[Redmi Note 2 General] zan5hin:
Latest & Greatest, Multilang Dev MIUI v7 ROM - v5.10.16 by Xiaomi.eu [With GApps!]

Edited October 16th: New ROM is out today.... http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-10-15-16.28809/

For those wondering what the difference between ROM options for XRN2 (Hermes):

Chinese Developer: Only Chinese and English, no PlayStore, Official, Chinese Servers Download

Global Developer: Multilanguage, PlayStore, Official, only for some devices, Chinese Servers Download

Xiaomi.eu: Multilanguage, PlayStore, Based on Official ROM, European Servers Download (but also American)

Edited October 9: New Rom v5.10.8 is out: http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-10-8.28692/

I have also just discovered that since Sept 20th, some cool software called WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit v2.5 now supports the Redmi Note 2: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2499926

WinDroid Universal Android Toolkit takes many ADB and Fastboot commands and puts them into an easy to use toolkit that supports a ton of Android devices. It's goal is to simplify the process of unlocking a device's bootloader, flashing a custom recovery and gaining root for the newbies of the Android world.

This should make it easier for those not so familiar with Android!

Edited 25th Sept: The latest weekly just dropped v5.9.24 which you can get from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347822062

ROM thread: http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/5-9-24.28459/

For the new contestants to the show, this is the best ROM available for this device because it has no Chinese language at all, no bloatware apps and should have Google Apps baked in.

It is a chinese holiday for the whole first week of October so there won't be another ROM for a couple of weeks.

My updater app doesn't show any new versions, because it is unofficial I guess and doesn't work with the updater app.

I am still on v5.9.9 so I guess I will be wiping cache and dalvik cache and trying to do a "dirty flash" and crossing my fingers that it doesn't wipe my data.

Edited 19th Sept: There is now a new version v5.9.18 available here, thanks to the xiaomi.eu forum: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347818342

This fixes a critical bug in v5.9.17. However, one user on the xiaomi.eu forum has reported a wifi issue with v5.9.18, however this version is so new, and one user is not a big sample size.

http://xiaomi.eu/community/forums/miui-weekly-rom-releases.103/

However, I am not 100% sure that this isn't just the China DEV ROM. I am also unsure if this one has Google Apps baked in or you have to add it afterwards via TWRP.

I am still running 5.9.9 which is working great 99% of the time for me, however and I have a bug in which many programs that stream live video, after the video starts, 20 seconds into the steam the audio stops but the video keeps going. Can someone who installs the latest v5.9.18 please test and see if they have a problem with Livestation app, Al-Jazeera app, or NHK world app. Thanks!

This is the changelog for v5.9.17 which is the latest I could find. It is for the China ROM not multilanguage but I assume the bug fixes are the same.

MIUI 7 China Developer ROM 5.9.17 Full Changelog

[System]

Optimization - Clean up shortcut supports cleaning apps' cache (09-15)

Optimization - Apps locked in recent task page will not be closed by system when remaining RAM is low (09-15)

Optimization - Reduced WiFi power consumption (09-17) (Redmi Note 2)

Fix - In some situations the screen might flicker (09-17) (Redmi Note 2)

Fix - Sometimes switching WiFi caused the system to get stuck (09-17) (Redmi Note 2)

Fix - There were noises when playing some games after turning media volume off (09-17) (Redmi Note 2)

Fix - Sometimes bluetooth car kit could not be connected (09-17) (Redmi Note 2)

[Lockscreen, Status Bar, Notification Bar]

Optimization - Reduced status bar RAM usage (09-15)

Fix - Sometimes, notifications' order changed automatically in Notification shade (09-15)

Fix - Music widget play/pause button had error in some situations (09-15)

Fix - Sometimes status bar disappeared (09-15)

[Home screen]

Optimization - Removed 'Lock SMS' option from Child mode (09-14)

Optimization - Unified third party apps' launching animation (09-14)

Optimization - Enhanced home screen smoothness and speed of opening folders (09-15)

Fix - Black line in right side of screen after formatting device/initilaizing home screen (09-14)

Fix - Display error when using images taken by the device as wallpaper (09-14)

[Gallery]

Optimization - Reduced large image page RAM usage (09-15)

Optimization - Optimized cloud albums large image downloading progress bar style (09-15)

Optimization - System will use default wallpaper when stop using baby album as lockscreen wallpaper (09-15)

Optimization - Support setting avatar and background image for baby album (09-15)

Fix - Sometimes, recommendation text overlapped with current images (09-15)

[Music]

New - Brand new UI with more music resources (09-15)

10th September - v5.9.9

OK Boys and girls, if you have this device, have TWRP installed, then backup all your data and install this new ROM, it is awesome.

When I first got my device, it was chinese keyboard, no Google Apps and even after updating to MIUI v7, I still had issues with contacts not syncing.

I downloaded and installed this ROM which just came out today or yesterday: (I uploaded the file, hosted in my google drive as it disappeared from Android File Host): http://gdurl.com/Ww2J/download

I went into TWRP, wiped data, cache and dalvik cache to start from scratch.

After rebooting, I find this multi-language ROM is great, no chinese keyboard and it asked me for my google account details. The contact that would not sync to my phone is in there straight away.

Under settings -> Accounts -> All -> Google -> Contacts is slow to sync and most of the time just says "syncing now" but I did see it also say it was successful, "last sync 9/10/2015"

There is no Chinese bloatware at all, no chinese ANYWHERE which is good because on the China Dev ROM from last week, the Theme store was all chinese. Now my theme store is in English :D

Because I am signed up to a Mi Account, it actually restored an SMS I had just sent before I wiped my device, also very nice. Unfortunately still no easy backup for Whatsapp and Viber I assume.

Incidentally, even with an X10 processor and wifi, telling your phone to install 76 apps at the same time still takes a while.....

Again, incidentally, it tells you when you install Aptoide that it contains a virus and even gives it a name, something.expense.aptoide which is probably the payment gateway but anyway, in the older China Dev ROM, this didn't happen, and but it would see Aptoide as a security threat when you did a manual scan of your device, with a "fix" button that doesn't actually tell you what it is fixing so I had to install Aptoide again after I pressed it. Anyway, now I actually like this feature, I mean besides Aptoide, if I install something that might have a virus, MIUI will warn me before I even install it, nice.