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Re:Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are (2020) by squarefoot on Monday March 01, 2021 @02:50PM (#26307437)
I just bought the same phone as a gift for my girlfriend, and was considering getting one for me one day since it's a really nice piece of hardware for the price. Some searches around brought this link of a community of non official developers attempting to clean up the system from some preinstalled junk.

https://xiaomi.eu/community/

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Re:Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are (2020) by circo on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @05:02AM (#26313654)
You are probably better off wiping it and installing stock android or some popular custom ROM over trying to hack away the MIUI spyware.
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Re:Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are (2020) by squarefoot on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @02:10PM (#26319108)
Is there any tested and safe way to reflash it with a custom ROM (suggestions?). The chance of bricking a new phone doesn't look that appealing.

ps: Sadly, the Pinephone is permanently out of stock, otherwise I wouldn't even consider anything else.

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