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Anyone happy with the Generic Firmware?

Just curious if anyone is happy with the Generic firmware and the bloatware removed?
I'm running the .62 firmware and yes it's rooted. (Plenty of post on the subject).
Removed most if not all the bloatware crap that comes with the Generic America blend.
Quite happy with the speed and the low memory usage. I even decided to check and see if I was experiencing a battery drain like some have and no I'm not.
A few tweaks here and there such as replacing the launcher, sms app. A skin here and there voilà. My phone looks totally different.

Here's another one satisfied with .62.

Yes, I really like it actually, even went back to the stock launcher (tried ADW EX, Nemus, Simple Home, Launcher 7).
I can't notice a difference between totally stock and a tweaked ROM, but they're both fast enough.
Nice lockscreen
Edit: my homescreen
HD Widgets, Xperia S Music player widget, Animated Clock (with second indicator )

I knew I wasn't crazy! I knew I could find other satisfied stock users

I am using .42 Generic UK Global on my rooted Arc.
Bloatware was not removed. No autokill.
System is very smoth and fast.
Battery lasts 2 days of medium use.

Tweaked .62 ROMs are the way to go
Arconium 7.0 all the way
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Since they are similar bar a couple of minor config differences..... My NEO (no hijack intended) on stock .62 is stable and fast. Everything works, battery life kicks other brands in to touch. Very happy.
I simply boot with recoveryNeo, clear/reset everything, flash the stock ROM, boot in to recoveryNeo again and install rootxperia.
Install ES FE, remove the unwanted stuff and happy days! Taken it all over the world and never missed a beat. Quality.

Well until I do the TEST POINT method... other ROMS are not an option lol. But this said, I agree the .62 doesn't do much but I did some improvement on the operations.
I'm looking forward to the official ICS release for the xperia series.
I did remove a number of bloatware on it... I did see a REALLY big slowdown with them on it as some AUTOSTARTED. My battery well doesn't last that long, I'm a power user and I'm using it constantly so if I get 15hrs of constant use, txt, surfing, calls, searches, pictures etc... I'm happy. I am considering to get the mugen extended battery for 50$... would make a nice improvement on my battery life. If I happen to be on a BORING weekend the battery can last me a good 34hrs.

Noticed your signatures says "SENT FROM MY IPAD" I just sold my iPad 2 a few days ago and got myself the Transformer Prime.
I'm all about Android lol.

I stayed 4 months happily using my stock 042 ROM..
I was satisfied about the functionality and overall performance.
Right now I'm on Arconium 7.0 with DoomKernel, everything is better, no doubts on this, but you could live even with your stock device

Stock is working great for me until it doesn't then yeah I'll perform the TEST POINT method to get the bootloader unlocked and I'll continue from there. But for now it does everything that I need as it and it's fast and slick.
Going to wait and see what comes out this year for devices Been on the Xperia Arc little over 3months now I think.
Wasn't bad for a 100$ purchase from new sealed box from the store. They had an Xperia craze at Rogers and were letting them go for 100$

I'm still using .42 since .62 is one of the worst firmwares made by SE ever... With the xperia S theme and some customizations it works quite well!

I always had a thing for stock SE ROM, ever since my old X10. Not the fastest around but eye-candy and stable. There are elements that I haven't yet been able to find elsewhere.
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fluxgfx said:
Noticed your signatures says "SENT FROM MY IPAD" I just sold my iPad 2 a few days ago and got myself the Transformer Prime.
I'm all about Android lol.
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Well, due much more tablet optimized apps I chose the iPad 2 and am happy with it.
Android for phones, iOS for tablets.
Best of both worlds with Xperia Arc and iPad 2
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@Flo95 Hey to each their own right?
@iridaki I agree I do like the messaging interface of SE. But that said... I decided to go with my favorite Go SMS Pro and theme it to ICS style.

azaberl said:
Here's another one satisfied with .62.
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Just like I like it .... Clean!!

Flo95 said:
Well, due much more tablet optimized apps I chose the iPad 2 and am happy with it.
Android for phones, iOS for tablets.
Best of both worlds with Xperia Arc and iPad 2
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2nd that .....
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Same on stock here, happy enough. Tried the different mods thought they all sucked to be honest. Always seemed to be something that didn't work, with exception to arconium and se tweaked. But on those 2 i couldn't really tell any difference so didn't bother sticking with them and just reverted back to stock.
I'm actually getting bored with nothing to do with my phone...

really happy with stock 0.62 tweak supercharger,root with unlock bootloader battery muck better from 0.42 and i when i talk sound is more clean to my phone.

Not got much choice at minute need to get sim unlocked so I can unlock my bootloader on my arc s

Is your OPT feeling pretty slow?

Hey all,
I bought a One Plus 2 yesterday (coming from the Galaxy S6) and immediately noticed how unbearably laggy the Oxygen OS was - am I the only one experiencing this? I get a few moments of fluid animations but then things just get choppy, especially compared to the Galaxy S6. I've since put the Chinese Hydrogen version on and it seems a lot more fluid but I just feel like it should be a lot faster? I've been considering just selling it on but this phone is perfect in nearly every other regard.
I was thinking that maybe this is just how things will be until some decent updates come along? Unless I'm the only person experiencing the choppiness.. Then I suppose I should be pretty worried indeed. As a point of reference, I've also used the Moto X 2014 and Z3 Compact which both seemed considerably smoother in operation. Some input from you guys would be great, along with any tips you might have to get the most out of this amazing phone.
Thanks.

Lol coming from an s6 you think its laggy? I switched from an s6 and compared to that this is the fastest phone I've ever had
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Yes it is laggy as oxygen is still on beta, but you should wait and give time as it is a beast, give some time to one plus and they will fix the issues

You did update it right? The build it comes with is as dog**** as the home button is

Just update to 2.0.2 and u'll be fine.
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Yup.. It usually lags when you switch to airplane mode.
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Phone is brand new. OxygenOS is in beta.. Let some development happen man, these specs dont lie

I updated and just got mine! Excited but it is slow. Some things up

Seems fast to me. I showed the OPT to my coworker who has an S6 Edge and he was impressed. He said it was faster than his S6. I didn't even ask him that.

Lol you obviously didn't use the fingerprint sensor to turn it on then or try to go to the home screen pressing the sensor home button. Jk

I've had several phones with fingerprint scanners and this one is by far the fastest so far and the phone is quick. Home button works great also. Maybe I just got lucky.

Yeah mine's pretty slow. I went into a phone store today and tried out the Huawei Mate 7, which on paper looks way behind the Oneplus 2, and it KILLED my OPT when opening apps.
I often get lag here and there, but this is less of a problem for me. My mane gripe is how long it takes to open an app. Like, I hit the Phone icon and it literally takes up to a second to launch. That Mate 7 was practically instant.
What gives, Oneplus?

A lot of the issues I initially had with oxygen were fixed after disabling hardware buttons, including excessive battery drain, heating up, and lag similar to what you're seeing. Maybe it has something to do with grounding? Or maybe I just got used to it :S

This phone is just not meant to be a daily driver with the frustration it brings. If you want to be less mad install cm 12.1. Makes things much better than oxygen

Try flashing OxygenOS 2.0.2 again and then factory reset. You may see a bump in speed. I personally have no quirks with the fluidity of the phone. While it does have some bugs all over the place, never once did the phone feel sluggish. But with that said, the OS does need a lot more polish to really make it feel truly complete. Right now despite all the OTAs OxygenOS still feels incomplete, or maybe its because I'm too used to the versatility of a CM based ROM.

It's slow for about a minute after boot but then things are really fast

Jazza2246 said:
Hey all,
I bought a One Plus 2 yesterday (coming from the Galaxy S6) and immediately noticed how unbearably laggy the Oxygen OS was - am I the only one experiencing this? I get a few moments of fluid animations but then things just get choppy, especially compared to the Galaxy S6. I've since put the Chinese Hydrogen version on and it seems a lot more fluid but I just feel like it should be a lot faster? I've been considering just selling it on but this phone is perfect in nearly every other regard.
I was thinking that maybe this is just how things will be until some decent updates come along? Unless I'm the only person experiencing the choppiness.. Then I suppose I should be pretty worried indeed. As a point of reference, I've also used the Moto X 2014 and Z3 Compact which both seemed considerably smoother in operation. Some input from you guys would be great, along with any tips you might have to get the most out of this amazing phone.
Thanks.
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Actually, the problem is because 2 google apps are using your CPU way too much. Disable the sheets and the slides apps in settings and you should be fine. CPU usage dropped by 40% in cpu-z after disabling these apps.
Update:- actually the CPU now has really less usage after disabling (5% after disabling.).

[email protected] said:
Actually, the problem is because 2 google apps are using your CPU way too much. Disable the sheets and the slides apps in settings and you should be fine. CPU usage dropped by 40% in cpu-z after disabling these apps.
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That's something new.. I anyway just remove these apps from my /system..
Im on OOS 2.1.2 rooted.. Having xposed and AK kernel.. No lags.. Super fluid..

For those complaining about the slow app launching, download a 3rd party launcher and you'll see instantly the difference in app launching. I prefer google now launcher to maintain that stock feel.

Mehul.S said:
That's something new.. I anyway just remove these apps from my /system..
Im on OOS 2.1.2 rooted.. Having xposed and AK kernel.. No lags.. Super fluid..
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You see, I saw some lag and I went to developer options>show CPU usage and the most of the CPU usage came from the sheets and slides apps.

Z3+ Still Overheating Post Update

Hi all,
I've just picked a Z3+ and was hoping the update had resolved the heat issues. Sadly not.
The phone is always hot, not warm, hot. I've got nothing running in the background and even just using text, maps or music is causing extreme heat problems. In the camera, same thing. I don't care about the AR Mask, but I don't to use the standard camera for more than 5 pictures at a time. The 4K video works, but the heat is ridiculous. How Sony let this release is beyond me.
Anyway, to the point. Is there something I can do to reduce the heat? I don't want to root or install another ROM really. Ideally I would like it swapped out if this is not an issue for other Z3+ users.
Has anyone continued to have issues after the update to 28.0.A.8.251?
Very frustrating from a £500 phone!

did you tried a repair trough sony PC Companion ?^^

barrygoddard said:
Hi all,
I've just picked a Z3+ and was hoping the update had resolved the heat issues. Sadly not.
The phone is always hot, not warm, hot. I've got nothing running in the background and even just using text, maps or music is causing extreme heat problems. In the camera, same thing. I don't care about the AR Mask, but I don't to use the standard camera for more than 5 pictures at a time. The 4K video works, but the heat is ridiculous. How Sony let this release is beyond me.
Anyway, to the point. Is there something I can do to reduce the heat? I don't want to root or install another ROM really. Ideally I would like it swapped out if this is not an issue for other Z3+ users.
Has anyone continued to have issues after the update to 28.0.A.8.251?
Very frustrating from a £500 phone!
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I'm totally agree with u, a "flagship" phone shouldn't be unable to make something easy like take a couple of photos or browsing (or use XDA app while charging and see how battery going down) because ridiculous overheat...
The only way at this point is try to repair through PC Companion or make factory resets until the phone works better....
Personally, is very frustrating install and configure all apps every wipe (w/o root "backup and restore" from pc companion sucks), but is the only way at the moment.... I have dual version and last update bring back to me overheat and radio active bug (after three repairs), but I'm tired to download all apps again after a downgrade... So I'll just let it be xD
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Hello,
One month ago I bought the Z3+ dual sim through Amazon.com and I'm using it in Spain with Vodafone and Movistar service providers at the same time.
The first thing I did (following the advises from this forum) was restoring the phone's firmware with the last available firmware through PC Companion. A few days after doing it, the very last firmware was released by Sony and available again through PC Companion.
With the stamina mode on, the phone is never hot. It's warm when watching YouTube videos, surfing the web or using the camera. But the phone is never hot, and not even warm when the phone is on stand by mode. In my case the battery lasts up to 2 days with up to 4h of screen.
Did you try to restore the firmware to factory settings?
Good luck!

What you could do is root the phone (there is an auto-root kernel in the Android Development section).
After installing it I got rid of some of the Sony applications on my Z3+ and it's working fine so far without Stamina mode or any other battery saving mechanisms (only the built in battery saver at 15% and the Sony one at 10%).
Not getting too hot as well, only a little bit warm to the touch but not too bad during normal use.

I had the same problem i updated first then still hot. So i did a factory reset and everything went fine until i started installing apps. So the phone got hot again, and i started to force close apps, put stamina mode on took away autosync everything that had with battery and background to do. Så the heat was gone until i started to use apps. There was this one app that basically did the overheat that was causing the heat. Everything time i used it the phone went overload so i uninstalled it, now everything is fine. So that's what i went through for the phone to work properly. I hope it helped you or gave you a hint at least.
ME

Thomas231 said:
What you could do is root the phone (there is an auto-root kernel in the Android Development section).
After installing it I got rid of some of the Sony applications on my Z3+ and it's working fine so far without Stamina mode or any other battery saving mechanisms (only the built in battery saver at 15% and the Sony one at 10%).
Not getting too hot as well, only a little bit warm to the touch but not too bad during normal use.
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Root is not good on Xperia. Will lost some DRM keys . Badly camera and sound quality. NO more Bravia and some other Sony goodies.

propov said:
Root is not good on Xperia. Will lost some DRM keys . Badly camera and sound quality. NO more Bravia and some other Sony goodies.
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Didn't notice any difference in recording quality on mine and quite frankly I don't really care for the Sony stuff, because I don't see that much value in it for myself since I don't use any other Sony products. But that's just me.

propov said:
Root is not good on Xperia. Will lost some DRM keys . Badly camera and sound quality. NO more Bravia and some other Sony goodies.
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Thats not true. You will lose DRM Keys and Functions ONLY If you Unlock Bootloader. Still, you can Root a Xperia phone without Unlocking Bootloader

Jonfensu said:
Thats not true. You will lose DRM Keys and Functions ONLY If you Unlock Bootloader. Still, you can Root a Xperia phone without Unlocking Bootloader
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Not this one.

Your reviews about the device

I'm planning to buy gm 5 plus very soon
I want your reviews about the device
Battery life
Does it overheat
Camera
What about system smoothness
I know that it's an android one device though
Thanks in advance
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It's good. But it has some software problems.
Only both cameras are not-too-good in hardware.
But you should check the display. It's very good

nhmanas said:
It's good. But it has some software problems.
Only both cameras are not-too-good in hardware.
But you should check the display. It's very good
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By saying software problems
Does it lag a lot?
What if I use custom Rom like CyanogenMod?
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Mouaz Kaadan said:
By saying software problems
Does it lag a lot?
What if I use custom Rom like CyanogenMod?
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I bought this phone 3 days ago. My old phone was Android one 2nd generation (snapdragon 410). I didn't tested any custom ROMs yet. But I know people who flashed cm14 and they said it lags a lot because cm14 is on very early alpha stages. I didn't asked anyone about cm13.
But stock rom is not lagging. It's flawless.
I got these issues since I got my phone:
1. Screen flashes after reboot for 2 minutes (I don't know why but they're gone now)
2. When I change camera rear to front it stucks on Snapchat. Don't use double tap. Use camera change button. It works.
3. Some people don't experience this issue but notification light is only working when it's charging. I don't see any blinks when notification comes up.
4. Google camera is crap. Use manual camera. It's on play store.

nhmanas said:
I bought this phone 3 days ago. My old phone was Android one 2nd generation (snapdragon 410). I didn't tested any custom ROMs yet. But I know people who flashed cm14 and they said it lags a lot because cm14 is on very early alpha stages. I didn't asked anyone about cm13.
But stock rom is not lagging. It's flawless.
I got these issues since I got my phone:
1. Screen flashes after reboot for 2 minutes (I don't know why but they're gone now)
2. When I change camera rear to front it stucks on Snapchat. Don't use double tap. Use camera change button. It works.
3. Some people don't experience this issue but notification light is only working when it's charging. I don't see any blinks when notification comes up.
4. Google camera is crap. Use manual camera. It's on play store.
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What about heating and battery life
Sorry for asking too much ?
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Mouaz Kaadan said:
What about heating and battery life
Sorry for asking too much
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It's OK man
It's more overheating than my old Android one phone. But it's definitely less heating than my very old sgs2. It's not uncomfortable. It's meh-normal.
I get 6 hours screen on time on a day.
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Also why do you want to change your j7?
It has almost same specs. And it's better for gaming than this.

Battery life is average... One day for me...
And i don't have overheathing at all...
Phone works fine, no lags, no any problem (android nougat is installed)

nhmanas said:
It's OK man
It's more overheating than my old Android one phone. But it's definitely less heating than my very old sgs2. It's not uncomfortable. It's meh-normal.
I get 6 hours screen on time on a day.
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Also why do you want to change your j7?
It has almost same specs. And it's better for gaming than this.
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I broke my J7's screen last week
Changed it in a local shop and it's not the same as the original one
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GM5 plus
Hi man,
I'm very happy with the device. I have had little to no lag since the nougat 7.0 update. The processor has little difficulty managing the usual task on a smartphone. Perhaps it's a little different for user that actually play graphic intense games. Battery heating isn't a problem but I do find the battery a bit small for the device (I have to load it at least half an hour to get me through a day of intense use.

Hi
I finally bought this phone.
The camera is kinda bad, colors are good but they lack sharpness and details. I had a Zenfone 5 that took way sharper images than this phone.
Battery life is ok. I get 4-5 hours screen-on-time.
Some problems i have with the device : the phone makes a buzzing sound that comes from the back when 4G/GPS is activated, also when i go to Play Store and then Settings and then scroll down i can see "Device certification : Uncertified". Anyone else getting this?

nice phone without battery

Nice overall performance. Cameras are both the same, and perform good. Colors are a bit oversaturated in general, that's not a camera problem. Gets a little hot while managing heavy applications, but nothing to worry about. Battery has improved, it's better than it's predecessors, but still not as good as it should be. Fast charging is quite interesting, but the charger included is only 2.4A, not 3.0 as it supports. In my opinion, 8.5/10. I have this phone from 2 months now.

I have GM5 Plus for 6 months now. Generally, the phone is ok for the price. It does not lag but becomes hot while playing. I think because of the heat issue screen now has some spots on the screen while looking on the white background, other times its not visible. Cameras are normal. Battery life is not super but is ok. Battery life is somehow balanced with super fast charging for me. Overall, I think for the budget phone its very good smartphone.

Very bad device I don't recommend

Mi 9T Review - Your opinions?

Hello everyone, recently i picked up mi 9t. What a phone...
I can say that i am more than satisfied with how phone performs and what i got for 300 bucks. I decided to make a short video review and give my opinions about it. I am decent user which means that i am usually using my phone to browse around the web, instagram, watch youtube and some movies. I would be more than happy if you can give me your opinions and if you have any question do not hesitate to ask me. Also, i will make some ROOT/TWRP/ROM review videos so support is more than appreciated. Have a great day everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR8Bu48UZis&t=178s

Any thoughts?
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KiaTheKing said:
Any thoughts?
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I really think the Mi 9T is a great phone with the latest Urnyx Gcam without unlock the device. This phone takes beautiful night photos and using astrophotography setting compared to Miui's camera. It has been about 7 days that i own the Mi 9T. With certain reviews i have seen about how Miui's bloatware (and google) crippled the battery life can perform and by using this phone in real time. I think the phone can truly shine with custom rom or by using Miui EU Rom's. I have the 6GB version and this phone is running very smooth. Messenger can be hit or miss when answering, the front camera tends to not pop up at time. (So far 3-2 ratio of the camera popping up verus not) I jave not try gaming because i use my Mi Max 3 for that and also to keep the integrity of the Amoled display. As far as youtube goes, few videos take full potential of the whole display ratio and some not. When it does, the display is amazing.
That is my opinion about this phone. Tomm. i will be able to unlock and use the Xiami EU finally and can go further on what can this phone do.
For Xiomi.EU to work.. just format data and then enter "yes". If not force encryption will stay on and the phone will be rebooted back to TWRP Recovery. Also don't mount system when installing magisk.

Wmateria said:
I really think the Mi 9T is a great phone with the latest Urnyx Gcam without unlock the device. This phone takes beautiful night photos and using astrophotography setting compared to Miui's camera. It has been about 7 days that i own the Mi 9T. With certain reviews i have seen about how Miui's bloatware (and google) crippled the battery life can perform and by using this phone in real time. I think the phone can truly shine with custom rom or by using Miui EU Rom's. I have the 6GB version and this phone is running very smooth. Messenger can be hit or miss when answering, the front camera tends to not pop up at time. (So far 3-2 ratio of the camera popping up verus not) I jave not try gaming because i use my Mi Max 3 for that and also to keep the integrity of the Amoled display. As far as youtube goes, few videos take full potential of the whole display ratio and some not. When it does, the display is amazing.
That is my opinion about this phone. Tomm. i will be able to unlock and use the Xiami EU finally and can go further on what can this phone do.
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Yeah, indeed.
I am also very curious how Roms are working and what can mods improve in terms of speed and battery. I cant say its not good but i think that this phone can do atleast a bit better in those terms. I applied for bootloader unlock 2 days ago, i will need to wait 5 more so i can unlock my phone and get my hands on rooting, installing twrp and so on. Ty for ur opinions.
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KiaTheKing said:
Yeah, indeed.
I am also very curious how Roms are working and what can mods improve in terms of speed and battery. I cant say its not good but i think that this phone can do atleast a bit better in those terms. I applied for bootloader unlock 2 days ago, i will need to wait 5 more so i can unlock my phone and get my hands on rooting, installing twrp and so on. Ty for ur opinions.
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Well i am going to use Xiaomi.EU first. I don't like the custom roms only because the gestures have lines appearing at the bottom and the bottom sides of the screen. Can only make the side arrow gestures dissappear only, on that note, i swtich to Xiaomi.EU for full finger gesture w/o them white lines appearing.
I would recommened Extended Ui Rom if you want to go in that direction.

Wmateria said:
Well i am going to use Xiaomi.EU first. I don't like the custom roms only because the gestures have lines appearing at the bottom and the bottom sides of the screen. Can only make the side arrow gestures dissappear only, on that note, i swtich to Xiaomi.EU for full finger gesture w/o them white lines appearing.
I would recommened Extended Ui Rom if you want to go in that direction.
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Yes I would agree with your ROM choice from reading on XDA, but what about full screen gestures (I think it's called) in magisk modules? Doesn't that remove the lines at the bottom and make it MIUI like?

Windroid-user said:
Yes I would agree with your ROM choice from reading on XDA, but what about full screen gestures (I think it's called) in magisk modules? Doesn't that remove the lines at the bottom and make it MIUI like?
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I have not tried any magisk modules except for YouTube Vanced Black. I found the module, i guess i can try it out once i switch to a custom Rom.
Yes, the full screen gesture works.

Can confirm i really prefer the device.
Owned couple of flagships like the oneplus 6, but i like the mi 9t a lot more. The full screen is amazing and everything just works and is fast enough... Even the battery outperforms every device i owned. The phone is a bit on the thicc side... But that isn't a bad thing.
For the price, you get more for the money.
I had one screen failure, that resulted in sending it back and received a new one after the same weekend. Suffered from "ghost touches" in the area where the statusbar sits... After a couple of days it resulted in screen failure considering the top area unusable. Now i got the new one running no problems, even the fingerprint is faster.
I have been rooting around, runned HavocOS 2.9. i really liked the rom but i preferred stock due to slightly less battery drain. The downside of rooting this device is that there is a lot of stuff scattered around xda and the rest of Internet with not the best description about for which version its made for (redmi or mi 9t) or what it modifies or does... Which resulted in flashing a stock rom that made my phone think it was a Redmi K20 instead of a Mi 9T... It did boot tho.
Now i don't do much anymore with toying and flashing around like i used to. i just use audio enhancements, certain themes and adblockers. I mainly use the phone for whatsapp, youtube, android auto and music.

its the peanut said:
Can confirm i really prefer the device.
Owned couple of flagships like the oneplus 6, but i like the mi 9t a lot more. The full screen is amazing and everything just works and is fast enough... Even the battery outperforms every device i owned. The phone is a bit on the thicc side... But that isn't a bad thing.
For the price, you get more for the money.
I had one screen failure, that resulted in sending it back and received a new one after the same weekend. Suffered from "ghost touches" in the area where the statusbar sits... After a couple of days it resulted in screen failure considering the top area unusable. Now i got the new one running no problems, even the fingerprint is faster.
I have been rooting around, runned HavocOS 2.9. i really liked the rom but i preferred stock due to slightly less battery drain. The downside of rooting this device is that there is a lot of stuff scattered around xda and the rest of Internet with not the best description about for which version its made for (redmi or mi 9t) or what it modifies or does... Which resulted in flashing a stock rom that made my phone think it was a Redmi K20 instead of a Mi 9T... It did boot tho.
Now i don't do much anymore with toying and flashing around like i used to. i just use audio enhancements, certain themes and adblockers. I mainly use the phone for whatsapp, youtube, android auto and music.
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After I saw notch of OnePlus 6 I understood :laugh:
Thought it was tear drop notch but more like iPhone, but still.... Pretty impressed to hear that!
Looks like good customer service too, I haven't even unlocked it, it's fine for me and will personalise more when I unlock it like to icon, nothing too major cause like you I prefer stock. Better battery life is all it take for me, if the ROM is not a trash experience of course.
For me it was manageable to navigate through the threads and see what's up.
Oh and also about the description I believe it is meant to run on both, and Dev decides it to be named K20 or Mi 9T depending on their device... I'm pretty sure if you asked them to change to your device's model name they would be more than happy to help out.

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After I saw notch of OnePlus 6 I understood :laugh:
Thought it was tear drop notch but more like iPhone, but still.... Pretty impressed to hear that!
Looks like good customer service too, I haven't even unlocked it, it's fine for me and will personalise more when I unlock it like to icon, nothing too major cause like you I prefer stock. Better battery life is all it take for me, if the ROM is not a trash experience of course.
For me it was manageable to navigate through the threads and see what's up.
Oh and also about the description I believe it is meant to run on both, and Dev decides it to be named K20 or Mi 9T depending on their device... I'm pretty sure if you asked them to change to your device's model name they would be more than happy to help out.
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The notch on the oneplus 6 was not even that bad, i liked that phone but battery life was not good enough, and i go to a lot of festivals so battery is important, and sound recording quality which also sucked.
The Mi 9T on the other hand succeeded in everything i want on a phone. Android auto works, music is good, wireless audio also, battery is very good, recording quality in both sound and video is good enough (seems cheaper devices can record more bass ).
I am not going to bother with the devs, staying stock with a few magisk mods which is enough
Btw for people trying to flash stuff on this phone, make sure to read on about encryption because it can screw you over when flashing goes wrong. And maybe use a USB OTG (or something similar) so when you soft brick your device you can still flash stuff in that way... If you're usb drive isn't encrypted

By the specs one might think that this is a great phone. Actually its the worst xiaomi phone i ever had (and i had a few). I am really disappointed by it, mainly because of the software. Many people have issues with battery drain. Mine is randomly crashing, no idea why. Sometimes it suddenly drains the battery completely within 1 hour, randomly, without any announcement. My girlfriend told me once that she tried to phone me but it woas not possible. I did not believe her first. I had no notifications about missed calls. A few weeks later i got a SMS from my mailbox service - 13 people failed to phone me.
It could be a great phone but you cannot rely on it. So it's basically useless.

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By the specs one might think that this is a great phone. Actually its the worst xiaomi phone i ever had (and i had a few). I am really disappointed by it, mainly because of the software. Many people have issues with battery drain. Mine is randomly crashing, no idea why. Sometimes it suddenly drains the battery completely within 1 hour, randomly, without any announcement. My girlfriend told me once that she tried to phone me but it woas not possible. I did not believe her first. I had no notifications about missed calls. A few weeks later i got a SMS from my mailbox service - 13 people failed to phone me.
It could be a great phone but you cannot rely on it. So it's basically useless.
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I don't know if you are on stock software... But maybe try to reset or re-flash its stock firmware those problems can go away. I have no battery drain, no problems with calls either, maybe you got a faulty device like i did.
I have no problems with my device, besides returning it for screen failure once and it got replaced within a few days.

leboef said:
By the specs one might think that this is a great phone. Actually its the worst xiaomi phone i ever had (and i had a few). I am really disappointed by it, mainly because of the software. Many people have issues with battery drain. Mine is randomly crashing, no idea why. Sometimes it suddenly drains the battery completely within 1 hour, randomly, without any announcement. My girlfriend told me once that she tried to phone me but it woas not possible. I did not believe her first. I had no notifications about missed calls. A few weeks later i got a SMS from my mailbox service - 13 people failed to phone me.
It could be a great phone but you cannot rely on it. So it's basically useless.
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I agree, i actually miss my Note 5 Pro (6 GB version). The camera on the Mi9t has GREAT specs but it don't take too much better pics than the Note 5 (both without GCAM). Not to mention that most cameras are useless, only 2x zoom is not good enough and the other cameras are too much of a low resolution that make the pics even worse (so the cams are useless). The popup camera sound as a dream, but it isn't. It already gave problems to me (and many others) and the ONLY fix is to re flash the persist partition, where we lose DRM for Netflix. The popup also make the phone too heavy and thick for my taste. MIUI actually run smoother on the Note 5 than on the Mi9t, the community also is bigger still on the Note 5 so we have MUCH more ROMs and mods... This device has still buggy TWRP on backup and restore plus decryption error on TWRP. The amoled screen also has terrible color calibration. Oh and the fingerprint sensor is the WORSE i ever had
I'm not too happy with it. One thing i learned with the mi9t is to NEVER buy a smartphone with moving parts, either popup cameras or folding phone. It is asking for middle term problems.
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I have no problems with my device, besides returning it for screen failure once and it got replaced within a few days.
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That isn't a small problem, though.
Also about flashing, i see many people who brick the device for no reason

Well, had it for 2 months and sold it, and got a used Mi8 instead. I couldn't stand fingerprint scanner which is really not so good, and battery life was ok but not good enough for a 4000mAh capacity. Even with debloating, dark mode etc. there was always some drainage. Mi8 is a lot more optimized in my opinion.
Recently I dropped my Mi8 and broke the screen, and decided to skip Xiaomi for the time being due to Miui 11, which looks nice but it's animations are overkill, and they are really annoying.
Got Huawei Nova 5t instead (although I hate Huawei), but it's the one of very few devices that still has physical fps scanner, and can easily get up to 10 hrs of sot.

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Well, had it for 2 months and sold it, and got a used Mi8 instead. I couldn't stand fingerprint scanner which is really not so good, and battery life was ok but not good enough for a 4000mAh capacity. Even with debloating, dark mode etc. there was always some drainage. Mi8 is a lot more optimized in my opinion.
Recently I dropped my Mi8 and broke the screen, and decided to skip Xiaomi for the time being due to Miui 11, which looks nice but it's animations are overkill, and they are really annoying.
Got Huawei Nova 5t instead (although I hate Huawei), but it's the one of very few devices that still has physical fps scanner, and can easily get up to 10 hrs of sot.
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After the Mi9t (that i don't plan to keep for long) i think i'll go with a 1+

Pupet_Master said:
After the Mi9t (that i don't plan to keep for long) i think i'll go with a 1+
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Good choice. Sadly, perfect device doesn't exist. I would prefer Samsung with snapdragon (in my opinion OneUI is the best skin right now), but they are too expensive. I've been checking out the new S10 Lite, seems good, probably fps sensor is cr*p as in all Sammy phones, but who knows...

The only two downsides I can think of is camera crashing in pro mode and screen which got scratched with a fingernail

What can I say about this device is that I have some mixed feelings about it... The phone it's amazingly fast, I can do anything in a few seconds, but I have a big drain on the battery... I tried every ROM possible, any battery tips, nothing seems to help me, I can barely get 4h SOT with mi band 4 constantly connected, wifi/mobile data always on, location on... Other people are getting 7-8h SOT and I can't get more than 4h SOT... I'm somehow disappointed at this chapter but I really enjoy the smoothness of this phone, the amazing photos taken by the gcam, and the support of the community. Overall it's a great phone but a great downside it's the battery life if you put the phone at work

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What can I say about this device is that I have some mixed feelings about it... The phone it's amazingly fast, I can do anything in a few seconds, but I have a big drain on the battery... I tried every ROM possible, any battery tips, nothing seems to help me, I can barely get 4h SOT with mi band 4 constantly connected, wifi/mobile data always on, location on... Other people are getting 7-8h SOT and I can't get more than 4h SOT... I'm somehow disappointed at this chapter but I really enjoy the smoothness of this phone, the amazing photos taken by the gcam, and the support of the community. Overall it's a great phone but a great downside it's the battery life if you put the phone at work
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That's MIUI 11 Android 10 biggest weakness... more battery drain...

Micdu70 said:
That's MIUI 11 Android 10 biggest weakness... more battery drain...
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Yeah, unfortunately yes, and they're not doing something about this... ?