Choose “clean all” (flash_all.bat) if you are going to do a clean flash. If you want only update system and keep your internal storage, choose “save user data” (flash_all_except_storage.bat). Finally, if you want lock bootloader an back to the stock, select “clean all and lock” (flash_all_lock.bat).
- But to make sure you take everything to your new device, you need a full backup.
- If you have any questions or encounter difficulties throughout the process, please get in touch with Xiaomi Customer Support.
- These software update rolls out via OTA update and expands gradually.
Xiaomi MiFlash Tool comes with In-Built Drivers which includes Google ADB Drivers, Microsoft MTP and RNDIS Driver, and Qualcomm USB Serial Driver etc. This means we don’t have to install any drivers separately. Always backup existing firmware before flashing any firmware. DataLyzer Qualis 4.0 is a comprehensive SPC software package designed to simplify the tasks of real-time data collection and charting. It’s hard to guarantee “100% safeness” with this kind of operations, but I designed it to be the most safe as I can get. The chance of getting your device bricked is very little.
Once you have installed the MiFlash tool, you must open the app. They are easy to install and have a simple user interface, making them accessible to all users regardless of their experience with Android.
If you have a Xiaomi device, it’s useful to know what “Fastboot stock firmware ROM ROM” is. Sometimes your device doesn’t receive an update, you stay with the old version and wait desperately. Or your device is stuck bootloop and won’t turn on, you need to fix that. Fastboot ROM is a package that contains system, vendor and other important images of your device. It’s considered a more advanced version of the recovery ROM. Custom ROMs are modified versions of the official Xiaomi firmware.
Fastboot ROMs come with a .tgz file extension and require a Windows computer for installation with the MiFlash tool. The flashing procedure can also be carried out directly through the Fastboot binary; in such cases, the Fastboot ROM is compatible with Windows, Linux, and macOS. Xiaomi as promised started rolling MIUI 8 Global Stable build for various supportive devices. The update is rolling out via OTA and the Redmi 1S, Mi 2/2S, Mi 4i, Redmi Note 3G, Redmi Note 4G users are the first to experience the all new MIUI 8 ROM.