Pocophone F1 - The new flagship killer?

honda boi · 24-10-2018 10:24PM

sioda wrote: »

Works perfectly with all mine with the light have u enabled the wake lock screen for messages and delete any custom notifications in WhatsApp

Yep wake lockscreen enabled.
How would i delete custom notifications?

roper1664 · 25-10-2018 07:29AM

How I've found the phone so far (and compared to MOTO G4 plus in some points):

-Quick/responsive and looks really good
-Notifications not as good as G4 Plus. They pop up on screen when a Whatsapp message arrives for a short while, then it reduces to a simple green dot beside the app icon. The led at the bottom of the screen starts slowly flashing too.
-Not possible to get Google Map "Driving" Widgets, as far as I know, which I used to use a lot with the Moto G.
-Bluetooth won't stream music to another device e.g. car stereo. Apparently, this is a result of the miui 9 update. It can be resolved by Enabling "Developer options" in additional settings, and selecting SBC Bluetooth Audio Codec in place of the default AAC. This has to be done at least every time you turn on Bluetooth, which is frustrating. A more permanent way to get around this is to install MIUI 10 beta, but I'm concerned of potentially introducing other bugs!
The above does not need to be done for phone calls, i.e., they work with AAC.
-The audio volume when streaming music over bluetooth is low, i.e., you need the stereo a fair bit louder that with Radio, CD etc.
-The audio volume when playing music through AUX to the car stereo is extremely low i.e., have to turn the stereo volume up really loud!
-No "Chop twice" for flashlight or "twist" for camera, like on the Moto G.

If anyone has solutions/feedback on the above, that would be great!

Overall, very impressive phone but not as easy-to-use or intuitive as the Moto G, which has the "cleaner" Android OS.

sioda · 25-10-2018 07:37AM

honda boi wrote: »

Yep wake lockscreen enabled.
How would i delete custom notifications?

In the chat list click the picture then the I any custom notifications will be there

statto25 · 25-10-2018 07:41AM

roper1664 wrote: »

-Bluetooth won't stream music to another device e.g. car stereo. Apparently, this is a result of the miui 9 update. It can be resolved by Enabling "Developer options" in additional settings, and selecting SBC Bluetooth Audio Codec in place of the default AAC. This has to be done at least every time you turn on Bluetooth, which is frustrating. A more permanent way to get around this is to install MIUI 10 beta, but I'm concerned of potentially introducing other bugs!
The above does not need to be done for phone calls, i.e., they work with AAC.
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Do you mean an additional Bluetooth device or is it simply from phone to Bluetooth device? I'm about to pull the trigger on this but not being able to stream Spotify in the car is a deal-breaker for me

sioda · 25-10-2018 07:46AM

Just paired mine to my Google home works fine
Edit that stays connected for one song then disconnects

honda boi · 25-10-2018 08:42AM

Connected my phone to my car's Bluetooth(Bluetooth device that plugs into the cigarette lighter) and streamed music fine from Deezer.

alec76 · 25-10-2018 10:03AM

Notifications always were awful with MiUI ,nothing changed there for years. It was possible to get them right in Developer Beta's , not in Global ROM stable though.
Chinese just not using western messengers ( WatsApp, Viber etc), they don't care if notifications working right there.

honda boi · 25-10-2018 12:42PM

alec76 wrote: »

Notifications always were awful with MiUI ,nothing changed there for years. It was possible to get them right in Developer Beta's , not in Global ROM stable though.
Chinese just not using western messengers ( WatsApp, Viber etc), they don't care if notifications working right there.

Seem to have gotten the WhatsApp and messaging app to show a notification led.
A case I ordered from China arrived this morning.
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bgiNqlj6
I must say it feels fairly good.
Looks like it could survive a drop!
Not bad for €2

god's toy · 25-10-2018 12:44PM

Hmm. Well the headphone jack on mine is a lot louder then my OnePlus 5t .. if anyone thinks they have low volume, have they looked in the equaliser and headphone settings? Also mine streams over Bluetooth just fine at acceptable volumes. With regards to notifications, as I said before in the previous post, the phone is extremely aggressive about turning off background apps and so if you want an app to last longer than half an hour in the background then you must go into the settings change the battery options (in a few different places) and your good to go.

roper1664 · 25-10-2018 02:03PM

statto25 wrote: »

Do you mean an additional Bluetooth device or is it simply from phone to Bluetooth device? I'm about to pull the trigger on this but not being able to stream Spotify in the car is a deal-breaker for me

just a single device. Have to go through a rigmarole every time I get in to the car to get my music playing from Deezer on my phone through the car stereo via bluetooth!.

Standard Toaster · 25-10-2018 05:10PM

What are people using to restore their data to new android phone?
I was going to check out titanum backup but it needs root.

sioda · 25-10-2018 05:39PM

Combination of Google back up and sms back up and restore.
Clouded my pics to one drive

god's toy · 26-10-2018 10:44AM

Just seen that you can buy the Poco from Amazon UK now at a much less ripoff than before. Works out at 339 euro (free prime two day delivery)

if anyone wants the phone and doesn't mind paying that little bit extra but guaranteed no import duty and no hassles (not forgetting how great Amazon return warranties are) this could be a good option.

statto25 · 26-10-2018 11:21AM

god's toy wrote: »

Just seen that you can buy the Poco from Amazon UK now at a much less ripoff than before. Works out at 339 euro (free prime two day delivery)

if anyone wants the phone and doesn't mind paying that little bit extra but guaranteed no import duty and no hassles (not forgetting how great Amazon return warranties are) this could be a good option.

Thats the 64GB 6GB is it?

god's toy · 26-10-2018 12:52PM

statto25 wrote: »

Thats the 64GB 6GB is it?

Yep. As I said. It's not the cheapest but at least its from the UK/ Amazon uk so that could be worth paying extra. I know if I didn't already have it I would jump now.

btj79 · 26-10-2018 01:14PM

roper1664 wrote: »

statto25 wrote: »

Do you mean an additional Bluetooth device or is it simply from phone to Bluetooth device? I'm about to pull the trigger on this but not being able to stream Spotify in the car is a deal-breaker for me

just a single device. Have to go through a rigmarole every time I get in to the car to get my music playing from Deezer on my phone through the car stereo via bluetooth!.

Could you explain your rigmarole? I can connect my phone to my headphones, smartwatch and car radio with no trouble at all but I can only pair my device to my soundbar but it simple refuses to connect. I've tried a lot of things but nothing will get it to work.

54and56 · 26-10-2018 02:06PM

btj79 wrote: »

Could you explain your rigmarole? I can connect my phone to my headphones, smartwatch and car radio with no trouble at all but I can only pair my device to my soundbar but it simple refuses to connect. I've tried a lot of things but nothing will get it to work.

Have you paired and connected the sound bar with another phone no problem? If not try to, that would help identify whether the problem is your new Poco or the sound bar itself.

If the latter check the soundbar instruction manual to see if there is a quirk in the connecting process such as entering a PIN although IIRC that's only ever part of the initial pairing rather than the connecting.

If that doesn't work and you're not experiencing connection problems between the Poco and any other device it might be worth trying to update the firmware on the sound bar if that's possible.

Do-more · 26-10-2018 04:29PM

god's toy wrote: »

Yep. As I said. It's not the cheapest but at least its from the UK/ Amazon uk so that could be worth paying extra. I know if I didn't already have it I would jump now.

Xiaomi are about to officially launch in the UK and if they follow the trend of other EU markets then they should have a range of products available through Amazon, hopefully the F1 will be amongst them.

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/10/xiaomi-uk-launch/

banie01 · 26-10-2018 05:05PM

Do-more wrote: »

Xiaomi are about to officially launch in the UK and if they follow the trend of other EU markets then they should have a range of products available through Amazon, hopefully the F1 will be amongst them.

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/10/xiaomi-uk-launch/

In the UK and Ireland they are going in with Three AFAIK but it will be nice to see a broader range of devices in store. Knowing Three pricing may be a bit ott tho.

roper1664 · 26-10-2018 11:16PM

btj79 wrote: »

Could you explain your rigmarole? I can connect my phone to my headphones, smartwatch and car radio with no trouble at all but I can only pair my device to my soundbar but it simple refuses to connect. I've tried a lot of things but nothing will get it to work.

Enable developer options: Go to Settings/About Phone. Then tap the Miui version a number of times (e.g.Version 9.6 in my case) till you get a confirmation that you are now a developer. You shouldn't have to do this again unless you turn the phone off.

Next, go to settings/addition settings/developer options. Change Bluetooth audio codec to SBC. This has to be done each time you want to send music to the receiving device.

The above I have to do, but it may not be the same issue you are having. My Pioneer Head Unit is the only thing I've paired to my Poco.

honda boi · 28-10-2018 01:23PM

Looks like a stable miui 10 is being rolled next week
https://www.xda-developers.com/miui-10-global-stable-next-week-xiaomi-poco-f1/

god's toy · 28-10-2018 02:35PM

From the last poco launcher update, I think fixed the dark band bug... hasn't come back in a few days for me.

EDIT:. Nope it's still there.

whowantstwoknow · 28-10-2018 08:55PM

What's the safe way to install these updates if you have twrp installed and rooted the phone?

Thanks W.

btj79 · 30-10-2018 02:17PM

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

btj79 wrote: »

Could you explain your rigmarole? I can connect my phone to my headphones, smartwatch and car radio with no trouble at all but I can only pair my device to my soundbar but it simple refuses to connect. I've tried a lot of things but nothing will get it to work.

Have you paired and connected the sound bar with another phone no problem? If not try to, that would help identify whether the problem is your new Poco or the sound bar itself.

If the latter check the soundbar instruction manual to see if there is a quirk in the connecting process such as entering a PIN although IIRC that's only ever part of the initial pairing rather than the connecting.

If that doesn't work and you're not experiencing connection problems between the Poco and any other device it might be worth trying to update the firmware on the sound bar if that's possible.

Yeah the soundbar works perfectly with my OnePlus One and iPhone, the Poco will pair but then cannot connect. I have also tried changing the bluetooth audio codec to SBC but it changes back to AAC straight away when it is paired. Its really not a big deal for me as I rarely use the phone with the soundbar but it might be an issue for others.

witnessmenow · 30-10-2018 02:42PM

I haven't had any issues with mine and bluetooth audio devices. It has been working fine in my car and my two bluetooth headphones

corkie · 30-10-2018 02:51PM

Xiaomi promises Android Q update for its POCO F1 smartphone

The phone runs Android Oreo out of the box and is all set to receive the Android Pie update soon. Ahead of the Android Pie rollout, Jay Mani, Head of Product for Pocophone (POCO), has confirmed that the phone will also receive the next major Android update — Android Q.

At least they are doing the same as there Mi range of phones with at least 2 Major updates. Unlike the redmi series that only get one.

corkie · 30-10-2018 06:00PM

[XDA][LEAK] Download the first MIUI 10 Android Pie beta for the POCO F1

The leaked Android Pie-based MIUI 10 beta build for the POCO F1 brings the Android version up to Android 9 and the MIUI version to MIUI 10 8.10.30. It comes with the October security patch. It can be downloaded from this link. As this is a recovery ROM, it can be flashed via the MIUI Updater app. Do note that users moving from MIUI 9 Global Stable will lose their data moving to MIUI 10, so they are advised to make a backup first.

ThunbergsAreGo · 30-10-2018 08:35PM

How are people getting on with the battery?

sioda · 30-10-2018 10:42PM

naughtb4 wrote: »

How are people getting on with the battery?

2 days if I didn't charge. Have got some huge screen in times 7 hours with 30% left.

Have noticed my data usage is quite high though

god's toy · 31-10-2018 07:07AM

sioda wrote: »

2 days if I didn't charge. Have got some huge screen in times 7 hours with 30% left.

Same, battery is fantastic cos of the amount of background killing it does... Could go two days between charges if I really wanted. Lost 3% between 12-6 am (over night not connected to wifi)

Pocophone F1 - The new flagship killer?

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