Now, imagine being able to use the phone properly thanks to a custom ROM. You don't lose much, but depending on the ROM, you could get more than any Android skin out there by the big brands will ever be able to offer.

I've been using only official ROMs on my Xiaomi phones and I'd be delighted to be as they say, less bloatware and useless apps, advertisements etc. To be honest, I hated Miui 6 years ago with my first Xiaomi, I really did, but I got accustomed to it, it's not that bad, sure, it slows the phone at a degree, it has bugs, but it is what it is, their phones offer a good price for the value.

As long as you get a good launcher and don't bother too much with the MIUI-related stuff, MIUI 13 is survivable as well. If MIUI 14 turns out to be a failure, I am hardly waiting to slap some custom ROMs on my Mi 10T Pro and keep it alive for another 2-3 years. Yesterday I installed an Android 13-based ROM on my ancient Mi A1 and I must say that it's simply amazing. And snappy enough for a half-decade phone, too!

highly doubt it will fix anything. Miui13 is a complete failure. The Mi security 10 seconds delay prompt on unsecure apps is a no brainer for any true android user. let alone ChinaROM that have widespread compatibility on WearOS, Google  Handsfree assistance and riddle with advertisements and chinese words fragments in english mode.