Also you’ll need to have HEX Workshop, IMEI Converter and QPST drivers on your PC.

How to restore IMEI on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition

1. First connect your device to PC via USB cable and start Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
2. Enter these commands in command prompt:

   adb devices
   adb shell
   su
   setprop sys.usb.config diag,adb

3. Device will be reconnected.
4. Now enter the commands below:

   adb shell
   su
   getprop sys.usb.config

5. At this point, in device manager you should see a COM port and Qualcomm HS-USB Android DIAG 901D (COM21).
6. Download and unpack kate_00000000_0.zip
7. Open 00000000_0.qcn file from previously downloaded archive with Hex Workshop.
8. Now start IMEI Converter.exe and enter your IMEI for SIM 1 (later for SIM 2).
9. In the Hex Workshop find this line “08 8A 06 51 03 73 10 95 56” and replace with your SIM 1 IMEI code from IMEI Converter. Now look for “08 8A 06 51 03 73 10 95 49” and replace with SIM 2 code from IMEI Converter.
10. Save and close Hex Workshop.
11. Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot and enter these commands:

    adb shell
    su
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 of=/sdcard/modemst1
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 of=/sdcard/modemst2
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 of=/sdcard/fsg
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p14
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16
    reboot

12. Repeat steps 1-4.
13. Start QPST tool and select device (if it doesn’t recognized click on “Add New Port”).
14. Press “Start Clients” > “Software Download” and locate 00000000_0.qcn
15. Click on “Restore” tab and press “Start”.
16. Reboot your device.
17. That’s it! You should now have IMEI restored.

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Unlock bootloader on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition

How to officially unlock Redmi Note 3 Special Edition?

Basically, this tutorial will also work for all other Xiaomi phone models. So you can use it to officially unlock other devices. The phones which doesn’t have “OEM Unlock” option, simply skip this step. You will also required to request an official unlock permission from MIUI before continuing to the steps below. This was tested on Develop ROM 6.10.13 and 6.11.3.

1. Go to Settings > Additional > Developer Options > Enable OEM Unlock
2. Now back to Settings > Additional > Developer Options > Mi Unlock Status > In the bottom select “Add device and account”. The phone and Mi Account will automatically sync.
3. After successful unlock you can remove your Mi account (optionally).

Another method of unlocking bootloader on Redmi Note 3 Pro SE

1. First, don’t forget to make all required backups of your device.
2. Remove or disable all security pins from your device (fingerprint lock, pin-code, graphic key etc…)
3. Make factory reset on your device.
4. Open MiFlash tool and flash this ROM (don’t forget to select “clean all” option). Here’s a tutorial on how you can flash Redmi Note 3 Pro SE with MiFlash.
5. Go to Settings > About phone > tap a few times on “MIUI version” to enable developer options.
6. Go to Settings > Additional > Developer Options and and enable “OEM Unlock” and “USB debug”.
7. Grab your phone and sign into your Xiaomi account.
8. Now on your PC go to Xiaomi website and also sign into the same Mi account.
9. Press “Find device” (it could be not found, but press the button anyways.)
10. Download MiUnlock, install and enter your Mi account credentials.
11. Reboot into fastboot mode (turn off your phone > press “Volume Down” and “Power” button at the same time and hold until fastboot logo appears on the screen).
12. Next connect your phone to PC and press “Unlock” button in MiUnlock.
13. That’s pretty much it! You’ve successfully unlocked the bootloader on your Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition phone.

How to fix bootloop and unlock bootloader on 6.7.14 Developer ROM

Here’s a method that might help you to restore bootlooped and finally unlock bootloader on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition. In case you’ve installed a MIUI Dev ROM 6.7.14 to unlock the bootloader, but instead got a bootloop on your Redmi Note 3 SE, try following the tutorial below:

1. First, don’t forget to make all required backups of your device.
2. Remove or disable all security pins from your device (fingerprint lock, pin-code, graphic key etc…)
3. Make factory reset on your device.
4. Open MiFlash tool and flash this ROM (don’t forget to select “clean all” option). Here’s a tutorial on how you can flash Redmi Note 3 Pro SE with MiFlash.
   1. Download and unpack to C:\ drive: Boot and recovery.zip
   2. Install MiFlashSetup.msi
   3. Boot your device in fastboot mode.
   4. Open “fastboot_edl” folder and run edl.cmd, you device will reboot in EDL mode.
   5. In MiFlash locate the “Firmware” folder, press “save user data” and flash your phone!
   6. That’s it! Now your phone is alive again and you can flash any other ROM version.
   7. This archive Boot and recovery.zip flashes the patched unofficial unlocked bootloader as well as TWRP Recovery. This is also the most fastest way to install custom ROM on your phone. In case TWRP asks for a password, this is absolutely normal. That means the you’ve encrypted data partition. You’ll need to make a full wipe or manually format /data partition. Pay attention that after /data partition format all apps and settings will be deleted.
5. After you’ve flashed your Redmi Note 3 Pro SE device, boot in recovery and make factory reset.
6. Reboot into system.
7. Sync to Mi Account and turn off your device.
8. Extract “dummy”, “emmc_appsboot”, “recovery” & “prog_emmc_firehose_8976_ddr” files from 6.7.14 ROM, move them to “boot and recovery” folder and flash your phone once again with MiFlash tool.
9. Boot into fastboot and unlock your device with MiUnlock tool.
10. After you’ve successfully unlocked your phone, you can easily install the latest official Global ROM on your phone.

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How to boot in EDL (Download mode) on Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition

1: Boot into EDL mode from PC:

1. Go to “Developer options” (find tutorials on our website in case you don’t know how to).
2. Enable “ADB debug” in developer options.
3. Open Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
4. Type this command in “Command Prompt” to boot your Redmi Note 3 Special Edition into EDL mode:

   adb reboot edl

2. Boot turned off phone in EDL:

Connect your turned off device to PC and press both volume buttons at the same moment.

How to unbrick Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition with EDL mode

Here’s a method you can try

1. Press all three buttons (Volume Up + Volume Down + Power) at the same time and connect your device to PC.
2. Wait until a Mi logo appears on the screen, then release the power button and keep holding both volume buttons.
3. In device manager your device should be recognized as “com diagnostic 900e”.
4. Keep holding the buttons for more 10-15 seconds and your phone should turn to “loader 9008” mode.
5. Now you can proceed with flashing your phone with MiFlash tool.

Boot into EDL Mode (Deep Flash Cable Method)

Check out this YouTube video to find out how you can make a working Deep Flash Cable by yourself:

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Flash ROM on Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition using the MiFlash Tool

1. Download and install Mi PC Suite: http://pcsuite.mi.com/
2. If you get a warning message in the process of installing drivers press “Install anyways”.
3. Download and install Xiaomi MiFlash / 32-bit version
4. Download fastboot_edl.7z
5. Download Global Developer or Global Stable fastboot ROM for Redmi Note 3 Special Edition from here http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
6. Unpack downloaded ROM archive and fastboot_edl.7z to the “C:\rom”.
7. Now press “Volume Down” and “Power” buttons to start your phone in fastboot mode.
8. After fastboot logo appeared, connect your phone to PC.
9. Open “fastboot_edl” folder and run edl.cmd.
10. The screen will turn off.
11. Start Xiaomi MiFlash, select “clean all” in the bottom, now press “Browse (select)” and locate unpacked ROM folder. Press “Refresh” and “COM10” should appear.
12. Now we press “Flash” button and wait until flashing process is completed.
13. After flashing is finished, disconnect your phone from PC and reboot.
14. First startup will take around 10-20 minutes.

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How to fix Goodix Fingerprint Scanner on Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition

Before installing custom kernel, you’ll need to download and install this patch. While installing select Goodix model. Simple as that. Just flash this Goodix FP fix before installing any custom kernels. Works on MIUI 6.11.10+ and MIUI stable V8.1.1.0 ROM.

Download Goodix FP Patch

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How to update Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition to the latest Stable ROM version

To update your device to the latest Stable ROM version do the following steps:

1. Enter “Settings”.
2. Then “Additional settings”.
3. “Region” > and change your region to “Indonesia”.
4. Now check for updates.
5. Now your device should be able to update to the latest ROM version without any problems.

It’s recommended to make factory reset before and after update. Please note! After factory reset all data, applications and personal settings will be removed. Factory reset will not affect SIM card data and memory card data. You’ll need to setup your settings just like on the first startup. Factory reset reboot will take around 5-15 minutes. Good luck on your updates!

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How to unbrick Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition

How to boot Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition in EDL mode:

1. Open “Settings”.
2. Find “Developer options”.
3. Enable “adb debug”.
4. Open terminal window on PC (make sure you’ve installed all required adb drivers) and type “adb reboot edl“.
5. Your phone will reboot in download mode (*edl mode) and now you can flash any ROM using miflash tool.

How to restore hardbricked Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition

1. Press and hold volume plus, volume down and power button at the same time.
2. Connect your device to PC.
3. Wait until Mi logo appears and release power button (keep holding both volume buttons).
4. Your device should be identified as com diagnostic 900e in device manager.
5. Keep holding volume buttons for 10-15 seconds more until your device boot in loader 9008 mode.
6. Now you can flash ROM using miflash tool and unbrick your device.

Also you may want to check out another method on how to unbrick soft / hardbricked Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition.

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Unbrick Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition and flash TWRP

1. Download and extract Boot and recovery.zip to your C:\ disk.
2. Install MiFlashSetup.msi (in case you’ve already got MiFlashTool installed, then skip and proceed to the next step).
3. Then start your device in fastboot mode (hold volume down button and power button).
4. Go into “fastboot_edl” folder from extracted archive and run “edl.cmd” to reboot Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition in EDL mode.
5. In MiFlash select path to “Firmware” folder, select “save user data” and flash your device.
6. That’s it! Your device is in working state and now you can flash any ROM.

Boot and recovery.zip – With this archive you can flash unofficial unlocked bootloader including TWRP recovery. This archive can be also useful if you have just bought your Redmi Note 3 Pro Special Edition as this is the fastest way to flash any Custom ROM or unofficial international MIUI ROM on your device.

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