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[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Hello everyone,

I have just signed just to share with you my feedback about my new phone : Redmi K20 Pro, and to see if anyone has some solutions for that.

Well first I need to mention that I have been always a Oneplus user , I really enjoyed using OnePlus 5T and also the OnePlus 6T that I lost last month.

So instead of buying the OnePlus 7 pro , I decided to give Redmi k20 pro a try after seeing so many great reviews.

The phone is nice looking (I got the blue one) and also it has 8G RAM and 256G ROM and snapdragon 855.

So after trying the phone for a month now , here is the things that I really hate about this phone and I hope it can be fixed soon:

1- Mobile data:

I don't know how Redmi is doing this but it consumes almost 1Gb of data per day just by checking Instagram and Facebook and WhatsApp from time to time.

I check the data usage everyday and I can see that these apps (Instagram Facebook) consume that 1Gb of data. And I don't even watch videos or anything.

While using OnePlus 6t last month I used to pay a full month for 5Gb mobile data , and I can use it the whole month , and I have been watching YouTube videos and posting instagram stories daily.

But now I have spent 40Gb of mobile data in just 5 days to do what I have been doing with 5Gb of data using OnePlus 6T.

2- Calls always on screen:

This one is really frustrating. I remember with every Android phone I ever owned , when someone calls me and I'm busy I can just click the power button and the screen goes off, but in Redmi k20 Pro , we can't do that , the call will be on the screen until it's done , all you can do is mute the call by pressing the volume button , but still the call will be always poping. Also you can't do anything else even after muting the call , in other phone you can go back to WhatsApp or whatever you were doing even that the call is still ringing silencely.

3- fingerprint always on screen

Even that Redmi gives you the option to show fingerprint while screen is off. When you disable that option , the fingerprint still works on background , when you touch it while the screen is off , it will unlock, and this really consume so much battery, I tried removing the fingerprint option, and I noticed better battery life.

4- Dual GPS

I guess this one too has something to do with the draining of mobile data and battery life. If you decided to change the option to GPS only , it will give you inaccurate locations.

Other than that the phone is really nice for the price.

If you have any solution for any of that , I will really appreciate your reply.

Thank you

My phone info:
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
You'll find most things are better by flashing a custom ROM. MIUI is really the only problem with the K20 Pro. It will moist likely fix 1, 2 and 3.

Not sure what your issue is with number 4. Using WiFi and mobile data as well as GPS has nothing to do with Dual GPS. More or less all phones have the option to use WiFi and mobile signals for location services. Using only GPS doesn't give inaccurate locations, it just takes longer to obtain an accurate location. GPS is the only way to get accurate locations, but to be quick it needs to know approximately where it is initially, this is where mobile and WiFi data helps.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Is there any custom ROM for Redmi k20 Pro ? Also I'm worry that after flashing my phone I won't be able to receive any updates? And it will has less security ?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
There are a few custom ROMs around now. Check out here. https://xdaforums.com/k20-pro/development

It's still early days, but they are now good enough for daily use, with some that may be close to becoming good enough to be considered as a stable build.

You will need to manually update the ROM. However some ROMs do give OTA updates, but that only happens once the ROM is stable and becomes an official build of that ROM. The main example of this would be LineageOS.

It depends what you consider for security. Most custom ROMs get updated regularly with the monthly Android security patches. You will still be able to have the phones data encrypted. But you will need to unlock the bootloader, which can be a security risk, if someone physically takes your phone and installs something bad on the phone.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
I really appreciate your replies , I just hope it they can fix the 1,2,3 issues or if there is something on the settings that I missed. Since I can't see anyone complaining about those issues yet.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Angelina7:
Honestly, just the glass body and the extra weight that comes with it. I am afraid i am gonna break it soon. Everything else is fine.

There are bugs and they will get fixed eventually. Its still not that old, miui team is focusing more on miui 11 so my guess is most fixes will come after that.

I moved from CN to Indian and cant complain much.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Thanks for your feedback. Are you facing the same 1,2,3 issues ? Specially the calls one ? How can I fix that? Sometime someone calls me while doing something really important and it's rude to cut the call and I can't answer the call because I will lose my concentration ?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Aimara:
no 1 sounds very weird , how can oneplus consume less data , no logic and its 40 vs 5 gb of data
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
I really don't know , it something like this , for example yesterday I just checked those apps using mobile data for like 15min then I moved to wifi connection. (I didn't even watch any video on Instagram and you can see that it did consume a lot of data, may be Redmi download all stories without even checking them , I really don't know , someone need to test this)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] vodovodo:
i didnt face any of those ! talking about 1 and 2 useing K20 pro chinese flashed to global version

the rest i didnt even care actually, i use the phone with always on screen with fingerprint always on and dual GPS always on, this is why i actually purchased this thing, enjoy it without worrying about battery life

if any, this phone in battery life is next to only mate 20x with its 5000 battery, didnt face the situation when i had to charge it before bed time, and i am a REALLY heavy user
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] shadow78:
- Power button ends call, you can search within the settings for this or you can find it under Additional settings\Accessibility\Interaction controls

- Data usage, I would highly recommend to setup a data limit within settings to avoid further issue, or just flash a custom rom such as xiaomi.eu.

I don't have any of the issue you mentioned using that rom. Its not hard to do this there a plenty of guides online which are easy to follow. You will lose the OTA with the EU rom but they are releasing updates regularly which can be flashed manually after you downloaded the new release (its also very easy).

I also own a OP7pro and have to say it has its own drawbacks. Apart of the 90hz screen its not better then the k20 pro.

I hope the above helps.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Thanks for your reply.

As for the calls , I don't want to end the call , I just want to let it ring on background. It's not nice to end the call on someone (and even if I do sometime they keep calling again) , I just want to click the home button and go finish my things, while the phone is ringing silenceley (just like in the OnePlus).

As for data usage , I did set the limit , but I always reach it. Just like now , just by typing this reply using my phone and using mobile data , I have consumed more than 100Mb. Please see the screenshot

By the way here is my phone details
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] shadow78:
Seems like something (one of your app I thing) is in constat sync using your data. You can check in settings\data usage which app using the most of it. I would try a complete factory reset maybe, and add apps back one by one. This may also help you to find what causing your high data usage.

Your firmware doesn't look right though. I believe you said you have a K20 pro (and I'm sure the mi9T pro not been released with 8/256gb version), even your firmware saying your device is a mi 9t pro. I think you just have a fake rom on it from your seller...

When you starting the phone up does it say "unlocked"? If yes then the above is true, then you can just replace the bootloader with TWRP and flash what ever custom rom you want.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
You have a fake global ROM. It looks like you've bought a Chinese phone with a 'global' ROM. Unfortunately this 'global' ROM is fake, as at the time of buying there was no official global ROM. You will be better installing an official ROM, or trying a Xiaomi.eu ROM, then seeing if you're still having these problems.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Yes it said unlocked , I got the phone from this website https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/redmi-k20-pro-redmi-k20/1759-redmik20pro-8gb-256gb-chn.html

It did ask me which firmware , and I went with global original unlocked.

Can you please tell me how to install original ROM? or the xiaomi.eu? What the difference ? And are they in English ? I hope there is a tutorial to avoid bricking my phone.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] shadow78:
Right you have 3 options now.

1, Is to get adb\fastboot with all the necessary drivers, then flash TWRP, then go to xiaomi. eu (https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/miui-10-0-10-1-10-2-10-3-10-4-stable-release.47170/) to download the stable and flash it via TWRP. You can use the all in one tool from here just search through the thread or google how to flash TWRP and you find your answer.

2, Is to flash the Indian Stable (called raphaelin). You would need the MIFlashTool for that but be care full DO NOT chose "clean and lock" on the bottom right only clean (otherwise you risking to brick your device)

3, Is to flash the Chinese Stable. Again you would need the MIFlashTool and the link for the rom can be found here. Locking the bootloader wouldn't cause bricking as your device is Chinese, however I don't recommend it. Specially if the Global rom come out later on I guess you want to be on that. Using the Chinese firmware will give you English but no other language, and you will see Chinese characters here and there within the UI.

The other advantage for the Chinese and the Indian firmware is that you would have OTA working, on the EU you won't.

Sorry that I didn't really gave you any direct links but I won't do your research. If you want to get any of the above done you would have to do your own research and learn the way doing it. Once you been successful you will be proud of yourself. Most of the guides can be found here, or on google. If you are a visual person just search on youtube (eg. how to use the MI Flash tool)

I hope this helps mate, good luck and all the best ;)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] shivam0909:
I can confirm that all the problems you are facing are due to the fake rom. If it's a fake rom, you should have an unlocked bootloader. Now first of all, take backup of all your data. Then make sure you remove K20 Pro as your device from your Mi Cloud as it can cause problems later on. Next, download Mi Flash Tool, stock China ROM and xiaomi.eu ROM. Flash the stock ROM using Mi Flash Tools and fastboot. If your bootloader is unlocked, use the option "Clean All" which is present at the bottom of Mi Flash Tool. However if you want to relock your bootloader, use the option "Clean all and lock". But using this option will lead you to unlock it once again and face a waiting period. The choice is your. Once you have done this, flash TWRP and flash the xiaomi.eu ROM. You can find various guides on how should you flash xiaomi.eu on YouTube. Hope this helps :)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Thank you guys for giving the time to help me here , I really appreciate that , and I hope anyone else who got my same phone will find this thread helpful.

I guess I can flash the phone using TWRP , I have done that before with some Chinese phones. My issue now is deciding which ROM to choose , I don't want the EU as there will be no OTA. Now Chinese ROM has so many Chinese characters , and indian ROM I guess it has some ads if I remember reading it on some threads ? which one you guys do you suggest ? Thanks again
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] shadow78:
I'm using EU, and I have no issue with it. Everything seems to work what I use, however I'm not using NFC so cannot comment on that. We know OTA doesn't work (not sure if you know what OTA "over the air" is). It could be a bit annoying but as I said you will have regular updates for there, but you need to install them manually. There is an advantage of that as well, some updates could case issues or even crash and with this you can just skip an update and wait for the next one? Every coin has 2 sides ;).

Cannot comment on the other 2 roms because this one is working for me, so why would I break something if its working fine???

Little addon, my only complain on this device over the OP7pro was the 60hz screen, but there is a mod (easy to flash, no root required only TWRP) where you can overclock your screen to 75hz. There are other rates available. This will give you a very close experience what OP would give. You can find this in Mods.

GL
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Unessoft:
Update: I see that the Mi Netherlands: Xiaomi Nederland just has announced the Global version today https://www.facebook.com/XiaomiNederland/photos/a.527907551042020/665372840628823/

So I will wait for the Global ROM to be released then flash it on my phone. I hope this is a possible solution.
[Touch Cruise General] Elvez:
Howdee,

I'm _really_ interested in this one and over at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=383695 it does not seem as if anybody would tackle the Orbit2 anytime soon...

Therefore, does anybody know how to get Android running on the Polaris/Orbit2 and or can point me into the right direction as how to create images for this device? Would anybody be interested in teaming up and putting some effort into this and try to get Andoid running on our device?
[Touch Cruise General] TDO:
There ist already a thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=385023

TDO
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
Also, Android will be released in the not too distant future... You might want to wait for a fully working distro for the Polaris...
[Touch Cruise General] Elvez:
Thanks for the update. Would you know when this will be (or where I can get info on this?)
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
As far as I know manufacturers plan to release Android phones before september... also Google stated that they'll release the 1.0 source when the first phone hits the market...

Also the recent demo videos show even more of the OS, and I'd say it somewhere near pre-beta or closed beta testing... and there's the second round of the ADC...

For what the day of the actual release will be no one knows... my estimation is around september-october...
[Touch Cruise General] Elvez:
Thanks again! ;-)

Do you think Android will stably run on the Polaris anyways? I might be wrong here, but doesn't this depend on the SDK actually supporting the Polaris? I figure that e.g. there will be a ton of drivers missing...
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
The SKD and the real Android distro are and will be 2 different things.

It doesn't realy matter on which device you can port the SDK to, it'll stay the SDK and won't be a fully functional Android distro... Android will be able to run on any device that has a 200 MHz processor, 32 MB Flash memory and 32 MB RAM, and I doubt that the SDK is capeable of running whith these parameters.

So don't waste your time whith the SDK (unless you're writing apps for Android).

Also the first implemented drivers for Android are the drivers for the MSM 7200 chipset, so we can expect a boost in overall performance for a change.
[Touch Cruise General] Elvez:
Now, this sounds great (for a change) ;-) So all we need to do is be a little patient? Too good to be true...

Where do you get all your info from btw? Is there any forum/page besides the Android page at google?
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
Oh, there are tons of forums, groups, pages about Android...

But here are some things for starters :D

http://www.helloandroid.com/node/22

http://git.android.com/?p=linux-msm.git;a=commit;h=e8fd56a303bf5e8f84af80999fa398eb8cc1d670

http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/

http://androidwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(mobile_phone_platform)
[Touch Cruise General] Elvez:
NICE! Thanks a lot! Will look into it!
[Touch Cruise General] w000ter:
Thanks for the info gnick!
[General Topics] ktmom:
This is an opportunity for U.S. citizens to voice their opinion on the warranty practices of device manufactures.

The Federal Trade Commission in the US is looking for empirical research on repair restrictions for electronic devices. Attached is the official submission document. Submissions should be completed by September 16, 2019.

As some may be aware, there is a rising ground swell across the country to better enforce the existing 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act stating no manufacturer is permitted to put repair restrictions on a device it offers a warranty on. What this means to consumers is if a device is opened, then the device is submitted for warranty repair, the fact that the device has been opened is not justification for the warranty repair to be refused. Replacing a screen, battery or any other part with a non-manufacturer's part by law, may not be used to prevent the repair of a different component under the device warranty.

Unfortunately, manufacturers have successfully prevented independent shops and device owners from purchasing OEM parts and manuals. They have created an environment where device owners have to accept a refusal to service under warranty without proving that the fact the device was opened or a third party part caused the specific failure being claimed under the warranty. An example would be a third party replacement screen (broken screens are not typically covered under warranty) is used by a manufacturer to refused repairing a device with a defective charge port.

The FTC or interested in determining the effect on the consumer and on independent repair shops. Quoting from a portion of the attached document:

The original document posting is: Nixing the Fix Call for Empirical Research
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Bart_00:
Hello. I wan't buy Mi 9T soon but I have a question. Does the global version of Mi 9T support carrier aggregation?
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Jordytjes:
It does! Not sure which bands though.

4G+ works flawlessly here in the Netherlands.
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] Zenderable:
4G+ works in Poland too.
[Redmi K20 / Xiaomi Mi 9T Questions & Answers] HockeyLan:
I'm getting "4.5G" over band 7 and 3.
[Moto G6 Questions & Answers] Hacknslash0410:
Ok so I've had this phone for a while and it's been rooted with magisk and twrp the while time. I tried to flash a new os but I forgot to data wipe first. Now it will only boot into twrp and so i tried to restore it from a few days earlier but still no boot. I was playing in the options beforehand and may have turned off the oem unlock and forgot to turn it back on. I've tried flashing stock firmware and everything else I can think of. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Howeitworks:
1.)Remove third party potential threating apps just to be sure.

2.)Always make sure the phones up to date on the latest firmware.

3.)The next step is to go to the dialer ##72786# that forces the phone to reactivate.

4.)Next step go back to the dialer and dial ##3282#

4.2)Go to edit

4.3)Then type 000000

4.4)Then go to LTE

4.5)Then go to band 41 that is enabled and uncheck to disable.

4.6)Then go to band 25 that is enabled and uncheck to disable.

4.7)Then go to band 41PCII that is enabled and uncheck to disable.

5.)Reboot the phone don't expect full LTE service yet there are still some more steps...

6.)Go to settings find VOLTE and enable. Search VOLTE in the search bar to enable it.Swipe right on the button to turn it on. New icon will pop up at the top of the phone if done correctly.

7.)Then go back to the dialer and type ##3282#

7.2)Go to edit

7.3)Then type 000000 again

7.4)Then LTE again

7.5)Then go to band priority

7.6 & 7.7)Set both bands 41 and 25 to the bottom of the list by typing the number 17 on band 25 and 18 on band 41 and that pushes them down the list. Make sure band 26 is set to 1 on the priority list.

7.8)Then turn off your phone and turn it back on.

This fix is broken from a network reset or ##72786# update or Samsung software update. So reapply the fix after each update or network reset
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sunmybun:
Why are you telling people to put b26 as highest priority. And put b41 as the lowest? B26 is 5×5 for the lowest spectrum and up to 10x10 or maybe 15×15.

While b25 is lowest 10×10 and up.

B41 is maybe TDD 20mhz/40mhz/60mhz up to 160mhz

B41 is really fast.

Its better to let ##scrtn# do the reprogramming and activate the sprint service and leave everything the way it was.

Changing priority or disabling the lte bands do not help the signal fix.

Only power users would put the b41 as the highest priority to have the highest speed. I guess you dont like sprints b41?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] fatboypup:
Yeah i get 250mbs on 41 in my hood
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Howeitworks:
There are some areas to where b41 and b25 does not work well in rural areas like in WV for example, if people have roaming issues this fix does work. This helps with battery life. That is why I said (IF NEEDED).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sunmybun:
You didnt state this is for rural areas anywhere. It seemed like you meant for all sprint users. Because people like me that live in big cities can use it the wrong way.

Also the sprint phones already have #1 25 #2 26 #3 41 priority as default.

B25 is nationwide and is faster than b26 anyway. The phone and the towers will load balance the service accordingly. So its best to leave it as is.

I think where sprint doesnt have good coverage, im sure most people wont be with sprint at that area. There are smaller carriers that have better coverage for some areas.

For roaming, theres a limit of how much you can roam and it differs by each plan and to whom you roam to.

For me it is 300MB for all carriers except tmobile.

Ive been to rural areas in my state. If i dont have any sprint bands to connect to or have very weak signal, I roam to a diff carrier like US Cellular by itself. You may think itll save battery to change priorities but its the same because it will always want to connect to sprint first.

I just dont want sprint users to take this and lose some of the great benefits of B41.

And also there are some areas that do B25 + B25 carrier aggregation.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] unxguyjr:
This was an issue with the S10 and S10+...I have permanent data loss on.my S10+..little to poor reception away from my wifi...got run around trying to replace it..but got greate deal on trade in for note 10 +...v

I hope I do not have the same issue like this..or will return the phone and go with something else..dare I say even an iphone if I have to