My mom uses a Redmi Note 9 and through every update, Xiaomi/Redmi is removing features. It’s getting so so frustrating. Through the first update, they removed the option to turn off search from popping up when we open the app drawer. It wasn’t that big of a deal, I installed POCO launcher. A few months ago, another update came and it removed the option of switching back to the old MIUI 11 control center. 2 days ago, another update and this one is the most frustrating. They freakin’ ***removed split screen and picture-in-picture*** and the ability to pin apps in the background. **LIKE WHAT??** What the hell is wrong with Xiaomi? What are they doing? I only bought Redmis for my parents because they were comfortable using it. But this is seriously getting bad and we all need to speak up. **XIAOMI NEEDS TO STOP DOING THIS BS.**
Unfortunately, I can’t post images.
You can still pin (lock) apps
go to security app – select boost speed – select cog at top right – select lock apps
All the rest there Xiaomi said was removed temporarily because of performance issues on that device
That’s the reason you should check the forums before updating and read the patch notes
If you don’t like what you see, you shall not update
Isn’t the new control wanting more performance?
I searched the whole settings
I used to be able to do mini-apps or side-by-side apps, but I no longer can.
What are good custom roms I should check out?
Im about to get my 3rd xiaomi phone (previously was redmi, next is poco) and never felt a reason to change the rom.
IDK, I updated today and everything works just like it worked. Grouping in notification drawer is broken for some apps but I can live with it until they fix it.
You can turn on that in the settings. Or Idk if they removed that feature too.
It’s on Android 10 itself. Which is your phone?
Yup
Sorry what is that a message app??
Are there any other important things that you lose access to when switching? Like split screen or google assistant or double tap recents button to go to latest opened app or not supporting opening some extensions (.png, .jpeg . docx .pdf etc…)
This is a regular Note 9
cause they added so many useless features that its making the whole system laggy..
I was eyeing pixel experience. Tempting….
That’s the same with old control centre too. When you search for it, it’s there but it’s not there when we tap it.
haha and we don’t even get xiaomi.eu I’m seriously tired at this point it feels like a joke with the amount of shit they’re taking from the note 9
My device never had any performance issues
And how does taking out the option to change back to old control centre affect performance?
I got a port for the miui camera app for custom ROMs if u want
Mine is grey most of the time instead of the blurred one but at times, there’s nothing. The notifications just come on top of the wallpaper
For pixel experience, how soon after a major Android update will the PE rom be available? Like with Android 11, how soon after the official release of Android 11 was the Android 11 PE based rom released?
We’re stuck at MIUI 12.0.8. Hoping 12.5 will fix atleast some of the basic issues
I’m not able to post screenshots, but when we search for Control Centre in the settings, it shows the result. But when we take that tab, there’s no toggle. And about picture in picture, it used to be present 3 days ago, but not now. Long pressing an app in the recents takes us to app info for some strange reason instead of split screen, p-i-p and lock apps. There was a shortcut for p-i-p too.. when se swipe up from the bottom and take the app to the top right, that app used to be in p-i-p but that’s also gone.
12.5 fixed issues for me.. 🙂 hopefully it does for you too!
My device is Mi 10T
“I stubbed my toe, it hurts.”
Your solution: Just don’t stub your toe
You realize how dumb that sounds?
True, but you can bypass this with magisk.
Xiaomi phones are good if you know how to install a custom rom on them its like giving you a threadripper with windows xp good hardware bad software
Just install a custom rom, MIUI Global roms are shit
Same.
I believed you without the proof. Just tried to be helpful. I hope they’ll just just fix it the future
I’m on the same version as u
At first they only removed the control center. That’s all i know. Maybe wait for the next update
I honestly don’t know why you are noticing these features given I have a way underpowered redmi note 5 pro and these features are still there on miui 12.
For the old control center you should go to the display and then search for status bar and disable new control center. Or just directly search in settings for control center.
Picture in picture are there as well, go to recents and long press the app you want in split screen and you should be able to find an option for split screen and the apps that support pip will show you stuff in pip. But to test it, watch some youtube video in chrome browser and then exit from it. If the video window pops up in pip then it’s still working.
I use LineageOS on my Redmi Note 5
These are device specific. MIUI 12 on my Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi 9A works just fine. It’s only with the Note 9.
Because of this BS I straight up went full de-googled/xiaomi and installed lineageOS with microg. **I** own my device, not you, Xiaomi.
Can confirm, dunno why tho
I totally agree with you
redmi note 9 pro
miui 12.0.1 just received android 11 update a few days ago
Removing features on devices with less than 6GB Ram.
I’m using a custom rom in my Note 5. But these are my family’s phones and they’re just used to MIUI, so I just can’t change it.
Nope. And, there’s no ‘mini apps’ option too.
Nah its your gayboi txting you
Wait, redmi note 9 has a search bar and an app drawer?????
I’ve been using mine for like a year now and it doesn’t have any of that.
I have a Redmi K30s Ultra (the same as the Mi 10t) on MIUI 12.5 China ROM, and I have the clear speaker option. So maybe it will come back on 12.5 global ROM?
Not yet as this isn’t my phone
Redmi note 9?
For me Control center and notification grey background drowns the user experience
Khtab.bb
Install a custom ROM, like pixel experience (normal or plus),lineage os, havok os etc
Definitely check out LineageOS. I’m running it on my Mi 9t and its very nice, ‘feels like a massive upgrade. I hear good things about CorvusOS too though haven’t tried that myself.
Edit: Evolution X might be a good choice as well
I will never buy another Xiaomi phone. I have the Mi9 and hate the skin. OnePlus was my favorite. I will try Asus next. Maybe it’s time for IPhone sooner or later, getting fed up with crappy android phones.
Agree. I’m a Redmi Note 8 user and they turned the control center to grey which looks really ugly.
So u cant do the pip mode on YouTube now?
Is that the thing for when it gets wet?
Ok yes thank you very much for your help
Have you tried xiaomi.eu rom?
Stupid question:
You said you searched for it in status bar settings, did try looking in the notification settings? They might have moved it there
I don’t say I don’t believe you but it is very strange that they remove features from specific device model and not the others. On the other hand it’s Xiaomi, they act like a bunch of drug addicts for years.
This is not about the frequency of updates, but the stability
I installed a custom ROM for this exact reason.
Using [Activity Launcher](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher) and searching for *speaker* seems to work.
Fortunately the setting does show up that way, for the time being since who knows what might happen later.
Insta= Instagram
Okay
I’m some with xiaomi. Too bloated these days. Been with them since 2016 but at this point I have too many privacy concerns that my data is going straight to ccp.
I don’t know how too I miss my camera xiaomi got the best cameras
Because you updated and it cleared the recents.
Yup
9 Pro.
anything goes but i recently switched back to lineageOS
Did you turn off miui optimization by any chance? Also try default launcher and tell me if it fix the problem… Cause on older androids miui windows etc is tied with default launcher
Do you know how to unbrick it? If not I can help you with that, chuck me a message on insta: khtab.bb
It’s already updated
See this if you don’t believe: https://imgur.com/a/jvNiUV2
Yeah,
dont do it again. We all learn from our mistakes
Ur comparing two completely different things lmfaoo
No wait what? I have it! Global EEA MIUI 12.5 Mi Pilot Build..
Maybe you will get it back with 12.5
ooo thats weird…have you tried searching speaker and the option will likely be there
Yes and they also removed the blur effects and more. I dont know what the fuck they are doing.
I used to use custom ROMS on my Redmi Note 5 and currently use a MIUI 11+Android 9 port but these devices are my family devices. I can’t install custom rom on those.
MIUI 12.5, right?
That was useless anyway.
While playing a video on YouTube, did you try leaving the app via the back swipe gesture (not the home swipe gesture)?
This right here is the correct way to do it. Take the hardware for the value and remove the blob
You can still find it through the activity launcher apps.
I looked there, it isn’t present!
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First of all, the Note 9 runs on a Mediatek chip so it’s hard and second, my family is just used to MIUI. So even if it’s possible, I can only install MIUi EU rom or something
Oh it changed the place where it was found it now btw m battery life is terrible do u have the same problem and the sides scratch super easily I wish it wasn’t glossy
I hate is as well they only let me use dual space for a glimpse on my entry budget phone then they turn it off next update
It depends on the custom rom. Some may add features, some remove unused features to lighten up your phone, often it does both.
One good I’ve used on my mia2 is pixel experience and crdroid
Just install a custom rom at this point. tbh i’ll only buy xiaomi for the hardware now. i don’t think i would ever want the stock global miui with ads and bloatware. i can just install xiaomi eu roms and they have none of that
What custom rom do you recommend for a person that has never used any?
my phone just updated to android 11. and i can still change to old style control center. what version is your phone?
Mine’s a Redmi Note 9. Actually not mine, my mom’s. Mine’s Redmi Note 5 and it runs LineageOS
They brag so much about having so much features yet they lag the the most basic functions hypocrite.
That might the case with split screen and all, but the old control centre and stuff, what about that?
I have a 12.1.3 and I still have it. I just need to look it up in the settings menu
Yeah, MIUI is absolute crap from MIUI 12. The dream is great but the execution is really poor.
Another stupid thing in MIUI – when using full screen gestures, you can’t go to one handed mode. The only way you can do it is through quick ball, which is irritating. And, if that’s not a feature, why can’t they atleast say that one handed mode isn’t available when using full screen gestures? There is always an option to turn it on and customise it based on the software buttons.
Does tap to pay work on custom roms? Afaik you can’t have that working with a rooted device.
I see. Btw, just to know, I’m using the weekly beta there and some phones are starting to run out of space in the system partition, where miui is installed. If it doesn’t have any more space, it may not recieve updates.. This partiton could probably be resized only if a format took place, which probably almost no casual user would want. Just saying. Xiaomi managed though to release updates for those phones this week (unlike the previous ~1-2 weeks). I’m talking about miui 12.6 btw.
Hit up my Instagram
do not update it . problem solved
Fact related 💯
Wats your Instagram name
Why take it away from the recents screen tho? That was way easier
Oh on my mi10t pro they removed the clear speaker thing
Okay how about we reword it
“I did something, I regret it”
Your solution: Just don’t do it then
Now do you see how redundant your solution is
No, this device never lagged which was a surprise.. anyway, how does taking out the option to change to ille control center affect perfomance? When we search for control centre in the settings it is there but when you take the toggle that option is not present.
sorry for a reply to an old comment but thats very interesting because after every update my phone gets slower and harder to use 😐 it would be cool if they made phones to last
On newer devices the section is called “Notifications and control center”. It would be dumb not to be there since it’s in the name. Well that’s shame. Didn’t hurt to try at least.
I bricked my redmi note 9 pro global joyeuse code name I tried mi flash tool and I keep getting a error message saying can’t find flash all bat flash I really don’t know what I’m doing first time ever tried the lineos rom and it broke my system
I think this is specific to the regular Note 9. Coz the Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi 9A that I have is just fine.
Going back too Samsung Galaxy phones they update every month
title needs more caps, ohhhh wait
It’s working on my device, maybe its device specific?
Downvoted? Mad kiddos 😂
I’m sticking with Xiaomi for there hardware value and, I’ll just continue to flash pixel experience onto them
If I’m not mistaken, Xiaomi remove those features temporarily from few devices because of issues. You will get it back after they fixed it
a novice question but I have heard custom roms break the ability to run specific apps like banking ones. Is it true?
What version are you on may i ask, I still got mine in 12.1.3
Again, it works fine for me after today’s update. Maybe my usage pattern is different.
Thank you very much again
Some of them do, I’m flashing pixel experience plus and it works perfectly fine, you also get the pixel goodies such as unlimited storage for Google photos, updated Google assistant, call screening and hold. And pixel experience plus is just such a nice rom
ph. ok.