Xiaomi redmi note 9S daily use

Phiibuntu

user since last Christmas I wanted to give feedback to share the difficulties, successes and some tips.
Especially if I'm wrong, don't hesitate to correct me the goal being to give reliable information to make life easier

GPS: I learned that with waydroid active the gps does not work.
solution to test it quickly:
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/7047/gps-not-working-on-redmi-note-9s/17

Waydroid: works well, be careful on this smartphone do not install it with waydroid-helper but directly (in OTA-20 perhaps in OTA-21 there's no problem, I don't test).

Bluetooth: works well except for phone calls (music videos browser youtube ok).

Dekko2: email attachments not accessible

Axolotl: too much bug to use it (duplicate messages in groups, capricious synchronization on my phone,) I use Signal with Waydroid without problem.

for the rest, smooth browser, battery life slightly less good than under android (especially if several android apps open I have the impression that there is a battery leak). Otherwise 24h without problem in heavy use.

With some sacrifices (missing some native apps) my daily use is for the moment assured in a pleasant way.

Edit : for installation there are some error, the easiest way is to have the last android 10 official MUI firmware on the phone before use ubports installer. Then everything work fine.

nitanmarcel

@phiibuntu

The battery should last at least one day at normal usage or even more given the 5200mAh battery. It should be better than Android's battery life but there are still some factors that can decrease the battery life, such as:

WayDroid:

WayDroid uses most of the battery's power as it runs a full LineageOS system which has its background processes that will increase depending on how many apps you install and how many of them run in the background.
I suggest stopping WayDroid via the terminal by running waydroid session stop or using the WayDroid Helper app from OpenStore.

Allowing apps to run in the background:

*By default, Ubuntu Touch suspends apps when you're switching to another app or when you close it from the recent screen. This behavior can be easily disabled using UT Tweaks app from OpenStore which has an option to disable suspensions for a targeted app.

I suggest against disabling the app suspension or if you need to listen to music on youtube or any other web app to re-enable the suspension (if you have disabled it) after you're finished as some apps might also run after being removed from the recent tab. Also, remember that some apps don't need to have the app suspension disabled: Media player apps that use Ubuntu Touch's media-hub (E.G: Music, Cloud Music on Open Store, etc), Messaging apps that use Ubuntu Touch's notification system (E.G: Teleports, FluffyChat).*

Damaged battery:

The battery's health can decrease over time lowering the power of the battery. If you notice any battery drain in UT, temporarily move back to Android and check if the battery drains faster than usual. You could look for battery replacements if you think that your own battery has been damaged. Also, our phones have what I like to call "A lot of garbage" in the form of customized kernels, ROM ports, which might contributed to the damage the battery in the past if they we're configured incorrectly (E.G: Kernels that enable charging voltages that shouldn't be enabled on the phone, Kernels that overclocks the processor, graphic chip making the device use more power than usual, etc).

Another factor that might decrease the battery health are fake chargers, unofficial chargers, etc

nero355

@nitanmarcel said in Xiaomi redmi note 9S daily use:

Also, remember that some apps don't need to have the app suspension disabled: Messaging apps that use Ubuntu Touch's notification system (E.G: TELEports).

To be honest TELEports doesn't work very reliable on my phone so I am not sure if it's a good example ?!

I miss more messages/notifications than I receive and the app beeing opened or closed doesn't seem to make a lot of difference...

Damaged battery:

Also, our phones have what I like to call "A lot of garbage" in the form of customized kernels, ROM ports, which might contributed to the damage the battery in the past if they we're configured incorrectly (E.G: Kernels that enable charging voltages that shouldn't be enabled on the phone, Kernels that overclocks the processor, graphic chip making the device use more power than usual, etc).*

Another factor that might decrease the battery health are fake chargers, unofficial chargers, etc

Sorry but that sounds like a bunch of nonsense...

The only thing I can agree upon are these two :

Kernels that enable charging voltages that shouldn't be enabled on the phone.
fake chargers.

The rest can be ignored!