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How to flash Xiaomi Redmi 8?


Why reinstall the firmware?

Errors start to appear in the operating system.

Some applications do not open, reinstalling which does not lead to a positive result.

Many programs from the Play Market do not start.

The phone restarts for no reason.

The phone began to work slowly.

The OS does not match the system requirements of the smartphone.





Where can I find the firmware?

On the website of your phone manufacturer.

On specialized services on which developers lay out custom or official OS.


What should be done before installing the firmware?

Back up your phone's user data.

Insert SD card. An SD card is needed to write firmware to it.

Find information about your smartphone model.

Fully charge your device.

Download the archive with Firmware and place it on the SD card.





Installing TWRP Recovery

Download the Official TWRP App from the Play Market. And install it.

When you start the application for the first time, you must agree to install a new firmware and all the risks associated with this, as well as agree to grant the application Superuser rights and click the 'OK' button.

On the next screen, you need to select the 'TWRP FLASH' item and give the application root-rights.

TWRP

On the main screen of the application, select 'Select Device', and find your phone model.

After selecting a phone, the application will direct the user to a web page to download the modified recovery environment image file. Download the proposed *.img file.

When the file is loaded, return to the main screen of the Official TWRP App and press the 'Select a file to flash' button. Select the file downloaded in the previous step.

Click the 'FLASH TO RECOVERY' button and confirm your choice, click 'OK' in the question window.

When the message 'Flash Completed Succsessfuly!' appears on the screen. Click the 'OK' button. The TWRP installation procedure is now complete.

Write the firmware and other necessary files to the SD card. Using a PC or laptop card reader, it will be much faster.

Insert a memory card into the phone.

To reboot into recovery, you need to use a special item in the Official TWRP App menu, accessible by pressing the button with three stripes in the upper left corner of the main screen of the application. We open the menu, select the 'Reboot' item, and then click on the 'REBOOT RECOVERY' button. The phone will reboot into the recovery environment automatically.





Firmware via TWRP

TWRP

Before flashing, you need to delete all user data from the phone, this will avoid many problems. press 'WIPE' on the home screen.

Now you can start flashing. Click the 'Install' button.


TWRP

The file selection screen is displayed. At the very top is the 'Storage' button, which allows you to switch between types of memory.

Select the location where you copied the files. Press the 'OK' button.



TWRP

Select the firmware file and click on it. A screen opens with a warning about possible negative consequences, as well as the item 'Zip signature verification'. This item should be checked by placing a cross in the check-box, which will avoid using damaged files when writing to the phone's memory sections.

The procedure for flashing the phone will begin, accompanied by the appearance of inscriptions in the log field and the movement of the progress bar.

The completion of the firmware installation procedure is indicated by the inscription 'Successful'.





Summary: Smart Phone OS: Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 11; Chipset: Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm); CPU: Octa-core (2x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53); GPU: Adreno 505; Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors; Screen Size: 6.22 inches, 96.6 cm 2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio); Resolution: 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~270 ppi density); Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5; Card slot: microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot); Internal: 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM; Loudspeaker: Yes; 3.5mm jack: Yes; Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic; WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot; Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, LE; GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS; Infrared port: Yes; ...

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