Xiaomi Mi4 How to find out which firmware is installed. Xiaomi Mi4c firmware. Custom TWRP Recovery Firmware

The line of devices Xiaomi Mi is considered flagship chinese manufacturer, Therefore, all devices that come out under the name Xiaomi Mi can be considered flagships. One of the terrible smartphones of this line can be considered Xiaomi Mi 4, which was not in such a distant 2014. According to the characteristics, the phone was not inferior to the flagships of that time - Samsung Galaxy S5 Galaxy Alpha., Nexus 5, LG G3 and so on, but at the same time it cost noticeably cheaper than listed models, which made it a profitable purchase. You can even say that even now the phone will look not very worse than modern budgets, but even even better. Even now, in 2018, the phone continues to receive miui updates, not to mention custom firmware, among which there are Android Oreo. With the latest version 8.1. And so smoothly we approached the topic of this article - the Xiaomi Mi firmware 4. We will analyze the firmware of the device on the last official version MIUI 9.2 and tell you a little about custom firmware and how to install them. We will stop tightening with accession and turn directly to the Xiaomi MI 4 firmware instructions.

Xiaomi Mi 4 firmware on official MIUI

It is worth paying tribute to Xiaomi, because Siaomi 4 firmware is a very simple process with which anyone can cope with. Of course, if you are for the first time at the computer and do not even know what drivers are, then you should not do these this way right away, well, if you are more or less understand how everything works in your computer, then welcome. Siaomi firmware is not only an easy process, but also unified! Almost all Xiaomi smartphones are stitched by one program and need the same drivers. MI 4, like any other Xiaomi smartphone you can flash on the official MIUI through the Miui Rom Flashing Tool program or abbreviated Miflash and it is very convenient program. At least by the fact that it sets all the necessary drivers independently and all you have to do is connect the phone to the computer in FastBoot mode and click on the "Flash" button. Another refinement: Xiaomi MI 4 smartphone does not require unlocking the bootloader for firmware via Miflash, which significantly speeds up and simplifies the process itself, so we can immediately go to the firmware. It remains only to download the firmware itself, and for this we turn on the link and download the latest firmware.

Process itself

To begin with, we need to turn off the phone and load it in FastBoot mode, for this you need to hold the "Power" and "Volume" buttons at the same time. After that, the phone will boot into the FastBoot mode, showing a similar picture:

We connect the phone to the computer (it is desirable to do through a complete cable) and wait for the phone definition by the system. After in the MiFlash program, click on the "Refresh" button and your device should appear in the list of devices.

Now you need to remove the downloaded firmware, it is advisable to do it through the Winrar or 7Zip program. Create a folder in the root of the disk C: and remove the firmware there. Copy the address to the folder with the firmware and insert it in the field highlighted in blue.

Now click on the "Flash" button to start the firmware. The process can take a few minutes, and the first loading of the device from 5 to 15 minutes, take patience.

As you were able to make sure the process is very light and does not take much time, most likely you will download the firmware longer than to move directly.

Custom firmware for Xiaomi Mi 4

Everything will be not so simple here, but I will try to explain everything as possible. You will need to download the archive (link) with the necessary tools and unpack it into the root of the C: disk.

You need to run the phone in FastBoot mode (power + volume down), and connect the phone to the computer.

Initially, you need to flash custom recovery, and for this we will use the command windows string. You can run it through the program "Run", to start it, press Win + R and enter "CMD". Since we have the necessary tools in the root of C in the Android folder, then we need to go there, and for this we enter the command CD C: \\ Android

To check the connection of your smartphone, you can enter the command fastBoot Devices.and your phone should be displayed in the window.

For the firmware recovery you need to enter a command fastBoot Flash Recovery Recovery.imgwhere "recovery.img" is the name of the file with the recovery that you can replace your own.

After installing the custom recovery, you must boot into it. To do this, clamp the "Volume +" and "Power" button.

For firmware in the recovery itself, you need to make Wipe Data, Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache and only then install the custom firmware in the "Install" section.

As you can see the installation process of custom firmware is much more difficult than installing MIUI and I would recommend simply installing a fresh version of MIUI and not bother with custom firmware.

Detailed Xiaomi MI4C smartphone firmware instructions on a new Russified, custom firmware with Google Play.

From the firmware version 5.10.15 Clear Chinese from Xiaomi began to sign their firmware with a unique encrypted key. And this leads to the point that, through the standard (x mi), the recovery will be swallowed, it does not matter what method, only original English-Chinese firmware! When you try to flash any other firmware through it - an error will occur signature Verification Failed!

Custom TWRP Recovery Firmware

Download drivers for PC communication with telephone xiaomi. MI4C - mtk_usb_al_0.9. 7, download and then install.

If you want to flash Xiaomi MI4C on a custom firmware or a Russified firmware, you first need to install custom recovery into the smartphone.

Download custom recovery TWRP_RECOVERY 2.8.7.1 and Miuipro or SMIUI firmware for Xiaomi MI4C

If that here stock (original recovery) for Xiaomi MI4C - Stok Recovery MI4C

Unzip the contents of the archive to the folder on the "C" disk.

Run the CMD in the folder (open the folder where the recovery file is stored, with the SHIFT key, press the right mouse button on an empty place in the folder, Open CMD Here "Open Command Window") in Win 10 Open commands window
Translate the phone to the FastBoot mode (on the screen of the smartphone there should be a hare in the Ushank which is rented android), for this
Option 1: Turn off the phone and turn on the volume key pinned
Option 2: Through the command (the enabled debug mode is required via USB) - code " adB Reboot Bootloader."And click" Enter "

Then we flash our custom recovery TWRP_RECOVERY 2.8.7.1, for this we prescribe code

"FastBoot Flash Recovery Recovery.img"

and press the "Enter" key, after which the Xiaomi MI4C smartphone firmware will immediately begin

Installing the firmware on Xiaomi MI4C

Have you already downloaded the firmware? If not, download the link at the beginning of this instruction.

Copy the downloaded firmware file in the memory of the smartphone
We go into the recovery in one of the ways.
Method # 1. Click simultaneously the power button and the volume +, as soon as the MI logo appears, release incl, volume + hold. Loading in the previously installed recovery.
Method # 2. We are looking for a smartphone icon on the desktop of the smartphone, come in -\u003e We click three points at the top (...) -\u003e Select "Reboot to Recovery".

Select the Wipe-\u003e Advanced Wipe point and in the next window put ticks as on the screen, after that we make swipes in the right. Return to the main menu and go to Install. In the upper line, choose a place where our firmware is. "Phone memory" or "SD card"
Confirm by pressing the button "OK"

First you need to find and download the file with the firmware itself. You can take it:

On the official website of Xiaomi - http://en.miui.com/download-240.html, where several are laid out at once recent versions Android official firmware.
Custom modified options from Xiaomi.eu and Miui.su. You can download the version from Miui.su in.

In addition, to reflash the smartphone, you will need root rights (how to get them we considered in a separate article), as well as a program for automatic firmware and TWRP Recovery.

Xiaomi Mi4 Firmware: Procedure

Relieve Siaomi 4 quite simple. For comparison - with smartphones from the company, HTC often needs to be frowning much longer. With Xiaomi Mi4 Procedure:

Install custom recovery:

Turn off the phone and start it in FastBoot mode (at the same time clamp the power key + the volume button).
Connect the computer to the phone via the original USB cord, start the desired file with the * .bat resolution, before it connects it yourself. CWM.BAT and TWRP.BAT files are installed by the desired recovery, and stock.bat will allow you to return to the native recovery phone. Follow the instructions written on the screen.
Load into the installed custom Recovery by simultaneously pressing the on and volume buttons up.

Purchas a smartphone by pre-making a backup of all data: boot into custom recovery (in this case, TWRP), select "Install" And find the firmware archive needed to install .Zip. Attention! You may need to combine two sections of the system in one (in the case of the MarshMallow firmware).

Also, in order to avoid mistakes in the firmware process, we recommend performing the following actions:

In Recovery, select item "WIPE" or "Advanced Wipe".
Next, notice "Cache", "Data.», "DALVIK / ART CACHE", "SYSTEM", "INTERNAL STORAGE" (Last action will delete all user data from the MicroSD memory card).
Choose "Advanced" — "FIX CONTEXTS".

Sometimes, to correct the unfinished how impossible, an error can be corrected, renameting the firmware in "Miui.zip."However, it is best to take the steps described above.

While all the system files are flashing, the phone cannot be turned off from the PC and it is generally desirable not to touch. After the operation is completed, the first inclusion of the phone can occur long enough - it is not necessary to scare. The process can take 15, 20 or even 30 minutes, it is also possible several reboots during the launch of the phone - this is quite normal.

If you easily cope with previous items, this one will seem completely simple to you. You need to throw off the archive on the memory card, which also flash via Recovery.

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The battery firmware is practically not "eating" - in 8 o'clock at night the battery can lose a maximum of 1% charge. Operating system Works quickly than I unproved happy - it seemed better nowhere, but Xiaomi was pleasantly surprised by an increase in the speed of work.

In general, in new miui firmware There are increasingly interesting "chips", for example, cloning programs and so on. The operating system is very good, flexibly adjusts, and its style is set aside and pleases the eye.

Not all owners of the Xiaomi MI4C smartphone are satisfied with MIUI installed at the factory. One critical is the presence of the Russian language, others want to purchase new features or simply change the design. In this case, it is worth using firmware third-party developers. For Xiaomi MI4C firmware - the process is simple, but requiring compliance with instructions.

Custom TWRP Recovery Firmware

The most popular way to install a new Xiaomi firmware is the use of Custom Recovery TWRP version 3.1.1-1 for Android 7, 3.0.2-0 for Android 5 or Universal TWRP Multi for Xiaomi. After downloading, it is required to copy it to the folder on the computer, on the path to which the Russian letters are not contained, and renamed to TWRP_MI4C with an IMG extension.

You should also install MI PC Suite, after turning off the check digital signature Drivers in Windows. Since the bootloader on Xiaomi MI4C is not blocked, it is not required for the firmware official unlocking Using MI Unlock.

TWRP installation in FastBoot mode:

Translate the phone to the FastBoot mode (turn off, holding the "Volume" and "Power" keys, release them when the hare appears on the screen in the UCHAN).
Start the command line in a folder with unpacked TWRP Recovery
Enter the FastBoot Flash Recovery TWRP_MI4C.IMG command to the command line and press ENTER. This command launches the installation of custom recovery from the file TWRP_MI4C IMG, obtained earlier, so the name may be different.
Reload the phone holding the power button. If the TWRP menu opened, it is recommended to select Reboot\u003e Recovery and only after rebooting in the Using Reboot\u003e System menu (if the firmware installation is planned later).

After installing the custom recovery, you can move to downloading the package with the firmware.

Installing the firmware on Xiaomi MI4C

The order of installation of the package with the firmware depends on the type of downloaded software. For example, official firmware can be installed via the built-in update application. If the firmware of third-party developers of the same version of Android is used as the current one, then you must follow the following sequence of actions:

Create backup by means of a regular application. It can be done with TWRP, but there is a risk of problems on the firmware of another developer.
Copy the downloaded firmware on the memory card or in the internal memory of the phone. It should be in ZIP format (not TGZ).
Loading in the Custom Recovery menu by climbing the smartphone on the computer and the POWER button and the POWER button. Select Wipe\u003e Swipe to Factory Reset.
Using Install, specify the path to the firmware file and make the swipe from left to right to start the package installation procedure.

A little harder to move from one version of Android to another: from 5 to 7 or back. This will require:

Download Installation Package in Zip and SuperSU format.
If a universal recovery is not used on the device, then you will need to download recovery for the Android version installed, since custom recovery for Android 5 and 7 are incompatible.
Copy on the phone downloaded according to claim 1 and 2.
Boot into the recovery.
Run Wipe\u003e Swipe left to right (Cleaning Data, Dalvik / Art Cache and Cache).
Reboot in Recovery (Reboot\u003e Recovery).
Install, start the installation.

At the end of the installation, the bootloader is locked, and the current TWRP will become unsuitable for further use. Therefore, it is necessary to install SuperSU at once (without reboot), and then a new recovery. Then execute Reboot\u003e Recovery.

If the MI icon occurs after the reboot, this means that an error has been made. In this case, from under the system, you will have to install Root Explorer and Flashify (for root users), give permission to use superuser rights (root) and flash TWRP with their help.

Reboot into the recovery. Run Wipe\u003e Advanced Wipe\u003e Mark Dalvik / Art Cache and Cache\u003e Svaype checkboxes left to right to start cleaning.
Installation is completed, it's time to load into the system. The first launch lasts about 10 minutes.

To install official FastBoot firmware with the TGZ extension uses Miflash. The use of this method deletes all of internal memory The phone locks the bootloader, so you have to create a backup on the outer carrier.

Flashing in FastBoot mode using Miflash is performed as follows:

Download the firmware, install on the computer Mi PC Suite and Miflash. Disabling Digital Signature Digital Signature.
Unzip the TGZ file to the folder on the disk, on the path to which Cyrillic and spaces are not contained.
Translate your smartphone to FastBoot mode.
Go to Miflash and press Refresh until the device appears in the list.
Click the Browse in the Miflash window and select a folder with unzipped firmware. You need to choose the folder to which the Images directory is invested.
Pressing the triangle next to the Browse button, select Advanced item.
Near the FastBoot Script field, click Browse and specify the path to the Flash_all.bat file in the unzipped firmware folder.
Press ENTER on the keyboard, after which Refresh and then Flash in the Miflash window.
At the end of the process, the phone will reboot. The first launch lasts 7-10 minutes.

The flashing of the smartphone allows access to new features, set it up in accordance with its wishes and get rid of the shortcomings of the staffing software.

Detailed instructions for installing the official firmware on Xiaomi MI 4S (AQUA) through the Miflash application with a unlocked loader.

Drivers and programs

Attention!

To install the official firmware via FastBoot, the device is necessary.

Installation Instructions

To do backups All the necessary data and files and save them to a computer, removable media or cloud.

Create at the root of the disk with: \\ folder named "Android".

Disable drivers authentication.
Windows 7.
While turning on the computer after bios downloadsYou must press the F8 key. In the menu " Additional options Downloads »Select" Disable Mandatory Driver Signature ". This method It can work not the first time, so you should repeat the action or open the command line on behalf of the administrator and enter two commands:
"BCDEDITIT.EXE / SET LOADOPTIONS DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS"
"BCDEDITIT.EXE / SET TESTSIGNING ON"
Windows 8.
You need to press the keyboard key + i, clamp the SHIFT key and select the "Turning off"\u003e "Restart" item. When you turn on the computer, select "Diagnostics"\u003e " Extra options»\u003e Download options\u003e Restart. When you download, select "Disable Mandatory Driver Signature Check" by pressing the F7 key.
Windows 10.
You must hold the SHIFT key and select the Start menu\u003e "Turning off"\u003e "Restart". After downloading, select "Troubleshooting"\u003e "Advanced Options"\u003e Download Options\u003e Restart. Then select "Disable mandatory driver signature check" by pressing the F7 key.

Download official firmware To install and unpack the archive to any folder.
It is recommended to use the path to the folder without Cyrillic characters. For example, "C: \\ android \\_name".

Activate Usb Debug Points and " Factory unlocking»On the smartphone in the" For Developers "section (located in" Settings "→" Optional ").
To open this section, you need to go to "Settings" → "On the Phone" and click on the "MIUI version" item several times.

Connect the phone to the computer via a USB cable and change the connection type with "Charging only" to "File Transfer (MTP)".
It is recommended to use the original or cable. good quality, as well as uSB port 2.0 located on motherboard (for PC).

Open the command line and go to the created folder Android command "CD C: \\ Android \\" (teams are written without quotes).

Make sure the computer finds the ADB device.
To do this, you must enter "ADB Devices" to the command line. On the request on the phone on the resolution of debugging on ADB on this computer You must click "OK", while choosing the "Always resolve from this computer" item. If the device is seen, the text "List of Devices Attached" and the list of all devices (for example, XXXXXXX DEVICE) will be displayed. If instead of "Device" will be written "offline" or the list will be empty, then you need to update ADB, check the driver / cord, change the USB / computer port.

Reload the smartphone to FastBoot mode.
For this it is necessary in command line Enter the "ADB Reboot Bootloader" or turn it off, then turn on the volume with the discharge key. On the screen should be displayed the hare in the hatching cap.

Make sure that the computer finds the device in FastBoot mode.
To do this, enter the FastBoot Devices command. If the "XXXXXXX FastBoot" displays, then the phone is connected correctly. If "Waiting for Device" is displayed or nothing at all - it is necessary to check the status of the USB connection or reinstall the driver.

Run the Miflash utility. Then click the "Refresh" button, then "browse ..." and specify the path to the folder with the firmware. At the bottom of the screen, select the "Flash All Expept Storage" item to save files in the device's memory or Flash All to format the internal memory and click the Flash button. The firmware installation process will begin.

After the operation, the phone should reboot himself.
If this did not happen, you need to enter "FastBoot Reboot" on the command line or clamp the power button seconds 10 before the MI logo appears. Now the cable can be disconnected. After a few minutes the device will boot and will be ready for further work.

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