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[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Azatecas:
Hello, im running a rooted, stock ROM 10.0.9 with butterfly-for-daisy custom kernel. When the android 10 update becomes stable, im interested in flashing it and staying stock for a while. Since im so far behind on stock updates im not sure if i should use miflash with the 10.0.9 stock firmware on my phone and install android 10 or if i should flash the latest version of android 9 before accepting the ota update. Any advice as to what the best method for doing the update are apprecoated
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] agbadino:
If u have a link for the Android 10 rom (fastboot version), am interested.

As for flashing, using MiFlash isn't a problem - u jus lose everything on the phone at d time u flash.

U cud jus do incremental ota updates to save ur data, although i will advise going back to stock kernel for ota updates
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Thrakath:
Anyone else observed that audio message recording in whatsapp is broken? Can be fixed by rebooting, but will come back after several messages...fix around?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] a1291762:
There's a thread with fastboot images. It's got the 11.0.4.0 image.

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/fastboot-xiaomi-mi-a2-fastboot-images-t3824871
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Denkki:
Just got it in Brazil, downloading right now
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
Phone not booting after restart
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Knospi:
Just got it in Germany as well, will install it as soon as I'm home and will report back later
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
same here... phone dead.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Caesar90:
Here too
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] SM-03:
any hope for A1?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
no. a1 not gonna get andoid 10

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so android 10 update kills the phone.

cant boot to twrp, so cant even uninstall and flash back the old stock rom.. any idae what to do? ... ask refound or what? :D this is a ****ing joke...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] NathanBrake:
Confirmed.

Confirmed, I got it. Hungary.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
install with fastboot 10.0.18.0. just did it
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] charirma:
so your phone already have twrp installed before installing the android 10 update or you are trying to installing twrp after the phone bricked?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
How?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] miloske83:
wtf: after killing peapole with corona virus china now kill phones with this android 10 update OMG
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/fastboot-xiaomi-mi-a2-fastboot-images-t3824871

download the fastboot rom from here the version you want, then just install with mi flash tools or if you have fastboot installed just drag and drop the file flash_all_lock.bat on your command prompt, if it will not work execute first the command fastboot oem unlock
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Caesar90:
even on stock, doesn`t boot to recovery... no chance to go anywhere
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] ThauExodus:
I get a black screen after the boot splash... Amazing
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] CuppyYT:
Help !!!

After i pressed the reboot update for android 10 my mi a2 lite bricked !!! Help pls help ! It wont event go to recovery mode.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
fastboot oem unlock not working.

that was the first thing i tried, that's why i cant go to twrp either.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] NourHazem I:
i have add new system and boot and aboot etc to fastboot rom 10.0.18.0 and flash it and it display black bars to cover all screen
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
my phone is stock, nothing installed. tried to install twrp now that phone bricked... cant unlock oem so cant install twrp.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] xbs:
Just got it in Portugal too.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] SM-03:
WTF? How? I am talking about official A10 release, not any custom ROM via TWRP.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
i know thats how i did and it worked for me. on a telegram group they are saying this:

For all user in LOCKED BOOTLOADER DONT INSTALL upgrade android 10 . Kernel stock xiaomi is unstable and get black screen after splash in some devices . Only solution for now is flash loki treble and butterfly pie kernel can work good too .
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Carol Barros:
i just downloaded the update, can i stop it from installing?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] SM-03:
that's amazing, considering that A1 & A2 Lite has the very similar Specs in terms of SoC, if whatever you're saying is true, then I wonder is this the (un)official way from Xiaomi to give the A10 update to the A1 user or what? Can you break down the procedure into steps how did you do that? I mean upgrading from Andriod 9 pie to Android 10 in Mi A1 via Mi A2 lite ROM?

BTW, where is the fastboot image of MiA2 lite V11.0.2.0.QDLMIXM? Any link to download?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] charirma:
I think the blank screen is from screen firmware upgrade and i think it affected phone that using fts screen, because my friend that has goodix screen have no problem and in the kernel source directory also only have goodix firmware.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Knospi:
So just installed Android 10, no issue with Black Screen or anything just did it via Settings

Here a a few screenshots as well, if anyone wants to see more of the Update, just tell me
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] HermannSenator:
Same here, phone dead. I'm trying to flash the latest stock rom from january. Will report back asap
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] charirma:
before you are updating the phone, what rom version that you use before?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] odjinan:
could you let us know how to flash it? link for latest stock?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] discobob:
My phone also wont boot anymore. It shows the Android One Logo and then glitches out with some lines and turns black.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
does it have camera 2 api?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
I didn't had twrp installed and my oem was locked before installing the update. Since my oem was locked I can't use MiFlash or any other method. When I try to unlock the OEM in adb fastboot it keeps failing.

( OEM Unlock is not allowed )

So... what can I do?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Arkon1337:
No Risk no Fun, updating and blackscreen... :-/

A2 Lite 3GB 32 Ram.

Nice one Xiaomi!!!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] amoutie:
Xiaomi really messed this up! I downloaded Android 10 (received normally via OTA, no VPN or anything), rebooted the phone and then it's dead... I tried to restore 10.0.18 but it XiaoMiFlash tells me "Erase boot_a error". I have a locked bootloader, should I unlock it before? How could I if I cannot access developer option under setting to allow it to be unlocked?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] HermannSenator:
I flashed it via fastboot, like a normal stock rom (but your bootloader needs to be unlocked).

About the link, I took it from this forum. I'll link the forum post here:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81543053&postcount=153
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Arkon1337:
Did the same and blacksreen and now?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] odjinan:
same here ;/
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] HermannSenator:
Just before the update, I allowed the oem unlock in the dev settings. I was afraid of this kind of situation.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Knospi:
Could be due to Screen Manufacturer
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] amoutie:
You did right, but now Xiaomi really should provide a way to restore our phones. We are talking about an OTA update provided directly by them, not some sort of cooked ROM...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] HermannSenator:
Ikr. I'm wondering how this happened
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] OsukaSensei:
I received the update this morning but now my screen is black and the phone is unresponsive. I restart the phone but nothing happens. Idk much about these things but I think my phone is bricked.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] xbs:
So far so good everything is working fine after upgrade to 10
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] odjinan:
ok downloading right now, sorry for being a noob but do you have the command line for flashboot?

I did this to unlock: https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-erasing-t3878453

download fastboot here: https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
sooo people who had their oem locked are ****ed? ... great and let me guess we can't even ask a refund? ... I mean there's no way to install anything on the phone at this state.... even if they roll out the fixed version.

OEM unlock not working since phone is bricked.

MiFlash shows error while installing since oem is locked.

ADB fastboot is the same.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] odjinan:
did you try to unlock bootlader with the link posted just before? I'm in fastboot but dont know how to flash...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
tells me the same. OEM unlock not allowed.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] xbs:
I have OEM locked and it installed just fine via OTA.

Things I noticed:

- The BT volume is much lower compared to Pie
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] perfect_:
Hi,

is your phone 3/32 or 4/64 ?

*#*#64663#*#*

can you post Screen info?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] odjinan:
ok tell me how to flash on fastbook thx, i'll check the message

I have 2 zip:

miui_DAISYGlobal_V11.0.2.0.QDLMIXM_d59f395371_10.0.zip with a big payload.bin inside

10flashablefastboot.zip with various partition .img (boot.img, modem.img, system.img)...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] OsukaSensei:
I got the black screen and the oem is locked. Is there any way to fix this?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] amoutie:
Tried to unlock bootloader via fastboot but it says "not allowed". Fastbooting 10.0.18 is no success.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] xbs:
4/64

Screen info in hw test?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] perfect_:
*#*#64663#*#*

Version info - LCD / TP
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] xbs:
This ok?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] nikaarchuadze:
should i update or wait a little bit?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] perfect_:
Good to know thanks. I didnt installed waiting for confirmation. Thats mine.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Knospi:
My Phone has a few differences, but still worked fine .

Also here's the output of Cam2API

All Google Camera Versions I tried crashed :/
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] shairvivo1555:
hey guys have the same problem here, can some please write a guide how to bring phone back to life step by step?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] IkkeZelf1000:
As requested in the Cam2API thread, here's my LCD/TP version
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Kulhy:
Do not install this update - BROKEN (my phone is dead)

Today at 11 am I received a notification that says I can update my device xiaomi me a2 lite to android 10, so I acted. I clicked it and chose to download the update. After the phone downloaded the necessary files I could click the install button. That was the beginning of the end. After I clicked this button, the phone turned off and after a while the black screen came up and is here until now. The phone was charged to 60% at the time of clicking "install" and at about 3 pm the phone died completely. The charging LED is also off. This update is broken.

I am very disappointed with Xiaomi.

So please give my advice and don't install this update and please give me some advice on what to do about it.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] evil89:
Same problem here. Boot logo, then boot logo in greyscale, then black screen and bootloop after a while.

What should I do?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] perfect_:
If i install it there is %99,99 brick probability ? Seems so?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
damn I hope this gets out to the news sites and forces xiaomi to refund those who's phones get f-ed up. srsly I had a full stock phone and because of that I can't even go back and install an older version.

people who had their oem unlocked before the update are lucky. those who didn't had their oem unlocked before installing this update... I have no idea what to do. Non of the methods working for me, no way to unlock the bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] charirma:
for those people that had turned on oem unlock and usb debugging in developer option is very lucky too because they still can unlock the bootloader from fastboot and flash back to pie rom.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
Update received and installed in the UK. Everything working fine. Seems like a very stable update to me and comes with February Security Patch.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
well, this very stable update broke my phone, and I'm not the only one ::eek:
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
That sucks, had you experienced any other boot loops or black screens after monthly security updates or the update to Pie last year?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] HermannSenator:
Did you have the OEM unlock option on in the developer settings?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
I didn't had this phone at that time, just bought it after Pie update so it was on android 9 out of the box. I was on the latest stock January firmware with locked bootloader, no twrp or anything installed.

It seems like the only way to fix the phone is to flash back an older version, but with locked oem it is not possible. The phone is bricked and it is not possible to unlock the oem at this state.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] xbs:
Anyone know the cause of this bricking yet?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] NathanBrake:
Yup, mine broke too. Unlocked bootloader, I can reverse with xiaomi flash tool though, fastboot works with volume down button, flash.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] evil89:
Do you have a link to the latest Pie ROM I can revert to using MiFlash? Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
Which country are you in? I bought my current A2 Lite from AliExpress in July 19 and it didn't come with Pie automatically installed. If you bought it from official retail channels in your country then it has 2 years warranty and should cover this.

What I would say is that I recently had an A2 to try out and it got Android 10 update at that time. The update caused it to bootloop and bootloader was locked. Randomly going into fastboot and using fastboot reboot command repeatedly managed to get it booting properly again. Worth a try.....
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] RensoreK:
Yep, my stayed black as well. Wonderful job from Xiaomi :crying::(

Is there anyway to restore the device? Stock ROM, never had bootloader unlocked. Xiaomi pushed the update and seems to have broken a large percentage of devices. What a dumpster fire...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] NathanBrake:
Android 9.0 [V10.0.18.0.PDLMIXM]:

http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.0.18.0...0.PDLMIXM_20200109.0000.00_9.0_a7b709656c.tgz

1. Connect phone to pc with usb

2. Start up xiaomi flash

3. Download the file and extract it

4. Boot into fastboot with volume down

5. Select and install with clean all to avoid bootloader locking, makes life easier
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
I bought mine a little bit more than a year ago and I don't remember installing the android 9 update so it must have come with it out of the box. Only had warranty till 2nd of Februry. But I still think that we should be applicable to refund since it is not our fault that the phone is now broken.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] vess_csm:
Installed and it works great. Don't know if it's placebo or the phone is smoother and faster.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] perfect_:
*#*#64663#*#*

LCD / TP pls.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Cappucinto:
Everyone who can access fastboot should try to change the slot first:

fastboot getvar current-slot

current-slot: result Aor B

fastboot set_active A or B, depending on which slot is actually active
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] trash2009:
And please answer also here:

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/help/poll-android-10-ota-device-lcd-tp-t4064175
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] LuisPineda:
Do you know anything new about updating your device? I have the same model and I want to know if it is safe to update... ☹️
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
Oncell / EBBG here and working
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] perfect_:
I didnt installed the update.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
Good call. Oncell / Biel working here.

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Do try this. I had a Mi A2 that was bootlooping after 10 update. It was OEM locked but could get to fastboot. Some random combination of repeatedly trying the above (even though it will tell you that you can't change the slot when locked) plus fastboot reboot eventually booted the device up....
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] PataMan:
xiaomi support said this that they are aware of this bug and the developers team are already working to fix it. we must hope that they will solve it as soon as possible
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
Forget your Bluetooth device and then repair and you will notice quite the difference!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] X-static:
I tried that but the the set_active command is not recognized. It shows the fastboot usage list instead.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
fastboot --set-active=a

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I've noticed that wi-fi keeps dropping off here. Anyone else?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Howdy2:
With EBBG / Biel display, the update when smoothly on my device.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
changing slot results with phone booting up to a screen with:

To start android please enter your password:

What kind of password i'm supposed to use?

PIN not working.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
Try your fingerprint on the scanner? At least we have one booting up ??
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
yea I've seen a youtube video about it, tried that one too but still not working. "wrong password"
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
What happens if you turn it off and on again? Does it boot to the same password screen?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Yanyan2129:
How do we enable camera2 api again?? Is there a patched boot img for android 10 already?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
yes. can't get through that screen. sooo I'm still unable to unlock bootloader = still can't use MiFlash or ADB to install an older version of stock rom.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] p3108:
So I have a pattern password and this is what I have to enter when rebooting....
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] hrvoje007:
i was lucky my bootloader was unlocked before instaling android 10, then phone bricked like everyone elses, but i easily flashed android 9 through xiaomi flash tool now im waiting for official fix
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] androidiano72:
it worked for me, I don't know how to thank you :victory:

More specific: after the "fastboot set_active b" (previously was a) the reboot brought me an "invalid or corrupted system" screen, with the full wipe option. After the wipe the terminal got stucked for a while on "android one" logo, then magically booted in android 9 with january patch. Now i'm trying the android 10 update again, for the science.

EDIT: this time the update is 1089.3 Mb, while the previous one was 1100 Mb. Don't know if it can help.

EDIT 2: Same results with 2nd try, nothing interesting
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] X-static:
I'm now stuck on the password screen too.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Abstrakcjaa:
Hi, is there any option to bring back Android 9 , i didnt unlock anything before and never used fastboot
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] shaktq:
I'm also stuck on the password screen trying these steps
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
managed to fix it:

Turn off the phone

Hold Volume UP and Power till you get the No Command screen

Press Volume UP and Power again

You will see some options where you can navigate with your Volume keys.

Select the Wipe/Factory Reset option and press Power to accapt it.

Doing this my phone finally booted up back to the January firmware.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
please anyone that installed bricked and got back to pie, can you check if mobile data is working because mine is not but dont know if its the update error or my carrier
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] ada12:
you need to restore modem setting
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] androidiano72:
Working for me
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] AnonymousAL:
how? i did restore from settings but doesnt seem to work
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] almico:
Dead phone

Basically same here. I see "Android One" on white background, then some random horizontal lines fading away and that's it...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] tommybboy:
did the update worked?

Did it update? I tried the update and it looks that my phone hangs and my screen goes black.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
ended up on black screen again? :eek:
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] IkkeZelf1000:
It updated without any problems, but it looks like i'm one of the few lucky ones where it didn't go into a boot loop.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Klitoni:
I read here that you guys had the same problem as i did.

I installed the Android 10 Update and the phone just dont want to boot anymore.

Im no expert, anyway to fix this ?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] X-static:
With some research I ended up to that solution too.

Hope xiaomi release now a proper update.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] androidiano72:
Yes, the fix worked again btw, now I'm on pie
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] andraslate:
this is how i fixed mine:

Turn off the phone

Hold Volume UP and Power till you get the No Command screen

Press Volume UP and Power again

You will see some options where you can navigate with your Volume keys.

Select the Wipe/Factory Reset option and press Power to accapt it.

Doing this my phone finally booted up back to the January firmware.

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was about to give mine another go... :laugh:

guess I pass and wait.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] Amphy71:
Dead phone

UK-based OTA update for 4/64 GB unit.

On power up, "android one" Boot screen followed by black lines, then fading to backlit black screen.

No experience of using fastboot (so will not have changed standard settings), now waiting impatiently for an 'easy' fix!

<Update>

Followed instructions in post 184 by RensoreK to point 6.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81973955&postcount=184

When the phone rebooted (1st part of point 7), the display had miniscule text near the top which I struggled to read, but the option "try again" was highlighted - so I pressed the power button.

The phone then succesfully rebooted to January update (all settings intact)

Many thanks to all the contributors, and especially the clear instructions from Rensorek