I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on a 256/8 varient of the k20 pro with the intention of just using the phone as daily with the Chinese Rom in A urope ,I know there will be other roMs but I just can't be arsed with all the modding about,getting too old and too busy to be messing,but love the look of the phone specs etc
Is there any downsides to using the Chinese rom,Im happy enough with the lack of band 20 and I understand the phone will get OTAs and there is English support
Are there any other problems besides the bloat which should be easy to remove, bit of fiddling for play store too I think
Should all apps work ok etc or anything else I should look out for
I think Europe version should be mi 9t pro, if you want to flash Chinese stock room, unlock bootloader first, fastboot flash Chinese full package
tenshikurabu said:
I think Europe version should be mi 9t pro, if you want to flash Chinese stock room, unlock bootloader first, fastboot flash Chinese full package
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No no no,read my post before giving a reply, I was enquiring about the Chinese rom,the kind of disadvantages to using it in Europe because there is no 9T pro,no global rom as yet
Im using it Croatia, there is lack of the band 20 and you manually must instal google playstore and services. Other than than that there arent any dissadvantages
A friend that had chinese miui on mi8, told me that he had some problems with gps, and also it would have low signal strength, and those where fixed with global rom.
Gps works fine, and signal strength depends on coverage off cell towers. I can say that it has same signal strength as poco atleast where i live.
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Gps works fine, and signal strength depends on coverage off cell towers. I can say that it has same signal strength as poco atleast where i live.
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I would imagine GPS is particularly good with the new dual band GPS it has.
i'm more less in the same page, im eager to buy the Chinese version, but not sure if i wont give up of B28, coz its make a lot of diff here in Brazil.
Do you guys think this band will be available for future update, like previously happened to Mi9, it didnt have band 28, but its got now. Maybe its only software dependent, right?
No Google Keyboard (English) in China ROM K20 Pro
I could not see the Google Keyboard that can be used across apps even after installing the Google Services in my K20 Pro Chinese Version.
i am also in your situation , i can't understand why there isn't a k20 pro chinese rom review to explain exactly which are in DETAILS the difference , we know about play store etc
@GANESHBRUCE can't you you install any keyboard from play store ? (including google keyboard) ?
I wanted a chinese rom device,but ended up buying a k20pro with fake indian rom.can i flash chinese rom without a issue?
I bought the the Chinese rom 256/8 and I the amount of bloatware is insane! At least I have uninstalled 30 apps, some can't be installed, this was a turn off for me, but now I just have to live with it. Other things all good all fine.
But I want to ask experts here, is there any privacy issue with the Chinese ROM? With this amount of apps I feel like they have all kind of data monitoring just to shove their adds in my face, so is there anything I must do? Block something or stop specific service?
One can use the Chinese ROM without any flashing but you have to live with some Xiaomi app and some minor Chinese in some places even after switching to English.
There are no major issues as far as I know.
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aamer_it said:
I bought the the Chinese rom 256/8 and I the amount of bloatware is insane! At least I have uninstalled 30 apps, some can't be installed, this was a turn off for me, but now I just have to live with it. Other things all good all fine.
But I want to ask experts here, is there any privacy issue with the Chinese ROM? With this amount of apps I feel like they have all kind of data monitoring just to shove their adds in my face, so is there anything I must do? Block something or stop specific service?
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Third party app paid Xiaomi a price for their apps to be pre-installed. The only ad coming through may only be from Xiaomi MIUI.
I've used it for a week and everything worked just fine, there was some cool features that only works in chinese rom wich was MI AI wich pre loads apps and its basically like google assistant (pre loading apps was cool), it had a special keyboard only for inputing passwords and there's more! the downside was because i installed google play store by an apk (maybe if you install gapps.org it fixes it) it coudn't sync my contacts and other things (real big problem for me) and besides the stupid chinese apps there's some MIUI apps that doesn't change with the language like the calendar and others i don't remember...
Try it for youself, at the moment i'm using mi globe rom, wich is based of the chinese rom + features and debloated.
NXxR said:
I've used it for a week and everything worked just fine, there was some cool features that only works in chinese rom wich was MI AI wich pre loads apps and its basically like google assistant (pre loading apps was cool), it had a special keyboard only for inputing passwords and there's more! the downside was because i installed google play store by an apk (maybe if you install gapps.org it fixes it) it coudn't sync my contacts and other things (real big problem for me) and besides the stupid chinese apps there's some MIUI apps that doesn't change with the language like the calendar and others i don't remember...
Try it for youself, at the moment i'm using mi globe rom, wich is based of the chinese rom + features and debloated.
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You need to install calendar and contact sync apk and ensure autostart is enabled to sync.
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I could not see the Google Keyboard that can be used across apps even after installing the Google Services in my K20 Pro Chinese Version.
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You can download GBoard (Google Keyboard) from the Playstore and set it as your Default keyboard in Settings.
I used it for a while but had to switch to the India ROM (kinda Global I guess).
Honestly the English version of the China ROM (stock) was fine with me but Google Home wasn't working fine because it mixed up English and French (phone was in English/ Google Home in French), my wife couldn't use it because she doesn't speak English. The other downside was the MI "Browser" being launched by default for all external apps including GMail, very annoying for me.
Other than that everything was working fine, and I liked being able to see the new features (like the new multiple shot in the camera not available in India). The bloatware was kind of ok with me, except MI AI which was sometimes confused with Google Assistant by the phone in certain apps/ devices (Bluetooth).
GANESHBRUCE said:
I could not see the Google Keyboard that can be used across apps even after installing the Google Services in my K20 Pro Chinese Version.
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Uncheck using Mi Secured Keyboard in the settings.
can someone of you tell me if there is Netflix on the Playstore in the china stable rom ? i know he has L3 widevine but i wanna be sure i can use last APK version without any issue. i'm fine with 540p quality of L3.
thanks
Hello,
Can anyone tell me where to get the Global/EU version of the X2 Pro? I have the CN thing, hardware is impressive, but soft is bad (not changeable launcher, missing Google services).
Has the Global/EU version different languages (German), can the Google assistant be reached with 'hey Google' and can the time history in Google maps be activated?
The Realme support doesn't help, they're just writing nonsense...
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Hello,
Can anyone tell me where to get the Global/EU version of the X2 Pro? I have the CN thing, hardware is impressive, but soft is bad (not changeable launcher, missing Google services).
Has the Global/EU version different languages (German), can the Google assistant be reached with 'hey Google' and can the time history in Google maps be activated?
The Realme support doesn't help, they're just writing nonsense...
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Hey, you can grab global version from Europe Amazon or from Europe realme site (just search it on Google), yes global realme have German language and many other, also Google assistant is set by default as voice assistant and you have all Google stuff from box without any need of rooting, unlocking etc. I don't know about "time history" but probably it is.
Just wait to be able to flash the EU to the CN Version.
I got a chinese rom redmi 10x 5g, but all apps that require google map are showing "google play services are updating", i can't order food, i can't grab a taxi, but google map is working perfectly fine... i would like to ask if there is a way to solve this problem. chinese mi official customer service says i'd better flash in a global rom, but there isn't a global rom available for 10x 5g...
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I got a chinese rom redmi 10x 5g, but all apps that require google map are showing "google play services are updating", i can't order food, i can't grab a taxi, but google map is working perfectly fine... i would like to ask if there is a way to solve this problem. chinese mi official customer service says i'd better flash in a global rom, but there isn't a global rom available for 10x 5g...
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I had similar problems getting WhatsApp working (problem with google play services) I deleted all google apps / services and downloaded google installer from Xiaomi app store re-installed all the google related apps and services then all was OK. got a guide from https://www.yomiprof.net/2020/05/installing-google-play-store-xiaomi-phones.html
I ordered my Xiaomi Mi 11 from China and it arrived at 9 Jan 2021.
This is my first time using Xiaomi Phone with MIUI with Chinese ROM.
So some global Apps and user experience are not really good for Global users.
So I want to share some experience and get some information from Mi 11 Users.
Whoever want to know about Mi 11
Please, feel free to comment, I'm too active to discuss about Mi 11.
See you around.
Hein Khon said:
I ordered my Xiaomi Mi 11 from China and it arrived at 9 Jan 2021.
This is my first time using Xiaomi Phone with MIUI with Chinese ROM.
So some global Apps and user experience are not really good for Global users.
So I want to share some experience and get some information from Mi 11 Users.
Whoever want to know about Mi 11
Please, feel free to comment, I'm too active to discuss about Mi 11.
See you around.
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I have had my Mi 11 since January 15th.
Because I only started the bootloader on January 24th. can unlock, I use the China ROM. You can use them in Germany without restrictions. I uninstalled all bloatware and deactivated some Chinese apps. All Google apps run after just sideloading the Play Store.
Nevertheless, I will flash the Xiaomi.eu, because in addition to the system-wide German language, faster updates are also important to me.
I have unlocked the bootloader, but I don't even know what I can do except root. I cannot turn off forced encryption and verification at startup
I received it today with Google play installed (bought on tradingshenzhen) and I am unabled to make Google messages work :-(
pythonit92 said:
I received it today with Google play installed (bought on tradingshenzhen) and I am unabled to make Google messages work :-(
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I don't have issues with Google messages. You might need to go in the permissions of the app and upgrade some privileges though. I don't know if it's Android 11 or the fact that it's a Chinese ROM but I found some of the Google apps don't install with the required minimum privileges.
Also you need to make Messages your default SMS app. Settings->Apps->Manage apps then top right hand corner 3 dots -> Default Apps.
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I don't have issues with Google messages. You might need to go in the permissions of the app and upgrade some privileges though. I don't know if it's Android 11 or the fact that it's a Chinese ROM but I found some of the Google apps don't install with the required minimum privileges.
Also you need to make Messages your default SMS app. Settings->Apps->Manage apps then top right hand corner 3 dots -> Default Apps.
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My bad it solved by himself this night I don't know how... In fact I have two sim cards and I supposed it was in conflict in the app... Thanks for your answer
so i got my phone yesterday and im sad that i cant seem to install any 3rd party launcher.. if i do manage to install, full screen gestures totally stop working! This is terrible!
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so i got my phone yesterday and im sad that i cant seem to install any 3rd party launcher.. if i do manage to install, full screen gestures totally stop working! This is terrible!
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Gestures are not supposed to work with 3rd party launcher
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Gestures are not supposed to work with 3rd party launcher
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thats not cool. with Samsung oppo and stuff atleast im given the option to use full screen gestures even though a bit buggy.
pittrich said:
I have had my Mi 11 since January 15th.
Because I only started the bootloader on January 24th. can unlock, I use the China ROM. You can use them in Germany without restrictions. I uninstalled all bloatware and deactivated some Chinese apps. All Google apps run after just sideloading the Play Store.
Nevertheless, I will flash the Xiaomi.eu, because in addition to the system-wide German language, faster updates are also important to me.
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pittrich said:
I have had my Mi 11 since January 15th.
Because I only started the bootloader on January 24th. can unlock, I use the China ROM. You can use them in Germany without restrictions. I uninstalled all bloatware and deactivated some Chinese apps. All Google apps run after just sideloading the Play Store.
Nevertheless, I will flash the Xiaomi.eu, because in addition to the system-wide German language, faster updates are also important to me.
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Xiaomi.EU is based upon the Chinese rom though. So it is indeed the Chinese rom who receive updates first, and then it gets picked up and somewhat cleaned up over at xiaomi.eu.
I have swaped my broken mi 10 Ultra for a mi 11 Ultra global.
Happy so far but missing mainly 3 things from the .eu rom.
Phone app (record call etc)
Contacts app
Spotlight search (app vault)
The Google discover search when I swipe on the home screen feels really useless since I only use the search for find my rarely used apps quick.
Tried install xiaomi phone and contacts from apk mirror but they crash upon launch.
Is there any substitute for this? Or is it recommended to just unlock bootloader and then flash .eu rom?
Thanks
Chipsadin said:
I have swaped my broken mi 10 Ultra for a mi 11 Ultra global.
Happy so far but missing mainly 3 things from the .eu rom.
Phone app (record call etc)
Contacts app
Spotlight search (app vault)
The Google discover search when I swipe on the home screen feels really useless since I only use the search for find my rarely used apps quick.
Tried install xiaomi phone and contacts from apk mirror but they crash upon launch.
Is there any substitute for this? Or is it recommended to just unlock bootloader and then flash .eu rom?
Thanks
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For contacts you can check the link below, also if works for you, please give us a feedback.
[App][Google Contacts] How to sync Google Contacts in MIUI 12 CN
Hi everybody, I will describe the process that worked on my Mi 11 Ultra with MIUI 12.5.4 (CN version) to enable Google Contacts Sync and I was able to sync my contacts from my Google account with my Mi 11 Ultra. Download Google Contacts Sync...
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