The lack of communication from Xiaomi about the availability of MIUI 12 for international units has resulted in the development of MIUI 12 mod. Global users can now download the ROM and flash using TWRP Recovery. Thus, we will in this post, explain how to flash MIUI 12 ROM using TWRP Recovery.
Note: this tutorial is specifically for the Global users, if you’re using Chinese ROM, follow this link and download the correct Recovery ROM for your device and flash using the recovery method.
How to flash MIUI 12 ROM using TWRP Recovery
- Note: Always backup your files to a safe location before tweaking anything in your device.
- Before proceeding, you need to follow this link and learn how to install TWRP Recovery on your Xiaomi phone.
- After that, you should follow this link to download the MIUI 12 Recovery file for your device.
- Also, don’t forget to download the LazyFlasher.zip file [ the step is crucial, or your device, will get stuck on bootloop].
- Copy both files to the internal memory of your Xiaomi phone
- Boot your device to into TWRP Recovery mode
- To do that, Switch off your and press and hold the power + volume up key at the same time.
- Select recovery and click the blue button to bring up the recovery menu. A device such as Redmi Note 4, Note 3, Mi 5, Mi 6, others will show up the Recovery menu immediately without showing any prompt
- From the TWRP Recovery menu, select wipe and Mark system, cache, data, and Dalvik/ART Cache, then swipe to reset. It will only wipe app data and not your media files.
- Now, go back, select install. Search for the MIUI 12 ROM / any ROM you want to flash, and click on it, then swipe to confirm flash. This will take between 5 – 7 minutes to process.
- Again go back, select install, and choose the lazyFlasher file. As usual, swipe to confirm flash.
- Note: you can’t skip this part, otherwise your device will remain in a boot loop. The LazyFlasher.zip file is there to skip the Android security check, which allows the phone to boot.
- Once the process is completed, click on ” Reboot system”. It will take 5 to 8 minutes for your device to boot.
And that’s all on how to flash MIUI 12 ROM using TWRP Recovery. In case you encounter any issue while using the method, let us know via the comment section.