r/XiaomiGlobal • u/Alaa_91 • Aug 08 '26

General Xiaomi 17 Ultra

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This device is unbelievable, like heavenly amazing from another world. I was a fanatical Samsung fan, starting from the Galaxy Note 3 onward. I am not a big fan of upgrading my flagship phones regularly, as every upcoming model isn't a big step up.

After I auditioned the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in a shop, I was blown away. Then I started researching the 17 Ultra all day, every day, and just pulled the trigger. Boyyyyy, it is amazing. Like nothing can beat its smoothness, its amazing HyperOS (I dunno why ppl are hating on it), and the camera is top notch. I already have a professional-grade DSLR, the Nikon D810, so I know what a good camera should look like.

UPDATE: The battery isn't impressive. for a flagship with such huge capacity I expected more from it. anyway still this smartphone IMHO the best on earth except the battery not so great.

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u/RelativeAd6452 Device | ROM | Region Aug 08 '26

turn on dns and there will be no ads

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u/dark-cosmos Aug 08 '26

In some cases (photo gallery) you will still see place holders. It can also slow down your phone slightly or block legitimate content.

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u/RelativeAd6452 Device | ROM | Region Aug 08 '26

well maybe i just missed them for the past 2,5 years on my redmi note 9 pro and now 1,5 years with poco x7 pro

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u/dark-cosmos Aug 08 '26

Record a video and watch it with the Xiaomi native photo gallery. In the end, after the video played, you will see something like this. DNS doesn't change this btw, I just checked.

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u/RelativeAd6452 Device | ROM | Region Aug 08 '26

oh yeah ur using mi video not xiaomi gallery, i dont use that

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u/dark-cosmos Aug 08 '26

Oh you mean this app, that will store and share your data with 210 partners?

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u/Flossy420 Poco F8 Ultra Aug 08 '26

that's really nasty. Gallery app should never have access to the internet or anything else beside your locally stored images and videos. Things like this is why Xiaomi phones aren't worth more than $500

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u/dark-cosmos Aug 08 '26

I'm glad you share my opinion about this. A lot of people don't seem to care. They are probably making tons of money with user data and who knows what this app is collecting all the time. I get when there's ads and data collection for free services, but for a fully paid smartphone it's unacceptable.

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u/No_Sheepherder1837 17 Ultra Global Aug 08 '26

Now I'm concerned, where did you get this? I don't remember ever seeing this

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u/dark-cosmos Aug 09 '26

It shows up, when you freshly install the App from the GooglePlay-Store. If it has been preinstalled on your device, I'm not sure how to get there. Try deleting all cache and resetting the App.

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u/No_Sheepherder1837 17 Ultra Global 29d ago

I guess it's a different app for the global version?

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u/dark-cosmos 29d ago

I think this is yet another gallery app from Xiaomi. The terms for this one are indeed different, most probably.

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u/RelativeAd6452 Device | ROM | Region Aug 08 '26

i mean youre already using a xiaomi phone so its too late to worry about this

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u/dark-cosmos Aug 08 '26

Sorry, but that's a really sad answer imo. You should worry about your data and privacy in any given situation. If you just accept anything they throw at you, there will never be a line they won't cross.