The Official Chinese Phones Thread

Mobius 1 · 27 Dec 2016 at 23:09

I'd flash that fake rom off asap. It could contain anything in it if it isn't the official rom. Malicious software etc.

maj · 27 Dec 2016 at 23:36

Tauren said:
I'd flash that fake rom off asap. It could contain anything in it if it isn't the official rom. Malicious software etc.

That's what I'm hoping to do. Will it be best to factory restore it and then put my own rom on?

Mobius 1 · 27 Dec 2016 at 23:43

I'm not 100 percent sure as I haven't messed about with roms since my htc one S.

I think that's the jist of it though.

heros · 28 Dec 2016 at 01:03

Do the mi5s from topone have fake roms on them?

Mobius 1 · 28 Dec 2016 at 01:12

Unless you receive it xiaomi factory sealed then I'd be checking if it's a fake rom or not.

neocon · 28 Dec 2016 at 17:04

So what now for Mi5 and other Xiaomi users if there is no more Cyanogenmod? What are the alternatives?

BaldJedi · 28 Dec 2016 at 17:39

neocon said:
So what now for Mi5 and other Xiaomi users if there is no more Cyanogenmod? What are the alternatives?

it still going to exist.. just renamed..

http://lineageos.org/

maj · 28 Dec 2016 at 20:38

Posted on Xiaomi forum asking for best way for me to get rid of the fake rom on my mi5. Had plenty of views but not a single reply, sigh. I'd just do it via the update app but I want to know how to get the extra space back. I've installed a few apps and I'm down to less than 19gb left. The fake ROM can't be that big surely? Just don't want to wipe it all and up with a bricked phone.

benparker · 29 Dec 2016 at 00:27

You need to request to unlock the bootloader first. http://en.miui.com/unlock/

silverblack · 29 Dec 2016 at 01:13

maj said:
Posted on Xiaomi forum asking for best way for me to get rid of the fake rom on my mi5. Had plenty of views but not a single reply, sigh. I'd just do it via the update app but I want to know how to get the extra space back. I've installed a few apps and I'm down to less than 19gb left. The fake ROM can't be that big surely? Just don't want to wipe it all and up with a bricked phone.

I had the fake rom on my Mi5S and just updated to the global rom.
Just downloaded the global rom and put it on the phone,then updated using the updater app.No need to apply for unlock.

PicassoPigeon · 29 Dec 2016 at 09:13

hyster said:
While slightly inebriated , I appear to have bought a Doogee Y6 Max

Oh well, it as cheap, how bad can it be

Just shown this one to the wife... Now she's after one! Please let us know how you get on with it when it arrives

maj · 29 Dec 2016 at 11:22

silverblack said:
I had the fake rom on my Mi5S and just updated to the global rom.
Just downloaded the global rom and put it on the phone,then updated using the updater app.No need to apply for unlock.

Thanks will give it a go. Have you noticed something taking up loads of internal storage like mine? I've probably got a GB of apps installed yet I'm down to 19gb out of 32.

silverblack · 29 Dec 2016 at 11:36

maj said:
Thanks will give it a go. Have you noticed something taking up loads of internal storage like mine? I've probably got a GB of apps installed yet I'm down to 19gb out of 32.

The OS will take up a little bit seems ok to me.

PixelChef · 29 Dec 2016 at 12:21

Hello guys, I'm looking at getting a new phone around £150 or less. I've done some research and initially found the Motorola G4 looked ideal for my budget.

However I have just looked into some other options including 'chinese phones' and found Xiaomi phones such as the Redmi Note 3/4 look very good for my budget.

It seems that the Xiaomi Note 3 is more powerful and has a bigger battery than the Moto G4 for around the same price. Do you think I should go with that instead? Also which is better out of the Xiaomi Note 3 and 4 as I've seen conflicting things.

Basically which is the best Xiaomi (as they seem to be the best brand) phone for £150 or less?

Thanks!

maj · 29 Dec 2016 at 16:31

Flashing rom didn't work. Used the updater app and pointed it to the rom I downloaded and it sat at a spinning circle screen for ages. Eventually it restarted but I'm still on the fake rom.

When can things never be easy?

silverblack · 29 Dec 2016 at 18:13

maj said:
Flashing rom didn't work. Used the updater app and pointed it to the rom I downloaded and it sat at a spinning circle screen for ages. Eventually it restarted but I'm still on the fake rom.

When can things never be easy?

That's a pity save having to muck about with that unlock. http://en.miui.com/unlock/

BTW no matter what i put in the "please input name" box nothing worked.
In the end i googled it and and it's simple as using "name" (without quotes).

maj · 29 Dec 2016 at 21:58

Requested an unlock and will see what happens. Thanks for the help so far.

benparker · 29 Dec 2016 at 22:35

silverblack said:
I had the fake rom on my Mi5S and just updated to the global rom.
Just downloaded the global rom and put it on the phone,then updated using the updater app.No need to apply for unlock.

Then you're restricting yourself to global ROM only. No miui EU ROM nor cm and other future custom ROMs

silverblack · 30 Dec 2016 at 00:02

benparker said:
Then you're restricting yourself to global ROM only. No miui EU ROM nor cm and other future custom ROMs

No interest in other roms.

maj · 30 Dec 2016 at 00:54

I just want a rom that isn't a fake china one!

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