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How To Switch Redmi 5 from Chinese to Global ROM [ 2 Methods ]

Those who bought the Redmi 5 Chinese variant this post is especially for them. Heed the instructions below to Switch Redmi 5 from Chinese to Global ROM. Just to clear things before we move on. There are a number of Xiaomi resellers out there which are selling Redmi 5, Redmi 5A, or the Redmi 5 Plus with Global ROM. To be honest, they only install Google Play on the Chinese variant and sell them. No worries, you can easily Switch Redmi 5 from Chinese to Global ROM let’s get started.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5:

The Xiaomi Redmi 5 was released in December 2017. The phone came out with a screen of 5.7 inches having 720 x 1440 pixels resolution. Xiaomi Redmi 5 was powered by Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 CPU and Adreno 506 GPU. It had internal storage of 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM. The camera at the back of this phone is 12 MP, f/2.2 and on the front, it is 5 MP. Inside this phone, there was a 3300 mAh battery. The phone originally ran on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat).

How To Switch Redmi 5 from Chinese to Global ROM:

Following are two methods which you can use to Switch Redmi 5 from Chinese to Global ROM. Both methods are working perfectly, you can choose any of them.

Before you Begin:

Unlock the Bootloader of Redmi 5.
Download the Fastboot ROM for your Redmi 5 variant.
Extract the ROM files on your computer.
Install Mi Flash Tool on your PC.

Installing the Global ROM on the Redmi 5 with Mi Flash:

Run the Mi Flash Tool.
First, Copy the folder location of Fastboot ROM.
Now paste that folder location in the empty box located at the Top of Mi Flash Tool.
Boot your Redmi 5 into FastBoot Mode and connect it to the PC using USB Cable.
Click on the refresh button.
Before you proceed make sure your device is detected by Mi Flash Tool. You will see your device ID in column 1.
Choose Clean All, Save User Data, and Clean All and Lock.
Once you are done with everything, Click the Flash Button.
That will be all, Sit back and wait for the Mi Flash Tool to do its job.

Installing the Global ROM on the Redmi 5 with the Command Prompt:

Download and Install ADB and Fastboot tools.
Copy the extracted ROM content to the same folder where you have ADB and Fastboot tools.
Boot your Redmi 5 into Fastboot Mode and connect it to the PC using USB Cable.
Right-Click in the same folder where you have placed all the files and select Command Prompt.
Type out flash_all.bat and press Enter on the keyboard (or flash_all.sh on macOS or Linux in a terminal).
Once the ROM is flashed on your Redmi 5 your device will reboot itself.

That’s all.

Ali Raza

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