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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] adob99:
Hi KevMetal, thank you for your help.

I followed your instructions and did the following:

- switched partitions from a to b but with no success - still in bootloop.

- installed TWRP (Pitch Black version) but I don't know how to "dirty flash" a rom. I wiped the cache and Dalvik cache. I get confirmation in the text console but on several different lines it keeps showing, in red letters: "Failed to mount ‚/persist’ (Invalid argument)"

- I don't know yet what a "kernel" is or does but I saw the option to flash from twrp. Can I flash any custom kernel? I saw there's a thread about this, I will check it out.

- I flashed again the latest stock rom in MiFlash - no success, still in bootloop.

What is keeping it from booting past that white screen with the coloured thin line in the middle?

Thank you.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
if you can boot custom recovery .. wipe everything ..but everything ..and then install a custom rom ...reboot to recovery and then using orange fox recovery you need to search on web and flash the persist partition ..there are some .zips that can be used to wipe and restore your persist ( your problem is that your persist partition is corrupted) .. probably*... so anyway ..find a .zip file on the web for restoring persist ..( official global telegram) ..then flash it and then reboot to recovery once ..use power off function in recovery .. restart the phone and plug it into the charger and leave it to reboot 2-3 times spontaneously ..after a few reboots start using it ..it might bootlooop once or twice .. it's normal but it will eventually stabilize after a day or two
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] adob99:
Wipe everything, start clean - I like this. Will come back with results, thank you.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] adob99:
Done. It's working!

Hi, I've done it and it is finally working!

I booted into twrp... wiped everything... installed custom rom (https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2/development/rom-pixel-experience-t4062563)... restored persist partition following Aerobatic's instructions (https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2/how-to/how-to-fix-sensors-camera-stock-pie-10-t3914885)... rebooted (after several failed attempts to reboot, the phone switched into recovery suggesting to wipe data in order to fix this problem - chose "yes".)... the phone started completely and everything is working normally.

Thank you, KevMetal for helping me through this. Otherwise I'd have renounced. Cheers to all contributors here!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] adob99:
Well, I celebrated a bit early. The interface works "buttery smooth" but there's one problem: no cellular connection. Wifi is working fine but no cellular. Although the phone recognizes that there's a sim card inserted, it has no signal, neither on sim slot 1 or 2. I tried with different sims on each slot or on both slots. It always shows an "x" on the antennae symbol on the screen.

I wiped the phone, flashed the latest official rom, booted and... still no cellular connection.

What could cause this? Should I flash another persist partition? Last time I used the one from the latest official rom (jasmine_global_images_V11.0.15.0.QDIMIXM_10.0). Thank you.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] adob99:
double post - deleted.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
what did you originally do that caused this ? you must have messed around with stuff pretty extensively ... usually the wifi and sensor issues are solved by flashing persist

if your imei are all o's or there is no data you wiped your imei too which is different to just corrupting your persist

you might as well search for guides related to restoring your imei for a Qualcomm device be careful not to use mtk guides and search for a current one .. I've posted the fixes to this and the persist issue various times and don't feel like repeating the process ..you will have to dig a little ..you will need to copy your original imei's from your box and rerstore them using a specific tool .
[OnePlus 8 Questions & Answers] Wai Xiau:
Can anyone help me how can i downgrade my Oneplus 8 Android 10 to Android 9.

Phone is rooted.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Ricochet90:
I've been looking for a method to move or force installation of apps to my 128gb micro SD card and so far I haven't found anything that works correctly, is there some method that actually allows moving apps to the SD card? or any custom rom that allows this? would titanium backup "move to SD card" option work?
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] SeekerofLight.iz:
You can use adoptable storage. It binds an SD card to your phone so you won't be able to use it with any other devices, but it essentially extends your phone's storage space by that much. Make sure you back up everything on your external SD card somewhere if there's anything important on it because this will wipe it clean.

1.) Open the "Files" app (the Google app with the colorful folded rectangles).

2.) Go to Browse.

3.) Scroll down to the bottom where you see your SD card, and tap on it.

4.) Hit the three dots in the top right.

5.) Click "Storage Settings".

6.) And finally, "Format as internal".

Once you've "adopted" the storage space you can move apps to it freely by going to a specific app's "App Info" page, clicking Storage, and choosing "Change" for each app. If you want to move multiple apps you can use something like "Internal Storage To SD Card" from the Play Store, which helps streamline the process; or even go into Developer Options and enable the option "Force allow apps to write on external storage" near the bottom which will force the majority of apps to favor the external SD card over the phone's.

Here's a bit more info on where your files are kept after this process.

If you want to retain separate access to the external SD Card so that you can use it with your computer or other devices while also storing app data on there, I'm afraid it's not very simple to do so. Android 9/10 has made a lot of changes with file access and how things are managed and stored on your device. I'm still figuring it out for myself, too.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Polakiyo87:
i have a question, it will lose performance?

because i think if the phone is using a UFS 2.0, is the same or better maximum speed of R/W of SDCARD?
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] AIIIOT:
Of course, the performance of the external drive will be lower.

However, don't underestimate them.

The performance of modern transflash is quite enough, for example, to run games like Doom, witcher or Skyrim(20+GB distros) from them on Nintendo consoles. The main thing is that the card is good. Like the same Sandisk extreme.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] AngryYoungMan:
Not working for me. I've formatted the SD card as internal, but I can't move any apps to the SD card. When I go to the storage screen for an app, it only displays the total, app size, data and cache. There's no option to change storage location.

Yes, I've rebooted.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] raysar:
Same for me.

App mgr III and link2sd did not works even with Root :/

WTF nobody found a solution on a Android 10?
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
You don't want the apps running off the SD card as it's bandwidth is a lot slower than internal memory! It's a bottleneck to avoid.

Use the SD card as a data drive only.

Internal memory: OS, apps, temporary data and downloads.

SD card: all critical data, backups, music, vids, etc. Everything you need to fully restore the phone after a factory reset should be on it including copies of the apks.

Always redundantly backup the data drive on at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically separated! Or you will lose your data sooner... or latter.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] raysar:
Yes i know ... All my pictures, videos etc are on SD ...

But you don't reply, do you have a solution?

Like millions of android users, i have not enough space for games in the phone. I don't care about slow speed of game. Genshin inpact for example take more of 7gB !

OS takes 15gB ... App takes often many hundred of mB it's WTF...

App are crazy to cache, and snapchat instagram facebook etc can take 1gB each.

The sd limitation is a programmed obsolescence for smartphones (256 gB of microsd are cheap). All people don't care about low performance of specifics app, it's better than the impossiblity to install then.

Normally we should be able to make symbolic links between linux partititons.

That's the same on windows, i install my terabytes of games on an hard drive because my sdd is not enought ... And it works well.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Be happy for the bump...

You should also post your OS version for solutions.

Maybe a ADB edit could get it.

Lol, I have one game loaded. Most are fair to high privacy/security risks... that could really keep you amused.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Tomek0000:
I used App2sd earlier with android 7 and devices with 8GB flash , where only 3.5GB we ahve for applications. The result, I was able to install 100 or more apps and games without problem. It will not work in modern android.

I use a script which move all pictures , movies, call recordings to the sd card when I plug in usb-c cable. The card is a place of storing multimedia, nandroid backup and titantium backup.

Modern devices with 64GB+ flash are able to keep all apps inside , of course if all media files will be moved to sd card.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] Nikkka:
I guess xda developers not the same. It is ****. They can't brake a **** Xiaomi? It seems that I have to buy an old phone not Xiaomi and brake it.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] syrfox:
Hi, I know I'm late to this but hopefully it will help someone having the same problem.

Tested on Redmi 9a, android 10

1- After you format your sd card as

SeekerofLight.iz said, download this app from Google store: this app basically shows all the hidden settings on all Xiaomi phones.

2- Open the app and type storage in the search bar located at the top.

3- you will see several results, tap at

"Storage Use: Storage use

com.android.settings.applications.StorageUse".

4- A new window will open with a list of all apps installed on your phone. Tap the app you want to move to sd card then "storage and cashe" and you will find the da** "Change" button we all have been looking for 😤 tap it and select sd card.

I've attached screenshots for those who prefer them.

And about performance, there was a slight lag almost unnoticeable but games were playable in general.
[Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Questions & Answers] ryuujix:
Not all apps will support installation on sd card... If u want force it to be on sd card, u can use App2SD Pro app but root needed
[Nubia Red Magic 3 Questions & Answers] HoffmanF:
Mod edit - translated by https://www.deepl.com/translator:

I updated my mobile phone to the Chinese ROM and then returned it to the global one but the gyro no longer detects it, among other things as the screen recorder does not appear either, some aspects in the camera like aloe motion, 8k, all those things disappeared when I returned it to the normal ROM, what is the reason for this problem? Or is there another ROM other than the Chinese one that can return everything to normal

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Actualice mi celular a la ROM china y después la regresé a la global pero el giroscopio ya no lo detecta, entre otras cosas como el grabador de pantalla tampoco aparece, algunos aspectos en la cámara como aloe motion, 8k, todas esas cosas desaparecieron cuando lo regresé a la ROM normal, a que se debe ese problema? O existe otra ROM que no sea la china que pueda devolver todo a lo normal
[Nubia Red Magic 3 Questions & Answers] nabbed:
Si no se va a molestar en utilizar Google Translate, nadie le ayudará.

Sorry, no habla Espanol.
[Nubia Red Magic 3 Questions & Answers] Oswald Boelcke:
[MENTION=11195757]HoffmanF[/MENTION] Post translated and THREAD CLOSED as a subject matter related thread already exists, to which your post has been copied: https://xdaforums.com/red-magic-3/help/gyroscope-help-t4178611

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[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] gerega:
Which one would you prefer in terms of stability and battery saving? I cant figure it out which one is superior.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] rickysidhu_:
Best thing to do is use both for a couple of weeks and see what you feel is the best for your needs
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] Deleted member 5408779:
Yep exactly. That's we all do.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] galaxys:
Yes, I would just take them both for a spin...
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] gerega:
True, but I actually have hoped somebody already did this ;)
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
These type of threads aren't usually allowed to remain open on XDA as they cause people to put down another developers hard work..

They being said there really isn't a right answer here.

I currently use EX and I get around 9-10 hours on average.. But what's good for me may not be for you.

So as other people have said, just try them and see.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] engcristiano:
Hi guys.

Once I install any kernel, will I lose the warranty and future updates?
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
No ..

Warranty on this device is a grey area, you are allowed to unlock the bootloader which is usually where your warranty expires, that's not the case with OnePlus.
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] engcristiano:
TKS Man!

MY biggest concern is about the updates, but I think it's worthy!
[OnePlus 8 Pro Questions & Answers] dlads:
It's a walk in the park pal..

You'll be fine.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] T.Y.M.SAI:
I bought this phone on 21st October 2017 and today is its 3rd birthday.

Coming to points.......

? PERFORMANCE - SDM625 is a great processor and no hiccups in day to day tasks and my Mi A1 scored 77,799 points in Antutu

? BATTERY- It is a well optimised phone charging my phone to 100% on 7am it can easily last till 4pm with 30-25% battery left. WhatsApp, YouTube, WiFi, location.

? Camera - It's awesome 12+12MP , Optical zoom it captured some very good shots better than Mi A3 ( i own all the Mi A series ) but due to 12MP photo details are less but its pleasing to eyes ?. One thing I don't like is that non availability of camera2api , but anyway we can enable it through CMD. And 5MP selfie camera

? DISPLAY - With 401ppi its great in this range many phone gives HD+ display in 2020, so in terms of display Mi A1 is a par over other phone in 2020

? SPEAKER - DiRac HD sound amplifier is best and can compete with many of 2020 phones rest of them have less bass and volume

? NETWORK - i didn't have any problem it good

? SUPPORT - It already got Android R roms so its good

? DESIGN - It is an all metal design and feels very very premium in hand it fell 5-6 times on concrete in the time span of 3Years but every thing is fine no cracks or Dents

The only 2 things I don't like in this marvelous phone is that

?? Faulty power button

?? Extreme thick bezels
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Artikbot:
1) Agree, it's fast enough.

2) What a lie, the battery was rubbish even when new, let alone now. Besides most have wakelock issues due to poor USB port design.

3) The camera was bad in 2017, it's absolutely bloody horrible nowadays. Your only saving grace is to use GCam if you want to get anything remotely usable.

4) It's nowhere as bright as current gen midranges, not even a comparison. It was respectable in 2017 though.

5) The speaker has always been rubbish, don't know what you're on about. And the earpiece breaks easily leaving you with barely any call volume. Not to mention the software bugs in this department.

6) Fair point, I too think it is decent.

7) Eh... no. Xiaomi always gave this device second class support (as is standard for Xiaomi). Community support doesn't really count if you're reviewing a phone.

8) It's an iPhone 7 plus clone, and it's rather well made so yeah I agree.

As for your negatives, the power button failing on you is probably as a result of you dropping it. Mine works fine. The bezels are part of the design, wouldn't call that a negative, just out of fashion.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] T.Y.M.SAI:
:rolleyes:
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] datasource:
Mine is still alive and kicking as my daily driver. I agree with most of whats been pointed by the OP except that i never had problems with the power button. The camera and battery are still in great shape despite its age. Just had to replace the display after a really bad dive to the ground.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] T.Y.M.SAI:
thanks
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] DetmL:
He's right about faulty power button. Mine failed too under a year. Have to unlock the phone with the fingerprint sensor. Lock with screen timeout or Gravityscreen app
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] samuro625:
Mine is two and half years old

Agree

Not agree. I changed the battery because begin to drain too fast. After a period of adaptation, the new battery it's ok.

Fully agree, but it's neccesary to stay on Android 9 to keep slow mo.

Partially agree, because the slow-mo issue at Android 10-11

Yes, the design it's old compared with the new phones.

But, it's a AWESOME machine! I love it!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] KaaMyA:
I had no problems with battery, what I have to say is I have two Mi A2 devices, the first one is rooted and with DerpFest ROM (Android 10), but tried new Android 11 as well (I won't say so much about that, farther than I'm so glad to see that hardware can support the most of what Android 11 is giving). The second one is untouched and updated.

Is not a lie that original camera software didn't get the best of hardware, but some other areas have the same exact problem. I think Mi A1 wasn't as good in software as device deserved, knowing the hardware it has... I remember all posts reporting problems each time Android was updated. Xiaomi always forgot to add a block to the wall each time they wanted to make the wall higher (Android major version), and was late to fix problems and give correct support... in some cases things were just left a they were (time started to be Mi A1's main enemy). However, clean installs solved some problems, but that's not what a normal user wants to do.

I loved custom ROMs development for this device. We have so many flavors these days, even after we had a hiatus at some point (maintainers had a lack of devices to test, for different reasons), but things started to go well again, thanks to our developers and maintainers. So I didn't feel that I needed to go back to stock. In some cases I can see that things would be better if main firmwares were better.

About the infamous power button, is all that true. I also had to replace that piece after two years, and I'll possibly have to replace it again. Flex is so fragile and continue use breaks it. Have to mention that in my case, is not just the power button what gets damaged, but vol+ as well... Obvious reason? Well, I go many times to Recovery on my rooted device to test things. Vol- works as expected. Stock device is working, ok since I left a fingerprint set, so physical buttons aren't used so much.

About battery, for me this is relative. I can manage battery use in my rooted device with Magisk modules, but this device has far more apps installed than stock one, so, at the end battery usage is almost equal. This was explained at the beginning. I feel Mi A1 needed more love from Xiaomi at software/firmware and support level.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] AsmGuy:
Mine is approaching its 3rd year, and I am still using it daily with 2 SIMs.

Battery is not what used to be, but it lasts more than enough for one whole day and then some.

My power button acts funny, as sometime registers multiple presses and the camera is launched instead of just turning on the screen. But I think that the cover has something to do with that.

After they stopped updating the phone, I changed from 100% stock to Pixel Experience Plus (currently on Android 10).

Everything I need works as intended. No lags or freezes.

And I love GCam. I wish I'd changed before.

The phone has somehow shrunk since I started using it years ago. My previous phone had a 4.5” screen and the MiA1 seemed huge at the time. With the proliferation of 6.5” screens all over the place, my phone looks tiny now.

Overall, I am 100% satisfied with this little phone, and I plan to be using it for several years until it fails.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] JakobSWE:
Third birthday

So my phone is also having it's third birthday and this is my conclusion so far:

+ Solid build quality (better than Redmi range), I probably drop it like once a week.

+ Speaker is good, loud and not too tinny

+ Signal quality is decent

+ Battery is still in good condition, Xiaomi usually has some decent batteries.

+ Lots of custom roms

+ Snapdragon 625 is battery efficient and generally works well

+ Screen has quite good contrast and colors with calibration (really bad on stock)

+ Easy to unlock, and decently easy take apart and service

+ Still looks as new, the display is quite free from scratches and the oleophobic coating still helps a bit

+++ Accidentally dropped it in a bucket of water and it survived this like a champ.

- Xiaomi's roms all suck (except for battery life which is quite good)

- Camera is quite bad (except with gcam which isn't even comparable to stock and takes beautiful pictures)

- Power button sucks, registers double presses since first year (volume buttons are fine so far).

- Headphone sound quality is absolutely horrible with hissing unless the earphones/headphones aren't sensitive or if using an attenuator (I built one for my A1)

- All custom roms I've tried so far have noise cancellation that doesn't work (works perfectly fine on stock).

- Stock rom is not smooth, lots and lots of stutter (not on custom rom)

As a conclusion, this is the best Android phone I've had and it's survived way more than I thought it would.

I'd rather replace the battery than getting a new phone, unless we get something more exciting that Android because Android is too boring, stagnant and Google infected.

7/10
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] pooniaprashant:
100% satisfied with the phone, mine also is 3 years old now. No issues except the faulty power/volume button which I overcome using custom roms with double tap to wake/sleep feature.

Display: Fine

Camera: Okayish

Battery: Decent with good charge time

Software: I use custom roms but even the stock one is very clean

Performance: I play games (PUBG, COD etc) yet the performance has never been an issue thanks to custom roms.

Build Quality: other then the power button issue, the phone is build very solid, had many falls, I even use it without a screen guard and case now, never had a broken screen.

Overall this phone has really served me well, I will upgrade to another good midranger but with my own money, since I currently live with my parent sand don't wanna bother them with my expenses. Flagship phones are not worth it for me, unless I have huge piles of cash with no clue how to spend it.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] T.Y.M.SAI:
Same here flagship are 99% waste of money ? , when a budget phone can handle everything.

For example Redmi Note 8 Pro is better than samsung s20 ultra ???
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Guides, News, & Discussion] no1geek:
after one year mine had a great GPS issues. Used the warranty - they replaced the mainboard. After few months it came back. Good phone but unreliable GPS.