my note 4SD/4x is coming within 3 days so im here to ask question so that i know what im doing.
lets just say i dont know what note 4 i got if its 4SD/4X
so my questions are:
1. how to tell if its note 4SD/4X?
2. what apps to use to tell if its SD or MTK?
3. so there are different types of camera sensors, what apps to use to tell what sensors does i have? and which is better?
4. also there are 2 types of fingerprint scanner FPC and Goodix, what is better and why?
5. if my phone has unlocked bootloader can i use OTA updates without problem?
6. if rooted can i use OTA update?
7. if my device is note 4SD can i use this stock rom? Redmi Note 4X Global (http://en.miui.com/download-321.html#474)
8. if my device is note 4x can use this stock rom? Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm Global (http://en.miui.com/download-309.html#468)
9. if i have TWRP recovery and custom ROM installed can i use the process above (question 7 or 8) to restore it into stock rom?
10. if my device have a tampered/vendor/unofficial ROM can i restore it to Official Stock ROM? then how?
sorry for many questions this is my first xiaomi device and im confused between note 4 and 4x also the process to go back stock rom if its the same with samsung devices..
thank you in advance..
dotgeo said:
my note 4SD/4x is coming within 3 days so im here to ask question so that i know what im doing.
lets just say i dont know what note 4 i got if its 4SD/4X
so my questions are:
1. how to tell if its note 4SD/4X?
2. what apps to use to tell if its SD or MTK?
3. so there are different types of camera sensors, what apps to use to tell what sensors does i have? and which is better?
4. also there are 2 types of fingerprint scanner FPC and Goodix, what is better and why?
5. if my phone has unlocked bootloader can i use OTA updates without problem?
6. if rooted can i use OTA update?
7. if my device is note 4SD can i use this stock rom? Redmi Note 4X Global (http://en.miui.com/download-321.html#474)
8. if my device is note 4x can use this stock rom? Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm Global (http://en.miui.com/download-309.html#468)
9. if i have TWRP recovery and custom ROM installed can i use the process above (question 7 or 8) to restore it into stock rom?
10. if my device have a tampered/vendor/unofficial ROM can i restore it to Official Stock ROM? then how?
sorry for many questions this is my first xiaomi device and im confused between note 4 and 4x also the process to go back stock rom if its the same with samsung devices..
thank you in advance..
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1,2,3. Install AID64 app from Playstore and you will find what you need.
4. Google is your best friend:good:
5. Yes
6. Not sure but mostly a yes unless you have installed some custom recovery like twrp
7,8. Both are the same. Better to flash fastboot version instead of flashable zip. Use google to find the fastboot version rom
9. Yes but you need to modify the flashable zip before flashing or else you will end up with a locked bootloader. Those flashable zips have a script for locking bootloaders automatically.
10. Device gets tampered only if you mess around with its parts. To restore to stock using fastboot version rom ONLY. How to flash the rom? Once again google is your best friend.
Hope this helps. Good luck
Regards,
Raheel
dotgeo said:
my note 4SD/4x is coming within 3 days so im here to ask question so that i know what im doing.
lets just say i dont know what note 4 i got if its 4SD/4X
so my questions are:
1. how to tell if its note 4SD/4X?
2. what apps to use to tell if its SD or MTK?
3. so there are different types of camera sensors, what apps to use to tell what sensors does i have? and which is better?
4. also there are 2 types of fingerprint scanner FPC and Goodix, what is better and why?
5. if my phone has unlocked bootloader can i use OTA updates without problem?
6. if rooted can i use OTA update?
7. if my device is note 4SD can i use this stock rom? Redmi Note 4X Global (http://en.miui.com/download-321.html#474)
8. if my device is note 4x can use this stock rom? Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm Global (http://en.miui.com/download-309.html#468)
9. if i have TWRP recovery and custom ROM installed can i use the process above (question 7 or 8) to restore it into stock rom?
10. if my device have a tampered/vendor/unofficial ROM can i restore it to Official Stock ROM? then how?
sorry for many questions this is my first xiaomi device and im confused between note 4 and 4x also the process to go back stock rom if its the same with samsung devices..
thank you in advance..
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I'll help some questions since someone already answered all your questions.
1. There is 3 versions, Redmi Note 4 (MTK), Redmi Note 4x (SD 3/32 and MTK 4/64), Redmi Note 4 (Global) (All SD versions) (same as 4x just different bands for global market). Easy way, look at your box.
2. That easy, some apps will do, or you can look at your about devices. If octacore SD, decacore MTK
3. Yes, there are 3 different camera sensors, Sony IMX, Samsung s5k, Omnivision OV. You can see *#*#6484#*#* which one better? Idk, some people like the sony one.
4. For custom roms, FPC better.
Just remember the code name, If you have SD version the code name is "mido" and Mediatek "nikkel" so you wont cross flashing roms.
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
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Hi all.
I'm about to buy Redmi Note 3 Pro for my wife.
I'm Samsung user and I know alot about flashing Samsung but with Xiaomi I'm newbie.
I would like to put stock Android on it so CM13 seems the best to me.
Can someone provide me with links with instructions what to do to flash CM13 or maybe some other more stable rom. I need step by step instructions for starting from stock device with Miui, unlocking bootloader, flashing recovery, etc.
Thanks.
ChmT said:
Hi all.
I'm about to buy Redmi Note 3 Pro for my wife.
I'm Samsung user and I know alot about flashing Samsung but with Xiaomi I'm newbie.
I would like to put stock Android on it so CM13 seems the best to me.
Can someone provide me with links with instructions what to do to flash CM13 or maybe some other more stable rom. I need step by step instructions for starting from stock device with Miui, unlocking bootloader, flashing recovery, etc.
Thanks.
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It's simple: unlock bootloader, install Alka twrp, backup your EFS, flash cm13, reboot.
But flashing cm13 may not be the best idea with new Kenzo device, as fingerprint scanner may not be working (Radio.zio may solve this problem).
Now all you have to do is read about those steps.
Sent from Note 3, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
FP is working on CM 13 nightly. Go for it if u want to and dont forget to get latest gapps
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
Is the FP only issue with CM13 or are there any other issues? Maybe recommendation for some other more stable rom. It is not for me so it must be stable like stock.
Hello, I'm new to the ROM installation stuff and I'd like some questions answered.
I've got a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 PRO.
1. Will a ROM for a Redmi Note 3 work for a Note 3 Pro?
2. Do ROMs work in all regions? If I downloaded a ROM made for China or Europe, will my phone still connect to Australian mobile networks?
3. What ROMs would people recommend for a Note 3? I'm after better speed and battery life.
Thanks in advance guys
Regards,
Anthony
hellxgnar said:
Hello, I'm new to the ROM installation stuff and I'd like some questions answered.
I've got a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 PRO.
1. Will a ROM for a Redmi Note 3 work for a Note 3 Pro?
2. Do ROMs work in all regions? If I downloaded a ROM made for China or Europe, will my phone still connect to Australian mobile networks?
3. What ROMs would people recommend for a Note 3? I'm after better speed and battery life.
Thanks in advance guys
Regards,
Anthony
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1. No.
2. Yes.
3. CM13 or CM-based roms.
3. For battery: miui.
For speed: cm-based roms.
Sent from Note 3, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
I'm about to get a Redmi Note 3 Pro next year and I want to install a newer version of android 6.0 or 7.1.
I see many ROMs for Redmi Note 3 but I'm not sure if they would work for the Pro version and I don't want to flash the wrong ROM and brick my device.
hey, every roms for redmi note 3 "snapdragon" are for redmi note3 pro
vraciu' said:
I'm about to get a Redmi Note 3 Pro next year and I want to install a newer version of android 6.0 or 7.1.
I see many ROMs for Redmi Note 3 but I'm not sure if they would work for the Pro version and I don't want to flash the wrong ROM and brick my device.
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Mokee marshmallow and CyanogenMod 13 are stable, I like slim rom. I have come full circle back to global dev mm.
Fortunately we got a separate thread between Redmi Note 3 Snapdragon version and the other Redmi Note 3 Mediatek version in XDA, so there will be easier for you to choose what ROM u wanna install on ur device and just make sure that u are in right thread.
We got a plenty custom ROM based on MM as well as Nougat and we all know that Nougat is still in alpha or beta stage so you may come across with particular bugs that came from the device cos we got some different versions like fingerprint sensor, camera, led etc, but in MM we have almost rock stable build, choose wisely.
And another thing that u wanna note that actually we have two version ot Redmi Note 3 Snapdragon, they are Kenzo (which ppl mainly use this device) and another one with codename Kate (special edition). What we look here, that Kenzo has many dev support whereas Kate doesn't and you may end up with bootloop if u flash Kenzo's ROM over Kate, but sometimes it will work sometimes ot doesn't. Also if we compare side by side between Kate and Kenzo, we look that Kate is bit taller than Kenzo, thanks to additional 4G bands.
That's all I think and I hope you are satisfied with ur decision like I did.
Last but not least, WELCOME. THANKS.
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
Hi devs, I have a redmi note 5 running MIUI 9.6.2 locked. I want to address this question to both official MIUI ROMs and custom ROMs: can I flash a rom for redmi note 5 Pro on the redmi note 5? Thanks.
Nope, you better don't. Note 5 pro Has SD 636 and regular Note 5 has SD 625. Similar but not the same.
What about installing redmi note 5 rom on redmi note 4 ?
[email protected] said:
What about installing redmi note 5 rom on redmi note 4 ?
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Never flash a rom that isn't for your phone or you will very likely brick your phone
Android isn't like windows, you can't simply install the same version on every phone, each rom is only meant to run on a certain device with a specific configuration.
As both these phones share similar hardware , can I install redmi note 5 miui rom on rn4 or any way to mod rn5 miui so that it can work on rn4 ?
[email protected] said:
As both these phones share similar hardware , can I install redmi note 5 miui rom on rn4 or any way to mod rn5 miui so that it can work on rn4 ?
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I don't think so
[email protected] said:
As both these phones share similar hardware , can I install redmi note 5 miui rom on rn4 or any way to mod rn5 miui so that it can work on rn4 ?
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Never flash a rom that isn't for your phone or you will very likely brick your phone
Android isn't like windows, you can't simply install the same version on every phone, each rom is only meant to run on a certain device with a specific configuration.
You can install pixel experience for rn4 mido version with Qualcomm cpu here:
https://download.pixelexperience.org/mido/
And TWRP from here:
https://twrp.me/Devices/Xiaomi/
Thanks for the reply
However I am not a newbie here , I have been tinkering with android devices , even with earlier mediatek based devices.
I have had my fair share of bootloops and stuff.
The only reason I asked this was that these both devices are literally same. Just different screen sizes(which doesn't matter much in software side of things).
They share same ram, rom, cpu etc.
Edit : Plan dropped
Just found out , theres no portrait mode on redmi note 5/ redmi 5 plus , whereas portrait mode on rn4 works perfectly on both cams.
Beta of rn4 is more like stable , however it is not the case with note 5/ redmi 5 plus.