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[Xiaomi Mi 2] megamouth2:
Me too. And you got that right: support for buyers outside of China is pretty much non-existent. So if your device has an issue, you're stuck with it unless you can somehow find a workaround or fix yourself. All the documentation is in Chinese as well... so that'll be no use, either.

They've had enough time to fix the screens, though, didn't they? I mean, these engineering models were released a few weeks ago, and these issues have been widely reported... so surely they would have done something about it?

From what I've heard, the whole "Xiaomi going global" thing isn't going to happen. Jun Lei [the CEO] says that he's got no plans to expand as of yet, and he wants to perfect and completely conquer the Chinese market first. Some two-bit news site said that Xiaomi had quietly launched a US website... but the site they linked to seemed to be completely unprofessional and didn't look to be legit, so I don't think it's Xiaomi's.

To be fair, though, I've heard so much conflicting information about this expansion lark that I've given up on following it all.

Yup, it's due to launch on Friday, but remember: Xiaomi have this rather peculiar way of selling devices - they give you a five minute window in which to buy, and only release a certain amount of devices. Then the process is repeated again in the future. I always thought that this was just because the devices were in short supply... but apparently it's Xiaomi's method of marketing.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] munchi:
I'm just gonna watch closely for reviews and until the 32GB storage version is out then I'll consider exchanging it for my Arc S before the price goes higher... But I'm not optimist, I smell something bad behind this magical Chinese phone :rolleyes:
[Xiaomi Mi 2] megamouth2:
From what I've seen, the 23GB version is coming out at the same time as the 16GB, and will cost 2299 Yuan [the 16GB costs 1999 Yuan].

But you're right - it's best to wait for reviews. The only problem is that most of the coverage surrounding it is Chinese. There is one over 20 minute review on Youku, but, obviously, it's in Chinese, so I can't fathom what he's saying at all.

Mark at MIUIAndroid did a review on the device, but he's not been too happy with it since. Looks like our only saviours, in this situation, are waiting and Google Translate.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] xVenator:
If I book it from xiaomi.com, can I get it shipped to Norway?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] megamouth2:
I don't believe so, no. From what I've heard, you need a Chinese shipping address and/or Chinese telephone number.

The other way would be to go through these resellers who have started popping up [realpricesinchina, android-sale, sciphone, people on ali-express] - but you have to be careful: some unscrupulous people are putting fake MI-2's up for sale, and, at the same time, these resellers also add a commission on to the original price. Depending on which reseller you go to, it might just completely remove the point of buying it for the low price in the first place.

At this point, you might have to wait until the mid-to-end of November at the very earliest... demand for these phones is incredibly high, and [as I've said above], Xiaomi have a very weird way of selling these phones.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] munchi:
I saw a nice video on youtube, its chinese but still you can get it. Comparing the MI2 with iPhone 5 and Galaxy Note 2..

Well, I think the MI2 is slightly behind Galaxy Note 2 in performance, which I think is OK since Note has Quad-core 1.6 but still the price of MI2 makes it insanely wanted!! I really hope there's no serious issues with this phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYHBF-b2J7Y
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Pistolaobr:
Guys, can someone explain something to me, the APQ8064 chipset does come with a modem that can connect ot LTE 4G baseband, all other smartphones with APQ8064 chiset does... So, why xiaomi mi-2 doesnt? Is it a simple software matter of instaling another radio baseband via CWM Recovery? Or is it a hardware limitation?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] LaMpiR:
As I understand, S4 should beat Note II. Especially in gpu department. Anyway, I dont find this phone much so attractive any more since nexus 4 came out. It's going to cost 350 euros for 16gb...
[Xiaomi Mi 2] munchi:
http://www.leiphone.com/xiaomi-3-2.html

S4 should suck on that one! :D
[Xiaomi Mi 2] nerdlessguy:
:eek:omg~awesome phone,any owner encounter problems of this phone yet??
[Xiaomi Mi 2] vanlon:
I guess the reason I'm holding out for this phone rather than the Nexus 4 is about the battery. Nexus 4 has a poor battery life and it's non replaceable, MI-2 has a replaceable battery with the option of upgrading to a 3000mah one. It's nice to have a great phone but it sucks when you can't keep any juice in it to run the thing.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
so i am considering getting this phone. For any one who already has it does it come rooted? If not how to root it?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Kyaw Zin Shein:
How to root this ( xiaomi mi2 )phone

Hello,everyone

i want to root this phone but i don,t know how to root it..who can help me..?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
Posted this on the miuiandroid forum...copying here for others...

i do not have a mi2 yet but i plan on getting one so am doing research into rooting it. i think using this guide and following method 2 is what we need to do. Only thing is i do not know how to get the mi2 into fasboot mode. could be same as mi1 or could be different. once in fastboot mode using the tool provided in the guide we would flash the latest dev version for the mi2 from here

also

Any update from merimobiles i am considering purchasing from them when they allow orders again...
[Xiaomi Mi 2] TheNikkoMan:
I ordered from merimobiles on the 21st. I got this e-mail the 31st:

Haven't heard anything since. I wish I did...
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
Nice now they put the price up like $100. Saying cost went up...xiaomi site still has it at some price...might have to shop around again and try to find another safe store to purchase from....
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
How can we install play store on xiaomi?

All xiaomi are rooted. go to LBE Guard and activate root permissions
[Xiaomi Mi 2] la7dfa:
Still waiting for mine from Merimobiles too, glad I ordered it at the cheaper price. I have shopped there before and afaik its a good store. The problem is "low" production volume of MI-2, and lots of chinese buyers :p Its very likely you will suffer from same delay with other shops.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
Same here, I ordered more then 2 month ago from "fastcardtech" because they promised to have 50 tickets on first lot production... I never purchased in this store... I hope to have it for this year yet... I begin to have doubts... :confused:
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
After merrimobiles put price up I ended up prd-ordering with aliexpress. Found it for cheaper there and I don't have to pay till its shipped. Here's to hopping for this year as well.

Also i don't understand why they are putting it out in such small waves.

Sent from space
[Xiaomi Mi 2] CamoGeko:
Maybe to see if someone catches a bug or something they've missed.

Spun out from a NCX'd and RENOVATED One X.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
Great phone ! just rcieved mine today.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
Lucky man!!! :) where did you buy it?

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
very lucky man. Can you tell me is it actually rooted. Seem to be reading some conflicting reports. Are you able to install root apps like titanium backup or root explorer? and also where from?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
of course it's rooted as every xiaomi with miui. You enable root previledges from settings
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
that is what i'm expecting as well but i saw a post where someone said that this option was not available to him...it said something about needing the development version of MIUI...he could have been full of it. either way hopping to get my hands on one of these phones. not holding my breath tho considering the very limited supply.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
With Xiao mi ROM there is no need to install titanium back up as this ROM have a powerful back up application. And about root, it's disabled but can be enabled as some one already said. When an app requests root access first time it gives you option to enable the root. I am in China for some time :)

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I am on stable version 4 and it works for me.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] wolf94:
HELLO

Between nexus 4 ? no comparaison ?

this phone is awesome, but i think the communoty between this mi2 and nexus 4 will be too poor.... arf but he looks great !!

no comparaison between n4 ?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
Xiaomi runs miui rom, that has a very big community arround, as it runs on many devices
[Xiaomi Mi 2] wolf94:
hello

thx, yes i know that, but (when google will have stock!!!) i think N4 will be more community than mui no ?? more kernels, more roms.... no ?

and thats why my choice is difficult :(
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
xiaomi has miui, you don't need any other rom ;)
[Xiaomi Mi 2] wolf94:
hummm, not a good reason, MIUI is not the ultimate rom at all for me ;)

and kernels ? i love custom my phone, bench, try best roms kernels... and accessories

arf difficult ^^

in this thread, only 12 pages, look how many for nexus 4 ...
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
with a xiaomi phone your only option is to run miui since xiaomi do not release kernel sources it is not possible to have custom roms or kernels. That being said MIUI is a great rom.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] muthax:
Why asking for an opinion when you have already made your mind up? Buy what you prefer...
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
+1

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Xiaomi Mi 2] zelendel:
Yes the N4 will have a far bigger community then this device. As it is a closed sourced rom and kernel (the later of the 2 which breaks GPL laws) there will be almost no support for AOSP. But considering they take all their work from CM you should still be able to get some updates to it after CM releases theirs.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gasgasgas:
I think that the reason for these small waves is that most of the cell phones that xiaomi produces are sold to resellers, I got my M1S thanks to taobao (chinese ebay), i found that this seller had the "shop" in beijing so I went there directly. It wasn't a shop but a storage full of boxes of xiaomi phones ( many, difficult to count but some thousands for sure). I paid 50$ more than the original price.

I agree with the other guys when they say that the community is not so big, if you don't like miui don't buy this phone since you won't find cyanogen mod for example.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] datzuma:
If this comes somehow in Finland, must buy.

Sent from Sensefied Desire Z :3
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
For anyone looking to purchase this phone anywhere in the world here is my recommendation.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Pre-...A-3G-Android-4-1-Samrt-Phone-4/541374366.html

Seller is very responsive and cooperative. has good feedback. Should get my Mi2 from them hopefully before the end of the year( all depends on shipping and border)
[Xiaomi Mi 2] :
Damn, looks like a monster. Do these kinds of phones ever get sold in the US?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
It is a monster. No Xiaomi do not have International distribution. If you want you must find store in china to purchase from. The one i linked above is reputable. This person confirms they ship the real thing in his unboxing vid. You just have to be patient after you order as xiaomi is releasing this phone in very small waves that sell within minutes.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] luster:
Just got mine today.

Loving the native miui
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
Danm!!! You lucky! Where did u buy?

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
My Mi2 scored 22700 on new Antutu benchmark: )

Toped all phones except some other Mi 2

Sent from my Xiaomi M2
[Xiaomi Mi 2] theoilman:
I would have gotten one if the note 2 didn't tempt me away with its amazing screen- Xiaomi updates the phones constantly, and MIUI is great so I would have had no real issues with the lower dev support.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] lh1366:
look forward to CM10.1 for Xiaomi MI-2 :laugh::laugh::laugh:

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Mine is 21xxx
[Xiaomi Mi 2] kms108:
another way to get this phone sent from china.

www.taobao.cn

search for the phone and copy the link, and use the site below to purchase.

www.yoybuy.com
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gasgasgas:
Xiaomi phones are not rooted anymore

Inviato dal mio GT-P3110 con Tapatalk 2
[Xiaomi Mi 2] phstrat:
will this phone get HSPA+42 on t-moble all right or does it need the cellular band 1700Mhz as it only has WCMDA 1900 and 2100Mhz?

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Merimobile's still says you can get it rooted....but it's sold out....
[Xiaomi Mi 2] kms108:
for me, it's not a problem, never both about rooting.

thank.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] lh1366:
MIUI develop can root

stable version also have root method
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
care to elaborate on this point.

Also can a rom be flashed without root. If so then it's just a matter of downloading latest Mi2 version from miuiandroid.com and flashing.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] kms108:
I think that if you have the previous stable rom it can be rooted, unless the latest rom is actually locked, but from what i have gathered all miui roms should be allowed rooting, as they are famous for mod roms.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
that is what i though(that all MIUI roms can be rooted) but then i read stuff like this and it makes me question. As long as i can flash a new version of miui then all is good. Since the English translation in official rom is not 100% i plan on using miuiandroid rom.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
Mi 2 have it's own recovery and any zip can be flashed but it should be in the root of sdcard and should have name update.zip. That said, all development versions come pre rooted (weekly versions ) but stable version are not rooted (even though you can flash zip from recovery ) a very simple root method exist. MIUIAndroid ROM is the best option. Really good translation. I am using it on my phone.

Sent from my Xiaomi M2
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
Thank you for that detailed reply. Exactly what i was looking for. Now since you have a Mi2 any issues you care to report. Problems installing market apps? also where are you located(more interested in carrier you are using).
[Xiaomi Mi 2] kms108:
i'm sure that since it's running android 4.1, downloading from market shouldn't be a problem, the worst case is you have to download from PC, and not from the phone.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
http://miuiandroid.com/community/th...phone-can-you-help-me-all-of-my-friend.18709/
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
I love the phone! No problem so far. Only one thing that buttons under the screen don't have LEDs under them. They design it like that. I can't see buttons in night. I installed google play from Mimarket already present on it. No problem in installing any app. I can install my purchased apps. At the moment I am in China. Carrier is China Mobile.

Sent from my Xiaomi M2
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
thanx again. Mine has shipped today!! :victory: i hope it will not get delayed at the border to long and i can have it this year lol.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
Can you tell me where you buy it? From FCT?

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
This is where i got mine. It is a pre-order tho as they don't have anymore in stock ATM until xiaomi releases more. I do not know of a any store/website that has any in stock right now.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Pre-...A-3G-Android-4-1-Samrt-Phone-4/541374366.html
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
It is a little expensive, but finally you will receive it soon. I purchased from fastcardtech site in September when was in pre order. They have not yet shipped...:confused:

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
i though it a little pricy as well after seeing some of the stores selling lower but i also trust this store more then any other selling it at 399 or whatnot. in the end they want to make money as well... And i was also told to avoid sites that force you to use Money Transfer/Western Union. as i was going to purchase from fastcardtech as well until i noticed this fact. Since mine is already on the way ia m glad i did not use fastcardtech after all/
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
You're right, I make my mouth water... But I live in the hope that sooner or later I'll get. I ordered other stuff and within a few days they were in shipping. I think, and hope, that it is only delay the shipment by Xiaomi...:fingers-crossed:
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
fastcardtech accepts paypal too. however gatun you should cancel the order and take your money back
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
Great!

Hope you will get it soon.

Sent from my Xiaomi M2
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Grondinm:
they would not take anything but western union when i was trying to order my Mi2 from them. why would you say to cancel his order tho?

EDIT rant: did not really want to make a new post for a rant but i had to vent a little. chances are no one will see this anyways. I want my phone to get here now. so excited for it been checking status of shipment like every hour. Has not done anything in 3 days(last thing it did was leave china) this is the part i hate about ordering online the waiting.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
yes,, fastcardtech says 3.We don't accept payments for product 350$ or more by Paypal or by credit cards. payments for product 350$ or more must be paid by bank transfer or Western Union MoneyGram.

I told to cancel his order and take his money back, as he is waiting 3 monthes for a product that fastcardtech may never receive
[Xiaomi Mi 2] haisir:
xiaomi 2 connecte TV HDMI, jouer Need for Speed：Most Wanted

CUBE U9GT5

youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQ8JiuPx4Q
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gatun:
How you say, the only way to have it on FCT is pay with Western Union or Banking over 350 usd. I will wait until mid/end January, then I will ask back my money. Someone of you or someone that you know, have purchased and received it from FCT?

Sent from my phone using the keyboard
[Xiaomi Mi 2] labotsirc:
I got a Xiaomi mi2 two weeks ago. It is the 32GB one.

I can say that the phone is a monster: 7.9K in Quadrant, 22K in ANTUTU. Benchmarked by myself.

Physically the phone feels good quality, comfortable and looks nice. Battery lasts between 1.5 and 2 days in 'phone' use. Under intense usage (gaming, video hd, etc) mode you can expect something like 6 hours. I only want to see next-gen games programmed for the 'S4 pro' to see its true power!!

at the moment i dont have any complains.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
which battery you got?
[Xiaomi Mi 2] Stinger2k:
Xiaomi Phone 2 is in stock now ...

Merimobiles offer this phone for sale and in stock...:fingers-crossed:
[Xiaomi Mi 2] labotsirc:
The 2000 mA one
[Xiaomi Mi 2] kms108:
the large capacity one optional.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] vasiaeva:
First post is from Agustin 06 this phone is not fresh. I'm not trying to say that it's crap. It's still one of beast phones so stop dream about it.:rolleyes:

Sent from my GT-N7000 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Xiaomi Mi 2] lordbalders:
I've just ordered the 32GB phone from merimobiles, currently in stock at $539.99.

I spoke to them via their web-based chat and they confirmed it is in stock. I live in the UK and while I could have stuck with the free delivery (which takes approx 14-16 days I think) I opted to upgrade to DHL delivery at $23.99 as they said I would receive the phone next week.

I also asked if they have a case for it. They said they don't have one specifically for this model but they will get in touch with their suppliers to see what they can get and then they offered to email me once they had the details of whatever cases they can get.

Very happy so far with the customer service and the price. Will post again when it arrives, to confirm it all went okay and to confirm how long delivery took.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] iOStoAndroid:
Got an email with a link to this

http://www.mi-2.me/shop/

is this a scam or genuine?

I am thinking scam because payment is by Bank transfer only
[Xiaomi Mi 2] gerstavros:
Bank transfer only? Bye Bye of course
[Xiaomi Mi 2] lordbalders:
Agreed. Also, a whois on the site shows it has been running less than a month. Looks like a popup scamming site.

With regards my MeriMobiles order, I just got an email from them saying my Mi-2 has now been shipped by DHL Express and should be with me in 3-6 business days. :D
[Xiaomi Mi 2] osi13:
Does anyone have a Mi-2 and Nexus 4? If so, how do they compare? I've been interested in this phone since it was announced.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] hadron:
any one who want stock jelly bean on M2, check here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2038357
[Xiaomi Mi 2] mi-anonymous:
Hey I actually posted up a side-by-side comparison here. Hope that helps :P

en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1081&highlight=nexus%2B4
[Motorola Droid 4] nokturnihs:
Hey there XDA buddies,

Anyone tried the Google Now hack to load onto our Droid4 devices?

I'm definitely curious about Google Now and was wondering about people's experience with it.

The instructions are elsewhere here at XDA and I'll try and add a link on my lunch break to it.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks
[Motorola Droid 4] kwood129:
I have done it the apk way and the zip way in safeboot. Both seem to work just fine.
[Motorola Droid 4] alex94kumar:
Eclipse 1.2 for the droid 4 has it pre-loaded, i use it on a daily basis with voice and all
[Motorola Droid 4] nokturnihs:
I just loaded the APK and it works, kind of anyway... a little buggy I've noticed but decent enough so far.
[Motorola Droid 4] bdbraaten:
Do you guys have a link to download? I'm thinking about trying it.

Thanks,
[Motorola Droid 4] azrael293:
From what I understand of the Google Now app, you need to be on a custom ROM to use it. It won't work on stock (I tried to install via zip through stock and safetrap recovery on stock ROM and with apk). It sees the stock ROM as an uninstallable system. You must be on either aosp/aokp/eclipse or the like to install this.

If I am wrong and someone has it running on stock them I apologize, but this is what I found and read through the threads as well about it.
[Motorola Droid 4] rjcormier:
I tried a few versions right after i updated to ics and follows the renaming instructions and all...it didn't work..i am stock ics rooted
[Motorola Droid 4] rjcormier:
I flashed the deoxed stock rom last night into the safe system without wiping data. Rebooted perfect and then went back to recovery and flashed the google now zip and it works like a charm on stock in the safe mode.
[Motorola Droid 4] Nolam20:
I tried manually adding the ZIP contents to the /system (since the new Safestrap restricts flashing ZIPs onto the non-safe stock side.)

I'm flashing deodexed version to my safe side (and I'm not going to be wiping, like the poster above) right now. I'll let you know how it goes.

-Nolam

EDIT:

Flashed it on the safe-side, didn't wipe anything (The deodexed .zip I found will wipe caches for you), and it booted up as if nothing had changed. Then, went back and flashed M7 Google Now. Works great! It's sometimes slow and I do definitely notice a battery drain, but hopefully that can be sorted out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mcwups1:
On my PC. The app works fine, but for some reason, when I open website, there's nothing there.

Tried reverting to 2010 theme, and there's no compatibility setting. Using Explorer 9 on Windows. Just started yesterday.

Any help?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pogibry:
Same has been happening to me the past few days. Luckily though, it will go through sooner or later. IMO, it's server-related and it's getting really high traffic.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
I thought they updated there servers last year? I've experienced it also the past few days.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
I found your problem.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mcwups1:
I get the XDA banner up top and the thread I'm in, "Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE", and an ad at the top, but shows no content.
[Nexus 7 Themes and Apps] cds36:
Has anyone been able to find this wallpaper ? I have looked everywhere with no luck