## Optimise the China ROM for use outside of China
There are a couple of Xiaomi devices that don't have official Global ROMs available. The best solution for these devices is installing the Xiaomi.eu ROM which is a debloated and optimised China ROM with Google Play, suitable for Western use. However, since it's a custom ROM, installing it requires an unlocked bootloader and TWRP. Unlocking the bootloader and flashing TWRP might be lengthy and annoying, so it's understandable if someone wants to keep using their device on the China ROM temporarily, or all the time because they aren't interested in flashing custom ROMs. Thankfully there are several ways to make the China ROM more pleasant to use for global users.
**For these purposes, the China Developer ROM is recommended.**
Most apps from the Google Play Store use Google's location services which are not present on the China ROM and aren't activated when you install the Google Play Store.
1. Go to Settings > Additional settings > Privacy > Location and tap on **Device only** then on **High accuracy**. A pop-up will prompt you to enable Google's location services, enable it.
2. By tapping on Location access, you can also give access to every app you want to see your location.
2. Select Autostart and disable autostart for Chinese applications.
3. Select Permissions and give **Google Play services**, the **Google Play Store** and the **Google Services Framework** the most permissions you can. Without some permissions, some Google apps won't work properly.
