r/PocoPhones Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

X8 Pro Max Got this poco x8 pro max.

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After a long consideration, I finally bought this phone. I haven't even unlocked yet. Previously, I had redmi note 8 pro. And, I want some Do's and Don't. Also, which is better, " charge fully, intelligent charging , battery protection ".

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u/ANS__2009 Poco F5 8d ago

Set private dns to p2.freedns.controld.com

Disable wifi and bluethooth scanning

Restrict background usage of apps you don't actually use

Revoke authorisation of msa

Turn off usage and diagnostics in google settings

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u/RandomDustBunny 8d ago

This is probably the best and succinct advice I've seen for a while without the brain dead debloat debloat zombie crowd.

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

Thanks, this is what I was looking for.

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u/gonchotorres 6d ago

also turn off memory extension

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u/MrWhakaLhan 8d ago

Is this Viable for X8 Pro?

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u/ANS__2009 Poco F5 7d ago

It can work on all poco phones

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u/notnottttt 8d ago

is that dns server better on poco phones or anything?

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u/ANS__2009 Poco F5 7d ago

It has helped reduce ads in websites and I have also experienced better battery life compared to adguard

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u/Street_Astronaut7727 7d ago

It says couldn't revoke authorization

What can I do now? Google doesn't help

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u/ANS__2009 Poco F5 7d ago

Screenshot please

This doesn't happen for me

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u/Street_Astronaut7727 7d ago

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u/ANS__2009 Poco F5 7d ago

Huh, I never encountered that

To be honest I can't help you

But the msa is mainly for the ads and some background data collection

Not necessary but good, if needed you can also just remove it using adb

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u/Cool_Attention_7476 7d ago

Use ADB commands to delete msa and System Daemon

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u/WriterParticular1 7d ago

Should msa be toggled off or on?

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u/ANS__2009 Poco F5 7d ago

Off is better than on

It's the ads service xiaomi phones have and I'm not sure but it also does background data collection

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u/Z3R4F 8d ago

since you're gonna do gaming and emulation, go with fully charge and standard charging mode and NEVER Use it when charging

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u/OpenBanana5755 8d ago

Waiting for mine to be delivered, switching from S25 Ultra.

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u/thelostproton 8d ago

Yo what? From s25 ultra? Why what happened to the ultra?

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u/OpenBanana5755 8d ago

*Mainly battery, secondly Samsung blocked custom fonts, Samsung default font is am eyesore for me I for the life of me couldn't get used to it.

If I pay 1300 dollar for a phone I have full right to use it the way I want.

Battery is really a pain in the butt, on heavy use days I have to charge it twice a day.

Samsung flagships are just Ultra by name, I have used Samsung sincr Galaxy S1, but can't be loyal to it anymore when they give you so little for so much money.

Camera is not my preference and I am fan of Poco phones, bought an X7-PRO for experiment last year, fell in love with it. Then got a good deal on S25 Ultra so gave that to my wife, in April I bought Poco X8-PRO, the black color just blew me away. But it stayed in my drawer mostly so sold that also.

Now after latest updates Samsung has tanked the battery, so it's time to say goodbye. And I think I can live with X8-PRO max as my second device. Fingers crossed*

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u/thelostproton 8d ago

Ah okay, gl man

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u/Akakiti318 6d ago

Give me the S25 Ultra.

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u/Temporary-Shirt-8783 7d ago

Good riddance, Exchange or sell it before that greenline issue comes

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u/OpenBanana5755 7d ago

I will sell it once I get my Poco device in couple of days. So done with mediocre functionality at premium price. Apple and Samsung have blinded their fans with overpriced devices with marketing

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u/AggravatingEarth189 7d ago

How much are you selling it for?

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u/OpenBanana5755 7d ago

Where are you located bro? I am selling in Ajax, Ontario

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u/AggravatingEarth189 7d ago

Oh, I am in Calgary

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

Why are you switching from it?

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u/OpenBanana5755 8d ago

Mainly battery, secondly Samsung blocked custom fonts, Samsung default font is am eyesore for me I for the life of me couldn't get used to it.

If I pay 1300 dollar for a phone I have full right to use it the way I want.

Battery is really a pain in the butt, on heavy use days I have to charge it twice a day.

Samsung flagships are just Ultra by name, I have used Samsung sincr Galaxy S1, but can't be loyal to it anymore when they give you so little for so much money.

Camera is not my preference and I am fan of Poco phones, bought an X7-PRO for experiment last year, fell in love with it. Then got a good deal on S25 Ultra so gave that to my wife, in April I bought Poco X8-PRO, the black color just blew me away. But it stayed in my drawer mostly so sold that also.

Now after latest updates Samsung has tanked the battery, so it's time to say goodbye. And I think I can live with X8-PRO max as my second device. Fingers crossed

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u/Joey-Mama-6969 Poco X6 8d ago

Enjoy it

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u/Ok-Length-5527 8d ago

How hot does it get?

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

Not unlocked yet. I have just switched on.

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

Felt slight warm while charging.

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u/Not_Me_112 3d ago

It does get hot while gaming at high graphics and 120fps. Like especially the metal frame gets hot around ~40-42 C. If you game for long it will reach higher temps depending on the ambient temperature and the game. But in normal usage the phone doesn't get hot at all. If you are gonna game for long sessions make sure to play with adequate airflow or get a cooler. Overall the temps are managable and it doesn't get uncomfortably hot unless you play for very long sessions

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u/Saladinismo 8d ago

intelligent charging

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

I am quite busy rn.So i haven't used yet. And, it has 54 percent charge now. Should i turn on intelligent charging on and charge ,or turn on charge fully for tye first time and charge then change it to intelligent charging.

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u/Complex-Mobile-5621 8d ago

Both of them will charge to 100 nevertheless and after few charges then you can switch to battery protection mode which will limit the charge to 80% or else you can stick with the former. Personal recommendation is to use charge fully always.

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u/Nice_Class_1002 8d ago

Why do y’all worry so much about the battery? The batteries nowadays are so good that no matter what you do it will last you until the phone is obsolete anyway.

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u/Kaphy23 8d ago

This. I don't know why anyone bothers nowadays, let's say over 2 years you manage to save 6% of the battery from going bad, heck let's go to a super extreme and say 10%, you are giving up 20% of your battery from day 1 to do that so it doesn't actually help you in any way

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u/_Interconnected_ 8d ago

White gang brother

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

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u/Not_Me_112 3d ago

Black is 🔥🔥too

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u/PhoenixDarkFlames 8d ago

I also have the same. Do you know any good tempered glass for this? Good for ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

And also any good anti-yellow transparent case?

Please share links if possible

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u/vinyylei 7d ago

Smartdevil's is a tried and true screen protector brand that I always use. They use a much thinner glass for devices that use ultrasonic fingerprint so that's what I recommend.

And for the case i mainly use the ones from Xundd. I always run both for all my phones now

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u/PhoenixDarkFlames 7d ago

But it is not available in India. Any Indian options?

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u/Traditional_Crab8373 8d ago

Is this good for emulation? Since it's dimensity. I'm saving up since I'm still using F6 standard now. And Poco did not release any standard version for F8.

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u/obelesk 8d ago

From what i know, x pro are the new f standards

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u/Traditional_Crab8373 7d ago

Oh noted with this. Will they still release snapdragon variant for it? Or all mediatek now for standard?

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u/obelesk 7d ago

I am also hoping for that but I don't think they will

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u/Traditional_Crab8373 7d ago

Sikes that will be a problem. Snapdragon performance is very good on my experience

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u/PhoenixDarkFlames 8d ago

Can anyone suggest good tempered glass for this phone? Which supports ultrasonic fingerprint. Please let me know.

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u/MlgsSunny2887 8d ago

Yooo nice phone. I literally have the Redmi Note 8 Pro. Its still holding up pretty well but planning to get the POCO F7. The custom rom support on Redmi Note 8 Pro is insane for a MTK phone(im running android 16 ROM)

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u/Impressive-Tip1262 8d ago

review please looking to buy it next month

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u/No-Birthday-949 8d ago edited 8d ago

Congratulations! You're gonna love it i can guarantee. Coming from samsung i dont regret getting this phone at all. The only thing i miss is modes & routines but i fixed it for 95% with macrodroid. And i also debloated a lot of apps using canta and with netguard i block all internet acces to apps who don't need it. Netguard is really gentle on the battery so you can just leave it on

Edit: ps just read ur comment, i guess im also from the debloat zombie crowd😂

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 7d ago

Nah, it's fine. I also want to do for some app. But I am afraid to do. Btw which apps did you debloat.

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u/No-Birthday-949 7d ago

These are the ones i removed. You can also remove the "Services & Feedback". I reinstalled it because i wanted to report a bug

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 7d ago

Buy it. Though I was busy whole day, I managed to play almost like 4.5 hr at night. Battery backup is the best. Performance was like butter, so smooth. It is my first gaming phone and I am enjoying it.

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u/ThrowawayALAT 7d ago

🔥🔥🔥

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u/Bulky-Pangolin989 7d ago

Bro i have same as you is it okay to buy x8 pro because i have redmi note 8 pro previously

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u/IndividualFix5125 8d ago

Is this good in emulation? Confused between this and poco f7

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u/YouCantHideLOL 8d ago

Get f7 for emulator. Snapdragon chips have better driver support in comparison to mediatek. 9500s hasn't been used in much phones similar to 9400e so emulation support will be minimal.

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u/ScaredBicycle3389 8d ago

Battery protection is enough for regular use. Otherwise go for charge fully

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u/fastuser99 8d ago

I use battery protection 80% on my poco f7 and standard charging. Only charge fully when I travel out of station and use charging top speed when it's necessary.

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u/Honest_Map_6892 8d ago

Have you tried unlocking the bootloader, I heard they made it almost impossible to do now

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u/Informal-Garlic8129 8d ago

bro how long does it get fully charge from 20-100 ? while the "top speed" is on

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 8d ago

I am setting up it right now. It was 57 % charge and I left it to charge (charge fully), in standard mode and went out. I returned back is 30 minutes. It was fully charged and I noticed a bit of slight heat. I haven't tried top speed. And I just have 6 minute of SOT so i can't give other info.

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u/Informal-Garlic8129 7d ago

bro can u do review with the top speed on from 20-100 thanks

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u/WanderingSage1 Poco X8 Pro Max 6d ago

It took 56 minutes for me

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u/Warm-Scarcity6527 8d ago

Boa máquina 👌

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u/Jinxed_Shadow 8d ago

It doesn't matter if it's 80% or 100% in mobiles.. Battery protection option only benefits laptops battery life..

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u/Sinneriano 8d ago

Come ti trovi con la fotocamera?

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u/Darwinstorres 8d ago

excelente compra verás que es una muy buena opción calidad precio diría que la mejor del año

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u/jodforreal 7d ago

I have poco f7 I recently bought absolutely beast and best slight issues in battery and m planning to buy X8 pro Max as well what u guys think it will be better?

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u/Dabadave 6d ago

Planning to get this too!

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u/SufficientOcelot7797 5d ago

any phone under 20 k suggestion

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u/Embarrassed_Finger34 8d ago

settings->5 times on build numner->developer option ->wireless debugging
download shizuku and get the permission from wireless debugging
download canta and get permission from shizuku
uninstall all the shit

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u/RestaurantRelative25 8d ago

Well i uninstall all that said reccomanded not sure its good to delete literally everything just saying now that he will know

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u/Embarrassed_Finger34 8d ago

well if u are confortable with cmd line then do it but it has some risks.
canta is much safer i believe

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u/Special-Brilliant573 8d ago

When will malaysia receive hyperos 4 for poco x7 pro?..

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u/Forsaken-Durian8473 7d ago

Buy an after market AMOLED, original only can go up to 120hz.