A Hack to Fix Redmi Note 5 ARB Bricked without EDL/Test Point (Full Tutorial)

HOW TO UNBRICK REDMI NOTE 5 CAUSED BY ARB PROTECTION

Step 1. Download and install ADB-Fastboot Drivers on your computer.

Step 2. Download the Mi Flash tool and install it on your computer as well.

Step 3. Download modded MIUI ROM with unbrick tweak for Redmi Note 5 on your computer. The modified ROM is available in two files. Download both of them (anti_test_note5.zip and anti_test_note5.z01). Make sure you put both files in the same folder/location.

Step 4. Double-click the anti_test_note5.zip to extract it. You will get a folder called “anti_test_note5“.

p.s: Make sure you have WinRAR, WinZip, or 7Zip installed already.

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Step 5. On your computer, open Device Manager.

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Step 6. Now connect your bricked Redmi Note 5 phone to the computer using its USB cable. Windows Device Manager should detect the phone as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM4).

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The computer cannot detect the phone? Troubleshoot by trying one of these:

Try using another USB cable. Make sure it is a USB Data cable and not a Charging-only cable.
Try using other USB ports on your computer.
Install the Qualcomm QDLoader USB Driver.

Step 7. Now open up the Mi Flash tool by clicking its icon on the Desktop.

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You might find some Widows alerts. Click Yes then Allow.

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Step 8. Next, in Windows Explorer, open the folder where you have extracted the Anti_test_note5. Copy its location path. Right-click then Copy.

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Step 9. Now paste that location path to the Mi Flash tool address bar. Right-click then Paste.

For instance:

D:\Roms\anti_test_note5\anti_test_note5\

Yours may be different.

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Step 10. Click the Refresh button, then choose the “Clean all” option. Finally, hit that Flash button to start flashing.

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Step 11. The tool will start doing its job. Sit tight and wait for it. It may take time but just hold on.

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Do not leave the computer. Pay attention to how the project is going.

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Step 12. Once done, you will see the Success message displayed in the Result column.

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Step 13. The Redmi Note 5 phone will automatically reboot after flashing. You have to wait since it also takes time compared to a normal phone.

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Step 14. Once it boots into the system, simply set up your Google Account as usual.

Please note that the tweaked MIUI ROM to fix Anti-roll Back bricked device is built upon MIUI 9. The main purpose of using this ROM is to bring back the device to life. Once revived, you can then upgrade/update the phone to the latest available MIUI 10 ROM for Redmi Note 5.

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Voila! Congratulation, you bring back the broken Redmi Note 5 to life. You have fixed a dead Redmi Note 5 from ARB hard-bricked state to a normal state without EDL mode, Test-point method, or Mi Authorization.