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[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] cazcryy:
Gonna post this here since it says noob friendly.

It seems a lot of this has been covered previously. But since I know next to nothing when it comes to ROM (I've installed CM on my Galaxy S3 years back I still have no idea if that's what flashing a ROM is -_-) I'm having trouble following.

Anyway, I get what vendor roms are and why I may not wanna switch.

My question is...Are EU and global Roms official? Do they get OTA updates? I've seen pros and cons of different Roms but can anybody give a very simple, quick comparison of China, EU, and global?

Lastly (and probably noobiest of all) how do I check which ROM came with the phone (aside from asking the vendor)?

Thanks in advance.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] GTSoul:
Hi all,

I'm having trouble figuring out if my Mi Mix bootloader is locked (just got it today!). I try to go into bootloader but it gets stuck at the image of the bunny(?) fixing the android robot. Is there a way to check my bootloader status?

My devices shows up under adb devices but not fastboot devices. Does this mean my phone is locked?

I enabled developer options but can't seem to find the lock status inside of developer options.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] benziii:
If you saw the bunny image, you were in fastboot mode (it says fastboot right under ;) )

Remember, Power + Volume down boots into fastboot. Power + Volume up boots into recovery. Anyway, when you are in fastboot, you can use the command "fastboot devices". If it returns an id, then type "fastboot oem device-info". The second line says "device unlocked=true/false". If true, then you are already unlocked.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] PoseidonKing:
Hi

Try updating your adb drivers and check if you have enabled developer options and usb debugging under the developer options. If your adb does not return a value when you are in fastboot, the problem is with your outdated ADB drivers. If you're still confused and didn't get this method, I've attached a brief step-by-step guide along with the drivers. Try it and report in case it doesn't work.

Download the adb drivers here.

The step-by-step guide is attached below.

Hit Thanks if I Helped You!!!

Regards

PoseidonKing
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] okniner:
cant install in recovery or flash

Hello i recently got a mi mix and this is my 1st time trying to install a rom on phone. I think it came with vendor rom installed.

I accidentally deleted my restore backup while trying to install xiaomi.eu_multi_MIMix_7.1.19_v8-6.0.zip multiple times and it gets stuck in the installing update for 30 mins to an hour before i reboot to fastbooter and try again.

The thing is i cant restore now and im stuck on the boot screen and can only access with MiMixTWRPSmarty.img. These are the instructions i followed;

" install latest minimal fastboot and adb

latest xiaomi.eu unofficial Global weekly

twrp-3.0.2-0-rc2-eu-lithium.img

latest SuperSu

xposed-v87-sdk23-arm64-MIUI-edition-by-SolarWarez-20161126.zip

XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4_3.apk

You need to be on an unlocked bootloader, see 2.0

Boot your phone into fastboot mode (Turn off phone, then press Power button + Volume Down button at the same time)

Connect your phone to your computer, make sure you have minimal fastboot and adb installed and open it via start menu -> Minimal fastboot and adb. A console window appears

type

Code:

fastboot flash recovery C:\path\to\your\twrp-3.0.2-0-rc2-eu-lithium.img

change the colored path to the correct path to your twrp file (not the EU one) and press enter

type

Code:

fastboot boot C:\path\to\your\twrp-3.0.2-0-rc2-eu-lithium.img

change the colored path to the correct path to your twrp file and press enter

the device should boot into TWRP

copy the latest xiaomi.eu rom zip to your device (which you can see in your computer's explorer as a device)

in TWRP install the xiaomi.eu rom zip

copy the SR5-SuperSU-v2.78-SR5-20161130091551.zip to your device and install it too, if you don't want Root, ignore this step but install no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.0.zip in TWRP and don't continue the steps below

copy xposed-v87-sdk23-arm64-MIUI-edition-by-SolarWarez-20161126.zip to your phone and install it in TWRP

boot your phone up, copy XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4_3.apk to your phone and install it

"

I always get stucked at rom installation step and i only just found out that i have to flash with the official chinese rom before i can use twrp and even that doesnt seem to work.

anyone know a way to fix this?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Not really sure what you mean, you have TWRP installed or not? Can you get to fastboot? Is TWRP working? Does it say can't restore read only? Is your bootloader unlocked? If you can get to fastboot you could install via miflash hopefully.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] GTSoul:
Your picture/avatar conveys my exact emotions.

Device tempered, unlock, critical unlock, and charger screen all came up as false... grr...

I guess I'll have to wait for my phone to get unlocked by xiaomi then.

Edit: When I try to go to recovery, it tells me to go to zhushou.xiaomi.com and it's all in chinese... Does it tell me I don't have a recovery flashed in yet? (if not I'll just flash in twrp when I get it unlocked).

Edit 2: which slot is SIM card slot 1?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Seems you don't a recovery anymore unless you install 1 , sim 1 is outside.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] benziii:
Also, sim slot doesn't matter. As soon as you activate one, the other becomes limited to 3g speeds. In the first tab in settings, you have sim cards etc. Go in there and you will see a number for which your card is in.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Thorin78:
Does anyone know why the top notification bar, the one w/ the clock and such, why does it sometimes darken? I have to reset the theme or the phone to get it back to normal.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Phaze1585:
So I just received my MI Mix last night. I love it so far. But when setting it up, it didn't take me through the type android setup, like when you pick your language and what. I figured I wasn't going to get greated with the Google set up cause there is no play store, but to my surprise the play store was already installed. I love that this happened, but it was just unexpected. If anyone can comment on this, that would be awesome. Also, I saw a thread that mentioned the new MIUI update. I tried updating the phone when I got it but it said it was on the latest stable version, which is 6.0.1

Could anyone tell me how I update to the latest version?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] PoseidonKing:
First of all, congrats on your new phone! About the topic, Mi updater is buggy sometimes. Try going to MiUi downloads site and in the Mi Mix section, check if your MiUi version is same as that of the latest stable version. You previously stated that you saw on a thread mentioning the new update. Check if that update is a developer ROM or a stable ROM or a Beta Stable ROM.

Hit Thanks if I Helped You!!!

Regards

PoseidonKing
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
You won't get any updates with vendor rom, which you most certainly have if play store is installed.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Phaze1585:
Oh? How do I tell if I have vendor rom? Unless it's just a sure thing that it is? And if it is, how do I get back to a stable rom where I can get the latest update?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Under guide section how to flash from vendor rom, 8.0.8.0 is usually vendor rom look under about phone in settings.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] GTSoul:
Hi all,

What exactly is the difference between the stable and developer ROMS? Also, what is the main difference between EU and CN ROMS? I'm currently in the US using T-mobile and I can generally read Chinese (not sure if these are contributing factors).

Edit: I went with the China ROm and I'm getting tons of problems with google apps. Google camera app won't open - just instantly crashes.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Epyon:
Anybody having audio glitches over bluetooth? I'm using PowerAmp on 8.0.12.0 (China stable), and every 10 minutes or so I get a little "skip". Tried different settings including cpu priority to no avail. Haven't noticed anything through headphones or through phones speaker. Haven't tried with stock music app. I have 120+gb of music and it seems to freeze trying to do an initial library scan.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] GTSoul:
So I said screw it and I'm using the EU ROM now and it works great! I did notice that the EU ROM shows that I have VoLTE instead of 4G on the Ch ROM. Very nice plus.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Have you given permission to Google, should of used "Google installer" from the mi store or go with Epic or globe ROM. They come with play store all languages and other tweaks. That will mean following the guides from guide section and installing TWRP.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] GTSoul:
Google installer from mi store? The guide on the forums suggested to flash opengapps (nano package) via twrp to get play services.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
So you installed arm64 for android 6.x, I used the Google installer from mi store when using Chinese ROM and had no problems I advise you do the same.

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[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Phaze1585:
I got my Mi Mix from Geek Buying. Has it been used sense it has a vendor rom on it? How is a vendor rom installed on a phone in the first place?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
The vendor installs it hence the name vendor ROM, it won't kill you, but would think about installing something else in the near future by following the guides, only when you have read the instructions alot of times.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Pr20:
This is one of those weird questions.

I browse a lot of ESPN websites, espnfc.us or espn.com/nba or espn.com/nfl on chrome.

All of them without fail direct me to their mobile websites which is irritating the hell out of me as their mobile websites are so much worse than the regular desktop versions. Doesn't work even if I check the request desktop setting.

Can anybody help?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] thehearty:
Hi All,

I am using Nova launcher on my Mi Mix (Epic ROM). First time I have set wallpapers using the themes of MiUi and was able to change wallpaper on the lock/home screen. After that I have set custom photograph as wallpaper (through nova wallpaper settings) and now when I try to change the wallpaper from the MiUi themes (outside Nova or through Nova). I get a message that "An error has occured, Please go to home screen and retry". I tried all possible combinations I know off. I rebooted the Mi Mix, power off and started again but still the same error.

Just want to check if any one has faced this issue and found out any solution for the same.

Thanks a lot in advance.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
I use opera beta and just set to desktop version in settings. Seems to work fine.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] knives of ice:
if you are rooted use ChromeUAswitcher in the appstore to select your default view to desktop. i have mine set to desktop for everything
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Pr20:
Worked a bit at least for ESPN.com and ESPN.com/NBA

Still not working for espnfc.us weirdly.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Phaze1585:
Ok so, I hate to be a pain, but this thread does say "noob friendly". So, I bought my Mi Mix, as a few ppl on here already know, from a website called Geek Buying. I'm a little concerned about the phone coming pre-installed with a vendor rom. Honestly, everything seems to look good on it, there doesn't seem to be any bloat ware on it, just the playstore and Google services. Everything else looks stock. But I'm curious, how does this happen? Does Xiaomi load the playstore on the device, or does Geek Buying do it? I'm a little anal about my phones and like to be the first person to open, that's just me, but I'm curious if the phone was opened, rooted, and that's how I have the playstore on it? I Also downloaded the latest update to Pokémon Go the other night and the game wouldn't load. Eventually it did, but just kept crashing. I switched back to my old phone, a note 5, and everything ran fine. I would really like some advice. Should I return my Mi Mix and buy one with stock rom and just install Google services and the playstore myself or should I just exchange it for a new one?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] codymamak:
Hi guys,

I have searched around but cannot find a positive or negative answer, so I post here.

I have afriend in china that can buy Mix for me. Online on JD.com there is a 256GB one for the stock price of 3999yuan plus 99yuan for shipping...so far so good.

BUT (as always there is one...) in description of specs for the network support there is this:

Would this means the phone can ONLY work with this China Unicorn SIMcards? Obviously I would use different ones as I live in Italy (3-4G Wind/ 2G Vodafone)...
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] cazcryy:
Hey guys, I'm trying to install the eu ROM over the vendor ROM I got my phone in. I'm trying to check if the bootloader is locked or unlocked using fastboot command. But if I enter fastmode on the phone (volume down + power), I get the logo with the word fastboot underneath, but after a few seconds, the phone turns off. Is this normal?

Also, the WiFi on the phone keeps disconnecting and reconnecting like literally every second. Anyone else experience this? Could this be an issue with the vendor ROM rather than a hardware issue?

Thanks, any help on either of those issues would be much appreciated
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Do you mean home WiFi or mobile data? You can try turning off 5 GHz under WiFi advanced, before you do that turn the home router off for a few minutes and try again.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] cazcryy:
Yea my home Wi-Fi. I've tried nearly all settings including the one you mentioned on both the 2.4 and 5GHz on my router, they both had the same issue. However, if I tether using cellular data from my other phone, the Mi Mix is able to connect to that hotspot without issue.

After posting this however I left the Mix alone for a while on 2.4 GHz. It disconnected and reconnected every second for about 10-15 minutes and I got a solid connection after that. I then tried 5 GHz on my router and same thing, 10-15 minutes of spazzing followed by a solid connection.

I've never seen this before on any device, I'mhoping it's not a hardware issue..Will try flashing the official ROM see if that changes things once Xiaomi sends me the unlock code.

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[/COLOR]One more question regarding flashing Roms, I've seen the comprehensive flashing guide in the forum which seems very helpful. But I'm wondering, for the purpose of flashing the official chinese ROM, if either of these methods can be used for the Mix?

http://en.miui.com/thread-309629-1-1.html

http://en.miui.com/a-233.html

Can I use either of these to flash official ROM on the Mix? If so, do I still need unlocked bootloader?

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] cazcryy:
How safe are vendor ROMs? Obviously I would stay away from banking, etc. on it, but I'm waiting for the unlock code from Xiaomi and my current phone is seriously on its dying breath. Do you guys think it'd be safe to use for a few days for messaging, calls, emails, apps?

Also, would a VPN help at all with this?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Only problem with vendor ROM is no updates that's where the security issues lie, when I said 5ghz meant on the phone itself not the router.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] cazcryy:
Oh is the lack of security patches the only security issue? When Xiaomi started locking bootloaders I read an article somewhere that said Xiaomi was concerned with potential malware on vendor ROMs. I took that to mean there was possibility of the vendor installing stuff on the ROM to steal users data for example. Is this not an issue?

Regarding the wifi issue that's what I meant as well, switched the phone setting to 5 GHz only and connect to my routers 5 GHz band. Anyway I'm starting to think it may be an issue with my router, because when there's not many connections on it the phone connects fairly quickly and when there's a lot of connections it takes forever and sometimes doesn't connect at all. It's just weird cuz all my other devices, including other android phones and tablets, are able to connect no matter how many connections are on the router.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] jaime4272:
Dose any body here knows where is the location settings setting on the mix?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] lunarken:
settings > addition settings > pivacy
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] thehearty:
Vendor normally installs their ROM and they always need not unlock the phone to do it. there is EDL method (if i remember it correctly) through which they can install the vendor ROM.

Though vendor ROM doesn't have much of bloatware, many of us found a trojan in the "Notes" app. Install malware bytes and it normally detects this trojan.

I tried stock and not big fan of it as i am not from china and stock is for chinese people. So to avoid stock problems, and vendor trojan's suggestion is to unlock the device and install the EU weekly build or Epic ROM. I am fan of Epic ROM (tried EU previously too). Epic rom comes with rooted already and nice one.

Both epic rom and EU weekly come with google play services installed.

Hope this helps.

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Also many of the vendor ROM versions have trojan in "Notes" app. i believe its fine to use for messaging. but if you don't want to take any risk (like me), wait for the unlock code and the flash EU or Epic ROM
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] jaime4272:
thanks to all. got it.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
Some have malware in notes app run malware bytes from play store, 5 GHz is usually the problem, use 2 only on phone don't need to change the router but you could reboot the router.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] cazcryy:
Yea, I actually tried running a few anti-malware apps, including Malwarebytes, and the scans didn't find anything. Anyway, I used the Vendor Rom for exactly 24 hours....and then I got the unlock code -_-

Seems I jumped the gun a little bit, because I read on the forums for other Xiaomi devices of people waiting 2-3 weeks for the unlock. Anyway...if I knew it was only gonna be 3 days or so, I would've waited but I'm off the Vendor ROM now, thanks!

As for the WiFi, I don't want to jinx it, but I noticed in the last couple of days, that if one of my other devices (another Android phone) disconnects from the router, my Mix is able to connect right away. This has happened 3 times. I don' think this is necessarily a # of connections issue, as I've tried leaving that other phone's connection on and disconnecting up to 3 other devices from the router and the Mix still won't connect. Proooobably not really the root of the problem since a) as I've never heard of two devices interfering each other's connection on a router, and b) and every time I've thought I found the solution to this issue, after a couple of more tries, the "solution" no longer works (i.e. not really the solution). I will try a few more times and see what happens.

Edit: Aaaaaaaaaaaand of course, now disconnecting that phone no longer connects my Mix lol. Sigh. Driving me crazy.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] PMMoLoToV:
Hello, I'm looking into buying the Mi Mix, does anyone have any experience with ordening from Chinadroid? It's a french website but definitely the cheapest around.

Also, should I buy buying the phone with chinese ROM or multilanguage ROM?

Oh, and does anyone have experience with the customs fee? what can I expect to pay if I order it and have it shipped to The Netherlands (21% on electronics) but they usually put a lower price on the package right?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] GTSoul:
I am wondering if I'm on LTE or how to verify that I am. I'm on the EU build and it says 4G on top but also says VoLTE next to it.

Anywhere that I can check for sure? I'm on T-Mobile so I'm sure my carrier has supporting bands.

I've attached two screenshots that may or may not help haha.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
You could try LTE check from play store.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Swapnil Soni:
Hello,

Anyone having a Bootloader unlocked device curruntly now! Need a quick help
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] james1089:
not really enough info, what help do you need?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Swapnil Soni:
I need to provide unofficial bootloader unlocking method, for that I want some help from official bl unlocked guy.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] shattered519:
Hi, so I'm currently on vendor rom, is there a TWRP version that is compatible for my device? If not, my priority right now is getting root, TWRP, and xposed, and I'd like to get these in the simplest manner possible (meaning I'd prefer not having to flash CN dev, then EU, and all the TWRP between etc.) Any help is appreciated!
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] tavita9@:
Just saw the Mi MIX Pro 6GB 256GB on sale for $789 at geekbuying if anybody is interested.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Nicolfa:
it does have double tap to wake
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Bump
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] AsnNasser:
Question

1. Does the screen feel cheap/poor because of the low 362 ppi pixel density?

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge ~534 ppi pixel density

Galaxy S8 ~570 ppi pixel density.

Galaxy S8+ ~529 ppi pixel density

Sony Xperia XZ Premium ~807 ppi pixel density
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] xxBrun0xx:
My roommate has an S8+ and you can't tell the difference in pixel density with the two phones side by side. He didn't believe this phone is only 1080 until I showed him the specs online. Sharp did a great job with this screen. No ghosting, colors reproduction is excellent, no touch latency delay, clarity is great, vr is blocky though. That's the only part I'm not in love with, but definitely not a deal breaker. I've owned my mix for a month now and I still can't believe how gorgeous it is.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] AsnNasser:
How about when you look at the screen from a side, not directly, does it have the typical fading like other LCD screens, or is it somewhat like the AMOLED?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Лithium-Фusion:
Hi. My previous device was S6 edge plus which has Super Amoled with 518ppi. I can't really tell the difference between them. Only in complete dark screen fades a bit when indoor by looking from other sides.

Just be careful when/if you choose a screen protector though. I bought one; I wasn't be able to see the display screen under the sunlight although full brightness. The cheap arse screen protector had some mirror or something inside it lol. Took it off asap.

Mi MIX

7.5.4 Épic
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] AsnNasser:
Maybe you bought the reflective type which is made so people around you can not see the screen.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] Лithium-Фusion:
I feel like I'm one of them because I can't see the screen either.
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] gman901:
What options do I have to get updated security patches if I'm the latest stable global Rom release?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] BigM69:
I'm thinking about getting this device...Xiaomi Mi Mix (Unlocked) However I live in Kentucky and would like to know if this device would work on Verizon for data tall & text. Verizon uses bands 2,4,13 i think I use band 13. I would love to have this device!

I wish my S8 plus was rooted?
[Xiaomi Mi MIX  Questions & Answers] parusia:
If I'm not wrong MI Mix is missing band 13, but definitively band 4 is present .