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Can anyone port this rom? (Meizu M9 ROM)

It's the Meizu M9 rom. It looks very cool, has support for so many codecs and the original device uses the same processor as our Galaxy S! The files for it can be found on the second page of this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856081
For a video of the rom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMAvJRV5h1o&feature=related
Also, as far as language. It has English support too:
http://www.gizchina.com/2010/12/20/meizu-m9-shows-english-ui/
Thoughts?

Looks like it might have better media codecs than the vibrant, that's impressive.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

Gigamaster89 said:
Looks like it might have better media codecs than the vibrant, that's impressive.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2
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I agreed, although Vibrant support most of the common ones so either way we are set. Now the question is does M9 support these extra codec with hardware or just software emulation? In the latter case, I wonder how well it works, especially on the 960 x 640 screen.

I hope someone can play around with this.

this is from the N1 Section by surajprakash
Originally Posted by surajprakash View Post
I know many people would enjoy this ROM, it's kind of like MIUI. The engineering rom was just recently released for the Meizu M9.
It can be downloaded here -
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3ZZ3AA2
I also found this xip.bin + LBE_Android Folder (don't know if it's of any help or not): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NCZ8NKHB
I was hoping someone could try and port this to N1. It would definitely be a top ROM (I read that it support English by default, though i maybe wrong)
Here are some links you may want to check out and see it's beautiful UI!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/18/e...-the-meizu-m9/
http://micgadget.com/10338/meizu-m9-preview/
http://www.meizume.com/meizu-m9-news...ing-gates.html
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/m...ll-specs-list/
http://www.meizu.com/products/m9fun.html

Been playing with it - no port yet, was easy to clone as a theme though - I like the white batt and status icons.
Some apps installed over JL5, others would not.
That LBE_Android Folder is frickin' ginormous! Downloading it now to see the differences between it and the other download.

Not quite a port, But the clone in progress:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=898636

Redmi Note 2 - How was your experience?

Hi guys,
It's time for me to replace my old phone. I am not brand conscious but I would like to know from every day users of the phone about their experience and how they see it compared to mainstream offerings. My benchmark is, if it's as good as Note 3 or even S4 it's ok for me.
So how does it's
1) Batterly life : I heard it drains alot of battery even in standby, but how good/bad is it?
2) Screen quality
3) Sound and speaker quality: I read some people complain that it's speakers were very bad and if the phone is not close we may not hear it ring? I also read on the gsm arena review that with headphones the sound quality is very poor. I like to listen to audio books/ economist's e reader when I walk..
Can I install google apps?
Any chance we can get cyanogenmod for this phone in some time?

1) One - two days
2) Very good
3) Speaker are very loud
4) Yes you can install Google Apps
5) in some time but sure why not
Gesendet von meinem Redmi Note 2 mit Tapatalk

hey,
i'm in the same situation. I've read around a bit and some sites recommend to check if you have the original xiaomi rom or any other rom modified by the vendor you bought. For example check if the "Mi Remote App" is installed (should be there in the original) or if you have a strange version, i.e. "MIUI Version 66.66.77" does not exist officially.
B.

1) Batterly life : OS problem, now 1 day standby; 1 hr if you play games
2) Screen quality : Not bad, not made by SHARP, but today's technology is good enough
3) Sound and speaker quality: If you compare with S6 / G4 / Z3+, definitely Note2 sucks, it is not hi-fi or boombox, OK quality.
4) Can I install google apps? Yes, but not for noob who knows nothing about TWRP ZIP files
5) Any chance we can get cyanogenmod for this phone in some time? Probably no

asian_xl said:
1) Batterly life : OS problem, now 1 day standby; 1 hr if you play games
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Is there a patch? or a good stable alternate rom? I mean only 1 hour with games! that means like 2 hours watching movies etc.
Also: are the dimensions similar to any major smartphone? so I can buy case for body and screen.
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1) Battery Life: 4 Hours On Screen Time and Idle drains nearly nothing (10h since last charge, 1h and 10min screen on and i have 72% left also over night with nothing turned off just lost 3%)
2) Screen Quality is good enough for me, some people say, that the black is more gray than black, but i dont think so
3) The speaker is very loud and the quality is quit good, especially for this price
4) Google Apps is no problem at all.

Great, thanks. One thing I haven't read is it's GPS system, they haven't compromised on that, h ave they? I use my gps alot

khaleel5000 said:
Great, thanks. One thing I haven't read is it's GPS system, they haven't compromised on that, h ave they? I use my gps alot
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GPS works perfectly, often locks in just a couple of seconds.

Some people experience various sound glitches, especially without audio buffering adjustment. Does anyone have this problem or it's limited to specific rom versions?
Thanks.

khaleel5000 said:
Great, thanks. One thing I haven't read is it's GPS system, they haven't compromised on that, h ave they? I use my gps alot
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Fix inside a building takes between 4 to 10 seconds. Outside nearly everytime 4 seconds. I don't think you will get something better.

I received my Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 , three days ago. In beginning i was happy after few hours of use, but time was passing and i discover many bad things. The battery drain so fast. Before i have Meizu Mx 5 which keep me battery 3 times more than this. Second thing, i cannot connect this phone to my car, even before i connect with xiaomi mi3, mi4i, meizu mx5, samsung, etc. This one is looking like is not compatible. The applications become sometimes stuck, I believe due RAMS. after i use cleaner, its ok. Now i will try to change the version . I have 66.77.33.00(LHMCNCH) stable. Somebody knows if is original version?

battery battery and again battery! no one say that display drain battery soo f** *fast that max screen on time is about 4 ours. theres no update that can solve that!

My phone came with a strange chinese rom 666.777
or something like that. Not stable. Lot of chinese menus etc.
Now i have installed latest Xiaomi.EU weekly.
A lot better. Easy to install with update app.
With the right software this phone is very good.
Thanks
Knievel

In my opinion, the audio quality using headphones is fantastic! But i have the same problem with stand by time.. It sucks really bad.
Sent from my Redmi Note 2 using XDA Free mobile app

adelix said:
I received my Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 , three days ago. In beginning i was happy after few hours of use, but time was passing and i discover many bad things. The battery drain so fast. Before i have Meizu Mx 5 which keep me battery 3 times more than this. Second thing, i cannot connect this phone to my car, even before i connect with xiaomi mi3, mi4i, meizu mx5, samsung, etc. This one is looking like is not compatible. The applications become sometimes stuck, I believe due RAMS. after i use cleaner, its ok. Now i will try to change the version . I have 66.77.33.00(LHMCNCH) stable. Somebody knows if is original version?
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KnieveI said:
My phone came with a strange chinese rom 666.777
or something like that. Not stable. Lot of chinese menus etc.
Now i have installed latest Xiaomi.EU weekly.
A lot better. Easy to install with update app.
With the right software this phone is very good.
Thanks
Knievel
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That version is a bloatware-bundled Rom, flashed in the phones by the resellers, that works very very bad.
@adelix Please, download official version from http://en.miui.com (if you want only english language) or http://xiaomi.eu if you want also other languages. Our device codename is Hermes, remember to select correct file during the download.
Then rename the file update.zip, move it on Internal Memory, go to MiRecovery mode, wipe all data and select install from update.zip
If you want you can install a custom recovery like TWRP that is more smart
Every week (exept this week because of holidays in China) an update is released. So don't worry, the battery life will be increased, this phone has only a few weeks

Thank you for your advise. I have installed now xiaomi.eu_multi_hermes_5.9.24_v7-5.0 . The phone is completely changed now. Battery life increased and now i can connect my phone to the car by bluetooth . No more lags also. I start to love this phone.

It's horrible when a powerful hardware (i read somewhere that is in the top 10 of the most powerful phone at the moment) is wasted by terrible software modded by resellers to sell a multilanguage version. Much people don't know that this phone is sold with a strange firmware and that you have to change it in order to get it fully working... So bad..

KnieveI said:
My phone came with a strange chinese rom 666.777
or something like that. Not stable. Lot of chinese menus etc.
Now i have installed latest Xiaomi.EU weekly.
A lot better. Easy to install with update app.
With the right software this phone is very good.
Thanks
Knievel
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I have the same rom, how did you install EU weekly rom? please enlighten me

if you are used to a SAMOLED screen almost all other screens pale in comparison.
that said, the new generation of IPS LCD screens are all quite good, even those used in Chinese phones.
i don't have a Redmi Note 2 (yet, it's on the way from china...) but we do have a Redmi 1s and a MI3 and the screens are ok.
I had Samsung Galaxy S1, S3, S4, Note 1, Note 4 and the screens are just amazing. the Note 4's screen is completely out of competition, there is absolutely nothing that comes even close.
otherwise i have to say that the Xiaomi phones are incredible value for money, even with the reseller markups.

EU Rom. 5.9.24
nakkedk said:
I have the same rom, how did you install EU weekly rom? please enlighten me
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Hi
As i understand 5.9.24 is the latest.
You vill find it here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=40163
I used the updater (ota App) found in the crappy unstable "stock" rom (full of bloat, that came with the phone).
Codename for our phone is "Hermes"
Use button up on right side in update app to choose the zip file you downloaded.
Remember you have to go to security ( its an app, did not find it in settings ) to allow root.
Thanks
Knievel

PETITION for: CAMERA API2 Support, lets try!

We want ZTE to add Camera Api2 support for Axon 7
why do we want it? it is easy to add! and axon 7 supports it, But is not enabled by ZTE yet.
"Camera API 2.0 is New API which allowing you much better camera control by camera apps and also increase the performance of camera.
Camera API 2.0 is fast enough to take advantage of the full resolution of the sensor at 30 fps-burst mode. This means HDR or other such computational photography should be much "cheaper" to do on Android devices. The new API also allows for much more fine-grained control of the sensor, lens and flash per individual frame".
https://www.change.org/p/zte-camera-api2-support-for-axon-7

Great idea!
In the same time would be write to send a petition
About stock player improvements or api for the sound libraries.
We have No useable player since release that fully utilizing the DAC....
What do you think?

Androowner said:
Great idea!
In the same time would be write to send a petition
About stock player improvements or api for the sound libraries.
We have No useable player since release that fully utilizing the DAC....
What do you think?
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I'd rather have them do it like it is done on LOS based roms ie only AKM dac is used.

Androowner said:
Great idea!
In the same time would be write to send a petition
About stock player improvements or api for the sound libraries.
We have No useable player since release that fully utilizing the DAC....
What do you think?
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Isn't neutron/aimp using it?

Choose an username... said:
Isn't neutron/aimp using it?
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On listening tests, neutron NOT. AIMP not tested A/B yet.
Neutron sounds differently that stock player on all settings.
I have wrote to developer, but no reply yet.
Also wrote to N7 player develeper, how he do that,
because it is the closest sounding to the Stock player. I can't say that it's exaclty same, but it is a good news listening on hiend monitor speakers or Sony headphones.
Neutron messing up the sound, and goes up until 48khz.
Thank you for the reply.
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mario972 said:
I'd rather have them do it like it is done on LOS based roms ie only AKM dac is used.
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I'm on stock chinese v2.0 b13, no other custom ROM tested yet. Would be great to do A/B test with between theese two roms, but rooting custom ROM is tricky, becuase of guarantiee. I'm afraid that any problem on unlocking the phone and anything goes wrong I could no live without this phone even one day
(I could record the same sound to hi end recorders from each ROM and compare them in studio quality tests, it's not problem for me from the sound perspective, but "bricking axe" is always above us

Well how about we add --" DAC on/off "-- function toggle? for general use off, for some hi-fi moments you can turn it on, to use the very capable DAC.
What do you say? ( the more attention this matter gets, The more likely it will be taken into consideration and approved, and added .
Cheers!

Pruikki said:
Well how about we add --" DAC on/off "-- function toggle? for general use off, for some hi-fi moments you can turn it on, to use the very capable DAC.
What do you say? ( the more attention this matter gets, The more likely it will be taken into consideration and approved, and added .
Cheers!
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That already exists and is a quick settings toggle on MiFavor 5. On MiFavor 4 it is under Sound - Hi-Fi

Did you guys actually buy this phone for the camera? I thought that it was literally the worst part of the phone.
Nothing wrong with wanting it though, if we can get the better camera api I'm all with you, but it seems fruitless for this phone unless someone can figure out how to update the firmware for our phones. I doubt ZTE will update ours until the axon 8.
TL/DR: I participated in the petition, but don't expect anything they never work. You should go over to the ZTE forums and try to request it there

pinkywinky said:
Did you guys actually buy this phone for the camera? I thought that it was literally the worst part of the phone.
Nothing wrong with wanting it though, if we can get the better camera api I'm all with you, but it seems fruitless for this phone unless someone can figure out how to update the firmware for our phones. I doubt ZTE will update ours until the axon 8.
TL/DR: I participated in the petition, but don't expect anything they never work. You should go over to the ZTE forums and try to request it there
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Done, On usa community and on European too.
Thing is, Next ZTE hero device will try to be better in this area.
3rd party apps go a long way making things better

MIUI 10 Real Life Review + Looking For New ROM

Disclaimer and Obligatory Background: I'm posting this here because the Discussions section seems the most appropriate one for this post. Mods are welcome to move/relocate the post if they see fit. I work in PR (Marketing/Social Media/Content Creation) and spend most of my days on the phone. Therefore, I consider myself a heavy user. You should read the following review with that in mind.
I've been using MIUI 10 (10.2.2.0 EU) for about three weeks now as my daily driver. The mod is a decent attempt by the MIUI team to bring MIUI 10 to the A2/6X but not the best out there considering the 6X should run on MIUI to begin with. Keep in mind that MIUI 10 is still under development and things may change at a moment's notice. This account of my experience is only valid at the time of writing and I won't consider myself responsible of what you do with your phone after you've read it. Now that we're good with all of that, let's take a look at what works and what I think would benefit from a bit more attention.
What Works
Phone/Data/Basic Coms: Everything that concerns your day-to-day phoning habits works well. I haven't encountered any of the issues mentioned on the forum when it comes to volumes, coverage, call quality or loss of data. MIUI 10 re-introduces call recording which might be a useful feature for some but I haven't had the chance/need to test it out for myself.
Swipe Gestures: the iPhone-like navigation gestures are actually a welcome addition to the ROM - at least in my opinion. Coming from Android One it took me a bit of time to get used to the new thing and I still accidentally archive e-mails on Gmail when I'm trying to close the app every now and then but the gestures do make your life simpler once you learn how to use them and I know they're one of the few things I'll miss if I ever go back to OTA.
Battery Life: battery performances seem pretty much the same I had back on Android One and the phone withstands heavy usage quite well. I might need to plug it in at the end of a particularly busy day - especially if I've had a particularly long call or spent a lot of time managing social media/taking pictures but MIUI 10 never left me stranded during the day, which is a great improvement over older versions of this OS. I am not sure MIUI 10 features adaptive battery tbh.
Scrolling Screenshots: this is actually one of the features that encouraged me to try MIUI 10 and I must say I'm satisfied with the results. For those of you who haven't tried them yet, scrolling screenshots essentially let you keep capturing portions of the screen that are not visible the moment you hit the screenshot button. They're great if you're trying to save an entire email convo or a Twitter/Forum thread.
Memory Management: Memory and performances are pretty much the same I've had on Android One. On a good day, the phone (6GB version) would have about 3.2/3.3 GB free ram with the OS + Twitter, Discord, Instagram, Mi Fit, Messenger, and Telegram locked into memory. I do miss not having to manually open the recents drawer and close whatever I'm not using to free up space but the phone still performed quite well. What I will mention is that quick apps (or whatever the MIUI "no more waiting to open apps" system is called) would crash on me every once in a while but, hey, I can live with that.
What Needs Improvements
Camera: the camera on MIUI 10 is abysmal; there is no other way to describe it. Especially when it comes to video, the overall quality of what the stock camera app can produce is miles below what the hardware is actually capable of. Video turns out to be noisy even in decent lighting conditions and look as if they were taken with a cheap phone rather than the dual camera that this device comes with. 4k recording is useless if the resulting file is peppered with artefacts and remains unusable. The situation is slightly better with photos. The AI does help with taking HD pictures outdoor but the whole thing still left me wanting for more. Of course one could try unlocking camera2api and installing a gcamera mod but that could be done on just about any ROM and wouldn't be a reason I'd go with MIUI over stock. Plus, camera2api would randomly deactivate itself every once in a while, even when activated following the so-called permanent method that's available here on xda.
Wi-Fi: I've noticed consistent drops in wifi since I switched to MIUI. The ROM would show full WIFI bars only to decide the connection wasn't strong enough and switch over to data in the middle of whatever you were doing; an approach that might end up costing you a lot if you're roaming or streaming HQ video when MIUI decides your data radio is being underutilized and deserves some love STAT! This has happened on multiple routers, in different conditions and at different distances from the router/wifi antenna, making me think that the issue might lie with the ROM rather than the WIFI I was connected to.
Bluetooth: Similarly to WIFI, bluetooth also seems to have a few problems on MIUI 10. I never experienced a full disconnection but using bluetooth headphones to listen to music as I was walking/working out often resulted in the music stuttering. There are a few settings you can toy around with in the dev settings section of the ROM and I've done that but the issue was never really solved in its entirety.
What Doesn't Work At All
Screen Recording: If you're thinking of switching to MIUI to escape Google's idiotic idea that system sound shouldn't be included with the recordings of what's going on on your screen anymore, just don't bother. While the MIUI screen recorder app does allow for system audio to be captured, the audio quality is just too low to make the actual recording useful for anything more than amateur hour. Sound stutters and is often out of sync, resulting in files that you simply can't use for professional purposes. If you really need system audio for a presentation, a gameplay video or an app review, you're better off investing 20 bucks in a decent USB to jack dongle and using an AUX cable to connect your phone to a PC with audacity. Which, by the way, is also how you would do that on any android phones nowadays.
MIUI Bloatware: I've had it with these motherf***ing apps asking me for a MIUI account, even on the de-bloated EU version of MIUI. I'm not interested in a China-based cloud service that I know nothing of and I don't want to log into MIUI just to report a bug. You've asked me already, stop doing that now!
A few things I'd like to add: The support from MIUI when it comes to MIUI 10 is meh. They do have their own dedicated forum and are pretty active here on XDA but the threads are usually flooded by sub-humans spamming requests for a port to their devices and most of the people that lurk the Xiaomi site have a pretty low command of the English language. I'm not saying I was expecting top-notch support for a free piece of software but that might piss some of the less patient among us off. Most of the bugs I've discussed in this thread were already reported months ago and were either ignored or acknowledged but never fixed.
That said, I'm now looking for a new ROM to avoid going back to OTA Android One. I would need something that's at least as performant as stock Android One and whose camera can take decent pictures/photos. I've heard that camera2api is active by default on roms like LineageOS but it seems the only LOS version I could find is an unofficial port that I'm afraid will never get constant updates. Any kind of pointer or suggestion is more than welcome here!

Buy a Mi 9.

stevedat said:
Buy a Mi 9.
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What's the point of this answer? Had I asked for a new model to buy, I would understand your suggestion for a Mi 9... but why waste the time to type out your sentence when it clearly adds nothing of value to the conversation?
Just to be clear, I'm perfectly okay with going back to stock and manually activating camera2api if no better solution is available. Hardware-wise, the A2 is a pretty capable phone; no reason to change it. I'm merely wondering whether the community is willing to share their opinion on a solid ROM to use for it.

Alecossy said:
What's the point of this answer? Had I asked for a new model to buy, I would understand your suggestion for a Mi 9... but why waste the time to type out your sentence when it clearly adds nothing of value to the conversation?
Just to be clear, I'm perfectly okay with going back to stock and manually activating camera2api if no better solution is available. Hardware-wise, the A2 is a pretty capable phone; no reason to change it. I'm merely wondering whether the community is willing to share their opinion on a solid ROM to use for it.
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... so, you want a mi a2/6x hardware to produce an outstanding performance and top list photo quality captures, with a rock solid free-offer ROM.
Sent from my MI 6X using Tapatalk

stevedat said:
... so, you want a mi a2/6x hardware to produce an outstanding performance and top list photo quality captures, with a rock solid free-offer ROM.
Sent from my MI 6X using Tapatalk
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The Mi A2 already produces quality photos and yields solid performances on OTA. Let me try to rephrase/dumb down that question for you:
"On MIUI, not liking it rn. Anything else I should try before I go back to stock?"

Havoc OS is pretty damn stable option, everything just works. I've never returned to stock since installing it. Had the odd dabble with other roms etc but i always find myself back to Havoc.
Of course its all personal preference really, but Havoc for my usage is the all round most stable. Give a bash and find out for yourself!

Alecossy said:
The Mi A2 already produces quality photos and yields solid performances on OTA. Let me try to rephrase/dumb down that question for you:
"On MIUI, not liking it rn. Anything else I should try before I go back to stock?"
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I have heard it first from you. I guess it'll be last. Mi 6X or MiUi is much better in many ways than Mi A2 or stock Android one. Be it camera, battery backup or the overall experience. Only a handful of Mi 6X users are using custom Rom as they are satisfied with the stock. Relatively a large portions of Mi A2 users are using custom Rom. Why? Ask yourself.

The choice of rom always depends on your need. If u want a rock stable rom, then I suggest you to try LOS or AICP. If u want to customize as much as possible and want many features,then you should give Havoc, RR or crdroid a try.
I personally use Havoc. It's quiet stable which is impressive for the amount of features.

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I have heard it first from you. I guess it'll be last. Mi 6X or MiUi is much better in many ways than Mi A2 or stock Android one. Be it camera, battery backup or the overall experience. Only a handful of Mi 6X users are using custom Rom as they are satisfied with the stock. Relatively a large portions of Mi A2 users are using custom Rom. Why? Ask yourself.
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Let's see what my reasons for not liking MIUI 10 are: inability to update from OTA without having to lock yourself into MIUI forever, camera quality (which - you can try to deny it - but has long been an issue with MIUI), the risk of bricking your phone if you mess up updates, the simple fact I want to test different options before I settle on a final ROM for a phone I use for more than just watching YouTube videos and jerking off; is that enough for you or should I look for more?
Plus, what's wrong with you MIUI fanboys anyway? A man can't ask for an opinion without the MIUI cavalry coming to the rescue of their beloved OS?
Just loosen up a bit, it's not like I'm asking you people to modify your own devices. As someone else said in here, the best mod for you depends on the use you make of your phone. I guess I'm going to try Havoc and then decide whether I like it more than the stock experience!

if you like miui try rom from xiaomi. eu... is mine daily driver as i liked more miui from android one and ghe bugs you said just no exist

Alecossy said:
Let's see what my reasons for not liking MIUI 10 are: inability to update from OTA without having to lock yourself into MIUI forever, camera quality (which - you can try to deny it - but has long been an issue with MIUI), the risk of bricking your phone if you mess up updates, the simple fact I want to test different options before I settle on a final ROM for a phone I use for more than just watching YouTube videos and jerking off; is that enough for you or should I look for more?
Plus, what's wrong with you MIUI fanboys anyway? A man can't ask for an opinion without the MIUI cavalry coming to the rescue of their beloved OS?
Just loosen up a bit, it's not like I'm asking you people to modify your own devices. As someone else said in here, the best mod for you depends on the use you make of your phone. I guess I'm going to try Havoc and then decide whether I like it more than the stock experience!
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Yes you can test whatever you want. But what you are saying about MiUi is pure wrong. Some uninformed guesses I think. I won't entertain you on all the matter you have described. Just make a poll of Mi A2 camera vs Mi 6X camera. Better make a poll of Mi A2 vs Mi 6X. Or you may find some information already before creating a poll. Search XDA.

I think that we better stop agruing about it. It leads to nothing that we can learn or play with. Love Miui 10 just use it; Hate Miui 10 just don't use it.
Want it better huh, go to feedback place or email to the developer team.
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Google Pixel as LightPhone 2 (distraction free but functional smartphone)

I've always liked the core idea of the LightPhone 2.
A phone that has less distraction but is not a total feature phone.
The Lightphone 2 is great and all but mainly the price is what really turns me off.
A few other cons are lack of e-hailing apps(atleast in my country, e-hailing service like Grab and Uber are much cheaper than Taxi), lack of choice in messaging system(I'm not trying to live near off the grid here) and no camera(that can be actually used for taking pictures of receipt or scanning a document(I live in a between a first world and third world country)) .
I think that the Pixel is a suitable quick replacement for it.
It's just very cheap at this point.
The OLED display just makes sense to use a total minimalist white on black UI (yes I do realize the Lightphone uses E-ink but compared with an LCD based phone OLED just makes sense)
The Pixel has a bad processor intensive task, it will overheat doing nothing. Underclocking it would still be way faster than a Lightphone 2 and would still serve its purpose
and many more
...but only if there is a ROM built for that.
And for that I want to ask any experts here is it possible to just stripdown the Android 10 rom, mod the launcher for the UI, tweak how the notification works to achieve the above?

Did anyone ever make a ROM for this?

Badcam said:
Did anyone ever make a ROM for this?
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No, I think there are there already Blloc OS but its still not good enough for me... There is also the LightPhone 2 which is crazy because its really pricey but still doesn't hit the right spot for me still...
Recently I bought the Nokia 6300 4G which is great for detox but still want that Whatsapp feature but there are other few importants things that I still cant do
I'm already planning on taking a used up Pixel and creating a rom myself
P/S: wow I barely log in here its like the stars are aligned and you made a reply not long before I randomly decided to log in lol....

funtikar said:
No, I think there are there already Blloc OS but its still not good enough for me... There is also the LightPhone 2 which is crazy because its really pricey but still doesn't hit the right spot for me still...
Recently I bought the Nokia 6300 4G which is great for detox but still want that Whatsapp feature but there are other few importants things that I still cant do
I'm already planning on taking a used up Pixel and creating a rom myself
P/S: wow I barely log in here its like the stars are aligned and you made a reply not long before I randomly decided to log in lol....
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Mate, did you find anything? I'm also looking for same. I'm fed up with this smartphone addiction. I like the lightphone too but it's kinda pricey and lacks some features like you mentioned (WhatsApp, Camera, etc). Someone please develop a rom for this.

RishabhUpadhyay said:
Mate, did you find anything? I'm also looking for same. I'm fed up with this smartphone addiction. I like the lightphone too but it's kinda pricey and lacks some features like you mentioned (WhatsApp, Camera, etc). Someone please develop a rom for this.
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unfortunately no... the CLOSEST and most BUDGET I've seen so far is the Qin F21 Pro and its variant. It has a small touchscreen so you won't be sucked in as much, the non google play version(you can install apk but its very tedious to sideload an apk via usb).
I still think the best way is if a dev suddenly want to make a Lightphone OS style custom rom for a Pixel

funtikar said:
unfortunately no... the CLOSEST and most BUDGET I've seen so far is the Qin F21 Pro and its variant. It has a small touchscreen so you won't be sucked in as much, the non google play version(you can install apk but its very tedious to sideload an apk via usb).
I still think the best way is if a dev suddenly want to make a Lightphone OS style custom rom for a Pixel
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I have found a phone and it's perfect but i wish someone develops a lightphone os for Android devices.

RishabhUpadhyay said:
I have found a phone and it's perfect but i wish someone develops a lightphone os for Android devices.
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yeah which phone?, for me it doesn't need to be a lightphone os. Just as long as it has foolproof ways to install apps via on phone,foolproof built in website blocking, built in document scanning method

funtikar said:
yeah which phone?, for me it doesn't need to be a lightphone os. Just as long as it has foolproof ways to install apps via on phone,foolproof built in website blocking, built in document scanning method
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Unfortunately, is only available in India. It's called Jio Phone. It runs KaiOS which supports most of the functionalities that you mentioned

RishabhUpadhyay said:
Unfortunately, is only available in India. It's called Jio Phone. It runs KaiOS which supports most of the functionalities that you mentioned
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ah I've actually used a variant of the KaiOS phone the Nokia 6300 phone but I find its too still too limiting for my use, others might be fine with that