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[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] eric2:
Okay, so I've done the upgrade to the newest official Pie ROM.

It was with issues, but in the end everything works... as far as I can tell.

The problem I had was that I use my old Linux computer to do the upgrade.

This old computer was a 32bit Linux with the newest fastboot executable. Even though other executables on this computer didn't have a problem with files bigger than 2GB, the fastboot that was installed does have a problem with files bigger than 2GB. This resulted in the failure of flashing system.img because it was 2.3GB in size.

The next steps I've tried resulted in a phone that booted either always in to bootloader mode or always in to a system that has no WiFi.

What finally did make it work was flashing through recovery or flashing on a 64bit Linux. I didn't try Windows.

So, I share this warning for the few (?) people that is going to flash this on a 32bit Linux: The fastboot executable (even if it is the newest version) may not able to read files bigger than 2GB (like system.img). I say "may not be able" because maybe it depends on how fastboot was compiled.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] posy:
i suppouse to be in the same situation, i can not flash the img and i'm stuck on fastboot mode. no way to go on

i have no access to any laptop with win64 or linux 64

there are any version working with win32?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] eric2:
What I did was flash the ROM (*.zip file) using recovery (TWRP)... I don't know if the end result between flashing through fastboot vs. flashing through TWRP is exactly the same, but after flashing with TWRP the phone works again.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] 4NIZIO:
i'm using android 10 (updated via OTA), and i want to know if it's possible to downgrade via these files and update once again via OTA to the latest android 10, there's a update only for PIE that i think it's a later version of pie, i'm accepting answers, tips and even advices, just want to have a stable version of android 10
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] istux:
First of all, you need to unlock your bootloader.

If you flash straight to Android 9, you'll face problems with sensors. Do not do it!

You can downgrade properly only if before you flash a custom rom and then go back to Andorid 9.

But what's your point? There aren't stable versions of Android 10 yet :crying:

However there's no need to downgrade and upgrade via OTA, instead you should flash this one ---> HERE

and you'll get a new clean Android 10 (latest version).
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vjrx88:
Global Fastboot V10.3.14.0.PFQMIXM ROM Required

Full Fastboot ROM Global version V10.3.14.0.PFQMIXM Required
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
It doesn't exist.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vjrx88:
At step 4 which Android 9 ROM you flashed? Stock or Custom? and at Step 3 which Android 10 Custom ROM you flashed? Please share the link for installation. I have Global version currently running V3.16.0 Flashed using Mi Flash tool
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] amnher:
Android 9 can be either of the posted
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] vjrx88:
and which Android 10 Custom ROM you suggest
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] amnher:
I used miui to return
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muda42:
Do I need to unlock my bootloader for this procedure and if yes, can I relock it once it is done?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Yes and yes.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Muda42:
ok thanks for the clarification
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Voliminal_8:
Hello, I have a soft bricked Mi A3.

Slot A is not functional, only boots to fastboot. No recovery / No OS

Slot B is kinda OK. recovery is TWRP and OS is factory but Wi-Fi MAC Address is default (02:00:00:00:00:00) and GSM not working (can't make or receive calls).

Is it possible to fix anything flashing this ROM? If yes which way? Through MiFlash?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] papafan:
May I do a question? I got the known problem with the sensors downgrading from the stock A20 to stock A9. If I will wait the incoming for eu users OTA update to A10, the problem will be solved? Or must do other actions before?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
I honestly don't know. Never faced that issue. It's better if you solve it already. Just flash any custom 10 ROM based on 9 and revert back to stock through fastboot. It will be solved.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] papafan:
I had already tried to flash custom roms many times but always I have installation problems...So let it, I think that many users when got stock A10 they solve the problem. Why not me?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyTerry99:
Guys, I need your help please. My girl's xiaomi mi a3 with stock rom went to bootloop android one screen, to flash the stock rom with xiaomi flash me i only have to change the slot in slot A? Or do I have to unlock the bootloader in fastboot first?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] arjo656:
Unlock bootloader first
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyTerry99:
Is it possible to unlock the bootloader only via fastboot? Or with mi tool unlock? Because the smartphone is stuck on the android One screen and I cannot activate the USB debugging and unlocking OEM options
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
If I'm not mistaken, you can change slot even if the bootloader isn't unlocked.

Try to do it through fastboot -> fastboot set_active a && fastboot reboot
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyTerry99:
tomorrow with the phone of my girlfriend I will try but the program mi flash tool need in any case of unlocked bootloader? Because I have no idea how to unlock it since I can't enable developer options either ...
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
If I'm not mistaken Mi Flash requires an unlocked bootloader. But what I'm saying is to try and just change the active slot, while on fastboot mode. Maybe the problem can get solved only by changing the active slot without the need to flash the entire ROM.

So, try to do this:

1 - Power off the device

2 - Power it on while pressing Power+Volume down button

3 - You'll now be on fastboot mode

4 - Run fastboot getvar current-slot (to check which slot is the active one)

5 - If it's A then change to slot B by running fastboot set_active b && fastboot reboot

6 - If it's B then change to slot A by running fastboot set_active a && fastboot reboot

This, most likely, will solve the issue but, on a down side, it will probably force you to erase all data since, after changing slot, you'll probably end up on stock Recovery where it will state that the phone couldn't boot and that you'll need to erase all data in order to get a proper boot. Do that, then reboot.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] TonyTerry99:
Tomorrow I will try thank you very much .. I hope that to change the slot it does not need an unlocked bootloader otherwise only the repair center can fix it .. but is it possible to flash stock rom in edl mode?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
I really think it doesn't but, to be honest, I never tried. I've unlocked the bootloader as soon as I've bought it.

I'm basing my assumption on the fact that every OTA install procedure always changes the slot upon reboot, and OTA's arrive to the phone, and are installed, even with locked bootloaders.

Yes, I think it's possible to flash on EDL mode, the problem will be if Xiaomi needs to authorize the device to boot in EDL mode, which I don't know if they do. I don't even know how to force boot into EDL on this specific device...never need it thankfully.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] _mysiak_:
Slot switching requires unlocked bootloader. OTA update engine can switch partitions as it's system app.

Lines 243-245

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/master/fastboot/device/commands.cpp

EDL flashing needs authorized Mi account, which seems to be given only to service centers.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] SyeedAhmed:
man you always bring the big news thanks ?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Codebucket:
Already available on my mirror since a day: https://mirror.codebucket.de/firmware/laurel_sprout/

All Android 10 Fastboot images for EEA are here: https://mirror.codebucket.de/firmware/laurel_sprout/QFQEUXM/
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ConradB:
sorry, wrong thread
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] moyses:
Please the last Fastboot Rom

i had an issue with the one post here one MiA3 forum and cause a bootloop for me

Please a valid one to restore my data
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] oseraphaels:
Stuck on 'writing 'sparcsecrclist'' Please Help!

Stuck on 'writing "sparsecrclist"... Please help!

I was using a custom ROM that worked perfectly on active_slot B, until I installed an update via custom recovery that landed my device in a bootloop.

I decided to reinstall stock ROM and have followed the steps in P1 to the letter.

I unzipped ROM content into my platform tools folder and replaced the .bat elements with the contents shared in the flash.zip earlier, on running flash_all.bat the running code script is stuck on:

"writing 'sparsecrclist' _"

Please help me...
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ConradB:
What is the Output from:

fastboot devices
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sami Devo:
Use mi flash tool . Why u flashed in slot b? Slot b was for twrp.. ! What was ur default slot..

Btw.. use mi flash tool only
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] arrow276:
Thanks for your generous help....
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
What is the difference between the global and the EU?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wielewski:
I need your help!

Hey, i notice that you found the same problem that i, did you found a solution to this? im stuck in fastboot and my partitions is in the same situation
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Codebucket:
[MENTION=5057272]Typhus_[/MENTION]: You've got a typo in your first post, for May 2020 it's V11.0.15.0.QFQMIXM.

Also, V11.0.16.0.QFQMIXM is out since a few days, available on the mirror, here the original link:

http://bigota.d.miui.com/V11.0.16.0....QFQMIXM_20200623.0000.00_10.0_c335869d35.tgz
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Ops, thanks for the heads up. I've updated the OP.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] draiyan:
will this change my recovery to stock recovery?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
Fastboot ROM build_number=V11.0.17.0.QFQMIXM?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
Hola, como esta?

Es normal este update estoy en la version 11.0.17.0 - tengo miedo que me salga telcel en mi pais Colombia

//----

Hello, how are you?

It is normal this update I am in version 11.0.17.0 - I am afraid that I will get telcel in my country Colombia
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
Thank you very much - what happens is that in another thread someone placed that the update was 238 - 254 MB and I get 1.34 GB
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
How strange to remove the root - and restart the phone - the update disappeared
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
Hola, buenas tardes

Mira que raro, instalo la stock flasheando todo, primeras horas super contento, rapida, liviana, fluida que buena fluidez de la rom, pero despues de unas horas, ya empiezo a ver lag en el SO y en los juegos, ya hoy es mas notorio los lag

-----///

Hello good afternoon

Look how strange, I install the stock flashing everything, first hours super happy, fast, light, fluid that good fluidity of the rom, but after a few hours, I already start to see lag in the SO and in the games, today is more notorious lag
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Trevor TSAI:
V11.0.19.0.qfqmixm

laurel_sprout_global_images_V11.0.19.0.QFQMIXM_20200717.0000.00_10.0_3bbe02439f.tgz can be download now
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Links for Android 10 Global build 11.0.19.0 and EU build 11.0.5.0 have been added on the OP.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Blackbird918Sr:
Sorry but what do you mean by 10 Custom ( Recovery) ?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sami Devo:
flash miui11 after flash 9 for getting back sensors. ok..and flash 9 again
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Barbiox Dogg:
New August 2020 updates

V11.0.20.0.QFQMiXM (Global)

https://bigota.d.miui.com/V11.0.20.....QFQMIXM_20200804.0000.00_10.0_a3dc6cba99.tgz

V11.0.6.0.QFQEUXM (EU)

http://bigota.d.miui.com/V11.0.6.0.....QFQEUXM_20200817.0000.00_10.0_b721dbb2fb.tgz
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cicciomix:
good morning everyone, I have a xiaomi mi a3 with European firmware updated to 11.0.06 and I rooted with the 11.0.20 file (global) and I lost the wifi. i tried to load the original firm and it went in a loop. stuck in fastboot mode. i saw that the active slot is b but when i go to activate a it tells me unknown option - set-active. and when I load the firmware I get error and go back to loop. what can I do. I'm interested in installing the global rom because I have boot.img. for the root of the global rom
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Links for Android 10 Global build 11.0.22.0 and EU build 11.0.9.0 have been added on the OP.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] H3M3L:
how do i flash this ? havent flashed stock in a while so it would be great if you can tell me the step thanks.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Connect your phone to your PC

Put your phone in fastboot mode

Execute one of the bat (or sh) files you have inside the downloaded folder (flash_all, etc.)

DO NOT USE the file that has "lock" on it's name

Done.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] ABHINAV-ACHHA:
Also make sure that your current slot is a

Fastboot set_active a or

Fastboot --set-active=a
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] eric2:
I want to downgrade to A9 because of daily random reboots that I can not solve.

Can step 3 be any Android 10 custom ROM, or does it have to be the same one you use (which I don't know if it can still be dowloaded).

For example:

I'm using crDroid (Android 10 custom ROM built on Q vendor). Can I skip the first 3 steps and do step 4 (flashing the latest Android 9 stock ROM with fastboot)?

Or maybe there is now an easier way to downgrade (custom A10 -> stock A9) without losing sensors, or flash persist.img without losing DRM keys?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] secondkai:
Android 9 eu rom

Sorry for offtopic but which stock android 9 eu rom that have less bug and good battery backup? I'm still on august rom...and again, so sorry for offtopic..i didn't have much free time to try all the rom..tq
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alex230799x:
I have a doubt.

I have the bootloader and critical partitions unlocked, I tried a custom ROM but decided to flash the Stock rom downloaded from the official Xiaomi forum.

What I want to know is if when an update comes out, I can download and install it via OTA, or do I have to download the patch rom and install it locally.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Latest builds links added to OP.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phil_gloves:
Cool, couldn't find any news on it tho, is it just security patches update and nothing else?

Do you have any changelog?

Thanks for sharing :)
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
"Optimized system performance

Improved system security and stability"
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomiasx22:
Could you please add EU 11.0.10.0 stock boot image? Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
I can't right now. But you can download the full rom and extract it using Winrar. Inside images folder you'll have boot.img.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomiasx22:
Thank you, now I am home free :) Then I will patch it using Magisk and root.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] aliet13:
can any one pls tell what is the best build for stock Android 9 ? the best build for battery life
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Any of Pie builds had a good battery life. But...honestly, just use latest build and flash No. 912 kernel.

Check on Telegram for No. 912 kernel. It's worth it.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] der_Kief:
@Typhus_

what version of no.912 kernel do you suggest for stock A10 ROM ?

Perf or Batt ?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Both are great.

But I prefer Batt since my goal is to have more battery life.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] der_Kief:
meanwhile i tried both and additionally Fenix and they all have a problem with filling up ZRAM (at least for me)

When ZRAM is full it doens't get released and device is getting laggy as hell.

With Stock kernel this doesnt happen.

What could be the problem ?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
I honestly don't know. You should try and ask the kernel developer. Search for the kernel support group on Telegram and ask there.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Phil_gloves:
I'm still having issues with adb and fastboot :(

On the same computer, one Mi A3 can get seen both adb and fastboot, while the other can only work under the adb, while fastboot doesn't work. I still can't find a good guide that tells me how to install and use the platform tools with the latest win 10, they all seem outdated or stuff like that that doesn't work for me. I need to revert the phone to stock, locking the bootloader and flashing the stock rom (even tho it's already on the stock rom).

If I had a computer that could see the phone, I would have just typed fastboot flash lock and that would have been all. But as always there are too many guides and stuff that just don't work for me :(

Anybody could help?

EDIT: I don't know how but now it works, even tho all I've done it's just put the computer in stand-by mode and turned it back on lol
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Dear Mi A3 users, unfortunately my Mi A3 was one of the Android 11 bricked updates victim.

This kind of error cannot and will not be forgiven by me.

Therefore, I've moved on into another device. Now I'm using a Pixel 4a.

I'm sad to leave Mi A3 community but, honestly, a company that does an error like this one, specially on New years Eve, does not deserve my money nor respect. Even if they would give me a new Mi A3 phone, I would not accept it. That's how much I'm feeling disappointed at this situation.

Just wanted to wish you all a happy new year and feel free to ask me for help or any questions you may have.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] CrowZero:
I wait for a step by step to save my Mi A3 to flash frp by EDL 🤞
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
I've already revived my Mi A3 back from the dead with the help of BITNET.

I was planning on selling the device but....my older kid wants it, so I guess I won't leave the Mi A3 community.

;)

Either way, I'm truly disappointed at Xiaomi. My current primary device is a Pixel 4a, I'll just keep Mi A3 because of my kid.

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] NRafael16:
Can you explain how did you do that? I am trying as crazy and everything I get is a sequence of errors. Now I'm trying to flash by mi flash (in edl mode) and when I try to start the proccess it says: "cannot receive hello packet miflash is trying to reset status".
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kakashi1787:
I got the same problem ! Can u Help?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] iam0day:
I can understand, I'm seriously considering changing the device. But this experience with the MI A3 has scarred me deeply, I don't think I'll get any more, even though as a device it's not bad at all... But going to do a thorough research I saw a lot of negative experiences about Xiaomi devices. I don't know if I should consider myself unlucky, but so far other Xiaomi devices haven't given me any problems... But lately it's a massacre even with those.
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] der_Kief:
any Link for full fastboot A10 Dec. 2020 update ?
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] LouisFrench:
Sorry for my bad English. I am French.

With the new OTA V12 update, my MI A3 is bricked. I applied the following method

https://c.mi.com/thread-3527044-1-0.html and it worked fine. But my sim card is recognized but no longer works. I think it comes that the laurel_sprout rom (V12.0.3.0 RFQMIXM) is not suitable for the French MI A3.

What is the solution?

Thank you so much
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
Well, now that you've said that...I've tried the SIM card on the device and it can't connect to any network. The SIM card gets recognized, the network is recognized but it just don't work.

Since I've revived the phone I hadn't tried this. Maybe something's wrong for EU devices.

Damn...
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] LouisFrench:
Exactly
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] wetito:
Android 10 now works well. Why some users have addiction for updates, i will never understand. Even if everywhere they can find "DON'T UPDATE", they apply update... Xiaomi made a mistake... But some users are dummys
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
@Typhus_ Hi,

is it possible to downgrade android11 to android10

edit2: I already tried and brick again, to downgrade the version
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
If we try to downgrade, the device enters on EDL mode and we can't get out of there. The only way out is to use QFIL again to flash Android 11firmware...which will boot Android 11 ok but still with no SIM functionality...
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] cristianodk:
but it is strange, I don't use QL, I open the phone to enter EDL and then flash with myflash
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] neemzeey:
Someone quoted me from other thread regarding SIM functionality and he was correct. When you open the back cover of the phone, you will notice at the right side of vibrator there is a small wire with plug-in type head. Just plug it again to the male pin sitting on the PCB.

Here is the post: https://xdaforums.com/t/psa-android-11-update-hard-bricks-mi-a3-do-not-update.4210933/post-84258049
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Typhus_:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

It was EXCATLY THAT!!!

Thank you my friend!!

Cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi A3 Guides, News, & Discussion] LouisFrench:
Finally, I opened my cell phone again, the cable was disconnected!

Now the sim card is working fine. Thank you for helping me.