Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM to select devices, starting with Redmi Note 4, Mi Max 2, Mi 5s, Mi MIX 2, Mi 6 and Redmi 4X (launched as Redmi 4 in India). Mi Max, Mi Max Prime, Mi MIX 2, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite, Mi MIX, and Mi 5 have also started receiving the update over-the-air. You can check whether your Xiaomi device supports the MIUI 9 update here.
Through OTA update method, users need to wait patiently for notification. They can even check the Updater app to see if the update has arrived. However, for those who are impatient, here is the MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM download link and flashing method.
Here’s how to download and install MIUI 9 on your Xiaomi smartphone:
Before starting the flashing process, Xiaomi users should ensure that the battery charge is above 60% and should back up apps and multimedia content to ensure safety. Xiaomi smartphone users need to download the Recovery or Fastboot package depending on the ROM version. If you are running a Developer ROM, download the recovery package with a .zip extension, or those running a Stable ROM should download the Fastboot package with a .tgz extension.
Users who own Redmi Note 4 and Xiaomi Max 2 can download and install the corresponding ROM from the Xiaomi website. Follow the highlighted steps below to download and install MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM.
Xiaomi Max (32GB)
Xiaomi Max MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Max MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Max Prime (64GB/128GB)
Xiaomi Max Prime MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Max Prime MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Mix
Xiaomi Mix MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Mix MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Redmi Y1/Redmi Note 5A
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite/Redmi Note 5A Lite
Xiaomi Y1 Lite MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Y1 Lite MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Max 2
Xiaomi Max 2 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Max 2 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Qualcomm)/Redmi Note 4X
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Redmi 4X, Redmi 4 (Qualcomm)
Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi 6
Xiaomi 6 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi 6 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi MIX 2
Xiaomi MIX 2 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi MIX 2 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi Note 3
Xiaomi Note 3 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi Note 3 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi 5
Xiaomi 5 MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi 5 MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
Xiaomi 5s Plus
Xiaomi 5s Plus MIUI 9 Fastboot ROM
Xiaomi 5s Plus MIUI 9 Recovery ROM
This list will be updated when Xiaomi provides links to new MIUI 9 Global Stable ROMs.
Quick start method
1) Back up your smartphone and download Fastboot ROM.
2) User must unlock the bootloader before fastbooting. Please visit this page for more information on how to do this.
3) After unlocking the bootloader, you need to enter fastboot mode. To do this, turn off your device and then press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power button at the same time. It should boot the phone through the quickstart screen.
3) User can connect the phone to PC via USB and click the refresh button in the refresh tool app and it should show the device ID. If not, install the Mi PC Suite and drivers posted here. Extract the downloaded fastboot ROM to a folder on your PC.
4) Open the MiFlash tool and select All clean in the lower right corner.
5) Click choose Browse to the folder where you extracted the Fastboot ROM and click flash
6) It will start refreshing the phone, which will take about 3-5 minutes, depending on the PC and device. Users should note that the device cannot be removed while flashing.
7) The device will reboot and display MIUI 9.
How to restore ROM
1) Back up your smartphone and download Recovery ROM to your device. Put it into internal memory.
2) Open the Updater application and click on the menu in the upper right corner and click on Select Update Package.
3) Select the downloaded ROM and click OK. Wait for the process to complete and click Restart.
4) The device will reboot with MIUI 9.
How is your experience installing MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM on your smartphone? Let us know in the comments. For more tutorials, head to our how-to section.
