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[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Shawnki91:
Android Wear OS/Galaxy Watch: After rooting and installing Global ROM-ify Magisk module cited by @AndroPlus in Post #5, I was able to set up both my Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 classic with no issues. Notifications flow in, and connection is nice and stable. Prior to rooting, I would get the message that said that Android Wear was not supported in my region (due to the region flag for Chinese ROM). All features are working including logging in to Samsung Account etc. Just be sure to unrestrict battery optimization for both the Galaxy Wearable App AND the respective plugin for your watch.

Sorry to post fragmented information in a single forum, but until we get a dedicated forum for Mi Mix Fold 2 (which as mentioned earlier does not look like it is happening), this is the best we have to work with.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Shawnki91:
VoLTE: I can confirm that the method described on this thread here works for enabling VoLTE. As a disclaimer, I am on the ROGERS network in Canada in a 5G dense area (i.e. it is not difficult to catch the 5G signal). I have not been able to use VoLTE thus far. After rooting and installing the linked Magisk module, VoLTE turned on automatically. No guarantees where it will work, but just sharing the experience for those who may be interested in VoLTE such as @frcraig etc.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Glesi2323:
Does everyone get data dropping from 5g down to LTE+ down to LTE? Im on TMobile in the US in the bay area and my phone will connect to 5g on boot then quickly transfer to LTE. If I use dialer to force NR only, it will go to 5g but that setting resets itself often and will resort back to LTE. Anyone have a fix? 5G is available in my area
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I finally got rooted tonight after being able to unlock. I keep googling and searching where can i get this module at?

Global ROM-ify Magisk module

also, any other modules people can recommend? back in the day when I last used magisk you could pick modules right in the app you wanted to install and now it seems everything has changed
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] ThatsJustLogic:
I'm wondering if anyone has solutions to these issues:

Split gboard only activating in "landscape" in "portrait" it stays as a standard mobile keyboard

Split apps is just broken tbf, when they are split horizontally they display like mobile apps but when split vertically they display like tablet apps which is the opposite of how it should be.

It seems like there is some issue where the phone being vertical makes it register as a phone rather than a tablet or foldable like it should and then opposite way when it is horizontal it sort of forces tablet mode in some apps as you can see in the attached screenshots showing horizontal/vertical app splitting. The Reddit app displaying these issues is infinity for anyone curious but I have noticed the behaviour on others.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] ThatsJustLogic:
The globalify module was made by androplus and you can find it here: https://github.com/AndroPlus-org/magisk-module-miui-cn2global

As for other magisk modules you will probably want to check out FMM which you can find here:https://github.com/Fox2Code/FoxMagiskModuleManager

Its basically an enhanced version of the magisk module repo before it was removed
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
ok, thanks.

can you recommend any modules to modify miui? i am looking through fox but not sure what to try
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] ThatsJustLogic:
This is all I have. There are quite a lot of MIUI customisation modules for LSposed but I haven't seen more than a handful on magisk so I would recommend checking there and getting a custoMIUIzer fork that works with miui13.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
Regarding OTA updates , if phone is rooted and Android Auto is installed , what happens to AA if an firmware update is available , is it possible to update OTA and keep AA and root ?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I keep reading but how do we go about hiding the LSposed app from being recognized by banking apps, etc that don't allow root? xposed is easy, but now they are saying I have LSposed installed and I see no way to hide
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] gfreek:
Finally got my hands on a Mix Fold 2! :)

Good lord Xiaomi MiUi is the most convoluted bloated OEM UI SKIN I've come across! It's a mind field to get the western apps notifications, default status etc... working but in the end got them all working as normal, no problem, no rooting needed either. :)

Uninstalled pretty much all of the Chinese bloatware apps, only handful system apps remain as they can be uninstalled.

One needs a lot of patience and perseverance to get these Chinese only phones working close to normal as a western phone!!

Anyhow for me it was worth it, really impressed, the hardware wise in IMHO is on another level to Galaxy Z Fold 4, crease is subtle and actually I think the inner screen with AR is better than Samsungs, this what the Fold 4 should have looked like!

I've owned both Galaxy Z Fold 2 and 3 and yes software wise Samsung is way ahead of the pack but I would take the Xiaomi Fold 2 any day of the week granted it has no IP rating, Flex mode and no camera on the inner screen none of which of bother save for the software experience!

Bottomline Software aside from my perspective Xiaomi Fold 2 is currently the best Fold phone to date! Hopefully Samsung takes design cue from Mix Fold 2 for next years Galaxy Z Fold 5.

Tip, if you have Youtube Vanced installed then you can zoom video and fill up the entire inner screen.:)
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I've learned that if you have MIUI optimizations disabled in developer settings that the chinese keyboard shows with every reboot.

i'm not sure if there is any way to get around this - I haven't found one. there should be a magisk module to prevent it but I haven't found one.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] gfreek:
I was a long time user of Nova until I switched to Galaxy Fold 2 that it wasn't compatible with Fold devices so had to get used to using Samsung's default launcher.

Yes Nova works on this however it breaks the gesture navigation which I like granted there is a workaround by using 3rd party gesture control provided adb permission is given for it to work properly, which haven't got around to doing it for this. I'll probably do this later in the meantime I have setup the MIUI default launcher to my liking after a lot of tinkering in the settings so for now I'm ok with it.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] gfreek:
Error double post!
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Shawnki91:
I am not an expert however I have installed LSposed with Magisk 25, but the Zygisk method and not Riru. I read somewhere that may make a difference. I still pass Safetynet with Zygisk method.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I have no idea at this point. I used Zygisk method as well I believe and in magisk can choose what apps to hide, but the problem is any banking apps don't discover magisk they discover that Lposed is installed. I don't know how to hide this. i'm not even worried about safetynet yet I just need to find a way to hide this.

my god i'm about at the end of my rope for what I've had to deal with and try to learn with this Fold 2. probably just should have stayed with Samsung. hardware is amazing but the BS you have to deal with to get this phone to actually work is on another level and so much worse than even a few years ago on MIUI
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] carrieta17:
why install lposed?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
it's the only way you can use CustoMIUIzer13 module. maybe there is another way to do it, but i'm unaware of it.

thinking about it....the only thing I'm using that module for though is to hide the notification bar all the time. i'm sure there are other ways I could do that and get rid of this. is there an xposed module to hide the nav bar

EDIT - yep found one. I wish there was a way to hide status bar too but nothing seems to work on that anymore.

anyways, got rid of lsposed and seem to be able to pass now
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
Has anyone tried pixelfy magisk module for Mi Mix Fold 2?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] carrieta17:
how did you remove the module ? I want to try but I have company portal for work and want to make sure I could remove in case it causes issues
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
just uncheck it in magisk and uninstall. then you can uninstall the APK file too
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dooley19:
What method did you use to root?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] carrieta17:
I have a hate love relationship with Chinese phones.. I think foldable are the future.. I have had the Huawei Mate X, XS the Mate 2, Oppo, Vivo.. all of them have trade offs that you have to live with, specially with power management. With the Xiaomi at least rooted I have gotten close to perfection. There are still issues for sure but its the price you pay when using a phone not meant for the USA.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
In the event there is an update , can I use OTA and installed to the inactive slot and have Magisk app install Magisk onto updated partitions?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I had done everything in every guide I could find and was still unable to get gmail notifications once the phone started sleeping

FINALLY today I fixed it with an app called DozeOff from the Fdroid appstore. You need root of course but it fixes the sleeping app notification problem for me

the last thing I'd really like to do to make this phone perfect is hide the status bar to make to truly fullscreen - but there seems to be no way to do it that I can find anywhere. All the old ways don't work
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Shawnki91:
I used the Magisk boot.img patch method. There is a description by @AndroPlus on p.1. Make sure you download stock ROM as well as you will need the boot.img file AND the vbmeta.img file. Then just follow the instructions by Topjohnwu on the Magisk website very carefully. Whole process took about 3 minutes once I downloaded everything and set up my environment.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
I rooted by patching the boot.img with Magisk as per Topjohnwu's instructions, but because he said flashing the modified vbmetal.img file was 'optional', I didn't bother with that and my device's seamless, undetectable root has worked fine with just the patched boot.img. All modules I've tried in Magisk work fine and I can use all my banking apps.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dannyboychops:
Hi everyone.

I purchased my mi Fold 2 several weeks ago but I was not liking the CN Rom. I missed google framework services too much.

At one stage, I was considering eBaying it. However, I came across this thread and thought I'd give it another chance.

After several attempts and research, I managed to get the bootloader unlocked, then full root and just recently got Android Auto to work 100% (even wireless AA wire the Motorola MA1). I'm so happy and over the moon now.

I plan to keep the Fold 2 as my daily driver for a while now and that is all thanks to the senior posters on this thread. I also wanted to thank all the posters for asking the questions beforehand to get the solutions that helped me get to where I am right now.

Now I got to find how to have Google Wallet work with my bank card.

Any ideas?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
Google Shamiko and banking apps , you should get a video or website link to assist you
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dooley19:
Thanks I appreciate it. I have to wait about 40 more hours to unlock the bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
Has anyone tried the Google Camera2API with this phone.

I was wondering if it makes a difference
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
I used the Universal Safetynet Fix Magisk Module and within the Magisk Manager app, under Zygisk, I checked 'hide' for Google Play Store, Google Play Services, Google Wallet, and each of my banking apps. They all work fine as a result.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
Hello Androplus,

Quick question , after installing Android Auto with your module and instructions , if I uninstall magisk , will Android Auto be available after ?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
is there any way to get OK Google detection working? has to be some way as its just greyed out
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
I'm surprised no one has written a Magisk module to enable it.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
me too

I wonder if we used magisk props config to change what are device is registered as if it would work then. it has been so long but I think I remember doing this to get it working on the original mi mix and mi mix 2
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] cloud1:
Does the next OTA wipe out all the workarounds to get Android Auto, Google Pay, Safetynet working?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
I think you can use OTA and preserve Magisk but not sure about the other stuff like AA. This forum is pretty useless in opinion , all the information is fragmented and all over the place
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
Stock Mail App question:

I thought I was OK using Outlook as a replacement email app as I do get notifications with it, but today I had my Vivo X Fold and my Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 both turned on at the same time my Vivo kept dinging with email notifications and the Xiaomi wasn't. If I opened Outlook on the Xiaomi the emails were there, I just hadn't received the push notification. I did some experimenting and realized that there is no rhyme nor reason to when I get push notifications using Outlook on the Xiaomi. Sometimes they are almost instant, other times they take twenty minutes, sometimes there never is any notification. So I thought I would try the stock Mail app. After some tests I've found it does get instant push notifications and floating windows, but it has an odd behaviour - when I delete emails they are gone until I close the app and reopen it, and then they are there again as if I hadn't deleted them. I have only two email accounts set up with the stock Mail app, one a gmail account and the other an Office365 account. I'm getting the same behaviour on both accounts. I spent half an hour deleting old emails and they cleared from the "combined inbox", only to have them all reappear when I exited and restarted the app. Has anyone else experienced this or found a decent replacement email app that actually receives push notifications?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] carrieta17:
Why dont you contribute and write an orderly how to guide ? XDA has not allowed a true “forum” for this phone to be created. There is no where else you will find the info here. Just search and you shall find.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
please write to XDA and tell them we need a fold 2 forum. I did and they said they won't start one until they see more people wanting it and more posts about the fold. how this makes any sense I have no idea considering they have a forum for pretty every single Xiaomi phone and they did at least 4 articles/videos about the fold 2.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
i struggled with gmail forever not getting notifications when the screen was off and fixed it by rooting the phone, using the sytemizer magisk module to make gmail a system app, and installing the app dozeoff from f-droid. i thought for sure making gmail a system app alone would fix it, but it didn't. i never got notifications with the phone sleeping till i installed dozeoff. you likely don't need to make gmail a system app.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I have the Global ROM-ify Magisk module from @AndroPlus installed as well but I'm not sure it is working anymore. its definitely installed in magisk and I originally remember all the Chinese being translated at the bottom of many settings menus but nothing is translated for me anymore.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] AndroPlus:
Please check language settings and see if there's 10+ languages.

If there's only English, Chinese and Arabic, it's not working.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] AndroPlus:
I created separate thread for my Magisk modules.

Also added module to enable Google Assistant.

https://xdaforums.com/t/mix-fold-2-...ations-google-assistant-android-auto.4494733/
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
Hello Androplus ,thank you for the clarification on OTA and modules installed when applying updates . How do I donate ?
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] AndroPlus:
Thanks, the link is here:

Donate via PayPal

Donate via GitHub Sponsors
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
I donated this morning , I hope you receive it ,

Thank you for all the contributions to the Mi Mix Fold 2
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
Thank you for your work on the Mix Fold 2. I've sent a PayPal contribution to show my appreciation.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] gfreek:
Still not rooted , Outlook on mine is ok most of the times just every now and then there is delay in notification however Gmail is working 100% no delays what so ever.

Wondering to try the below tip that was posted here in xda, has anyone tried this here?

Fix Xiaomi Notification Delay:

It work only on MIUI rom.

Method through ADB.

1) Install ADB, there are tons of packages out there

2) connect USB on phone and give permission to your computer access the phone

3) Type

Code:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.miui.notification
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
@AndroPlus

If I use this method posted by another user , will AA be removed if Magisk is uninstalled ?

The idea is to make android auto an system app with privilege. You will need the following:

- Magisk

- Busybox for Android NDK (Magisk Module)

- App Systemizer (Terminal Emulator) (Magisk Module)

- Apk for Android Auto ap

After installing the two modules in Magisk, run the systemizer as 'SU'. Select "3 - Systemize given apk", then type in full path of your downloaded android auto apk. Under "where to install", select "2 /system/priv-app". After restart, it likely will work if you are in the same situation as mine.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Shawnki91:
I could not Gmail to work properly on the Mix Fold 2, but had better experience with the Vivo X Fold and Oppo Find N. However, I started using an email app called "Edison" for Gmail and it has been a far better experience for Gmail. For those having issues with Gmail notifications, it is worthwhile to give Edison a try!
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] johnnobts:
Any good alternative launchers? I was using Microsoft but switched to yandex.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] dee163:
At the moment , no

Most launchers do not support dual home screen layouts. Total launcher supports it but it has a very high learning curve
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
Brilliant! Thank you for your suggestion. Edison mail is working perfectly. All push notifications for all of my email accounts come in instantly, even on the lock screen.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
I struggled with gmail for like 2 weeks before I fixed it. if you need gmail like I do if you do what I said last page it will work. other apps work better, but I am too used to gmail to swich
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] AndroPlus:
App Systemizer is also Magisk module, so uninstalling Magisk will cause it to lose its effectiveness.

You can use Android Auto if you remount /product as rw and modify it in the same way as the module, but it breaks dm-verity and cause bootloop if failed to mod.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] OrionBG:
And now there is a home for the Mix Fold 2 here in the forums :)

Just had to ask the right people...
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
awesome I knew it made zero sense to not have one when I wrote the general contact email and they kept insisting we needed more posts
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] gfreek:
This is just a quick user summery for those thinking of importing Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 over to UK. I’ve had mine for just over a week now and I’m happy with it so far pretty much all working and I’m using it on EE network.

Push notifications has been a challenge as there is several settings (detailed below) that needs to be done in order get the notification working fully for your desired apps that being said as some pointed out here even after applying these settings some apps still not getting notifications immediately. Lucky for me these settings are working so no need to root the phone.

Having used Galaxy Z Fold 2/3 for last couple years hardware wise I think Mix Fold 2 is superior, it feels better in the hand just like using a normal phone, most everyday task can be done on the cover screen while the inner screen is great for multi-tasking, media consumption and web browsing etc…

However, software wise the Samsung One UI Fold 2/3 & 4 is far more polished than Xiaomi MIU, so if software is of paramount to you and bearing mind Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 is not IP rated and does not have true Flex mode then I would recommend sticking with Galaxy Z Fold 3/4.

For me I’m ok to compromise a little on the software side just to have a better hardware experience on Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 especially the in hand feeling and IP rating doesn’t bother me as I had the Galaxy Fold 2 had no issues and never used Flex mode.

Settings I enabled:

STEP 1:

Go to Settings

Scroll down to the Apps sub-menu.

Select Permissions.

Tap Autostart.

Choose the apps that you want push notifications.

Toggle the slider to ensure the apps always start automatically in the background.

STEP 2:

Go to Settings

Select Battery

Tap the Setting/Cog Top Right corner

Under Lock Screen Settings - Turn off mobile data when device is locked set to Never

Under Lock Screen Settings – Clear Cache when device is locked set to Never

STEP 3:

Go to Settings

Select Battery

Tap the Setting/Cog Top Right corner

Scroll down to App Battery Saver

Select the App that you want push notifications.

Choose No restrictions.

STEP 4:

Go to Settings

Select Battery

Tap the Setting/Cog Top Right corner

Scroll down to Scenarios

Disable Sleep mode

STEP 5:

Launch Security app

Select Battery

Tap the Setting/Cog Top Right corner

Scroll down to Boost speed

Select Lock Apps

Select the App that you want and toggle slider to Lock app in the background

​

Pros​

Incredibly thin light premium build.

Large cover/inner folding screen than competition

Zero gap fold mechanism

Leica Camera OK for most shots

+ Softer crease less visible inner screen with AR

+ IR blaster nice to have

Cons​

Software not polished as competition

No flex mode

No IP Rating

Aggressive Battery Management

China Only No Global Release
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
Great summary. Thank you.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] frcraig:
Yes, Google Messages became my default text messaging app for SMS and MMS when I uninstalled com.android.mms.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
this is a solid write up. this article provides a good guide to battery/notifications as well

Fix Notifications on MIUI: Easy way to solve the annoying problem! - Xiaomiui.Net

If you are using MIUI China version, you may have noticed that some application notifications are not coming. There are ways to fix notifications. Due to the

xiaomiui.net

add the DozeOff add from F-droid store as well and that really helps.

unlocking/rooting/magisk modules can solve nearly every problem though. when you can unlock and root always choose the best hardware. I will not go back to Samsung anytime soon if they can't beat this hardware.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] Shawnki91:
Keyboard: It has been mentioned before that GBoard does not allow you to use split keyboard unless you turn the device to landscape. In portrait on the main screen, the keyboard is in tablet UI, and comically huge to use. Do we have any good suggestions for a solid keyboard for this device or a magisk module or something to properly scale Gboard. On the Vivo X Fold and the Z Fold 4, the keyboard displays the appropriate scale in portrait.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
yep, this is definitely a huge annoyance that I hope someone like @AndroPlus can fix. there is a module for one of the new xposed branches called App Settings Reborn that I think might work as you can modify the display size of each app with it. I got rid of Lposed though but someone who has it might want to try that.
[Xiaomi Mix Fold 2] knives of ice:
what launchers have you found work well with the fold? I've used Nova for so many years I'm still using it - but might be willing to try something else.

Also, is there any way to prevent miui from zooming in custom wallpapers on the inner folding screen so much?