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[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] odjinan:
what a mess!

lucky enough, I did activate oem unlock on original rom, bricked my device like most of us , was able to unlock bootloader ( https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-unlock-bootloader-losing-user-data-t4053743 ), flash twrp (following this guide: https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/development/official-twrp-daisy-t3855396 but using a more recent twrp ( twrp-installer-daisy-3.3.1-0-offain_(FIX_USB_UNIVERSAL).zip from main topic ; https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/development/rom-aospextended-rom-v7-0-t4051329 ). Had to wipe and format data completely to install a custom (aosp, twrp couldnt mount storage).. finally setting up the new os... from a simple ota for my wife's phone to +2h to go the cfw road...

I own a mi a2, I think I will do the same, cant trust xiaomi official roms anymore ;/
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] TeoXSD:
Before deciding to post stupid comments that's not helping anyone try formulating your replies the using the formula:

-what device you own ~ mi a2 lite has variations

-have you ever tampered with the system

-did you EVER oem unlock

-did you ever reflashed your device

Even if you think this doesn't matter, it matters a lot.

I have a Mi A2 Lite 4/64 version with DT2W (when it actually worked) and sony sensor.

Never touched the system, not even a hard reset since I have the device.

The update was 1083MB and took more than 20minutes to complete: about 5 minutes after download, about 10 minutes on boot screen and about another 5 minutes after.

After boot I experienced some hangs but the cpu was working hard, meaning it was doing some cleaning or whatever it does after an install.

Some 3rd party ported apps straight up didn't work, like Sony Album and Sony Music... well it's time to go back to Google Photos and Google Music which work perfect.

Animations look smooth and run fast without artifacting.

No strage numbers like mi a3 users reported.

Found some strage option about play store updates, and received a 6mb update.

Camera works just like before, even 1080 60fps.

Fingerprint works perfect and no lags in unlock phone and unlock apps (dropbox, whatsapp, onedrive) without any setup.

All the store apps work perfectly. I am still checking each app, but for now, everything is just fine.

High demanding games still work fine, and feel extremely responsive.

Did anyone actually that funny "Customize your Pixel" message in settings? Xiaomi, this is not a pixel, mate!

Google lens feels kinda' iffy.

Wi-Fi is running just fine with bluetooth enabled and connected to smartwatch.

4G network actually feels faster, with "lower" than before signal strength on the icon, maybe the icon is more accurate now.

Battery is kinda' iffy... and went from 100 to 60 in just 4h of sot, but it may be just not calibrated.

I can't find anything wrong with it, except yes, it's different than pie.

Ohh and this MAY be something... wrong, but when testing phone ringing, the caller phone rings once before the Mi A2 Lite to actually start playing the ringtone and lite up the screen. But this may be because were I tested this, both phones had minimal/poor reception.

This is it. Nothing more, nothing less.

I won't reply to messaged, and I won't post any screenshots.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] marstonpear:
Thanks a lot, switching slots made the phone boot. I was having glitches and stuff on the screen. I really don't understand how Xiaomi can f*ck up this bad lmao. Issues, bootloops, bugs and glitches with every single AndroidOne phone. It feels like they're doing this deliberately now. We've waited more than 6 months for this update and it bricks our devices lmaoooooo
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] phonedriller:
Bootloop/android 10 update

:crying:Damn my phone is stuck in bootloop...still figering out what to do, holy crap.

full stock a2 lite 3/32 model.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Howdy2:
Seems to be a feature in phone app.

When somebody calls, Google looks up the calling number in its databases to identify spam or tries to find a suitable name to that number. That takes a little time.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] andraslate:
check post #148

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/help/android-10-update-xiaomi-mi-a2-lite-t4063937/page15
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] DTrent_:
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[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] smaTc:
Miflash is throwing an error when I try to flash the rom. Did anyone have success with the beta from the files? I tried the beta and the latest two from the website. All with different errors. (from EDL mode)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Big-Schrotty:
Custom Rom with unlocked bootloader

Did a factory Reset with 10.0.18 (No Data on the Phone)

Then OTA Update

Everything works for me....in the Moment ;)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] mahdi_nr:
do you figure out what password must be used ? i have the same issue
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] andraslate:
No, had to do factory reset. After that the phone boots at least.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] littlama:
I have the same problem, I tried my pin code and the code to unlock my phone but unfortunately none works
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Moesab:
Same here!

Untouched A2 lite (nothing unlocked), 4/64GB, Had Android 9 with January security patch. Normal boot crashes after 1-2 seconds. Fastboot hangs as well.

Honestly, don't mind a few days without phone, but after that.....it becomes an issue. Don't want to loose any data/info I have on my phone :(

Any solutions?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] downloadonlyaccount:
Also had the problem with phone stuck at boot while white strips fade to black.

Was able to flash latest Pie ROM (10.0.18.0 I guess) with MiFlash while keeping user data, everything seems to work again.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Antramx:
I paused downloading the update. What if a patch appears? Will I be informed?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] hamzairshad:
Awesome. Can you please share link for MiFlash and Latest Pie Rom.

My phone got bricked as well. Cant loose my data :(
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] nakatakanz07:
What is the solution for macos?

bl lock..
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Le Spatula:
terrible. unfortunately , i had to turn off usb debugging 2 weeks ago because of another issue. i cannot do anything. bl is locked also. i will never buy an android one device. i will go to service . i hope they can fix.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] vinylmeister:
Interested in this as well. Anyone knows?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] N8WolfPL:
Can anyone give a link to Pie ROM that supports MiFlash? I would be thankful
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] PC295:
-> https://c.mi.com//miuidownload/detail?device=1700354

Rollout ist now stopped

-> https://c.mi.com/thread-2933335-8-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Cappucinto:
Just switch the toggle for automatic updates in developer settings. So the update won't install automatically and you'll be fine :)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] hamzairshad:
download flash tool here: https://c.mi.com/oc/miuidownload/detail?guide=2

Latest working image: https://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.0.18....0.PDLMIXM_20200109.0000.00_9.0_a7b709656c.tgz
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] N8WolfPL:
OK I installed the ROM and it seems it works. But now i have to enter the password to run Android, it's none of the password I used. Any ideas what I should do now?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] hamzairshad:
if youre talking about changing slot and then rebooting then you need to get in recovery and factory reset the device.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Kutukcu:
You can use edl flashing to unbrick your phone, but it will erase all your data... Me too, I wont buy any xiaomi phones again

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You can use edl flashing to unbrick your phone, but it will erase all your data... Me too, I wont buy any xiaomi phones again
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Letitride:
Update/upgrade to latest Android 10 worked for me, nice & happy. Sorry about those having issues.

Prior to upgrade, bootloader unlocked but otherwise pure stock rom (latest 9.0) didn't root it either - 3GB memory w. 32 GB internal storage - hardware info: LCD oncell, vendor bird, TP biel.

Developer's mode enabled & USB Debug enabled.

One minor bug, for those with working Android 10 stock rom, can you check & confirm if you can connect to/use 5 Ghz WiFi signals - I cannot. It's fine with 2.4 Ghz WiFi, but it's not good at 5 Mhz as I "like" to take advantage of 250 Mbps Fios (fiber optics) speed, wirelessly. [Edit: 5 Ghz WiFi working again, had to go to Settings & Reset WiFi/Data, connect again & input password for the different WiFi nodes ... it's all good now)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] ecs10:
It's possible to install rom via TWRP like any other custom rom?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] phonedriller:
jesus i got my phone(a2lite back) from android 10 bootloop

turns out you guys need to change the slot, i was on slot A switched to slot B got first boot ,after the phone asks for a password , shut the phone down and now you will be able to go in to the Recovery menu(power+voluneup) after the android icon appears press power key + volume up again recovery menu appears select factory reset and your good , now for me the problem with the command not working before was because i did not have either the Minimal ADB or Android platform tools installed, you need to have ADB installed and you need to issue the - fastboot --set-active=a - or (b) command from the ADB command window in my case a powershell/admin window opened from the ADB folder, good luck hope my tip helps.

1 - place the phone in Fastboot mode hold (power key + volume down(-)

2- fastboot getvar product

3 - fastboot --set-active=b

4 - fastboot reboot

password screen / power key / shutdown

power key + volume up

recovery / factory reset

ps:my phone is stock NOT rooted.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Moesab:
So I have been tinkering with my phone. Got MiFlash and ROM, but it isn't able to flash, it tells me that my device is locked...can't erase.

I have logged-in to my Mi-account (authenticated my computer)... No change.

Am able to get into fastboot, but not much else!

Update:

Found the Mi unlocking program, but does not allow the unlock because my account is not linked to a phone number....?

Suggestions?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Estanis71:
Hi, despite downloading the latest ADB, I keep getting the unrecognised command. Am I doing something wrong?

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Just managed to do it in a different way, and it looks like it is starting the system. It looks like it has been unbricked. Many thanks for all your posts
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] gusbalaa:
No.

Installed Androist from OTA in settings, so offcial locked bootloader
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] adenis76:
thank you for the fix. my was also bricked to black screen. with locked bootloader I am struggling all day. after fix and factory reset I am now able to boot.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Moesab:
Hiya,

Could you explain how you done it? Tried going back to previous posts, but couldn't find your posts....
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] adenis76:
I am simply apply fix from first post. I was struggling there also because old adb and fastboot version. I am downloaded newest adb and fastboot, boot in fastboot, changed to source b. After that I was able to pass black screen. Then go to recovery mode and factory reset.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Raaaag:
Please any help for “ check which partition is active” with fastboot commands? Not sure if i have the correct packages, any guide for xiaomi?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] phonedriller:
my take on the FIX for a2 lite update bootloop

1 - go to your C: drive / then to user´s / then your user / then ADB folder ,once inside the adb folder on the left upper corner click File then open powershell window as admin then use the fastboot commands , do not open a cmd or powershell window from the start menu

2 - now put your phone in fastboot mode by holding power + volume down (-)

3 - now connect cable , now use the command - fastboot devices - you should get a serial number -

4 - use - fastboot getvar current-slot - it wil tell you if its on slot a or b now

5 - use - fastboot --set-active=b - or fastboot --set-active=a - now

6 - fastboot reboot - the phone will boot now and will ask for a code do nothing , just power off the phone -

7 - now turn on the phone by pressing power + volume up a screen with android robot will appear

8 - press power + volume up again and enter the recovery menu now using only volume up or down to navigate to factory reset select yes to confirm

9 - select reboot into system now press power again to confirm
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Raaaag:
i got this :(

C:\WINDOWS\system32> fastboot getvar current-slot

current-slot: b

finished. total time: 0.004s

C:\WINDOWS\system32>fastboot --set-active=a

fastboot: unknown option -- set-active=a
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Pablo518:
any way to recover without losing data?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Bechamel:
it's "fastboot set_active a" not set-active=a
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Belzambar:
Hello !

Too happy to wait and see feedbacks about the Uptade... Updated, and phone dead...

And i've issues i've never seen before ...

adb couldn't find my phone when he is on fastboot. and phone leave fastboot after 4 sec.

And i'm lost with others tuto ... i'm not english , and i just don't understand the other way ... what is Loki ? which files i'm needed at the end of the list? and how to process with a black screen and this strange fastboot ...

In the past, i flash Sony, LG, and even kid's tablet, but today, i'm just lost .. don't understand nothing to my issues, and just a little more to the solutions ... can somebody help me , please? x/
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Arkon1337:
[MENTION=10611035]Belzambar[/MENTION]

You need this:

https://www.xiaomiflash.com/

the latest stable rom:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81543053&postcount=153

And Fastboot to unlock your phone:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] sone13:
4/64 version

Updated ota.

Works fine.

EXCEPT:

There is NO audio/sound enhance for headphones in sound settings. Not grayed out. Simply there is NO at all that item in sound setting ?!?

Is there way to fix that ?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] uddinrokib7:
Upgrading to Android 10

This is for those who have not upgraded to Android 10 yet, but looking forward to do so...

Download "Device Info HW" from Playstore and check if your device has "goodix-ts" or "fts-ts" touchscreen module.

In the case of "goodix-ts" there is no problem upgrading to Android 10.

But if your device has "fts-ts" module then do not upgrade yet. As it would brick your device. Wait for a fix from Xiaomi.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] miloske83:
Just checked my dewice is goodix-ts and ista safe to update to android 10?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] RFD80M-75679:
Check the touchscreen details with *#*#64663#*#*.

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2-lite/help/poll-android-10-ota-device-lcd-tp-t4064175/
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Moesab:
This solution worked for me... Only difference...instead of factory reset.... I tried again to load OS for a second time and it rolled back to my previous version... No data loss.... Guess I will be backing up soon!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Le Spatula:
GOD BLESS YOU BRO. I AM VERY HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

i was thinking the only solution is edl. i would go to service for it.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] masterbyte:
another one with bricked phone.... and changing the slot dosen't work....

can someone make a guide to fix step by step, because the guide at the first post is very confusing....
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Gigino7:
Hi, my powershell reperted this problem:

C:\adb\fastboot.exe: unknown option -- set-active=b

How to resolve?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] damaltor:
Your fastboot version is too old.

download this: https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip

and copy the files adb.exe, adbwinapi.dll, adbwinusbapi.dll and fastboot.exe to C:\adb, overwriting the old files.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] miloske83:
Tp oncell vendor bill
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] damaltor:
Interestingly, i did get the Update OTA. I thought, what could go wrong and upgraded - and ended up with a brick. after switching the active partition like it is said in the first post, my device is now working again, it rolled back the upgrade. i did not loose any data.

funny enough, the OTA upgrade is no longer available to me - the phone says i am on the latest upgrade, which seems to be jan 2020..... i wonder why there is no february or march update, or why the Andoris 10 upgrade is now invisible.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] miloske83:
Just checked and no longer update to android 10 available on my device, yesterday paused download update,now no update att all
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] ralle66:
Yes, update was stopped: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81973627&postcount=71
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] p-walker:
Holy ****, what a major ****up by Xiaomi. I mean come on, they let us wait for so long then they brick our phones?! Guess this was definitely the last Xiaomi phone for me. Guess that's what you get for cheap phone from Xiaomi :( Not that many others are better. Am wondering if the MIUI phones have less problems or if this is only a problem with the Anroid ONE phones, cause they just don't give a **** about the minority using those phones.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] andraslate:
They re having problems updating their miui phones as well to Android 10.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] masterbyte:
i have finaly flashed the latest stable release (january update)... i have version with dt2w.

i will restore all my data with titanium backup... shame on you Xiaomi.... :(
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Antramx:
The updated just got pulled back.

I was in a process of downloading it and then it stopped and said that I am on the latest version.

So Xiaomi noticed it
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] nuxlight:
Same for me no update, i think Xiaomi work on fix (that will be not very longer is just little fix)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Carol Barros:
Hi, i've already downloaded the update, but didnt restart the phone yet. What should I do? I mean, if Xiaomi releases some fix, i'll receive it somehow? Or i must complete the update now that is downloaded? So many questions, sorry.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] nuxlight:
You have the choice, you can try to restart your phone but if you do that maybe you should go to bootloader to change the boot slot (a or b).

Or you go back to Android 9 with an fastboot image :)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] damaltor:
you can check wether your phone is compatible by opening the phone app, opening the keypad, and typing *#*#64663#*#*, then tap version information, then scroll to TP section. if the Vendor is "ofilm" the upgrade will not work, if the vendor is "biel" it will probably work (though no one can guarantee that).

if you reboot and install the upgrade, and you brick your device, you will find some information to rollback in the first post. i did roll back too without loosing my data - my TP is by ofilm.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Antramx:
Go to developer settings and make sure that automatic update is disabled. This way your phone will not update itself on it's own.

I was wondering the same thing. The download has already stated and there was no way to check if there are any newer updates. Xiaomi then pulled back the update and the download progress disappeared on it's own. Now it says that I am on the newest version. So maybe try to restart your phone and see if anything changes.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Carol Barros:
Well i did that yesterday and my device was "compatible", since you guys came up with solutions for the brick i decided to test the update and see what happens: it was successful! Thanks for the tip.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Gabriel_Ricardo:
That fix method has been success for me!

And i don't lost my data :)

Last Resort Fix:

First download this version of ADB from Google:

dl.google.com/android/reposi....6-windows.zip

1. Extract the contents of the ZIP file to c:\

2. Open a Command Prompt (Windows Key+R and type cmd, then hit enter on keyboard)

3. Type:

Code:

cd c:\platform-tools

4. Type:

Code:

fastboot getvar all

5. Look for the line that says current-slot, it should say either 'a' or 'b'

6. Switch to the opposite slot by typing:

Code:

fastboot --set-active=a

OR

Code:

fastboot --set-active=b

7. Boot the phone, when you are asked for a password, hold the POWER button and VOLUP at the same time, keep pressed until you see an Android lying down and the text "NO COMMAND" and release all buttons.

8. Hold POWER and PRESS VOL UP one time and release all, you should now see the recovery menu.

9. Select Factory Reset/Wipe Data, once it reboots, set up your device again.

10. Do not update, and wait for a fixed OTA.

Thanks to shaktq for some commands.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] ~Nagareboshi:
Hi guys. I bought a new Mi A2 Lite 4/64gb, It cames with Android 8.1 and Biel screen.

So I've updated the phone to Android 9 and no more updates showed up when I try to find.

About the camera: my front câmera doesn't have portrait mode, only in back camera. I've already reseted phone to factory settings and nothing happens. In Android 8.1 the portrait doesn't work too. Any fix for it?

Slightly off topic: Any good version of GCAM that compenses to install on Mi A2 Lite?

Thanks all :o
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] MaxxTwo:
Do not restart.

Back up everything, then restore to defaults...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] stelizap99:
Hey guys!I installed the update via fastboot.Got the black screen but managed to get it working.Only one lil problem.No WI-FI.It doesnt turn on.I will try to fix it now.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] PataMan:
does loki kernel drain battery or is it the same?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Belzambar:
how to fix when adb didn't find anything when i connect on fastboot and can't stay on fastboost more than 5 seconds ? :/

Vanilla A2 32, no modifications of nothing...

I have multiples errors with Mi flash ... first launch, i must click for setup drivers ... immediatly, crash after click ... :/

I just tried another version of miflash... same...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] Ignifazius:
I tried to switch partitions like described in the first post, but now the phone wants a password to boot into Android. The usual device password (and all other thinkable) won't work. Switching back to the old partition didn't work either. Anyone has a clue what's going on or how to solve this?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] rockycocky:
You need to follow the last step and press the power on plus up button then format the phone
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Guides, News, & Discussion] IlSaro:
I have also successfully updated, but I have noticed some gray areas in the lower part of the screen