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[Redmi Note 2 General] KURT.Beadles:
Lol. I still have my Newman N1 from 2010 (around that year).

Great phone still working as a backup phone. Except that the GPS is crappy.

Honestly haven't dipped in to the Chinese phones since last year after the RN2 disappointment. I went out picked up my wallet and shed s tear to have to dish out $800 for a Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. I only cried once though. I love the phone. All is working and has been working great from the start.

My next phone, which I believe will be next year, may as well be a Chinese phone. Have a friend which has OnePlusTwo which is really a great phone for the asking price and looks great and feels masculine, which my Sony does. Personally I would never go for a phone like iPhony or even look like it because it looks very feminine (my opinion).

But I will wait and see what the next flagship will look like from O2

This is only my opinion. ?

Edit: Just read that OnePlus 5 will be released soon. Wait until then and check it out. They really make outstanding phones for the asking price.
[Redmi Note 2 General] king_of_mar1311:
Redmi note 3 mtk is the same redmi note 2, never got a update android, and we have a good news here, all mtk and old xiaomi device( android 6 and below) is suspen from update miui until August, hope have android n or sth else.
[Redmi Note 2 General] zookarma:
Just spoiled kids :) My wife is proud owner of RN2 and wouldnt change it for nothing, good battery, fast browsing, descentcamera stable MIUI rom ... you payed phone 150 euros and you brag about not having 500 euro things ... I WOULD ALWAYS BUY XIAOMI in future .. If I could buy it here in my country use it as second phone dont need nougat or MM for it
[Redmi Note 2 General] KURT.Beadles:
LOL. Good camera and battery. I understand everything is relative but don't make a joke of yourself.
[Redmi Note 2 General] veaceslav:
Previous phone I had was a Galaxy Ace 2 which was slow from the very beginning. And It had Gingerbread. Samsung gave it an update to 4.1 and made it useless(!), too damn slow. It got a range of custom roms but none were able to make it properly run. Also I paid 250 euros.

Then I got RN2 for 160 euros. Yes, it did not get any Android updates, except some security updates, but it got through MIUI 6, 7, and 8. There are also some custom roms based on 5.1, which work quite nice. But after 2 years, I only had to replace the battery and still didn't turn into a garbage that the ace 2 was.

RN2 bad camera? Ace had it 10 times worse

RN2 bad connectivity? I have better reception than the guy with the OP3 in the office.

I did actual research with BLE and used my phone together with the reference Nexus 6P. Poor performance was from the poor bluetooth stack in Android 5.0, which was fixed in 5.1, not related with the actual hardware.

I do not deny that it may have cheap components, but I never had to open it up and solder a wi-fi antenna or something, stuff that I did with a tablet I got from China.

Maybe cheap, unmaintainable components, but the guy who made the hardware design is a PRO.
[Redmi Note 2 General] RicardoMullion:
Yes, Samsung is just fxxking rubbish, even for their flagship galaxy s8, don't talk about the galaxy a,c, j series. That is why I still buy xiaomi later, but only choose models with snapdragon SOC. For better hardware quality and LTS. I am a mi fan also. I used two mtk redmi , Redmi 1 with mt6589 and my current redmi Note 2 with mt6795
[Redmi Note 2 General] veaceslav:
One year after purchase of my RN2. I bought for my parents two phones: Redmi 3 and Lenovo K5 Note. Lenovo's screen is drying.

I suggested to my girlfriend to buy a Redmi 4 and she bought. Except that it has no global rom, everything works.

Xiaomi = good hardware/ crap roms.

But people must understand that RN2 set the base for high specs for entry level. Back then was unreal for a entry level to have octa-core.
[Redmi Note 2 General] Pumpernickel1:
The Moto G back then cost about 200€ for 1gb, weak CPU, hd display, non-removable battery. For 140€ you could not get anything better, so yes it was totally worth the money. It was clear from the start, that this is a mediatek processor and custom roms will be rare. You are expecting way too much for your money.
[Redmi Note 2 General] KURT.Beadles:
There's no point in comparing phones like per phone basis. I still have my Chinese Newman N1 from 2010 and it rock the socks off RN2. My Newman even got system updates. Don't compare apples and oranges as to MIUI getting updated on RN2. MIUI is not RN2 specific. It is also available for other brands. The discussion is not whether you like your RN2 or not because all have their own taste.

My mother uses RN2 daily. It's still is a crappy overpriced piece of junk. Cheapest and obsolete parts were used making this phone. Period. It's a fact. Nothing to discuss. If you like your RN2 that's your opinion. But don't come dragging along with some explanations on what a state of the art this piece of junk is.

Keep focus on what is discussed in the thread. Make a new thread where you can discuss the fantastic possibilities this phone have given you.

This thread is for people that are fed up with companies such as Xiaomi creating fake news about the phone from the first day it was released.
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[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
I've had a RN2 Prime as my daily driver since late 2015, and though it's a decent piece of hardware, because of Xiaomi's closed OS ecosystem, there are a bunch of niggles that have really been annoying. For example, it's crazy we don't have simple double-tap to wake! Battery life is sort of irregular--sometimes it's ok, but at other times the charge just seems to evaporate away. And there are issues with some geospatial apps--Google Earth, for example, locks up the phone, and OsmAnd for GPS-based navigation causes spontaneous reboots. BTW, I am not implying that the Google Earth and OsmAnd problems are necessarily related, but since I use those two apps, it's annoying they have issues. Whatever the case, I have just accepted these niggles, and been annoyed.

But I recently acquired a second-hand LG G4 H811 for an upcoming trip because the camera is so, so, so much better than the RN2 Prime. It was only $115 with a 1-year warranty. But man, what a difference!!! LG is planning to provide a Nougat update for the G4 this quarter, but the RN2 Prime is still sitting stuck on Lollipop, and it is likely that will never change! But even before official LG G4 Nougat arrives, CM/Lineage OS is available for it, and it 100% works! At least this is the case for Lineage OS 13--there are still some hiccups with Lineage OS 14, but when LG releases Nougat those should be worked out.

Whatever the case, I ask myself why I would ever buy a Xiaomi/Mediatek-based product again? Why not just buy a previous generation (or two generations removed...) flagship that has much better alternative OS support?
[Redmi Note 2 General] mortmaru:
People are obcesed with having latest android there is no need you use what works and support for the phone was dropped quickly the biggest issues are down to Mediatek which is why a lot of developers stopped even trying with this phone also Xiaomi switch to using mostly snapdragon after this.

Why do people really care so much about camera it is a phone if you want top quality buy a proper camera.
[Redmi Note 2 General] KURT.Beadles:
Well, then they shouldn't lie about it when marketing it that it has a super duper camera and showing pictures taken with the phone but it's been probably taken with a $5000 camera.

I totally agree with you that if people need a great camera they should buy a separate camera.

But still Xiaomi shouldn't lie about the parts and products that comes in the phones.
[Redmi Note 2 General] verbage:
A dedicated GPS is better than a phone GPS, too, so then folks should not use the GPSes in their phones? You could use the same framework for a dozen items--"A dedicated [FILL IN THE BLANK] is better than a phone version of [FILL IN THE BLANK], too, so then folks should not use the [FILL IN THE BLANK] capabilities of their phone, either." If you take it to the logical extreme, why do we even have smartphones--why don't we just have a dozen separate devices plus a dumb phone?

So anyway, why do you have a smartphone? ;)

By the way, the camera in the G4 is great--much better than the RN2 camera! No, it's not DSLR quality, but for the few things I take pictures of per week, it is wonderful, and a heck of a lot more convenient than carrying around a DSLR, or even just a smaller standalone camera!
[Redmi Note 2 General] KURT.Beadles:
Your post nails it down good. Actually one of my reasons for dropping RN2 was the laughable GPS. It's so bad there's no wording for it.

I'm sorry but that's a fact. I did as you and bought myself another phone. And on my Sony my GPS, Camera, BT etc excels. Saved me basically at least $1000 so I didn't have to buy separate devices. You got G4, and well in all honesty you can't compare a G4 to a junk RN2.
[Redmi Note 2 General] DarthJabba9:
Well, I stayed with my RN2 until Mrs DarthJabba9 trashed hers, inherited mine, and I got myself a Redmi Note 4X (SD625 chipset), which is performing excellently in all respects (see for example my recent post concerning my new phone's awesome SOT). Kernel source code was released, and there are so many custom ROMs (with many based on the latest Nougat) that I have lost count.

It seems that Xiaomi+MTK is a risky choice, but Xiaomi+Snapdragon can be an excellent choice.
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supreme329:
Can you flash H901 KDZ on to a H900?
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deron37129:
No
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supreme329:
Ok do you know exactly why or you just know you cant? No disrespect. Whats different on the H900 that makes it not possible?
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deron37129:
I just know you cant it starts getting technical going from there
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoang51:
See this thread here to get your technical answer: https://xdaforums.com/att-lg-v10/help/h901-rom-h900-t3338402

So much for converting my AT&T LG V10 to a T-Mobile variant.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Exitao:
I have an Audiovox Harrier, from a Canadian provider, Telus. I have a GSM carrier, and there are no real ROM updates for this, so I' probably pass it on, but I was unable to find any information regarding whther these are ever locked to carriers.

Anyone know? Or is there a way for me to find out if it's locked w/o needing to get a service. And if it were locked, would it be hard to unlock it?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sireniankyle:
A small group of S7 Edge users are reporting poor battery life after updating to 7.0. I took a disable list for a T-Mobile S7 Edge, and applied it, where applicable, to my G-935F. I do not guarantee better battery life. Use at your own risk. Especially on non "F" devices. This is basically barebone. Contributions to this list are encouraged.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B63QZcWuhfbzazlZUmh0VmNNVGs/view?usp=drivesdk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sireniankyle:
Also, I used EZ Disabler. Just import the provided xml file.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] leomvb:
Did the same and I'm actually getting a nice battery life, around 8 hours SOT

Enviado desde mi SM-G935F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] Pet1981:
Of course you'll get better battery life if you disable all those apps. Did you read the list?

Whatsapp disabled

Youtube disabled

Samsung Pass disabled

SVoice disabled

AOD and all Edge Services disabled

Even themestore disabled

and so on

If I disable all these apps in the list I also can buy an Nokia 5110
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] gerardolan64:
LOL :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] eRPeeX:
I dirty flashed Nougat. Very good battery life and SOT. ?

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Discussion] sireniankyle:
There happens to be an option to re-enable apps. I simply disabled everything that I safely could, because there was no question concerning which packages could be enabled. This way, you can go through and turn on the apps you want to use, and leave the rest off. This reduces the risk of people bootlooping their devices.

Of course if you don't like my list, you can always go through one by one and pray you don't break anything.
[XDA Assist] Chief Sam:
Is there a way to overclock this phone to 2.0ghz 1.4 is still low for me.
[XDA Assist] xanthrax:
Hi !

For overclocking you need a custom kernel and root access

For custom kernels you can ask here

https://xdaforums.com/g4/help

Good luck !
[XDA Assist] Chief Sam:
Thank u
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shane1422:
Whilst attempting to return my phone back to stock to that i can use the stock RUU i ran into a problem,

fastboot oem writecid T-MOB010

...

(bootloader) Start Verify: 3

(bootloader) Start Verify: 3

(bootloader) deinit_lcd

(bootloader) mipi display off

(bootloader) mdp_clock_off

(bootloader) turn off fd8c2308 failed 1 times. Try again...

(bootloader) disable_mmss_clk done

(bootloader) pll1_disable done

(bootloader) TZ_HTC_SVC_DISABLE ret = -1610744452 (0x9FFDFD7C)

(bootloader) [CRITICAL] SPMI write command failure: cmd_id = 0, error

(bootloader) = 4

(bootloader) [CRITICAL] SPMI write command failure: cmd_id = 0, error

(bootloader) = 4

(bootloader) [ERR] Cannot halt SPMI arbiter!!

(bootloader) [INFO] Rebooting device

FAILED (status read failed (No such file or directory))

finished. total time: 1.201s

Hboot menu:Relocked

S-on

Any help much appreciated
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmed.ismael:
How you tried to change CID on relocked and s-on device ?:crying:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Yes, I'm wondering the same.

Was the phone previously s-off, then made s-on again?

Additionally, you shouldn't need to change the phone back to the "stock" CID in order to RUU. The T-mob RUU should work fine with SuperCID.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giancito:
Hi guys, i have a problem with my Nexus 5.

I was trying to flash 7.1.1 with TWRP as allways (i flash roms every time) but i made wipe of the internal storage so now i have any OS installed on my phone. I had this problem sometimes but now i am using windows 10 and my PC don`t recognise my phone. I have tried a lot of ways to solve it but anything works. What can i do? it is possible to flash a rom with an otg cable?

Thanks and sorry for my english!

EDIT: when i open a cmd window it says "waiting for device". I tried in another pc and it says "its not any internal or external command".
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Tried different USB cables and USB 2.0 ports? Tried another computer?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giancito:
Yes both, but nothing.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
So nothing shows up in device manager when you connect the phone in fastboot mode?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giancito:
Nothing.

I have an otg but when i'm into recovery mode, i select "mount" and then "usb otg" but it doesn't select.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Sounds like there could be something wrong with the phone's internal USB flex cable.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giancito:
I tried in another pc and it works, but when i open a cmd window it says "its no internal o external command" so idk
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
When connected to the other computer, what device shows up in Windows' Device Manager?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aciupapa:
Wipe the internal storage again, this could help. Flash factory image through fastboot if you can/want. this should fix it :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giancito:
Well, i tried in another pc and i have a new problem. Now i go to device manager and it appears how "unkown device". I tried to update drivers but nothing.

Few weeks ago i had problems with de power button and i had to repair it. The service centre changed the button and the usb port i think, because it seems to be a little diferent. I think it could be the problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farsight73:
Hi,

I have the same issue when using Windows 10.

1 - Connect your phone to the PC

2 - Grand it file transfer from your phone notification if it isn't an automatic connection.

3 - Open Device Manager on your PC.

4 - Scroll down look for Universal Serial Bus Controller.

5 - You will see and unknown device with exclamation mark.

6 - Right click it and Update driver.

7 - Select "Browse my computer for driver software".

8 - key in this "C:\Windows\INF" or simply copy-paste it from here.

9 - Next

10 - You will be displayed with list of compatible drivers. (if not, tick show compatible drivers).

11 - Select "USB Composite Driver"

12 - Done. your device will be connected.

13 - Profit..!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Did the repair shop use an OEM USB replacement? Was the USB port giving problems before being replaced?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giancito:
Problem solved. The usb plug was badly welded.

Thanks for your help!
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madddcow:
Hi all.

I bought a rooted 1st gen FireTV a couple of years ago & it's been brilliant; I only use it for Kodi and have no interest in anything else. However, I recently started having constant critical low storage issues and faffed about with the box trying to fix it. In doing so, I inadvertently removed some system apps and my FTV no longer goes into sleep mode after a timeout but I've got Kodi working again, and Firestopper is great for auto-launching Kodi and mapping my Home button.

I'm wondering if it's worth upgrading the firmware from the current 51.1.4.1? I'm quite tech-literate but not with Android. The FTV boots into RBox's Boot Menu v1.0 and I'm not sure where to go from there in terms of ROMS, updates etc. I spent about 8 hours last night researching everything and my head is spinning!

Is it worth upgrading? If not, does anyone know why my FTV no longer goes into sleep mode when not in use?

Cheers

Gary
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chong67:
I need help.

I need to get the classic telephone ring tone that is on the Note 4.

Can someone attach it here or where to get it?

Thank you.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubigred:
Zedge ring tones
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] magnumtripod:
The phone, no matter what number I dial, consistently takes exactly 17 seconds before it starts to ring the other number. I have good signal and have restarted the phone several times

Any ideas?
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] farfromovin:
I would replace the sim card for starters. I always thought sims were a go/no-go type of device but I've seen them cause odd behavior on phones before.
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] magnumtripod:
Yeah they're not too expensive either. I would have never thought about the SIM causing issues. I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] thalvadzhiev:
Hey! I'm having an issue with facebook messenger since the nougat update(I'm now on OOS 4.0.2) . After turning the screen off messenger and all of its services are killed(I checked in running services), including chathead service and messaging service. Unfortunately with no messaging service I can't receive any messages until I manually start the app. I updated through OTA without factory resetting, after the problem occurred I tried factory resetting but it didn't help. Does anyone know if this is a messenger problem or a nougat problem and of any possible fix?
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] slmadmax:
Go to settings -> battery - > Aggressive doze and app hibernation -> find fb messenger and put it into not optimized app group.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] thalvadzhiev:
I don't have aggressive doze turned on, also auto close high power usage apps is turned off.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] galllodon:
I think your problem should be solved if you gonna use Facebook with chrome meanwhile. It's updating your news, messages and notifications in your statusbar. It's more battery friendly. Or use the app "swipe for Facebook". The official fb-app isn't the best choise - the battery drain is huge. [MENTION=4203984]thalvadzhiev[/MENTION]
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] thalvadzhiev:
I'm not sure the problem is connected to the main Facebook app, since I'm getting Facebook notifications(like if someone posted in a group), but I'm not getting messenger notifications.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] let92:
Try to clear app data and cache of Messenger app, you won't lose your chats, only settings. Then login again and report here again ;)
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Puddi_Puddin:
[MENTION=4203984]thalvadzhiev[/MENTION] do what [MENTION=4733662]slmadmax[/MENTION] said. It makes sure your messenger won't be killed.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] thalvadzhiev:
I don't even have aggressive doze turned on. Also I've found that usually messenger survives through the night but once I start using it during the day it starts dying again. Since doze is on through the night and doesn't kill it maybe it is not the one that kills it during the day too.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Puddi_Puddin:
Then Idk.. U can try it but if it still happens it might be a messenger issue.
[Nextbit Robin] mwilliams05:
Nextbin was bought by Razer........https://www.cnet.com/news/nextbit-robin-phone-will-be-no-more-as-new-owner-razer-steps-in/

Here is another article:

http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/30/14442204/nextbit-razer-acquisition

I actually just bought the nextbin robin a couple days ago as a backup phone for my nexus 6p and today I saw this. From the looks, it seems this may be why it was probably reduced so much in price (paid $159.99 on Amazon). From what is in that article, it seems they won't be making anymore phones but will offer support up until Feb 2018.
[Nextbit Robin] droidboy29:
Yes I also saw this on the news and was disappointed as I really liked this phone and the story behind the company. I also wonder what will happen with the cloud storage if they are only supporting for an additional year will they still maintain the server's that are storing g our stuff? Wonder if this will drive the price of the Robin up?
[Nextbit Robin] Flak:
I purchased 2x Robin's yesterday, should get them tomorrow. Saw this news this morning and now I'm trying to decide if I should keep them or send them back. Any ideas?
[Nextbit Robin] souldrainer2021:
Pretty disappointed in the acquisition, I liked the aesthetics and the ideas. I hope they keep them going forward with Razor but I doubt Razor will let them.

The warranty expiring is also pretty disappointing as well as how long the phone will be supported for.

I still wish them the best. Hope we'll see some good phones.
[Nextbit Robin] ld626:
Bought my Robin in December, before that back in September I bought a Pebble 2....the rest you guys know
[Nextbit Robin] souldrainer2021:
Yeah it seems backing things on Kickstarter are really risky, even if the company does well and delivers on its campaign this can happen. I'm going to be a lot more apprehensive about Kickstarter... been burned a few times on things that haven't come through. Now this too lol
[Nextbit Robin] Franzferdinan51:
Very sad I got this phone because of the message they sent and really liked the phone I wish they wouldn't have sold out
[Asus Transformer TF701] juicyjeff:
hi i would like to know if theres better rom for the battery life to last longer on my tf701t or they are similar in term of battery life i think im gonna go with cromi-x or katkiss marshmallow 6.0 should i go cromi-x if im worried about battery life? thank you