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They're working on an alternative device with a large OEM they've not disclosed yet. They're aiming at releasing it in 2027.
The smart money is they're going to go with Motorola, honestly idc who they go with it'll likely be my next phone
Same here, i can't wait to ditch my old xiaomi 10 full of bloatwares and ads
I've got the pixel 8 with graphene on it, it's very nice but I also have a soft spot for emulation and the Tensor devices are trash for anything higher than GameCube tbh
I wouldn't hold out an the GrapheneOS phone being any better. I hope I'm wrong but I'm not expecting top tier specs. I'm betting low specs with a high price.
If you don't like the bloatware... unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom! Luckily Xiaomi allows you to unlock the bootloader if you have a global variant.
Xiaomi discontinued their blootloader unlocking service.
sorry for the very late response (it's better late than never, isn't it?), but Xiaomi has its bootloader unlocking service active. I used it last year to unlock my phone.
Here you can get the official mi unlock program (it works on hyperos): https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html
And here is a guide to unlock the bootloader: https://miuirom.org/updates/xiaomi-bootloader
(don't do the usb debugging part, I don't know if it is necessary on older devices but on every xiaomi device that I had you don't need to enable usb debugging so mi unlock can communicate with fastboot)
edit: spacing.
edit 2: please don't do the bootloader lock via direct fastboot command as stated in the guide, I strongly recommend that you do a clean flash of stock rom with mi flash tool, if you plan to lock the bootloader later.
Noted, thanks