[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 [Snapdragon] ROMs, Kernels, Re] talkaboom:
This seems like a gapps issue to me. I even went back to AEX 3.2 to test it and got same errors. Also PlayStore is freezing all the time. Soon, the entire phone just hangs. Tested with Beans from 15/4 and Open GApps from 22/4. AEX 4.1 us unusable, the freezes are so bad even the app drawer wont open. Tried with nova and pixel launcher. Settings freezes completely with a blank screen. freezes between calls (call goes on, but cannot interact with screen), etc. etc.

Then I tested with other ROMs - Bliss and Nitrogen. They are getting their own problems. But both were freezing like crazy.

I really don't know what to do here. Guess I will try with AEX 3.2 and some old gapps. That was working fine until I decided to flash 4.1 last week.

EDIT: After more testing, can confirm, it happens as soon as you get the new playstore (the one with the new update). Possible workaround - use and old gapps (pre-april 15), install all your apps at one go without closing older playstore or any reboots. Stop all auto-updates. Do not manually update either. Installing or updating any app will update your playstore to the new layout but it does not activate until you exit and restart the service. Hopefully, all the apps you need will be there.

Hope this issue gets fixed soon.

---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:41 AM ----------

Can't be just cornerfly. I went back to 3.2. Play store not working either. It sometimes managed to download an app or two, but usually, the install button does nothing. Tried stopping and re-enabling package installer and playsore service - no effect.

EDIT 2 -

More goddamn testing... Trying GApps from this thread right now -

https://xdaforums.com/android/software/app-minimal-gapps-gapps-lp-20150107-1-t2997368

Fully modular gapps. Be careful when downloading add-ons. Not all are arm64 yet.

So far, things seem fine. Will report tomorrow if its f-d up as well.

Final Edit: After extensive testing, I found out it was a permissions issue for the google setup wizard.

There are two ways to fix this...

1. a. If you are getting the insane loop during firstboot and setup, try to access settings menu from notifications panel.

b. second method, dont flash gapps with ROM. However, this is not an option with AEX as it seems to come with Pico Gapps preinstalled. So you can reboot to recovery during setup or if setup FCs. Then mount system in TWRP. use file manager to find /system/priv-app/setupwizard/setupwizard.apk. Rename or cut paste elsewhere. After this, setup wizard will not run and you will be taken straight to desktop. Set permissions for all google related apps.

For other roms, flash basic gapps after you have already booted into the ROM at least once. Then go to settings. Enable/setup wifi.

2. Once you are in settings, open apps, enable system apps from 3 dot menu, and look for com.google.android.setupwizard. If you cannot find it, it may show up as just setup wizard. Look at the permissions for it and enable everything. You may need to do this for other google playstore and account apps like account sync, etc. If you had to delete or rename the setupwizard apk, it will not be there. Duh!

3. After all permissions are enabled, make sure wifi is on and open playstore to start the setup wizard. It should work normally now.

This error happens normally only when you dirty flash a ROM. More specifically, when you do not wipe data. Not sure why it was happening to me even after complete formats.