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Greetings to XDA Community,
Xiaomi really make the worst announcement ever on MIUI Forum. It is posted by Administrator called DinaDuan. The message are as follows :
"Dear Mi Fans,
Here's something VERY important before you flash or update the ROM.
1. Xiaomi Phones manufactured for Chinese market are not able to run MIUI Global ROM.
2. Xiaomi Phones manufactured for Global markets are not able to run MIUI China ROM.
We highly recommend you to buy Xiaomi Phones via official or authorized sales channels and double check the system infomation before flashing or updating.
Thank you for understanding
MIUI Team."
What do you think about this issue? Will china phones user still able to use Global ROM after this?
Here is the link to the thread :
http://en.miui.com/thread-3831680-1-1.html
anonyxr said:
Greetings to XDA Community,
Xiaomi really make the worst announcement ever on MIUI Forum. It is posted by Administrator called DinaDuan. The message are as follows :
"Dear Mi Fans,
Here's something VERY important before you flash or update the ROM.
1. Xiaomi Phones manufactured for Chinese market are not able to run MIUI Global ROM.
2. Xiaomi Phones manufactured for Global markets are not able to run MIUI China ROM.
We highly recommend you to buy Xiaomi Phones via official or authorized sales channels and double check the system infomation before flashing or updating.
Thank you for understanding
MIUI Team."
What do you think about this issue? Will china phones user still able to use Global ROM after this?
Here is the link to the thread :
http://en.miui.com/thread-3831680-1-1.html
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I think they are full of horsesh*t because i'm running a Global ROM on a Chinese version phone. You just can't lock the bootloader or it will brick.
anonyxr said:
Greetings to XDA Community,
Xiaomi really make the worst announcement ever on MIUI Forum. It is posted by Administrator called DinaDuan. The message are as follows :
"Dear Mi Fans,
Here's something VERY important before you flash or update the ROM.
1. Xiaomi Phones manufactured for Chinese market are not able to run MIUI Global ROM.
2. Xiaomi Phones manufactured for Global markets are not able to run MIUI China ROM.
We highly recommend you to buy Xiaomi Phones via official or authorized sales channels and double check the system infomation before flashing or updating.
Thank you for understanding
MIUI Team."
What do you think about this issue? Will china phones user still able to use Global ROM after this?
Here is the link to the thread :
http://en.miui.com/thread-3831680-1-1.html
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But you can install global rom, it's just impossible to lock BL again, you have to back to chinese rom to lock it!
With this new announcement, does it mean that we can still flash the xiaomi.eu ROM?
I have a phone on the way from china with the global rom flashed onto it
I'm a bit worried now
Agimax said:
I think they are full of horsesh*t because i'm running a Global ROM on a Chinese version phone. You just can't lock the bootloader or it will brick.
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How about the next update? I am worried if it will brick the device after next OTA update
anonyxr said:
How about the next update? I am worried if it will brick the device after next OTA update
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I'll let you know, but if they do that they lose tons of customers.
Irish_Dude said:
With this new announcement, does it mean that we can still flash the xiaomi.eu ROM?
I have a phone on the way from china with the global rom flashed onto it
I'm a bit worried now
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I think you can flash xiaomi.eu rom but maybe can't go back to your global rom back
Irish_Dude said:
With this new announcement, does it mean that we can still flash the xiaomi.eu ROM?
I have a phone on the way from china with the global rom flashed onto it
I'm a bit worried now
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No worries.
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I'll let you know, but if they do that they lose tons of customers.
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I almost regret buying this chinese phone. First, they introduced bootloader locking issue then edl authorization and now this! Xiaomi is becoming worst than I thought.
Will this be implemented for all Xiaomi phones?
unlock your bootloader and you can flash it
I think that Xiaomi is just taking that load out of his conscience.
Reminding people that if they brick is not their fault but yours.
I agree with you, a lot of people flesh before they read any instructions and end up with bricked device.
I bought a Xiaomi mi 8 from GeekBuying some days ago, faulty advertised as global version. When I updated the result was a bricked phone. Now I have asked for a full refund since it was totaly their fault...i don't want to say the word "fraud". If they don't give me a full refund I will have to complain to the European department responsible for customer's rights in Europe and ask charges against GeekBuying warehouses in Europe.
ekc_1971 said:
I bought a Xiaomi mi 8 from GeekBuying some days ago, faulty advertised as global version. When I updated the result was a bricked phone. Now I have asked for a full refund since it was totaly their fault...i don't want to say the word "fraud". If they don't give me a full refund I will have to complain to the European department responsible for customer's rights in Europe and ask charges against GeekBuying warehouses in Europe.
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How did the upgrade brick your phone? Is it using Global ROM or China ROM?
ekc_1971 said:
I bought a Xiaomi mi 8 from GeekBuying some days ago, faulty advertised as global version. When I updated the result was a bricked phone. Now I have asked for a full refund since it was totaly their fault...i don't want to say the word "fraud". If they don't give me a full refund I will have to complain to the European department responsible for customer's rights in Europe and ask charges against GeekBuying warehouses in Europe.
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You are totally right about it. This re-sellers are selling the Mi8 as Global Version, they unlock the BL without the buyer consent, so yes, they are adultarating the product and selling something that doesn't even exist.
And the problems with BL are there just because re-sellers are doing this kind of thing!
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How did the upgrade brick your phone? Is it using Global ROM or China ROM?
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Uhm I'm not sure but I would say that geekbuying flashed the Global rom through EDL, so they didn't need to unlock bootloader. He then updated OTA with locked bootloader and **** happened. @ekc_1971 do you remember if bootloader was locked or unlocked?
Wait a little, I have a xiaomi mi 8 Chinese version with global rom installed, also the bootloader is unlocked l, does that mean that if I upgraded OTA to miui 10 my device will get bricked?
BTW I upgraded 2 times from 9.5 to 9.6 and everything ran smoothly, can someone please clarify?
edwarddd said:
Wait a little, I have a xiaomi mi 8 Chinese version with global rom installed, also the bootloader is unlocked l, does that mean that if I upgraded OTA to miui 10 my device will get bricked?
BTW I upgraded 2 times from 9.5 to 9.6 and everything ran smoothly, can someone please clarify?
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If your bootloader is unlocked you won't brick. Make sure you never lock the bootloader though.
Thank you for clarifying, why would somebody want to lock the bootloader again?
I should not have any problem then, but I would appreciate if you guys could post comments when you upgrade to a global miui 10 having a Chinese version.
Hi all,
So I'm about to buy this phone and really hyped to start flashing.but some of things I am not at all sure of .so my questions are:
1.only the China version is available in my country right now,can I flash xaomi eu or the global rom in this varient?
2.is the China version is going to be the main varient for ROMs/kernels/mods?
3.what kind of Dev support can I expect? Im currently using the redmi note 4 pro (mido).can I expect ROMs plentiful as mido?
If u can answer,it would be really helpful.custom ROM support are what I look for buying a phone.so it's big deal for me.
Thanks ?
1. Yes you can flash eu rom, global not available yet, need to unlock bootloader.
2. Probably there will be both variant support as they use same hardware.
3.when global variant comes out there should plenty roms
ef1x said:
1. Yes you can flash eu rom, global not available yet, need to unlock bootloader.
2. Probably there will be both variant support as they use same hardware.
3.when global variant comes out there should plenty roms
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Thanks a bunch
Hello guys, i am really new to this android thing so please kindly use words that i might understand
I just bought Redmi K20 Pro from china and it has china ROM in it, how do i install google play store, etc or how do i change its ROM?
Thank you before
endogap said:
Hello guys, i am really new to this android thing so please kindly use words that i might understand
I just bought Redmi K20 Pro from china and it has china ROM in it, how do i install google play store, etc or how do i change its ROM?
Thank you before
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Search the Mi app store for Google. It won't return any results at first, but you'll get a pop-up in Chinese. I've no idea what it says, but click the right hand button and you'll then get a load of Google apps in the search result. You'll then find the Play Store listed.
If you're new to android, then I'd suggest to wait a week until the official global ROM is available, then see if someone writes a guide to flash that on a Chinese phone. If not then ask later how to flash the global ROM, once it becomes available.
endogap said:
Hello guys, i am really new to this android thing so please kindly use words that i might understand
I just bought Redmi K20 Pro from china and it has china ROM in it, how do i install google play store, etc or how do i change its ROM?
Thank you before
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Apply for a bootloader unlock request immediately as there's a waiting time of 7 days. Post you unlock, you can flash the Global ROM via fastboot.
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Hi, i couldn't find a thread like this so if there is any sorry. I'm going to get k20 pro in couple of days, so i got some questions.
Can i install mi 9t pro global rom on k20 pro(i see that xiaomi eu rom is for both k20 pro and 9t pro).
And custom roms(like aosp, pixel) are they compatible with both versions of phones or they are made individually.
I hope you understood what i wanted to ask.
j5654 said:
Hi, i couldn't find a thread like this so if there is any sorry. I'm going to get k20 pro in couple of days, so i got some questions.
Can i install mi 9t pro global rom on k20 pro(i see that xiaomi eu rom is for both k20 pro and 9t pro).
And custom roms(like aosp, pixel) are they compatible with both versions of phones or they are made individually.
I hope you understood what i wanted to ask.
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The two phones are essentially the same hardware, and SoC, yes you could potentially flash the mi 9t pro's Rom on the redmi k20 pro.
The Mi 9T Pro is meant for European markets and comes with band 20 that is required for those regions, specifically.
To install ROMs like Pixel Experience or AOSP, they're based on Chinese or Indian firmware, so you'll need to install their respective fastboot ROMs to use them, not at all complicated just look around on the forums, and you'll find guides to install the custom ROMs.
fast9000 said:
The two phones are essentially the same hardware, and SoC, yes you could potentially flash the mi 9t pro's Rom on the redmi k20 pro.
The Mi 9T Pro is meant for European markets and comes with band 20 that is required for those regions, specifically.
To install ROMs like Pixel Experience or AOSP, they're based on Chinese or Indian firmware, so you'll need to install their respective fastboot ROMs to use them, not at all complicated just look around on the forums, and you'll find guides to install the custom ROMs.
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after flash global rom can i relock bootloader?
fast9000 said:
The two phones are essentially the same hardware, and SoC, yes you could potentially flash the mi 9t pro's Rom on the redmi k20 pro.
The Mi 9T Pro is meant for European markets and comes with band 20 that is required for those regions, specifically.
To install ROMs like Pixel Experience or AOSP, they're based on Chinese or Indian firmware, so you'll need to install their respective fastboot ROMs to use them, not at all complicated just look around on the forums, and you'll find guides to install the custom ROMs.
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So when i unlock bootloader, can i install trough the twrp global rom that was made for 9t pro? Will there be any problem?
I have mi 5s and im not a total nobby at this but still it looks confusing sometimes.
j5654 said:
So when i unlock bootloader, can i install trough the twrp global rom that was made for 9t pro? Will there be any problem?
I have mi 5s and im not a total nobby at this but still it looks confusing sometimes.
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No idea what a twrp global Rom is, if you want to install twrp, get the unofficial image from here on the forums 3.3.1-15 or whichever is the latest one
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PiyasRahman said:
after flash global rom can i relock bootloader?
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Yes, that would be done using mi flash tool and selecting the option clean all and lock, should work if I'm not wrong, would need someone to clarify but it should work
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No idea what a twrp global Rom is, if you want to install twrp, get the unofficial image from here on the forums 3.3.1-15 or whichever is the latest one
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Yes, that would be done using mi flash tool and selecting the option clean all and lock, should work if I'm not wrong, would need someone to clarify but it should work
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Sorry, writing mistake. I mean when i install twrp, will i be able to install global rom thats like on 9t pro?(btw, will there be official twrp soon if you know?)
j5654 said:
Sorry, writing mistake. I mean when i install twrp, will i be able to install global rom thats like on 9t pro?
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No I would suggest you to use the mi flash tool and download the fastboot rom to get to the global version of miui 10 for k20 pro. You can get it from mifirm (google it), and use the rom in mi flash tool much easier, but you have to have an unlocked bootloader first
PiyasRahman said:
after flash global rom can i relock bootloader?
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Only if you have a global phone. You will hard brick the phone if you try and lock the bootloader after flashing a ROM that is for a different region to the phone. You can only successfully lock the bootloader when the phone has the stock ROM that is for the same region as the phone.
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j5654 said:
(btw, will there be official twrp soon if you know?)
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I don't know if we'll get one soon, but TWRP from this thread is by an official TWRP developer.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k2...icial-twrp-xiaomi-redmi-t3944363/post79823568
PiyasRahman said:
after flash global rom can i relock bootloader?
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BIG FAT NO, Your K20 pro bootloader cannot be locked with a Global ROM in it, you'll brick it.
Sent from my Mi 9T Pro using Tapatalk
I think the lesson here is,
don't get this phone if you want to re-lock the bootloader after flashing Global ROM.
xiaomi is s-h-i-t at updates.
Just go with OnePlus7/pro/T/T-pro whatever if you value your money, phone and security updates.
ntmalol said:
I think the lesson here is,
don't get this phone if you want to re-lock the bootloader after flashing Global ROM.
Just go with OnePlus7/pro/T/T-pro whatever if you value your money, phone and security updates.
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The lessons here are.
Don't listen to people who clearly don't know what there talking about.
If you want a locked bootloader and save between $100 - $300 over an new OnePlus phone, then buy the phone for the region your in. European phone in the EU, Indian in India and a global phone for anywhere else.
If you want to save between $200 - $400 over a OnePlus phone and can live with an unlocked bootloader, then buy a Chinese K20 Pro.
ntmalol said:
I think the lesson here is,
don't get this phone if you want to re-lock the bootloader after flashing Global ROM.
xiaomi is s-h-i-t at updates.
Just go with OnePlus7/pro/T/T-pro whatever if you value your money, phone and security updates.
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i value mine money that why i didnt get oneplus , , another overpriced china phone
ntmalol said:
I think the lesson here is,
don't get this phone if you want to re-lock the bootloader after flashing Global ROM.
xiaomi is s-h-i-t at updates.
Just go with OnePlus7/pro/T/T-pro whatever if you value your money, phone and security updates.
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Xiaomi isn't actually **** in updates, Indian K20 pro already had Android 10 and MIUI 22 is in the pipeline.
Sent from my Mi 9T Pro using Tapatalk
ishaqtkr said:
BIG FAT NO, Your K20 pro bootloader cannot be locked with a Global ROM in it, you'll brick it.
Sent from my Mi 9T Pro using Tapatalk
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Why would someone re-lock bootloader? I dont see point. I unlocked my mi 5s bootloader 2 years ago and had no problems with it.
j5654 said:
Why would someone re-lock bootloader? I dont see point. I unlocked my mi 5s bootloader 2 years ago and had no problems with it.
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Same here, i don't see any reason to relock especially when i have a Custom recovery in it.
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ishaqtkr said:
Same here, i don't see any reason to relock especially when i have a Custom recovery in it.
Sent from my Mi 9T Pro using Tapatalk
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I see it says your phone is 9t pro right? Or its k20 pro with global rom?
j5654 said:
I see it says your phone is 9t pro right? Or its k20 pro with global rom?
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The name whether it's k20 pro or mi 9t pro is irrelevant, all depends on the software you want running on it
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The name whether it's k20 pro or mi 9t pro is irrelevant, all depends on the software you want running on it
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So there is no need to pay 50$ more for global version while u can put it on chinese one right. Expect for people that dont know much about roms right?
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So there is no need to pay 50$ more for global version while u can put it on chinese one right. Expect for people that dont know much about roms right?
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Again as has been mentioned many times, you want to make sure the phone you get is compatible radio, and bandwise to the region you live in.
For example in Canada, the Chinese or Indian Redmi k20 pro, has some of the bands required to run, but msot importantly misses band 20, and a few others that would make it much more well suited.
So for this reason the only version that will work is the Mi 9T Pro, either the global version or the EEA version meant for European markets.
To check for compatibility region wise go to kimovil (google it) and make sure it works in your region. Otherwise it's not really a phone of any use if it doesn't function as one in whatever niche area of the world you may happen to live in.
Do your research, and avoid expensive regrets, good luck :good:
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Again as has been mentioned many times, you want to make sure the phone you get is compatible radio, and bandwise to the region you live in.
For example in Canada, the Chinese or Indian Redmi k20 pro, has some of the bands required to run, but msot importantly misses band 20, and a few others that would make it much more well suited.
So for this reason the only version that will work is the Mi 9T Pro, either the global version or the EEA version meant for European markets.
To check for compatibility region wise go to kimovil (google it) and make sure it works in your region. Otherwise it's not really a phone of any use if it doesn't function as one in whatever niche area of the world you may happen to live in.
Do your research, and avoid expensive regrets, good luck :good:
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Thank you so much, i couldn't find a site to check 4g compatibility. It says that 4g is 2/3 available (missing B 20) but b3 and b7 are available so i guess i can use 4g.
So here I've gathered some information found in the internet but I still have some confusions. Please help me.
RAPHAEL - K20 Pro - XXXCNXX - Chinese
RAPHAELEEAGlobal - MI 9T - XXXEUXX - European
RAPHAELININ - K20 Pro - XXXINXX - Indian
RAPHAELRUGlobal - MI 9T - XXXRUXX - Russian
RAPHAELGlobal - ??? - XXXMIXX - ???
Which region is RAPHAELGlobal and what's it called?
Which region has call recording?
Which region gets updates fast (except China)?
And lastly I know that the Indian variant has no NFC but I don't know if all the others have.
Just buy a k20 pro/mi 9t aka Raphael and install miui.eu for the best stock setup without ads, with nfc, call recording.
There's only two models Raphael and Raphaeli. The latter which is Indian and without nfc.
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So here I've gathered some information found in the internet but I still have some confusions. Please help me.
RAPHAEL - K20 Pro - XXXCNXX - Chinese
RAPHAELEEAGlobal - MI 9T - XXXEUXX - European
RAPHAELININ - K20 Pro - XXXINXX - Indian
RAPHAELRUGlobal - MI 9T - XXXRUXX - Russian
RAPHAELGlobal - ??? - XXXMIXX - ???
Which region is RAPHAELGlobal and what's it called?
Which region has call recording?
Which region gets updates fast (except China)?
And lastly I know that the Indian variant has no NFC but I don't know if all the others have.
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The global version is for all others regions that don't have a specific region ROM and is for the global version of the Mi 9T Pro. You might want to call it global Global.
Europe and global ROMs don't have call recording.
So far, for MIUI 11, India came first, then European, global has not got a MIUI 11 release yet. But there's no guarantee that will always be the same order in future.
All other versions have NFC.
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The global version is for all others regions that don'....der in future.
All other versions have NFC.
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Thanks for clarifying. I'm going to buy this device and was really confused about which to get. I'll go for the "global global" version.
@Robbo.5000 can I buy a Chinese K20 Pro and flash global rom in it? Is there any global rom for Chinese K20 Pro? As the global version is called MI 9T?
guest37 said:
@Robbo.5000 can I buy a Chinese K20 Pro and flash global rom in it? Is there any global rom for Chinese K20 Pro? As the global version is called MI 9T?
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The phone is Mi 9T Pro outside of China and India.
Yes, you can flash any region ROM on any region phone. (So can flash a global ROM for the Mi 9T Pro onto a Chinese K20 Pro.) OTA updates will continue to work.
You need to unlock the bootloader to be able to cross flash ROMs from different regions and you will not be able to lock it after. You will brick the phone if you try to relock the bootloader with a ROM for a different region installed.
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Yes, you can flash any region ROM on any region phone.
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I hope you guys don't do this. Many people have bricked their phones doing this.
Indian version does not have NFC.
ntmalol said:
I hope you guys don't do this. Many people have bricked their phones doing this.
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They only brick their phones because they forget to change the flash option and so accidentally lock the bootloader. I have pointed that out in my above post.
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The phone is Mi 9T Pro outside of China and India.
Yes, you can flash any region ROM on any region phone. (So can flash a global ROM for the Mi 9T Pro onto a Chinese K20 Pro.) OTA updates will continue to work.
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Thanks, where can I find all the fastboot ROMs? It seems Xiaomi changed "en.miui.com/a-234.html" this link, I wasn't active on the development side of Android for some times so I'm kinda lost.
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Thanks, where can I find all the fastboot ROMs? It seems Xiaomi changed "en.miui.com/a-234.html" this link, I wasn't active on the development side of Android for some times so I'm kinda lost.
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These are untouched and taken directly from the Xiaomi download pages. Probably the best source for Xiaomi ROMs outside of official Xiaomi website.
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/
The old global MIUI site had moved to the new Mi Community site. Check it out here https://c.mi.com/global.
The article you link to has been moved to the Mi Community site, but recently, within the last month or so, I've no longer been able to find it.
I believe I have posted links to the new version previously here, so if I searched my xda posts I might be able to find the link to it's new home.
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These are untouched and taken directly from the Xiaomi download pages. Probably the best source for Xiaomi ROMs outside of official Xiaomi website.
The old global MIUI site had moved to the new Mi Community site. Check it out here
The article you link to has been moved to the Mi Community site, but recently, within the last month or so, I've no longer been able to find it.
I believe I have posted links to the new version previously here, so if I searched my xda posts I might be able to find the link to it's new home.
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Thank you so much
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The article you link to has been moved to the Mi Community site, but recently, within the last month or so, I've no longer been able to find it.
I believe I have posted links to the new version previously here, so if I searched my xda posts I might be able to find the link to it's new home.
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If you find the link please post here.
nnahin said:
If you find the link please post here.
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https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
This is the official fastboot guide, which also contains all the latest fastboot ROMs.
For some reason I get a blank page on my phone. I have to change to desktop mode on my browser in order to see this.
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https://c.mi.com/bd/miuidownload/detail?guide=2
This is the official fastboot guide, which also contains all the latest fastboot ROMs.
For some reason I get a blank page on my phone. I have to change to desktop mode on my browser in order to see this.
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Same here, I also found the forum post that contains this link but got blank page (I never changed to desktop view tough).
Turbine1991 said:
Just buy a k20 pro/mi 9t aka Raphael and install miui.eu for the best stock setup without ads, with nfc, call recording.
There's only two models Raphael and Raphaeli. The latter which is Indian and without nfc.
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Yeah