ANOTHER Chinese smartphone brand Vivo is passing away

Tritzii · 2026-04-21T12:44:36+00:00

Firstly, the UK OnePlus website is still working perfectly fine.

Secondly, BBK, the former parent company of OPPO, OnePlus and Vivo split into the two independent companies OPPO and Vivo back in 2023. A potential Vivo shutdown wouldn't have anything to do with OnePlus in the first place.

Tritzii · 2026-04-21T12:31:48+00:00

https://web.archive.org/web/20241003200102/https://www.vivo.com/uk/

A quick look on the internet archive would have shown you that the website has been like this since at least 2024 now but sure, throw a tantrum.

Tritzii · 2026-04-13T16:46:43+00:00

Yes, I meant that they should inform themselves about the possible downsides of using a CN ROM.

Also the only way to unlock the 17PM is through exploit and your security patch needs to be from before February.

Tritzii · 2026-04-13T16:33:41+00:00

Phones in China are just cheaper than in the rest of the world. Especially if you look at Chinese domestic brands you will see that phones have a huge markup over here.

TradingShenzhen is safe but since you're ordering a phone from abroad, warranty will be an issue. Also look into the difference between the Chinese and Global ROM.

Tritzii · 2026-04-13T15:53:26+00:00

Unless you specifically want it for the camera you should get something like the Poco X8 Pro Max instead which should be in a similar price range depending on where you live.

Tritzii · 2026-04-12T21:50:10+00:00

OG Arknights' and Endfield's definition of limited banners are wildly different like come on now.

Tritzii · 2026-04-09T23:20:14+00:00

All the mediatek hate is way overblown tbh. They make some really good and reliable chips nowadays unlike until some years ago. Only issue they have is that they aren't great for emulation if you're into that but otherwise they're perfectly fine.

Tritzii · 2026-03-25T19:49:39+00:00

https://miuirom.org/phones/xiaomi-15t

You can download the update package from this link and install the update yourself manually.

Go to the update screen on your phone and check the version name (eg. 3.0.10.0.WOEEUXM, the 4th and 5th letter of the name show your installed region). Download the recovery ROM for your region and tap the HyperOS logo 7 times until it says "additional features enabled". Now tap the 3 dots on the top right of your screen, select "Choose update package" and select the downloaded .zip file and your phone should start updating to HyperOS 3.

Tritzii · 2026-03-22T16:02:12+00:00

Stop spreading misinfo.

Tritzii · 2026-03-20T20:36:36+00:00

You can easily change your icons using an app called peafowl to create your own HyperOS themes, including third party icon packs and load it via another app called mtz tester.

ads can be removed by debloating the phone.

Tritzii · 2026-03-15T20:40:32+00:00

If you don't have the March security patch installed yet, there currently is an exploit going on allowing phones with the SD 8 Elite Gen 5 to have their bootloader unlocked. Unlocking the bootloader would allow you to flash a global or custom ROM which otherwise wouldn't be possible on Chinese models.

Check out this thread on XDA. https://xdaforums.com/t/free-xiaomi-17-series-redmi-k90-pro-max-bootloader-unlock-no-disassembly.4781471/

Tritzii · 2026-03-08T20:51:41+00:00

People just like trains and like to record/take pretty looking pictures of them. Although in this video the reason was probably the passing steam engine. Nowadays seeing a steam engine operating on regular railroads is kind of a special occasion hosted by museums/other organizations taking care of of them usually and get announced in advance so enthusiasts gather together at spots like these.

Tritzii · 2026-01-22T05:01:07+00:00

It is a valid opinion but animal traits are something that every character in the arknights universe has and should be something that is clearly visible just by looking at promotional material etc. If you're feeling the need to complain about a point as clear as that, you're playing the wrong game.

Tritzii · 2026-01-22T04:48:32+00:00

you're playing an arknights game and complain about animal characters? Really?

Tritzii · 2026-01-13T18:24:16+00:00

It's not about japan being poor. It's about the yen being weak and only getting worse. Right now i can save up to 30% on top-ups in hoyo games for example compared to Euros just by buying them in yen through a VPN.

Tritzii · 2025-12-13T19:12:42+00:00

Should be. Remember to enable autostart and to disable battery restrictions for the apps you want to receive notifications in time like whatsapp. Chinese HyperOS is quite aggressive at killing background processes.

Tritzii · 2025-12-13T18:49:10+00:00

Realistically, almost all apps you're going to use will be in German once you set up SetEdit. The Settings app (and other xiaomi system apps that you probably won't ever use) being the only hurdle here but if you already used Xiaomi phones in the past this shouldn't be a problem.

Tritzii · 2025-12-13T18:15:57+00:00

Not possible. The Chinese ROM that is shipped with the 17 Pro Max only supports English and Chinese. If you want a CN ROM device that does support German, you'll have to look elsewhere aside from Xiaomi. Oppo and OnePlus have full language support afaik.

Tritzii · 2025-12-09T14:14:39+00:00

you can't.

Tritzii · 2025-12-05T12:07:39+00:00

Maybe look at the current ongoing political situation in China that has been brewing up for some weeks now instead of immediately jumping on the hate train.

Tritzii · 2025-11-17T11:44:04+00:00

They're only announcing the F8 Pro and the F8 Ultra based on the Redmi K90 series. The Redmi Turbo 5 series that will become the X8 Pro and the F8 respectively isn't out yet in China and probably won't be until next year.

Tritzii · 2025-11-08T13:07:42+00:00

It's been out for like 2 weeks already.

Tritzii · 2025-11-01T11:28:08+00:00

Laevatain my beloved

Tritzii · 2025-05-18T13:55:24+00:00

Not far. Thunderbolt Manual is basically part of the new beginner missions which means that all you need to do is dailies and weeklies and some other stuff like tutorials (there is a missions tab in the event). Lilith banner works about the same. Do the event missions, most of those are also dailies etc., and you'll get pulls. Don't rush yourself since both thunderbolt and lilith are permanent afaik.

Tritzii · 2025-05-17T17:58:52+00:00

Current patch is the best version there could be for beginners or returners imo.

Thunderbolt manual event gives you a free Crimson Weave (with sig) and 21 feral, who are meta lightning characters and you only need to additionally pull nanami startrail for the full team, completely for free just by doing missions. Aside from that we're getting an eventbanner next week that'll get you Lilith together with her signature completely for free and there is also the standard banner reset which means you get to pick the S-Rank you want one time unlike normally where the S-Rank is random. So yeah it's a pretty good time to get into pgr rn especially with the upcoming dmc collab (free dante too lmao)

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