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ThisthreadismorelikeHowIdiditthanatutorial.IwasusingMIUIV7.5.2.0.MAAMIDE(Global)inmymi532
GBduringthisoperation,beforeIvemanagedtoupgradetoMIUIV8.0.2.0.MAAMIDG(Global).InthisthreadIll
discusshowIveunlocked,upgradedandrootedmymi5.Creditgoestopramanayhoga,meredithhan,
GR33dyBlackie,yougotmehere,FariezNurkholiqandeveryoneonthewebforsharingtheirvaluable
knowledgeregardingthis.
Caution:Illnotbeheldresponsibleifanythinggoeswrong

Soletsbegin,

InPC
1.Forsettingupyourpc,followthisthread.

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2.Downloadandinstalladbdriverfromhere,
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01. http://adbdriver.com/downloads/
CopytheCode

ifthisdoesnotworkthentrythisone,

01. http://www.koushikdutta.com/post/universaladbdriver
CopytheCode

3.minimal_adb_fastboot
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CopytheCode

downloadandextractintoFastbootfolder.

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Device Mi5 EnableUSBDebuggingGotoSettings>Additionalsettings>Developeroptions>USBDebuggingEnable
MIUI V8.2.2.0.NAA (IfyouhavenotactivatedDeveloperoptions,thenGotoSettings>Aboutphone>tapMIUIversion7times
Online 30Hours >Youarenowadeveloper)
SendPM Batteryischargedatleast50%.

1.Unlockingmi5

Soyoudecidedtobethebossofyourphoneanddosomethingoutofthebox.Thefirstthingyouneedisan
unlockedbootloader.Bydefault(asfarasIknow)themi5comeswithalockedbootloadertopreventunwanted
changeinthesystem.Meaningyoucantinstallfastbootrom,customrecovery,androotyourdevice.But
unlockingyourdevicehassomepotentialrisksasyouprobablyknowaboutitbynow.Anyway,Ivefollowedthis
thread,

01. http://xiaomitips.com/guide/unlockmi5bootloader/
CopytheCode

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ExceptforStep7.YesyourerightIdidntgettheconfirmationsmsfromXiaomi ,butIdidwaitfor10days!
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ThenIthoughtletscheckifitsapprovedornot,wellIguessIgotlucky.

Note:Tocheckifyourbootloaderislockedornotdownloadminimal_adb_fastbootfilefromhere,

01. https://goo.gl/m61KQa
CopytheCode

ThenextractthedownloadedfileintoFastbootfolderandfollowstepsdescribedintheManualcmdinfo.txtfile.
Compareyourresultfromhere,asdescribedinstep3,4,5and7.
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Ifyoumanagedtounlockyourdevicethenyou'reonestepclosertoupgradeyourMIUIversionviafastbootrom.
Pleasefollowstepsasdescribedinhere,ForStep3,toenterfastbootmodeeasilyconnectyourdevicetopcby
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USBcable.ThenfromyourdownloadedfastbootfolderclickonMAF32.exeandtype,

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SendPM andpressenter.OryoucanTurnoffthedevicepresstheVolumedownkeyandthePowerbuttonatthesame
timetoenterFastbootmode.Forstep5select"flashall"or"cleanall"optionfoundatthebottomrightsideofthe
flashtool.Donotselect"cleanallandlock"orelseyourbootloaderwillgetlockedagain.

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Continuetostep6.Congratulationyou'vesuccessfullyupgradedtolatestMIUIrom.
SendPM

3.Rootingyourmi5

Whenitcomestorootingthisisthebestthread,IvefoundsofarexceptIhadtoimprovisesomestepsformeas
foundinhere.SoanywayrootingrequiresacustomrecoverylikeTWRPorCWM,IveusedTWRPtogetthejob
done.

FlashingTWRPrecovery
Note:
1.Thisrequiredaunlockbootloader.Hencepleasedonotproceedifyourbootloaderislocked.
2.ApplyingofficialOTAupdates,usingthiscustomrecoverymay/willbrickyourdevice.Soitsbetterto
turnoffautomaticupdate.

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3.Ensureyourdevicehaveatleast>30%batterylevelbeforeproceeding.
Home 4.YouknowwhatyouredoingIwillnotbeholdresponsibleforyouraction.
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Thingsyouneedbeforestarting

1.Developeroptionsenabled(youknowhowtodoitbynow)
2.USBdebuggingenabledindeveloperoption.
3.Unlockedbootloader.
4.UniversalADBdrivers.(Youvealreadyinstalledit.)
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6.CustomRecoeveryTWRP,downloadthelatestversionhere.

01. https://dl.twrp.me/gemini/
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SendPM 1.DownloadtheTWRP.imgfileintothesamefolderaswherefastboot.exeislocated.
2.ConnectyourdevicetoPCviaUSBcable
3.ClickMAF32.exefromthefastbootfolder.Execute

01. adbdevices
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incommandprompttoensureyourpcdetectedyourconnecteddevice.

4.Ifyoureconnected,type
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SendPM incommandprompttoenterintofastbootmode.
5.Afterenteringintofastbootmodetypeandenter,

01. fastbooteraserecovery
CopytheCode

toerasestockrecovery.Itsessentialasthestockwontbeabletoreplacethecustomrecovery
afterwards.
6.Enterthefollowingcommand

01. fastbootflashrecoverytwrp3.0.21gemini.img
CopytheCode

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adjustthetwrp3.0.21gemini.imgnamewithyourdownloadedTWRPimagename.
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7.Flashingwillbedoneinstantly(ifyoudoneitcorrectly)andshouldonlytakeafewmilliseconds.
8.Enterthefollowingcommand

01. adbrebootrecovery
CopytheCode

tobootintorecoverymode.
9.ItshouldrebootintotheTWRPbasedrecovery.
10.SometimesIhadtroublebootingintoTWRPrecovery,ifthishappensforyoutoothenpoweroff
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sametime.Nowcontinuefromstep5to7thenforstep8typeandenter

01. fastbootboottwrp3.0.21gemini.img
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adjustthetwrp3.0.21gemini.imgnamewithyourdownloadedTWRPimagename.
MIUI V8.2.2.0.NAA
Online 30Hours Done.You'vesuccessfulyflashedTWRPrecovery.
SendPM
NowtoflashSuperSUfollowexactlyfromsteps3to11asdiscribedinhere,NoteIdidn'thaveto
selectthelanguagemanualybecauseitwasalreadyinEnglish.IhadtroublesettingupEnglish
languageinTWRPfoundinabovethreadbutthelatestofficialTWRPworkedlikeacharm.

12.LaststepisflashingSuperSU.zipfrom"Install"menu.Downloadthelateststablefromhere,

01. http://download.chainfire.eu/supersustable
CopytheCode

13Reboottosystem.YoushouldfoundSuperSUonyourhomescreenandofcourseyourFullRoot
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16:24,Sep262016 | #2
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22:53,Sep262016 | #4

niceshare.thankyou

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18:24,Sep302016 | 5#

helo,ijustneedrootaccessontheapps'Hiromacro'..canitbeenabledwithoutfullyrootingthedevice?

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Thoughthereismethodcalled,SystemlessRooting.Butit'sstillexperimentalandmaycontainbugs.I'mnotsure
ifit'sapplicableformi5too.Butifyou'reinterestedyoumightwanttotakealookatthisthread,http://forum.xda
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developers.com/motog4plus/howto/rootsystemlessrootingsupersu2742t3405772andthis,http://www.xda
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16:28,Oct122016 | 8#

I'mgoingthoughtasimilarprocess,(exceptstartingwithasellermodifiedROM7.2.8.0.0)alwayshappytosee
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someadviceandrealworldexperiencebeforeitryflashinganything.Justawaitingmyconfirmationthatican
Home unlockthebootloadernow.
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mintrocksrepliedat2016101122:22
DidusubmittheunlockingrequestonGlobalstable7.5.2.0?Iheardthatonlydeveloper
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heygreatworkthanksamillion

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