Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch
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Hi there, i was reading about the requeriments for installing Ubuntu Touch, and it seems, it requires the phone to have Adroid 10, does this mean it will not work if i updated to the official version Android 11 by xiaomi?
And also, what does it mean in the Title of the page for this model says Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S/9 Pro (India)
Does it means it works just for that country? it was developed in that country? -
@H2_AIL said in Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch:
it requires the phone to have Adroid 10, does this mean it will not work if i updated to the official version Android 11 by xiaomi?
Yes, that is the case: it means that Android 10 is required. Not any other version.
The India version is a specific version of that device, that was sold in India.
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Just to make it clear, you can however reinstall an older version of Android (if the requirement is Android 10, then that) on your device and then install UT on top of that using the UBports installer. So it is not like you can no longer try if you ever used a newer version of Android on your device ...
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@Moem Oh i see, the thing is tho, i was checking the specs and comparing them, i the exact same thing, but im not from india, does this mean i wont be able to install it atm?
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@zubozrout I see, now, speaking about the India topic, if im not from india, does this mean its not gonna work for me?
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yes you can use it you need to go to the xaiomi site and download the android 10 firmware and flash it first just make sure you use the india version
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@H2_AIL said in Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch:
speaking about the India topic, if im not from india, does this mean its not gonna work for me?
It's not about where you are from. It's about what exact version your phone is.
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@Moem said in Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch:
The India version is a specific version of that device, that was sold in India.
That is not true. The Redmi Note 9S is also officially sold here in the Netherlands, so at best the listing is wrong or incomplete. Or does it mean that only the Indian version is supported and not the version over here, even though it's the exact same version (bar maybe the supported bands, as India has different bands)?
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@Vistaus Contact the porter. I would take a wild guess that they reside in India and used a version of the 9s with an Indian ROM on it.
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@MrT10001 said in Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch:
@Vistaus Contact the porter. I would take a wild guess that they reside in India and used a version of the 9s with an Indian ROM on it.
I did contact the porter, but no response.
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@Vistaus I have found that too. Porters come and go as I guess life and other things take over.
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@MrT10001 said in Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch:
@Vistaus I have found that too. Porters come and go as I guess life and other things take over.
That's okay, as long as everything (or at least the most important things) work. But there's no way of knowing on this particular device unless you take the leap and try it on the non-India variant. The device is pretty cheap, but you do lose your warranty when you unlock the bootloader, so as a user rather than a dev, it would be nice to know beforehand whether it'll (mostly) work or not.
On my Redmi 9 (the regular Redmi 9) Ubuntu Touch works like a breeze.
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@Vistaus Yes, my Redmi 9 works fine. From experience, warranty is not worth the paper it is printed on, especially on a device over a year old. I have taken the leap of faith on many a device.
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@MrT10001 said in Redmi note 9s doubt with Ubuntu Touch:
@Vistaus Yes, my Redmi 9 works fine. From experience, warranty is not worth the paper it is printed on, especially on a device over a year old. I have taken the leap of faith on many a device.
But I don't currently have the Redmi Note 9S, only the regular Redmi 9 with Ubuntu Touch, so if I were to buy the 9S now, it would be new and not over a year old. That makes a difference warranty-wise.