What's the score with relocking the bootloader.
Trying to sell my mi8 and want it original.
I'm not sure if my unit is Chinese or global variant as it was bought of ebay
Use mi flash program with global stable fastboot rom. When flashing choose the clean and lock option. This will wipe everything from your device returning to full stock with locked bootloader.
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I bought Redmi 5 plus last month..
It was with Nougat 7.1.2 in the form of Miui 9.2.0.2..
I checked in official Udater app and it shows no update available.. But in Xiaomi Forum I found a official update to Miui 9.2.6..
Some users told that I m using a fake Miui Rom which was preinstalled in my phone..Anyone has any idea about it..?
One more thing, In Developer option I found my bootloader is unlocked but OEM Unlocking option is not available (Follow the arrow marks in last Screenshot).. A Unlocked sign also appears when I restart my phone..Now my question is my bootloader is locked or unlocked..?
Thanks.
Hey.
It looks like your phone is unlocked. If you have adb Enabled on your phone then you can easily just flash TWRP and a custom rom. Such as xiaomi.eu.
Not too sure if you need mi unlock tool.
Same thing with mine. I suggest you flash a custom Rom like Xiaomi EU or go with the official Firmware on the Mi site.
If you go with the custom roms, you'll need only the TWRP via ADB.
If you'd go with the official, there is an instruction on how to on the site, but they suggest you use the MiFlash tool.
It seems like the seller has already unlocked your bootloader in advance. The problem with this though is that it's going to be a pain when your bootloader will be locked as it is already bound to another device. If you want to go back to stock, I advise flashing the fastboot files using Xiaomi ADB instead of using the MiFlash tool as MiFlash could relock your bootloader.
Any successful solution yet? I have exactly the same situation as the problem described here. I also have a Redmi 5 Plus. MIUI 9.2.0.2. Showing as "unlocked" under Developer options but if checked through fastboot oem device-info, "device unlocked: false"; "devise critical unlocked: false".
Does this phone support Band 28 (700Mhz) ?
majorkid said:
Does this phone support Band 28 (700Mhz) ?
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It does not have Band 28 LTE frequency support.
Hi everyone
I've just upgrade to a Mi8 for a mi6, I've received mine today from Gearbest it came with the international ROM pre-installed. I then noticed the bootloader was already unlocked. I checked with the Mi unlock tool and it said it was.
I was able to install twrp and miui EU right away. Well happy with that as I didn't have to wait the 2 weeks to unlock.
The only issue now is I ordered the gold one but didn't know it was rose gold hahahaha. Just waiting for the case to turn up to hide the pink. Can't complain as it was on offer for £350 for the 128gb version.
Currently, every "global" Mi 8 being sold is a Chinese Mi 8 with multilang/globalrom.
By the way, do not lock the bootloader while a global rom is installed on a Chinese variant because Xiaomi made a system which bricks the phone in that case to prevent Chinese variants being resold worldwide.
You can even try GSI images out if you're up for it.
I'm using miui EU ROM where Google pay still works so won't be locking the bootloader with twrp. But cheers for the heads up.
I've not seen any other custom ROMs yet. I take it GSI are the new ROMs that keep the system bits and OS in different partitions?
sutt359 said:
I'm using miui EU ROM where Google pay still works so won't be locking the bootloader with twrp. But cheers for the heads up.
I've not seen any other custom ROMs yet. I take it GSI are the new ROMs that keep the system bits and OS in different partitions?
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Pretty much yeah.
You just do a factory reset and flash a GSI as a System Image through TWRP.
There are GSIs of all popular roms but the best one at least for me is RR ( it has the same edge gestures as in MIUI and a lot of other goodies ).
Of course, there will be small bugs like broken audio playback on Bluetooth headphones and automatic brightness.
But when you think about the fact that other devices have hardcore broken parts like camera and audio, one can't complain too much.
Oh yeah, Phh-treble feature roms support the notch. You can set the clock to left and toy with the lcd density ( I set it to 409 ) for the perfect layout of status bar items alongside the notch.
Could you point me in the right direction to the ROMs as I don't see anything under the Mi8 section.
sutt359 said:
Could you point me in the right direction to the ROMs as I don't see anything under the Mi8 section.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Project+Treble+xda
The Marionette said:
Currently, every "global" Mi 8 being sold is a Chinese Mi 8 with multilang/globalrom.
By the way, do not lock the bootloader while a global rom is installed on a Chinese variant because Xiaomi made a system which bricks the phone in that case to prevent Chinese variants being resold worldwide.
You can even try GSI images out if you're up for it.
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I locked the bootlader immadiatelly and I never logged into any Mi Account, my phone is bricked. Any suggestions?
prwnd said:
I locked the bootlader immadiatelly and I never logged into any Mi Account, my phone is bricked. Any suggestions?
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You would probably need to reflash the official ROM using miflash by going into fastboot by holding down power and vol - once restored unlock bootloader and reflash twrp.
Or you could try going fastboot connected to the mi unlock tool and see what it does.
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You would probably need to reflash the official ROM using miflash by going into fastboot by holding down power and vol - once restored unlock bootloader and reflash twrp.
Or you could try going fastboot connected to the mi unlock tool and see what it does.
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Thanks for your reply, it is impossible to flash because bootloader was locked by me. And it is impossible to unlock the bootloader, because the software asks Mi account to unlock bootloader, but there was no Mi account connected to the phone.
If it's locked you should still get to fastboot to use miflash to install the genuine rom. If that doesn't work get yourself a edl cable for recovery
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Thanks for your reply, it is impossible to flash because bootloader was locked by me. And it is impossible to unlock the bootloader, because the software asks Mi account to unlock bootloader, but there was no Mi account connected to the phone.
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Same here, have you already unbricked your phone?
Maybe you can help me.
Gearbest is offering an "international version" and also a "global version".
I am affraid one of these will have an unlocked boatloader.
Any chance you bought one of these?
gearbest. com/cell-phones/pp_009790489650.html
gearbest. com/cell-phones/pp_009493800071.html
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Maybe you can help me.
Gearbest is offering an "international version" and also a "global version".
I am affraid one of these will have an unlocked boatloader.
Any chance you bought one of these?
gearbest. com/cell-phones/pp_009790489650.html
gearbest. com/cell-phones/pp_009493800071.html
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Global Version comes with an official stable global rom and a locked bootloader.
It is intended for international use, so it has a european adapter and supports many languages.
The international version is a Chinese device with Unlocked bootloader and is flashed with an unofficial global rom to support many languages because the Chinese version of mi8 only has Mandarin and English languages by default.
If you notice package contents the "International" one says Chinese manual while the Global one says English manual.
I hope i helped you.
yseveryns said:
Maybe you can help me.
Gearbest is offering an "international version" and also a "global version".
I am affraid one of these will have an unlocked boatloader.
Any chance you bought one of these?
gearbest. com/cell-phones/pp_009790489650.html
gearbest. com/cell-phones/pp_009493800071.html
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Buy a Global version and be happy!
If you flash GSI ROM or Pixel3 ROM with TWRP on Mi8 global can bootloader be relocked or will it brick?
when it comes with an unlocked bootloader, which one is safe to install a fastboot China rom and lock the "clear all and lock" bootloader after it unlocks with our "mi unlock tool" account so that in the case of brick we can restore it with our account.
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when it comes with an unlocked bootloader, which one is safe to install a fastboot rom and lock the "clear all and lock" bootloader after it unlocks with our "mi unlock tool" account so that in the case of brick we can restore it with our account.
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NONE - if you lock your bootloader back, you first need the version of your phone with a STOCK ROM (Chinese, or Global) put back on your phone (ALL partitions MUST be back to stock) or you WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE and only an Authorized EDL account can recover your phone (which they aren't giving out anymore). The Bootloader DOES NOT allow locking with a different ROM/REGION. This has been stated MANY times over LOTS of threads. That leaves a problem with places like GEARBEST and many other vendors who give you a chinese version phone with a GLOBAL version ROM and the user locks the bootloader only to get a brick.
I have the armored edition of this phone it had sticker on it stating global and I unlocked the bootloder via official method.
No custom firmware has been installed only unlocked bootloader so currently on Miui global 11.0.5 |stable pejmixm
Due to now having an issue with the phone it has a ring when on light screens upper right near the buttons it needs to be returned to the company i purchased it from but their policy states no warranty if it has things like unlocked bootloader.
I need to relock it and do a factory reset so its like new to return it (this company lied stating xiaomi would cover warranty which is untrue so don't want to give them any excuses to refuse it)
Anybody?
mortmaru said:
I have the armored edition of this phone it had sticker on it stating global and I unlocked the bootloder via official method.
No custom firmware has been installed only unlocked bootloader so currently on Miui global 11.0.5 |stable pejmixm
Due to now having an issue with the phone it has a ring when on light screens upper right near the buttons it needs to be returned to the company i purchased it from but their policy states no warranty if it has things like unlocked bootloader.
I need to relock it and do a factory reset so its like new to return it (this company lied stating xiaomi would cover warranty which is untrue so don't want to give them any excuses to refuse it)
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Flash a fastboot ROM using Mi flash tool. Search on xda for instructions. But keep in mind it'll ERASE ALL YOUR DATA INCLUDING EVERYTHING ON INTERNAL STORAGE.
I purchased a Poco F1 a while ago which had twrp installed, lineageOS, bootloader unlocked. I had an issue which required me to return the device back to stock MIUI, I had the previous owner remove the phone from any associated xiaomi/miui accounts and registered the phone to me. I would like to install pixel experience but have a question regarding the bootloader, when I boot the phone I can see an unlocked padlock which I assume means the bootloader is unlocked but as the bootloader wasn’t unlocked with my account would I still be safe to install twrp? Usually this wouldn’t be an issue but I’ve read some bad experiences so just wanted to check before I go ahead.
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If your bootloader is really unlocked then all you need do is install a recovery and flash the ROM of your dreams.
'fastboot oem device-info' from a pc might show you the state of your bootloader. I haven't tried it out so I could be wrong.
Thanks, flashed Pixel Experience with no issues.
I have the GLOBAL version of POCO X3 GT (chopin) 8GB/256GB and its a good device but the Google Dialer is making the whole phone unusable becuase of its Call Recording.
1) It does not have Automatic recording for all calls
2) Even after manually recording calls it takes ages to search for recorded files as there is no way to access them.
I do not want to root my phone for security reasons however I came across some posts which mention that the INDONESION firmware has MI Dialer & Contacts instead of Google which is enough incentive to void my warranty and try to change firmwares.
It has been a couple of years since I last played with custom roms, bootloader, fastboot flashing, etc. So I would appreciate if you guys can help me with a few questions:
1) Bootloader unlocking: Whats the best method for Poco X3 GT
2) Method to flash different region stock firmware
3) Is it safe to re-lock the bootloader after the new region firmware is flashed? or do I need to leave the bootloader unlocked?
1. use the official xiaomi bootloader unlock tool
2. Easy, just download the region fastboot rom you want and extract them. Flash via MiFlash -- pay attention to tick clean all in the corner of the screen if you don't want your device to be bricked
3. don't relock, if you lock the bootloader on other region firmware, you will be bricked
Longtn said:
1. use the official xiaomi bootloader unlock tool
2. Easy, just download the region fastboot rom you want and extract them. Flash via MiFlash -- pay attention to tick clean all in the corner of the screen if you don't want your device to be bricked
3. don't relock, if you lock the bootloader on other region firmware, you will be bricked
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thanks
Worked like a charm.
however it seems that 5Ghz wifi is not working after the Indonesian firmware flash.
hi, i want to use indonesia rom too. are you still using it? would you recommend? thanks.
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3. don't relock, if you lock the bootloader on other region firmware, you will be bricked
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Oddly enough, this was not my experience. I unlocked my bootloader, flashed the Indonesia version 13.0.5.0 fastboot image using MiFlash using the clean all option. Then after booting and setting up the phone, it offered the update for version 14.0.1.0. I let the phone complete the update. Once the update finished and the phone had booted up again I rebooted it to bootloader mode and ran the command fastboot oem lock. The phone went through a factory reset and then booted successfully to the new phone setup dialogue.
Also to mention that I did also experience problems with 5GHz WiFi with version 13.0.5.0 but these problems were resolved after the version 14.0.1.0 update.
abubasim said:
Oddly enough, this was not my experience. I unlocked my bootloader, flashed the Indonesia version 13.0.5.0 fastboot image using MiFlash using the clean all option. Then after booting and setting up the phone, it offered the update for version 14.0.1.0. I let the phone complete the update. Once the update finished and the phone had booted up again I rebooted it to bootloader mode and ran the command fastboot oem lock. The phone went through a factory reset and then booted successfully to the new phone setup dialogue.
Also to mention that I did also experience problems with 5GHz WiFi with version 13.0.5.0 but these problems were resolved after the version 14.0.1.0 update.
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Even after update to 14.0.1.0 my 5Ghz wifi did not work. After waiting months I have just flashed back to global 14.0.2.0.TKPMIXM firmware yet still 5Ghz wifi is not working. Can someone guide how to fix it? Have I messed up its baseband or something during flashing?
Still unlocked bootloader?
As a comparison, whenever I unlock the bootloader on my Nokia 7 Plus and flash a custom ROM, I am not able to use 5GHz WLAN. It only works after relocking the bootloader and flashing stock firmware.
I am not sure if this was the same with the X3 GT and I cannot test it anymore as my wife took the phone and I am now using a X4 GT.
Longtn said:
1. use the official xiaomi bootloader unlock tool
2. Easy, just download the region fastboot rom you want and extract them. Flash via MiFlash -- pay attention to tick clean all in the corner of the screen if you don't want your device to be bricked
3. don't relock, if you lock the bootloader on other region firmware, you will be bricked
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I relocked after flashing to ID rom from Global and it seems to work fine but 5Ghz WiFi still not working.
surfturtle said:
abubasim said:
Still unlocked bootloader?
As a comparison, whenever I unlock the bootloader on my Nokia 7 Plus and flash a custom ROM, I am not able to use 5GHz WLAN. It only works after relocking the bootloader and flashing stock firmware.
I am not sure if this was the same with the X3 GT and I cannot test it anymore as my wife took the phone and I am now using a X4 GT.
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Not working even after locking bootloader, on both original Global ROM and ID ROM
both times I relocked the bootloader but no luck
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