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which rom is the best for OTA?

my Mi5s arrived yesterday, system says i'm running MIUI 8.0 Global 8.0 Stable 8.0.3.0 (MAGMIDI) rom,
Is this the best rom for OTA?
Is this the latest official rom avaiable?
are there any better rom options based on MIUI which receives ota updates?
thank you in advance
Matteo

Official global rom's dont updating....now the latest version is China stable 8.2.5.0....but global stable is stayed in 8.0.3.0.....xiaomis not updating GLOBAL OFFICIAL ROM FOR MI5S....but now coming Global developer rom 7.5.18....it is good for ota....but if you dont want dev Rom...you can Root your mi5s and flash Xiaomi.eu rom....its unofficial Global Miui....and very good and stable for use....Xiaomi.eu is based on China Stable latest version but without Chinese content and with more Supported languages....

Except that Xiaomi.eu stopped their OTA support.

James Blode said:
Official global rom's dont updating....now the latest version is China stable 8.2.5.0....but global stable is stayed in 8.0.3.0.....xiaomis not updating GLOBAL OFFICIAL ROM FOR MI5S....but now coming Global developer rom 7.5.18....it is good for ota....but if you dont want dev Rom...you can Root your mi5s and flash Xiaomi.eu rom....its unofficial Global Miui....and very good and stable for use....Xiaomi.eu is based on China Stable latest version but without Chinese content and with more Supported languages....
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except as you're on 8.0.3 you're s**t out of luck - you can't update, you can't root because you can't unlock - unless you use a deep flash cable and MiFlash a different Miui ROM with OEM unlock status available.
then you can unlock, and flash any ROM

aussiepr said:
except as you're on 8.0.3 you're s**t out of luck - you can't update, you can't root because you can't unlock - unless you use a deep flash cable and MiFlash a different Miui ROM with OEM unlock status available.
then you can unlock, and flash any ROM
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Maybe we could unlock bootloader on Global beta?

aussiepr said:
except as you're on 8.0.3 you're s**t out of luck - you can't update, you can't root because you can't unlock - unless you use a deep flash cable and MiFlash a different Miui ROM with OEM unlock status available.
then you can unlock, and flash any ROM
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I was in 8.0.3 and I unlocked my phone...

LeandroFarias said:
I was in 8.0.3 and I unlocked my phone...
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when & how?

LeandroFarias said:
I was in 8.0.3 and I unlocked my phone...
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aussiepr said:
when & how?
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+1 When and how?

Pyntux said:
+1 When and how?
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On the first attempt error occurred in 50%, so I uninstalled the driver and installed again, That's it!
Edit: I used the software from Xiaomi.

I'm using official global 8.2.1.0, is it possible to install the global dev 7.5.18 without error ?
I mean, I tried to do it using TWRP but, again, it got stuck during installation. I know it's possible with a fastboot version, but we don't have it.

If I'll go to Mokee" Rom (Android P), Can I get back to MIUI 8.7.5 (Oreo)

As Like Going to Android O after Instaliing Android P is a downgrade too, So I was just wondering if I can checkout Mokee Android P Rom, Can I get back to MIUI 8.7.12 (Oreo), Or even Anti Rollback Policy will Restrict me from doing that. I finally manage to download and flash TWRP on my RN5 Pro so far. I love MIUI but Even love to Check Another Roms. I'm at MIUI 8.7.12 currently.
I'll be glad if some MODERATORS will reply me about it, As I want to check Android P, biut without Bricking my Phone lol.
******HELP ME with that.

dmishra639 said:
As Like Going to Android O after Instaliing Android P is a downgrade too, So I was just wondering if I can checkout Mokee Android P Rom, Can I get back to MIUI 8.7.5 (Oreo), Or even Anti Rollback Policy will Restrict me from doing that. I finally manage to download and flash TWRP on my RN5 Pro so far. I love MIUI but Even love to Check Another Roms.
I'll be glad if some MODERATORS will reply me about it, As I want to check Android P, biut without Bricking my Phone lol.
******HELP ME with that.
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miui 10 8.7.5 is ARB3
this only applies to MIUI roms if AOSP or LAOS it doesnt apply.
but when going back to miui go back to 8.7.5 or global stable 5.9.17.0

raptorddd said:
miui 10 8.7.5 is ARB3
this only applies to MIUI roms if AOSP or LAOS it doesnt apply.
but when going back to miui go back to 8.7.5 or global stable 5.9.17.0
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I'm sorry 8.7.12 actually,
It's arb 4.

dmishra639 said:
I'm sorry 8.7.12 actually,
It's mrb 4.
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yes you can use AOSP or LAOS roms no problem here.. only in miui.. do not flash older 9.5.17.0 global stable or miui 10 8.7.5 only in miui roms you get ARB search more and youll find how to..

raptorddd said:
yes you can use AOSP or LAOS roms no problem here.. only in miui.. do not flash older 9.5.17.0 global stable or miui 10 8.7.5 only in miui roms you get ARB search more and youll find how to..
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Thanks, so basically I can roll back from Mokee to the latest version of MIUI, whatever it'll be?

dmishra639 said:
Thanks, so basically I can roll back from Mokee to the latest version of MIUI, whatever it'll be?
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right
but take a look in here in antirollback threads research just to make sure
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/how-to/index-everything-anti-roll-t3816219
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/how-to/faq-questions-answered-t3816185

Thanks man, it's really helped alot,
I appreciate that ?

Can I install MIUI 8.7.26 (MIUI10) without worrying about ARB?

I have a Redmi Note 5 Global with MIUI 9.5.19, and I want to install 8.7.26 (MIUI10) because I can't unlock my bootloader yet (14 days to go).
My question is: can I do that safely without bricking my device? And can I go back to MIUI 9.5.19 if I wanted to?
Thanks!

I did same thing and it worked flawlessly.

Mentu12 said:
I did same thing and it worked flawlessly.
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You have a locked bootloader? You used a recovery ROM or a fastboot ROM (MiFlash tool)?
Thanks!

Silvers91 said:
You have a locked bootloader? You used a recovery ROM or a fastboot ROM (MiFlash tool)?
Thanks!
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Just update through the phones settings with the zip file. You might need to try different MIUI 10 versions. There is always only one version you can go to from your current MIUI 9 version. Took me 4 tries but now it's working great

domsch1988 said:
Just update through the phones settings with the zip file. You might need to try different MIUI 10 versions. There is always only one version you can go to from your current MIUI 9 version. Took me 4 tries but now it's working great
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I flashed MIUI 8.7.26 through the method you mentioned without issues, but it has so many bugs, especially with notifications on lockscreen that bother me so much. Do you know if I can revert back to global stable MIUI 9 with the same method without issues with ARB?

Am I safe to proceed?

I'll be able to unlock my bootloader in less than 24h, and the first ROM I want to try is the Pixel Experience ROM (android P). I'm currently on MIUI 10 8.8.23 Global version. Can I just unlock the bootloader, flash RedWolf Recovery through adb, do a full wipe and flash Pixel ROM without worrying about ARB or anything?
Thanks!

Silvers91 said:
I'll be able to unlock my bootloader in less than 24h, and the first ROM I want to try is the Pixel Experience ROM (android P). I'm currently on MIUI 10 8.8.23 Global version. Can I just unlock the bootloader, flash RedWolf Recovery through adb, do a full wipe and flash Pixel ROM without worrying about ARB or anything?
Thanks!
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8.8.23 has arb4

LeekGeek said:
8.8.23 has arb4
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So I will brick my device if I flash Pixel ROM?

Silvers91 said:
I'll be able to unlock my bootloader in less than 24h, and the first ROM I want to try is the Pixel Experience ROM (android P). I'm currently on MIUI 10 8.8.23 Global version. Can I just unlock the bootloader, flash RedWolf Recovery through adb, do a full wipe and flash Pixel ROM without worrying about ARB or anything?
Thanks!
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yes ..
just make sure that if ever going back to miui that it be a ARB4..

raptorddd said:
yes ..
just make sure that if ever going back to miui that it be a ARB4..
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So what do I need to do to avoid bricking?

Silvers91 said:
So what do I need to do to avoid bricking?
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if going back to miui 9.5 dont flash 9.5.17.0 or older roms.. from 9.5.17.0 and older they are ARB3..
if miui 10 dont flash 8.7.5 thats ARB3..

raptorddd said:
if going back to miui 9.5 dont flash 9.5.17.0 or older roms.. from 9.5.17.0 and older they are ARB3..
if miui 10 dont flash 8.7.5 thats ARB3..
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Umm dude read my post again. I said I'm on MIUI 10 8.8.23 (which is the latest one), I don't want to flash MIUI, but I want to flash Pixel Experience ROM. How will that trigger ARB? I understand very well that if I want to go back to MIUI, I need to flash the latest version of MIUI available.

Silvers91 said:
Umm dude read my post again. I said I'm on MIUI 10 8.8.23 (which is the latest one), I don't want to flash MIUI, but I want to flash Pixel Experience ROM. How will that trigger ARB? I understand very well that if I want to go back to MIUI, I need to flash the latest version of MIUI available.
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and i did said YES.... to pixel experience...
but i wanted to kindly let you know about ARB.. in case you didnt know..

Silvers91 said:
Umm dude read my post again. I said I'm on MIUI 10 8.8.23 (which is the latest one), I don't want to flash MIUI, but I want to flash Pixel Experience ROM. How will that trigger ARB? I understand very well that if I want to go back to MIUI, I need to flash the latest version of MIUI available.
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Just flash pixel ROM
For other custom ROMs do not flash any firmware file recommended by custom ROM developer, because those firmware files are 8.7.5 MIUI firmware. If you try to flash firmware files then you are going to brick your device

nfl46 said:
Did you successfully get it installed?
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Not yet, still 2 hours to go.

I'm on the latest MIUI 10.0.0.1 stable Chinese.
I just want to flash the latest Global. Can I do this by just unlocking bootloader, flash RedWolf Recovery, then flash the latest Global recovery.zip file? Or do I need to worry about ARB?

If you want to go back, make sure you will flash these version or higher

question about switching ROM while using Xiaomi.eu with ARP

Hello. I have been using Xiaomi.eu 20.6.18 based on MIUI 12.1
In a few days I think that they will release MIUI 12.0 based stable release but my phone has ARP so I think that downgrading will brick it, don't it?
Anyway, this weekly ROM is working well at the moment but I would like to use the stable version someday. I have some doubts so I will put numbers in them:
1. Can I go back to MIUI 12.0 based ROM while using MIUI 12.1 based ROM or not? without triggering anti-rollback
2. Can I switch to Pixel Experience (for example) which is using Android 10? It is a newer version of Android but I don't know how MIUI ARP handles it
3. If the point 2 answer is 'yes', I suppose that ARP is gone (at least Xiaomi's one) so, can I install Xiaomi.eu MIUI 12.0 from Pixel Experience? (I will be downgrading I know)
Thanks all of you for your future answers, and sorry for the number of questions. Any doubt about my explanation or something just ask

Arb only matters if u go back to very old version of miui ie, 9 and some version of miui 10....it doesn't matter with custom ROMs also...u can also check ur current arb status

No arb was implemented with miui 9.5.19 (global stable), so u can go till this version without bricking ur phone.
As u r on latest beta u have an index value of 4.

Sidgup1998 said:
No arb was implemented with miui 9.5.19 (global stable), so u can go till this version without bricking ur phone.
As u r on latest beta u have an index value of 4.
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I'm currently on stable miui 11.0.3.0
I want to try xiaomi.eu miui 12 20.6.18 (latest build).But if I didn't like it,then can i return to stable miui 11 without bricking my device?
As i understand from previous comments,I won't brick my device as long as i'm returning to version 9.5.19 or after that.
But still i would want to confirm this.Please answer this question.

umair42 said:
I'm currently on stable miui 11.0.3.0
I want to try xiaomi.eu miui 12 20.6.18 (latest build).But if I didn't like it,then can i return to stable miui 11 without bricking my device?
As i understand from previous comments,I won't brick my device as long as i'm returning to version 9.5.19 or after that.
But still i would want to confirm this.Please answer this question.
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Anyone?Please.

umair42 said:
I'm currently on stable miui 11.0.3.0
I want to try xiaomi.eu miui 12 20.6.18 (latest build).But if I didn't like it,then can i return to stable miui 11 without bricking my device?
As i understand from previous comments,I won't brick my device as long as i'm returning to version 9.5.19 or after that.
But still i would want to confirm this.Please answer this question.
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Yes u can go easily.
I will recommend to go with fast boot method if u plan returning to miui 11
(I've used miui 12 20.6.18 eu build and successfully returned to miui 11 without bricking)

Sidgup1998 said:
Yes u can go easily.
I will recommend to go with fast boot method if u plan returning to miui 11
(I've used miui 12 20.6.18 eu build and successfully returned to miui 11 without bricking)
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Thanks for the reply.Can I use recovery method to return to miui 11?
And how was miui 12 20.6.18?Was it better than miui 11?

umair42 said:
Thanks for the reply.Can I use recovery method to return to miui 11?
And how was miui 12 20.6.18?Was it better than miui 11?
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Yes u can use the recovery method for returning back to miui 11.
Why i was recommending the fast boot method?
Bcoz I've seen if u flash global miui after flashing china based/eu roms, u cannot change ur region to other country other than china. Obviously this can be fixed by editing build.prop or flash region fix but u will have to root in the 1st case.
But u can try recovery method brother.
Yes miui 12 is better than 11 bcoz of new privacy features, ios style control center, no miui optimization api.

Sidgup1998 said:
Yes u can use the recovery method for returning back to miui 11.
Why i was recommending the fast boot method?
Bcoz I've seen if u flash global miui after flashing china based/eu roms, u cannot change ur region to other country other than china. Obviously this can be fixed by editing build.prop or flash region fix but u will have to root in the 1st case.
But u can try recovery method brother.
Yes miui 12 is better than 11 bcoz of new privacy features, ios style control center, no miui optimization api.
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Thanks i always root my phone so no problem for me.