This is not Garage Sales bro.

Did u go to security > permission and turn on "root permission" .... If u dont , doesnt matter if u root , u still wouldnt get root access and yes , u are already rooted on 27.0.1

There is news that they are testing v31 - which improves RAM management and heat issue.

Source...?

http://www.miui.com/thread-1876272-1-1.html
http://www.miui.com/thread-1877620-1-1.html
http://en.miui.com/thread-30770-1-1.html

Or just browse the miui redmi 1s chinese forum, if you know how to read http://www.miui.com/forum-432-1.html

This post has been edited by xperiaVuser: Jul 30 2014, 12:02 AM

Anyone dare to try the beta?

Not me but since I have my 1S for over 2 weeks now, just want to share my experience and personal views of this phone here. Mine is with Miui V27.0 out of the box and I am a light user and not a gamer. Most of the stuff here is not new and is meant for newbies so sifus here can skip or correct any mistakes.

Find the Miui very iPhonish, logical since Xiaomi is supposed to win over iPhone users. There is so much options and customisation that it is overwhelming for new users but good for those who want full control over the phone. There are 150 (or more?) themes available for download (including one Malaysian Theme that you can impress your friends) but I just use the default one.

There are many apps and utilities built-in which is convenient for newbies but to others, they used up too much resources. Luckily some can be uninstalled or disabled so you can use your own favourite apps. I find some of them pretty good, eg. In Data Usage (inside Security), you can prevent specific apps from using Data on the road if you are on a limited data plan based on the data usage statistics. In Explorer (file manager), it is very easy to choose the specific media to manage your files. In Browser, you can view text that can auto-fit the screen (horizontally) as you zoom in or out; don’t see this in other browsers like Chrome, Dolphin, Morzilla, etc (but I could be wrong).

I also have the issue of numbers appearing instead of names in some calls or messages. As pointed out elsewhere, this is due to the country code prefix that can be fixed by an app and this function is in one of the set-up pages. Heat issue? Never felt this, maybe because I am a light user and non-gamer. Battery draining fast? Yes, I suppose that’s how they can sell their spare battery, chargers and power bank; luckily they are reasonably priced. Clash of Clans? I can install and run this game (just for testing since many complaints in this thread) without any problems and it runs smooth in my trial. Of course, I did not play for very long but I can buy stuff and fight!

Rear Camera? Pretty good; fast autofocus and very responsive with some manual controls for those who need them. The Auto Mode also seems quite intelligent. Only cannot understand why the maximum picture size is only 6M while this is supposed to be an 8M camera! (Sifus, please help here.) Issue, cannot auto-save photos to SD card so have to manually move them. Did not try a third party camera app since it may not be as good as the default one.

Wi-fi? Quite sensitive, no problem so far, can connect wherever available. GPS? Indoor, forget it! Outdoor, connects in seconds. Some other likes:- long press button to close apps; scheduled Do Not Disturb so the phone sleeps while you sleep; has OTG function so can transfer files in a hurry without a PC; etc.

Well, the 1S is not perfect and many of the above functions are probably also available in other smartphones in this price range or in other apps but at RM419, it is a good buy if it meets your requirement and if you don’t mind the quirks. There’s always hope that future Miui versions will iron things out (and not introduce more problems like V29.) Just for sharing and my two cents!

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jul 30 2014, 08:11 AM

The cam shoots 6MP in default. To shoot 8MP goto settings and change it to 8MP and change picture quality to high. 6MP is 16:9, 8MP is 4:3.

Frankly I don't have a problem with cam not saving automatically to sdcard unless if I need to shoot alot of videos in a day.

This post has been edited by xperiaVuser: Jul 30 2014, 08:24 AM

Thanks, just the answer I need. For a while I thought Xiaomi is "cheating" the buyers by false claim.
Sorry, I didn't see the 8M setting since I did not scroll up and the 6M was at the top of the default Picture Size screen.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jul 30 2014, 08:42 AM

Hi All, Good morning to all.

I have encountered a problem with Redmi 1s OTG.
I tried to access my 64GB "SDXC" card via OTG on Redmi 1s but doesn't read the SDXC file system. My HTC ONE M7 has no problem. Is this Redmi 1s limitation? Any solution? I am using "File Explorer" with a Bee as icon.

Thanks in advance!

If your 64GB formatted in exfat format, it might not work. Should format to fat32. Not sure if there are other solutions.

Ok... thanks... will gv it a try later

actually the main let down is the battery drain issue. perhaps greenify should solve it but again till date, there's no success to get it hibernate the system app that might be cause of the problem. Until someone able to resolve the issues of xposed framework compatibility...else the battery drain is significant...

Is the SD card detected by the phone? Can check Settings->Storage->USB Storage to see if the SD card is mounted automatically (usually). If not, try manually mounting it. If cannot then could be file format issue as mentioned by xperiaVuser or 64GB size issue? If can mount, try using the built-in Explorer (file manager). Good luck.

i think file system not fat32...

tried with my frens 64gb sandisk but not detected even it fs stated fat32 in windows 8.1. then my fren reformat it with sdformatter then work flawlessly.

the cons of fat32 is u cant transfer single file sized more than 4gb... hmmm

i wait h3c fall low to rm399 then buy it, hahaha

some more, revised zenfone 4 with 4.5" is joining the combat with its price tag around rm360, cheaper than 1s.

Only if Redmi 1S are capable to flash into CM11.

Yeah, CM ia very good rom indeed. My 2011 xperia still can get kitkat with CM ROM. And the developers are very active too.

Downloading : armani_HM1S31.0_072914.zip.

Gonna give it a try. It's my 2nd phone now. Can afford to wipe & restore stuffs.

pls report if it solve the battery drain issuel...