Hello everyone i wanted your suggestion on whether to buy redmi n5p or not now that it has anti rollback what would u suggest i should buy this device or asus Zenfone max pro m1. Please Help Me.
yes you can buy rn5 as all the phone that available on store now still using miui 9 so you will not be affected.
For development prefer Redmi Note 5 pro over Zenfone Max Pro M1.
SHAWN_FROST said:
Hello everyone i wanted your suggestion on whether to buy redmi n5p or not now that it has anti rollback what would u suggest i should buy this device or asus Zenfone max pro m1. Please Help Me.
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With the release of Android Oreo, Google introduced anti-rollback feature as a security measure which ensures that your data is safe when your device is stolen or if any attacker tries to downgrade.
But according to Google's documentation, the anti-rollback feature should be turned-off automatically when the bootloader is unlocked. But when Xiaomi implemented anti-rollback, they made it impossible for the user to disable that even by unlocking bootloader due to which few users ended up with bricked devices.
And this is the violation of Google's documentation. Hopefully they'll push an update soon to tackle this issue and if they don't, our beloved devs will sure find a way
So, if you want development then Redmi Note 5 Pro is your cup of tea go ahead and buy it there's nothing to worry about "anti-rollback" else go for Zenfone Max Pro M1.
Anti roll back is a system which enabled & can be disabled but the rn5p is good device...if you do everything except flashing roms manually nothing bad will happen
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Hi, please help me. Is there any chance to install MIUI 9 ROM on Mi A2 Lite? I can't find the official ROM for that phone. I found only Android One version ROM pack. I wanna buy this phone, I really like the design ect. but I don't like this whole Android One idea (I don't care about earlier updates), I don't like the interface, the icons. I prefer MIUI system overlay. Where can I find it?
Buy a MIUI device. There are plenty of them.
tora117 said:
Hi, please help me. Is there any chance to install MIUI 9 ROM on Mi A2 Lite? I can't find the official ROM for that phone. I found only Android One version ROM pack. I wanna buy this phone, I really like the design ect. but I don't like this whole Android One idea (I don't care about earlier updates), I don't like the interface, the icons. I prefer MIUI system overlay. Where can I find it?
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It is called Redmi 6 Pro, it's the Mi A2 Lite with MIUI (but without LTE 800 MHz frequency).
I know but that's not the answer, besides I have Redmi Note 4 already and I want A2 Lite not different model.
BubuXP said:
It is called Redmi 6 Pro, it's the Mi A2 Lite with MIUI (but without LTE 800 MHz frequency).
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Thank you, I'll check it out.
what about this?
I think this is MIUI ROM for MiA2 Lite
http://en.miui.com/download-354.html
triosakti said:
what about this?
I think this is MIUI ROM for MiA2 Lite
http://en.miui.com/download-354.html
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You thought wrong. That's the normal ROM with Android One.
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It is called Redmi 6 Pro, it's the Mi A2 Lite with MIUI (but without LTE 800 MHz frequency).
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useless the for large amount of people so thats not a solution to the posters question
I'm not sure why anyone would prefer a MIUI device over Android one, but seems to be that by making two versions Xiaomi is giving us plenty of options.. (not to mention adding more devices to their already convoluted line up). Depending on the 4G coverage with your provider/country not having band 20 might not even be a big deal.
Not every country has Redmi 6 Pro available...
since it's only for China Region (CMIIW)
and Mi A2 Lite is "more Global" with vanilla OS
me too want a MIUI OS over Mi A2 Lite due to MIUI's feature (such as, hide notch, hide nav-bar and using full swipe gesture, etc..)
any idea to flash MIUI over MiA2 Lite?
or can we just flash Redmi 6 Pro's ROM over MiA2 Lite device? is it compatible (it should be, due to the same hardware spec, CMIIW again)
It is not possible to flash Redmi 6 Pro (sakura) ROM on Mi A2 Lite (daisy).
A slight chance to do so could be by flashing it in EDL mode, but even if I get EDL permission from Xiaomi, I won't take that risk.
The only safe way is to wait some developer that ports sakura ROM to daisy. It could be even easier if a MIUI treble ROM exists (I don't know if it exists, as I dislike MIUI).
What is this?
http://en.miui.com/getrom-354.html?m=yes&mobile=2
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What is this?
http://en.miui.com/getrom-354.html?m=yes&mobile=2
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77319394&postcount=6
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77319394&postcount=6
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Version: V9.6.4.0.ODLMIFF is version of MIUI
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Version: V9.6.4.0.ODLMIFF is version of MIUI
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No, it's the general Xiaomi versioning system, and it is used in all their phones, those with MIUI and those with AndroidOne.
And that's an AndroidOne ROM, because it's installed it in my phone right now and I can't see any MIUI.
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No, it's the general Xiaomi versioning system, and it is used in all their phones, those with MIUI and those with AndroidOne.
And that's an AndroidOne ROM, because it's installed it in my phone right now and I can't see any MIUI.
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Then we are doomed. Android One is not for everyone, does not have many options compared with MIUI.
I own both a chinese import redmi 6 pro and a mi a2 lite from a local supplier.
I am sure the A2 lite will become more interesting than the 6 pro as soon as some devs are taking care of it by providing custom roms.
But for the moment the miui 10 dev roms from miglobe and co. offer a much better experience on the 6 pro device than the android one on the mi a2 lite builds.
I don't care a lot for the missing band support as I owned the redmi 4 pro before and never experienced receptions or speed problems.
i am looking forward to see some nice custom roms for the a2 lite.
Regards,
Dom
Any one got an idea about it?
The redmi 6 pro is a treble device too, that means, normally you should be able to extract system.img and flash it via fastboot.
In that case it doesn´t matter wheather the partition scheme is different!
You could give it a try. If it´s not working, you can flash back stock system via miflash (select flash and keep data)
Do we have brave ones to try? ?
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Do we have brave ones to try?
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I tried to do as it is written here https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2/how-to/miui-10-install-guide-t3844729, but in our firmware did not find similar files to replace * abl.elf
* prog_emmc_firehose_Sdm660_ddr.elf
* prog_emmc_firehose_Sdm660_lite.elf
mi flash the error, then I replaced prog_emmc_firehose_8953_ddr.mbn and the download ok, but after installation I caught the bootlap, and returned to the stock through the test point. if anyone can figure out what files need to be replaced in firmware 6 pro, then it is possible to run miui.
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I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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If it had snapdragon 636 on the chipset, you are on the right forum.
libralibra said:
I already bought a global version redmi note 5. all works fine. But from aliexpress it arrives in about 26 days.
I need another phone soon. So asked someone to bring one from China directly - redmi note 5.
I am going to flash the global rom by myself. But while searching online, someone said I need the redmi note 5 pro ROM, and there's also redmi note 5 ROM and redmi Note 5 plus ROM. Which one should I choose?
is it possible to flash global ROM by myself? or it will brick the phone?
anyone has the similar experience? from China version Redmi Note 5 to Global version Redmi Note 5.
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On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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If it had snapdragon 636 on the chipset, you are on the right forum.
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Thanks, I'm sure it's sd636.
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new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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Sorry I had China version and can install global miui freely
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On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
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It looks like this should be redmi note 5 AI, that's how xiaomi advertises it in China. The current one global version I got from aliexpress has dual camera as well. But hardly to say it's AI or not.
Thanks for your reply. I'll download some whyred ROM to give it a go. Really scared to brick it as there is no way to unbrick but visit xiaomi service center, which has none locally here.
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Sorry I had China version and can install global miui freely
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Really thanks for your reply. I'm going to jump on the same boat as you now. From my research, I need:
1 unlocked BL using one xiaomi account old enough (than 360 hours)
2 download global ROM from some where.
3 flash in fastboot.
Any advice on that? Is it difficult to flash? Anything I missed? Do I need turn any other options in develop mode like USB debug or anything similar?
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new at xiaomi that if your phone is china region you cant install golbal rom. and viceversa global phone cant install china rom. i read it on miui forum. do some research on that before buyinh china region phone .
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If it's true I would be very sad since I cannot return it anyway.
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Really thanks for your reply. I'm going to jump on the same boat as you now. From my research, I need:
1 unlocked BL using one xiaomi account old enough (than 360 hours)
2 download global ROM from some where.
3 flash in fastboot.
Any advice on that? Is it difficult to flash? Anything I missed? Do I need turn any other options in develop mode like USB debug or anything similar?
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If you plan to unlock UBL first you can flash the recovery rom via updater instead flashing via fastboot. It is more convenient if you rarely touch the pc
redmi note 5 is VINCE
redmi note 5 pro is WHYRED
so any miui rom having name mentioned VINCE is NOT for you!
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If you plan to unlock UBL first you can flash the recovery rom via updater instead flashing via fastboot. It is more convenient if you rarely touch the pc
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thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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Yes you need UBL before flashing recovery rom via updater. You will find 2 version of MIUI on their website, fastboot and recovery version
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thanks. but i'm not sure what you are talking about. what's the recovery rom? how can i flash it via updater?
do i need to unlock BL first before flash it?
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Normally when you are on Official stable or developer MIUI ROM, you can just download the recovery file of any other Official MIUI rom and use the updater app(just select the update package and it will start installing). It works a lot of the times. So you dont really need unlocked bootloader if this method works. Please note that it works on official MIUI roms only.
In case it doesn't work you need to unlock the bootloader. Then you have two options. Either you can use TWRP recovery to flash recovery file ROMS(usually a .zip file). Or you can use fastboot roms for which you need a pc(with miflash tool).
One ANNOYING thing about bootloader unlocking. You have to add the Mi account to your phone manually(in developer options). After that there is a cooldown of 72,360 or 720 hours depending on your phone model. Mostly its 720 hours now. After the cooldown you can unlock your bootloader.
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On one hand there is Redmi note 5 Pro and Redmi note 5 AI. They share the codename WHYRED. Both have Snapdragon 636. Also dual camera setup. Most ROMS for whyred means they will work on both these phones.
On the other hand there is Redmi 5 Plus. It has a snapdragon 625 and a single camera. I believe the codename is VINCE for Redmi 5 plus.
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exactly, it's really not hard at all
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exactly, it's really not hard at all
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In some places the Redmi 5 plus is known as simply the Redmi Note 5. It causes a lot of confusion.
XsConfused said:
Normally when you are on Official stable or developer MIUI ROM, you can just download the recovery file of any other Official MIUI rom and use the updater app(just select the update package and it will start installing). It works a lot of the times. So you dont really need unlocked bootloader if this method works. Please note that it works on official MIUI roms only.
In case it doesn't work you need to unlock the bootloader. Then you have two options. Either you can use TWRP recovery to flash recovery file ROMS(usually a .zip file). Or you can use fastboot roms for which you need a pc(with miflash tool).
One ANNOYING thing about bootloader unlocking. You have to add the Mi account to your phone manually(in developer options). After that there is a cooldown of 72,360 or 720 hours depending on your phone model. Mostly its 720 hours now. After the cooldown you can unlock your bootloader.
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Thanks for your clarification. I got one zip file from miui global forum download page. It looks like to be the recovery file you mentioned. Thank God I knew this from you since I thought it was the full fastboot flashable ROM. Who knows what will happen if I flash it via fastboot.
Another one from this forum is a tgz, unzip to tar. It might be the proper fastboot file but a version before anti rollback. I need to get the new phone in hand to check if I can flash it nor not.
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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Thanks for your clarification. I got one zip file from miui global forum download page. It looks like to be the recovery file you mentioned. Thank God I knew this from you since I thought it was the full fastboot flashable ROM. Who knows what will happen if I flash it via fastboot.
Another one from this forum is a tgz, unzip to tar. It might be the proper fastboot file but a version before anti rollback. I need to get the new phone in hand to check if I can flash it nor not.
I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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You need Unlocked bootloader to flash fastboot ROM. MiFlash will throw error message saying this cannot be flashed in locked bootloader.
One advantage of MiFlash is, software checks bootloader index and if you try to flash older version arb3 ROM(without antirollback) then software throws error message, unable to flash because bootloader index(anti3) is lesser than the present bootloader index(anti4)
Most of the people bricked their device while flashing older version of MIUI ROM in TWRP because twrp recovery will not check bootloader index value
Downloaded recovery ROM name starts with HMNote5ProGlobal
and downloaded fastboot ROM name starts with WHYRED these ROMs are for Redmi note 5 Pro (Indian version) and Redmi Note 5 (Global)
In India we have Redmi note 5 (Redmi 5 plus global) codenamed Vince
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I got my mi account e months ago. Should be OK to flash without waiting 720h. Hope so at least.
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Unfortunately, that wont work. My mi account is really old(3 years, unlocked bootloader of note 3 and 3 pro). Still I had to wait for 360h after adding mi account to my new Note 5 AI. And there is a new rule afaik and the waiting period is 720 hours now. Which translates to about a month. It is really frustrating, I know.
One more thing, "adding mi account" is not just logging in your mi account of your phone. You have to add the account in developer options.
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Unfortunately, that wont work. My mi account is really old(3 years, unlocked bootloader of note 3 and 3 pro). Still I had to wait for 360h after adding mi account to my new Note 5 AI. And there is a new rule afaik and the waiting period is 720 hours now. Which translates to about a month. It is really frustrating, I know.
One more thing, "adding mi account" is not just logging in your mi account of your phone. You have to add the account in developer options.
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Ah.... That's the worst info. 720h is too....Too long. Dam xiaomi.
Do you have the link of ROM you flashed to China redmi note 5 AI? I need to make sure flash the right one.
Hi All,
Kindly help me out with my few question
M buying redmi note 5 pro 4gb/64gb and i have few question
1. Does this phone have good custom ROM/Kernel support? and are this developers currently(active) working on this device ? it seems like only PE and PE Extended is up to date..
2. Few days ago i have been reading about hardbrick(ARB brick) , ARB , EDL flashing & Mi Authorize account to flash and all that stuff... it seems like if u brick your device it is big pain in the a** to get it back to normal (as compare to my Xperia Z1 and Z2) but is it possible..?
3. Is GCAM working properly on Indian version(Normal Photo and Normal Video atleast..)?
my budget is less and i dont want to spend more money(atleast for 1 year) on POCO F1 or Oneplus 6 hence i decided to buy Redmi note 5 pro after searching on XDA...
The only thing i want in my phone is few stable custom ROMS , kernel is not an big issue i can build my own kernel ...
Thanks...
someone please tell me how to unlock brand new poco m2 pro
@jarves.usaram Poco M2 Pro is running MIUI. The method for unlocking the bootloader should be similar to all Xiaomi smartphones. Get help from here - https://www.technolaty.com/unlock-bootloader-on-xiaomi-smartphones/
here is the method you can try or wait for some news related to unlocking bootloader
Go to the Android Jungles blog and search for unlock the bootloader of Xiaomi Devices. the guide is working for other xiaomi devices.
Sorry, I am not able to add link here.
Was able to unlock my Poco M2 pro without any issues, thanks
OrewaShinobi said:
Was able to unlock my Poco M2 pro without any issues, thanks
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So, will there be a custom recovery like TWRP to be seen soon for this device ?? The privacy issues with the Security app and MI App store is killing MIUI alongwith us. So, hoping for custom ROMs to arrive..
I Tried and its asking me to wait for 168 hours that's 7 days
OrewaShinobi said:
Was able to unlock my Poco M2 pro without any issues, thanks
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Great it's time to test some builds and contribute to the development of the device. Do join our telegram group if you're not there yet.
I forgot my Mi Account so I go to a repair shop to bypass my note 8 pro but it's so annoying that I cannot update my phone to the latest software so, is it possible change my phone to a custom rom so that I can update it to a better OS?