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Just received option for aliexpress to ship now or wait for global rom and ship

I chose them to ship now rather than wait for them to flash the global rom for me. Hope it is not too hard to flash as I plan on rooting, unlocking boot etc. Any negatives?

It will likely arrived unlocked, if not, the unlock process has been sped up, it now takes less than 15 minutes. I just hope it gains traction with the modders quickly, the more units go international, the better for us.
Can't think of any negatives.

Wow - that was quick! I can't see it in stock anywhere, but I think I will wait for the all ceramic edition.

It was quick! Already have my DHL tracking number.

Some of the reviews so far made it seem like it already had a global rom.

You are right! That's why I just asked them to ship it. Maybe the store is so used to doing it that they thought this phone needed it as well

Looks like the ceramic unibody is not going to be available for some time so just ordered the 256GB instead. It doesn't look like there is a global ROM yet. I will want to flash the EU ROM but can't find TWRP anywhere yet.

stu5797 said:
You are right! That's why I just asked them to ship it. Maybe the store is so used to doing it that they thought this phone needed it as well
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Mine just shipped as well. Hope it does in fact have the global ROM on it. My Mix had the random restart problem. I have high hopes for the Mix 2. If they don't pan out I'm going to get the pixel 2 and sell the Mix 2.

Anybody have to upload there proof of payment and identification to be verified on Aliexpress?
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I also ordered from Aliexpress (to the UK) and they asked me the same thing.
Anyway, I've asked them to clarify a few things but I think I'll just ask them to ship. By the time it arrives, I'm sure a global rom will be available that I can flash myself
One question for those who have had Xiaomi phones before. Is it possible to set the Chinese rom to English, so I can use the phone before the global rom is released? Presumably this won't have Google play but that's fine
Thanks

3473 said:
I also ordered from Aliexpress (to the UK) and they asked me the same thing.
Anyway, I've asked them to clarify a few things but I think I'll just ask them to ship. By the time it arrives, I'm sure a global rom will be available that I can flash myself
One question for those who have had Xiaomi phones before. Is it possible to set the Chinese rom to English, so I can use the phone before the global rom is released? Presumably this won't have Google play but that's fine
Thanks
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Yes normally the Chinese rom also come with english.

wching02 said:
Yes normally the Chinese rom also come with english.
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Thanks, this explains why the UI was in English in all the youtube videos I saw
In this case I will ask them to ship early and I will set the language to English. I will side load apps until the global rom is available with Google play

You can also use an installation package to install Google play services onto Chinese ROM. My vendor has confirmed mine will arrive with Chinese ROM and Google Play installed.

It looks like the phones leave the factory with stock MIUI 9. The reseller is using google translate in their communications with me so I could be wrong, it seemed like they gave me the choice to have it shipped out with stock MIUI9 or to wait for the global version.

You are in XDA so I am assuming you told them to ship it asap right?

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You are in XDA so I am assuming you told them to ship it asap right?
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LOL, as if you even had to ask. Though I didn't luck out on DHL shipping, this reseller charged a hefty premium so I picked snail mail

Got my dhl tracking number too, apparently it will arrive in a few days?!

Great! Where did you purchase it from? I have my DHL tracking number but it's not working on the site yet.

So only the review units had the global ROM on them?!? Compared to what the first few hands on articles and youtube videos said that does not sound right.

stu5797 said:
Great! Where did you purchase it from? I have my DHL tracking number but it's not working on the site yet.
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Aliexpress. My number doesn't work on the DHL website yet either but Aliexpress tracking says it is estimated to come before 22nd September.. let's see if that happens!

Oneplus 5t lava red

Hey guys, i know the lava red edition is only available in china soon.
Do you think there is any chance we can get this edition in europe?
I thought, maybe ordering it through vpn??
Also im interested when this edition will be released.
Any help would be appreciated

I'm sure you'd be able to see the red OnePlus with a vpn but I don't think you'll be able to ship it out to where you actually are. I could be wrong though

Living in China, I ordered mine this sunday.
Do you think it's exactly the same build than the normal 5t?
I mean, can I install the O2 OS of the normal 5t version in it?

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Living in China, I ordered mine this sunday.
Do you think it's exactly the same build than the normal 5t?
I mean, can I install the O2 OS of the normal 5t version in it?
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Do you think there is a limit date where you cant buy the red model anymore?

janis_dschi said:
Do you think there is a limit date where you cant buy the red model anymore?
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Since it's a limited edition, I think yes.
When ? I don't know
And maybe they willl realeased in Global if people complain a lots
How I can see the build number? To check if I can use the same Rom as the normal 5t?

Orochimaru94 said:
Since it's a limited edition, I think yes.
When ? I don't know
And maybe they willl realeased in Global if people complain a lots
How I can see the build number? To check if I can use the same Rom as the normal 5t?
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I hope people will complain
How you can see your build number: go to settings - scroll down to about phone - the build number should be written there. But i think it doesnt matter. You can in install every custom rom also on the red model because you have the same hardware

Oneplus 5t lava red received !
The package is exactly the same as the normale 5t. Even the quick guide is the global one with many different languages.
I just downloaded the global Rom and it works
This phone is very gorgeous btw

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Oneplus 5t lava red received !
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Do you know if I can buy this version also in stores in china or only online? I go next week to Guangzhou and Shenzen and would love to buy it.
Mike

I am not sure, but maybe you can still buy it in the offcial site;
If not, maybe in jd.com but it will be a little be more expensive

Orochimaru94 said:
I am not sure, but maybe you can still buy it in the offcial site;
If not, maybe in jd.com but it will be a little be more expensive
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Another question. If im able to order the red model, do you think warranty is the same although i live in germany where you only get the black models? Do you see any difference on your warranty paper inside your oneplus package?

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Another question. If im able to order the red model, do you think warranty is the same although i live in germany where you only get the black models? Do you see any difference on your warranty paper inside your oneplus package?
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Will you use a VPN for your shipment address too? I don't think that will work. Still in Europe you will have 2 years warranty if it has CE (i doubt china versions has it)

Two years ago, I did buy a Mate 8 in China. But Huawei Switzerland told me, they can not offer waranty for this device, because I did buy it in China and not in Switzerland. Therefore it would be interessting to know how Oneplus is handling waranty with devices which are bought outside of your home country.
Mike

CoolMike said:
Two years ago, I did buy a Mate 8 in China. But Huawei Switzerland told me, they can not offer waranty for this device, because I did buy it in China and not in Switzerland. Therefore it would be interessting to know how Oneplus is handling waranty with devices which are bought outside of your home country.
Mike
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I wrote onplus Germany on Facebook but they didnt answer yet. But i think i have no warranty because its a red edition..

janis_dschi said:
I wrote onplus Germany on Facebook but they didnt answer yet. But i think i have no warranty because its a red edition..
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I had to contact oneplus live support. They told me what i expected.. No warranty on red 5t in other countries than china.

I got a red DBrand skin for my 5T and it looks sweet!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mXLMSx2LWQXS0Z8t1
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When i order oneplus devices from amazon or somewhere else, do i have 2 years warranty although i didnt order it from the official oneplus site?

i just got my 5T lava red yesterday, i bought it from reseller in my country. now it's already rooted and customized. every custom rom is working fine, i think the only difference is just the color and factory rom u got. i personally think this color is totally gorgeous. maybe the best smartphone color i've ever seen!!! well, i just hope the next oneplus lava red would have grey/titanium accent button

I got my lava red op5t today and I'm in the u.s using it on TMobile and everything is working smooth, I don't even wanna use my note 8 no more lol
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I ordered a Mi 6 from GearBest, should I replace the ROM when it arrives?

Hello. I have already placed the order a few days ago. My brother sent me some coupon for a 128gb ceramic version and I didn't understand how they sell it so considerably cheaper than on other websites, but now I realize it is probably because the units they use are the China version with the ROM replaced by the store. They call it "international version" rather than "global version" to be confusing.
Their selection of different versions available for purchase was also confusing, but now I realize the one option they named "GLOBAL VERSION 6GB RAM 64GB ROM" which is considerably more expensive is the only official global version (it is even more expensive than the 128gb Mi 6 available in my country's local shops, which is weird because the shops here sell official global models).
Anyway, to my understanding hardware-wise the China and the official global models of the Mi 6 are identical (they support the same frequency bands). My order will probably come with China charger and an adapter, though. But with regards to the ROM, to my understanding these resellers put what you people call a "shop ROM", which is not an exact version of the official global ROM? What's the difference? I'm afraid they might be adding "unwanted software" when they're modifying the ROM, so I want to know whether I can (and should) wipe their shop ROM and install the official Xiaomi one.
Thanks in advance.

Flashing a global rom doesn't take much don't be worried
But you need to spend 3 days at least with the current rom as you have to wait for xiaomi to let you unlock the bootloader
So get it request unlocking your device and connect your device to your mi account
Then just wait for 3 days and flash the new rom
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ArinAbdul said:
Flashing a global rom doesn't take much don't be worried
But you need to spend 3 days at least with the current rom as you have to wait for xiaomi to let you unlock the bootloader
So get it request unlocking your device and connect your device to your mi account
Then just wait for 3 days and flash the new rom
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Hello, thanks for the reply.
I've read some earlier posts of people trying to flash official global ROMs on their store-ROM Chinese Xiaomis and getting a brick. Apparently there's a certain way to get it done as some said it worked in the end.
But, I didn't understand whether OTA works afterwards or you need to manually install the new ROM whenever an update is available? Is there also any security concerns when using a phone with store ROM flashed by GearBest?

I don't have knowledge about "store rom"
But i believe the hardware is the same
I don't think you end up with a brick
Always stick with official global rom if you are concerned about security stff
Anyways the OTA won't be too much necessary for me at least because i wanted that google camera app so much so i rooted it eventually and also there forum is a nice place they post the updates and its eazy to download and install

ArinAbdul said:
I don't have knowledge about "store rom"
But i believe the hardware is the same
I don't think you end up with a brick
Always stick with official global rom if you are concerned about security stff
Anyways the OTA won't be too much necessary for me at least because i wanted that google camera app so much so i rooted it eventually and also there forum is a nice place they post the updates and its eazy to download and install
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Rooting disables OTA? I'm not really familiar with Android modding.
Let's see if anyone here is familiar with the specific situation I'm asking about.

I ordered a MI6 couple months ago and it came with the Global Stable and with the bootloader unlocked. Everything works as it should since then. I even flashed a TWRP and I currently use a custom ROM
Also, since I have a partnership with the GearBest, they stopped flashing their phones with fake ROMs and they only flash Global ROMs if they are available.

As you, I got the ceramic version from Gearbest through a temporary special offer, at a very convenient price, much lower than the standard version.
It arrived in Dec. (ca. 1 month for delivery to Italy) with the official global stable, and was perfectly usable just out of the box.
From that, moving to the global developer was almost immediate, without unlocking the bootloader.
I am now using a custom rom, mainly because they claim the GPS settings are better optimized for western countries and because I hope a (more) usable porting of the google camera will be soon or later available.

t-shock said:
I ordered a MI6 couple months ago and it came with the Global Stable and with the bootloader unlocked...
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fandan said:
As you, I got the ceramic version from Gearbest through a temporary special offer, at a very convenient price, much lower than the standard version.
It arrived in Dec. (ca. 1 month for delivery to Italy) with the official global stable, and was perfectly usable just out of the box...
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So how can I verify whether the version installed is the official global ROM instead of a "fake ROM"? Why were GearBest even using fake ROMs?
And I understand the bootloader must come already unlocked by the store?
Regarding the price: I paid for the ceramic 128gb $389. For the "global 64gb" version, GearBest ask for $506. I can find in local stores a 128gb Mi 6 for about $500 (and less than $450 in a city except from VAT); I don't know whether it is ceramic or glass, but I assume the stores here sell the official global model, so it's quite weird GearBest ask for more money for a 64gb version than what the 128gb version goes for locally.
(btw, is there any glass screen protector you recommend? I can't find anything that's certainly good. I can see almost all options don't completely cover the front, but I'll be using a case as well.)

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So how can I verify whether the version installed is the official global ROM instead of a "fake ROM"? Why were GearBest even using fake ROMs?
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The MIUI version is indicated in the settings. A google search can confirm if it is an original Xiaomi rom or not. Anyway I got almost immediately the OTA update to the latest global. Possibly they developed these "fake roms" to sell xiaomi phones outside China when no official translations of miui were available
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And I understand the bootloader must come already unlocked by the store?
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No, the bootloader (at least in my case) was looked.
TLxda-d said:
Regarding the price: I paid for the ceramic 128gb $389. For the "global 64gb" version, GearBest ask for $506. I can find in local stores a 128gb Mi 6 for about $500 (and less than $450 in a city except from VAT); I don't know whether it is ceramic or glass, but I assume the stores here sell the official global model, so it's quite weird GearBest ask for more money for a 64gb version than what the 128gb version goes for locally.
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Yes, it's weird. maybe the ceramic version is not so popular? It is a nice object, but damn slippery and heavy. I also paid it around 350 euros, that was less than the standard 128, but more than the 64.
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(btw, is there any glass screen protector you recommend? I can't find anything that's certainly good. I can see almost all options don't completely cover the front, but I'll be using a case as well.)
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Not wise, but I am not using any protection

fandan said:
The MIUI version is indicated in the settings. A google search can confirm if it is an original Xiaomi rom or not. Anyway I got almost immediately the OTA update to the latest global. Possibly they developed these "fake roms" to sell xiaomi phones outside China when no official translations of miui were available
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Yeah, I heard some reviews of Xiaomi phones referring to how they used to have bad English translations. Perhaps they were talking about the phones that came with "fake ROMs".
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No, the bootloader (at least in my case) was looked.
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But isn't unlocking the bootloader required in order to flash a different ROM on an Android phone?
fandan said:
Yes, it's weird. maybe the ceramic version is not so popular? It is a nice object, but damn slippery and heavy. I also paid it around 350 euros, that was less than the standard 128, but more than the 64.
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I'm not sure whether the local stores sell the ceramic version. I'm referring to how the local stores should usually sell the official global version and yet the 128gb offered here is cheaper than the global 64gb offered on GearBest.
I ended up ordering the "original Xiaomi silicone soft case" and some screen protector called "Asling" from GB. Used some of the GB points gained from the Mi 6 purchase to get a few dollars off, though it seems to limit how big of a discount you may claim in regards to the size of the purchase, so it didn't allow me to use all of the points.

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But isn't unlocking the bootloader required in order to flash a different ROM on an Android phone?
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Sure. if the phone was released with the global miui directly by xiaomi the bootloader is locked and the only rom you can install without unlocking is the global developer (look at the miui site).
For using any other rom you have to unlock the bootloader, flash recovery, flash rom, ...etc. There are a number of detailed guides around.
If the phone comes with a shop rom, or the global miui was installed by the shop, it could happen that the bootloader is already unlocked, but I think that this case now is almost improbable.

fandan said:
Sure. if the phone was released with the global miui directly by xiaomi the bootloader is locked and the only rom you can install without unlocking is the global developer (look at the miui site).
For using any other rom you have to unlock the bootloader, flash recovery, flash rom, ...etc. There are a number of detailed guides around.
If the phone comes with a shop rom, or the global miui was installed by the shop, it could happen that the bootloader is already unlocked, but I think that this case now is almost improbable.
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But if the phone I will be getting, and most likely the one you have ordered from GearBest as well, is the China model, why would it come directly from Xiaomi's factory with the Global ROM? The main reasoning behind the lower price for these China units when their frequency support is actually the same is that they're only ment for the Chinese market when they leave the factory with the Chinese ROM. The other differences is the Chinese type plug on the charger and the Chinese writing on the back of the phone (does yours have it?), but combining these with Global ROM on Xiaomi's behalf seems strange...
MAYBE they make these for foreigners living in China (though I don't think installing the phone with Google services when it's intended for local usage is allowed in China), but perhaps there's simply a way to relock to bootloader and that is what GearBest is doing?

mi 6 64gb version
i have received today the 64gb version i have ordered from gearbest for 352$. after seeing this article i still have my suspicious about the originality of this rom.
here is a pic of the specs below, i think it will be helpful for me and the other who seek to find the true.
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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i took a physical pic of the phone so this is why there's Chinese text

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i have received today the 64gb version i have ordered from gearbest for 352$. after seeing this article i still have my suspicious about the originality of this rom.
here is a pic of the specs below, i think it will be helpful for me and the other who seek to find the true.
i took a physical pic of the phone so this is why there's Chinese text
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Looks fine to me.
Is there an update available bringing you to MIUI 9?
You can also check if the bootloader is locked or unlocked by enabling developer settings and then taping bootloader status
If it is unlocked it only means they flashed the Global ROM onto the Chinese phone which is fine.
Your warranty should be with gearbest either way so if there is a problem you deal with them and they deal with Xiaomi.
You're not likely to get a "shop ROM" anymore for phones that have a Global version officially.
My Mi 6 128 GB is the Chinese MTC1 variant but came with the global ROM and locked bootloader which I have since unlocked and flash AOSPA.
It was from an independent reseller in Russia. I'm assuming I have no warranty haha

Dobsgw said:
Looks fine to me.
Is there an update available bringing you to MIUI 9?
You can also check if the bootloader is locked or unlocked by enabling developer settings and then taping bootloader status
If it is unlocked it only means they flashed the Global ROM onto the Chinese phone which is fine.
Your warranty should be with gearbest either way so if there is a problem you deal with them and they deal with Xiaomi.
You're not likely to get a "shop ROM" anymore for phones that have a Global version officially.
My Mi 6 128 GB is the Chinese MTC1 variant but came with the global ROM and locked bootloader which I have since unlocked and flash AOSPA.
It was from an independent reseller in Russia. I'm assuming I have no warranty haha
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But how can a Chinese Mi 6 that had the Global ROM installed remain bootloader locked? Isn't it required to unlock it in order to flash a different ROM than the one it came with?
And I know they say to check whether the MIUI version number in your phone's "about" matches an official one by Xiaomi, but isn't it possible that someone distributing a "fake ROM" also adjusted the version number being displayed?

mi 6 64gb version
Dobsgw said:
Looks fine to me.
Is there an update available bringing you to MIUI 9?
You can also check if the bootloader is locked or unlocked by enabling developer settings and then taping bootloader status
If it is unlocked it only means they flashed the Global ROM onto the Chinese phone which is fine.
Your warranty should be with gearbest either way so if there is a problem you deal with them and they deal with Xiaomi.
You're not likely to get a "shop ROM" anymore for phones that have a Global version officially.
My Mi 6 128 GB is the Chinese MTC1 variant but came with the global ROM and locked bootloader which I have since unlocked and flash AOSPA.
It was from an independent reseller in Russia. I'm assuming I have no warranty haha
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after checking in the adb, its seems like the device came locked.
and yes, i have the system update alert(v9.0.2.0.NCAMIEI)

blazsoul said:
after checking in the adb, its seems like the device came locked.
and yes, i have the system update alert(v9.0.2.0.NCAMIEI)
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Then its all good

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But how can a Chinese Mi 6 that had the Global ROM installed remain bootloader locked? Isn't it required to unlock it in order to flash a different ROM than the one it came with?
And I know they say to check whether the MIUI version number in your phone's "about" matches an official one by Xiaomi, but isn't it possible that someone distributing a "fake ROM" also adjusted the version number being displayed?
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Even if Xiaomi is mainly oriented toward the Chinese market, and Mi6 (all the versions) is a device for the Chinese market (no band 20...), Xiaomi is anyway opening towards other countries:
for example in 2017 Xiaomi stores opened in Spain, Xiaomi phones (MI6 included) are officially distributed by Amazon.es, and the same is planned for Italy in 2018.
Not sure, by they possibly officially sell their products also in India...
These phones are natively equipped with the Global MIUI, so no need to unlock any bootloader. I am not surprised that also Chinese shops are now shipping these products abroad.

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Even if Xiaomi is mainly oriented toward the Chinese market, and Mi6 (all the versions) is a device for the Chinese market (no band 20...), Xiaomi is anyway opening towards other countries:
for example in 2017 Xiaomi stores opened in Spain, Xiaomi phones (MI6 included) are officially distributed by Amazon.es, and the same is planned for Italy in 2018.
Not sure, by they possibly officially sell their products also in India...
These phones are natively equipped with the Global MIUI, so no need to unlock any bootloader. I am not surprised that also Chinese shops are now shipping these products abroad.
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The phone arrived pretty quickly (2 weeks). The seal of the box was missing, though, so it means the shop (most likely) did open it. I previously tried to get a Lenovo P2 from India (because in this case they actually had a version with more frequency support than that of the Chinese version), and the forwarding service I considered using told me they will have 5o

fandan said:
Even if Xiaomi is mainly oriented toward the Chinese market, and Mi6 (all the versions) is a device for the Chinese market (no band 20...), Xiaomi is anyway opening towards other countries:
for example in 2017 Xiaomi stores opened in Spain, Xiaomi phones (MI6 included) are officially distributed by Amazon.es, and the same is planned for Italy in 2018.
Not sure, by they possibly officially sell their products also in India...
These phones are natively equipped with the Global MIUI, so no need to unlock any bootloader. I am not surprised that also Chinese shops are now shipping these products abroad.
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The phone arrived pretty quickly (2 weeks). The seal of the box was missing, though, so it means the shop (most likely) did open it. I previously tried to get a Lenovo P2 from India (because in this case they actually had a version with more frequency support than that of the Chinese version), and the forwarding service I considered using told me they will have to open the phone and drain the battery due to air shipping rules. I don't know if that's BS, but if it's a reason to open to unbox the phone - my Mi 6 came with an almost-full battery charge.

Is there any way to Unlock the bootloader without xiaomi's unlocker

Hello,
i just got my max3 the other day and only now i begin to understand into what sort of spicy hell i've gotten myself into by buying a CN model. Unlike the fake "globals", mine was advertised as CN so it came with proper firmware and a locked bootloader. As much as i read around here in the past 3 hours, the best way to get near to proper global is to get EU rom, but for that i need TWRP and for that i need an unlocked bootloader.
The only way i found to unlock it is to use Xiaomi's official procedure, requesting permission and then waiting an undefined amount of time for it to pass through. Is it really the only way? Am i left at the mercy of our Chinese Overlords?
(I'm on 9.6.12.0 Stable if that changes anything. )

ki01 said:
Hello,
i just got my max3 the other day and only now i begin to understand into what sort of spicy hell i've gotten myself into by buying a CN model. Unlike the fake "globals", mine was advertised as CN so it came with proper firmware and a locked bootloader. As much as i read around here in the past 3 hours, the best way to get near to proper global is to get EU rom, but for that i need TWRP and for that i need an unlocked bootloader.
The only way i found to unlock it is to use Xiaomi's official procedure, requesting permission and then waiting an undefined amount of time for it to pass through. Is it really the only way? Am i left at the mercy of our Chinese Overlords?
(I'm on 9.6.12.0 Stable if that changes anything. )
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Unfortunately, yes, you have to play the waiting game. The CN version was the way to go for some when it was a 240 hour (10 day) wait time. Now that they've changed it to 720 hours (30 days), you're better off with global /eu rom versions because of the helpful guides and development of this forum.

it seems that i can't root with locked BL as well. guess i'm SOL.....
The saddest part is that i can't blame anyone but myself, so i can't even vent

ki01 said:
it seems that i can't root with locked BL as well. guess i'm SOL.....
The saddest part is that i can't blame anyone but myself, so i can't even vent
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I would blame xiaomi for the unnecessary long wait time, guess max 3 is my 1st and last xiaomi phone...
u can see that it significantly slow down all custom roms development and forum activities

totalz said:
I would blame xiaomi for the unnecessary long wait time, guess max 3 is my 1st and last xiaomi phone...
u can see that it significantly slow down all custom roms development and forum activities
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lol, happy to see someone like you will change to different branch soon. Xiaomi sell their phone at a cheap price, with the unlocking bootloader then install new rom for China version, their Global version cannot be sold with the amount as they want. I can understand their policy & method. "unnecessary long wait time"? If so, go directly to any Samsung or Apple store.

How do these unofficial resellers unlock the CN ROM phones and install a fake global ROM? This has been happening for ages.
I would rather wait for a reseller with a proper global ROM and a global version. I did that with my Mi Max 1, it took a bit of waiting compared to getting the Chinese release but it's meant less hassles.

Global version is out now anyhow so no need to wait. Mine came sealed in box with global writing on side and included a UK /Hong Kong 3 pin charger in the box.
Still waiting for 720 hrs though lol as want the EU rom on it. Global 9.6.6 is OK for now though.

oatcooky said:
How do these unofficial resellers unlock the CN ROM phones and install a fake global ROM? This has been happening for ages.
I would rather wait for a reseller with a proper global ROM and a global version. I did that with my Mi Max 1, it took a bit of waiting compared to getting the Chinese release but it's meant less hassles.
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i wouldn't be surprised if the waiting time from china mainland is not in fact a month. Also it might be that someone knows a guy that knows a guy that has a cousin that works in a Xiaomi-certified repair center
waj1234 said:
Global version is out now anyhow so no need to wait. Mine came sealed in box with global writing on side and included a UK /Hong Kong 3 pin charger in the box.
Still waiting for 720 hrs though lol as want the EU rom on it. Global 9.6.6 is OK for now though.
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where did you order your global from?

ki01 said:
i wouldn't be surprised if the waiting time from china mainland is not in fact a month. Also it might be that someone knows a guy that knows a guy that has a cousin that works in a Xiaomi-certified repair center
where did you order your global from?
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Got it from eglobal.com/uk
They have China and global for sale. Took 7 days to UK and never any customs charges. £203 delivered.
I think aliexpress sell global too.

waj1234 said:
Got it from eglobal.com/uk
They have China and global for sale. Took 7 days to UK and never any customs charges. £203 delivered.
I think aliexpress sell global too.
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Į envy the deal that you got. Ah well, live and learn.... Cn Edition never again.

I bought the Chinese 128gb version from Tradingshenzhen and got it pre-unlocked and pre-flashed with an old build of Xiaomi.eu.
All I had to do was to manually flash the latest Xiaomi.eu build via TWRP and all was good.
Not only did it work fine, it also saved me the long waiting time for the bootloader unlock.

dinhvtai said:
lol, happy to see someone like you will change to different branch soon. Xiaomi sell their phone at a cheap price, with the unlocking bootloader then install new rom for China version, their Global version cannot be sold with the amount as they want. I can understand their policy & method. "unnecessary long wait time"? If so, go directly to any Samsung or Apple store.
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Not sure what u're getting at, I bought it in official store locally with official price. The problem is stocks are somehow "leaked" to non-official dealer in much lower price. And u think this will actually make those non-official dealer wait!? LOL, all xiaomi's hurting are its true users.

I am new to all of this as well as new to the Mi Max 3. I purchased the global version of the phone. All I wanted to do was root the phone so I could get into the settings to change the volume values to increase volume. Pardon me for using the incorrect terminology but I hope you guys understand what I am getting at. I did this with my Samsung Galaxy Note and was able to really increase the speakerphone volume for phone calls.
With all of the above being said. I tried to unlock the boot loader and got the message saying that I needed to wait 360 hours. If I have a global phone do I still have to unlock the boot loader and wait the 15 days?
DO you guys have any suggestions for me to help me get into the volume codes in the phone in order to change them? That is my only goal because I need to amplify the speakerphone volume for phone calls as I only use the speakerphone given how big the phone is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Srwilliams said:
I am new to all of this as well as new to the Mi Max 3. I purchased the global version of the phone. All I wanted to do was root the phone so I could get into the settings to change the volume values to increase volume. Pardon me for using the incorrect terminology but I hope you guys understand what I am getting at. I did this with my Samsung Galaxy Note and was able to really increase the speakerphone volume for phone calls.
With all of the above being said. I tried to unlock the boot loader and got the message saying that I needed to wait 360 hours. If I have a global phone do I still have to unlock the boot loader and wait the 15 days?
DO you guys have any suggestions for me to help me get into the volume codes in the phone in order to change them? That is my only goal because I need to amplify the speakerphone volume for phone calls as I only use the speakerphone given how big the phone is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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I'm trying to figure out how you only have 15 days wait. I just tried to unlock mine yesterday and i'm at 30 days wait. I dunno why they make us go through all of this but it's extremely lame.

I have just under 200 hours left.
If you have 720 hours, make sure you have an account that's been open for a while (I have an authorized account? Since I've had it for two years with my Mi5s Plus)
Make sure you disconnect devices that exist on the Mi Cloud account, bind the account to your Mi device ONLY, no other devices.
It will say 720 hours but give it a day and it should shoot down, if not, use a VPN to get into China, re-bind the account and wait a day (don't need the VPN active whilst waiting).
I don't know, it seemed to have shot down with me after it resetting to 720 hours, maybe the system picked up I have a 2 year account and reduced it?

Used miunlock took on Friday and gave me 208 hours (8 days) mi max 3 global version

English Language Chinese Rom

Hey guys I'm ordering a black shark 3 from giztop and just wanted to confirm something. If I buy the Chinese ROM version does it still have a English language setting? Thank you for your help.

hi yes..... but some pre-install apps is in chinese only. able to uninstall

Ok thank you very much. I am aware of the things I'm going to have to deal with as it will be a Chinese ROM.

Joylesstuna said:
Ok thank you very much. I am aware of the things I'm going to have to deal with as it will be a Chinese ROM.
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Hey man. I'm also ordering from Giztop. I ordered the black shark 3 pro though. Did you get your tracking number yet? I've been trying to get it but I think the COVID-19 situation is really hurting Giztop bad. Hopefully they'll send me the tracking information later today...I paid for express shipping ($40) and it has been 8 days since I ordered. I trust the shop enough to definitely deliver the product but I'm afraid it'll take a good 10-15 days more at this point due to the current situation

psycho.b94 said:
Hey man. I'm also ordering from Giztop. I ordered the black shark 3 pro though. Did you get your tracking number yet? I've been trying to get it but I think the COVID-19 situation is really hurting Giztop bad. Hopefully they'll send me the tracking information later today...I paid for express shipping ($40) and it has been 8 days since I ordered. I trust the shop enough to definitely deliver the product but I'm afraid it'll take a good 10-15 days more at this point due to the current situation
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Hi. It took me 6 days to get the tracking number and I paid for express shipping too. The tracking number works but there has not been much activity. Keep emailing them and ask for your tracking number. I also think the wait is going to be longer then 5-7 days.

Joylesstuna said:
Hi. It took me 6 days to get the tracking number and I paid for express shipping too. The tracking number works but there has not been much activity. Keep emailing them and ask for your tracking number. I also think the wait is going to be longer then 5-7 days.
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Yeah it's unfortunate. Like you said, I have kept emailing them but I have yet to receive a tracking number 8 days in, so it'll likely take a long time too. Since I think it hasn't even shipped out of China yet, which is why they keep emailing me with apologies instead of telling me what's really the current status of my package. So waiting is really all that can be done.

Hi, I got a global version BS3 and Wondering if someone can guide me to get either global beta or China rom preferred beta.

ilia1985 said:
Hi, I got a global version BS3 and Wondering if someone can guide me to get either global beta or China rom preferred beta.
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I have no idea if a beta has even started as of yet. I don't think so, since the phone just launched globally. At this stage of development I doubt we'll even be able to switch between global and China Roms. I'm hoping for more development to atleast have a custom recovery, root, and the ability to switch between regional Roms. But so far, there's just not enough interest in this device.