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Performance drop after unlocking the bootloader.

Hi everyone, I have mi 5s over a month now and, my device got so slow after I unlock and try to install different roms. I ve tried almost every possible rom now RR, Los, Epic and the official global roms both stable miui 8 and beta miui 9. None of them work as good as I bought the phone, my rom back than was stable global rom 8.5 and I remember everything I do was so smooth. My biggest problem is with the game I am playing (marvel future fight). I ve even tried Guyver kernel which seemed to improve at first but then, it went back to the same old issues. I can also see problems in daily use as well (for example scrolling on pages works laggy). I am guessing the best performance is on chinese roms as I could tell even from the first setup which had no lag at all unlike the other roms. Unfortunately chinese roms does not have Gaps and I dont want to use everything in chinese. I really hope to find a solution for this, I can flash any rom, any kernel just whatever it takes because, having SD 821 and encountering these issues feels so frustrating.
note: I always wipe system, data etc (except internal storage) when I flash a rom.

You do not like to use everything in Chinese? Are you sure?

I could try to use it if I can at least have gaps and, the performance would be back to normal. My other issue right now is, I can't make vulkan work whatever I do. I remember having it on a rom (I don't remember which one specifically) but now, I cant make it work again.

i'm pretty sure it doesn't matter about unlocking the bootloader. It is about "personal feeling" only, when you get a new phone and comparing with the old phone, you are usually have a "this device is amazing faster than the previous sh*t" feeling

wasdf said:
i'm pretty sure it doesn't matter about unlocking the bootloader. It is about "personal feeling" only, when you get a new phone and comparing with the old phone, you are usually have a "this device is amazing faster than the previous sh*t" feeling
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You got me wrong I think, I am not comparing my new device to the old ones. And I know my performance drop has nothing to do with unlocking bootloader. It was just a turning point for me. I just want to use my phone without having any lag issues.

i have same problem i feel my divice its very slow now im on rr rom too .... i dont know way.... i have idia maby its a google apps problem

I always use gaps pico, now I'm on lineage with guyver kernel. I can say this is the best performing rom+kernel right now. (marvel future fight is still laggy though, better than before but laggy)

temp can be the reason .. try to changing temp max setting

There are custom miui Roms with Google services pre included and also with all the unnecessary Chinese stuffs removed. You can try one of those and see if the problem still persists. Xiaomi.eu is noteworthy among such
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[OTA] [STABLE] MIUI 10 for Vince OTA download

OTA Link: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.0.2.0.OEGMIFH/miui_HM5PlusGlobal_V10.0.2.0.OEGMIFH_dc9f1b974c_8.1.zip
Download, copy to phone and update by going to system updater> 3 dots > Choose local update package > select the rom and update.
PS: On mobile, so can't do much formatting.

I was about to make a thread !
Installed 3h ago, working like a charm. Battery and speed are both miles better than Beta Miui 10 ROMs.
Just remember, this is just the OTA file "From 9.6.5.0 Global Stable to 10.0.2.0 Global Stable", it's not a full ROM.

Totone56 said:
I was about to make a thread !
Installed 3h ago, working like a charm. Battery and speed are both miles better than Beta Miui 10 ROMs.
Just remember, this is just the OTA file "From 9.6.5.0 Global Stable to 10.0.2.0 Global Stable", it's not a full ROM.
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Forgot that, updated OP.

Hi guys, can I flash this file from Developer? Thaxs

Totone56 said:
I was about to make a thread !
Installed 3h ago, working like a charm. Battery and speed are both miles better than Beta Miui 10 ROMs.
Just remember, this is just the OTA file "From 9.6.5.0 Global Stable to 10.0.2.0 Global Stable", it's not a full ROM.
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My Vince is 3GB variant.
I got around 2h 30 minutes of screen on time with 4G data on 20% battery usage. Is this stable one better than that?
I can run 14 stock apps without any reload out of the box after installing MIUI 10 beta 8.9.20... is this stable better than this?

Discover.RDG said:
My Vince is 3GB variant.
I got around 2h 30 minutes of screen on time with 4G data on 20% battery usage. Is this stable one better than that?
I can run 14 stock apps without any reload out of the box after installing MIUI 10 beta 8.9.20... is this stable better than this?
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Beta is unfinished software with bugs.
Stable is the finished software with most of the bugs fixed from beta.
Both are not different ROMs, it's the same ROM. Beta is what one calls unfinished software.

Adithya FRK said:
Beta is unfinished software with bugs.
Stable is the finished software with most of the bugs fixed from beta.
Both are not different ROMs, it's the same ROM. Beta is what one calls unfinished software.
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Man, I know all these, but at the end of the day it's the user experience which matters. These are not the answers to my questions.
If the unfinished one provides better experience than the finished one then there's no point in installing finished one.
Can you provide the answers to the questions I asked?
Because I'm running beta 8.9.20 if the stable is not better in performance than the Beta, then there's no point for me to flash it.

Can I flash the full ROM with orange recovery with worries of my internal storage getting wiped?
I know my apps will be gone, but my internal will remain untouched? I'm on 8.9.20

Discover.RDG said:
Man, I know all these, but at the end of the day it's the user experience which matters. These are not the answers to my questions.
If the unfinished one provides better experience than the finished one then there's no point in installing finished one.
Can you provide the answers to the questions I asked?
Because I'm running beta 8.9.20 if the stable is not better in performance than the Beta, then there's no point for me to flash it.
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Performance is amazing compared to any Miui 10 Beta, and battery is on par with what we had on Stables when the phone came out, between 10 and 12h SOT and very good standby times

Totone56 said:
Performance is amazing compared to any Miui 10 Beta, and battery is on par with what we had on Stables when the phone came out, between 10 and 12h SOT and very good standby times
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Had you flashed custom roms and Android pie before flashing this? I had flashed so my battery percent goes upto 97% only... Though it's not an issue for me.
Performance is amazing like? What's the thing u experienced better, I really want to know, as you have tried it. ?

Discover.RDG said:
Had you flashed custom roms and Android pie before flashing this? I had flashed so my battery percent goes upto 97% only... Though it's not an issue for me.
Performance is amazing like? What's the thing u experienced better, I really want to know, as you have tried it.
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Yup, i think i tried everything ! Cardinal, AOKP, Pixel Experience, two different Pie GSI ... Went back to stock via Fastboot to be sure Never had the charging issue though
Regarding performance, it's average, but it's consistent and above all smooth as butter, which was not always the case with Betas

Totone56 said:
Yup, i think i tried everything ! Cardinal, AOKP, Pixel Experience, two different Pie GSI ... Went back to stock via Fastboot to be sure Never had the charging issue though
Regarding performance, it's average, but it's consistent and above all smooth as butter, which was not always the case with Betas
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My bad luck ? though 3% less battery is not a big issue.
Actually I install around 110apps with dual space feature of island app (like the dual apps) so because of this I always try to install a ROM which support around 14 apps at least in the RAM without reload. Then only at the end of setting up my phone with all the 110apps and island app...I will be sure that the phone can handle at least 6 apps in the RAM without reload according to my need. Like excel, spark, Facebook, Twitter, messenger, chrome. That's why I'm so concerned about performance which I'm asking you. As it takes enough time to setup bro. ?

Totone56 said:
Yup, i think i tried everything ! Cardinal, AOKP, Pixel Experience, two different Pie GSI ... Went back to stock via Fastboot to be sure Never had the charging issue though
Regarding performance, it's average, but it's consistent and above all smooth as butter, which was not always the case with Betas
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Well, based on ur comment I tried stable 10.0.2, yes it was smoother than 8.9.20 beta...but not better in performance/ram management. So moved back to beta 8.9.20 ?

Thank you for sharing this with us, is MIUI 10 based on Nougat or Oreo?

Jeffr33dom said:
Thank you for sharing this with us, is MIUI 10 based on Nougat or Oreo?
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Oreo ,
And I cant get this update with OTA. Why ?
I am on 9.6.5.0 global stable

Dumb question here, on another thread says "The Redmi Note 5 (vince) is also known as the Redmi 5 Plus in China. If you own the Redmi 5 Plus, do NOT flash this update if your bootloader is locked otherwise your device will fail to boot because of Xiaomi’s recent restrictions!", i have the Redmi 5 Plus (3/32), i got it from Aliexpress, actually on 9.6.5.0, and i have a locked bootloader, mainly for security reasons ( in fact, for some weird corporate bul**t about the Android bootloaders in my work), so, question, can i install this, or just wait for the "official" OTA.

Yeah, same here.
I'm on 9.6.5.0 and when I check for updates, nothing comes up. Where did this OTA for MIUI 10 come from?
Is it safe to update? Are there any significant enhancements?

frenkye90 said:
Dumb question here, on another thread says "The Redmi Note 5 (vince) is also known as the Redmi 5 Plus in China. If you own the Redmi 5 Plus, do NOT flash this update if your bootloader is locked otherwise your device will fail to boot because of Xiaomi’s recent restrictions!", i have the Redmi 5 Plus (3/32), i got it from Aliexpress, actually on 9.6.5.0, and i have a locked bootloader, mainly for security reasons ( in fact, for some weird corporate bul**t about the Android bootloaders in my work), so, question, can i install this, or just wait for the "official" OTA.
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Global Vince is also redmi 5 plus. If you have 9.6.5.0 your phone is global so you can install it because this update is for global (not for Chinese version).

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jes0411 said:
Global Vince is also redmi 5 plus. If you have 9.6.5.0 your phone is global so you can install it because this update is for global (not for Chinese version).
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Thanks a lot, downloaded, installed, and so far so good, just a little issue with the status bar (oh my oh my, i welcome the change and all of that, but for me it seems just wrong, the 9.6.5.0 status bar look better, but hey it's just me...) For the record, the Xiaomi Downloads Page is a little outdated.

Question Has anyone tried GSI on Alioth yet?

I'm still waiting for my K40... And need to wait for the unlock...
Was wonder if anyone has tried GSI ROM yet? Phh's AOSP etc?

I haven't. However the android 12 pre release GSI boots but the system UI keeps crashing apparently.
Why do you want a GSI? Is there a specific ROM that's missing that you want to flash?

Robert314 said:
I haven't. However the android 12 pre release GSI boots but the system UI keeps crashing apparently
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I'd love to try that too... My item has arrived at the custom, should read me tomorrow. Can't wait to try it... My first 5G phone.

Robert314 said:
I haven't. However the android 12 pre release GSI boots but the system UI keeps crashing apparently.
Why do you want a GSI? Is there a specific ROM that's missing that you want to flash?
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I prefer a more official release of ROM... No offend to any Devs... Just prefer a ROM I can stick to longer... Rather than one that stop maintaining and had to switch again and again... I've had a phone before... No official ROM... And someone making tonnes of ROMs, but none go official...
Prefer a close to native ROM... Or lighter ROM. AOSP/LOS.
I have only a laptop with 8GB RAM, also no knowledge to build my own ROM.

woofwoof75 said:
I prefer a more official release of ROM... No offend to any Devs... Just prefer a ROM I can stick to longer... Rather than one that stop maintaining and had to switch again and again... I've had a phone before... No official ROM... And someone making tonnes of ROMs, but none go official...
Prefer a close to native ROM... Or lighter ROM. AOSP/LOS.
I have only a laptop with 8GB RAM, also no knowledge to build my own ROM.
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I think the same about the custom roms. I can recommend https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations which I used for other phones, but didnt try a GSI with poco f3 yet, need to wait for unlocking.
Btw unlock delay is so useless and only annoys customers. All shops where I looked for the poco f3 sold it unlocked for +30€.

peterteter said:
I think the same about the custom roms. I can recommend https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations which I used for other phones, but didnt try a GSI with poco f3 yet, need to wait for unlocking.
Btw unlock delay is so useless and only annoys customers. All shops where I looked for the poco f3 sold it unlocked for +30€.
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I can understand why they do it, it's to stop the people sell the device on AliExpress, buying in bulk from the pre launch sale and install malwares on the device and ship out.
So the 7 days delay means they have to hold it in stock and make their business not very nice... Stock pilings.

Question [Poco F3] Is it worth changing over to the EU ROM over from Global ROM

I just bought my Poco F3 (8/256), and initially I never really gave any thought about flashing a custom ROM, since at this level, the phone itself is amazing, and I can use it well and reliably.
But I came across people being really passionate towards the EU ROM over the Global one. And they aren't doing it for the sake of customization, they're doing it for literal quality of life improvement.
With that said, as the title suggests, my interest is piqued with the topic, and just wanna ask if it's worth doing so?
I hope you guys could give a conclusive, objective list, not just simply because you use one or the other. (Would really appreciate it :> )
Also I have a few other questions;
Is it technically a custom ROM but is essentially official ROM (I.e. it's from Xiaomi directly so practically nothing changes and everything is still optimized and built for the F3)
Can you go back to the default ROM like nothing happened (Literally back to stock, is that possible?)
And is it safe from a I wanna keep my phone as stock as possible, without any modifications (I really just want the EU if it's officially from Xiaomi and really is stock)
Also maybe you guys can throw around tutorials, and instructions (Like with is TWRP?)
As someone who came from the era of primitive Android modifications (Rooting around 2014) I managed to boot loop an old device of mine, and so I'm understandably hesitant towards these things m
Hopefully my questions could be answered by such an awesome community. Appreciate it :>
Stay safe always guys!
Edit: I really value keeping the phone as is (The experience and the technicalities) I just really want my phone to still be reliable and free from bugs and headaches (With exception to the ones caused by the phone itself, not cause I messed around with my phone)

only one way to find out

Xyril07 said:
I just bought my Poco F3 (8/256), and initially I never really gave any thought about flashing a custom ROM, since at this level, the phone itself is amazing, and I can use it well and reliably.
But I came across people being really passionate towards the EU ROM over the Global one. And they aren't doing it for the sake of customization, they're doing it for literal quality of life improvement.
With that said, as the title suggests, my interest is piqued with the topic, and just wanna ask if it's worth doing so?
I hope you guys could give a conclusive, objective list, not just simply because you use one or the other. (Would really appreciate it :> )
Also I have a few other questions;
Is it technically a custom ROM but is essentially official ROM (I.e. it's from Xiaomi directly so practically nothing changes and everything is still optimized and built for the F3)
Can you go back to the default ROM like nothing happened (Literally back to stock, is that possible?)
And is it safe from a I wanna keep my phone as stock as possible, without any modifications (I really just want the EU if it's officially from Xiaomi and really is stock)
Also maybe you guys can throw around tutorials, and instructions (Like with is TWRP?)
As someone who came from the era of primitive Android modifications (Rooting around 2014) I managed to boot loop an old device of mine, and so I'm understandably hesitant towards these things m
Hopefully my questions could be answered by such an awesome community. Appreciate it :>
Stay safe always guys!
Edit: I really value keeping the phone as is (The experience and the technicalities) I just really want my phone to still be reliable and free from bugs and headaches (With exception to the ones caused by the phone itself, not cause I messed around with my phone)
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Not worth it, the changes are very little, like e.g. added Ads toggle directly in the initial Android Setup and probably other very minor stuff.
Unless you're talking about Xiaomi.eu which is a Custom ROM. I personally use it and can recommend it. Latest MIUI from China, optimised for rest of the world. Advantages are more features and in-house apps like MIUI Phone (with Call Recording), MIUI Contacts, Xiaomi Health, etc..

dreamytom said:
Not worth it, the changes are very little, like e.g. added Ads toggle directly in the initial Android Setup and probably other very minor stuff.
Unless you're talking about Xiaomi.eu which is a Custom ROM. I personally use it and can recommend it. Latest MIUI from China, optimised for rest of the world. Advantages are more features and in-house apps like MIUI Phone (with Call Recording), MIUI Contacts, Xiaomi Health, etc..
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Wait I'm confused?
Xiaomi.eu is different from the EU ROM?
Does that mean that the particular ROM you're using is actually a Custom ROM (From the community rather than from developers/ POCO themselves)
If so, what exactly are the advantages it provides aside from the one you mentioned? How about substance?
And does that mean that it is outside the realm of being official, and therefore not ideal to someone like me looking to stick to stock everything to avoid the hassle and headache?
Thank you!

Xyril07 said:
Wait I'm confused?
Xiaomi.eu is different from the EU ROM?
Does that mean that the particular ROM you're using is actually a Custom ROM (From the community rather than from developers/ POCO themselves)
If so, what exactly are the advantages it provides aside from the one you mentioned? How about substance?
And does that mean that it is outside the realm of being official, and therefore not ideal to someone like me looking to stick to stock everything to avoid the hassle and headache?
Thank you!
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Yes 100% different. Many get confused about this because of the website's name.
It's very much a Custom ROM, but very stable, since it just takes the latest MIUI ROM from China (China gets the latest ROM first, because Xiaomi is chinese). The community devs also did a few adjustments to make the chinese MIUI ROM suitable for the rest of the world, like adding Google Services which China doesn't use, etc..

I'm not sure if you can flash the Official EU ROM without having to unlock the bootloader. I think you can.
But for Xiaomi.eu you definitely need to unlock it. For me personally it was worth it, but I'm also very specific about my customisations and also always unlock & root my Android devices.

dreamytom said:
Yes 100% different. Many get confused about this because of the website's name.
It's very much a Custom ROM, but very stable, since it just takes the latest MIUI ROM from China (China gets the latest ROM first, because Xiaomi is chinese). The community devs also did a few adjustments to make the chinese MIUI ROM suitable for the rest of the world, like adding Google Services which China doesn't use, etc..
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Damn.
Do you personally recommend going through the hassle of switching over to Xiaomi.eu, as someone who wants to stick to stock as much as possible but also want the best ideal experience (best battery life, general quality of life stuff)
I also wanna avoid stuff like bootlooping, issues with my warranty, not being able to go back to the official state of the phone etc.
Can you also comment on the opinions I see mostly saying that there is better battery over at Xiaomi.eu. and if so by how much? Are talking an extra hour or two on your screen on time and general battery life? Or at best a couple of minutes?
Thank you

Xyril07 said:
Damn.
Do you personally recommend going through the hassle of switching over to Xiaomi.eu, as someone who wants to stick to stock as much as possible but also want the best ideal experience (best battery life, general quality of life stuff)
I also wanna avoid stuff like bootlooping, issues with my warranty, not being able to go back to the official state of the phone etc.
Can you also comment on the opinions I see mostly saying that there is better battery over at Xiaomi.eu. and if so by how much? Are talking an extra hour or two on your screen on time and general battery life? Or at best a couple of minutes?
Thank you
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Hm. Well, Global and EU ROMs are always behind China ROM and Xiaomi.eu Custom ROM.
First thing you'd notice is the Xiaomi apps like Phone, Contacts, and other Xiaomi apps being improved and having a modern Design. You also get new features like Horizontal Recents-Menu, ability to smoothly adjust Font-Thickness. And probably more obvious stuff.
It's been a long time since I last used Stock ROM, but.. battery life is the same.
Also: When people claim much improved battery life on Vanilla Android ROMs or other specific ROMs, take them with a grain of salt, unless these people do scientific tests.
There's always variation, and it highly depends on the features that are enabled, your apps and its services that are running in the background and other stuff like your specific brightness setting.
You may get bootlooping when trying out Custom ROMs, that can happen, but you can always revert back to Stock ROM. You just need to do research on how to flash a Custom Recovery like TWRP, how to flash a Custom ROM and how to revert back to a Stock ROM.
Unlocking Bootloader and using Custom ROM is probably not covered under warranty, but if you can, you can revert to Stock, lock the bootloader, and say "I haven't modified my phone's software", they wouldn't know.
The best MIUI experience is Xiaomi.eu in my opinion, however you have to take time in doing research about TWRP, Xiaomi.eu, Mi Flash (to revert to Stock if sh*t goes wrong), and yeah.
From Global to EU ROM (Official) however, is not worth it at all. No differences basically.

dreamytom said:
Hm. Well, Global and EU ROMs are always behind China ROM and Xiaomi.eu Custom ROM.
First thing you'd notice is the Xiaomi apps like Phone, Contacts, and other Xiaomi apps being improved and having a modern Design. You also get new features like Horizontal Recents-Menu, ability to smoothly adjust Font-Thickness. And probably more obvious stuff.
It's been a long time since I last used Stock ROM, but.. battery life is the same.
Also: When people claim much improved battery life on Vanilla Android ROMs or other specific ROMs, take them with a grain of salt, unless these people do scientific tests.
There's always variation, and it highly depends on the features that are enabled, your apps and its services that are running in the background and other stuff like your specific brightness setting.
You may get bootlooping when trying out Custom ROMs, that can happen, but you can always revert back to Stock ROM. You just need to do research on how to flash a Custom Recovery like TWRP, how to flash a Custom ROM and how to revert back to a Stock ROM.
Unlocking Bootloader and using Custom ROM is probably not covered under warranty, but if you can, you can revert to Stock, lock the bootloader, and say "I haven't modified my phone's software", they wouldn't know.
The best MIUI experience is Xiaomi.eu in my opinion, however you have to take time in doing research about TWRP, Xiaomi.eu, Mi Flash (to revert to Stock if sh*t goes wrong), and yeah.
From Global to EU ROM (Official) however, is not worth it at all. No differences basically.
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What about OTA? From what I've read in the past, the Updater app in Xiaomi.eu just downloads the full package and we dirty flash the package it in TWRP. Is that still the case?

CharlieMHz said:
What about OTA? From what I've read in the past, the Updater app in Xiaomi.eu just downloads the full package and we dirty flash the package it in TWRP. Is that still the case?
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Yup, on Xiaomi.eu that is the case.
However it only takes 3 minutes to flash the ROM and to reboot. That's literally it.
It's possible for a system to work together with a Custom Recovery, in order to automatically flash updates, but apparently in 2021, we haven't gotten there yet.
I've heard of some Vanilla Android Custom ROMs having fully automatic OTA-updates. AICP or crDroid I think? Not sure..

There's two option with Custom MIUI ROM ( Bare minimum modifications or else there is Highly modifiable MIUI ROM's like OneOS, MIUI MIX, Hellas MIUI, XTRV, MIUIVN, MI-Globe, etc. ) , Xiaomi.eu weekly beta update and a Xiaomi.eu Stable update which are both based on chinese beta and stable as the name suggests. Personally, I use the Weekly update and i have not found any issues for which i would consider it a deal breaker. I am Rooted and happy. I will never go back to Stock ROM because of how poor the battery life was. And also to factor the google dialer and messages app. I do not like it.

I agree with everything @Animesh Singh said, except the Battery life part.

dreamytom said:
Sì, su Xiaomi.eu è così.
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Ho sentito parlare di alcune ROM personalizzate Android Vanilla con aggiornamenti OTA completamente automatici. AICP o crDroid penso? Non sono sicuro..
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Just to complete the list, even with Syberia I get the update via OTA.

pegasoc said:
Just to complete the list, even with Syberia I get the update via OTA.
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lol why is it in italian

dreamytom said:
lol why is it in italian
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I apologize, I got confused with the translator.

Xyril07 said:
I just bought my Poco F3 (8/256), and initially I never really gave any thought about flashing a custom ROM, since at this level, the phone itself is amazing, and I can use it well and reliably.
But I came across people being really passionate towards the EU ROM over the Global one. And they aren't doing it for the sake of customization, they're doing it for literal quality of life improvement.
With that said, as the title suggests, my interest is piqued with the topic, and just wanna ask if it's worth doing so?
I hope you guys could give a conclusive, objective list, not just simply because you use one or the other. (Would really appreciate it :> )
Also I have a few other questions;
Is it technically a custom ROM but is essentially official ROM (I.e. it's from Xiaomi directly so practically nothing changes and everything is still optimized and built for the F3)
Can you go back to the default ROM like nothing happened (Literally back to stock, is that possible?)
And is it safe from a I wanna keep my phone as stock as possible, without any modifications (I really just want the EU if it's officially from Xiaomi and really is stock)
Also maybe you guys can throw around tutorials, and instructions (Like with is TWRP?)
As someone who came from the era of primitive Android modifications (Rooting around 2014) I managed to boot loop an old device of mine, and so I'm understandably hesitant towards these things m
Hopefully my questions could be answered by such an awesome community. Appreciate it :>
Stay safe always guys!
Edit: I really value keeping the phone as is (The experience and the technicalities) I just really want my phone to still be reliable and free from bugs and headaches (With exception to the ones caused by the phone itself, not cause I messed around with my phone)
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If you really like to more Google default apps than MIUI default apps such as Phone, Messages, Google Discover, etc. then changing from Global ROM to EU ROM from official MIUI site is good to go. Unlock the bootloader first then you can flash the EU ROM. Otherwise just stick with Global ROM, everything is same from performance, battery life, etc. But then again if you prefer a Custom ROM based on MIUI, then MIUI EU from Xiaomi-EU is better, it has better stability and more features as well since it is from Chinese ROM which always release earlier features and bug-fix improvement than the official MIUI ROM. Hope this help

You can check all xiaomi.eu features from the link below (scroll down a bit).
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xiaomi.eu
Notable features for me are:
Increased volume in headphones after some tweaking in sound settings, better standby and battery life, wallpaper carousel (it has an anime category in xiaomi.eu), better theme store imo because of the AOD category which i couldn't find in the global but most of the stuff is in chinese so it might not be as appealing for everyone, no ads etc

I have been looking at a Poco f3 5g. It will have the UK (EU?) Rom. Should I still try xiaomi.eu?
I have a mi 9t at the moment with pixel experience but I'm willing to give Xiaomi ROM another go.
I like Google dialer and messages app. I don't record calls and don't understand why people make a big deal of this?
Is there less bloat in the xiaomi.eu ROM compared to the official EU ROM?

causeway said:
I have been looking at a Poco f3 5g. It will have the UK (EU?) Rom. Should I still try xiaomi.eu?
I have a mi 9t at the moment with pixel experience but I'm willing to give Xiaomi ROM another go.
I like Google dialer and messages app. I don't record calls and don't understand why people make a big deal of this?
Is there less bloat in the xiaomi.eu ROM compared to the official EU ROM?
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I have read somewhere that xiaomi.eu have some significant better stuff, i think it was on reddit. I ordered mine yesterday, my Poco F3 comes with the Global ROM so i am also thinking on flashing it to xiaomi.eu or to the Official EU ROM, i am still thinking more about changing to the EU ROM other than xiaomi.eu since it's official and it's the first time i am thinking about flahing a phone, is it possible to change from official Global ROM to official EU ROM and if so, do you know how can i do it?

I personnly wouldnt bother still got bloat like virus scanner pretty sure it Avast with a diffrent stamp dont care for the music and video apps to much bloat , the themes app sucks to ,, gonna flash something make it worth your while like Arrow

Question Best A13 ROM for Mi 11x

I tried Pixel experience but it was giving me issues. Currently on PixelOS and it is working fine. I have not tried any other ROM as it is hassle to backup, restore and then entering password of apps.... Not sure, but perhaps most of the ROMs does not come with Gcam or ANX. So which is the best A13 ROM for Mi 11x with a working ANX or Gcam?

kkoolkaran said:
I tried Pixel experience but it was giving me issues. Currently on PixelOS and it is working fine. I have not tried any other ROM as it is hassle to backup, restore and then entering password of apps.... Not sure, but perhaps most of the ROMs does not come with Gcam or ANX. So which is the best A13 ROM for Mi 11x with a working ANX or Gcam?
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I run the AMAZING Evo-X 7.4 rom, its solid as a rock and works brilliant for me.
I would suggest to check out the Evo-X thread, you might even find me on there
Now the Pain with switching rom is having to re-install all you apps and loosing their data,
as far as i aware there is no A12/A13 Recovery that backs up the complete phone like the Clockwordmod days.
I use a great program called Migrate-GPE it comes in three parts and is FREE, its available on the App store but i have uploaded the version i use, you need to be ROOTED to use this app.
Migrate-GPE saves most of your apps including their data, excluding Banking and Magisk apps,
I love it as it save all my offline maps, battery stats, ect.
Have fun.

johnr64 said:
I run the AMAZING Evo-X 7.4 rom, its solid as a rock and works brilliant for me.
I would suggest to check out the Evo-X thread, you might even find me on there
Now the Pain with switching rom is having to re-install all you apps and loosing their data,
as far as i aware there is no A12/A13 Recovery that backs up the complete phone like the Clockwordmod days.
I use a great program called Migrate-GPE it comes in three parts and is FREE, its available on the App store but i have uploaded the version i use, you need to be ROOTED to use this app.
Migrate-GPE saves most of your apps including their data, excluding Banking and Magisk apps,
I love it as it save all my offline maps, battery stats, ect.
Have fun.
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Thanks for your suggestion. Yes, I came across EvoX and yes, also migrate GPE. Will try after listening to more suggestions

I also tried Evolution-X, but it has a major drawback. If you go back to MIUI it gives you the "find device storage corrupted" error. Also makes your device uncertified. I eventually fixed both these but it was a massive pain.

user0u said:
I also tried Evolution-X, but it has a major drawback. If you go back to MIUI it gives you the "find device storage corrupted" error. Also makes your device uncertified. I eventually fixed both these but it was a massive pain.
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Apparently it does but "find device storage corrupted" error it`s a easy fix as long as you have Twrp Recovery,
As for "Device Uncertified" i might flash MIUI Stock to see if i encounter this issue before return back to EVO-X.
I feel there is no advantage returning to stock due to firmware limitations,
if and when your device needs warranty repair, sending it in with non Miui Firmware installed shouldn`t affect your claim.

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Apparently it does but "find device storage corrupted" error it`s a easy fix as long as you have Twrp Recovery,
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Wish I knew that. Can you explain how it's done? I tried flashing persist using twrp but that didn't fix it in my case.
I went back to miui because I was experiencing battery drain on Evo-X. And maybe it's just me but my eyes felt strained on Evo-X for some reason.

user0u said:
Wish I knew that. Can you explain how it's done? I tried flashing persist using twrp but that didn't fix it in my case.
I went back to miui because I was experiencing battery drain on Evo-X. And maybe it's just me but my eyes felt strained on Evo-X for some reason.
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Hi,
You could check out my post, it worked for me:
Could someone send a dump of persist partition?
I have the error device is not certified with locked bootloader after reflashing the persist partition when it was corrupted (I took persist.img file from fastboot rom). I think that a dump of persist partition from the other poco f3 may solve...
forum.xda-developers.com
With TWRP/OF Recovery installed download and install TWRP Recovery 3.6.2 12 POCOF3 v6.3 A12-alioth-skkk from recovery,
download and unzip find device storage corrupted your device is unsafe now please note this is for EEA Firmware only.
In TWRP Recovery tap on the "New Persist image from Original Rom" folder and then open Persist.img folder and then from TWRP tap Install Image, select Persist.img and then tap the Persist.img checkbox in TWRP and swipe right,
Reboot,
Job done
I WAS PREVIOUSLY RUNNING EVO-X V7.4,
AS A TEST I JUST INSTALLED STOCK
"Alioth_eea_V12.5.6.0.RKHEUXM_07-09-2021.FASTBOOT-11.0" FIRMWARE OVER THE TOP
AND I DIDN`T GET THE "find device storage corrupted" POP UP

johnr64 said:
AS A TEST I JUST INSTALLED STOCK Alioth_eea_V12.5.6.0.RKHEUXM_07-09-2021.FASTBOOT-11.0 FIRMWARE
AND I DIDN`T GET THE "find device storage corrupted" POP UP
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Man i did it 1000 times before, and never ever get like that issue or any issues. + in logically if u changed from stock firmware to any custom rom and back again to stock firmware nothing will changing or happening

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Man i did it 1000 times before, and never ever get like that issue or any issues. + in logically if u changed from stock firmware to any custom rom and back again to stock firmware nothing will changing or happening
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Well i actually switched to crDROID for about a week, while using crDROID and replying to posts on XDA a user pointed out the "Device Storage" issue and portioned the blame at the Evo-X rom, as a test i downgraded from crDROID back to stock "eea_V12.5.6.0.RKHEUXM" firmware and yes i received the "NAG SCREEN"
Using the above method I installed a new Persist.img and the nag screen disappeared.
As their was a rumor still going around blaming Evo-X,
again as a test i downgraded to "eea_V12.5.6.0.RKHEUXM" over the top of Evo-X V7.4 that i`ve been using for a week and the nag screen wasn`t present ,
I the Evo-X rom its AMAZING

johnr64 said:
I run the AMAZING Evo-X 7.4 rom, its solid as a rock and works brilliant for me.
I would suggest to check out the Evo-X thread, you might even find me on there
Now the Pain with switching rom is having to re-install all you apps and loosing their data,
as far as i aware there is no A12/A13 Recovery that backs up the complete phone like the Clockwordmod days.
I use a great program called Migrate-GPE it comes in three parts and is FREE, its available on the App store but i have uploaded the version i use, you need to be ROOTED to use this app.
Migrate-GPE saves most of your apps including their data, excluding Banking and Magisk apps,
I love it as it save all my offline maps, battery stats, ect.
Have fun.
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1. Does it support turbo charging?
2. How is overall battery life?
3. Which cam application does it use? Basic or something like Gcam or MIUI stock ones?
4. What other issues you have come across?
Thanks

Hi,
1. Fast charging works great, but then i use a QI wireless charging adaptor, check out my post on the Poco F3 thread.
2. My phone last me around 9 hours, as i`m not a massive phone user,
I charge my phone from 45% to 65%, this give me enough charge for a day and generates 0.02 cycles of battery wear, the amazing Evo-X rom has the "Smart Charging" function.
3. Not to Shure about the stock camera as i have three different apps running,
it think it`s org.lineageos.aperture Version code 33.
4. When starting from a clean install Every thing works great, I haven't encountered any FORCE CLOSE issues
5. THIS ROM IS AMAZING, IF IN DOUBT CHECKOUT OUT THE OFFICAL TELEGRAM PAGE,
EVO-X SIMPLY AMAZING

johnr64 said:
Hi,
1. Fast charging works great, but then i use a QI wireless charging adaptor, check out my post on the Poco F3 thread.
2. My phone last me around 9 hours, as i`m not a massive phone user,
I charge my phone from 45% to 65%, this give me enough charge for a day and generates 0.02 cycles of battery wear, the amazing Evo-X rom has the "Smart Charging" function.
3. Not to Shure about the stock camera as i have three different apps running,
it think it`s org.lineageos.aperture Version code 33.
4. When starting from a clean install Every thing works great, I haven't encountered any FORCE CLOSE issues
5. THIS ROM IS AMAZING, IF IN DOUBT CHECKOUT OUT THE OFFICAL TELEGRAM PAGE,
EVO-X SIMPLY AMAZING
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You tempt so much for the ROM .... wondering you are into marketing? LoL. just kidding. Everything is downloaded - ROM, FW, Migrate GPE - all set to go. I will do it over weekend

kkoolkaran said:
You tempt so much for the ROM .... wondering you are into marketing? LoL. just kidding. Everything is downloaded - ROM, FW, Migrate GPE - all set to go. I will do it over weekend
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I`ve been playing/experimenting with customs roms for over 10 years starting with the HTC Wildfire, i then moved on to the early Samsungs Pre KNOX and then on to LG phones, i still have my LG G7.
I have seen the evolution of Android over the years and it`s been mind blowing and the quality of Custom rom`s and their Dev`s is outstanding.
I choose to upgraded my G7 as LG unfortunately left the smartphone market and custom roms were getting scarce, so i settled on the F3 because it was easy to unlock, had Great specs and dev support, also being one of the most popular xiaomi phones on XDA helps and it was great value for money.
I have run maybe 6 major roms as my daily driver over the last 13 months that I have owned the F3, I have also tested maybe another 10 - 15 roms out of curiosity.
I have found that EVO-X is the most polished rom that i have come across with all the major feature that most users need and i like to give credit when credit it`s due.
EVO-X 7.4 Simply Amazing

johnr64 said:
I`ve been playing/experimenting with customs roms for over 10 years starting with the HTC Wildfire, i then moved on to the early Samsungs Pre KNOX and then on to LG phones, i still have my LG G7.
I have seen the evolution of Android over the years and it`s been mind blowing and the quality of Custom rom`s and their Dev`s is outstanding.
I choose to upgraded my G7 as LG unfortunately left the smartphone market and custom roms were getting scarce, so i settled on the F3 because it was easy to unlock, had Great specs and dev support, also being one of the most popular xiaomi phones on XDA help and it was great value for money.
I have run maybe 6 major roms as my daily driver over the last 13 months that I have owned the F3, I have also tested maybe another 10 - 15 roms out of curiosity.
I have found that EVO-X is the most polished rom that i have come across with all the major feature that most users need and i like to give credit when credit it`s due.
EVO-X 7.4 Simply Amazing
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Do u by any chance know of MIUI13 ROM which allow smart unlock feature? I know through custoMIUIzation module i can do it, but i was just wondering if someone has optimized MIUI13 for Mi11x with such features unblocked to save the hassle.
I have installed EVO-X and it is good. But i miss "Themes" feature of MIUI which changes over all skin of the phone with so many options to search for. What i like the most that it changes wallpapers, icon, system setting, lockscreen, colors etc in one go. I tried to find an alternative app and even tried installing MIUI's theme module but to no avail. TBH i am only missing that feature.

bliss Rom allows it, I am on 16.2 build and it's perfect for me. My favorite rom in general is crdroid, but last version of bliss Rom hits all my criterias (hbm, power toggle for torch, really smooth and good battery backup...). It is a pity it lacks visibility here