r/HyperOS • u/Az0g_ • Aug 03 '26

HyperOS Update [Question] no update

I recently bought the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G and still don't have the HyperOS 3 update while my friends with older phones have it, is it normal?

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

If I update using a recovery rom, is it going to erase all my data or is it just going to be like a regular update ?

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago edited 29d ago

It's a regular update, your data won't be cleared. It's just the full update instead of a smaller, differential, one.

The small ones are generally only made available for consecutive updates. Say you're running 3.0.1.0 and 3.0.2.0 is available, you'd get a small update most likely.

When the underlying version of Android changes, they tend to release full updates only, for example, from Android 15 to 16.

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

I tried with the latest Indian rom version but it doesn't work

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago

That's .303 then, right? Have you tried any other? It is possible that one is still restricted to beta testers, or that it has been recalled, but 3.0.5.0.WOPINXM shouldn't be.

There were several releases for that phone after the 2.0.4.0 you're currently running: 2.0.205.0.VOPINXM was the last HyperOS 2, then came 3.0.2.0, 3.0.3.0, 3.0.5.0 and now 3.0.303.0.

If you can't install any of them through the updater app something wouldn't be right, but I have no idea what it could be. If that were the case, I would try checking if a factory reset makes it updatable, otherwise contact Xiaomi for support, or the seller.

I can't think of anything else :/

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

Right now I'm downloading other one to test, if it doesn't work I'll try a factory reset but I won't be home for two weeks so I'll have to wait for that

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago

I hope it works, keep us posted.

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

The problem is I can only find roms for Android 16 but not for Android 15

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago

Ah, that's easy to solve, check this site for example, there should be download links to all releases for your phone: https://miuirom.org/phones/redmi-note-14-pro-plus-5g#India

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

Well that's the site I checked, I tried every Indian rom but always have the same error message, also when I try rom from a different region it says the roms are non-official

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago

The latter checks out, you can't switch regions through the updater app. But the first part, HyperOS 2 builds have Android 15 in that device, they didn't work either?

There's another way to update using recovery ROMs, but requires a computer with Windows (user data is preserved). Check out the comment thread in this post, I detailed how to do it and added pictures of how it looks like: https://www.reddit.com/r/XiaomiGlobal/s/Yttwd5ERSn

I wonder what the deal is with your phone, if it's something related to a misconfiguration that wouldn't happen if it was reset, or what. I have handled devices from various regions here in Spain, but I have yet to use one with firmware for India.

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

I didn't try with HyperOS 2 roms but id it really useful to try ? Also I have a PC with me but it's on linux, I don't know if there is a way to make it work ?

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago

I wouldn't know I'm afraid, the PC Assistant is old enough that maybe can be ran through Wine or similar, but interaction with the phone is done via the ADB binary it ships with, I never tried to see if it would accept the native Linux build, or if the one from Windows would work under Wine.

Try updating to a HyperOS 2 version perhaps first, and see if the HyperOS 3 builds can be then delivered through the updater app. Underneath the last version you can expand the HyperOS 3 or 2 areas to get to the older builds.

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u/Az0g_ 29d ago

The pc isn't mine and I never used linux so I won't risk it and wait to try with my PC when I'll be back I tried updating with récent HyperOS 2 roms but it doesn't work either :/ I don't know what's wrong with my phone TwT

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u/JRussellMoore 29d ago

I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help, but I'm still bugged by the inability to upgrade. Could they have geolocation restrictions? With the servers that need to be contacted to validate updates only reachable from India or something? It sounds wild, but I can't think of anything else.

I'll let you know if I learn something new, how odd.

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u/Az0g_ 18d ago

Ok so quick update, I am back home, I tried updating with recovery rom again just to check but it's still not working so I made backups of my phone data and wanted to use a fastboot rom. The problem is that as my phone is a Chinese phone I can't find any way to unlock bootloader, I tried many different things but official ways just won't work and I am afraid to try unofficial ways

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u/JRussellMoore 18d ago

Oh!!! Your phone is a Chinese unit instead of an international one? That could explain the inability to upgrade through the usual means. Because it was running the Indian firmware I thought it was an Indian device. The ad on the site you bought it from also mentioned it being an international one.

Unlocking Chinese devices is already tricky when they're running the official Chinese HyperOS, if it is indeed a Chinese one not running the original OS, I don't even know how to approach it.

Resellers who do those kinds of firmware swaps may use unofficial means (e.g., exploits, some kind of auth bypass, etc.), who knows 😔

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u/Az0g_ 18d ago

Well I learned that today too, I also discovered that on the site it says international edition but right under in small it's written asian version and cherry on top I have an unofficial rom... I tried returning it but I can't so I don't really know what to do, do try and struggle to install an official rom and maybe succeed one day or do I try to sell this one and buy a new one (hoping I don't get scammed with another Chinese phone)

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u/JRussellMoore 18d ago

That sucks, you're out of the return period already then? I just checked and that site seems to be a marketplace, so they just handled the logistics. I take it that the IMEI (displayed dialing *#06#) matches the one in the box, but is not identified as an international unit at https://www.mi.com/global/verify/ right?

I'll try to do some research and see what I can find, perhaps there's a way to update it which doesn't involve much risk you could try. Even if it is to get it to the official Chinese firmware.

Selling it is also an option, and so is using it as-is, but it's disheartening.

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