Install ADB Drivers on MacOS and flash TWRP on Redmi Note 4 MTK

1. Download the latest version of Platform Tools for Mac OS: platform-tools-latest-darwin.zip
2. Unpack download archive and copy files by using the following commands (or you can manually move the files to /bin):

   cd /Users/!username!/Downloads/platform-tools
   sudo cp fastboot adb /bin

3. Download TWRP Custom Recovery for your phone model. Here’s TWRP Custom Recovery for Redmi Note 4 MTK: recovery.img
4. Enable USB-Debugging in “Developer options”.
5. Now we are going to flash custom recovery by typing the following lines:

   adb reboot bootloader
   cd /Users/!username!/Downloads
   fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

6. Now disconnect your phone from USB and reboot by pressing the “Power” button. After vibration signal, release the power button and press “Volume Up”, keep holding until TWRP starts.
7. Now you can confirm system partition changes and install SuperSU or reboot into system.

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All You Need to Know about PC drivers for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

Prominent features of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3:

• Enjoy a display of 5.5-inch touchscreen. Imagine the experience of watching your favorite video album that you have just transferred from your PC to your device. The screen also offers you 178 wide-angle lenses to enjoy enhanced videos and games.
• The company has taken the user experience on a serious note and installed Octa-core media X1- processor for better performance. It means irrespective of what apps you transfer from your PC, they will work just fine. Ensure that you check the correct format before transferring anything to your exclusive Note 3.
• Photography lovers would have never experience such a big screen on their phones with brilliant camera features. 13 MP camera with autofocus feature and dual-tone LED flash. Those who are interested in videography would fall in love with 1080p video recording option. Another key feature to notice is the 5MP front camera with the same recording benefit.
• Increase your happiness of transferring files from PC to Note with up to 32 GB internal storage capacity.
• The connectivity is superb with 4G LTE, 3G, excellent speed of Wi-fi, Bluetooth and GPA.
• Enjoy longer battery life to play videos and games on a late night weekend.

For a quick connection between the PC and Redmi Note 3, we suggest you to download the USB drivers too.  Xiaomi USB drivers not only connect your Redmi Note 3 to PC with convenience but also allow you to build a connection with other Xiaomi smartphones and tablets without additional software download.

Users Experience with Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 PC drivers:

Unlike the other phones revised by Xiaomi for better user experience, Note 3 already comes with many revisions and tests. The software has been rated as a delightful experience by the UK users already. With the help of PC drivers, the challenges of language barrier and complicated preinstalled Google apps will come to an end. Such issues are now possible to tweak within few minutes with such software.

The connectivity in UK and other places have been reported excellent too. Users have shown satisfactory gestures for GPA and GLONASS. Although, the price of Redmi Xiaomi Note 3 is affordable the company has made no compromise in its hardware. Thus, it makes the connectivity with PC worth it.

The USB driver works smoothly with your USB connection and lets your transfer the files and data between your PC and Note. With a combination of fast running drivers and a device like it, users won’t face any interruption in the file transfer process.

Files your PC / ADB drivers transfer from your Redmi Note 3:

• Text messages
• Music tracks
• Video files
• Images
• Contacts stored
• Other compatible data and files that can be viewed on your PC
• Apps

Most of Xiaomi phones need a USB driver to connect to the computer. Try finding a universal USB driver that works on all devices. It will prevent you from the trouble of finding suitable drivers every time for different phones and operating systems.

Quick steps to setup XIAOMI Redmi Note 3 USB driver (Windows PC):

1. Download the latest Universal ADB Driver for Xiaomi USB Drivers and download it to launch it on your desktop.
2. Once the file is installed, you need to extract the files with the right click option of your mouse.
3. Before the installation connect your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 smart piece to your PC with USB cable.
4. Run the driver file by double clicking the button of your mouse from your desktop.
5. From the main page go to the next step by clicking the next option.
6. The app will now install the necessary drivers.
7. Once your setup is completed click the finish option.

You are now ready to use your Note 3 with your PC. Restarting your PC after the setup will help the drivers work effectively.

Download links:

USB Drivers

• Universal ADB Driver: UniversalAdbDriverSetup.msi
• SP Flash Drivers: mtk_usb_driver_v5.1453.03.zip

SP Flash Tool

• SP Flash Tool v5.1616: SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1616.zip
• SP Flash Tool v5.1640.00.000: SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1640.00.000.zip
• SP Flash Tool v5.1648.00.000: SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1648.00.000_2.zip

Mi Flash Unlock Tool

• Mi Unlock 1.0.1225.2: MiFlashUnlock_1.0.1225.2_en_1.rar
• Mi Unlock 1.1.0317.1: MiFlashUnlock_1.1.0317.1_en.zip
• Mi Unlock 1.1.1111.11231: miflash_unlock-1.1.1111.11231.zip
• Mi Unlock 2.2.406.5: miflash_unlock-en-2.2.406.5.zip
• Mi Unlock 2.2.624.14: miflash_unlock-en-2.2.624.14.zip
• Mi Unlock 2.3.803.10: miflash_unlock-en-2.3.803.10.zip

Mi PC Suite

• Mi PC Suite 2.2.0.7032: MiSetup2.2.0.7032_2717.exe

Mi Phone Tool

• Tool for fastboot MiFlash ROM and drivers: MiPhone20141107.exe

MIUI Theme Editor

• MIUI Theme Editor ver. 3.11.15: MIUIThemeEditor_3.11.15_1384520363_jre6.zip

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Download latest Platform-tools (adb & fastboot) r.26.0.0 drivers for Xiaomi MIUI Phones

ADB (Android Debug Bridge) is a tool to manage Android OS devices.

Features:

• Check connected ADB devices.
• Logs access.
• Copy / move files.
• Install & remove applications.
• Wipe data partition.
• Flash data partition.
• Network settings.

How to install Platform-tools (adb & fastboot)

1. Download and unpack Platform-tools (adb & fastboot) .zip archive to “C:\adb” or any other empty folder with the similar name.
2. You should get a folder with “adb.exe”, “AdbWinApi.dll”, “AdbWinUsbApi.dll” and “fastboot.exe” files.
3. On your phone enable “USB Debugging” and select “Only charging” when connecting to USB.

How to use Platform-tools (adb & fastboot)

• One method will be going to “Run” menu on your Windows PC and type “cmd” to open Command Prompt.
• Use “cd c:\adb\” command to go to ADB folder.
• Now use ADB commands to continue.
• Otherwise you can go to folder with Platform-tools files, press “Shift” button + Right mouse click and select “Open command window here”.

Download:

• tools_26.0.0-windows.zip
• tools_26.0.0-linux.zip
• tools_26.0.0-macosx.zip
• usb_driver_r11-windows.zip

Download Platform-tools (adb & fastboot) r.26.0.2

Below you can download updated version of adb and fastboot drivers as well as Android USB drivers for Windows.

Change-log:

• Add support for Pixel 2 devices.

Download:

• adb & fastboot r.26.0.2 | Windows | tools_r26.0.2-windows.zip
• adb & fastboot r.26.0.2 | Linux | tools_r26.0.2-linux.zip
• adb & fastboot r.26.0.2 | MacOS | tools_r26.0.2-macosx.zip
• USB Driver r11 for Windows | usb_driver_r11-windows.zip

Download Platform-tools (adb & fastboot) r.27.0.0

Released in December 2017.

Change-log:

• Minor fixes for Mac OS

Download:

• adb & fastboot r.27.0.0 | Windows | tools_r27.0.0-windows.zip
• adb & fastboot r.27.0.0 | Linux | tools_r27.0.0-linux.zip
• adb & fastboot r.27.0.0 | MacOS | tools_r27.0.0-macosx.zip

Download Platform-tools (adb & fastboot) r.29.0.6

Last update: 19.02.2020

Change-log:

• Lots of bug fixes

Download:

• adb & fastboot r.29.0.6 | Windows | tools_r.29.0.6-windows.zip
• adb & fastboot r.29.0.6 | Linux | tools_r.29.0.6-linux.zip
• adb & fastboot r.29.0.6 | MacOS | tools_r.29.0.6-macosx.zip

Download USB Driver: usb_driver_r12-windows.zip

Download Platform-tools (adb & fastboot) r.30.0.1

Last update: 06.05.2020

Download:

• adb & fastboot r.30.0.1 | Windows | tools_r30.0.1-windows.zip
• adb & fastboot r.30.0.1| Linux | tools_r30.0.1-linux.zip
• adb & fastboot r.30.0.1 | MacOS | tools_r30.0.1-macosx.zip

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Manually installing ADB drivers for Xiaomi smartphone

1. Connect your Xiaomi Android smartphone to your computer.
2. Right click on “My Computer” > “Manage”.
3. There you will see your device with a “?” symbol (It’s also possible that you’ll see “MTP” device).
4. Right click on this item (MTP) and select “update driver”.
5. Then click on the last button “Search for the driver on this computer”.
6. Click on “Select the driver from the list of installed drivers”.
7. Now select “Android Phone”.
8. In the left column, select “MediaTek”, and in the right column “Android ADB Interface”.
9. Click “Next” and follow the further instructions.
10. Close all windows. No need to reboot your device.

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Flash TWRP custom recovery via fastboot on Redmi Note 4X

1. Download adb-windows.zip and extract to “C:\adb”.
2. Download TWRP recovery, for example twrp-3.1.0-0-mido-fix.img and copy recovery .img file to “C:\adb”.
3. Boot your device in fastboot mode (Press and hold “Power” button and “Volume -” until you’ll see fastboot mode logo) and connect your device to PC.
4. On your PC open “Device manager” to check the connection. If your phone is found and identified as “Android ADB Interface”, if you see only question marks then download and install ADB driver v1.17 lite.
5. Now go to “C:\adb” folder and press Shift + Right mouse button to open context menu and click on “Open terminal window”.
6. Now type this line to check device connection:

   fastboot devices

7. If device is connected correctly you’ll see unique identification number, if connection wasn’t successful you’ll see “waiting device” message.
8. Now we want to check if we got locked or unlocked bootloader. To check bootloader status on Redmi Note 4X, type this line:

   fastboot oem device-info

9. If “device unlocked: true“ you’ve got unlocked bootloader, if “device unlocked: false” you’ve got locked bootloader.
10. To continue with installing TWRP recovery make sure your device is connected successfully and bootloader is unlocked, then type this command to flash TWRP .img file (twrp-3.1.0-0-mido-fix.img in this case):

    fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.0-0-mido-fix.img

11. If you’re flashing another TWRP version, make sure to write correct file name!
12. Press “Enter” to start flashing.
13. After TWRP recovery is installed, don’t boot into the system, and boot in recovery mode first: press and hold “Power” and “Volume +” buttons and wait for 10-15 seconds for custom recovery to start.

Download TWRP 3.1.0-0 for Redmi Note 4X

TWRP 3.1.0-0 (Official): twrp-3.1.0-0-mido-fix.img

ADB driver v1.17 lite: ADB+driver+v1.17+lite.zip

ADB Tools: adb-windows.zip

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