Android 14 download is now available and we have seen some development around the same for many devices. This time it is the Android 14 for Mi 9.
Mi 9 was launched with Android 9 and is supported to be upgraded to Android 11 ; which means the Mi 9 will NEVER receive the OEM official Android 14 in future!
But if you are eager to try the Android 14 then, you can try any custom ROM such as this HyperOS built for Mi 9. You can try the same but make sure you read the DISCLAIMER below and follow the instructions in the exact steps written.
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This is guide specifically made for Mi 9. DO NOT TRY ON ANY OTHER PHONE!
You need to understand that, Installing this Android 14 HyperOS ROM or any custom ROM requires advanced knowledge to modify the underlying firmware on your phone, such as you may need to unlock bootloader, custom recovery installation etc.
If not done properly it may leave your phone UNUSABLE temporarily or permanently!
THIS ROM IS NOT TESTED. IT MIGHT NOT BOOT AT ALL. MAKE SURE YOU KEEP A BACKUP OF THE SNAPSHOT OF THE CURRENT RPM RUNNING ON YOUR PHONE!
YOU are the one who is making changes to your phone and I cannot be held responsible for anything wrong you do![/su_note]
What Works on HyperOS Android 14 on Mi 9?
What works?
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- Initial Build
- Almost everything
What doesn’t work?
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- NFC ??
- If you do not have VoLTE, please try entering *#*#86583#*#* in the dialing interface
How to Install Android 14 on Mi 9
Below is the step-by-step guide to install the HyperOS Android 14 ROM on your Mi 9.
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Before going to flash this ROM, make sure that your phone is running on the latest MIUI firmware.
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- Take a backup of all your data from the device.
- You follow the Android backup guide or use any third-party Android app such as Titanium backup pro apk or Super backup and restore apk
- Make sure you already have an unlocked bootloader on your Mi 9
- Download the HyperOS Android 14 ROM for Mi 9 and copy it into the phone or keep in the PC (if you intend to install using ADB sideload)
- Download link is available in the below download section.
- Download the latest TWRP for Mi 9 and install it using this fastboot install guide. Follow the next step to install fastboot.
- Download and install latest ADB Fastboot on Windows or Linux or Mac.
- Follow the link given. it has all required files and step-by-step instructions.
- Once installed fastboot, open a cmd window and execute the below command to flash the TWRP recovery required for this ROM
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.6.2_9-cepheus-unofficial.img
- Enter into recovery mode and Format data and Wipe data, Cache, System and clean Dalvik cache.
[su_note note_color=”#F9D9D9″ text_color=”#AA4343″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]Clean Flash is recommended![/su_note] – Make sure you don’t wipe or format Internal memory here. Otherwise you will lose all your phone data!
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- Then use Apply zip from ADB (which is ADB sideload)
- Open a cmd window and execute the below command to first flash the Firmware and then the ROM
adb sideload Mi9_Hyper_OS..*.zip- Use ADB Sideload to install the Android 14 ROM zip file.
- Install Android 14 on Mi 9 using TWRP recovery or any custom recovery of your choice
(OR)
Use ADB Sideload to install this Android 14 HyperOS ROM zip file.
[su_note note_color=”#D7E3F4″ text_color=”#728095″ radius=”3″ class=”” id=””]You can use any one of the above mentioned method to install the zip file on the phone.[/su_note] - Once installed the ROM file, format data again using TWRP recovery.
- Once done, reboot the phone to boot into Android 14 on Mi 9.
- This ROM has GApps built-in. If it does not have, then boot into recovery mode again and flash the Android 14 GApps using the recovery flashing method.
- GApps provides Play Store, GMail, Youtube etc.
Google Camera / Pixel Camera for Mi 9 on Android 14
The Pixel Camera which was earlier known as Google Camera APK now a days is running almost on all Android phones regardless of OEM type. You can check one of the compatible GCam APK for Mi 9 from the link given there.
Conclusion
That’s all for now on this Android 14 build for Mi 9. As I have mentioned right on top of this guide that this device will NOT be upgraded to official Android 14, hence, custom ROM is the only way to upgrade to latest Android version.
Meanwhile, if some other Android 14 custom ROM comes for this, I will keep you guys posted either here or on other separate post.
That’s all for now. If you face any problem, or if you find anything missing in these instructions, do let me know in the comment section and I will try to fix it ASAP.