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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] PGorgioski:
I instantly clicked download update before restoring images and now the update can't be installed, is there a solution to this?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] harshu0101:
Great! Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] mjnck:
After clearing Google Framework Services app data I have successfully updated with camera2api enabled by setprop and magisk as described in magisk documentation. :)
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] N1ck474:
Cleaned Google Service Framework
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] santr33:
Is the camera2api still enabled after updating for those that used tool for enabling it?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] williamzerner:
I just got the update ...had an installation problem so I had to reinstall Magisk restarted and update disappeared even after clearing data of GSF(Google service Framework) help please?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] pardalos:
It's a shame for xiaomi. I even had VoLte with my elephone s7.. which was a crappy phone in general :p
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cr3sc3nt:
Answer is 3 post above yours
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bennybtc:
Just updated to february patch, i noticed 1 bug that was in january update too but not in december update. LINE messenger notification doesnt have quick reply bar
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] santr33:
Dude haven't said if camera2api is still enabled.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] williamzerner:
Those who have this problem Clear Google Play services data and then check for update 2-3 times the popup will come again
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bennybtc:
Yes it is
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] santr33:
Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] fadhlipc:
I got this problem.

Couldnt Update

Installation Problem

In step 1 after downloading update

I root with magisk and follow step to update ota with magisk

Please help
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] mjnck:
Have you restored stock boot.img before starting update process?

Also check if your /system partition is untouched by excuting in root adb shell "tune2fs -l /dev/block/mmcblk0p25" (or 26 depending on A/B partition)

Last write time should be Thu Jan 1 01:00:00 1970
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] fadhlipc:
Yes. I open magisk click uninstall and restore image.

Then i update

At step 1 after download update. There is error
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] turoskym:
I have the same problem, now only the update icon is displayed
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] anas07:
i updated successfully my phone after a magisk complete uninstallation and flashing the stock jan patch oreo rom to relock the bootloader, because i didn't find any other way to work around the "couldn't install system update" that comes up in 1 step of installation of feb patch
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] bartdeli:
My wife has just updated her A2 lite to Android P and now she doesn't know how to remove the google search bar from the bottom of the home screen.

Any ideas?

Wysłane z mojego HTC U11 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] paolocorpo:
She/you has/have to install an alternative launcher ... I think there is not other workaround

I suggest Evie launcher

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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] denisval:
Since the first Pie update, my fingerprint sensor sometimes doesn't deem my fingerprint valid. After a few attempts I'm forced to use my PIN.

It's a minor inconvenience but a bug nevertheless.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] paolocorpo:
I am not facing the same issue

Same sensitivity with Oreo and Pie

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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
https://xdaforums.com/mi-a1/how-to/february-update-t3743872/post78628202

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I recommend to remove all fingerprints and take your fingerprints again from scratch.

Anyway, it is interesting, because my experience is totally different.

I never have on Nougat and Oreo so quick and error less fingerprint reading as it is now on Pie. No one bad reading from Pie update.

I don't want to say that it was bad before in Nougat and Oreo, but now in Pie it's even better.

BTW Last factory reset I did was between Nougat and Oreo.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] th1nd:
Just use Lawnchair v2 bud!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] aicon1:
After pie update my device appears twice in google play store account, can't remove one of them or both.

can anyone help me, is impossible to contact google play store helpdesk.... is it?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Did you updated stock ROM via OTA, or did have done things like Factory Resetting, Rooting, Flashing?

Anyway use https://play.google.com/settings/ and tick off checkbox to make that previous device invisible. It'll disappear in time itself.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] aicon1:
OTA & factory reset & root with magisk

If I select/unselect a checkbox then applies also to the other...

And renames both devices to Xiaomi Mi A1

any other solution?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Johnn78:
Can someone write the problems & the improvements which we face from Oreo to Pie ?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] djzero86:
With the update the gps is really bad...not working
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
I cannot confirm this at all, GPS works as well as before.

No root, no factory reset, just OTA updates from Nougat till Pie.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] macelaru:
^^ Same here.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chimax:
I've a completely stock phone with no rooting & unlocking done yet. But I want to use Custom ROMs from now on as the warranty period is over.

Is the procedure to unlock the bootloader & flash ROM still the same? Please guide.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] paolocorpo:
Yes ... No any differences

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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
It is a most significant Android update in recent years

Negatives (I hope that the next update rectified both):

- VoLTE can not be turned on outside of India

- ambient display doesn't work, at least for me (but it doesn't work in the latest Oreo 8.1.0 for me too)

Annoyances:

- (Google decision, not Xiaomi) TunerUI is more hidden than in Oreo and mobile and wifi icons cannot be hidden so signal/data arrows bouncing on mobile and wifi icons all time

Positives:

+ fingerprint reader is quicker and more accurate

+ wifi automatically switches to stronger/faster signal/band immediately, previously the 5GHz band was virtually ignored when 2.4GHz was available*and additionally, the device as a tick held a much weaker signal until it had at least 1 div

+ adaptive battery really works and surprisingly well (longer battery life)

+ adaptive brightness works better than in Oreo, displayed % brightness in the setting responds to the current lighting conditions and the value changes dynamically

+ horizontal carousel of the previous running applications replaced the vertical, scaled apps screens are now visible throughout, not only in part, and are completely legible

+ built-in launcher is improved (but I am using Nova Prime anyway)

+ new gesture navigation that can be turned on is very good & new Navigation Button for Screen Rotation, which will automatically appear when you tilt the device

+ finally, they added an FM radio application that was omitted in Nougat and Oreo

+ digital wellbeing ~ digital equilibrium ~ app time - very nice addition, I can stop use my own Tasker script now

+ GUI is swifter, the animation is nicer, everything is sophisticated and more dazzling

+ improved or polished volume, notifications, notifications history, screen pinning, settings, quick settings (9 tiles instead of just 6), screen splitting, do not disturb mode, ...

+ BT icon auto hide when there is no connected BT device

+ device theme, improved dark mode

+ improved screenshotting, builtin screenshot editor

+ emergency lockdown tile and screenshot tile added into power menu

+ Marshmallow Land game is hidden in System UI

+ icons in notification bar can be used to quick launch the Battery Information and Clock

+ Action Services brings AI everywhere

+ and much more...

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I have never seen anything like this, obviously you've break something.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Johnn78:
Thanks for your time about writing so long answer but I have heard that many face general problems. Many writes that have problem with gps . Other write about fingerprint, that it doesn't work very well. Now due to Pie you can't make the trick about restoring the audio from older os which was louder & better as I have done on Oreo. Also you can't install Xposed Framework (if someone has offered some solution about this which work in many mobiles but we don't have officially solution). I am not sure if you can't install Twrp permanently because in past when I was in Pie, when I installed Twrp then I can't boot to it by appearing that the "Partition is destroyed....". Others writes problems with sims that doesn't recognise the sims. Others have problem with Magisk v18. In other words I have heard a lot of negatives about Pie & I am not sure If it is good to reinstall it or not. Also exist something which avoid you to return in Oreo when you are on Pie. When I was on Pie, then I couldn't go back to Oreo neither via restoring backup option in Twrp, neither via installing Oreo via twrp & neither via installing Oreo via mi flash. I made format in all positions (data, system.... - I lost my data by mistake & the process to restore the data with help of pc is very complicated) so that to have the ability to go back in Oreo. Also many writes that the stock Pie is beta while others that it is officially. Now I mind to go again in Pie with the suppose that I won't have any from the above problems or if it is better to go to Pixel experience which is based on Pie, has more frequently updates (I think) & may not have so bugs like stock Pie.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Not many, but only a few users mentioned GPS or fingerprint problems in this thread, but others cannot confirm this, again right in this thread. Then there are silent majority without those problems, which doesn't post about it. The same problems were reported in previous updates by a few users too, but not by majority.

I cannot comment your other problems because I am not using rooted/BL_unlocked phone since Android Marshmallow on my previous LG G Flex 2 (till then I rooted all my devices from the start) and it wasn't easy task in the beginning, but with every next Android iteration it was easier and better. I was happy with Nougat and Oreo on my Mi A1 and now I am happy with Pie too. I am using Nova launcher and I did not buy this phone as a replacement for the camera.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] djzero86:
I think the gps trouble is something about the new "gps mode" in earlier version you can choose 3 modes and now only one ( off - on) in my case waze sometimes work, but sometimes don't work, maybe in a future update the app change the way to access the location
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _mysiak_:
GPS works fine, Ambient display as well, no SIM issues, Magisk v18 works perfectly.. Except few UI glitches (some of them caused by Google directly, so not related to Xiaomi) I have zero problems. _jis_ summarized it very nicely :)
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] paolocorpo:
I am on the same page
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] JockeSve:
Agree to that (except the Magisk part as I run 100% untouched stock).

So far the best update from Google/Xiaomi!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] denisval:
Tbh. Pie is running pretty smooth and slightly better than Oreo now the LTE has been fixed. When LTE was broken, my battery was draining but now that has stopped as well. The things I did notice are more minor inconveniences than actual bugs. For example, I did have some issues with my fingerprint scanner but removing my prints and adding them again has fixed that as well (as was suggested here).
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
That is interesting, but as I wrote, the ambient display did not work in the latest versions of Oreo for me and does not work in Pie too.

It seems that I am not alone:

https://www.google.com/search?q=ambient+display+doesn't+work

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/3lKShRDx9xI

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/phone-by-google/v3C6df2Sct8/z4d1u24CCgAJ

To tell the truth I do not care, because I would not use it anyway as this would affect battery consumption when I receive 100~200 notifications a day. I was just curious whether the appearance of ambient display changed in Pie so I tested it and noticed then that it still doesn't work for me.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parnas72:
Do you mean that upon reception of a notification (SMS, for instance), your screen does not turn on briefly to show you the message ?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Exactly. I know how ambient display works from my Nexus devices and it worked even on my Mi A1 a few updates ago.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Xsh0ckX:
Hello guys ,Is it's ok to upgrade to Pie ATM ?, i'm still in OreO coz many of review said that a lot of bug on Pie
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Read at least the last two pages of this thread and you will come to a conclusion yourself.

I'm happy with Pie.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lucky-thirteen:
Hello,

just one short question:

Is there a general problem in Pie with the microphone volume while calling? (i don't mean VoIP or VoLTE calls, just standard Phone App)

Some members say that the called person may have trouble to understand you clearly since the Pie Update.

I'm still on 8.1 because of that.

But not shure if it's a confirmed issue or no problem at all.

(Stock Phone, Pie ready to install OTA)
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] JockeSve:
I haven't heard anyone complaining about low volume not even when both parts are using MI A1.

So AFAIK that's not a generic issue and if it is it can't be that bad as there isn't a storm of complaint's neither here or at miui.com.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] aicon1:
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[/COLOR]I have never seen anything like this, obviously you've break something.[/QUOTE]

The issue is real, did nothing to break, seems to be more google bug, with 0 support.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=first_post_notification_button#!msg/play/IvuP5Xvf63g/1aBYwqDyEwAJ
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bzaina:
Yes, that is a known bug. Still waiting for a fix...
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] dragon kingdom:
Battery usage says data not available, tried rebooting nothing show up. Any solution?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Please, do you have any source for this?

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Please, correct broken quotation in your post.

Read and try:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3067630?p=devices&hl=en

https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity?utm_source=google-account&utm_medium=web

https://www.google.com/android/find

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/play/LMdiI_27MYM/9-wX7V7sAQAJ

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/play/LwKWP8YwGLM

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1gemqq/one_issue_google_should_sort_out_duplicated/

The last post:
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bzaina:
What do you mean? I have read about several complains about this bug in many foruns about this device. I have this problem too as when I'm on a conversation, people complain about not listening me like if I was far away from my phone... and I'm almost shouting out loud.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
I asked you for source because me and my friends with Mi A1 do not have this problem, nor have I read about it yet and I read a lot.

This, of course, does not mean that this problem does not exist, it just needs to be well documented.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bzaina:
https://xdaforums.com/mi-a1/help/low-mic-volume-pie-update-t3885830
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Yes, I know this thread, there were just 4 users when I was active in it (but not because mic problem), so I didn't count it as relevant in that time.

Now there are much more users, so it is real problem, but it is not affecting everyone.

Such problems are the worst, when only small part of the devices suffers from it after update. It could be even HW problem or because of dirt in mic.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lucky-thirteen:
I've finally upgraded to pie today.

Call (or Mic) Volume is perfectly fine for me.

My Mi A1 sounded clear, loud and crisp on the other end of the line.

Haven't encountered any bugs in Pie so far.

Well, Gcam Focus is broken, but i was aware of that.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] luciorasta:
In the negatives you have to add:

- Ant+ support broken since Android 9;

- no ldac or aptx bluetooth support.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
All those features worked in Oreo?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] th1nd:
Do I need to perform the following in order everytime there's an OTA or is there some better, more intuitive and less-hassle method:

Uninstall magisk, reset the entire device with full wipe (otherwise everytime my phone stays on 'Android One' screen foreverrr!!!), then install OTA, and finally re-root, put back all the backed-up data and install every single magisk module again to revert to original state?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] luciorasta:
Of course!

LDAC

https://www.bluetoothcheck.com/compatibility/xiaomi-mi-a1/sony-wh-1000xm2

ANT+

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a1/help/ant-support-broken-android-9-t3883096
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parnas72:
I have never factory-reset the phone since I bought it, and I have installed the OTA every month since then...

I guess there is something wrong in your configuration causing bootloop.

Magisk modules are already there when I re-root, because I only uninstall the patched BL image, not the whole Magisk subsystem. But of course if you factory-reset you will lose Magisk configuration as well.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] jack_21:
I have a terrible problem with Bluetooth

Everytime i get in the car, Mi A1 won't connect automatically to my Bluetooth Stereo unit, and i have to manually select the device from Bluetooth menu and re-pair it!

It's unsane and it makes me losing time
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] paolocorpo:
I can image

Have you tried to reset the WiFi, BT, data section of setting ?

Options

System

Resetting

Resetting BT, WiFi, data

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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] th1nd:
same problem

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So, I'm a noob in playing with images. Never uninstalled a Bootloader image specifically and don't know how to do that. Anyway, what should I do for the upcoming OTAs without losing any data? Please guide me through it. I'd be utterly obliged.

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I'm a noob in playing with images. Never uninstalled the BL image specifically and don't know how to install it. So, please guide me how to install upcoming OTAs without losing any data? I'd be utterly obliged.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parnas72:
All I do when OTA arrives is open Magisk Manager, click Uninstall and then "Restore Image".

This action unroots the phone reflashing the original bootloader, but without fully uninstalling Magisk (modules, settings, etc. are still there).
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] th1nd:
So after clicking restore image, the phone automatically boots into the home screen? What's the re-rooting procedure afterwards? You're saying it reflashes the original bootloader after doing so which means the magisk has to be installed again. In doing that, do all the modules get restored automatically? I don't understand.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Parnas72:
"Restore image" does just that, it flashes the original bootloader. This means that at the next reboot you'll be unrooted.

There are several options. Personally I hotboot TWRP and run the Magisk installer.

Installing magisk means injecting a particular piece of code in the bootloader.

The magisk modules and their configuration are stored in the /data partition, and don't get erased just because you restored the original bootloader. They don't need to be restored because they were never uninstalled.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] sokpap71:
Had the same problem. Delete all paired devices from your car Bluetooth. They usually have a maximum number of paired devices, most of the times 5 devices
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] jack_21:
That was the first thing that I did :(
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Olystem:
Our Post Completed One Year.

Thanks To All of You for Providing Your Feedback Here and Help to each Other.

The February Update Coming Soon.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] denisval:
Anyone else noticing some serious battery drain? All was good when I just received the January patch. Now I lose about 30 - 40% over night and I can barely get through the day on a full charge. Installed AccuBattery and it insists that my battery's health is at 88%.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] JockeSve:
Nope, battery life is as good as earlier.

Approx 65-75% left every evening after a day with "normal" use: few calls, some Youtube,... WiFi on, BT on, GPS on (high accuracy).

Some of Your apps not going to sleep? Some messenger/FB/... ?

You looked here: https://xdaforums.com/mi-a1/review/standby-drain-t3679687
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
Probably your battery is dying.

My battery is definitely better in Pie than in Oreo.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] denisval:
I'll have a look at that thread thanks. The only apps I use are: Reddit (with Joey), Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram and Opera. I don't use my phone that much, would describe it as moderate usage at tops. It's weird that I just lose about 30 - 40% overnight as well. During the day, battery drain is significant as well, last Friday I was at a conference and started the day with about 80%, at 17h I needed to ask someone of the organization if I could let my phone charge because it had died. I hardly used it, only for about 1h of listening to music on the train.

It doesn't feel like it's dying tbh. AccuBattery says my phone has an estimated capacity of 2670mAh which is about 87 - 88% of the original capacity which isn't that bad for a phone that's over 2 years old. It also doesn't reach a full charger quicker and I "calibrate" once a month and havent' had a single time where it feels like the percentage shown isn't realistic to the charge it has. It just feels like my phone is draining battery because if some reason. I had the same problem with the first two Pie updates, but not as bad, and thought it was the LTE connection that was draining the battery but after the January update it seemed to be better for about a week or two and now it's worse than ever.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] _jis_:
AccuBattery says for me more than 95%.

Mi A1 was launched on 5th September 2017, it was 1 year and 5 months ago and you probably didn't bought it on launch day but a few months later, so you should say over 1 year old, not over 2 years old. I have mine for example from 24th November 2017, so it is 1 year, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days old.