[Xiaomi Redmi 6A Guides, News, & Discussion] crocuzz:
1. Content: technical description of XIAOMI devices.

Look at files of the directory /etc - it is a main configuration directory for Android device.

Do not be blind : "Chinese", or "global", or "stable", or "beta" terms of the name of ROM has no difference for 99+% of users.

Main thing is a technical description and the content of ROM for each user.

I counted 213 pre-installed services / programs in XIAOMI MUI 10 8.8.23 "Chinese" ROM after installation and 1 boot.

The "desktop" of laucher of XIAOMI has 13 icons, 8 of which are links to XIAOMI services.

There is NO tech description of XIAOMI REDMI ROM for the users.

What will the user do with the REDMI device, if the manufacturer had not provided the user with the content of the device?

There are 2 options for the user:

1) to find the solution for himself by himself in weeks,

2) to avoid to purchase the XIAOMI brand in future.

2. The configuration for Chinese users represents spam or bloatware of XIAOMI only.

The configuration for non Chinese users has no fruitfull data / programs, but it is the same XIAOMI bloatware, with the Chinese keyboard.

3. xiao_Mi account.

Why does XIAOMI force the user to be connected to unknown WI-FI after 1st boot?

Answer: the XIAOMI wants user to be connected to XIAOMI server all the time and wants the user to pay for 4G internet for XIAOMI needs.

4. Bluetooth.

Ooooh , it is the slowest technology to transfer files. Most users needs fast 2.0 or 3.0 usb / fast 4g connection for files transfer, never BT.

Exeption is to steel files of your partner under the table in a restaurant, but only

if you know the exact name of each file, the exact location of each file in your partner phone, the partner allowed BT in his/her phone.

5. USB 2.0

USB 2.0 port is slow in all XIAOMI products, depends upon the quality of SD card also.

No configuration for USB 2.0 is set.

XIAOMI does not allow a user to use USB port without the permission of XIAOMI.

6. Antenna and 4G speed.

4G speed depends upon the antenna device and many other data inside the programs (expl, browser),

4G config is not set corectly in all XIAOMI REDMI devices.

XIAOMI does not disclose the specification of the antenna device, except the useless combination of symbols (a.k.a. model) in the config file for the REDMI device.

The user is not able to use 4G connection without XIAOMI permission a.k.a. Mi account.

7. Xiaomi browser.

The name and origin of browser is hidden.

The XIAOMI broser connects the user via 4G somehow, to google by default, on slow speed.

That s all benefts of XIAOMI inbuilt browser.

8. Webcam

No accessable seetings for the the advertised screen resolution 1440x720 .

The tech describtion of webcam is hidden.

9. Audio.

No accesable settings or the config files have useless settings for audio, expl 96Mhz and 192Mhz .

The desription of audio device is hidden .

10. Codecs

"What is codec?", XIAOMI enginners ask .

"Do you have sound in phone? Yes. So enjoy! Do NOT ask quetions on quality of audio card" , XIAOMI decided so.

11. XIAOMI cloud.

"Where is the geographical location of the data center for MI cloud?", a user asks.

It is a viartual storage, free or for fee for a user.

The term "virtual" means a user can not control this storage and can not control the access to purely unknown storage.

So, XIAOMI named this storage with marketing name "Mi cloud".

XIAOMI does not disclose the location of the data center for their MI cloud storage in China.

"XIAOMI has no idea about the term latency", XIAOMI enginners thought enough.

12. Lot of /proc files have Samsung (unknown) version origin.

Where is the info about Samsung files in REDMI device?

13. Marketing term "security".

Do you really believe that the XIAOMI user must

- remember at least 3 passwords for the use of his REDMI device every minute (mi account, user email box, lost password phrases),

- make photo of his face,

- ask the permission of XIAOMI and to access his email box each time after foggoten password,

- draw pictures a.k.a pin at the screen

and

- XIAOMI helps to find the lost device outside the user home or inside user home ever?

All these features are pure bool****, which take time and create difficulties for everyday use.

14. How can I delete XIAOMI "pre-built" programs from my REDMI 6A/6/6 pro phone?, a user asks

"We prohibit the uninstallation of XIAOMI programs from REDMI device", XIAOMI answers silently.

15. Languages and locales.

XIAOMI introduces users in the Chinese and 5 more languages in each XIAOMI phone.

The XIAOMI associated teams, which advertise themselves as "XIAOMI + some region" (global, European, Indian, any country )

make cosmetic changes only in their local MUI 10 ROMs . Expl, translation from half-English of XIAOMI.

Each user needs 2 max languages, not 6 ones by default, not 20 ones by others.

What is the directory of those locales / language files, which can be deleted by user?

No answer by XIAOMI.

16. RECOVERY mode.

There is no possibility to flash MUI 10 without errors in recovery mode by this date.

As XIAOMI failed to provide RECOVERY software for REDMI 6a.

XIAOMI forces the users to use 3rd party software (recovery mode) firsly,

than XIAOMI probit to uninstall their bloatware following the use of 3rd party software by the user.

Do you see pure lie?

17. RESULTS:

The XIAOMI created their software, a.k.a. MUI 10, on the Android 8.1 software and MTK software and hardware against the basic needs of the user.

Each technical user must set his own configuration files in above device for fast internet, best quality of sound / video.

Each technical user will try to delete useless XIAOMI bloatware, at leat 8 configuration files by default.

Such mental job takes much time for the technical user.