Redmi Note 5 Pro/Ai Global V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM and photo comparison

Xiaomi just rolled out a new update for the Redmi Note 5 Pro/Ai Global. This V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM firmware could probably be the last stable update on Oreo before moving on to Android Pie.

The change log only shows a new Android security patch, do not be surprised if there were some bug fixes.

Camera

Below are some sample photos and comparison, before and after the firmware update. I'll be comparing photos between V10.2.1.0.OEIMIXM and V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM. I did not test the front facing camera.

All photos are taken in:

1. Auto mode ( unless stated otherwise ).
2. Picture quality is set to HIGH.
3. Contrast, saturation and sharpness is Normal ( unless stated otherwise ).
4. All photos are taken about 50cm away; phone is placed on a fixed stand and position.
5. Auto exposure setting is Center-weighted.
6. Lighting is considered below average lighting condition. This test has less light intensity than my previous tests.

V10.2.1.0.OEIMIXM. HDR Auto, flash off. Shutter speed 1/20, ISO 400. File size: 3.08MB.

V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM. HDR Auto, flash off. Shutter speed 1/20, ISO 400. File size: 3.05MB.

New firmware has a slightly warmer tone, details seems identical and some color inconsistencies on the mini wireless keyboard.

V10.2.1.0.OEIMIXM. HDR On, flash off. Shutter speed 1/20, ISO 400. File size: 3.83MB.

V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM. HDR On, flash off. Shutter speed 1/20, ISO 400. File size: 3.83MB.

HDR adds a lighter tone to the photo on V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM.

V10.2.1.0.OEIMIXM. HDR Auto, flash off, Sharpness is set to highest. File size: 3.58MB.

V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM. HDR Auto, flash off, Sharpness is set to highest. File size: 3.57MB.

New firmware has a slightly warmer tone again, same details and some color inconsistencies on the mini wireless keyboard.

This photo is taken using a Google Camera mod.

Now let's see the comparison between V10.2.2.0.OEIMIXM stock camera and Google Camera mod. The winner is quite clear here.

Redmi Note 5 Pro/Ai Global Gets MIUI 10 V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH update

Xiaomi started rolling out the V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH stable ROM update for Redmi Note 5 Pro/Ai Global. Android security patch level is the same as previous update.

The Whatsapp app icon badge is fixed. I have no idea what's that camera fix is about on the changelog.

Camera

Below are some sample photos I've taken before and after the firmware update. I'll be comparing photos between V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH and V10.0.1.0.OEIMIFH. I did not test the front facing camera as I rarely use it.

All photos are taken in:

1. Auto mode ( unless stated otherwise )
2. Picture quality is High
3. Contrast, saturation and sharpness is Normal
4. All photos are taken 45 cm away( from the nearest object ); phone is placed on a fixed stand and position.
5. Auto exposure settings is center-weighted.
6. Light intensity near the objects are about 160 lux ( measured with Lux Meter by Doggo apps ). So it's considered below average lighting condition.

V10.0.1.0.OEIMIFH, flash auto, HDR auto.

V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH, flash auto, HDR auto.

The white balance is adjusted using the white tip on the jewel-shaped puzzle as a reference, giving the image a subtle overall improvement.

Flash auto, HDR auto. ISO 400, shutter speed 1/25.

V10.0.1.0.OEIMIFH, flash auto, HDR On.

V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH, flash auto, HDR On.

Flash off, HDR On. ISO 400, shutter speed 1/25.

V10.0.1.0.OEIMIFH, portrait mode.

V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH, portrait mode.

Photos below are taken in darker condition with some light source from another room. Light intensity is about 15 lux. 

V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH, flash off, HDR off.

Flash off, HDR off.

V10.0.2.0.OEIMIFH, flash off, HDR On.

Flash off, HDR On.

The HDR on RN5 seems to have a big impact in low light conditions, so make sure you turn HDR on when taking photos in those conditions.

Redmi 5A - No Android Oreo update?

There is no news that the Xiaomi Redmi 5A will get Android Oreo update anytime soon. But a new update was up today, V9.2.1.0.NCKMIEK which is a stable ROM. Incremental update size is 259MB. The full Recovery ROM can be download from here.

This update offers a long list of fixes and optimization.

MIUI 9 - V9.2.1.0.NCKMIEK changelog:

Highlights
New - New display formats for update logs in Updater (07-25)
New - Mi Mover, supports data migration restarting. During migrating data to the new phone, device hotspot connection will be restored automatically in case of interruption to complete the date migration (10-25)
New - Simplified the UI (10-31)

Optimization - Simplified and improved the design of the virus scan result page (09-07)
Optimization - Hide free and incompatible themes in the list of the purchased items (10-10)
Optimization - "Add to favorites" icon adjustments (10-24)

System
New - Distance sensor dynamic calibration function, to ensure that black screen appears correctly (10-26)
Fix - Apps stopped working in the background (06-24)

App Lock
New - App lock supports hiding messages from selected apps (10-31)

Phone
Optimization - Vibration no longer affects the features which reduce ringer volume when the phone is lifted or flipped to silence (10-10)

Messaging
Fix - Messages with one-time passwords disappeared (09-07)

Lockscreen, Status Bar, Notification Bar
Optimization - Adjusted time for tapping the Lockscreen notifications (10-24)

Home screen
Optimization - Multiple themes supported on the clock widget (10-19)
Optimization - Move app icons into a folder easier (10-19)
Optimization - Adding widgets to an empty spot with a single tap (10-31)

Themes
Optimization - Updated Peach blossom and Asphalt themes (09-14)
Optimization - Hide free and incompatible themes in the list of the purchased items (10-10)
Optimization - "Add to favorites" icon adjustments (10-24)
Fix - Previews in recent wallpapers rotated (09-20)

Gallery
Fix - Image has been compressed multiple times (10-19)

Backup
New - Mi Mover, supports data migration restarting. During migrating data to the new phone, device hotspot connection will be restored automatically in case of interruption to complete the date migration (10-25)
Fix - Mi Mover can't continue to migrate data after the network connection is interrupted and restored (10-25)
Fix - Mi Mover can't migrate all apps to the new phone (10-25)

Settings
Optimization - Introducing button and gesture shortcuts (09-15)

Mi Account
Optimization - Reduced the number of push notification when the user is signed out (10-30)

The Android security patch level has been updated to December patch from the October patch.

Problem with auto-brightness?

For users who are having problems with auto-brightness, there is a method to fix that. @riNKu090 on the MIUI forums has a solution here on the MIUI forums.

Redmi Note 4 - Which ROM to use?

The Redmi Note 4(MTK) doesn't have any custom ROMs except for AICP, which isn't suitable as a daily driver(usage). Since, this phone runs on a Mediatek SoC, users of Redmi Note 4 has no choice but to use only firmwares from the phone manufacturer.

There are 4 ROMs to choose from, China Stable ROM, China Developer ROM, Global Stable ROM and EU custom ROMs ( which are still based on China stable/developer ROM, with some bloatware removal, minor cosmetic changes, better English translation and additional languages).

*new update ( 7 Dec 2016 ). A new custom ROM has appeared, AOSP ROM by cofface.
*new update ( 21 Dec 2016 ). Xiaomi has just released the Global Developer ROM for the Redmi Note 4.
*new update ( 14 Jan 2017 ). Epic ROM Pro by the Epic Team just released based off Global beta V7.1.12 and some mods and tweaks from EU ROM.
*new update ( 22 Jan 2017 ). Epic ROM Pro by the Epic Team just released based off Global beta V7.1.19 and some mods and tweaks from EU ROM. 

Here are some links where you can download it ( All download links are only for MTK version ).

Redmi Note 4 Global - Stable ( Recovery ROM )

V8.0.3.0.MBFMIDG

V8.0.4.0.MBFMIDG

V8.1.2.0 MBFMIDI

V8.1.4.0.MBFMIDI

V8.1.6.0.MBFMIDI

V8.1.7.0.MBFMIDI

V8.2.1.0MBFMIDL


Redmi Note 4 Global - Stable ( Fastboot ROM )

V8.0.3.0.MBFMIDG

V8.0.4.0.MBFMIDG

V8.1.2.0 MBFMIDI

V8.1.4.0.MBFMIDI

V8.1.6.0.MBFMIDI

V8.1.7.0.MBFMIDI

V8.2.1.0MBFMIDL 


Redmi Note 4 Global Developer/Beta ( Recovery ROM )

V6.12.15

V6.12.22

V6.12.29

V7.1.5

V7.1.12

V7.1.19

V7.2.9

V7.2.16

V7.3.2

V7.3.9

V7.3.16

V7.3.23

V7.3.30

V7.4.6

V7.4.20

V7.4.27

V7.5.11

V7.5.19

V7.5.25

V7.6.8

V7.10.19 ( Important: Krack WPA2 vulnerability fix )

Redmi Note 4 Global Developer/Beta ( Fastboot ROM )

V6.12.15

V6.12.22

V6.12.29

V7.1.5

V7.1.12

V7.1.19

V7.2.9

V7.2.16

V7.3.2

V7.3.9

V7.3.16

V7.3.23

V7.3.30

V7.4.6

V7.4.20

V7.4.27

V7.5.11

V7.5.19 

V7.5.25

V7.6.8

V7.10.19 ( Important: Krack WPA2 vulnerability fix )


Redmi Note 4 China - Stable ( Recovery ROM )

V8.0.10.0.MBFCNDG

V8.0.11.0.MBFCNDG

V8.1.3.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.4.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.6.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.8.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.9.0MBFCNDI

V8.1.10.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.14.0MBFCNDI

V8.2.2.0MBFCNDL
 

Redmi Note 4 China - Stable ( Fastboot ROM )

V8.0.10.0.MBFCNDG

V8.0.11.0.MBFCNDG

V8.1.3.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.4.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.6.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.8.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.9.0MBFCNDI

V8.1.10.0.MBFCNDI

V8.1.14.0MBFCNDI

V8.2.2.0MBFCNDL


Redmi Note 4 China - Developer ( Recovery ROM )

6.11.17

6.11.24

6.12.1

6.12.8

6.12.15

6.12.22

6.12.29

7.1.5

7.1.12 

7.2.9

7.2.16

7.2.24

7.3.9

7.3.16

7.3.23

7.3.30

7.4.6

7.4.20

7.5.4

7.5.11

7.6.10


Redmi Note 4 China - Developer ( Fastboot ROM )

6.12.1

6.12.8

7.1.12

7.2.9

7.2.16

7.2.24

7.3.9

7.3.16

7.3.23

7.3.30

7.4.20 

7.5.4

7.5.11

7.6.10

Xiaomi EU custom ROM

Xiaomi eu ROM based on China Dev


Feel free to leave some comments here.

Yi Dashcam Mobile App has a brand new look

Yi Technology just released a new version of the Yi Smart Dash Camera app on Google Play store. Version 2.0 has a new look with darker theme to it and more organized compared to the previous version. Load times seem to be slightly faster, from loading thumbnails to navigation.

Everything seems to be working fine with the Yi Dashcam that's on V-0.08.013 firmware. Will observe further for a week or two.

Here are some screenshots of version 2.0.

New introduction video clip and guide.

Connect page, recommendation and latest section, and new album.

Dashcam settings.

Update JHCCNBL47.0 for Redmi 1S

JHCCNBL47.0 update is available for download for Redmi 1S WCDMA ( China ROM ). China ROM seems to have two latest updates so far, whereas the global version is still stuck at version 45.

JHCCNBL47.0 ROM for Redmi 1S (WCDMA - China )can be downloaded here.

Download links for update JHCCNBH45.0 released

Another update for the Redmi 1S is up. Download links for update JHCCNBH45.0(China version) released in the MIUI official forums.

Changelog:

System - Fixed : Some apps in background are forced closed when RAM usage is high (10-10)

Messaging - Improved the security of Cloud Messaging (08-10)

Security Center - Optimization : Permission settings for some apps (10-10)

Scanner - Fix : App would FC on pressing app Settings when system language is English (10-10)

Recovery ROM download here.

Fastboot ROM download here.

Nexus 7 2013 (LTE) gets 4.4.4 Kitkat update

The Nexus 7 2013 (LTE version) got an OTA update about a week ago. This particular Nexus device finally got it's 4.4.4 Kitkat update when other Nexus tablets and smartphones got it much earlier.

Nexus 7 2013 (LTE version) is only getting it's 4.4.4 update now because the major fixes in the 4.4.4 update for other devices are already in the 4.4.3 update for Nexus 7 2013 (LTE).

This 4.4.4 Kitkat update for the Nexus 7 2013(LTE) is just a minor one.

Redmi 1S - JHCMIBH45.0 update released, OTA

Another update for the Redmi 1S JHCMIBH45.0 is on OTA after the release of JHCMIBH43.0 less than two weeks ago. There is only a single description in the changelog, which is 'improved security of Cloud Messaging'. It is not known what other changes are done under the hood, which is typical of Xiaomi's update changelogs.

Xiaomi devs have implemented some kind of thermal control and aggressive throttling of the CPU when it reaches a certain temperature. UI is not as responsive, and games aren't as smooth as it used to be. Battery life seems to be worse than previous versions.

Additional changelog item is listed on the MIUI forums.

System - New : Optimized RAM usage (10-05)

Later, these entries were added to the OTA changelog:

System - Added thermal control to prevent the device from overheating (10-13)
             - Optimized RAM usage to prevent background apps from getting killed (10-05)

Messaging - Improved the security of Cloud Messaging (08-10)

Recovery ROM can be downloaded here.
( Credits goes to Katez on the official MIUI forums ).

Fastboot ROMs
Malaysia - Download here
Singapore - Download here
Philipines - Download here
Indonesia - Download here
India - Download here

Update and changelog.

Limit background processes

There seem to be an additional option in the 'Settings > Battery'  section. Where you can 'limit background processes'. There is no information about how many background processes are allowed when you enable this feature. This same feature can be accessed in the 'Settings > Developer options' section. Scroll down to the bottom and choose 'Background process limit'.

Here you can select:

- Standard limit
- No background processes
- At most, 1 processes
- At most, 2 processes
- At most, 3 processes
- At most, 4 processes

*Update (13/10/2014) : Previously this version was released to selective Indian users OTA. It is now released for the rest of the users.

*Update (14/10/2014) : New changelog up on the official forums. Now Xiaomi has decided to release more items in the changelog. Fickle or not I don't know.

Latest changelog(credits goes to Katez on the MIUI forums) :

System
Added thermal control to prevent the device from overheating (10-13)
Optimized RAM usage to prevent background apps from getting killed (10-13)

Messaging
Optimized the function of recognizing time information in messages (07-24)
Optimized time recognition method in a message (07-16)
Improved the security of Cloud Messaging (08-10)
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)

Email
There will be a prompt if a mail is not sent in 5 minutes (07-24)
'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 - 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)
Fix - After pressing 'Refresh', the state displayed incorrectly (07-24)

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

Mi Account
Unified Mi Cloud settings page in Mi Account (09-09)

Additional changes done ( I will add more when I see something new or input from users ):

1. Hardware tests app is finally translated to English officially. Update: This was actually done in version 43.

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.