Android Custom Firmware for Mi 5X (Tiffany, Oxygen, Tissot)

Android OREO (Android 8) Port for Xiaomi Mi5X

Tiffany version | XDA Thread | Developed by: Alex12 | Android 8.0

Port of the official Android One firmware extracted from Mi A1 (OPR1.170623.026.8.1.10). Everything works. You’ll need to flash A1 Oreo Firmware to fix the fingerprint scanner.

Also recommended to install Google Camera and Pixel 2 Experience Magisk module.

How to flash Android Mi A1 ROM on Mi 5x?

• Make sure you’ve Tiffany Mi5X version before installing this ROM and unlock the bootloader.
• Backup EFS partition in TWRP Custom Recovery and flash A1 Oreo Firmware via fastboot.
• Install Oreo TWRP: tiffany-oreo-modded-twrp-3.2.1.img
• Boot into TWRP and wipe “Data”, “Cache” and “Dalvik” partitions.
• Flash downloaded ROM.
• Reboot into system.

In case you want to flash other ROM version you are required to install the corresponding firmware and TWRP version.

Download link: Mega / Google Drive

Another version of Mi A1 port for Mi5X can be found here: Mi 5X Android One Port ROM 7.1 N2G47H 7.8.23

Resurrection Remix v6.0.0 for Xiaomi Mi5X

Tiffany version | XDA Thread | Developed by: ghpranav | Android 8.1.0

Unofficial port of Resurrection Remix Oreo v6.0.0 for Xiaomi Mi 5X. Seems like a pretty stable ROM. We didn’t noticed any crucial bugs. If you’re going to test this ROM, please share your experience in the commends.

Download from Android Filehost: RR-O-v6.0.0-20180322-tiffany-Unofficial.zip

How to flash Resurrection Remix on Mi 5x?

• Make sure you’ve Tiffany Mi5X version before installing this ROM and unlock the bootloader.
• Install Oreo TWRP: tiffany-oreo-modded-twrp-3.2.1.img
• Boot into TWRP, make full backup of your system and wipe “System”, “Data”, “Cache” and “Dalvik” partitions.
• Flash downloaded ROM and OpenGapps.
• Wipe Cache in TWRP.
• Reboot into system.

Download AospExtended V5.3 for Xiaomi Mi5X

Tiffany version | XDA Thread | Developed by: Park_Jun | Android 8.1.0

The unofficial port of AospExtended V5.3 (8.1.0_r15) for Xiaomi Mi 5X. Visit official XDA thread to find more information and installation tutorials.

Download from Android Filehost: AospExtended-v5.3-tiffany-20180325-1020-UNOFFICIAL.zip

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Guide on how to unlock bootloader, install custom recovery and root Mi 5X

Here’s what you’ll need to do:

1. Let’s assume you’ve just bought Xiaomi Mi 5X phone and finally get it in your hands.
2. Start with creating Mi-Account or use the existing one.
3. Request unlock bootloader permission from official MIUI website.
4. Enable developer options and open them, go to “MiUnlock status”, press “Add account and device”.
5. If account was successfully added you should skip the 6 step, if account wasn’t added continue to the next step.
6. Install Google Services from Mi App Store, next download and install VPN Turbo v.1.3, select “China” region and enable VPN Turbo.
7. Now go back to developer options and try adding your account once again. With enabled VPN everything should work perfectly fine.
8. Now you’ll need to wait 72 hours before unlocking the bootloader on Mi 5X.

In case you’ve got Stable ROM installed on your device and nothing works, then try downloading and flashing to Developer ROM using the updater app on your phone.

1. Now let’s assume 72 hours has passed and now we can continue with unlocking the bootloader on Mi 5X phone.
2. Download and install MiFlash Unlock 2.3.803.10: miflash_unlock-en-2.3.803.10.zip
3. Open Mi Unlock tool and sign into your Mi Account.
4. Boot your Mi 5X in fastboot mode and connect to PC via USB cable.
5. Now you can unlock the bootloader.
6. To flash TWRP Custom Recovery on your Mi 5X phone, first of all you’ll need to download TWRP and copy downloaded twrp .img file to the Mi Unlock folder.
7. Boot your phone in fastboot mode, go to Mi Unlock folder and press “Shift” + “Right mouse” buttons at the same time, then select “Open command window here”.
8. In the opened command window type these commands (where twrp.img is the name of custom recovery .img file):

   fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
   fastboot boot twrp.img

9. Your phone will be automatically booted in TWRP custom recovery mode.
10. Go to “Wipe” menu and swipe to continue.
11. Go to “Install” menu and select downloaded ROM. Swipe to confirm installation.
12. Again go to “Wipe” and wipe “Dalvik / Cache” after ROM installation.
13. If you also want to enable root, you should download SuperSU 2.82 and copy .zip archive to phone memory before flashing, then in the end go to “Install” menu, select previously copied .zip archive and swipe to confirm installation.
14. Reboot into system.
15. Good luck in your experiments and have fun with your Xiaomi smartphone!

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Just in case, please pay attention that only you take responsibility for your actions.

Guide on how to flash Custom ROM, install custom recovery and root Xiaomi Mi5X

Before you’ll start using XiaoMiTool here’s a few things you must know:

• First of all to flash any ROM version and use all features of XiaoMiTool you’ll need to officially unlock bootloader on your phone using the MiFlashUnlock tool. Otherwise, you can flash only Official ROM with locked bootloader.
• To use XiaoMiTool you must have a phone with a fully working ROM, you can’t use XiaoMiTool with softbricked / hardbrick devices.
• After flashing any ROM version all data will be deleted, remember to make backups!
• It’s required to have internet access to use XiaoMiTool.

Now when you’re aware of the things above, let’s continue to our tutorial.

Preparing to flash Xiaomi Mi 5X with XiaoMiTool

1. You should have unlocked bootloader or locked bootloader (install only official ROM).
2. Disable driver digital signature enforcement. Check out this post for full tutorial.
3. Download and install MiFlash – MiFlashSetup_eng.msi
4. Enable USB Debugging on your phone.
5. Make sure battery is charged at 50% at least.
6. Download and install XiaoMiTool – XMT_0.4.0.exe.zip
   1. Latest version: XMT_0.4.1.exe.zip
7. Open XiaoMiTool and press “Ok” to continue.

How to flash latest official MIUI ROM on Xiaomi Mi 5X using XiaoMiTool

1. Connect your phone to PC via USB-cable. Make sure it is recognized in XiaoMiTool.
2. Press “Yes” in the next window.
3. XiaoMiTool will automatically detect information about your device, all available ROMs and shows the suitable method for flashing as well as which bootloader lock state is required. Your phone may reboot during this process, it’s normal.
4. On the next step XiaoMiTool will check for available ROMs for your Xiaomi phone.
5. You’ll see a full list of available ROMs. Select the ROM version you want to flash and press “Select” button.
6. The ROM downloading should start. Otherwise you can download required ROM manually and move it to the “XiaoMiTool\rom\” folder.
7. If you’ve select Xiaomi.EU multilingual ROM, the TWRP-3.1.1-0-kenzo installation will start.
8. Your phone will automatically boot into TWRP Custom Recovery.
9. The ROM will be also installed automatically, you can see the whole process on your PC.
10. Wait for phone to reboot and first startup.
11. Next you can donate the author of this tool or continue.
12. Disconnect your phone from PC and have fun with a freshly installed ROM.

How to flash Custom ROM and Root Xiaomi Mi 5X

To follow the steps below, you require to have unlocked bootloader on your device!

1. After you’ve finished steps 1-12 from the above, select “Show advanced options” in XiaoMiTool.
2. Now select what you want to do next:
   • 6 – Select fastboot ROM .tgz
   • 7 – Select recovery ROM .zip
   • 8 – Select Custom Recovery .img file
   • 10 – Lock bootloader
   • 11 – Select other official recovery ROM .zip
   • 12 – Install SuperSU to enable root on your phone.

That’s pretty much all information you need to use XiaoMiTool for your Mi 5X and Redmi Note 3 Pro devices.

• Download XiaoMiTool 0.4.0
• Download MiFlash
• Download MiUnlock

Good day! Let me continue with another post today. Here I’m going to give you download links for the most recommended TWRP Custom Recovery version for Mi5X device. Scroll down to find installation tutorial and download links for different packages. If it’s the first time you’re flashing TWRP, I highly recommend you to browse and get more information on this topic.

Download TWRP Custom Recovery 3.2.1.0 for Xiaomi Mi 5X (Tiffany, Oxygen, Tissot)

Developed by: brigudav

aboot version

Download TWRP 3.2.1.0 for PC install (miniADB and TWRP .bat file for installation are included in the archive): twrp-3.2.1-tiffany_ProtAboot.zip

Download TWRP 3.2.1.0 for update via currently installed TWRP: twrp-3.2.1-0_tiffany_ProtAboot.img

Android FileHost Mirror

How to flash TWRP 3.2.1.0?

1. Download TWRP .zip archive and unpack to “C:\TWRP”.
2. Start your Mi5X device in fastboot mode and connect to PC via USB cable.
3. Open “ADB” folder, press and hold “Shift” key and right click on empty space.
4. Click on “Open terminal window here”.
5. In the command line enter the following command:

   fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

6. You should see “finished” message.

Otherwise you can use the .bat installation file which can be found in the “ADB” folder. Don’t forget to open the .bat file as administrator. By carefully following the steps above you can easily flash TWRP on your Xiaomi Mi 5X device.

How to root Mi5X with TWRP?

• To root your phone download SuperSU for TWRP.
• Boot into TWRP Custom Recovery and go to “Install” menu.
• After SuperSU is installed wipe “Cache” and “Dalvik Cache”.
• Reboot into system and activate root.
• To remove root you’ll need to download and install removal archive.

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Download Xiaomi Mi5X MIUI 9 Developer ROM from Xiaomi.EU

Download link | Source link

How to install?

1. Make sure you’ve unlocked bootloader! If you haven’t yet, then go to http://en.miui.com/unlock/
2. Install TWRP Custom Recovery via fastboot mode using these commands:

   fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
   fastboot boot twrp.img

3. Copy downloaded ROM to your phone memory.
4. Boot into TWRP and Wipe “Data”.
5. Now install ROM.
6. Reboot in system.

Download TWRP Custom Recovery for Xiaomi Mi 5X

Before installing TWRP custom recovery, you must first unlock bootloader on your phone.

Download: TWRP_tiffany.zip

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