MIUI 8 China (Global) Alpha/Developer ROM: Release date, supported devices

Xiaomi already started accepting applications from various Mi and Redmi smartphone users as a beta testers on its official MIUI forum. These users are responsible for testing MIUI 8 China/Global Developer ROMs on their respective Xiaomi devices and have to report the bugs and issues if any. Doing this, they will help in making the ROM stable and then the update can be pushed to other users.

MIUI 8 China Alpha ROM

Public Release date: June 1^st, 2016

Supported Devices: Mi 2/ Mi 2S/ Mi 3/ Mi 4/ Mi Note/ Mi 5/ Mi Max

MIUI 8 China Alpha ROM testing team: Apply Here

Once the China Alpha ROM is released all the users of the above listed devices can flash the ROM. If you’re already on MIUI 8 China Alpha ROM, then you can receive the update via OTA. Normal users will not receive any OTA updates after flashing MIUI 8 China ROM.

MIUI 8 China Developer ROM

Public Release date: June 17^th, 2016

Supported Devices: Mi 2/ Mi 2S/ Mi 3/ Mi 4/ Mi 4C/ Mi 4S/ Mi 5/ Mi Max/ Redmi series/ Redmi Note series/ Mi Note series

The MIUI 8 China Developer ROM is a much stable version compared to China Alpha ROM. The ROM can be flashed on all the devices listed above. But before flashing the ROM on your mobile make sure to backup data as the flashing process undergoes factory reset. If you’re Xiaomi Mi Max or Mi5 users and wanted to upgrade to MIUI 8 via fastboot update, make sure the device bootloader is unlocked first. Look HERE for unlocking tutorial.