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Should I update to MIUI 10 by OTA or unlock bootloader to flash MIUI 10

I just bought the redmi 6 pro which unfortunately is the Chinese version but not minding almost all I see in the phone is in Chinese and I use Google translate to read few things here and to be frank, I love the phone and will keep maximising how interesting it will be. I saw an update alert in the settings to download and install an update as shown in the picture below but I keep seeing people who write about unlocking bootloaders and tweaking their phones. Apart from installing custom ROMs, themes, etc; what else is in this hype of unlocking bootloaders? Hope it is safe to update from OTA? Though I use to be tech zealous about custom in my previous Android phones but I've come to just love and stay in peace with the official ROM of this device and wouldn't want altering any of it's official settings.

If you have China version with CN Miui (ODICNFD) you can do OTA update.
You need to unlock bootloader if you have China version with Indian Miui (ODMMIFD) and want to do OTA update.
You must be sure which version of phone and which version of Miui you have

mar.ur said:
If you have China version with CN Miui (ODICNFD) you can do OTA update.
You need to unlock bootloader if you have China version with Indian Miui (ODMMIFD) and want to do OTA update.
You must be sure which version of phone and which version of Miui you have
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I screenshot my settings and the update notification. Am I good to update as shown.

mar.ur said:
If you have China version with CN Miui (ODICNFD) you can do OTA update.
You need to unlock bootloader if you have China version with Indian Miui (ODMMIFD) and want to do OTA update.
You must be sure which version of phone and which version of Miui you have
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Please help me clarify if my baseband that started with .TA made my phone ROM fake or tampered with

dikachik1 said:
Please help me clarify if my baseband that started with .TA made my phone ROM fake or tampered with
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I have modified bootloader and installed Indian rom on CN version
If I check my product name
fastboot getvar product
It says sakura_ Indian
That why I can't do a OTA update without unlock bootloader because I have CN version with modified bootloader.
Just check your version in fastboot mode (btw your box of Redmi 6 pro has to be red and with Chinese characters. If it is correct you can do OTA update without unlock bootloader.

mar.ur said:
I have modified bootloader and installed Indian rom on CN version
If I check my product name
fastboot getvar product
It says sakura_ Indian
That why I can't do a OTA update without unlock bootloader because I have CN version with modified bootloader.
Just check your version in fastboot mode (btw your box of Redmi 6 pro has to be red and with Chinese characters. If it is correct you can do OTA update without unlock bootloader.
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I have R6 pro China pack
How can I install India rom on it?
Please help

smfazel said:
I have R6 pro China pack
How can I install India rom on it?
Please help
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First of you have to unlock bootloader. Then Check in fastboot mode name of your phone. "fastboot getvar product". If you have sakura just unpack Miui global fastboot rom and edit flash_all.bat and flash_all.sh by notepad++ and change sakura_india to sakura. Then install it with miflash. Use only clean all, don't use clean all and lock!

mar.ur said:
First of you have to unlock bootloader. Then Check in fastboot mode name of your phone. "fastboot getvar product". If you have sakura just unpack Miui global fastboot rom and edit flash_all.bat and flash_all.sh by notepad++ and change sakura_india to sakura. Then install it with miflash. Use only clean all, don't use clean all and lock!
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U need to download both ROM same version n extract it . Just copy n replace flash_all.bat cn version to indian global n copy rbv.img from cn to indian ROM images folder. After successful flashing u need to unlock bootloader again if not u stuck in recovery mode.
( remember ur mi account n password)

want to roll back miui 11 to miui 10

please help
flashed miui 11 beta rom via twrp recovery,its too buggy,i lost my custom recovery(twrp),i am trying to flash a custom recovery,its not working ,booting to custom recovery internal memmory 0, i want to roll back miui10.bootloader unlocked already
sry for my bad english

Flash miui10 fastboot rom using miflash

SunilSuni said:
Flash miui10 fastboot rom using miflash
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it is safe？

fasilpoochengal said:
it is safe？
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Yes it is safe.. fastboot method is always a safest method to flash MIUI ROM
Note : if your device is global variant then you can flash global ROM and lock your bootloader but if your device is Chinese variant then do not flash global ROM and lock bootloader

SunilSuni said:
Yes it is safe.. fastboot method is always a safest method to flash MIUI ROM
Note : if your device is global variant then you can flash global ROM and lock your bootloader but if your device is Chinese variant then do not flash global ROM and lock bootloader
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Thanks

So it's safe to rollback from stable miui 11 to miui 10 stable. Bootloader's unlocked, global phone global firmware. Prob do the fastboot procedure. TIA.

Why?

Hi i want to rollback my global stable 10.3.2 to 9.5.19 . Please guide me.
SunilSuni said:
Yes it is safe.. fastboot method is always a safest method to flash MIUI ROM
Note : if your device is global variant then you can flash global ROM and lock your bootloader but if your device is Chinese variant then do not flash global ROM and lock bootloader is loc
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My bootloader is locked. Can i flash through setting/ choose update package?

Rafiemvi said:
My bootloader is locked. Can i flash through setting/ choose update package?
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You have to flash 10.3.1 Oreo ROM and then you can flash older version

SunilSuni said:
You have to flash 10.3.1 Oreo ROM and then you can flash older version
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Thanx for responding. Need to know by which method i need to flash ? Fastboot with .tgz or zip file through choose update package? I tried flashing 9.5.19 zip file from choose update package it showed unable to flash old version.
Thank you.

Rafiemvi said:
Thanx for responding. Need to know by which method i need to flash ? Fastboot with .tgz or zip file through choose update package? I tried flashing 9.5.19 zip file from choose update package it showed unable to flash old version.
Thank you.
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Go for fastboot method (requires unlocked bootloader)

[SOLVED] chinese variant to Global NEED HELP!!!

Hi!
i installed the global rom via TWRP recovery
now when i try to set up new device all i get is chinese region
Then i hit next and started looping for some reason and message showing "Find Device Automatically Closed"
After multiple loops it restarts and the TWRP is gone
i tried multiple Roms all the same
if anyone has a clue please help
The solution : use MiFlash not TWRP and careful just flash not flash and lock you might get into a bootloop if you made that mistake just like i did don't panic use Mi Unlock
After it reboots setup your device say goodbye to Chinese bloatware.
Thx @nhtnokia

Flash cust.img or use MiFlash to flash stock ROM.

nhtnokia said:
Flash cust.img or use MiFlash to flash stock ROM.
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I cant find firmware .img i only found Tgz file type
i have done a backup before flashing i get file types .win001.sha2

faroukxda said:
I cant find firmware .img i only found Tgz file type
i have done a backup before flashing i get file types .win001.sha2
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I think you should use MiFlash to change from CHINA to the GLOBAL version.

nhtnokia said:
Flash cust.img or use MiFlash to flash stock ROM.
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nhtnokia said:
I think you should use MiFlash to change from CHINA to the GLOBAL version.
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i think i screwed up very bad. i flashed and locked with miflash now it goes directly to recovery
saying miui vesion isn't supported
is there any way that i can reflash a locked device to stock firmware " Hard Reset" ?

faroukxda said:
i think i screwed up very bad. i flashed and locked with miflash now it goes directly to recovery
saying miui vesion isn't supported
is there any way that i can reflash a locked device to stock firmware " Hard Reset" ?
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If your bootloader is still unlocked. I can help you. Let's inbox me.

nhtnokia said:
If your bootloader is still unlocked. I can help you. Let's inbox me.
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check DM

Question Flash china stock rom over global or eea rom

Plz i need a final word about install or flash china stock rom of redmi k40 on poco f3 with miflash tool fastboot rom and that will not bricking my phone
If its possible plz show me the right steps or guide to do it thnx

..::[email protected]®™::.. said:
Please follow this article Mtk sp flash tool
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Its not mtk device its snapdragon soc

Jimi8ghost said:
Plz i need a final word about install or flash china stock rom of redmi k40 on poco f3 with miflash tool fastboot rom and that will not bricking my phone
If its possible plz show me the right steps or guide to do it thnx
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Non bro, look a topic of a man say his device brick... STAY ON GLOBAL or u can flash Xiaomi.eu

X0PIRAT3 said:
Non bro, look a topic of a man say his device brick... STAY ON GLOBAL or u can flash Xiaomi.eu
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He choose clean all and lock option because of that he brick his phone

Jimi8ghost said:
Plz i need a final word about install or flash china stock rom of redmi k40 on poco f3 with miflash tool fastboot rom and that will not bricking my phone
If its possible plz show me the right steps or guide to do it thnx
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Yes u can
I already have done because all of three sets code name alitoh
Which is also ment by xda

I try to upload screen shot but failed.i have f3 and i recently flash rom with miflash tool china rom after bootloader unlock

atifrawn said:
Yes u can
I already have done because all of three sets code name alitoh
Which is also ment by xda
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Can you give me right way to do it

Might I know what's the benefit of switching to China rom?
Not having a google play storeor Google framework is a merit to you ?

atifrawn said:
I try to upload screen shot but failed.i have f3 and i recently flash rom with miflash tool china rom after bootloader unlock
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Wich version of mi flashtool did you use ???

Mahoro.san said:
Might I know what's the benefit of switching to China rom?
Not having a google play storeor Google framework is a merit to you ?
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iirc, you can just toggle on google services in settings, though this might be outdated info
edit: according to this chinese forum, it does have gms, the screenshot looks like its with official customer service too

atifrawn said:
I try to upload screen shot but failed.i have f3 and i recently flash rom with miflash tool china rom after bootloader unlock
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did you use the alpha twrp build?

Jimi8ghost said:
Can you give me right way to do it
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First of all apply for unlock bootloader to miui offical then next
U have to download k40 fastboot mathed file .first extract it with winzip on desktop after this then again extract desktop with 7 zip
Now u have file for flash.
Download file miflash and driver instal it.power off your cell after
Press vol down and power buton now your cell in fastboot methd now open miflash tool search file which on your desktop select conect it with offical lead now refresh press butun
One more thing backup your data on mi cloud
Then select clean
After that simply press flash and sit after 900 sec it shows result suecess
Enjoy

hecc_itsme said:
did you use the alpha twrp build?
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Now i personly like orignal miui chines rom

atifrawn said:
First of all apply for unlock bootloader to miui offical then next
U have to download k40 fastboot mathed file .first extract it with winzip on desktop after this then again extract desktop with 7 zip
Now u have file for flash.
Download file miflash and driver instal it.power off your cell after
Press vol down and power buton now your cell in fastboot methd now open miflash tool search file which on your desktop select conect it with offical lead now refresh press butun
One more thing backup your data on mi cloud
Then select clean
After that simply press flash and sit after 900 sec it shows result suecess
Enjoy
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Select clean not select lockbootloader

atifrawn said:
First of all apply for unlock bootloader to miui offical then next
U have to download k40 fastboot mathed file .first extract it with winzip on desktop after this then again extract desktop with 7 zip
Now u have file for flash.
Download file miflash and driver instal it.power off your cell after
Press vol down and power buton now your cell in fastboot methd now open miflash tool search file which on your desktop select conect it with offical lead now refresh press butun
One more thing backup your data on mi cloud
Then select clean
After that simply press flash and sit after 900 sec it shows result suecess
Enjoy
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i thought this would brick your phone since xiaomi no longer allows you to flash from global to cn? i just cant help but be a bit doubtful about this... all the sources ive read all say to use custom recoveries instead of direct flash

hecc_itsme said:
i thought this would brick your phone since xiaomi no longer allows you to flash from global to cn? i just cant help but be a bit doubtful about this... all the sources ive read all say to use custom recoveries instead of direct flash
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I already done it and have no issue

hecc_itsme said:
i thought this would brick your phone since xiaomi no longer allows you to flash from global to cn? i just cant help but be a bit doubtful about this... all the sources ive read all say to use custom recoveries instead of direct flash
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Where did you read that

Jimi8ghost said:
Where did you read that
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Give me some sources

Jimi8ghost said:
Where did you read that
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well its more like they all say to use custom recovery and never even mention direct flash

Jimi8ghost said:
Give me some sources
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this chinese forum does mention direct flashing, but i cant find the same settings they got

Question k40 bricked

Guys, I have redmi k40 while moving from chinese rom to global in mi flash tool I locked my bootloader and lost my android and now only fastboot mode. it givinng me Erading not allowed in lock state every time I try to flash any rom and when I try the chinese original rom it give me Anti rollback error any ideas how to fix that ????

Hussein Gbr said:
Guys, I have redmi k40 while moving from chinese rom to global in mi flash tool I locked my bootloader and lost my android and now only fastboot mode. it givinng me Erading not allowed in lock state every time I try to flash any rom and when I try the chinese original rom it give me Anti rollback error any ideas how to fix that ????
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Try editing the arb file lines as per this guide
But, it's possible you can only flash in edl mode using paid for access or send it to service center and pay... is it under warranty? you could deny all knowledge seeing as the bootloader is locked and get it repaired under warranty, as a long shot

reg66 said:
Try editing the arb file lines as per this guide
But, it's possible you can only flash in edl mode using paid for access or send it to service center and pay... is it under warranty? you could deny all knowledge seeing as the bootloader is locked and get it repaired under warranty, as a long shot
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Its not under warranty and moreover i bought it from outside the country so looking for a solution here first.

Hussein Gbr said:
Its not under warranty and moreover i bought it from outside the country so looking for a solution here first.
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Like I say then, try the guide to rename .bat file to .txt and edit the anti roll back lines, read the whole guide tho. Check which rom version you had before and which arb it is

reg66 said:
Like I say then, try the guide to rename .bat file to .txt and edit the anti roll back lines, read the whole guide tho. Check which rom version you had before and which arb it is
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I dont have that file I only have flash all file

Hussein Gbr said:
Guys, I have redmi k40 while moving from chinese rom to global in mi flash tool I locked my bootloader and lost my android and now only fastboot mode. it givinng me Erading not allowed in lock state every time I try to flash any rom and when I try the chinese original rom it give me Anti rollback error any ideas how to fix that ????
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if you can boot to fastboot, try using unlock tool to unlock it

reg66 said:
Like I say then, try the guide to rename .bat file to .txt and edit the anti roll back lines, read the whole guide tho. Check which rom version you had before and which arb it is
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I dont have that file I only have flash all fil
3zozHashim said:
if you can boot to fastboot, try using unlock tool to unlock it
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I was not signed in to my mi account before doing that unfortunately.

Hussein Gbr said:
I dont have that file I only have flash all fil
I was not signed in to my mi account before doing that unfortunately.
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i think as long as it was unlocked at some point, you wont need to follow that procedure again
just connect it to pc in fastboot mode
sign in to mi unlock tool
unlock

Hussein Gbr said:
I dont have that file I only have flash all file
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Put rom folder in a small path like D:\\rom_folder\
avoid having spaces in the path
try the flashing
if it doesnt work
open the flash all.bat file in notepad and delete the whole paragraph under anti rollback, save and flash
to open in notepad, right click on it and click edit

Installing a Offical MIUI rom and using MIflash has always been a pain for me as i kept getting install errors,
if your struggling with errors as i was then you could always try this method that i found on another XDA thread,
The work around was to copy over the "Fastboot Flashing Process" from within the Miflash folder,
I have the EEA version of the F3, but this should work on any version as long as your using the CORRECT FIRMWARE for your phone,
Using this method, You Don`t Need To Use MIFLASH,
If you have Fastboot working correctly then this method should work,
Download and unzip the correct FASTBOOT firmware for your Device and ideally, save it to your C: drive,
Download, unzip and copy the "No MIFLASH FIX" into your unzipped firmware folder,
REMBER TO DOWNLOAD THE CORRECT FIRMWARE FOR YOUR DEVICE
OTHER WISE THIS COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE
When ready I would suggest to use, "flash_all (Clean Flash).bat",
i have attached a screen shot of my EEA Firmware folder with the fix added,
I hope you sort it.

3zozHashim said:
Put rom folder in a small path like D:\\rom_folder\
avoid having spaces in the path
try the flashing
if it doesnt work
open the flash all.bat file in notepad and delete the whole paragraph under anti rollback, save and flash
to open in notepad, right click on it and click edit
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I did that already but I will try it again.

Hussein Gbr said:
I did that already but I will try it again.
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have you tried unlocking the bootloader?

Yes, they are asking me to go setting and sign in there and my phone is not working but I send e.mail to xiaomi support team and put all support teams globally cc they will reply by Monday hopefully

Hussein Gbr said:
Yes, they are asking me to go setting and sign in there and my phone is not working but I send e.mail to xiaomi support team and put all support teams globally cc they will reply by Monday hopefully
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whats all that -_-
1) Download Mi Unlock Tool
2) Open app and sign in
3) Connect the phone in fastboot mode
4) Click on unlock

3zozHashim said:
whats all that -_-
1) Download Mi Unlock Tool
2) Open app and sign in
3) Connect the phone in fastboot mode
4) Click on unlock
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Setting,developer option, mi unlock status ) this is the message when i use mi unlock tool.

It should be sorted as in the picture ???

Hussein Gbr said:
Setting,developer option, mi unlock status ) this is the message when i use mi unlock tool.
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hmm...
i never got that message when i unlock again
i once locked bootloader and didnt sign in phone with mi account and rebooted to fastboot and unlocked anyway
i guess unlocking is out of option now
good luck trying to flash a fastboot rom

Hussein Gbr said:
I dont have that file I only have flash all file
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So, one more time: I need to change the file name to flash_all.bat then sort the file with same order and use mi flash tool ?? Or how i will flash it ??

Hussein Gbr said:
So, one more time: I need to change the file name to flash_all.bat then sort the file with same order and use mi flash tool ?? Or how i will flash it ??
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Hi,
As my my post , i would use "flash_all (Clean Flash).bat"
1. Download and unzip your correct (FASTBOOT) firmware,
2. Download and unzip "No MIFLASH FIX" and copy the files into your unzipped Firmware folder.
3. Rename your firmware folder using less characters say: "K40-FASTBOOT-FIRMWARE"
with no gaps between the letters and move the folder to your C: drive, D: drive ect.
4. Boot your K40 into Fastboot mode and navigate to the renamed firmware folder.
5. Run the file: flash_all (Clean Flash).bat
This is how i do it for my Poco F3,
I have attached a picture of my EEA Fastboot firmware with the fix applied,
I hope you sort it.

@johnr64 you are giving bad advise. kindly read post #1. bootloader is locked, fastboot flash not allowed in locked state. device is bricked and can only flashed in EDL mode, because bootloader unlocking is not possible on bricked devices. so unless someone provides working no auth firehose this devices is bricked.