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Has anyone tried their ROMs?
As far as I know, the Honor Note 8 is based on the same Kirin 955 (Hi3650) platform as the:
Honor V8, P9, P9 Plus
and the Kirin 950s (also Hi3650) - Honor 8, Honor V8, Mate 8.
HN8 isn't listed as supported, and I imagine that's probably because it's a rare device outside China as it never launched internationally. Hopefully rather than some kind of strange hardware difference that SNAFUs everything.
The Android 8 / EMUI 8 kernel source is available at http://download-c1.huawei.com/downl...oadId=99970&version=425799&siteCode=worldwide so if it does need something added to make their ROMs compatible, is it possible that it's going to happen?
I bought one due to it being the very last of the big screen 16:9 devices. The camera I don't really care about, as I've decided the best solution is a big screen and big battery, and a Sony RX100 with Wifi / NFC / BT. Selling my P20 Pro as the screen's too small and narrow, and development has been killed stone dead due to the no more bootloader unlocks.
Anyway, can anyone shed some light?

I have not tried it, but i read some feedback from other people that have installed it on their Honor Note 8.
It works, but it is slower. Especially when scrolling, there is noticeable lag and it is not smooth compared to stock rom. I wish there was a better rom, but it seems stock is still the best.

I searched the threads and couldn't find any mention. Do you remember where or when? It may be that optimisation for the 955 has been improved significantly since then. Though I suppose by the same token it could be total lack of HN8 optimisation that's the issue.
I haven't uninstalled the stock system apps and Google Play Services framework yet, but I have disabled them all, revoked all permissions and installed lightweight alternatives. It's a lot better, but still quite a way off LOS / AOSP based ROMs that I'm used to. General speed is decent, but there are quite frequent stutters and slow responses.
How does the latest versions of Kang compare? Much quicker?
Have the updates (application only) past B528 sped things up significantly? Chinese forums seem to indicate that B533 or later will go full release in the next week or two.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-note-8/how-to/huawei-honor-note-8-t3457185/post77410169

Thanks. Dunno why search function didn't pick that up ... I'm not very keen on its implementation on XDA forums.
Anyway, sounds positive. If official HN8 and Hi3650 support came only with the last (August) update, then I think there's considerable hope for improvement.
AOSP / LOS / RR really should be a lot faster and smoother than EMUI 8 for HN8 in its stock form ... there's so much crap on it, and some of the stock apps are really bulky.
On that note, I'd strongly recommend that anyone who's on stock disables and revokes permissions from the Huawei Gallery app and installs an open, lightweight alternative. I'm using the Gallery from Simple Tools and have it set as default. Massive improvement in speed and lack of lag. The Huawei one slows things down seemingly even when open in the app drawer but not focused.

i tried it ... issue is mainly, that only sim slot 2 works - which also serves as sdcard-slot for me a no-go but if you don't use an sdcard, try it out.
Also, camera didn't work at all

Going to wait until the next OK release of LOS / RR.

https://openkirin.net/download/
New Resurrection Remix version is out, including network switch fix and screen tearing fix (the scrolling performance issue) on Hi3650 (HN8 is Hi3650) devices.
Assume new LOS version will be forthcoming very soon too.
Will probably wait for that, but if anyone tries the RR, do post your experience. Particularly those who've tried the much better (than 528) 535 stock.
Notes:
fixed in-call mute (Thanks to Flex1911)
fixed ussd codes (Thanks to Flex1911)
fixed network switch on hi3650 based devices
added the option to disable fast charging (Settings -> About -> OpenKirin)
september 2018 security patches
based on final rr 6.2.0 sources
REUPLOAD: fixed screen tearing on hi3650

Have you tried this new version?
Is the problem with sim and with camera solved?

Hi guys
I flashed RROS and OmniROM yesterday. Quite fluid experience, camera works.
Sim1 still not working (my main focus)
If you don't use an SD card, try it out, i think it will be fun

I would really like to use it but I need the SD!
However I'm glad the camera works.
I hope that in the future the problem of the sim will be solved too.
Really!

Let's see what the new version of LOS brings when that's released. Usually it's a bit ahead of the RR build (which got released first this time).

Also, for those of you who are reporting non-functionality of certain features, or bugs, you should report it to the devs on their Telegram Channel. Remember to specify the device.
https://t.me/joinchat/HUf8EE2ekfdnT7fum5PE0w

Deep Sleep appears to be broken on Hi3650 and Hi3660 on all the ROMs. They're looking into the issue.

pixel81k said:
Hi guys
I flashed RROS and OmniROM yesterday. Quite fluid experience, camera works.
Sim1 still not working (my main focus)
If you don't use an SD card, try it out, i think it will be fun
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Hi,
i used RR Beta 3 on honor 9. Front com.huawei.camera can take pictures, but files are not saved.

Does Oreo or Pie bring significant performance changes from Nougat?

Basically, and I'll make this short so I don't ramble, if this is a side/wifi phone where all I need it for is gaming and music, does upgrading bring anything that people 'cant live without', or is staying with an older version that has had more time to be customized a better option? I'm on Pie right now, but it's one of those things I really can't tell without setting aside time to test/experiment and focus, which I haven't ;p

GWARslave119 said:
Basically, and I'll make this short so I don't ramble, if this is a side/wifi phone where all I need it for is gaming and music, does upgrading bring anything that people 'cant live without', or is staying with an older version that has had more time to be customized a better option? I'm on Pie right now, but it's one of those things I really can't tell without setting aside time to test/experiment and focus, which I haven't ;p
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Compared to nougat, the custom rom status of Oreo and Pie is miles ahead and better.....yes, there are some bugs here and there but those are minors and won't hinder your day to day usage and not to mention that even some of those bugs are being fixed and will be ironed out in the next few months of update.....recently the camera issues has been rectified and by the next updates, the camera should work flawlessly without any crashes.....even GCAM is working perfectly on the rom.....try Pixel Experience if you want, updates normally come on a monthly basis and the latest camera build prop fix posted at Pg 60-62 fixes many camera crashes.....
The only bugs which are left are normally based on the rom and its sources and normally gets fixed in the next update
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Yes,4k recording still now doesn't work in footej camera or in Gcam, but if you really need 4k recording,use the Filmic Pro camera, it will allow you to record at 4k with variable frame rates.
In terms of performance,there are some internal improvements but for day to day scenario it is more than enough, in short you\ll be able to play PUBG at low/medium settings at 30 fps ......
What we really need is a kernel developer who can make some good custom kernels which will help in performance improvements and increase overall stability and feature array across the board....
So, in short the custom rom status is better than ever for le 2, right now ..... and this is coming from a guy who was there from the beginning when CodeWorkz was developing the nougat rom for the device....

Well then, I guess Ill stick with Pie :0 Guess Im just used to windows, to where when 10 came out, you were able to upgrade for free from 7, and dx12 was supposedly ready to be supported, so i figured, get the new directx, get to make my OS legal, why not?
Hardly any games use dx12 still to this day. Compatibility with games and such was funky, especially with scaling. Audio software like Audacity had, and still has, bugs which arent there for win7. Hardware certificates had issues for quite a while (esp Asus hardware) so i couldnt us3 my network card.
Ive prolly gone back and forth like 4 times, until i decided to just stick with 10. So i figured there might be similar issues with a phone that wasnt planned to be updated with a new os to run better with an older version.
Hope that made sense ha

PUBG Lag

Hi Guys,
Does anyone has a lag/stutter while playing PUBG?
Tried all the seetings but the stuttering is really annoying.

I have this issue too. Why does snapdragon 855 lags on pubg mobile. There is serious frame drop issue. Xiaomi please fix this.

What setting are you playing on? Because for playing too long in hdr with extreme fps might be making this lag...

i didnt have any fps issue on highest setting , only the back of the phone getting hots.

Back of the phone gets hot with even smooth extreme setting

My k20 pro lags even with smooth extreme settings. Will a software update fix this??

Facing the same issue
I am facing the same issue in K20 pro. extreme frame drops. Even if you select low fps it will lag.

Pubg lags/stutter is present in all custom roms... Even in all stock/eu roms too. For me the performance i got in latest chaina stable. It also lags/stutters here n there but much better performance than the custom roms

Have you tried disabling all the touch response and sensitivity stuff in the game booster which is accessible through the security app?
For me the experience is much smoother after I've disabled all those additional features

K20 pro pubg problem
I also get major lag in pubg with smooth extreme setting how sd 855 can't handle smooth extreme in pubg & it has touch issue to will they fix this with a update

I'm playing HDR + Extreme and stable 60FPS whole game...

ermmm remember to let your phone cool down , smooth extreme is actually a 60 fps , its high demand , of course there will be thermal throttle , benchmark test also slow down when phone is hot

Zero lags here on 6GB version. Smooth/HDR both at60fps run buttersmooth.
There is render lag and framedrop when squads come nearby taking it from 60 to 45fps but it's a server related part and happens on all including OP7Pro.
Do hibernate all social media or background persistant apps like FB, WHATSAPP, TikTOK, Messenger, Instagram etc by using Greenify and use dehibernate after you're done playing so none will consume cpu/ram or introduce spikes in ping by trying to pull notifications/updates in background.

beacuase of miui 11 bugs. dont update your k20 pro to miui 11.
aryas11 said:
Hi Guys,
Does anyone has a lag/stutter while playing PUBG?
Tried all the seetings but the stuttering is really annoying.
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beacuase of miui 11 bugs. dont update your k20 pro to miui 11.

bhujbalrahul1 said:
beacuase of miui 11 bugs. dont update your k20 pro to miui 11.
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Maybe not be the reason for the recent lagging issue, but I do believe this holds some water.
MIUI 10 was a better performer. Wish Xiaomi released less phones and focused more on software.

bhujbalrahul1 said:
beacuase of miui 11 bugs. dont update your k20 pro to miui 11.
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Totally agree!!
Tested PUBG on both MIUI 10 and 11. Despite of more device heating with MIUI 10, pubg performance isn't too bad. Infact I found the sweet spot when I disabled the game booster with display overclocked to 81hz.
I tried many different settings on MIUI 11. No luck yet. Frame rate keeps dropping below 40fps.

I have same issue with note 10 SD 855 and it's ****in irritating af.. If I factory reset it'll play fine for maximum one day then lag will come again

For anyone facing lag &framedrops - if you're rooted on miui install Franco kernel manager & then under miscellaneous settings select thermal profile "not set" out of the 10 or 12 available ones.
Experience smoothest gameplay after this [email protected], even [email protected] without random slowdowns or microstutters. (Except when nearing other squads as it's a server side lag issue)
Also do check under the Guides section for my post on this.

None of the bugs in redme note 7 and 8 fixed for more than a year how come ?

i have used redme notes 7 and now also 8 for more than a year and a half and feel frustrated that most of the known bugs didnt get fixed yet :
1. GPS lose network in waze and other apps during a phone call
2. when get incomong call on locked screen i cant go to setting (to active bluetooth i.e.)
3. while charging phone wont turn off
any idea on that
Are there better rom maybe i?

I suggest you flash your MIUI to see if those issues will get fixed. If they don't get fixed, flash ROMs based your taste. Though you should know all custom ROMs have bugs(Most have a bug that causes the device to reboot when your fingerprint is not recognized).

I prefer to use original rom , not to flash it - same problem in 7 & 8
GPS issue (especially in waze) is known bug for over a year without a fix its a shame for MIUI !

arigosaki said:
I prefer to use original rom , not to flash it - same problem in 7 & 8
GPS issue (especially in waze) is known bug for over a year without a fix its a shame for MIUI !
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I was saying flash your original ROM using Miflash tool, maybe your device needs a system wipe to fix your issues. Flashing MIUI fixed face unlock bring extremely slow to start-up. Waze works perfectly on my device I haven't experienced issues with GPS.

should i do that even if the redme note 8 is brand new (global rom) ?
on the redme note 7 ill do that

somewhere the price must come from!
u can't expect Samsung quality, while paying xiaomi.
I've bought a friend the 8T, for 180€.
thought this would go wrong, but indeed, its a solid device, unbeatable in price vs performance.
the cam is awesome.
but it lacks on stable day by day performance.
something crashes or hangs or stuck after a while.
Xiaomi is a young company and in the accumulation phase, i expect better UI and so on with the "12" Generation,

General For people wondering how fluid is official MIUI 13

It freaking sucks. Do yourself a favor and stay on your A11-12 custom rom. I tested V13.0.3.0.SKFEUXM, since it is the right branch for my phone and the performance is really bad. I see no improvement compared to MIUI 12.5. It's on the same bad level... Of course I did clean install.

.... Never change a winning team....

I was having huge issues with it and then I performed a factory reset, which improved things a bit. Still seems more sluggish than it should be, but I'm hoping for improvements down the road.
What's a fully functional A12 replacement?

So you think MIUI 13 sucks, but then tell us it is as bad as 12.5.
MIUI 12.5 for me is fine, everything is smooth even on forced 120hz.
So by your logic MIUI 13 will be fine for me, thanks!

Frag1le said:
So you think MIUI 13 sucks, but then tell us it is as bad as 12.5.
MIUI 12.5 for me is fine, everything is smooth even on forced 120hz.
So by your logic MIUI 13 will be fine for me, thanks!
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I've tried a lot of the popular A11 ROMs, and while most of them are solid and have few to no issues, I find myself coming back to MIUI often. No real issues with MIUI either. The only thing that I don't really like is that the animation transitions take too long, making the phone seem slower. But that is mostly fixed by changing all of the animations from 1.0x to 0.5x in the developer options.
After using xiaomi.eu A12 on my phone for over a week now, I can agree that it does mostly feel the same as 12.5, but maybe a bit faster. So if you did have no issues with MIUI 12.5, you'll probably enjoy MIUI 13.

djskribbles said:
I've tried a lot of the popular A11 ROMs, and while most of them are solid and have few to no issues, I find myself coming back to MIUI often. No real issues with MIUI either. The only thing that I don't really like is that the animation transitions take too long, making the phone seem slower. But that is mostly fixed by changing all of the animations from 1.0x to 0.5x in the developer options.
After using xiaomi.eu A12 on my phone for over a week now, I can agree that it does mostly feel the same as 12.5, but maybe a bit faster. So if you did have no issues with MIUI 12.5, you'll probably enjoy MIUI 13.
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Do note that i use Nova Launcher

....I use xiaomi.eu 12.5.9. It's quiet good for me.

I am on MIUI V13.0.3.0.SKFEUXM.
It's no better or worse than MIUI 12 - so that's OK.
But, i want the most up to date security patches.
Therefore I will keep updating MIUI - why wouldn't you !

Stock MIUI 13 works just fine for me, and quite fast.
Also make sure to turn off memory extension, those extra 2 gigs of RAM, that's what's slowing down your phone.
Not sure why did they enable that feature by default when it clearly slows down the sistem.

Marvin.the.Martian said:
Stock MIUI 13 works just fine for me, and quite fast.
Also make sure to turn off memory extension, those extra 2 gigs of RAM, that's what's slowing down your phone.
Not sure why did they enable that feature by default when it clearly slows down the sistem.
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no its clearly because miui bad memory management ., i literally cant open 2 app at the same time without floating window , how funny

Never change a winning team

Frag1le said:
So you think MIUI 13 sucks, but then tell us it is as bad as 12.5.
MIUI 12.5 for me is fine, everything is smooth even on forced 120hz.
So by your logic MIUI 13 will be fine for me, thanks!
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If you call those MIUI variants fine then you will be shocked how smooth other custom roms can be. On MIUI even pulling down a modern style notification bar will grant you FPS drop lol.

Guan Yu said:
no its clearly because miui bad memory management ., i literally cant open 2 app at the same time without floating window , how funny
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Yeah, RAM management in MIUI is horrendous, it's like phone main objective is to kill everything the moment it's in the background.

Guan Yu said:
no its clearly because miui bad memory management ., i literally cant open 2 app at the same time without floating window , how funny
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I have no such problems.

AdrianTry said:
If you call those MIUI variants fine then you will be shocked how smooth other custom roms can be. On MIUI even pulling down a modern style notification bar will grant you FPS drop lol.
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Do you think I would stay on MIUI if the performance was subpar? I've had many phones with many customs ROMs, kernels, frameworks etc. Enough experience to judge this is working fine. Sure it needs some work before it works properly but that's what I needed to do with any phone I had previously, even on Nexus and Oneplus flagship phones that initially cost 3 times as much as this phone did.
MIUI debloated (with MIUI optimization enabled) works fine. No stutter, no noticeable fps drops, no nothing. Sure I don't play games, that is not what this phone is meant for tbh. It's a budget phone with (more then) flagship features.
The only thing I hated was the one week wait time before getting the bootloader unlocked and the overly aggressive app killing even after telling MIUI to stop bothering specific apps.

It's strange how so many people say MIUI 13 is worse than 12. For me, smoothness certainly improved, as did battery life. I'm on MiuiMix, though, not on stock MIUI. (Applies to both 12 and 13, though).
And yes, custom ROMs can be smoother. But they also have their own issues, so it's not like there's a clean winner or anything. One can simply choose the compromises that are tolerable for them.

Its works fine for me, i highly suggest you also try turning off extended ram it improved my experience a lot

Yes it's bad, real bad. Compared to the first version, 12.0.1, it sucks real bad and yes, the "extended ram" is disabled, i really don't recommend updating it.
The animations are slower, sometimes, the vibration suddenly stops, the control center is slow for some reason but i'm not surprised, that's how Android works, i'm used to it.

Currently using Xiaomi.eu v13.0.4.0.SKFMIXM (stable), primarily for the stock camera. So far, everything has been fine. Battery life is good, phone is responsive, no noticeable bugs. I'm not much of a fan of MIUI, but this has been one of the better experiences I've had with MIUI so far.

I also had the V13.0.3.0.SKFEUXM update but since I have massive battery drain, the Google discovery doesn't work fine and certain notifications aren't erased when I wipe them. I did factory reset after update but the issues are still here. Any suggestions? Thanks.