Hello all,
I am totally new to the android hacking/developers circle and this is probably a really dumb question, but would it be possible to hack android ware to be used on a cheap Chinese watch. I can't afford a $200+ watch, but would love to have a smart watch, but can't imagine the stock UI on the cheap watches to be any good.
Anyway, any feedback would be appreciated,
Nathan
You can buy an lg g watch like me... it s cheap if you find a second hand one. Me and my friend paid 50€ for one. G watch has no heart beat sensor ,no wifi and other small things but, it s 100 times better than any Chinese watches .
I would recomend the LG Urbane smartwatch. This was launched in Q2 2015 and till now looks updated and according the trends. Works very well linked with android's mobiles.
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Hi i was wondering about same thing, I tried to install Huawei watch Android Wear ROM on my new android smartwatch based on Mediatek MT 6580 with no luck. I am quite sure that it should be possible, bot i dont know how to create custom ROM
how feasible it is to port wearOS on Moto 360 2nd Gen / 2015?
I really don't think it is possible. I think it's a hardware restriction due to the older Snapdragon 400. None of the Snapdragon 400 devices have received the update to Android Wear Oreo update, so WearOS is a real doubt.
You guys are aware that WearOS is just a rebranding from Android Wear and has nothing to with Oreo (which the Moto definitely won't get)
In fact, my Moto360 2nd shows in System Information "WearOS 2.10.0.188487362"
Cheers
Tom
Yes, v2.10 is WearOS.
Hi, I was wondering for people who have own various Xiaomi phones. How are they on OS updates and Security updates?
HiddenSanctum said:
Hi, I was wondering for people who have own various Xiaomi phones. How are they on OS updates and Security updates?
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They have weekly ROM updates for those who want to opt-in to the developer builds.
Stable builds are at their own discretion.
They're not amazing, but better than many.
Security updates is another story. They're a bit slow with them, though I think that varies per device (Redmi is budget so gets low priority).
Poco is a new brand trying to go global though, so hopefully it's better than other devices (not sure how security updates are on the flagship Mi series)
After one or two months most of the people will shift to some or the other custom rom. So there won't be any problem with the security updates and normal OS upgrades. My Mi3 was released with KitKat now it's running Android Pie
rahulkamma14 said:
After one or two months most of the people will shift to some or the other custom rom. So there won't be any problem with the security updates and normal OS upgrades. My Mi3 was released with KitKat now it's running Android Pie
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I assume he's asking about *Xiaomi* updates, the official ROM. Of course you can just install custom ROM's to get latest updates unofficially - but that makes the question moot.
HiddenSanctum said:
Hi, I was wondering for people who have own various Xiaomi phones. How are they on OS updates and Security updates?
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Beta ROM updates are very fast both security n OS updates.
Stable updates within the same OS version are faster too. But OS upgrade need a bit waiting time as OS integrating to MIUI takes time.
Poco I expect faster updates due to treble support.
FYI:
Mix 2S of xiaomi already has Android 9 beta update.
very bad on stock roms stuck to old OS builds for mid range phones but on flagships very fast like blyat cyka rush b
I have used Redmi 2, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi Note 3/4/5, Redmi 3S/prime and only Redmi 2 and Redmi Note 3 as my daily driver.
Those things taught the following:
Don't except updates from Xiaomi, not even security patches, although they have started providing patches on Note series but they are always late, so patches may arrive but not when you expect them.
You may not get the latest features even if you have the latest android version on your MIUI, why? because Xiaomi wants to provide same features to all the phones so that phones running on Kitkat will have the same feature as phone running on Oreo, this makes their software development easy, that means that the feature that you are using doesn't have native support and may be buggy and battery hogging.
There are two channels in MIUI - Beta Channel and StableChannel. Stable channel update is provided every 4-5 months or whenever they feel like or to fix a very important bug. Beta channel was previously bimonthly but I have heard that now, it's changed. Due to this, they don't fix bugs properly and instead introduce more bugs in the system
Their update size are generally 500MB-1.5GB but the fixes are things like: Calender icon changed, Button of some subforum in MIUI forum app changed, New Ringtones and every useless things, then in the end *Bug Fixes* but they don't mention which one. Out of every 10 beta updates only 1 or 2 updates are useful while others are just formality.
Now, note this, other companies give update to keep your phone running for longer amount of time. Xiaomi thinks different, they will wreck your device with every update they provide.
When I had Redmi Note 3, Beta channel was more better and more stable than the Stable channel, I am not lying go check the forums.
There is no major change in MIUI 7-9 the first major change I saw was MIUI6 - MIUI 7 after that all changes were just useless and they everytime just change notification shade style.
MIUI 10 - Notification shade now looks like a copy of iPhone and it's really very cheap act by Xiaomi, although their App switcher is somewhat cool.
Custom ROM:
Xiaomi phones works best with stock android and indeed has the best development support. But there are few catches.
Not all features work in custom ROM, you will have to leave one or two things if you want to use custom ROM.
The famous and best developers will not port VOLTE if their cell providers don't provide it
Camera (on Xiaomi phones) doesn't works well on custom ROMS.
Xiaomi does provide kernel but they don't provide a lot of proprietary codes and binaries that ensures smooth functioning of phones.
Don't buy the phone if you want to get updates unless it's Chinese, they do care about Chinese people unlike their global counterpart, or those people who develop global roms are arseheads.
All the above points can be confirmed on MIUI forums and XDA, if anyone says that even one of the point(s) is wrong, he is probably new in Xiaomi's world.
Redmi is the cheap line and they get late updates and bugs are not fixed properly. Mi is the expensive line of Xiaomi so they get proper update in first few months and after that they are also neglected. Since Poco is also a cheap but is a flagship, they will get good number of updates and fixes for few months then they will announce another phone and Poco will be neglected, and people who are saying that Poco has a different team may be wrong, I don't think Xioami will divide the team because internally it uses the same MIUI as others only launcher is different. For world Poco is a brand, for Xiaomi it's yet another phone.
Depends. My Mi3 got updated from kitkat to Marshmallow while my mi tab 1 was still stuck at kitkat with such a laggy interface until I flashed nougat roms with shiels blobs which made the tab as smooth as my oneplus 3. So MIUI sucks and they don't update android versions when they update their miui version. So buy a phone which has strong custom rom support. (Xiaomi models that are sold in India have strong dev support from what I have seen)
Thanks everyone for the info. That gives me a good idea.
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very bad on stock roms stuck to old OS builds for mid range phones but on flagships very fast like blyat cyka rush b
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Aye Aye Kurwa :laugh:
you forgot p90
Sandepp said:
Depends. My Mi3 got updated from kitkat to Marshmallow while my mi tab 1 was still stuck at kitkat with such a laggy interface until I flashed nougat roms with shiels blobs which made the tab as smooth as my oneplus 3. So MIUI sucks and they don't update android versions when they update their miui version. So buy a phone which has strong custom rom support. (Xiaomi models that are sold in India have strong dev support from what I have seen)
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Huh? You say it sucks but your Mi 3 got two major updates. How does that suck?
As for tablet, well it's a tablet. Android tablets were always poor selling and are now completely dead anyway (Chrome OS tablets are the future), can't compare phones to tablets.
Hello,
There are sooo many Amazfit (Xiaomi?) watches avalaible and each model has even different versions which make it very hard for a newcomer to make choice.
I found a board comparing all of them.. But it's up to 2019 (beginning?), so a lot are missing. Also, they seem to have different names depending on the country..!
GTR, GTS... What is it called in China?! I want one that's Android based (so i can get custom roms, install apks..) and i'd like it to have speaker/mic, as well as non proprietary straps.
The Verge's the only one that fits (not for the straps though) according to that 2019 board but maybe one of the most recent one would fit..? Let me know!
Thanks.
Forget it.
Those with android have a "special" Android version where you have a very limited amount of working apps. ( and not wear ).
And as it is closed, and for a MIPS processor you will find no real custom rom.
Speaker/mic ? Why?
Stratos
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Stratos
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He wants with ? and ? . Verge is the only offering from Amazfit while you can talk to Watch.
Stratos is for sports users.
T-Rex - for men with khaki who think they are tough
GTS - fashion Watch (period)
GTR - for men on suits
Pace - for sports enthusiasts people
BIP - for people looking for minimalist design and options
Rest are more dear than alive
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Forget it.
Those with android have a "special" Android version where you have a very limited amount of working apps. ( and not wear ).
And as it is closed, and for a MIPS processor you will find no real custom rom.
Speaker/mic ? Why?
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But the pace and stratos (this thread is for them) also have that same Android as the verge.. isn't it?! No real custom ROMs.. are you saying those running huamiOS like the BIP got real cf?! I don't get you there!!
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He wants with and . Verge is the only offering from Amazfit while you can talk to Watch.
Stratos is for sports users.
T-Rex - for men with khaki who think they are tough
GTS - fashion Watch (period)
GTR - for men on suits
Pace - for sports enthusiasts people
BIP - for people looking for minimalist design and options
Rest are more dear than alive
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Sounds like a commercial man.. the last 3, on
Which OS do they run?
i'm interesting about Nord 2 but my problem is the new colorOS..
I don't want that sh!t. I love oxygenOS.
Will we get "plently" custom roms for that device?
Is there any alternative? I dont want to stay on latest oxygenOS for ever.
My current phone is 3T with lineageOS and updates weekly.
Is there any alternative smartphone?
I'm looking for xiaomi 11T (same price range) but i don't like MIUI too.
Pixel 6 is more expensive so that's not an option.
Even though 11t is better in terms of updates (xiaomi promised 3 years of android updates +1 extra year of security patches), both devices wont get too much custom roms because of their chipsets. Not many developers develop roms for mediatek chipsets. If you want to have lots of custom roms to choose from, better device for you is poco f3. Another great alternative to these three are realme gt or gt neo 2 if they are available in your region.