Can I uninstall all Google services? - Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Questions & Answers

Hello,
I am concerned about my data privacy, I would like to use F-Droid and disable/uninstall all Google services on a Global version, is it possible?
Thank you!
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Just load the Chinese Rom?
Or use a custom rom.

I can load a Chinese ROM to avoid violating my personal data by Google but in return, I give everything to the Chineses. Is that it or Chinese ROM are safe??
Are there alternative ROMs for the Xiaomi?
Thanks sir !

Well, in your case the only real solution for now is to flash any of the Treble-compatible ROMs without installing gapps, but the experience will be far less polished compared to official Xiaomi ROMs.

Thanks a lot Teddy... I will wait for the new Pixel then and pry for a CopperheadOS release!

You can just root it and remove everything Google via titanium backup

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Teclast Master T8 (E8C1) | General thread

Here I will post useful info, firmwares, etc for Teclast T8 master. You can ask any related questions here.
Official Stock firmware
Link: http://www.teclast.com/en/
TWRP+ROOT
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/twrp-root-custom-recovery-teclast-t8-t3892647
Custom ROMs (for TWRP only)
Modified stock ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-modified-stock-rom-v2-01-t3894124
ASUS ZenUI ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-asus-zenui-rom-teclast-t8-t3898591
MIUI 10 ROM (stable!): https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-miui-10-rom-teclast-t8-beta-t3910219
Pixel Experience ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-pixel-experience-rom-teclast-t8-t3919512
Tricks and tips
Messengers (Facebook, Twitter etc) crush problem solutions: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/solution-solving-problem-messengers-t3994365
Facebook login issue fix: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/solution-facebook-login-issue-in-teclast-t8-e8c1.4169035/
Spare Parts
Battery (tested - suits and works fine): https://aliexpress.ru/item/10050030...earchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_
Hey man, thanks for your works for this tablet! I've got one in the mail...
What ROM is your your favourite and recommend trying out first?
Sword900 said:
Here I will post useful info, firmwares, etc for Teclast T8 master. You can ask any related questions here.
Official Stock firmware
Link: http://www.teclast.com/en/
TWRP+ROOT
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/twrp-root-custom-recovery-teclast-t8-t3892647
Custom ROMs (for TWRP only)
Modified stock ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-modified-stock-rom-v2-01-t3894124
ASUS ZenUI ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-asus-zenui-rom-teclast-t8-t3898591
MIUI 10 ROM (BETA): https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-miui-10-rom-teclast-t8-beta-t3910219
Pixel Experience ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-pixel-experience-rom-teclast-t8-t3919512
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_jonte said:
Hey man, thanks for your works for this tablet! I've got one in the mail...
What ROM is your your favourite and recommend trying out first?
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Just try any you like. Both ASUS and PIXEL Roms are stable
Sword900 said:
Here I will post useful info, firmwares, etc for Teclast T8 master. You can ask any related questions here.
Official Stock firmware
Link: http://www.teclast.com/en/
TWRP+ROOT
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/twrp-root-custom-recovery-teclast-t8-t3892647
Custom ROMs (for TWRP only)
Modified stock ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-modified-stock-rom-v2-01-t3894124
ASUS ZenUI ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-asus-zenui-rom-teclast-t8-t3898591
MIUI 10 ROM (BETA): https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-miui-10-rom-teclast-t8-beta-t3910219
Pixel Experience ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/firmware-pixel-experience-rom-teclast-t8-t3919512
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Sword900 said:
Just try any you like. Both ASUS and PIXEL Roms are stable
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Do these ROMs have the slight but constant micro-stuttering that the stock ROM has?
I guess all these ROMs are loaded with Google's stuff?
With the exception of Play Store I'd like to be free of the Google fleet of useless apps.
It's great that you've been able to port these ROMs. I hope a lot of people use them. I just have different needs! Tx.
_jonte said:
Do these ROMs have the slight but constant micro-stuttering that the stock ROM has?
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What do you mean exactly?
doktorspin said:
I guess all these ROMs are loaded with Google's stuff?
With the exception of Play Store I'd like to be free of the Google fleet of useless apps.
It's great that you've been able to port these ROMs. I hope a lot of people use them. I just have different needs! Tx.
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Yes, all of them. You can "freeze" or delete unwanted Google apps. Do it manually or try to find scripts which can do this automatically.
Hi, I was thinking to buy this tablet.
Can these ROMs fix the issue of too high brightness even at the lowest level?
If not can you recommend a free application to solve the problem?
Better this or teclast m89 pro? Thanks.
dr.Dobermann said:
Hi, I was thinking to buy this tablet.
Can these ROMs fix the issue of too high brightness even at the lowest level?
If not can you recommend a free application to solve the problem?
Better this or teclast m89 pro? Thanks.
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To solved this brightness issue I use the sFilter app or any other blue light filter app.
But to tell the truth, I wouldn't recommend to buy any Teclast tablet. I have a problem where he doesn't accept the installation of Instagram or Facebook app. I saw that many people have the same problem.
Anyone else with this problem or know how to solve?
Vox.Irae said:
To solved this brightness issue I use the sFilter app or any other blue light filter app.
But to tell the truth, I wouldn't recommend to buy any Teclast tablet. I have a problem where he doesn't accept the installation of Instagram or Facebook app. I saw that many people have the same problem.
Anyone else with this problem or know how to solve?
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I added solution, check it and let me know if it works for u
It's possible to change brightness limits manually by editing firmware files, If there's a big problem for u and other users I can change its' range sometime. Just let me know what firmware u are using.
Hello dev!
Are you still working on this device firmware? I bought it this month and not even on official site could find updates for, so I don't know if there is any firmware that I should update before using these that you made...
I'm using Pixel Experience and found it great. But I had problems with the initial setup, which always had trouble trying to recover the configuration of another device. When I checked to set up as a new device it work fine.
I could not open Magisk too, but i wanted to disable it and remove, but always shows error when trying. I'll try MIUI in sequence to see if I can.
Another question: The modified Stock has gapps included? (and can I remove root?)
Thank you so much for your work, I was happy to know that have other firmware for this tablet.
PS.: sorry for the "google translator english", my english is poor. lol
the.password said:
Hello dev!
Are you still working on this device firmware? I bought it this month and not even on official site could find updates for, so I don't know if there is any firmware that I should update before using these that you made...
I'm using Pixel Experience and found it great. But I had problems with the initial setup, which always had trouble trying to recover the configuration of another device. When I checked to set up as a new device it work fine.
I could not open Magisk too, but i wanted to disable it and remove, but always shows error when trying. I'll try MIUI in sequence to see if I can.
Another question: The modified Stock has gapps included? (and can I remove root?)
Thank you so much for your work, I was happy to know that have other firmware for this tablet.
PS.: sorry for the "google translator english", my english is poor. lol
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I use the modified rom and it comes with gapps. And with another very interesting option "PC mode"
DrZocato said:
I use the modified rom and it comes with gapps. And with another very interesting option "PC mode"
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I used the modified rom too and liked a lot, but I couldn't install some apps through the playstore and had problems to remove root (Magisk). So I installed ASUS ROM and it is very stable and everything is working great. I'll leave it and see what happens!
Thanks!
the.password said:
Hello dev!
Are you still working on this device firmware? I bought it this month and not even on official site could find updates for, so I don't know if there is any firmware that I should update before using these that you made...
I'm using Pixel Experience and found it great. But I had problems with the initial setup, which always had trouble trying to recover the configuration of another device. When I checked to set up as a new device it work fine.
I could not open Magisk too, but i wanted to disable it and remove, but always shows error when trying. I'll try MIUI in sequence to see if I can.
Another question: The modified Stock has gapps included? (and can I remove root?)
Thank you so much for your work, I was happy to know that have other firmware for this tablet.
PS.: sorry for the "google translator english", my english is poor. lol
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Hello!
1) There is no more firmwares to port for our device. Also I don't know much about modding firmwares, so Pixel was my first successful experiment.
2) Latest official firmware for our device is TOS v2.1 which can be found in appropriative thread here. Seems no more updates will be released for our device.
3) Restoring function is bad idea esp on custom ROM. You should always make clean installation.
4) Custom ROMs can only boot with root access (e.g. Magisk). You cant uninstall it. In other case your device wont boot (Android 7.0 classical issue). P.S Magisk is not like "classic" root, so you can "hide" it for apps that don't work on rooted device.
5) Of course stock ROM includes Gapps. All made changes are listed in topic. Root can'f be removed on any custom ROM (see p.4).
Sword900 said:
Hello!
1) There is no more firmwares to port for our device. Also I don't know much about modding firmwares, so Pixel was my first successful experiment.
2) Latest official firmware for our device is TOS v2.1 which can be found in appropriative thread here. Seems no more updates will be released for our device.
3) Restoring function is bad idea esp on custom ROM. You should always make clean installation.
4) Custom ROMs can only boot with root access (e.g. Magisk). You cant uninstall it. In other case your device wont boot (Android 7.0 classical issue). P.S Magisk is not like "classic" root, so you can "hide" it for apps that don't work on rooted device.
5) Of course stock ROM includes Gapps. All made changes are listed in topic. Root can'f be removed on any custom ROM (see p.4).
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Thank you!
I gave the tablet to my son, the Stock ROM that came on it is'nt good and so I put the ASUS ZenUI ROM. (After testing all others)
I hide Magisk and the ROM is working perfectly.
Thank you so much for the great work.
Happy 2020.
fix login facebook in Teclast T8
Failed to enter An unexpected error has occurred. Try again later. (IllegalArgumentException: Unknown URL content://com.facebook.katana.provider.UserValuesProvider/user_values)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/solution-facebook-login-issue-teclast-t4169035
Hi all, just wonder if anyone have some kind of t8 teardown? my t8 volume button is kinda broken like 2 years ago and now its stop functioning. Also the battery is starting to swollen..
wanna try to see part number for it.
alveox said:
Hi all, just wonder if anyone have some kind of t8 teardown? my t8 volume button is kinda broken like 2 years ago and now its stop functioning. Also the battery is starting to swollen..
wanna try to see part number for it.
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Hi, man! I disassembled our device a year ago. So here you can see batteries photos, btw we have 2 here. I tried to find batteries by their part number but not succeded in it... If you will find it, please let the community know.
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i need flat cable lcd to motherboard
Could you please share the download link of MIUI and Pixel Experience ROM again, the link of Mega has been lost. Thank you
Quannis said:
Could you please share the download link of MIUI and Pixel Experience ROM again, the link of Mega has been lost. Thank you
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Links were updated. Check it out!

De-Googled stock rom.

Hello Everyone.
I was wondering of there was a good magisk module or flashable zip or list of google based applications I can freeze / remove on this phone.
I have manually done it as best I can in the past before using / Lineage OS / Havoc Rom / AOSIP ROM Etc but there are too many bugs and I want to maintain as much stock functionality like Cameras / GPS etc (My two main issues).
Is there a Stock ROM without any google apps / services or good way to disable or remove them?
Any good guides to remove them / freeze them if not.
Thank you!
SpyFi said:
Hello Everyone.
I was wondering of there was a good magisk module or flashable zip or list of google based applications I can freeze / remove on this phone.
I have manually done it as best I can in the past before using / Lineage OS / Havoc Rom / AOSIP ROM Etc but there are too many bugs and I want to maintain as much stock functionality like Cameras / GPS etc (My two main issues).
Is there a Stock ROM without any google apps / services or good way to disable or remove them?
Any good guides to remove them / freeze them if not.
Thank you!
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If you want to use aosp would not flashing fapped cause the issues you're referring?
Personally I'd recommend staying on oos and using xxnolimits and edit the profile, let's you do a very thorough debloat and you can pick what you want to remain.
SpyFi said:
Hello Everyone.
I was wondering of there was a good magisk module or flashable zip or list of google based applications I can freeze / remove on this phone.
I have manually done it as best I can in the past before using / Lineage OS / Havoc Rom / AOSIP ROM Etc but there are too many bugs and I want to maintain as much stock functionality like Cameras / GPS etc (My two main issues).
Is there a Stock ROM without any google apps / services or good way to disable or remove them?
Any good guides to remove them / freeze them if not.
Thank you!
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Read this thread if you can find some good info,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ebloat-tomatot-debloater-1-0-battery-t3934445
https://microg.org/
ASAIK micro-G is required to run android without google services, custom roms are mostly compatible with micro-G but not sure about OOS, but can be tried, hope this helps, cheers.
Thanks, I have tried xxnolimits in the past. Good magisk rom. Yea, AOSP just has too many issues for now but maybe later.
vtec303 said:
Read this thread if you can find some good info,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...ebloat-tomatot-debloater-1-0-battery-t3934445
https://microg.org/
ASAIK micro-G is required to run android without google services, custom roms are mostly compatible with micro-G but not sure about OOS, but can be tried, hope this helps, cheers.
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Thanks, the list at the end of Tomatot Debloater is useful. I am already using MicroG and Signiture Spoofing. Appreciate the help, trying to strip out google as much as possible.

What is Vanilla custom roms?

Hi. I am new to xda and android. I just want to know what is vanilla type custom roms. i know it doesnt have gapps. right? (that we need to flash gapps separately) By why some devs make gapps separately, i mean cant they include it in their custom roms. I also know there are gpps included custom roms also. But i am curious that some people like vanilla type custom roms. Why? Is there any advantage in using vanilla custom roms than a preincluded gapps roms? Just curious to know. I googled this but didnt found any apt answer. Hope u huys understand my question ☺
GMS ( AKA GApps ) is propietary stuff copyrighted by Google, hence can not get embedded in Custom ROMs unless developers of Custom ROMs obtain a licence to make use of GMS.
Anish Louis said:
But i am curious that some people like vanilla type custom roms. Why? Is there any advantage in using vanilla custom roms than a preincluded gapps roms?
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I'm one of those guys. All of our devices are GApps free i.e. without any Google services or applications. I don't want Google to track me and/or my usage behaviour; simple as that. My data are my data, and I decide what happens with them.
I'm using microG instead to be able to use (for me very few) applications that require Google services. If further interested, have a look at following threads (but there're more around):
[APP] microG GmsCore - lightweight free software clone of Google Play Services
Introduction microG GmsCore is a FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) framework to allow applications designed for Google Play Services to run on systems, where Play Services is not available. If you use your phone without GAPPS this might...
forum.xda-developers.com
[MODULE/SYSTEM] NanoDroid 23.1.2.20210117 (microG, pseudo-debloat, F-Droid + apps)
NanoDroid NanoDroid is a installer for various OpenSource related things, most noticably microG and F-Droid. It supports direct /system installation, both devices with or without A/B partition scheme, aswell as Magisk Mode (module) installation...
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GApps free - microG is all you need!
...why do I post this? Actually, I hoped to achieve less battery drainage without Google's well known tendency to permanently collect and transmit data. However, my initial observations don't prove extended battery life but I'm going to...
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poco x3 nfc question from the official rom

very good, I wanted to ask about the official rom of the poco x3 nfc, does anyone know if there is the official rom of miui 13 but that it does not have all the gapps as they come by default? For example, I only want the minimum ones that do not have so many installations, only Google Play and the necessary ones, I think they are called nano gapps, my question is if there is an official rom with the minimum necessary gapps? not with so many apps that the rom installs.
toroyo said:
very good, I wanted to ask about the official rom of the poco x3 nfc, does anyone know if there is the official rom of miui 13 but that it does not have all the gapps as they come by default? For example, I only want the minimum ones that do not have so many installations, only Google Play and the necessary ones, I think they are called nano gapps, my question is if there is an official rom with the minimum necessary gapps? not with so many apps that the rom installs.
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It doesn't work that way.
If Xiaomi wants to sell phones with the PlayStore on it, it has also to include other Google apps and the Google search.
If you want the bare minimum from Google, you have to install a custom ROM.
Maybe it's possible to disable/uninstall unnecessary Google apps. Search around the forum for de-bloating. There's probably something in the guides section

Question Looking for feedback and thoughts on the ultra

Hoping I can get some feedback or comments on some questions I have on the 12s ultra which I own and plan on installing the EU ROM on it.
1. Is the EU ROM more relaxed when it comes to app permissions compared to the original Chinese one which is notorious about restricting app functions?
2. Is the eu/4-rom the only other RAM available to install on this phone, are there any planned custom versions coming out?
3. Are there any known developers in the XDA community that would be willing / interested to work on a custom ROM for this phone? I'd be willing to commission such a project as I've done numerous times for other phones I've had.
spinward said:
Hoping I can get some feedback or comments on some questions I have on the 12s ultra which I own and plan on installing the EU ROM on it.
1. Is the EU ROM more relaxed when it comes to app permissions compared to the original Chinese one which is notorious about restricting app functions?
2. Is the eu/4-rom the only other RAM available to install on this phone, are there any planned custom versions coming out?
3. Are there any known developers in the XDA community that would be willing / interested to work on a custom ROM for this phone? I'd be willing to commission such a project as I've done numerous times for other phones I've had.
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The EU ROM is based on the Chinese ROM of the same version but is far more user friendly. Pop over to their forum here and have a read. If you more info on their ROM itself or where to download the latest, take a look here.
spinward said:
Hoping I can get some feedback or comments on some questions I have on the 12s ultra which I own and plan on installing the EU ROM on it.
1. Is the EU ROM more relaxed when it comes to app permissions compared to the original Chinese one which is notorious about restricting app functions?
2. Is the eu/4-rom the only other RAM available to install on this phone, are there any planned custom versions coming out?
3. Are there any known developers in the XDA community that would be willing / interested to work on a custom ROM for this phone? I'd be willing to commission such a project as I've done numerous times for other phones I've had.
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1. Somewhat....I do find I need to go change some permissions manually on new apps sometimes. There is a great xposed module that removes the timer for changing admin and accessibility settings .
2. There are some other roms floating around that work on any generic android.
3. Naw, EU is probaly the best bet unless you wanna translate/convert a chinese rom.
Get Exposed with magisk and you can customize pretty well.
My only major complaint is google voice/assistant integration doesn't work well with lock screen.
ukon16 said:
1. Somewhat....I do find I need to go change some permissions manually on new apps sometimes. There is a great xposed module that removes the timer for changing admin and accessibility settings .
2. There are some other roms floating around that work on any generic android.
3. Naw, EU is probaly the best bet unless you wanna translate/convert a chinese rom.
Get Exposed with magisk and you can customize pretty well.
My only major complaint is google voice/assistant integration doesn't work well with lock screen.
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Thanks, Im going to flash the EU versio although im having issues unlocking the bootloader
spinward said:
Thanks, Im going to flash the EU versio although im having issues unlocking the bootloader
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You waited the 7 days with Mi account added?
phzi said:
You waited the 7 days with Mi account added?
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Yes I did, the issue turned out to be my cell phone provider... I had to get into a 5G area and then it worked.

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