ROM for Daily Drive for Note 8 (Ginkgo) - Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers

Welp, indeed I wait too long for MIUI 12 for my Redmi Note 8 4/64, either, so probably just changing it altogether would be nice and I kind of bored (again) with MIUI.
Usual daily drive usage. Social media, texting, YouTube, music, 9GAG, etc. Barely game and not too caring of game performance as long as the battery's good.
At least compatible safely with banking and financial apps.
Wireless tethering, and USB tethering, preferably with switchable with both 2.4 and 5 GHz and data limit for the wireless tethering with no stability issue as my whole family got internet from my phone. (for real)
MIUI's Mi Sound Enhancer would be a total plus, this is why I still kind of like MIUI. I use these kind of daily instead of struggling with Viper4Android.
Good RAM. MIUI 11.0.7 right now here, even idling just eat as much as 2 GB of RAM, usually only 1.7-2.1 GB left. Kind of still good enough but sometimes because of it the phone kind of struggling, especially when using work profile which I use for college.
The most important. Stable and reliable, and at least (could be) faster than the stock MIUI. Since it's a daily driver I don't wanna struggle much because of bugs or anything, and I still wanna gain daily usage performance out of this phone.
Resurrection Remix's kind of my choice so far, but the latest version got the wireless tethering issue, which I use EVERYDAY since it's the source of internet on my house, nearly 24/7, but probably should see if you guys can recommend others.

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I recommend Reloaded OS. Based on CAF so topnotch performance

dhannemon said:
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Resurrection Remix's kind of my choice so far, but the latest version got the wireless tethering issue, which I use EVERYDAY since .........
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I use the unofficial version RROS-Q-8.6.4-20201113-ginkgo-Unofficial from Androidfilehost (from former official maintainer).
Hotspot does work for me, but only on "2.4Ghz" with "Data saving" off.
Because I use it sometimes for a short time, I have also unchecked "Auto off".
Never tried it 24/7 .

Elinx said:
I use the unofficial version RROS-Q-8.6.4-20201113-ginkgo-Unofficial from Androidfilehost (from former official maintainer).
Hotspot does work for me, but only on "2.4Ghz" with "Data saving" off.
Because I use it sometimes for a short time, I have also unchecked "Auto off".
Never tried it 24/7 .
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Have you experienced any bugs with that build? Fingerprint not working? BT problems?

dhannemon said:
rr
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choose one
RROS-Q-8.6.2-20201014-ginkgo-Dtuxed
RROS-Q-8.6.4-20201113-ginkgo-Unofficial
RROS-Q-8.6.4-20201120-ginkgo-Unofficial
everything work fine here

badadam said:
.... Fingerprint not working? BT problems?
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Fingerprint is working, BT deep sleep too. I am very satisfied with this build
Jimmy Clark said:
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RR unofficial

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Which ROM should I go with?

It's pretty much between Cyanogen and TeamFenix at this point. I don't care about bluetooth as I don't really use it at this time. I just want the fastest with most functionality.
Thoughts/Suggestions?
they are both very good 2.2 ROMs... fast and stable. personally I am partial to TF1.7.1 because it is the easiest to use the Google Wi-Fi tether (no extra settings other than allowing Super User permissions) to turn your phone into a hot spot for your laptop, net-book, PS3... ect. The GPS works without issue (I haven't had any problems using the Google Navigation Beta).
Thanks sir. I don't normally use GPS on my phone since it kills the battery and I have a Garmin GPS for the car.
no problem man... I just got in to the Android game in April but I do my best to help where I can. even if my wife does call me her "phone nerd", but then she is glad I found a much cheaper hobby than my modded tC
I was using CM6 stable but recently switched to TeamFenix 2.0, it's based off of a CM6 nightly. Very stable, smooth and all around great. There is an issue with the CM6 stable rom where android market wouldn't install/update a lot of apps at random. TF 2.0 doesn't have that issue at all, then again, I'm sure the current cyanogen nightlies fixed that issue also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749312

[Q] Native tethering VS Custom ROMs

Hi
I've been using a Lollipop 5.0.1 Note 4 port ROM on my Note 3, tethering worked like a charm. I've used up to 125GB monthly for the past 4 months on T-Mobile tethering to my Mac, AppleTV, tablets, desktops, laptops... you name it. Obviously custom ROMs aren't perfect. Battery life is horrible, NFC & GPS doesn't work, Bluetooth and WiFi issues, some stock apps don't work as they should, etc...
I had to upgrade to T-Mobile's Official firmware due to a big malfunction that erased all my data and almost bricked my device. Immediately rooted and downloaded a Deodexed and Knox free Tmo firmware. In just a day I hit the cap on my 5GB tethering plan and my speeds have been reduced to 128kb... Spotify doesn't even load any music on my iPad and I don't even wanna try loading Netflix on my AppleTV.
I've been wondering wth makes a custom ROM able to tether freely and how I could apply that to my "almost" stock ROM. I've read so many threads and comments, applied some suggestions and used some apps and none works for me. I think the best workaround is to break Tmo's APN, but I can't edit it. I'm not a developer neither a noob, but any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Alberto5501 said:
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I've been using a Lollipop 5.0.1 Note 4 port ROM on my Note 3, tethering worked like a charm. I've used up to 125GB monthly for the past 4 months on T-Mobile tethering to my Mac, AppleTV, tablets, desktops, laptops... you name it. Obviously custom ROMs aren't perfect. Battery life is horrible, NFC & GPS doesn't work, Bluetooth and WiFi issues, some stock apps don't work as they should, etc...
I had to upgrade to T-Mobile's Official firmware due to a big malfunction that erased all my data and almost bricked my device. Immediately rooted and downloaded a Deodexed and Knox free Tmo firmware. In just a day I hit the cap on my 5GB tethering plan and my speeds have been reduced to 128kb... Spotify doesn't even load any music on my iPad and I don't even wanna try loading Netflix on my AppleTV.
I've been wondering wth makes a custom ROM able to tether freely and how I could apply that to my "almost" stock ROM. I've read so many threads and comments, applied some suggestions and used some apps and none works for me. I think the best workaround is to break Tmo's APN, but I can't edit it. I'm not a developer neither a noob, but any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks
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From the main page of the Note 3, not the T-mobile version. I've been using Dirty Unicorns. Battery life is great at least I think. I came from an HTC One M8. The tethering works fine for me. Except there was some leakage of around 200 MB, though I think it depends what detects it. Pretty sure whenever, I update League of Legends that's what detected the leakage. Other than that. I use to play WoW and any steam games, and of course services like YouTube, Netflix, Hulu. No leakage there for certain. I myself not a big TouchWiz fan. So yes, this is your stock 5.1.1 with Dirty Tweaks of course. Give it a shot. I love the rom, but since I'm an addict, I'm always looking for something to flash on my phone. Good luck :good:

Mobile Network Standby draining battey on Oreo 8.1 ROMs

So, I was on latest MIUI China beta before. Somedays ago, I flashed the Resurrection Remix 6.0.0 (06.03.2018 build). Battery was draining fast. I checked battery usage and there was this ”Mobile Network Standby” which was draining the battery. It even consumed more power than Screen and Android System. I thought it was some bug on RR. So, I flashed Lineage OS 15.1 (05.03.2018 build). Everything was fine here too. Except that ”Mobile Network Standby” thing. It was draining battery on this ROM too. I tried L OS 15.1 12.03.2018 build and RR 6.0.0 10.03.2018 build. That bug still present in these ROMs too.
I tried possibly everything to fix that issue. I've tried following -
1. Network Setting Reset
2. Turn off Data always on in Developer Settings
3. Turn off VoLTE (I don't even use LTE here)
4. Clean cache via TWRP
5. Turn off WiFi scanning during sleep
6. Turn of Location Services
7. Turn off Google play Services wakelock and background running via Privacy Guard
8. Finally, I clean flashed both ROMs
But, Nothing has fixed the issue.
on Nougat 7.1.2 ROMs everything is absolutely fine. There's no draining issue
PS - I used stock kernel with CN Firmware 8.3.1 and 8.3.8
Is there any possible fix for this issue? Anyone else having this issue? Any updates on fixing this issue in future?
Sorry for my English btw
Thanks
Update: Using the ForceDoze (root method) app reduced the battery drain. But, it didn't really solve the problem
Try the app "ForceDoze", helps with almost any battery drain. Does require root though. Another explanation could be that your reception is bad for whatever reason, so also check that. Also flashing a newer GApps might help.
8166uy said:
Try the app "ForceDoze", helps with almost any battery drain. Does require root though. Another explanation could be that your reception is bad for whatever reason, so also check that. Also flashing a newer GApps might help.
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Tried. Even tried Greenify force doze by rooting. No improvement.
And cellular reception is pretty fine here. I don't have this issue on nougat ROMs
I have same problem with clean lineagos 15.1. Probably everone on lineageos have the same problem. Thank you for listing what do not help. I do not have to try myself.
Nope, don't have it. Rarely goes above a few percent of the battery usage.
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Nope, don't have it. Rarely goes above a few percent of the battery usage.
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what kernel and firmware you're using? did you clean flashed? and which rom btw?
Stock kernel, firmware 8.3.1, OpenGApps of 11th of March, LOS 15.1 version of 5th of march, and dirty flashed all in-between version since the switch to the "official" status.
I tried using sim slot 2, a sim duplicate, also I have migrate my network carrier... still the same...
Since I read it also happens in miui roms and it could be firm related issue I flashed oldest firm required by LOS15.1, that as luk said is 8.1.4, and after switching off WIFI it still drains my battery...
I don't know why this happens, and I don't know why it is happening just to a few of us but is totally annoying...
bite_your_idols said:
I tried using sim slot 2, a sim duplicate, also I have migrate my network carrier... still the same...
Since I read it also happens in miui roms and it could be firm related issue I flashed oldest firm required by LOS15.1, that as luk said is 8.1.4, and after switching off WIFI it still drains my battery...
I don't know why this happens, and I don't know why it is happening just to a few of us but is totally annoying...
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Root and Use ForceDoze app
It reduced the drain noticeably. But, this drain still persists
8166uy said:
Try the app "ForceDoze", helps with almost any battery drain. Does require root though. Another explanation could be that your reception is bad for whatever reason, so also check that. Also flashing a newer GApps might help.
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it reduced the drain via rooting. via adb it doesn't do anything. but the drain still exists. Thanks a lot
This problem occurs due to incorrect work with VoLTE, including after various ways to disable it (in the settings, through Build.prop, etc.) and is relevant only for some cellular operators.
Kiasyd said:
This problem occurs due to incorrect work with VoLTE, including after various ways to disable it (in the settings, through Build.prop, etc.) and is relevant only for some cellular operators.
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I disabled VoLTE and I still have this drain. Dont think It's it.
Lesiuk said:
I disabled VoLTE and I still have this drain. Dont think It's it.
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As I said, the problem don't be solved by switching off the VoLTE in all of the listed ways.
Fix for battery drain Oreo 8
Work around, issue is with 4G preferred network type under mobile network settings, just change to 3G and
all will be fine. Guess I'll be waiting for the good people of Android to send out fix one of these years?
gfm1948 said:
Work around, issue is with 4G preferred network type under mobile network settings, just change to 3G and
all will be fine. Guess I'll be waiting for the good people of Android to send out fix one of these years?
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all won't be fine. I've tried that. though, draining reduces on 3G network. but, mobile network standby still drains battery. no fix so far. not even a clue, what's causing this drain
I only get a noticeable drain on the train, so I guess it has something to do with connecting to, or scanning for, network masts.
im having the same issue but I have full signal lte. mobile standby is at 34% last I checked. clean install, gapps nano and magisk 16.4
volte disabled. klte galaxy s5 g900t.
I think i know whats happening. When i first installed los 15.1 on my s5 it showed 2 sims when i only have 1 sim port. A reboot seemed to fix the issue and now shows 1 sim. However, i also noticed that without signal, mobile network standby is at 72% draining battery. At this point im thinking the phone is searching for network. What if that even though there is full siignal on lte, the phone is continually searching and scanning even though its connected to cellular network?? Thus giving us this massive battery drain.
I have an Umidigi A1 PRO and had a similar issue, Mobile Network Manager battery drain. I contacted Umidigi and they replied to me:
"Ok, please go to 'Settings --> Security location --> Location (under Privacy) --> Scanning' and disable both Wi-Fi- and bluetooth scanning. That scanning function uses both bluetooth and WiFi (in any phone) even if they are turned off."
This reduced battery drain considerably and now overnight, with wifi switched off, battery usage is between 2% and 3%. Even in day with wifi switched on drain is what I would expect of any mobile. There must be a reason why this option is not placed under 'Network'. I haven't tested out the above (dual sim), but will try adding a second sim and see what happens as the the Mobile Network Manager battery usage is still above normal.
Regards.
I have the same Cell Standby issue.
However Wifi & Bluetooth scanning are disabled.
I have also set my preferred network to 3G since I don't have an LTE contract yet.
I'm currently using a Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910F), with the current Resurrection Remix Oreo build (RR-O-v6.1.0-20180712-trlte-Official).
I sure hope somebody figures this out.

Which ROM is best if you use your phone mainly as Hotspot?

I am very annoyed now because I can't find a satisfying ROM. I have tried AEX Android v8.1, Jaguar Android v8.1, AEX Android v9.0 and maybe couple. They all seems good but not so good with standby mobile network. A couple of months ago I switched to AEX Android v9.0 from 8.1 but standby mobile network was very quickly draining the battery. So I flashed Jaguar. A couple of days ago I flashed 9.0 AEX again in hope the issue was fixed but the issue still exists. More than 50% of the battery is consumed due to mobile network standby. [Please see the attachment]
Most of the time my Mobile Hotspot and Data is turned on, because I use it to connect to my Computer. Is there any ROM you guys have used which is best in your opinion for:
Battery friendly: This is my main concern. I need a ROM which is best for the purpose of using my device as hotspot. So I have to enable mobile data and hotspot most of the time. My issue with current ROM is addressed above (tldr; they are bad with standby mobile network battery backup).
Best Internet speed : I use Jio. I don't know why internet sometimes keeps dropping with all the ROMS I have used. I have to restart the sim to get high speed again. So maybe a rom which fixed this issue for you.
Android Pie: Preferably based on Android Pie. 7/8/8.1 is okay too, I guess. This is not my main concern.
I believe many people use their phone as hotspot most of the time like me. I and they would thank you if you will help me decide this. TIA :good:!
Try miui 10 nougat. It doesn't have network drain and have very less standby drain

ROM with the most stable WiFi hotspot

I'm looking for recommendations for a ROM for the exynos S7 flat that can be reliably left unattended with hotspot enabled. I've tried a couple of lineage OS ROMs and a couple of note FE based ROMs, and I've had problems of one kind or another with the hotspot on all of them.
With the lineage ROMs, it's been that the hotspot will kick connected devices off, and won't let them reconnect again until I turn the hotspot off and on again. This isn't to do with the timeout settings, the hotspot is still active when this happens.
With the NFE ROMs, the phone crashes and reboots sometimes while using the hotspot, more so when plugged in, less often while running from battery. Often it will go for a couple of hours without happening, but it's happened enough times during large, non resumable downloads for it to be a problem.
I'd be happy to roll back to a ROM based on stock oreo if it will give me the stability I need, I rely entirely on my personal hotspot for internet. I would just concede that I'm asking too much from the personal hotspot feature, but I used my galaxy note 3 for years, running official lineage OS, and the hotspot was always extremely reliable.
Thanks.
Strange problem you've got, I use G930FD and I didn't had problems with most ROMs regarding hotspot (except on Slim AOSP Nougat ROM, which was already in the bug list).
You may be having a rare Wi-Fi chip, which requires a specific driver, maybe you should check custom Kernels available for AOSP & Stock-based ROMs.
I used to leave the hotspot on all night downloading stuff on the laptop, and another guy was connecting too. I also use ADB over WI-Fi. It never crashed or did any of what you're saying.

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