The Ultimate Guide to Xiaomi Firmware

Xiaomi phones—from the flagship Mi series to the popular Redmi and POCO lineups—are known for their powerful hardware and their feature-rich operating system, MIUI (now transitioning to HyperOS). But what happens when your phone is stuck in a bootloop, needs a region change, or you want to fix stubborn software bugs?

The answer lies in Xiaomi Firmware, also known as Stock ROM or Flash File. Understanding how to properly handle and flash this firmware is the key to unlocking the full potential and longevity of your Xiaomi device.

This guide breaks down everything you need to know about Xiaomi’s software ecosystem and the critical steps for safely managing your device’s firmware.

What is Xiaomi Firmware? (MIUI, HyperOS, and ROMs)

Xiaomi firmware is the complete software package that runs your device. It consists of the core Android operating system customized with Xiaomi’s proprietary interface:

• MIUI / HyperOS: This is Xiaomi’s highly customized Android skin. It controls the aesthetics, performance optimizations, and unique features (like Game Turbo, extensive customization options, and deep system cleaning) that define the Xiaomi user experience.
• Android Core: The foundational operating system that MIUI/HyperOS runs on top of.
• Drivers: Software that enables all hardware components (camera, processor, modem, etc.) to function correctly.

When looking for firmware, you’ll encounter two main types, differentiated by the method used to install them:

1. Recovery ROM (.zip): Designed for over-the-air (OTA) or local installation via the phone’s built-in Recovery Mode. It’s used for small updates or local upgrades, and typically does not erase user data.
2. Fastboot ROM (.tgz): The complete software package, which includes the necessary scripts and files for a clean installation using the Mi Flash Tool. This is the recommended method for fixing bricks, bootloops, and region changes, as it performs a clean wipe.

Why You Need to Flash a Xiaomi Stock ROM

While most updates arrive seamlessly OTA, flashing a full Stock ROM is a necessary procedure for serious maintenance and repairs:

• Unbricking the Device: The most common reason. If your phone is stuck on the MI logo, continually rebooting (bootloop), or won’t power on (soft brick), flashing a Fastboot ROM is often the only way to revive it.
• Fixing Persistent Bugs: Deep software glitches, abnormal battery drain, or unexpected crashes that persist even after a factory reset are often eliminated by installing a clean, fresh copy of the entire OS.
• Global/China ROM Conversion: Flashing allows you to switch between different regional variants of the software (e.g., changing from a China ROM to a Global ROM to get Google services and your preferred language).
• Factory Reset Protection (FRP) Bypass: In cases where you’ve lost your Google account credentials after a hard reset, flashing a firmware package can sometimes bypass the FRP lock.
• Downgrading: While challenging on newer devices due to anti-rollback protection, flashing can sometimes be used to revert to an older, more stable MIUI/HyperOS version if a recent update introduced major issues.

Key Steps for Flashing Xiaomi Firmware

Installing a full firmware package, especially a Fastboot ROM, requires careful preparation.

1. Unlock the Bootloader (The Critical First Step)

For most advanced flashing operations (like using the Mi Flash Tool or changing region ROMs), you must have an unlocked bootloader.

• Xiaomi officially allows bootloader unlocking after following a specific procedure using the Mi Unlock Tool. This process usually involves binding your Mi Account to the device and waiting a specified number of days (usually 7-15 days).
• Warning: Unlocking the bootloader will wipe all user data on the device.

2. Choose and Download the Correct ROM

Visit a reliable source like mobifirmware.com and ensure you download the firmware package that matches your:

• Exact Model Number: (e.g., Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G)
• ROM Type: (Fastboot ROM is usually best for unbricking)
• Region: (Global, EEA, India, China)

3. Flashing Method (Mi Flash Tool)

The Mi Flash Tool is the official PC application for installing Fastboot ROMs.

1. Preparation: Install the Mi Flash Tool on your Windows PC and ensure you have the necessary ADB/Fastboot drivers installed.
2. Boot to Fastboot: Power off your Xiaomi device. Hold the Volume Down button and the Power button simultaneously until the screen displays the Mi Bunny logo and the word “FASTBOOT.”
3. Connect: Connect the phone to your PC via a reliable USB cable.
4. Flash: Load the extracted Fastboot ROM folder into the Mi Flash Tool. Select the appropriate clean all or clean all and lock option at the bottom (be extremely careful with the “lock” option, as locking an incompatible regional ROM can brick your phone). Click “Flash” and wait for the process to complete.

⚠️ Flashing Safety Checklist

Flashing firmware can be risky. Follow this checklist to protect your device:

• ✅ Back Up Data: Flashing a Stock ROM will wipe your data. Back up everything to the cloud or an external drive.
• ✅ Check Model Code: Verify the firmware code matches your phone’s codename exactly (e.g., mondrian for a specific model). Flashing the wrong firmware is a guaranteed brick.
• ✅ Battery Charge: Ensure the phone’s battery is charged to at least 70% before starting.
• ✅ Stable PC/Cable: Use a reliable USB cable and a PC that won’t lose power or connection during the flash.
• ✅ Mi Unlock Status: Confirm the bootloader is unlocked if you are using the Mi Flash Tool.

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Se você é fã da personalização e desempenho no seu celular Xiaomi, a nova atualização do POCO Launcher 2.2 chegou com tudo! 🎉

A equipe da Xiaomi lançou uma versão mais fluida, com otimizações que melhoram a velocidade de transição, resposta ao toque e correções de bugs antigos que incomodavam os usuários.

📲 Acesse o artigo completo aqui 👉 POCO Launcher 2.2: atualização com fluidez e melhorias no desempenho

✅ O que há de novo?

• Melhoria significativa na fluidez das animações
• Transições mais suaves entre apps
• Correção de bugs de ícones duplicados
• Melhor estabilidade com o HyperOS

💡 O POCO Launcher continua sendo uma das melhores opções para quem usa o MIUI ou o novo HyperOS, oferecendo uma experiência leve e personalizável.

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• HyperOS: conheça o novo sistema da Xiaomi
• Comparativo entre MIUI e HyperOS: qual é melhor?

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It’s been weeks of attempts to unlock the bootloader so I can root my phone and finally get full access to Android/data, yet I can’t get through the “Application quota limit reached, please try again after [xx/xx]” no matter how early I request it even if I’m punctual with Chinese time zone

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Pozdrav MIUI-u Xiaomi je obilježio trominutnim videom, koji prikazuje kako se razvijao jedan od najraširenijih Android skinova. #miui #hyperos

Xiaomi je kako ste vjerojatno već i čuli nakon 13 godina odlučio svoj MIUI poslati u povijest i zamijeniti ga HyperOS-om. Pozdrav MIUI-u Xiaomi je obilježio trominutnim videom, koji prikazuje kako se razvijao jedan od najraširenijih Android skinova.

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In December, Xiaomi will double the production of its first electric car, the SU7.
Several sources immediately revealed new details about Xiaomi cars. The company is reportedly working on three new models. Two of them will be electric cars, codenamed Modena and Le Mans, but the third model, codenamed Kunlun, will be a hybrid – Xiaomi has already published a number of vacancies for hybrid powertrain development engineers.

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This news did not go unnoticed by Xiaomi fans - fan renderings of possible new models have already appeared on the Internet. Along the way, the Chinese are wondering what body types the new products will have. There is no doubt that Xiaomi will have a crossover or SUV. But fans are also eager to see a pickup truck, a minivan, and even a small truck.
Xiaomi is preparing three new car models, one of them will be a hybrid
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As for the current SU7 model, the company has planned to produce 300 units in December - double the number in November. In the meantime, production processes are being debugged - not everything is going smoothly with them: either the conveyor will stop, or spare parts for it will not be delivered on time. At the same time, the company is finalizing the firmware of the infotainment system.

After the official premiere, Xiaomi SU7 will appear in the company’s retail stores in China, and the space in them will be reorganized so that some of the solutions in the smart home ecosystem will most likely be simply removed.

Redmi K60 Pro, Redmi K60 Extreme Edition, Redmi K70 and Redmi K70 Pro
Lu Weibing, President of Xiaomi Group, President of the International Division and General Manager of the Redmi Brand, confirmed that Redmi has officially entered the Wi-Fi 7 era.

Redmi K60 Pro, Redmi K60 Extreme Edition, Redmi K70 and Redmi K70 Pro will soon be updated, making surfing even more enjoyable.

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Redmi officially enters the era of Wi-Fi 7: models that will receive the update have been named

Previously, the Xiaomi 10G Router and Xiaomi Router BE7000 began to receive a firmware update that adds support for Wi-Fi 7. The firmware for the Xiaomi 10G router was released under version number 1.1.6. The update log talks about the addition of features such as Multi-Link Operation (MLO) and Multiple Resource Unit (MRU), which appeared in Wi-Fi 7.

Release expected in April 2024
Xiaomi is working on a new tablet called Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro, the characteristics of which were discovered in the MIUI firmware code.

According to GSMChina, the device will be equipped with a 10-inch LCD panel manufactured by Tianma. The LCD panel will have a resolution of 1480 × 2367 pixels and will support a refresh rate of 144 Hz. Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro had a size of 11 inches. The new Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro will be a smaller tablet in comparison.

Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro will be built on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro used the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The new tablet should be faster than its predecessor. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is used, we recall, in Xiaomi 13.
The flagship tablet Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro will be released along with Xiaomi 14 Ultra
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There are two cameras on the back of the tablet. These are the main camera and the depth camera. On the front panel there is a front camera for taking selfies. There are no characteristics yet.

The new tablet is equipped with 4 speakers. Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro will only be available in the Chinese market. The device will be released with the HyperOS operating system based on Android 14 out of the box.

In addition, there is information that the standard Xiaomi Pad 7 will be sold on the global market. The tablets are expected to be officially launched alongside the Xiaomi 14 Ultra in April next year.

Redmi Note 12 users are lucky - they will be among the first to experience the latest Xiaomi OS
The GSMChina resource, which tracks Xiaomi’s work on new firmware for its smartphones, has published a list of “global” Redmi smartphones that will be among the first to receive the latest HyperOS operating system. Interestingly, this list does not include a single flagship of the K line.

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8 Redmi smartphones will be among the first to receive HyperOS
But the Redmi Note 12 series is presented in full. So, according to GSMChina, among the first to receive HyperOS are: Redmi Note 12 4G, Redmi Note 12 4G NFC, Redmi Note 12 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro+, Redmi Note 12S, Redmi 12 5G and Redmi 12C.

When will the firmware be released? Alas, it will have to wait: the release will take place only in the first quarter of 2024.

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Xiaomi: Tchau MIUI; Olá HyperOS

A galera da Xiaomi acabou de soltar a notícia de que vai trocar o MIUI, aquele sistema operacional maneirinho que eles tinham, por um novíssimo chamado HyperOS.

A parada vai se espalhar pelo mundo todo ao longo de 2024, mas a Xiaomi ainda não soltou qual dos aparelhos vão poder dar um up nesse novo sistema. Só que eles garantem que o Xiaomi 14, que vem chegando por aí, já vai vir com o HyperOS…

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But it will not replace MIUI 15
Xiaomi can follow the path of Huawei and create its substitute for Android - the MyDrivers resource gives approximately this status to the new Xiaomi software called MIOS.

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Xiaomi will have its own Android replacement?
It is still unclear what MIOS is. At first, there were rumors that it would be a completely new shell - like MIUI, only for Chinese devices. But in fact, we are talking about something more: MIUI will be used not only in smartphones but also in the Internet of Things ecosystem. That is, it will become a global operating system that will unite most Xiaomi smart devices.

Here Xiaomi was inspired by the example of Huawei, which adapted HarmonyOS for a wide range of devices: from smart watches and TVs to cars. Xiaomi, by the way, will also soon have its cars, and it also needs its operating system…

MIOS will not replace MIUI in smartphones. At least MyDrivers is not canceling the release of MIUI 15. The premiere of MIOS is expected on October 27, on this day Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro should be presented

The domain name is. cn is already registered
Xiaomi may abandon its MIUI brand, which began the company’s journey in the market.

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Xiaomi is going to abandon the MIUI brand. There will be MiOS instead
Insider Digital Chat Station says that MIUI 14 will be the last numbered version of the shell. Of course, Xiaomi is not going to abandon its shell altogether. It’s just that MiOS will supposedly appear instead of MIUI. Moreover, the company has already registered the domain name. cn with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.

Of course, the latter fact does not necessarily mean the departure of MIUI, but Digital Chat Station usually shares verified information.

Interestingly, we first heard about MOS almost ten years ago. Then we were talking about a platform based on Firefox OS, but the project was closed.

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Ứng dụng Thư viện của MIUI bổ sung tính năng sao lưu ảnh, video lên OneDrive

Ứng dụng Thư viện của MIUI (hay Gallery) có cập nhật tính năng, cho phép lưu ảnh và video lên Microsoft OneDrive để dự phòng.

Xiaomi đã từng công bố tính năng sao lưu lên Mi Cloud không còn sử dụng được. Thay vào đó, hãng tích hợp sao lưu lên Google Photos để thay thế.

Giờ đây, Xiaomi đi thêm một bước khi tích hợp tính năng mới, cho phép sao lưu dữ liệu này lên OneDrive, nền tảng đám mây mạnh mẽ của Microsoft.

Dưới đây là một số thông tin về tính năng mới này được người dùng Kacper Skrzypek phát hiện, thông tin đã được đăng tải trên trang web xiaomiui.net.

Theo đó, tính năng tích hợp sao lưu lên OneDrive trong ứng dụng Thư viện không khả dụng cho những mẫu smartphone dùng ROM quốc tế (kkk), cũng như trên máy tính bảng.

Như vậy, tính năng này có khả năng đang thử nghiệm tại thị trường Trung Quốc, sau khi ổn định, có thể sẽ tung ra thị trường quốc tế trên toàn cầu.

Để sử dụng tính năng mới này, trước hết cần tắt đi tính năng sao lưu lên Mi Cloud, sau đó thì có thể vào app để bật sao lưu lên OneDrive.

Kacper cho biết, tính năng này không khả dụng ở các nước như: Macau, Hong Kong, Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Isle of Man, Lebanon, South Georgia và South Sandwich Island, Venezuela.

Tính năng này cũng xuất hiện giới hạn trên các thiết bị, trong đó, hiện không khả dụng cho Xiaomi 12T, Xiaomi 13 series. Dưới đây là danh sách thiết bị có hỗ trợ tính năng này cho đến hiện tại:

• POCO F4 GT (ingres)
• Xiaomi 13 Lite (ziyi)
• POCO X4 GT (xaga)
• Redmi Note 8 2021 (biloba)
• Redmi 10C (fog)
• POCO C40 (frost)
• Redmi Note 11T (evergo)
• Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G (viva/vida)
• Redmi Note 10S (rosemary)
• Redmi Note 11 (spes/spesn)
• Mi 11 Lite 4G/5G (courbet/renoir)
• Xiaomi 12/Pro (cupid/zeus)
• Xiaomi 11T Pro (vili)
• Xiaomi Mi 11 (venus)
• Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (star)
• Xiaomi Mi 11i (haydn)
• Xiaomi 12 Lite (taoyao)
• Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE (lisa)
• Redmi 10 5G/POCO M4 5G (light/thunder)
• POCO M5 (rock)
• Redmi 10/2022 (selene)
• Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G (sweet_k6a)
• Redmi 9A (dandelion)

Danh sách thiết bị có thể thay đổi, và hy vọng tính năng này sẽ sớm được cập bến tất cả thiết bị trên thị trường toàn cầu.

Mình đang sử dụng Redmi Note 10 JE, chỉ có mỗi tính năng sao lưu lên Google Photos, trong khi mình lại đang có tài khoản Microsoft OneDrive. Hy vọng có cập nhật trong thời gian tới.

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خلفية MIUI

لماذا MIUI ليس Android؟

ما هو إصدار MIUI الجديد الآن؟

كيفية معرفة أرقام إصدار MIUI و Android

“إعدادات Android”.

“رقم إصدار MIUI لجهازك”.

كيفية البحث عن تحديثات البرامج على هاتف MIUI / Android أقدم

رمز الترس.

“حول الهاتف”.

هل يجب عليك شراء MIUI أو هاتف Android؟

أسئلة وأجوبة

💬 Вопрос по Xiaomi

«С обновлением до MIUI 14 значение температуры батареи в настройках с числового поменялось на текстовое “Нормальная/Высокая”. Как вернуть числовое?»

🏭 Отвечает инженер Neovolt:

MIUI 14 помогает пользователю не задумываться, какая температура считается нормальной, а какая повышенной. Теперь превышение 📈+45°C всегда отображается соответствующим замечанием.

👉 Чтобы снизить «высокую» температуру до «нормальной» нужно:

• снять чехол,

• закрыть/остановить ресурсоёмкие приложения,

• оставить телефон в прохладном месте не на прямых солнечных лучах.

Процедуры возвращения числового значения температуры в MIUI 14 не предусмотрено. Но есть два способа обойти это ограничение:

1) в номеронабирателе введите *#*#4636#*#* и выберите в диагностическом меню раздел «Battery Information», где будет вся актуальная информация по батарее (работает не на всех устройствах Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco);

2) Удалите обновления встроенного приложения «Безопасность» — именно оно отвечает за интерфейс, где показывается температура батареи (мы не рекомендуем это делать, так как это приложение отвечает и за другие области безопасности смартфона, его важно содержать в актуальной версии).

تعطيل شاشة قفل Miui

“إيقاف تشغيل قفل الشاشة”.               

تفعيل القفل الذكي

“الإعدادات”.                                                                           

“قفل الشاشة والأمان”.                                                                     

تعطيل شاشة قفل Miui Glance

“الإعدادات”.                                                                                   

كيفية تعطيل قفل الشاشة في الإصدارين 10.0 و 11.0 من Miui

الإعدادات.“                                                                                               

"حول الهاتف”.                                                                                     

“خيارات المطور”.                                 

“تخطي قفل الشاشة.                                                                             

كيفية تعطيل وضع السكون على Miui

"الإعدادات”.                                                                                   

“Always-on display & Lock screen”.                                       

“النوم”.                                                                                                     

لماذا يجب عليك تعطيل قفل الشاشة على Miui

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