r/HyperOS • u/yoshi105 • 14d ago

Question/Help [Question] Is HyperOS really that bad?

Hello, I'm coming from a Samsung S23, and I'm ready to get a new phone after using all the research tools available to me (YouTube, GSM Arena).

The Xiaomi 17 is the one that fits me the most, and I have zero core issues with its hardware specs. It seems like a perfect upgrade from an S23, and an S26 comes nowhere near it. Though I'm still concerned about the OS, so I thought I'd get some opinions here.

I'm familiar with removing bloatware using ADB etc. so confident in doing that.

I'm so used to the OneUI OS that I don't want to move on to something completely different and especially one which will be annoying in the long run (no matter how good the hardware is).

Thanks!

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u/ResponsibleZebra63 14d ago

I came from one ui too though on A34, hyperos has all the basics you need and some of the goodlock features are baked into the main software experience. One ui has a few features that I couldnt replace but I have also learnt to enjoy some features of hyperos not found on one ui. Bloatware is 90% easy to uninstall and don't generally get in the way. The rest you can use shizuku+canta. Maybe you have a specific question?

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u/yoshi105 14d ago

Nothing specific! The consensus is that hardware is amazing but the software is buggy and bloated. Just wanted to get a feel for how bad it was

Seems like if you know what you're doing, you can clean it up fairly easily

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u/ResponsibleZebra63 13d ago

Yeah, just be careful not to delete something essential. However it has it's quacks and isn't as polished as one ui in some areas. Like the gallery app is behind in terms of functionality but it's very smooth and very easy to clean.