Im waiting for my device to be shipped. The vendor sells a Chinese Whyred then installs global rom with play store. Does that mean the bootloader has already been unlocked? Can i use my Mi account with privileges to unlock it straight away or have to wait the 15 days?
Why didn't you just get a Global Version?
See here: About locking a Global Rom on a Chinese device. <<<< New Xiaomi procedure.
corkiejp said:
Why didn't you just get a Global Version?
See here: About locking a Global Rom on a Chinese device. <<<< New Xiaomi procedure.
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It says "China version global rom" quite a big seller on AliExpress. So I assume that's what they do. I don't mind, I was just wondering about the bootloader with all this. I wanted the 6gb machine which they didn't have in the international version
Yes it hard to get 64gb Global version as not many resellers stock it.
corkiejp said:
Yes it hard to get 64gb Global version as not many resellers stock it.
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yea. I've kept a lookout but living in UK have very little chance
Hemphiz said:
yea. I've kept a lookout but living in UK have very little chance
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Are you not worried about the lack of Band 20 for LTE use there!
Your device will probably be fine in cities, but out in the country you won't get it.
Having Global rom, won't unlock more bands because it is hardware dependent.
corkiejp said:
Are you not worried about the lack of Band 20 for LTE use there!
Your device will probably be fine in cities, but out in the country you won't get it.
Having Global rom, won't unlock more bands because it is hardware dependent.
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Lol I know this. I'm not really bothered. I have global Redmi note 4 with band 20 but 4G still weak with my provider. I rarely use data and with oreo I tend to keep it on GSM/WCDMA to save battery
Edit. Well I've read around and about, apparently relocking the bootloader on Chinese device will definitely result in soft brick (which is music to my ears as I want it unlocked) except the guy via aliexpress chat said after flashing Global rom they relock the bootloader ><
Some partner has an account with permission to open bootloader? it has been reset and I have to wait 360 again
Well, I need to buy the 128gb because I need use 2SIMs cards and already came from MI5 128gb near to be full and in Spain, as I suppose outside China 128gb model it is not sell...
After I read all the Threads I can't install the official global ROM...
But with the rollback will could install one custom ROMs?
If is possible to unlock the bootloader, I already ask permission to unlock others Xiaomi terminals... Or they will deny to I can't change the Chinese ROM?
I'm afraid to buy these terminal because I can't find it on Ali... Why? Very Strange
Hope could heard yours is...
Best regards
naghtan said:
Well, I need to buy the 128gb because I need use 2SIMs cards and already came from MI5 128gb near to be full and in Spain, as I suppose outside China 128gb model it is not sell...
After I read all the Threads I can't install the official global ROM...
But with the rollback will could install one custom ROMs?
If is possible to unlock the bootloader, I already ask permission to unlock others Xiaomi terminals... Or they will deny to I can't change the Chinese ROM?
I'm afraid to buy these terminal because I can't find it on Ali... Why? Very Strange
Hope could heard yours is...
Best regards
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Just buy it from TradingShenzhen and choose xiaomi.eu version. Problem solved.
Having the phone (6gb ram /128 storage) from honorbuy for 2 months i can surely say that unlocking the bootloader (officially) was an easy stuff. Install the xiaomi eu rom was a much more easier. Just flashed via twrp. Nothing to be afraid my friend.
I had the phone 6/128gb china version since launch and I've been flashing, china stable, china developer,
Global stable, Global developer. Just make sure you unlock bootloader the official way thru miui website. I know 720 Hours sucks but once its done, your phone will always ask for your xiaomi account instead of some retailer's account.(which is why a lot of people bootloop due to choosing flash and lock instead of just clean all).
Like there is another way to unlock the bootloader...
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Like there is another way to unlock the bootloader...
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Like? I always unlock it same normal way... I remember of my Xiaomi account is authorised for unlock i don't need ask for it again, right? Last time I unlock Xiaomi phone was one mi5, 2015??? Don't remember
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opasha said:
Just buy it from TradingShenzhen and choose xiaomi.eu version. Problem solved.
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I don't know these website from where they send? Any problems with European customs? It's a pity, they don't change firmware any more "This product is no longer in stock with those attributes but is available with others."
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naghtan said:
Like? I always unlock it same normal way... I remember of my Xiaomi account is authorised for unlock i don't need ask for it again, right? Last time I unlock Xiaomi phone was one mi5, 2015??? Don't remember
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He was being sarcastic...there's only one way to unlock their bootloader - officially from xiaomi.
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I don't know these website from where they send? Any problems with European customs? It's a pity, they don't change firmware any more "This product is no longer in stock with those attributes but is available with others."
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Many of us have ordered from them. They ship from Hong Kong and Germany (most likely drop ship from their German warehouse to Eu). The Chinese rom is fine too.
You can just unlock the bootloader yourself officially as mentioned above, then flash xiaomi.eu.
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He was being sarcastic...there's only one way to unlock their bootloader - officially from xiaomi.
Many of us have ordered from them. They ship from Hong Kong and Germany (most likely drop ship from their German warehouse to Eu). The Chinese rom is fine too.
You can just unlock the bootloader yourself officially as mentioned above, then flash xiaomi.eu.
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The price is great and the normal shipment film NO it said without any custom risk... i think I will try
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Yesterday its arrives... and when I tried to unlock it said I msut wait dor 360 hours... ( I supposed that mean i could unlock after these days? I think my account have permissions to do that... Its a pitty later for unlock must delete everything... a pain in the ass...
Tradding Shenzen was very good... little delayed in give back the trading number, but always goes as promised...
How did you guys go by ARB?
How did you guys go by ARB?
Hello guys!
I'm on mi max 3 6/128gb with stable china rom 10.0.3.0 . I get the information GetVar Variable Not found
Can I flash MIUI.eu 10.2 STABLE? It will active the anti roll back?
Thanks in advance!
sundave said:
Hello guys!
I'm on mi max 3 6/128gb with stable china rom 10.0.3.0 . I get the information GetVar Variable Not found
Can I flash MIUI.eu 10.2 STABLE? It will active the anti roll back?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance!
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Hail
The ARB in your Miui and phone already installed ARB = 4 , and it doesn't show itself in the GetVar.
You can retrieve arb level in hex editor from elf file.
Idk the right answer on your second question.
Many people wrote it is possible to switch,
in another side the guy with the rank of "the dev team" from the Miui en forum wrote: its impossible to do yourself, any move from china to global will lead to brick.
I find many posts abt switching and when I asked how they pass arb ppl ignore me as I apply an magic to be invisible.
in my opinion the bad result is also result but probably no one from that ppl want share it ))).
as conclusion either sides have heavy weight no way to detect who is ultimately right.
I decide to check it by my self in 5 days (Xiaomi delay unlock of boot loader).
Of course you can if you have your bootloader officially unlocked and installed the twrp. I've already done it
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Of course you can if you have your bootloader officially unlocked and installed the twrp. I've already done it
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Could you please write what version of Chinese Rom you started transition to Global?
(this is my second question to "apply the invisible magic" be ignored)
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Could you please write what version of Chinese Rom you started transition to Global?
(this is my second question to "apply the invisible magic" be ignored)
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Do you think I can do what I do without flashing back and forth any kind of MIUIs - oreo/pie, stock/custom, china/global etc hundreds of times during testing fixes?
Never had a single boot problem. I don't flash firmware though!!! Don't need that for testing.
Right now the only problem that exists is if downgrading ROM versions/security patch level chances are you lose your data due to encryption. This is a security feature, not a bug... Data is still decrypted and accessible in TWRP so no biggy.
So your answer is versions don't matter if you backup your data to safe location first... And watch for ARB level! if you flash firmware!!!
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Hail
The ARB in your Miui and phone already installed ARB = 4 , and it doesn't show itself in the GetVar.
You can retrieve arb level in hex editor from elf file.
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Sorry for being a noob, but I'm new to ARB and not exactly a Linux expert. Which elf file are you referring to? I also have the 128 GB 6 GB RAM variant of this device and have installed .eu ROM overtop of Chinese ROM. I also have installed a GSI, however no matter the ROM, every time I run a getvar I cannot read the ARB. Could you can share this method or provide a link to source material where I can learn about where to locate and read this ELF file to determine ARB?
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Sorry for being a noob, but I'm new to ARB and not exactly a Linux expert. Which elf file are you referring to? I also have the 128 GB 6 GB RAM variant of this device and have installed .eu ROM overtop of Chinese ROM. I also have installed a GSI, however no matter the ROM, every time I run a getvar I cannot read the ARB. Could you can share this method or provide a link to source material where I can learn about where to locate and read this ELF file to determine ARB?
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You should have the image of your current ROM.
the easiest way to check the arb is unpack the image and find the script what perform update. in the script you will find
something like this
set CURRENT_ANTI_VER=4
http://ru.miui.com/thread-12941-1-1.html
next is also unpack image and find the file xbl.elf
open it in any hex editor (online or program) and check its value
you can read more here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max-3/how-to/guide-how-to-check-anti-value-rom-rom-t3842011
or just believe you already have it ).
hi I'm new in xda ... I wanted to know if it was possible to install a global firmware on an Chinese honor view 20. if you can help me. I would like to do it for the simple reason that on the Chinese one I do not have the band 20. by making the transition to the global version, am I solving something?Thanks in advance
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hi I'm new in xda ... I wanted to know if it was possible to install a global firmware on an Chinese honor view 20. if you can help me. I would like to do it for the simple reason that on the Chinese one I do not have the band 20. by making the transition to the global version, am I solving something?Thanks in advance
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I don't think it will be possible to flash even an official firmware with a locked bootloader.
then I can give up and keep the phone as it is ... I was waiting for some developer to put a global rom and then pass it on my wiev 20 ... I also know that you have to pay to unlock the bootloader ... and in the end I don't know what suits me ... if there are no alternatives I can only sell it. thank you very much for your reply
Unlock bootloader -> flash OEMINFO -> flash global firmware.
This is real, but time is needed. I think there will soon be a way to make Rebrand
Hello, I recently bought the Realme X chinese 6/64 gb version. Its my first time buying chinese android phone. I installed google apps manually. But I am having some issues with built-in google services that doesn't working. Like I can't turn on google location history in my device and having other issues. Can I install global ozip in to my realme x chinese. Please help me.
mine is 8/128GB chinese version and i unlocked it ,flash into TWRP,flash the custom rom from this forum(ION-OS\AOSP ...) and it works well
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Hi there,
I noticed you said you were able to unlock bootloader on realmE X Chinese OEM. I've tried quite a few different methods and cannot seem to make it happen. Could you share your method for unlocking, please?
senorfudge said:
Hi there,
I noticed you said you were able to unlock bootloader on realmE X Chinese OEM. I've tried quite a few different methods and cannot seem to make it happen. Could you share your method for unlocking, please?
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oppo has posted the unlock tool for chinese version.
there are differences in unlock chinese version ,
you can check it here: https://www.realmebbs.com/post-details/1164098154723815424
you should enable the"enable oem unlock"
in the developer option then use the tool .
Hello guys, I don't seem to have the option to add facial unlock on global rom. Do you guys have this option?
I don't. I have bought mine of the eu nubia website. I wish that i could use face unlock since the fingerprint unlock is totally useless
Update your system. Supposed to be on 3.13 or 4.11. All working fine for me.
NonEU (US/Can/NA)
http://rom.download.nubia.com/Europe&Asia/NX659J/V313/NX659J-update.zip
EU (Europe)
http://rom.download.nubia.com/Europe/NX659J/V411/NX659J-update.zip