Anyone tried debloating their global version yet ?
I wonder can i follow other model's like mi 10 or mi 10 ultra guideline to do the debloat
You should wait for miui 12.5, it debloated itself
Try this method: https://selivan.github.io/2020/02/25/removing-bloatware-from-xiaomi-miui-android.html
Completely de bloated my IN variant using ADB commands. Be careful. These commands can harm your device if typed incorrectly. I would recommend unlocking your bootloader first in case you mistype any command.
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Hello,
I bought a 64gb version throw gearbest and they installed a vendors version 7.3.14.0.0 not oficial rom. With defeats the purpose of the bootloader being locked.
I want to install the original miui 8 china or miui 8 from xiaomi.eu.
If I unlock my bootloader by submitting the request to xiaomi what I lose? What are the disavantages?
Does the fingerprint reader works on a bootloader unlocked phone with official miui 8 china?
Does it work with xiaomi.eu rom?
What are the features that cease to work with an unlocked bootloader with these two roms?
If I install xiaomi.eu rom without unlock the bootloader using Doom Slayer method I must not update by OTA or I will brick it, right?
And oficial miui 8 can I update by OTA?
Sorry for these questions but is my first xiaomi with locked bootloader and don't want to screw up by not knowing the consequences of each method?
Thanks in advance
filtragem said:
Hello,
I bought a 64gb version throw gearbest and they installed a vendors version 7.3.14.0.0 not oficial rom. With defeats the purpose of the bootloader being locked.
I want to install the original miui 8 china or miui 8 from xiaomi.eu.
If I unlock my bootloader by submitting the request to xiaomi what I lose? What are the disavantages?
Does the fingerprint reader works on a bootloader unlocked phone with official miui 8 china?
Does it work with xiaomi.eu rom?
What are the features that cease to work with an unlocked bootloader with these two roms?
If I install xiaomi.eu rom without unlock the bootloader using Doom Slayer method I must not update by OTA or I will brick it, right?
And oficial miui 8 can I update by OTA?
Sorry for these questions but is my first xiaomi with locked bootloader and don't want to screw up by not knowing the consequences of each method?
Thanks in advance
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The fingerprint will work. But Find phone will not work and it will not be secure. But your phone will be less secure like if gets stolen anybody can flash firmware and you will be loser. With find my phone nobody could even flash firmware . I have got permission within 2 days for unlocking but i have not done but i have flashed chinese firmware by using miflash. the link is here http://en.miui.com/thread-326039-1-1.html. it is very safe that way.
seking said:
The fingerprint will work. But Find phone will not work and it will not be secure. But your phone will be less secure like if gets stolen anybody can flash firmware and you will be loser. With find my phone nobody could even flash firmware . I have got permission within 2 days for unlocking but i have not done but i have flashed chinese firmware by using miflash. the link is here http://en.miui.com/thread-326039-1-1.html. it is very safe that way.
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Security is not about flashing, is about protecting your data. Encryption makes phone more secure, not locked bootloader. We have ways to flash whatever we want with locked bootloader... how about that? Do you still fil secure?
Thank you both,
@seking for what I could understand this is the xiaomi.eu rom with even more stuff, right?
Do you have the helium version?
For that rom you just need the miflash to flash the rom via fastboot, right?
This is different from the Doom Slayer method because with it we fastboot the TWRP recovery and then use it to flash the xiaomi rom.
@nijel8, that is my question also the locked bootloader doesn't add security, gearbest flashed a custom rom even with it locked, so the security reason isn't a valid one.
Partition encrypting is only available when the bootloader is locked? If so that is one feature that is gone with unlocking.
If one unlock the bootloader can later lock it again?
With the bootloader locked we can't use miflash tool to flash fastboot rom, right? Only using EDL, and even then from what I could understand the system and data partition need to be formatted and that removes the encryption...
I just want to get rid of a rom that I don't know what is it and install a oficial rom or a rom from good sources like xiaomi.eu
After replace my rom can I update it by OTA or after I must update only by fastboot ot TWRP?
Thanks again
Bootloader status has nothing to do with encryption. Encryption always is a user option in any ROM... Not sure about MIUI though b/c they enforce encryption on both system and userdata partitions in ramdisk fstab so no user choice as far as I know. And yes... You can always lock bootloader back but will loose your data in process.
Not going to answer the second set of questions (see my signature ) not b/c I don't know but b/c never done it myself so yeah...
mi max is comparatively new phone. there are notnmany roms. development still new. therefore be careful of what you flash. for hardbrick solving we have to open the back cover which is risky. i have taken the safe mthod of not unlocking it. i flashed the rom on the locked rom with miflash via EDL. one can always flash the official rom through twrp and you will be safe.
Thanks a lot you two.
Trying to get the most information before doing something wrong.
Don't worry... Mi Max poves to be die hard phone...
Hi, I just received my Mi A2 Lite and I have some specific questions before I start trying risky stuff:
1- I read that to flash with MiFlash, I need an authorized account. Is this for specific situations or the MiFlash tool is completely unusable without autorization?
2- I also heard that some Xiaomi devices have anti-rollback protection that cannot be desactivated even with an unlocked bootloader. Is this also the case with our device or since it's with android one, the anti-rollback can be desactivated with unlocking the bootloader? So for example when the pie update is released, would it be possible to go back to Oreo?
3- Last and less important question: if I flash a treble ROM, will I brick my phone if I relock the bootloader?
Thank you in advance!
1. No. You can also use fastboot to flash.
2. As far as I know (and I may be wrong) - there is no rollback protection for Xiaomi Android One devices.
3. I haven't tried that - I assume you mean relocking the bootloader while the Treble ROM is installed? I'd assume you would be fine as you could just run fastboot to unlock again but you can try that out.
I used MiFlash with my A2 Lite to flash stock firmware and I don't have any Xiaomi account. I rollbacked from September (OTA) to July (FULL fastboot rom) and updated again to September via OTA without any problems.
Thank you for your answers
So I assume MiFlash always works for this device? It would be very usefull to have this extra option in case a hard brick happens and the fastboot is not accessible
Isn't MiFlash just a GUI for fastboot?
thorin0815 said:
Isn't MiFlash just a GUI for fastboot?
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No, MiFlash controls the EDL. The EDL (Emergency Download Mode) is a Qualcomm feature that has a lower level and has more permissions and higher privileges. And if the device is hard bricked and can't boot on nor recovery Noé fastboot, there's a hardware way to boot into EDL (see here : https://www.google.dz/amp/s/www.magnetforensics.com/blog/qualcomm-phone-edl-mode/amp/ ). So that has nothing to do with fastboot and is more efficient in the case of a brick (as long as there's no problem with Xiaomi authentication
Edit : It also seems that the EDL isn't on the internal storage so even if we manage to completely mess up with the partitions, the EDL cannot be currupted (https://alephsecurity.com/2018/01/22/qualcomm-edl-1/)
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Hello, so my friend got a redmi note 8 pro Chinese variant and I want to install pixel experience or atleast global rom but I tried through MI flash tool and it keeps saying Length cannot be less than zero even when the phone is in fastboot mode.
Also when I tried to install with flash_all bat the phone kept restarting again and again.
Which recovery do I install in redmi note 8 pro? Or how do I atleast switch to global rom since MI flash tool isn't working (I've tried every version possible)
Teerth dass said:
Hello, so my friend got a redmi note 8 pro Chinese variant and I want to install pixel experience or atleast global rom but I tried through MI flash tool and it keeps saying Length cannot be less than zero even when the phone is in fastboot mode.
Also when I tried to install with flash_all bat the phone kept restarting again and again.
Which recovery do I install in redmi note 8 pro? Or how do I atleast switch to global rom since MI flash tool isn't working (I've tried every version possible)
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Screenshot? And unlocked bootloader? Try rename folder with no space, put in C drive.
Kirasu2080 said:
Screenshot? And unlocked bootloader? Try rename folder with no space, put in C drive.
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Yes the bootloader is unlocked and I've tried every method possible but MI flash doesn't seem to run. What other way can I used to flash global rom on the phone?
Teerth dass said:
Yes the bootloader is unlocked and I've tried every method possible but MI flash doesn't seem to run. What other way can I used to flash global rom on the phone?
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By sp flash tool if you want Miui fastboot. But if you do something weird, you will lose your IMEI (A few Youtube guides make you lose your IMEI too) or brick. Or by Twrp (if you not follow guide you maybe stuck at Redmi logo), flash Miui recovery rom or PE+ rom (need miui 12.5.x, need follow their guide or hardbrick). Or you can pm me and i will help. (Free)
If I unlocked the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro international model's (joyeuse) bootloader with the official method, what methods are there to relock it?
ninth4 said:
If I unlocked the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro international model's (joyeuse) bootloader with the official method, what methods are there to re-lock it?
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Flash the ROM that came with your device (you can switch for any but the Chinese) using Mi Flash tool and check the option "Flash all & Lock".
Also, you can re-lock it using fastboot command, either fastboot oem lock or fastboot flashing lock will work BUT you have to be completely sure there’s nothing "custom" onto your device prior to re-lock it otherwise you could brick it.
Hi,
After updating the Xiaomi 11 lite 5G NE to MIUI 13, like many other people, i've faced issue with dark mode, so i have unlocked the bootloader and downgrade it to MIUI 12.5.
Now, i want to ReLock it to rollback the initial situation. Can i do this? How?
Thanks.
MrDSM said:
Hi,
After updating the Xiaomi 11 lite 5G NE to MIUI 13, like many other people, i've faced issue with dark mode, so i have unlocked the bootloader and downgrade it to MIUI 12.5.
Now, i want to ReLock it to rollback the initial situation. Can i do this? How?
Thanks.
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Mi Flash Tool has the option to relock
Search, you can find elsewhere about the tool (it's generic for various Xiaomi phones), hence don't hesitate to read from Pocco or other (sub)forums
PS: I never used Mi Flash. And I didn't upgrade to MIUI 13
But I do have unlocked BL, using MN SHRP custom Recovery and Magisk and LSPosed with various modules
How did you downgrade to 12.5? As far as I know downgrading could produce many errors and if we somehow forcefully bypassed these errors, the phone could be bricked.
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Miui 13 Update?
I read Miui 13 is out for LISA. Has anyone received the update yet? For EEA its 13.0.1.0.SKOEUXM.
forum.xda-developers.com
DeadlyPerformer said:
How did you downgrade to 12.5? As far as I know downgrading could produce many errors and if we somehow forcefully bypassed these errors, the phone could be bricked.
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With an unlocked bootloader, or in EDL (with authorization, works on locked too), flashing the Fastboot version of the ROM should be enough.
After all, firmware is overwritten, XBL and ABL are too, partition layout is the same, same anti version, etc. Of course, user data has to go, since you're going backwards it's the safest way.
KaoDome said:
With an unlocked bootloader, or in EDL (with authorization, works on locked too), flashing the Fastboot version of the ROM should be enough.
After all, firmware is overwritten, XBL and ABL are too, partition layout is the same, same anti version, etc. Of course, user data has to go, since you're going backwards it's the safest way.
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Have you tried it? I did try flashing the fastboot ROM via MiFlash but it gave me anti rollback error. If I edit the .bat file to remove the anti rollback lines, it gave crc error. Though I've managed to downgrade by flashing official 12.5.14 recovery rom via TWRP. Seems like MIUI 13 is not blocking user to go back to MIUI 12.