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Hello everyone! I live in Ukraine and bought my Razer Phone at a local store, but after the purchase I discovered that this is a Three version (a big "3" logo on boot). As far as I know, physically the device is 100% identical to the regular version sold on Amazon and RazerStore, if it is not - please correct me. As I understand, it isn't locked for a certain operator. Are there any differences in the 3UK firmware except the delays in updates and logo at startup? Is it possible to install a stock Razer Global firmware? If so, is it worth doing it?
Have a read around as there are a few posts regarding this topic.
3UK have been 1-2 weeks behind on getting MR1 and MR3 released compared to the offical Razer images. MR2 went live for non branded phones but had some bugs so 3UK skipped this update.
I belive razer fixed those bugs in MR3 and then 3UK took this stable build and tweaked it for their network before sending it out to their customer a week or so later along with the MR3 patch notes and just inculded the working bit of that update in their MR3.
Images are found here but id get advice from others as this is my 1st Android phone and still running the 3UK branded phone as im on their network.
https://developer.razerzone.com/razer-phone-dev-tools/factory-images/
iStasis said:
I belive razer fixed those bugs in MR3 and then 3UK took this stable build and tweaked it for their network before sending it out to their customer a week or so later along with the MR3 patch notes and just inculded the working bit of that update in their MR3.
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Do you think that there are some tweaks for their network? I'm asking because only one of my two SIM cards works with my phone, both of them are not 3UK.
all three UK's phones are supplied unlocked anyway only change from stock I believe is 4g supervise and the logo
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Hello everyone! I live in Ukraine and bought my Razer Phone at a local store, but after the purchase I discovered that this is a Three version (a big "3" logo on boot). As far as I know, physically the device is 100% identical to the regular version sold on Amazon and RazerStore, if it is not - please correct me. As I understand, it isn't locked for a certain operator. Are there any differences in the 3UK firmware except the delays in updates and logo at startup? Is it possible to install a stock Razer Global firmware? If so, is it worth doing it?
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In the guides section there is a guide for "debranding a 3 UK handset". It involves flashing global mr1 software and taking the OTA to MR3. People in that forum swear by it. Start there.
So today I noticed a weird thing about my Honor 7X..
On the back side of the phone it says I have the AL10 version of the phone but in the "About phone" section of the phone it says I have the L21 version..
Also, I got the 32GB Storage + 4GB RAM version of the phone which apparently doesn't even exist in the L21 version according to GSMarena.
What version of the phone do I have?
Is my phone a glitch in the matrix?
P.S. I still have the B101 update and I don't get any new updates, is that normal?
Same thing here. Bought mine on Aliexpress, converted from AL10 to L21. No updates. We're waiting for the Oreo firmware. Should fix things.
There's a method that allows you go back to the stock AL10 firmware but AL10 is Chinese, so you can't really enjoy it.
I have the same phone. No updates whatsoever.
I have bnd Al10 and I received the update today
You can put the version AL10C675 it is from India, and has playstore, does someone knows how to change software without have to change recovery?
Man how i love Xiaomi in this things.. you took miflash and boommm it is done!!
I have BND AL 10 and till date i have got 2 updates for my phone. I am from India. They will be pusing the oreo update in the 2nd quarter of the year.
Same for me. Al10 on the back, L21 in setings. I'll wait for the updates... Romania (Europe ?)
Hallo hallo guys
I found something good here https://www.theandroidsoul.com/huawei-honor-android-9-pie-update/ which states (I's not clear if this is official info) but it's attached the image
I actually think Huawei might not do this and ship instead the Pie on the same date as the Huawei p20 and p20 pro, because this is not a common 200, 300 euro phone, it's a 400 mid range phone which to be honest it's a high price for a "medium" range phone. Won't even talk about Sony .
Cheers,
Alex
UPDATE: Recent news of November 28 on a chinese source of Huawei tell us that we will be the next phase to test out EMUI 9 Beta after the models which have access to it since Yesterday. Attached image and link to sources.
https://www.weibo.com/3514064555/H4NemxW8q?type=comment#_rnd1544010777367
https://www.ixbt.com/news/2018/11/29/emui-9-0-android-9-0-pie-honor-8x-huawei-nova-3i-huawei-maimang-7.html
UPDATE(As of 10 of December): According to yesterday Weibo(Chinese Twitter) Huawei account we may have finally a date for the EMUI 9 Beta release, according to their image which I could only translate properly with Cambridge online dictionary, after the words "nova 3e" which is our model it says something like "Internal test recruitment expected to be launched in January" which makes sense since there's only number 1 in there , that's the best translation I could've find.
Links:
https://weibo.com/3514064555/H6C78nkYz
http://www.cnsoftnews.com/news/201812/77093.html - This one needs a complete page translation but you can do it using chrome automatically.
Attached image.
UPDATE (as of 7 of January): Great day to be alive guys My sources are always good, as it seems they have opened internal BETA recruitment of EMUI 9 on China for our model Nova 3e(P20 Lite) and also for Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus (yes, it is called like this...XD), just as I predicted to this month and just like they said on the same source Weibo, link: https://www.weibo.com/3514064555/HaSgozmA2?type=comment#_rnd1546873618942
Poster is attached, because an image is always better
For now though it is only open on China, but as soon as it gets to europe it should be quite quick
UPDATE(As of 8 of January): A new blog post reveals the information and confirmation of the Chinese EMUI 9 Beta release:
https://www.theandroidsoul.com/huawei-invites-beta-testers-for-android-pie-for-nova-3e-and-huawei-y9-2019/
Includes the limit of 2000 participants per country and model for the testing.
UPDATE(As of 21 of January): EMUI 9 Beta is now downloadable in China for who applied for it and new expected stable release dates are available on this source which match my expectations: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/huawei-nova-3e-update/
I expect the stable version to hit China on the mid/end of February even though the source says it expects it in March.
The stable version global rollout would probably be from March to April as it says.
UPDATE(As of 24 of January): Found out a new news link from Italy which does confirm that within two weeks their Single SIM version of Italy from the TIM carrier will receive the update POGGERS
Source: http://www.optimaitalia.com/blog/2019/01/17/brucia-tutti-huawei-p20-lite-tim-nel-ricevere-emui-9-tweet-ufficiale-ma-servono-precisazioni/1342206
It's in italian so either use Google Chrome browser for automatic translation or use google for that
But on the tweet from the TIM carrier they say literally "Hello Mark, within two weeks you will receive the update. See you soon"
The news link is from January 17, so depending on the carriers of the countries of europe some will receive sooner and others will receive later this month Be patient guys, the force is within us
UPDATE(As of 30 of January): A news post of Japan reveals oficial information on the update of the stable version of EMUI 9 for the SIM-Free version of the japanese model of Huawei P20 Lite and others.
Source: https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1167193.html
If you translate the website via Google Chrome and analyse the image that I attached from the news post you can clearly see it will be delivered in May in Japan.
Image attached.
UPDATE(As of February 4/12):Android pie BETA released in China!!!!! Please find it on the firmware finder website or app of the chinese models like ANE-AL00. Picture Attached for proof.
Sources:
https://club.huawei.com/thread-18694884-1-1.html
UPDATE(As of 13 of February): Recent sources and quite a lot of them say we will get the stable update in April.
Sources:
https://www.tudocelular.com/android/noticias/n137990/huawei-recebe-patch-seguranca-janeiro.html
https://www.androidworld.it/2019/02/12/huawei-p20-lite-android-pie-aprile-patch-gennaio-610554/
https://www.teknoburada.net/2019/02/12/huawei-p20-lite-yeni-guncelleme-basladi-adim-adim-android-9-0a/
https://www.smartdroid.de/huawei-p20-lite-erhaelt-januar-patch-android-9-pie-ist-unterwegs/
Here's the official response of Huawei Mobile
“We would like to inform you that our software team has confirmed the compatibility of your device (Huawei P20 Lite) with EMUI 9.0/Android Pie which is under development for optimizing the software according to device specifications and will be releasing it in batches tentatively by mid of Apr’19 along with most awaited feature NVC (Native Video Calling) which is also referred as “ViLTE”.”
Keep up the hope for the soon update
UPDATE(As of 13 of March): EMUI 9 beta opened recruitment in India, confirmed by @miststudent2011 via his thread today - https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-lite/how-to/huawei-p20-lite-huawei-y9-emui-9-0-beta-t3910567
UPDATE(As of 15 of March):A recent firmware in Firmware Finder confirms that Pakistan model ANE-LX2 is receiving BETA builds as well
Proof attached!
UPDATE(As of 27 of March):Recent firmware appeared on Firmware Finder confirming the beta program will be released to other regions like europe and america (LX1,LX3 models).
Proof attached!
UPDATE(As of 29 of March):I've been looking at the official Huawei Club Forum and it seems that they have launched an official stable version of EMUI 9 in China for the chinese models ANE-AL00 and ANE-TL00.
These are the correct stable versions that Firmware Finder detected on 27 of March:
ANE-AL00C00E106R1P7B106 (9.0.1.106)
ANE-TL00C00E106R1P7B106 (9.0.1.106)
Here's the official link (it's in Chinese) - https://club.huawei.com/thread-19893057-1-1.html
Image attached!
Also thank you for working with me on this dear @JordyCătă!
UPDATE(As of 1 of April): Recent chinese official posts confirm they are receiving the stable update of EMUI 9. No, it's not an April fools lie
Proofs attached!
UPDATE(As of 2 of April):A fellow mate @andreamymill from our forum posted a blessing news that in Italy Huawei opened EMUI 9.1 testing with a period from 1-12 of April and 200 participants
Proof attached!
Germany is included in testing too confirmed my dear user @broadwaybaby !!! Same period as Italy with same participants (200).
Proof attached!
UPDATE(As of 3 of April):Added the new Chinese official poster of the stable version of EMUI 9 for the chinese model.
Image attached!!!
UPDATE(As of 30 of April):Added chinese official post of a beta version version of EMUI 9.1 for the chinese model.
Thank you dear @JordiCătă for mentioning the source
https://club.huawei.com/thread-20171082-1-1.html
This proofs that they are still working on the EMUI 9.1.
Proof attached!!!
UPDATE(As of 6 of May): If India wants it EMUI 9 is ready for them as well
It's an official signed dload package from Android Host:
Source for download:
https://androidhost.ru/Ukr
UPDATE(As of 10 of May): Stable EMUI 9.1 released in China, proofs began some days after. Should be rolling out for Europe soon.
Source: https://club.huawei.com/thread-20275004-1-1.html
Proofs attached!!
UPDATE(As of 29 of May): Recent news in a Slovenian Official Huawei Forum tells us that there's a delay on the update of EMUI 9.1 for our device in Europe and possibly others regions due to an eRecovery error that they are already fixing. Let's wait a bit more
"The Technical support has send us a message that the upgrade to Android 9 should be available soon. Currently there is only a problem in the system eRecovery that has put the launch currently "on hold". But they are near fixing the error."
Thank you for the translation and for the post @luka_bubi
Let's hope they are quick!
Cheers!
AS
UPDATE(As of 3 of June): Recent signed firmware from June 1 tells us that the stable version has began to Roll out through Europe
And the patience is the key to victory
Proofs attached!
Congrats to all
Notes:
UPDATE(As of 18 of june) - I found the thread of most of the region codes of Huawei devices, thank you dear @liboct87 for that
Here's the link for that thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/8-lite/how-to/huawei-regional-codes-t3740473
This helps you find the right firmware for you
Wow
Huawei P20 lite is already approved to get EMUI 9 in September.
Letzen said:
Huawei P20 lite is already approved to get EMUI 9 in September.
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I don't know where did you saw that information but for now I only knew there was a rumor about that yes
Cool ?
I'm watching on Huawei BETA app twice a day for a beta....
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Cool ?
I'm watching on Huawei BETA app twice a day for a beta....
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That's gonna be a lot of checking until Q1 2019.
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That's gonna be a lot of checking until Q1 2019.
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That is true indeed :/
Now that Huawei confirmed at IFA 2018 Event that only the P20 Pro, P20, Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Honor 10, Honor View 10, and Honor Play will get the first access to BETA EMUI 9, which by the way it has launched on europe already, but for only 100 people for each country XD ... So no official information on Huawei P20 Lite or other devices, there is some websites that rumor the P20 Lite to eventually get a BETA around October but idk, it's so unpredictable with these companies...
Here's the official font:
https://www.weibo.com/3514064555/Gxofe8g3G?type=comment#_rnd1535964854883 - It couldn't open it on chrome so try another browser like Firefox and Brave did for me, I also suggest translating cause it's chinese XD
And here is the other font, there is more but I'm a bit busy
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_tease_emui_9_base_android_pie-news-33063.php
Cheeeeeeeeeeers,
Alex
Somethings wrong with android world.
For a march 2018 released device , are we talking about whether if it will receive android pie or not?
What ? Software update for a 6 month old phone is a luxury service?
A september 2014 released iphone 6 oldie still recieves ios 12 and probably ios 13 and 14...
because all devices have the same hardware? no but they are aware of their hardware mostly.
and even p20 lite gets android pie luckily it will not get android q.. r... s.... t...
This problem does not only apply to huawei , most of the android devices are having this problem.
Huawei is updating it's flagship! models! but it says on each month security update we update your p20 lite as a flagship device with updates!
What kind of hardware are we paying for in a year the phone becomes old and does not support new version?!
Even Android flagship devices barely receives +2 official versions nowadays ... No surprises here.
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For a march 2018 released device , are we talking about whether if it will receive android pie or not?
What ? Software update for a 6 month old phone is a luxury service?
A september 2014 released iphone 6 oldie still recieves ios 12 and probably ios 13 and 14...
because all devices have the same hardware? no but they are aware of their hardware mostly.
and even p20 lite gets android pie luckily it will not get android q.. r... s.... t...
This problem does not only apply to huawei , most of the android devices are having this problem.
Huawei is updating it's flagship! models! but it says on each month security update we update your p20 lite as a flagship device with updates!
What kind of hardware are we paying for in a year the phone becomes old and does not support new version?!
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That was always a problem with android itself... Do not compare it to IOS though, they are so different. Android is running on a emulation of Linux, that's why it needs double or more RAM than Iphones to be smoother and quicker... It will never be as fast as IOS that's the problem, also it will never be as simple as doing new versions of IOS.
Also we all know that Apple always supported their devices better than any other company.
In my opinion Google should've started a new OS a long time ago, LOL.
Each year I see almost no improvements on the performance on the OS. This is like comparing Windows with Linux, like sure Windows has all apps, bla bla bla, but it will never be as speedy as pure Linux.
If most of Smartphones ran an OS like Symbian or Sailfish or Mee go they would run like, so so fast, faster than Apple's IOS for sure. But nothing happened because Android became popular af and those systems became less updated and the companies went down... I atually loved Mee go OS on the Nokia N9 .
I loved this phone
https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n9-3398.php
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Even Android flagship devices barely receives +2 official versions nowadays ... No surprises here.
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Technically companies are obligated to support phones with at least 2 major upgrades (2 years).
Hallo hallo all
I have some news, I talked with Huawei Costumer Support which anyone can do to be honest, but here it is some info on the EMUI 9 Beta:
13:27:19 - Alexandre Santos says : Good morning
13:27:19 - Cristiano says : Hi. My name is Cristiano, How can we help?
13:27:27 - Cristiano says : Good morning Alexandre.
13:29:48 - Alexandre Santos says : Just a question, about the beta of EMUI 9, will the Huawei p20 lite soon have a beta?
13:32:37 - Cristiano says : Maybe the beta version will be available during the next weeks, altough, in the moment we do not have official information on this. I suggest to keep your eyes on our Facebook page (Huawei Mobile), in a way of getting information in first hand about this subject.
13:33:19 - Alexandre Santos says : OK, perfect Cristiano, thanks for your help and information
13:33:35 - Cristiano says : No, I thank you, Alexandre
It's all I got about this, I also asked before this about the date of release of EMUI 9, altough the only info I got was that it might get release till the end of the year on our device or a bit later than Huawei P20 and P20 Pro :/
I'm happy if we get acess to the beta already
Cheers and keep the hopes!
AS
ars_chelsea said:
Hallo hallo all
I have some news, I talked with Huawei Costumer Support which anyone can do to be honest, but here it is some info on the EMUI 9 Beta:
13:27:19 - Alexandre Santos says : Good morning
13:27:19 - Cristiano says : Hi. My name is Cristiano, How can we help?
13:27:27 - Cristiano says : Good morning Alexandre.
13:29:48 - Alexandre Santos says : Just a question, about the beta of EMUI 9, will the Huawei p20 lite soon have a beta?
13:32:37 - Cristiano says : Maybe the beta version will be available during the next weeks, altough, in the moment we do not have official information on this. I suggest to keep your eyes on our Facebook page (Huawei Mobile), in a way of getting information in first hand about this subject.
13:33:19 - Alexandre Santos says : OK, perfect Cristiano, thanks for your help and information
13:33:35 - Cristiano says : No, I thank you, Alexandre
It's all I got about this, I also asked before this about the date of release of EMUI 9, altough the only info I got was that it might get release till the end of the year on our device or a bit later than Huawei P20 and P20 Pro :/
I'm happy if we get acess to the beta already
Cheers and keep the hopes!
AS
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arse, let's hope you're right about that. I haven't even gotten the Turbo update yet (ANE-LX3 - P20 Lite - Bolivia).
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arse, let's hope you're right about that. I haven't even gotten the Turbo update yet (ANE-LX3 - P20 Lite - Bolivia).
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Really? What build are you in?
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Really? What build are you in?
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Ars, I'm on build ANE-LX3 8.0.0.144 (C605)
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Ars, I'm on build ANE-LX3 8.0.0.144 (C605)
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Ok, according to Huawei Firmware Finder, your next update will have the gpu turbo acceleration plus some fixes and features So about 2 weeks from your last update (.144) and you will have it
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Ok, according to Huawei Firmware Finder, your next update will have the gpu turbo acceleration plus some fixes and features So about 2 weeks from your last update (.144) and you will have it
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That last update, though, was like a month to a month and a half ago, Ars ?
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That last update, though, was like a month to a month and a half ago, Ars
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It will arrive sooner or later don't worry
What's the turbo update? I have ANE-LX1 8.0.0.144(C185)
Honestly my old LG K10 2017 got 8.1 update via OTA few days ago and I'm a bit jealous..
Wondering when we gonna get something to play with on ours P20's.
Runnin atm: ANE-LX1 8.0.0.156(C432)
Update: 9.0 is coming
Hi, want to buy one Mi Max 3 to use in usa tmobile !
Can somebody confirm there its a 100% true international version of the phone that has a original Xiaomi international firmware that dont have connectivity problem with bad modem.?? And that gonna receive ota updates and updating it wont brick the device ??
I'm asking because its so confusing that some people say there its not true global version (only chinese with shop rom, and fake global sticker in box)
I only want to buy if works out of the box without problem !
Dont want to have to mess with a brand new phone to try to make it work !
Please let me know, thank you
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Hi, want to buy one Mi Max 3 to use in usa tmobile !
Can somebody confirm there its a 100% true international version of the phone that has a original Xiaomi international firmware that dont have connectivity problem with bad modem.?? And that gonna receive ota updates and updating it wont brick the device ??
I'm asking because its so confusing that some people say there its not true global version (only chinese with shop rom, and fake global sticker in box)
I only want to buy if works out of the box without problem !
Dont want to have to mess with a brand new phone to try to make it work !
Please let me know, thank you
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This can only apply to people who purchased the global version that has V9.6.7.0.OEDMIFD installed, as we know that 9.6.6.0 is broken
@nijel8 has received an official global Mi Max 3 (9.6.6.0 OEDMIFD) with working modem from this ebay seller:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2023983206...il&pgrp=main:email&e=op&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys
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@nijel8 has received an official global Mi Max 3 (9.6.6.0 OEDMIFD) with working modem from this ebay seller:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2023983206...il&pgrp=main:email&e=op&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys
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there isnt any working modem on 9.6.6.0.OEDMIFD
I tried the default modem, 9.6.12.0 (china modem), 8.8.30, 8.9.6, 8.9.13, 9.6.6.0 (china modem)
I tried changing the vendor partition which broke even more stuff.
Maybe @nijel8 havent checked under ground (parking lots), in door buildings, and more which make the signal so weak.
also there is no LTE/LTE+ on the 9.6.6.0.OEDMIFD
We need someone with the un-released 9.6.7.0.OEDMIFD to confirm this
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This can only apply to people who purchased the global version that has V9.6.7.0.OEDMIFD installed, as we know that 9.6.6.0 is broken
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omer919 said:
there isnt any working modem on 9.6.6.0.OEDMIFD
I tried the default modem, 9.6.12.0 (china modem), 8.8.30, 8.9.6, 8.9.13, 9.6.6.0 (china modem)
I tried changing the vendor partition which broke even more stuff.
Maybe @nijel8 havent checked under ground (parking lots), in door buildings, and more which make the signal so weak.
also there is no LTE/LTE+ on the 9.6.6.0.OEDMIFD
We need someone with the un-released 9.6.7.0.OEDMIFD to confirm this
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Don't be so sure as we don't know 9.6.6.0 is broken. You've already said 9.6.4.0 is fake and that wasn't true.
You installation of 9.6.6.0 doesn't proof anything.
We know for sure many times problems are fixed by fastboot rom nad we don't have global fastboot rom released yet to test.
Yes, I haven't tested mine enough to know for sure it runs fine under different conditions so I will not say it has no problems, we've had enough rumors spread around... So let's just leave it to people who have more to say...
I'm on 9.6.6.0 for a week now as a daily driver, no problem at all. So, afaik, 9.6.6.0 is not broken.
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I'm on 9.6.6.0 for a week now as a daily driver, no problem at all. So, afaik, 9.6.6.0 is not broken.
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This doesnt confirm anything.
I used 9.6.6.0 for a week and I had a lot of signal issues, nav keys failed a lot
I am looking forward to 9.6.7.0 but especially to 9.6.8.0 which has anti rollback so we will be able to fastboot flash it on ARB devices
Global SKU of the phone is not available yet.
I'd suggest waiting if you want modems to work properly - possibly also extra bands and NFC.
Can a phone with a metal back do NFC? Just asking...
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I'd suggest waiting if you want modems to work properly - possibly also extra bands and NFC.
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mudnightoil said:
Global SKU of the phone is not available yet.
I'd suggest waiting if you want modems to work properly - possibly also extra bands and NFC.
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I'm not sure if you are aware what are you actually using. The phone does not have NFC. https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_max_3-8963.php That is one of its weak point.
You cannot enable something by software if the hardware is missing.
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Can a phone with a metal back do NFC? Just asking...
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Yes.
shadow78 said:
I'm not sure if you are aware what are you actually using. The phone does not have NFC. https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_max_3-8963.php That is one of its weak point.
You cannot enable something by software if the hardware is missing.
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I'm aware the version currently doesn't, and of course it can't be enabled without the hardware.
However, I was told by a retailer (who are selling 'global' units) that the true global version was not available yet, would be a distinct hardware version, and that it may carry both extra bands and NFC.
"I'm not sure if you aware" that other global versions of Chinese phones have added both an NFC reader and additional bands? It is not unlikely in this case.
I had asked them about the likelihood of a Max 3 Pro coming soon (and with NFC) as Malyasian / Indian e-tailers had re-added pre-orders for the Pro, with October expected date. They said they didn't know, but gave the above information about the global Max 3.
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Yes.
I'm aware the version currently doesn't, and of course it can't be enabled without the hardware.
However, I was told by a retailer (who are selling 'global' units) that the true global version was not available yet, would be a distinct hardware version, and that it may carry both extra bands and NFC.
"I'm not sure if you aware" that other global versions of Chinese phones have added both an NFC reader and additional bands? It is not unlikely in this case.
I had asked them about the likelihood of a Max 3 Pro coming soon (and with NFC) as Malyasian / Indian e-tailers had re-added pre-orders for the Pro, with October expected date. They said they didn't know, but gave the above information about the global Max 3.
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Well I did read about the device quite a bit but I haven't seen anywhere the global version would have NFC. I doubt Xiaomi would change the hardware in the global version. M3Pro on the other hand as you say may come with that but its up in the air yet...
It's rare that Chinese brands release any information ahead of availability of global SKUs, even if the hardware differs (which it not infrequently does).
We'll see.
The Max 3 is apparently among those devices that'll be officially available in European markets .. that makes it a lot more likely that bands and NFC will be added, as there have been in other phones.
I didn't think that there was any difference between the original Chinese variant and the International/Global variant which they began selling in Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines last week, but I was wrong. My Chinese Mi Max 3 arrived from tradingshenzhen with an unlocked bootloader and xiaomi.eu flashed as I had requested, and with xiaomi.eu 8.8.9 it works great. But a friend recently came home with a Max 3 purchased in the Philippines which is running v9.6.7.0.OEDMIFD (Global). When he goes to the Mi verification web site and enters his IMEI it says "you have a valid International Version". When I go to the site and enter my IMEI it says "you do not have a valid International Version and may encounter difficulties - please purchase from official distribution channels in the future".
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@nijel8 has received an official global Mi Max 3 (9.6.6.0 OEDMIFD) with working modem from this ebay seller:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2023983206...il&pgrp=main:email&e=op&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys
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thanks for the reply, so it comes down to luck, hit or miss with 9.6.6.0 and i'm better off waiting for xiaomi to put a fixed version in the official rom website ? (As of now no official firmware to download there for this device !)
omer919 said:
This doesnt confirm anything.
I used 9.6.6.0 for a week and I had a lot of signal issues, nav keys failed a lot
I am looking forward to 9.6.7.0 but especially to 9.6.8.0 which has anti rollback so we will be able to fastboot flash it on ARB devices
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Ok, I am getting irritated by you already...
Don't give your opinion on something you don't completely understand. As I said your installation procedure is so lame I don't even know how to say it without offending you. Believe me that is not my intention...
First you don't have global version and the OP question is specifically for that one.
Second you don't have fastboot global rom to begin with. There are so much more to the rom than what is it in the recovery zip. Otherwise Xiaomi won't be releasing both.
Third how do you know if Xiaomi didn't place some restrictions preventing Chinese devices running Global rom properly hence your problems...
So until you flash fastboot Global rom or better yet for this OP get global version try to not spread false information.
Peace...
No official yet?
agel1 said:
thanks for the reply, so it comes down to luck, hit or miss with 9.6.6.0 and i'm better off waiting for xiaomi to put a fixed version in the official rom website ? (As of now no official firmware to download there for this device !)
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I have this and this has no problem with calls and data. Is this not official?
Can't get more official than this...
LTE? In what part of the world?
nijel8 said:
Can't get more official than this...
LTE? In what part of the world?
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Manila, Philippines
Although it displays as 4g+ instead of LTE.
Do most people here also want to use it with t mobile? I'm in the same situation as OP. Curious about this on att and t mobile and don't want to mess with it much right out of the box
Hi together
I have a question about the Vivo update philosophy.
I have the X80 Pro Global Version with Funtouch OS from Thailand (Firmware Device W20, Asia Global)
I had buy the X80 Pro early July (in Thailand), and get a
"System Update" PD2185F_EX_A_12.0.11.11.W20.V000L1 with Android Security Patch 01. June 2022
I had read from users with the W30 (EU Version), this had get the August Security Patch. But my phone dont show a new system update, System have already the newest Version.
Than i contact Vivo Thailand Support and ask, why i dont get any security updates by the top model from Vivo. Support had push my IMEI in the updateprocess and later tell me: go setting->system update->*->trial version and there i found a
"Trial Version" PD2185F_EX_A_12.0.12.2.W20.V000L1 with security patch August 2022
Whats the different between a System Update and the Trial Version of a System Update? And why Vivo add the security patches to a trail version and dont push a normal system update (same as the EU Version W30, this dont have the trial option)?
If i dont activate the trial option, i will always stay on June security patch.
strange, no official system update with August security patch, but when I installed the trial version, I saw this update today (but again as a trial).
"trial version system update" PD2185F_EX_A_13.1.10.6.W20.V0001 (5,91GB) Funtouch OS 13
its not the closed Beta-Version Option.
What you think, is this Trial Update a stable Version of Funtouch OS 13, the first officional rollout?
And maybe by the Asian Global it will come always only a Trial Version, earlyer, as for the "other" global version get a "normal" system update?
I'm confused
Trail is usually very stable or the version before the final release.
I also bought mine there in TH. It's trial version not trail. Trial is not official/final build but close to it.
Thanks for the feedback, but why does the W20 only get security patches in a trial version?
The W30 has e.g. now get the september patch in an official update but on the w20 there is no unofficial update with september patch .
Are we, as W20 users, the early birds and should we always install the trial version manually since there will be almost no official update?
@arvinsko do you have already install the 13.1.10.6 update?
Vivo is probably currently distributing Android 13 as a test version. Also for the w30 model in Europe.
@morpheus620 download 70% , before downloading do you get a officional update with the september patch by your W30?
I have also a question about 5G, with a Thai SIM i can chose 5G network preference, but with my Swiss SIM (Salt Mobile Provider) i dont have this option. @arvinsko where you use the W20 now and you get 5G with the local provider?
I got the picture from Facebook. Is not my Vivo.
update for asian region with september security patch update
this is Android 13. Test Channel or stable Update ?
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this is Android 13. Test Channel or stable Update ?
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test channel