Update install Android 5.1 Lollipop on your Xiaomi Mi 3W
Android Lollipop is now available for Mi3W phones by developer community. Its not a official update, but if you want to try out Lollipop on your Mi3 its best option available right now. Its support english language and is pretty stable release.
Make sure you have backed up your phone before trying this.
How to Install Android 5.0 Lollipop Slim ROM on Xiaomi Mi 3 –
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 2 – Download the required files:
- slimrom (Lollipop ROM for Mi 3) –225 MB
- gapps-5.1.x.zip (Gapps package for Android 5.0) – 90.4 MB
Then copy both the above files to the root directory (/sdcard) of your phone.
Step 3 – Flashing Android 5.1 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 ‘slimrom‘ file. Then install it to System 1.
- Install Google Apps for Android 5.1 (GAPPS) – Go back and install the ‘gapps-5.1.x.zip’ file to System 1.
- 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.
I don’t know why my device error ROM on 2 partition! My device is MI3W – Snapdragon 801 Cargon.
Link died! Please upload file again!
Thank you for your share
dont touch 2 partition
download the latest Lollipop 5.1.x rom from https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=31169
Hii frnd I need help
actually I won. To update my redmi 1s KitKat to lolipop
So how..
check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-1s/development/rom-slim6-marshmallow-armani-t3383601
I just did the update as you are explaining, and when my device was rebooting in the last step it switch off and now is not switching on, and no charging, nothing… it’s like dead. what happened?
you must have corrupted boot rom .. do show it to some one who can repair it for you.
I have xiaomi Mi-3w and I put SlimLP 5.1.1 alpha 0.4 noticed that no OTA upgrade. How will I get upgrades;
Yes you cannot update it directly, but you can always install new updated ROM from xda
sir filesh file
Hi
All links are provided in the post. Do let me know if you are facing issue in any link
Hello.. My Mi3 cant update CWM the first step
what error do you get??
I did the exact thing you said. But my mi3 reboots to miui even after flashing the lollipop ROM. Need help ASAP.
make sure u are following last 2 steps carefully selecting of no
i want to install lollipop version can post correct links which i need to download.
Hi
All the links are provided in the article just follow them and you will be able to upgrade it.
Hi
All the links are provided in the article just follow them and you will be able to upgrade it.
hi i have mi 3w its not charging what can i do iam using mi original charger only do u know how can solve ths?
try using someones else charger .. might be a issue in charger or else u might have to get the phone repaired
do you from indonesia #saifudding ?
I am from India
great work !
Thanks for the link. It worked on my phone.