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You're a power user. Can the Xiaomi Mi 5 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Xiaomi Mi 5. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.
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without the sources the development of this device is very small.
xiaomi are shooting themselves in the foot by not releasing !!
Hey don't forget they allow you to unlock bootloader and this is big plus for them not always the can release source, and they did that in 2015 http://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-finally-releases-kernel-sources/ but anyway right now i`m on cm-13.0-20160713-UNOFFICIAL-gemini.zip and its very good BTW. daily driver.
The fact that Xiaomi doesn't release the complete sources makes it much harder to have a great number of devs building ROMs, Kernels, and other stuff. This device is great, has great potential and has also great potential to have a great community of developers behind it. Related to MIUI interface, the Xiaomi.eu community is great, by providing weekly and stable builds, bloatware-free, translated and optimized mainly for europeans. CyanogenMod, AOSP based ROMs will suffer and being updated slowly until the complete sources aren't released. That has mainly to do with Xiaomi. If the release happens, the dev community will approve and begin to build more stuff to this device.
My note: 3 stars.
The complete sources is not released yet for mi5?
kenth_kristoffer said:
The complete sources is not released yet for mi5?
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AFAIK not yet. So are the devs behind LOS still waiting for the blobs to make the SIM on/off switch work.
On los 06.02.2017
Everything is fine
The developement is moderate but thats not because the device is not popular, there are still some missing codes from xiaomi. We are just 1 week away from getting the new Mi6 so hopefully this will speed up the release of the full source code.
I really like the things that are already up:good: especialy the LOS
Friends, I am thinking about getting this device. Would it be wise to purchase this in 2018? Or would you suggest something else. I really like the form factor, the device being handy.
mubu43 said:
Friends, I am thinking about getting this device. Would it be wise to purchase this in 2018? Or would you suggest something else. I really like the form factor, the device being handy.
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yep bro me too but its not there in india now , will have to import it somehow :?
Manc1234 said:
yep bro me too but its not there in india now , will have to import it somehow :?
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you could check if there is someone willing to sell a decent used device. You will also get it very cheaply given that resale value for xiaomi phones drops drastically.
So I was thinking about buying this phone but since dev support isn't that high I was wondering how long does xiaomi support their phones and how often, in case no custom roms are being made?
I have heard mixed statements.
Thx in advance.
Actually, xiaomi support for mi note 3 is very poor
its about time, it will get better
AL_IRAQI said:
its about time, it will get better
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I don't completely follow.
It's very bad I should say. There's no global dev rom and stable one is stuck with 9.1. Chinese one got 9.5.
You people really know how to kill my mood but thanks for the input.
JollyDrifter said:
I don't completely follow.
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they usually support their phones for many years, so we should be fine, and Oreo will be out this week
also Open Source support should be good also
Check the age of these suspended devices to get an idea.
Mi 2 was released in August 2012.
It was over 5 years old when suspended last fall, I believe the oldest.
Update Schedule Adjustment of MIUI 9 China Developer ROM
Nov-10-2017
http://en.miui.com/thread-1056304-1-1.html
. . . to ensure the best performance of MIUI, we have to make a tough decision of suspending the update of 10 devices after a long-time discussion and evaluation about the release time of devices, active users, hardware performance, etc.
MIUI 9 China Developer ROM (closed beta and public beta)
Starting from November 16th, 2017, update for MIUI 9 China Developer ROM of the following ten devices, namely Mi 2, Mi 3, Mi Note, Mi Note Pro, Mi Pad, Redmi 1, Redmi 1S, Redmi 2, Redmi 2A, Redmi Note 1, will be suspended, both closed beta and public beta.
MIUI 9 China Stable ROM
We will provide MIUI 9 China Stable ROM for users of above devices (Redmi 1 excluded) . MIUI Stable ROM 9.1 and MIUI Stable ROM 9.2 will be released in the future to help users enjoy the lightning last MIUI 9. The flashing method will be provided later. Please stay tuned to the forum. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
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Its a complete mess.... this last 9.3 Xiaomi.eu for instance, is bugs plus bugs...like each rom is worse than the before
Seriously thinking sell this phone and return to my old 4 years Oppo Find 7. Even in camera is almost the same....
Mord0rr said:
Its a complete mess.... this last 9.3 Xiaomi.eu for instance, is bugs plus bugs...like each rom is worse than the before
Seriously thinking sell this phone and return to my old 4 years Oppo Find 7. Even in camera is almost the same....
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I'm running Xiaomi.eu weekly 8.2.1 on all my 3 Xiaomi phones, and they all run very well.
You have to pick and choose, and wait for it . . . about once a month a good weekly appears I think.
The stables do not seem to be very good in general.
AL_IRAQI said:
they usually support their phones for many years, so we should be fine, and Oreo will be out this week
also Open Source support should be good also
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Where did you get this info?
Also as far as I can see there won't be much support.
I miss my LG G2. It still gets official LOS and more.
omercicek43 said:
Where did you get this info?
Also as far as I can see there won't be much support.
I miss my LG G2. It still gets official LOS and more.
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Where ?, just check every Mi device on xda much love & support
and as for Miui, they keep updating their Ui for older devices, but they dont update the base tho, so our phone might only get O, then future updates will be newer Miui's only, that what i got from following Miui devs around
Yep...i use Stable, and except notifications and the stupid notifications theme error, everything runs smmotly...
I should go to OP5T...at least they have lot of roms to play.....
P.S. - Do not update yours!
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Where ?, just check every Mi device on xda much love & support
and as for Miui, they keep updating their Ui for older devices, but they dont update the base tho, so our phone might only get O, then future updates will be newer Miui's only, that what i got from following Miui devs around
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I'm pretty sure that they regret releasing the global rom in the first place.
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I'm pretty sure that they regret releasing the global rom in the first place.
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Right, releasing a global ROM before the device is officially sold globally is indeed a mistake. Now they can only be silent on those crying global ROM update requests in the forum to keep the engineers healthy mentally.
leledumbo said:
Right, releasing a global ROM before the device is officially sold globally is indeed a mistake. Now they can only be silent on those crying global ROM update requests in the forum to keep the engineers healthy mentally.
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It's too bad this won't be heard by others.
I just update last night to 9.5.3.0 Nchcnfa China Stable, from Xiaomi.eu....
Im not in hurry to fly to Oreo or something more recent...
My experience last years, show me that sometimes old stuff is better, and newr not necessarly better.....
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I just update last night to 9.5.3.0 Nchcnfa China Stable, from Xiaomi.eu....
Im not in hurry to fly to Oreo or something more recent...
My experience last years, show me that sometimes old stuff is better, and newr not necessarly better.....
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This. I'm kinda upset to see those crying for Oreo, while in devices who already got it, there are those crying because it's so buggy. They want the most impossible combination that money can't buy no matter how much: fast and stable release.
yep.
Just want ringtones ad notifications work, and i will stop updates, unless a nice AOSP rom appears with google camera and MIU to jump....
I am running xiaomi.eu 9.5 and i am very happy!
Being that the Mix 2s had been released for a good few months now and it supports project treble I expected at least a test ROM by now.
I currenctly own a Mi5s and must say that the S never got the support that the Mi5 did. Even from Xiaomi themself. Do people expect this to happen with the mix 2S as well?
I'm curious since I'm looking for a new device. Tried the Oneplus 6 a couple of day but I didn't convince me enough. Now looking at the Mix 2S and Mi8, but LOS is a big deal for me.
There is a whole separate subforum dedicated to project treble development on Xda, all the roms are there, look it up.
Device specific roms are not yet available because Qualcomm hasn't released the sdm845 sources yet.
This is exactly the reason why I went with the OP6 instead.
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This is exactly the reason why I went with the OP6 instead.
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Yes because there are already tons of roms for the 1+6. Oh wait... People are waiting for the 845 sources, this is why there are no roms currently. There are also no roms for the 1+6 currently, only modified stock ones
Mi5 (SD820) -> Mi5s (SD821, an overclocked antecessor)
Mix 2 (SD835) -> Mix 2s (SD845, a newer generation)
Regarding mi mix 2s android p preview, Does it mean my device will become like pixle and recieve OTA updates as soon as they come out? Android 8 then 9 then 10... Etc
Stable Android P will see the reintroduction of MIUI, they put too much development in MIUI to allow you to use pure Android P, just like all manufacturers do. it's a shame tho, i would love this phone with pure android
barcode99 said:
Stable Android P will see the reintroduction of MIUI, they put too much development in MIUI to allow you to use pure Android P, just like all manufacturers do. it's a shame tho, i would love this phone with pure android
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I'm not a religious person but amen brother!
The device really rocks even with the developer preview. I can't wait to have an aosp rom for this device! Coming from Nexus devices ever since I still love the look, smoothness and bloatware free android experience.
Maybe Google can force manufacturers to let people choose between stock android and their own UI. Chose at first startup and you're good to go!
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Maybe Google can force manufacturers to let people choose between stock android and their own UI. Chose at first startup and you're good to go!
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it's not going to happen, bro. it's like Microsoft forcing everyone to use Edge instead of Firefox and Chrome. They paid license fee and the hardware manufacturers make money by all means necessary. GUI is one of those. I personally do not care about GUI, i had LG, HTC, Samsung and Sony phones. I choose best performing device on the market based on design, spec and camera. I use Smart Launcher on all of them and just delete/hide all bloatware. MI 2s is the one i like this year, i run preview on it for a month, it's keeps crashing and camera app lost all MI 2s advantages so i am back on MIUI Global now. All other developer ROMs i tried, including MIUI10 is just full of bugs. Depends what you want to use your prone for... i used it primarily for business, stable ROM is more important that new bells&whistles half of which doesn't work. I got preview for MIUI10 and it's far from even something usable on a daily basis.
I am sure we will get something closer to pure android soon, Xiaomi really making headlines by allowing all kinda testing on this phone, it's good marketing strategy. i like it, but from what i saw so far, Global 9.5.19.0 is the one for me
You're absolutely right about that!
They can't force the manufacturer to let people choose. Which is of course a bad thing and by that I mean to force them.
I tried the miui global ROM 9.5.15 and it's stable and working but it has too many restrictions for me. I just like the stock android and not this iOS plagiarized version.
I'll wait for the custom ROMs. I run lineageos on my Samsung note 10.1 2014 because the original firmware made the tablet unusable. Lags as hell and you can't even uninstall all this bloatware without root.
Nice to see different tastes, that's what's makes the development strive for new solutions. Which is obviously great! So everybody can choose what fits them best!
@barcode99 thanks, i guess there is no way but to wait for lineage OS rom
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@barcode99 thanks, i guess there is no way but to wait for lineage OS rom
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When snapdragon 845 sources are released(properly first week of july) aosp roms are right around the corner. Additionally the brightness bug with treble roms is fixed but the fix is not implemented yet, so the future looks bright
It's worth mentioning, the final 1/2 developer previews are actually pretty stable, I had a Xperia 3 that got the Nougat Dev Previews and Sony decided to stop with Dev Preview 5 and not release a stable version, but I used Dev Preview 5 as my daily driver and had 0 issues with it
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It's worth mentioning, the final 1/2 developer previews are actually pretty stable, I had a Xperia 3 that got the Nougat Dev Previews and Sony decided to stop with Dev Preview 5 and not release a stable version, but I used Dev Preview 5 as my daily driver and had 0 issues with it
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until someone port MIUI camera app or release it standalone i would go with MIUI ROM, all camera ports i tried suck. That's pretty much the same problem for all manufacturers since camera hardware is differ from one to another
I'd also love pure android on the mix2s. But I guess miui is just the only kinda "downside" for this great device. And besides I think miui 10 is reaaally sexy, especially the multitasking!
Hi, I've got a Mix 3 because I'm a long time fan of MIUI, but the device is near EOL for official updates. I'm getting kinda tired of waiting for MIUI 12.5 and most likely the phone will remain at Android 10. I'd like to know which of the currently developed custom ROMs offer an experience closest to MIUI, interface-wise, or if they all are more akin to AOSP. I have over 10 years on the modding community, so I'm perfectly used to flashing new ROMs, but it's my first time using a Xiaomi device so I don't know if there are any ROMs that keep the same design language or something close to MIUI.