Xiaomi mi a1 4pda firmware. Installing official firmware. To flash your Mi A1 on MIUI, you need

The smartphone does not slow down. At all. The interface works instantly, thanks to the Snapdragon 625 and a normal memory/flash subsystem.
The camera is very, very good. This is certainly not the “Top Ten Smartphone Cameras,” but in this price category you won’t find anything better. I saw both P10 and S8 and how iPhones are removed (up to 7). The design is quite nice, everyone has been tired of it for a long time. It fits comfortably in the hand, everything seems to be in place. In more or less strong twilight and darkness, the camera really becomes a Chinese crazy hare. I don't recommend filming. This, of course, is with the flash turned off. The STRONGEST minus is the lack of optical stabilization. If you want to take a good handheld shot, you need to do several in a row.
The screen has a really gorgeous picture, but “Corning Burn 3” is a fair amount of “G”, buy the protective glass right away, because it scratches easily and naturally.

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Firmware for Xiaomi Mi A1

Official Android 7.1 firmware [stock ROM file] -
Custom Xiaomi firmware -

Firmware for Xiaomi Mi A1 can be done in several ways. If the firmware file has not yet been uploaded here, then create a topic on the forum, in the section, specialists will help you and add the firmware. Don’t forget to write a 4-10 line review about your smartphone in the subject line, this is important. The official Xiaomi website, unfortunately, will not help solve this problem, but we will solve it for free. This Xiaomi model has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 on board, so there are the following flashing methods:

  1. Recovery - flashing directly on the device
  2. A special utility from the manufacturer, or
We recommend the first method.

What custom firmware are there?

  1. CM - CyanogenMod
  2. LineageOS
  3. Paranoid Android
  4. OmniROM
  5. Temasek's
  1. AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
  2. RR (Resurrection Remix)
  3. MK(MoKee)
  4. FlymeOS
  5. Bliss
  6. crDroid
  7. Illusion ROMS
  8. Pacman ROM

Problems and shortcomings of a Xiaomi smartphone and how to fix them?

  • If Mi A1 does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the screensaver, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
  • If stuck during update / stuck when turned on (needs flashing, 100%)
  • Doesn't charge (usually hardware problems)
  • Doesn't see the SIM card
  • The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
  • The sensor does not work (depends on the situation)
For all these problems, contact (you just need to create a topic), specialists will help for free.

Hard Reset for Xiaomi Mi A1

Instructions on how to do a Hard Reset on Xiaomi Mi A1 (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide called on Android. .


Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).

  1. *2767*3855#
  2. *#*#7780#*#*
  3. *#*#7378423#*#*

Hard Reset via Recovery

  1. Turn off your device -> go to Recovery
  2. "wipe data/factory reset"
  3. “yes - delete all user data” -> “Reboot System”

How to log into Recovery?

  1. hold down Vol(-) [volume down], or Vol(+) [volume up] and the Power button
  2. A menu with the Android logo will appear. That's it, you are in Recovery!

Reset settings on Xiaomi Mi A1 You can do it in a very simple way:

  1. Settings->Backup and reset
  2. Reset settings (at the very bottom)

How to reset a pattern key

How to reset the pattern if you forgot it and now you can’t unlock your Xiaomi smartphone. On the Mi A1 model, the key or PIN code can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock by resetting the settings; the lock code will be deleted and disabled.

  1. Reset graph. blocking -
  2. Password reset -

Detailed step-by-step instructions on how to flash the Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphone to a new version of Android, updating the official firmware and installing a custom one, flashing the TWRP recovery firmware and obtaining root super user rights. Xiaomi Mi A1 is the company's first phone without their proprietary MiUi OS firmware, running on pure Android OS. This happened due to the fact that Google and Xiaomi entered into a partnership agreement within the framework of the Android One project, according to which Xiaomi produces a smartphone, and Google handles the software.

Since the Xiaomi Mi A1 software is handled by Google programmers, they tried their best to make the smartphone as fast as possible, with each OS update the performance and battery life of the device increases. In this regard, I strongly recommend that you install the latest current firmware on the Xiaomi Mi A1, but if the functionality of the stock firmware (pure Android) is not enough for you, below you will find instructions on how to flash the Xiaomi Mi A1 with custom firmware and install TWRP recovery.

Installing official firmware on Xiaomi Mi A1

First way:

Updating the stock firmware of Xiaomi Mi A1 using a built-in program in the smartphone firmware

The stock firmware of Xiaomi Mi A1 has a built-in utility for automatic firmware update via OTA. To update the firmware using the software, you need to go to the phone settings - the “about phone” section and there will be the “system update” item. In the Updates section, click on the check for update button; if the smartphone finds an available update, it will display a message asking you to download and install it on your device.

It happens that for some reason the smartphone cannot see the available Android update. In this case, you will have to flash Xiaomi Mi A1 manually using a PC.

Second way:

Firmware Xiaomi Mi A1 using PC via Fastboot

With these instructions you can:

  • Restore the functionality of the Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphone during bootloop (cyclic reboot of the phone), due to unsuccessful firmware or any other fraud with it
  • Restore the device to its original state (stock, clean firmware) and remove all traces of tampering with the system.
  • Update or, conversely, downgrade the firmware version at your discretion.

1. The first thing you need to do is download the firmware and driver program for the Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphone, in accordance with the OS of your PC. The downloaded installation files need to be unpacked into any folder on the PC, I usually unpack the archive into the root folder, for example “D:\\xiaomi”

2. Then you need to download the firmware for Xiaomi Mi A1 – Fastboot Image of the official firmware Android 7.1.2 Nougat (N2G47H.7.12.7)

3. Unpack the contents of the folder in the *.tgz image (archive) of the firmware into the previously unpacked “xiaomi” folder.

4.1. Turn off your smartphone and then turn it on by simultaneously holding down the power button + volume down key, this way you will enable bootloader / Fastboot mode on your phone.

4.2. We connect the smartphone to the PC using the included USB cable, the main thing is that it is not damaged.

4.3. Go to the PC device manager. The “Android” or “Xiaomi Mi A1” device with a yellow exclamation mark should be displayed there

4.4. Right-click on the device and select the option “Update drivers”. Then – “Search for drivers on this computer.” Be sure to check the “Including subfolders” box. Click the “Browse” button and specify the path to the “usb_drivers” folder in the previously unpacked “Tools” folder.

5. Before flashing your smartphone, you need to do Unlock Bootloader Xiaomi Mi A1 (unlock the bootloader on your device)

In order to unlock the bootloader on Xiaomi Mi A1, you need to go to the phone settings in me - the “For Developers” menu (Go to “Settings” -> “About phone” -> click on “Build number” 7 times)
In the “For Developers” tab that appears in the main settings menu, activate the item: “Factory unlocking” – “(Enable OEM Unlock)”.

Note: The operation of manually unlocking the bootloader is not necessary, since the bootloader is automatically unlocked when flashing the image and will be locked back after the flashing process is completed.

6. Now let's move directly to the process of flashing the Xiaomi Mi A1 firmware.

6.1 Reboot your phone into Bootloader/Fastboot mode. With the device turned off, simultaneously press and hold the power button + volume down key and connect the device to the PC

If the smartphone is turned on and connected to the PC, you can run the ADB command in the command line:

adb reboot bootloader

6.2 Go to the previously unpacked “Xiaomi” folder. In it, in an empty space, hold down the Shift + Right Mouse Key. In the menu that appears, select “Open command window.”
If you have Windows 10, launch the command line directly from the address bar of the utility folder by entering the “cmd” command.

And enter the command to check whether your PC sees the connected smartphone:

fastboot devices

If everything is fine, the drivers are successfully installed and the phone is connected correctly, you will see the following response:

<серийный номер устройства>fastboot

6.3 At the command prompt, run one of the following commands:

fastboot oem unlock
or
fastboot flashing unlock

The teams are of equal value, we choose any one.

6.4 Return to the previously unpacked “Xiaomi” folder. Select and run one of the automatic firmware scripts in accordance with the OS used and the desired firmware mode:

Windows:
“flash_all.bat
“flash_all_except_storage.bat
“flash_all_lock.bat

Linux/MacOS:
“flash_all.sh” - for automatic flashing with deletion of all data on the device and subsequent preservation of the open bootloader status.
“flash_all_except_storage.sh” - for automatic firmware with saving all data on the device and subsequent locking of the bootloader.
“flash_all_lock.sh” - for automatic flashing with deletion of all data on the device and subsequent blocking of the bootloader.

After running the script, the Xiaomi Mi A1 firmware process will begin, usually it lasts a couple of minutes, at which time you can go to the kitchen to make yourself some tea and cookies. At the end of the firmware, the phone will reboot on its own. Please note that the first boot after applying any update can be quite long.

Obtaining ROOT rights to Xiaomi Mi A1

The process of obtaining root super user rights for the Mi A1 is simple and takes a couple of minutes at most, but gives the smartphone owner enormous customization opportunities.

The first thing you need to do is unlock the Bootloader on your Xiaomi Mi A1. To do this, go to the phone settings, there we find the “For Developers” menu (Go to “Settings” -> “About phone” -> click on the “Build number” item 7 times). In the “For Developers” tab that appears in the main settings menu, activate the item: “Factory unlocking” – “(Enable OEM Unlock)”.

The simplest and most common way to install custom (or modified) firmware on a smartphone is to install it via TWRP recovery.

Installing TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi Mi A1

Under no circumstances should you flash TWRP recovery if you have root rights obtained through SuperSU (CF-Auto-Root). Otherwise, it will cause a bootlap (cyclic reboot).

Temporary download of TWRP - TWRP is not installed on the smartphone, but is only launched in order to perform certain tasks. TWRP firmware – installing TWRP on a permanent basis. Is the use of a kernel modification (boot), Violates the integrity of the kernel (boot).

Download from the previous paragraph “Required software for firmware” for your OS. And unpack any folder on your PC (preferably to the root of the disk)

Then download custom TWRP recovery for xiaomi mi A1 twrp-3.1.1-1-tissot.img and copy it to the previously created folder.

According to the instructions above, you need to install drivers for fastboot mode and unlock the bootloader of your smartphone

After unlocking the Xiaomi Mi A1 and installing all the drivers, the smartphone needs to be switched to Bootloader Mode (bootloader mode), to do this, with the phone turned off, simultaneously press the power key + volume down key, and connect the smartphone to the PC with a standard USB cable.

Open the previously created folder, and there we hold down the Shift key + right-click on an empty area of ​​the folder. In the menu that appears, click on the “Open command window” item.
If you have Windows 10, launch the command line directly from the address bar of the utility folder by entering the “cmd” command.

Then at the command line you need to enter the fastboot command to temporarily launch TWRP:

After flashing the recovery firmware, the smartphone will reboot on its own and enter TWRP recovery Mode.

To permanently install TWRP, download TWRP recovery xiaomi mi a1 twrp-3.1.1-1-installer-tissot.zip and copy it to the smartphone’s memory.

Reboot xiaomi mi a1 into TWRP recovery mode. (with the phone turned off, hold down the power button and the volume up key.

In the TWRP main menu, select “Install” -> Find the file “twrp-3.1.1-1-installer-tissot.zip” -> Confirm and wait for the installation to complete. Return to the TWRP main menu (by repeatedly pressing the back button). In the TWRP main menu, select “Reboot”. In it we look at the currently loaded system slot: The inscription “Current Slot: ?”. Depending on the current slot, reboot the device to the opposite one by pressing the “Slot A” and “Slot B” buttons, respectively.

We return to the “Reboot” item. Reboot the device into Bootlaoder by pressing the “Bootloader” button.

Temporarily download TWRP again and flash the file “twrp-3.1.1-1-installer-tissot.zip” in it. Run the fastboot command to temporarily launch TWRP:

fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-1-tissot.img

We are waiting for TWRP to launch automatically. Copy the file “twrp-3.1.1-1-installer-tissot.zip” again into the smartphone’s memory and install it. In the TWRP main menu, select “Install” -> Find the file “twrp-3.1.1-1-installer-tissot.zip” -> Confirm and wait for the installation to complete.

That's all, custom TWRP recovery is installed on your smartphone, now you can install any non-official firmware on Xiaomi Mi A1.

Installing custom firmware on Xiaomi Mi A1

In order to install custom firmware on a smartphone, the phone must have an unlocked bootloader and a custom TWRP Recovery installed. If there are no 1 and 2, read above.

And so to install the modified firmware on Xiaomi Mi A1 you need:
Download any TWRP firmware you like for Xiaomi Mi A1, for example:

Firmware UNOFFICIAL AOSP OREO 8.0- tissot, ROM for the Xiaomi Mi A1 download
ROM LineageOS 14.1 (android 7.1.2) – Xiaomi mi a1 download
Firmware MiUi Pro V9 download
AOSP Extented v4.4 for Redmi A1 download

or any other firmware for Xiaomi Redmi 4x for installation via custom recovery TWRP recovery.

Reboot your phone into TWRP Recovery Mode using one of the following methods:
a) Turn off your phone. When the phone is turned off, press and hold the Volume Up (+) and Power rockers until recovery boots.

In TWRP Recovery, wipe everything except SD and OTG. In the main menu: Wipe > Advanced Wipe > check the boxes Dalvic, Cache, System, Data, Internal Storage. Attention: all data will be deleted, the phone will become absolutely clean!

Tap Back, Tap Reboot recovery and swipe right.

Xiaomi is a fairly popular Chinese mobile phone brand. Unlike American or European manufacturers, Chinese companies often stop cloud updating of their software, i.e. the smartphone stops updating over the air, and the old system begins to work incorrectly. At such moments, the question arises about the possibility of updating the phone yourself. Xiaomi MI A1 users can download the firmware for their smartphone directly from the Internet and upload it to their gadget.

Updating stock firmware via firmware

The system software of your Xiaomi smartphone can be updated to the latest version with a few clicks. The factory firmware of Xiaomi MI A1 has a built-in utility that automatically searches for and downloads new software versions. You only need to select “System update” in the “About phone” settings section, check for new versions and agree to download the new version of the system to your smartphone.

It happens that for some reason the gadget does not see the new version of the software, so you have to update it manually. The most common method is to install TWRP Recovery on Xiaomi A1. This is a modified boot menu with an expanded set of functions.

To install the latest version of the software, you only need a computer with Internet access and a smartphone with a standard USB cable. After downloading the necessary firmware software and installing drivers for fastboot mode, you need to download the TWRP Recovery files to your PC and connect your smartphone via a cable.

After all the manipulations, we switch the switched off phone into bootloader mode by simultaneously pressing the power and volume down buttons. On the PC, in the command line, enter the command to temporarily launch TWRP: “fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-1-tissot.img”. After an automatic restart, the smartphone will boot into custom recovery and you can begin downloading and installing the new software version.

Before you begin, you need to clean your phone through the Wipe submenu, selecting all items except SD and OTG. Then download the archive with the firmware files from your PC to your phone via a USB cable. In the TWRP menu, click Install and select the archive of the downloaded firmware. Having agreed with the installation, all that remains is to wait, since the process is lengthy. After installation is complete, clean the cache (Wipe cache) and reboot the gadget.

Some users of Xiaomi Android devices dream that their device will one day be updated to a completely “pure” Android (“pure” in the sense of without any additional applications). But there are also people who don’t want to have “pure” Android and want to switch to MIUI. Also people with Xiaomi Mi A1. As far as we know, this device already has Android One, but for some this is not enough, and many want to switch to the MIUI shell.

So, about the possibilities of transition

In general, if we talk about MIUI 9 and the “filling” of the device, doubts about the operation of this shell disappear. The smartphone is powerful and has fairly modern technical characteristics. In addition, the device is a copy (in terms of technical characteristics) of the Xiaomi Mi 5x sold in China.

At the moment, development and porting of ROM from Mi 5x is probably underway. So far, it has not been possible to optimize ROM for Mi A1. However, you need to take into account the fact that you can change the desktop using the regular Launcher application. Then there will be no need to switch to other software.

When will MIUI 9 be available on Mi A1?

Some users have already turned to XDA to the developers of modified firmware with a request to make a port of MIUI 9 on