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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is mid-range handset with decent specs and a staggeringly low base price: $141, or more importantly RMB 899, full metal body and a 5.5-inch, 1080p display, MTK Helio X10 processor, along with 2GB/3GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of storage, which we will see how well it performs. See the specs below.
Main Features:
Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel Screen with 403 PPI
CPU: Helio X10 64bit Octa Core 2.0GHz
GPU: PowerVR G6200
System: Android 5.0
RAM + ROM: 3GB/2GB RAM + 32GB/16GB ROM
Camera: 5.0MP with f/2.0 aperture front camera + 13.0MP with 78 degree wide-angle, f/2.2 aperture back camera
Sensor: Light sensor, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall Sensor
Feature: GPS/ A-GPS / Glonass / Beidou
Bluetooth: 4.1
SIM Card: Dual SIM dual standby, dual Micro SIM cards
Network:
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz
Post here for all your questions, reviews, unboxing, news and discussions on this highly anticipated phone from Xiaomi.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tN8WWa2V5Q
FAQs:
Will this phone work in my country? http://www.willmyphonework.net/
How to Root Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: http://www.xiaomidevice.com/blog/how-to-root-xiaomi-redmi-note-3/
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 firmware: http://en.miui.com/thread-187091-1-1.html
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 install Google Services: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64149447&postcount=8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 videos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64532780&postcount=94

Seems sweet, but will they release kernel sources?!!?

Does anyone know yet??

Sblast said:
Does anyone know yet??
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Xiaomi official has not released the kernel sources.

It got a locked bootloader. And till now nobody knows how to unlock it

Distell said:
It got a locked bootloader. And till now nobody knows how to unlock it
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In miui forum said that bootloader its closed.

Krystyna said:
In miui forum said that bootloader its closed.
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That is what I just said, yes.

Is there a twrp recovery available for the redmi note 3

Krystyna said:
Is there a twrp recovery available for the redmi note 3
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Seems like chinese vendors unlocked the bootloader somehow.
TWRP is out but you cant falsh it right now.
I ordered it befor I knew that the bootloader is locked

Distell said:
Seems like chinese vendors unlocked the bootloader somehow.
TWRP is out but you cant falsh it right now.
I ordered it befor I knew that the bootloader is locked
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I found Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Install TWRP Recovery Tutorial: http://www.xiaomidevice.com/blog/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-install-twrp-recovery-tutorial/

Xiaomi Redmi Not 3 phone quality test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSAcHrzP-Xg

cant seem to install twrp
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16426 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.644s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: download for partition 'recovery' is not allowed
)
finished. total time: 0.668s

What about this method of installing TWRP? It says you can unlock bootloader on the comments with a specific code : h ttp:/ / devs-lab.com/2015/11/root-xiaomi-redmi-note-3.html
Can somebody test it?

That's the method I tried doesn't work. Official forums go they will be releasing a way to unlock bootloader in a few weeks
fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) Start unlock flow
FAILED (remote:
Unlock failed - Err:0xffffffff
)
finished. total time: 0.016s

tetsrox said:
That's the method I tried doesn't work. Official forums go they will be releasing a way to unlock bootloader in a few weeks
fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) Start unlock flow
FAILED (remote:
Unlock failed - Err:0xffffffff
)
finished. total time: 0.016s
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Oh I understood, so that's not a legit method. So we are waiting.. I really hope for Mi to unlock the bootloader asap.
That's the answer I got from Xiaomi Thailand when I asked them about the bootloader :
"Dear Customer,
Thank you for your interest in our products.
We apologize for the inconvenience that now Redmi Note 3 do not have international ROM.
Please pay attention to the notice of our official website and Facebook fans, the lastest information will be noticed at the earliest time.
Thanks again for your support. "
Maybe it's just a hint for a release!

Can someone tell me which are the available colors for notification light? Is the notification led works with the appl Led Flow Light? Thanks

Martinka191 said:
Can someone tell me which are the available colors for notification light? Is the notification led works with the appl Led Flow Light? Thanks
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There are 7 colors, In the Settings > Advanced Settings > breathing light

Here they say that the Note 3 has been successfully rooted. See the photos also : h t tp://genk.vn/mobile/da-root-thanh-cong-xiaomi-redmi-note-3-20151207185705654.chn . As I understood the member hasn't showed the way to root it yet.

This is the howto http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=190889&extra=page=1&mobile=2
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk

Distell said:
This is the howto http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=190889&extra=page=1&mobile=2
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
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Has anyone try to root it with this guide yet?

[ROM] [SHARE] Flyme 5-66 beta / Multilang

[ROM] Flyme 5.1.6 beta
Original thread on miui.com
ROM is multilanguage
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I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone as a result of installing custom roms and/or kernels. you do so at your own risk and take the responsibility upon yourself. It is not my ROM - all thanx - to original thread
Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 魅族科技有限公司; pinyin: Mèizú Kējì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Chinese consumer electronics company based in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China. Founded in 2003, Meizu began as a manufacturer of MP3 players and later MP4 players. As of 2008, Meizu moved its focus from MP3 and MP4 players to smartphones, with their first smartphone being the Meizu M8. Meizu is one of the top ten smartphone manufacturers in China with 8.9 million units sold worldwide in the first half of 2015.
Unzip ROM (password 1234)
Put it on your phone
Go to TWRP
Wipe cache / dalvik cache / data / system / internal storage (optional but I recommend to do it)......
Reboot to recovery ( Very Important )
flash rom (don`t flash GAPPS)
Reboot to system. It takes a long time
After first boot is completed REBOOT you are device ( Important )
Go to TWRP
flash GAPPS and SuperSU
ROM Password 1234
GAPPS​

RESERVED

DELETED

what is this? r u kidding? this not april but june. actually what happen here?

dixcalibur said:
what is this? r u kidding? this not april but june. actually what happen here?
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Thats not a joke. ROM is pretty stable if you don`t use SW to control your kernel.
Just go to settings and make your battery profile with balanced perfomance )

This ROM, for which version of Xiaomi RedMi 3 is compatible?
RedMi 3
RedMi 3 China Hongmi 3 TD-LTE
RedMi 3 Pro ...which of these?

How about fingerprint? Does Flyme have option to use it?
Sent from my Redmi 3 using Tapatalk

xxxMADxxx said:
How about fingerprint? Does Flyme have option to use it?
Sent from my Redmi 3 using Tapatalk
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I don`t know... I have Redmi 3 (not pro)
P.S. ROM updated
1. Download it
2. Unrar it
3. Add it to *.zip
Now I`m uploading new zip.

This ROM, for which version of Xiaomi RedMi 3 is compatible?
RedMi 3
RedMi 3 China Hongmi 3 TD-LTE
RedMi 3 Pro ...which of these?

pickmod said:
This ROM, for which version of Xiaomi RedMi 3 is compatible?
RedMi 3
RedMi 3 China Hongmi 3 TD-LTE
RedMi 3 Pro ...which of these?
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You can use it on both redmi 3 and redmi 3 pro but fingerprint won't work.
pickmod said:
This ROM, for which version of Xiaomi RedMi 3 is compatible?
RedMi 3
RedMi 3 China Hongmi 3 TD-LTE
RedMi 3 Pro ...which of these?
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Enviado desde mi Redmi 3 mediante Tapatalk

Tryed to install it but it constantly gives me an update-binary not found error. What could I do?

It's interesting. Bugs?
tapatalkato dal mio redmi3

Will the phone have custom roms?

Hello, as i said in the title: do you think that the s7 will have custom roms?

FrankKrue said:
Hello, as i said in the title: do you think that the s7 will have custom roms?
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I dont have this phone, but try look at www.needrom.com

I have actually something under work in progress..

Root
..Hi im trying to root too but it ends up in a bricked S7 . Need to delete some files or rename them to fix the factory .boot scheme and i can not find a way ,anyone got an idea ..plz
FrankKrue said:
Hello, as i said in the title: do you think that the s7 will have custom roms?
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! NO !
FrankKrue said:
Hello, as i said in the title: do you think that the s7 will have custom roms?
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The Elephone is the 1st phone to implement quantum disruptive technology along with US DoD encryption standards which means that if you try to flash a custom rom the same people from the FBI who show up when you remove the tags from a mattress will be knocking on your door, arrest warrant in hand.
DON"T DO IT!
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Lol

mobile_sensei said:
! NO !
The Elephone is the 1st phone to implement quantum disruptive technology along with US DoD encryption standards which means that if you try to flash a custom rom the same people from the FBI who show up when you remove the tags from a mattress will be knocking on your door, arrest warrant in hand.
DON"T DO IT!
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Damn sounds like im in trouble :|
Come this far ..bootloader open

mobile_sensei said:
! NO !
The Elephone is the 1st phone to implement quantum disruptive technology along with US DoD encryption standards which means that if you try to flash a custom rom the same people from the FBI who show up when you remove the tags from a mattress will be knocking on your door, arrest warrant in hand.
DON"T DO IT!
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Rip I already installed root and TWRP and xposed. ?

shadowikr said:
Rip I already installed root and TWRP and xposed. ?
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How did u root it ?

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3522479&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
Root, twrp Elephone S7
Enviado desde mi S7 mediante Tapatalk
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LarsHDK said:
How did u root it ?
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Here you are..
Enviado desde mi S7 mediante Tapatalk

LarsHDK said:
How did u root it ?
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I had to unlick the bootloader install twrp on and flash SuperSU but the screen does not work so u need a otg mouse

Does anyone started to compile Cyanogenmod for the Elephone S7? Looking forward to a custom ROM.
best regards
MarcMarin

Hi everyone !
I'm available to test some ROMS if needed A CyanogenMod 13 or 14 would be so fine on the S7 !!
At least we can try to mod an original firmware already rooted and without chinese and security issues crap. What do you think ? Is someone here can make this first step please ?
Best regards.

Hi,
I tried to install some CyanogenMod 13 or 14 firmwares from other smartphones using Helio X20, but no luck, nothing works (from Xiami Redmi 4, Vernee Apollo Lite and Elephone P9000, nothing works)
Best regards.

MO5.COM said:
Hi,
I tried to install some CyanogenMod 13 or 14 firmwares from other smartphones using Helio X20, but no luck, nothing works (from Xiami Redmi 4, Vernee Apollo Lite and Elephone P9000, nothing works)
Best regards.
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That's a nice way to brick your device. Never and I mean never flash a rom for a different device. You are lucky if you have not messed up your partitions or other hardware.

Yes i know. But we need to advance on a custom ROM
I will try to find time to use a better partitionning script on a firmware and see if anything boots.
Best regards

please!! A ROM soon !!

S7 helio x25
Yes Please! There is a new version on gearbest based on helio x25 for only 10 $ more (between both 4/64 versions). Which on has the more chance to receive a cm version?

The old one cause I'm already in porting cm. I don't promise anything thought
And helio x25 is just helio x20 overclocked so I can make some changes to kernel to change the old model to helio x25.

Use OPPO A37's baseband on OPPO F1S or how could F1S with China Telecom 4G

Hi, everyone.
It might be a long post, so for saving your time, I will put my key question here.
1. If a device which only supporting certain carrier's 4G could work properly for SMS and phone call?
2. Is it possible to directly use the official rom of A37m (MTK6750) on F1S (MTK6750)?
3. How I extract only the baseband from the official rom of A37m, which is ColorOS and put it into an F1S?
I'll put the full story here.
Few days ago, a friend from China come to visit me. And he want to purchase a mobile as the camera of his one is so bad. According to his quest(1. Chinese brand; 2. Good camera; 3. Low price; 4. Support China Telecom), I choosed OPPO F1S for him. It was working well here in Dubai.
The problem starts when he's back to China. He contact me for that the 4G SIM card form China Telecom was not working with the mobile (showed no signal). To solve it I did all these below:
1. I checked again that if F1S supporting China Telecom's 4G(which seems to be at frequecies Band 3 1800 and Band 41 TD2500). And both the offical website data and result from FrequecyCheck.com approved it.
Here's the result:
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2. As from 1 it seems that the problem wasn't from the device, I requested my friend to visit China Telecom office to change another SIM. And he did it, problem still remains ;
3. I requested my friend to borrow a mobile from someone and put his SIM in to see if there is single, which he did it. He borrowed an iPhone SE (A1723), and the SIM card was working well in it. As there was no iPhone SE on FrequecyCheck.com, I checked iPhone 6S (A1700), which is of the same baseband. The result is here:
Wait, for LTE the compatibility is same with F1S, but it also support CDMA at BC0(800) and BC6(2Ghz).
But why I need CDMA(3G, as I thick) if have LTE(4G, as I thick)? And after some search on the Internet I found articles saying that without VoLte the device had to access 3G or 2G to use SMS and phone call.
I was upset but the official web site of R9m(which is the Chinese local version of F1S, as some website says, and according to another friend in China who is using R9m, her mobile works well with the 4G from China Telecom) gave me some hope:
Then I started to have a stupid idea that F1S may also support CDMA band, but somehow it's locked.
4. I started asking my friend to try those "secret code" like *#*#4636#*#* and *#800#* to enter hidden menu while I gave him advise via video chat. I did find a Band Mode menu there (which shows EURO band, AUS1 band and AUS2 band, neither makes any difference) and a baseband choose menu (have Band 0 to Band 41 and so on, and some are selected, but those which are not selected can not be selected). After many hours of trying, I gave it up. :crying:
5. I started to think about that maybe I have to get a baseband from another OPPO device, which supports CDMA and put it into F1S (now with a baseband MOLY.LR11.W1539.MD.MP.V20.3.P30). The R9m was my first choice but then I found A37m, which is with a same MTK6750 CPU. Here is the offical website data and result from FrequecyCheck.com(sorry for the Chinese):
But then after hours of search on the web, I found there was no ready-made baseband pack of A37m on it. I tried to download an official ROM of A37m from OPPO website and extract it, trying to find a file named modem.img or radio.img and here's what I got:
Can't recognize which file is baseband related.
Then I also download an official ROM of F1S (named A1601) and extract it to see if I can find which one is baseband pack by comparing both ROMs:
But with my ultra-limited knowledge I think I got no way to recognize it as well.
Thus, with my biggest and last hope, I'm here, seeking for any help from anyone.
Again, I think I need to find out:
1. If a device which only supporting certain carrier's 4G could work properly for SMS and phone call?
2. Is it possible to directly use the official rom of A37m (MTK6750) on F1S (MTK6750)?
3. How I extract only the baseband from the official rom of A37m, which is ColorOS and put it into an F1S?
Please help me. Any advises would be appreciate.
Thank you.

Please, somebody help me.

MIUI 12 in Europe

Hello
I just got MIUI 12 in Europe, stock rom.
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Yep, OTA just received!

Is it possible to flash EU Rom on Global device or is EU firmware the only one for F2 Pro?

darkluk said:
Hello
I just got MIUI 12 in Europe, stock rom.
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We have a dedicated thread about the EEA version, please avoid clutter!!!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/poco-f2-pro/how-to/poco-f2-pro-global-eea-qjkeuxm-t4122357

full miui 12.0.1.0 EU stock rom for poco f2 pro ,here
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V12.0.1.0.QJKEUXM/miui_LMIEEAGlobal_V12.0.1.0.QJKEUXM_b4672d12eb_10.0.zip

Is there anyway to extract the camera apk from the stock ROM?

Australia got MIUI 12 on Poco F2 Pro yesterday
see Title, got it in South Australia on 15th July

I have the global version (QJKMIXM) and am still did not get the MIUI 12 OTA update

It was showing me the update yesterday, but I was on a field trip and did not install it. Today it acts like it was nothing and no updates are available

I have problem with VoWiFi. Yesterday I got device, updated to MIUI12, enabled VoWiFi but not working. I'm connected to WiFi but shows icon of VoLTE. Service is activated on SIM card, and Xiaomi devices are certified by my operator because they sold Xiaomi devices in portfolio.
Before Poco I used RN8T and RN8 Pro and VoWiFi worked well...

Can I flash this on K30Pro? How does it compare to Xiaomi.eu rom? What's different between these two?

Why there is no new android 10 gestures and no control center?

I am using it too, it is faster than miui china which has a lot of ads and useless softwares, what's more, I have more available ram, because it needs less ram

xarda said:
Why there is no new android 10 gestures and no control center?
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yeah no new control center :/

Hi, did you installed this QJKEUXM stock ROM over the QJKCNXM stock ROM version, and that now all works fine ?
Did use twrp or just stock recovery ?

Is it safe to flash QJKEUXM if your phone comes with the global firmware (QJKMIXM)?

shilayo said:
Hi, did you installed this QJKEUXM stock ROM over the QJKCNXM stock ROM version, and that now all works fine ?
Did use twrp or just stock recovery ?
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I flashed the complete package "miui_LMIEEAGlobal_V12.0.2.0.QJKEUXM_0b1adc6767_10.0.zip" with TWRP. The installation went totally OK.
But, before rebooting once, I flashed Magisk and wipe Dalvik & Cache... All I get was a Fastboot loop...
Well, to solve it I just flashed boot.img extracted from above package, then reboot once and finally reflash TWRP & Magisk.
So it can be flashed with TWRP without problems but leave it boot once before rooting (if you want to root, of course).

i flashed new firmwate ota package. i have still locket bootloader.

VivaErBetis said:
I flashed the complete package "miui_LMIEEAGlobal_V12.0.2.0.QJKEUXM_0b1adc6767_10.0.zip" with TWRP. The installation went totally OK.
But, before rebooting once, I flashed Magisk and wipe Dalvik & Cache... All I get was a Fastboot loop...
Well, to solve it I just flashed boot.img extracted from above package, then reboot once and finally reflash TWRP & Magisk.
So it can be flashed with TWRP without problems but leave it boot once before rooting (if you want to root, of course).
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So I have to unblock bootloader and install twrp first ? Can you tell me if the vlog feature, in the miui camera app stills there ? Thanks

shilayo said:
So I have to unblock bootloader and install twrp first ? Can you tell me if the vlog feature, in the miui camera app stills there ? Thanks
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To install an official .zip package you don't need to Unlock & TWRP. You can use stock recovery, or TWRP (with the advise i gave before).
VLOG feature is working.