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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bittz:
Hey, the story of my device is-

I got RN3 couple of months back, was so excited about it. Things were fine and then MIUI 8 happened. I was very eager for the update so much that I waited for the official OTA of that update from Xaomi and when I did receive it. I was very glad. I would say that I have updated it as per the instructions. Everything was okay for a week or two and then occasionally I noticed the phone rebooting for no reason and I didn't pay much attention to it and few days later it started to boot loop so badly that I couldn't run a backup but managed to turn on adb debugging. And then seemed like no choice but to unlock the boot loader unofficially, install recovery TWRP, and flash and use a custom ROM. I know I am being all narrative about this but I feel like I should express this in detail. I am not much of a tech savy but I am trying to get a hang of it. All I want is a stable software, but now I understand that it is too complicated and now as I am experiencing the sort of full customization and full potential side of the android world which is good I am kind of in a perplexed situation and therefore need some enlightenment as part of me wants to go back the MIUI but part of me wants to experience this side of it too. So, I guess I am seeking for an expert's advise. What do you suggest I do sir?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
There are many custom ROMs out there a lot better than MIUI. In fact I have Unofficial RR 5.7.3 on my devise and I feel it's much more stable than MIUI. MIUI is all about updates that don't even arrive at time and when they do they have bugs and previous issues remain unsolved (like the headphone jack bug). On the other hand custom ROMs like CM and RR are much feature rich and even updated time to time (not that much frequently as MIUI but still when you get update it's alot Stable).

As now that you have a custom recovery on your device, I would suggest you to try various ROMs. And always you can revert back to MIUI whenever you like via MiFlash tool.

A little advice : do make a nandroid backup and put it on your PC.

Hit thanks if I helped.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
Hey.. Any feedback on this? Would be really helpful to get clarity. Basically trying to understand if UBP is needed for only miui Lollipop or MM as well?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
I don't know if UBP and Lazyflasher are same or not but I read somewhere that Lazyflasher is NOT to be flashed on MM MIUI ROMs. Maybe this helps or not in your case.

Plus there's a new ZCX TWRP so that'll be helpful if you want to flash MIUI ROMs and you'll be able to flash OTAs too with Root and TWRP installed.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
Thanks! But it says right here in the guide that lazyflasher ..."disables the forced encryption"... on miui MM...

so.. yeah.. no clarity so far
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
With the newer ZCX recovery no need for flashing Lazyflasher and UBP. So do not get complicated in such stuff and do it the easy way.

And anyways if you have doubts just try the things and you'll get the answers yourself and maybe start a thread of your own explaining your experiences and detailing about your issues. Just have a nandroid backup, that's all you need to revert back anytime if anything goes wrong.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] MsuatafaKhatab:
after flash two sim Card not working m only working when flash global beta MM ,

please advice
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
Oh, realized that there is no such thing as Santhosh's CM13 Firmware. isnt it? correct me if i am wrong.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rosli59564:
Do I need to select all partitions to do nandroid backup using alka?. Lots of 0mb partition. Does it make any different if I don't bakup those 0mb partitions?. Because I used to do all partitions backup once but when restoring it's not successful.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
better to do all.

what error do you get? firmware? usually the firmware restore gives error. dont know the sure shot way around this.. but i think you can just restore, get the error and then flash the firmware/ rom again
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rosli59564:
Yes at the end it shows firmware restore error like that. It's really doesn't work or just occasionally?. Then what's the point of backup and restore?.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
That's a good point .. but I dont have a technical answer! You may want to try zx twrp .. that also backs up firmware. Haven't tried
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] exodius48:
[MENTION=5110858]SharkcpN[/MENTION] You miss this TWRP http://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-3/development/recovery-twrp-3-0-2-0-t3446909

I'm using it to flash miui rom & custom rom. So far so good, no patched boot.img required. :good:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] badm0j0:
Thanks SharkcpN, your post is very informative, I am having trouble finding "CM13 Firmware zip" as you mentioned in the Santosh CM13 checklist, I also cant find any reference to this to "CM13 Firmware zip" on the Santosh post, both his initial post and the guide. Could someone please point me in the correct direction. I have installed the Santosh CM13 once before on a diff kenzo (non-goodix) with no issue, but now am looking to install it on a newer kenzo (goodix) and so far have been having issues with the finger print sensor and forward facing camera.

2. CM13 ROM (Coming from any MIUI ROM or custom ROM)

• Boot into TWRP & Factory Reset

• Flash CM13 Firmware Zip & Reboot To Recovery

• Flash CM13 ROM Zip & Flash 6.0 G-Apps Zip

• Reboot To System
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
The firmware is nothing but the TWRP that you need to flash before flashing the ROM. It's on Santosh's Cm13 first page.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] badm0j0:
damn, i was hoping the "firmware" was something i was missing that could be the answer. thanks anyway.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
eh? what do you mean firmware is twrp?

CM13 firmware refers to the one by TheStrix .. check the CM13 by TheStrix thread
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
At first I flashed CM13 with twrp cofface but encountered settings FC, Reboots when trying to Uninstall apps etc. The FP adding step was also absent on first boot.

Then I flashed the TWRP as mentioned by SantoshM and since then there have been no such issues. Even the device asked to add FP on first boot. The mentioned TWRP somehow helps to "flash the latest build which is based on M firmware". This is required for other ROMs too which are based on SantoshM's CM13 build.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
TWRP is only recovery.

Firmware is a firmware.

Unless you mean you flashed the firmware again using the new twrp. That would make sense
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
Well it made sense to me. Using the mentioned TWRP fixed things.!

Check out the CM13 ROM page by SantoshM yourself to get a hold of things. Thanks :svetius:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
thats what i said mate. you used the TWRP recovery to flash again. period. i dont know whats the confusion
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
lol this is so confusing. I did not flash any firmware but only using the mentioned TWRP (ALKA) fixed stuff. Earlier I had TWRP Cofface. Maybe Santosh updated that TWRP so that it itself patched the bootloader without having to flash any extra firmware. Maybe the firmware was within the TWRP itself.!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] candiesdoodle:
oh man.

ok goodluck dude
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivanlai:
The firmware for TheStrix's CM14 is not supported by his CM13 right?

Because it says there in the OP that it is the firmware version supported by TheStrix's CM13.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
hi all..

managed to format and installed xiaomi.eu miui rom. using supersu 2.78 r1 to root, i realise whenever i open any root-enabled app, the prompt from supersu wont appear until i open supersu app itself which isnt normal as i flashed custom rom and rooted before. the prompt should be immediate.

may i know if its me missing out some steps or is the latest version of supersu not compatible with miui (my first time rooting miui roms).

thanks in adv!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] dastan4eva:
these things are utterly confusing ? why we need different twrps can anybody explain ? I've unlocked bootloader officially . Can I use any twrps and flash super su with ubp to get root . How about for installing cm ? do I need to install alka then cm13 firmware for that ?

---------- Post added at 01:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:05 AM ----------

are your binaries updated? Did you try reflashing su, maybe a different version ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] devil_bs:
I flashed twrp cofface using fastboot method but when i try to flash something it shows 0mb in memory card and internal storage i cant access any of the files. i am on miui marshmallow beta rom. Please give me the solution pls ????
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
in wipe, choose format data (everything will be gone) then everything will work
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] devil_bs:
Ok will try
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nikufellow:
hey what's the root process

unlock

flash alka

backup

flash super su

universal boot patcher

reboot

that's it right?

what's lazy flasher for ?

Also what's the difference between backup up with official twrp and alka ? can alka backups be restored by other twrps ? Is official twrp backup not full?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
just for updates.. seem to solve all my problems by switching off MIUI Battery Power Saving Mode (not Battery Saver).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
Root process is flash a bootimage that allows root access. Preparing for it is the hard part. These are the steps.

1. Unlock bootloader.

2. Flash appropriate TWRP. Alka is used only for backups, so for regular recovery work, flash official or cofface.

Now you have a custom recovery.

Now to Root MiUI, flash SuperSU zip from Recovery.

To continue using MiUI, you need to flash an additional bootimg based on your MiUI version after flashing. LazyFlasher solves that problem by creating a universal workaround.

Reboot and download SuperSU from playstore to manage permissions. You may have to update binaries (SU will prompt it). Chose normal, and not the TWRP/CWM method to update binaries.

For rooting custom ROMs: Well all custom ROMs for the kenzo come pre-rooted as of today.

Alternate rooting without SuperSU

Disclaimer: Don't ask me why your phone is bricked after doing this. Follow instructions, and profit.

SuperSU is no longer controlled by Chainfire, and if you are looking for an alternative, it is a good idea. Currently, the best supported method is Phh Superuser available here.

Download the latest zip (it is usually named superuser.zip). Don't get confused about the zips for specific devices. The generic superuser.zip will work for the Kenzo.

Unlike SuperSU, superuser needs a valid bootimg file to create a new patched bootimg on the fly while flashing.

For MiUI, thats not a problem. Simply flash superuser.zip from recovery and you are done. No need to flash lazyflasher. Easiest rooting process ever.

For custom roms, you can delete the SuperSU zip from within the ROM zip to prevent it from installing. Simply flash the superuserzip after ROM and before GApps.

To go a step further and include it as a part of the rom zip, you can follow the instructions here. See the bottom of the page titled "Integrate superuser.zip into another zip."

Just remember to add the lines AFTER the line that flashes boot.img. SuperSU does it BEFORE. But for superuser, you need to do it after that line. If you mess this, the phone will not boot into system, though recovery and fastboot will continue to work (of course - since you are not meddling with those images).

The permission management app is available on the playstore. There is another permission app that is being developed by punchup, and you will find links within the comments in the thread. It has support for theming, etc. But it also has some bugs, so use it at your own peril.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nikufellow:
Thanks for detailed explanation

but can't understand Many things

OP says if I am on Marshall rom only need to flash supersu and reboot

if on Lollipop miui need to flash ubp first then reboot and flash supersu

what's the difference between ubp and lazy flasher ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] psygarden:
Please do as directed and don't spam the forum with unwanted questions. You can search Google for such info. Everything is there already.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
The so called UBP is actually not universal. It is dependent on the version MiUI you are using. So instead of trying to find what the accurate UBP is, you can simply use LazyFlasher. Baically, the UBP is what the phone reads in order to find out what and where the OS (ROM) is. Kind of like the Master Boor Record in Windows. Lazyflasher takes care of this step without you having to split your hair trying to find the bootimg.

Last time I rooted MM based MiUI, I had flashed Lazyflasher too. Not sure if it is only required for LL based MiUI.

If you want to flash a custom ROM, you can do so immediately after flashing a custom recovery. No need to flash SuperSU or Lazyflasher.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Torres.09:
How to flash miui MM rom via twrp??

Will lazy flasher works for miui MM or only miui LP??

anyone????
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
anyone know what causes "phone idle" to be so high in my battery usage?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] joker_you2007:
If all the info given are 100% accurate then this is a gem of a thread. Can someone confirm that all the info are absolutely correct ? I am not doubting the post but myself. I am a newbie.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
When the rest of the phone/apps use so little power, phone idle is pushed up the list:laugh:

It pretty much is all correct. If you have questions that you cant find with the search function, feel free to ask.

To start you off:

1. VoLTE does not work on any official custom ROM and most unofficial ROMs too.

2. There is no best ROM. But some have more features while others sacrifice superficial features for speed and battery backup.

Edit- added the word custom as others have pointed out to me below.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kantiwal_Vijay:
My twrp requiring password what can I do I think encryption Is already on in mm 6.9.29
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
so its perfectly fine? coz i read up on phone idle drain and i didnt notice my phone idle to be that high before until recently. haha
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] joker_you2007:
Volte probably is working on global stable miui 8.0.5.0.

I am constantly getting "can't verify device" error while unlocking bootloader. Was thinking of using the unofficial method, but reading the whole thread official is way safer it seems. Any suggestions regarding this?

My aim is to unlovk, flash twrp, root, xposed and the ability to switch roms {miui and custom} without having to unlock bootloader every time.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] hawkdown77:
Volte working here. Official 7.3 miui
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] talkaboom:
I meant official custom ROMs. I don't consider MiUI worthy of being named or spoken of in the same sentence as android or ROM... :laugh:

About the bootloader unlock, should work 5-6 days after official permission sms comes in. Otherwise, well, i guess be patient.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] StuckinMemphis:
What's the general consensus on official unlocked bootloader or unofficial? I unlocked mine unofficially the day I received my kenzo SD. CM13 is working really well on my device with virtually no issues. Is it worth going back and unlocking officially? Do I have anything to gain or lose by staying or going back? Thanks for any insight.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] abihary:
still no update how to restore to miui?

anyway, thanks for this detailed guide..really help me
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] joker_you2007:
Okay, after waiting for forever, I unlocked my bootloader unofficially. Now ,wanna flash this rom, root, and install xposed. The thread strictly says to go for 'safe twrp v2'. but on youtube people are using Official Twrp 3.0.2 without issues. I have a few questions :

1. Which version of Twrp to flash ?

2.Do I need to flash CM firmware ? If yes, then which version ? Before flashing rom or after ?

3.After flashing rom and gapps will flash supersu and lazyflasher one after another. Any extra steps ?

4.Finally which version of xposed works best with this setup ?

I know these are probably basic and been answered a lot of times but will indeed help me not spoiling the phone or get into trouble.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] zedaale:
I flash the firmware, then cm 13, then the gapps. When i flash the latest supersu, I don't get past the cm logo. Why does that happen?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tigax:
You forgot something... you don't need superSu since cm13 has root built in. Activate developer options and when you go there set "root acess" apps. Done
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] zedaale:
Does that work as well as Superuser?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tigax:
yeah, is even better, it works as if asking for a permission. if you go permissions it appears there afterwards.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rosli59564:
I was trying to restore app+data using TB but it failed to. It took forever to be completed. However if restore data only no problem. How to restore apps?

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gabrielbsb:
Guys, after flashing ZCX TWRP and Santhosh's CM14, my phone is working fine but it won't charge anymore.

I would like to take it to a service centre as I think it is probably the USB port or the PCB board.

But, before taking it there, I would like to flash stock recovery back. I already flashed stock MIUI (MM beta), but I can't use Mi Flash Tool to flash recovery as the USB port is not working and my PC won't recognize it (it shows an error "Power Surge On Hub Port: A USB device has exceeded the power limits of its hub port"). Is there a way to flash stock recovery from ZCX TWRP? I mean, any .zip/.img available that I can use to flash and go back to recovery?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] a-dummy:
Would also be interested if someome could elaborate on this.

From what I understand, there are 2 main points:

1) Unofficial is more risky if you want to flash MIUI ROMS. Not more risky when flashing CM.

2) Unofficial unlock can be undone without any problem.

Is that correct?

(Currently, I'm waiting for unlock permission and losing patience...)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajumack07:
How many days since your unlock request? I tried twice and got the permission within 3 days. I think the trick is to copy & paste the reason from one of the en.miui.com thread. Since you have already applied, make sure you don't disable sync of xiaomi a/c (at least one module should be enable to be sync with mi server) and also use one SIM and that to in the 1st slot ( + update your phone number in the SIM card settings).

Edit: Answering ti your query:

1) I think most people get into issues only coz the temptation to flash ROMS (only to get he taste of AOSP/CM features thereby leaving MIUI bloatwares + heavily integrated modules) but again want to revert to MIUI. So, i think officially unlocking is the best way to get rid of issues. But the catch is, we still don't have any stable ROM with all the features integrated (like VoLTE, Cam, FP - I want to blame MIUI for this for the fragmented hardwares which I think Miui wanted just to save few cost).

2) If you have permission and you're with unofficially unlocked ROM then you just need to EDL flash MIUI roms trying the unlocking process (you will find many threads for this)

For me, Unofficially was the way till I get the permission and not after that. :)

Hope this helps anyone :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mushfiqsaif:
After flashing the alka recovery through the official twrp it's showing problems like, internal storage 0mb, cannot mount anything and even after changing the twrp settings nothing is changed after going back to the recovery again. Like language is not changed.

Any solution plz? Really need some help!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ferbulous:
Hi, so I flashed to developer rom (masrshmallow)

But it seems that safetwrp has problem with internal storage 0mb, is it because it has not been updated for marshmallow like with latest twrp?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
any solution to get rid of 'cyanogenmod' logo after flashing cm13radios zip file?

i reverting back to miui but the logo doesnt seem to go away..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajumack07:
Get splash.img file present inside miui fastboot ROM and put it into fastboot folder and flash with the below fastboot command.

fastboot flash splash splash.img

Or

Put that file inside the same cm13radios zip file and delete the other files and once again flash that zip.

Hope this helps and if it does just hit the "Thanks" button
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ferbulous:
Anyone can help me out?

I flashed 29/09 developer rom, and right now I've unlocked it unofficially using this method

http://en.miui.com/thread-345728-1-1.html

The problem is I'm trying to follow as OP instructed to use Safe TWRP only for unofficial unlock.

However, when I tried to reboot from twrp. The phone won't start at all, there's a mi logo that shows up for a only 3 seconds twice and then nothing happens. I had to use edl method to restore back to developer rom

May I know what's the best version of twrp to use for marshmallow rom with unofficial unlock?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kzhkr:
thanks! one last qns.. coming from exodus which i flashed the cm13radios. what is a method to ensure all traces of custom rom are gone? will flashing xiaomi EU rom be sufficient or have to flash global beta stock rom from xiaomi? if so will it trigger my BL to be locked again? TIA!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajumack07:
EDL flash will erase all the traces and so this you should try but it will also format your internal storage (so take backup before EDL flash) and yes it will relock your BL. But if you're officially unlocked then once you've flashed your ROM reboot to fastboot and unlock with MiFlash Unlock tool. It will work without any issues.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ashwaa:
how to flash stock miui recovery i am on twrp and ofgicially unloocked dont wanna flash whole fastboot rom

now on miui global beta latest wanna flash miui stock recovery

can i do it thru adb ar twrp pls help
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hazihell:
If you don't have a backup than you need to flash fastbot rom, always make a backup before flashing anything.