Mi A3 OTA stuck at August 2020 ? - Xiaomi Mi A3 Questions & Answers

Hello,
I have a Mi A3 and the last system update goes back to 5 august 2020 on android 10.
I tried many things to get the latest updates but it always says that there are no new update available.
I'm on stock rom, no root .... but is there a way to get the latest OTA updates ?
A way that does not require to factory reset the phone ?
Thanks a lot !

So in the meantime i managed to upgrade from V11.0.6.0.QFQEUXM to V11.0.10.0.QFQEUXM by downloading and manually applying the successive incremental updates through recovery.
But at no point the system notified me of a newer version, and it still shows that there are no no new upgrades.
What is the best solution to upgrade to android 11 ?
Is it possible to download and apply directly the latest V12.0.18.0.RFQEUXM through recovery without a factory reset ? Or should i go with all incremental upgrades manually ? What is the next incremental upgrade, i can't find one from V11.0.10.0.QFQEUXM to the first verison with android 11 ?
Thanks a lot for any tips.

For anyone in the same situation, i managed to update from android 10 to the latest available rom on android 11 (V12.0.18.0.RFQEUXM at the time).
Just download the latest full recovery file at root of sd card, and apply from the boot menu.
Everything upgraded smoothly, and nothing was erased on my phone.

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hey I have the redmi note 4 sd edition global stable , I wanna update to the latest V8.5.8.0 but my device is rooted and twrp is installed.. I tried by downloading from the updater but I got in the twrp recovery. when I root a device I know I can't get ota updates.. but I don't wanna lose my files photos etc... if I download the latest version with zip extension then I can get on the twrp recovery and flash it ? or I think there is way in the updater to flash a zip.. am I gonna lose files if I try any of these methods ? what about format ? do I need it?
Hi
I found myself in the very same situation, and despite a little bit of trial and error look at what finally helped me to update and regain root, I kept all my data and settings. No bugs so far!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/help/help-thread-questions-t3527620/post73956435
Hope you can find that useful

Is there a way to update my firmware?

My build number is SHT-W09 8.0.0.0.163(C432)
My bootloader is unlocked, I have TWRP installed, and a treble rom installed. Is it worth updating my firmware? How do I go about doing that?
I am also wanting to do this, as is this same question here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mediapad-m5/help/how-to-update-kernel-treble-device-t3879767
Not found an answer yet. Today I tried to download the full OTA of B193, used the Firmware Extractor tool, and then in fastboot, I tried to flash Kernel (OK), Ramdisk(OK), Vendor (failed). When I rebooted, it's still showing the previous version of base.
My reason for flashing, is I want the latest security updates in the KERNEL as well as the security updates in the OS (Running PHussons Pie 9.0 build, and it's rock solid stable)

Update by HiSuite

hey,
i'm trying to update my Honor 9 to C432-376 (i use C432-366).
No problem (with Hi Suite) to download and install update, but when i reboot, i go to TWRP, some stuff is doing and the return to my 366 build :/
If i update by OTA directly in Android, same thing.
Do i need to relock OEM ?
Have an idea of what can i do ?
Thanks
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Reboot with 3 fingers, and update by EMIUI recovery (Build 366 To 376).
Directly in Android i have update to 376 To 385 and after 385 To Android 9

About this new update..

My phone is still running on Android 9 with march security patch. I received an update prompt saying that it has May 2020 patch (1.33Gb size) . I would love to get the latest security patch but not the Android 10. With that file size, I think it contains android 10 as well, is that correct?
Yes and you won't receive any more security patch updates for Android 9.
All newer builds of the stock rom are android 10
Is it possible to disable automatic update from android 9 to 10? Not to download android 10. For example, for Huawei is possible via ADB. I have xiaomi mi a3 it worked fine for me 9 and as installed 10 is a massacre.
tomwil32 said:
Is it possible to disable automatic update from android 9 to 10? Not to download android 10. For example, for Huawei is possible via ADB. I have xiaomi mi a3 it worked fine for me 9 and as installed 10 is a massacre.
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Yes by unlocking bootloader you won't receive any official update from Xiaomi/Google
Then flash latest V10.3.16.0.PFQMIXM (Android 9)
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.3.16.0...0.PFQMIXM_20200324.0000.00_9.0_4a60d662bd.tgz
Rajendran Rasa said:
Yes by unlocking bootloader you won't receive any official update from Xiaomi/Google
Then flash latest V10.3.16.0.PFQMIXM (Android 9)
http://bigota.d.miui.com/V10.3.16.0...0.PFQMIXM_20200324.0000.00_9.0_4a60d662bd.tgz
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Unlocked bootloader will NOT prevent official OTA update from downloading and installing. OTA won't be installed if it fails verification of boot or system partition (Magisk or TWRP installed, system partition mounted as R/W, etc.).
But has anyone received this update in the Global version?

Question OTA Update for rooted Nord2 5G without TWRP ?

Hello,
Is it possibly to OTA Update a rooted Nord2 5G (DN2103) without TWRP without data loss ?
I rooted it with patched magisk boot image with DN2103_11_A.14 found here on XDA.
Tried OTA update for SN2103_11.A.16 from the phone menu, but got error from updater:
"Could not update: Verification problem" (translated by me, the original english message may be different)
I reverted to stock boot.img but the update fail again with the same error.
Now I am back with the magisk's patched one with root.
Which scenarios I have to update to the A.19 without lost data and without need to install TWRP.
Thanks.
Updated: March 28, 2022
Perhaps I am a bit late to respond, but for future users running into this issue (including myself lol), you first need to install TWRP, otherwise the following instruction won't work. Since you're rooted, you can install TWRP as well (and its really not hard to do)
for DN2103 you have to download the OTA update zip, boot image and vbmeta, see:
[STOCK][DN2103][EU] Incremental update packages & Boot images
Hi All, Below you can find a couple of incremental update packages that you can use for updating from various versions of your device. Incremental update packages These can be installed using TWRP by following this tutorial...
forum.xda-developers.com
After you downloaded the correct files, do the following:
boot into TWRP and flash the boot image corresponding to your update.
(optional) by flashing the boot image, you lose root. to prevent that, you can patch the boot image first with the magisk app. you can always do this step after updating, in case you forget it.
!!! some updates do not have boot image.
flash the <ota_update>.zip
flash the vb.meta image
reboot phone normally
Also, before doing all this, i recommend (temporarily) turning lockscreen security off, in case something goes wrong, you can always recover data then since the phone won't be encrypted.
Thank you, for the answer.
This is the correct way to do update.
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