[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] johnr64:
(REVISED INSTALL INSTRUCTION 05-11-2022)

OTG is no longer Now working with Orangefox recovery.

To overcome the OTG showing 0MB or .., remove the OTG adaptor,

reboot into OF Recovery, re-connect your OTG adaptor and

tap ☰ in the bottom right of the main screen to open the MENU,

open Mount, tap USB-STORAGE (wait 5 seconds) the (USB-STORAGE background will turn black), shortly after the check box will enabled, many thanks to Rafsf for the Workaround.

Hi,

I would like to first say a big thank you to

@DarkAngelGR (y)for this AMAZING rom,​

I was using the Descendant rom previously but sadly the development has stopped and I was itching to try A13.

I have been using your rom for the last 7 days and i have been amazed.

Like most users I was searching for a fast, stable and refined rom with the latest security patches and no bugs, yours has all this and comes with the added bonus of OTA updates(y)(y),

the EvolutionX rom has turned out to be perfect for me:love:.

I have not found any bugs, but then i don`t use all the bells and whistles that this phone has to offer.

After moving from the Descendant 12.1 rom and following your install instruction listed above my F3 would re-boot back into Descendant rom (Very Strange), was it due to using the wrong slot at re-boot??.

I have had similar install issues before and reverting back to the Xiaomi.eu A12 rom and starting from a clean install fixed my F3.

Preinstall notes

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The Bootloader needs to be unlocked and USB drivers installed.

Rom installation

1. Start with a clean install of the Xiaomi.eu V12. Download and Unzip Xiaomi.eu V12 rom and install via FASTBOOT.

1a. To enter Fastboot mode, turn off your F3 and hold down the Volume down & power buttons together until you see Fastboot.

1b. Using a PC, Run the .bat file: windows_fastboot_first_install_with_data_format.bat

and complete the initial install.

2. On the Miui 13 screen, disconnect and reconnect your F3 from the PC and choose file/folder transfer.

3. Download the latest evolution_alioth-ota-rom build from here, once complete copy into the F3`s internal memory or a USB Memory stick.

4. Download V14.0.3.0.TKHINXM and once again copy into the F3`s internal memory or a USB Memory stick.

5. (Optional) If you require Root, download Magisk-v25.2.apk and again copy into the internal memory or a USB Memory stick.

Safety net passes without intervention, if you don`t require Root.

6. Reboot the F3 into Fastboot mode as above and using a PC,

Download, unzip and run RUN_TWRP-Orange Fox FIXED.bat,

from the menu, choose 2) Install OrangeFox Recovery.

the original EvolutionX Recovery Mode is still intact to enable OTG updates.

PLEASE NOTE THAT OTA UPDATES WILL NOT INSTALL WHEN (permanent) ORANGEFOX RECOVERY IS INSTALLED

7. in Orangefox install all the above downloaded files from the internal memory or a USB Memory stick using a OTG Adaptor, once completed format data using the🗑️/Wipe Menu and select Format Data by typing YES, the F3 will re-boot automatically (JOB DONE, LET THE FUN BEGIN).

8. i had issues with Santander and Tesco Pay+ banking apps detecting Magisk, i fixed this by Renaming Magisk and adding my apps to the deny list from within Magisk, I then used SD MAID to freeze "HIDE" the renamed Magisk from my banking apps.

Optional:

If you are planning to use Magisk/Root after the OTA update, then unfreeze magisk from within SD Maid before you update your F3,

once the OTA has completed to re-apply root follow steps 5,6, and install via Temporary Orangefox then re-boot and re-freeze your renamed magisk.

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Shortened install instruction below

1. Install Orangerfox Temporary via fastboot (PC)

2. Install Evolution_alioth-ota-rom, either from Internal storage or OTG adaptor

3. Install V13.0.9.0.SKHEUXM, either from Internal storage or OTG adaptor,

4. Install Magisk v25.2, either from Internal storage or OTG adaptor, If ROOT is needed.

5. if OTA updates are required then Format Data from within Orangefox and Reboot.

5.a If you require Orangefox to be Permanent then from within OFRecovery choose install current version and then Format Data and Reboot.

If POSSIBLE use a OTG Adaptor, as FORMAT DATA you will clear your internal memory when performing a clean install.

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This rom is now my daily driver and for anyone wanting to know how fast this rom is,

my AnTuTu score using Evolution X ver: 7.2 220804.031 is 671225

Other AnTuTu scores were,

Descendant 12.1 708922

Arrow O/S A12, 679090

Xiaomi.eu V12-12, 661033

My Poco F3 is the 8gb/256gb EU version,

Thanks again DarkAngelGR(y) (y) (y) (y) for this awesome rom and Rafsf for the OTG fix,

Johnr64.