Just got a Mi Mix 2 in 2019 [Dev Talks] XASP Project

[Miustone]

Well, call me crazy but i just traded My Pixel 2 XL against a Mix 2 some Hours ago...
I really like the Design and the overall feel of this Xiaomi Device. While i'm very happy with the Hardware are there the typical MIUI Issues around. Late Android Version Updates (Oreo Actually while i have used Q on My Pixel). So it's clear for Me to use AOSP / GSI on My Mix to stay up-to date with the latest Android Enhancements. The OS of My Choice is Havoc which is just well made in all Conditions. I was working on My Custom Patch (ROM Module) for Magisk aiming on the Pixel Devices but i will now support Xiaomi Devices running AOSP. I think with the right optimizations will this Device be even better (Camera, Audio, Features). I'm looking forward to upload a first Version of My Patch for the Mix 2/S which will be around this Week...

Hope the Community is read for a new Dev! :angel:

 

[masterismos]

Well thank you for the work. My opinion is that you did a mistake giving the XL for the mix 2. Is a beautiful device but the updates come with "slow motion". I wish you the best and we are waiting for the new staff.

Στάλθηκε από το Mi MIX 2 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

 

[fotocreaman]

Welcome. I will be looking forward to your work.

 

[Miustone]

Well thank you for the work. My opinion is that you did a mistake giving the XL for the mix 2. Is a beautiful device but the updates come with "slow motion". I wish you the best and we are waiting for the new staff.

Στάλθηκε από το Mi MIX 2 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

I'm feeling bad, but the need to optimize this Device to the optimum is now even bigger. The Pixel Devices are almost perfectly balanced and all i had to do was optimizing some Values and adding Ports like the Audio System from the XZ3 and native Android Features like known from My past Work (Meh). The Mix 2 offers at least soon a Pie Vendor which allows us to use coming Android Versions with more ease. That will help a lot to unleash more of the potential of the SD835 and wow, UFS2.1, Dual Wifi, awesome NFC, Bluetooth 5!? The Pixel 2 XL used BT4 which limited some Features i just wanted to include before (SD845/855 Flagship Features). Actually is Wifi and BT broken on My Mix 2 but i will figure out how everything works and i'm sure the will be some nice findings for other Xiaomi Devices with actual Specs too. Dirac Sound or the Audio Routing overall on the Mix 2 is also interesting and actually pretty loud and clear (Not bad against the Pixel 2 XL with real Stereo Speakers). It makes just a lot of fun to see whats possible with some Edits

Welcome. I will be looking forward to your work.

Thanks Man! I will publish Updates on My GitHub Page soon.
https://github.com/fluence-fuhd-team/FFUHDP

 

[wes01]

Nice to hear , mix 2 has a very nice design and spec. But the camera is awfull.
I also am on Havoc os, I have tried also pixel rom, syberia, but for now stilling with havoc.

I wish u the best of luck.

Great wesley

 

[Miustone]

Nice to hear , mix 2 has a very nice design and spec. But the camera is awfull.
I also am on Havoc os, I have tried also pixel rom, syberia, but for now stilling with havoc.

I wish u the best of luck.

Great wesley

I was looking out for at least a Mix 2S with dual Cam to tune up the AR/VR Stuff too with Xperia XZ3 Configs (They are really good made and support many Formats/Resolutions), but now am i seeing that HAL3 was disabled by default and that most of the Camera Features aren't set. I have almost 30 Config Lines for Cameras in the pipeline to unleash stuff like Zero Shutter Lag on HDR, more native Camera Features and Configs like for Noise Reductions, Progressing and so on. Think once the Software is well configured will the Camera be pretty good (The Sensor isn't that bad on the Back). I was also playing around with Camera Libs and Permissions which can together with the right Camera Mod allow Pixel Configs and HDR+. Can't wait to see the first Progress. I'm still fighting with Bootloops and Issues but once i cleaned that out will i try some Things. Think this Weekend will be a good One for everyone with a Unlocked Mix 2 :angel:

Which could be interesting would be to include Device Specific Options in the Patch. That would allow me to include also Media Profiles for the Camera like with higher Bitrates, enhanced Audio Recording in Videos and so on. I'm pretty sure that at least 4K Video will look a lot sharper after editing some stuff on the Media Profiles (Looks very blurred actually on Havoc). My Brain is overcooking with Ideas, i need to go back to work!

Thanks btw for this kind Words Guys, i think the Xiaomi Community is a nice place to share stuff

 

[Miustone]

Ok, i figured out what caused missing audio, bootloops and missing BT, Wifi and Cellular. I think it will not be possible to add the sony enhancements but i will try to load most of the libs by default. The Audio Output needs some more optimization but is ok for now. Priv App Permissions are set to log since enforcing breaks the System (Bootloop) on Havoc, and Video Playback is buggy (Streaming and some Codecs) besides a to big DPI which can be fixed over the System Settings Display/Display Size. I will upload a frist Version for testing and share the Link here

Edit: It will be available here: https://sites.google.com/view/miustone/RELEASES
(FFUHD-XIAOMI.zip)

 

[Miustone]

So i was playing around with MIUI too and got some pretty nice results like a super fluid UI, better Audio Quality and i got VoLTE, VoWifi (HD Calls) and Video Calling working (Requires Google Duo and will be not handled over the Mobile Data Plans if supported from the Carrier). But i got also many bootloops and issues with My Changes. Possible that this is caused by the Oreo 8.0.0 Base. Some Features required at least Android 8.1 to work so am i not sure if it's worth the struggle actually. I can just hope that we get Android 9 soon and it will be pretty interesting then to make a Patch for MIUI. I will for now focus on AOSP GSI ROMs to have a unified Xiaomi Base OS to work with.
Would be pretty interesting btw. to use a Generic MIUI Image (There are some around based on latest MIUI and Pie). Sadly wasn't i able to boot one up so far...

 

[0xFast]

Nice to hear , mix 2 has a very nice design and spec. But the camera is awfull.
I also am on Havoc os, I have tried also pixel rom, syberia, but for now stilling with havoc.

I wish u the best of luck.

Great wesley

Is Havoc OS recommended for daily driver?

 

[Miustone]

Is Havoc OS recommended for daily driver?

AOSP seems to be rock stable on the Mi Mix 2. GSIs are also working well with the right Kernel/Vendor.



I'm back on Miui actually since it's even with Android 8 Base really cool at all. And i found some nice hidden Miui Stuff which i will use in the future. I just started making a Miui Patch now tested on the EU ROM and it's a lot of fun...
I'm still thinking about to make a Google like OS out of it with almost no Miui Apps at all. I will see...

 

[wes01]

Yes, very much.
In my case, never had any FC aps or bootloops, even updating with dirty flash there is no problem.

Really recommend havoc, above all I have tested.

 

[Miustone]

Anyone interested on testing My Patch Module for Miui with Magisk 18/19? I'm doing some finetuning right now but i think i can upload it soon. Is there a Central Place for Miui Devices btw., like the Sony Cross Device Forum here on XDA? I would prefer to share a Thread on such a Place instead of posting it to the Magisk Modules Forum since it's more like a ROM than a Module...

 

[Miustone]

@jigs4wkiller just remembered You from My last Patches and was wondering if You are still on Xiaomi Devices!? ? I'm on the same Boat now and could need a expert ?

 

[jigs4wkiller]

@jigs4wkiller just remembered You from My last Patches and was wondering if You are still on Xiaomi Devices!? ? I'm on the same Boat now and could need a expert ?

Still a Xiaomi fan, I recently bought a mi8 :laugh:

 

[Miustone]

Still a Xiaomi fan, I recently bought a mi8 :laugh:

Nice! I'm pretty satisfied with the Mi Mix 2, it's my first Xiaomi Device. Great hardware and MIUI is really nice. Are You also on MIUI or more on AOSP?

 

[jigs4wkiller]

Nice! I'm pretty satisfied with the Mi Mix 2, it's my first Xiaomi Device. Great hardware and MIUI is really nice. Are You also on MIUI or more on AOSP?

Most time I am using aosp ROMs. MIUI is pretty nice but I always miss the simple and clean aosp ui but in aosp I miss miui features like the scrollable screenshot or the great audio enhancement features.

 

[Miustone]

Most time I am using aosp ROMs. MIUI is pretty nice but I always miss the simple and clean aosp ui but in aosp I miss miui features like the scrollable screenshot or the great audio enhancement features.

Yeah i'm thinking the same after playing with MIUI a bit. And Android 8.0 is so hardly outdated
I was working on GSI Support with My Patch before and think that could be the best way to unify all Xiaomi Users on a good working and actual Base (Instead of just making a Patch for EU MIUI Users). Would You be interested on supporting Me with providing My Patch for the Mi 8 the Mi Mix 2 and maybe others too?

 

[jigs4wkiller]

Yeah i'm thinking the same after playing with MIUI a bit. And Android 8.0 is so hardly outdated
I was working on GSI Support with My Patch before and think that could be the best way to unify all Xiaomi Users on a good working and actual Base (Instead of just making a Patch for EU MIUI Users). Would You be interested on supporting Me with providing My Patch for the Mi 8 the Mi Mix 2 and maybe others too?

I'm very interested to help you. Will the patch be an aroma installer again? I ask because there isn't a aroma compatible twrp for the Mi8..

 

[Miustone]

I'm very interested to help you. Will the patch be an aroma installer again? I ask because there isn't a aroma compatible twrp for the Mi8..

I switched to make a AROMA Installer for Modules including mine but I think the Volume Key Tool will also do the Job. I have open sourced my System Patch on GitHub as Magisk Module to use the benefits of Systemless install and made again something unique out of it. I'm rethinking about the way I will do the Patch and my plans are actually:

-Finding a catchy Name for a Xiaomi AOSP Patch (XOSP would be nice but there was a project with that name)

-Readd everything for AOSP (System Content and Props) and add back Volume Key Selector instead of AROMA

-Pushing it to GitHub and make Release Zips which I will push to my Google 1 upgraded Drive Account

There are many steps between all that but I can do that in One Day. Think I can share everything this Sunday Evening (18-19Uhr) with You, that we can open up 2 Threads for our Devices. I'm actually setting up my PC with a fresh Windows install again and will be up till the morning to install everything including GitHub Desktop, Editors and all that. Updates and Driver's first! lol

 

[Miustone]

https://github.com/Miustone/XASP

Edit: So far so good. Almost 3am and i got the module tp 60% working. Just have to figuring out why the Mobile Connections like wifi and cellular are broken again. Also fixed some Issues from the last Patch like missing Apps in the Store (Build Characteristics are set back to rom defaults instead of "tablet" (Removed the entry from the prop).
I actually use Havoc OS Official as Base for testing so other AOSP/GSI or at least Havoc ROMs on other Devices will work too...