2mm under the status bar - Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers

It's really ugly and only MIUI systems has this problem. I don't know why but the officials just ignore fans' complains and keep this 2mm area. Here's a image which I grab from the Internet. For real life using it's more serious than the image shows. It's just really awkward. Till now I know the Chinese official MIUI system has this problem. And MIUI EU fixed this problem since it's made by fans. What about International edition? And is there a way to fix it except from changing system dpi since it will make the font really small?
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Use EU dev ROM
xioatan828 said:
It's really ugly and only MIUI systems has this problem. I don't know why but the officials just ignore fans' complains and keep this 2mm area. Here's a image which I grab from the Internet. For real life using it's more serious than the image shows. It's just really awkward. Till now I know the Chinese official MIUI system has this problem. And MIUI EU fixed this problem since it's made by fans. What about International edition? And is there a way to fix it except from changing system dpi since it will make the font really small?
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My friend changed to EU dev and the problem was fixed.
Im currently using EU dev 8.11.15

hacker738 said:
My friend changed to EU dev and the problem was fixed.
Im currently using EU dev 8.11.15
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Yeah I Know EU works but some features are different from the officials, and it has other updates other than the status bar, so I might not like it.....

Its up to your decision.
xioatan828 said:
Yeah I Know EU works but some features are different from the officials, and it has other updates other than the status bar, so I might not like it.....
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Yah, then its your choice, btw EU make their ROM based on Stock Dev, remove sthg and improve sthg.

There's a way in MIUI forum which is said to fix it by changing some system parameter but I tried and didn't work for me....
I just couldn't tolerant this useless area. It wasted me much time and even drives mad

Set the dpi to 365. I played around with the # and found 365 makes the 2mm disappear and sits flush with the notch.

This should help:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/themes/root-fit-status-bar-notch-t3838646

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[info] New input keyboard swype

Read an interesting article about a new input software for touchscreen devices.
Article
Developer Homepage
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On the homepage and in the article there are videos to see how it works. If this method works flawlessly it will definitely improve the writing speed a lot. Looks very promising from my point of view. I subscribted the newsletter to get a notice when this will be available (soon as the developers said).
I subscripted myself to test the beta! So i'm curieus to the result.
Subscripted also
Subscripte also. The app looks verry promising. Can not wait to use it.
signed up as well. looks like an interesting concept, especially on the diamond.
Repeated Thread?
wow looks awesome...
looks really interesting, if it really works that well that would be a revolution.
and people would finally stop whining about not being able to type easily on their touch'es
not really a revolution... Just stumbled on something like this yesterday cus i really wanted that iphone feature
http://www.mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/SlideIT.php
p.s. I just tried the demo, its Qvga. It does work tho and in my opinion pretty nice.
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not really a revolution... Just stumbled on something like this yesterday cus i really wanted that iphone feature
http://www.mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/SlideIT.php
p.s. I just tried the demo, its Qvga. It does work tho and in my opinion pretty nice.
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The symbols page is too small. Other than that - not too bad.
Unfortunately we'll probably never get to use it due to their business model of now downloading of it, it's just baked into the carrier ROM's. Kind of dumb in my opinion, but maybe someone here can make a cab file from it.
KingBoo said:
Unfortunately we'll probably never get to use it due to their business model of now downloading of it, it's just baked into the carrier ROM's. Kind of dumb in my opinion, but maybe someone here can make a cab file from it.
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Use Swype instead:
http://www.modaco.com/content/i910-specific-omnia-rom-discussion/297345/swype-on-i910-works/
VGA version is now available:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598633

GeeksPhone

Has anyone here seen this? www.geeksphone.com
It's called GeeksPhone and is running the Android OS, The full specs are on there.
I tried searching the forums and found nothing about it.
They have the Kernel and Driver posted here http://www.geeksphone.com/downloads/sc_one_r1.rar
Seems pretty interesting
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looks cool but it seems like its trying to resemble the iphone. i also prefer the 5 row qwerty lol
still atleast theres another android phone out there
The UI looks rather interesting, I wonder if it's possible to port?
GeeksPhone ONE
Looks like this Spain phone are only producing a limited number of units.
Unidades Limitadas
Reserva ya tu ONE para poderlo disfrutar desde estas navidades en tus manos
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"Limited Units"
"Reserve your ONE now, so you can enjoy it during the holidays"
3.1 megapixel HD camera with AutoFocus :|
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf1AxYz6MmI
I'm interested in the UI, it looks like a Sense/Stock hybrid (functionality wise)
Plus I'm tired of the touch screen only keyboard.
Kazan22 said:
I'm interested in the UI, it looks like a Sense/Stock hybrid (functionality wise)
Plus I'm tired of the touch screen only keyboard.
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me too, it looks like a little bit of pulse has been thrown in there as well with the gray/gloss bar under the launcher pull tab. though it seems like they could do a little more with the spacing of the icons, 3x3 is a little small.
I'm gonna look into getting one of these phones, maybe it'll provide something useful for Devs
Kazan22 said:
I'm gonna look into getting one of these phones, maybe it'll provide something useful for Devs
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sweet. the more roms, the merrier.
Only problem is, it doesn't seem like many Devs enter the Q&A section...

Space bar in keyboard of Android auto

I feel silly for asking, but on the keyboard of Android auto there doesn't seem to be a space bar? Am I overlooking something?
Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using XDA-Developers mobile app
I'm experiencing this same problem now too, in November 2017. Huawei NXT-AL10. No space bar showing in android auto. Did you work out any way to fix this?
Many thanks.
I never even get a keyboard
How did youll manage that?
Is this region specific?
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I'm experiencing this same problem now too, in November 2017. Huawei NXT-AL10. No space bar showing in android auto. Did you work out any way to fix this?
Many thanks.
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kkn14 said:
I never even get a keyboard
How did youll manage that?
Is this region specific?
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That's a strange one, mine works fine. Have you tried the usual fix methods on phone keyboard? Eg change settings too show numbers, or more rows, or wipe keyboard app data etc.
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That's a strange one, mine works fine. Have you tried the usual fix methods on phone keyboard? Eg change settings too show numbers, or more rows, or wipe keyboard app data etc.
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Oh wait, youll are talking about phone keyboards?
Im talking about head unit
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Oh wait, youll are talking about phone keyboards?
Im talking about head unit
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Yes, that was aimed more at the others, isn't that what the other guys are talking about. But I did think it might fix for you as well as I am guessing it must get some data from phone... or maybe some bug due to the language or locale you are using?
Any updates on this? I have the same issue with my Honor 8 pro on a Volkswagen head unit.
Edit: seems that the head unit is not the issue here
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Pie One UI wasted space

Ever since updating to the Android PIE Samsung One UI this one thing has bugged me to no end.
See the attached image. Why is the 'Settings' heading so large?
It seems to take up around 40% of the screen for no good reason.
I know you can just scroll down but why does it need to be so massive?
Hope there is some way to make it smaller as it is ridiculously large.
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K1LLER HORNET said:
Ever since updating to the Android PIE Samsung One UI this one thing has bugged me to no end.
See the attached image. Why is the 'Settings' heading so large?
It seems to take up around 40% of the screen for no good reason.
I know you can just scroll down but why does it need to be so massive?
Hope there is some way to make it smaller as it is ridiculously large.
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All native apps are like this. It is to make one handed use easier. Its actually a great design idea for such a tall device.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
All native apps are like this. It is to make one handed use easier. Its actually a great design idea for such a tall device.
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I'd copy that. you now can easily reach the top entry of an menu which i welcome
K1LLER HORNET said:
Ever since updating to the Android PIE Samsung One UI this one thing has bugged me to no end.
See the attached image. Why is the 'Settings' heading so large?
It seems to take up around 40% of the screen for no good reason.
I know you can just scroll down but why does it need to be so massive?
Hope there is some way to make it smaller as it is ridiculously large.
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Because it's faster/more natural to swipe up + makes more sense (like a title of X) vs having to swipe down to pull settings text and options lower to reach with one hand. I explain myself badly, but from design stand point this is the better choice and makes more sense vs the other way around.

Blurry in app icons

Hi, I have an ROG Phone II on Android 10 version 17.0240.2108.103, and a lot of my apps have blurry icons when I'm inside the apps for no apparent reason, almost like it's loading the wrong DPI for the icons. Snapchat, YouTube, Google maps, Facebook, Messenger, TikTok, and my Asus router app are all effected in some capacity. I attached screenshots of the apps I've noticed the issue in so far.. any ideas would be helpful. Deleting the apps and reinstalling them doesn't help
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BUMP. I see all the views/replies every other post gets, c'mon, someone has to know something about this. I'm tired of everything on my phone looking like garbage
Maube try update to A11? I have updated month ago and its running really smooth. If U will face this problem on A11 then we will tey to figure something
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Maube try update to A11? I have updated month ago and its running really smooth. If U will face this problem on A11 then we will tey to figure something
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That's what my plan was, but I still don't have any OTA notification over a month after release.
I haven't looked much into updating manually, but it seems more complex than I'd like.
I'll be going for any other brand the next time I need a phone. This poor software support really sucks. I sent an inquiry about the headphone jack not functioning on the fan accessory when using the gamepad attachment, and never got anything useful back out of it.
My first Android phone was an Essential PH-1 and getting updates the same time as Pixel devices really spoiled me. Security updates were always current, as well. Much better experience overall, on a much more limited device.
DarkSoul88 said:
Maube try update to A11? I have updated month ago and its running really smooth. If U will face this problem on A11 then we will tey to figure something
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Update: I dropped the . ZIP OTA file into root, and it fixed all the issues I was having.
It also removed a gesture I liked having to get to the app tray. "innovation" they call it.
Thanks for the suggestion though, I appreciate it! At least the icons look better now

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