- Aug 5, 2019
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As dudjaa suggested in this post I decided to to return to last stable Android 10 version of MIUI12
Copy this and all files, you want to keep to the external sdcard - internal will be formated!
Now I'm glad again with the Redmi Note 8/ Ginkgo.
Everything is snappier, Apps starting faster and Battery life is much better! The only thing I'm missing is, that the wallpaper is not scrolling, maybe anyone has an idea, how to activate that?
Have fun!!!
Copy this and all files, you want to keep to the external sdcard - internal will be formated!
- Prepare backup for third party apps:
- Settings - My device - Backup and Restore - Mobile Device
- Only mark "Third party apps and app data" - you could also take the the contacts, but I do synchronize mine with my nextcloud... Important is, that you won't restore any system settings after new installation
- Afterwards copy all relevant files from internal storage, specially the backup folder (/storage/emulated/0/MIUI/backup) to the external sd card - this is important because you have to format DATA in TWRP before installing the ROM - I mentioned it twice now!
- Boot to TWRP (I recommend last one built by geoanto555from here: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=323029). Point here: the older ones can't decrypt the data partition.
- Do a full backup to external storage - just in case...
- Goto -> Wipe and "FormatData", type "yes" and wait...
- Install the downloaded ROM... Me personally then mount /system and delete unneeded folders in /system/app or /system/priv-app like lens, email, miui-browser, miui-gallery and whatever you don't use/ want - THOUGH BE CAREFUL AT THIS POINT!! (It happened, that I deleted mms because I use signal and then couldn't receive the sms for signal activation/ restoring - haha... so I had to install google messenger as workaround)
- reboot and restore the third party apps - for some it won't work and they crash all the time - then you have to reinstall them from playstore/ f-droid/ whatever...
Now I'm glad again with the Redmi Note 8/ Ginkgo.
Everything is snappier, Apps starting faster and Battery life is much better! The only thing I'm missing is, that the wallpaper is not scrolling, maybe anyone has an idea, how to activate that?
Have fun!!!