Xiaomi Mi A1

scamalert · 13-02-2019 2:39pm

never actually thought of getting one. But seems like nice addition.

rob316 · 18-02-2019 11:26am

Dropped mine out my pocket the other day onto the tarmac, smashed the glass but not the screen. Gutted

I was going to just get the A2 lite but I'm happy enough with the A1 still. Where can I get a replacement digitizer for this?

Kenny Logins · 18-02-2019 11:53am

rob316 wrote: »

Dropped mine out my pocket the other day onto the tarmac, smashed the glass but not the screen. Gutted

I was going to just get the A2 lite but I'm happy enough with the A1 still. Where can I get a replacement digitizer for this?

All over eBay, Amazon, Adverts etc. Fitting isn't easy though as it's glued to the LCD.

StereoSound · 18-02-2019 11:57am

rob316 wrote: »

Dropped mine out my pocket the other day onto the tarmac, smashed the glass but not the screen. Gutted

I was going to just get the A2 lite but I'm happy enough with the A1 still. Where can I get a replacement digitizer for this?

Might be cheaper to buy another phone, few Mi A1's on adverts

Kenny Logins · 18-02-2019 12:23pm

StereoSound wrote: »

Might be cheaper to buy another phone, few Mi A1's on adverts

Definitely not. A digitiser is only around a tenner. Complete with LCD and frame from about €25.

rob316 · 18-02-2019 2:38pm

Looking at reviews on the Mi A2 all morning might just pick this up instead.

I'll get the A1 fixed though for handy spare phone.
Where can I get the full lcd assembly so?

Kenny Logins · 18-02-2019 3:04pm

rob316 wrote: »

Looking at reviews on the Mi A2 all morning might just pick this up instead.

I'll get the A1 fixed though for handy spare phone.
Where can I get the full lcd assembly so?

Amazon, eBay, AliExpress etc. It's easy enough to replace the whole lot in one go, you just need a pentalobe driver for the USB port and something (dental floss?) to run under the battery to remove the adhesive. I don't know how good the quality is on these parts though, the replacement USB ports certainly aren't as good as original.

ZeitgeistGlee · 26-02-2019 12:30am

Lads has anyone installed LineageOS 16 on one of these by any chance? Borrowed my sister's A1 while I'm replacing my OP3 and finding a proper walkthrough seems a bit difficult.

Best I can understand it:
Fastboot OEM unlock
Fastboot boot TWRP.img recovery (don't flash as it'll brick the device)
Wipe device using fastbooted recovery
Install LineageOS using fastbooted recovery
Reboot to Fastboot booted TWRP
Install Gapps
Install custom kernel if desired
Install Magisk

Is this correct?

but1er · 05-03-2019 1:28pm

Andriod 9 seems to have messed the phone up, anyone else battery gone rubbish?

You know the time up in the top left hand corner and then your notification and keybored show? Well I'm rapidly getting a flashing white box coming and going and I can't find what it is. Not installed any new apps no idea, anyone else seeing it

gerrybbadd · 05-03-2019 1:30pm

but1er wrote: »

Andriod 9 seems to have messed the phone up, anyone else battery gone rubbish?

You know the time up in the top left hand corner and then your notification and keybored show? Well I'm rapidly getting a flashing white box coming and going and I can't find what it is. Not installed any new apps no idea, anyone else seeing it

Nope. Android 9 has improved my battery life no end

scamalert · 06-03-2019 4:03pm

same no issue with android 9, just overall better. Thou your issue seems more like some app is acting up.

The Cush · 06-03-2019 4:09pm

Same here, no issues. I had the Cellmapper app running a few days last week and it drained the battery pretty quick so had to disable it, all back to normal now.

Alanstrainor · 12-03-2019 11:09pm

My wife is running Android 9 and data roaming isn't working strangely enough. The APN is correct (on Virgin mobile), roaming in enabled in the networks settings and the phone has been rebooted etc with no success. Does anyone have any ideas? I've played around with all the above settings, toggling them off and on and rebooting etc but it never connects. Very frustrating!

I'm on the same network on a OnePlus 5T and data roaming is just fine.

august12 · 12-03-2019 11:23pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

My wife is running Android 9 and data roaming isn't working strangely enough. The APN is correct (on Virgin mobile), roaming in enabled in the networks settings and the phone has been rebooted etc with no success. Does anyone have any ideas? I've played around with all the above settings, toggling them off and on and rebooting etc but it never connects. Very frustrating!
I'm on the same network on a OnePlus 5T and data roaming is just fine.

Found this on a Google search, might work.

Edit: fixed by resetting the network settings. Search reset in the settings search bar and it should come up.
Basically, go into settings, enter reset in the search bar and about 4 options should come up, select the wifi, Bluetooth and mobile reset options,

Alanstrainor · 12-03-2019 11:34pm

august12 wrote: »

Found this on a Google search, might work.

Edit: fixed by resetting the network settings. Search reset in the settings search bar and it should come up.
Basically, go into settings, enter reset in the search bar and about 4 options should come up, select the wifi, Bluetooth and mobile reset options,

Cheers man, just stumbled on the same and gave it a go. Won't know for sure until tomorrow when she lands in Brussels! Fingers crossed.

august12 · 12-03-2019 11:38pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Cheers man, just stumbled on the same and gave it a go. Won't know for sure until tomorrow when she lands in Brussels! Fingers crossed.

PS, I'm a lady, believe it or not, we are quite tech savvy!!

Alanstrainor · 12-03-2019 11:57pm

august12 wrote: »

PS, I'm a lady, believe it or not, we are quite tech savvy!!

Honestly I would have used the same language regardless....

Alanstrainor · 13-03-2019 9:57am

august12 wrote: »

Found this on a Google search, might work.

Edit: fixed by resetting the network settings. Search reset in the settings search bar and it should come up.
Basically, go into settings, enter reset in the search bar and about 4 options should come up, select the wifi, Bluetooth and mobile reset options,

And this worked a charm!!!! Cheers.

gerrybbadd · 13-03-2019 3:01pm

Today's my last day with the Mi A1. I've gotten a Mi Mix 2S on upgrade.

I don't think i've ever had a phone that's given me the service the Mi A1 has. Seriously some bit of kit. So happy with it. Hoping the experience is similar with the Mi Mix 2S, but hey, it's Xiaomi - i've had the Redmi Note 4 before the Mi A1, and that was an animal as well.

Great being a part of this little corner of boards too.

Bahanaman · 13-03-2019 9:27pm

I can't send photos on WhatsApp at the moment. Dunno if it's some little bug on the phone itself or a WhatsApp problem in general.

OldMrBrennan83 · 13-03-2019 9:31pm

Bahanaman wrote: »

I can't send photos on WhatsApp at the moment. Dunno if it's some little bug on the phone itself or a WhatsApp problem in general.

There have been issues all evening with Facebook and Instagram so maybe it's related.

Bahanaman · 13-03-2019 9:45pm

OldMrBrennan83 wrote:

There have been issues all evening with Facebook and Instagram so maybe it's related.

I've received photos and videos but haven't been able to send them.

Qwerty? · 13-03-2019 10:53pm

As much as I like this phone, I am finding reception on it a lot poorer than my previous phone. I'm losing signal on sections of road I never lost reception on. Anyone else notice this? Or any suggestions to improve reception?

CantGetNoSleep · 19-03-2019 5:16pm

I have this phone a bit over a year and love it. I use it daily as my gps in the car but lately it has been problematic - dropping signal, not being accurate and losing connection. Is there anything I can do to try fix that or is it just a case of get a new phone?

tnegun · 19-03-2019 8:09pm

Noticed the OH's doing similar the other day and a restart fixed it I assume you've already tried that?

Kenny Logins · 19-03-2019 9:58pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I have this phone a bit over a year and love it. I use it daily as my gps in the car but lately it has been problematic - dropping signal, not being accurate and losing connection. Is there anything I can do to try fix that or is it just a case of get a new phone?

I've noticed GPS drop outs too for the first time this week. Never had a problem before.

Ush1 · 20-03-2019 10:24am

Is there any way to install the Pixel camera app on this phone? My wife is complaining about the camera quality but I'm sure it's just the software.

sydthebeat · 20-03-2019 10:32am

Ush1 wrote: »

Is there any way to install the Pixel camera app on this phone? My wife is complaining about the camera quality but I'm sure it's just the software.

there is, but its quite involved...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkFu_TCNM0

CantGetNoSleep · 25-03-2019 1:09pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I have this phone a bit over a year and love it. I use it daily as my gps in the car but lately it has been problematic - dropping signal, not being accurate and losing connection. Is there anything I can do to try fix that or is it just a case of get a new phone?

Clearing cache on all apps using GPS seems to have solved this for the moment

CantGetNoSleep · 24-08-2019 5:04pm

Anyone else find the camera messed-up since the last update? Has some weird mirror / rotate type settings that i can't turn off anywhere in the menus

Xiaomi Mi A1

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