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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?

Orochimaru94 said:
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?

janis_dschi said:
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
Sent from my ONEPLUS A5010 using Tapatalk

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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Estimates on how long until the global ROM arrives?

I'm planning on buying this phone but I'm unsure if I should buy now and flash later, or wait until the global rom arrives and buy it then. In either case, roughly how long does it usually take Xiaomi to release a global rom? Weeks? Months?

Daskern said:
I'm planning on buying this phone but I'm unsure if I should buy now and flash later, or wait until the global rom arrives and buy it then. In either case, roughly how long does it usually take Xiaomi to release a global rom? Weeks? Months?
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Usually its a couple of months or less in best case scenario.
And the source code is partially released after continuesly nagging and emailing from the xiaomi community. How long will that take? I dunno
Its probably the only bad thing. Because there will be some parts of the software that will need to be reverse engineered to get working in custom roms.
For instance the dual camera setup will probably cause some problems but hopefully they will be resolved or in worst case scenario the stock camera app and lib will be ported to aosp/lineage os.

Daskern said:
I'm planning on buying this phone but I'm unsure if I should buy now and flash later, or wait until the global rom arrives and buy it then. In either case, roughly how long does it usually take Xiaomi to release a global rom? Weeks? Months?
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I'd say that it'll take a minimum of 2-3 months for a global stable version, probably a few weeks earlier for a dev version. In your place, I would just wait until the global version releases and purchase it then.
But if you wanna buy it now, there has already been a multilanguage Xiaomi.eu version released.

So, is the official global rom currently listed on the Xiaomi Store on Aliexpress not the "official global rom"? I don't mind multilanguage etc, but am I missing out on some basic functionality? Like unfettered Google Play access etc?

weareborg said:
So, is the official global rom currently listed on the Xiaomi Store on Aliexpress not the "official global rom"? I don't mind multilanguage etc, but am I missing out on some basic functionality? Like unfettered Google Play access etc?
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I dunno Its a bit of a mixed bag.
Some customers who had theirs ship already told they received a phone with tampered chinese firmware with gapps installed but then no working OTA.
These units might be flashed with this tool to install gapps on-the-go on the chinese firmware.
http://en.miui.com/thread-3320023-1-1.html
Then the stores/sellers that has listed the unit as available but are not yet shipped if you already purchased when you look at the order details.
These sellers are waiting for the units to arrive that has global firmware out of the box. And this could take several weeks more before they ship.
There is a collection of firmware revisions on androidfilehost
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=279184
If this is official I dunno:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528055811
I messaged a seller on Aliexpress but I seemed to received an automated non-related answer.
I recommend to wait and see what happens in the next few weeks if you really want to be sure that you buy the global mi max 3 version.

SUPERUSER said:
Then the stores/sellers that has listed the unit as available but are not yet shipped if you already purchased when you look at the order details.
These sellers are waiting for the units to arrive that has global firmware out of the box. And this could take several weeks more before they ship.
I messaged a seller on Aliexpress but I seemed to received an automated non-related answer.
I recommend to wait and see what happens in the next few weeks if you really want to be sure that you buy the global mi max 3 version.
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Cheers SU. I think the "on time" shipping of 60 days means that these listed as global roms are probably pre-sale units.
I also messaged seller and just got bot responses.
I'll wait. No rush.

https://xiaomimi.aliexpress.com/store/2800188?spm=2114.10010108.100005.2.2a446889yNGvYL - these guys seem to be pretty responsive but not too informative either...

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Cheers SU. I think the "on time" shipping of 60 days means that these listed as global roms are probably pre-sale units.
I also messaged seller and just got bot responses.
I'll wait. No rush.
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Several buyers has received this message
"Dear friend
Good day!
Thank you for placing the order in our store!
We are contacting you regarding the stock of Max 3 128GB. Xiaomi manufacturer delayed the production.
We expect that the stock will arrive in 2 weeks. Could you please be patient and wait about 2 more weeks?
Don't worry! We are the Xiaomi's authorized agent.
The stock will arriver earlier than other sellers. We will give priority to your order once it arrives.
We will add a Mi Band 3 as compensation for the long wait.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused!
Looking forward to your response!
Kind Regards
Mi Global Store After-sale Manager
Yara"
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SUPERUSER said:
Several buyers has received this message
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I got the exact same message from Mi Global Store on Aliexpress.

opasha said:
I got the exact same message from Mi Global Store on Aliexpress.
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Exact same for me from Mi Global aswell, do you think the 2 weeks is reliable or just more BS? I need a phone urgently.

Tharg0r said:
Exact same for me from Mi Global aswell, do you think the 2 weeks is reliable or just more BS? I need a phone urgently.
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Honestly, I have no idea since I normally order from Gearbest. However, these guys seem to be the best/biggest seller of Xiaomi products.

Geekbuying has it listed with Official Global ROM...
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/Xiaomi-Mi-Max-3-6-9-Inch-4GB-64GB-Smartphone-Black-400415.html

I ordered the 128GB from HK Goldway on AliExpress 12 days ago.
They initially said they could only send the Chinese ROM, which I said was fine.
When they didn't send it I asked why, they told me they need to install the global ROM. I told them not to open the box or install anything on it, just ship it as is. They agreed.
A few days later it's still not shipped. Now they are saying the 128 is a new phone and they need time to get it.
This is really frustrating but at least I'm not the only one waiting. Would be nice to get a free Mi Band though.

weareborg said:
So, is the official global rom currently listed on the Xiaomi Store on Aliexpress not the "official global rom"? I don't mind multilanguage etc, but am I missing out on some basic functionality? Like unfettered Google Play access etc?
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What I have is this
ROM version is MIUI Global 9.6 Stable 9.6.4.0 (OEDMIFD)
Baseband AT31-00672-0720_1012_ac92d76
kernel 4.4.78.perf-g92f5f3e
Android 8.0.1 OPM.171019.019
Sec. patch 2018-06-01
No Chinese apps ...Gplay looks just like usual

Where did you buy? Aliexpress? Which seller?

Tradingshenzhen is one of the most reliable sellers, a couple of days ago they started selling Max 3 with they global rom. This make me think that the official global rom has been launched.
https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/mi-max-3/1301-mi-max3-4gb-ram-64gb-rom-snapdragon-636.html

mac231us said:
What I have is this
ROM version is MIUI Global 9.6 Stable 9.6.4.0 (OEDMIFD)
Baseband AT31-00672-0720_1012_ac92d76
kernel 4.4.78.perf-g92f5f3e
Android 8.0.1 OPM.171019.019
Sec. patch 2018-06-01
No Chinese apps ...Gplay looks just like usual
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I have the same. I received mine 4 days ago from geekbuying

ice0901 said:
I have the same. I received mine 4 days ago from geekbuying
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too many basic issues with the device not sure if it is the rom or something in the communication hardware (could be some setting in service menu)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77234200&postcount=8
tempted to try the EU rom (or even the globe rom) but wanting the vendor to answer back on a return (Eternal Heaven on Aliexpress)

Only the 4GB is in stock. It should be about a week now for the 6GB.

I ordered from Aliexpress too and its been four days they haven't ship the device yet, I also used fast delivery DHL, I'll wait for 15 days otherwise I will ask refund.

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
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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

Mate 20 X - Flash China version to internaional / Europe one?

Hi guys,
I will get very soon my first china handy - the Mate 20 X - 8 GB / 256 GB - china version.
Now I read that Saturn / Mediamarkt will bring the Mate 20 X to Germany. Therefore I expect that an international / European version is on the way.
Is it possible to flash the china version with this international one?
No idea til now.
wbr
Johannes

I know only the china version can be unlocked and just now I saw this news
https://9to5google.com/2018/11/15/google-android-pie-project-treble-expectations/
Highlighted text from Google
"Going forward, all devices launching with Android 9 Pie or later will be Treble-compliant and take full advantage of the Treble architecture to deliver faster upgrades. Thanks to Treble, we expect to see more devices from OEMs running Android 9 Pie at the end of 2018 as compared to the number of devices that were running Android Oreo at the end of 2017."
What this means is that, whether Huawei likes it or not, Pie is already treble ready and there's a good chance that we are able to flash aosp on the device.

JohKu said:
Hi guys,
I will get very soon my first china handy - the Mate 20 X - 8 GB / 256 GB - china version.
Now I read that Saturn / Mediamarkt will bring the Mate 20 X to Germany. Therefore I expect that an international / European version is on the way.
Is it possible to flash the china version with this international one?
No idea til now.
wbr
Johannes
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only know this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78171166&postcount=992

hey there,
i do have google aps installed, but there are still too many chinese things on it.
like the pre installed browser which allways pops up when i need to register in a starbucks wireless network even though i do have chrome as standard.
some of that stuff is realy anoying... is there a way by now to switch to the original german version since it has been released here two days ago or is it to early to say?
best regards fr34k

Fr34ka7oiD said:
hey there,
i do have google aps installed, but there are still too many chinese things on it.
like the pre installed browser which allways pops up when i need to register in a starbucks wireless network even though i do have chrome as standard.
some of that stuff is realy anoying... is there a way by now to switch to the original german version since it has been released here two days ago or is it to early to say?
best regards fr34k
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from what i have read you can use ADB to disable the built in browser and other items. i intend to do this myself as well, i just haven't got around to it.

Is the International version the Hong kong version??
Im a little confused on this question now [emoji33]

ooMoo said:
from what i have read you can use ADB to disable the built in browser and other items. i intend to do this myself as well, i just haven't got around to it.
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Is the ADB way a save way or can I destroy my mate 20x with it, when removing the browser an stuff?
And is there a tutorial on how to solve these huawei/pie/Chinese language specific problems?

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BigDisplay said:
Is the International version the Hong kong version??
Im a little confused on this question now [emoji33]
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Hi
Yes the international version is the Hong Kong / Singapore version . It has Google baked in .

Fr34ka7oiD said:
Is the ADB way a save way or can I destroy my mate 20x with it, when removing the browser an stuff?
And is there a tutorial on how to solve these huawei/pie/Chinese language specific problems?
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I think it is as safe as can be. Just follow the instructions properly and you should be good. I just did that. I removed the browser and a few other apps such as Hivoice and Hiboard etc. I didn't remove everything chinese as many of them do no harm.