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Order new Mi A2 after update bootloop?

Hi,
My fiancé was very happy with her Xiaomi Mi A2 until last week when it was basically bricked by the bootloop bug after an update.
We got our money back from the retailer so now we are in the market again for a new phone. However, she doesn't like any other phone.
What are the chances that a new Mi A2 will be bricked again by a future update? Is it safe to order a new one? Or should I convince her to buy something else?
Thanks for your reply,
Kind regards,
QD

Did you have the 4/64 or 6/128 version that bricked?

Ulver said:
Did you have the 4/64 or 6/128 version that bricked?
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I had the 4/64 version.

which update exactly ?

Not sure about the exact build number but it was a security update in march, after the PIE update.

I had the bootloop issue, too. Update from stock Android 8 to Android 9 worked well, but second update to April 2019 security update failed and ended in a bootloop. Thank's to A/B update, see https://www.xda-developers.com/how-...ess-updates-affect-custom-development-on-xda/, the phone managed to boot the old firmware after some failed retries. Finally a manually initiated update worked.
My perception is, that updating immediately after a previous update might cause a race condition in the update. After the first boot in the new firmware some post boot processes are running (cleanup?) - running an update in parallel might cause the issue.
Xiaomi support suggested a hard reset; power + volume-up, main menu, wipe data
Luckily this wasn't necessary.

Touch stopped working after Android 9 was updated

Hi, I broke the display, bought a new one on aliexpress.
Installation succeeded. The display worked.
The phone asked for an update (Some version of Android 9, probably the penultimate before Android 10), which I did. After booting, but did not working touch screen ..
I did the factory settings, but that didn't help.
I didn't deal with the phone for some time, I thought that another system update would fix the bug.
Yesterday the phone got an update to Android 10, I installed it here, made the factory settings. But the touch screen still doesn't work. (I control the telephone via the OTG adapter)
I read how to do a downgrade, but by doing an update on Android 10, I about closed the option that is described here . https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-7-plus/how-to/finally-downgrade-phone-official-t3849437
I read a lot of discussions and came to the conclusion that I probably bought the wrong display.
Or is there a solution? Downgrade system? Upload another touch panel firmware?
Now this is on the phone Touch panel firmware version: 07 Goodix-V1.017.20.
I attach a photo display, it might help something.
Is there any way to identify my touch problem?
Thank you for any help

Stuck on EMUI 10.0 on Huawei P30 Pro after 1 year

So I had the phone for almost 2 years, and I realise that I haven't received updates since March 2020. I know that EMUI 11 is out, but I have not gotten an update after EMUI 10.0. I tried using the HiCare method, the HiSuite PC method, but nothing works. I'm currently located in the United States, I don't think it has to do where I am, because I know someone who has EMUI 10.1 or EMUI 11 on their device. What should I do to update the device? I also found out the region code is C636, which is Asia Pacific.

There's a thread on flashing firmware on locked boot loaders. That may be of help.

finbaar said:
There's a thread on flashing firmware on locked boot loaders. That may be of help.
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I would do it, but I think it's too risky.

Been there, done that. Don't worry, I can help for you not to kill the phone like I did on my first attempt .
The dload method works fine. Although, you will need to get the rom for our region from here (this is the latest 10.1 version, you can verify it here) . I recommend going with the OTG adapter + USB memory stick method (it will wipe the data so don't forget to make a backup before proceeding).
I just want to clarify that I haven't been able to upgrade from 10.1 to 11 with any of the methods you have mentioned, not even with HISuite Proxy (there's no dload FW support for EMUI 11). Since I'm a Mac user I had to go with a virtual machine so that could have been the problem though (I read other users have successfully upgraded to 11 once they were on 10.1).
The main reason for me to update the phone was fixing the wireless charging. I've bought a Huawei wireless charger and I'm having this issue (spoilers alert: it doesn't seem to be a software issue so no, still not working).
The process is relatively safe as long as you flash the right firmware. On my first attempt I flashed the firmware from a different region. The phone worked normally except for the device certification (no Netflix, Google Pay, banking apps and so on).
Good luck and just let me know if you have any questions.

Did you succeed to upgrade your device to emui 11? Please share your method if you did

Try to update via Hi Care (it used to be to force an update to Emui 11 before the update came out in the normal "updater")
In HiCare app -> select Your device -> Quic Services -> Update -> click Check for updates

Redmi Note 9 bootloop after restarting for the installation the last update, not rebooting to fastboot either

I need dire help . I just downloaded the new MIUI 13 update and rebooted to install it but it went into a bootloop instead.. It's not rebooting into fastboot either.

Never download MIUI updates right after they get released. My Redmi Note 9 (EEA) also got bricked, but on the 12.5 release. I had to send a complaint to the shop where I bought it from and they have reflashed my whole phone, thus losing all my data like authenticator codes and 80 GB of photos and videos with my family. And this is a Mediatek chipset which is very common to get the phone bricked on. Always wait for at least the first patch before updating anything, or just don't update and stick with the already buggy environment.

Question Device freezing in MIUI 13 all versions and variants

After updating to MIUI 13, I randomly have freezing issue (when scrolling tiktok, playing game, watching youtube, etc.) which sometimes fixes if I wait and the system shows notification of "The *app* stopped working" or something, and many other times I can only force reboot the phone (by holding the power botton until it reboots).
The issue never occured on MIUI 12, only on MIUI 13 from the first version untill now. So overtime I downgrade the ROM or change it to other variants such as global version (the issue also occurs in other country's variants of MIUI 13), hoping that the bug is fixed everytime there is a newer version of MIUI 13 of Indonesia but it's never been fixed.
I report many times through the feedback and service but they only suggest to keep the RAM and memory managed, and to charge the phone in time, which don't solve the issue since I have plenty of internal memory space available and use the phone the same when I'm on MIUI 12 (also how the hell do I charge it in time?!).
Does anyone have this issue as well? And how do you fix it other than to downgrade or to change to custom ROMs? Is it better to wait till MIUI 14 comes out than to downgrade it again? Sorry for my bad English.

i have the same issue though, I'm still hoping an update for this kinda issue because it's really annoying. I'm not sure for install custom rom will fix it, or it does.
I ever thought that downgrade is the only way to do, because when I use miui 12 I didn't get any of bugs and issues.

Arenote? said:
i have the same issue though, I'm still hoping an update for this kinda issue because it's really annoying. I'm not sure for install custom rom will fix it, or it does.
I ever thought that downgrade is the only way to do, because when I use miui 12 I didn't get any of bugs and issues.
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MIUI 13.0.8 just came out a few days ago for my region, but I won't upgrade it at least until MIUI 14 comes out.
Installing custom rom does fix it. I tried Pixel Experience once and never got the bug, but I didn't quite like the overall appereance so I decided to just downgrade it again to MIUI 12.5.5.

Yes. I have had this EXACT same issue, too. factory reset did not resolve. Redmi Note 9 Phone is all but useless now. Can use for a few minutes at a time, before it freezes. Miui 14 should be around the corner now, but I'm not hopeful.

spud1962 said:
Yes. I have had this EXACT same issue, too. factory reset did not resolve. Redmi Note 9 Phone is all but useless now. Can use for a few minutes at a time, before it freezes. Miui 14 should be around the corner now, but I'm not hopeful.
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MIUI 14 also does not resolve the issue for me, so downgrading is the only solution (not even MIUI 13 and 14 based custom rom fix it). But some people from RN10pro forum got it fixed after a few updates. Here are some suggestion I got from there:
1. Check if your SD card is dead, simply replace it or take it out.
2. Change your system to light mode.
3. Disable the memory extension.
Some people got it fixed after doing one of the above suggestions but not for me.