Xiaomi continues to release updates for their devices but sometimes these updates may take longer to arrive than normal. With this guide, we are going to teach you how to install MIUI updates manually. There are two types of ROM update files, one is Recovery ROM other one is Fastboot ROM, as their name implies Recovery ROMs are installed via recovery while Fastboot ROMs are installed from fastboot interface using a computer. This guide talks about using Recovery ROMs to update a device.
Updating MIUI manually using built-in updater app
All Xiaomi phones come with MIUI’s built-in updater app and with this app we can either wait for the updates to arrive on our phone or we can manually apply updates.
- First of all, we need to download an update package to our phone. To do this you can use our MIUI Downloader app
- After downloading the update package;
- Go to Settings > My Device > MIUI version.
- Press several times on MIUI logo until “additional features are on” text comes up.
- Tap on the hamburger menu.
- Now tap on the “Choose update package” option.
- Select the update you downloaded using the file manager.
Using XiaoMiTool V2 to update MIUI
You need a computer for this process. XiaoMiTool V2 is an unofficial tool for managing Xiaomi phones. This tool downloads the latest official ROM, TWRP and Magisk and it decides the best way to install it on our device. But in this guide, we will only be talking about installing ROMs using this tool.
To use this tool, you need to enable USB Debugging on your device. To do this;
- Enter Settings > My device > All specs.
- Tap “MIUI version” 10 times until a prompt that tells you that “you enabled developer options” appears.
- Go back to the main settings menu and enter “Additional settings > Developer options“.
- Swipe down and enable USB Debugging.
After enabling USB Debugging we can continue on our process
- Download XiaoMiTool V2 (XMT2) and install the downloaded executable file.
- Run the app. There will be a disclaimer so read it carefully.
- Choose Your Region.
- Click “My device works normally I want to mod it“.
- After that, connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.
- Select your device in the app. After selecting, the tool will reboot your phone to gather information about your device.
- If everything goes alright, you should see 4 different categories on the app.
- Select the “Official Xiaomi ROM” category.
- Now you can install the latest version of MIUI to your phone.
Using TWRP to install updates
This Process requires a computer and an unlocked bootloader.
TWRP is an open-source custom recovery image for Android devices. It provides a touch-capable interface that allows users to tinker with their devices. We have already made a guide on how to flash TWRP on your device.
- Download the update you want to install.
- Turn off your phone and power it on again using the power + volume up buttons to enter the TWRP recovery interface.
- Tap on Install and find your ROM zip.
- Tap on your update zip and swipe to flash.
- Wait until the process is complete and reboot the system.
After this process, you will probably need to reflash the TWRP image on your phone because flashing any Official update replaces TWRP with Mi-Recovery.