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Why remain in a country where your life is not certain? No matter how much you have built over the years, it is incomparable to your life and safety.

If they kill you there, the South Africans will still take over everything you have built. There is no reason to believe that the South Africans will change.

Is it not far better to liquidate all your assets and return to naija? There is always no place like home.
From here, you can work towards your next move. Life is a never ending rollercoaster. Life goes on.

abdsamad:
There's a lot of Relevant background info to be considered here, including the way China works when it comes to Internet use and censorship.
The government monitors its citizens and the it has control over private Companies so it's not difficult to understand where those feelings emanated from. For all you know, those people were only able to chat with you cos they had access to a vpn

It's also true that companies mine data but some are worse than others. Google and Facebook are very concerning in my book and I try to restrict them as much as I can. I can't remember the last time I did a Google search or used chrome. These are small measures but it is something... I think

Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Huawei, Xiaomi, etc, etc in fact all the tech companies in the world have gone beserk when it comes to end user data.
The Western companies mine data mainly to have competitive advantage.
Just as you suggested, the Chinese companies mine data not only for competitive advantage but also because of pressure from the State (political reasons).

The continent that seems to be doing well in terms of privacy is Europe (GDPR stuff). The tech giants have had to adapt their software and devices to comply with EU laws.
Google, Microsoft, etc have had some tough times with Europe in recent times.
Chinese phone makers on the other hand have had to produce separate ROMs specifically for EU so that they are in compliance.

We Africans don't care. We just want cheap devices with excellent specs.

ikcid:
Chai!

I don't think redmi 7 supports Qualcomm quick charge 3.0
Check out the list of supported devices here.

https://www.qualcomm.com/documents/quick-charge-device-list

Newer devices such as redmi note 8 are yet to be added to the list.

ikcid:
What's the worst charger you've ever bought??

Mine: floveme nonsense that's qc 3.0 certified. Redmi 7 follow come charger with 5v-2a is faster than the so called quick charger.

Question: how do you identify a qc 3.0 certified charger?

Messymelly1:
These Chinese people bashed their own brands, Samsung, lg and iPhone was their preferred phone.....I was speechless

I am not surprised. Everybody has his own taste. Huawei and xiaomi continue to make good sales even in their home country.

From your post, it seems their main concern is privacy.

If one thinks of privacy too much, you will not even use a smartphone.
Whenever your data is on, just Know that you are not private.

Google, Truecaller, Facebook (including WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, etc) and other apps such as games, email apps, etc are uploading your contacts and other data to their servers. All in the name of giving you better "service"

Samsung, iphone, Huawei, xiaomi, etc all upload your data especially when you are sleeping or charging your phone.

In the end, you just have to choose who you want to have your info.
If you don't want Google to have your info, don't use Android or Google apps. Which is almost impossible.

Why flog when you can give the child punishment such as cutting grass, cleaning or writing 1 to 10,000 on a brand new notebook?

Anyway, when I was in school, flogging was mostly on the hand. You get flogged on your butt if your offense is especially serious. I don't remember females being flogged on their butt though.

I feel flogging should be scrapped as there are more effective ways to discipline a child in a way that he or she will never forget.

There is Bloomberg and then there are the others.
Thumbs up for the writers and all who helped to dig out all these details.

why all the heart attacks?........
Hope they can quickly conduct an autopsy before they bury him. Anything could have happened......

toniotonero:
Jst clear cache, refresh & every go dy alright

Did all that.
Even reinstalled multiple email apps and tried to add the yahoo account again.

Well good news is that they are back online now. Glad to see my beloved emails again.

Sorry to derail this thread.

Who else is unable to access Yahoo mail this morning.
I just wasted close to 200mb thinnking it is my fault.
Thank God for Twitter I wouldn't have known what is happening.

I need to switch to Gmail ASAP before they(yahoo) delete their servers.

frisky008:
I love the screen recording. I have been able to record many online courses on LinkedIn Learning one month free trial. I will download it for offline viewing with Airtel Trybe. It has really been helpful.

Call recording, screen recording, easy capturing and editing of screenshot (including scrolling screenshot), built-in firewall, etc etc. The Chinese companies (including xiaomi) use such features to get a person hooked such that you ignore any other inconveniences such as occassional bugs.

By the way, YouTube and Edx have a lot of free training content which you can download offline using their mobile apps.

dahgifted:
It's normal call recording on Android nah.

On which Android version? I am curious cos I have not observed it on any non customized android skin out of the box.
Apps on Google play store that do record calls effectively are most times not free.


By the way, hope Nigerian law does not forbid call recording sha......

Xionez:
After looking at things critically, I guess nothing is lost much between Note 8 and Note 7.
The major points is the camera upgrade, the increase in RAM & ROM for the price and the CPU upgrade.

The GPU is the only let down. The Adreno 610 isn't bad at all but the Adreno 512 holds its ground. And thats going by the Samsung A70 reviews on GSMArena which coincidentally which compared that of the Note 7 GPU with Samsung A70.

I like the fact that Xiaomi produced an upgrade for a lesser price...even with better specs to boot.
This cannot be said for some other Chinese phone companies...if you know what I'm saying.

Look at the specs critically again. You will find that a few sacrifices have been made to arrive at that price. In the end, you will always get what you pay for. Shikena!

Attention please:

I am so much loving the built in call recording feature of MIUI. It is so much helping me to quickly capture important information from family and sometimes friends.

God bless xiaomi.

Jayklefz:
Guys please I need urgent answers on which phone to go for....
The redmi k20pro or pre sale redmi note 8
I don't know if note 8 camera will be better that's why I'm undecided yet
But in general k20 pro is better in performance
I need advise guys

I wouldn't advice you to buy a newly released phone. It is always better to wait like one month after it is released to avoid unpleasant surprises.

@genius43 any idea why this wifi scanning turns back on? I have turned it off countless number of times.

After some days, when I check again I find it on.

BoleAndFish:
Bed? Where do we keep it then? On the ground?

Preferably keep it on a table. If you must keep it on your bed, keep it around where you place your head.

But if you want to sleep very well at night, your phone should not be around your bed.

Shegun010:
Please I want to ask a question that has been on my mind since. For instance my RN7 screen cracks, if I order a replacement screen, will it still be gorilla glass 5 or just the normal glass Replies please.

Get a good tempered glass to protect your screen.
Most importantly, be careful with your phone.

Don't ever leave it on your bed or chair.

genius43:
Safe journey

https://www.nairaland.com/4694106/xiaomi-thread-tweaking-phones-spot

Thanks.

Anybody has the link to the tweaks and tricks thread?

My hands are scratching me

biznus:
keeps saying this

You are trying to download 788mb using 3G network.

I wouldn't recommend that. Use wifi or go to an area where there is 4G.

hucknall:
your area bro. your area

The one that is doing me now is the 6GB gone too soon......

6GB obliterated in less than 48hours.......

Later they will say glo network is not fast.

Ofemmanutosure:
Guess the phone is not seeing whatsapp call as a real call but rather as a are chatting app. So the proximity sensor was not activated for that call. You can use handsfree for the call maybe the issue would be resolved later.

It was activated but was not consistent.
Sometimes it responded well but intermittently failed to respond. I had to switch to Bluetooth headset because my cheek was operating my phone during the call.

GrandMufti:
Whatsapp issue

Thanks. I will try update my WhatsApp and check again.

Luisema4luv:
Wen on whatsapp call just press ur power button once nd u re good to go,it does nt affect d call nd ur ear wont b pressing anytin on the fone,wenever u feel like unlocking go ahead wit ur fingerprint

Good suggestion.
Will try it out.
But this shouldn't be happening in the first place.
This is the first time I am noticing it. I have been making WhatsApp calls since without experiencing such.
If it helps, I recently installed these updates and I am yet to update my WhatsApp from Google play store.

So this proximity sensor ish has come to my rn7.

Just had the most horrible WhatsApp call ever.
My question is why don't I experience it when I am making normal calls? Why does it happen only in WhatsApp call?

olukiesy:
..

So you are just shedding your light after three years.

https://www.gsmarena.com/redmi_to_demo_its_64_mp_camera_on_august_7-news-38502.php

More megapixels!!!

callydon:
I am using RN7 and I am on EU ROM, and I av set my phone in such a way that it can not SWITCHED OFF without UNLOCKING the phone first.
Maybe you can check ur settings for that too.

Kindly drop steps on how you set it up on your phone.

olak4gold:
I hope and pray Xiaomi will include "enter password" before switching off the phone in a lock screen mode in the next update Miui 11. It'll save many from pickpockets and theft especially if the phone is connected to a band.
Cc Gptech, Fibonacci2526, Genius43 and all Xiaomites.

Go to your phone settings > feedback and submit this as a suggestion. I owe you one bottle or it's equivalent if this gets implemented.

genius43:
Got this on Mi community, don't know how true.

Beta version I think........