Xiaomi Redmi 2 4G

[cscs3]

For example, I'm listening to SoundCloud while playing Candy Crush. A Whatsapp text arrives and I switch to WhatsApp to view the text. The text contains a link which I click to go into the browser to view. Upon doing this, SoundCloud crashes and my music stops. To continue listening, I have to close one of the other 3 apps and restart SoundCloud.

The above is a very common example of normal everyday usage on any smartphone but MIUI is unable to optimise RAM fully to allow smartphone-like capabilities.

There have even been times when the whole launcher restarts due to MIUI's inability on the Redmi to handle more than 3 apps at a time.

I was using a Zenfone 5 1gb RAM, which is similarly priced, previously and it had no problem doing all of the above without fail. No rooting, no Cyanogenmod, plug and play right from the box.

My experience after using Xiaomi for close to a year.
If you are looking for something more than a phone. You can safely skip Xiaomi especially Miui.
This is especially thru now a day as even other major brand are selling at Xiaomi price range.

 

[aaronlow]

my redmi2 - 1gb

lag bad for daily use.

 

[muneer]

Also, I thought there was something about weekly updates for MIUI? I have yet to receive any. Will there ever be any?

 

[mingfreakrsx]

Also, I thought there was something about weekly updates for MIUI? I have yet to receive any. Will there ever be any?

You need to switch to CN Developer ROM to enjoy weekly MIUI update, but you have to install Google Play Services manually as the CN ROM doesn't comes with Google Play Services.

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[Love_your_Gadget]

Saw the tempered glass is here.

Source

Curve looks nice. I guess it's what the Redmi 2 is missing.. A glass.

 

[8-lane]

Hitec Mobile able to match Xiaomi's own price for the phone.. that's interesting...

 

[muneer]

Is there any other way to get a normal working smartphone out of the Redmi 2 without flashing a different ROM?

 

[caterham7]

Is there any other way to get a normal working smartphone out of the Redmi 2 without flashing a different ROM?

have you tried using another launcher? e.g. nova launcher

used it with redmi note 4g; seemed to help the phone run a little bit better

 

[oneboy]

Anyone successfully rooted redmi 2 (2014817)?

 

[ngbc]

Saw the tempered glass is here.

Source

$22 (RRP:$39.90) for a $169 phone?

There are cheaper altenatives:

http://www.qoo10.sg/GMKT.INC/Goods/Goods.aspx?goodscode=424486847#none ($1.98)

http://list.qoo10.sg/item/CMEI-TEMPERED-GLASS-SCREEN-PROTECTOR/414488681?sellerview=on ($4.00)

 

[cscs3]

$22 (RRP:$39.90) for a $169 phone?

There are cheaper altenatives:

http://www.qoo10.sg/GMKT.INC/Goods/Goods.aspx?goodscode=424486847#none ($1.98)

http://list.qoo10.sg/item/CMEI-TEMPERED-GLASS-SCREEN-PROTECTOR/414488681?sellerview=on ($4.00)

Ye. I think is really waste of money for phone at this price range.

 

[muneer]

MIUI 6.4.4.0 released for Redmi 2. Hopefully solves some slowness. New unlocking and locking sounds, new click select sounds, new bounce animation when scrolling ends. Changelog below.

Highlights

New - New UI of Calendar app (02-04)
New - Support checking weather details by pressing weather information in monthly view of Calendar (02-04)

Contacts

Optimization - Updated contact location information (02-05)

Home screen

New - Added Exit button for one-handed mode (01-07)
New - Added the new 3.5-inch and 4.0-inch screen sizes in hany mode settings (01-07)
New - Support exiting recents page by pressing empty area (01-28)
New - Added several default wallpapers (02-09)
New - Support remembering the side-scrolling choice when changing the wallpaper last time (02-09)
New - One-handed mode settings shortcut in one-handed mode (02-10)
Optimization - Optimized wallpapers setting procedure. Support setting horizontal wallpapers (12-24)
Optimization - Optimized Exit button style of one-handed mode (01-07)
Fix - Arrangement of newly downloaded online wallpapers (01-05)
Optimization - In homescreen editing mode, moved out the widgets in 'Mi Gadgets' folder (01-07)
Optimization - Updated Mail app icon (01-08)
Optimization - Mail widget supports more editing options (01-12)
Optimization - Updated dynamic Weather icon (01-19)
Optimization - Allow setting images in SD card as wallpaper for devices supporting SD card (01-21)
Optimization - Set one-handed mode default screen size to 4.0 inches (01-29)
Optimization - Optimized Calendar app icon (02-09)
Optimization - Optimized Calendar widget style (02-09)
Optimization - Optimized animation effects of launching/exiting Recents page (02-10)
Fix - Horizontal wallpaper didn't work after rebooting (12-31)
Fix - Display error in Recent tasks page (01-07)
Fix - Size inconsistencies of system font and global search settings font (01-07)
Fix - Sometimes, the image was not properly cropped when setting it as wallpaper (01-07)
Fix - Dynamic wallpapers could not auto-rotate (01-07)
Fix - Pressing Music widget could not enter Music app (01-06)
Fix - Sometimes, wallpapers had black edges (01-08)
Fix - Sometimes, home screen icons overlapped (01-19)
Fix - Sometimes, setting wallpaper caused crash (01-27)
Fix - Direction error when setting images as wallpapers (02-09)
Fix - Sometimes home screen icons overlapped in rotating (02-10)
Fix - GPS icon displayed wrongly in notification shade (02-11)
Fix - Long pressing apps in a folder caused the folder to close (02-11)
Fix - Display error of home screen icons when using large font (02-11)
Fix - Sometimes, apps' superscripts did not disappear after clearing notifications from notification shade (02-11)

Gallery

New - Private hidden albums supported (01-06)
Optimization - Optimized animation of pressing to open large images (01-05)
Optimization - Optimized cloud album thumbnails downloading strategy to reduce battery consumption (01-05)
Optimization - New procedure of setting album images as wallpaper (01-21)
Optimization - Images could not be moved in tilted way after being enlarged (01-21)
Optimization - Enhanced smoothness of swiping animation (02-11)
Fix - Entering Gallery from Camera shooting interface would cause lag (01-06)
Fix - Error when pinching images with two fingers (01-21)

Weather

Fix - FC error in some situations (03-20)

Email

New - Support DND mode in Mail settings (01-07)
New - Swipe to return to the upper level in pages like conversation, mail content, unread mails list (01-07)
New - Support searching for mails by sender/recipient/subject in mail searching result page (01-28)
New - Log into mail account without setting it up when using mobile data (02-11)
Optimization - Pages switching animation effects (12-23)
Optimization - Swipe to delete mails animation effects (12-23)
Optimization - Enhanced smoothness when entering mails from mails lis (02-05)
Optimization - Reduced data usage when syncing emails (02-05)
Fix - Downloaded attachments were deleted when deleting the original mails in Sent box (12-23)

Calendar

New - Support customizing repeat reminders and ending repeat reminders (01-23)
New - Support checking weather details by pressing weather information in monthly view (02-03)
New - New UI (02-03)

Data Usage

New - Daily data usage limit (12-30)
New - Added data usage warning when screen off (01-19)

Clock / Calculator

New - Added 'Sort by name' and 'Sort by time' options in Add clock page (01-27)

Mi Account

Optimization - Optimized Brazilian operators' numbers checking rules (03-20)
Security

New - Time settings for cleaning at lockscreen (01-14)

 

[oneboy]

You need to switch to CN Developer ROM to enjoy weekly MIUI update, but you have to install Google Play Services manually as the CN ROM doesn't comes with Google Play Services.

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Bro, any tips how to install gapps manually.?

 

[mingfreakrsx]

Bro, any tips how to install gapps manually.?

Once you installed the CN Developer ROM, go to Google Installer to install the Google Installer app from the Mi Market store.


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[aztech44]

after the recent MIUI released , somehow i feel my phone slightly faster and better

 

[laironpark]

MIUI 6.4.4.0 released for Redmi 2. Hopefully solves some slowness. New unlocking and locking sounds, new click select sounds, new bounce animation when scrolling ends. Changelog below.

OTA downloaded but fail to install with a msg that the update is for Redmi2 variant that is different from mine Apparently my set is not running on Global rom even though it was bought from Xiaomi sg .....
Anyway, couldn't be bother with it anymore as this will be my last Xiaomi phone. Having owned Redmi Note and Redmi 2, I think I had enough with the hardware and software issues, and will be keeping my eyes open for other MIC phone on my trip to China in July.

 

[Hanwudi]

after the recent MIUI released , somehow i feel my phone slightly faster and better

Yes, definitely faster when switching apps.
There's other improvements too. for example: if i disable 2nd sim card, it doesn't display as no service at the top any more.

 

[cscs3]

Yes, definitely faster when switching apps.
There's other improvements too. for example: if i disable 2nd sim card, it doesn't display as no service at the top any more.

After sometime it will be back to norm as upgrade usually clean up some cache and memory. Finally Miui will not make it and you have to reboot once a while.

 

[oneboy]

Once you installed the CN Developer ROM, go to Google Installer to install the Google Installer app from the Mi Market store.


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Thanks bro

 

[kababoom]

does Xiaomi repair imported set