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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
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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.
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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

Back to the Nexus Family

I just got my Nexus 5x. The last Nexus phone I've had was a 4 and it was awesome but I had to leave the Nexus line alone because my phone company wouldn't sell nor cover them with insurance.
Now I have an 5x coming from a Galaxy S7 and I must say this phone blows out my s7 every way ... But I don't understand how with the specs being lower than the s7. Can somebody explain?
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samsung is bloated with fearures, which means more running services. also bigger resolution need more juice
that being said, i doubt that s7 has nothing over 5x, especially with 5x's meh speaker..
in any case, this is the best time to join the "nexus peasants" as there is 7.1.1 beta ongoing. most users say its stable and better than 7.0 and personally i gained 1h sot (3 to 4)

My phone's battery is really well over my s7. I work 12 hours and around hour 4 my phone is dead. My Nexus last me all shift
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How do I join the beta
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bhunna713 said:
My phone's battery is really well over my s7. I work 12 hours and around hour 4 my phone is dead. My Nexus last me all shift
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Really only 4 hours? I highly doubt that but okay. I work 12s too but barely get to use my 5X so I'm around 45-55% by the time I'm off my shift.
bhunna713 said:
How do I join the beta
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https://www.google.com/android/beta
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EeZeEpEe said:
Really only 4 hours? I highly doubt that but okay. I work 12s too but barely get to use my 5X so I'm around 45-55% by the time I'm off my shift.
https://www.google.com/android/beta
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Yes with my s7 the battery life sucked. I always had to bring a charger with me everywhere I go
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bhunna713 said:
I just got my Nexus 5x. The last Nexus phone I've had was a 4 and it was awesome but I had to leave the Nexus line alone because my phone company wouldn't sell nor cover them with insurance.
Now I have an 5x coming from a Galaxy S7 and I must say this phone blows out my s7 every way ... But I don't understand how with the specs being lower than the s7. Can somebody explain?
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Isn't it a little too much to prefer Nexus 5x over S7???? Really guys, Nexus 5x is a good phone for its current price but saying it is better than S7 doesn't make sense.
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myawan said:
Isn't it a little too much to prefer Nexus 5x over S7???? Really guys, Nexus 5x is a good phone for its current price but saying it is better than S7 doesn't make sense.
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Spec wise I was better but it's not better to me when I can't mod, or utilize those cool features without my phone constantly dying on me. When I had my s7 I was always somewhere by an outlet.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Really only 4 hours? I highly doubt that but okay. I work 12s too but barely get to use my 5X so I'm around 45-55% by the time I'm off my shift.
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I also often work 10s and 12s. I think the real battery gain lies in excellent standby time we get from this phone. I can work all day with about an hour of heavy usage throughout the shift, LTE enabled most of the day and still have 60-70% by the time I get home (including another hour of use listening to music in the car). My standby time is phenomenal. The fact that I have a custom ROM and kernel tweaks undoubtedly adds battery life, but I hear stock N is pretty comparable...but as they say, your mileage may vary.
However, I can tell you from personal experience that Galaxy battery life is usually abysmal

bhunna713 said:
Yes with my s7 the battery life sucked. I always had to bring a charger with me everywhere I go
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Root that 5x,install Viper4Arise add @guitardedhero's audiophile profile and.irs samples and you got the best sound system ever! I work in the music business and with Viper installed I carry a hi fidelity sound system in my pocket. I used to do the "Samsung Galaxy Thing"but after I dropped it, I bought a Galaxy Nexus,then the Nexus 4,5,6,5x,&6p and I still have em all in the box in mint Condition. IN MY OPINION, YOU CANNOT GET A BETTER,MORE RELIABLE,ALWAYS CUTTING EDGE,& ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BRICK.My moto Nexus 6 had a hole in the top of the screen,about 2" in diameter(from my 2y/o.)& It kept rocking for another year before I had to replace it.

StakMak99 said:
Root that 5x,install Viper4Arise add @guitardedhero's audiophile profile and.irs samples and you got the best sound system ever! I work in the music business and with Viper installed I carry a hi fidelity sound system in my pocket. I used to do the "Samsung Galaxy Thing"but after I dropped it, I bought a Galaxy Nexus,then the Nexus 4,5,6,5x,&6p and I still have em all in the box in mint Condition. IN MY OPINION, YOU CANNOT GET A BETTER,MORE RELIABLE,ALWAYS CUTTING EDGE,& ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BRICK.My moto Nexus 6 had a hole in the top of the screen,about 2" in diameter(from my 2y/o.)& It kept rocking for another year before I had to replace it.
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How do I install? I'm really BIG on music and would enjoy stereo speakers. I have one big question. If I root, will I still be able to instill the 7.1 ota when it comes out through my phone?
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OGNatan said:
The fact that I have a custom ROM and kernel tweaks undoubtedly adds battery life, but I hear stock N is pretty comparable...but as they say, your mileage may vary.
However, I can tell you from personal experience that Galaxy battery life is usually abysmal
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with my usage i always got close to 3h sot and i have tried plenty of kernels, profiles and roms. only with 7.1.1 stock i get reliably 4h, heck my worst sot was when an app crapped out and drained 25% over 4 hours while i wasnt using the phone.. and i still got 3.30h sot out of it !!
bhunna713 said:
How do I install? I'm really BIG on music and would enjoy stereo speakers. I have one big question. If I root, will I still be able to instill the 7.1 ota when it comes out through my phone?
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there is a mod to make your phone stereo, i used it and its ok but its very hard to balance the speakers and it affects other sounds like calls or ringing, so you cant increase/decrease balance too much before it becomes incovenient. also its impossible to balance them anyway cause the bottom is bassier, so you balance it for a song and its all over the place in the next.
i imagine you flash viper like you do all zips, have not used it since years
if your root is systemless then you receive OTA just fine. heck, i received ota while i was using stock+ rom, flash kernel, hawktail profile, thermal engine edits, was rooted and had custom recovery xD

Giorgos Chatziioannou said:
with my usage i always got close to 3h sot and i have tried plenty of kernels, profiles and roms. only with 7.1.1 stock i get reliably 4h, heck my worst sot was when an app crapped out and drained 25% over 4 hours while i wasnt using the phone.. and i still got 3.30h sot out of it !!
there is a mod to make your phone stereo, i used it and its ok but its very hard to balance the speakers and it affects other sounds like calls or ringing, so you cant increase/decrease balance too much before it becomes incovenient. also its impossible to balance them anyway cause the bottom is bassier, so you balance it for a song and its all over the place in the next.
i imagine you flash viper like you do all zips, have not used it since years
if your root is systemless then you receive OTA just fine. heck, i received ota while i was using stock+ rom, flash kernel, hawktail profile, thermal engine edits, was rooted and had custom recovery xD
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So if I root stock 7.0 with root tool kit, I will not have a problem with ota coming to my phone. Will I lose root when the ota comes? The only reason I want root is because i can so something about these speakers
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bhunna713 said:
How do I install? I'm really BIG on music and would enjoy stereo speakers. I have one big question. If I root, will I still be able to instill the 7.1 ota when it comes out through my phone?
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Ota breaks root...NEVER OTA... I use wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit to flash stock then go through the root process on the new image. I am not running 7.1, I haven't tried it yet,works like a beast on 7.0, look up the Viper4arise forum right here on XDA, and VERY CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE OP BEFORE YOU BEGIN.Or you can really screw up if you don't know what you are doing,if you do,root then install the latest Deut. with audiophile profile.You can flash through TWRP but you have to extract the Audiophile profile and copy profile onto your SD or internal storage,or into the Viper4android folder that was installed when you flashed the appropriate zip.

StakMak99 said:
Ota breaks root...NEVER OTA... I use wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit to flash stock then go through the root process on the new image. I am not running 7.1, I haven't tried it yet,works like a beast on 7.0, look up the Viper4arise forum right here on XDA, and VERY CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE OP BEFORE YOU BEGIN.Or you can really screw up if you don't know what you are doing,if you do,root then install the latest Deut. with audiophile profile.You can flash through TWRP but you have to extract the Audiophile profile and copy profile onto your SD or internal storage,or into the Viper4android folder that was installed when you flashed the appropriate zip.
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Is root really worth it nowadays? Last time I rooted a phone was my Nexus 4 when it first came out and I used AOKP. Im fine with stock 7.0 features as they do me well. I just want to do something about the speakers.
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bhunna713 said:
Is root really worth it nowadays? Last time I rooted a phone was my Nexus 4 when it first came out and I used AOKP. Im fine with stock 7.0 features as they do me well. I just want to do something about the speakers.
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Right on!! I hear ya about rooting your phone,but nowadays you don't have to give up total security with having root.Systemless Root is just fine for me,it keeps me encrypted and allows me the freedom to Install system apps,Roms,custom recovery and install Viper.Your SElinux is still enforcing protection,but read carefully everything on here,just because one dude's triumph can be another ones brick.Read EVERYTHING VERY CAREFULLY,AND VERY THOROUGHLY. If you get stumped, one of these great devs on here will help you,as long as the question isn't redundant.PLEASE READ AND MAKE SURE THE ? HAS NOT BEEN ASKED BEFORE.THE DEVS.ON HERE WORK HARD TO HELP US WITH OUR PROBLEMS,99.9% OF THE TIME FOR FREE,SO IF IT TAKES READING THAT LIL BIT EXTRA TO GET YOUR ANSWER,YOU WILL BE THAT MUCH WISER FOR IT.

bhunna713 said:
Is root really worth it nowadays? Last time I rooted a phone was my Nexus 4 when it first came out and I used AOKP. Im fine with stock 7.0 features as they do me well. I just want to do something about the speakers.
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before 7.1.1 i would say yes, otherwise no unless you want more customization (though xposed is not released for nougat)
as i said, you better not do anything about the speakers as there is no way to balance them, and after only a week not using the stereo mod i honestly dont feel like i miss it
maybe you can install viper as stakmak advices

Giorgos Chatziioannou said:
with my usage i always got close to 3h sot and i have tried plenty of kernels, profiles and roms. only with 7.1.1 stock i get reliably 4h, heck my worst sot was when an app crapped out and drained 25% over 4 hours while i wasnt using the phone.. and i still got 3.30h sot out of it !!
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Have you looked into Greenify/Amplify and such? I know they can be hit or miss, but I consistently get 5-6h sot that way along with Dirty Unicorns ROM and EX kernel. LTE on most of the time, and some gaming. For the record though, I could never break 4h sot on stock M. Same with N dev preview. Too erratic.

OGNatan said:
Have you looked into Greenify/Amplify and such? I know they can be hit or miss, but I consistently get 5-6h sot that way along with Dirty Unicorns ROM and EX kernel. LTE on most of the time, and some gaming. For the record though, I could never break 4h sot on stock M. Same with N dev preview. Too erratic.
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no xposed for nugat yet
other than that greenify would be useless on nougat, and since the standby drain is great i doubt amplify would do much too. its just my usage thats special, 5x on 7.1.1 has the best battery on any phone i owned and it lasts a day so its certainly not bad

Giorgos Chatziioannou said:
no xposed for nugat yet
other than that greenify would be useless on nougat, and since the standby drain is great i doubt amplify would do much too. its just my usage thats special, 5x on 7.1.1 has the best battery on any phone i owned and it lasts a day so its certainly not bad
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I guess the point is, as long as you're happy with it, stick with what works

[Noob] Rom Advise neede

Hi all
As in title i need some advice to change rom on my le pro 3.
The point is that I've always had nexus devices (4 and 5) and the latter stopped working. I've loved that plain and simple android so much that i never even bothered to change roms on those devices. So now i bought this Leeco Le pro 3 since I am not willing or better can't afford to spend so much money on those new pixel phones.
And here is the problem: I would like to install a rom as similar as to that "nexus" experience possible. Just plain android with no extra stuff I don't (think) I need. I'd then just download the apps I was previously using from play store.
Do you think there is something out there that could do the job?
Thank you very much

Well we have the Lineage team working on roms, we had a great rom the GTX ones but trolls got the OP pissed, in my opinion the battery on this phones is much better with the stock roms rooted and debloted, i get something like one day and some hours of battery life, I only use twitter, FB and hot spot when i need too, is also connected to BT streaming music when on the road. I tried using the Liniage and slim, and some how battery suffers im not sure why, but eventually those devs will figure it out, I came from the 6P and nugat screw up that phone badly, the UI on this phone gets a little to get used too nut IMO is worth the change.

Give stock rom a try. I also like very clean roms but this stock is really good, just install nova laucher and customize it like the new pixel launcher, it gives you a pretty good clean android experience, with some little tweaks.

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Well we have the Lineage team working on roms, we had a great rom the GTX ones but trolls got the OP pissed, in my opinion the battery on this phones is much better with the stock roms rooted and debloted, i get something like one day and some hours of battery life, I only use twitter, FB and hot spot when i need too, is also connected to BT streaming music when on the road. I tried using the Liniage and slim, and some how battery suffers im not sure why, but eventually those devs will figure it out, I came from the 6P and nugat screw up that phone badly, the UI on this phone gets a little to get used too nut IMO is worth the change.
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Hi Cubanghost and thank you for your answer.
For now I did a backup of whats in the phone as it arrived. I might have found something here and it looks like the closest stock android experience that is available to me. The "grossoshop" version I have is just too confusing to me so I think I will just try the one i linked above and if it is not satisfying I will revert to the original and try to get used to it.

TheDethEgineer said:
Give stock rom a try. I also like very clean roms but this stock is really good, just install nova laucher and customize it like the new pixel launcher, it gives you a pretty good clean android experience, with some little tweaks.
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Hi TheDethEgineer, if what is above fails, I will for sure try your advice. Thank you very much

lale717 said:
Hi Cubanghost and thank you for your answer.
For now I did a backup of whats in the phone as it arrived. I might have found something here and it looks like the closest stock android experience that is available to me. The "grossoshop" version I have is just too confusing to me so I think I will just try the one i linked above and if it is not satisfying I will revert to the original and try to get used to it.
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Not a problem i was lost on the IU for about a month since i was so used to my 6P but now i cant tell you the relief i have to move away, also the idea the Engineer had was also a good one i have nova swiping up like the pixel launcher. but i also heard good things about the chinesse rom's and battery been awesome. go for it and welcome to the LeEco family, this phone does not disappoints IMO.

Rom better than oos

Is there any rom out there better than stable in terms of performance and stability
I m not a frequent rom flasger so i want a person who can suggest the rom by his/her experience

rishabh1326 said:
Is there any rom out there better than stable in terms of performance and stability..
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Better? Probably not. Custom ROMs are about features. That said they can be just as 'Stable' and 'Perform' just as well in some, if not all, cases

A rom similar to stock would also do the job with no bugs

I gave up on custom ROMs once I got the op5. It feels like a phone with a stable custom ROM without the occasional bugs I always had with custom ROMs.
My second phone is an HTC one m8 with a custom ROM and despite picking a stable ROM it's having issues with installing new apps lately.
I've gotten tired of the custom ROM thing and just want a phone with a stock like OS that always works and I feel like I finally got that with stock oos
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Yeah I've been flashing custom roms for almost ten years but I have no reason to do it on OP5.
Stock or open beta does the job for me.

seanp25 said:
Yeah I've been flashing custom roms for almost ten years but I have no reason to do it on OP5.
Stock or open beta does the job for me.
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I'm curious how the open betas are when it comes to bugs? Having updates faster would be nice but I like having a phone that just always works.
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350Rocket said:
I'm curious how the open betas are when it comes to bugs? Having updates faster would be nice but I like having a phone that just always works.
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There's no difference between stable and open beta in terms of stability or bugs. Different/other features, but no bugs. Stability is the same.

rishabh1326 said:
Is there any rom out there better than stable in terms of performance and stability
I m not a frequent rom flasger so i want a person who can suggest the rom by his/her experience
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Nope. Nothing can beat oxygen os. My advice, stick to oxygen os.
My setup -
Open beta 19.
Magisk 17.1 - adaway - Viper4android - youtube vanced - Google sans font - Google camera.

OOS for the win.

seanp25 said:
Yeah I've been flashing custom roms for almost ten years but I have no reason to do it on OP5.
Stock or open beta does the job for me.
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for now , I agree.
But in few years, when OP will drop OP5 support, this thread will be helpful.
Just like the OP1, I was looking for a stable nougat rom, and from what I read, even lineage wan'snt ''that stable''. I went for the SlimRom 7.x, but even that, some apps crashs.
Anyway, for the OP5, got with stock OOS rom, its updated to the latest (or almost) stable android version.

I don't know about it being the most stable...
Bluetooth has been broken for me for five months and seems with the release of 5.1.5 there's been a huge increase in the number of users complaining of Bluetooth problems on the OnePlus forums.
Contacting OnePlus support has been useless so I'm going to start trying custom roms in the hopes I will get working Bluetooth again.
On a previous phone (I can't remember if it was the LG G4 or Galaxy S4), there was a noticeable camera quality drop when you moved to a custom rom, do OP5 custom roms experience this behavior or can I still expect the same photo quality?

I have actually downloaded all the files (hopefully) that I will need to root the phone in another year or 2 when support is dropped and it gets way behind in updates.
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ASB41 said:
Nope. Nothing can beat oxygen os. My advice, stick to oxygen os.
My setup -
Open beta 19.
Magisk 17.1 - adaway - Viper4android - youtube vanced - Google sans font - Google camera.
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Sounds awesome. I'm on Pixel Experience right now, but will definitely try this.

Can support this as well. While the Bluetooth issue sure sounds like a bummer I'd really try to get OOS working.
I went to using custom roms shortly after getting the phone as well, since it was always the superior option with my previous phones, but stock is really just damn good, hands down.
With all the good the things about this phone, the software is definitely the best imo

SharxX8 said:
Can support this as well. While the Bluetooth issue sure sounds like a bummer I'd really try to get OOS working.
I went to using custom roms shortly after getting the phone as well, since it was always the superior option with my previous phones, but stock is really just damn good, hands down.
With all the good the things about this phone, the software is definitely the best imo
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I've never noticed any Bluetooth issues with mine in the year I've had it so far. It's stock, never even rooted it. Only ota updates and it's never been factory wiped yet. So it's obviously not affecting everyone. I haven't noticed any posts about it on here but I haven't been on OnePlus forums in a long time.
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350Rocket said:
I've never noticed any Bluetooth issues with mine in the year I've had it so far. It's stock, never even rooted it. Only ota updates and it's never been factory wiped yet. So it's obviously not affecting everyone. I haven't noticed any posts about it on here but I haven't been on OnePlus forums in a long time.
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My wife and I actually went from having occassional bluetooth issues connecting to our cars to it being rock solid a while back, probably the same update. Bluetooth between cars and phones has always been a mess in my experience, I've always assumed the cars aren't following the BT standards properly so the device manufacturers have to play around trying to find the balance between which cars to get working and which might break.

snives said:
My wife and I actually went from having occassional bluetooth issues connecting to our cars to it being rock solid a while back, probably the same update. Bluetooth between cars and phones has always been a mess in my experience, I've always assumed the cars aren't following the BT standards properly so the device manufacturers have to play around trying to find the balance between which cars to get working and which might break.
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I drive a 1984 car so my Bluetooth is only really used with my tile keychain so I can't lose my phone or keys and occasionally for music but I usually use the headphone jack plugged directly into my stereo for better sound quality.
Even the work trucks I drive don't have Bluetooth (2005 and 2013 Silverado).
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I tried Every rom but at the end i came back to oos Every time...
No reason to change

Unpopular opinion here but I really like PixenOS more than OOS.

gaspolo said:
I tried Every rom but at the end i came back to oos Every time...
No reason to change
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For me the main reason to switch to LOS is the system profiles. I haven't found a similar simple solution to activate a hotspot when my OP5 connects to my Car Radio.
I guess you can do the same with Tasker, but it seems much easier to me to just use the system profiles in LOS.

needs optimization

Anyone notices animation lag while switching over multiple tabs of Google chrome in redmi note 7

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Anyone notices animation lag while switching over multiple tabs of Google chrome in redmi note 7
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The phone lags a lot (ch rom at least). Switching, opening tabs, etc). Overall animations stutter a lot. I hope some developers find it in their hearts to help our poor souls and release a rom with all the xiaomi junk removed.

Are you using global ROM or EU?

nimbold said:
Are you using global ROM or EU?
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I've the 3/32GB global/EU version. It's the worst new phone I've bought ever when it comes to performance. It's just a week old and I've installed the apps that I had on the Note 5 before. Everything is more laggy than with my old 5. I'm really frustrated, because it seems to work fine for others.

pirx666 said:
I've the 3/32GB global/EU version. It's the worst new phone I've bought ever when it comes to performance. It's just a week old and I've installed the apps that I had on the Note 5 before. Everything is more laggy than with my old 5. I'm really frustrated, because it seems to work fine for others.
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Damn, maybe there's something wrong with the software then. Maybe unlock bootloader and flash fastboot ROM of your choice?

pirx666 said:
I've the 3/32GB global/EU version. It's the worst new phone I've bought ever when it comes to performance. It's just a week old and I've installed the apps that I had on the Note 5 before. Everything is more laggy than with my old 5. I'm really frustrated, because it seems to work fine for others.
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Xioami.eu miui rom? Not the model version itself. If u are not familiar with it and I feel like many aren't, Eu rom is like a debloated stock rom and less buggy across all xiaomi phones compared to the stock global/China rom it ships with. U should also use 3rd party apps like fluid navigation gesture on the playstore for no stutter instead of miui's full screen gesture from settings. A lot of xiaomi phones can be a way better experience this way even on miui until custom roms are out. Global version for more bands+EU rom instead of global/China+apps like fluid navigation, Google cam, dolby/viper etc. Let me know if it helps
https://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/miui-rom-releases.103/
Hardware and cost is good but chinese software is probably the worst part about buying a phone that has trouble getting bootloader unlocked. Xiaomi and oneplus seem to have an advantage with that over most of the other companies even though xiaomi makes u wait forever at least it's still possible

anon1135 said:
Xioami.eu miui rom? Not the model version itself. If u are not familiar with it and I feel like many aren't, Eu rom is like a debloated stock rom and less buggy across all xiaomi phones compared to the stock global/China rom it ships with. U should also use 3rd party apps like fluid navigation gesture on the playstore for no stutter instead of miui's full screen gesture from settings. A lot of xiaomi phones can be a way better experience this way even on miui until custom roms are out. Global version for more bands+EU rom instead of global+apps like fluid navigation, Google cam, dolby/viper etc. Let me know if it helps
https://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/miui-rom-releases.103/
Hardware and cost is good but chinese software is probably the worst part about buying a phone that has trouble getting bootloader unlocked. Xiaomi and oneplus seem to have an advantage with that over most of the other companies even though xiaomi makes u wait forever at least it's still possible
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Thanks for all the tips man! Sure it helps! I can't wait till Friday for the 360 hours of waiting to be up. I will right away install EU rom, and as you said, it already is a much more fluid experience, but even after that I will install the fluid navigation gesture as you suggested, and also a different launcher.
One thing though, I am crazy about better sound and with stock MIUI there is no way to 'tweak' Bluetooth sound (EQ, better, bass, control base frequency, etc). I used to have a Note 8 I gave to my uncle which had a crazy amount of tweaks that made me much more satisfied with Bluetooth sound even though we all know it is just 'average sound'.
Do you know which vyper4android mod works best for the redmi note 7? Can I still something similar? have you tried any? Or is it just a universal one?