r/PocoPhones

Hey guys, so I have these cheap RGB LED strip lights at home, and the tiny remote that comes with them is SO easy to lose. I've already lost like 3 of them.

Then I remembered my phone still has that IR blaster thing (a lot of Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco phones still have it, most other brands removed it a while ago). So I just made a small app that works like the real remote. You open it, point your phone at the light, press a button, done.

I've added a glowing animation and haptic response. Also, you can change the style and size of the remote.

No login, no Bluetooth, no wifi, nothing complicated. It just works offline like the actual remote does.

Full disclosure, I made this myself, not trying to spam anyone lol. Just thought some of you might have the same lost-remote problem. If you want a specific remote model added, let me know and I'll try to add it.

The existing apps have too many ads.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.devnerd.magicrgbremote

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Hey, has someone here experience with both Poco x8 pro Max and Oneplus 15R? How much snappier does the 15 R actually feel? And what about updates, do they make the phone worse or better, I have seen a lot of problem with update posts so I wonder if it's even worth going the 15R route.

Hi I'm from Philippines I was wondering what's the best phone cooler for turbo 5 max in affordable price range(I only have 600 pesos in my pocket.)

My Poco X3, when the battery come at 0%, wont turn on again for several hours, or even days. It started with couple hours, but with time it increased to cases that it take 4 days to have the will to wake up. I used to turn it on again waiting for fully discharge the battery, plug in the charger, leave it until at least 50% and then turn it on and taking off the charger, but now this doesnt work anymore. The phone is old, but still i believe that everything in it is in perfect state. When the phone decides to turn on completly, the system works fine, until it discharges and die again. Pls someone help me. I have some basic knowledge of electronics, so i can open and test components.

Is having 256gb enough to download bug games on it cuz I'm hella worrying that this will get full storage easily and I'm not the one who choose this variant.

i want to get the best performance i can for money, i seen X8 Pro Max and F8 Ultra but is the added performance worth it?

Hello,

Love my Poco F8 Ultra, it's a great phone, except for one thing: the way it kills Firefox only a couple seconds after I put it to the background.

I have the Video Background Play Fix extension, which used to work perfectly to let me listen to music with firefox in the background on my lower spec Realme.

Firefox is configured in "No restriction" in terms of battery. It also has autostart and is "locked" in security. Not sure if there's anything more I can do about this issue?

FUrthermore, when I go back to firefox it will display a gray screen in the webpage area for about 5 seconds, regardless of the tab, it looks more like a rendering issue than e.g. time to load the web page. 5s are not a lot, but again on a lower spec phone I was used to getting back to Firefox instantly.

Does anyone know of a trick I could use to improve performance in firefox and prevent background kills?

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• Device information: Poco F8 Ultra
• Region: Europe
• ROM type: official
• OS: Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.301.0
• Android: 16

I've already bought a new cable and a power brick, but it only does "quick charging". Any help?

Hello everyone, I have recently bought a Poco X8 Pro Max. I have the original 120 W Xiaomi charger and I'm using it with it's cable (I think it's also the same that came with my Poco?), but I can't manage to get more than 35 W out of it. I have tried at 3% battery with 23 C temperature, every app closed, "Top speed" checked, "Smart charging" toggled or not, but nothing changed, except that the recharge dropped to a pathetic 12-15 W when the battery heated up.

The OS recognises "100 W charging" when plugged it…

I recently bought a Poco phone. I used a Xiaomi phone before that I liked. The phone itself seems fine, but the launcher situation is just frustrating. You cannot use gestures on a third-party launcher, but the Poco launcher is very limited (no icon pack, weird ads on the homescreen, no way to hide all the bloatware). Is there a way to make this bearable? I used the Microsoft launcher but having to use the button bar at the bottom is a pain in the ass given how big the phone itself is. I'm starting to regret buying this phone in the first place, even though the specifications were good given the price point.

Device Model: Poco M8 pro 5G

Device Region: Europe

Rom Type: idk what this means

Rom/Android Version: Android 15, OS 2.0.205.0

Hi everyone, I'm joining the POCO family after 4 years with my S22 Ultra that unfortunately got the screen broken, and the repair costs are almost double what the M8 Pro costs (It was a steal :D)

The only problem I've got right now is that the phone is coming, and I won't open it until I have a good case and a good screen protector. I hate that it's a rounded screen (the reason that my S22 Ultra died), as it makes good tempered glass protectors almost non-existent.

Can someone help me find good, reliable, and cheap cases and screen protectors to confidently use the phone? I have butterfingers, so I drop my phone at least once a week. I used Spigen cases, but they've neglected the POCO Series and Xiaomi in general.

For budget, I don't want to spend more than 20 euros on just a screen protector, y'know? I bought the phone because it was cheap.

Thank you to everyone that helps!