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MIUI 10 OTA update danger with locked bootloader?

Hello all,
I have a Mi Mix 256 GB with locked bootloader.
I would like to make the MIUI 10 update via OTA in the next few days. Is it dangerous to make an OTA update with the new Xiaomi rules when the boot loader is closed?
In the moment I use the Global Stable V9.6.2.0.OAHMIFD.
Since I bought used my device, I can not say unfortunately whether it is China or global hardware. Unfortunately, there is no label on the box.
I would like to leave the bootloader closed but if that would be a risk for the next OTA update I would of course unlock the bootloader.
Could you please tell me how I am doing best here?
Thanks

I would advise you to unlock the bootloader and then install TWRP and the Xiaomi.eu ROM.
Xiaomi.eu is based on the official China ROMs, so it should be ok even in the future.
I am running the Xiaomi.eu weekly 8.9.6 currently with no problems.
You can always go back to the official ROMs later if you want to.
I think there never was a true Global version of the Mix1, I may be wrong.
So how Xiaomi will handle it, if they intend to push back this policy to older models than 2018, will be interesting to see.
There are other devices in the same situation, i.e. with no Global model, like Mi Note 3.

I am using the Mix 128GB version. I have gone back in forth with all kinds of different roms but my boot loader was unlocked. I also owned the Mi Mix 2s for a while and I know there was an issue whether you had the Chinese XA or XE (I believe it was ) version and if you changed the Chinese rom to Global then locked the boot loader again it would brick the phone. I am pretty sure the Mix does not have this issue.
If you are already on the Global version and going by your rom version number it looks like you are running a genuine Xiaomi rom and not a vendor rom you should get the update OTA very soon with no danger what so ever in accepting and upgrading it.
Most recently I was running the MIUI Global Beta rom and hadn't been able to flash the Global Stable so I had to flash 9.6.2 (or most recent rom available from Xiaomi website) stable version and once it was complete and rebooted the OTA update to MIUI 10 Global Stable was there and the phone updated with no issue and that is what I am running now and it is a genuine Xiaomi rom for Global.
I did use the .EU version for a while which combines the best of the Chinese and Global roms but I just got tired of worrying about updates, flashing all the time etc. but if you are comfortable doing that then give it a try but you will have to apply to unlock the boot loader. When I applied for my Mix2s I had to wait 15 days to unlock it and I think that time is longer now but I am not certain.
I am pretty sure that as long as you are on the same ROM (China, Global Stable etc) then you can accept and flash OTA without having to have your boot loader unlocked. Hope this helps.
By the way I am in Canada if that matters as far as who gets the OTA first.
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I just double checked my rom and yours is OAHMIFD and mine is OAHMIFH so I am going to look further to see if yours is a vendor rom...I will post my findings.
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Just saw that your rom number is on the Xiaomi forums as a official rom so you should be fine for sure.

Thank you for the answers!
That definitely helps me a lot. I am now no longer afraid of the update.

MIUI 10 OTA Update is successfully done without any problems.
Now I hope Xiaomi will not apply the new update regulation to devices before 2018 in the future.
I can understand that xiaomi fake MIUi version wants to prevent.
However, this must not lead to devices being destroyed after an update.
I think a lot of Redmi 5 users have bricked the phone and the same for the Mi8 and other 2018 phones.

China Rom to Global Rom

I am currently running MIUI 10.0.5.0 on my chinese MI8, I can unlock bootloader soon. My question is, can I simply flash latest Global stable 10.0.2.0 via fastboot, or will Anti-Rollback-Protection brick my device, because its an lower version than the current system?

hallodrix said:
I am currently running MIUI 10.0.5.0 on my chinese MI8, I can unlock bootloader soon. My question is, can I simply flash latest Global stable 10.0.2.0 via fastboot, or will Anti-Rollback-Protection brick my device, because its an lower version than the current system?
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No problem, Anti rollback protection is not active yet, you can flash Global Stable 10.0.2.0 via fastboot (make sure you choose clean all DO NOT choose clean all and lock, otherwise your device will brick).
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk

sator02 said:
No problem, Anti rollback protection is not active yet, you can flash Global Stable 10.0.2.0 via fastboot (make sure you choose clean all DO NOT choose clean all and lock, otherwise your device will brick).
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
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All right, thank you!
I have already bricked my Mi 8 with the clean all and lock option

This topics reflects quite good my question.
I need a new phone and it will be a Mi 8 Pro which I probably will order during the weekend.
But before I do that I want to clarify a pretty important question:
If I buy a Mi 8 Pro China version will I then be able to install the global ROM so that I at least have the english language and the usual Play Store?
As far as I know the only thing I need to unlock the phone and that will take about 14 days, correct?

matraca1 said:
This topics reflects quite good my question.
I need a new phone and it will be a Mi 8 Pro which I probably will order during the weekend.
But before I do that I want to clarify a pretty important question:
If I buy a Mi 8 Pro China version will I then be able to install the global ROM so that I at least have the english language and the usual Play Store?
As far as I know the only thing I need to unlock the phone and that will take about 14 days, correct?
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Correct. When flashing global do not select to lock the phone.
Your unlock time can differ, but it's just to wait it out.

_katho_ said:
Correct. When flashing global do not select to lock the phone.
Your unlock time can differ, but it's just to wait it out.
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Don't I have to worry about this: https://www.xiaomitoday.com/block-global-rom-miui-chinese-market/
Isn't this in effect yet?
AFAIK there is no difference in hardware between the CN and the global version, correct?

Rooting chinese Mi 8 with unlocked bootloader and global ROM

Last week I purchased a Mi 8 from a mexican version of eBay, and I come from the legendary Mi A1.
I wanna have faith and think the seller did not have any bad intentions when he sold it to me, because it's a chinese version with MIUI 10 global ROM. It obviously has its bootloader unlock.
I'm aware of:
China Mi 8 + GLOBAL ROM + Unlocked booloader = safe
China Mi 8 + China ROM + Locked booloader = safe
China Mi 8 + GLOBAL ROM + Locked booloader = BRICK!​
To keep it short, I wanna be able to use Google Pay and Netflix, so I wanna root my Mi 8. As far as I read, I don't need to flash MIUI.eu, only root and use Magisk tricks.
I downloaded this TWRP: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8/development/recovery-twrp-3-2-3-1110-t3869729, and another one from a site that I don't remember.
I didn't want to flash it because I don't want to risk bricking it ot bootlooping it. With the Mi A1 I needed to boot into a "temporary" TWRP and then flash the real thing, so I tried the same thing. The TWRPs didn't boot at all. So, is it safe to flash that latest TWRP? If I root and tinker with Magisk, will I be able to bypass Google's certification?

It is safe to flash that recovery. I'm afraid that you might have to decrypt your phone by formating data. Otherwise I really recommend you to flash Xiaomi.eu, it passes SafetyNet and it has less bloatware, you don't even need to flash Magisk. I was on Xiaomi.eu since RN3 MTK as that ROM is originally from my country and it was the best option and I still consider their ROM as one of the best if not the best.
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk

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Dexer125 said:
It is safe to flash that recovery. I'm afraid that you might have to decrypt your phone by formating data. Otherwise I really recommend you to flash Xiaomi.eu, it passes SafetyNet and it has less bloatware, you don't even need to flash Magisk. I was on Xiaomi.eu since RN3 MTK as that ROM is originally from my country and it was the best option and I still consider their ROM as one of the best if not the best.
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
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So, the TWRP is only flasheable and not bootable? I don't mind the bloatware,as I find it actually useful, except for the Mi theme and app store (which I already uninstalled). Is the EU ROM aat the latest version? The day I got my phone I got the 10.2.1.0 update and installed it normally.
To root I have to do the verity dm thing, right?
Lastly. I only want to root and not flash any other ROM for the time being, because I like to edit root/system/media stuff and some build prop lines for fun. That's what I did with my A1 to entertain myself.
EDIT: The formatting data part is really a bummer. It took me a day to set everything up and I don't wanna do it again.

Fraot said:
So, the TWRP is only flasheable and not bootable? I don't mind the bloatware,as I find it actually useful, except for the Mi theme and app store (which I already uninstalled). Is the EU ROM aat the latest version? The day I got my phone I got the 10.2.1.0 update and installed it normally.
To root I have to do the verity dm thing, right?
Lastly. I only want to root and not flash any other ROM for the time being, because I like to edit root/system/media stuff and some build prop lines for fun. That's what I did with my A1 to entertain myself.
EDIT: The formatting data part is really a bummer. It took me a day to set everything up and I don't wanna do it again.
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You have to flash twrp recovery > reboot to twrp recovery > root device with magisk and then reboot to miui.
Yes eu rom is always updated to latest version!

@Fraot just saw your thread and i am also getting Chinese model. Please suggest me is it safe to buy? and can i install other roms like HavocOS etc.?

ammaralidj said:
@Fraot just saw your thread and i am also getting Chinese model. Please suggest me is it safe to buy? and can i install other roms like HavocOS etc.?
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It's safe. You can install each custom you want. You must remember only one thing. It's not allowed to install global miui and lock bootloader.

mar.ur said:
It's safe. You can install each custom you want. You must remember only one thing. It's not allowed to install global miui and lock bootloader.
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Thank you so much for your reply. This is written in another thread that if the bootloader of chinese model is unlocked than i can install global rom on it.
[emoji3531]from Pakistan

ammaralidj said:
Thank you so much for your reply. This is written in another thread that if the bootloader of chinese model is unlocked than i can install global rom on it.
[emoji3531]from Pakistan
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Yes, you can install whatever you want with unlocked bootloader

Do you recommend buying Mi8 in 2019 and is the android development is good?
[emoji3531]from Pakistan

ammaralidj said:
Do you recommend buying Mi8 in 2019 and is the android development is good?
[emoji3531]from Pakistan
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I am on official LOS 16 and it's very good and stable ROM for Mi8 but other custom roms are good as well. If you can buy Mi 8 much cheaper than Mi9 or k20pro that will be ok. If not I would prefer k20pro (mi 9t pro)

mar.ur said:
I am on official LOS 16 and it's very good and stable ROM for Mi8 but other custom roms are good as well. If you can buy Mi 8 much cheaper than Mi9 or k20pro that will be ok. If not I would prefer k20pro (mi 9t pro)
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K20pro or mi9t pro are very expensive in Pakistan. That's why i am interested in mi8 because of its Amoled and SD845.
[emoji3531]from Pakistan

ammaralidj said:
K20pro or mi9t pro are very expensive in Pakistan. That's why i am interested in mi8 because of its Amoled and SD845.
[emoji3531]from Pakistan
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In that case buy Mi8. It is still very fast and efficient phone. Miui global or Chinese is quite good, custom roms as well. You can enjoy with this phone for not too high price

mar.ur said:
In that case buy Mi8. It is still very fast and efficient phone. Miui global or Chinese is quite good, custom roms as well. You can enjoy with this phone for not too high price
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Now i have two choices
1. Mi8 Chinese 6/128gb
2. Mi8 Global 6/64gb
Which one is worth buying
Btw prices are same
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It depends on what are your preferences. If you will be use any custom rom there is not any reason to pay more for global version. Remember that if you would like to has locked bootloader you can use only chinese miui rom ( Chinese and English language only) on Chinese version.

Official Beta ROM for 6X

Hi,
I currently use beta 9.4.25 xiaomi.eu rom for my A2 converted to 6X, I would like to shift to Official Chinese version of Beta Project, I can NOT found any link to download weekly release of Beta ROMs, ho can I found those roms?

sz.hatef said:
Hi,
I currently use beta 9.4.25 xiaomi.eu rom for my A2 converted to 6X, I would like to shift to Official Chinese version of Beta Project, I can NOT found any link to download weekly release of Beta ROMs, ho can I found those roms?
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Visit the official website.

apk5.0 said:
Visit the official website.
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If by official website you mean this link: https://en.miui.com/download.html
I can NOT found any ROM for 6X while it has stable ROM for A2, and also NO BETA Rom available!

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sz.hatef said:
Hi,
I currently use beta 9.4.25 xiaomi.eu rom for my A2 converted to 6X, I would like to shift to Official Chinese version of Beta Project, I can NOT found any link to download weekly release of Beta ROMs, ho can I found those roms?
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www.xiaomi.com

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www.xiaomi.com
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I visited www.xiaomi.com, then the link of MIUI, then the link of Download and I reached this: http://en.miui.com/download.html

Search in Chinese..it will appear..miui.com and go to download section..dont out em.miui.com

for who might looking for the link: http://www.miui.com/download.html

luisfontes01 said:
Search in Chinese..it will appear..miui.com and go to download section..dont out em.miui.com
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I found it, but I can NOT read it ) , my intention of choosing CN version was to try pure official Beta ROM, xiaomi.eu version is great, but I like to try just official one for a while, is there any Official Beta version in English?

U canal choose English language on the setup..but official Chinese dom have too many crap and most of all dont work properly on ours countries..i already try and back again to Xiaomi.eu

luisfontes01 said:
U canal choose English language on the setup..but official Chinese dom have too many crap and most of all dont work properly on ours countries..i already try and back again to Xiaomi.eu
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Can I use PitchBlack to flash Chinese Beta Rom? or should I just use MIFlash?
Is there any risk to Lock BL by using Chinese Beta Roms?

sz.hatef said:
Can I use PitchBlack to flash Chinese Beta Rom? or should I just use MIFlash?
Is there any risk to Lock BL by using Chinese Beta Roms?
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After brushing into the Chinese version, you should brush into the magisk to prevent BL from being locked

I think if u flash via twrp or pitchblack dont relock your BL...be careful if u flash using miflash..dont forget to choose to dont lock it

luisfontes01 said:
I think if u flash via twrp or pitchblack dont relock your BL...be careful if u flash using miflash..dont forget to choose to dont lock it
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So which opinion is correct? PB could have a result in relocked BL or not?!

I dont think so.. i tried China beta and China stable of 6x ..i flash it with pitchblack and i dont had any issue with BL..stayed unlocked..

luisfontes01 said:
I dont think so.. i tried China beta and China stable of 6x ..i flash it with pitchblack and i dont had any issue with BL..stayed unlocked..
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Compared to .eu ROMs, which one is more stable and fast?

Both are fast without bugs..but .eu ROMs are much better because they are cleaned..dont have Chinese Trash...many services that dont work outside China are there and u dont need and cant use them..the only advantage that Chinese rom have is incremental Ota..eu.rom need to update with full rom...i back to eu rom after 1 ir 2 days

I tried the china stable before tryig the eu version.
My impressions:
- More fluid animations (especially gestures)
- A lot of bloatware (most of it can be disabled, but not all, like the mi store, mi wallet or the assistant)
- Never saw any ads
- You can install Google play with a few clicks, but it's not as integrated as in the eu rom
- OTA incremental easy updates
- Faster updates
I still would like to go back to the china stable for two reasons: Faster updates, less bugs.
But Mi flash and QFIL didn't work on my device (MI A2 with ARB4) I don't know if you can force the flash with TWRP. If you find a way please let me know.
Hope it helps

jaycedam said:
I tried the china stable before tryig the eu version.
My impressions:
- More fluid animations (especially gestures)
- A lot of bloatware (most of it can be disabled, but not all, like the mi store, mi wallet or the assistant)
- Never saw any ads
- You can install Google play with a few clicks, but it's not as integrated as in the eu rom
- OTA incremental easy updates
- Faster updates
I still would like to go back to the china stable for two reasons: Faster updates, less bugs.
But Mi flash and QFIL didn't work on my device (MI A2 with ARB4) I don't know if you can force the flash with TWRP. If you find a way please let me know.
Hope it helps
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What do you mean MiFlash does not flash your phone, it should be able to flash it at least for stable ROMs,
Did you try it in EDL mode either?

sz.hatef said:
Hi,
I currently use beta 9.4.25 xiaomi.eu rom for my A2 converted to 6X, I would like to shift to Official Chinese version of Beta Project, I can NOT found any link to download weekly release of Beta ROMs, ho can I found those roms?
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Why not just switch the language in Android? There's no reason to switch versions just to get Chinese
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I found it, but I can NOT read it ) , my intention of choosing CN version was to try pure official Beta ROM, xiaomi.eu version is great, but I like to try just official one for a while, is there any Official Beta version in English?
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So you're wanting to switch to official MIUI that has ads and bloatware over using the builds from xiaomi.eu which the point of xioami.eu is it being the exact same thing as official MIUI but with all the garbage removed? Why?

Miui Global Rom in K20 Pro indian version

i have k20pro indian version and latest 12.0.1 miui but i want to flash global version of miui into my device because of navigation pill and some more features like animation.
if some one here can help me with the procedure and also can confirm that will there gonna be some consequences in daily usage and call recording gonna work or not(by internal feature or any third party app).
if i did so than i will be able to receive future ota?
Any kind of help will be appreciated.

On global, you won't get miui dialer and sms. So no call recording. Also if you want to continue, you'll first need to unlock your bootloader and then flash the global rom.

Should bootloader be unlocked and twrp installed or just bootloader needs to unlocked and after that it can be updated through stock recovery in future ??

rachit011 said:
On global, you won't get miui dialer and sms. So no call recording. Also if you want to continue, you'll first need to unlock your bootloader and then flash the global rom.
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any other version of miui which is stable and call recording will work. i heard of miui.eu but no idea about it official/unofficial.
and unlocking bootloader and twrp is the thing i can do... please provide your suggestions about any other miui mods

SSfalcon said:
Should bootloader be unlocked and twrp installed or just bootloader needs to unlocked and after that it can be updated through stock recovery in future ??
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ok but any clue about call recording with the help of third party app?

SSfalcon said:
Should bootloader be unlocked and twrp installed or just bootloader needs to unlocked and after that it can be updated through stock recovery in future ??
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Once you unlock the bootloader, you can easily install custom recovery using fastboot. So first install any custom recovery and use it to flash rom
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Himanshu55 said:
any other version of miui which is stable and call recording will work. i heard of miui.eu but no idea about it official/unofficial.
and unlocking bootloader and twrp is the thing i can do... please provide your suggestions about any other miui mods
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There are a few mods. But what I heard of is, miui mods other than xiaomi.eu may break your L1 widevine (though there is a workaround to bring back L1 on some mods). So I prefer eu rom and am still using it.

rachit011 said:
Once you unlock the bootloader, you can easily install custom recovery using fastboot. So first install any custom recovery and use it to flash rom
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There are a few mods. But what I heard of is, miui mods other than xiaomi.eu may break your L1 widevine (though there is a workaround to bring back L1 on some mods). So I prefer eu rom and am still using it.
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thankyo so much for your recommendation. gonna flash today... is their any lag or bug coz youtubers are saying it isn't smooth as original china miui.

Himanshu55 said:
thankyo so much for your recommendation. gonna flash today... is their any lag or bug coz youtubers are saying it isn't smooth as original china miui.
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I did find some stutters but nothing major. Plus it is better than stock indian miui. Do note that you will have to live with chinese news feed(with english translation) on wallpaper carousel if you use that.

rachit011 said:
I did find some stutters but nothing major. Plus it is better than stock indian miui. Do note that you will have to live with chinese news feed(with english translation) on wallpaper carousel if you use that.
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flashed sucessfully . pretty good compare to indian miui . thanks for the suggestion

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flashed sucessfully . pretty good compare to indian miui . thanks for the suggestion
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Hi bro.. can you please share the steps you followed?? Also do all the things work??

I have already tried, these are steps (*do it on your own risk)
1. Download global stable fastboot rom zip of 9T Pro
2. Use Mi Flash tool to flash it
3. It gives error on bootloader lock status but phone successfully boots into global stable.
Here are my observation from 2 days of usage.
1. No MIUI dialer, contact, sms app and instead they use google provided apps in global. Record call works, there is additional page of action menu once you are in call. I lost my all sms's from mi cloud in this process, though i have backup from another app to restore.
2. Animations are smooth compared to K20 Pro and that is because of stock mi launcher. The POCO launcher on Indian version misses out most of the new animations.
3. No HD support in prime video in global . Working fine in Indian stable.
4. Debloating is not working on both roms as of now. I tried from adb tool.
5. Clone mode available in camera app of global.
6. Geekbench single core score is more in indian rom compared to global. Overall smoothness is improved compared to MIUI 11.
7. Auto brightness is bad on both roms now compared to 11.0.6.0 of Indian version.
8. Call reception (idea) is bad on global compared with indian rom. Jio VOLTE is fine on both.
After using global for 2 days, I have reverted to Indian stable because of the HD video support and call quality issues. I would suggest to use MIUI EU roms to get all features of china rom and debloated apps.

mandarjoshiin said:
Hi bro.. can you please share the steps you followed?? Also do all the things work??
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everything working fine just themes section have Chinese themes..
steps :-1. unlocked bootloader
2. flashed orangefox recovery latest(twrp not recommended)
3. backup everything and move that file to pc
4. flashed miui.eu rom package
5.DFE file( disable force encryption file)
6. reboot
You not gonna regret if you flashed it over indian version