[NEWS]Official Android Nougat update coming to Mi 4C

[waingro808]

I had no problem with smiui and mi-globe too. I think mi-globe based on nougat will be awesome generally because lollipop is such a bad Android version compared to MM and N

Agreed. Lollipop was the Windows 8 of Android.

 

[chickentuna]

I don't really like MIUI and I don't hate it either. But hey, the device is getting a major update which is good enough for me.

When I bought this device, I accepted the fact that it will never see an android update ever as it was not as popular as the Redmi Note 3 or Mi 5. I was wrong. Hopefully the Android N update is something to look forward to.

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[solis_f]

Any news about this? Maybe when the beta rom will be launched or something similar?

 

[mcwiklin]

There are builds being run every Friday, so we'll have to wait...

 

[andrei80]

Developer/weekly ROMS stopped being developed for MI 4C(and a few others) from version 6.12.22 because they are developing Nougat. So, while that's a good sign, it might take a while.

 

[Kéno40]

They are recruiting testers for Nougat builds.
http://en.miui.com/thread-462941-1-1.html

 

[solis_f]

I would love to join but it seems it would require flashing official MIUI ROMS which means locking your bootloader again. I guess I'll have to wait for mi-globe roms

 

[slimdick]

MIUI 8 China Developer ROM 7.1.5 has been released for public! Please click here to download all ROMs.

Known Issues:

1. Update for Mi Max / Prime, Mi Note Pro, Mi 4c, Mi 4S suspended for making preparations for Android 7.0 beta testing.
2. Update for Redmi 4 delayed due to temporary fixes. Please stay tuned in MIUI Global Forum.
3. Update for Mi Note 2 suspended this week due to stability testing.

 

[patt_co]

Good news

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[Vlad Paul]

I would love to join but it seems it would require flashing official MIUI ROMS which means locking your bootloader again. I guess I'll have to wait for mi-globe roms

me too i'll wait mi-globe nougat rom

 

[luthfi13]

Great to see new miui on mi4c base on nougat

 

[terence.tan]

This will be good news for stability.

Most custom ROMs for Mi 4C currently use either the Lollipop proprietary blobs from Qualcomm or a mix of Lollipop and Marshmallow blobs scavenged from other related devices. I've just spent a few weeks tearing these down and tracing where they came from...

A clean set of Qualcomm blobs from a Nougat release would tidy things up a lot. Even if we took them a beta release, as "beta" refers to the MIUI system on top. I suspect the Qualcomm blobs have been stable for a while now.

 

[terence.tan]

This will be good news for stability.

Most custom ROMs for Mi 4C currently use either the Lollipop proprietary blobs from Qualcomm or a mix of Lollipop and Marshmallow blobs scavenged from other related devices. I've just spent a few weeks tearing these down and tracing where they came from...

A clean set of Qualcomm blobs from a Nougat release would tidy things up a lot. Even if we took them a beta release, as "beta" refers to the MIUI system on top. I suspect the Qualcomm blobs have been stable for a while now.

A bit more musing. Take this both as developer notes, and a bit of explanation about why things are currently the way they are.

• The Radio Interface Layer (RIL), which controls 3G/4G data and voice calls: Currently using a Marshmallow version, apparently scavenged from Yu Sambar. I'm working on reverting this back to the original Xiaomi-supplied Lollipop version. I consider there to be drawbacks either way.
• The sensors library (accelerometer, gyro, compass, ambient light, proximity, etc.) Uses the original Xiaomi-supplied Lollipop version. @ketut.kumajaya wrapped them "using a clean hack" to get them working in Marshmallow (in this case, something called a "multi-HAL" library). Mostly reliable.
• The camera. Currently a mix of Marshmallow and Lollipop code. Also wrapped "using a clean hack" to get Lollipop code working in Marshmallow. I'm working on reverting this back to the original Xiaomi-supplied Lollipop version.
• The Gatekeeper. A component which stores your PIN/passcode/pattern securely using hardware encryption. Scavenged from a Marshmallow device. I'm working on removing this, but will come with the drawback that you need to reset your PIN before flashing my build... A moot point in Nougat since it'll be supplied by Xiaomi

These are some of the issues which I reckon a Nougat build will naturally solve.

Edit: and if you ever tried a third-party ROM or even official MIUI and found one of the above to be unreliable... now you might have an idea how complex it all is

 

[TømMy oCé]

what twrp fully working with official miui 7.0 rom??

 

[Miftahzy98]

what twrp fully working with official miui 7.0 rom??

Try use ZCX TWRP 3.0.2.X BY XM
Its working with incremental ota update

 

[TømMy oCé]

Try use ZCX TWRP 3.0.2.X BY XM
Its working with incremental ota update

ok i will try
thanks a lot

 

[patt_co]

Is the nougat based MIUI ROM released yet ?

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[AceStroke]

Is the nougat based MIUI ROM released yet ?

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Yep, already has MIUI China Stable and Dev ROM based on Nougat, MIUI.EU and MI-Globe also.