Redmi 1S - Sensitive buttons and reboots

Grabbing and holding the Redmi 1S can be tricky and to a point, annoying due to it's sensitive volume and power buttons. And especially when taking in and out of a pocket or bag. I have experienced multiple phone reboots and power off from accidental touches. Some users also accidently went into 'Fastboot' mode. There are two solutions to this problem.

Protective cover

First solution, buy a protective/flip cover that will prevent accidental button touches. Best to just head over to a mobile phone accessories shop to try on a cover before you buy. The Xiaomi soft silicone case(TPU) does not work.

Button settings

Second solution is to disable your power button when lockscreen is activated and enable 'Prevent Pocket Dials' option. These settings are available in the Redmi Note as well. Here's how.

First setting : Goto > Settings

Under 'Device' section, goto > Buttons

Enable 'Disable Power button menu'. The switch will turn orange when the option is enabled. Let's now proceed to the next setting.

Second setting : Goto > Settings > Display

Enable 'Prevent Pocket Dials' option. The switch will turn orange when activated.

Hopefully that will solve the mysterious reboots and fastboot mode problem for you.

Redmi 1S - JHCMIBF36.0 is on OTA

Redmi 1S new update JHCMIBF36.0 is on OTA but full ROM is not available yet for download. There were some confusion that the Redmi 1S has the feature to automatically save photos and videos directly to the external sdcard. This was probably due to a blunder made by a Mod/admin on the Taiwan MIUI facebook. So, there is no such feature yet in this update.

Changes should be the same as the China WCDMA version released earlier.

Full Recovery ROM is available for download now here.

Fastboot ROM(Malaysia) can be downloaded here.
Fastboot ROM(Singapore) can be downloaded here.

Fastboot ROM(India) v34 was available for download previously, it seems like that link is taken down on the official site. If you need it, go to this MIUI India fansite. The Indian Fastboot ROM has flipkart and other additional languages compared to Malaysia/Singapore ROMs.

*Latest update: Good news for Redmi 1S users, it is rumored that the next update version will have an option to automatically save photos and videos to the external sdcard.

Redmi 1S - JHCCNBF36.0 version released

JHCCNBF36.0 ( for  Redmi 1S-WCDMA/CDMA China ) version is now available on OTA and download. Changelog was posted by an administrator on the MIUI forums. Supposedly fixed - phone app do not response in some circumstances and optimized folder display height when it is opened.

JHCMIBF36.0 is not on OTA or download yet.