Advanced Plus Security Shadowra New Mobile 2026

[Parkinsond]

Xiaomi has improved its update support.
The 17 series is announced with 5 years of Android updates and 6 years of security updates.
Patches are released quarterly, just like Honor

Only for rich customers with flagship phones

 

[Khushal]

Only for rich customers with flagship phones

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Pretty sure if Apple and Samsung would make a phone in that tight budget it won't have anything much longer and even if it would the hardware inside it won't be able to keep up with it. Btw Congrats @Shadowra !

 

[Parkinsond]

Pretty sure if Apple and Samsung would make a phone in that tight budget it won't have anything much longer and even if it would the hardware inside it won't be able to keep up with it. Btw Congrats @Shadowra !

Samsung has change its policy lately for entry level phones; the one I have got for dad months ago is an entry level with 6 years support; trying to regain a market share after dominance of Chinese brands of entry level.

 

[Khushal]

Samsung has change its policy lately for entry level phones; the one I have got for dad months ago is an entry level with 6 years support; trying to regain a market share after dominance of Chinese brands of entry level.

With their Exynos chips they are going to get reduced to a crawl even if the hardware survives for 6 years. Plus having a top down pricing software updates supports Samsung more than Chinese makers. Always buy budget samsung with Mediatek if not Snapdragon.

 

[TuxTalk]

No ads on Xiaomi's flagship models
On Poco, it depends on the model (on an X7 Pro, I don't see any)

On Redmi, yes, but you can remove them in 30 seconds

My wife and me use iPhone, my daughter uses the Poco X6 Pro ( ADS Machine )

 

[ohranovic]

@Shadowra How did you set up Proton VPN and NextDNS? Custom dns and then typed in NextDNS ip or DOH address?

 

[Parkinsond]

Always buy budget samsung with Mediatek if not Snapdragon.

Exactly; I got a phone with MT cpu; not as good as SD, but is sufficient for his very light use.

 

[Shadowra]

@Shadowra How did you set up Proton VPN and NextDNS? Custom dns and then typed in NextDNS ip or DOH address?

DoH

 

[ohranovic]

DoH

How?
I see only ipv4 or ipv6

 

[Shadowra]

How?
I see only ipv4 or ipv6

Here (Settings HyperOS)

 

[Harputlu]

The Honor Magic 7 Pro has been the best Android phone I've ever used.

 

[Parkinsond]

The Honor Magic 7 Pro has been the best Android phone I've ever used.

Still no Google Play?

 

[Harputlu]

Still no Google Play?

Honor phones have the Google Play Store. Huawei phones do not.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Usually I use Google apps (Xiaomi native apps are inferior to, except calculator), so I do not encounter any ads.

I use only Open source whenever possible.

 

[Parkinsond]

I use only Open source whenever possible.

Google dialer, messages, calendar, and Chrome are the default; they are good and do the job.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Google dialer, messages, calendar, and Chrome are the default; they are good and do the job.

YES THEY DID BUT THEY ALL NOT VERY PRIVACY FRIENDLY. I use Lava dialer,Fossify Gallery,Fossify Calendar,Fossify Messages,Fossify Contacts.

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[Parkinsond]

YES THEY DID BUT THEY ALL NOT VERY PRIVACY FRIENDLY. I use Lava dialer,Fossify Gallery,Fossify Calendar,Fossify Messages,Fossify Contacts.

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There is no such a privacy online, only offline.

 

[Game Of Thrones]

Nothing beats 1Password. When it comes to attention to detail, small quality-of-life features, and their security model, they in a league of their own. Everyone else is just playing catch-up, and I say this with proof. nice choice of password manager the best out there.

 

[robboman]

So you disabled scanning with Xiaomi's security app which uses Avast signatures I think, and installed Kaspersky correct? It's easy to disable the Xiaomi security app?

 

[HarborFront]

Can't find the below mentioned in your setup

Q1

Did you enable Advanced Protection Mode in Android 16?

Advanced Protection Mode in Android 16 is a security feature designed to enhance protection for at-risk users by enabling certain security settings by default and disabling others that could pose risks.

Q2

Did you take advantage in some Android Developers Options settings like 'Select mock location app' and 'Disable screen share protections'?

Q3

Did you maximise the settings under 'Security and Privacy'? Like using App Lock, Hide Apps, Secure Folder etc

Q4

Did you check the permissions given to each app especially for location, camera and microphone? Allowing these unnecessarily will allow tracking of your location. Similalry, disabling for WiFi and Bluetooth scanning.