Android 9 on Xiaomi Note 3 Pro
It have been something around 3 month since i’ve switched to Android 8 and then Android 9 on my Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro Se (Kate). And today i’ve decided to rollback to MiUi.
As a tribute to Android 9 I also decided to list what i’ve liked and disliked about new android. I would be back to Android 9 when bugs would be fixed and when project Treble would add normal hw support or would get page where I can check for one.
2018
Why Yes
- When you minimize from Maps, Youtube - it would be shown as a small window, so you can multi-task (dial when using maps or whatever)
- Nice glance inside notification bar applications
- VR services are finally working
- App usage statistics - i’ve used it only like 2 times
- When charging - it shows mAmps (so you can switch charger / cable)
- APT-X (or at least what Bluetooth menu says)
- Bluetooth percentage for headphones (although always say 60%)
Why Not
- Bluetooth calls does not work - it always redirects to earpiece. Which is terrible if you are riding bike and someone calls you.
- Keyboard swiping - autocompletion is broken and keyboard just crushes.
- Inconsistent call screen sensor detection - so after you’ve dialed someone you are left with black screen and no possibility to do anything
- Camera is so-so
What are my feelings when i’m back to MiUi
- Fonts seems to be better
- Smooth!
- Goodies from Xiaomi - security, permissions, monitoring
- Still android 6.0 :(
- Bootloader is re-written by MiUi.
April 2019
I’m back to Android 9. I was tired from Miui:
- my audiobook widget was not shown on lock screen.
- some new crazy memory saving algorighms that were killing all apps (even pinned ones) and slow down
- google play took forever to update
Also I found out that there is a patch for camera and bluetooth calls. Hurray!
- Bluetooth Calls are fixed
- Looks and feels snappy (when it’s not crashing)
- Highly-customizible - for example pull-down menu can have any number of toggles
- Much faster (at least now) than MIUI
- Again picture-in-picture