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Is my Xiaomi Mi 5 safe?

Hello.
I just got a Xiaomi Mi 5 32GB from Gearbest and I am wondering if it has any spyware/malware and if I have to flash a new ROM on it.
It came with MIUI8 Global Stable (i don't remember the version, but it was 8.X.X.X) and I just updated it to MIUI 8.1.2.0 Stable through the updater.
It seems to be working fine. Can I assume that it is running on a legit official Global MIUI and that it doesn't have any spyware/malware on it?
I would post screenshots, but since I am a new user I am not allowed to. But if you wish, you can remove the space before the 'com'.
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Yes..it's official miui global stable rom, but about spyware/malware, i can't sure or guarantee it's 100% free spyware/malware..but what i know..as long this is global stable rom..there's no bloatware Chinese apps like in miui Chinese based rom. From my experience using this global stable..what i don't like is..too much google apps that i don't used or even needed for my daily used and system not good as Chinese based have, that's why now i'm prefer using xiaomi.eu that are still based from official Chinese rom but already removing all bloatware and optimized the system for global used.

Right, about miui.eu, I thought about flashing it but I read on the forums that it is a bit faster but there are a few more bugs and that there isn't that much of a difference compared to the official. And the Google apps don't bother me that much. So I will try the official for a few months and see.
Thanks for your answer. Cheers.

Mi 9 miui eu vs miui global vs RevOS

Hi! i am very new to the xiaomi community. i have just bought a pre-owned xiaomi mi 9.
it was shipped to me via POST mail, when i opened the phone it is a xiaomi mi 9 chinese version. :crying:
i want to flash a new rom on it, and currently i am torn between the three roms.
i just want to know your opinions on these three roms in all aspects (battery life, performance, gaming etc...)
1. miui eu
2. global rom
3. RevOS
***i have seen the miui eu vs RevOS (here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/Mi-9/help/revolution-os-vs-xiaomi-eu-one-recommend-t3934804) but i want to know how they are versus each other and the global rom.
how are the updates on these roms (miui eu, miui global, and revos) delivered? do i need to reflash every time? or i can just update just like a regular stock miui chinese rom? (a.k.a. by going to the settings and clicking the update button there and rebooting)
thank you. :angel::angel:

Xioami eu is the most supported rom concerning updates

HTCDevil said:
Xioami eu is the most supported rom concerning updates
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how is miui eu compared to the global rom?
are there lags? or bugs? problems? can yu give me a short help please

Hello. xiaomi.eu rom is based on the beta or stable rom of china. she's stable for everyday use. it benefits from news before the global. the beta rom is translated into several languages ​​and updated every Friday. I use it now and I prefer it overall, it is much smoother. on the other hand it is necessary the bootloader to unlock.

meuhmeuh51 said:
Hello. xiaomi.eu rom is based on the beta or stable rom of china. she's stable for everyday use. it benefits from news before the global. the beta rom is translated into several languages ​​and updated every Friday. I use it now and I prefer it overall, it is much smoother. on the other hand it is necessary the bootloader to unlock.
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i am currently waiting for my bootloader to be unlocked.
do i need to flash the update rom or i can just update from the miui settings?

meuhmeuh51 said:
Hello. xiaomi.eu rom is based on the beta or stable rom of china. she's stable for everyday use. it benefits from news before the global. the beta rom is translated into several languages ​​and updated every Friday. I use it now and I prefer it overall, it is much smoother. on the other hand it is necessary the bootloader to unlock.
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i am currently waiting for my bootloader to be unlocked.
with regards to updating, do i need to flash the update everytime? or i can just use the update tool in the miui settings?

darkalimdor said:
i am currently waiting for my bootloader to be unlocked.
with regards to updating, do i need to flash the update everytime? or i can just use the update tool in the miui settings?
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you have to unlock the bootloader. flasher twrp. and flash the rom. it is precise on the site of xiaomi.eu

meuhmeuh51 said:
you have to unlock the bootloader. flasher twrp. and flash the rom. it is precise on the site of xiaomi.eu
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that is for when i am flashing the rom newly,
i am asking about when i update.

I was on global rom and battery was very bad, but beem a week on revos its very clean amd good battery.
I recommend RevOs.

I have the Global EU (NOT xiaomi.eu) and i have good battery life (over night max battery drain of 5%), its buttery smooth and no bugs. Its official by Xiaomi but i heard updates are not as frequent as the China Global. Also since Global EU is stock you can just flash that over without unlocking bootloader if i am correct. The XiaoMiTool V2 somewhere here in the forum could be helpful for you if you want to stay stock and dont want to unlock your bootloader.
Edit: Also the Global EU has Widevine L1 which you need for Netflix HD. Dont know if the pther ROMs have that.

Jwtiyar said:
I was on global rom and battery was very bad, but beem a week on revos its very clean amd good battery.
I recommend RevOs.
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revolution os has the same ui with the miui ? how is the electronic image stabilization working on the rev os? how about other features that miui have, does the rev os also have?
i am looking at the miui eu because it has all the features that miui global have but better. so does rev os also have that?

cihot said:
I have the Global EU (NOT xiaomi.eu) and i have good battery life (over night max battery drain of 5%), its buttery smooth and no bugs. Its official by Xiaomi but i heard updates are not as frequent as the China Global. Also since Global EU is stock you can just flash that over without unlocking bootloader if i am correct. The XiaoMiTool V2 somewhere here in the forum could be helpful for you if you want to stay stock and dont want to unlock your bootloader.
Edit: Also the Global EU has Widevine L1 which you need for Netflix HD. Dont know if the pther ROMs have that.
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did you buy the phone with the global eu? or did you flash it?
how are the ads on the global eu? i do not mind the not frequent updates, i mostly want a very smooth and fast ui and no bloat

darkalimdor said:
did you buy the phone with the global eu? or did you flash it?
how are the ads on the global eu? i do not mind the not frequent updates, i mostly want a very smooth and fast ui and no bloat
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I bought it second hand but when the seller bought it it was with Global EU from MediaMarkt, big German store. I never had any ads. Where would I see them?

cihot said:
I bought it second hand but when the seller bought it it was with Global EU from MediaMarkt, big German store. I never had any ads. Where would I see them?
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in the chinese rom (the rom i am currently in) has ads in cleaner, file manager etc.. there is also a lot of bloat, such as weibo,qunar, baidu etc..
do u have plans on flashing a new rom?

darkalimdor said:
in the chinese rom (the rom i am currently in) has ads in cleaner, file manager etc.. there is also a lot of bloat, such as weibo,qunar, baidu etc..
do u have plans on flashing a new rom?
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I don't have any ads then. Seems the Global EU doesn't have all this Chinese preloaded apps. It has some xiaomi apps which can't be deleted, but otherwise I never had any problems. I was thinking of getting the xiaomi.eu so I can have notifications visible all the time and not just when they are incoming but that's all. I guess soon xiaomi will release an update for the global eu which will add this functionality back. Honestly this Rom is already so much superior than any other Phone I used and I think I can wait a couple of months for updates instead of having to deal with bugs and updates every two weeks with the xiaomi.eu

Understanding the many ROM variations

So I have bought a Mi 9T Pro Global ROM version and I am a bit lost on the whole official ROM versions
My current understanding of the ROMs:
Chinese version - Stock from Xiaomi, has an English mode but also has ads
Global version - ???
EU version - Custom ROM but aims to be as close to stock but without bloat and for EU userbase
EEA version - ???
Russian version - ???
India version - ???
Could anyone help me understand just what all this means and what I should ideally aim to stick with as someone living in the UK and wanting the best experience possible (No ads)

roughavoc said:
So I have bought a Mi 9T Pro Global ROM version and I am a bit lost on the whole official ROM versions
My current understanding of the ROMs:
Chinese version - Stock from Xiaomi, has an English mode but also has ads
Global version - ???
EU version - Custom ROM but aims to be as close to stock but without bloat and for EU userbase
EEA version - ???
Russian version - ???
India version - ???
Could anyone help me understand just what all this means and what I should ideally aim to stick with as someone living in the UK and wanting the best experience possible (No ads)
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All the same structure same base miui thing just little differences
as i know china come with call recorder w/o NFC
Eu come without call recorder but with NFC
Rest i didnt test yet but i guess with some with some without

xiaomi.eu roms work in Europe and the US, as a replacement for global roms with more features (See some here https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/9-11-14.53327/)
xiaomi.eu roms also come with TWRP pre-installed and OTA updates
Chinese ROMs come with features like call recording that may not be entirely legal in other countries, as well as ads, tracking, and a few other things
Chinese and Indian ROMs typically come on the k20 pro, which lacks the bands that the mi 9t pro has (notably bands 4 for US and 20 for EU)
EEA Rom is the stock rom for Europe, while EU rom is the xiaomi.eu modified ROM for Europe (and Global)
Global ROM is the stock for international, but xiaomi.eu ROMs work perfectly on Global as well (See https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/bt6z7b/miui_global_rom_vs_eea_rom/)
Russian runs Global but with modifications for GPS, Privacy, and Language
Living in the UK, I'd suggest using a stable Xiaomi.eu rom with Magisk, which will give you root, no bloatware and ads, optimised GPS and battery, and OTA stable updates. I'm rather new as well so check this out for info on it, it could help! (https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/help/twrp-procedure-check-t4004531)
While all of the roms run MIUI, their stability, update frequency, bloatware, bands, and language can differ slightly.

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xiaomi.eu roms work....differ slightly.
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Thanks for the knowledge! Been interesting learning about them all. What I will most likely do once my device arrives is to wait for the bootloader unlock and test the EEA and if I dislike it, jump to xiaomi.eu

roughavoc said:
Thanks...xiaomi.eu
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Good plan! Personally reason why I'm jumping straight to xiaomi.eu:
I don't think I'll DISLIKE Global, necessarily
But xiaomi.eu comes with TWRP preinstalled and root, and maintains Magisk even through OTA updates (Global/EEA removes TWRP and Magisk each time you update)
Just figured I'd share

If it's not Chinese MIUI, then Xiaomi label it as Global MIUI, as they all come with a full set of global language options.
Each version is then slightly modified for the region it is intended for. For EEA and Russia, I believe the modifications are more around complying with regulations, such as data protection, etc., rather than functional changes. For India, for this phone at least, the have replaced the stock launcher with the Poco Launcher, which has an app drawer (not sure if this is still true with MIUI 11), I guess this was in response to the popularity of the Poco F1 in India and the fact that this phone could be considered its successor there.
Xiaomi.eu are a collection of independent, volunteer developers, who make custom versions of MIUI. They've been around almost as long as Xiaomi themselves, from the days when MIUI was itself only a custom ROM, which only came in a Chinese version. The original aim was to add additional language translations. Now they add a full set of global languages, remove all ads, bloatware and non-essential apps, and add their own tweaks and customisations.
When it comes to EU, things get confusing. When it comes to naming MIUI versions, Xiaomi use 2 letter codes to distinguish the regions and use EU for Europe. Therefore you'll see people interchangeably use EU and EEA when talking about official European MIUI, this unfortunately leads to confusion as to whether people are referring to official MIUI or the unofficial xiaomi.eu ROMs

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If it's not Chinese MIUI, then Xiaomi label...
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Very informative! Thank you!

Question Can anyone share their experiences of Xiaomi.eu ROM vs Global ROM?

I own the Mi 11 with CN ROM and have been using it in North America. I'm thinking of flashing a different ROM to see if it will be a better experience. Has anyone in my situation flashed both the Global ROM and Xiaomi.eu ROM and can give an opinion on which is better overall? I'd be interested in things like speed, battery life, Play services compatability etc.
Thanks in advance!

It basically boils down to privacy vs latest updates.
Xiaomi will phone home as much as you let it, I think the EU rom is supposed to fix that but updates take a little longer.

philhab said:
I own the Mi 11 with CN ROM and have been using it in North America. I'm thinking of flashing a different ROM to see if it will be a better experience. Has anyone in my situation flashed both the Global ROM and Xiaomi.eu ROM and can give an opinion on which is better overall? I'd be interested in things like speed, battery life, Play services compatability etc.
Thanks in advance!
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If you want more features use the Chinese EU ROM. Speed, battery etc will be the same.

Mackay53 said:
If you want more features use the Chinese EU ROM. Speed, battery etc will be the same.
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Thanks. Is this the same as what people call the "Global ROM"?

philhab said:
Thanks. Is this the same as what people call the "Global ROM"?
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Global is different to the Xiaomi EU one but many wrongly call the EU one global.
Xiaomi EU is based on the Chinese ROM.
Global is for outside China and has less features than Chinese and Xiaomi EU ROM.

Mackay53 said:
Global is different to the Xiaomi EU one but many wrongly call the EU one global.
Xiaomi EU is based on the Chinese ROM.
Global is for outside China and has less features than Chinese and Xiaomi EU ROM.
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I knew that the Global ROM (developed by Xiaomi) is meant for phones outside of China. I also understood that the Xiaomi.eu ROM is created by developers and is different (but based on) the Chinese stock ROM that shipped with the phone. I think you confused me by saying the "Chinese EU ROM" instead of "Xiaomi.eu" ROM which is what I usually see people say.
What I don't like about the Chinese stock ROM for Chinese users is that it doesn't seem to fully support all Google services and the implementation of Android 11 isn't complete (for example I don't see the Nearby Share feature).
What features does the Global ROM (created by Xiaomi for international users) lack that the Chinese ROM has? I think that as long as the Global ROM supports Google services fully I would be happy with it. If not then I guess I would flash the Xiaomi.eu ROM but it would be annoying to have to apply all updates manually.

philhab said:
I knew that the Global ROM (developed by Xiaomi) is meant for phones outside of China. I also understood that the Xiaomi.eu ROM is created by developers and is different (but based on) the Chinese stock ROM that shipped with the phone. I think you confused me by saying the "Chinese EU ROM" instead of "Xiaomi.eu" ROM which is what I usually see people say.
What I don't like about the Chinese stock ROM for Chinese users is that it doesn't seem to fully support all Google services and the implementation of Android 11 isn't complete (for example I don't see the Nearby Share feature).
What features does the Global ROM (created by Xiaomi for international users) lack that the Chinese ROM has? I think that as long as the Global ROM supports Google services fully I would be happy with it. If not then I guess I would flash the Xiaomi.eu ROM but it would be annoying to have to apply all updates manually.
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Can't actually remember most of them but there was a few. A lot of the AI options like app pre loading etc
Xiaomi also confirmed the global Miui 12.5 update will be a "lite" version of the Chinese Miui so software will be more basic.
When I had the Mi 10 the EU version worked better than the global one with Google and notifications in general. Might of sorted that with next month's release.

Mackay53 said:
Can't actually remember most of them but there was a few. A lot of the AI options like app pre loading etc
Xiaomi also confirmed the global Miui 12.5 update will be a "lite" version of the Chinese Miui so software will be more basic.
When I had the Mi 10 the EU version worked better than the global one with Google and notifications in general. Might of sorted that with next month's release.
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Ok. Thanks for the info

I have CN ROM and had to tweak it like crazy to get rid of the China stuff and to get notifications to work. Turned off the battery saver for every app I needed notifications and enabled every option.
Now with EU ROM I didn't have to do anything like that, and have the google feed on the left. Everything is perfect with EU - well recommended.

Excuse me for jump in...I want to by Mi 11 Pro. I want Google Play, Google pay, banking aps, Netflix to work. Shell I stay on Chinese Rom or put Xiaomi.eu Rom? I am from Europe. Thanks!
Edit: Now I see it´s an old Topic :-/

xiaomi eu is far superior than stock rom with more features and optimization, no reason to use global rom

Shojimeguro said:
xiaomi eu is far superior than stock rom with more features and optimization, no reason to use global rom
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Hehe lol, but no. More features, yes. More optimization? Definitely not - there are far more lags than in global. Interface isn't very fluid.

does the eu rom has call recording?

panoszam said:
does the eu rom has call recording?
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yes it has

philhab said:
I own the Mi 11 with CN ROM and have been using it in North America. I'm thinking of flashing a different ROM to see if it will be a better experience. Has anyone in my situation flashed both the Global ROM and Xiaomi.eu ROM and can give an opinion on which is better overall? I'd be interested in things like speed, battery life, Play services compatability etc.
Thanks in advance!
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Use xiaomi
philhab said:
I own the Mi 11 with CN ROM and have been using it in North America. I'm thinking of flashing a different ROM to see if it will be a better experience. Has anyone in my situation flashed both the Global ROM and Xiaomi.eu ROM and can give an opinion on which is better overall? I'd be interested in things like speed, battery life, Play services compatability etc.
Thanks in advance!
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Use xiaomi EU rom - can works perfectly on open bootloader, no root

Antyhaker said:
Hehe lol, but no. More features, yes. More optimization? Definitely not - there are far more lags than in global. Interface isn't very fluid.
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I have already tried the latest stable MIUI14 from xiaomi.eu and it seemed quite alright
But I had one problem - which was rather annoying
I couldn't get my banking app to install properly. And I believe that is because the bootloader is unlocked. But my device was original CN, which I then flashed to xiaomi.eu (and locking the bootloader after that, is not recommended!)
So my question here is - if I install the Global ROM instead (which is xiaomi official, in contrary to the xiaomi.eu ROM), will I be able to lock the bootloader after flashing?

jstoner said:
I have already tried the latest stable MIUI14 from xiaomi.eu and it seemed quite alright
But I had one problem - which was rather annoying
I couldn't get my banking app to install properly. And I believe that is because the bootloader is unlocked. But my device was original CN, which I then flashed to xiaomi.eu (and locking the bootloader after that, is not recommended!)
So my question here is - if I install the Global ROM instead (which is xiaomi official, in contrary to the xiaomi.eu ROM), will I be able to lock the bootloader after flashing?
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With china device? Instant brick.

jstoner said:
I have already tried the latest stable MIUI14 from xiaomi.eu and it seemed quite alright
But I had one problem - which was rather annoying
I couldn't get my banking app to install properly. And I believe that is because the bootloader is unlocked. But my device was original CN, which I then flashed to xiaomi.eu (and locking the bootloader after that, is not recommended!)
So my question here is - if I install the Global ROM instead (which is xiaomi official, in contrary to the xiaomi.eu ROM), will I be able to lock the bootloader after flashing?
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The EU ROM doesn't need to lock bootloader.

The EU ROM looks have a issue relate Google Backup.
Does anyone have the same issue?
New - Google Drive backup bug? Backup gone after reboot [updated]
[updated description below because it seems like backups dissappear after reboot] Not sure if this is from ROM or the Google Drive app. After a day or two my Google backup of my phone dissappears. Even though done successfully before and also shown in Google Drive, it dissappears after a day...
xiaomi.eu

One good reason to move to EU rom: it fixed stuff where China Rom doesn't!
For example, in China/Global ROM miui14.0.12 the AOD display will always turn itself off if it lay on a dark room for around 10 minutes. And turning off Bluetooth from android top down menu will turn off 24 hours only and not forever.
In Miui EU, this they fixed it by making it on always. Same goes to Bluetooth turning off when pressed from top drop down menu.
And many other translation jitter you can notice in China Rom if you were to restart your phone. For instance, calendar will show 1 second of Chinese before becoming english.

Question Can someone port the China weekly dev version 21.6.9 camera to EEA 12.5.3?

On the new China developer version 21.6.9, you can use the rear screen for videos. which is not yet enabled on the EEA rom. It is available also on the Xiaomi.eu rom, but it stil has a few hiccups. The EEA rom not only has the google services, which I need, but also seems a bit smoother. Does anyone know how that camera can be brought to the EEA rom?

It will get they're in some months, if you want it now flash the Eu ROM

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It will get they're in some months, if you want it now flash the Eu ROM
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Now, how do you think I found out one has this feature and the other doesn't? I flashed the various ROMs, but I also know that it may be some time before the EEA or Global versions see it. Heck, the Global rom hasn't even been upgraded to 12.5 yet.

EEA is on stable 12.5.3

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EEA is on stable 12.5.3
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I know that, but the CN dev rim has the video working on the rear display. Do you think I wanted to know if there is a port to an unstable rom? The Xiaomi.eu rom has it as well, but it is also based on the CN rom. Since the EEA rom may not get this feature for several months, I was hoping that someone may have ported that camera to the EEA rom, but I guess there aren't many devs here any more.

Nope unfortunately, things seem have changed from the old days of one plus 3 whereas community was much wider and much kore committed

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Nope unfortunately, things seem have changed from the old days of one plus 3 whereas community was much wider and much kore committed
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Maybe it's also a less popular phone
Some people want one and can't get it, don't want or can't order from China or can only get one in eBay for €1500 etc which is unacceptable

jim262 said:
On the new China developer version 21.6.9, you can use the rear screen for videos. which is not yet enabled on the EEA rom. It is available also on the Xiaomi.eu rom, but it stil has a few hiccups. The EEA rom not only has the google services, which I need, but also seems a bit smoother. Does anyone know how that camera can be brought to the EEA rom?
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No hiccups on my EU ROM