Install Marshmallow on Xiaomi Mi3

mi3MarshmallowI don’t think Xiaomi will ever update Mi3 with the latest software update even if the hardware is capable enough to handle it. You can still always update it (remember this is still in beta phase).
Make sure you have backed up your phone before trying this.

Follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Install CWM recovery 6.0.5.1  Download here

To install CWM on Mi 3, open the updater app, press menu button and then click “select update package”. Select the ‘CWM_recovery_r11_cancro.zip’ and install it.

Step 2Download the required files:

Then copy both the above files to the root directory (/sdcard) of your phone.

Step 3Flashing Android ROM on Mi 3 using CWM Recovery

  • Power Down the phone. Press Volume Up + Power button to boot in to CWM Recovery mode.
  • Go to ‘advanced’ and make sure ‘active system’ is 1. If active system is 2 then change it to system 1.
  • Select ‘Wipe data/ factory reset’ and confirm to wipe. (Wiping may take sometime)
  • Select ‘Wipe cache partition’ and confirm.
  • Go to advanced and ‘wipe dalvik cache’.
  • Go back and select ‘Install zip’. Select ‘choose zip from /sdcard’, then 0/ and then choose the ‘CyanogenMod‘ file. Then install it to System 1.
  • Install Google Apps for Android (GAPPS) – Go back and install the ‘benzo-gapps-M-20151011-signed-chroma-r3.zip’ file to System 1. I have tried many other GAPPS but most of them are not compatible hence benzo gapps is the only one which works perfectly with Marshmallow ROM.
  • Reboot your phone by selecting ‘reboot system now’. (Choose No when it asks to fix root permission and to root the device.)
  • You phone can take 15 to 20 min to boot up on first time, so dont get panic.

I have installed it on  Mi 3W (Indian version) and the ROM seems to be working fine, but remember its still in development. Thanks to all the hard work done by the developers.

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