Flashing China Rom - Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Questions & Answers

Hi folks.
I have a Mi 8 Lite global pack.
I alreday unlocked it's bootloader. but i don't want to my phone be unlocked anymore.
So, since people say China rom is better than global. I interested to flash china rom and lock my bootloader
Is this possible to do it? without any soft or hard break?
What about China Beta rom? Can i flash it in this case?

imostafaaaaaa said:
Hi folks.
I have a Mi 8 Lite global pack.
I alreday unlocked it's bootloader. but i don't want to my phone be unlocked anymore.
So, since people say China rom is better than global. I interested to flash china rom and lock my bootloader
Is this possible to do it? without any soft or hard break?
What about China Beta rom? Can i flash it in this case?
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As far as I know you can´t cross the firmware before to unlock device and in your case when you unlocked it you can flash any of both but you can´t relock it over the crossed firmware or you could brick it.
If you want to wait that someone that tried it can confirm it but I read that some users bricked due to this.

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Chinese to Global and then lock bootloader?

Hi having read around I think the answer is no, bit just wanted to be 100 percent sure. I have the Chinese stable ROM with locked bootloader. Mini 10.3.3. second hand phone.
Works fine and I have gapps on it from the MIUI web site. Fails safety net presumably because it's not certified by Google but it still runs dual screen PoGo so I don't care!
Anyway, I know I have to unlock the bootloader to install the Global ROM and I think that if I relock the bootloader afterwards, it bricks until I reinstall the Chinese ROM again.
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Will I receieve OS updates if I convert China Version Mi 10 to Global Version?

I'm planning on buying Mi 10 from China, then convert it into Global Rom / EU Rom. Does anyone know if flashing global rom will allow the device to receieve auto updates on the OS? Also will I be able to relock the bootloader after flashing the global rom?
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If you lock bootloader with Global rom your device will brick.
Flash global rom without lock. You can receive updates without any problems.
sceryavuz said:
If you lock bootloader with Global rom your device will brick.
Flash global rom without lock. You can receive updates without any problems.
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Can I flash eu rom in my Indian Mi10 with locked bootloader? If can, what's the procedure?
Not possible to flash any rom without unlock bootloader.
Will unlocking the bootloader break the FP scanner like it has on 2 other android 10 Chinese phones I've had?
I just got a mi 10 Pro yesterday and now I'm scared to try lok
viper98 said:
Will unlocking the bootloader break the FP scanner like it has on 2 other android 10 Chinese phones I've had?
I just got a mi 10 Pro yesterday and now I'm scared to try lok
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Never heard that. I use bl unlocked devices for years.

Quick Question: Can you go to another Region ROM using MiFlash with locked bootloader

Hey guys just a quick question,
I want to buy this phone for my dad but there is no global variant available just yet but can find the indian variant.
I don't want to unlock the bootloader and have to go through the process of getting google pay to work
Was just hoping to keep the bootloader locked but flash the official global or eea rom using the MiFlash tool was wondering if this is okay or do you have to have the bootloader unlocked to go to another region ROM?
If it is okay how do you do it using MiFlash? I've only ever used MiFlash on my unlocked Mi 9T Pro.
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Can't update to MIUI 12

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I am a first time Xiaomi user and just got the Mi 10 Global version. I tried manually installing the official global MI 10 Miui 12 ROM, but the update failed as it couldn't be verified. Please take a look at the screenshots..
I can't update it via fastboot neither, as my bootloader is locked and Xiaomi wants me to wait for 168 hours (7 days!) to try again.
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MaTiCeK- said:
Hi,
I am a first time Xiaomi user and just got the Mi 10 Global version. I tried manually installing the official global MI 10 Miui 12 ROM, but the update failed as it couldn't be verified. Please take a look at the screenshots..
I can't update it via fastboot neither, as my bootloader is locked and Xiaomi wants me to wait for 168 hours (7 days!) to try again.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Because it is a Vodafone branding. You have to wait till Vodafone release the update.
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So the VF at the end of MIUI version number means Vodafone?
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Do I loose anything by unlocking and relocking the bootloader? I had Samsung phones before, where unlocking the bootloader would trip Knox and invalidate your warranty.
MaTiCeK- said:
So the VF at the end of MIUI version number means Vodafone?
If that's the case I might as well go and unlock my bootloader, flash the unbranded global rom and relock the bootloader.
Do I loose anything by unlocking and relocking the bootloader? I had Samsung phones before, where unlocking the bootloader would trip Knox and invalidate your warranty.
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Yes VF is Vodafone branding. If you unlock bootloader you will loose your data. So make a backup.
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So in the end I flashed it with Xiomi Tool V2 and I didn't need to unlock the bootloader.

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