just bought a Mi 8 .. how to update to android 9 ? - Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers

hi guys.
i just got a mi 8 .. i'm on 9.5 and when i check for updates i only get 10.0.3.0 oreo ..
should i install it or can i download pie stable rom and manually update it ?
Thanks..

Ahmed.Elnesr said:
hi guys.
i just got a mi 8 .. i'm on 9.5 and when i check for updates i only get 10.0.3.0 oreo ..
should i install it or can i download pie stable rom and manually update it ?
Thanks..
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Which phone? (China, Intl, Global, etc)
Are you Bootloader Unlocked?
What is your goal for your phone, do you plan on unlocking, flashing, etc?

Agimax said:
Which phone? (China, Intl, Global, etc)
Are you Bootloader Unlocked?
What is your goal for your phone, do you plan on unlocking, flashing, etc?
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it's a global version .
i don't know if the bootloader unlocked or not
i don't plan to flash custom roms or root right now

10.0.3.0 is the latest update you can get via OTA on Mi8 Global edition devices with Global Stable Roms. But beware that Ok Google is not working at all no matter what, headphone volumes are low and face id is not available unless you change your region to countries like as far as I know Georgia, China, India, Kong, screen colors are a bit washed out compared to other amoled phones, camera has noise especially for photos taken in low light conditions.
Some people on 10.0.2.0( i never had this version since it skipped directly to 10.0.3.0 for me) claimed that they got an OTA for 10.1.1.0 (which you can manually flash and update to without unlocking the bootlader bycsimply downloading and renaming the file to 'update.zip' via the built in miui updater on your phone) but reports on Miui forums claim that it has the same problems of 10.0.3.0 if not worse which most people commented that they would try to go back since they wished never did it.)
I personally am waiting for an OTA update till new year. If a fix is not released by than I am selling this chinese bazaar phone which I am not happy coz of the above explaoned issues since the day I bought this, i never got what i paid for.
Long story short the supposedly Xiaomi flagship phone Mi8 is a total disaster and good example to add on for those who always avoided chinese brands for such reasons.
Miui=Love
Xiaomi= A disastrous huawei follow-up
Support by Xiaomi= What support?

Hi. Just download this: http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.1.1.0.PEAMIFI/miui_MI8Global_V10.1.1.0.PEAMIFI_60a2522efd_9.0.zip
Put it on your phone memory. Rename it to "update.zip". Then go to "Configuration/about/system update/ and there touch the three dots upper right and touch "Select update package", then search for the update.zip and there you go.
It will analyze the package and reboot.
Changes? nothing at all, only it feels a little more responsive (maybe is only my perceptions) and you loose the option to hide the notch. For example, in YouTube when you zoom in the video in Android 8 the video adjust but without getting close to the notch, so the image was not afected, but now the video shows the notch.

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Introduction of myself

i am a business man running productions company, usually i am using Huawei terminals and i like them very much, but after the boycott of Huawei with big regrets, i was looking for a replacement good phone because i run part of my business on it, finally i wad following publicities and you-tubers about phone and technology, and i have chosen the Mi 11 ultra, i bought it from China as at that moment it was not exposed for sell in Europe, and first surpise when i have received the phone, it was all in Chineze, by foolwing your forum i have succeeded to unlock the bootloader and i have flashed the Chines version to a Global one 12.5.5.0, and i was happy with the new phone and getting used to it after the Huawei phone, then few days ago the phone noticed me that there is a new update (version Miui 12.5.7.0), i have downloaded the new version and when trying to apply the update to the phone ,after that the phone is freezing the last step when must be rebooted to recovery mode and then to select the update pack, till now i am in this step!
that all!
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Try posting on the specific forum for that phone.
When I have an Android that's running fast, stable and is fulfilling its mission I don't update.
Updates will wreck an Android more times than not while malware seldom does.
the problem initially was in the backup, so after flashing the Chinese version to global version, then the backup option was not working, so when the message came that there is a new update i thought maybe the backup problem has been solved!

Bought ROG Phone 3 from Aliexpress with global rom installed, how do I update to Android 11?

I could not figure out why the system update always told me I was up to date, then today I found out Android 11 has been out for a while, so I want to update to it, mostly to get resizeable mini-player and other features from Android 11.
I bought the phone with the 865 plus version, 12G ram and 256Gb storage. When I first opened it I got a weird menu, I remember pressing the "continue to load" button somewhere and it booted into Android and I never saw that menu again.
According to the system info I'm on version 17.0823.2007.32, WW Rom.
Can I just download the latest version from the ROG website, put it on my phone via USB and update, will I lose any apps/photo's? Is it even compatible with this Tencent global rom version?
Yes, you should be good, you won't lose your stuff although always advised to take a backup. Download the version you need, place it at the top of your internal storage (i.e not in any folders etc) and reboot. The device should detect the rom and do a system upgrade.
I wonder this too
Slyceth said:
I could not figure out why the system update always told me I was up to date, then today I found out Android 11 has been out for a while, so I want to update to it, mostly to get resizeable mini-player and other features from Android 11.
I bought the phone with the 865 plus version, 12G ram and 256Gb storage. When I first opened it I got a weird menu, I remember pressing the "continue to load" button somewhere and it booted into Android and I never saw that menu again.
According to the system info I'm on version 17.0823.2007.32, WW Rom.
Can I just download the latest version from the ROG website, put it on my phone via USB and update, will I lose any apps/photo's? Is it even compatible with this Tencent global rom version?
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Hello!
You can do that I'm order to upgrade your phone. You just need to go to the link below and download in your phone the updated firmware and move it to the root of the SD, after that, you reboot your phone and it will automatically identity that you have an update pending, click to the notification and follow the process, at the end you will have to restart your phone and voilà, updated to version 158, which is the latest one.
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Question the facebook,telegram,whatsapp-are not opening

hi ,
mi 11 pro .
a week ago i upgreade my "eu rom stable" and suddenly today im facing a strange problems:
"the facebook,telegram,whatsapp-are not opening"
im getting a phone calls and sms , but when im clicking on those apps , they just dont open .
i tried to uninstall them and to install them from the begininig , but nothing .
i didnt touch any settings on the phone , its just surprised me and i dont know what to do .
i entered my twrp recovery and im in the twrp i saw unusuall red raws with mention to these 3 apps , i dont know what is the meaning and i cant photo it .
please someone can advice me
I advice you to install the official global ROM
Let me guess, EU ROM!!
Oh you already mentioned that, you've answered your self.
Solution, go back to original or global rom
Good luck
what is wrong with the eu rom? really i want to know
i bought the phone from china .
if i want to change the rom to global , how to make it? like im flashing eu rom with the twrp?
after flashing the global rom , which wipe should i perform?
will i get updates for global rom?
my friends im lost !
i tried to install eu rom from the begining and now im stuck on twrp recovery .
i dont know what to do
please help me
mmns said:
my friends im lost !
i tried to install eu rom from the begining and now im stuck on twrp recovery .
i dont know what to do
please help me
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Format Data after rom flash ...
1. It wasnt an action of flash ing another rom,its the same rom,eu rom stable,just downgrade,so you just need to wipe cache and delvick,because if you format data you actually earrase all your phone
mmns said:
what is wrong with the eu rom? really i want to know
i bought the phone from china .
if i want to change the rom to global , how to make it? like im flashing eu rom with the twrp?
after flashing the global rom , which wipe should i perform?
will i get updates for global rom?
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Eu rom is not that good, buggy like hell, and full of issues (just look over XDA mi 11 ultra issues and you'll see that all issues are EU rom related). one on a thread lost his screen, others notifications, others over heating, others incompatible applications. etc.
in order to install global rom, you'll have to keep your device unlocked at all times, and using MI flash tool and fastboot rom of a global rom, you can simply and easily flash it to your device (DO NOT LOCK BOOTLOADER, CHECK SETTINGS OF MI FLASH TOOL). pretty straight forward and there are threads in here explaining it, have a quick search.
Maybe you'll lose some of the camera functions (not commonly used, at least for me). but other than that, it is way more stable, way better, performance better, better memory management (which eu rom lacks, I don't care what others say, I care what I saw with my own eyes with latest stable eu version, and not for a day, for 2 and half weeks),
if you need assistance, let us know in here and you'll have a few (including me) will be happy to help you.

OP7Pro & Visible Wireless

I've seen a bunch of people asking about getting the One Plus 7 Pro working on Visible Wireless network and thought I would share what has worked for me in case anyone is still looking for a solution.
Some specifics first, I have a OP 7 Pro, GM1917, that's the global version I think? YMMV
Currently running Derpfest 12, mainly because I like how android 12 looks and feels. Still looking for something better since devs haven't released an update since may.
What I have noticed is that OOS version 10.0.2 works with Visible Wireless out of the box, while later versions do not. Seems somewhere after that version that OOS updates broke Visible support.
I first noticed this because I bought the phone off swappa, wanting to upgrade from the crappy Visible Midnight I got to see if I get good service in my area. After installing a custom rom and then using MSM to reflash latest stock when something broke, Visible wasn't working. Which didn't make sense. It had worked before. right? So my thinking was that the original owner had owned the phone long enough to OTA from 10 to 11. Sure enough, downgrading to 10 and then using OTA to upgrade fixed the issue.
Tools and Guides:
EDL Recovery mode driver + Guide on how to enable unsigned drivers.
Warning! Leaving Unsigned Drivers enabled will make you system vulnerable to bad actors, virus/trojan masquerading as driver, etc. Disable Unsigned drivers after use!
How to Unbrick Your OnePlus 7 Pro Device from Dead State
In this tutorial, we have listed detailed instructions to unbrick youer OnePlus 7 Pro and bring it back from a dead state, using the MSM Download Tool.
www.droidwin.com
OOS Stock 10.0.2 Unbrick Tool MSM thingy
Index of /list/Unbrick_Tools/OnePlus_7_Pro/Global_GM21AA/Q
OOS Stock OTA update to later version of 11
OnePlus7ProOxygen_21.P.43_OTA_0430_all_2204061153_a32bd850d41a490c.zip | by tattoorepairman for OnePlus 7 Pro
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So here's my process.
Enable unsigned drivers support for your PC, download and install qualcomm EDL driver.
Backup phone, of course.
Put phone in EDL mode. Run MSM tool with guacamole_21_O.22_191107_repack
OTA update from local file, OnePlus7ProOxygen_21.P.43_OTA_0430_all_2204061153_a32bd850d41a490c.zip (Might work with latest OTA zip, havent tried.)
That will give you OOS 11, almost latest (I think there's like one more update to stable from there, but I'm lazy) with working Visible support.
Alternatively, if you want to make sure that you get legit OOS and not have to rely on zips from the internet, just let OTA update you to latest like normal, or use Oxygen Updater app.
From there, do whatever. Install TWRP, ROM, Magisk, etc.
Keep the files around somewhere so that if something goes wrong, you have everything prepared to fix it on hand.
Enjoy
I've managed to get visible sim working on all A12 roms using a few methods. Downloading an app that adds APN settings if the rom doesn't let you. Then typing in all the apn settings from this reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Visible/comments/ehdeik
For dun apn type, I used DUN all capitalized and it seems to work fine.
Then this is the key step: swapping the sim card between the two sim slots and restarting the phone repeatedly until it properly recognizes the sim card. If that doesn't work then inserting a different random sim, in my case I inserted my old tmobile sim, then taking it out and putting back the visible sim and switching sim slots if needed.
I'm using a GM1915, tmobile version that's been permenantly unlocked thanks to an xda member called mobbdeep.
right, I'd seen that, but i only have an old tacfone sim that's no longer active. does the sim have to be active for it to work? also, doesn't that need to be done every time you reboot the phone? that seems kind of annoying lol. especially since I reboot my phone sometimes like 2-3 times a day when it refuses to lock onto band 66.
b-thorn said:
right, I'd seen that, but i only have an old tacfone sim that's no longer active. does the sim have to be active for it to work? also, doesn't that need to be done every time you reboot the phone? that seems kind of annoying lol. especially since I reboot my phone sometimes like 2-3 times a day when it refuses to lock onto band 66.
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Any old sim should work, my tmobile sim isn't active but forces my phone to change bands. It's also just a one time thing.

Question Can't update redmi note 10s

Hi, I'm having problems updating redmi note 10s to latest version.
I just bought the redmi note 10s a few days ago and it comes with MIUI 12.5.16.0 RKLMIMX so I think it's the global version.
I went to about phone section and tried to search for the latest MIUI version but it can't find anything and then I tried to download the official MIUI 13 update package but one of this messages apears "Can't verify update. Couldn't verify update package." or "Can't verify update. Can't flash this stable ROM."
As far as I know the latest version is MIUI 14
What can I do to update to the latest version?
Try with the V13.0.6.0.SKLMIXM then V13.0.8.0.SKLMIXM,etc.progressively.
Stable BetaRecoveryV14.0.2.0.TKLMIXM
NOSS8 said:
Try with the V13.0.6.0.SKLMIXM then V13.0.8.0.SKLMIXM,etc.progressively.
Stable BetaRecoveryV14.0.2.0.TKLMIXM
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I tried but it did not work, any of the images work
Try with this rom
Xiaomi Firmware Updater
The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
Choose INCREMENTAL UPDATE
NOSS8 said:
Try with this rom
Xiaomi Firmware Updater
The ultimate script that provides firmware packages for Xiaomi devices.
xiaomifirmwareupdater.com
Choose INCREMENTAL UPDATE
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I tried but this happened
jacksolo said:
I tried but this happened
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You are almost a year late in updating.
The solution would be to unlock the bootloader, update and lock it.
I turn off mobile data and WiFi and then changed the region from Mexico to Russia, after that I rebooted the device and turn on mobile data and WiFi and check for new updates and it found the 13.0.13 miui update, I installed the update and then I was able to update to miui 14 from the official package.
Thank you @NOSS8
jacksolo said:
I turn off mobile data and WiFi and then changed the region from Mexico to Russia, after that I rebooted the device and turn on mobile data and WiFi and check for new updates and it found the 13.0.13 miui update, I installed the update and then I was able to update to miui 14 from the official package.
Thank you @NOSS8
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Glad for you, forgot to mention that, 3 threads same problem.
What's funny is that where I mentioned this method it doesn't work and where I forgot it works.
I have the same problem, the only case being is that the phone is pre-owned or a secondhand phone, upon purchase, I noticed that the phone was a bit slow or lag even without any application installed on it. I tried updating the miui version but all it shows is 'Can't connect to the network'. I am stuck on 12.5.16.0, what can I do?
tpajarillo said:
I have the same problem, the only case being is that the phone is pre-owned or a secondhand phone, upon purchase, I noticed that the phone was a bit slow or lag even without any application installed on it. I tried updating the miui version but all it shows is 'Can't connect to the network'. I am stuck on 12.5.16.0, what can I do?
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update using miflash, you get the firmware and millions of tutos in youtube
tutibreaker said:
update using miflash, you get the firmware and millions of tutos in youtube
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Only if the bootloader is unlocked.

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