Sophie LaBüf

  • Home
  • Recommended Apps
  • XDA
  • Facebook
  • About

Nubia Z11 Mini

Posted by Eric Gingell on June 17, 2017
Posted in: Android.

image

Prologue

I got a new phone recently. It’s made in India and some of the English text is awkwardly worded. It’s not without its weird quirks, but well worth the incredibly low price ($180).

Quirks

  • Can’t directly access Google Settings. You have to make a shortcut using an app like QuickShortcutMaker (look in Google Services Framework).
  • Can’t manage trusted places or devices for Smart Lock.
  • Doesn’t sync Google Calendar out of the box. You have to get Google Calendar Sync from ApkMirror and install it (no need for root, just install it). Reboot afterwards.
  • Smart Powersaving Mode sucks. It’s far too aggressive, you should turn it off.
  • There’s a hidden multi-user feature which can only be accessed by making a shortcut with QuickShortcutMaker (look in Settings). There’s no way to switch users without unlocking the phone and switching from that hidden menu and only stock apps are available after seeing up a new user, so you have to reinstall QuickShortcutMaker and make a new shortcut to said hidden feature to be able to switch back.
  • Disabling notifications in the stock calendar app doesn’t work, so if you use a different app for that and you don’t want both apps to notify, you can simply deny Calendar access to Calendar in its permissions.
  • I have yet to find any way to block phone numbers.
  • It’s dual-SIM, but you can’t have two SIM cards and an SD card. You can either have two SIM cards or one SIM card and one SD card.
  • The battery is not removable.
  • If you use a third-party launcher, you have to make it default again in the system settings every time your launcher updates.

Perks

  • There are more options for per-app notifications.
    image
  • 64-bit, eight cores, and 3GB of RAM.

Tips

  • Long-click Back to show recent apps.

Posts navigation

← FFXV
Netflix on a Nubia →
  • Latest

    • World of Final Fantasy June 5, 2022
    • Final Fantasy VI May 11, 2022
    • Android 8 Notifications July 2, 2019
    • Scopophobia February 13, 2018
    • How to spot clickbait and sharebait August 20, 2017
    • Supernatural quotes read by Google Text-To-Speech August 20, 2017
    • I found a thing in my phone August 17, 2017
    • Moto G5 Plus August 17, 2017
    • Netflix on a Nubia June 29, 2017
    • Nubia Z11 Mini June 17, 2017
  • Archives

    • June 2022 (1)
    • May 2022 (1)
    • July 2019 (1)
    • February 2018 (1)
    • August 2017 (4)
    • June 2017 (2)
    • January 2017 (1)
    • September 2016 (1)
    • August 2016 (2)
    • July 2016 (1)
    • June 2016 (1)
    • May 2016 (1)
    • February 2016 (2)
    • October 2015 (1)
    • August 2015 (1)
    • July 2015 (1)
    • May 2015 (4)
    • July 2014 (2)
    • June 2014 (1)
    • May 2014 (2)
    • January 2014 (2)
    • November 2013 (1)
    • October 2013 (1)
    • September 2013 (1)
    • August 2013 (2)
    • July 2013 (5)
    • June 2013 (3)
    • May 2013 (1)
  • Categories

    • Android (29)
    • Gaming (7)
    • Social Networking (1)
    • Sophie (9)
    • Weird Things Nerds Do (3)
  • Tools

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Parament by Automattic.