Hello
Today I received the LTE version of the Redmi Note 2. It has bloatware installed and I would like to remove this,
Is there any better roms for the 4G LTE version? or can I root the stock rom and remove these apps
I am on version 86.7.3.0 Stable
Cheers
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 doesn't have a non-LTE and an LTE version. It is LTE.
Download latest Rom from Xiaomi.eu and search for Hermes-titled file
jack_21 said:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 doesn't have a non-LTE and an LTE version. It is LTE.
Download latest Rom from Xiaomi.eu and search for Hermes-titled file
Inviato dal mio Redmi Note 2 utilizzando Tapatalk
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If I update to the weekly update, will i lose all my files and apps?
Thanks
If you download the developer ROM it has built-in root
If you update to weekly you don't loose your files
Thanks, and if I update to the developer rom will I lose the files?
mattwilkinson11 said:
Thanks, and if I update to the developer rom will I lose the files?
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I don't think, but make a backup
best rom .....not miui?
ulvergr said:
best rom .....not miui?
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they talking about miui, dude
In my opinion, MIUI (sadly) isn't the best ROM for this device... I'm using CyanEcch (CM 12.1) at the moment, and am pretty satisfied with it, the battery seems to last a little longer. Still waiting for an optimized kernel, though
IshtaNoob said:
In my opinion, MIUI (sadly) isn't the best ROM for this device... I'm using CyanEcch (CM 12.1) at the moment, and am pretty satisfied with it, the battery seems to last a little longer. Still waiting for an optimized kernel, though
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I'm afraid you'll be waiting for a long time, as we need the kernel source codes first. Xiaomi doesn't seem to be excited about supporting developers in this way, unfortunately.
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I'm afraid you'll be waiting for a long time, as we need the kernel source codes first. Xiaomi doesn't seem to be excited about supporting developers in this way, unfortunately.
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I don't think Xiaomi's to blame for that... Mediatek says "I'll deliver an awesome CPU for a really low price", and Xiaomi accepts, although the fine print says Mediatek retains all sources and control over the kernel. The only way out of this deadend would be for Xiaomi to "demand" sources to be delivered, even if only to them, in order to make their own devices better, cancelling any and all present and future contracts if otherwise.
Either way, I'm oldschool, I still (want to) believe sources will be leaked somehow, and the general public will (deservingly) get a perfected ROM and kernel for the device they purchased, independently of eventual legal terms.
IshtaNoob said:
I don't think Xiaomi's to blame for that... Mediatek says "I'll deliver an awesome CPU for a really low price", and Xiaomi accepts, although the fine print says Mediatek retains all sources and control over the kernel. The only way out of this deadend would be for Xiaomi to "demand" sources to be delivered, even if only to them, in order to make their own devices better, cancelling any and all present and future contracts if otherwise.
Either way, I'm oldschool, I still (want to) believe sources will be leaked somehow, and the general public will (deservingly) get a perfected ROM and kernel for the device they purchased, independently of eventual legal terms.
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I thought we had already tried to port known kernel sources from other MediaTek devices like the HTC One M9+ and others that had already had their kernels released? Maybe that was some other code, I'm not sure.
I've heard the faintest of rumors that some people already have the kernel source codes and are not releasing them for fear of prosecution, although I can't confirm them or even say I'm convinced myself.
mattwilkinson11 said:
Hello
Today I received the LTE version of the Redmi Note 2. It has bloatware installed and I would like to remove this,
Is there any better roms for the 4G LTE version? or can I root the stock rom and remove these apps
I am on version 86.7.3.0 Stable
Cheers
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To root and flashing rom you can referred to post #11 of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-2/help/redmi-note-2-downgrade-upgrade-problem-t3243079
1) tried used this to root: http://en.miui.com/thread-152550-1-1.html?mobile=2 if failed then used the below method.
2) Windroid was an easy way to root rmn2: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=167882&extra=pag
For flashing any rom to your existing unofficial rom, you need to full wiped, so used the miui system backup to backup you data. It will make you newly flashed rom stable.
mattwilkinson11 said:
Hello
Today I received the LTE version of the Redmi Note 2. It has bloatware installed and I would like to remove this,
Is there any better roms for the 4G LTE version? or can I root the stock rom and remove these apps
I am on version 86.7.3.0 Stable
Cheers
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Sent from my 2014817 using Tapatalk
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I thought we had already tried to port known kernel sources from other MediaTek devices like the HTC One M9+ and others that had already had their kernels released? Maybe that was some other code, I'm not sure.
I've heard the faintest of rumors that some people already have the kernel source codes and are not releasing them for fear of prosecution, although I can't confirm them or even say I'm convinced myself.
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What I read somewhere around here was that some sources were leaked, but they were incomplete. However, this being the mighty anonymous internet, I think anyone would be able to upload a kernel (or even the source) somewhere anonymously, even if through proxies.
Uh.. hi there, I'm using a Redmi note 2. Not planning on changing phones soon... but I kinda deleted my ROM in the bid to factory reset my phone. Now it won't come on. I'm seeing new updated ROMs for the TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project)… but I just want my phone the way it was. I've searched almost the entire Redmi note 2 databases and related searches, but can't seem to find the Original ROM or OS that came with the phone. URGENT HELP needed!
Thanks, Peter.
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read a post a few days ago(cant post link yet) any way it says that u can flash android 6.0 on any phone using the android sdk manager and it will work but i don't trust the page enough to try it plus i have never flashed my phone before.Know this works for nexus but PLEASE tell me if this actually will work on my s4
http://fortheloveoftech.com/2015/10/05/how-to-flash-android-6-0-marshmallow/
Absolutely not. I just read the info at the link too and it says nothing about using that for any non Nexus device.
Non nexus phones are men
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Absolutely not. I just read the info at the link too and it says nothing about using that for any non Nexus device.
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It does say any phone read the second paragraph
"Flashing an Android image is super easy, especially on a Nexus device. You can use this tutorial for installing the image on your Nexus or for flashing any other image on any other phone."
Yes, but not the Nexus imgs on any other phone. They have to be specific to the phone. Also, that's still not even close to correct. Most manufacturers have their own way to restore or update the phone and many use different formats that are not compatible with other types of phones. Samsung does not even have a fastboot mode, so obviously there would be no way to use that guide or anything similar to do that.
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It does say any phone read the second paragraph
"Flashing an Android image is super easy, especially on a Nexus device. You can use this tutorial for installing the image on your Nexus or for flashing any other image on any other phone."
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While it does say flashing an Android image is easy, that applies mostly to Nexus devices. For other devices like Sony, Samsung etc they have a specific version of Android that must be flashed with the brand of phone to make it work. For example:
Samsung - TouchWiz
HTC - Sense
Xiaomi - MIUI
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Yes, but not the Nexus imgs on any other phone. They have to be specific to the phone.
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That's the reason why ROM ports exist. Using the manufacturer ROM as a base ROM you're able to port ROMs from different manufacturers to your device provided you know how and what you're doing.
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While it does say flashing an Android image is easy, that applies mostly to Nexus devices. For other devices like Sony, Samsung etc they have a specific version of Android that must be flashed with the brand of phone to make it work. For example:
Samsung - TouchWiz
HTC - Sense
Xiaomi - MIUI
That's the reason why ROM ports exist. Using the manufacturer ROM as a base ROM you're able to port ROMs from different manufacturers to your device provided you know how and what you're doing.
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AOSP ports are not built upon manufacturer roms. They use vendor blobs, but that's it.
popthosegaskets said:
While it does say flashing an Android image is easy, that applies mostly to Nexus devices. For other devices like Sony, Samsung etc they have a specific version of Android that must be flashed with the brand of phone to make it work. For example:
Samsung - TouchWiz
HTC - Sense
Xiaomi - MIUI
That's the reason why ROM ports exist. Using the manufacturer ROM as a base ROM you're able to port ROMs from different manufacturers to your device provided you know how and what you're doing.
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I get what ur saying which rom would u recommend was thinking of cynogenmod but only when 13 comes out looking for something very close to stock
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read a post a few days ago(cant post link yet) any way it says that u can flash android 6.0 on any phone using the android sdk manager and it will work but i don't trust the page enough to try it plus i have never flashed my phone before.Know this works for nexus but PLEASE tell me if this actually will work on my s4
http://fortheloveoftech.com/2015/10/05/how-to-flash-android-6-0-marshmallow/
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No this is not true. Each device needs a kernel built by the OEM for the device.
The nexus devices use a majority of opensource software as to where the s4 doesnt.
The best you will find is a buggy port in about 6 months or so and that is even if someone can hack together a working kernel.
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I get what ur saying which rom would u recommend was thinking of cynogenmod but only when 13 comes out looking for something very close to stock
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I just helped a friend install CM11 on his S4, so far he has reported no problems with the software.
Just curious, I like the phone and use it over my Nite 5 when I want something slim. But there's no new roms. Why is that?
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Just curious, I like the phone and use it over my Nite 5 when I want something slim. But there's no new roms. Why is that?
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everyone is waiting for the marshmallow release
There's lots of new roms, they are just over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development
and they don't have wifi calling
I'm sorry I'm still learning. Are there certain versions we are supposed to use with the tmobile variant?
Roms and Kernels for any of the snapdragon models ( G900F/M/I/L/K/T/S/W8 ) should work on the t-mobile version, however only t-mobile based roms will have wifi calling so if you are addicted to wifi calling you will need to stick to t-mobile roms.
Also there isn't MM 6X bootloader or radio for your phone yet so the MM roms may not work I haven't tried one yet...
I've been running thunderbolt v2 for a week, very nice 5X N5 ported rom with lots of cool new features t-mobile is too cheap to enable.
the current version of thunderbolt is an MM rom so it may not work over the 5x bootloader and radio...
I also ran PopWiz Telstra v5.1 for nearly a month it's another great rom.
I recomend the kernels made for the roms too, the kernels for t-moble will break the camera and give you another problem to solve and there are several really nice kernels over in the other s5 thread anyway...
probably better served to stick with T-mobile, then root & debloat.
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probably better served to stick with T-mobile, then root & debloat.
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If you're not any braver than that you might as well stay stock!
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If you're not any braver than that you might as well stay stock!
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ha! well I understand the sentiment, but there are good reasons for slimming down the stock rom. I have been around here quite awhile and have never seen anyone succeed at graftin the T-mo Wifi Calling app into a full custom ROM. Neither have I ever seen a successful substitute for the feature - it works very well no thanks to T-Mo but thanks to the small expert contractor that developed the code.
so for those who like the feature, we debloat, and enjoy life
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ha! well I understand the sentiment, but there are good reasons for slimming down the stock rom. I have been around here quite awhile and have never seen anyone succeed at graftin the T-mo Wifi Calling app into a full custom ROM. Neither have I ever seen a successful substitute for the feature - it works very well no thanks to T-Mo but thanks to the small expert contractor that developed the code.
so for those who like the feature, we debloat, and enjoy life
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I gotcha, I wasn't suggesting trying to get wifi calling working in another rom, Just that you would have to go without it if you flash one of the international roms...
I have found the google hangouts dialer to be a reliable substitute for wifi calling so It is an easy move for me to wander away from a t-moble rom.
I realize many have not had as much success with hangouts for various reasons but it works for me. Plus I really don't need it at all anyway.
and HERE it is...
OldeCrow said:
Roms and Kernels for any of the snapdragon models ( G900F/M/I/L/K/T/S/W8 ) should work on the t-mobile version, however only t-mobile based roms will have wifi calling so if you are addicted to wifi calling you will need to stick to t-mobile roms.
Also there isn't MM 6X bootloader or radio for your phone yet so the MM roms may not work I haven't tried one yet...
I've been running thunderbolt v2 for a week, very nice 5X N5 ported rom with lots of cool new features t-mobile is too cheap to enable.
the current version of thunderbolt is an MM rom so it may not work over the 5x bootloader and radio...
I also ran PopWiz Telstra v5.1 for nearly a month it's another great rom.
I recomend the kernels made for the roms too, the kernels for t-moble will break the camera and give you another problem to solve and there are several really nice kernels over in the other s5 thread anyway...
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hi? are you saying any tmobile galaxy phone will work with international roms of F, C, H and so on versions? I have been wondering why many tmobile sub forums are always quiet under development section
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hi? are you saying any tmobile galaxy phone will work with international roms of F, C, H and so on versions? I have been wondering why many tmobile sub forums are always quiet under development section
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Ya pretty much, G900F/M/I/L/K/T/S/W8 roms should work with only minor tinkering, most of the roms over in the GS5 development thread are based off of the g900f debbase from ALEXNDR so it is probably safer to say any g900f rom will work on most any other snapdragon s5.
Although I have to say I've been on our t-mobile MM rom, deodexed/rooted and I find it pretty much flawless so I haven't been sampling the other roms for a couple of weeks now...
Have u tried this one ? @OldeCrow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741302
There is specific warning, also it has bootloader, modem, modem lte.
DO THIS BEFORE INSTALLING THE ROM - ONLY FOR G900F:
This is only for G900F, if you do this on other S5, you might brick your device!
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Have u tried this one ? @OldeCrow
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741302
There is specific warning, also it has bootloader, modem, modem lte.
DO THIS BEFORE INSTALLING THE ROM - ONLY FOR G900F:
This is only for G900F, if you do this on other S5, you might brick your device!
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You should be fine, the modem and boot-loader are separate and you couldn't flash them if you wanted to, they are not for our phone!
As long as you are already on our MM build Phoenix should install just fine. If you still haven't upgraded to MM officially MM roms might have trouble with the older radio and boot-loader.
The Phoenix kernel is one of the best kernels over there too.
I would take the customer.xml from your current MM CSC and place it in the zip for Phoenix before you flash it so you have the t-mobile apn info already in the rom when you flash it.
Yes I m currently on MM.
First tell me how to backup all, especially efs folder, my two phones got a problem coz of EFS , no network issue and changed many firmware but didnt get successful.
Anyways which software/app is best flashfire ? Or any other? Will custom twrp recovery do the job ?
And then please guide me to what I have to do first, for installing tht rom coz according to the OP in tht thread, my device will brick.
Thanks for replying
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Hi, i need some advice please. I am not very techie and i have never flashed a ROM before.
I have brought the REDMI NOTE 3 INTERNATIONAL EDITION/SPECIAL EDITION, KATE VERSION
This phone will come with the GLOBAL ROM installed
I am based in the UK and will be using the phone in England. I want to know if i can just use this phone straight out of the box and not have to mess around with flashing the room or changing the bootloader etc?
I would prefer not to do this and i am hoping i don't have to do this....do the experts on here think it will be ok to use without messing with it? Will things like /texting/whatsapp/google maps for GPS/worldnewspapers/sky go/BBC IPLAYER/BT SPORTS/KODI/YOUTUBE/SPOTIFY....will these APPS work without me having to FLASH THE ROM etc?
What are the disadvantages of not flashing the ROM?
Sorry for all the questions, but i have never brought a phone from china before and im worried that i might mess it up and that it wont work properly. Any help or guidance would really be appreciated from the experts on here. My phone will arrive soon and im not sure what to do with it!
Thanks
It will work out of the box.
as you told you never did rooting before, then you're fine with it, as there will be chance you will screw your phone thru rooting.
Advantage is that you can enhance the performance/battery of your phone by flashing custom roms/kernel. and other things you can do for a better experience. It also means you can get update your ROM to the latest android N, currently you are stuck with MM.
I can see no disadvantage of not rooting your phone though.
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Thanks mate
What should i do in terms of selecting the language/time zone? I've heard that English/UK is not an option and that im supposed to select India or Finland when i first switch the phone on...is that correct?
Also what about the dual sim function, ive been reading that this does not work or something about the fact that if i use an SD card i can't then use 2 sims? Does the SD card go into one of the sim card slots then?
yammickz said:
as you told you never did rooting before, then you're fine with it, as there will be chance you will screw your phone thru rooting.
Advantage is that you can enhance the performance/battery of your phone by flashing custom roms/kernel. and other things you can do for a better experience. It also means you can get update your ROM to the latest android N, currently you are stuck with MM.
I can see no disadvantage of not rooting your phone though.
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I'd rather not even think about rooting if there is a chance it my screw my phone then!
I dont mind stick on marshmallow, my current phone has been on lollipop for ages and im ok with that. Does the performance/battery enhancement via rooting make a huge difference then? I've always read that these REDMI NOTE 3's have a really good battery life and great processor as they are?
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Thanks mate
What should i do in terms of selecting the language/time zone? I've heard that English/UK is not an option and that im supposed to select India or Finland when i first switch the phone on...is that correct?
Also what about the dual sim function, ive been reading that this does not work or something about the fact that if i use an SD card i can't then use 2 sims? Does the SD card go into one of the sim card slots then?
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You can select UK language and Falklands locale. The latest dev ROM has UK so it should be added eventually. You can have 2 SIM or 1 SIM 1 micro-SD card.
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You can select UK language and Falklands locale. The latest dev ROM has UK so it should be added eventually. You can have 2 SIM or 1 SIM 1 micro-SD card.
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Thanks mate
How do i know if i have the latest DEV ROM? I've been reading that it's to do with the version number, should have 4 digits, 5 usually indicates vendor rom...
Is that correct?
sgerrard said:
Thanks
I'd rather not even think about rooting if there is a chance it my screw my phone then!
I dont mind stick on marshmallow, my current phone has been on lollipop for ages and im ok with that. Does the performance/battery enhancement via rooting make a huge difference then? I've always read that these REDMI NOTE 3's have a really good battery life and great processor as they are?
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Yes, there's battery improvement.
sgerrard said:
Thanks mate
How do i know if i have the latest DEV ROM? I've been reading that it's to do with the version number, should have 4 digits, 5 usually indicates vendor rom...
Is that correct?
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Post a screenshot from your about phone page.
7.1.19 (MIUI8) is the latest DEV ROM for your phone.
(year.month.day)
Professor Chaos said:
Post a screenshot from your about phone page.
7.1.19 (MIUI8) is the latest DEV ROM for your phone.
(year.month.day)
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Thanks mate
I think i would be lucky to get that DEV ROM because i only placed the order on 20th january but you never know. Even if my phone had an earlier DEV ROM would it not automatically update itself to the 7.1.19 one by itself anyway?
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Post a screenshot from your about phone page.
7.1.19 (MIUI8) is the latest DEV ROM for your phone.
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hi mate the phone has arrived now, in the about phone section it says:
miui version: miui global 8.0/ stable
8.0.5.0 (mhrmidg)
do i have the latest dev rom then?
I just got this phone Monday for $100 and so far I'm liking it, but I'm tantalized by the custom ROMs I see available. There are a couple of performance issues I've noticed including the delay in the volume controls popping up, and the slow camera app. I'm curious if the custom ROMs perform better and which ones you all recommend. I have the Metro variant.
I had gotten one Sim unlocked and was wondering myself has lineage on it now
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I had gotten one Sim unlocked and was wondering myself has lineage on it now
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Did you get it with Lineage already installed or did you do it yourself? I haven't installed a custom rom since I had a Galaxy Nexus, so I'm curious how difficult it is now.
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Did you get it with Lineage already installed or did you do it yourself? I haven't installed a custom rom since I had a Galaxy Nexus, so I'm curious how difficult it is now.
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Came installed
x_orange90_x said:
Did you get it with Lineage already installed or did you do it yourself? I haven't installed a custom rom since I had a Galaxy Nexus, so I'm curious how difficult it is now.
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It's a little more (a bit more) difficult to flash a rom if you're coming way from the nexus series.
We don't have fully functioning recoveries atm, so they all require a PC.
There's a mild issue with the regional variants when it comes to installing a custom rom. (The roms are based on the global firmware and our devices don't use global, so there's differences in system implementation that makes it difficult to get roms flashing.)
I mean we unlock our bootloaders for more freedom and greater support right?
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I mean we unlock our bootloaders for more freedom and greater support right?
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from my point of view they are irrelevant on vab devices (without disrespecting recovery devs they are doing an amazing job as well)
Stock Recovery works for wiping/flashing
About Backup/Restore idk for you but it never worked for me.
Modifying System Files? Maybe but you can do it from the o.s.
There are some kernel specific features (like f2fs compress) they do not work on custom rec.
And for EROFS ROMs ... it turn useless bcoz of read-only filesystem.
It should be useful when some magisk module gives you a nice bootloop and you can remove it from twrp but... you can do it on a stock recovery too..
maybe there should be more needed features but idk about them coz i used twrp only a few times
Unfortunately, it's custom recovery's lack of support for newer file systems (as @alonsoj636 said) & probably due to incompatibility of recovery based OTA updates.
TWRP & OFOX are still useful in a lot of ways, but for you to stick to them, you gotta reflash recovery the moment you updated the ROM, caz it'll replace the existing custom one after the next bootup.
If you don't wanna deal with all these custom ROM nonsense, there's a GSI pathway that I've made a how to guide (which also has it's own querks btw).
Great answers. Thanks.
I studied a bit about the AB devices. Your replies make sense. Also i have made up mind not to flash any android versions after 13 on this device.
I tried to flash gsi but it did not boot. Not a guy who knows coding and much. I will give it a try maybe again. It is bit more complex for me since i have a ubuntu system.
Phones are increasingly becoming complex. I miss smaller phones with great battery and less clutter. I had Htc Desire C in 2011. Loved it. From the Indian perspective: dual sim phones will soon become unnecessary burden as cellular plans are becoming costlier due to Duopoly and less competition in the market + inflation.
Mojito will probably be my last Xiaomi phone.
ianupamdey said:
Mojito will probably be my last Xiaomi phone.
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Same here. You can go with Pixel A series. They have amazing development track. Might cost a bit, but worth each penny.
ianupamdey said:
is bit more complex for me since i have a ubuntu system
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On Linux, you only need to install android-tools package for adb / fastboot. No need of drivers too.
ianupamdey said:
Also i have made up mind not to flash any android versions after 13 on this device.
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That's a bad idea.
ianupamdey said:
Mojito will probably be my last Xiaomi phone.
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Yeah mine too
i'm tired of this Pocket Heater but i'm poor so no money for something better