Hi, a Redmi 6 user here 😀

You know, there’s a ton of custom ROMs you don’t know about. XDA has like 1/10th of the ROMs that are out there.

You can check telegram channels ([this](https://telegram-store.com/catalog/channels/redmi6a_updates) one for example). There are even Android 12 ROMs, but they’re very laggy and almost unusable. Android 10 and 11 is the best for Redmi 6/6A my opinion. I also made a [tool](https://github.com/Sucharek233/Redmi6-6AFlashers) you might find useful.

Yes, [here](https://telemetr.io/en/channels/1238390659-oliveofficialupdates/posts).

Thank you for this info. My Redmi 8 is too damn laggish nowadays

How are the system apps? I’ve regretted installing lineage OS in mine a few years ago because the camera performance dropped when i did.

A12 is a lagfest on anything less than 4GB

i have Redmi7 with LOS A12 which works smooth AF, As long as A12 is officially supported by a Custom ROM I believe it works fine. A12 is super laggy if it is Unofficial. In my opinion.

do all apps work? like banking apps, uber, foodpanda etc.

Can confirm, tried it once and my phone was extremely laggy. Audio cutting out, video playback lagging af, but suprisingly, games were smooth (probably because it needs an arm64 vendor, the default one is arm).

I think so cause it’s much lighter (400mb) and has less features than PE. PE’s size is around 1.0-1.5GB.

Yup, you need a PC. Check my comment on this post. I’ve attached there the links of the guide I followed. It’s pretty easy to do. However, the main guide I followed was how to Install PE. I installed Lineage OS instead, the link of which can also be found on my comment.

I use DotOS, used both LineageOS and Pixel Experience on a Redmi 5, the best part about LineageOS and DotOS is that you don’t need to have Google apps, which use a lot of resources. I have f-droid and Aurora installed, no google services. Pixel Experience is the most convenient, but the others give me more than double the battery life and a smoother experience without GApps

Gcam was still a downgrade from the Mi camera app.

seriously? u should have done something wrong. GCam exists cause they are better. Which GCam did u use??

I had Redmi 6(cereus) for past 4 years and I exchanged that phone for the new Redmi note 11 pro+ 5g. Now I miss my old phone. The only difference I find is the performance and camera. MIUI 13 with Android 11 gives me a mixed feelings about my phone😐. I don’t like the chip limitations and restrictions from Android 11 but I like the MIUI only special features.

We’ll, if you can fing Resurrection Remix OS for your phone, you should definitely try that as it has Many customisation features built-in and gives the best battery life. Also this rom is based on LineageOS, Pixel Experience and Omni Rom.

I’m thinking about doing the same, but, my screen is broken, looks well, but the center of the touchscreen doesn’t work and I’m afraid I could drive my device useless if I cannot touch something needed and cannot use scrcpy on my Linux desktop to mirror my phone and touch it either, or use a mouse. I need some information about that process.

Also, I wet to Lineage’s website and I wonder If the latest 19 version of the OS isn’t compatible with Redmi 6A, because it is not listed. If that’s the case, the solution is to stick with the 17.1? Are there ways to upgrade after installing?

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Thanks

I have a POCO F3 and Redmi 6A is my old phone. Is it worth installing custom ROM to my old phone first and then to my F3?

Thank you, it’s quite interesting, I’ll try it out!

Glad I could help! I didnt know some people are still using their redmi 6a 🙂

can i install without root?
i already unlocked the bootloader

How did you do it, there still isn’t a version for redmi 6A by Lineage OS?