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[Error] Unlocking Bootloader [ Redmi 4 Indian Variant ]

Mi Unlock tool can't detect the phone connected ?
Windows 10 x64

psdashing said:
Mi Unlock tool can't detect the phone connected ?
Windows 10 x64
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use windows 7, windows 10 user reports this a lot.

i've just unlocked mine on windows 10 x64 no problem

disable signature verification enforcement and try again.

shootomanUK said:
i've just unlocked mine on windows 10 x64 no problem
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which version of mi unlock you used and which drivers?

Unlocking bootloader safely
When I got permission I tried to unlock IT same day and IT just failed but at 10 days later IT was Unlocked just clicking the unlock button On mi bootloader unlocker, as I have'nt mentioned I was using windows 7 ultimate, Latest bootloader unlocker tool, and Minimal adb drivers and I have'nt got any issues regarding device detection and the time IT took to unlock was just 10 seconds. I have heard that windows 10 have some issues using the adb drivers. Hope I have helped u in some way

How do i apply for the unlock permission. I'm not able to find a link.
And when trying to unlock, the tool says device not supported by mi unlock.
I'm using the latest version of Mi Unlock.

prabhu794 said:
How do i apply for the unlock permission. I'm not able to find a link.
And when trying to unlock, the tool says device not supported by mi unlock.
I'm using the latest version of Mi Unlock.
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Apply here:
http://en.miui.com/unlock/

onestoploser said:
Apply here:
http://en.miui.com/unlock/
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When i click on 'Unlock Now" it takes me to http://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
And All i can see on that page is Download Mi Unlock.

prabhu794 said:
When i click on 'Unlock Now" it takes me to http://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
And All i can see on that page is Download Mi Unlock.
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Have you applied before? It usually tells you to wait for approval. I don't remember it allowing me to download the unlock tool without approval but I could be wrong.

onestoploser said:
Have you applied before? It usually tells you to wait for approval. I don't remember it allowing me to download the unlock tool without approval but I could be wrong.
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Yeah, I have applied for my Redmi Note 3, but it was a different account.
Should i create a new account and check?

prabhu794 said:
Yeah, I have applied for my Redmi Note 3, but it was a different account.
Should i create a new account and check?
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You're definitely going to need someone with better Xiaomi account knowledge than me. Sorry. ?

prabhu794 said:
Yeah, I have applied for my Redmi Note 3, but it was a different account.
Should i create a new account and check?
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No you don't need to create new a/c but you have to wait for 1 month between every unlock

adorableconjurer said:
No you don't need to create new a/c but you have to wait for 1 month between every unlock
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Last unlock was in January of this year. :/

onestoploser said:
Have you applied before? It usually tells you to wait for approval. I don't remember it allowing me to download the unlock tool without approval but I could be wrong.
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I haven't applied for unlocking before. But, I'm getting redirected to download page too.

prabhu794 said:
Last unlock was in January of this year. :/
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I have successfully unlocked 1 RN3, 2 RN4 and 1 redmi 4 using the same account but at different times...u need permission only once.
Just take any account which has unlock permission, use it to login from your phone and unlock tool. Remember to sync the phone in Mi Account. If it doesnt sync properly it wont unlock. After syncing try to unlock, if it doesnt, wait a day or two...it should unlock.
Ank_S said:
I haven't applied for unlocking before. But, I'm getting redirected to download page too.
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Try with another browser from ur pc.

Te$la said:
Try with another browser from ur pc.
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Tried 4-5 different browsers, but still it's getting redirected to download page

Ank_S said:
Tried 4-5 different browsers, but still it's getting redirected to download page
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Hmm... I dont know if this will work or not, but give it a try.
Log out form ur mi account from ALL the browsers, clear their cache, history, logins and everything. Then change ur ip/use proxy and try requesting for unlock.
Btw have u requested for unlock before? If yes then it happens...happened with me too... Dont know exactly why this happens...

Te$la said:
Hmm... I dont know if this will work or not, but give it a try.
Log out form ur mi account from ALL the browsers, clear their cache, history, logins and everything. Then change ur ip/use proxy and try requesting for unlock.
Btw have u requested for unlock before? If yes then it happens...happened with me too... Dont know exactly why this happens...
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I haven't requested for unlock before, used MI3 before

psoneseven said:
Mi Unlock tool can't detect the phone connected ?
Windows 10 x64
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Click on settings icon in mi unlock tool there will an option named install drivers try that . I had no problem in windows 10 .

how to solve the 86006 error during unlock?

hello, my account is ALREADY allowed to unlock because i unlocked a phone some months ago.
i enableddeveloper options, enabled OEM unlock, added my account ot mi account status, but after i put it i receive the 86006 error.
So when i use miunlock program from pc... it says me that current account is not bound to this device. BUT IT IS NOT TRUE.... how to solve this but?
already tried a factory reset..... nothing helped me,

i flashed the latest developer now seems to solve it... no more error BUT on mi unlock program it says me t wait 72hours. WHY? my account is already unlocked and approved months ago for unlocking....
i am going to update you after 72 hours... if i will unlock it

Any update?

if you are on stable 8.5 , flash dev rom (i flashed dev 9), it will solve 86006
now every account need 72 hours after added to device

nk1001 said:
now every account need 72 hours after added to device
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I didn't have to wait 72h, i was suprised when it just said Unlocked successfully at first try.

dowloag here is xiaomitool : http://xiaomitool.com/
and install devepoler rom via xiaomitool.

See thishttps://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max-2/help/xiaomitool-problem-help-t3725731topic

micro77 said:
dowloag here is xiaomitool : http://xiaomitool.com/
and install devepoler rom via xiaomitool.
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If you install that tool and check all of the .exe files on virustotal.com you'll find a lot of hits on some of the files which appear to have trojans in them. Be careful. One file had 5 or 6 hits and another had 11 hits on virustotal.com which an almost certain sign it is a dangerous trojan.

I solve this problem flash dev rom :good:

I appreciate the help but this is a terrible solution for those of us who just need root but don't want a custom rom and never intended to wipe. There is a workaround that failed for me but appears to be working for the Redmi Note and the Miui forum claims it now works for ALL phones receiving 86006 error (the fix where you don't actually have to bind the account -- just verify with phone number on the mi website, then let it locate your phone, and then, if that doesn't work, clear the mi unlock tool cache.
Mentioning it because even though it didn't work for me (Live in USA, using global rom) maybe it works for others in other countries. Most of the posts I've seen where it worked were from users located in India.

is there anyway to unlock bootloader without permission on miui 10?

One of my friend has redmi note 3 kenzo
It would be very helpful if someone has a trick to unlock bootloader without permission.

I think there is no need of permission for old devices for unlocking bootloader.
One of my friend has Redmi note 4X and was able to unlocked without asking for permission.
even this worked for his Redmi 3S but with 72hours of waiting time.
Just logged in into Mi unlock tool with same account as in device and your friend should be able to unlock bootloader (maybe not right away but with several hours of waiting time)

Problem isn't that
Problem is :- He is not able to add his mi account from developer option for oem unlocking.
An error occur always.

amandeep0007 said:
Problem isn't that
Problem is :- He is not able to add his mi account from developer option for oem unlocking.
An error occur always.
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Try unlocking without adding account. It worked for me. It should work for you too.

metelhammer said:
Try unlocking without adding account. It worked for me. It should work for you too.
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But when we install mi unlock software in pc it will first ask for mi account then go unlocking section
Sent from my Redmi 4X using XDA Labs

amandeep0007 said:
But when we install mi unlock software in pc it will first ask for mi account then go unlocking section
Sent from my Redmi 4X using XDA Labs
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Yes, right. Log in in Mi unlock tools on PC with the same account as in the phone and then connect phone in fastboot mode but first make sure oem unlock is enable and usb debugging is turned on. ignore the account log in in phone.
just give it try.

metelhammer said:
Yes, right. Log in in Mi unlock tools on PC with the same account as in the phone and then connect phone in fastboot mode but first make sure oem unlock is enable and usb debugging is turned on. ignore the account log in in phone.
just give it try.
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I will try.
Sent from my Redmi 4X using XDA Labs

Log out of mi account in your phone, log in again, associate that account with your device then try unlocking the bootloader. Worked for me that way.

metelhammer said:
Yes, right. Log in in Mi unlock tools on PC with the same account as in the phone and then connect phone in fastboot mode but first make sure oem unlock is enable and usb debugging is turned on. ignore the account log in in phone.
just give it try.
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sorry but I don't get it... if you login to Mi account that means you are getting permission from Xiaomi isn't not?

cooledi said:
sorry but I don't get it... if you login to Mi account that means you are getting permission from Xiaomi isn't not?
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Bro problem he has is :
When he goes to developer option to add account for unlocking there he got always error
And when trying to unlock the bootloader from fastboot
Mi unlock tool says you dont have permissions .

cooledi said:
sorry but I don't get it... if you login to Mi account that means you are getting permission from Xiaomi isn't not?
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Don't be confused. Older devices are unlockable without even applying(i am saying this on my experience) i have unlocked two of my friends Redmi 3S and Redmi note 4X without even applying to xiaomi.
never devices needs to have permission to unlock and it takes time and request can get rejected if the it does not meet their conditions.
if you have old device such as more than a year or more.
Just download and install Mi flash tools and you are good to unlock but it still shows error of 50% or stuck at 99% so you'll have to unlock after remaining hours which will show on mi unlock tools.

I just used this method to unlock my Mi Max 2, Miui 10
http://betatechblogs.com/how-to-unl...-10-of-any-xiaomi-devices-without-permission/

Redmi 3s
metelhammer said:
Don't be confused. Older devices are unlockable without even applying(i am saying this on my experience) i have unlocked two of my friends Redmi 3S and Redmi note 4X without even applying to xiaomi.
never devices needs to have permission to unlock and it takes time and request can get rejected if the it does not meet their conditions.
if you have old device such as more than a year or more.
Just download and install Mi flash tools and you are good to unlock but it still shows error of 50% or stuck at 99% so you'll have to unlock after remaining hours which will show on mi unlock tools.
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I want to unlock redmi 3s and i cant add account in mi unlock status is their any other way to unlock bootloader pls help.

Savageichigo said:
I want to unlock redmi 3s and i cant add account in mi unlock status is their any other way to unlock bootloader pls help.
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Its most likely server error from xiaomi as it happens many times and almost everyone faced it whoever tried to unlock i guess.
Please try again later and if possible try and connect to different WiFi network before adding account.
Also you can just give it a try by enabling USB debugging, oem unlock turned on from developers options and then just turn off your device and boot into fastboot mode and try unlocking it, regardless of adding mi account.
You should also try some different versions of mi unlock tools(preferably older version).
As i have mentioned it worked without even adding account and it took 3 days to unlock as it was getting stuck at 50% or 99% and was asking to wait for 72 hours and later it unlocked in first try so this should work for you too.
There is unofficial way to unlock bootloader please search on XDA/YouTube or some other websites.

I am exactly facing the same problem please help
Dear friends i done all this
Sinin sin out
New mi account
And other stuffs
But none of them worked
I have redmi 6A

redmi 3s
metelhammer said:
Its most likely server error from xiaomi as it happens many times and almost everyone faced it whoever tried to unlock i guess.
Please try again later and if possible try and connect to different WiFi network before adding account.
Also you can just give it a try by enabling USB debugging, oem unlock turned on from developers options and then just turn off your device and boot into fastboot mode and try unlocking it, regardless of adding mi account.
You should also try some different versions of mi unlock tools(preferably older version).
As i have mentioned it worked without even adding account and it took 3 days to unlock as it was getting stuck at 50% or 99% and was asking to wait for 72 hours and later it unlocked in first try so this should work for you too.
There is unofficial way to unlock bootloader please search on XDA/YouTube or some other websites.
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Sorry for the late reply.
The thing is that in my device the sim card slot dont work so i cant add the account in unlock status.
Can you like tell me the full procedure that i have to do to unlock it.
Mi unlock tool just says you have to add account in mi unlock status.
Thanks for the help if this works it will help me out a lot.

Hi, I have xiaomi 9 pro, I unlocked it successfully after getting the permision, tried to flash it following all the instructions, and at the end it showed error "Not catch checkpoint (\$fastboot -s *lock)" and the phone does not turn on anymore... so it is locked and I cannot ask for another permission... any suggestions how to fix that?

metelhammer said:
Its most likely server error from xiaomi as it happens many times and almost everyone faced it whoever tried to unlock i guess.
Please try again later and if possible try and connect to different WiFi network before adding account.
Also you can just give it a try by enabling USB debugging, oem unlock turned on from developers options and then just turn off your device and boot into fastboot mode and try unlocking it, regardless of adding mi account.
You should also try some different versions of mi unlock tools(preferably older version).
As i have mentioned it worked without even adding account and it took 3 days to unlock as it was getting stuck at 50% or 99% and was asking to wait for 72 hours and later it unlocked in first try so this should work for you too.
There is unofficial way to unlock bootloader please search on XDA/YouTube or some other websites.
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I have this same problem, a rom of detects card yes !! So no post unlock my cell phone already and old mi max 2 2017 does any way to unlock without my account ??? Help to ..

Gintarevys said:
Hi, I have xiaomi 9 pro, I unlocked it successfully after getting the permision, tried to flash it following all the instructions, and at the end it showed error "Not catch checkpoint (\$fastboot -s *lock)" and the phone does not turn on anymore... so it is locked and I cannot ask for another permission... any suggestions how to fix that?
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See. This is why you should flash WITHOUT locking BL in MiFlash, if something goes wrong u can do it again but if you have locked BL, then you probably need to use EDL

Marcelsky said:
See. This is why you should flash WITHOUT locking BL in MiFlash, if something goes wrong u can do it again but if you have locked BL, then you probably need to use EDL
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I wasn't able to solve any problem with the EDL point yet. Sorry to say that. Therefore, as Marcelsky said, don't lock your phone by flashing. Pay attention to the button in the Mi Flash. Otherwise may the phone stuck in the bootloop, or will not start and ..

Unlock Xiaomi redmi 9

Hello, in need of some help.
I am having a great deal of difficulty in unlocking the bootloader on my Xiaomi redmi 9. I've completed all of the steps that Xiaomi ask customers to do and that any expert I've seen on YouTube doing. But after two weeks I still can't even get to the dreaded wait two weeks to unlock stage, if I could then I'd be a happy man!
I've got developer options sorted, turned on oem and debugging, linked my account to the mi unlock in developer settings, device found and on. Also updated drivers on my windows 10 laptop, signed in to my account on the mi unlock program, set phone in fastboot and then the unlock program verifies my device, but at 100% it keeps on giving me the same response ( please add your account in miui's settings-developer options-mi unlock status) which is crazy because I've completed all of the required steps and then some more steps to try and get past this can't unlock message. Also tried older versions of the unlock tool, but no luck.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated, or a direction to go in to help me unlock the phone. I've contacted mi customer service for help, but they keep sending me the steps that I should follow to get unlock status and I've tried this a thousand times!

Bootloader unlocking guid/ Binding Account
First signout mi account,
Then reboot phone,
Then open developer option and click on
mi unlocked status
Then add your account here,
Now it's successfully binded
Then rest of the process do with laptop or computer

Hi, thanks for responding. I've just tried that and unfortunately it's the same outcome, 'couldn't unlock'

are you using Redmi 9 with NFC version ?

Hello, yes it has NFC, I've just checked

Philtyj said:
Hello, yes it has NFC, I've just checked
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yes its version problem, there was a lot of people reporting can't unlock bootloader for redmi 9 NFC version
for more detail maybe you can check post in this here with title 'Redmi 9 Root'

Thanks for the help. So I've bought a phone to root and it looks like I've bought the only one in the world that you can't even unlock the bootloader on ??*. I wondered why I couldn't find any more information. The phone is still under a month old, I might see if I can return it, ffs!

same here was happy about the price 101€ only but now i will return it too... i don´t want to have a phone without root

Philtyj said:
Hello, in need of some help.
I am having a great deal of difficulty in unlocking the bootloader on my Xiaomi redmi 9. I've completed all of the steps that Xiaomi ask customers to do and that any expert I've seen on YouTube doing. But after two weeks I still can't even get to the dreaded wait two weeks to unlock stage, if I could then I'd be a happy man!
I've got developer options sorted, turned on oem and debugging, linked my account to the mi unlock in developer settings, device found and on. Also updated drivers on my windows 10 laptop, signed in to my account on the mi unlock program, set phone in fastboot and then the unlock program verifies my device, but at 100% it keeps on giving me the same response ( please add your account in miui's settings-developer options-mi unlock status) which is crazy because I've completed all of the required steps and then some more steps to try and get past this can't unlock message. Also tried older versions of the unlock tool, but no luck.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated, or a direction to go in to help me unlock the phone. I've contacted mi customer service for help, but they keep sending me the steps that I should follow to get unlock status and I've tried this a thousand times!
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I had the same problem as you described.
Today, I did log off my MUI account from the phone settings and logged in again.
I started "mi unlock status" under development settings and added my phone.
Booted into fastmode and started the mi unlock program and got the message "please wait 168 hours ..."
In the past, I did always receive the message "add your account in mi unlock status"
I'm not sure, what did the trick:
logoff and login or just had to wait, that xiaomi fixed their unlock process.
Hopefully, I will get the phone unlocked in a week.
*fingers crossed*

I received information from the technical support that only one phone number must be active on the smartphone, the one assigned to the account. Secondly, if it still does not work, try several times until it shows the time to unlock.
It worked for me.

successfull unlock
jomuc said:
I had the same problem as you described.
Today, I did log off my MUI account from the phone settings and logged in again.
I started "mi unlock status" under development settings and added my phone.
Booted into fastmode and started the mi unlock program and got the message "please wait 168 hours ..."
In the past, I did always receive the message "add your account in mi unlock status"
I'm not sure, what did the trick:
logoff and login or just had to wait, that xiaomi fixed their unlock process.
Hopefully, I will get the phone unlocked in a week.
*fingers crossed*
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got my phone (11.0.7 .0 QJCEUXM) unlocked and rooted today.

jomuc said:
got my phone (11.0.7 .0 QJCEUXM) unlocked and rooted today.
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root?.. how did you do it?

Twrp -problem flashing
jomuc said:
got my phone (11.0.7 .0 QJCEUXM) unlocked and rooted today.
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Hello, thanks for your info on the 168 hrs wait. I went back on and tried again and got the 168 hrs wait too. I messed it up the first week and must have signed out, so I had to wait another week. Anyway unlocked now, but I'm having just as much of a problem trying to flash twrp to my phone. In command prompt every downloaded file I've tried and used won't recognise the prompts, can't get past the prompt fastboot devices or ADB devices! So can't find my phone to enable flashing twrp across and in turn I can't root my phone! It's driving me nuts.
Usb debugging on
Ptp selected
Windows drivers find my phone
But still having problems when trying to use command prompt in platform tools ?

lock
How can I lock it again ?

i have waited 168 hrs now its telling to wait 168 hr again...what can i do

the answer is,you have to wait,or contact xiaomi,lol.

Question bootloader unlock, account not authorised

Hi a while ago i unlocked my boot loader and after a long time not using the phone i locked the boot loader,,im trying to unlocvk again using same account andit keeps saying account not authorised. even though im using same account.??
i also logged into mi website to post there and as soon a click post it says banned from posting??
is there anything right about xiaomi that just works??
How do i get over this hurdle of unlocking boot loader again?
Regards

I guess You have to apply again for unlock with MiFlash_Unlock tool and wait 168 hours. If this account is bugged you can try a new account. As far as i know this is the only method to unlock bootloader on xiaomi phones.

so i deleted account and recreated new account with same number now it says please add your account to miui settings > developer settings >mi unlock status...which i have done and it says successfully added but every time i go to unlock keeps saying the same above thing to add to your account....

Are you using latest version Mi Unlock ?
Try uninstall/reinstall Mi unlock tool.

Bobfish said:
Are you using latest version Mi Unlock ?
Try uninstall/reinstall Mi unlock tool.
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Yes I have tried that. Still no go. What happened was I locked boot loader which then gave me destroyed system error. I got someone to reinstall latest Chinese rom. Phone is all working now but this is the issue I am having. Keeps saying add account to device as mentioned above.
Regards

AliasFaux said:
Yes I have tried that. Still no go. What happened was I locked boot loader which then gave me destroyed system error. I got someone to reinstall latest Chinese rom. Phone is all working now but this is the issue I am having. Keeps saying add account to device as mentioned above.
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That's a strange issue. I've never had problems unlocking the bootloader of my Xiaomi phones.
Try remove your Mi account (in settings) , reboot , then log in again . Then add back the account in developer setting.
And try run as administrator option , when opening Mi unlock app.

AliasFaux said:
so i deleted account and recreated new account with same number now it says please add your account to miui settings > developer settings >mi unlock status...which i have done and it says successfully added but every time i go to unlock keeps saying the same above thing to add to your account....
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once you added the new account dont add it anymore because you are resetting the 168 hours timer. i think you just have to wait 7 days and try to unlock with the mi unlock tool

Bobfish said:
That's a strange issue. I've never had problems unlocking the bootloader of my Xiaomi phones.
Try remove your Mi account (in settings) , reboot , then log in again . Then add back the account in developer setting.
And try run as administrator option , when opening Mi unlock app.
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I tried that still no go. Tomorrow I’m making a new account with new email and new number and see what happens.
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once you added the new account dont add it anymore because you are resetting the 168 hours timer. i think you just have to wait 7 days and try to unlock with the mi unlock tool
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I don’t even get to the stage where it says wait so many hours. It’s just constantly add account to device error
Regards

AliasFaux said:
I tried that still no go. Tomorrow I’m making a new account with new email and new number and see what happens.
I don’t even get to the stage where it says wait so many hours. It’s just constantly add account to device error
Regards
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You can try a factory reset. It may fix the problem.

infamas said:
You can try a factory reset. It may fix the problem.
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Tried that too and reinstalled the rom from scratch. Still same issue. I have a feeling it’s my old number and email associated to that account that might be causing the issue as it’s been used before to unlock boot loader? but tomorrow new email new number. Let’s see. Will update.
Regards.

If you have deleted the old account before creating a new one it should not cause a problem. But yeah delete all accounts connected to this phone number and make a new account with a different email. Good luck buddy! Tell us what happened after that

so made new account with gmail and new number and followed these steps and downloaded unlock tool from here and it all worked finally, now it says wait 168 hours
downloaded unlock tool from https://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
and updated it,
followed these instructions and used us as region when creating account but used uk number
one thing i did was make an account via email first on the website and set region to us, once account was created i logged in at the website and added recovery number through there, then logged in to xiaomi account oh phone and it showed up.
Make a Mi account through Google and set the region to US - it's important to set the region to US... EU gave me the rebind error
Add the Mi account to your phone (settings -> Mi Account)
Set the recovery phone on your Mi account and verify the phone number.
Make sure you have OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging enabled
Go to Mi Unlock status -> add account (make sure you're on data)
In your PC download the latest Mi Unlock Tool (click on the gear icon and check for updates + download if there are any)
In the same gear menu check for USB Drivers and install them
Log into the same Mi account in the Unlock tool
Enter Fastboot on your phone
Unlock (it may prompt you to wait 168 hours, but after that you should be able to unlock)
patiently awaiting now
Regards

AliasFaux said:
so made new account with gmail and new number and followed these steps and downloaded unlock tool from here and it all worked finally, now it says wait 168 hours
downloaded unlock tool from https://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
and updated it,
followed these instructions and used us as region when creating account but used uk number
one thing i did was make an account via email first on the website and set region to us, once account was created i logged in at the website and added recovery number through there, then logged in to xiaomi account oh phone and it showed up.
Make a Mi account through Google and set the region to US - it's important to set the region to US... EU gave me the rebind error
Add the Mi account to your phone (settings -> Mi Account)
Set the recovery phone on your Mi account and verify the phone number.
Make sure you have OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging enabled
Go to Mi Unlock status -> add account (make sure you're on data)
In your PC download the latest Mi Unlock Tool (click on the gear icon and check for updates + download if there are any)
In the same gear menu check for USB Drivers and install them
Log into the same Mi account in the Unlock tool
Enter Fastboot on your phone
Unlock (it may prompt you to wait 168 hours, but after that you should be able to unlock)
patiently awaiting now
Regards
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Good job mate! Congrats
What are you planing to do now: install a custom rom, root?

infamas said:
Good job mate! Congrats
What are you planing to do now: install a custom rom, root?
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Well I was this close to selling the thing if this last step didn’t work. But now will install eu rom as that’s what I had before and it worked good.
Only reason I changed to iPhone was it worked better with my Audi as the direction part on google maps on android auto took up quite a fair bit of the screen which was annoying.
Still does but worked out how to change it from the right side of the screen to the left which is a tad better I guess.
Regards
AF

Hi Guys
a little update
as I am waiting for the days to countdown to unlock bootloader, I decided to go to work on the current miui14 Chinese rom, I deleted all the installed Chinese apps all the bloatware completely, activated google play services, installed play store, installed all my current apps, duplicated this phone and the home screen layout exactly to my iPhone set up, logged into my cards and banking apps without any issues, installed vanced YouTube and premium Spotify and as well as a couple no longer available apps.. set everything to English, deleted baidu and mifly keyboard installed google keyboard, and its exactly like how I would have it as if the boot loader was unlocked with a eu.rom.
now if I can get all this without unlocking bootloader all through a Chinese rom, why would i want to go through the headache of unlocking the bootloader to install a eu rom which is based on this very Chinese rom I believe?
can anyone suggest any reasons as to why anyone would go through the bootloader headache, unless I forgot something that i do that i haven't done via this route that might pop to mind later.
Regards
AF

AliasFaux said:
Hi Guys
a little update
as I am waiting for the days to countdown to unlock bootloader, I decided to go to work on the current miui14 Chinese rom, I deleted all the installed Chinese apps all the bloatware completely, activated google play services, installed play store, installed all my current apps, duplicated this phone and the home screen layout exactly to my iPhone set up, logged into my cards and banking apps without any issues, installed vanced YouTube and premium Spotify and as well as a couple no longer available apps.. set everything to English, deleted baidu and mifly keyboard installed google keyboard, and its exactly like how I would have it as if the boot loader was unlocked with a eu.rom.
now if I can get all this without unlocking bootloader all through a Chinese rom, why would i want to go through the headache of unlocking the bootloader to install a eu rom which is based on this very Chinese rom I believe?
can anyone suggest any reasons as to why anyone would go through the bootloader headache, unless I forgot something that i do that i haven't done via this route that might pop to mind later.
Regards
AF
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I didnt like the Chinese rom because:
1)the search engine (when you swipe up on home screen) is chinese and u cant change it.
2)"Ok Google" voice command was not working (or was buggy) if i remember correctly.
3) There were some other things that were coming up in chinese but i dont remember exactly what.
4) Many apps were not working in the background and i was not receiving notifications even when i locked those apps, put them on "no restriction" and enabled "auto start".
5) I saw many good bonus features that the EliteRom has (gets updates every 1 or 2 weeks, based on xiaomi.eu weekly) and decided to try it. So far i really like it!
But if you are okay with the Chinese ROM, u can stick with it

Hello guys. I maybe have the same problem.
I add my account to miui unlock in developer options and it saya, successful. But when I'm trying to unlock it crashes in 99% saying u have to add my account... Tried over 20 times adding, re adding, format, etc but nothing...

blade_ said:
Hello guys. I maybe have the same problem.
I add my account to miui unlock in developer options and it saya, successful. But when I'm trying to unlock it crashes in 99% saying u have to add my account... Tried over 20 times adding, re adding, format, etc but nothing...
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Did you wait 168 hours?

blade_ said:
Hello guys. I maybe have the same problem.
I add my account to miui unlock in developer options and it saya, successful. But when I'm trying to unlock it crashes in 99% saying u have to add my account... Tried over 20 times adding, re adding, format, etc but nothing...
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Make sure you use the app provided in link in my original post as after using a new email and new number I downloaded the unlock app from that link as the one I was using before had a different layout and kept giving that darn issue.
Regards
AF

infamas said:
Did you wait 168 hours?
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Of course, I'm not getting a message for waiting time, but for not entering my account