Xiaomi Phones with Chronic Failures: For Starters

Most of the Xiaomi phones that are sold in high numbers must have some chronic failures, the reason being is:

• The phone being released too early
• The phone has been mass-produced without any proper testing
• The phone must be broken on shipping
• A small detail might have been missed out during the testing phase
• And many more…

And while Xiaomi is making high numbers, they also have those chronic failures that cannot be fixed, it’s a hardware problem, and it will stay that way, here are the 5 Xiaomi phones with chronic failures.

IPS Xiaomi phones with Tianma branded screen panels.

%75 of the Xiaomi Community had the issue of their IPS phone having a Tianma screen panel and having slight issues of having an issue called “Ghost Screen”. Ghost screen pretty much looks like how an AMOLED burn-in looks like, it’s annoying and it’s really bad. if you would like to know more about what a ghost screen is and how it should be avoided, click here.

Most of the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 8 users have reported that they had the Tianma panel variant of their phones, and after high amounts of usage, their phones’ screens had the ghost screen issue. Xiaomi still hasn’t fixed that issue yet, and still is using Tianma panels on their low-budget devices. Those are also one of the Xiaomi phones with chronic failures, which is bad.

Here were the possible phones that had this issue:

• Redmi Note 8
• Redmi Note 7
• Redmi Note 5
• Mi A2(6X)
• The newer Xiaomi/Redmi (or POCO) models have an IPS screen.

Those phones were the majority’s talk, mainly because of how bad the Tianma screen panels were, it still is bad, and has a probability of having a ghost screen issue. Xiaomi used the worst screen panel possible back in the day, they have reduced the amounts of phones they have used IPS Tianma panels with and have converted to using AMOLED on mid-range and flagship devices.

Most of the Xiaomi/Redmi (or POCO) devices have AMOLED screens now, which still has a probability of having an AMOLED burn-in and green tint issues, which are also chronic. AMOLED phones are also one of the Xiaomi phones with chronic failures if used with white mode and full brightness all day.

Xiaomi/Redmi phones with side-mounted fingerprint sensors

Some of the Xiaomi/Redmi devices with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor have an issue in the flex cable itself that causes the issue of your fingerprint sensor not working. The phones that have this issue are:

• Redmi Note 9T
• Redmi Note 9 Pro
• Redmi Note 9S

Those three phones especially had those issues, that were later fixed in the Redmi Note 10 series. Redmi is known in the community for their huge mistakes, and not testing the fingerprint sensors inside the Redmi Note 9 series phones was one of them, most of their users had to get themselves new fingerprint flex cables from overseas so they can fix them themselves. Those are one of the Xiaomi phones with chronic failures.

Xiaomi Mi 8 with the chronic WiFi chip.

Xiaomi Mi 8, a 2018 flagship, released with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, was a great flagship device, had the exact design that iPhone X had at that time, and was called “The iPhone X of Android”. Mainly the reason is that it was one of the first phones that had Infrared face detection, which was called “3D Face ID” in iPhone devices.

The phone was good at its time, but it had one huge flaw. The WiFi chip. It has been reported by several people that the WiFi chip inside Xiaomi Mi 8 dies out of nowhere, never to be fixed again. This has raised a scare not to buy the Xiaomi Mi 8, and to look for other devices as well. This phone was one of the worst Xiaomi phones with chronic failures.

Xiaomi Mi 8 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) CPU with Adreno 630 as the GPU. 6.21″ 1080×2248 60Hz SUPER AMOLED Display. One 20MP front, two 12MP Main, and 12MP telephoto rear camera sensors. 6 and GB RAM with 64 and 128 and 286GB internal storage support. Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with a 3400mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 8.1 Oreo. Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on Xiaomi Mi 8’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you like Xiaomi Mi 8 or not by clicking here.

POCO M3 and the DEAD BOOT issue.

The majority of the POCO M3 users have mentioned that after their phone has been closed, it never opened up again, causing a dead boot. This is not the worst thing that has been coming from POCO, and it’s not the first. Even if POCO is a sub-brand of Redmi, Redmi has made the worst phone ever labeled as a “POCO”. The POCO M3 was a disaster with its chronic dead boot issue. And it should never be bought again. After the disastrous failure of POCO M3, POCO has started to test their device more frequently before they release them. POCO M3 was a great lesson. POCO M3 was also one of the Xiaomi phones with chronic failures.

POCO M3 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU with Adreno 610 as the GPU. 6.53″ 1080×2340 60Hz IPS LCD Display. One 20MP front, three 48MP Main, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth rear camera sensors. 4GB RAM with 64 and 128GB internal storage support. POCO M3 comes with a 6000mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 11. Side-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on POCO M3’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked POCO M3 or not by clicking here.

Here is also our article about the dead boot issue, click here to find out about the fix.

Xiaomi Mi 9T/Pro and the motorized pop-up camera.

The Mi 9T/Pro were great two devices. But they were the worst Xiaomi phones with chronic failures. Their motorized pop-up cameras make the screen close to having a %100 screen-to-body ratio. But, there is one bad problem with those devices. Mi 9T/Pro had an issue if the pop-up camera had an issue if the pop-up camera caught dust inside, it will never open up again, even if the prompt is given. The fix to this is actually to open the phone’s case and clean off the dust. Xiaomi didn’t do tests on this device’s motorized pop-up camera that much, that’s why Mi 9T/Pro failed.

Xiaomi Mi 9T came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) CPU with Adreno 618 as the GPU. 6.39″ 1080×2340 60Hz AMOLED display. One 20MP motorized pop-up front, three 48MP Main, 8MP telephoto, and 13MP ultra-wide rear camera sensors. 6GB RAM with 64/128GB internal storage support. Mi 9T came with a 4000mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Came with Android 9.0 You can check on Xiaomi Mi 9T’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Xiaomi Mi 9T or not by clicking here.

And Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) CPU with Adreno 640 as the GPU. 6.39″ 1080×2340 60Hz AMOLED display. One 20MP motorized pop-up front, three 48MP Main, 8MP telephoto, and 13MP ultra-wide rear camera sensors. 6/8GB RAM with 64/128/256GB internal storage support. Mi 9T came with a 4000mAh Li-Po battery + 27W fast charging support. Came with Android 9.0. You can check on Xiaomi Mi 9T’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Xiaomi Mi 9T or not by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi 9 with the possibility of a broken PMIC.

Xiaomi Mi 9 was also one of the best phones to be released along with the Xiaomi Mi 9T series, Mi 9 was all about being a flagship with no problems whatsoever, at least, the vision for the phone was like that. After its release, people talked about some bugs that rattled the user experience a lot. It has been discovered that’s due to the devices having a broken PMIC. A broken PMIC can make so many flaws in the device. And there is another issue on hand.

All of the Xiaomi Mi 9 users have reported that if they use the camera for more than 10 minutes, the phone would start to heat up and drain a whole lot of battery, most of the users can’t have video chats on their devices, mainly because of this issue alone. Xiaomi Mi 9 is also one of the Xiaomi phones with chronic failures that are bad for Xiaomi’s name itself.

Xiaomi Mi 9 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) CPU with Adreno 640 as the GPU. 6.39″ 1080×2340 60Hz AMOLED display. One 20MP front, three 48MP Main, 12MP telephoto, and 16MP ultra-wide rear camera sensors. 6/8GB RAM with 64/128/256GB internal storage support. Mi 9T came with a 3300mAh Li-Po battery + 27W fast charging support. Came with Android 9.0. You can check on Xiaomi Mi 9’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Xiaomi Mi 9 or not by clicking here.

Xiaomi Phones with Chronic Failures: Conclusion

Xiaomi has made a long way, with or without its chronic failures. They are still making great devices, just like Xiaomi 12S series. With the Leica support in camera hardware, Xiaomi is making their quality go up, higher than ever. And with Xiaomi, Redmi is also trying to improvise its quality in making price/performance devices. Redmi K50 series was only the beginning. For POCO devices, though. It doesn’t seem that POCO is still making good devices. POCO M3 was their worst shot ever, and the POCO X4 series didn’t make as much as the noise POCO X3 series did. POCO’s future doesn’t seem that bright, but Xiaomi itself has a nice future alright.

Will we see more Xiaomi phones with chronic failures as deadly as these devices? Time will only show. But one thing is for sure, Xiaomi is not willing to make another phone like POCO M3. The times on Xiaomi phones with chronic failures are as near as over.

You can also see the ways how to debloat your Xiaomi device by clicking here.

Control your phone from a PC! How does it work?

Scrcpy is an app that uses your ADB privilege so you can stream your phone’s screen in real-time to be controlled by only you and no one else. Most Android developers use Scrcpy for testing their Custom ROMs, most phone repairmen use Scrcpy so they can recover data from a phone that has a broken screen, Scrcpy is a great tool to use for extraordinary purposes.

Usages

You can use Scrcpy in various places to control your phone from a PC, such as:

• Restoring your unreachable files on a phone that has a broken screen. (ADB must be enabled before.)
• Using your phone from your PC
• Testing Purposes (Custom ROMs)
• Gaming Via Phone (PUBG Mobile, PS2 Emulation, and more)
• Daily Usages (Instagram, Discord, Instagram, Telegram and more)

You can use Scrcpy in these three different key factors. Those key factors are the perfect ways to control your phone from a PC.

Features

Scrcpy has a lot of features that make it easier for you to control your phone from a PC, such as:

• Native Screen Brightness
• 30 to 120fps performance. (Depending on the device.)
• 1080p or above screen quality
• 35 to 70ms low latency
• Low start-up time, takes 0 to 1 second to start up.
• No accounts, no ads, no log-in system required
• Open Source

Those features are the main focuses of the software itself, now, to the actual quality of life features:

• Screen Recording Support
• Mirroring, even if your screen is off.
• Copy-paste with both directions
• Config-free quality
• (Linux Only) Android device as a webcam.
• Physical Keyboard/Mouse Simulation
• OTG Mode

Scrcpy has all the features that you can control your phone from a PC, all-ready, to be controlled by you.

Installation

Installing Scrcpy is easy. You need ADB installed on your Windows/Linux/macOS PC, and ADB enabled on your Android device.

• Install ADB from here if you haven’t done it yet.
• Enable ADB from your device. Check if the ADB is running properly by simply typing in “adb devices”
• (For Xiaomi Devices) Enable “USB Debugging (Security settings)” so you can gain full access.
• Install Scrcpy for Windows by clicking here.
• Install Scrcpy for Linux by typing “apt install scrcpy” on the Terminal. You can also check here to see in which Linux distros have different installation methods.
• Install Scrcpy for MacOS by typing “brew install scrcpy” ( if you don’t have ADB in MacOS already, type in “brew install android-platform-tools” to install ADB.)
• Create a folder named “Scrcpy” and drag the files in the zip folder into that folder.
• Simply Start Scrcpy and you’re good to go! You can flawlessly control your phone from a PC now!

Wireless Mode

You can also use Scrcpy via Wireless ADB, you have to do those steps:

• Connect your device to your PC
• Type in “adb tcpip 5555”
• Check your IP address from the WiFi section of your settings.
• Connect your device to the wireless ADB with “adb connect (your IP number here:5555)”
• Kudos! Now, unplug your USB and start Scrcpy.
• (Note: You can return to the USB mode by typing “scrcpy –select-usb” and it will open in USB mode)

Note: Scrcpy might work with latency with the Wireless mode. This mode is only necessary if you don’t have any battery left in your device and if it needs a charge.

Other commands that Scrcpy has inside.

Those commands must be used if there is a problem with your phone’s resolution, refresh rate, or more problems that occur. Scrcpy has all of those commands in their Github Readme. All there to help you get to the best of your screen quality. Here are some of the commands. And here is an example on how a code is entered:

Capture configuration

Some Android devices might have low-end hardware and might not work as intended. That’s why we most probably will lower our resolution to have the best of our performance.

• scrcpy –max-size 1024
• scrcpy -m 1024 # short version
  

Change bit-rate

To change the bit rate of the stream, use these codes:

• scrcpy –bit-rate 2M
• scrcpy -b 2M # short version

Limit frame rate

The frame rate can be modified with this code:

• scrcpy –max-fps 15

Screen Recording

There is also a way to screen record while mirroring your device from your PC. Here are the codes:

• scrcpy –record file.mp4
• scrcpy -r file.mkv

There is also a way to disable screen mirroring while recording:

• scrcpy –no-display –record file.mp4
• scrcpy -Nr file.mkv
• # interrupt recording with Ctrl+C

Change your connection method

You can change if your screen mirroring can be in USB mode, or in Wireless mode.

• scrcpy –select-usb
• scrcpy –select-tcpip

With those commands, you can find the perfect settings and to flawlessly control your phone from a PC.

Control your phone from a PC: Conclusion

With Using Scrcpy, you can do everything on your phone, mirrored to your PC, using Instagram, chatting on Telegram, playing games, even! Scrcpy is a great way if you cannot reach your phone and you have to use another method to control your device wirelessly. And also for debugging purposes, retrieving back some files, developing a device, Scrcpy works on every single thing you do on your phone on a daily basis. This is the perfect way to control your phone from a PC.

Xiaomi’s Prototype Devices: The Beginning

Xiaomi has been testing so many devices, one and another way, they have so many devices on their hands to test, that they forget to test some devices sometimes and then release them to the public which makes chronic failures right after. The most known phones out of Xiaomi’s prototype devices are:

• Xiaomi U1
• Xiaomi Davinci
• Xiaomi Hercules
• Xiaomi Comet
• Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha (Draco)

These devices were the talk of the Xiaomi Community for a long time, people still talk about how Xiaomi Davinci has changed the environment of Xiaomi phones as a whole. Here are Xiaomi’s prototype devices!

Xiaomi U1 (The first foldable Xiaomi)

Xiaomi U1 has been shown and teased to the public many, many times, but didn’t release. While there was no Samsung Galaxy Fold, Xiaomi was already working on a full foldable device, but that idea didn’t hold out as it was supposed to. However, after the release of the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Xiaomi also decided to do a foldable phone just like Samsung did, and they have released Xiaomi Mi MIX FOLD.

Xiaomi Mi MIX FOLD came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680) CPU with Adreno 660 GPU inside. Has a 90Hz Foldable AMOLED screen that has a resolution of 1860×2480. Has 12GB RAM with 256/512GB internal storage options. You can check out the full information about the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold and leave your comments about the device by clicking here.

Xiaomi Davinci (POCO F2)

Xiaomi Davinci is one of the most known Xiaomi’s prototype devices, mainly because of how it changed the environment of Xiaomi as a whole. After the release of POCO F1, Xiaomi started to test the all-new Snapdragon 855, and they have used Xiaomi Davinci for all of the testing purposes, Rumors say that Xiaomi got most of their fixes from Xiaomi Davinci, if Xiaomi has reached its climax on quality nowadays, it’s all thanks to their testing days on Xiaomi Davinci.

Later, Xiaomi Davinci has been put on the shelves and Xiaomi released another device with the same codename as the Mi 9T we know today, Mi 9T was also an interesting phone with its motorized pop-up camera, but it didn’t sell that well, and Xiaomi Davinci was more powerful than Mi 9T.

Xiaomi Mi 9T came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) CPU with Adreno 618 GPU inside. Has a 60Hz AMOLED screen that has a resolution of 1860×2480. Has 12GB RAM with 256/512GB internal storage options. You can check out the full information about the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold and leave your comments about the device by clicking here.

There isn’t much information on what the actual Xiaomi Davinci had inside. but the leaks show that it had Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) CPU with Adreno 640 GPU inside. Has an IPS Tianma screen that is 6 inches long and has a resolution of 1080×2340. 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage, and is claimed to be one of the first devices that have been developed with a punch-hole camera that is 20MP. And also a 12MP camera in the back panel.

The engineering software inside Xiaomi Davinci is based on Android 9.0 Pie. The specifications seem so close to Mi 9T Pro, and it also has been tested with Magisk Modules! This means that some of the testers are using Magisk to test their devices from the inside out. This is one of Xiaomi’s prototype devices that has been leaked inside-out and has been tested for years.

Xiaomi Hercules (Mi 9 but with a Gen 1 Under-display Front Camera)

By the time the Mi 9 was in the development and testing phases, there was also a device that had the same specifications that Mi 9 had. But with a little twist, such as an under-display camera. With Xiaomi MIX 4, Xiaomi has introduced the world of phones with under-display front cameras. While keeping the screen full, your front camera will be hidden on your screen, making the usage perfect. This is also one of the most known Xiaomi’s prototype devices.

Mi 9 also has the same specifications that Xiaomi Davinci had. We speculate that Xiaomi Hercules also has the same specifications as Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) CPU with Adreno 640 GPU inside. There is no information on how big the screen is with its panel type and resolution. And also with its storage options. And is claimed to be one of the first devices that have been developed with an under-display front camera that is shown as Samsung’s ISOCELL 3T1, which is 20 megapixels.

Xiaomi Comet (E20)

There were widespread rumors on a device will release that has Qualcomm Snapdragon 710, and the codename of this Xiaomi device was labeled “comet”. Comet is said to be one of the first Xiaomi devices that has an IP68 waterproof certification. There is not much to say about this device, other than to tell its specifications, but this has left so many question marks on the Xiaomi Community, what was Comet supposed to be? Why was the back plate on that device like a tank? Was Xiaomi aiming to make over-protective devices like the Samsung XCover series?

Xiaomi Comet was supposed to release with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) CPU with Adreno 616 GPU inside. There is no information on how big the screen is with its panel type and resolution. And also with its storage options. And is claimed to be one of the first devices that have been developed with an under-display front camera that is shown as Samsung’s ISOCELL 3T1 which is 20 megapixels.

There isn’t much information about this device, but it sure would be the same as Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite and Mi 8 SE. Xiaomi Comet was a weird but great entry, and also, there is another variant of comet that was Android One and was supposed to be labeled as Mi A3 Extreme. There is no information about the device itself, it’s just there in the codename. Xiaomi Comet was one of the weirdest and most mysterious Xiaomi’s prototype devices ever known.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha (Draco)

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is also one of the most known Xiaomi’s prototype devices. Xiaomi has teased this device so much to the public as the future of what the newer model phones in the world can be, but this phone has failed to pass durability tests. So it was discontinued. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha had one of the best screen panels inside, and one of the best storage options inside, making the device a mega-flagship if you will.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha was supposed to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ Octa-core (1×2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 485) CPU with Adreno 640 as the GPU. 7.92″ 2088×2250 60Hz Flexible SUPER AMOLED display. No front camera sensors, three 108MP Main, 12MP telephoto, and 20MP ultrawide rear camera sensors. 12GB RAM with 512GB internal storage support. Mi Mix Alpha was intended to come with a 4050mAh Li-Po battery + 40W fast charging support. Intended to come with Android 10-powered MIUI 11. To have an under-display fingerprint reader. You can check this canceled device’s full specifications by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, also known as U2 or Draco, was supposed to be one of the revolutionary devices in the phone market and was the true representation of what the “fake iPhone renders” are supposed to be in real life. Xiaomi was confident about releasing this phone, but due to some durability flaws, this phone didn’t pass the global durability tests. Hence why the phone got canceled in the first place. This was one of the best Xiaomi’s prototype devices ever made.

Xiaomi’s Prototype Devices: The Conclusion.

Xiaomi has made so many prototype devices over the passing years. Xiaomi U1, Xiaomi Davinci, Xiaomi Hercules, Xiaomi Comet, and Xiaomi U2 (Draco) are the most known of Xiaomi’s prototype devices among them all. Those devices highly changed the future of what Xiaomi’s phones are like today. That’s why we saw the most quality Xiaomi device, Xiaomi 12S Ultra now. Even on Redmi’s side, things have been changed flawlessly, the all-new Redmi K50 series screams premium price/performance experience all over! Xiaomi will do more prototype devices like those as the years pass by, and they will bring more quality, year by year.

You can follow our Xiaomiui Prototypes channel to get informed on the world of Xiaomi’s prototype devices!

GCam for Redmi Note 9T: The Camera

Redmi Note 9T’s camera sensors are not that great. But, it’s far better than nothing. Most low-end and entry-level mid-range phones have worse camera sensors, which also means far worse camera quality in the pictures, even if you took it with the perfect angle, quality, settings, and ratio.

Redmi Note 9T has an above-average camera that was downgraded badly by Redmi these ditch the 2nd ultra-wide camera sensor for the global variant, Redmi Note 9T, and add the Chinese variant, Redmi Note 9 5G. Both devices almost have the same camera inside, with the different second cameras on both devices, Redmi Note 9T 5G has a macro camera while Redmi Note 9 5G has an ultra-wide camera sensor inside.

Both phones have the same specifications, but with slight differences, Redmi Note 9T and Note 9 5G came with Mediatek Dimensity 800U 5G Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU with Mali-G57 MC3 as the GPU. 6.53″ 1080×2340 60Hz IPS LCD display. One 13MP, and three 48MP Samsung S5GKM1 Main camera sensor, 2MP macro sensor (8MP ultra-wide for Redmi Note 9 5G) and 2MP depth sensors. 4/6GB RAM with 64/128GB internal storage support (also 6/8 for Redmi Note 9 5G). Xiaomi Redmi Note 9(T) 5G came with a 5000mAh Li-Ion battery + 18W fast charging support. Intended to come with Android 10-powered MIUI 12. You can check this device’s full specifications by clicking here. And to click here as well.

Camera Samples

Here are the Camera Samples of Redmi Note 9T 5G. The photos that are taken are well balanced. You might not get the same results if your adjustments aren’t right.

Those photos has been taken on great places that has good amount of lights, vegetation, and everything to show GCam’s quality on. Redmi Note 9T is a device with a starter-level camera sensor, yes. But it performs pretty well, even for the Samsung GM1 sensor.

Download Link and How to set the config.

Setting the config of GCam might be funky for the people that hasn’t heard of it yet, so we have made you a guide on how to do it:

• Go to your internal storage with the file explorer.
• Create “Gcam” Folder.
• Open the Gcam folder and create “Configs8.4” folder.
• Put one of the configs you have got from the drive from there.
• Open GCam, double click underneath the camera shutter icon.
• Press “IMPORT”

You can get the link of the GCam with the config by clicking here. You can also get the GCam ports on other devices by going on to our Google Play page of GCamloader.

GCamloader – GCam Community – Google Play’de Uygulamalar

GCam for Redmi Note 9T: The Conclusion

The community has found a great GCam port with a great config for this great device. This is the best GCam for Redmi Note 9T. And it takes great photographs. Most of the Mediatek Xiaomi devices still doesn’t have a GCam port, it’s great that Redmi Note 9T, Redmi Note 8 Pro and Redmi Note 10S got one. As Mediatek development goes on by the passing years, more GCam ports will be there for Mediatek Xiaomi devices.

This will be the best guide to make you understand how you can buy your new Xiaomi phone, perfectly.

Buy your new Xiaomi Phone: For starters.

For starters, We need to check on those things below to buy our perfect Xiaomi device. Those specifications can be life-savers. And community matters too.

• The Processor and The Graphics Processor
• The Screen Panel.
• The Camera.
• The Storage.
• The Software.
• The Community.

1. The Processor / The Graphics Processor

The processor of your new Xiaomi phone has to be above the average. The processor is as important as the phone itself. If the phone’s processor is not known as much or is hated by the community, don’t hesitate to buy it. Most of the old Mediatek Xiaomi devices till Redmi Note 8 Pro were hated, mainly because of Mediatek’s bad ways on the processor to device management. Since 2019, Mediatek seems to be fixed this problem with their new Dimensity series.

Xiaomi devices with that new generation Mediatek Helio/Dimensity processors are being loved by the community. The devices that are examples of this phenomenon are the Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 9T/9 5G, Redmi Note 10S, and the newest generation Redmi K50 series.

Snapdragon devices, however, are the majority’s favorites, mainly because how Snapdragon is more open-source and more performative than Mediatek. Most of the rival phone companies such as Samsung, OnePlus, Vivo, Realme, and OPPO are preferring to use Snapdragon while Xiaomi is going on to use Mediatek on their Redmi devices. The new generation Xiaomi 12 series has the new generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but it’s controversial, mainly the cause to having poor cooling methods inside the motherboard.

Xiaomi 12 Ultra will release with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ and will have the double performance and overall phone management that Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro has. Redmi K50 series with their Dimensity series processors seems to give better overall performance than Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro, it is a better option to buy Redmi K50, than Xiaomi 12.

While looking at your Xiaomi device’s processor, you must check its benchmark scores. Geekbench scores will make sure that you can select your phone right with benchmark leaderboards. Most of the mid-range Xiaomi/Redmi smartphones have Qualcomm Snapdragon 680, Snapdragon 765G, Mediatek Dimensity 700, Helio G95, and G96. You can also check on the benchmarks from benchmark YouTubers.

The graphics and the processor have a huge impact on your phone’s benchmarks as a whole. Most of the 3D games (Genshin Impact, PUBG Mobile, etc.) are requiring good GPU units inside your Android phones. Most of the phones still can’t run Genshin Impact on maximum graphics with 60 FPS. When it comes to buying your new Xiaomi phone, you have got to keep an eye out for the benchmark scores or to watch Youtube videos on the gameplays.

The strongest graphics processors are with the latest Xiaomi/Redmi phones. Xiaomi 12 Series and Redmi K50 series. Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has the graphic unit of Adreno 730, which is one of the strongest GPU units in the phone market.

Redmi K50 Pro’s Mediatek Dimensity 9000 has a demolishing performance, compared with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the All-new Mali G710-MC10 GPU unit is working perfectly with Mediatek Dimensity 9000. With the perfect performance that the new generation Mediatek Dimensity chips give, the more Xiaomi keeps releasing phones with Mediatek chipsets on them.

2. The Screen Panel

Most of the mid-range and flagship devices are using AMOLED nowadays, Samsung’s own-made screen panels are being used by everyone, even Apple. The screen panels are as much as necessary as the phone itself. It has to maintain a good screen ratio, refresh rate, and color correction. Most of the low-end devices are using IPS panels, which are not great at color correction, and are also known to make screen issues such as ghost screens. You can check on our article about what is ghost screen and how to prevent it from happening by clicking here.

There are three screen panels, OLED, AMOLED, and IPS. OLED is the most quality screen panel you can ever find on an Android device. Most quality brands like Sony and Google had them on their phones, Sony still uses OLED while Google has switched to using AMOLED on their Pixel 6 series devices. AMOLED is Samsung’s quality screen panels, there are variations of AMOLED such as AMOLED, Super AMOLED, and Dynamic AMOLED. Dynamic AMOLED is the best quality screen panel you can ever find after OLED.

Screen to body ratio on a phone is the thing that you want to look at while buying a phone. The Xiaomi phones that have a near %100 screen-to-body ratios are Mi 9T and Mix 4. Mi 9T hides the camera by having a motorized pop-up camera while Mix 4 has a hidden front camera inside the screen. Mix 4 is the perfect example of a phone that is close to having the %100 screen-to-body ratio.

3. The Camera

The Camera is also one of the most important things to look for when you’re buying your new Xiaomi phone! Your new Xiaomi phone has to have a great camera inside to make you take great pictures. Sony IMX camera sensors are the best camera sensors in the game. IMX-sensored phones can take great pictures in great places. Portrait shots, night shots, you call it!

However, there are also the cameras that you want to look out for, Omnivision sensor devices are known for being cheap and lacking in quality. Samsung’s ISOCELL sensors are becoming better, year by year. But if your phone has an entry-level camera sensor like Samsung GM1, that phone will quite possibly not take great pictures at all.

4. The Storage

The storage types, RAM and internal storage, are one of the most essential details on your new Xiaomi phone. Your new Xiaomi phone has to have over 6GB of RAM which is newer than the LPDDR4X. Below LPDDR4X is not very performative.

Your new Xiaomi phone also has to have internal storage that is more than 64GB, The times of 32GB are almost dead in this very year, 2022. There are also the storage chips that are eMMC are slightly slower, even sometimes, being the slowest in terms of reading/write performance. Newer mid-range phones use UFS 2.1 or 2.2, Premium devices mostly use UFS 3.0 or UFS 3.1 for having the best read/write performance possible.

5. The Software

The software, MIUI, for Xiaomi phones is the best-coded MIUI software you can ever find, On Redmi phones, most of the codes are poorly written, specifically for the phone to have a slightly jankier experience than Xiaomi devices, since Redmi is a lower brand than Xiaomi. MIUI for POCO is the worst MIUI that is ever coded for POCO devices. Most of the settings are restricted, and the animations are not that great, giving the user an overall bad performance.

The best way to get the most performative software from Xiaomi is to get a Xiaomi device. If you bought a POCO or a Redmi device, there are high possibilities of your device, having the worst coded MIUI software of all time. Most POCO X3/Pro users are buying their POCO phones just to flash Custom ROMs on them.

6. The Community

The community of Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices is really big, there are tons of people that are using the same device as you do. You can always ask which firmware to use, which tweaks to tweak your phone, how to debloat your device, which Custom ROM you can install, literally on every single aspect of your device, the people know about it.

As Xiaomiui, we have our Telegram communities to make you feel right at home. We have our Main group, and Mods/Tweaks group, You can chat on whatever topic that affiliates Xiaomi and its stuff.

You can also find your specific device’s Telegram groups and update channels by searching “Xiaomi 12 Updates, POCO X3 Updates, Redmi Note 9T Updates” and so on.

Buy your new Xiaomi Phone: Conclusion

To buy your new Xiaomi phone, you need to follow those steps, one by one, step by step, to buy your next Xiaomi phone. Buying a new phone can have so many quirks, and ins and outs. For Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices as a whole, this guide is the perfect guide for you to buy your new Xiaomi phone. As suggestions, we suggest Xiaomi 12X, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, Redmi K50, and POCO F4.

Those devices are the best devices Xiaomi has ever made in 2022. There is also the newly-released Xiaomi 12S Ultra, which is outstanding in every single way, Xiaomi 12S Ultra might be your next Xiaomi device. You can check on Xiaomi 12S Ultra by clicking here.

Let’s see what the best selling Xiaomi devices are.

1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8/Pro

Released in 2019, Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 And Note 8 Pro were one of the best seller devices that Xiaomi and Redmi ever made, While the Mi 9T series was also selling great units because of how unique they were, the Redmi Note 8 series was also selling great amounts of units. Redmi Note 8 Family has sold over 25 Million units in its first year. Let’s see what Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro has inside.

The Specifications

As one of the best selling Xiaomi devices, Redmi Note 8 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6×1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver) CPU with Adreno 610 as the GPU. 6.3″ 1080×2340 60Hz IPS LCD Display. One 13MP front, four 48MP Main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro and 2MP depth rear camera sensors. 3,4,6GB RAM with 32,64 and 128GB internal storage support. Redmi Note 8 comes with a 4000mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 10-powered MIUI 12. Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner support.

As one of the best selling Xiaomi devices, Redmi Note 8 Pro came with Mediatek Helio G90T Octa-core (2x Cortex-A76 & 6x Cortex-A55) CPU with Mali-G76MC4 as the GPU. 6.53″ 1080×2340 60Hz IPS LCD Display. One 20MP front, four 48MP Main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro and 2MP depth rear camera sensors. 4 to 8GB RAM with 64, 128, and 256GB internal storage support. Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with a 4000mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 9.0 Pie. Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner support.

The User’s Notes

Most of the users that have used the Redmi Note 8 Pro have said they have never seen such powerful devices. Most of them have over-exaggerated the phone by saying that “this phone is the best phone humanity has ever made” and there will be nothing ever like it. But in actuality, Most of the new-gen phones have already bestowed Redmi Note 8 Pro. Redmi Note 8 users, however, have said the phone was a great mid-ranger in its time, most of them have already upgraded their devices. Mainly because Redmi Note 8 isn’t as useful as before. Redmi Note 8 series was one of the best selling Xiaomi devices, and it still hasn’t been bestowed yet.

2. POCO X3/X3 Pro

POCO’s best selling devices, X3 and X3 Pro were the ones that dethroned the myth of Redmi Note 8 Pro, The specifications, the build quality, the user experience, and everything were on point in these devices. POCO X3 and X3 Pro have sold over 2 Million units along with Poco F3., and it has sold only 100.000 units on the Flipkart sale day. Let’s see what the POCO X3 family has inside.

The Specifications

POCO X3 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Octa-core (2×2.3 GHz Kryo 470 Gold &  6×1.8GHz Kryo 470 Silver) CPU with Adreno 618 as the GPU. 6.67″ 1080×2400 120Hz IPS LCD Display. One 20MP front, four 64MP Main, 13MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro and 2MP depth rear camera sensors. 6/8GB RAM with 64 and 128GB internal storage support. Redmi Note 8 comes with a 5160 mAh Li-Po battery + 33W fast charging support. Comes with Android 10-powered MIUI 12 for POCO. Side-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on POCO X3’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked POCO X3 or not by clicking here.

POCO X3 Pro came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Octa-core (1×2.96 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485 Silver) CPU with Adreno 640 as the GPU. 6.67″ 1080×2400 120Hz IPS LCD Display.One 20MP front, four 48MP Main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro and 2MP depth rear camera sensors. 6/8GB RAM with 128 and 256GB internal storage support. POCO X3 Pro comes with a 5160 mAh Li-Po battery + 33W fast charging support. Comes with Android 11-powered MIUI 12.5 For POCO. Side-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on POCO X3 Pro’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked POCO X3 Pro or not by clicking here.

The User’s Notes

POCO X3 and POCO X3 Pro have a reason for being best selling Xiaomi devices, And that reason is, those devices are the best price-performance devices that were made in 2022. The 120Hz powered displays, Top-notch SOCs that give the best user experience, Though, most of the users are using their POCO X3 devices with custom ROMs on them, due to MIUI software being poorly coded. Still, these two phones were one of the best selling Xiaomi devices ever.

3. POCO F3/Mi 11X

POCO F3 is also one of the best selling Xiaomi POCO devices ever made. POCO F3 is all about performance and the user experience. It may not be still as great as Xiaomi phones regarding how poorly coded the firmware on POCO devices are. But POCO F3 is sure a flagship killer. POCO F3 has sold more than 2 million units along with the POCO X3 series in its release days. Let’s check on the features of POCO F3.

The Specifications.

POCO F3 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Octa-core Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585) CPU with Adreno 650 as the GPU. 6.67″ 1080×2400 120Hz AMOLED Display. One 20MP front, three 48MP Main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 5MP macro rear camera sensors. 6/8GB RAM with 128 and 256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage support. POCO X3 Pro comes with a 4520 mAh Li-Po battery + 33W fast charging support. Comes with Android 11-powered MIUI 12.5 For POCO. Side-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on POCO F3’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked POCO F3 or not by clicking here.

The User’s Notes

POCO F3 sure is a good entry-level flagship, Most of the users have left positive feedback on how good POCO F3 is. MIUI For POCO is still poorly-coded. But most of the users also use POCO F3 with custom ROMs. The Screen panel, the SOC, the RAM, internal storage options, and the battery leave the user’s mind with a great experience to have. This is one of the best selling Xiaomi devices ever made.

4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

At the start of 2019, Redmi Note 7 series has been announced and started to sell. Redmi Note 7 series were direct on their vision, being a perfect mid-range device for 2019 standards. Redmi Note 7 was bought by many people because of how price/performance it was. But at the end of 2019, Redmi Note 7 was bestowed with the newest late 2019 release, Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro. Redmi Note 7 has sold 16.3 million units. Let’s see what are the specifications for Redmi Note 7.

The Specifications

Redmi Note 7 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Octa-core (4×2.2GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU with Adreno 610 as the GPU. 6.3″ 1080×2340 60Hz IPS LCD Display. One 13MP front, four 48MP Main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP macro and 2MP depth rear camera sensors. 3,4,6GB RAM with 32,64 and 128GB internal storage support. Redmi Note 7 comes with a 4000mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 9.0 Pie. Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on Redmi Note 7’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Redmi Note 7 or not by clicking here.

The User’s Notes.

Most of the users that have used Redmi Note 7 is one of the best mid-range experiences at the start of 2019 till Redmi Note 8 was released, It had a great user experience, great camera, great software, and a great fanbase as a cherry on top. Most of the Redmi Note 7 users have migrated to phones like Redmi Note 9S/Pro now. But for them, Redmi Note 7 was an unforgettable experience. Hence explains why Redmi Note 7 was one of the best selling Xiaomi devices.

5. Xiaomi Mi 8

Xiaomi Mi 8 was the best selling Xiaomi flagship Xiaomi has ever made in 2018, It’s an iPhone X-ish look, coming with support with infrared face unlock support. and top-notch flagship processor from 2018. Mi 8 was a strange yet beautiful release from Xiaomi, Mi 8 sold 6 million units months after it came out for sale. Let’s check on what Mi 8 has inside.

The Specifications

Xiaomi Mi 8 came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) CPU with Adreno 630 as the GPU. 6.21″ 1080×2248 60Hz SUPER AMOLED Display. One 20MP front, two 12MP Main, and 12MP telephoto rear camera sensors. 6 and GB RAM with 64 and 128 and 286GB internal storage support. Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with a 3400mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 8.1 Oreo. Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on Xiaomi Mi 8’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Xiaomi Mi 8 or not by clicking here.

The User’s Notes.

Xiaomi Mi 8 was the perfect experience for the users that wanted to have the feel of the iPhone X but on a lower budget. With the infrared sensors that support 3D Face Unlock, the experience of the Mi 8 was nothing to be seen in the Android community in the year 2018. Hence explains why this phone, Xiaomi Mi 8, was one of the best selling Xiaomi devices.

6. Xiaomi Mi 9T/Pro

Xiaomi’s 2019 Mid-ranger/Flagship releases, Xiaomi Mi 9T and Mi 9T Pro, are one of the best selling Xiaomi devices, mainly because of the full-screen experience. Most people have got this phone because of how unique it was in the first place. Mi 9T has sold 3 million units in 4 months. The reason being is that: Redmi Note 7 and Note 8 Series has been released the same year, creating a huge inside rivalry between the phone sales. Making Mi 9T series left behind. Let’s check out the specifications for Mi 9T/Pro.

The Specifications

Xiaomi Mi 9T came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) CPU with Adreno 618 as the GPU. 6.39″ 1080×2340 60Hz SUPER AMOLED Display. One 20MP motorized pop-up front, three 48MP Main, and 12MP telephoto and 8MP ultrawide rear camera sensors. 6GB RAM with 64 and 128 and 286GB internal storage support. Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with a 3400mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 9.0 Pie. in-screen mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on Xiaomi Mi 8’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Xiaomi Mi 8 or not by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro came with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) CPU with Adreno 640 as the GPU. 6.39″ 1080×2340 60Hz SUPER AMOLED Display. One 20MP motorized pop-up front, three 48MP Main, and 12MP telephoto and 8MP ultrawide rear camera sensors. 6 and GB RAM with 64 and 128 and 286GB internal storage support. Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro comes with a 3400mAh Li-Po battery + 18W fast charging support. Comes with Android 9.0 Pie. in-screen mounted fingerprint scanner support. You can check on Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro’s full specifications and leave a comment on if you liked Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro or not by clicking here.

The User’s Notes.

Xiaomi Mi 9T/Pro was a unique experience for its users. The motorized pop-up camera, the screen is full and does not have a notch in the first place. The fully-fluid AMOLED screen and the powerful processor are the cherry on top, Although, the Mi 9T series haven’t sold that well in the shadow of their mid-range brothers. But they were a great experience overall.

Six Best Selling Xiaomi Devices: The Conclusion.

Here are the six best selling Xiaomi devices. Those devices are the kingpins of Xiaomi, the most popular devices of Xiaomi until now. Xiaomi has started a new way of rebranding the already-made devices. Xiaomi was always doing this, even at their Mi 6X/Mi A2 times, but it wasn’t as much as this current time. Will those listings change in the ongoing year? Absolutely. Xiaomi still makes top-notch devices. And it’s one announcement away to surpass the best selling Xiaomi devices.

GApps and Vanilla: The Open GApps Project.

In the years when Android was first released, there was already OEM software, software that already contains everything for the end user’s usage. And there were also Custom ROMs like CyanogenMod or so, which was mainly focusing on being the better android by having close to no Google Applications inside.

The Open GApps Project, which started its way in 2015 till now, has had a great impact on the Custom ROM community. OpenGApps had GApps starting from Android 4.4 till Android 11. They are kind of late in the industry of Custom ROMs now, which is why they are migrating to Sourceforge, instead of using their servers. This might be the reason that OpenGApps is slow in making new GApps on new Android releases. Here’s the link for OpenGApps.

There are alternatives to OpenGApps. Which are the community’s favorites. Let’s see what they are.

MindTheGApps

Speaking of GApps and Vanilla, LineageOS is the resurrection of what CyanogenMod was at the time. Most of the devs from CyanogenMod have migrated their ways on LineageOS, but some of them also work on OEM ROMs like OneUI, there is CyanogenMod influence, even in the OEM ROMs nowadays. MindTheGApps only and only has the user package, which has most of the Google Apps inside, ready to be flashed and uses as is. MindTheGApps is highly recommended by LineageOS developers. Here is the link for MindTheGApps.

LiteGApps

For the people that don’t have enough system space, or cannot have a system space mounted on recovery at all. LiteGApps is here for you. LiteGApps can be flashed as a Magisk module and still be used as normal GApps. It still has bugs here and there, such as contacts not syncing, Whatsapp backup not working, etc. Those all have workarounds in their Telegram group. LiteGApps is a lifesaver. And it’s also heavily tweakable! Here is the link for LiteGApps.

FlameGApps

FlameGApps is the third most-used GApps in the Custom ROM community. It is highly stable and highly recommend. FlameGApps have all the packages for all users, starting with Basic and Full. The basic package only gives the basic apps that make GApps work without any bugs whatsoever, while the Full package makes your Vanilla Custom ROM so close to making the user experience like a Pixel phone. Here is the link to FlameGApps.

The Custom ROM that already comes with GApps

Those Custom ROMs won’t need any GApps to be flashed in the first place and give the most stable user experience you can find on a custom ROM. One of those ROMs is Pixel Experience. Pixel Experience is one of the highest-rated and most-used Custom ROM of all time, mainly because it makes your phone’s user experience almost like a Google Pixel device, hence the name. You can click on Pixel Experience and see if your device is supported by clicking here. 

Vanilla

Vanilla ROMs are mostly for the people that don’t want Google services to be on their tails. And Vanilla can be customized by the user however they would like, it can be used as FOSS, It can be used with GApps. Most users that want FOSS software are using Vanilla ROMs such as LineageOS, /e/, GrapheneOS, and AOSP in general. You can check on our articles about /e/ by clicking here, and see about the best 3 privacy-focused ROMs by clicking here.

GApps and Vanilla: The Verdict

GApps and Vanilla ROMs both are great, giving the user both experiences of a fully working Google-ified user experience, and also the most private user experience ever. The people that don’t use social media apps don’t have backups, or use the modded version of those social media apps, mostly prefer Vanilla. The users that are using the raw versions of the social media apps, taking backups up to their contacts, their emails, and more else might want to use GApps. GApps help the user to make their experience autonomous by syncing every single service into the Google servers. This is the way how GApps and Vanilla ROMs work.

Use your old smartphone: The ways on using the old device in the best way possible

The Xiaomi Mi 9T you bought 3 years ago has ended its lifespan today, But if you still want to use your device, we found out the best ways to use it for the best purposes:

• Ghost Phone
• Portable Facecam
• Portable Cinema
• Portable Microphone
• Car GPS
• MP3 Player
• Install a Custom ROM
• Sell your old phone

Ghost Phone

You might need your old phone as a burner phone to feel secure, with this way, you can protect your private data without going afraid of being hacked. And also to keep your identity secure on social media sites, a ghost phone can do well. Here’s how to use your old smartphone as a ghost phone.

• Use a VPN to access everything on the Internet, You can check on our VPN app, VPNVerse by clicking here.
• Create a burner Google account, using your main account on a ghost phone might seem fishy.
• Don’t use Online transactions, transactions might leave some trails.
• Turn off your microphone and camera if your phone supports it.

Having a ghost phone in order of being safe might be a good idea, the government can still trace out illegal activities, so better not be using these methods for illegal activities.

Portable Facecam

When your Laptop’s webcam sucks at quality, or your PC does not have a camera at all, iVCam is here to help!

• Download iVcam from here for Android, and here for Apple iOS devices. And here for Windows.
• Install iVCam for PC and Android/iOS.
• Do as the tutorials in the app say.
• Kudos! Your portable webcam works now!

With a tripod and a good front/rear cam, you can make the perfect webcam out of your old phone based on your desire. This is one of the perfect ways to use your old smartphone.

Portable Cinema

Let’s say your new phone is AMOLED, and you’re too afraid to watch hours and hours of films on Netflix with it. You can still use your old phone as a portable cinema, you can screencast your device on your Android TV to do so, or just put the phone onto a place you can watch your movie without any problems. By using your old phone as a portable cinema, you will not be interrupted by calls or messages. This is also one of the perfect ways to use your old smartphone as well.

Portable Microphone

Let’s say you don’t have a microphone, or your microphone’s quality is not as good as your phone’s. This old but handy application, WO Mic, is the best Phone to PC microphone app that is ever made for Android and iOS.

• Download WO Mic from here for Android, and here for Apple iOS devices. And here for Windows.
• Install VC Runtime before installing WO Mic on windows by clicking here.
• Install WO Mic on Windows, Reboot.
• Start WO Mic from Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi Direct.
• Pair WO Mic’s IP number from PC if connected from wifi, pair your phone to your PC via Bluetooth, and pair from WO Mic if connected from Bluetooth.
• That’s it! Your microphone has been connected.

In this way, you can use WO Mic to make your phone a portable microphone. This is also one of the best ways to use your old smartphone as well.

Portable Car GPS

You might not have a GPS attached to your car, and you don’t want to use your phone in hot sunny weather, but you can still use your old phone in your car.

• Download Google Maps on Android by clicking here, for iOS by here.
• If your car has a power outlet, attach your phone to charging,
• Put your phone into a place where you can see the GPS easily.
• Kudos! Now you can use your old phone as a GPS!

Using your old phone as a portable car GPS is the perfect way to use your old smartphone in the most useful way possible.

MP3 Player

You might have important files on your daily phone and can’t be bothered to use a music player to play music while doing important work, fret not, Streaming services and MP3 players are here! You can use your old phone as it is an iPod with these two apps, Spotify as a music streaming platform, and Poweramp, as a real MP3 player. This is also one of the best ways to use your old smartphone as well.

Spotify is a music streaming service, Spotify is known for its average pricing system, offering 320kbps MP3 music, having the largest music library of all time, and having a social friending system, you can see what your friend is listening to, their playlists, and everything else. You can also check out our app for seeing what your Spotify friends listen to in real-time on Android/iOS devices. You can check on Spotibuddies by clicking here.

Spotify: Music and Podcasts – Apps on Google Play

Poweramp is the best MP3 player on Android ever made. The developers of this special MP3 player app have given the listener, the ability to do everything. Theme editing, Equalizer editing, Reverb setting, you name it! Poweramp has various settings on having the best sound experience. Also has up to 32bit 192kHz Hi-Fi support for the phones that support it.

Poweramp Music Player (Trial) – Apps on Google Play

Install a Custom ROM

If your phone supports a custom ROM, flash it immediately. Custom ROMs are the firmware that is made by the Android community, taking the kernel sources from the phone manufacturer and modifying them, resulting in Custom ROM development. Some custom ROMs might have better performance and better battery life than usual, You can check which performative custom ROM to install by clicking here. This is also one of the best ways to use your old smartphone, intellectually.

Sell your old phone.

Selling your old phone can be great for getting some money, There would be times that you need extra cash for various reasons, such as buying something desired, paying taxes/debts, you name it. Selling your old phone may be also the perfect solution, but if there is no need for extra cash, it would be good to keep the phone. This is also one of the ways to use your old smartphone. For gaining money.

Use your old smartphone: Conclusion

Those are the perfect ways to use your old smartphone. All at once, Those tips and tricks might help you on finding a purpose to still use your old device as a secondary companion. It may not be as good as it is when you first bought it, But it still has some use inside.

MIUI Secret Dialer Codes: How to use the dialer codes?

Some people cannot enter their codes or simply don’t know how to enter them. We’re going to show you how you can enter MIUI Secret Dialer Codes on your phone.

• Enter your phone app
• Click on the Dialer setting.
• Type * # * # 4636 # * # *
• That’s it!

And that’s how you can enter your secret dialer codes, now, onto showing the codes and their uses.

Code 1: The Engineering (CIT) Mode.

There are two ways of entering the Engineering (CIT) Mode. One way is pull-tapping on the kernel version a few times and presto! And also dialing “* # * # 6484 # * # * or  * # * # 64 663 # * # *” lets you enter the engineering mode.

Engineering Mode lets you test your phone’s basic usages to see if they work properly, such as your screen’s color balance, touchscreen, cameras, microphone, and many more. You can check on every piece of hardware with this mode and also modify the current system functions that Xiaomi has done on your phone. Engineering Mode is a mode that’s taken straight out of Engineering ROMs. You can check our post on what Engineering ROMs are by clicking here. This is one of the MIUI Secret Dialer Codes that is meant to be hidden but has been found out by the community.

You can also check what Engineering (CIT) Mode is by clicking here

Code 2: View IMEI Number

Some Xiaomi devices came out to your country from abroad, so you have to check if the IMEI is signed or not, you can check the IMEI number by simply typing “* # 06#”, IMEI number is a need in your phone, mainly because your whole carrier works with your IMEI. You can also check our post on how you can back up your IMEI and EFS by clicking here.

Code 3: Wifi/MobiIe Information and Test.

Information and test are for network testing purposes, you can switch your LTE connection to GSM/WCDMA, LTE, LTDTE/WCDMA, and many more by this function, this code is only for those who are interested in testing their network speeds, how they work or do they work properly at all. This menu also includes the battery health of your phone inside and your usage statistics. Dialing the number “* # * # 4636 # * # *” will open it. This is also one of the MIUI secret dialer codes that are only meant to be on the debugging side rather than the public side, but the numbers have been found out by the community as well.

Code 4: Send bug reports to Xiaomi.

There may be bugs in your firmware that make your phone unusable. For those moments, Xiaomi has included a dialer code in your MIUI firmware so you can report bugs right away. You can type in ” * # * # 284 # * # *” into the dialer to send a bug report. Xiaomi will get your bug report and try to fix it in the next OTA patch. This is one of the MIUI secret dialer codes that matters the most. Those bug reports are important to Xiaomi, mainly because their software, MIUI, is meant to be perfect for your Xiaomi device.

MIUI Secret Dialer Codes: The Conclusion.

MIUI has a lot of secret settings inside that are left out of the system but were found after the Xiaomi Community to use for the people who know how to use them properly. Those dialer codes must only be used if you know what you are doing. Xiaomi keeps these features open for the reason being, the people who know this stuff to test how the phone operates, and if there is a bug to report. Those MIUI secret dialer codes are meant for testing purposes only.

Fix Battery Drain: What causes the battery drain?

There are several reasons for what’s causing the battery drain in the first place. The main reason(s) can be installed too many apps or apps not adapting to MIUI’s battery optimization system. MIUI’s optimization system is something hard-coded, but some of the apps cannot adapt to it and cause battery drain. Or it could be that your Android is not optimized at all in the first place. Now, let’s check on how to get to fix battery drain.

Uninstall unnecessary apps

There might be some apps you don’t even use that drain your battery so much that you wouldn’t expect. If you have 40-50 apps and you forgot to uninstall the useless ones, this might be the time to uninstall them, Android is known for giving every single app the equivalent amount of battery. Even if you don’t run an app, It will still eat your battery.

Optimize Via ADB

This optimization method is going to be from the ADB service. Dexopt is an optimization method that mainly focuses on the internal part of battery optimization. It is highly recommended to run this command at certain times, Dexopt can run itself every time your battery successfully reaches up to %100. But sometimes, you might need to run it manually. Dexopt is one of the best solutions to fix battery drain. ADB is also used for many more optimization methods for Xiaomi devices, such as debloating and smoothing the animations, you can check out how to make animations smoother for MIUI 13 by clicking here and debloating Xiaomi devices by clicking here.

The Requirements

The requirements for this optimization method are so easy to have:

• ADB Platform Tools, you can install ADB by clicking here, you can learn how to install and use ADB properly by clicking here as well.
• USB Debugging Enabled by phone.

The Instructions

• First off, we need to check if our device can be seen by ADB properly, for that, we need to type in “adb devices“.
• Then, type in “adb shell cmd package bg-dexopt-job“
• Or type in “adb shell “cmd package bg-dexopt-job”“
• Reboot your device.

Keep in mind that this optimization service takes up to 20 minutes to 3 hours, patience is needed for this operation.

Format your phone

Sometimes, the optimizations and everything else just don’t work, you have to wipe your phone’s data, from the start to open a new experience without any battery drains. You can check out the ways how to format your phone by clicking here.

Update your phone constantly

To fix battery drain problem, Xiaomi makes several updates on fixing the battery-related bugs, do improvements to the battery optimization service, and adds new app support to make your device more optimized in terms of battery usage. Xiaomi’s battery patches must fix this issue.

Change your battery

And sometimes, uninstalling apps, ADB optimizations, and even formatting/upgrading your device from scratch cannot work, the problem might be inside your hardware. A phone’s battery has several years to work fresh. After approximately 2 to 3 years of average usage, the battery might start to decrease its performance, then, it’s time to get a new battery for your phone. This would be the perfect solution to fix battery drain.

Contact Technical Services

Even when the battery charge won’t work, it’s time to contact the technical services to inform them about your battery drain. To fix battery drain, the technical service will try everything they have on hand, even changing the whole motherboard inside your phone. Technical services will pay for everything if you have your warranty on your device. If you don’t have a warranty on the device, contact the local technical services.

For The Custom Rom Users: Contact your developer

To the people who are using custom ROMs, the developer might’ve done a flaw in the battery optimization methods. This bug might prevent to have battery optimization on your device, hence, causing the battery drain itself. If you are using an official custom ROM. Make sure the latest update has been installed. The maintainer will include the bug fixes on the latest update.

If you have an unofficial custom ROM on your device, contact the developer immediately about the bug, and send logcat to the developer to look at the issue and fix it. If there is no fix for that bug, better be looking for another custom ROM or to revert a stock ROM. Reverting to the stock rom might be the best solution to fix battery drain.

Fix Battery Drain: The Conclusion

If those workarounds didn’t work, it’s maybe time to upgrade your device. Upgrading your device could be the best solution to fix battery drain. All these steps will help in fixing the high amounts of battery draining problem. Xiaomi is highly focused on battery life solutions with their newer devices, making the best battery optimization methods there ever is on Android devices. MIUI is the best OS in terms of bug fixing, bug reporting, community fixes, and more.