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[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
8.9.20 was released!

Download link and changelog added

Next MIUI version will be 8.10.12 due to Holidays in China
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wam7:
I'm still back on 8.8.9 Xiaomi.eu and tried to do a Skype video call and came across this exact problem. I was thinking about trying the Chinese beta ROM but with all this ARB and going from Global to Chinese issues that have surfaced I think I will hold out for a Lineage ROM etc
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] fairyssh:
What's the difference between Recovery ROM and this ROM?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
Thank you for confirming the video chat mic bug, I was beginning to think it was just me....

The issue is present in EU 8.9.6 and 8.9.13 as well, I have yet to try 8.9.20 but I am crossing my fingers as I really need a working mic in video chats to use this phone as a daily driver.

I will probably try the Chinese 8.9.20 first to see if this bug is limited to the EU roms.

But at least at this point I know I don't have to bother trying to go back and test 8.8.9. Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wam7:
No problem, I'm glad you mentioned it in the first place so when it happened (to my girlfriend) I was aware of it.

I tempted to try the Chinese Stable ROM as that seems to function smoothly without issues, though I'd prefer to avoid ARB so might stick it out for a bit or look into the firmwareless ROM thread.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pylopo:
Random Question, are you suppose to flash some sorta GAPPS? When I booted up it asks me to sign in with my MI account but not google related stuff.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] iJohnny:
Login with your MI account, and later in setup you login with Google account.

Poslano sa mog MI MAX 3 koristeći Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] hidea:
I'm assuming once I flashed the latest xiaomi.eu ROM, the device will also be ARB-enabled, correct?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lucaxxaa:
Yes

Inviato dal mio MI MAX 3 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Hi. I m now on china developper rom 8.9.30. officially will be able to unlock bootloader within few hours. i want to flash eu rom untill there will release a pure global rom. what is the safest version of eu rom i should flash? as i m reading signal error etc from some members, is that now resolved completely?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lucaxxaa:
Yes. Last eu rom work well on mi max 3

Inviato dal mio MI MAX 3 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
I'm still back on 8.8.3 :laugh:

I was holding out for custom ROMs before going with an ARB ROM but I'm thinking just to update now.

I have an unofficial unlocked bootloader, can i just update via the updater app in settings? My concern is that it might take relock my device or I can't restore from my twrp backup after enabling ARB.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Just dirty flash 8.8.9 eu rom from my thread. No point being stuck in ARB yet. Custom roms are almost here. We successfully tested mario_rr's Resurrected Kernel.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
Doesn't that version have the mic bug though?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Not for me. I did a four way whatsapp call last night and everyone heard me just fine. Try it out and see? Just backup your current rom - super easy. You lose nothing by trying.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
Yeah I will, thank you. I'm currently downloading it over LTE since you mentioned it, it's just taking a while... I think my carrier is throttling me (even though they say they don't) as I've downloaded about 20GB already today :/

Hopefully custom ROMs aren't far away then, the only thing I'll miss from miui is the full screen gestures. Battery restrictions are ok too actually.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
You're very welcome. Download One Plus Gestures and Hide Nav Bar by the same developer. Very good customization for full screen gestures. Try it. You won't go back to miui gestures after using it. It's what I'm on.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] frcraig:
I was curious about the microphone bug reports with video conference apps, so I installed Google Hangouts and Skype on my Mi Max 3 (xiaomi.eu 8.8.9) and tried them out. The video and audio was great. In fact the audio sounded better than my regular mobile network LTE voice calls.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
I have clean flashed 8.9.20 EU and I can confirm that the video conferencing bug is still present, but it is not as bad as it used to be. And it seems to only be an issue now over cellular connections. I was at a location with full bar of HSPA+ (4G) and it wasn't perfect like it is now over good Wifi.

I am guessing it's the radio firmware that isn't 100% working for the US market yet. I'm sure this also varies by area and tower etc...

But I was on a Skype call and I was watching the data stream and it was staying at a consistent 55-59k transfer speed with no cutouts, but my audio did have random dropout that the other party reported. I could always here them fine. This is certainly better than the 8.9.13 and 8.9.6 that I had tried in the past.

It also seems like it takes about 2 minutes into the call for it to start the dropouts.

Also of note I don't seem to have an issue with the China 8.9.x roms. This seems from my testing to be a unique bug in the EU roms.

Just sharing my testing info as I rely on video calls and have been doing a ton of testing on this phone so far trying to get it nailed down to something specific.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
Thanks. Yeah I've flashed it, took a couple of goes as the first time it was super laggy. Tried wiping cache etc too. Second dirty flash seemed to do the trick though

I've not tried the mic in 3rd party apps yet but hopefully it'll be fine. I'll take a look at those apps you mentioned too, they'll be useful when using a different ROM for sure!

Thanks again!

Edit: Forgot to ask, are you using magisk with this ROM? I've been having a few issues since v17 where if I choose to hide the manager, after a couple of times of opening it the manager no longer gains root access and hangs on the green mask splash screen! I have to uninstall and reinstall the package again. It only happens if I choose to hide magisk manager though, otherwise it's fine!!!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kenzolo:
guys,I would like to install the latest xiaomi.eu rom, in this way I would activate the anti rollback. Do you think this could become a problem in the future in case I wanted to flash alternative roms like the lineageos?

I think it will not be a problem because the lineageos should not install firmware files...right?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tombassi:
It's better to be in the save side for now, xiaomi.eu 8.8.9 is working good and ARB bug free
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Agreed, better to stay on 8.8.9 eu. I've gone from gsi to 8.8.9 eu back and forth without issues. Stick to this working EU rom to avoid headache when custom roms come.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
Has anyone figured out how to get the stock android icons in MIUI 10? Those square icons with the white backgrounds just look terrible, and not all of the icons are square either, some are the normal icons.

Really looks terrible...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] darky444:
Nova launcher + pixelful icons , but there are others without a white background, I think.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ptr21:
Using nightshade.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] fendetestasxx:
In the clean flash have you also done wipe system?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] SUPERUSER:
Looks promising...but Im stuck at Can't connect to network

http://in.c.mi.com/thread-642816-1-0.html

Edit:

Found a link and howto import offline files

https://miuithemes.tk/nightshade-miui-8-theme/
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
I am already a Nova launcher user, does Pixelful icons require root?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] darky444:
No
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
Yes, I wiped every partition, fastboot flashed 9.6.12.0,

Wiped all partitions, twrp flashed 8.9.20 China,

wiped everything again and flashed 8.9.20 EU.

Not sure why I wiped everything multiple times, but that was a recommendation on here and the video chat mic bug has certainly gotten better (it appears completely fixed over wifi, and marginally better over cellular) But it's not 100% fixed. I can be sitting in the same location over cellular and switch my sim card back to my Mi Mix and it works flawlessly. I want to blame the cellular firmware/lack of LTE bands on the Mi Max 3 as I am not usually able to get LTE vs the Mi Mix which is almost always in LTE, but I can certainly download data much faster than a video chat would need, 5-6mb down and 2mb up is certainly more than enough data speed for stable video chat.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Do you have VoLTE enabled from the dialer?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
That is only for actual voice calls is it not? I'm also on AT&T and I don't think its supported anyways.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Try it anyway. We have VoLTE for AT&T: https://about.att.com/innovationblog/122915voiceoverlte
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
Ok, I just did the dial sequence, I'll report back if that does anything....
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
Ok also go to your sim settings and click your sim number and make sure it's enabled there.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
Got it, it's enabled...
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
Since updating to 8.8.9 I've got glitchy looking settings screens like in the attached image. I've tried dirty flashing a couple more times and wiped cache and dalvik etc too.

Any other suggestions? I'm trying to avoid wiping my data if possible.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
What are people using to get root? Magisk 17.1?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenan316:
Ok, that makes sense.. :)

I'll update once it's here and I've got some more details.

Thanks again for your insight and help!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] pystolero:
Once your bootloader is unlock, it'll stay unlock until you relock it. Flash a rom, even an MIUI Rom, will not re-lock your bootloader as much as i know..
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nixa2210:
Hello,I have fake ROM also,bootloader is unlocked and I am about to flash a china stable ROM via fastboot method.

But this Xiaomi.Eu rom is really complicated for me to flash,I just dont get it.

Can i also put it on phone via fastboot method?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenan316:
No, after you flash the Chinese rom, boot to fastboot again and flash TWRP. Then reboot your phone holding power and volume up (volume down for fastboot). You will now boot to TWRP. Then do the mentioned mounts and wipes and flash Xiaomi.eu in TWRP.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nixa2210:
So I have to install TWRP app on my phone prior to that?

And how to flash xiaomi.eu ?

I need to download it and put it in my phone.

I am first timer,dont know how to do it..:(
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Emiel85:
I also received a Xiaomi mi Max 3 unlocked with the bad ROM (9.6.4.0). I bought it at Geekbuying.

The phone had issues with the 2nd sim card. No incoming calls, outgoing calls didn't connect or dropped after 20s. When connected the quality was very bad. Whatsapp video calls was the voice volume for the receiver way to low and the battery drained fast.

Now flashed the Original rom with Fastboot and the xiaomi.eu rom with TWRP. The phone is (finally!) running smooth.

Thank you for all the information on this thread making this possible.:good:
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lucaxxaa:
One question. If I install miui.eu, and I want install global when available, there will be problem ?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenan316:
Follow this guide from omer919 to flash the chinese rom via fastboot first. Don't worry about TWRP yet..

Then, after that follow this guide to flash TWRP via fastboot and Xiaomi.eu via TWRP..
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nixa2210:
I accidently put MIUI 10 8.3.3 beta :/

Is this bad?

Can I use it normally?

There are some chinese apps and i installed google services.

Or better to go on MIUI 9 xiaomi .eu
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] keenan316:
Go with MiUI 10 from Xiaomi.eu.. :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wam7:
Can somebody who has already downloaded TWRP please reupload it here as the links in the other thread are not working.

Also, as there will be some complete novices to the Xiaomi world, how exactly do you:

Is this a command line instruction? What are you using to do this?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
1. The Unofficial TWRP from the closed thread: here

Please note that the official twrp might be up tomorrow

2. after you install the adb drivers, hit Winkey + R

type: cmd

hit enter

in the window opened write: cd C:\adb

connect your device in fastboot mode to your pc

type in the window: fastboot format userdata

hit enter

wait until you can type again in the window and then disconnect your phone
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nixa2210:
So what is the difference?

No chinese apps?

So it is not good to stay on this ROM?

i dont know how to do it man..
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wam7:
Thanks again though I had worked it out already. ;)

Your link for TWRP is for MI MAX 2 it says, is this intentional?

I found another TWRP link for Mi MAX 3 here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/163AcNgjhqOnnU7vlWoFnSVYLfh8z7yyQ

BUT, I could not boot the EU ROM with this I just got some encryption error and had to reset the phone.

Only by flashing this Magisk straight after installing the EU ROM would it boot normally.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ql1a1Qot1TuTeJAo07kiDZIUzegPbVwS/view?usp=drivesdk

As it is early days yet everything is still up in the air. It will take a couple weeks for things to settle down. When it does a nice detailed guide will go a long way to helping a few people.

You have been immense thus far, though if we can eventually collate all your info into say 1 post then it will be very helpful for the newcomers. I suspect the official TWRP without encryption errors will be along soon.

I've just finally got my first Mi Max 3 sorted after a few hours of trial and error! Now it will be 'easy' to sort out the other one. :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
I know it says Mi max 2 but thats cause there wasnt a Mi Max 3 tag yet. just try the one I sent
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] blackxr:
Hi, I am new here and have some problems installing the xiaomi.eu rom.

Received the Mi Max 3 with the global 9.6.4.0 fake rom and open bootloader. Used the device for about the hours to test it.

Plan was to clean install original CN Rom and then move to xiaomi.eu. Had no problems with CN Rom and miflash. (a bit annoying that you have to register a miaccount and insert a sim to ennable usb debugging options - but ok worked)

So my device is now running CN Rom (nitrogen_images_8.8.3_20180803.0000.00_8.1_cn). I was able to flash TWRP (from this thread) and boot to TWRP. And now I´m stuck:

I am not able to post screenshot links. Sorry. please go to imgur and copy "/a/Td1uRxA" after the com

First screen shot of TWRP : 1

When I press cancel I can enter TWRP but nothing works.

Mount gives me this options: 2

Select Storage: 3

If try to wipe cache etc. It gives me this error: 4

I copied the Xiaomi.eu Rom to download folder but I´m not able to find the folder.

What can I do now? I decided Xiaomi.eu because of gapps, multilanguage and no chinese bloat apps.

CN Rom with no playstore is not usable for me. Is it possible to bring root and gapps (playstore) to original CN Rom?

Thanks in advance
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] nijel8:
Do not do Factory reset.

Just format Data using f2fs. You will loose everything on userdata partition including Internal storage!!!

Reboot to TWRP.

Try to wipe /cache again...

Enable MTP, connect USB, copy ROM to Internal storage, flash it.

That should work
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
you get this error cause you didnt format the userdata.

look above in the comments there is a guide of how to do that
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Daniel 9999:
Hai,is this lineage OS ? Thks
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omer919:
no.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
Yeah, I'm using magisk 17.1. the Canary Build 17.2 works ok as well. The only issue I face in all the builds is when hiding the magisk manager package. The second time of opening just hangs on the splash screen and no root is gained.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] omniphil:
I've only used Super SU in the past. For this am I just flashing some Magisk package in twrp?

I don't care too much about hiding root access
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Andy4Shurr:
Yeah just flash the zip from this thread in twrp. It's worth downloading the uninstaller zip just in case.

After you flash and reboot, there'll be a magisk 'stub' app there which will download the full manager app when you click on it. Root granting is then on app request or managed in the menu options.

You can still choose to hide root, that's in the menu as well but there's a step further than that called hide magisk manager which stops other apps detecting the magisk manager app being installed. It's only that which doesn't work for me, it's not needed most of the time but some apps are clever and check for the app as well as root.

I love magisk, it has modules similar to like xposed does which are really handy. It's not a full API hook like xposed is though so it can't do everything that xposed can afaik.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] kenzolo:
guys, I have analyzed the zip packages, you can flash the latest xiaomi.eu 8.9.20 without any risk to enable ARB ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] enjourneer:
That wink emoticon is kinda dangerous :D
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] mpaopao:
I currently have Mi Max3 6/128 , china rom 9.6.12.0 (OEDCNFD).

if i unlock bootloader. Can i flash the latest EU rom ?

Will it bricked?

Does the 6/128 has seperate rom from 4/64 ?

Really confused about the whole Xiaomi process right now. First time MIUI. :silly:

Thanks.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] lucaxxaa:
No separate rom, is the same. You can install some version , or superior version, of EU

Inviato dal mio MI MAX 3 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jemaho:
Hello, what's the dirty flash you're talking about? Tried to find how to do it but didn't?

Asking because I installed 8.9.20 and I find it very laggy.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcofero5757:
It would be useful if the unlock function with the face

does not immediately unlock the phone

on Lockscreen: I would like to have time to see my notifications on Lockscreen and then use my face to unlock. Can someone help me?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
This just means flashing from one rom to another without wiping. In some cases, no issues, but in roms with completely different framework and big changes like going from 8.0 Oreo to 9.0 pie, there will be big issues.

Explain how you exactly installed 8.9.20 eu? Factory reset in Wipe section of twrp, then flash it.

---------- Post added at 02:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 PM ----------

Or just point it away from your face. What you're asking isn't easily modded because majority prefer the opposite. You have to either turn face unlock off or just move your wrist slightly away from facing you (honestly not that hard).
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jemaho:
I just followed the guide provided by the OP. So:

- Format your data to make sure that the installation will be clear using the command: fastboot format userdata from adb

- Boot to TWRP recovery

- Mount all the possible partitions

- Wipe your data,cache,Internal storage,dalvik

- Flash the Xiaomi.eu rom

- Wipe cache and dalvik

- Reboot

If there's a better stable way, would be great to know it, :) Thanks.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcofero5757:
@opasha, I'm sorry, but I think it's very useful to unlock the Lockscreen automatically and quickly only when there are not notifications, while it would be interesting to give the possibility to read them when they are there. Then, after reading the notifications, it would be enough to simply tap the display to activate the unlock with the face again. The concept does not seem complicated to me
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
PM me and I'll help you with a test.

You can try Settings/Wake Lockscreen for Notifications because there is an option in face data section above it that prevents your face from unlocking when these new notifications wake up your screen. That's the closest you'll get within Miui directly. The only other way is to find an app that creates an overlay to prevent your face from unlocking, then once you slide up (sliding up this overlay) the main lock screen appears and sees your face to unlock. However, this would need accessibility rights to your Lockscreen and whatever content you're displaying on your Lockscreen. The closest thing I could find for you was an xposed module that does this: https://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/xposed-instant-unlock-t3688329#post74144137 - see page 25 - they mention a magisk module as well called quick unlock.

You'll need root obviously, and I think xposed breaks safetynet. Not sure if anyone has xposed even working on mi max 3.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] marcofero5757:
Oh yes, you're right, it seems to me that there is still a version of xposed that works for MI MAX 3 (only work some modules of magisk, in fact I have root) .... anyway thanks for your opinion and your tips :good:
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] bromotimol:
Hello guys just to be sure (even if I already read some tutorials over here) :

I bought a phone on the buggy global rom 9.4 and updated to 9.6 china stable (it locked the bootloader)

Then I updated to 9.6.12 so ARB is on X(

Now I want to go to lastest miui10 xiaomi.eu rom what are the steps I need to do ?

1) unlock bootloader

2) flash twrp

3) install xiaomi.eu V8.9.20

is that so or do I miss something ?

thanks guys !
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] opasha:
1) unlock bootloader

2) flash twrp

3) WIPE >Factory reset

4) install xiaomi.eu V8.9.20
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] SUPERUSER:
Can I get some help with sending sms?

I didn't try this before but sending text takes minutes while it sits on "sending"

What can I do to solve this?

Edit solved it:

It had to do with VoLTE.

If I disabled this the sms was sent and received immediately.

I tried enabling wifi calling and it did slow down the first sms but then it sped up.

I dunno if VoLTE has issue in the rom or TDC has issues on their end.

But I solved the issue. Back to configuring
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] jorgeepelos:
hi, i have an SD card writing problem

Any files which I copy to the SD card will have the file written physically,The file will appear as zero bytes. can read the "true" bytes until restart phone or unmount/mount sd card, can you tell me please?, can you fix this ****tttt?

i have read too many forums, like nokia, asus, and too much xiaomi mia1 for example, who have the same problem writing on sd cards

my sd have exfat format, maybe is this the problem?

thanks.