While Custom Firmware comes with so many customizations, functionalities that visually impress any user. But they offer so many bugs, stability issues, and more. You can’t really use any Custom ROM as a daily driver as compared to the Stock ROM.
You may also get screen freezing, touch unresponsive, camera error, bootloops, slow performance, OTA update issue, battery draining, network dropping issue, etc. If you’re facing these kinds of issues on your Redmi 8, then you should simply install the Stock ROM again. Check out the advantages of Stock Firmware below.
Advantages of Stock Firmware
- Flash Stock To Unbrick your device
- Install Stock ROM to fix the device bootloop issue
- Upgrade or Downgrade Redmi 8 Stock Firmware
- Unroot or Fix Bugs on your phone
- Fixes the lag or stutter on Redmi 8
- Can fix software update (OTA) issue
- Get back your device warranty (if applicable)
List of Redmi 8 Flash Files (Firmware Collections)
Redmi 8 Global Firmware File:
| V12.5.3.0.QCNMIXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- Other
- Optimized system performance
- Improved system security and stability
|
| V12.5.1.0.QCNMIXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- New: Response to gestures is now instant.
- New: With 20 times more rendering power, there are now few limits to what you can see on your screen.
- New: With custom device model adjustments, any phone becomes faster after the upgrade.
- Optimization: MIUI became lighter, faster, and more durable.
- Updated Android Security Patch to June 2021. Increased system security.
- Notes
- New: New tools for doodling and sketching.
- New: Press and hold a sketch to adjust the strokes automatically.
- New: A gesture shortcut now allows you to create notes, tasks, and excerpts anywhere.
- New: Excerpts save text, URLs, and images to Notes in a few simple taps.
- New: Dynamic layouts bring the typography in Notes to a new level.
- New: Compose mind maps with complex structures.
- All-new Notes.
|
| V12.0.3.0.QCNMIXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- Other
- Optimization: Increased system stability
- Optimization: Reduced system lag
|
| V12.0.2.0.QCNMIXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- Updated Android Security Patch to March 2021. Increased system security.
|
| V12.0.1.0.QCNMIXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- Control center
- New: Swipe down from the upper left corner to open Notification shade and from the upper right corner to open Control center
- New: When Notification shade is open, swipe down from the upper right corner to open Control center
- Optimization: Control center layout in landscape mode
- Dark mode
- Optimization: Brightness and color improvements for wallpapers in Dark mode
- System
- Fix: Home screen went black and started flashing after unlocking in some cases
- Status bar, Notification shade
- New: Screen lights up with an animation now
- New: Status bar color gradient animation
|
| V11.0.3.0.QCNMIXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- Updated Android Security Patch to September 2020. Increased system security.
|
Redmi 8 Indian Firmware File:
| V12.5.2.0.QCNINXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- Other
- Optimized system performance
- Improved system security and stability
|
| V12.5.1.0.QCNINXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- New: Response to gestures is now instant.
- New: With 20 times more rendering power, there are now few limits to what you can see on your screen.
- New: With custom device model adjustments, any phone becomes faster after the upgrade.
- Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to July 2021. Increased system security.
- Optimization: MIUI became lighter, faster, and more durable.
- Notes
- New: Compose mind maps with complex structures.
- New: New tools for doodling and sketching.
- New: Press and hold a sketch to adjust the strokes automatically.
- New: A gesture shortcut now allows you to create notes, tasks, and excerpts anywhere.
- New: Excerpts save text, URLs, and images to Notes in a few simple taps.
- New: Dynamic layouts bring the typography in Notes to a new level.
- All-new Notes.
|
| V12.0.3.0.QCNINXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- Other
- Optimization: Increased system stability
- Optimization: Reduced system lag
|
| V12.0.2.0.QCNINXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- Updated Android Security Patch to March 2021. Increased system security.
|
| V12.0.1.0.QCNINXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- Optimization: Full screen gestures are now ignored on the Lock screen alarm page
- Fix: Home screen went black and started flashing after unlocking in some cases
- Updated Android Security Patch to January 2021. Increased system security.
- System animations
- Optimization: Animations in selected scenes
- Control center
- New: Swipe down from the upper left corner to open Notification shade and from the upper right corner to open Control center
- Optimization: Control center is now closed by incoming calls
- Optimization: Control center layout in landscape mode
- Fix: Control center wasn’t always displayed correctly in landscape mode
- Dark mode
- Optimization: Brightness and color improvements for wallpapers in Dark mode
- Status bar, Notification shade
- Fix: Notification shade wasn’t displayed correctly in Dark mode
|
| V11.0.2.0.QCNINXM
Recovery ROM | Fastboot ROM |
- System
- Updated Android Security Patch to October 2020. Increased system security.
|
Steps to Install Stock Firmware on Xiaomi Redmi 8
Before installing, make sure to follow the pre-requisite and install the necessary drivers and tools on your PC.
Pre-Requirements:
- The ROM file is supported only for Redmi 8. Don’t try it on other devices.
- You will require a PC/Laptop and a USB Cable.
- Download and Install the latest Xiaomi USB Driver for PC.
- Mi Flash tool – Download and install it on your PC (Fastboot Method).
- Keep your device battery charged up to 60% at least for a smoother process.
- Take a complete backup of your phone data as well.
We’re at GetDroidTips will not be responsible for any kind of damage occurs to the device that may happen during/after following this guide. Do it at your own risk.
Instructions to install
In order to install MIUI Stock ROM on Xiaomi Redmi 8, we have provided two methods, either you can follow the Recovery method or the fastboot method. You will find a detailed guide on both methods in a link which is given below:
Guide to Install Stock ROM on any Xiaomi Device
For better visual support, you can also check out our full-depth video tutorial from the link below as well:
Video Tutorial to Flash MIUI on any Xiaomi Device via Recovery/Fastboot Method
We hope that you have successfully installed the latest update on your Xiaomi device by following this guide easily. Feel free to write down in the comments below.