Question anyone have the Mix Fold 2 already? where is the mix fold 2 forum?

[knives of ice]

I paid RMB8999 from Xiaomi app

awesome, couldn't do that on release day in China though. very well could be different in other countries.

 

[dee163]

awesome, couldn't do that on release day in China though. very well could be different in other countries.

It took the person 2 weeks to purchase on my behalf . You can use the Xiaomi app similar to Taobao and JD , you are correct the phone sells quick as it is sold in a flash sale during the week but I believe now it will be easier to purchase

 

[dee163]

Can someone confirm the following
I installed the Google App but when I search for it in the app drawer it is not present.

If I search for the app in playstore , playstore indicates it is installed and I can open the Google app inside the playstore app. I rechecked in the app drawer and it is not there. Is there a solution to have it in the app drawer ?

 

[frcraig]

Same issue. I got annoyed having to open the PlayStore and search for the Google App to open it from there, so I used the Activity Launcher app to create a shortcut for it

 

[dee163]

Same issue. I got annoyed having to open the PlayStore and search for the Google App to open it from there, so I used the Activity Launcher app to create a shortcut for it

Thank you for the information

Much appreciated

 

[dee163]

I tried activity launcher but I am getting this error

What am I doing wrong

 

[frcraig]

I tried activity launcher but I am getting this error

What am I doing wrong

Not sure why it won't work for you, but there is another method you can try. Press and hold on a blank space on the homescreen until it brings up App Vault / Add Widgets; scroll down past all the MIUI widgets until you see 'Android Widgets'; they aren't in alphabetical order but keep scrolling down until you see "Google" which has two options "Search" and "Calendar Search". Add the "Search" widget and you will get a search bar with the Google App icon, a space to enter searches, and a microphone to be used for voice searches. With this small search widget permantently on your homescreen, just click the little Google App icon that is part of this widet and voila - the Google App opens.

 

[dee163]

Not sure why it won't work for you, but there is another method you can try. Press and hold on a blank space on the homescreen until it brings up App Vault / Add Widgets; scroll down past all the MIUI widgets until you see 'Android Widgets'; they aren't in alphabetical order but keep scrolling down until you see "Google" which has two options "Search" and "Calendar Search". Add the "Search" widget and you will get a search bar with the Google App icon, a space to enter searches, and a microphone to be used for voice searches. With this small search widget permantently on your homescreen, just click the little Google App icon that is part of this widet and voila - the Google App opens.

Thank you for the 2nd option

This works. Activity launcher requires root?

 

[frcraig]

Thank you for the 2nd option

This works. Activity launcher requires root?

I created my shortcut with Activity Launcher after rooting so I'm not sure if it would have worked for me before I rooted.

 

[dooley19]

Hi, I just got a new update for my mix fold 2. I am rooted with unlocked bootloader. Stock recovery. Can I update?

 

[Wanes085]

Finally I got my fold 2 today. What a stunning device. Does anyone have a link / tutorial how to root the device ?

 

[frcraig]

Hi, I just got a new update for my mix fold 2. I am rooted with unlocked bootloader. Stock recovery. Can I update?

If you are rooted with Magisk you can do what I did yesterday:
I first turned off "automatically install updates" in Developer Settings. Then I went into Settings and clicked on my MIUI 13.1.16 version and it prompted me to check for updates. When it found an update for 13.1.21 it asked if I wanted to download it and I clicked yes. When it finished downloading it asked me if I wanted to install and I clicked yes. It quickly downloaded a relatively small 1.8 GB incremental update and began to install it and part way through it stopped and said "error installing MIUI ROM update". I went back and checked for update again and again was prompted to download the update. This time it downloaded a much larger 5.4 GB update and when I chose to install. It took about twenty minutes to install but finished and then prompted me to reboot. I DID NOT reboot. Instead I opened the Magisk Manager app (I hadn't turned off Magisk or any of its modules) and within the Magisk Manager I chose to "install" Magisk (not 'install Magisk app') and I was then given three choices as to how to install Magisk. I chose "install to inactive slot after OTA"). When this completed within Magisk I was prompted to reboot my phone and it took about five minutes to boot back up (just like it did when I first flashed Magisk) and the phone was then up and running with the update installed and with Magisk still installed and all its modules still installed and active.

Xiaomi will allow OTA updates with root, but apparently only full, not incremental updates. When it first tries to install an incremental update it will fail, but just do it again and this time it downloads the full update and you are good to go.

 

[dooley19]

If you are rooted with Magisk you can do what I did yesterday:
I first turned off "automatically install updates" in Developer Settings. Then I went into Settings and clicked on my MIUI 13.1.16 version and it prompted me to check for updates. When it found an update for 13.1.21 it asked if I wanted to download it and I clicked yes. When it finished downloading it asked me if I wanted to install and I clicked yes. It quickly downloaded a relatively small 1.8 GB incremental update and began to install it and part way through it stopped and said "error installing MIUI ROM update". I went back and checked for update again and again was prompted to download the update. This time it downloaded a much larger 5.4 GB update and when I chose to install. It took about twenty minutes to install but finished and then prompted me to reboot. I DID NOT reboot. Instead I opened the Magisk Manager app (I hadn't turned off Magisk or any of its modules) and within the Magisk Manager I chose to "install" Magisk (not 'install Magisk app') and I was then given three choices as to how to install Magisk. I chose "install to inactive slot after OTA"). When this completed within Magisk I was prompted to reboot my phone and it took about five minutes to boot back up (just like it did when I first flashed Magisk) and the phone was then up and running with the update installed and with Magisk still installed and all its modules still installed and active.

Xiaomi will allow OTA updates with root, but apparently only full, not incremental updates. When it first tries to install an incremental update it will fail, but just do it again and this time it downloads the full update and you are good to go.

Wow man I really appreciate this!

 

[frcraig]

Finally I got my fold 2 today. What a stunning device. Does anyone have a link / tutorial how to root the device ?

Here is the link to root with Magisk:

Installation

The Magic Mask for Android

topjohnwu.github.io

follow the instructions for devices with Ramdisk. You will need a copy of your boot.img to patch for this. You can download the Fastboot ROM for your version from any of the Xiaomi firmware sites (make sure it is the exact version) and simply take the boot.img file from it and proceed according to the instructions. If you can't find the Fastboot ROM for your version (13.1.16 both Fastboot and Recovery ROMs are on most firmware download sites but 13.1.21 which just came out yesterday is only available so far as Recovery) then you can extract the boot.img from the payload.bin file of the Recovery ROM using this method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ot-image-and-apply-root-to-the-phone.4263811/
I usually get my images from: https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/zizhan/

 

[knives of ice]

If you are rooted with Magisk you can do what I did yesterday:
I first turned off "automatically install updates" in Developer Settings. Then I went into Settings and clicked on my MIUI 13.1.16 version and it prompted me to check for updates. When it found an update for 13.1.21 it asked if I wanted to download it and I clicked yes. When it finished downloading it asked me if I wanted to install and I clicked yes. It quickly downloaded a relatively small 1.8 GB incremental update and began to install it and part way through it stopped and said "error installing MIUI ROM update". I went back and checked for update again and again was prompted to download the update. This time it downloaded a much larger 5.4 GB update and when I chose to install. It took about twenty minutes to install but finished and then prompted me to reboot. I DID NOT reboot. Instead I opened the Magisk Manager app (I hadn't turned off Magisk or any of its modules) and within the Magisk Manager I chose to "install" Magisk (not 'install Magisk app') and I was then given three choices as to how to install Magisk. I chose "install to inactive slot after OTA"). When this completed within Magisk I was prompted to reboot my phone and it took about five minutes to boot back up (just like it did when I first flashed Magisk) and the phone was then up and running with the update installed and with Magisk still installed and all its modules still installed and active.

Xiaomi will allow OTA updates with root, but apparently only full, not incremental updates. When it first tries to install an incremental update it will fail, but just do it again and this time it downloads the full update and you are good to go.

I think I figured out how to install it even when it says you don't have an update following the instructions here:

How to install MIUI updates manually / early - xiaomiui

Xiaomi continues to release updates for their devices but sometimes these updates may take longer to arrive than normal. With this guide we are going to teach

xiaomiui.net

 

[carlitobahsoun]

finaly got mine from kuwait city 12/512 gb .
tomorow someone coming my country and take it with him.
iam not going to root but what the advantages for root ?
and plz the store in kuwait told that no google play store installed , so its difficult to install it ?
are still chinese app installed and cant disable or unistall ?
i hope u guys can help.
thanks

 

[frcraig]

I think I figured out how to install it even when it says you don't have an update following the instructions here:

How to install MIUI updates manually / early - xiaomiui

Xiaomi continues to release updates for their devices but sometimes these updates may take longer to arrive than normal. With this guide we are going to teach

xiaomiui.net

Interesting. Let me know if it works for you and I will try it when the next update is available. Just make sure you don't reboot following installation of the update because you first have to go into Magisk and choose install / install to empty slot after OTA or you will loose root.

 

[frcraig]

finaly got mine from kuwait city 12/512 gb .
tomorow someone coming my country and take it with him.
iam not going to root but what the advantages for root ?
and plz the store in kuwait told that no google play store installed , so its difficult to install it ?
are still chinese app installed and cant disable or unistall ?
i hope u guys can help.
thanks

Root allows you to use Magisk modules to enable Android Auto, Assistant, Map history, even add additional languages.
On first boot you are given the choice to set the language to English. Google Play Services are baked into the firmware. You just have to install the Google Play Store .APK file which you can download from APK mirror.com using the stock browser. Then download Chrome, etc from the PlayStore and you are good to go.
You can disable or uninstall all the Chinese apps. Some of them give you the direct option to uninstall and the rest can be installed with a desktop computer and ADB commands.

 

[carlitobahsoun]

Root allows you to use Magisk modules to enable Android Auto, Assistant, Map history, even add additional languages.
On first boot you are given the choice to set the language to English. Google Play Services are baked into the firmware. You just have to install the Google Play Store .APK file which you can download from APK mirror.com using the stock browser. Then download Chrome, etc from the PlayStore and you are good to go.
You can disable or uninstall all the Chinese apps. Some of them give you the direct option to uninstall and the rest can be installed with a desktop computer and ADB commands.

great feed back and info , thankssssss a lot.....
about battery life , i know its 4500mah battery , and usage depend from 5g or wifii , but as daily driver , do u need to charge twice in 18 hrs a day ? thanks again

 

[frcraig]

great feed back and info , thankssssss a lot.....
about battery life , i know its 4500mah battery , and usage depend from 5g or wifii , but as daily driver , do u need to charge twice in 18 hrs a day ? thanks again

Folded the battery is good for a couple of days, but if you are primarily using it unfolded the large screen takes its toll on the battery and you may have to recharge it after about six hours of continuous use. It will do a full charge in less than thirty minutes though.