Identify Genuine Device / Clean ROM?

Hi guys, ordered a Xiaomi Mi A1.

Just want to know how do you tell if the phone is actually a Xiaomi Mi A1 and not another phone with the Android One ROM installed. And how to check if the phone hasn't got a compromised ROM installed?

I remember reading somewhere someone was sold a Xiaomi Mi A1 but the seller installed the an Android One ROM onto a different phone (think it was the Mi 5) so the person thought they bought the Mi A1. Very similar phone. I think it's suppose to be almost the same phone with different ROM.

Also read other posts sellers were selling phones with unofficial or fake ROMs so when you tried to install updates. The phone would get bricked.

How do I check that this doesn't happen to me?

Comments

  • Settings -> About

    • You can change those details.

  • +2

    If in doubt, flash the factory image yourself.

    • +1

      ^This…
      there is no other way to 100% confirm.

  • +1

    man, you heard of a comma??

  • Find a copy of the original ROM's checksum then compare it against what you've downloaded.

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