All you need to do is connect your device to the PC in MTP mode and manually copy the content to the PC. – It is always wise to take a backup before you land yourself in trouble. I bet many of us are reluctant when it comes to taking regular backup of our data. Taking regular backups will safeguard you from any accidental data loss.
Finally, Xiaomi also offers a range of developer tools to help developers create their custom ROMs. These tools include the MIUI SDK (Software Development Kit) and the MIUI Developer Center. These tools allow developers to create their custom ROMs, as well as ability to modify existing ROMs and add new features.
- The “On” series are available only through online stores, and not through any physical offline stores.
- The developers added only a handful of tweaks on top of AOSP, aiming to deliver smooth performance with better battery life.
- But most of the problems that cause flashing stock ROM are below.
- You can refer to our guide on finding the right Gapps package and download one that’s appropriate for you.
- During this process, the Smartphone will reboot automatically.
The unpacking will occur in the _[section name] folder (ex. _System). The modified ROM/Firmware can be flashed or installed through the fastboot commands. Anything you change in here will be copied over to build.prop when you compile the ROM. Read this Appual’s guide “How to Edit The Android Build.Prop with Essential Tweaks” as it will show you a lot of useful things to edit in the buildinfo.sh file. The Stock ROMs are customised by big giants that take care of Android security. If there is any loophole in the feature then the mobile company starts working on it and fix it.
- Again, hold Home and highlight & select Recovery in the Reboot menu.
- If your phone comes with an unlockable bootloader, the chances are high that there is a community of modders sharing stock ROMs you can flash.
- These tools include the MIUI SDK (Software Development Kit) and the MIUI Developer Center.
The ROM (Read Only Memory) operating system that we discussed is also known as Firmware. Through the device, they have access to the users without any type of modification and they stay firm. There you will find the firmware with its scatter file which you can use in the future to fix your MTK phone or another of the same model. You can change the 0 to any other number or leave it as it is (ROM_0). Select the location you wish to save the ROM_0 file and click Save. Click on the folder icon with Choose, just after Scatter-loading the file. Now locate the scatter file you saved in Step 6 and click Open.
You can also install them stock firmware file right from your PC/Mac if you opt for the adb sideload method. Once you’ve found the ROM you want to install, download the ZIP file either on your computer or on your phone.