yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] IAmDeadlylxrd:
" #DroidOnTime "

ROM Version: 5.2.1

Device: olive

Maintainer: deadlylxrd

Build Status: OFFICIAL

* Your warranty is now void.
* We are not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone by installing any custom ROMs and/or kernels.
* You do it at your own risk and take the responsibility upon yourself and you are not to blame us or XDA and its respected developers.

"This is a user-friendly thread, all your suggestions are important to us and will be taken into consideration.."

dotOS is an Android ROM that focuses on performance, stability, and User Experience. We focus on making our rom look and feel great without struggling on Performance and Battery! So that one can get the most out of your device.....

CLEAN FLASH/First Time Installation :

Download the latest build (Both Vanilla [Non-gapps] and Gapps builds are available)

First Make sure recovery is installed. (TWRP recovery works fine as of now)

Reboot to recovery

Make nandroid backup (Not Necessary, but just in case if you lost somewhere)

Format data -> Yes

Reboot to recovery

Wipe Data, dalvik cache, cache, system, vendor, internal storage

Reboot to recovery

Install ROM

Install Magisk if needed

Reboot to system

DIRTY FLASH :

Download the latest build

Reboot to recovery

Flash the latest build

Wipe Cache and Dalvik cache

If you used Magisk and/or a custom kernel, reinstall them

Reboot to system

Note: GApps only has to be flashed once whereas Magisk/Su is to be flashed every time you Dirty Flash the OTA Update.

Website - https://www.droidontime.com/devices

Complete Changelogs: https://changelogs.droidontime.com/

AOSP

Lineage OS

Pixel Experience

Dirty Unicorns

And all other open-source Devs/Teams.

Mohan CM - Founder/Core Developer

Iacob Ionut - UI, UX Developer/ Core Developer

Sipun Kumar - Developer/Maintainer

Special thanks:

Manish Bajpai - Web Developer

Important Links

If you liked our Project, please consider supporting us. - Donate - https://www.paypal.me/MOHANCM

dot OS source

dotOS-Device Sources

Telegram Group

Telegram Channel

Website

Downloads page

REPORTING BUGS !

As soon as the problem occurs, take a LOGCAT!

for more READ THIS

and do not forget to send it to us 😜

​

Contributors:

@deadlylxrd, @me_cafebabe

Source Code: https://github.com/DotOS

Kernel Source: - https://github.com/xiaomi-sdm439-devs/android_kernel_xiaomi_sdm439

ROM OS Version: 11.x Android R

Version Information

Status: STABLE

Current Stable Version: v5.2.1

Stable Release Date: 23-11-2021
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] felixntny:
Can you please mension the download link?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] IAmDeadlylxrd:
LINK (MEGA.NZ)
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
wow.nice..,i really wait.this rom., is there any chances that this rom will become OFFICIAL ROM just like crdroid.rom?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] felixntny:
Thank you
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] felixntny:
Do we need to install gapps separately?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] IAmDeadlylxrd:
yes, vanilla build
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ahmetakif616:
screenshots ? Pls
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
i install the rom and its very flawlessly stable ., its very unique rom .,its.looks like miui12 .,but i notice that there is.something missing.apps., camera app.,browser and dot os music app., and the screenshot is.not.working.at all., i hope it will be fix soon.,tnx devs for this amazing.rom
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
what do u mean vanilla build.gapps?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
vanilla build means no gapps are preinstalled
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
i,ve tried.nickgapss for android 11 but i ended up in fastboot mode., and i lose twrp recovery so i need to install twrp again to reflash stock rom.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
if you are stuck in fastbook, thats a bad sign. flashing stock rom is usually done with fastboot. you should probably do a full fastboot flash just to be safe.

i havent tried dotos yet, but both bitgapps and flamegapps work on OPs crdroid. hopefully youll be lucky after the flash (if you want to try again)
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
im using twrp recovery to reflash stock rom again., thanks GOD .,my phone relive again., its so very risky in anyone who tried to install any custom rom., can you give me a reason why after installing this rom .i ended up in fasboot mode? ive try the procedure but same error happens many times.,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
hows the battery back up in crdroid?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
if you followed the OP correctly, the most common issue is a corrupted zip. did you try checking the hash before flashing?

dont know what battery backup means, is it battery usage? if so, i only use my phones for communication, and ive only installed this for 3Ds. i usually get +4Ds when using xiaomi.eu OS 9.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] MMStheHoly:
Use nikgapps basic. Its working good. Camera app is missing because of flame gapps.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
is making.a.call works.on this.rom?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] letouvetpierre:
Hi !

On my Redmi 8, this rom is not working. At first, it was bootlooping, and then it is in FASTBOOT mode. Could you send us a IMG file please, bcz I think it'll be more secure than flashing a zip file...

Thanks a lot !

UPDATE : It's working
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Raynoval:
Recovery

Format

To recovery

Farmat data cache vendor system

Flash rom

Done
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
im just wait to this ROM become.official., im really wish it.devs.,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Godot11:
I have the exact same problem, and the above didn't help. This is the first time I install a custom ROM, so I maybe skipped a few steps? I installed TWRP from the official site, and also a custom vbmeta as per this comment (with fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img), then I followed the above. I only flashed DotOS, nothing else. After it I am in a bootloop, until recovery loads again. Any help?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
you have to format data after you install the rom
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
format data after installing rom sir but i think it needed gapps though .,if that wont.work .wait for official version., im just waiting till now .developer fixing some.bugs.and error on this rom
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
i havent flashed the vbmeta, and ive successfully installed crdroid twice on my phone and once in a friends phone. i honestly dont know if the vbmeta is required. FTR crdroid is ported by the same dev. ive also tried all of zarcos LOS ROMs and they worked. just make sure you read the install guide and not try following random tips. they are ALL required, most other threads follow the same guide
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
format does not mean wipe, follow the install guide

> format data

> reboot recovery

> wipe data dalvik cache system vendor internal

> reboot recovery

> install rom

before modding this phone, ive modded a ton others, and GAPPs is never required

i havent tried installing this yet, but most install guides for modern OSs are the same
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
without gapps you cant use this rom in fully funnctional. this rom has no camera.and browser ., ive tried this last month but it has a lot of bugs
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] letouvetpierre:
Hey!

In fact, I discovered that we have to install the Permissiver V5 to launch the rom.... I'm not in my house, but this package should be in the "guides" section of this Redmi 8's forum.

Hope you'll be lucky,

Pierre
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
thats weird, on the crdroid thread you also said that. im still on the 07-05 build. are you sure the ROM is missing those apps? no one else has reported missing browser|camera|music?

i do hope devs were more active here. i dont think ive seen them chat with the users much on here. they usually like chatting on their telegrap/whatsapp. forums are a much better place for important discussions like these. thats also why i didnt use the earlier ROMs on here...

permissiver was required for GSI, this is a full custom for our phones. none of the ROM threads mention needing to install it. did @mrjoker18 have it installed too?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
yeah i install the latest crdroid with flamegapps., but suddenly there is no camera browser.and music app too.,butmost of.all its very stable rom for.me., but for me the three apps are very important to me . i hope someone.make.a. GAPPS BUILD rom so we dont.need.to flash gapps.at all
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
i might try it later on since im pretty curious, unless someone else can also confirm whether there are some missing base packages.

what other ROMs have you tried from here? curious to see how youd compare them because ive only tried crdroid and LOS from years ago...
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Godot11:
@mrjoker18 @fonzacus Thanks for the tips! I don't know if it was because this time I explicitly wiped data, or because I also flashed Permissiver V5, or just did something else differently, but I made it work.

It's a cool ROM, I only wish it had a bit more functions that I miss from MIUI. Dual apps, split screen, switch to previous app with long swipe gesture...

Also, for me it seems that GPS just doesn't work at all. Is it just me, did I miss something?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
wait for official version ., they will release it when.bugs and.error are fixed.,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Godot11:
Sure, this was more of a bug report combined with a sanity check on myself.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] felixntny:
All are working for me.. excellent one :)
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] IAmDeadlylxrd:
OFFICIAL update to version 5.1.3 will be released soon. Stay here: CLICK

NOTE: ROM will only be released for olive.

olivelite and olivewood (aka Redmi 8A and 8A dual) NOT supported! They have their own builds and their maintainer: CLICK
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
I think it takes much time to release it because 5.1.2 released just a few days ago.,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] IAmDeadlylxrd:
dotOS has been officially released! Download the official releases at https://www.droidontime.com/olive and enjoy!

P.S: for some, the fingerprint scanner may not work (very few devices). Solution - https://t.me/redmi8gsi/24346 (Telegram link). I will try to fix this bug in next release
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] abendigno1991:
On my case .i didnt face any bugs like no fp .,all are working smoothly.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] yandra_:
what about camera ? photo/video ? do we still need to install 3rd-party like mod google camera ?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] abendigno1991:
T

Nope. No need in my case but if you. want.you can try Other camera app.,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] sieger007:
does VoLTE work ? any BT headset issues. Some ROM wont render audio BT output to headset even when connected
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] pdqgript4:
Random screen freeze and ghost touch. I think it is software issue not hardware because everything was ok when i check. Hope there was update. Please make update available via ota system update.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ahmetakif616:
Does this rom have always-on display?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] MMStheHoly:
Always on display only available for AMOLED and OLED displays.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ahmetakif616:
but crdroid for redmi 8 has always on display, why not in this?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
Redmi 8 has ips display bro .,its not compatible .,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] ahmetakif616:
yes i know, but i'm disappointed that it is on crdroid and not on this
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrjoker18:
Aod on latest crdroid has been removed too
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrReaper18:
I NOTICE THAT THE CHARGING IS VERY SLOW ., IT TOOK SOMETIMES 4 HRS - 5 HRS TO GET FULL CHARGE COMPARED TO OFFICIAL MIUI , IT TOOK 2 HRS ONLY TO GET FULL CHARGE
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
crdroid 8-11 925mb still has aod (and works). i dont understand the trend too.

wild guess, did you install a big gapps package?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrReaper18:
nope im using gapps build ,
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
ah, lets see some logs, they should be able to provide clues. usually on here those that complain about batteries tend to use a big gapps package, sorry
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Arxade:
This rom has connectivity problems, sometimes it does not detect the signal or the calls do not arrive.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Arxade:
It is not good, it will end the battery in less than 2 hours, the ips screens not having a real black consume more.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Vanhuy0568:
Yes
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Xeeon2:
fingerprint not registering what should I do? I went to telegram channel and

found nothing
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
id honestly suggest not to use dotos. 5.2 was silently released, but (IIRC) there were more bugs.

the link shouldve lead to deadlylxrd
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Xeeon2:
so what CUSTOM ROM you recommend using this phone as a daily driver
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
id recommend crdroid as its got an active subforum presence here, if you join tg groups you could see others.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] IAmDeadlylxrd:
DotOS 5.2 released! Download from official website
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Dilip 06:
App drawer glitches sometimes like background wallpaper visible in boxes while scrolling and screencast does not work and also screenshot becomes Burley other than this rom work smoothly app drawer glitches happened sometimes only so please fix it in updates
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Dilip 06:
This lag happens while scrolling please fix this bug with update and it's screen cast doesn't work.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Dilip 06:
Wallpaper visible glitches
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Kunwarsingh6688:
Instagram crashing tried gbinsta and older version tooo..... but nothing working by the way instagram lite works fine! please fix it
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Dilip 06:
Yes what to do now
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
visual artifacts are visible in most roms (vga isnt very optimized). try setting things on lower visual qualities (like blurs, transparencies etc)

if normal instagram (incl lite) works just fine, its that app in question
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Kunwarsingh6688:
when i set a new wallpaper it makes it blurry ...... some apps aren't working like instagram, Snapseed, Netflix etc... please resolve it.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] nikiniki2005:
my phone worked fine and after one reboot it started to think that there is a front camera on this circle and there is a big black dot. this is not a problem with the display, checked in fox recovery. what do you advise to do?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] johndaog:
I need to inform

that when following instructions and advance wiping all partitions

after installing latest TWRP

Olive goes into a bootloop in fastboot screen

What am i doing wrong?

I have MiFlashed MIUI ROM now 3 times to revive device
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fonzacus:
if the device revives after flashing miui roms, im guessing its the archive thats bad (maybe corrupted)

im also using twrp 3.6 and it all works just fine
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] sanya01:
The phone freezes for a while when I open app info. Is there a fix for this?
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] domface:
Hello. I was wondering if anyone could help me with some information. I've had the Olive ROM installed on my Redmi 8 for quite a while and generally everything is going very well. For the last two months however my phone has attempted to push an update on 4g that has immediately used up all of my limited data. I'm reluctant to install the update because I (perhaps mistakenly) assume it is Google trying to push a Pixel update as that's what my phone now seems to think it is and that since it's actually a Redmi 8 it would actually brick my phone.

Would anyone be able to tell me how I can block the update or whether it's actually safe to install?

Thank you so much for any help and the amazing work this community does.
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] 0x1ar:
every time i click the volume up button i got a black screen and i have to do a format to fix that
[Xiaomi Redmi 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] 0x1ar:
if you are using the stock olive rom, you cant do anything with that
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Blackwe3l:
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* We're not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this recovery
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
*
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Device tree:

GitHub - logotoy/SHRP_RMX2040

Contribute to logotoy/SHRP_RMX2040 development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Maintainer: logotoy73@4pda.ru
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Joesh.lucas:
Does this work for any version that rmx 2040 is in? (I meant the build number)
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Realyou:
Does this work on updated realme 6i rmx2040?
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] dalelad:
Hi Guys, anyone have the stock recovery.img? this works but there is still no rom available for install so for now I want to go back to stock
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Parag@#:
Haven't you

Have you tried any gsi rom
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Parag@#:
I installed shrp recovery on my device with the recovery IMG

Now on some video tutorials I see that they flash an shrp zip file . Now do I have do it. If I have to where I can download this version (rmx2040) zip file?
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Shahid14311:
Did you find stock recovery img
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] dalelad:
no luck bro
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Ziandra.:
Hi bro. Does it work on rmx 2040 a.47?
[Realme 6i ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Devel] Dhrubadey50@:
does it support treble and decryption ?
[XV6700, PPC-6700 General] rockjr:
I thought i may upgrade to the diamond pro for verizon when it comes up but since their stupid asses are basically downgrading to the phone i have i was wondering if someone has created a 6.1 version for my phone yet
[Realme 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Mehedi Hassan 09:
In order to get access to the realme UI 2.0(based on android 11) early access, log in into realme account is must... But me along with all these people failed to find log in option in the settings manu. could anyone guide us please. I am currently using realme 5 pro, stock Os, stock recovery, no root, no bootloader unlocked. And don't intend to do em either.

I tried reset all settings, downloaded realme store app, realme link app and loged into those but none of em worked, although I am pretty sure factory reset can solve the problem. Since Factory reset will cause casualties so I am looking for any method other than that.

And thanks in advance for your reply.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] annson08:
Coming from the Galaxy Note 10+, I decided to upgrade to S21 Ultra since it supports s pen. And while I'm a power s pen user, I didn't mind the removal of a few s pen features. What I actually did mind is the fact that they removed the micro sd card slot. I was rocking a 400GB micro sd on my old phone but now I don't know what to do with it. I'm also worried that I might fill up the internal 256GB soon as it had happened to me before, it's why I bought the sd card on my Note 10+ in the first place.

Share what you did with your old micro sd cards and maybe I can find a solution with my small ordeal.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lywyn:
I haven't used an SD card in a phone for 5 years now. I also have not lost a single photo or file due to cloud backups being so efficient.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] peterko64:
Easy.. Get USB C MicroSD card reader and plug your old card in. Back up photos when needed..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] varcor:
Send it to Samsung, tell them you want to be reimbursed.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] KingFatty:
I'm using mine in a dashcam for my car. Over time, the microsd cards can wear out, so it's good to keep feeding the dashcam...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Kawaisa:
Threw it in my Tab S7+
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lywyn:
Moaning about in peoples threads is not going to suddenly make Samsung support SD cards. Got a problem with your phone purchase then go argue with a mirror as that's your fault, plenty of phones that due support them.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] varcor:
Nope, won't be trading a horse for a donkey. It cost me an extra $400 to aquire a device with the amount of storage I need because greedy Sammy pulled the plug on MicroSD with their flagship smartphone. For that amount I'm entitled to moan as much as I like!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Sonin66:
Put it in my backup s8+. I'm really hoping they come back with microSD support cause like you, I bought a 400gb card. And it's actually nice to have the option of backing up my pictures to card and uploading them through cloud
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] lywyn:
You bought an expensive phone that doesn't do what you want it to do. The only thing you're "entitled to moan about" is your bad decision making. Like someone moaning the car they bought does not have 2 wheels because they wanted a motorbike 🤦‍♂️
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] varcor:
That's your opinion which means nothing to me. I made the right decision, Samsung is the one who blew chunks lowering internal storage capacity and dropping external storage. Most users feel the same, if you don't agree who cares?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] inpression:
Had a 256GB card almost full on my S8 and it's still sitting around.

Don't really care about photos or videos since I can cloud store whatever, but I like to have my music on the phone to listen on the go through a DAC.

Down to 170GB free at the moment on the 512GB phone, but I could probably clean up around 5GB.