[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pfavayi:
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this modding phone community gives quite a few things for granted when some of that information is all over the internet.

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Yes....because the information is all over the internet..

You can't expect people to repeat what is written at the beginning of threads or readily available on Google...

You get a better answer if you read the beginning of the threads or if you Google rather than me or somebody else here giving you a hasty and not well thought out answer.

Yesterday or the day before someone bricked his phone because of asking and not wanting to read.

You are probably going to be next

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When I said I would lose my data I literally meant I would have to wipe data on TWRP, not loose internal storage.

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(You are now saying this after I explained what TWRP data is lol!!!)

When you change roms you should ALWAYS wipe data. So it's not a question nobody expects to be asked. it's also a question covered at the beginning of threads. so if you ask things that are covered at the beginning of threads and that you are expected to know ,it doesn't give a very good impression ....

and if you're not clear you just read the beginning of it is AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN...

And if you wipe data in TWRP you can always download it again from Google play. So what's the problem?

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I prefer to ask a stupid question than to misunderstand stuff.

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What can I say....

A nice person will refer you to the beginning with the threads because the answer he is going to give you is exactly the same answer at the beginning of the threads...

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So when you say "flash your PE or any other custom ROM" I wanted to clarify if you meant literally installing it on top, or following proper procedure of wiping,

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Read the beginning of the threads...

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I could be wrong and I could be missing some information on installing ROMs

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Read the beginning of the threads ...

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I could barely find information about the implications of flashing "Vendor" on the internet.

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Google what vendor is first..

if you understand what vendor is you'll understand the implications of flushing it...

(Short definition: Vendor is the chip /SoC software provided by the chip manufacturer - eg Qualcomm, mtk. They you make the chip work)

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I cannot seem to find a proper and updated explanation after project treble

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Did you find OUTDATED explanation?

I just googled "project trebble" and this is the first link I got:

https://www.androidauthority.com/project-treble-818225/

Looks like you have problems googling

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on the differences of flashing Vendor and Firmware.

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You have to Google what firmware is and then you'll understand why you need it.

(Short definition: firmware is the software provided by the OEM. OEMs are the companies that actually manufacture the phone like Huawei xiaomi Samsung. It's something like "drivers" for the camera Bluetooth Modem etc)

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why you're recommending me to flash the entire MIUI ROM instead of flashing Vendor and firmware independently.

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even with the elementary definition above you should be able to answer this question yourself.

MIUI already has a working vendor + firmware

If you look for your own vendor + firmware....Especially when you have no idea what they are or what you doing -what do you expect will happen?

Things become obvious when you understand the basics. And when someone asks basics it means they have no read regardless of what they might say to the contrary.

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Is that a "newbie" question?

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What do you think?

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Probably, but I'm sorry, the other answers I find on the internet don't seem to properly answer that question either.

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Why don't you give us the links of these answers you SAY you found on the internet.?

Any basic search will give the correct answers so how come you only get the wrong answers ?

so why didn't you give me these wrong answers so I can look at them too. at least I'll be sure that you actually googled rather than you telling me you did when you didn't.

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It say "miui isn't compatible on this devices"

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You are flashing the wrong ROM.

Look for the correct one