[giude] Xiaomi Firmware Identification

[technomak]

:rolleyesHow to Identify Original MIUI ROM from an Unofficial MIUI ROM and its Consequences by mitch002

Now Xiaomi buyers and users across the globe (well except China) always has this question at the back of their head whenever they purchase a MI or Redmi Phone, Is this loaded with the Original Rom?

1. Official Rom - Authentic, Un*****erated, Unblemished ROM manufactured by the Xiaomi Developers. Normally comes with Xiaomi Units released by Xiaomi themselves.



2. Unofficial Rom - Fake, Tampered, Multilated ROM installed by third party resellers on Xiaomi Units before selling to customers.



Now everyone will ask so what if its Unoffficial ROM, Let me run you down with the PRO and CON of the two ROMS


OFFICIAL ROM: PROs

Receives Official OTA Updates (Incremental or Full)
Can Request to Unlock Bootloader
No Bloatwares
No Malwares
Clean Original State out of the Box
Supported by Mi Flash




UNOFFICIAL ROM: CONs

No Updates for Life (Unless the Reseller makes one, which is highly unlikely)
Cannot Request to Unlock Bootloader
Full of Bloatwares
Malwares Spotted
Most of the Time there are defects while editing, I personally handled one without the Settings Icon and Wifi Icon of Redmi Note 3
Unsupported by Mi Flash
Void Warranty




Now how to spot if its Official or Unofficial,



1. Go to Settings -> About Phone -> MIUI VERSION



Stable ROM format is in 8.X.X.X, where 8 means MIUI 8 and X.X.X is the version of MIUI 8.

Developer ROM format is in X.X.X For instance, 6.7.14 represents year.month.day, means this developer version is released on 14th July of 2016.

In addition, we can identify which type of MIUI Stable version by checking 7 letters in MIUI version.
Let's acquire the 7 letters of Stable version from image above: "KHDCNDG" and "KHDMIDG".
The 4th and 5th letters are the indicator, where CN = China and MI = Global.


Official Stable ROM will have always 3 DECIMAL POINTS and official Developers (Beta) ROM will always have 2 DECIMAL POINTS.


For example Stable ROM will use 7.5.2.0 but never 7.5.2.0.0 and Developers (Beta) ROM will use 6.5.30 but never 6.5.30.0
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There are rare cases wherein the Unofficial ROM has the correct MIUI Version number but there is an additional letter to the 7 letters.



It should be KHDMIDG not OKHDMIDG
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Check MIUI Versions as well, the decimal is correct, the 7 letters are correct, but its MIUI V 7.9 (there is no such version).
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Or correct 3 decimal point but the numbers are crazily high like V 7.2.92.99


2. You can check what official release Xiaomi made for your specific phone here: en.miui.com/download.html

Source : Xiaomi Forum >>
https://xiaomi-miui.gr/community/ind...5f7#post253010

[ravi mobile]

Xiaomi and redmi is different software ?
I mean to say that can I flashed mobile redmi mobile to xiaomi mobile software?

[technomak]

Originally Posted by ravi mobile

Xiaomi and redmi is different software ?
I mean to say that can I flashed mobile redmi mobile to xiaomi mobile software?

Redimi is the name for series of handsets by Xiaomi like samsung galaxy,Lenovo vibe, etc ...

You can flash all xiaomi models via MIFlash tool

[technomak]

you can also Flash ROM Via Fastboot (not using MiFlash)!
Create a folder in the root of drive C:
We call folder for example REDMI
Copy to folder unpacked firmware (file name and the folder images, not unpacked folder land_images_6.11.10_20160129.0000.14_5.1_cn for example)
Here copy the 4 files from the attached archive unpacked required for adb:

Load the phone into fastboot mode (turn off, then hold the volume - click the power button)
Launch flash_all.bat of our folder C:\REDMI

[ravi mobile]

Originally Posted by technomak

you can also Flash ROM Via Fastboot (not using MiFlash)!
Create a folder in the root of drive C:
We call folder for example REDMI
Copy to folder unpacked firmware (file name and the folder images, not unpacked folder land_images_6.11.10_20160129.0000.14_5.1_cn for example)
Here copy the 4 files from the attached archive unpacked required for adb:

Load the phone into fastboot mode (turn off, then hold the volume - click the power button)
Launch flash_all.bat of our folder C:\REDMI

is this ways of flash is secure way ?
in past i did this process and mobile become dead.

[technomak]

you have to use the exact firmware for the handset, otherwise there may be chances to become bricked
use command prompt method for most convenient