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Xiaomi MI2S : A couple of questions to those who know/tried it

Hi all,
I do hope I am asking it in the right place (I didn't want to make a new thread at first, but the closest one I found was locked, so...).
I am willing to buy a Xiaomi MI2S phone. I already know it is only be sold in China (that isn't a problem, actually). I am mostly interested in the 32Gb version, it has really awesome specs.
I have been making a lot of research about this phone and, from what I've seen so far, feedback is positive. That is comforting, to me, but on the same page, I am directly addressing towards people who actually own this phone (or at least have tried it), what are its fails ? Is that phone as perfect as it looks ? Are there some serious flaws/inconveniences with it ?
Second, I also know that the device comes with a specific ROm (MIUI, available in both English and Chinese). I am totally fine with that, as I had a previous positive experience with MIUI roms. But I'd also like to know if, actually, it is possible to customize the phone ? I mean bootloader unlock, root ? Are there some custom roms (well I do mean Cyanogen support, or Cyanogen ports) for Xiaomi MI2S ? These aspects remains a bit unclear, and any piece of information would be much appreciated.
Thanks reading.

i'm willing to buy this phone too. When my good old LG O2x wil die (Can happen every minute ) So i also did some research.
In my langauge (Dutch) There is a lot of information about it. there is a topic on tweakers.net with lots of users who own the device. They are all very happy with it. Here you go... Ok, it's dutch.. But with the use of a translator.. I guess you can get some interesting things out of it. If not.. I could translate some pieces of text for you to english. Just PM me. Not the whole forum of course
About the ROM's. For as far as i know.. There are still no roms without MIUI.. But i'm not suprised if there are roms without MIUI. Maybe in china..
That's all i can help you with atm..
Good luck with researching

miui was modify from cm
and no other rom for mi2s now.

Hello,
I know is my first post here, but i own a MI2 (almost same specs as MI2S, last one using krait processor, better camera) since december this year.
So far nothing to complain about:
- with MIUI V5 battery last 2 full days (wi-fi on, push e-mail on, gps on)
- gps accurate about 2-3 meters
- no problem with gsm/3G signal
- display is very sharp, resistant to scratches, maybe some kind of ACG glass (drop it few times on the concrete, last time i forgot it on the top of my car and i go only plastic frame around display deform)
- sometimes it`s shut off by himself (dunno why, maybe i mess around with secondary recovery partition when it was on MIUI V4)
- no laggy at all (over 72 apps instaled)
- overall a good phone, and i like it
- i use it with the native rom and i get via OTA some updates at 2-3 weeks
sorry for my bad english, hope that helps

buy
Hi, on what website can you buy this phone, to make sure it's original an all?
I saw it on aliexpress, but there are so many sellers, I don;t know if it will be ok.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!

desdekid said:
Hi, on what website can you buy this phone, to make sure it's original an all?
I saw it on aliexpress, but there are so many sellers, I don;t know if it will be ok.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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According to the people i refered to in my previous post..www.ibuygou.com is the best shop for the Xiaomi Mi2S device, when it comes to shipping. Some people in holland say that it takes only 1 day to ship, others complain that it takes more than 3 weeks. It depends on the amount of devices they have in stock.
The prices are great btw, 300 euro / 400 dollar for the 16gb, 350 euro / 450 dollar for the 32gb variant. And max 20 dollars for import
They also have accesoires like back covers, cases, batteries etc.

How fast is the GPS locking on the Mi2S?
This is really the perfect phone, with the exception it doesnt have LTE (does it?)

I had a mi 2
Its the best smartphone in 4.3" formfactor
Fast, stable
Very good camera
Long lasting akku on (gps wlan,edge)
Out of the box fast and stable no need for custom rom
Beside miui there is a stockandroid rom with english and chinese language
Cons
3g akku drain
Thick and high weight in comparison to s3, htc one
Bad support in fact of defect or something
Sometimes bad reception
Sometimes microphone issues ( mayve only my device)
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

Hi all,
First of all, thanks for the positive feedback.
Well, Ibuygou seems to be a popular (and good) choice as a way to purchase the phone.
I'll consider that. Thanks for the tip.
Well, I still don't have much information about the second part of the question though. I am looking for information in the actual state-of-art on modding the phone : is there some safe ways for bootloader unlock, phone rooting ? Are there custom roms actually for Xiaomi devices, or at least, devs working on that ?
These aspects still remain a bit unclear to me, and i'd like to be enlighten on this.
Thanks in advance.
PS: Well it seems i missed natoleon's answer on that:
miui was modify from cm
and no other rom for mi2s now.
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Anyway, i'll be glad if anyone can expand on this.

Roland_Y said:
Hi all,
First of all, thanks for the positive feedback.
Well, Ibuygou seems to be a popular (and good) choice as a way to purchase the phone.
I'll consider that. Thanks for the tip.
Well, I still don't have much information about the second part of the question though. I am looking for information in the actual state-of-art on modding the phone : is there some safe ways for bootloader unlock, phone rooting ? Are there custom roms actually for Xiaomi devices, or at least, devs working on that ?
These aspects still remain a bit unclear to me, and i'd like to be enlighten on this.
Thanks in advance.
PS: Well it seems i missed natoleon's answer on that:
Anyway, i'll be glad if anyone can expand on this.
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There is no developers support due to lack of source code for the kernel as they refuse to follow the GPL laws. Also. Ok real development team has any respect for the MIUI crew as it is well known they take code from others and don't give anything back. For the these reasons this device will not see any development or forums here.
Wayne Tech Nexus

You can find a AOSP for Xiaomi Mi2/Mi2S here. It uses the same kernel though.
http://miui.es/index.php/topic,6678.0.html
It's a spanish forum, but the rom is multilanguage. You can use Google Translator to get an idea of it's said.

desdekid said:
Hi, on what website can you buy this phone, to make sure it's original an all?
I saw it on aliexpress, but there are so many sellers, I don;t know if it will be ok.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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Hi, I just bought in ALEGRECOMPRA (spanish site) is a very serious page, based on the comments in all forums.
This is my firts purchase on this page, Im waiting (about 3weeks) for mi Mi2s

I Bought my xiaomi mi2s 32gb from this seller
http://skeep.en.alibaba.com/product...MP_2MP_Ram_2GB_Rom_16GB_or_32GB_in_Stock.html
I can assure you she is selling 100% original phone cheapest price with great support. If you want you can contact her.

Xiaomi MI2S root after can't read the file after, what reason is this?

Mi-2S vs Mi-2
Does anyone know if the Mi-2s also has dragontrail glass like the Mi-2 ??

which series to choose ?
Hi guys, i dont want to deviate from the topic, i want to ask one question regarding Xiaomi
should i go for Mi2S or Mi2 ?
i am really confused about it. help me... what is the major difference between 2 of them ?
help me in deciding which one to buy soon...
thanks in advance...

plikmuny said:
Hi guys, i dont want to deviate from the topic, i want to ask one question regarding Xiaomi
should i go for Mi2S or Mi2 ?
i am really confused about it. help me... what is the major difference between 2 of them ?
help me in deciding which one to buy soon...
thanks in advance...
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simple answer, get MI2S 32GB, it's better in every way
I have ordered this Friday Mi2S 16GB because of "crazy discount" on ibuygou: http://www.ibuygou.com/crazy-discount/
I am really looking forward for this phone, I love MIUI

Hi, thanks for your prompt reply....
i heard a rumor that Mi3 is getting launched by august 16th... is that true ? also with full HD & octa core CPU ?
above all it is priced at 320$ !!!
I am very excited & i am kind of lets wait no matter even if the earthquake happens.... what should i do man ???

Hi,
I it's up to you.
The question is, do you want BIG and heavy phone (MI3, 5" screen, fullHD) or relatively small but still veeery fast (Mi2S, 4,3" screen, 720p).
Both phones are so fast that rest of parameters doesn't matter, you don't feel the difference....
I am very happy that MI2S have only 4,3" screen, not 4,5" or bigger because I want "compact" but fast phone with 2GB ram.
So I don't care about MI3.

stillka said:
Hi,
I it's up to you.
The question is, do you want BIG and heavy phone (MI3, 5" screen, fullHD) or relatively small but still veeery fast (Mi2S, 4,3" screen, 720p).
Both phones are so fast that rest of parameters doesn't matter, you don't feel the difference....
I am very happy that MI2S have only 4,3" screen, not 4,5" or bigger because I want "compact" but fast phone with 2GB ram.
So I don't care about MI3.
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There you go, thanks for helping me....
now i will go ahead & book Mi2S 32GB version & i will get it from a person who has been shipping this from china to europe since long time.. many have voted him as one of the best....
so i will be placing an order by tomorrow or day after maximum once the chinese boat festival is over....
will update once i get progress regarding this... can i see ur Mi2S ? & which ROM r u using currently ? what r all the must have apps to be installed & what crap wares to be uninstalled ? it is better we chat through PMs.... what do u say ?

Huawei Mateb9 pro, do you recommend it?

Hello,
I'm reading for a while about Huawei mate 9 pro and found many reviews and comparisons which are very promising.
I really trust this forum and i became little worried when I couldn't find that many threads about it. So I'm asking people who used this device if they recommend to purchase this phone or not.
Appreciate your advices amd thanks in advance.

Reo0o said:
Hello,
I'm reading for a while about Huawei mate 9 pro and found many reviews and comparisons which are very promising.
I really trust this forum and i became little worried when I couldn't find that many threads about it. So I'm asking people who used this device if they recommend to purchase this phone or not.
Appreciate your advices amd thanks in advance.
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This is just my personal opinion and experience of the phone, im just loving the phone, it has extremely good camera that i use taking photographs in every situations, the low light photos could be better, but i think software updates can improve that part. There has not been any lagging, everything is so smooth and fast, also i havent had any problems with notifications, they work perfectly in every app i use. There are some bugs in the EMUI 5 software like font changing works only in english language etc, but i think those will be fixed in future updates. Battery life in my personal usage has been very good, usually at night time i have 25-30% battery left even i use phone very much during the day, anyway i would personally recommend this phone to anyone because it is very good phone and i just love it.

Yes, best Android experience I've had in a long time. And, I come from a long line of Samsung devices.

Thanks guys.
What about the wifi issues that many people talk about, have you encountered any bug like this?

Zero issues with Wi-Fi here, what issues are you talking about?

cmd512 said:
Zero issues with Wi-Fi here, what issues are you talking about?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/mate-9-pro-rom-updates-fixes-t3542204

Reo0o said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/mate-9-pro-rom-updates-fixes-t3542204
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No idea, zero such issues here.

thanks bud

Best android around.
People who are after an Iphone built quality and super Android performance at 20% to 30% cheaper comparatively should go after the Mate 9 Pro .There is no similar package around.Dual sim and 128 GB plus 6 GB RAM are insuring it to be the best Android for the months to come regardless what Samsung will try to promote.That Phone is the best i had.

I also like the phone a lot ,the feature i was looking for most was great battery life on a high end device (had the S7 edge,Oneplus 3T before this one ) the battery life is amazing and this is the only phone that I do note have to charge to top up the battery during the day.

Buy it, no regrets.

that sounds promising
thanks guys for your reviews.
but don't you find it weird that there is no section dedicated for this device till now in the forum?!

Pedometer
zaki67 said:
I also like the phone a lot ,the feature i was looking for most was great battery life on a high end device (had the S7 edge,Oneplus 3T before this one ) the battery life is amazing and this is the only phone that I do note have to charge to top up the battery during the day.
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Hello
Is it possible to disable the pedometer?
I now that I can hide the notification on the lockscreen, but I would like to disable it.
Regards

my only complaint with my M9Pro here in the USA is that i'm still stuck on B124. check for updates through HiCare everyday and nothing. Called Huawei customer service and they say they roll out updates by serial# but I've seen around 2 updates so far that people are on which means that Huawei CS is full of it.
I hate when updates are super delayed. I love the M9Pro but I'm really missing my Nexus 6P because of this one issue. The lack of current security updates and such is nerve racking

Crazypinoy9 said:
my only complaint with my M9Pro here in the USA is that i'm still stuck on B124. check for updates through HiCare everyday and nothing. Called Huawei customer service and they say they roll out updates by serial# but I've seen around 2 updates so far that people are on which means that Huawei CS is full of it.
I hate when updates are super delayed. I love the M9Pro but I'm really missing my Nexus 6P because of this one issue. The lack of current security updates and such is nerve racking
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Here is the solution
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/mate-9-pro-rom-updates-fixes-t3542204/page5
Install huawei Firmware finder and read the details

Actually that's relieving. I was worried about the updates too.
Do you have any idea if we can root it and if it's safe?
as i remeber rooting marshmallow devices was affecting their performance and disabled certain apps in samsung devices

geokaf said:
Here is the solution
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/mate-9-pro-rom-updates-fixes-t3542204/page5
Install huawei Firmware finder and read the details
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While I do know of this method and appreciate your assistance, the point I was trying to make was that getting updates shouldn't require us to jump through external hoops. The manufacturer needs to make updates more easily accessible and if they know they can't do that because of all the customizations they implement then they should consider just using stock android and build their proprietary apps to be Play Store downloadable and simply put restrictions that limits those apps to be installed on certain phones.

Why not just get the China version, works flawlessly on US networks + you get the updates.

U can delete the fitness app

sorry if this is the wrong place to post this..
I am looking to get the mate 9 pro
Are any of you on Tmobile in the USA, and, do you get 4G/LTE?
The reseller I have been emailing with on Amazon says you do NOT get 4GLTE on Tmobile in the USA with this phone, but I have read that you do.
Thanks if you can help with this! :good::good:

Should i get this phone?

Will Le Eco allow us to unlock the bootloader?
How is the phone when it comes to software cooking? I want a device that can get decent roms here from awesome developers

felixjet said:
Will Le Eco allow us to unlock the bootloader?
How is the phone when it comes to software cooking? I want a device that can get decent roms here from awesome developers
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It's best bang for your bucks for 300$. This phone is a beast it's flying through everything you throw at it and battery is crazy good.
There is some Roms for it if you like flashing them for different tastes. Roms are good, they similar I think just different flavours like I said, it work well most of them.
Should you buy it? Definitely you will be glad you did, Cheers
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Yes Bootloader is unlocked easily, easiest phone to rooted for me.

yes and yes

but what about roms? lineage os? etc? seems like no one is working on this phone
This is depressing btw: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71369597&postcount=237
And this is just retarded: http://forum.le.com/us/index.php?threads/please-do-not-root-your-ecophone.3950/

felixjet said:
but what about roms? lineage os? etc? seems like no one is working on this phone
This is depressing btw: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71369597&postcount=237
And this is just retarded: http://forum.le.com/us/index.php?threads/please-do-not-root-your-ecophone.3950/
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What do you expect honestly? You want top of the range hardware AND top software and development AND you expect the phone to cost 250dollars? You cant have all of these things for such money. You want more software development? Buy oneplus 3t, it has exactly what you want. Same hardware as le pro 3, just smaller battery and better amoled screen, also costs 200dollars more. Dont want spending more? This ia best device for money, end of story

All roms are same or similar, function of the phone is the same. Just some people addicted of flashing them.
We need few roms that work good thats enough. This phone had more than few good roms.

felixjet said:
but what about roms? lineage os? etc? seems like no one is working on this phone
This is depressing btw: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71369597&postcount=237
And this is just retarded: http://forum.le.com/us/index.php?threads/please-do-not-root-your-ecophone.3950/
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There is official lineage os 13 running on my phone right now which works quite well. I do not count on Leeco to deliver nougat quickly, but at some point they most likely will or someone will find a way to make the camera work otherwise. And what exactly would you need it for? I want it too but "need", no.

[email protected] said:
There is official lineage os 13 running on my phone right now which works quite well. I do not count on Leeco to deliver nougat quickly, but at some point they most likely will or someone will find a way to make the camera work otherwise. And what exactly would you need it for? I want it too but "need", no.
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How is battery life performance on official lineage os 13 ?

bayad said:
How is battery life performance on official lineage os 13 ?
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I was afraid you would ask , it's relatively poor. Relatively! I use it "normally", meaning whatsapp, telegram, Facebook, emails, a smartwatch keeps Bluetooth on, and I check news like 5 times a day. With that and putting it in flight mode over night, it lasts 2 days with around 3 - 5 hours SOT. Turbo's roms lasted around 50 % longer, standby and SOT, but in 2 different versions of his my phone didn't collect emails and messages which is a no go for me.
And lastly, my previous LG G4 lasted one day under those conditions, so I'm still quite happy.

bayad said:
How is battery life performance on official lineage os 13 ?
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Compared to stock, not great. BUT, compared to other devices, it is comparable.

I don't want to open a new thread for one question so I will ask here:
does this phone have dual-4g or one of SIMs have to work on GSM, just like in le1 pro?

Dual 4g, I use Vodafone for everything and have another 3gb lte data only from t-mobile in slot 2 as backup.

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There is official lineage os 13 running on my phone right now which works quite well. I do not count on Leeco to deliver nougat quickly, but at some point they most likely will or someone will find a way to make the camera work otherwise. And what exactly would you need it for? I want it too but "need", no.
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I don't know if you have been keeping track, but Lineage 14.1 just arrived, so much for no1 working on this . If you like, join the developers channel, you should soon see feedback there. I'll do the update tomorrow since it's too late for me now and my kids will wake me at 6, 7 if I'm really lucky ^^.

Buy it without thinking too much it's the best choice for the price

LeEco Le Pro 3 X720

Is is still worth buying?
Ι was thinking to buy a used Oneplus 3T, but the price for a used one remains in levels of 350-400dollars.
Then I started considering the LeEco Le Pro 3 64gb, as it's available at Chinese resellers at 290$.
I am aware of the variety of Roms and the support of the XDA community, but I have read about some issues with the software when this device was launched.
So, I am wondering if these problems are now solved and what other issues I must take into consideration.

Go for it. I was using my x727 with stock rom without any major issue (sometimes notifications did not worked but that have been discussed many times). Then decided to flash android 7, this phone is a beast! You can not buy anything better for that price.

This is easily the best hardware for the money. Build quality is good, dev community is quite active, only real con being really ****ty camera.

I have had Le Eco Le Pro 3 since Dec. 1. Got it on sale for $249.Has worked fine. Using Nova launcher over Marshmallow 6.01.
Have not flashed Lineage ROM, for fear of bricking it.
Some small glitches, such as using their ear pods. Earlier, microphone would go out, when screen went off. Updates fixed that, but microphone stopped working on 3 pairs of Le Eco Headphones.
But I am pleased. Getting 64gb of storage, 4gb of Ram, and the 821 chip are all great.
Biggest item is battery. 4,000 mA. Great, lasts. And Quickcharge 3.0 charges quickly.
Given that Le Eco is virtually out of business in US, probably no updates.
But, sounds like less issues than OP5.
I would buy Pro 3 again. You should buy it.

It's a great device. I got OmniRom flashed on it and I'm really happy with it. Works smooth and I got no problems at all.
Sent from my LeEco Le Pro3 using XDA Labs

yeah this device with latest OmniRom Android 7.1.2 and standard Kernel runs like a monster i have 2 days standby and 7:30h SoT by normal use: Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Bluetooth with Android Wear,Browsing and Youtube. its a great device for low price! its fast and battery life is awesome!

I've been thinking of buying the Le Pro 3 X720, but I don't know which stores I can buy it from with a stock ROM.
Banggood has a "Vendor Rom" installed so that's a no go. Honorbuy claims it comes installed with "Official multilanguage ROM", but it's out of stock and the shipping is quite steep with a 34 euro shipping cost to sweden.
If someone can recommend a store where I can buy a Le Pro 3 X720 with a stock multilanguage ROM and not a Vendor ROM I would appreciate it greatly.

hu4dr3d said:
It's a great device. I got OmniRom flashed on it and I'm really happy with it. Works smooth and I got no problems at all.
Sent from my LeEco Le Pro3 using XDA Labs
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smisi said:
yeah this device with latest OmniRom Android 7.1.2 and standard Kernel runs like a monster i have 2 days standby and 7:30h SoT by normal use: Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Bluetooth with Android Wear,Browsing and Youtube. its a great device for low price! its fast and battery life is awesome!
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how about led notification ?
how to setting led notification ?
Until now I can not setting.

Mankare said:
I've been thinking of buying the Le Pro 3 X720, but I don't know which stores I can buy it from with a stock ROM.
Banggood has a "Vendor Rom" installed so that's a no go. Honorbuy claims it comes installed with "Official multilanguage ROM", but it's out of stock and the shipping is quite steep with a 34 euro shipping cost to sweden.
If someone can recommend a store where I can buy a Le Pro 3 X720 with a stock multilanguage ROM and not a Vendor ROM I would appreciate it greatly.
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Bestbuy

good phone, good price, good performance,what do you want more

aproape said:
Bestbuy
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Looks like they do not ship products to Sweden. Otherwise it would be an option!

Mankare said:
Looks like they do not ship products to Sweden. Otherwise it would be an option!
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I bought it from this website : http://www.dhgate.com/product/origi...phone/400866038.html#s1-0-1b;searl|3395513613
Good luck !

tradingshenzen.com maybe? You get it there with an International ROM & have to install Gapps if needed by yourself, they have their own tutorial for it. Tyvärr the international ROM don't include swedish language either, but you get swedish partially by installing morelocales2 (Playstore). Thats the way I did. I own my LePro3 now for three month, after trying some Custom ROMS I'm now back on a debloated 023S stock ROM with root using Nova Launcher and I'm absolutely satisfied.

Pelle_Polar said:
tradingshenzen.com maybe? You get it there with an International ROM & have to install Gapps if needed by yourself, they have their own tutorial for it. Tyvärr the international ROM don't include swedish language either, but you get swedish partially by installing morelocales2 (Playstore). Thats the way I did. I own my LePro3 now for three month, after trying some Custom ROMS I'm now back on a debloated 023S stock ROM with root using Nova Launcher and I'm absolutely satisfied.
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With the morelocales2 application how much of the phone gets translated to swedish? I have no trouble with it being english but I was thinking of perhaps buying the phone for my mother too who doesn't know english too well.

Mankare said:
With the morelocales2 application how much of the phone gets translated to swedish? I have no trouble with it being english but I was thinking of perhaps buying the phone for my mother too who doesn't know english too well.
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The most of my apps and all the google stuff is in swedish, you can choose the swedish keyboard, but all the system settings by example remains in english, so maybe not such a good idea for your mother?

Search for developer (Custom ROM)

Guys... I have no idea why this phone doesn't have any custom rom already.
The phone is good the processor is famous and already has many roms for it google cam is also supported.
I request if anyone by any chance can contact a developer for a rom. By telegram, WhatsApp or any social media. And if none of those agrees to make it because they doesn't have this phone, then I and I know many of you will be willing to test the rom for improvement.
I bought this phone 2 weeks ago at very cheaper rate but now I think I should have taken any other phone.
Previously I owned Moto droid turbo and Asus zenfone 2.
Both phones have great development till now.
It's a humble request. Please find someone.

The problem with this phone is that not so many people bought it despite the great specs. I think people gave up since Zf5 is already released.. Look at Zf2, so many roms!

Naman Vashishth said:
Guys... I have no idea why this phone doesn't have any custom rom already.
The phone is good the processor is famous and already has many roms for it google cam is also supported.
I request if anyone by any chance can contact a developer for a rom. By telegram, WhatsApp or any social media. And if none of those agrees to make it because they doesn't have this phone, then I and I know many of you will be willing to test the rom for improvement.
I bought this phone 2 weeks ago at very cheaper rate but now I think I should have taken any other phone.
Previously I owned Moto droid turbo and Asus zenfone 2.
Both phones have great development till now.
It's a humble request. Please find someone.
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I am surprised as well that there's no custom stuff available either.
However, this is the first device I've had where I haven't put a custom ROM on it or even rooted and I'm finding I'm not missing a whole lot. My needs are probably pretty modest but I find that stock it's doing everything I want already.
I used to at least root to get Adaway installed but with browsers that have ad-blocking built-in and the rest of my apps generally being paid ad-less versions I don't even miss that. There's always Blokada/DNS66/etc. if I need to.
We're even on Oreo too now.
So, honest question - what features do you want from a custom ROM for our phones?

koimr said:
I am surprised as well that there's no custom stuff available either.
However, this is the first device I've had where I haven't put a custom ROM on it or even rooted and I'm finding I'm not missing a whole lot. My needs are probably pretty modest but I find that stock it's doing everything I want already.
I used to at least root to get Adaway installed but with browsers that have ad-blocking built-in and the rest of my apps generally being paid ad-less versions I don't even miss that. There's always Blokada/DNS66/etc. if I need to.
We're even on Oreo too now.
So, honest question - what features do you want from a custom ROM for our phones?
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Well first of all I love the vanilla look of android.
I know I can get that by rooting but that's not what I want. I want a fresh raw android with some features like built in root support, good battery(vanilla android can get more out of this 5000mah), full pixel master and google camera support, splendid support, a little loud speaker(after oreo I think it sound low), ambient display(gotta use that amoled), and customisable options like in RR.
And there is one mod which can make your earpiece the secondary speaker to give stereo effect... That would be pretty dope.

Naman Vashishth said:
Well first of all I love the vanilla look of android.
I know I can get that by rooting but that's not what I want. I want a fresh raw android with some features like built in root support, good battery(vanilla android can get more out of this 5000mah), full pixel master and google camera support, splendid support, a little loud speaker(after oreo I think it sound low), ambient display(gotta use that amoled), and customisable options like in RR.
And there is one mod which can make your earpiece the secondary speaker to give stereo effect... That would be pretty dope.
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All cool things, I especially miss ambient display (had it on my Moto X Play and on some other devices with CM/Lineage) - using KinScreen/Gravity to try and simulate it but yes, full-blown ambient display is awesome. Not sure why ASUS didn't implement this.

koimr said:
All cool things, I especially miss ambient display (had it on my Moto X Play and on some other devices with CM/Lineage) - using KinScreen/Gravity to try and simulate it but yes, full-blown ambient display is awesome. Not sure why ASUS didn't implement this.
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The built in "stock" ambient display in this thing is unlike the others. It gives out COLORS, not black and white. I tried with ambient display enabler for xposed and... got really disappointed.
Like, what a waste for an AMOLED
Also, is your panel bleeding some grey in the middle when it's full black?

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Also, is your panel bleeding some grey in the middle when it's full black?
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I can't say I notice that - can you give me an example of when you see that? Like a black background or similar?

Hey, I am here to find way to bring you Lineage OS. If you really want it just collect a donation to pay an used/ a new zenfone 3 zoom. Then a dev can work on it.
If you wish I can do this job and participate to the coast of the device.
Up to you guys

Battery drain
Doesn't feel like 5000 mah battery.
To much buggy rom.
Need custom rom badly.
Developers pls help

Developpers are busy making lineage OS for Bourgeois devices they dont care for broke people.
Because thats the true spirit of modding: Making Lineage for Samsung 12

Yes, we do need a custom ROM for this, badly. I can't imagine this to require a lot of effort to just port a Zenfone 3 ROM and fix the camera (correct me if I'm wrong).

McFy said:
Hey, I am here to find way to bring you Lineage OS. If you really want it just collect a donation to pay an used/ a new zenfone 3 zoom. Then a dev can work on it.
If you wish I can do this job and participate to the coast of the device.
Up to you guys
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I definitely agree to you sir.
You can get the help of @codeworkx guys. :laugh:

If some developers manage to work LineageOS for 3 Zoom I believe that custom roms will be more possible to be created.

Common developers
Pls develop some custom rom for this device having awesome hardware.
GCmod camera photos shot on this device come better than iPhone 7.
It's an highly capable device which needs AOSP/RR roms

Android Pie officially launched this Monday August 6th by the floor of the carriage will have to buy another device to be able to take advantage of the new ones of the system Artificial intelligence.

Custom ROM for Zenfone 3 zoom
Thanks for this. So you're looking for a zenfone 3 zoom to work on? Is that it, or would you want more donatin on top?
Come on guys, I'm up for this. I bought my 3 zoom in the UK for £172 brand new. Between 10 of us, £20 each to McFy?
how about it?
You still up for that, McFy?
thanks
McFy said:
Hey, I am here to find way to bring you Lineage OS. If you really want it just collect a donation to pay an used/ a new zenfone 3 zoom. Then a dev can work on it.
If you wish I can do this job and participate to the coast of the device.
Up to you guys
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revdickvenn said:
Thanks for this. So you're looking for a zenfone 3 zoom to work on? Is that it, or would you want more donatin on top?
Come on guys, I'm up for this. I bought my 3 zoom in the UK for £172 brand new. Between 10 of us, £20 each to McFy?
how about it?
You still up for that, McFy?
thanks
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Why not I am interested by a new phone to work on, no no, as student I don't earn money, so such hint could help me to have a new phone and bring lineage for you guys, I am ok if you guys are ready, I can try as soon I am less busy Because of summer to make a build.
Regards

@McFy, is your offer still valid?
guys, seriously, this zenfone 3 zoom is for ~140$ on banggood.
it needs just ~14 ppl x 10$ or 28 ppl x 5$ to deliver it to the developer.
i'm first one in the line but doing this by myself will not be enough.
after we have some serious comittments here we can think of some social campaign or -- as you can see from McFy profile -- donating him directly through paypal.
who would like to participate? please add your nick and amount you're ready to participate.
1. geos_ - up to 10$
2.

geos_ said:
@McFy, is your offer still valid?
guys, seriously, this zenfone 3 zoom is for ~140$ on banggood.
it needs just ~14 ppl x 10$ or 28 ppl x 5$ to deliver it to the developer.
i'm first one in the line but doing this by myself will not be enough.
after we have some serious comittments here we can think of some social campaign or -- as you can see from McFy profile -- donating him directly through paypal.
who would like to participate? please add your nick and amount you're ready to participate.
1. geos_ - up to 10$
2.
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Sure it is
This sound as a nice idea to me, I am ready to pay 10$
Regards

I'd be maybe 3rd then. But for now I've noticed white noise in right earphone when sound is played, and I'm not 100% sure is that software or hardware issue.
How long It would take to build a LineageOs?