Redmi 1S - JHCMIBH43.0 update released

Xiaomi released another update for the Redmi 1S version JHCMIBH43.0 today. The difference between JHCMIBH43.0 and the previous JHCMIBH41.1 in the changelog is the addition of unified Mi Cloud settings page in Mi Account. The rest of the changelog are identical.

JHCMIBH43.0 uses zRAM to improve it's RAM management as well. It will use more CPU power for the compression process, so we will see if would affect battery power. Will post up screenshots later.

JHCMIBH43.0 Recovery ROM can be downloaded here. (credit goes to KateZ on the MIUI forums).

For those who needs a fresh and clean install of the update, you can download Fastboot ROMs.You'll need Mi Flash Tool, a PC and the fastboot ROM.

Download Malaysia fastboot rom
Download Singapore fastboot rom
Download Indonesia fastboot rom
Download Philipines fastboot rom

zRAM info.

My own experience

Overall battery consumption has definitely increased on this version because of the zRAM implementation. Multi-tasking is not a problem anymore. And the phone seems to heat up less and noticeable when playing games. Apps and UI is not as snappy compared to version 37.

Redmi 1S - JHCCNBH41.1 released on OTA and ROM available for download

Xiaomi released another update for the Redmi 1S (China version) which is JHCCNBH41.1  .

Recovery ROM for version JHCCNBH41.1 can be downloaded from here.

Redmi 1S - JHCMIBH41.1 released on OTA

An update JHCMIBH41.1 for the global version is on OTA today. Some of the apps mentioned in the changelog were Messaging app, File Explorer, E-mail app and Calendar. The update is about 215MB in size and will take awhile for the update to finish compared to previous versions. Indian users who are still on version 36 will get a 500+MB update, and it's perfectly normal.

Users who did not get the notification, can goto Updater App>press Options capacitive button>View available updates>press Update.

If you can't see 'available updates', then you might want to manually update from v36 to v37. Some users have reported that they are not receiving OTA even on non-rooted v37. So in that case, you'll just have to wait. 

Bad News! The previous link I got from the MIUI forums was allegedly a leak by a India Redmi 1S Testing Group member. I will put up the link again, once the Mods give confirmation.

Xiaomi has added a scanner app in this update as well. Another most important feature of this update is the use of zRAM. In short, Zram basically compresses unused apps within the system RAM so it makes more available space.

Screenshot of the v41.1 changelog ( click to view ).

Redmi 1S - Another new update JHCCNBH41.0 released

Another new update JHCCNBH41.0 (China version) released today, which is less than a week after JHCCNBH40.0. It seems to have better memory management whereby apps are not 'killed' when multi-tasking. RAM usage on idle is still about the same as previous versions it seems. 

The Global version has yet to see version 40 or 41. Well, let's hope they iron out bugs before releasing it for Global.

JHCCNBH41.0 recovery ROM can be downloaded here.

JHCCNBH41.0 fastboot ROM can be downloaded here. Or head straight to the official MIUI forums here.

Latest update: Yet another new version JHCCNBH41.1 is released and up for download, download here.

Below is the change log for  JHCCNBH41.0 ( credit goes to Katz on the official MIUI forums ).

Messaging
Optimization - Optimized time recognation method in a message (07-16)
Optimization - Optimized the function of recognizing time information in messages (07-24)
Fix - Sometimes failed to send SMS (07-01)
Fix - Sometimes, sender showed as 'WAP Push' (07-08)
Fix - Couldn't sync the settings when a private contact's messages were pinned (07-16)
Fix - Private messages would be read out after enabling messages text-to-speech output in Car mode (07-17)
Fix - Sometimes, messages with the same contact were not in the same folder (08-06)

File Explorer
Fix - when using FTP, the management status didn't show in the status bar (07-03)
Fix - Some items were invalid when sending files (08-13)

E-mail
Optimization - There will be a prompt if a mail is not sent in 5 minutes (07-24)
Optimization - 'Quick response' will be sent to all (07-24)
Fix - Could not sync batch delete result to multiple devices (07-08)
Fix - Sometimes, attachment tiles were empty (07-08)
Fix - Errors in Foxmail default settings (07-08)
Fix - Sometimes, deleted mails would show again (07-09)
Fix - When using QQ mail, clicking on contacts avatars would cause display error (07-24)
Fix - After pressing 'Refresh', the state displayed wrongly (07-24)
Fix - Send later button didn't work when failed to send a mail (07-24)
Fix - Some IMAP emails could not sync Sent mails (08-05)
Fix - POP3 accounts did not show mails in Sent box (08-05)
Fix - Keywords were not highlighted when searching local mails (08-05)
Fix - When searching in Drafts, the result would show mails from all folders (08-05)
Fix - Sometimes, it did not respond for a long time when replying or forwarding (08-05)
Fix - App would FC if attachments names had special characters for some POP3 accounts (08-05)

Calendar
Optimization - Added weekly view (07-15)
Optimization - Use floating notification for calendar popup windows (07-15)
Fix - Words in events were blurred in weekly/daily views (07-15)

Redmi 1S - A new update JHCCNBH40.0 Chinese version is out

A new update JHCCNBH40.0 Chinese version is out on OTA today. No change log is released yet. But users have reported that the 'CRT' effect when turning off the screen is gone. RAM management seems to be the same as v37.

Redmi 1S - Calibration of your phone sensors

While I was playing GT Racing 2 on my Redmi 1S, I noticed the car was swerving slowly to the left even when I hold it straight. So I decided to re-calibrate the accelerometer and gyro sensors.

Goto your dialpad and type *#*#6484#*#*

You can also type *#*#64663#*#*  to access Engineering mode.

As you can see the menu is still in Mandrin (Chinese). Scroll down to 29 and 31 to calibrate sensors.

*Update: Good news, Prince.Paul.K on the MIUI forums has done a translation to English on this. You'll need to download the apk prepared by him and push it to the system/apps folder. Follow this link.

Redmi 1S - Global ROM JHCMIBF37.0 is available now

Redmi 1S Global ROM JHCMIBF37.0 is available for download now here. I'm sure many Redmi 1S users would be very happy because of the external SDcard saving feature option in this update. It is not on OTA yet, so if you don't want to wait, download the Full ROM and update your phone.

Fastboot ROMs.

Download Malaysia fastboot ROM.
Download Singapore fastboot ROM.

*Important: This ROM is for Redmi 1S ( WCDMA version ).

Automatically save photos and videos to external SDcard

Goto settings ( left picture is simple mode, right picture is advanced mode). 

Enable 'Priority saved to external SD card'. In video mode, just repeat the steps above.

Another method to enable the 'save to external SD card' feature

The feature can be enabled via Settings>Storage . You have the option to set it for the camera, gallery and music. Follow the steps below.