How to do a wipe or full wipe on your Xiaomi Mi 3

STANDARD WIPE

Step 1: You need to have CWM as your recovery. CLICK HERE to know how to do it.

Step 2: Boot to recovery. Hold volume up + power button at the same time.

Step 3: Select wipe data/factory reset. Choose the system and then hit Yes.

Step 4: Select wipe cache partition. Choose the System you want to wipe cache.

 Step 5: Go to advanced

Step 5: Select wipe dalvik cache. Choose Yes to proceed.

Step 6: Standard wipe complete. Go back to main menu and select reboot system now.

FULL WIPE

Step 7: Go to mounts and storage

 Step 8: Select format /system you want then Yes to proceed.

Step 9: Full wipe complete. Go back to main menu and select reboot system now.

How to install MiMarket and Google Playstore after wipe or switching ROMs on your Xiaomi Mi 3

Step 1: Download the MiMarket APK and once finished transfer it to the root folder of your internal sdcard. CLICK HERE

Step 2: Find the APK file and open the application.

Step 3: Click Install to begin the process.

Step 4: Open the MiMarket application. Select OK to do an update and press Update to start the download.

Step 5: When prompted to replace the previous version of the application, select OK. Proceed with the installation afterwards and once complete then you're done installing the MiMarket application!

Step 6: Now we are going to install the Google Play application and the rest of its components. Open the MiMarket application and type Google Installer in the search field. Select the one from Eric Xiang and download. It should be the first result.

Step 7: Begin installation once the download is one.

Step 8: Open the Google Installer application and find the Google Play package. Select Install afterwards.

Step 9: Press INSTALL ALL and select Continue.

Step 10: Just keep pressing Install on all applications. When all of the applications have been installed then you're done!

How to install paid themes for free on your Xiaomi Mi 3

Step 1: You need to have root access first. If you haven't rooted yet you can follow these guides.

• How to Root your Xiaomi Mi 3 using the Developer ROM v1 
• How to Root your Xiaomi Mi 3 using the Developer ROM v2 
• How to Root and flash CWM on your Xiaomi Mi 3

Step 2: Once rooted, download BurgerZ's WSM Tools. CLICK HERE

Step 3: Go to your file explorer and find the APK so you can begin installing the application.

Step 4: Once you are done installing the application you need to install the framework. Make sure the INSTALLATION MODE is set to Normal (write to /system directly).

Step 5: Hit Install and select OK when ask for confirmation.

Step 6: Grant the application root permission.

Step 7: Once the framework has been added, you will be asked to reboot. Select OK.

Step 8: After reboot is done open the WSM Tools application again. Select OK when prompted to install a newer version. Hit Download and Install afterwards.

Step 9: Hit OK when asked to replace the the previous version. Continue finishing the rest of the installation.

Step 10: When the newer version of the WSM Tools has been installed open the application again. If you notice that the framework version you have doesn't match then you need to update it again. Hit Install at the bottom and reboot afterwards. Same as before.

Step 11: Download BurgerZ's MiThemes APK module for WSM Tools. CLICK HERE

Step 12: Find the APK file and proceed with installation.

Step 13: Open WSM Tools again and turn on the MiThemes module. Reboot afterwards for changes to take in effect.

Step 14: Go to the Themes application and find any paid theme you like. If you only see the download option then you're finished! Enjoy all the paid themes for free!