The company Xiaomi has been active since 2010, but it has not been until November 2017 when it has begun to operate properly in Spain. The Asian firm has brought to our country a large number of mobile phones famous for their performance and low prices. The Xiaomi smartphones are more than known for being suitable for all budgets and for not giving up good performance, or even quality finishes.
Many of these phones can rival much more expensive ones in aspects such as cameras, processor, RAM and a host of other features. As with all smartphones, having them updated is essential to get new improvements to the operating system (MIUI, based on Android) and avoid possible errors.
Based on installing revisions, the user makes sure that his phone is increasingly secure, and that he can also continue to get as much or more out of it. If you don’t know how to update your Xiaomi phone to the latest available version , in this step-by-step guide we explain all the steps you have to do to get it. With our guidelines you can install updates without problems, as long as there is one available for your smartphone.
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Steps to upgrade to MIUI 9, 10 or higher with the device updater Xiaomi
When installing updates on devices of this brand , you usually have at your disposal a specialized assistant. So you do not have problems when using it and you can get the new version (and future) easily, we explain the steps to upgrade to MIUI 9 with the Xiaomi mobile phone updater . A procedure that allows you to have updates long before the system itself notifies you of them.
1 – Download the ROM to your PC
To install the update before it arrives via OTA, you must enter the Xiaomi download website from your computer. Open the web browser and enter the following URL for this: https://en.miui.com/download.html
Once in it, look for the model that corresponds to your phone in the search engine under the orange bar and click on the corresponding result.
In the section you are in now, look for the file you have, in the “ Version ” section, the text “MIUI9” specified or later, ( 10, 11 etc). When you hit it, press the “ Download Full ROM ” button that is just above in green, you can choose a developer or stable version , the latter is recommended.
2 – Copy the ROM to your phone
When you have finished downloading the file, connect your smartphone to the computer via the USB cable . When you do, remember to set the device as a storage device when asked on it.
Now, go to the folder where the download was made and select the ROM file to copy it. You must enter the storage unit that was created for the phone’s memory and look for the “downloaded_rom” folder. When you hit it, enter and paste the file you copied before. Wait for the process to finish and disconnect the phone from the PC .
3 – Enter the updater of your Xiaomi smartphone
Now, on your mobile phone, you should go to the “Settings” section through its icon. It is usually shaped like a gear, so you will find it easily. Once inside, descend until you reach the “About device” section and enter it to access the updater or updater.
4 – Install MIUI 9
When you are already inside the Xiaomi Updater, click on the icon with 3 points . In doing so, a drop-down will open in which you must choose the “Select update package ” option, which can also be in English (“ Choose update package “).
Browse the directories now and look for the folder where the ROM was copied with the update. You must enter “ downloaded_rom ” and there you will find the file. Click on it.
The only thing left now is wait . For a few seconds or a few minutes, the phone will work independently to install all the files in this review with MIUI 9 that you wanted to improve . When finished, will restart and you can enter again by entering the corresponding keys . You can now use this operating system on your Xiaomi phone.
The other possible option is to have the automatic system updates . In this case, all you have to do is wait for a new version to arrive, as the terminal itself will notify you that it is available for installation.
When this happens, you just have to accept and wait for both the download and the update to be done . However, this process usually requires some time, since the Xiaomi OTA system does not detect the updates at the moment , leaving even days in between until it notifies the user.