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Hello.
I just got my phone. I've imported the phone from China, so it's running Chinese ROM.
ROM is: MIUI V7.2,2.20.LHOCNDA
Now there is no Play Store.. I had Nexuses, OnePlus, M8, S6 edge.. And many other Android phones. I've rooted all of them. I am familiar with ADB, I know how to unlock bootloader on Nexus, OnePlus..
I've read trough the Redmi Note 3 PRO forum, and I see there can be problems with unofficial unlock. So I just applied for the official Unlock...
So can I flash the Global ROM with locked bootloader? If yes, how?
Can I root the Global ROM after the flash? If yes, how?
Can I unlock the bootloader on Global ROM?
What is the difference with Global ROM and dev. ROM?
Is there any reliable unlock method besides the official one? I am getting confused reading all of the way's to do it.
Any answerer will be appreciated :good:
Bucika said:
So can I flash the Global ROM with locked bootloader? If yes, how?
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yes, you can, follow this thread, read carefully
http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html
btw you're on vendor rom not official
_ehsun said:
yes, you can, follow this thread, read carefully
http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html
btw you're on vendor rom not official
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Ok. Thanks!
So should flash China ROM and wait for unlock?
Bucika said:
Ok. Thanks!
So should flash China ROM and wait for unlock?
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if you want Play Store and multi lang you need global rom, but again be carefull with flashing
i don't recommend unlocking but for that you need dev rom otherwise you will get this error "Couldn't verify device at 50%"
Has anyone managed to unlock their bootloader on Global stable rom that your phone shipped with?
I'm specifically asking Indians. And of course I'm asking about Snapdragon variant which ships here.
If it didnt unlock on Global stable, what did you do next?
Also please don't post about the unofficial hack method. I'm well aware about that. I want to know about official method.
I also have the same query, please anyone give a proper answer.
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for unlocking you need china dev rom
_ehsun said:
for unlocking you need china dev rom
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And we can get that only by mi flash right ?
Hit Thanks if I helped you ?
thakurneel said:
And we can get that only by mi flash right ?
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yes, Tutorial: http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html
if you're not a developer or custom roms lover, you don't need unlocking, flashing and unlocking are risky and so many people got bricked, think twice before any action
_ehsun said:
yes, Tutorial: http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html
if you're not a developer or custom roms lover, you don't need unlocking, flashing and unlocking are risky and so many people got bricked, think twice before any action
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I'm very much interested. I have been doing this on all my phones but this xiaomi nonse is just another level.
BTW have you unlocked your bootloader? Which ROM did it originally come with?
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thakurneel said:
BTW have you unlocked your bootloader? Which ROM did it originally come with?
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no i haven't and mine comes with china stable
Unlocked it on global stable 7.2.3.0
fcukmayank said:
Unlocked it on global stable 7.2.3.0
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Official or unofficial method?
Official method
fcukmayank said:
Official method
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You're kidding, right? How can that be possible man. I have the same version and have got approval too. It didn't work for me. Stopped at 50 percent. How did you do it?
thakurneel said:
You're kidding, right? How can that be possible man. I have the same version and have got approval too. It didn't work for me. Stopped at 50 percent. How did you do it?
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Well
I got that 50%error too
I was at 7.1.8.0 got ota to 7.2.3.0
Then i logged out and factory reset it(optional)
Signed it and synced again and let it be for 3-4 days
Tried it and it went through
Maybe it is due to slow syncing with chinese server
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Well
I got that 50%error too
I was at 7.1.8.0 got ota to 7.2.3.0
Then i logged out and factory reset it(optional)
Signed it and synced again and let it be for 3-4 days
Tried it and it went through
Maybe it is due to slow syncing with chinese server
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Could you please upload boot.img of your MIUI ROM as your unlocked boot.img could save a lot of life's
akhil17kr said:
Could you please upload boot.img of your MIUI ROM as your unlocked boot.img could save a lot of life's
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How will it help as you can't flash anything on locked bootloader
thakurneel said:
Has anyone managed to unlock their bootloader on Global stable rom that your phone shipped with?
I'm specifically asking Indians. And of course I'm asking about Snapdragon variant which ships here.
If it didnt unlock on Global stable, what did you do next?
Also please don't post about the unofficial hack method. I'm well aware about that. I want to know about official method.
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I managed to unlock bootloader on Global 7.2.3.0 ROM.
I faced the 'stuck at 50%' problem too. It didn't work for me on Dev nor Global ROM. The Mi unlock tool said it couldn't verify accounts.
But after waiting for about a week I tried again and it worked!
Apparently Xiaomi's unlock process has some bugs and the accounts fail to verify properly. You have to give it time to sync.
Also in developer settings make sure to enable OEM unlocking. The Dev ROM has this enabled by default so maybe that's why more people had success with it (and maybe why people were reporting that unlocking on Global doesn't work).
hulgo said:
I managed to unlock bootloader on Global 7.2.3.0 ROM.
I faced the 'stuck at 50%' problem too. It didn't work for me on Dev nor Global ROM. The Mi unlock tool said it couldn't verify accounts.
But after waiting for about a week I tried again and it worked!
Apparently Xiaomi's unlock process has some bugs and the accounts fail to verify properly. You have to give it time to sync.
Also in developer settings make sure to enable OEM unlocking. The Dev ROM has this enabled by default so maybe that's why more people had success with it (and maybe why people were reporting that unlocking on Global doesn't work).
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Well I already unlocked by unofficial method. Running aosp happily now. Never plan to go back to laggy miui.
fcukmayank said:
How will it help as you can't flash anything on locked bootloader
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I have already unlocked by unofficial method , by your official method boot.img , some good guy will be able to make modified boot.img of your officially unlocked one in which we don't need to delete bootloader file to switch between MIUI ROMS to prevent bootloop and bootloader relock problem again.
So request to you upload it.
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thakurneel said:
Well I already unlocked by unofficial method. Running aosp happily now. Never plan to go back to laggy miui.
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Dude I've dialer lag in recent tabs or view full call logs . Do you have also same problem ? if yes , any way to solve this as seeing call logs is so irritating with lag.
thakurneel said:
Well I already unlocked by unofficial method. Running aosp happily now. Never plan to go back to laggy miui.
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Dude I've dialer lag in recent tabs or view full call logs . Do you have also same problem ? if yes , any way to solve this as seeing call logs is so irritating with lag ?
akhil17kr said:
Dude I've dialer lag in recent tabs or view full call logs . Do you have also same problem ? if yes , any way to solve this as seeing call logs is so irritating with lag ?
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Yes there is a little lag. No idea how to resolve.
thakurneel said:
Yes there is a little lag. No idea how to resolve.
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Do you know if the same lag was also in v3 version or it's only in v4 ?
[Snapdeggon Variant]
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Hello, the unofficial method to unlock the bootloader given over at http://forum.miui.co.in/forum/mi-de...5165-redmi-note-3-snapdragon-unlock-the-beast is not working for me, no matter how many fastbboot ROMs I flash with Mi Flash Tool, or upgrade / downgrade using stock RECOVERY ZIP files.
Everytime same error, at fastbbot oem unlock-go it says "Invalid unlock token" or something like that.
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I have already received confirmation sms for Official unlock, but that method not working, it is stuck at 50% and says "Please verify that same mi account should be logged in to device" or something like that.
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Are these known issues already? And if yes, any other workarounds???
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Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks a lot !!!
It is a common known issue. I unlocked by first bricking my phone by flashing MIUI rom when unofficially unlocked, then my phone unlocked using the miflash unlock tool. Alternatively you could flash the global dev or china dev rom in order to unlock
justinxfan said:
It is a common known issue. I unlocked by first bricking my phone by flashing MIUI rom when unofficially unlocked, then my phone unlocked using the miflash unlock tool. Alternatively you could flash the global dev or china dev rom in order to unlock
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I tried that, tried the global dev as well as global stable.
So which one should I go for now, china dev or stable?
And any other way to unlock??
shanx_verma said:
I tried that, tried the global dev as well as global stable.
So which one should I go for now, china dev or stable?
And any other way to unlock??
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For me China dev worked so try China dev
justinxfan said:
For me China dev worked so try China dev
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So flash China Dev then unlock officially?
Also, won't it really result in exchange of modem partitions instead of Indian modem that I currently have?
shanx_verma said:
So flash China Dev then unlock officially?
Also, won't it really result in exchange of modem partitions instead of Indian modem that I currently have?
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I did unlock the bootloader unofficially with the very method you quoted . May be I can help you in that method.
manishbhakuni14 said:
I did unlock the bootloader unofficially with the very method you quoted . May be I can help you in that method.
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Thanks, but its unlocked now.
At present, I'm now looking for a way to switch over from unofficial unlock to the official one.
Anyone?
shanx_verma said:
Thanks, but its unlocked now.
At present, I'm now looking for a way to switch over from unofficial unlock to the official one.
Anyone?
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First you have to switch to miui rom and relock your bootloader . Then pray that you don't get stuck at 50 % .
I got the permission to unlock bootloader two weeks ago but stuck at 50% .
I flashed every rom be it global stable or Dev , china stable and dev and that too every previous version of MIUI (Wasted so much of data) but to no avail .
Finally I unlocked the bootloader unofficially .
Xiaomi is ****ing lazy to update our account on there server....
So doesn't matter what rom you install you have to wait atleast a week to unlock
shanx_verma said:
Thanks, but its unlocked now.
At present, I'm now looking for a way to switch over from unofficial unlock to the official one.
Anyone?
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Hey bro a little update . I unlocked the bootloader unofficial way and it was over a week after I got the confirmation SMS . So wanted to go back to MIUI with locked bootloader state for official unlocking .
Flashed the fastboot rom through MiFLash and I was back to MIUI with locked bootloader state and then unlocked it officially .
Hope it helps .
manishbhakuni14 said:
Hey bro a little update . I unlocked the bootloader unofficial way and it was over a week after I got the confirmation SMS . So wanted to go back to MIUI with locked bootloader state for official unlocking .
Flashed the fastboot rom through MiFLash and I was back to MIUI with locked bootloader state and then unlocked it officially .
Hope it helps .
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I hope so too.
Can you tell me, which exact ROM you were on, at the time of unlock?
shanx_verma said:
I hope so too.
Can you tell me, which exact ROM you were on, at the time of unlock?
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7.5.3 Global Stable .
manishbhakuni14 said:
7.5.3 Global Stable .
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Thanks a lot, that eases a lot of confusions. So no requirement to be at a China developer ROM to unlock officially, right? Yay !!!
shanx_verma said:
Thanks a lot, that eases a lot of confusions. So no requirement to be at a China developer ROM to unlock officially, right? Yay !!!
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Yep did it with two devices after a week of confirmation sms . No trying in between so lets say after you have flashed global give it a go if it doesn't happen then do not try in between and try after straight 7 days .
manishbhakuni14 said:
Yep did it with two devices after a week of confirmation sms . No trying in between so lets say after you have flashed global give it a go if it doesn't happen then do not try in between and try after straight 7 days .
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That should work out awesome. Will surely try it first thing in morning.
Thanks again buddy, you've been really helpful !!!
shanx_verma said:
That should work out awesome. Will surely try it first thing in morning.
Thanks again buddy, you've been really helpful !!!
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Anytime dear .
manishbhakuni14 said:
Anytime dear .
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And finally, I have been succesful in unlocking officially.
This thread may be closed now.
shanx_verma said:
And finally, I have been succesful in unlocking officially.
This thread may be closed now.
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Congrats glad i helped you .
I live in Syria and all we have limited options for phones so I was very excited to learn that a xiaomi dealer started selling a couple of models one of them being the Redmi Note 3 specially with my 4 years old Nexus 5 battery almost dying so I payed 200$ to buy this phone which is A LOT of money here only because I noticed how much Roms and Mods it has and now after about 10 days of buying it I still get the error when trying to unlock the boot loader at 50% "Current account is different from the account info on the device" even after trying all the tutorials I found about turning gps and find my phone and locating the phone on the map and using the developer Rom still the same result.
I really really need root and having the phone without even the ability to root makes it unusable but selling the phone will lose me most of the price since the brand is unknown in my country so I have to sell for much less than what I bought for
I'm writing this just to ask the xda people is there ANY way at all to save me from selling the phone because I like it but I just can't be without root I'm willing to pay money just please any solution
if there's nothing I'll just sell and probably never buy a Xiaomi product again in my life I know Xiaomi doesn't care but I just had to say it because I'm so angry
You don't need root to have the opportunity to install custom roms all you need is unlocked bootloader. I guess you tried unlock bootloader by official method and it doesn't work for you, so try unofficial method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/method-miui-8-unlock-bootloader-twrp-t3529458 (with youtube video step by step)
انت اشتريتو من البحصة؟
You need to wait 15 days more.
Nasart said:
انت اشتريتو من البحصة؟
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اي نعم
czarek2371 said:
You don't need root to have the opportunity to install custom roms all you need is unlocked bootloader. I guess you tried unlock bootloader by official method and it doesn't work for you, so try unofficial method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/method-miui-8-unlock-bootloader-twrp-t3529458 (with youtube video step by step)
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does this work on kate version?
czarek2371 said:
you don't need root to have the opportunity to install custom roms all you need is unlocked bootloader. I guess you tried unlock bootloader by official method and it doesn't work for you, so try unofficial method: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/method-miui-8-unlock-bootloader-twrp-t3529458 (with youtube video step by step)
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it worked thank you so much ❤❤
Salam brother, im sorry for whats going on in syria...
You should unlock it unofficially, because i have been doing it too.
Have you flashed the developer rom from the updater app? (from the phone itself)
You first need to have this rom on the device in order to unlock the bootloader. This will wipe all your phone's data.
@mshtob You have to wait 7 days more after getting unlock permissions. Unofficial version have some flaws,do read more about it. I recommend you to go back locked bootloader after 1month then try unlocking official way. Also when unlocked unofficially, do cross check before flashing firmware as some firmwares lock device. It will create more problems for u.
Regards
Stop getting mad like an underage kid my friend, you just need to unlock your bootloader officially being in a official ROM and it works without problems because I didt it a lot of times in different versions with the official method.
If you don't like Xiaomi don't buy their phones. Also 200 dollars isn't a lot, you will pay a lot of stuff in your life. Phones are a need, not a toy to install custom roms. If you like to test ROMs and stuff I encourage you to test with your Nexus 5 or get another Nexus/Motorola.
I also have a Nexus 5 btw.
After unlock unofficially you have to delete EMMC appsboot. bin in firmware update folder in any miui rom with the help of RAR App from play store, which relock your phone. And use this patched twrp
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6qi9i0uOR-BYnpaendYQ1BBRFE/view
Read
http://en.miui.com/thread-283146-1-1.html
You don't need to unlock your bootloader in order to flash any custom ROM. Just follow the instructions on the following thread, and you will be able to run all Kenzo custom Roms and kernels.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/kate-guide-install-lineage-os-locked-t3546154
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Have you flashed the developer rom from the updater app? (from the phone itself)
You first need to have this rom on the device in order to unlock the bootloader. This will wipe all your phone's data.
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Yes i did didn't help but everything has been working fine since i unlocked unofficially
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@mshtob You have to wait 7 days more after getting unlock permissions. Unofficial version have some flaws,do read more about it. I recommend you to go back locked bootloader after 1month then try unlocking official way. Also when unlocked unofficially, do cross check before flashing firmware as some firmwares lock device. It will create more problems for u.
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It's been 40 days no issues so far everything is great
Jaizu said:
Stop getting mad like an underage kid my friend, you just need to unlock your bootloader officially being in a official ROM and it works without problems because I didt it a lot of times in different versions with the official method.
If you don't like Xiaomi don't buy their phones. Also 200 dollars isn't a lot, you will pay a lot of stuff in your life. Phones are a need, not a toy to install custom roms. If you like to test ROMs and stuff I encourage you to test with your Nexus 5 or get another Nexus/Motorola.
I also have a Nexus 5 btw.
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Thanks your reply is really helpful so i should buy another phone sure how didn't i think of this
drmuruga said:
After unlock unofficially you have to delete EMMC appsboot. bin in firmware update folder in any miui rom with the help of RAR App from play store, which relock your phone. And use this patched twrp
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6qi9i0uOR-BYnpaendYQ1BBRFE/view
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http://en.miui.com/thread-283146-1-1.html
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I don't understand could you please tell me why i need this if twrp is working fine?
dustmalik said:
You don't need to unlock your bootloader in order to flash any custom ROM. Just follow the instructions on the following thread, and you will be able to run all Kenzo custom Roms and kernels.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/kate-guide-install-lineage-os-locked-t3546154
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That's pretty cool but i already have twrp and already switched between several roms so I'm not sure i need this anymore
@mshtob Dude, use this method to OFFICIALLY unlock, with this tutorial:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/successfully-officially-unlocked-redmi-t3543150
Tested and worked PERFECT for me, Kate device!
rafaelbrunner said:
@mshtob Dude, use this method to OFFICIALLY unlock, with this tutorial:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/successfully-officially-unlocked-redmi-t3543150
Tested and worked PERFECT for me, Kate device!
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I already unlocked 40 days ago
I am very keen to know about flashing ROMs
I am using Redmi note 3 SD 3G. I want to flash the pixel ROM for my device and I have the following doubts
1) Do I need to unlock my bootloader or without unlocking my bootloader I can directly flash TWRP?
2) If yes, then do I need a beta version of MIUI for unlocking my bootloader cause I have been trying since a very long time but it is stuck at 50%(I tried all the solutions).
Thanks a lot in advance
1. U have to unlock ur bootloader for flashing custom recovery .
2. it should be unlocked on any version but dev versions have more chance of unlocking than stable ones (especially china rom,s have high probability )
3 U can try unofficial bootloader unlocking but do it on ur own risk as it can hard brick ur device .
shashankj150 said:
1. U have to unlock ur bootloader for flashing custom recovery .
2. it should be unlocked on any version but dev versions have more chance of unlocking than stable ones (especially china rom,s have high probability )
3 U can try unofficial bootloader unlocking but do it on ur own risk as it can hard brick ur device .
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Thanks
Still any other solutions??
I have flashed this ROM I loved it.. and I always want to use this ROM. But I'm worries about the security and privacy of this ROM wether it's safe or having keyloggers I'm really confused about the
Please help me to find out the solution plz
mohsiin4u said:
I have flashed this ROM I loved it.. and I always want to use this ROM. But I'm worries about the security and privacy of this ROM wether it's safe or having keyloggers I'm really confused about the
Please help me to find out the solution plz
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The project was closed and the ROM won't be continued. Better look elsewhere
Noter2017 said:
The project was closed and the ROM won't be continued. Better look elsewhere
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But it still working on my phone
mohsiin4u said:
But it still working on my phone
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But what's the point in using a ROM that won't get bug fixes and security updates?
kevin_13 said:
I am very keen to know about flashing ROMs
I am using Redmi note 3 SD 3G. I want to flash the pixel ROM for my device and I have the following doubts
1) Do I need to unlock my bootloader or without unlocking my bootloader I can directly flash TWRP?
2) If yes, then do I need a beta version of MIUI for unlocking my bootloader cause I have been trying since a very long time but it is stuck at 50%(I tried all the solutions).
Thanks a lot in advance
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Wait for a few days or couple of weeks, that helped in my case. Update and try syncing your Mi account on your phone.
Follow the instructions here
http://en.miui.com/unlock/
If nothing works, follow this guide, just flash any ROM of your choice with TWRP.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/kate-guide-install-lineage-os-locked-t3546154
And if you want the Pixel experience, install PureNexus ROM, it is better.
Just flash lineageos with stock gapps. And then flash my universal pixelmod. It will give you full pixel experience. Nav bar not included yet. Will include it in future.