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Nowadays, in the world of Android everyone want to install custom ROMs on their device, as it allow a lot of customizations and many more. Like other android devices, xiaomi also allow to install custom ROM. But before installation of custom ROMs, you need to follow some pre-requirements which include unlocking bootloader and installing TWRP and Rooting Xiaomi Mi Mix 2.
Specifications of Xiaomi Mi Mix 2:
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is a wonderful smartphone that was launched with 5.9 inches large display supporting resolution of 1080×2160 pixels protected by corning gorilla glass 4 technology. It is equipped with octa-core processor. Regarding the internal storage, The phone include 128 GB with 8 GB RAM or 64/128/256 GB with 6 GB RAM.
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The camera of the phone include 12MP primary camera with Dual LED flash including features and 5MP secondary camera for selfies. The connectivity medium include WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and USB. It is powered by Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery to support the power back-up.
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Methods To Unlock Bootloader & install TWRP recovery & Root Xiaomi Mi Mix 2:
Before proceeding, keep it in mind that there are some pre-requirements which you need to follow:
- Make back-up of your important data.
- Unlock bootloader on your device. If you have not done it yet, then click on the link below to follow guide:
Simple Guide To Unlock Bootloader & install TWRP recovery & Root Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
- Download and install USB drivers for Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 and enable USB debugging.
- Download Fastboot & ADB drivers.
- Download TWRP recovery for xiaomi Mi Mix 2.
- Download SuperSU.zip file. Transfer it to your phone.
Simple Steps To install TWRP recovery on Xiaomi Mi Mix 2:
Step 1: Go to ADB & Fastboot folder and right click anywhere in the whitespace while holding Shift Key. Select “open command window here” or “open power shell window here” from properties menu.
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Step 2: To Boot your phone into Fastboot mode, turn your phone off, press and hold power and volume down buttons simultaneously until you enter into Fastboot mode.
Step 3: Connect your smartphone to a computer using USB cable. If you want to check your phone is connected or not, then type the following command:
fastboot devices
Step 4: To flash TWRP recovery, type the following command and write the exact name of downloaded twrp recovery image.
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
Step 5: Then type the following command to reboot your phone:
fastboot reboot
Congratzz… You have installed TWRP custom recovery on Xiaomi MI Mix 2.
Simple Steps To Root Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Using SuperSu:
Step 1: To boot your phone into TWRP recovery, Switch off your phone, press and hold power and volume up buttons simultaneously until you see the TWRP logo.
Step 2: Tap on install options in recovery menu and locate the SuperSU.zip file which you have downloaded before and transferred it to your phone. Select it.
Step 3: After that, “Swipe to confirm flash” button.
Step 4: Wait for the flashing process to complete and your Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 will be rooted successfully.
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