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  1. qbert456

    4g European phone

    I just wondered, am I correct that the only current fdd 4g xiaomi available, is the single sim hongmi note? My UK network (Vodafone) seems to have holes in 3g coverage and my mi2 in these areas is understandably slow for Web. I checked the coverage maps and suddenly there's 4g in places where...
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    Wipe before selling

    Any tips on the best and most secure way to wipe the phone and all data thereon prior to selling please? I'm keeping my mi2 but am my partners mi2s in due course....
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    Mi2s problem

    I have a mi2 and my other half uses a mi2s. Yesterday her phone turned off for no reason, ever since its been unwell! It takes a long time to boot, it stuck on the Orange mi /red white snapdragon logo for a long time. I thought it was not going to boot, came back a while later it has booted...
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    Redmi 1s

    What's the difference between hongmi and the soon to be released 1s version please?
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    Wifi icon

    My wifi icon occasionally gets a link or chain link symbol on it. Can anyone advise what it means please?
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    Mi2(s) battery replacement

    Does anyone have a recommended source for batteries please? I'm not hung up on it being xiaomi as long as it's reliable. I see ibuygou sell original ones but aliexpress has non xiaomi ones for less... Anyone using a non xiaomi battery please? In my old phones I rarely used oem to replace the...
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    Fresh out of box mi2s

    A mate in Scotland is getting a mi2s after seeing my mi2 in action. I can't remember the steps I took from out of box to miuiandroid rom. Aside from telling him to register here, is it simply a case of putting cwm on using the stock recovery and then update. Zip. Then putting the latest...
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    Ibuygou down

    Have ibuygou closed? X how shall we buy from now? I tried to purchase direct and xiaomi wouldn't accept my non Chinese name or mobile number...
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    Google play bug?

    Is it just me or is Google play slightly broken this week's rom? I don't see update option.
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    Browser problem Gmail

    When I try to browse to Gmail using the default browser, the log in page is stuck in a refresh loop and I can't enter data to actually log in. Anyone had this? Using Firefox is fine
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    System storage full, help please

    I only have about 30mb free on my system so now apps won't update. What kind of things do i erase to clear space please is it simply deleting apps? I'm used to cm type roms from previous phones where data is on SD and therfore the system area stays quite empty by comparison.
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    Anti strange call - setting

    I've discovered another new setting in the phone settings section. Anti strange call, I like new features but I don't recall seeing this in the changelog. The downside of new features is sometimes they need Adjusting to maintain the same usage of the phone. If it was in the changelog, I...
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    Calls being blocked

    Since the latest update I've just noticed that certain calls are being blocked, I think it's just withheld numbers. I have nothing set in the firewall but I do use quiet hours, which is currently not active. I'll get a screenshot, can someone explain how I can disable this and get calls to...
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    Floating widget

    Does anyone know of a floating widget app that works on the mi2 using miuiandroid please? I'd like to use tomtom sat nav and have a torque widget display at same time. Recently torque was updated to allow floating widget but the widget disappears as soon as you press home to go to open...
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    Poor voice quality for the other person

    I have had people tell me recently that they have trouble hearing m on my mi2. Comments range from words dropping to generally poor sound. I assumed it was signal - but having checked after getting more and more comments - the signal is fine. I thought maybe it was the back cover or indeed the...
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    Android smileys

    Will the uot kitchen mod work on v5 does anyone know, I want little green android smileys in my sms!
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    Resolved mi2 wifi bug (fixed)

    I've got an ongoing bug with Wi-Fi. Connecting or re connecting to a know Wi-Fi network after a while it fails to connect.it can see the network but fails to get an ip, the Wi-Fi symbol on the toggle bar gets a small exclamation mark. So far, clearing media storage app, and airplane mode on then...
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    Miui email 3.3.22

    I deleted the email on this rom and now fancy giving it a try, where might I find the apk for it please?
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    Clear back cover

    With the coloured batteries that are available for this phone I'm surprised they don't make see through backs for it. I'd get one!
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    MIUI Australia closing

    http://www.miuiaustralia.com/?p=1080 Goodbye… Due to many factors, both Dan and myself have decided that we are no longer going to be developing MIUI/Xiaomi devices. So unfortunate as it is, that’s gonna be all from MIUI Australia. I understand if your not happy with our decision, but at the...