How To Unbrick Xiaomi Device Using Mi Flash Fastboot

Many of our blog visitors have queried recently about their Xiaomi smartphones not booting up after installing custom ROM. So in this article, we will assist you to unbrick Xiaomi device using the fastboot method which will help fix the boot loop, bricked phones or solve some bugs/issues on your Xiaomi devices.

Using the fastboot method is easy and it does the work all by itself with a click of a button on your computer. All you have to do is download the Xiaomi drivers on your computer and install ADB Fastboot and flash the particular firmware for your device. It is easier than it seems, you can check the screenshots step by step and install the latest firmware also for your Xiami smartphone.

The Fastboot method will help you unbrick or install the latest firmware for the following devices:

Xiaomi Mi 1/1S
Xiaomi Mi 2/2S
Xiaomi Mi 2A
Xiaomi Mi 3
Xiaomi Mi 4
Xiaomi Mi 4S
Xiaomi Mi 4L
Xiaomi Mi 4C
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi 5S
Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus
Xiaomi Mi 5X
Xiaomi Mi 6
Xiaomi Mi 6X
Xiaomi Mi Note
Xiaomi Mi Note Pro
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Xiaomi Mi Mix
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
Xiaomi Mi Max
Xiaomi Mi Max Prime

Xiaomi Mi Max 2
Xiaomi Mi Pad
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2
Xiaomi Mi Pad 3
Redmi 1S
Redmi Note 4G
Redmi Note Prime
Redmi Note 2
Redmi Note 3 MTK/Qualcomm
Redmi Note 3 Special Edition
Redmi Note 4 MTK/Qualcomm
Remi Y1 Lite Prime
Redmi 5 Plus
Redmi 5
Redmi 5A
Redmi Note 5
Redmi Note 5A/Prime
Redmi Note 4X
Redmi 2/Prime
Redmi 3/Prime/3X
Redmi 3S/Prime
Redmi 4/X/Prime
Redmi 4A

You need to download certain drivers for your device and then the ROM file, the application we’ll be providing and this method pretty much works with any Xiaomi phones like Mi4, Mi3. Mi4i, Redmi 1s, Redmi note etc but it is a little bit longer and might take 15-20 minutes time to successfully boot your smartphone.

NOTE: We are not responsible for any loss of data. Bricked phones cannot be backed up, so please keep a note that your device has already lost the data. Performing the above method will let you boot your device just the way it came out of the box.

How To Unbrick Xiaomi Smartphones

Download the Firmware

Visit this page and download the fastboot ROM for your de vice (Please check if the ROM file suffix is ‘.tgz’. If it is ‘.gz’, please rename it to ‘.tgz’)
Once the ROM is downloaded, extract the files on your desktop and it will look something like this

Download Fastboot Mi Flash Tool

Download and install MI Flash tool on your laptop/computer

STEP 1: Switch off your Xiaomi smartphone and boot it into fastboot mode.

Press the Volume key and the Power button at the same time to enter Fastboot mode.

STEP 2: Connect your smartphone to the USB cable and open the MI Flash tool on your laptop/computer

STEP 3: Now open MI Flash and select the folder where you have extracted the firmware

STEP 4: Click on Refresh. Your device will appear in Mi Flash Tool window if it is connected.

STEP 5: Now you will see three options at the bottom of the Flash tool.

Choose any one option carefully as per your need

Flash all: Clears all the data of the built-in storage, clear all user data, please be careful! (Clean Install)
Flash all except storage: Will erase all user data does not clear the built-in storage data.
Flash all except data storage: Does not clear the built-in storage data does not clear user data

STEP 6: Click on Flash and it will start the process. Once flashing process completes, the progress bar inside MiFlash turns fully green, which means the ROM has been successfully installed. Then your device should automatically boot to the new version.