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Downgrade to Miui 11 from Miui 12

Hi! I have the MIUI 12.0.1.0 stable ROM but I do not like it at all, is there any way to go back to MIUI 11?
I do not have the bootloader unlocked but I can do it if it's necessary, but where can i find the stable build from MIUI 11 for the Mi 9T Pro?
Which steps must I follow to downgrade the ROM? Do I really have to install TWRP or it fits if I do it with only the bootloader unlocked?
When I do it, will I lose all the media like pics?

What's wrong with MIUI 12? The biggest surface changes are the font (which you can change via the Themes app), battery icon (this shouldn't matter enough to risk bricking your device), and the new control panel, which can be reverted in settings.
Downgrading OS will require you to wipe your entire device, otherwise you'll risk bricking it, so I very, very strongly suggest that you unlock your bootloader and install magisk so that you can solve your issues either through settings or by rooting, rather than downgrading OS.

I agree with AvgZing. Although unlocking bootloader is safer imo.
Miui12 isn't much different from miui11. and the control center can be disabled. You'll get updates that fix any miui12 bugs soon anyways. So just stick with what you have.

You have reason guys, i forgot I can change the contorl panel and do some modifications to customize the apperance. Thank you!

I wanna downgrade too, I've been getting horrible battery life on my Mi 9T after this update. When I bought it last year december, and it was amazing with 12 hours of screen on time, now barely makes it to 5

Desperatos said:
I wanna downgrade too, I've been getting horrible battery life on my Mi 9T after this update. When I bought it last year december, and it was amazing with 12 hours of screen on time, now barely makes it to 5
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miui10 was a beast. it ran android pie, and gives 12hrs sot easily.
however 5hrs is very very low, you might want to consider battery damage?
Do try some aosp roms.
via root, I use naptime and servicely apps to reach 12hrs sot as well even on android 10, all aosp roms

Standby drain in MIUI10 was as it should be.
I don't actually use my Mi9T Pro heavily; most of the time it's standby. I went from charging once a week to every two days as soon as I switched to MIUI11. Clean flash, still a new handset. No change in usage. MIUI11 is absolutely terrible for battery life.
... and you're telling me it's worse in MIUI12!?
Something is seriously wrong with the updates for this device.
As in, 'get your pitchforks' bad.

Is there a way to go back to miui 10 from 12? I love how that ran and I don't use these gimmicks

Desperatos said:
Is there a way to go back to miui 10 from 12? I love how that ran and I don't use these gimmicks
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flash recovery ROM through OF recovery.

rasik107 said:
flash recovery ROM through OF recovery.
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thanks sorry but what is OF recovery? And how does one get to it? I have a mi10 on miui 12 (maybe can only downgrade to miui 11 but nevertheless the procedure might be similar-so am asking) When I go to recovery, (Mi recovery 3.0) I see reboot, wipe data and connect with Miassistant (Mi suite never connects-not had any luck on various Xiaomi devices regardless of miui level on W10 or W 8.1). Thanks for any assistance.

mac231us said:
thanks sorry but what is OF recovery? And how does one get to it? I have a mi10 on miui 12 (maybe can only downgrade to miui 11 but nevertheless the procedure might be similar-so am asking) When I go to recovery, (Mi recovery 3.0) I see reboot, wipe data and connect with Miassistant (Mi suite never connects-not had any luck on various Xiaomi devices regardless of miui level on W10 or W 8.1). Thanks for any assistance.
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Don't use stock recovery.
OF = Orange Fox Recovery
just google with your device name. U should get OF.
in order to flash OF u must have unlocked bootloader,
( and OEM unclocking must be enabled in Developer Options )
u can follow these steps,
TAKE ALL BACKUP IN LAPTOP/PC.
boot in OF recovery.
FORMAT DATA.
reboot to recovery again
connect device to PC
copy Recovery ROM ZIP file to device
flash
reboot
done...

rasik107 said:
Don't use stock recovery.
OF = Orange Fox Recovery
just google with your device name. U should get OF.
in order to flash OF u must have unlocked bootloader,
( and OEM unclocking must be enabled in Developer Options )
u can follow these steps,
TAKE ALL BACKUP IN LAPTOP/PC.
boot in OF recovery.
FORMAT DATA.
reboot to recovery again
connect device to PC
copy Recovery ROM ZIP file to device
flash
reboot
done...
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Thanks. I am waiting for 168 hours for unlocking -lol. I was hoping for some method outside of fastboot/unlocking BL. That mi pc suite-does that ever work? using stock recovery to reinstall rom like Hsuite on Huawei? Thanks.

mac231us said:
Thanks. I am waiting for 168 hours for unlocking -lol. I was hoping for some method outside of fastboot/unlocking BL. That mi pc suite-does that ever work? using stock recovery to reinstall rom like Hsuite on Huawei? Thanks.
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Nope...
if u have prev MI account which has permissions already,
then try with that account.
I unlocked my K20 Pro on 2nd day

rasik107 said:
Nope...
if u have prev MI account which has permissions already,
then try with that account.
I unlocked my K20 Pro on 2nd day
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I do have permissions-unlocked mi max 3 couple of months back and am running mi mix unlocked. Not sure why it denied me.

mac231us said:
I do have permissions-unlocked mi max 3 couple of months back and am running mi mix unlocked. Not sure why it denied me.
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download latest mi unlock tool...
add your account in following using MOBILE DATA only...
settings -> developer options -> Mi Unlock status
then remove Mi account from Accounts and add again...
now try in Mi unlock tool
it should work...

rasik107 said:
download latest mi unlock tool...
add your account in following using MOBILE DATA only...
settings -> developer options -> Mi Unlock status
then remove Mi account from Accounts and add again...
now try in Mi unlock tool
it should work...
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thanks any particular version of the unlock tool (asking just in case before I attempt)

mac231us said:
thanks any particular version of the unlock tool (asking just in case before I attempt)
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any particular version - I tried with latest one

rasik107 said:
any particular version - I tried with latest one
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thanks same issue...frustrating stuff. Fails at 95 or 99 percent. Had this issue before don't recall how it got fixed (on other devices). The Mi PC Suite is a total mystery (never detects phone regardless which version-only thing remains not tried on Windows 7). It has not worked even on Mi Max 3, Mi Mix.

Miui 12 got my battery lasting 50% of what it did before and it changed my call volumes to 0... Hope I am able to revert

tried no luck dude. i'm on miui 12 stable indian version (curtana)
rasik107 said:
download latest mi unlock tool...
add your account in following using MOBILE DATA only...
settings -> developer options -> Mi Unlock status
then remove Mi account from Accounts and add again...
now try in Mi unlock tool
it should work...
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Question Official MUII 12.5 Global. Any link and tutorial to flash CN versions?

Hi! I buyed a CN version of Mi 11. Is there any link with the official Global rom for Mi 11 that was rleased today ? Any tutorial?
Thanks!

As far as I know, the Mi 11 Global version won't be available before February 25th (at least here in Europe), so I doubt the global ROM is available yet. Most people recommend the xiaomi.eu ROM over the global ROM because it has some extra features and so on.
I recommend you use Xiaomi.eu's ROM, there's a thread explaining how to do it here. Also, don't forget to unlock your bootloader - you need to wait 7 days before it can be unlocked, so if you start the process today, you'll be able to flash custom ROMs in a week.

https://c.mi.com/thread-3581378-1-0.html

Thanks guys!

marcoshmaciel said:
Thanks guys!
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Did you managed to install it ? When I try, it send me back to bootloader. (Using Miui 12.5 EU)

DarckZian said:
Did you managed to install it ? When I try, it send me back to bootloader. (Using Miui 12.5 EU)
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Installation ok for me. Like u i was on xiaomi.eu lastest. there is a smalll error : This error is caused because the tool verifies if the device’s bootloader has been locked or not. Since you used the ‘clean all’ or ‘save user data’ option, the bootloader is not locked and the error is shown. This is a problem with the tool itself and is nothing to be worried about since the verification takes place after the flash is fully complete.

rafik25 said:
Installation ok for me. Like u i was on xiaomi.eu lastest. there is a smalll error : This error is caused because the tool verifies if the device’s bootloader has been locked or not. Since you used the ‘clean all’ or ‘save user data’ option, the bootloader is not locked and the error is shown. This is a problem with the tool itself and is nothing to be worried about since the verification takes place after the flash is fully complete.
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You don't mind if I abuse you since you the first known to successfully flash the global rom?
Therefore, my bunch of questions are:
1. Did you use the fastboot version of rom (unzipped tgz)?
2. You did dirty flash form eu rom or did you clear data before flash?
3. You don't have any modem issue, all mobile bands and both wifi (2.4 and 5)?
4. Like first impression: do you still experience massive battery consumption?
5. What are major differences between eu and global?
6. Is the rom smooth and responsive or you experience any malfunctions so far?
7. Google Pay works? If you don't use it, could you be so kind and install safety net tester and report the results?
8. Could you still use phone calls recorder?
Thank you for your patient and contribution.

Yes of course
1. fastboot version
2.Form xiaomi.eu rebooting in faastboot mod and flashing fastboot version with mi flash with clean all option.
3. No mobile or wifi issues
4. all gms are installed ( google phone dialer and sms )
Sorry bro fresh installation i cant say more im at work
i dont use google pay and safety net failed
Rom is smooth but orange bloatware are downloaded

rafik25 said:
Yes of course
1. fastboot version
2.Form xiaomi.eu rebooting in faastboot mod and flashing fastboot version with mi flash with clean all option.
3. No mobile or wifi issues
4. all gms are installed ( google phone dialer and sms )
Sorry bro fresh installation i cant say more im at work
i dont use google pay and safety net failed
Rom is smooth but orange bloatware are downloaded
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I don't want to install the xiaomi.eu because of the OTA updates and more. I want to flash the official global version of miui.

For this official global rom I still need to unlock the bootloader or can I flash over the chinese version? Sorry for the nob question. I'm new to Xiaomi phones.

marcoshmaciel said:
I don't want to install the xiaomi.eu because of the OTA updates and more. I want to flash the official global version of miui.
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Just as a warning - if you decide to flash the official ROM, DO NOT RE-LOCK YOUR BOOT LOADER.
See this post.

Up to this thread

Xiaomi lied about the mi 11 launching with miui 12.5.

hulkyboi said:
Xiaomi lied about the mi 11 launching with miui 12.5.
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No they didn't, it was always launching with miui 12. Irrelevant anyway

rafik25 said:
Yes of course
1. fastboot version
2.Form xiaomi.eu rebooting in faastboot mod and flashing fastboot version with mi flash with clean all option.
3. No mobile or wifi issues
4. all gms are installed ( google phone dialer and sms )
Sorry bro fresh installation i cant say more im at work
i dont use google pay and safety net failed
Rom is smooth but orange bloatware are downloaded
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Could you please show me where to download the global rom. The link given below does not work.
Fastboot Flash 4.1G
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V12.0.1.0.RKBEUOR/venus_eea_or_global_images_V12.0.1.0.RKBEUOR_20210127.0000.00_11.0_eea_482ce39234.tgz
Thanks.

[email protected] said:
Could you please show me where to download the global rom. The link given below does not work.
Fastboot Flash 4.1G
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V12.0.1.0.RKBEUOR/venus_eea_or_global_images_V12.0.1.0.RKBEUOR_20210127.0000.00_11.0_eea_482ce39234.tgz
Thanks.
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Look up and you'll see it

Mackay53 said:
Look up and you'll see it
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Are you talking about this link: https://c.mi.com/thread-3581378-1-0.html
If you are, the download link provided in the above url does not work and it is the same link I mentioned earlier.

piskr said:
You don't mind if I abuse you since you the first known to successfully flash the global rom?
Therefore, my bunch of questions are:
1. Did you use the fastboot version of rom (unzipped tgz)?
2. You did dirty flash form eu rom or did you clear data before flash?
3. You don't have any modem issue, all mobile bands and both wifi (2.4 and 5)?
4. Like first impression: do you still experience massive battery consumption?
5. What are major differences between eu and global?
6. Is the rom smooth and responsive or you experience any malfunctions so far?
7. Google Pay works? If you don't use it, could you be so kind and install safety net tester and report the results?
8. Could you still use phone calls recorder?
Thank you for your patient and contribution.
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hello I have my mi 11 on the global rom for 1 week
I flashed my phone with the fastboot rom (adb) and everything went well (if the phone restarts in fastboot mode, force the boot in recovery mode and does a data factory reset whip)
google pay works fine for me
my phone works without problem (no slowdown, no problem with the wifi connection on the phone, all Google services work perfectly)
after the rest has already been said

[email protected] said:
Are you talking about this link: https://c.mi.com/thread-3581378-1-0.html
If you are, the download link provided in the above url does not work and it is the same link I mentioned earlier.
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Right Klick, Open in new TAB, than it works ;-)

luuxis said:
hello I have my mi 11 on the global rom for 1 week
I flashed my phone with the fastboot rom (adb) and everything went well (if the phone restarts in fastboot mode, force the boot in recovery mode and does a data factory reset whip)
google pay works fine for me
my phone works without problem (no slowdown, no problem with the wifi connection on the phone, all Google services work perfectly)
after the rest has already been said
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So, first i have to install xiaomi.eu-rom? Is that the right order?

General MIUI 12 EEA Stable ROM V12.0.9.0.RKBEUXM

... did you know 12.0.9.0 for EEA devices has been published?
Link to announcement: https://c.mi.com/thread-3629706-1-0.html
Recovery/Updater ZIP: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V12.0.9.0.RKBEUXM/miui_VENUSEEAGlobal_V12.0.9.0.RKBEUXM_488d4eb5c0_11.0.zip
Fastboot: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V12.0.9.0....EUXM_20210307.0000.00_11.0_eea_a9dcd237a8.tgz

Do not update if you use a third party launcher:
You can't close app in recents apps, when you swipe up to kill an app, it just crash and goes back to homescreen and the app isn't killed.
I'm done with this trash smartphone, Xiaomi is too awful, MIUI is badly made, full of bugs, awful battery life. So overrated imo.

I don't received it yet. Wish region we can find it ?

strange cos I do not have received it and it's nowhere on Mi website

The V12.0.9.0.RKBEUXM is only released to {Croatia, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic & Slovakia}

Just flash flash_all_except_storage.bat (fastboot version) on top of V12.0.3.0.RKBEUXM and everything seams ok.
Dirty flash worked, my data is safe

for me flash_all_except_storage.bat was not working. All the time claimed "Antirollback check error". But I'm on 1 and the image is also on 1. Anyway - so I just copied the .zip on the internal storage and did a local update. All working fine - no issues (bootloader still locked - 4 days to go and was on V12.0.3.0RKBEUXM before).

Have this problem when single click on a word. Don't know if it's due to this firmware

hardtheory said:
Have this problem when single click on a word. Don't know if it's due to this firmware
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No problem here with 12.0.2.0 and Opera Beta and Chrome

RoughNeck1971 said:
for me flash_all_except_storage.bat was not working. All the time claimed "Antirollback check error". But I'm on 1 and the image is also on 1. Anyway - so I just copied the .zip on the internal storage and did a local update. All working fine - no issues (bootloader still locked - 4 days to go and was on V12.0.3.0RKBEUXM before).
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How did you make that? Did local Update, i have not found this option in the app for update. Thank you.

Azev said:
How did you make that? Did local Update, i have not found this option in the app for update. Thank you.
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You need to go to settings and click on the MIUI-Version Logo. There you see the screen with your actual version and it checks for update. Just click there 10 times on the Logo. Then it will activate the function. Click on the 3 dots on the top right and you will see some extra entries. One of it is to select which update to install. There you select the file which you have copied onto internal memory.

RoughNeck1971 said:
for me flash_all_except_storage.bat was not working. All the time claimed "Antirollback check error". But I'm on 1 and the image is also on 1. Anyway - so I just copied the .zip on the internal storage and did a local update. All working fine - no issues (bootloader still locked - 4 days to go and was on V12.0.3.0RKBEUXM before).
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Just open the bat file and delete the Antirollback check section

PandaKiller said:
Just open the bat file and delete the Antirollback check section
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Thanks. But is that secure enough? Do I need to check the antiroll number? Or if it is the right ROM then jsut remove and flash.

RoughNeck1971 said:
Thanks. But is that secure enough? Do I need to check the antiroll number? Or if it is the right ROM then jsut remove and flash.
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I did that to rollback from MIUI 12 version 21.3.3 with no issues, but using flash_all that clears storage.

Is it normal that restarting the phone also reset battery stat?

Wahoux said:
Do not update if you use a third party launcher:
You can't close app in recents apps, when you swipe up to kill an app, it just crash and goes back to homescreen and the app isn't killed.
I'm done with this trash smartphone, Xiaomi is too awful, MIUI is badly made, full of bugs, awful battery life. So overrated imo.
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Android 11 issue i think. No android 11 rom supports 3rd party launchers properly. Issues in Lineage OS even

Hi,
Do you think I could flash my unlocked M2011K2G (Orange ROM - 12.0.1.0 RKBEUOR) with MIUI 12 EEA Stable ROM V12.0.9.0.RKBEUXM?
When I tried, I got this message "mismatching image and device".
Thanks,
Goran

trifa said:
Hi,
Do you think I could flash my unlocked M2011K2G (Orange ROM - 12.0.1.0 RKBEUOR) with MIUI 12 EEA Stable ROM V12.0.9.0.RKBEUXM?
When I tried, I got this message "mismatching image and device".
Thanks,
Goran
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Have you unlock your bootloader ?

Pikaone41 said:
Have you unlock your bootloader ?
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Yes, as I mentioned above. Strange thing is I am getting this message "mismatching image and device".

try with : V12.0.3.0.RKBEUXM or use xiaomitool v2

General Android 12 Beta Available for the Mi 11 Ultra (star)!

Download link for Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra here.
How to flash Android 12 beta
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The Android 12 beta ROM comes in the form of a .tgz extension, commonly referred to as a Fastboot ROM. To flash this ROM, you also need to have a Windows PC and phone with an unlocked bootloader. Instructions to unlock the bootloader of your phone can be found on your device’s subforums on XDA.
To flash the downloaded file, follow the instructions below:
Download the MiFlash Tool on your PC that can be found here. After downloading, extract the tool and install it. It is also advised to have ADB and Fastboot installed.
Reboot your phone into Download mode by powering it off and then pressing both the Power and Volume Down buttons together.
Connect your phone to the computer using the USB cable.
Download the Fastboot ROM .tgz file and extract it and make sure you remember the extract location, as you will need to paste the address into MiFlash Tool. Make sure there are no spaces in the extract location path.
Run MiFlash Tool on your PC and in the address bar within the tool, paste the extract location from Step 4.
Click “Refresh” within MiFlash and the app should automatically recognize your device.
Click “Run” within MiFlash to flash the ROM file to the device.
The progress bar within MiFlash will turn green, which indicates that the ROM was successfully installed. Your device should boot automatically to the new version.
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Hello
Is it the stock Android 12 or with MIUI ?

I am tempted to install it, but I am wondering what's going to happen when beta program is finished!

jericho246 said:
Download link for Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra here.
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Does this involve a full data wipe ?

It works!

speedtripler said:
It works!
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Full data wipe or not?

algerinferno said:
Full data wipe or not?
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You can do it either way....
They have provided options:

Is the camera working? It has all the stock option?

speedtripler said:
You can do it either way....
They have provided options:
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I think it'd be better to do a clean flash.

speedtripler said:
It works!
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Wow how did you get past the first verify pin, for me it kept looping at that area kept asking me for pin, when I clicked use Google account it went back to the pin again a loop couldn't get out of it

Camera, wifi, calls etc are working?

mat.mark89 said:
Is the camera working? It has all the stock option?
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Yes, the camera works and the Google services are working fine but this build is for testing , not to use daily, for most people I would advise to wait longer
You might have issues with third party apps that haven't been optimised yet for Android 12 etc

gokhujee said:
Wow how did you get past the first verify pin, for me it kept looping at that area kept asking me for pin, when I clicked use Google account it went back to the pin again a loop couldn't get out of it
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Mine didn't even ask me for a pin
I flashed it coming from the Eu 12.6 weekly

Let us know how battery life is.

Is the file same for both global and Chinese variant ?

Wow, this is interesting and tempted to install.

Raj kiran said:
Is the file same for both global and Chinese variant ?
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No idea... Mine was
a china 12/512 once upon a time!
I think you can flash anything these days, if it doesn't work for any reason you can go back, there's unbrick and rollback fix on YouTube
You just have to delete about 8 lines of code and then you can flash backwards as well as forwards

Jbdub17712 said:
Let us know how battery life is.
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I would imagine the battery life is great because it's basically a skeleton barebone ROM
There is no miui apps if those are important to you, its not ready for grandma yet!
If you want to use this as a daily driver you will need to put some effort into installing and config
Not worth it yet for most people imo

speedtripler said:
It works!
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Which variant of MI 11 ultra do you have global or Chinese

I opened XDA just to post this lol. So, did you do a dirty flash and kept your data?

Question MIUI Rollback 13.0.17.0.SKFEUXM to 13.0.16.0.SKFEUXM

Hello!
the latest MIUI update I've received, 13.0.17.0.SKFMIXM, is not owrking as good as the one I was using, namely 13.0.16.0.SKFMIXM.
I've found and downloaded the 3.41 GB and something full rom and the OTA update of 266.39 MB.
I've tried with each one the following procedure:
rename the file to update.zip
copy it into the root folder of the phone
tap various time on the miui 13 logo to get the "select update package menu"
...every time it says that can't verify the update package, try via usb.
I was so happy with the 10.0.16.0. what can I do? I fear that a factory restore and a subsequent update will bring it back to 13.0.16.0.
Thank you in advance for the help.

awambawamb said:
Hello!
the latest MIUI update I've received, 13.0.17.0.SKFMIXM, is not owrking as good as the one I was using, namely 13.0.16.0.SKFMIXM.
I've found and downloaded the 3.41 GB and something full rom and the OTA update of 266.39 MB.
I've tried with each one the following procedure:
rename the file to update.zip
copy it into the root folder of the phone
tap various time on the miui 13 logo to get the "select update package menu"
...every time it says that can't verify the update package, try via usb.
I was so happy with the 10.0.16.0. what can I do? I fear that a factory restore and a subsequent update will bring it back to 13.0.16.0.
Thank you in advance for the help.
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Google fastboot flash with PC or recovery flash via custom Recovery.
For both the bootloader has to be unlocked. In my opinion there's no other way to rollback .

I've downloaded the right version (EEA) and now I'm getting the message "impossible to downgrade".
ahahah. this is so stupid.
I had a nice, fully working phone, now it's back to garbage and I can't rollback. starting from the battery usage - now I can't activate the battery saver and the drop down menu is transparent and unreadable unless i turn off the battery saver.
My only option is to navigate a jungle of fake infos and obscure downloads to flash the phone - since there is no clear guide. I might be wrong; if there is a CLEAR guide on how to properly flash a Redmi Note 10 Pro, where can I find it?
Cheers.
A

awambawamb said:
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My only option is to navigate a jungle of fake infos and obscure downloads to flash the phone - since there is no clear guide......
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I advise to search for the right information on XDA and the downloads from Xiaomi servers.

awambawamb said:
I've downloaded the right version (EEA) and now I'm getting the message "impossible to downgrade".
ahahah. this is so stupid.
I had a nice, fully working phone, now it's back to garbage and I can't rollback. starting from the battery usage - now I can't activate the battery saver and the drop down menu is transparent and unreadable unless i turn off the battery saver.
My only option is to navigate a jungle of fake infos and obscure downloads to flash the phone - since there is no clear guide. I might be wrong; if there is a CLEAR guide on how to properly flash a Redmi Note 10 Pro, where can I find it?
Cheers.
A
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Downgrading using the rename trick is not possible now due to OTA validation. But still, downgrading is still possible as long as the bootloader is unlocked (you can re-lock bootloader afterwards btw so no worry about banking apps).
Procedure might be something similar to this:
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Flash any latest OSS ROM (this is just to remove MIUI)
3. Use MiFlash and fastboot method to install old versions (re-lock if you want)
Alternatively, after No.2 you can directly install the old update through custom recovery and just keep bootloader unlocked. Though this means that you'll have to deal with hiding rooting and passing safetynet.
PS: Just to add, Anti-Rollback is not yet enabled for sweet so no worries with getting bricked while downgrading. Just be careful and flash appropriately.

Thanks for the kind reply, @BigChungus321 . Glad to hear that I can still unlock and lock the bootloader! at least for those 6 months of warranty.
Just one thing, in the step you suggested you said:
1. Unlock bootloader​2. Flash any latest OSS ROM (this is just to remove MIUI)​3. Use MiFlash and fastboot method to install old versions (re-lock if you want)​Alternatively, after No.2 you can directly install the old update through custom recovery and just keep bootloader unlocked. Though this means that you'll have to deal with hiding rooting and passing safetynet.​​Directly installing the old update ( MIUI 13.0.16.0.SKFEUXM ) isn't the same as using MiFlash and fastboot to install the old version, or I am missing a part here?
In this very moment I've made a backup of all the pictures and a list of all the apps installed, to help googling them again later, in preparation for asking the MIUI lords the permit to unlock my device.
Also, I've a friend who has the same phone but it has never been updated; based on my personal experience, if I'd like her to avoid the issues I've found in 13.0.17.0, would it be safe to tell her to manually update the phone with the "select update package menu"?

wow.
I was ready to unlock the phone, but I forgot to unlock the "Mi unlock" in the developer options. So I went there and seems that I cannot unlock: I keep receiving the message "connect to the netwrok and try again".
Am I missing some piece of information here?

awambawamb said:
Directly installing the old update ( MIUI 13.0.16.0.SKFEUXM ) isn't the same as using MiFlash and fastboot to install the old version, or I am missing a part here?
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It is the same but I do encounter people who face anti-rollback error rejecting the downgrade if flashing from MIUI to MIUI. But going from OSS to MIUI, this arb check does not seem to occur.
awambawamb said:
In this very moment I've made a backup of all the pictures and a list of all the apps installed, to help googling them again later, in preparation for asking the MIUI lords the permit to unlock my device.
Also, I've a friend who has the same phone but it has never been updated; based on my personal experience, if I'd like her to avoid the issues I've found in 13.0.17.0, would it be safe to tell her to manually update the phone with the "select update package menu"?
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No clue if that prevents the issue/bug you encounter. I usually just dirty flash the full rom update (not the incremental which is around ~200mb) in recovery and I don't seem to get issue this way, aside from recovery being replaced because dm-verity is getting activated again.
awambawamb said:
wow.
I was ready to unlock the phone, but I forgot to unlock the "Mi unlock" in the developer options. So I went there and seems that I cannot unlock: I keep receiving the message "connect to the netwrok and try again".
Am I missing some piece of information here?
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I've seen many people who have this issue too. Again, no clue how to fix this. Maybe reboot, and just enable mobile data. Try changing sim card or switching sim card slots. Use other Mi Account for unlocking. I did see discussions about how using the same sim card and same Mi account can on a different device can cause this. I still have no clue how to fix this though so sorry. Might be a good idea to use a fresh sim card and mi account if you still encounter it.