
What is a bootloader? Is the bootloader important?
Contents
- 1 What is a bootloader? Is the bootloader important?
- 2 What is the impact of locked bootloader on Xiaomi smartphones?
- 3 So what is the solution so that we can regain access to the locked bootloader?
- 4 How to Unlock Bootloader of All Latest Xiaomi Easily
- 5 How to check if Xiaomi has unlocked bootloader or not
- 6 Troubleshoot unlock Xiaomi bootloader (Old Tutorial)
- 7 Error “Current account is not bound to this device”
What is the impact of locked bootloader on Xiaomi smartphones?
- Unable to root
- Unable to flash ROM (including fastboot ROM)
- Recovery Mode changed, function becomes access to ADB
- Unable to install custom recovery
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So what is the solution so that we can regain access to the locked bootloader?
No need to worry. We can unlock the Xiaomi bootloader by following the following procedure.
How to Unlock Bootloader of All Latest Xiaomi Easily
Make sure you have backup applications, SMS, contacts, data and personal files that are in the internal memory and others because your Android smartphone will be back like new.
- First of all make sure you are logged in to Mi Account. Without a Mi Account login, you will not be able to unlock the bootloader. Mi Account login you can do from the Settings page then look for the Account menu
- Activate the Developer Options menu by opening the Settings application, selecting About Phone, pressing the MIUI Version (For POCO) line repeatedly until a toast message appears that Developer Options is active
- Open the Developer Options menu in the Additional Settings menu
- Check / enable OEM Unlocking menu
- Open the Mi Unlock Status menu, then click the Add account and device button. Make sure after that a toast message appears that the account and device were successfully added
After completing this process, you generally have to wait 168 hours or 7 days. This is a new policy issued by Xiaomi, not the same as the process of unlocking the bootloader of previous Xiaomi phones which can be processed in minutes or hours. If you still force to unlock the bootloader, then during the unlocking process the following message will appear:
- Download Mi Flash Unlock Tool v5.5.224.24 which will be used for the Xiaomi bootloader unlock process
- Extract these tools into your computer/laptop
- Enter into Bootloader Mode (Fastboot Mode), how to turn off your smartphone then press the power button and volume down button simultaneously until the MIUI mascot appears followed by fastboot writing below. After that, connect the phone to the computer / laptop using the original USB data cable
- Run batch_unlock.exe from the extracted result
- Click the Sign In button in the lower left corner then login using your Mi Account
- Press the refresh button at the bottom of the tool if the phone has not been detected
- Press the unlock button at the bottom of the tool to start the bootloader unlock process
- After the bootloader unlock process is complete, the phone will immediately restart and the Mi Unlock Tool list will disappear by itself
How to check if Xiaomi has unlocked bootloader or not
- Enter Bootloader Mode / Fastboot Mode as in the previous step
- Connect your Xiaomi smartphone to computer / laptop using original data cable
- Go to the Mi Flash Unlock extracted earlier
- Make sure the fastboot.exe file is there
- Press the Shift key and right click button, select Open command window here
- Type the following command then enter
fastboot oem device-info

Troubleshoot unlock Xiaomi bootloader (Old Tutorial)

If you’re using Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm version or Mi 5, you can unlock on MIUI Global Stable ROM, click here to download
Error “Current account is not bound to this device”
MiFlash Unlock has now been updated by the Xiaomi software developer, until the last time this article was updated it entered version 2.3,803.10. Then what’s the difference?


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