So a while ago I updated to Android 11 and I now can't install custom ROMs, and with it came quicker battery drain and worse performance, so is there a way I can safely downgrade it back to A10? I see a lot of people brick their device by trying to downgrade and this is my only usable device so I have to be really careful. Any links to other treads (preferably for xt2045-2) would be highly appreciated.
Also I saw somewhere that downgrading the bootloader is impossible? What's up with that and can it cause boot loops? Any help would be appreciated.
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I have a 32GB Global Hydrogen. I just updated to MIUI 8 (8.1.6.0) and I hate it, I want to go back to the last version of MIUI 7 which I think was 7.5.7.0.
I have read so many threads and watched so many videos on how to do this. Everyone says different things, its never a Mi Max specifically, plus the English is so appalling that I really can't tell what to do. I'm a noob at this so apologies.
So whats the proper method of downgrading? Does the phone have to be boot loader unlocked to downgrade?
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
You should download a fastboot Rom and flash it on edl mode
Here's a link to the official tutorial on how to flash a MIUI ROM in Fastboot mode. This link also contains all currently available fastboot ROMs for Xiaomi devices, but only the latest versions, so MIUI 8 for the Mi Max.
This will be the tutorial to follow in order to restore your Mi Max to a previous version, but I'm not sure where you'll find a Fastboot ROM of MIUI 7.
MIUI 7.5 Global Stable V7.5.4.1.MBCMIDE
http://en.miui.com/thread-324576-1-1.html
Thank you for the replies, I really appreciate the help.
So to downgrade you HAVE to unlock the phone using MI's tool first? I did find the 7.5.7.0 rom at en.miui.com but I don't even know if that site or link is really official, you can never tell because if those are official forums they are run appallingly and are full of misinformation. I also heard you can break the SIM slots downgrading (something about losing the IMEI numbers)?
I am getting so annoyed with MIUI's dev team, awful stylistic design choices for example the horrid white notification blind with the weather app I don't want and the colour you can't change etc. Also the worst thing of all is the memory management where whatever you do you can't get apps to stay open or notifications to occur reliably.
The OS just gets worse and worse with every update ruining good hardware. Might just bite the bullet after the warranty is over and switch to something like Lineage but I am a total noob and very scared of bricking it.
Yes there are some issues like losing imei but it never happened with me as I have unlocked officialy and I tries every custom rom in my phone and many times if something goes wrong I upgrade or downgrade to miui using mi flash tool.
I suggest you if you want to downgrade then go for 8.1.6.0 as I always uses this version to downgrade.
However once I downgraded to miui 7.5 rom (probably oldest miui for mi max) then i had serious unstable phone and my phone became unusable.
I am on Nougat Resurection Remix 5.8.5 by ROMFACTORY. I have made a backup of MIUI Version: V8.5.1.0.NBCMIED (MIUI8) after unlocking bootloader and rooting it.
Is it safe to load that backup through TWRP ?
What are the steps to follow ?
Bootloader must be unlocked; and downgrading should be using MiFlash tool only!!! Most safest approach i always followed and never had any issues so far!!
Hello everyone. Thanks for the immense amounts of information in this forum.
I've been reading a ton of different posts and can't seem to find a clear answer. I'm currently on a DE n910v, stock, rooted, on 4.4.4. So Bootloader is unlocked by default. I want to upgrade to MM, or some cool MM custom rom. Do I need to go through the process of flashing Safe Upgrade of 5.0 to 5.1 onto my 4.4 device, before I jump over to 6? Or can I just jump from 4.4 all the way to MM? I've read a couple of posts that mention the Bootloader being something I should be careful with, but also that now we are able to unlock the Bootloader all the way up to 6. I read the Bootloader for 5.1 and 6 are the same, so that would mean that I can just flash a 6 Safe Upgrade on top of 5.1 and the bootloader wouldn't be a problem?
Also, once I flash the upgrade, does that mean that my DE n910v will become a Retail phone, and thus I'll have to re-unlock the Bootloader? Or can I keep my bootloader unlocked through the process?
Thanks a ton if you can help me. I'll keep researching, but if anyone has any suggestions for a good path to take, and some advice on the bootloader thing, I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you!
i'm in the same boat as you. N4, DE, kitkat. If i find something i'll let you know
Quite simply... forget about DE. It's dead. Flash to full retail and follow the instructions for unlocking your BL in the sticky.
Still the best phone ever!
Axplayer said:
Hello everyone. Thanks for the immense amounts of information in this forum.
I've been reading a ton of different posts and can't seem to find a clear answer. I'm currently on a DE n910v, stock, rooted, on 4.4.4. So Bootloader is unlocked by default. I want to upgrade to MM, or some cool MM custom rom. Do I need to go through the process of flashing Safe Upgrade of 5.0 to 5.1 onto my 4.4 device, before I jump over to 6? Or can I just jump from 4.4 all the way to MM? I've read a couple of posts that mention the Bootloader being something I should be careful with, but also that now we are able to unlock the Bootloader all the way up to 6. I read the Bootloader for 5.1 and 6 are the same, so that would mean that I can just flash a 6 Safe Upgrade on top of 5.1 and the bootloader wouldn't be a problem?
Also, once I flash the upgrade, does that mean that my DE n910v will become a Retail phone, and thus I'll have to re-unlock the Bootloader? Or can I keep my bootloader unlocked through the process?
Thanks a ton if you can help me. I'll keep researching, but if anyone has any suggestions for a good path to take, and some advice on the bootloader thing, I'd really appreciate it.
Thank you!
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just download firmware 6.0.1 and flash with odin
or used this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...guide-step-step-stock-n910v-6-0-1-to-t3426905
Hi all, first post here. I've tried to research on how to successfully downgrade to Android 6.0.1 (stock firmware came on phone) but the articles/guides seem outdated. I'd prefer to stay away from root, and I've heard of programs like LGUP and needing the .kdz file, but those are foreign to me..
I'd like to downgrade because I was really satisfied with the phone when I got it last Friday, but after 2 days, it did an auto upgrade without even me being aware of it until it was halfway through. Now it's sluggish, slow on switching apps, slow on opening Messages, slow on clearing all apps, etc. My battery life has dwindled also.
Is there a "safe", no root method, easy to follow guide to downgrade back to the stock firmware I had, Android 6.0.1? I'm not Android savvy, I left iPhone for this phone, because well I was tired of paying for such an expensive phone I didn't like at all.
Thanks for the help. If there's anymore info I need to provide, please let me know and I'll see if I can find it.
I have a stock T-Mobile HTC 10 running the "latest" (October 2017) ROM. I'm thinking it's time to get a newer version (maybe/hopefully Pie?) so I've been looking here for information. Unfortunately it doesn't quite seem as straight forward as I had hoped, so now I have some questions.
I've been reading that Oreo seems to be a bigger battery drain than Nougat. Is this so, and if so would I be better off not doing anything (my battery isn't as good as it used to but I can still get by most of the day without issue)?
Do I need to s-off in order to upgrade or is unlocking via HTC Dev enough?
Any suggestions on a tool to backup my current data?
Is the general process as follows?
s-off/HTC Dev unlock
Flash TWRP
Flash custom ROM
Sorry for any silly questions. I appreciate any help!
Greetings everybody!
I recently got an android update to 7.60, which made the phone less worse, but didn´t cut all of the problems i had. After some new installations, I got sick of this firmware and decided to unlock the bootloader and switch to a custom rom. Unfortunately I am not able to unlock the bootloader with the instructions and got to the conclusion, that I have to downgrade android (don´t I?).
I am not very experienced in unlocking, rooting and so on, so I would love to have a full guide on how to get from android 11 7.60 to, what I believe is my best choice, Ressurection Remix.
I know there are many treats about this, but it seems not consequent and straight forward how different people get through this process.
Some links for the relevant files would be nice, especially for the unbrick tool, that I have to use and the rom, I have to downgrade to.
Thank you very much for your help and keep healthy