Backup contacts, photos, videos, sms messages and call logs from Xiaomi Mi 5

Xiaomi Mi 5

Available guides for synchronization to the secure cloud

Supported functions

  • contact synchronization
  • sms backup
  • call log backup
  • photo synchronization
  • video synchronization
  • automatic sync

Xiaomi Mi 5 is supported on PhoneCopy. Please note that following settings may vary a little depending on the firmware version.

Confirmed models

mi 5: gemini/gemini (qcom/msm8996)
mi 5: gemini/gemini (qcom/qc_reference_phone)
mi 5: lineage_gemini/gemini (qcom/msm8996)

Confirmed versions

Android 12
sq3a.220705.004 (unknown/unknown)
Android 11
rq3a.211001.001 (unknown/unknown)
Android 10
qq3a.200805.001 (unknown/unknown)
Android 8.0 Oreo
opr1.170623.032 (th20c1.9-1226_2340_46c2936/unknown)
opr1.170623.032 (unknown/unknown)
Android 7.0 Nougat
nrd90m (th20c1.9-0215_2250_0983809/unknown)
nrd90m (th20c1.9-0117_1848_69fa5ca/unknown)
nrd90m (unknown/unknown)
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
mra58k (th20c1.9-0628_1725_75a5ef7/unknown)
mra58k (th20.c1.3-0321_1155_57c5007/unknown)
mra58k (th20.c1.3-0412_1852_54c6d70/unknown)
mra58k (th20.c1.3-0227_2120_17f18c8/unknown)
mra58k (th20.c1.3-0622_2213_75a5ef7/unknown)
mra58k (unknown/unknown)
mxb48t (th20c1.9-1109_1807_eea110f/unknown)
mxb48t (th20c1.9-00055/unknown)
mxb48t (unknown/unknown)

News

07/11/2022
Xiaomi Mi 5 now offers Android 12 update.
16/03/2022
We tested new Android 11 on Xiaomi Mi 5 with our PhoneCopy app and it's completely working.
25/02/2022
Recently we got new user of Xiaomi Mi 5 also in Spain. He is using PhoneCopy for backup of contacts.
15/05/2021
Even in Belarus we have a user with Xiaomi Mi 5 phone. He backs up his contacts.
22/08/2020
Xiaomi Mi 5 phone was synchronized by PhoneCopy user in Russia. His contacts were transferred.
09/03/2020
This phone model was just synchronized by PhoneCopy user in Bangladesh. It transferred contacts.
09/02/2020
A new phone user has synchronized his contacts to PhoneCopy from Indonesia.

Android versions running on Xiaomi Mi 5

When synchronizing, PhoneCopy users had following Android versions on their Xiaomi Mi 5: Android 6.0 Marshmallow (57.87%), Android 7.0 Nougat (25.00%), Android 8.0 Oreo (15.74%), Android 10 (0.62%), Android 12 (0.46%), Android 11 (0.31%).

The chart shows usage of Xiaomi Mi 5 and Android versions for contact backup with PhoneCopy around the world.

Xiaomi Mi 5 users around the world

According to our statistics, PhoneCopy users use Xiaomi Mi 5 for data backup in countries Czechia (Czech Republic, Česká republika) - 53.26%, India (Bharôt, ভাৰত, ভারত, Bhārat, ભારત, भारत, Bhārata, ಭಾರತ, Bhāratam, ഭാരതം, Bharôtô, ଭାରତ, ਭਾਰਤ, भारतम्, Bārata, பாரதம், Bhāratadēsam, భారత దేశం) - 28.26%, Russia (Rossiya, Rossiâ, Россия) - 13.04%, Indonesia - 2.17%, Spain (España, Espanya, Espainia, Espanha) - 1.09%, Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) - 1.09%, Belarus (Bielaruś, Беларусь) - 1.09%.

The map shows usage of Xiaomi Mi 5 for contact backup with PhoneCopy around the world.

Text guideline - How to backup

From Xiaomi Mi 5

If you want to transfer contacts from your Android device please use following screenshot guide.
  1. Download our PhoneCopy for Android application to your mobile device.
  2. After launching the application, create a new account from the application. If you have already created an account on web pages www.phonecopy.com, log in to this existing account in the application.
  3. After successful login, go through the application setup wizard and then select "Synchronize" (for an account with an existing backup) / "Backup" (for an empty account) or press the "Later" button and then select option in the side menu "Back up contacts" / "Restore contacts" for one-way synchronization.

More detailed information and instructions include screenshots: how to backup and synchronize contacts from Android

For more information about our app, visit our PhoneCopy for Android page.


You need an Android phone version 4.4 (KitKat), 5.0, 5.1 (Lollipop), 6.0 (Marshmallow), 7.0, 7.1 (Nougat), 8.0, 8.1 (Oreo), 9.0 (Pie), 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 incl. tablets. Let us just remind you, that for now PhoneCopy for Android transfers to server contacts, photos, videos and SMS.

In the case of problems with synchronization, please contact us.

To Xiaomi Mi 5

If you want to transfer contacts to your Android device please use following screenshot guide.
  1. Download our PhoneCopy for Android application to your mobile device.
  2. After launching the application, create a new account from the application. If you have already created an account on web pages www.phonecopy.com, log in to this existing account in the application.
  3. After successful login, go through the application setup wizard and then select "Synchronize" (for an account with an existing backup) / "Backup" (for an empty account) or press the "Later" button and then select option in the side menu "Back up contacts" / "Restore contacts" for one-way synchronization.

More detailed information and instructions include screenshots: how transfer contacts to Android

For more information about our app, visit our PhoneCopy for Android page.


You need an Android phone version 4.4 (KitKat), 5.0, 5.1 (Lollipop), 6.0 (Marshmallow), 7.0, 7.1 (Nougat), 8.0, 8.1 (Oreo), 9.0 (Pie), 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 incl. tablets. Let us just remind you, that for now, PhoneCopy for Android transfers to server contacts, photos, videos, and SMS.

In the case of problems with synchronization, please contact us.

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