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How to flash MIUI 10 on Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi MIX 2, Mi 5 and Mi 6
How to flash MIUI 10 on Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi MIX 2, Mi 5 and Mi 6
Xiaomi announced MIUI
10 at an event in China earlier this week, and it will be announced for global
users at an event in India on June 7th. We already brought you the first impressions of MIUI 10. The company rolled out
internal beta version of MIUI 10 in China yesterday, 1st June, while the
public beta starts from late June for selected models including Mi 8, Mi MIX 2S
and Redmi Note 5.
The public beta for remaining models will start in late
July. Links for these closed beta China ROM based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
has been leaked for several devices, including Redmi Note 5 (which is called
Redmi Note 5 Pro in India) and we installed it on our Redmi Note 5 Pro. Here is
a procedure on how to flash it.
How to
flash MIUI 10 Chinese ROM on Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi MIX 2,Mi 5 and Mi 6
Requirements:
- Device with an unlocked bootloader – To Unlock the
bootloader of your device, apply here.
- MIUI 10 ROM – Download the latest ROM ZIP file for Mi
5, Mi
6, Mi
Mix 2, Redmi
Note 5 Pro.
- TWRP Recovery for device – You can download the recovery
file for Mi 5, Mi 6, Mi Mix 2, Redmi Note 5
Pro.
- ADB
software (For windows) / Android
zip file (For Mac)
If you are on a Mac you need to
- Extract the Android zip and place the folder on your
Desktop.
- Open Terminal
- Type cd Desktop/Android
- Enter ./ADB-Install-Mac.sh
Follow the procedure mentioned
below to flash the ROM on device,
1.
Switch off the phone and boot
it into Fastboot mode by long pressing Power and Volume down buttons
simultaneously.
2.
Connect your phone to PC by a
USB cable, open command prompt on your PC and navigate to the folder where you
have downloaded TWRP Recovery ZIP.
3.
Type ‘fastboot devices’ in
command prompt and check if the device is detected by the system.
4.
If the system detects the
phone, type ‘fastboot flash recovery twrp_filename.zip’ and hit enter, the
process will be completed in seconds.
5.
Now long press the Volume up
and Power Button to boot the phone in recovery mode.
6.
It will ask to allow
modifications, Slide towards right to allow Modifications.
7.
Select ‘Wipe’, and choose
‘Advanced Wipe’, tick on ‘Dalvik / ART Cache’, ‘System’. ‘Data’, ‘Cache’ and
then swipe towards right to Wipe.
8.
Go back and click on
‘Install’, navigate to the location where you have stored ROM file, it’s better
to keep ROM file on SD Card or USB OTG drives. Select the ROM file and swipe
towards right to flash.
9.
Click on ‘Reboot’ and then
‘System’, it might show ‘No OS Installed’, but there is no need to worry and
you can continue booting the device.
10.
Within 5 minutes device will
boot with MIUI 10 ROM.
Warning
disclaimer: Please back up your important data before flashing. Beta ROM will
have bugs, so some features might not work yet. Bootloader unlocking and
flashing ROM doesn’t void warranty of Xiaomi devices.
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