- You need to have a Xiaomi account that has been given permission for unlocking device.
- Download MiFlash from https://www.miui.com/unlock/index.html
- Download the crDroid ROM for Redmi Note 7 https://crdroid.net/lavender/9
- Download firmware update from [1]
- Download NikGapps from https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikgapps/files/Releases/NikGapps-T/. Core variant is enough.
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Download OrangeFox recovery for Redmi Note 7
https://orangefox.download/en/device/lavender
- crDroid version 9.8 introduce dynamic partition. We need to use OrangeFox because is the one that support dynamic partition since https://orangefox.download/release/64e67545531cf4e269b8aaa3.
- Download Magisk from https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
- Connect the phone to your laptop and open MiFlash to unlock your device following the instruction.
- Reboot into bootloader mode
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Execute the command to detect your device
fastboot.exe devices -
Flash OrangeFox recovery from bootloader with
fastboot.exe flash recovery recovery.img -
Reboot into recovery mode
fastboot.exe reboot - Wipe Dalvik, cache, system, vendor from recovery
- Copy the downloaded files to your phone in recovery mode
- Flash firmware update from recovery
- Flash
crDroidfrom recovery - Reboot into system once and reboot again into recovery
- Flash
NikGappsfrom recovery - Boot into system
- Install
Magisk-XX.apk -
Follow this instruction to complete
Magiskinstallation https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html - Install
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Flash crDroid ROM for Redmi Note 7
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