9.2.1.0 Stable

yeah that's the china rom

stable china rom

so how do I install the play store here?

http://en.miui.com/download-336.html

isn't global rom the one he wants?

it has play store by default

yeah but i'm afraid i'll give him the wrong rom to flash

because it's different for my xiaomi phone

if i flashed the wrong rom i'd fuck the firmware up and have to get a backup

global = has google botnet in my experience

but it seems there's only one variant of the hpoen

phone*

so yeah you should flash the global rom

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/wiki/misc/optimise

there is also this guide

yeah but that's mainly for phoens which don't have the global rom

well if you really don't wanna flash the global rom you can follow that i guess

I guess I will flash it

it is safe, right?

the link you provided is indeed the correct one

at least it looks like that https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/7fae3g/is_the_official_global_rom_for_the_mi_note_3/

well people say it's safe

i'd suggest perhaps making a reddit post on /r/xiaomi

they're super helpful

just to be extra safe

If you upgrade from MIUI Stable ROM based on Android M to MIUI Developer ROM based on Android N, please flash it via Fastboot update

this was from the flashing guide

what fastboot update means exactly?

powerbutton + vl up

what's android M though

marshmellow

that shouldn't be relevant to you

yep

it isnt

you still need to enter fastboot

to flash using miflasher

so I dont need to wipe the phone before right?

it wouldnt be a big deal for me btw

uhh it will automatically wipe it yes

there is nothing installed lol