Not sure where to post this so I’ll put it here.
I had some problems with data at first but at the end of the day It was well worth it 👍
My phone’s battery and performance are just as mediocre as before, but at least the phone is way more usable now and it supports apps that couldn’t be installed before (such as Jerboa, my phone had Android 7.1.1 💀).
My phone cost me I think like 200€ back in 2018 and while the battery has certainly degraded, it was originally really big so I don’t feel the need to get a new phone, especially now that I put Android 13 in it.
gah, the text contrast 💀
custom ROMs are very useful for keeping phones usable, I use LineageOS for every Android device I can
My phone (AOSP based) keeps making the custhom theme very low saturation and bright Agh. I fixed it with some adb command but it broke again. I kinda wanna try installing but I bricked my last phone not that long ago and this phone is still on warranty :(
I’ve tinkered with custom ROMs once before, I was afraid of bricking my phone every step of the process lol. Did you follow any guides or documentations to install PE ? Also, loved your icon theme.
If I remember correctly I followed the official PE guide, and yeah the process is pretty menacing hahahaha.
I really miss using Xiaomi, US cellphone companies are absolutely brutal on this phone. I tried it with TMobile for a whole year and it just cost me a lot for work (my phone is how i do my job).
Even with the APN settings adjusted, it was near impossible for me to use. Which is a shame because i absolutely love everything about those phones. Stupid phone carrier corps know exactly what they’re doing.
Use neostore instead of f-droid its beautiful and clean
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with same chipset and from the same time still working fine except low battery backup due to worn out battery. It runs Lineage OS Extended based on Android 8.1. In moderate use everything still, just runs smooth. I have had zero hardware failure on this phone given WIFI is 24x365 on with mobile network and Bluetooth headset connected. It was actually a rugged phone with some quality hardware and great build quality by Xiaomi. It would really be great for consumers and environment too, if phone companies made phones that lasted longer then they last today. A good quality phone can really make it upto 8 to 10 years of life if OEM battery is available at good price. But batteries available at other places are not good and OEM batteries available at service centers cost nearly half the price of the phones.
