatware and installed Google equivalents when needed. I also blocked all Xiaomi tracking and telemetry domains using hosts.
I always install Nova Launcher on every device is buy and customize it for my likings. And then added FNG for totally customize it for comfort.
SwiftKey is my favourite keyboard which I can resize to exact point of comfort for me.
I mean to say that android comes with decent flexibility and options to customize user experience. Personally i feel good with my tuned UX.
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Found the thread for Oxygen OS: https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/how-to/oxygen-os-10-3-1-stable-t4046607
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Well this is the clear example of why Oxygen OS is better than MIUI.
Just take a look at all the changes you had to do to the ROM in order to be satisfied with it... Dude i know most people here are used to change and customize everything but many of my coworkers just to give you an example doesnt even know what a launcher is. When i told them they could change launcher it was like a big surprise to them and i couldnt believe they didnt know that.
So going back to your comment .. the thing is that most ppl wont bother change things like you did and so they will use the ROM as it comes therefore if we compare stock ROMs experiences Oxygen OS beats MIUI so bad, they don't orverload you with apps you probably dont need.
The overall experience eels smooth and simple and sometimes simple is better.
Right now i have a MI 9T Pro yes but i had 7 PRO even 7T and it was the first time for me that i was happy with a stock ROM and didnt want to change, while with MIUI i inmediately change to AOSP Roms.
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Well this is the clear example of why Oxygen OS is better than MIUI.
Just take a look at all the changes you had to do to the ROM in order to be satisfied with it... Dude i know most people here are used to change and customize everything but many of my coworkers just to give you an example doesnt even know what a launcher is. When i told them they could change launcher it was like a big surprise to them and i couldnt believe they didnt know that.
So going back to your comment .. the thing is that most ppl wont bother change things like you did and so they will use the ROM as it comes therefore if we compare stock ROMs experiences Oxygen OS beats MIUI so bad, they don't orverload you with apps you probably dont need.
The overall experience eels smooth and simple and sometimes simple is better.
Right now i have a MI 9T Pro yes but i had 7 PRO even 7T and it was the first time for me that i was happy with a stock ROM and didnt want to change, while with MIUI i inmediately change to AOSP Roms.
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I do find Oxygen OS better than MIUI. But the customizations I mentioned I need to do on every phone, including my old One Plus 6.
I like one plus phones. When buying the new phone OnePlus 7 was obvious choice for me, but lack of pop-up camera, headphone jack, and wide angle camera were deal breaker for me.
i like exploring all kinds of roms, i tried most of the roms for k20 pro.. as i dont like my phone everyday in same looks.
i enjoy using evox type of customizations, but tend to move to stable roms with FP working flawlessly and has call rec ( just in case), i used EU beta roms for long time than indian stock rom ( now on China beta though)
i have seen oneplus 7t .. it seems snappy, mostly due to animations.. but i am sure it Oxygenos will also get bored after a while
but MIUI is not like that every time you get bored.. try some themes, and launchers
i mock my friends, like my phone is on IOS,OxygenOS.. only with a theme change
i have to admit that there are much beautiful in MIUI than in any other
my fav : ios13 x pro by rafael henrique and soo on.
if you like to explore.. there is more chance in k20 pro as we have MIUI and customroms ( even Oxygenos custom rom , which is crippled but yes)
but if i buy oneplus - i wont have MIUI ! .. i call that an added advantage for k20 pro.
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Well this is the clear example of why Oxygen OS is better than MIUI.
Just take a look at all the changes you had to do to the ROM in order to be satisfied with it... Dude i know most people here are used to change and customize everything but many of my coworkers just to give you an example doesnt even know what a launcher is. When i told them they could change launcher it was like a big surprise to them and i couldnt believe they didnt know that.
So going back to your comment .. the thing is that most ppl wont bother change things like you did and so they will use the ROM as it comes therefore if we compare stock ROMs experiences Oxygen OS beats MIUI so bad, they don't orverload you with apps you probably dont need.
The overall experience eels smooth and simple and sometimes simple is better.
Right now i have a MI 9T Pro yes but i had 7 PRO even 7T and it was the first time for me that i was happy with a stock ROM and didnt want to change, while with MIUI i inmediately change to AOSP Roms.
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It kinda is a good example and it also really isn't at the same time. The dude above talks about personalizing his phone to a degree to fit his personal needs, I think everyone of us geeks does something like that. I customize some stuff too, for example the position of icons on my home screen or the quick toggles, gboard settings but these are things we do on every phone. I still agree with your premise tho, I think OOS is a decently cleaner than MIUI out of the box and I really have a lot of criticism for MIUI too but credit where credit is due: MIUI is getting better and better with every iteration (except for maybe MIUI9 to 10) and I'll give them that. Obviously a lot comes down to personal preference and I really like the direction that stock android is going but stock android also kinda sucks to be honest. There's no dual apps, themes just got integrated and are still pretty trash, there's no proper gallery app, no recording app nor screen recording, and they in fact *just* integrated a file manager with android 10 and are still working on a decent picture editor. That's probably the reason why OxygenOS is as popular as it is. It takes stock android direction and adds everything that's missing (and there's a lot missing imo, as I just listed)
Thanks for all the feedback and personalization tips guys. I do like the customization options of MIUI, and the most common and significant problem with MIUI I've come across is the bloatware, and no shortcut to disabling it. Most ppl don't delve into the nitty gritties generally because they don't have the know how and technical expertise to do so, and sometimes bcoz they don't have the time. I love my phone and was just wondering if getting a custom rom was going to significantly increase the UX. I'd upgrade to the K30 Pro, but the lack of even a 90hz screen is off putting. Even the K30 has 120hz, but the Pro got nerfed bigtime.
As far as Custom ROMs for the Mi 9T Pro/K20 Pro goes, which one would you guys suggest?
I've tried Lineage OS and Resurrection. I kept Lineage for few days, which ran nice but had random restarts. Although many other people report it is running without problems.
Finally I came to EEA rom (my phone had Indian ROM originally).