Question How can I Degoogle my Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet)?

[Skynet00]

I managed to get the Tangerine banking app(Canada) to work (only use it to deposit cheques). Here are the steps I took:

Unlock bootloader (used a VM to do this because I didn't trust the mi unlocked app)
Install twrp (guide on their website)
Install crdroid from twrp
Install magisk from twrp
Install magisk app from system
Install microg using magisk module
Set magisk to zydisk
Enable hide in magisk
Install banking app from aurora store
Blacklist banking app in magisk
Delete data from banking app
Install universal safetynet fix magisk module
Enable attestation in microg
Crdroid does spoofing so I didn't need to worry about that

Above steps are from memory so I might have missed some steps.

I think there's a way to get paid apps to work on microg too but I haven't bothered because open source apps work well enough.
As a bonus, here are some links for app suggestions:

Android personal use app list

README.md · main · LinuxCafeFederation / Awesome Android · GitLab

A curated list of awesome open source Android applications, tutorials and resources. Inspired by other awesome-* projects

gitlab.com

 

[Laptapper]

I managed to get the Tangerine banking app(Canada) to work (only use it to deposit cheques). Here are the steps I took:

Unlock bootloader (used a VM to do this because I didn't trust the mi unlocked app)
Install twrp (guide on their website)
Install crdroid from twrp
Install magisk from twrp
Install magisk app from system
Install microg using magisk module
Set magisk to zydisk
Enable hide in magisk
Install banking app from aurora store
Blacklist banking app in magisk
Delete data from banking app
Install universal safetynet fix magisk module
Enable attestation in microg
Crdroid does spoofing so I didn't need to worry about that

Above steps are from memory so I might have missed some steps.

I think there's a way to get paid apps to work on microg too but I haven't bothered because open source apps work well enough.
As a bonus, here are some links for app suggestions:

Android personal use app list

README.md · main · LinuxCafeFederation / Awesome Android · GitLab

A curated list of awesome open source Android applications, tutorials and resources. Inspired by other awesome-* projects

gitlab.com

Please tell us details for:
.....Unlock bootloader (used a VM to do this because I didn't trust the mi unlocked app).....

 

[Stan m]

Anyone reading this thread, I would advice against using eOS.

 

[Laptapper]

Anyone reading this thread, I would advice against using eOS.

Why?

 

[OFProzo]

You can try VoltageOS for Sweet only A13 Vanilla ROM that was stable for me went back to gapps because I need them for work

 

[Skynet00]

Unlocking the bootloader works the same as other xiaomi phones. You need to run the mi unlock tool or whatever it's called. I just went the extra step of installing that tool in a virtualbox vm, and passing the USB device from the host system to the VM. http://www.miui.com/unlock

 

[KTr1sk]

Has anyone tried it yet?

and this is for Note 10 pro sweet

Android-Unofficial - Browse /Android-13/sweet/CalyxOS at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

 

[Laptapper]

Has anyone tried it yet?

and this is for Note 10 pro sweet

Android-Unofficial - Browse /Android-13/sweet/CalyxOS at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

Nope but looks interesting

 

[Stan m]

Has anyone tried it yet?

and this is for Note 10 pro sweet

Android-Unofficial - Browse /Android-13/sweet/CalyxOS at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

Lol what is the purpose of creating and sharing a privacy based rom/os without sharing any code...

 

[david003]

I've got CalyxOS running right now, the 2023-04-29 version based on CalyxOS 4.8.3. It has some nice improvements over LineageOS, including Datura Firewall. I installed magisk, and it has MicroG included already. This 2023-04-29 build has MIUI camera included also.

Wireguard is not working properly with the stock Aghisna kernel. Transfer speed is very slow, around 0.20 mbps. I switched out the stock kernel for a Vantom kernel and that seems to have fixed it.

To get the safetynet check to pass, you need to install these modules (in magisk or kernelsu):

safetynet-fix-v2.4.0.zip

build-fp_1.zip

Gloeyisk in UnmoveD Squad!

Build Fingerprint Changer - Supported product devices: sweet, sweetin, sweetin_pro - SHA-1: AEF7BA921C078DF66C2A6EC9E87C2B602403134C - SHA-256: 372DE3769805C3D3EC0BF161F29CEFA80FD8C8C59E0AB24B6BB59DB3F526617C

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It's available for download here:

Calyxos Sweet - Browse Files at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

More info here:

UnmoveD Squad!

You can view and join @UnmoveDsquad right away.

t.me

A few screenshots attached.

 

[Dead Pool Brasil]

I've got CalyxOS running right now, the 2023-04-29 version based on CalyxOS 4.8.3. It has some nice improvements over LineageOS, including Datura Firewall. I installed magisk, and it has MicroG included already. This 2023-04-29 build has MIUI camera included also.

Wireguard is not working properly with the stock Aghisna kernel. Transfer speed is very slow, around 0.20 mbps. I switched out the stock kernel for a Vantom kernel and that seems to have fixed it.

To get the safetynet check to pass, you need to install these modules (in magisk or kernelsu):

safetynet-fix-v2.4.0.zip

build-fp_1.zip

Gloeyisk in UnmoveD Squad!

Build Fingerprint Changer - Supported product devices: sweet, sweetin, sweetin_pro - SHA-1: AEF7BA921C078DF66C2A6EC9E87C2B602403134C - SHA-256: 372DE3769805C3D3EC0BF161F29CEFA80FD8C8C59E0AB24B6BB59DB3F526617C

t.me

It's available for download here:

Calyxos Sweet - Browse Files at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

More info here:

UnmoveD Squad!

You can view and join @UnmoveDsquad right away.

t.me

A few screenshots attached.

Which Twrp did you use to install? Orange Fox? And did you find any serious bugs?

 

[david003]

Which Twrp did you use to install? Orange Fox? And did you find any serious bugs?

I used Aryan's OrangeFox, OrangeFox-R11.1_3-Unofficial-sweet, but I see it is OrangeFox R12.1_3 that is recommended.

OrangeFox Releases - Browse /sweet at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

The thread for it is here:

[UNOFFICIAL][RECOVERY][12/13]OrangeFox Recovery Project [R11.1]

/* Your warranty is now void. * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this...

forum.xda-developers.com

I think R11.1_3 is actually the newer version (in the 04122023 folder). The changelog mentions: "Corrected version naming (R11)"

I can see it is using compression and erofs.

The biggest bug was the wireguard issue I mentioned, but it was fixed by switching to the Vantom kernel.

I also noticed mobile data didn't work at first. I had to enter the APN settings manually and reboot (and then it worked).

There is a screen flickering/flashing on the lock screen for a moment, only when you first boot the phone. It seems related to adaptive brightness, and with adaptive brightness turned off, I don't notice it.

That's mostly it, so nothing serious I've found so far that can't be fixed with the kernel. I think the dev will release an update sometime after the next android security updates.

 

[david003]

There's a new CalyxOS update, with CalyxOS V4.10.1 and June security updates.

CalyxOS-A13-20230615-UNOFFICIAL-sweet

Calyxos Sweet - Browse Files at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

It is working and seems to have fixed the flickering/flashing at device boot. Still replacing the stock kernel with Vantom to get wireguard working properly.

Also: It will pass the safetynet test with only
safetynet-fix-v2.3.1-MOD_3.0 (the older version, not 2.4.0).

 

[dhrjbhtt0]

There's a new CalyxOS update, with CalyxOS V4.10.1 and June security updates.

CalyxOS-A13-20230615-UNOFFICIAL-sweet

Calyxos Sweet - Browse Files at SourceForge.net

sourceforge.net

It is working and seems to have fixed the flickering/flashing at device boot. Still replacing the stock kernel with Vantom to get wireguard working properly.

Also: It will pass the safetynet test with only
safetynet-fix-v2.3.1-MOD_3.0 (the older version, not 2.4.0).

Hey, I decided to finally ditch google services and flashed this, and I quite like it.
I'm having a weird issue, though, on the latest ver that dropped day before yesterday
for some reason, the battery perc drops very abruptly in this rom, what I mean is, say, it'd be at 10% for few hrs, and will then suddenly drop to 6% out of nowhere, from 10 to 6% directly
There's nothing running in background, no msgng apps installed, mobile data and wifi turned off, just nothing that'd consume significant battery

Do note that i'm on the latest v14 fw, latest vantom kernel, flashed by Aryann's v12 OF recovery, rooted. Any idea what might be causing this, and did u notice anything similar? I msgd the dev too, let's see what he says. Thanks!

 

[david003]

Hey, I decided to finally ditch google services and flashed this, and I quite like it.
I'm having a weird issue, though, on the latest ver that dropped day before yesterday
for some reason, the battery perc drops very abruptly in this rom, what I mean is, say, it'd be at 10% for few hrs, and will then suddenly drop to 6% out of nowhere, from 10 to 6% directly
There's nothing running in background, no msgng apps installed, mobile data and wifi turned off, just nothing that'd consume significant battery

Do note that i'm on the latest v14 fw, latest vantom kernel, flashed by Aryann's v12 OF recovery, rooted. Any idea what might be causing this, and did u notice anything similar? I msgd the dev too, let's see what he says. Thanks!

I haven't noticed that so much with this, but I have noticed it before on other roms. It could be a battery calibration issue. After flashing a new rom, I usually charge the phone to 100% then let it drop to 25% or lower to let it calibrate. I think it's more accurate after that.

Sometimes I do notice the first 10% from 100% to 90% drains quickly. I think it's the way the battery is measured, which is not perfect. The battery goes from 100% to 25% after about 2.5 days of light use for me.

I doubt it makes a big difference, but I'm using Aryan's latest modifications to the Vantom kernel:

VantomKernel-sweet-20230616-1245.zip

aryan. in Aryan's chat

t.me

And also Aryan's latest Orange Fox recovery, which is (not intuitively) version 11 instead of 12:

[UNOFFICIAL][RECOVERY][12/13]OrangeFox Recovery Project [R11.1]

/* Your warranty is now void. * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this...

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[dhrjbhtt0]

I haven't noticed that so much with this, but I have noticed it before on other roms. It could be a battery calibration issue. After flashing a new rom, I usually charge the phone to 100% then let it drop to 25% or lower to let it calibrate. I think it's more accurate after that.

Sometimes I do notice the first 10% from 100% to 90% drains quickly. I think it's the way the battery is measured, which is not perfect. The battery goes from 100% to 25% after about 2.5 days of light use for me.

I doubt it makes a big difference, but I'm using Aryan's latest modifications to the Vantom kernel:

VantomKernel-sweet-20230616-1245.zip

aryan. in Aryan's chat

t.me

And also Aryan's latest Orange Fox recovery, which is (not intuitively) version 11 instead of 12:

[UNOFFICIAL][RECOVERY][12/13]OrangeFox Recovery Project [R11.1]

/* Your warranty is now void. * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this...

forum.xda-developers.com

thanks, I had a hunch that it cud be a battery calibration issue after all as Ive been trying a lot of roms of late, but decided to inquire anyway. And i'll clean flash it again with aryan's latest vantom and OFox recovery just to be sure.
Also, any idea how to retrieve apps I had paid for on Google play store on microg? I havent used my phone much since installing sweet but wondering how i cud install poweramp with paid license on calyxos.

 

[dhrjbhtt0]

I haven't noticed that so much with this, but I have noticed it before on other roms. It could be a battery calibration issue. After flashing a new rom, I usually charge the phone to 100% then let it drop to 25% or lower to let it calibrate. I think it's more accurate after that.

Sometimes I do notice the first 10% from 100% to 90% drains quickly. I think it's the way the battery is measured, which is not perfect. The battery goes from 100% to 25% after about 2.5 days of light use for me.

I doubt it makes a big difference, but I'm using Aryan's latest modifications to the Vantom kernel:

VantomKernel-sweet-20230616-1245.zip

aryan. in Aryan's chat

t.me

And also Aryan's latest Orange Fox recovery, which is (not intuitively) version 11 instead of 12:

[UNOFFICIAL][RECOVERY][12/13]OrangeFox Recovery Project [R11.1]

/* Your warranty is now void. * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this...

forum.xda-developers.com

Also, contrary to what you stated in this thread earlier, flashing safetynet fix and fp1 magisk modules doesnt seem to pass safetynet for me on calyx, any workaround? And u have been much helpful mate, thanks a lot!

 

[david003]

Also, contrary to what you stated in this thread earlier, flashing safetynet fix and fp1 magisk modules doesnt seem to pass safetynet for me on calyx, any workaround? And u have been much helpful mate, thanks a lot!

There are different versions of safetynet fix and build-fp, and it only worked for me with these specific versions:

safetynet-fix-v2.4.0.zip (original, not MOD)
build-fp_1.zip (the older _1 version, not build-fp.zip)

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. There is an even better way to get it to work now, though, and that is to use:

safetynet-fix-v2.3.1-MOD_3.0.zip (the older MOD version).

Just that, without build-fp_1.zip. The newer one doesn't work, but that exact version does.

 

[david003]

thanks, I had a hunch that it cud be a battery calibration issue after all as Ive been trying a lot of roms of late, but decided to inquire anyway. And i'll clean flash it again with aryan's latest vantom and OFox recovery just to be sure.
Also, any idea how to retrieve apps I had paid for on Google play store on microg? I havent used my phone much since installing sweet but wondering how i cud install poweramp with paid license on calyxos.

There's no way that I know of to use paid apps with MicroG, short of installing Google Play, which I haven't tried.

 

[dhrjbhtt0]

There are different versions of safetynet fix and build-fp, and it only worked for me with these specific versions:

safetynet-fix-v2.4.0.zip (original, not MOD)
build-fp_1.zip (the older _1 version, not build-fp.zip)

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. There is an even better way to get it to work now, though, and that is to use:

safetynet-fix-v2.3.1-MOD_3.0.zip (the older MOD version).

Just that, without build-fp_1.zip. The newer one doesn't work, but that exact version does.

Hey, I completed setting up my device with microg, and I have to say, I'm really liking how smooth it is so far. As to the play store license issue, I decided to just go for a different music player and ditch poweramp for the time being. The standby battery drain is as good as it gets.

There are two very little issues so far: 1) I wish it came with an advanced restart option(Ive mailed the dev to put it in the next update), but ya it's really nitpicking if anything. 2) The device can reboot by itself randomly sometimes for whatever reason. After waking up today, I noticed that the device had rebooted around half an hour before, and the device uptime stats in kernel manager confirmed that. It has only happened only once in my observation so again not something i'd worry about(i'm sure the automatic reboot setting in Security->Automatic reboot has also been set to Never)

Can you tell what sync service is the best to use on microg? Is Davx5 that comes preinstalled in calyx any good? I mainly want to sync my google contacts which i cud import as a vcf file, and forget google sync for good. Also, what has been your experience with ride booking apps like Uber on microg? I got banking apps to work using xposed+hidemyapplist, but wonder if Uber etc will work too. Anything else you suugest to better the microg experience? Thanks a ton!