Recovery mode of your Xiaomi phone can help in activities like clearing the cache, installing OTA updates, wiping data and booting into recovery mode. Recovery mode is basically a downscaled mini operating system that runs independently from MIUI or HyperOS. This tutorial will help you to boot into Recovery mode in Xiaomi Phones using simple and easy steps.
Recovery Mode in Xiaomi Phones – Manual Method (Hardware)
Charge you phone up to a minimum of 50% before booting into recovery mode. This will help avoiding shutting down mid-process.
- Power off the phone first by long pressing the power button and selecting power off option.
- When the device is powered off press and hold Power + Volume Up together.
- Keep holding until the Mi logo pops up on screen. Release only the Power button and continue holding the Volume Up button. (Xiaomi Phones may require you to press and hold only the Volume Up button in powered off state to access recovery mode)
- By following these steps mentioned above, you will now be able to access the MI recovery menu. This screen will show a few options like Reboot, Wipe Data, and Connect with MIAssistant.
- For navigation in this menu, use Volume buttons to move you up and down. Use Power button to select an option.
This is a simple method to boot into Recovery mode in Xiaomi Phones. There is another method to proceed which is explained below.
Recovery Mode in Xiaomi Phones – ADB Method
If the hardware button method doesn’t work or your screen becomes unresponsive for whatever reason. In that case, ADB method can be used to access Recovery mode in Xiaomi Phones.
- First step is to enable USB Debugging by going to Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options.
(If Developer Options isn’t showing up, you will have to unlock it by tapping on MIUI/HyperOS version several times in About Phone.) - Download and extract the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC from the link here.
- Connect the Xiaomi device via USB cable, open up a command prompt in that platform-tools folder by typing cmd in the address bar of this folder.
- Type the command adb devices and press Enter to confirm that device is detected and connected.
- After the device shows up, type adb reboot recovery and hit Enter.
- Phone will now restart and boot into recovery automatically.
Navigating the menu in Recovery Mode in Xiaomi Phones
The Recovery menu of Xiaomi phones is simple and plain, usually showing options in English or Chinese, depending upon your region. Use Volume keys to scroll and power button to confirm. Useful options include Wipe Data, Wipe Cache, Install Update, and Connect with MIAssistant.
Caution should be practiced by backing the data of your phone before selecting Wipe Data option which will erase everything on your phone. You can learn more about backing data on android device by clicking here.
How to Leave Recovery Mode
When you’re done and want to exit recovery mode, just scroll to Reboot, then select Reboot to System, and confirm with the Power button. Phone will now restart and boot into HyperOS or MIUI normally.
If your phone gets stuck on the Mi logo, just hold the power button down for about 10 seconds and it’ll force a restart.
Note: The exact steps might look slightly different depending on Xiaomi model or MIUI/HyperOS version you’re running, but the general process stays the same across most devices. Hope this tutorial helped you, if you’ve got queries on any other Xiaomi or Android related stuff, please contact us using the Contact Us page. For more on android tutorials keep tuned in to How to Android Tutorials.
