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Important information! Read first.
The theme is common for ALL Xiaomi phone models that require unlocking the bootloader. Having come to this highly specialized branch, you already know why you need unlocking, have a mi account (or you can create it without problems), you can install the firmware and deal with the drivers for the phone (on the computer), you know how to use the command line.

For the official unlock bootloader need fully working phone (tablet) without any reservations.

If the search by topic and header did not give any results:
  • clearly and correctly indicate the model Xiaomi, because on different models different nuances
  • specify the firmware version, as well as localization (official, Miui Pro, multorom, etc.)
  • Questions regarding the firmware (as well as TWRP and root) are discussed in the topic of the firmware of your model.


Models with pre-installed MIUI are unlocked only with the MiFlashUnlock program. Models with a pre-installed android are unlocked only via the command line.

When using the tool, you get a message"Binding time is too short, Less than XX hours"or"After XX hours of trying to unlock the device". This is not a bug (72/720/1440 hours or less), it is now standard counter and can not do and do not accelerate. Just wait. All phones are unlocked right now only the third version of the utility.

From 13.11.2017 models Mi5x, Redmi Note 5A, Redmi 5a get the maximum counter in360hours From the end of December, Redmi 5 / 5plus, Mi Max were added. All subsequent models will also receive such a counter.

On 08/30/2018 the maximum waiting unlock counter is set 720/1440 hours (for recent models and models that previously had counter 360 hours). Older models have a maximum count of 72 hours, but in reality, often without rablokiruyutsya counter.

Users of Redmi 5+ (and similar bodies) that have a "Chinese" body with the Vietnamese installed need to install Chinese firmware through a TP (test point), and only after that unlock the bootloader. You can try to change the firmware by Instructions .

As the release of new models, the previous shift in the niche of "old" with a corresponding reduction in the maximum count. Clear boundaries and no deadlines.

In this topic, it is forbidden to discuss issues related to the transfer of an account to unlock (demand, supply, etc.)! Especially since after linking a new account, you get a 72/720/1440 hour counter.

On which devices the bootloader is locked
List of devices with factory loader locking:
all models from November 2015 to the current moment. This refers to the release date of the model on the market, not the date of purchase (by you). Starting with the models Redmi 3, Redmi Note 3, Mi4s and further, more recent.

The list of devices that do not have factory lock, but can also be blocked:
As a result of random / forced firmware data devices on the official firmware, blocking the bootloader.
- Mi Note Pro
- Mi Pad 2
- Mi4c

Mi4c, Mi Note Pro is now officially not unlock. Support vehicles stopped and disconnected from the server.

Sellers, most often, patch the bootloader and install reassembled firmware (to be Russian), but there are devices that are officially unlocked (by the seller’s account).

Drivers and Utilities
Since October 2019 the minimum working version3.3.418.37and it is also recommended at the moment (least of all the problems and bugs with it).


Instructions and other useful information
Official boot loader unlocking is done only on official firmware with stock boot loader and recovery, no patched boot loaders and TWRP, no AOSP and their clones.

Starting with models2018It was regional division models loader level. "Chinese" version of the phone can be locked bootloader firmware only Chinese on board. "Flip Flops" do not take into account. When unlocked, the boot loader can be any firmware. Lock the bootloader on the "Chinese" body established under the global (Russian) insertion is impossible.


Unlock mechanism



FAQ (question-answer)
- What is a bootloader and what is it for?
- The loader is responsible for starting the system, as well as for launching the recovery.

- What is the boot loader unlock for?
- To install custom recovery, which in turn allows you to quickly install and reinstall the system, install various patches, add-ons that improve the performance of the system, add new features, as well as to create and subsequently restore backups.

- Why did Xiaomi block it?
- This is a requirement of Google, as well as for the safety of your data in case of loss of the device.

- Does unlocking bootloader affect warranty?
- Not. More detailed answerhere. But there is a nuance. If you, for example, brought the phone firmware to the bootlap, then it is not covered by the warranty. Those. The warranty is only for hardware. The software part and everything connected with it falls out of warranty.

- howto blockloader back
Method 1. Method 2.

- How to check the status of the bootloader on your phone
Wayvia fastboot, the most reliable option.Check under Linux.

- what firmware you need to pre-install to unlock
WITHthe beginning of 2017 unlock successfully passes and on stable firmware.
Previously, it was necessary to install developer (weekly) firmware for unlock.
ForMi4c and Mi Note Pro , having an unlocked bootloader from the factory, you only need to sew the last ones (starting from April 2016) China Developer Version blocking the bootloader, and only after that unlock it.
Installing official firmware locked boot does not interfere!

- When unlocking occurs hard reset? (factory reset, or data reset)
- On older models, unlike HTC, Motorola ... unblocking occurs without data loss. Since Mi6, Mi Note 3, Mi Mix 2, Mi Mix 2s and more recent models -
there is a full reset. The program is required to show a warning if the data will be deleted.

- What does the "factory unlock" item in the menu for developers mean?
- Opens or closes access to the bootloader, an additional security measure. This is NOT an unlock.

- Is it possible to unlock a new (other) phone, if an unlock has already been made from the m-account?
- Can. The number of unlocks is unlimited. But each new phone will have its own time counter. AND
for 1 account ->1 phone per calendar month, i.e. From the 1st of each month you can unlock the next device.

- If you lock the bootloader, then when you re-unlock, wait for the counter again?
- One and the same phone at the same E-account after the first release, you can unlock at least every 5 minutes. But after leaving the account and change
firmware, is likely to be counter again.

- When I launch Mi Unlock, I get the message "Not connected to Mi Phone"
- Not installed (or not those) drivers for fastboot (adb).

- When unblocking, I see a message that a part of the functions, including "Finger scanner", "Device search", will be unavailable.
A little misinterpretation (the fault of the translation from Chinese into English and beyond). Functionality will remain and will work. Its PROTECTIVE properties will become weaker, since There will be access to the system and the ability to disable this functionality.

- The bootloader unlocked, but when I try to enter the recovery, I also see the phone with the cable.
This is normal. The type of recovery does not change (there is a recovery with a closed external entrance). This does not interfere with flashing official firmware. Also, you can flash TWRP and use it. Instructions for flashing, TWRP and firmware are looking for in the theme of the firmware of your device.

- Can I get OTA updates after unlocking the bootloader?
- Unlocking the bootloader does not affect the mechanism of OTA updates. As it was with the locked, it will be the same with the unlocked.

- My phone does not load and I cannot unlock the bootloader.
- If you have a "brick", then you must first "pick up" the phone, and only after that unlock the bootloader. And not the other way around.

- I forgot to enter the pattern and can not log in.
- Unlocking the bootloader does not relate to a forgotten pattern key set on the phone’s entrance and to the activated “anti-theft”. First, deal with these problems, and then unlock the bootloader (if you still need to). And not the other way around.

- Is it possible to block the bootloader if I have localized firmware and TWRP?
- Locking the bootloader is possible only on the official firmware and native recovery (full flow).

- Is windows important when unlocking?
- Not important. It is possible to unlock and 32 and 64-bit system. Bit depth is sometimes important when sewing.

- When you log into your account gives an error.
- You can try to enter in the login field not a phone number, but an account ID.

- Error "Network Error"
- The problem is in the xiaomi server, the Chinese wall (firewall). You can try to clean the cookies in the browser, use the anonymizer (VPN gateway), for example, some here used TunnelBear, but others can also. For some, this problem occurs on the provider Beeline and helps to enter through another provider.

- When you try to add your phone to the database (via the developer’s menu), we get an error10008
- The problem is in the router / provider / Chinese firewall. You can try to use VPN, for example,So, orSo, orSo.

- When I try to bind the phone through the Mi Unlock status menu (in the developer menu), an error pops up86006
- This sometimes happens on stable firmware. If nothing helps, then put the developer (through the system update).

- When I try to bind the phone through the Mi Unlock status menu (in the developer menu), an error pops up20091
- You can try to makeSoanda continuation. And furthervariation. ANDwarning. an option forRedmi Note 3 Pro SE

- Problems with IP and exceeding the number of requests.
- Oneoption.Secondoption.Thirdoption.Fourthoption.Fifthoption.

- I bought a phone, and he ended up with an unlocked bootloader. How so?
- on the phone, going to the factory with Chinese firmware, sellers often patchatsya bootloader to install a global or rebuild the firmware. But there are also some with unlocked bootloader officially (via the service account).

- When I try to bind the phone in the developer menu, I get the message "connect to the network and try again."
- Sometimes it helps to disable the search location of the phone.

- Unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP, root. And now the phone shows that the bootloader is locked.
- If the root is used Magisk, he hides from the real state of the system loader.

- Constantly in the "press any key to shutdown" fastboot
- Most often, the problem is the unfriendly yusb-ports. Slow, "oak" yusb - the best option. Or look for another computer, or try yusb-hub, better yusb 2.0.

- When unlocking, the program shows an errorдЅїз”Ё жњЄ иѕѕе€° жЊ‡е®љ ж—¶й—ґ пјЊ ж— жі• и§Јй”Ѓ
- Try other versions of MiFlashUnlock

- When you try to link your phone to the Developer menu pops up "Error code -1"
- Get off the phone from E-Account, restart your phone and re-enter E-Account.

- On a computer processor Ryzen in 99.5% of cases, not be able to unlock the boot loader due to poor compatibility with adb mode.
You can try to doSo.

Unofficial ways to bypass the loader lock
Unofficial bypass of the locked bootloader is not an unlock. Upon subsequent installation of the official or unprepared firmware, you will receive a locked bootloader or bootlap.
Each phone model has its own peculiarities of the detour (if a detour is possible) and its own files necessary for the procedure, therefore it is not possible to use instructions from one model to another. All questions on the firmware ask in the firmware branch of your device. There you will find instructions for installing the firmware, and the necessary firmware.
If your phone model is not here, it means that it is not yet possible to bypass the locked bootloader unofficially or even no one to share such information.
Xiaomi MiPad 2 (latte)
Unlocking the bootloader Xiaomi MiPad 2. It works only on MiPad 2, since it runs on an intel processor.

Redmi Note 3 Pro (kenzo)

Mi4c (libra). Suitable for Mi Note Pro (leo), adjusted for the corresponding firmware
Rollbackon an unlocked bootloader. There are many similar, but many instructions in the network in which it is written that this is “unofficial unlocking”. This is from the ignorance of the authors.
Mi4c and Mi Note Pro, unlike other models, can have 3 bootloader states. More inFAQ.

Redmi 4 Pro (markw)

Redmi 4 Prime (MARKW)

Redmi Note 3 Pro SE (KATE)

Mi4s (aqua)

Redmi 3/3 Pro (ido)

Redmi 3S / 3X (land)

Mi Max (hydrogen)

Redmi Note 5A Lite

Redmi Note 5A Prime

Redmi Note 5 Pro (Whyred)

Redmi note 7

Redmi S2 (YSL)

Mi 6

Redmi Note 6 Pro (Tulip)



At the moment, get permission to unlock the bootloader is required. It is given to all by default. Immediately unlocker downloading and start to unlock procedure (counter remains). COUNTER BYPASS NO!

On 30/08/2018 the maximum possible waiting unlock counter is set 720/1440 hours. In reality, more often, sometimes less.

The curator of the topic is scsichnik

Post has been editeddestroyer71 - 13.12.20, 18:41
Reason for Editing: Full Collection of English Versions Miflashunlock (Yandex Disc)



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Good time, unlocked the laptop 5 via Mi Flash, everything went smoothly, I purchased 5+ a couple of days ago, I wanted to unlock the same data for the accounts of the account, but the program issued that you need to wait 30 days to unlock the same ID, Do not speed up the process?



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* personazh5 Create a new account



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* lk2322 And to bind the phone to him, right?



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* personazh5 , Yes



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Guys, guys, I will unlock the downloader to change the TTL from 64 to 63 specials. Program, because We need root rights. The loader will then block the device to become safer (well, you never know what, I am not particularly experienced, suddenly the last thousand rubles from Sberbank online somewhere elsewhere virus), after which I will not be able to change the TTL to the same program you need Ruth the rights?)



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Aleksban @ 19.08.18, 14:11*
Then the loader is blocked

And there will be a brick. You can block only on clean firmware, no change



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LK2322 @ 08/18/18, 17:10*
Well, you need many accounts. Or wait for 30 days for each device

Where does it make information about that on 1 account you can unlock only 1 device in the calendar month?
I regularly tie a few devices per month for the same account, and always get a meter 360 hours. What 30 days are we talking about?
Received the device, tied, in 15 days unlocked after the meter's expiration of at least 10 devices per month.



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Cap @ 01/29/16, 19:47*
- How to unlock a new (other) phone after already spent (used) unlock
log in to Mi unlock under the same account for which the request was made, unlock.
It is not necessary to send the unlock request again.
for 1 account ->1 phone per calendar month, i.e. From the 1st of each month you can unlock the next device.
* gray.cat ,

Post has been editedlk2322 - 19.08.18, 15:37



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At the request of the suffering detailed instructions for the official unlocking of the loader under its account. It is useful for those who have a smart bootloader come with a unlocked loader, but it is not unlocked by you and not under your account, and in general it is not clear how. Such a smart can write in the system unlocked, and the FastBoot is blocked. It is probably pupil, which is extremely bad.
But, even if it is unlocked in the system and in FastBoot, it means that someone else's account, and there is an oversight or an error at which the bootloader of the Chinese smartphone on the global firmware is blocked (this has already happened by overwhelming, the human factor may happen For software) - you get a confident brick and get on your nerves / money when visiting an authorized service center.

Think about what. I bought a Chinese on Ali and got it in the factory packaging sealed, with the Chinese global installed. Honestly waited for a timer, unlocked the loader under his account and with complete confidence that he would always raise such a possible brick - he put himself a custom. Why am I sure about that? Yes, because by closing the downloader from the Chinese device, and having received a "brick" on a global or custom, I always will always open it to Miflash_unlok for a few seconds under my account (I just repeat the procedure, but already without a timer) and I will get the newly working smartphone. And those who thoughtlessly block the bootloader on the firmware of another region, without reading the cap, nor such manuals - are now with "bricks", because with the current confusion with the service centers they refuse to repair (even non-warranty, for money!) If the device Bought through an unofficial channel. The only way to raise such a "brick" is to access the account with the resolution of the EDL firmware and flash the original Chinese stable into it, but now there may not be such accounts in official services, I feel about simple mortals, they all had permissions quickly canceled .

In general, remember: time / nerves / money!

How do you prospect?

So for those who want to use their excellentChinese Smart confident and trouble-free Under its account :

Prsed that your MI account is introduced into the smartphone!
Make a full backup total, in the system, and save (better and on PC and inMI cloud your account! ).

1. Restart Win10 in mode without checking driver signatures. For other systems, you are convinced that the drivers were installed correctly.
2. Download the last miflash (1) and miflash_unlock. (2) From the official page MI.com.
3. Install both programs with all drivers.
4. Reboot in the normal boot mode Win10.
5. Download Edge stable Chinese firmware for fastboot. For mi8 here is a link to Official page (down to click right hieroglyph - for fastbut, the extension of the firmware must be.tgz) . For other devices, look for analogy.
6. Unpack it with Viryrira in C: \ and rename the unpacked folder into something short, type 777. On the way C: \ 777 \ must be .Bat files and folder (s). If so, then everything is done correctly.
7. Translate smart to fastboot by closing on the screen turned off ("Vol-" + "Power"), you get a picture of a hare in the Ushanka, reading android. Connect smart to PC.
8. You run the program (1), select the folder "777" there, click Refresh, in the window you see the plural of connected smart. So everything is OK.
9. At the bottom of the program window (1) you choose "Clean and Lock".
Attention!
If you are not sure that all items above have fulfilled or there are doubts that it will be powdered without problems (driver, cable, PC port, etc.), you first sew the firmware only in "Clean" mode without blocking the bootloader. If everything goes well and the system will start booting, then repeat the firmware already in the "Clean and Lock" mode.
10. Click Flash, waiting for the end of the installation and restart Smart.
11. In the system, tie a smart to your account, then go to the Developer Options menu and match the smart with the account in the MI Unlock Status menu ("Add This Device With Account" button). Get a pop-up binding confirmation window. So everything is OK. Next allow usb debugging.
12. Overload smart to FastBoot.
13. Run the program (2).
14. Enter your account there and click Unlock.
15. At best, you get "OK", at worst - a timer for 1440 hours. Usually all 720 hours.
16. After unlocking, put any firmware, but note that if you put firmware on your Chinese device from other regions (RU or MI) and block the bootloader - get a confident brick and lose not only the data, but also the best minutes of your life, although you can re-unlock the bootloader Without a timer in a couple of minutes, Miflash program! :)

Good luck and all the best!



Post has been edited____OC____ - 14.11.18, 07:31



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The circle closed)
There is a Redmi Note 3 phone without having a MAC address, so that it is necessary to open the bootloader to all the restore, and enter the account on the phone will not work.
Mofleshank writes Current Account Cannot Unlock This Device
How to be ???

Post has been editedgramo3eka - 19.08.18, 17:28



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* gramo3eka , In the firmware of your device for searching for instructions



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Gramo3eka @ 19.08.18, 17:33*
Phone Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro (Kenzo)
Well, for the sheet via EDL, together with a peacy. For this model, you do not need a test Point. Why the unlock then?



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* gramo3eka if I'm not mistaken on Kenzo there is an unofficial uncooked method Unlocking the boot XIAOMI (Post varalex # 46637079)



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LK2322 @ 19.08.18, 16:37*
for 1 account ->1 phone per calendar month, i.e. From the 1st of each month you can unlock the next device.

This nonsense in the header does not correspond to reality. Either the information is erroneous, or it is outdated and is not more relevant.
Standard 360 hours after binding receives any device, tied to the same account in the same month.
You can unlock at least 10 devices per month on one account.



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Gray.cat @ 08/19/18, 18:20*
Standard 360 hours after binding receives any device, tied to the same account in the same month.
This is yes. But this is not unlocking as such.
Here tied 10 bodies, unlocked the first, and on the second, the program will ask you to come next month.
Binding and unlock, things are different.



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Dima_APatity @ 19.08.18, 19:22*
Here tied 10 bodies, unlocked the first, and on the second, the program will ask you to come next month.
Binding and unlock, things are different.

You yourself were convinced of this, or it is not clear where the information came from the header?
2 pcs. In a month, I accurately unlocked on one account in one month. After the meter expires, the standard unlocking without problems.
The program does not care what the device will be unlocked in your month in your month, 360 hours have passed - get unlocking.

Post has been editedgray.cat - 19.08.18, 18:28



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* gray.cat Yes, naturally met with this, and did another account.
First, the calendar month is meant. And not exactly 30 days from the last Anneok.
Secondly, the same Rand is not excluded, due to which some and the meter do not receive, and immediately unlock their devices.

Yes, and the question given above is a person says that the tendency is "one device a month", persists.

Posted on 19.08.2018, 18:29:

Gray.cat @ 19.08.18, 18:24*
The program does not care what the device will be unlocked in your month.
The program is yes, but there are no servers.



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Yes, and the question given above is a person says that the tendency is "one device a month", persists.

He asked him because he saw this disinformation in the header, and not because he collided himself.
Information"One Mi Account Could Only Unlock One Device Within 30 Days" from MAR-23-2016 is clearly outdated and no longer relevant.

Post has been editedgray.cat - 19.08.18, 18:38



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* gray.cat, And what removed the text about the link?
Here, readhttp://en.miui.com/thread-246705-1-1.html



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* gray.cat ,
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Unlocking loaders Xiaomi (post Personazh5 # 76186336)


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