I am going to visit Service Center to replace battery. Before that, I want to go back to MIUI. My bootloader is unlocked officially. I know I will lose TWRP if I flash MIUI Roms. But will it also relock my bootloader ?
HostileSage said:
I am going to visit Service Center to replace battery. Before that, I want to go back to MIUI. My bootloader is unlocked officially. I know I will lose TWRP if I flash MIUI Roms. But will it also relock my bootloader ?
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If u r flashing fastboot rom through miflash tool using pc. If i remember there are 3 options in miflash tool.. select only clean and flash option. Don't select flash and lock option.
naik2902 said:
If u r flashing fastboot rom through miflash tool using pc. If i remember there are 3 options in miflash tool.. select only clean and flash option. Don't select flash and lock option.
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Can't I directly flash MIUI Rom zip from TWRP ? What happens in that case ?
HostileSage said:
Can't I directly flash MIUI Rom zip from TWRP ? What happens in that case ?
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No. U said u wanna visit service center. Then u should have stock recovery too. U can flash recovery rom but service center will see ur TWRP. Then they may refuse.
If u still under warranty period then u should have stock rom with stock recovery.
fastboot rom can be flashed only by using pc which will restore ur stock recovery too.
naik2902 said:
No. U said u wanna visit service center. Then u should have stock recovery too. U can flash recovery rom but service center will see ur TWRP. Then they may refuse.
If u still under warranty period then u should have stock rom with stock recovery.
fastboot rom can be flashed only by using pc which will restore ur stock recovery too.
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I don't believe there is any kenzo phone covered in warranty. It's been 2 years.
For OP: go to service center and get battery replaced for 1100Rs ($17). They don't even ask you for what rom you're running. I got my battery replaced running NOS 8.1. When phone is not covered in warranty, it really doesn't matter if your phone has stock rom, bootloader lock etc.
Daruwalla said:
I don't believe there is any kenzo phone covered in warranty. It's been 2 years.
For OP: go to service center and get battery replaced for 1100Rs ($17). They don't even ask you for what rom you're running. I got my battery replaced running NOS 8.1. When phone is not covered in warranty, it really doesn't matter if your phone has stock rom, bootloader lock etc.
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This is the one that I wanted to hear. My phone isn't under warranty. And I don't want to take the hassle of flashing stock rom/recovery using Flash Tool and then unlocking again and blah blah. Thanks for the information.
I was confused because I used to have a Lenovo phone and service center guys even refused to accept that phone when I said my phone is rooted. Just wanted to confirm if this would be the case for Xiaomi also.
HostileSage said:
This is the one that I wanted to hear. My phone isn't under warranty. And I don't want to take the hassle of flashing stock rom/recovery using Flash Tool and then unlocking again and blah blah. Thanks for the information.
I was confused because I used to have a Lenovo phone and service center guys even refused to accept that phone when I said my phone is rooted. Just wanted to confirm if this would be the case for Xiaomi also.
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You should never say anything about root and unlocking or custom roms.
Just remove sim and sd card. Turn off ur phone and give it. Just tell warranty is over and battery need replacement.
They only ask for purchase bill and accept ur phone.
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Hello I currently tried to install a twrp via the free app on my nephews GS4 he is dying for a custom rom. It worked but when reboot into recovery the phone goes right to download screen with boot error at top left. When I connected to my pc via usb the Verizon software did a auto repair on the phone . So this restored the phone to its original state. So my questions is is the phone now have a locked boot loader or something Loki I think its called. Is there a step by step procedure to reroot , cwm or twrp and rom it ? I been searching but I cant find a post that would cover all of this for VZW GS4. Any help would be much appreciated Thank you.
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Hello I currently tried to install a twrp via the free app on my nephews GS4 he is dying for a custom rom. It worked but when reboot into recovery the phone goes right to download screen with boot error at top left. When I connected to my pc via usb the Verizon software did a auto repair on the phone . So this restored the phone to its original state. So my questions is is the phone now have a locked boot loader or something Loki I think its called. Is there a step by step procedure to reroot , cwm or twrp and rom it ? I been searching but I cant find a post that would cover all of this for VZW GS4. Any help would be much appreciated Thank you.
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Sir First of All check ur phone bootloader which can be located in about device in settings. If u have a mdk bootloader u can use loki to install cwm/twrp and install full aosp roms. if this is not ur situation ur bootlaoder isnt mdk so u have to install safestrap to install some custom roms. This might help u..
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Sir First of All check ur phone bootloader which can be located in about device in settings. If u have a mdk bootloader u can use loki to install cwm/twrp and install full aosp roms. if this is not ur situation ur bootlaoder isnt mdk so u have to install safestrap to install some custom roms. This might help u..
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Thank you so much.
try this
xan3x said:
Hello I currently tried to install a twrp via the free app on my nephews GS4 he is dying for a custom rom. It worked but when reboot into recovery the phone goes right to download screen with boot error at top left. When I connected to my pc via usb the Verizon software did a auto repair on the phone . So this restored the phone to its original state. So my questions is is the phone now have a locked boot loader or something Loki I think its called. Is there a step by step procedure to reroot , cwm or twrp and rom it ? I been searching but I cant find a post that would cover all of this for VZW GS4. Any help would be much appreciated Thank you.
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use towel root to root it and then use odin to flash the recovery. go from there with what you wanna install as concerning custom roms and stuff.
It will root S4's with the firmware (NC5).
Jimmy Rudedog said:
use towel root to root it and then use odin to flash the recovery. go from there with what you wanna install as concerning custom roms and stuff.
It will root S4's with the firmware (NC5).
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What recovery is he going to flash in odin on the nc5 bootloader?
That what I was thinking. Wouldn't he just have to install safestrap from the phone itself?
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So I bought a redmi note 3 pro (snapdragon version) about two weeks ago and had a really good experience with unlocked bootloader and trying out different roms.
Today I plugged it in before I was about to leave the house and realised it wasn't charging at all. I tried three different chargers and four cables and none of them worked.
None of my computers would detect the phone either. Except when in fastboot mode.
So i had about 60% battery left and decided to restore stock miui image and relock bootloader using the miflash utility. I reflashed the firmware successfully but the device will still not charge.
Does anybody have any ideas?
Swizzy88 said:
So I bought a redmi note 3 pro (snapdragon version) about two weeks ago and had a really good experience with unlocked bootloader and trying out different roms.
Today I plugged it in before I was about to leave the house and realised it wasn't charging at all. I tried three different chargers and four cables and none of them worked.
None of my computers would detect the phone either. Except when in fastboot mode.
So i had about 60% battery left and decided to restore stock miui image and relock bootloader using the miflash utility. I reflashed the firmware successfully but the device will still not charge.
Does anybody have any ideas?
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Same problem here, but in this case I've been trying to solve it doing different things until battery died. I can't do anything now with it... mine is 5 days old.
maybe the usb port is damaged, this could of been caused by the retailer when they charged it and were too rough with it (when they install the vender rom)
otyg said:
maybe the usb port is damaged, this could of been caused by the retailer when they charged it and were too rough with it (when they install the vender rom)
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but he used miflash tool to go back to stock ... at first i was also thinking that the usb port is broken..
I had the same problem after restoring a backup via TWRP. It just worked until battery got empty.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/help/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-snapdragon-t3463490
I'm currently waiting for xiaomi to get back to me. I don't feel okay opening the phone up in case they refuse warranty because of that.
It's really frustrating because the port clearly works as I was able to flash. It still works currently but it's at 40% battery and turned off until I know what to do.
Are there service centers in the UK? I really donot want to send my phone all the way to China Just for a USB port...
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I'm currently waiting for xiaomi to get back to me. I don't feel okay opening the phone up in case they refuse warranty because of that.
It's really frustrating because the port clearly works as I was able to flash. It still works currently but it's at 40% battery and turned off until I know what to do.
Are there service centers in the UK? I really donot want to send my phone all the way to China Just for a USB port...
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it is not a fault of port u bricked ur enmorous partition with twrp. alka twrp already has a bug towards restoring firmware.
which twrp have u used
yogesh1970 said:
it is not a fault of port u bricked ur enmorous partition with twrp. alka twrp already has a bug towards restoring firmware.
which twrp have u used
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I don't remember. I unlocked bootloader officially and then installed twrp using one of the guides here with plenty of replies.
So what do I do if it is not the charging port?
Edit: it twrp 3.0.2-2 by the looks of it. It is however no longer installed as I reverted to full stock.
Swizzy88 said:
I don't remember. I unlocked bootloader officially and then installed twrp using one of the guides here with plenty of replies.
So what do I do if it is not the charging port?
Edit: it twrp 3.0.2-2 by the looks of it. It is however no longer installed as I reverted to full stock.[/QUOTE
Try flashing once via Deep flash cable mathod. And try flashing custom kernel if fastboot is works.
If not, probably u need to change ur motherboard. Claim warranty. If it is not in warranty do full experiment before changing motherboard try test point mathod deep flash cable try to.flash with different cables.
Many new redmi note 3 have motherboard bug as i ask from mi store at chandigarh. They refuse to give me piece due to that. Official twrp can't brick any phone like this
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Well I only have 12% battery left which is not good. Which kernel can I flash through fastboot? Most kernels I see need TWRP.
I don't think I have the tools to make a deep flash cable, this all seems very over the top. Still nothing from Xiaomi, it has been 3 days now.
Swizzy88 said:
Well I only have 12% battery left which is not good. Which kernel can I flash through fastboot? Most kernels I see need TWRP.
I don't think I have the tools to make a deep flash cable, this all seems very over the top. Still nothing from Xiaomi, it has been 3 days now.
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you can flash with fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2131284
go to "FLASHING YOUR FILES IN FASTBOOT"
this method is universal in android. (Unlock BL)
If your bat % is very low... caution!
if your usb port have an issue, find a fix center to welding a USB port.
Sorry, my english is very bad.
Chrisis25 said:
you can flash with fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2131284
go to "FLASHING YOUR FILES IN FASTBOOT"
this method is universal in android. (Unlock BL)
If your bat % is very low... caution!
if your usb port have an issue, find a fix center to welding a USB port.
Sorry, my english is very bad.
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I already tried flashing in fastboot mode, 3 times. Surely the kernel gets installed too when I flash official miui rom with miflash in fastboot?
Swizzy88 said:
I already tried flashing in fastboot mode, 3 times. Surely the kernel gets installed too when I flash official miui rom with miflash in fastboot?
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The issue u told is the same happened with other peoples. and it caused by twrp restoration process to.them. Service centre will only replace your motherboard . i saw alka recovery have bug that it formats the firmware partition and then suddenly restoration fail. Also i heared news twrp.3.0.1 have bug which cause the device to brick.
Your bug is concerned with charging i think.that. Currernt controlling info for battery during charge is stored in some partition rather then kernel which is screwed with twrp.
However if u can unlock bootloader by official way then flash kernel by this
Fastboot flash boot kernel.img
yogesh1970 said:
The issue u told is the same happened with other peoples. and it caused by twrp restoration process to.them. Service centre will only replace your motherboard . i saw alka recovery have bug that it formats the firmware partition and then suddenly restoration fail. Also i heared news twrp.3.0.1 have bug which cause the device to brick.
Your bug is concerned with charging i think.that. Currernt controlling info for battery during charge is stored in some partition rather then kernel which is screwed with twrp.
However if u can unlock bootloader by official way then flash kernel by this
Fastboot flash boot kernel.img
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Okay I will try. Do you mean just flash the official kernel that comes with stock rom yes?
Swizzy88 said:
Okay I will try. Do you mean just flash the official kernel that comes with stock rom yes?
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Any custom kernel u can try. But if it is in warranty and ur phone is going to dead don't unlock ur bootloader. Because it may void ur warrenty. At that time only claim warranty
yogesh1970 said:
Any custom kernel u can try. But if it is in warranty and ur phone is going to dead don't unlock ur bootloader. Because it may void ur warrenty. At that time only claim warranty
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I cannot flash kernel. adb does not work because the computer does not recognise it. I cannot find a tool to flash kernel in fastboot mode.
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I cannot flash kernel. adb does not work because the computer does not recognise it. I cannot find a tool to flash kernel in fastboot mode.
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try to flash with cables having less charge carrying capacity eg. cables that blick led there are many previous generation cables. if that will not work try cables of QC 3 ,2 .
or simply visit service center
yogesh1970 said:
try to flash with cables having less charge carrying capacity eg. cables that blick led there are many previous generation cables. if that will not work try cables of QC 3 ,2 .
or simply visit service center
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ADB works on my other samsung devices. There must really be something wrong with my note 3 pro.
are you try to instal full rom with fastboot? http://en.miui.com/thread-307744-1-1.html
roms (official) http://en.miui.com/download-301.html#438
if your computer dont recognize your device... i dont know you try.
(i cant use adb in usb3 port but i can use adb in usb 1.1/2 port. its curious)
my english is very bad and idk this bug, sorry.
Wait, there's a bug in TWRP that can cause a brick? Which TWRP should we use? I have cofface_TWRP3_kenzo_p.img (twrp_kenzo_fix).
I flashed my phone with kate_global_images_7.5.19_20170519.0000.00_6.0_global in order to unlock the bootloader via mi unlock. The phone has successfully connected to mi cloud and can be located on the i.mi.com website. If I go into developer options and tap on the button to bind the phone to my account for unlocking it just keeps telling me to try again in another couple of minutes. This seems to be a really common problem and I haven't been able to find a solution. Any ideas? Thanks.
Same here. Been waiting for 5 days now after getting permission. Still fails to bind. This whole official unlock way is a total POS. It even says after you are granted permission you can unlock right away but that's not true at all. I also have SE and dev rom btw.
maybe try to flash miui 8 via fastboot..
i used fastboot rom miui 8 , miflash (not xiaomiflash) ver 2016, and unlock ver 1.1..
Augesvarer said:
maybe try to flash miui 8 via fastboot..
i used fastboot rom miui 8 , miflash (not xiaomiflash) ver 2016, and unlock ver 1.1..
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MIUI 8 what? The dev rom 7.x is MIUI 8. Do you mean dev or stable? I was on MIUI 8 stable before but it didn't help.
my issues, evrytime i flashed miui rom, my imei isn't showing up (i need to official unlock to flash lastest los)
i tried some rom dev 7.x.x.x , but i cant login mi account via wifi.
then, i flashed this rom with miflash 2016 (mine is kenzo)
http://en.miui.com/thread-439892-1-1.html
and it works, i can unlock my phone without imei..
Augesvarer said:
my issues, evrytime i flashed miui rom, my imei isn't showing up (i need to official unlock to flash lastest los)
i tried some rom dev 7.x.x.x , but i cant login mi account via wifi.
then, i flashed this rom with miflash 2016 (mine is kenzo)
http://en.miui.com/thread-439892-1-1.html
and it works, i can unlock my phone without imei..
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I think the "can not bind" problem is specific to Kate. The IMEI problem with your Kenzo phone is probably a separate issue.
dwl99 said:
I flashed my phone with kate_global_images_7.5.19_20170519.0000.00_6.0_global in order to unlock the bootloader via mi unlock. The phone has successfully connected to mi cloud and can be located on the i.mi.com website. If I go into developer options and tap on the button to bind the phone to my account for unlocking it just keeps telling me to try again in another couple of minutes. This seems to be a really common problem and I haven't been able to find a solution. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/successfully-officially-unlocked-redmi-t3543150
it work perfectly and i have successfully unlock my kate and flash latest LOS.
abe_long said:
Try this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/successfully-officially-unlocked-redmi-t3543150
it work perfectly and i have successfully unlock my kate and flash latest LOS.
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Thanks for the reply but I need to have the latest dev ROM to allow LineageOS to flash - it checks for the most recent firmware.
dwl99 said:
Thanks for the reply but I need to have the latest dev ROM to allow LineageOS to flash - it checks for the most recent firmware.
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Yes i know.first you use the older version miui to unlock the bootloader.after that just reflash to latest dev rom.make sure you checked CLEAN ALL.it will not lock your bootloader.
abe_long said:
Yes i know.first you use the older version miui to unlock the bootloader.after that just reflash to latest dev rom.make sure you checked CLEAN ALL.it will not lock your bootloader.
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Thanks, I tried this but got stuck in a bootloop.
dwl99 said:
Thanks, I tried this but got stuck in a bootloop.
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At which step does the bootloop come..?i also having bootloop after flash the twrp but it can be solve by flash the lazy flash zip
abe_long said:
At which step does the bootloop come..?i also having bootloop after flash the twrp but it can be solve by flash the lazy flash zip
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I flashed kate_global_images_6.7.14_20160629.0000.25_6.0_global_1b43c8f07f and then started to get bootloops. I didn't get as far as flashing TWRP.
dwl99 said:
I flashed kate_global_images_6.7.14_20160629.0000.25_6.0_global_1b43c8f07f and then started to get bootloops. I didn't get as far as flashing TWRP.
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After flash,try to wipe data and cache in recovery.then reboot your device.if after 5 min still looping,try to force reboot.
abe_long said:
After flash,try to wipe data and cache in recovery.then reboot your device.if after 5 min still looping,try to force reboot.
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I thought of that but I couldn't get the phone to boot into recovery - Power and Vol+ opened a screen with a picture of the phone with a cable being plugged into it rather than recovery
dwl99 said:
I think the "can not bind" problem is specific to Kate. The IMEI problem with your Kenzo phone is probably a separate issue.
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Just try unlocking via mi unlock and tell us ignore the message
Androbots said:
Just try unlocking via mi unlock and tell us ignore the message
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Doesn't work - complains that the deivice isn't bound to the account
There is no point trying anything. Nothing works. I have a 3 month long email chain with xiaomi support, which ended by them saying I should contact the direct seller. Basically they washed their hands. I ended up sending my device to a guy, who has a xiaomi service licence, and he managed to unlock it officially with his code.
If you cannot bind your account and device for two weeks with multiple tries, you should just give up on the "mainstream" unlock procedure. It will never work, and the only thing that comes out of it is slowly bulding rage.
It's not worth it.
smash1986hu said:
There is no point trying anything. Nothing works. I have a 3 month long email chain with xiaomi support, which ended by them saying I should contact the direct seller. Basically they washed their hands. I ended up sending my device to a guy, who has a xiaomi service licence, and he managed to unlock it officially with his code.
If you cannot bind your account and device for two weeks with multiple tries, you should just give up on the "mainstream" unlock procedure. It will never work, and the only thing that comes out of it is slowly bulding rage.
It's not worth it.
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Sounds like good advice. My Note 4 has arrived now so I think I'll just flash the stock MIUI ROM & ebay it.
smash1986hu said:
which ended by them saying I should contact the direct seller
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What if I bought it directly from their online store? Do I contact them back?
i'm getting error message as "this device is associated with existing mi account 108****550" after coming back from custom ROM. but there was no such a/c logged in that device before. I've tried flashing fast-boot ROM (android 7 global dev), but nothing helps. fortunately I've unlocked my boot-loader and now i'm using custom ROM. i want to be back to stock ROM. pls help.
Ondipuli said:
i'm getting error message as "this device is associated with existing mi account 108****550" after coming back from custom ROM. but there was no such a/c logged in that device before. I've tried flashing fast-boot ROM (android 7 global dev), but nothing helps. fortunately I've unlocked my boot-loader and now i'm using custom ROM. i want to be back to stock ROM. pls help.
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If you want to get to MIUI, flash MultiRom, it is only dirty flashed, no clean flash. Will land you to MIUI.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/how-to/official-multirom-mido-t3604436/page30
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
I've tried flashing fastboot rom, tried some tools,but nothing helps.
RKStyles said:
If you want to get to MIUI, flash MultiRom, it is only dirty flashed, no clean flash. Will land you to MIUI.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-4/how-to/official-multirom-mido-t3604436/page30
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I just flashed this rom, but still the same problem occurs. Before this i was using resurrection remix rom.
Ondipuli said:
I just flashed this rom, but still the same problem occurs. Before this i was using resurrection remix rom.
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You might want to see it:
http://www.technoxide.com/2016/03/xiaomi-mi-account-unlock.html?m=1
It worked for some folks in the comment section.
Actually U have Messed with your persist partition in flashing rom or sensor fix zips.....
Nothing Can Help Now...Even You Flash in EDL mode will not clear the account.
You Can Only Unlock phone With UMT Box or any other Box.... Just Find A Mobile Repairer and that can unlock this with umt box or visit to service centre......
Optionally U Can Use other ROM Without Any Problem....
I just want to ask if my phone will be able to use by somebody if i successfully activate lost mode on mi cloud. Is there any other way for them to remove lost mode? Or my phone will be useless unless he/she successfully logged in my mi account?
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I'm hoping that my phone will be forever useless unless it goes back to my hands
gaahlking said:
I just want to ask if my phone will be able to use by somebody if i successfully activate lost mode on mi cloud. Is there any other way for them to remove lost mode? Or my phone will be useless unless he/she successfully logged in my mi account?
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I'm hoping that my phone will be forever useless unless it goes back to my hands
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I guess it's only works for MIUI, right? If he flash any kinda Custom Roms, that's not gonna work.
sachin n said:
I guess it's only works for MIUI, right? If he flash any kinda Custom Roms, that's not gonna work.
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Unless if he already unlocked the bootloader. If not, it'll turn out to be an icloud-like right?
ram1MB said:
Unless if he already unlocked the bootloader. If not, it'll turn out to be an icloud-like right?
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no it can be unlocked through qualcomm9008 mode
sachin n said:
I guess it's only works for MIUI, right? If he flash any kinda Custom Roms, that's not gonna work.
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I have stock MIUI 9 rom but unlocked the BL, rooted and have custom recovery.
Will it still be possible to use because of the BL being unlocked and have rooted phone and custom recovery?
gaahlking said:
I have stock MIUI 9 rom but unlocked the BL, rooted and have custom recovery.
Will it still be possible to use because of the BL being unlocked and have rooted phone and custom recovery?
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Try to use it and wipe yo phone. Unless he's not a noob to have custom Rom already. Why bother trying anyway?
I don't have my phone i lost it so i activated the lost mode so i'm just hoping that my phone will be useless after it activates lost mode unless i got it back to my hands thank you for all your answers