Three point installation. Xiaomi update through three points

Xiaomi equipment is distinguished not only by its excellent price-quality ratio, but also by the desire of developers to constantly improve their devices with the help of updates. Transparency and full support are what people love about the manufacturer. Unfortunately, localization of OTA updates does not always happen smoothly and successfully, which leads to problems for owners of certain devices, regions, etc. Next, we will show you what to do if your Xiaomi is not updated over the air.

Most often, owners of Xiaomi phones encounter this problem: Redmi Note 3-4-4x, Redmi Pro 3-4, Mi5, Mi Max and others. By the way, some statistics - there are no such problems on gadgets with Chinese firmware. In rare cases, it is recommended to install it in order to protect yourself from bugs.

What to do?

First, check the following: whether Auto Update is enabled in the settings, whether your model has the latest firmware, and whether the Internet is stable. If everything is ok with this, then move on to the steps below. Some options are effective, but difficult for inexperienced people, while others, on the contrary, are easy, but not always effective. Let's study them in detail.

Attention! Before applying anything described below, check if your bootloader is unlocked on your smartphone. There are a lot of instructions on the Internet about this.

Selecting a location

If the over-the-air update does not occur, you can try changing the region. In some cases, this helps solve the problem. You can choose as your region of residence: Indonesia, India, Vietnam, China or other Eastern countries. Here are the instructions for changing the region in Xiaomi:

Manual updates

If automatic updating does not work out, you will have to undertake the procedure yourself. As you know, any manual update is a potential risk. If you want the device to remain under warranty, then you must do everything according to the instructions and use only the factory firmware specifically for your device. Otherwise, there is a risk of not only losing free service, but also turning the device into a “brick.”

Before carrying out all procedures, you need to find out the version and type of MIUI firmware. You can define it in the settings by selecting "About the phone". Pay attention to the digital version and firmware type. Firmware type refers to the following options:

• Global Stable And Global Developer;
• China Stable And China Developer.

Please note that the number of digits in these cases is 4; if there are more digits, then this is a device with custom firmware. For example, 8.1.5.0. - official, and 8.1.51.0. – custom.

If you want to change the Stable version to Developer, you must first check compatibility. Developer– a developer version that contains a lot of new things, but may have a large number of bugs. Stable– a stable version, which is maximally optimized, and the number of errors is reduced to a minimum. A couple of tips before starting the update.

1. You cannot install a version lower than the current one.
2. It is recommended to install updates of the same type.

In some cases, the device may not see the firmware file. To avoid this, download the file directly through the device, and then move it to the root of the directory through the file manager. An alternative is to transfer the ROM file to MicroSD (if such a slot is available), insert the USB flash drive into the phone, transfer it to the root of the internal memory.

Update “through 3 points”

Until the procedures are completed, do not press any buttons on the phone - only respond to prompts that appear on the screen. If you get an error "The installation file could not be verified" during downloading, then you can use the program on your computer Mi Flash or Mi PC Suite, through which you can easily install updates.

Installation via Recovery

After rebooting, your phone will be updated and ready to use. Do not forget that personal data will be erased. We also recommend transferring important information to a PC or removable media and removing it.

We don’t often tell our readers about flashing devices, but in the case of Xiaomi this is most relevant, because those who bought a company device will probably be faced with the need to install localized firmware or firmware with weekly updates, called Developer firmware.

By the way, you can flash the device with custom firmware only through the Developer version. We will use Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro as an example. To install the official version of Xiaomi firmware, as a rule, you do not need to submit a request for the opportunity to unlock the bootloader on the official Xiaomi website. If you plan to engage in similar activities in the future, you can submit a request to unlock your device.

Let's proceed directly to installing the firmware with weekly updates ( Before installation you need to back up all your data). The first step is to register. Then, by going to , you should select your device. Next, look for “Developer ROM” and click on “Download Full ROM”. After which the download of the firmware will begin, the size of which in our case is 1.2-1.3 gigabytes.

After downloading, connect the smartphone via USB cable to the computer and transfer the firmware file to the “downloaded_rom” folder.

You can then disconnect the device from the computer. Next, go to settings, select the “About phone” section and click on the round button in the bottom middle with the inscription “System update” (Option 2: open the “Update” shortcut on the desktop). Then click on the 3 dots, then tap on “Select firmware file”, after which we will be transferred to Explorer. Here you should go to the “downloaded_rom” folder and select our firmware file.

Then click on the checkmark that says “OK” at the bottom of the screen. After which the installation of the weekly version of the system should begin. If the error “Could not verify the installation file” appears, try downloading an older version. If attempts to install earlier versions were unsuccessful, you need to download the Mi Flash program and directly install the firmware file through it.

The editors are not responsible for any consequences of performing the manipulations given above

Based on materials from MIUI

After the release of any official firmware, most users install new versions of them in order to ensure better performance of the device, although this is not at all necessary. If you still decide to improve your operating system, in this article we will tell you how to do it correctly. The update of Xiaomi Mi5 and some other devices will be partially taken into account. We will also talk about installing a new version of software over the air.

What is OTA

To be precise, in simple, understandable language, OTA (Over The Air) updates do not require a connection to a computer, that is, you can update via 3G Internet, EDGE or Wi-Fi, this method is often called “over-the-air update”. Having a user account, we will be able to synchronize our device only with new firmware modules, this function also allows you to receive notifications about released products regarding the OS, your data is not lost, but remains saved, in short, this method saves you a lot of time and effort. Absolutely every Xiaomi owner will be able to cope with updating the system to the new version, and we will talk about device compatibility in the future.

The current firmware at the moment is the MIUI 8 update, so in the future we will talk specifically about it. We will tell you who can afford to upgrade to the current MIUI 8 build, and also advise what to do if you still have not received the firmware for your device. We won’t talk about its pros and cons, we’ll just say that this innovation will allow you to change the appearance of the interface, add a multi-screen mode that allows you to work with a number of special programs, in general, your Android will be transformed quite well, and there will be something to look at.

Compatibility

It is also important which devices can be updated with new firmware, so it is important to understand this issue. According to official sources, the firmware will be available on all Android 6.0 devices, including devices such as Xiaomi Mi4, its earlier representatives of the Mi series, that is, Mi 2, Mi 2S, Mi 3 and so on. Updating the popular Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro, and indeed the entire Redmi line along with Mi Note, is a given.

True, there is one thing. The fact is that the firmware is not yet available to everyone, since it is released in “waves” for certain series of devices, but if you have all the necessary files, you can install it manually, which we will briefly discuss later.

Firmware update

Updating the firmware is not the easiest process, at least it used to be. Now, with the help of OTA, you can do everything in a few clicks, and you don’t need a computer, a connection cable, and you will also be able to do without searching for the necessary files, their correct location, and so on. Since you already know about over-the-air updating, let’s move on directly to the process, looking at three simple steps:

• Make sure that your device is charged to the maximum, but even 30% of the battery is enough to carry out such an operation; for some, 60%. But it’s better not to take risks by fully charging the device;
• Of course, up to Android 6 and older you need official firmware, that is, custom and root rights are not suitable here, and there should not be any changes in the firmware;
• Then you just have to follow the standard path to check for updates: “Menu” – “Settings” – “About phone” – “System updates” – “Check now”. When the system sees that there is an update, agree to install it, restart the device, and then wait.

Having figured out how to update your Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro and some other devices, I would like to mention that for the same Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, Xiaomi Redmi 3S at the time of writing there is only a Chinese version of the firmware and there is nothing you can do about it, so you have to wait. We remind you that the latest version of MIUI firmware is not released immediately and not for all devices. They will still be translated (global version), so there is no rush, of course, unless you want to get a device in Chinese.

Other installation options

Since many people want to upgrade their device to MIUI now, there are manual installation options via Recovery and Fastboot, but this is a topic for another article. It is also worth considering that the approximate similarity of devices, say Redmi 3 and 3 S, does not promise us that they will be able to officially update at the same time, although everyone really hopes for this.

If for some reason you are unable to update your device, you should try slightly more difficult methods, but no less correct; more about this in the article about device firmware.

Since the topic of firmware is quite global and many people want to receive instructions specifically for their phone model, I decided to write a universal post in which I will talk about how to install software on a Xiaomi smartphone, and at the same time share links to the latest firmware versions. This article will be relevant both for existing Xiaomi devices and newly released ones.

Here is a complete list of devices for which the manufacturer is currently releasing official international firmware versions:

• Mi 2/2S;
• Mi 3;
• Mi 4;
• Mi 4i;
• Mi 5;
• Mi Note;
• Mi Max 16/32 GB;
• Redmi 1s;
• Redmi Note 4G;
• Redmi Note Prime;
• Redmi Note 2;
• Redmi Note 3 Pro;
• Redmi Note 3 Special Edition;
• Redmi Note 4;
• Redmi 2;
• Redmi 3;
• Redmi 3s.

Some smartphones were not included in the list because these devices are produced for the Chinese domestic market and the developer does not release official international versions. However, you can install localized software yourself. There are corresponding instructions for a smartphone, and for other devices the steps are similar, you just need to download the firmware for a specific device.

Take into account! When changing the firmware version, to avoid unstable operation of the smartphone, it is recommended to reset to factory settings. In the future, when updating the software, you will not have to repeat this procedure. Also make sure that the battery is charged more than 60%, ideally it should be 100%, in order to be able to resuscitate the smartphone in case of force majeure situations. As the author of this article, I do not bear any responsibility for your devices. Everything you do, you do at your own peril and risk. However, if something goes wrong, then you can contact me and I will try to help you.

Before you start updating the smartphone software, the MiFlash application and the necessary drivers must be installed on your computer. I described how to do this correctly.

System update

If the official international firmware is already installed on your smartphone and you just want to update it, then there is nothing easier than using the built-in application. Download the firmware file for recovery in zip format to the internal memory of the device in a folder downloaded_rom. Find the program shortcut on the desktop Update (Updater) and launch it. In the application that opens, in the upper right corner, click on the icon with three dots and select the item Select firmware file (Choose update package).

Next, you need to indicate where the archive with the previously downloaded firmware is located and confirm the installation. The smartphone will check the file and installation will begin; when completed, the system will automatically reboot. The process is long, so be patient.

Also in this application you can set up automatic check for updates and you will always have the latest version of MIUI firmware installed.

This method should not be used if you are changing the firmware type, for example, from a developer version to stable, or updating from Chinese firmware. For these purposes, you need to use the following methods.

Update in Recovery mode

Important. Due to differences in the Recovery mode interface, this method is not applicable to some Redmi smartphones equipped with MTK processors and devices with a locked bootloader. Sometimes a software update requires a factory reset, so be careful when agreeing to this or that item.

Download the firmware file for recovery in zip format to the internal memory and rename it update.zip. This can be done in advance on the computer, and then transfer the archive to the device. It is extremely important that the renamed file is located in the root of the repository, and not in some folder.

Now you need to reboot your smartphone into recovery mode. This can be done in two ways:

1. In the application Update (Updater) in the upper right corner, click on the icon with three dots and select the item ( Reboot to Recovery mode).
2. Turn off the smartphone. Press and hold the volume up and power buttons simultaneously for 3-5 seconds until Recovery mode appears.

The cursor in Recovery mode is controlled using the volume rocker, and the power button is used to confirm the command. Thus, select English and click Install update.zip to System One to start the update. After successful completion, the smartphone must be rebooted by pressing Reboot to System One.

Update in Fastboot mode

On some new devices, you must first unlock the bootloader to use this method. Now this procedure takes 1-2 days and there is nothing complicated about it, the main thing is to follow the instructions.

Turn off the smartphone and put it into Fastboot mode. To do this, you need to simultaneously press and hold the volume down and power buttons until a rabbit appears on the screen.

Download and unpack the firmware for fastboot into a folder on your PC that does not contain Cyrillic characters. Launch the MiFlash.exe application, in the window that opens, click on the button Browse and indicate the folder in which you unzipped the software. Also, do not forget to mark the corresponding update mode in the bottom line: Flash all (all data is deleted), Flash all except starage (data is saved on the internal memory) and Flash all except data and starage (programs and data are saved on the internal memory).

We connect the device to the computer using a microUSB cable and press the button in the application Refresh. If the drivers are installed correctly, the window should display the com port to which the device is connected.