Guides and Top Tips for Redmi 4, Redmi 4X, Redmi 4A & Redmi Prime

How to Unlock Redmi 4X Bootloader with Mi Unlock

Before unlocking your Redmi 4X / 4A / 4 device you’ll need to request official unlock permission.

1. Sign into your Mi-Account – “Setting” > “Mi Account”.
2. Start your device in fastboot mode (turn off, press and hold “Power” and “Volume down” button, after short vibration signal release the “power” button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear.
3. Now connect your device to PC.
4. Download Mi Unlock tool (check out Redmi 4X drivers post). Unpack downloaded archive into new folder on your PC or laptop.
5. Start Mi Unlock and press “Agree” to continue.
6. Enter your Mi Account credentials and click on “Sign In” button. You should use the same account you’ve previously signed in on your phone!
7. Now press “Unlock” button.
8. Wait until you see a “Unlocked successful” message. Now press “Reboot phone” and wait until your device reboots in system.

How to check Redmi 4X bootloader lock state?

1. Download Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) and unpack downloaded archive into new folder on your PC or laptop.
2. Start your device in fastboot mode (turn off, press and hold “Power” and “Volume down” button, after short vibration signal release the “power” button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear. Connect your phone to PC or laptop.
3. Open the folder with adb/fastboot files, hold “Shift” button and right click on the empty space, select “Open command window here”.
4. In the command prompt enter the following command:

   Fastboot devices
   Fastboot oem device-info

• Device unlocked: true – bootloader is unlocked
• Device unlocked: false – bootloader is locked

How to flash MIUI ROM on Redmi 4x

Flash locked bootloader Redmi 4X / 4A / Prime with MiFlash

1. Disable disable driver signature enforcement (read more here).
2. Download MiFlash (Redmi 4X drivers & Tools) and install. Confirm drivers installation!
3. Download Redmi 4X MIUI ROM for MiFlash / fastboot and unpack downloaded ROM into “C:\rom” folder.
4. Open MiFlash and select folder with unpacked ROM files. In MiFlash select “Flash all” or “clean all” option.
5. Boot your device in EDL / Download mode.
6. Let Windows install all drivers. In “Device Manager” your device should be found in “Ports (COM & LPT)” and recognized as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COMX). In case you see Relink HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COMX) device, then manually delete this drivers and reconnect your device in EDL / Download mode (first turn on your device by holding “Power” button until vibration signal). In case it doesn’t help, right click on device in “Device Manager” > “Update drivers” > “Search for drivers on this PC” > “Select from installed drivers” > “Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COMX)”.
7. In MiFlash press “Refresh”. In “Device” tab you should see the same COM port number as in “Device manager”.
8. Press “Flash” button and wait until installation process is completed. Usually it takes around 5 minutes.

In case of error you may try different version of MiFlash. If it doesn’t help either, then try connecting your device to another USB port and use another PC if possible.

How to flash from China 8.1.x.0 or later

1. Download 8.0.3.0 MIUI ROM Recovery / System and copy to phone root memory.
2. Open the “Updater” app, tap on “three dots” icon and select copied ROM .zip archive. If you’ve stuck with verification errors try renaming the file to update.zip.
3. All data and personal settings will be deleted!
4. Confirm with terms and wait for the system to start.
5. Turn off your device, press “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons, after vibration release the “Power” button.
6. In the menu select “download”.

How to downgrade Redmi 4X to 8.0.5.0 MIUI ROM

1. Turn off your phone.
2. Hold both volume buttons and connect your device to PC.
3. After vibration signal, release volume buttons. Nothing should appear on the screen after vibration. If your device just reboots, try turning off your device, then connect it to PC while pressing both volume buttons at the same time. After vibration release both buttons.

How to flash unlocked bootloader Redmi 4X with fastboot

1. Download Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) and unpack downloaded archive into new folder on your PC or laptop.
2. Download Redmi 4X MIUI ROM for MiFlash / fastboot and unpack to the folder with adb/fastboot.
3. Start your device in fastboot mode (turn off, press and hold “Power” and “Volume down” button, after short vibration signal release the “power” button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear. Connect your phone to PC or laptop.
4. In the folder with the adb/fastboot files, run flash_all.bat, wait until device reboots and then disconnect from PC.

How to flash TWRP Custom Recovery on Redmi 4X

1. Download Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) and unpack downloaded archive into new folder on your PC or laptop.
2. Download TWRP for Redmi 4A and unpack downloaded archive into folder with adb/fastboot files. In downloaded archive replace twrp.img with TWRP version for your device.
3. Start your device in fastboot mode (turn off, press and hold “Power” and “Volume down” button, after short vibration signal release the “power” button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear. Connect your phone to PC or laptop.
4. In the folder with adb/fastboot files, start “flash_twrp.bat” and wait for TWRP to start. Disconnect your device from PC.
   • If you’re installing TWRP without flashing new ROM. Confirm system partition modification if TWRP asks for it.
5. In TWRP: Go to “Advanced” > “Disable Verify” (or install SuperSU 2.65, if your want to have root on your phone).
6. “Reboot” > “System”.

After SuperSU installation, it’s recommend it to update it via Google Play. This will help you to get rid of ADB, PTP, MTP and USB hot-spot issues.

How to update TWRP on Redmi 4X / 4A / Prime

Here’s a method on how to update via currently install TWRP Custom Recovery version:

1. Connect your device to PC or laptop and copy fresh TWRP version to phone MicroSD or internal memory. Disconnect your device.
2. Boot into TWRP Custom Recovery, select “Install” > “Install Image” > select TWRP .img file > select “Recovery” partition > wait until installation process is completed.
3. “Reboot” > “Recovery”.

How to update TWRP on Redmi 4X via fastboot

The process is similar to flashing TWRP. Simply rename the new downloaded TWPR Custom Recovery image to twrp.img and replace it in the  adb/fastboot folder.

How to flash Custom ROM on Redmi 4X

It’s recommended to copy downloaded custom ROM version to MicroSD card. Allow system partition modifications if required by TWRP Custom Recovery.

1. Boot into TWRP Custom Recovery.
2. Go to “Wipe” > “Advanced Wipe” > Select all partitions, except MicroSD and OTG.
3. “Reboot” > “Recovery”.
   • In case you’ve stuck on Mi logo hold “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons, after short vibration, release the “Power” button and wait for TWRP to start.
4. Select language in TWRP.
5. Download custom ROM for your device. Download Custom ROM for Redmi 4X here.
6. Connect your device to PC and copy downloaded ROM archive as well as SuperSU 2.65 archive to phone MicroSD or internal memory, if you want to have root on your phone.
7. “Reboot” > “Recovery”.
   • In case you’ve stuck on Mi logo hold “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons, after short vibration, release the “Power” button and wait for TWRP to start.
8. In TWRP menu tap on the “Install” button > select custom ROM you want to install, also add SuperSU .zip archive if you want to enable ROOT, select reboot into system after flashing.
9. Wait until installation is finished.

Don’t forget to update SuperSU via Google Play after installation. This will help you to get rid of ADB, PTP, MTP and USB hot-spot issues.

How to root Xiaomi Redmi 4X / 4A / Prime

1. Download Platform-tools (adb / fastboot) and unpack the archive into an empty folder on your PC or laptop.
2. Download this archive and unpack it into the same folder with the adb / fastboot files.
3. Boot your device into the fastboot mode (turn it off, hold down the “Power” button and “Volume Down”, after the vibration signal, release the power button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear).
4. Connect Redmi 4X to a PC / laptop.
5. In the folder with the adb / fastboot files, start boot_twrp.bat and wait for the TWRP launch. TWRP will not be installed, only loaded for a single time. Confirm system partition modification if TWRP asks for that.
6. Download and copy SuperSU 2.65 archive into phone internal memory or MicroSD.
7. Disconnect your device from PC.
8. In TWRP menu press “Install” and select SuperSU archive and select “Reboot after install” option. Wait until installation process is finished.
9. In this script “Boot image patcher” is included, no need to patch boot with “Disable Verify”.
10. After installation of SuperSU, go to Google Play and update it. This will help you to get rid of issues with ADB, PTP, MTP and USB hot-spot.

Check out this post on how to enable root on Redmi 4X for more methods.

How to install GApps on China Stable Redmi 4X / 4A / Prime

1. Download Platform-tools (adb / fastboot) and unpack the archive into an empty folder on your PC or laptop.
2. Download this archive and unpack it into the same folder with the adb / fastboot files.
3. Boot your device into the fastboot mode (turn it off, hold down the “Power” button and “Volume Down”, after the vibration signal, release the power button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear).
4. Connect Redmi 4X to a PC / laptop.
5. In the folder with the adb / fastboot files, start boot_twrp.bat and wait for the TWRP launch. TWRP will not be installed, only loaded for a single time. Confirm system partition modification if TWRP asks for that.
6. Download and copy GApps archive into phone internal memory or MicroSD.
7. “Reboot” > “Shutdown”.
8. Boot your device into the fastboot mode (turn it off, hold down the “Power” button and “Volume Down”, after the vibration signal, release the power button and wait for the fastboot logo to appear).
9. Connect Redmi 4X to a PC / laptop.
10. In the folder with the adb / fastboot files, start boot_twrp.bat and wait for the TWRP launch. TWRP will not be installed, only loaded for a single time. Confirm system partition modification if TWRP asks for that.
11. Select “Install” > Select .zip archive with “GApps” > Reboot after install > Wait until installation is completed.

Just in case here you may find a tutorial on how you can unbrick Redmi 4X if something goes wrong. Also, pay attention, that author of this tutorial is not responsible for any of your actions with your phone! Make sure you’ve completely understand what you’re doing.

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Download PC Drivers and Utilities for Xiaomi Redmi 4X / Prime

MIUI ROM Flashing Tool for Redmi 4X

Xiaomi Mi Flash tool is software developed originally by Xiaomi, and it allows users to flash firmware on their Xiaomi devices. You can use it either for updating and downgrading your Xiaomi’s firmware. Additionally, in boot-loop cases, you can use this tool to flash a Stock Rom on your device and bring it back to life. It can flash any ROM that contains fastboot files through the Fastboot mode or EDL mode only.

Mi Flashing Tool comes in 32 and 64-bit stable versions. It runs on operating system Windows 7 or above. Here you can see how to install it on your computer.

How to Install MIUI ROM Flashing Tool for Redmi 4X

Before you start, make sure you uninstall any version of MIUI ROM Flashing Tool before installing a new one.

1. Download one of the Official Xiaomi Versions (check the links below).
2. Double-click the MiFlashSetup.msi file to start the installation process.
3. Click Next on the first screen.
4. Choose the installing location on the second screen, and click Next again.
5. Now confirm once more time, and wait for the process to finish.
6. Once it finishes, close the installer.

Now you are ready to flash any firmware on your Xiaomi. Happy Flashing!

Official software for flashing Xiaomi phones using the PC or laptop:

MIUI ROM Flashing Tool (MiFlash) | 2017.4.25.0 | Download

Mi Unlock for Redmi 4X

Mi Unlocker is the official bootloader unlocker utility that can unlock the Android bootloader of Xiaomi devices. You can use it on any version of MIUI including the latest MIUI 9. However, before unlocking your Xiaomi’s bootloader with MI Unlocker, you must request permission at the official MIUI Unlock Site. Here is an overview how the whole procedure looks like.

Redmi 4X Bootloader Unlock Process

1. Install the latest ROM update on your device, via the Updater app.
2. Create an account on the official MIUI Unlock Site (if you don’t have already).
3. Log into your Xiaomi device using this account.
4. Request the Unlock permission from your Mi account.
5. Enroll your smartphone for an Unlock in Developer Options and wait 72 hours.

Now you can unlock the bootloader using the Mi Flash Unlock Tool. You can download the latest versions from the links below. These are the official MIUI releases of the software, and are 100% tested by our team.

Official software for unlocking bootloader on Xiaomi phones using the PC or laptop.

Mi Unlock | 2.3.803.10 | Download | Mi Unlock Full Tutorial

QDLoader HS-USB Driver for Redmi 4X

Your Redmi 4X is running a Qualcomm Snapdragon powerful chipset capable of many operations. To get out its maximum, you can install custom ROMs and kernels. QDLoader HS-USB Driver is a tool that allows communication between your Windows computer and Qualcomm-chipset smartphones (like Redmi 4X). This is the driver that you need to install if you want to flash ROMs on your Xiaomi Redmi 4X from your PC.

In general, you can find this driver packed within a newer version of MIUI ROM Flashing Tool, which you can find in the first section of this article. However, if you are using one of the older Mi Flashing Tool, you will need this driver. So, here you can find the official standalone Full Qualcomm QDLoader HS-USB driver. It is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. You can download it from the link below.

Qualcomm USB Drivers which are required for flashing Xiaomi phones. Check out this post for more information on how to install Qualcomm USB Drivers on your Windows PC the right way.

QDLoader HS-USB Driver | 32/64-bit | Download

ADB Driver Lite and Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) for Redmi 4X

ADB Lite and Fastboot withot doubt are two of the most fundamental tools used when working with Android-powered devices. For all of you who want to root, modify, tweak, and debug, ADB and Fastboot are a must have. These tools can perform countless rooting and other procedures on the Android platform.

If you really want to learn Android Development, you may want to download and install the full Android Software Development Kit (SDK) – tools for developing Android applications. However, that is unnecessary for all of us who just want to use ADB and Fastboot. To simplify the process for you, we created a specified lite tools packages that will install ADB and Fastboot on your computer quickly and easily. Here you can find the download files.

Drivers and tools for the ADB mode.

Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) | r.26.0.2 | Windows | Download

Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) | r.26.0.2 | Linux version | Download

Platform-tools (adb/fastboot) | r.26.0.2 | macOS version | Download

Minimal ADB and Fastboot

Minimal ADB and Fastboot | 1.4.2 | Setup | Download

Minimal ADB and Fastboot | 1.4.1 | Portable | Download

15 seconds ADB Installer | 1.4.3 | Download

HashTab | Download | Tool for checking MD5 hash of downloaded files. It provides OS extensions for calculating file hashes. This tool supports many hash algorithms such as SHA1, SHA2, MD5, HAVAL, Whirlpool, and RipeMD. It has a friendly interface and supports drag-and-drop actions. Comparing two files and vetting the integrity of a downloaded file was never so easy as while using HashTab.

USBDeview | Download x64 / Download x86 | Tool for checking the list off all USB devices with the possibility of their removal from the system. It provides as much information for your plugged USB device as it can (device’s description, type, serial number, etc.)

USB Deview allows you to uninstall unused USB devices that you previously used or disconnect USB devices that are currently plugged into your computer. It also allows enabling and disabling your connected devices.

Final Words

There you have it. These are the essential tools and utilities that you need for rooting your Xiaomi Redmi 4X and playing with the Android platform capabilities on a higher level. If you are interested in rooting, and flashing custom ROMs on your device, definitely download all of these. You can start with getting the Flashing Tool, then Mi Unlock, as well as the ADB Driver and platform tools. I also want to mention that you can use these with other models of Xiaomi devices.

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