yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] frcraig:
Echoing Shadow78's reply, if you are currently on a ROM that works (no telephone connectivity issues, etc.) then you should probably just stay on it for the time being. In the world of beta ROMs "newer" is not necessarily better. The compulsive need to flash the most recent release can really bite you if for example you tried to use xiaomi.eu's first experiment with trying to strip anti-rollback from their 8.8.23 ROM, whereas 8.8.9 works flawlessly for most users. The MIUI 10 beta program is coming to a close soon anyway. On the China Mi Forum today Xiaomi announced the completion of the beta phase of MIUI 10 for several devices (not ours yet) and they will release Public Stable MIUI 10 on September 10th. Mi Max 3, as a new device, can't be far behind.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] phorenzik:
My global version arrived today from Wonda mobile.

I was very alarmed to see the box DID NOT have the red 'Global Version' logo on it.

I suspected they'd sent me a Chinese version in error.

The box was sealed, so I opened it. Inside, was an official global version phone.

It even had a UK 3 pin Xiaomi plug in the sealed box.

The screen protector (the bit with the specs written on it) did not have any Chinese writing on it and it's running Global Stable 9.6.6.0

Bootloader is locked and it it wasn't rooted.

I'm so confused. I thought all global versions should have the red rectangle on the side of the box? There's nothing to differentiate the box I received, to a Chinese version.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
They ran out of boxes... or labels. Or they ran out of global versions and used chinece device instead.

At least you got the right charger so be happy... ;)

Flash vendor partition from chinese rom over the global one and see if resolves the issues... Usually you don't wanna mix vendor blobs and modem from different versions especially in this early stage of miui development for this device.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] phorenzik:
Nope. The phone is definitely a pure global version.

It isn't a reflashed Chinese version.

The factory screen protector (with the specs on) was all in English. The China versions have Chinese writing on this.

It has European CE stickers on the phone too.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
I was kidding... :) Hardware wise there is no difference between Chinese and Global versions so what does it matter what the box says...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] phorenzik:
I think the red rectangular bit that say 'GLOBAL VERSION' are just stickers applied to the boxes.

I saw an unboxing video on YouTube and it looked like it was applied to the box a bit wonky.

I guess they just forgot to put the stickers on my box.

My box is all in English, the Chinese versions have Chinese writing on them.

I was a bit mad upon first opening it though. The Chinese version is cheaper and I thought I'd been ripped off.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
Yeah, basically you pay extra for English box and charger plug in this case.

That wasn't the case with Mi Max 1 though as I remember Global version had one extra LTE band enabled(8 if recall) which didn't matter for me so I went with the chinese one...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
Choose one: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=279783

I believe this is the latest one: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=5862345805528064462
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] muou3388:
Need to believe the capability of some china dealer , they are able to get the rom before it is officially launch which are the stock factory rom , and it will support OTA update. Only official rom will get OTA update .
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cms062407:
Huh??
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Damiian1:
Relock Bootloader

I purchased the original Chinese mi max 3 from aliexpress is there anyway to unlock the bootloader and flash the global rom(once the official one comes out) and relock it? Or flash the global rom while the bootloader is locked?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] RonanCondon:
I can't seem to flash the stock Chinese rom, my bootloader was unlocked i followed all steps, MIFlash just keeps endlessly flashing for hours.

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[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
are you sure that you are pointing into a folder with the flash_all.bat and not to a sub folder?

are you sure you have all the needed drivers installed?

its very weird that you get an error of an unexisting product

I suggest following this guide: here
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] strebalicious:
Flashed the Chinese ROM. But it seems to have relocked my bootloader (or I screwed up and locked it myself). Now says I need to wait 10 days to unlock it.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wam7:
Yes, you clicked the wrong thing in MiFlash, though to be fair to you the instructions were not 100% clear and I nearly did the same thing.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] strebalicious:
I think my problem was I couldn't get MiFlash to recognize my phone and flash right. So I had to restart the program a couple of times and I guess the one time it worked I had the wrong thing checked.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tharg0r:
What did you do wrong exactly? Ill be doing this in the next couple of days.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] twocs:
This is an interesting story. Because on AliExpress, the Xiaomi Online Store, which is either Xiaomi or an authorized reseller, is selling this exact same device with this exact same ROM.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...ml?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.3.5eff7005m8h4mM

The screenshot of the About Phone page shows: MIUI Global 9.6 | Stable, 9.6.4.0(OEDMIFD). The vendor states, "Note: Chinese version installed with Global ROM, support multi-languages, Google Play and OTA." This vendor is recognized as a Top Brand on AliExpress.

"Top Brands are top-rated stores on AliExpress. When you're shopping at these stores, you're either buying from the brand itself or from an authorized reseller."

"When you see this logo, it means the store has been verified by AliExpress."

99.1% positive feedback from 119314 ratings.

So, although someone on XDA claims that this ROM is dangerous for your device because it's "FAKE / Un-Official", it's supplied by the brand itself. Strange. How can we reconcile this inconsistency?

Also, assuming that it's really a fake, unofficial ROM, how would these stores have been able to create this fake ROM so quickly? My opinion is that it is an early release to vendors from Xiaomi, not some third party that creates this ROM. However, what is valid is that this is a Chinese version with global ROM, not a global version, which may not be as good as a global version.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] strebalicious:
Just remember to check "Clean All" in the Mi Flash tool. It defaults to "Clean All and Lock" every time you open the program, which is what you do not want to do.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tharg0r:
Thanks, glad I asked now!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
Okay so there is a lot of evidence for this:

1. All the sellers that sell this rom tell you: "It's Chinese version. We will flash global ROM. It has multi-language and Google Play after flashing. It can upgrade by OTA". XIAOMI DOESNT WORK LIKE THAT! Xiaomi produces a chinese variant of the phone with china rom and later when global rom exists they produce a global version with global rom. These sellers get the Chinese variant, unlock the bootloader un-officialy and install an un-official rom on it.

2. It took me ages to find this, A russian customer asked one of the sellers of the global rom on aliexpress about the rom, here is his answer: https://imgur.com/a/3wpnyFO

3. Miui official moderator and administrator confirmed that this rom is fake on global forums, they also confirm that there isnt any global rom available and no info when it will be.

If the rom was official xiaomi would have released a fastboot and recovery link of it and global package, but they didnt + the sellers unlocked your bootloader for this rom (not needed on global rom).

There used to also be a warning at the bottom of one of the global variants page that said "This rom can have otas but we are the one to choose wether to release one or not"

This is just like when Mi MIX 2S was released and there were fake global roms for it.

Im sad for you if you bought one but im sure there is a fix!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] SUPERUSER:
Very good information.

I hope there will be a global version but it seems to quiet around this..maybe this is it. Chinese rom is all there will be?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Neznam123:
Hi Could you please provide a link for that? I checked the listing of one of the stores selling MM3 on aliexpress - Xiaomi Mi Store. There is the following statement:

Official Global Firmware, Support OTA Update via WIFI! We may update the OS, so the MIUI version may different, pls understand.

There is similar notice to all their listings - A2 including, which is obviously only a global version phone. I think they mean that the screenshots might be showing one think but the actual phone to come with latter version. Anyway, I do not think this statement atomatically means that they flash something and they might update it afterwards.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] stephendt0:
There seems to be a lot of panic in this thread. Yes, it's a vendor ROM, but I don't see evidence that it is "dangerous".

That said, I want to flash a Xiaomi.eu ROM anyway - should this be a matter of simply flashing TWRP, and flashing a Xiaomi.eu ROM? To bootloader appears to be unlocked. I don't see any evidence that this is an "unofficial" bootloader unlock, which as far as I'm aware, hasn't been a thing since the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tuddu:
I don't understand how a chinese reseller could had been able to compile and release a custom firmware (the "fake global rom" for our phone) in a so short time...the phone is so new that the hadn't the time to do that.

I personally trust that this is a beta version of the official global leaked from Xiaomi laboratory (maybe "unofficially purchased" by the resellers from one "very kind" Xiaomi inside worker engineer tough) not completely tested and well finished but the seller nedded it since "the first proposing the global version of the Max3, the first selling the device"....

This is my personal tough.

That let me hope for an incoming official global firmware from Xiaomi laboratory...(hope...)...

Inviato dal mio MI MAX 3 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] coolgen1:
Yeah, I agree. Re-reading the OP's post there seems some supposition that this and that could happen..albeit in fairness the rom hasn't been out there long for things to go wrong..

Does it mean that this 'supposedly fake' rom will not get OTA updates??

Also re flashing a Xiaomi.eu rom, is there any point doing that now if from what I've read on here the 'official global' rom is imminent?

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Yes, where would the unlocking of the bootloader and flashing of the 'fake global' rom have been done? At the Xiaomi factory or a reseller in China?

I bought mine from a Xiaomi shop in Cambodia and stocks had just come in..this was also the case with 4 other shops I checked..so I'm assuming they had just been delivered from a wholesaler in Cambodia. And the guy in the shop removed the shrink wrap from the box in front of me so I gather the box had not been previously opened.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] catelusii:
if i choose to unlock the bootloader.... can I still use Netflix or PAY Apps banking?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mockneygeeza:
Same hardware, same bands too?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
Haven't seen any proof of the opposite... And the chinese version already has the bands which Xiaomi considers global - 4,5,20.

So yeah, same bands, 0 difference this time.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mockneygeeza:
That's great news, still awaiting my shady Chinese version to brick.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
thats even more mixing... firmware of the chinese rom, system of the global rom, vendor from chinese rom

also how do I only flash vendor? which files are required? what do I need to add so it will flash it in twrp?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
Well... localization is done in Android framework which resides in /system so in theory is less mixing from strictly hardware point of view. Otherwise GSI roms on treble enabled devices won't work.

In updater-script leave only block_image_update for the vendor partition and remove all lines for system, boot etc. Replace vendor.* files(list, br, dat) with the chinese ones and flash. Or start with working Chinese MIUI and flash only system and boot from the Global rom by editing updater-script the similar way.

Mi Max 1 had similar data issue with some MIUI versions at the beginning and the culprit was Xiaomi's RIL implementation which resides in /vendor...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
is it possible to change only the vendor part without cleaning the phone (flashing the system all over again) ?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
Yep, try that first with only cache and dalvik wipe. If still have the data issue backup userdata first so you can restore it if needed, wipe data, cache and dalvik, reboot and see...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFixerAK:
Does it work with LTE/4G out of the box? (Reading a lot about broken modems/no data) Just wondering if I should wait for a bit before ordering? I'm hoping to use it on AT&T LTE, I know they have band 4 and 5 here where I live. (I'm specifically wondering about the true global version, like the one that you received.) I have no interested getting a Chinese version and doing anything with ROMS. Just want it to work (For work.)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] shadow78:
I have 4g issue with mine as well, I'm on EU 8.8.3 currently and the mobile bb is only showing LTE no 4g at all. Even in the preferred network type only LTE available. I flashed quite a few range of fw without anti rollback and I remember on chinese stable and global I had 4g not LTE. So if I just flash the vendor image with fastboot from a china stable it should cure the problem?

Edit:

I tried this its caused no boot, just bootloop to fastboot. I have done a backup about the vendor before the exercise so I'm back where I was...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] dogiex:
Lol, dude LTE and 4G is the same thing... [emoji23]
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] shadow78:
I thought the same but some clever told me yday apparently not. I think I have a bit of reading ahead about this when I have some time ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
can you tell me exactly what to do in PM?

also I would like you to explainn whats the vendor partition and what does changing it will do (not only to the modem)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Edit for correction: I've played with themes and framework in the past. HSPA+ = 4G and 4G+ = LTE. The name/icon scheme in the connectivity status bar framework shows this.

LTE+ is fastest.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
that is not true.

LTE isnt 4G.

also my Mi MIX shows LTE only when its on best signal otherwise it shows 4G

you can read about it.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Actually, you're right. I forgot about and mixed it up with HSPA+. HSPA+ is 4G. LTE is 4G+ (4Glte). LTE+ is fastest.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
for some weird reason global rom never shows LTE / LTE+

only 4G
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Yeah this might be due to 9.6.6.0 having broken things. I get LTE and LTE + on 8.8.9 eu.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
someone told me that maybe flashing the vendor of 9.6.12.0 will fix the problem...

Do you know will change if I flash the vendor partition? :(
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Typically only binaries are in in vendor partition. So, if you're flashing an older version of vendor of the same framework, it shouldn't cause any problems, but you may just get a system message saying Vendor Out of Date, which is rare in most cases. Try flashing it in a signed zip and see. Even if you get a bootloop, it's not a problem, just boot back into recovery and restore via TWRP.

You could also use fastboot to flash the vendor.img. Definitely make a backup first of your working vendor.img/rom just in case.

Best info regarding vendor.img: https://plus.google.com/+JeanBaptisteQueru/posts/akHWypRNEn3
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
well I tried, it didnt change the signal issue + it broke wifi...

That means that the signal issue with the global rom is a system fault and might be fixed with the upcoming releases
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Yeah, like you said for 8.8.23, when they tried to strip ARB, they also stripped important modem info etc; so, maybe they did something similar to 9.6.6.0. Hopefully, the next global version comes soon. Thanks for trying and all the feedback, brother. You da man :highfive:.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] shadow78:
Yep I had a bootloop because I tried to use a china stable vendor from 9... on the eu 8.8.3. Now I understand why I had bootloop. As you said I restored vendor in twrp and all good again.

So you saying LTE is better then 4g? I shouldn't complain then. :silly:

Thx for the info..
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
WiFi issue is mismatch of the kernel and the wifi modul... easy fix. The signal issue is probably easy fix too but it'll require taking radio logs and digging deep... a little more advanced stuff... Mix-and-match is how bugs are fixed on a prebuilt rom. The right combination is the key...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] frulex:
Come on people, stop wasting time on silly things - LTE and 4G are the same thing, the only difference is that Global/China ROMs always show 4G/4G+ (depending on the network signal/operator you're using at the moment) and EU ROMs are edited to show LTE/LTE+
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
is it possible for you to try and fix that issue?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
I guess I can but I don't waste my time with prebuild roms and especially MIUI. I am sure Xiaomi will fix it in the official release.

Sorry...

BTW I don't and never will use MIUI. Having Max 1 for almost 2.5 years I used MIUI in only two occasions - unlocking the bootloader when I got it and later on testing userdata decryption with my TWRP build. For me MIUI is just the source for the proprietary stuff needed for building roms from source.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] oatcooky:
If the real global ROM is out, that means the Mi Max 3 will finally be released into India and APAC markets soon. I would rather buy from those markets instead of buying a China-market device with ARB and who knows else lurking inside to brick things for unsuspecting modders.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pako2018:
First of all, I'd like to thank this resource an omer919 specifically for the important information about this model.

I already ordered a 6gb "global ROM" version on ali but read this thread just in time to cancel the order.

I find it really surprising that Xiaomi cannot figure out a proper global ROM for such an important model since it started to sell it. This really reminds me of the situation with minor Chinese brands, such as unfullfilled promises to upgrade Ulefone Power 3 ROM to Oreo. Xiaomi treatment of the situation with "global version" installed upon chinese phones and the anti-rollback "feature" also don't contribute to my confidence.

I also hear that the Global version for the 6gb phone won't be available till October.

Now I'm torn. I would really like to have this model, but I see that the Pocophone doesn't have these ROM issues, although it doesn't have XXL screen and battery, and Huawei Honor Note 10 is much more expensive. Both of these models are readily available though..

I really wish Xiaomi would conduct itself better.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] frulex:
This guy says India launch in October, his Global version unboxing has 9.6.7.0 factory ROM as far as I can see: https://youtu.be/2i3DJSpwMmo
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] maherd:
Hi, I'm not that much deep is this tech, however I just completed flashing the Chinese ROM you provided earlier (nitrogen_images_8.8.3_20180803.0000.00_8.1_cn_328fb2b29d) , is this ROM the stock ROM or customized?

I bought the phone through ALIEXPRESS with global 9.6.4.0 and I wanted to maximize my data security by flashing back the STOCK ROM the LOCK my bootloader.

any advice?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cobben:
I have put any buying of new Xiaomi phones on hold untill their ARB and China/Global policy clears up.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like Xiaomi is interested in clearing anything up themselves.

But, as always, for the right price it could be worth taking a risk of unforeseen arbitrary bricking to get a phone with great hardware and functionality.

For me that risk- adjusted price level is currently about half of the normal asking prices for a Max3, Mix2s or Mi8.

So I wait . . . and we are still happy with our Mix1, Max1 Prime and Mi Note 2 & 3.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jorgeepelos:
Can you post the instructions to install this rom with twrp from previus global seller rom please? If i flash rom i wont get stuck mi logo on boot? Thanks

Enviado desde mi MI MAX 3 mediante Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] The-b:
It seems that people who have bought the China version of the Mi Max 3

not been able to flash the Global Rom !

http://en.miui.com/thread-3831680-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] heartofalion:
Well that's just great.

That means many of us are stuck with a fake rom that can't send or receive calls.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jorgeepelos:
We cant flash with twrp the new global rom? tell me please...

Enviado desde mi MI MAX 3 mediante Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] panospc:
And here we have the confirmation that chinese phones can't run global rom with locked bootloader

http://en.miui.com/thread-3822514-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] The-b:
Looks like it is a new policy from Xiaomi.

http://en.miui.com/thread-3822514-1-1.html

http://en.miui.com/thread-3831680-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] heartofalion:
I've decided to flash my Mi Max 3 to the official stable China ROM and set the language to English and then download and install the Play Store.

However I can't seem to find a link to the official stable China ROM from Xiaomi. Does anyone have a link to the latest official stable China ROM for the Mi Max 3? Preferably a link from Xiaomi's official website?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] panospc:
You must go to the chinese version of the site

http://www.miui.com/shuaji-393.html

scroll down and you will see two lines with MAX3, the first one is the beta version and the second one is the stable version
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] maokun:
9.6.9.0

https://en.miui.com/thread-3513911-1-1.html

9.6.11.0

https://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3661955