After giving you the bad news about the abandonment of support for some Xiaomi smartphones, namely Redmi Note 4, Redmi 4 / 4Am Redmi 3S / 3X, Redmi Pro and Redmi Note 3 Special Edition which are added to the previous additions that involved the Mi Max, Mi 4, Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 Pro, now Lei Jun's company has made a further decision that will make all its Chinese Mi Fans turn up their noses.
Oh yes, I stress Chinese, because this time it seems that the negative news concerns only the MIUI 10 China Developer arrived in 9.3.18 version, which introduces the block to the functioning of alternative launchers. The decision was taken by the MIUI development team as many retailers often install a series of launchers that offer a lot of publicity and ruin the user experience.
And here I already imagine a series of comments about it, which I want to anticipate, as Xiaomi's justification when it bombards us with advertising with its launcher and system app seems absurd. However the block is not definitive for all the launchers in absolute, but all those present on the Xiaomi Mi App store, therefore previously verified and authorized, can be installed and used without any problem.
No more third-party MIUI launchers (only in China) while Redmi Note 4 welcomes Android 9 Pie
Good news though, at least for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 device, it seems to be there and comes from the world of modding. In fact the former best buy receives Android 9 Pie thanks to the most famous custom ROM at the moment, namely the Pixel Experience that brings significant improvements to the device, making it reborn. The SoN Snpadragon 625 after nearly three years still gets AnTuTu scores worthy of note, allowing the use of games like PUBG Mobile.
Present the security patch updated in March 2019 and no bloatware is pre-installed, except Google apps. The Pixel Experience ROM is not as rich in features as MIUI but includes several customizations as well as the digital well-being function that helps the user become aware of the use of their smartphone, with timers to limit the use of apps, the mode "Do not disturb" to prevent continuous distractions and a new Wind Down function to encourage him to disconnect during the night.
Another positive peculiarity lies in the default enabling of Camera2Api which therefore allows you to make the most of the camera module, thanks also to the installation of the GCam port that you can find at this address.
So you just need to try this Pixel Expericence cooked to size of Redmi Note 4, but on the official website you will also find versions for most of the models mentioned above, those that have lost official support of Xiaomi. To download, just click on the button below, remembering that the ROM flash requires unlocking the Bootloader and the TWRP recovery flash, as well as backing up your data.
Android Pie on the RN4 has been around for a long time.
I had put the AEX but now I switched to Havoc.
I don't like PE because it includes too many gapps and I don't think it has many customizations.