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Can I remove EMUI on the Honor 8?

So I am looking to get a honor 8, but there is one thing that I am not so sure about, EMUI. So first of all, what are your thoughts on it, is it just a re skin of stock android or are there limitations/advantages. I am coming from IOS, and like the look of it, which i know emui is somewhat similar looking. Can I remove EMUI and go with a more stock version of android? If not what are some things I should do to get around the limitations of it? Also, can update to Nougat? Thanks!

There are more number of inbuilt features in EMUI than stock ROM. Some of the apps are inbuilt with the it. Stock ROM doesn't have every utility app that needs in day to day life like file manager, call recorder. We can download the app in play store in it. EMUI has these apps built with itself. So no need to download external app.
Limitations for EMUI is the RAM management. Im not sure about Honor 8, but RAM management is major issue in EMUI in all other models. It might be fixed soon with the upcoming updates also.
Regarding the update, you will get update till Android O for sure. But the time taken to get the update will be more than that of stock android devices. So don't worry about updates if you have the patience for it.
As of now you can't remove EMUI , as custom ROM is not available.

As of now you can't remove EMUI from Honor 8.
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No other custom ROM available yet, the answer is NO for now...

But u can change Launcher if u dont like EMUI style.
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Removal of the current EMUI will void the warranty. Please be aware of this and makes changes to your device at your own digression. (NS)

Alright thanks everyone for your reply, ill just probably customize the ui with different launcher and stuff and I should be fine with it.

ethanh100 said:
Alright thanks everyone for your reply, ill just probably customize the ui with different launcher and stuff and I should be fine with it.
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It's really not bad. Add pixel launcher and theme by venom007 and you'll be good to go. I've been happy with it as an Android purist waiting for the pixel phone launch.

No custom ROM yet, so no

nop, not a single custom rom is available at the movement

venom007 said:
nop, not a single custom rom is available at the movement
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Too sad, but maybe in the future

krispy321 said:
Too sad, but maybe in the future
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yeah, hope so

krispy321 said:
Too sad, but maybe in the future
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From what I am reading on this forum, it does not seem so.
There is a thread mentioning that many developers already tried and left their projects because of the difficulties.
One can always hope but am skeptical myself.
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muradulislam said:
From what I am reading on this forum, it does not seem so.
There is a thread mentioning that many developers already tried and left their projects because of the difficulties.
One can always hope but am skeptical myself.
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Thats bad, that means we are limited to using themes to customise our devices

krispy321 said:
Thats bad, that means we are limited to using themes to customise our devices
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i need some urgent fix to poor RAM managemnet and missing notifications:crying:

venom007 said:
i need some urgent fix to poor RAM managemnet and missing notifications:crying:
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Maybe we could see it in the next update

krispy321 said:
Thats bad, that means we are limited to using themes to customise our devices
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We will still get many modded custom Roms but as for custom Roms like CyanogenMod etc, it appears that it's a monumental task because of honor 8 being a Kirin device.
I don't understand the actual nuances, just stating what I usually read.
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muradulislam said:
We will still get many modded custom Roms but as for custom Roms like CyanogenMod etc, it appears that it's a monumental task because of honor 8 being a Kirin device.
I don't understand the actual nuances, just stating what I usually read.
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I forked the P9 lite repo for CM13.
The P9 development is still stuck on the telephony interface, but at least it's a start.
You can jump in: https://github.com/omerazo

BBLN said:
I forked the P9 lite repo for CM13.
The P9 development is still stuck on the telephony interface, but at least it's a start.
You can jump in: https://github.com/omerazo
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Thanks a lot... You should make a new thread in honor 8 Android development stating this so that more people can join in.
As for me, I am just the guy who knows how to troubleshoot installation and soft-brick problems (and even that at a rudimentary level)
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BBLN said:
I forked the P9 lite repo for CM13.
The P9 development is still stuck on the telephony interface, but at least it's a start.
You can jump in: https://github.com/omerazo
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Do this mean the honor 8 can see custom ROMs in the future?!

Oreo Beta EMUI 6 feedback

As most of us have not been able to partake in the Oreo Beta program it would be nice if we could get some feedback from those lucky users that were able to get into the beta program.
Have you been able to unlock and root the Beta firmware?
What problems have you had?
Which new features do you like?

vijer said:
As most of us have not been able to partake in the Oreo Beta program it would be nice if we could get some feedback from those lucky users that were able to get into the beta program.
Have you been able to unlock and root the Beta firmware?
What problems have you had?
Which new features do you like?
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Unlock yes, root no.
Going system root might work. Systemless will be tricky as the boot partition is split into a ramdisk partition and a kernel partition. And some files that used to be in ramdisk could be in /system now, I haven't investigated much (this is the case with OPO3 Oreo).
But I like Oreo so I hope Magisk will work with it in the future.

ante0 said:
Unlock yes, root no.
Going system root might work. Systemless will be tricky as the boot partition is split into a ramdisk partition and a kernel partition. And some files that used to be in ramdisk could be in /system now, I haven't investigated much (this is the case with OPO3 Oreo).
But I like Oreo so I hope Magisk will work with it in the future.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Well I only need root to get rid of garbage app Huawei and other vendors install. In any case I can't imagine that SuperSu and Magisk won't figure it out.

I joined the beta program maybe 8 days ago got accepted but still waiting for the update to come on the phone....

seanejames said:
I joined the beta program maybe 8 days ago got accepted but still waiting for the update to come on the phone....
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I think people who have been accepted for the beta Oreo will get the update on the 20th

vijer said:
As most of us have not been able to partake in the Oreo Beta program it would be nice if we could get some feedback from those lucky users that were able to get into the beta program.
Have you been able to unlock and root the Beta firmware?
What problems have you had?
Which new features do you like?
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I downloaded the Huawei Beta App here:
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/fut/
Have applied, according to the app I am 4/500. The App looks very professional and well-designed. Looking forward to trying out Orea early, bravo Huawei. I'm not a rooter etc, will be using as a regular heavy user.

I rebranded to L29C636 from L09C34 a few weeks ago and just applied for the Australian Mate 9 Oreo update. Was 5/500, get in quick people

I am on Oreo since a week approx. and I am experiencing a limited responsiveness of the touch screen, especially on the bottom part esp. when navigation bar is hidden....anybody else making this experience?

Currently downloading B321a for C432. Going to check if I can get magisk working and if it's like OPO3 Oreo where stuff was moved from ramdisk to /vendor...

vijer said:
As most of us have not been able to partake in the Oreo Beta program it would be nice if we could get some feedback from those lucky users that were able to get into the beta program.
Have you been able to unlock and root the Beta firmware?
What problems have you had?
Which new features do you like?
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Yes I can unlock the phone with the Beta android O. I flash the twrp from:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4...Eh2aDFLM3JlYkU
Then I flash the supersu from :
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579485056
I now have root on my android o. It is emui 8 not emui 6.
Make sure you flash twrp correctly by check out this page : https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/preliminary-twrp-3-1-1-0-mate-9-emui-8-t3687622

tknguyencsu said:
Yes I can unlock the phone with the Beta android O. I flash the twrp from:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4...Eh2aDFLM3JlYkU
Then I flash the supersu from :
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579485056
I now have root on my android o. It is emui 8 not emui 6.
Make sure you flash twrp correctly by check out this page : https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/preliminary-twrp-3-1-1-0-mate-9-emui-8-t3687622
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Does SR5 install as systemless or to /system?

vijer said:
As most of us have not been able to partake in the Oreo Beta program it would be nice if we could get some feedback from those lucky users that were able to get into the beta program.
Have you been able to unlock and root the Beta firmware?
What problems have you had?
Which new features do you like?
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I have no problem with android o so far. However I have not used all features available with android o. I do not really care for the new features of android o or emui 8 (picture in picture, hide navigation bar, floating dock,...). In fact I like the settings of the emui 5 better.
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ante0 said:
Does SR5 install as systemless or to /system?
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I do not know. How do you check if it is installed as sysstemless?

Extract themes please.

ante0 said:
Currently downloading B321a for C432. Going to check if I can get magisk working and if it's like OPO3 Oreo where stuff was moved from ramdisk to /vendor...
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@ ante0, could you let me know what is the given Build-Number indicated in settings? I have installed B321a on B321 but still indcating just B321 no "a" mentioned....

flyingjack said:
@ ante0, could you let me know what is the given Build-Number indicated in settings? I have installed B321a on B321 but still indcating just B321 no "a" mentioned....
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Yes, for whatever reason there is no 'a' mentioned under build number. The a is in the internal Huawei build number so FunkyHuawei shows it like that.
Under further review, the phones do report the 321a to FunkyHuawei's server as the installed version regardless, so if you finished the install it is 321a. Nothing to worry about.

ante0 said:
Currently downloading B321a for C432. Going to check if I can get magisk working and if it's like OPO3 Oreo where stuff was moved from ramdisk to /vendor...
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How are you downloading it? Any link?
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zuuus said:
I rebranded to L29C636 from L09C34 a few weeks ago and just applied for the Australian Mate 9 Oreo update. Was 5/500, get in quick people
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Interesting, I have L29C636 and it says there aren't any projects for my device. I wonder if it checks IP/DNS.

vijer said:
Interesting, I have L29C636 and it says there aren't any projects for my device. I wonder if it checks IP/DNS.
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Android O for C636 exists, but it's an older version from September, branded as EMUI 6, before they decided to make it EMUI 8. Probably newer beta one coming soon. There are new ones for C900 (hw/normal) branding, Latin America branding, Russia branding... I just haven't released them.

flyingjack said:
@ ante0, could you let me know what is the given Build-Number indicated in settings? I have installed B321a on B321 but still indcating just B321 no "a" mentioned....
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I didn't install it yet, just downloaded update.zip and those. Mainly to check vendor image without installing it...
Edit: oh, duraaraa already answered

I got all the three Oreo files too via the HiSiute method, since even with a correct DNS setting, wherever I could stick it I got "Package information download failed". Installed via the HWOTA successfully though. The Oreo test build is quite buggy when it comes to Wireless tethering and LTE speeds. Feels much slower then my N European 194 build so far. Shows "Phone Overheating" a lot too, something I never saw on my N build either. Have yet to see how long the battery will last. See few differences in the camera, maybe added zoom in raw mode. Still no Monochrome Raw, or 1080p Timelapses.

Oreo security patches?

It looks like Huawei/Honor continues the development of security patches for EMUI 5 - b410 is approved by IMEI and contains August patches, while b412 contains September patches and will probably be approved soon. However, nothing new on the EMUI 8 side of things.
I don't remember how things were with the EMUI 4->5 transition, but the fact that they continue to focus on providing updates only for the old emui doesn't fill me with confidence.
Was 8.0.0.521 an one-off? I hope not.

I think Oreo is an one-off. Infact i returned back to b407

It's really disappointing, because the B521 firnware has some annoying bugs.

To me, the fact that Huawei controls both processor (Kirin) and OS (EMUI), should mean that they would be of the likes of Apple and iOS, or the likes of Google and Pixels: each version of EMUI should be able to be installed on all compatible phones, on launch day. I can't believe they cannot do that, unless their developers' skills are so bad.
This is a lost opportunity, in favour clearly of selling more phones. They envision being better than Apple, without taking the first page of their book: fewer phones, better support.
If that's the case in the end, "so long and thanks for all the fish".

skyrush7 said:
It's really disappointing, because the B521 firnware has some annoying bugs.
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I just wanted the treble support. Now I'm using custom rom RR and it seems pretty good.

ahadshah said:
I just wanted the treble support. Now I'm using custom rom RR and it seems pretty good.
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That's nice that it worked for you - however a lot of people didn't want to switch to a custom treble ROM; they just needed a properly updated official OS with security updates.

ahadshah said:
I just wanted the treble support. Now I'm using custom rom RR and it seems pretty good.
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Guess I have to switch to custom ROMs again just for security patches. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ahadshah said:
I just wanted the treble support. Now I'm using custom rom RR and it seems pretty good.
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Link for custom rom please

saadibader said:
Link for custom rom please
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OpenKirin

ahadshah said:
OpenKirin
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Will it work for L02? Indian variant.

gabriel.87 said:
Will it work for L02? Indian variant.
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It should. But i'm not sure. You can contact the devs. They provide support on telegram.

ahadshah said:
OpenKirin
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Thanks man, one last question which one do you use ? Resurrection, omni or lineage ? And wich one is better for honor 8 ?
There are some bugs ?

saadibader said:
Thanks man, one last question which one do you use ? Resurrection, omni or lineage ? And wich one is better for honor 8 ?
There are some bugs ?
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"LOS - Stability, basic, like AOSP, but with a tad bit more customizability
OmniROM - Both hitting the sweet spot between RR and LOS. NFC.
RR - Really good battery life, customization to the max"
I am using RR coz of the customizations. AFAIK all the roms are usable as daily driver. There might be minor bugs here and there but nothing too big. NFC is only available on Omni. No VoLTE support on any rom. Thats all i can think of right now. Their web has detailed info.

ahadshah said:
"LOS - Stability, basic, like AOSP, but with a tad bit more customizability
OmniROM - Both hitting the sweet spot between RR and LOS. NFC.
RR - Really good battery life, customization to the max"
I am using RR coz of the customizations. AFAIK all the roms are usable as daily driver. There might be minor bugs here and there but nothing too big. NFC is only available on Omni. No VoLTE support on any rom. Thats all i can think of right now. Their web has detailed info.
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Thanks again for your answer, i dont use NFC neither VoLTE (not avalaible both in my country) i contacted devs on Telegram, in order to have those rom i should be on Oreo
Im thinking to rebrand my FRD-L09C185 to C432 to have Oreo
Anyway thanks a lot for your answer

gabriel.87 said:
Will it work for L02? Indian variant.
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Will work as long as you are on EMUI 8.

daspyki said:
I just wanted the treble support. Now I'm using custom rom RR and it seems pretty good.
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I can't switch to treble ROMs, because banking apps won't work on them.

skyrush7 said:
I can't switch to treble ROMs, because banking apps won't work on them.
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Working good here on OpenKirin RROS with Magisk / enabled Magisk Hide. I'm passing SafetyNet and PlayStore shows certified. Magisk is hidden with repackaged MagiskManager and banking app is working :good:
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cypher187 said:
Working good here on OpenKirin RROS with Magisk / enabled Magisk Hide. I'm passing SafetyNet and PlayStore shows certified. Magisk is hidden with repackaged MagiskManager and banking app is working :good:
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I'm unfamiliar with this Magisk thing. I've read about it already, but it wasn't clear what is it for. Is it easy to use?

skyrush7 said:
I'm unfamiliar with this Magisk thing. I've read about it already, but it wasn't clear what is it for. Is it easy to use?
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Yeah I think it's pretty easy. It's a root solution, in general. Installation guide which you can use also for our device can be found here. Usage is pretty easy but now we're getting off topic with that.
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Rollback to Oreo

Hey guys and gals!
Android P is absolutely terrible and I can't believe I haven't checked it before updating. Now I heavily regret it I want to go back to Oreo - could you link me to some information on how to do this on OnePlus 6?
Thank you a lot in advance!

Artisto said:
Hey guys and gals!
Android P is absolutely terrible and I can't believe I haven't checked it before updating. Now I heavily regret it I want to go back to Oreo - could you link me to some information on how to do this on OnePlus 6?
Thank you a lot in advance!
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Do a re-install or something as even the Beta is amazing.

Artisto said:
Hey guys and gals!
Android P is absolutely terrible and I can't believe I haven't checked it before updating. Now I heavily regret it I want to go back to Oreo - could you link me to some information on how to do this on OnePlus 6?
Thank you a lot in advance!
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I feel like there is always a section of the userbase that will always hate new OTA's that change things up a bit more than they expected.
What didn't you like about pie?

masri1987 said:
I feel like there is always a section of the userbase that will always hate new OTA's that change things up a bit more than they expected.
What didn't you like about pie?
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If I wanted iOS I would have bought an iPhone. The recent apps menu is garbage and a huge downgrade, the volume control is also awful. No to mention changes in the UI design that look worse than what we had with KitKat. Pie is a huge downgrade compared to Oreo.

Artisto said:
If I wanted iOS I would have bought an iPhone. The recent apps menu is garbage and a huge downgrade, the volume control is also awful. No to mention changes in the UI design that look worse than what we had with KitKat. Pie is a huge downgrade compared to Oreo.
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funny thing is i like the new multitask window, but it disappears and goes back to the old style when u use a diff launcher

Artisto said:
Hey guys and gals!
Android P is absolutely terrible and I can't believe I haven't checked it before updating. Now I heavily regret it I want to go back to Oreo - could you link me to some information on how to do this on OnePlus 6?
Thank you a lot in advance!
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You can simply download the OREO full rom and flash it as a local upgrade or if you have twrp, simply follow the steps to flash after wiping the system (not internal storage). Here is a link (see item number 3) for downgrade at the OP6 website. I have not tried it but should work
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/android-p-beta-developer-preview-3-for-oneplus-6.872904/

masri1987 said:
funny thing is i like the new multitask window, but it disappears and goes back to the old style when u use a diff launcher
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if we install an earlier oneplus apk launcher from apk mirror (or titanium backup the one we have from oreo) would it have the vertical recent apps?

Gr8man001 said:
You can simply download the OREO full rom and flash it as a local upgrade or if you have twrp, simply follow the steps to flash after wiping the system (not internal storage). Here is a link (see item number 3) for downgrade at the OP6 website. I have not tried it but should work
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/android-p-beta-developer-preview-3-for-oneplus-6.872904/
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Can anyone confirm if this works? I too would like to downgrade. At least for the moment...
CapitalOne app currently doesn't work
Pandora lockscreen controls aren't there
Substratum without root is gone
Silent adjustment of volume bars no longer possible
3.5mm output volume is lower (on streaming apps)

Yes it works. I rollback from H2 os PIE to Oos Oreo 5.1.9 at that time.

Will Twrp get erased?/
If we try local upgrade option to roll back. Will I lose the Twrp?

sudhakarstoopy said:
If we try local upgrade option to roll back. Will I lose the Twrp?
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Yes

Artisto said:
Hey guys and gals!
Android P is absolutely terrible and I can't believe I haven't checked it before updating. Now I heavily regret it I want to go back to Oreo - could you link me to some information on how to do this on OnePlus 6?
Thank you a lot in advance!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Z7Fmy181Q

Artisto said:
Hey guys and gals!
Android P is absolutely terrible and I can't believe I haven't checked it before updating. Now I heavily regret it I want to go back to Oreo - could you link me to some information on how to do this on OnePlus 6?
Thank you a lot in advance!
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Just one of many regrets I see

Widevine downgrades from L1 to L3

As the title suggests, my Poco X3 NFC (MIUI 12.0.1.0RJGMIXM Android 11) widevine drm downgrades from L1 to L3 overnight. There were no updates and whatsoever. When I opened netflix it downgraded from L1 to L3. I've also updated all security certificates (FIDO and IFAA) but also for some reason I cannot update the Widevine certificate (Error code: 1).

alfrdfrd said:
As the title suggests, my Poco X3 NFC (MIUI 12.0.1.0RJGMIXM Android 11) widevine drm downgrades from L1 to L3 overnight. There were no updates and whatsoever. When I opened netflix it downgraded from L1 to L3. I've also updated all security certificates (FIDO and IFAA) but also for some reason I cannot update the Widevine certificate (Error code: 1).
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Same situation, I hope it will be fixed in the next update

Anthony_Key said:
Same situation, I hope it will be fixed in the next update
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I'm thinking of switching to a custom ROM (preferably the miui made by xiaomi.eu) as I've heard that it is much better than stock MIUI.

alfrdfrd said:
... xiaomi.eu) as I've heard that it is much better than stock MIUI.
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Having used it for a while, I wouldn't that much better (at least on a complicated device as the PX3) but anything is better than the bloat and spyware of stock MIUI...

alfrdfrd said:
I'm thinking of switching to a custom ROM (preferably the miui made by xiaomi.eu) as I've heard that it is much better than stock MIUI.
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Hello, i download version 12.5.1 and it is solved, just go to the fingerprint settings, select payments with fingerprint and there will be the option to download the certificate, and you will be able to use the rom you want.

Anthony_Key said:
Hello, i download version 12.5.1 and it is solved, just go to the fingerprint settings, select payments with fingerprint and there will be the option to download the certificate, and you will be able to use the rom you want.
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Yes as I've seen on reddit threads. They've fixed most bugs including the ones I've encountered and somehow improves performance in some ways. Can I ask if it improved the perfomance and if it has annoying bugs? I'll wait for the update so it is much safer as I don't have any replacement phone if something goes wrong. Thanks for the feedback.

pnin said:
Having used it for a while, I wouldn't that much better (at least on a complicated device as the PX3) but anything is better than the bloat and spyware of stock MIUI...
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I liked MIUI features so xiaomi.eu might do it for me but I'm scared as I might hard brick my phone so probably I'll wait for the official update for my phone.

alfrdfrd said:
Yes as I've seen on reddit threads. They've fixed most bugs including the ones I've encountered and somehow improves performance in some ways. Can I ask if it improved the perfomance and if it has annoying bugs? I'll wait for the update so it is much safer as I don't have any replacement phone if something goes wrong. Thanks for the feedback.
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So far I have not had a problem, I even have magisk installed, the only thing that still does not fix is the launcher and the gestures (but if you use the default launcher there is no problem), so I am using the buttons right now.

Anthony_Key said:
So far I have not had a problem, I even have magisk installed, the only thing that still does not fix is the launcher and the gestures (but if you use the default launcher there is no problem), so I am using the buttons right now.
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Did you apply for the pilot tester to receive the update? haven't received it yet so hoping it would be stable for the testers so they can release it soon.

alfrdfrd said:
Did you apply for the pilot tester to receive the update? haven't received it yet so hoping it would be stable for the testers so they can release it soon.
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No, I downloaded and flashed it with the TWRP.