Xiaomi mi a2 lite

24-07-2019 09:16PM

use this app to check if you have camera2 api enabled

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airbeat.device.inspector&hl=en

you want to see level_3 or full in green in the hardware support level section.

sligojoek · 11-08-2019 01:55PM

Bit of a problem with my wife's a2 lite.

When she has an incoming call there's no way of answering. The phone rings but the Caller ID, Decline, Answer panel is not coming up. WE tried restarting and checking for updates to no avail. I've an identical phone and compared all the settings and there's no difference.

Any ideas much appreciated.

DopeTech · 11-08-2019 02:28PM

sligojoek wrote: »

Bit of a problem with my wife's a2 lite.

When she has an incoming call there's no way of answering. The phone rings but the Caller ID, Decline, Answer panel is not coming up. WE tried restarting and checking for updates to no avail. I've an identical phone and compared all the settings and there's no difference.

Any ideas much appreciated.

Back everything up and do a factory reset. Won't do the phone any harm anyway.

Hoboo · 11-08-2019 08:55PM

Bluetooth has started turning itself on automatically, only started over the last month. Any ideas? Cheers.

sligojoek · 13-08-2019 12:41AM

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Back everything up and do a factory reset. Won't do the phone any harm anyway.

Thanks for that. I haven't had a chance to look at it since. It's a right Pain. the screen stays black if in standby and pressing the + or - vol buttons won't silence the ringer as normal. Then she has to ring the person back when it stops ringing. I'm not working tomorrow and will get to sit down for an hour and try and sort it.

Akrasia · 27-08-2019 10:52PM

Has anyone had issues with poor WiFi connectivity?
My wife is complaining about it dropping and being slow to connect. Only started a week ago?

28-08-2019 12:28AM

Akrasia wrote: »

Has anyone had issues with poor WiFi connectivity?
My wife is complaining about it dropping and being slow to connect. Only started a week ago?

if you have bluetooth on at the same time as wifi you will reduce the wifi connection quality.

keep bluetooth off unless you need it for a specific use.

Akrasia · 28-08-2019 11:54PM

glasso wrote: »

if you have bluetooth on at the same time as wifi you will reduce the wifi connection quality.

keep bluetooth off unless you need it for a specific use.

Thanks for the advice. It’s not the Bluetooth with her, she’s really careful about turning everything off that might use up her battery. I’ll just have to do a deep dive into the home network

29-08-2019 01:06AM

the bluetooth + wifi thing is an annoying bug that came in with the pie update and hasn't been fixed.

gameoverman · 19-09-2019 12:42PM

Just wanted to warn people who bought an A2 lite from eGlobalCentral, as I just did:

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/catalogsearch/result/?cat=&q=Xiaomi+mi+a2+lite

Despite all packaging claiming that it is an A2 lite the device is actually is a Redmi 6 Pro flashed with a custom Android One ROM somwhere between the factory and me. This is confirmed by already being unlocked out of the box, some developer options missing, and it's codename being a "Sakura" rather than a "Daisy". Reddit thread describing the same experience: https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/axv6ws/need_help_to_upgtade_to_android_9_mi_a2_lite/ehwu190/

The hardware of the 2 phones is (almost?) identical so I don't care about that, but I will be flashing it with an offical ROM before using it for anything. Maybe the custom ROM is benign, but anything could be hidden in there.

19-09-2019 05:44PM

it's the exact same hardware.

I'm not sure exactly how eglobal works - but I think that they are a sort of storefront for more than 1 supplier.

without the official rom I suppose that you won't get the over-the-air (OTA) security updates.

BowWow · 19-09-2019 09:31PM

glasso...

I bought the Mi A2 Lite for my wife last year, great phone, she loves it.
Was intending to get the A3 Lite for myself when it came out around now. But that doesn't look like it's happening. Any thoughts on an Mi A3 Lite? or a good alternative priced around the same?

Thanks..

19-09-2019 10:40PM

there will be no A3 lite

the A3 itself is pretty much the A3 Lite in all but name though.

it's 177€ here so in same price range.

has a 4000mah battery

https://www.eglobalcentral.eu/xiaomi-mi-a3-dual-sim-4gb-64gb-black-1.html

cullenswood · 11-03-2020 12:52PM

Just a word of warning to owners who are getting the notification to update to Android 10. Best hold off on this until now. Reports of it bricking some phones. I updated mine before reading it, and while it hasn't bricked it, it has slowed it down remarkably, and the battery life seems to have gotten worse.

mondeo · 11-03-2020 01:28PM

cullenswood wrote: »

Just a word of warning to owners who are getting the notification to update to Android 10. Best hold off on this until now. Reports of it bricking some phones. I updated mine before reading it, and while it hasn't bricked it, it has slowed it down remarkably, and the battery life seems to have gotten worse.

Purposely done to make you upgrade, don't manufacturers do that to end of life models ?

11-03-2020 02:20PM

mondeo wrote: »

Purposely done to make you upgrade, don't manufacturers do that to end of life models ?

No.

The Cush · 11-03-2020 02:56PM

5 A2's between family members here, 2 bricked, 2 successfully updated and 1 not updated.

11-03-2020 08:59PM

prudent to wait a week these days and read up about major updates.

the a2 lite is only a backup phone for me now but still

tbh Xiaomi has made a bill of a balls of their android one phones on the whole in terms of the updates.

mondeo · 11-03-2020 09:04PM

glasso wrote: »

prudent to wait a week these days and read up about major updates.

the a2 lite is only a backup phone for me now but still

tbh Xiaomi has made a bill of a balls of their android one phones on the whole in terms of the updates.

I had the mi A1 and the time of the updates was crap compared to other android one phones. It was last of the bunch to get anything. I think Nokia have much faster updates with their android ones.

DopeTech · 11-03-2020 09:20PM

The Cush wrote: »

5 A2's between family members here, 2 bricked, 2 successfully updated and 1 not updated.

Yeah that's one of the reasons I would be reluctant to buy another. I had the mi A2 lite but moved to a Samsung Galaxy A50. The mess that Xiaomi have made of the rollouts of updates just wouldn't happen with Samsung. Pixel 3a for €129 atm on Vodafone is an absolute steal for anyone looking for a cheap mid ranger.

11-03-2020 09:52PM

DopeTech wrote: »

Yeah that's one of the reasons I would be reluctant to buy another. I had the mi A2 lite but move to a Samsung Galaxy A50. The mess that Xiaomi have made of the rollouts of updates just wouldn't happen with Samsung. Pixel 3a for €129 atm on Vodafone is an absolute steal for anyone looking for a cheap mid ranger.

In fairness Samsung are very late for updates and their budget phones barely get them at all.

Tbh many people are obsessed with updates though where mostly it does not make a lot of difference.

Security updates can be made through play store services nowadays so a phone is secure

Xiaomi have just really not tested their updates enough tho.

But budget phones are never going to get the best support.

Something like the budget pixel a line is probably the best bet if it's a focus

The Cush · 13-03-2020 11:09PM

Official fix posted on Xiaomi’s own Mi forum -

https://c.mi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2935452&aid=5655743&from=album&page=1

Rock Paper Scissors · 18-04-2020 03:05PM

Just installed the android 10 update on my mums A2 lite and all seems to have went well

sligojoek · 18-04-2020 03:31PM

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Just installed the android 10 update on my mums A2 lite and all seems to have went well

I'm leaving it a week or so. Let us know if there are any issues.

Thanks.

DopeTech · 18-04-2020 04:04PM

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Just installed the android 10 update on my mums A2 lite and all seems to have went well

Did the same, the A2 lite is only my spare phone so it didn't matter if I messed it up but all went fine. Like the new navigation options.

The Haven · 18-04-2020 04:54PM

Just checked this thread on the off chance, and yeah, to see to upgrade to android 10.

And it is upgrading to a10 now

18-04-2020 05:48PM

this upgrade to Android Q / 10 is safe to perform

Still haven't managed to fix the bluetooth on affecting WiFi speeds tho !

Doesn't seem as bad as it was but still probably halving the speed.

Only a backup phone for me now also - still great battery life you have to say.

Poor camera but aside from that a solid phone.

Xiaomi's support of Android One was fairly sh1t tho - pixel 3a or upcoming 4a the way to go for not expensive stock imo

dball · 09-08-2020 02:34PM

This phone got android 10 update during the week, now i cant seem to get it to charge properly.

No matter what charger i use is very slow to charge, normally used to get a rapid charge but cant seem to get that happening.

Does anyone know of a fix for this. Its not the charger as it used to happen with the charger I have.

pm1977x · 09-08-2020 07:02PM

Mine is charging a bit slower but was shedding charge about 5 times the normal rate, for example overnight I might lose approx 5-10% but now I was losing 50% in 7 hours! A lot of Googling later suggests the Covid Tracker app is a part of the problem, delete it, purge Google Play services cache, restart the phone, reinstall the app and all is well - may or may not help your charging issue.

stampydmonkey · 09-08-2020 09:08PM

pm1977x wrote: »

Mine is charging a bit slower but was shedding charge about 5 times the normal rate, for example overnight I might lose approx 5-10% but now I was losing 50% in 7 hours! A lot of Googling later suggests the Covid Tracker app is a part of the problem, delete it, purge Google Play services cache, restart the phone, reinstall the app and all is well - may or may not help your charging issue.

Supposed to be a fix out tomorrow for the covid app. Will try it but if not it's a gonner

Xiaomi mi a2 lite

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