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I purchased a Mi 8 Chinese version with China Stable ROM, unlocked Bootloader after waiting 372 long hours and yesterday installed recently released Global Stable ROM. Everything went well and phone worked perfectly. However, when I tried to re-lock the Bootloader, (using both XiaoMiTool and Fastboot methods) the Bootloader gets locked but the phone goes into Recovery bootloop every time with a message at the bottom that "this Miui version cannot be installed on this device....." When I unlock the bootloader again (by booting into fastboot and using Xiaomi Unlock tool) the phone boots normally.
So can I conclude that the bootloader cannot be locked unless I move back to China Stable ROM which originally came with the phone? I read somewhere that Xiaomi has disable the re-locking of bootloader just to curb selling of Chinese versions as Global, as some sellers were selling Chinese versions of Xiaomi phones as Global after installing Global ROMs.
I'm having the same issue as you just did. Not sure why the bootloader can't be relocked. I thought the model # between HK and China versions were supposed to be the same..
Recently xiaomi makes some ugly rules about local and global variant device to prevent Chinese device selling globally and global device selling into china. For that user can flash global rom to china variant device and global variant device to china rom, but we have to unlocked bootloader. Device will perform normally just find device will not worked. Also antirollback terrible disgusting too. I have some xiaomi mobile device and selling them one by one. Only keeping Mi8. If I need more secure device, I can buy iphone. I no need then xiaomi device.
People loving Xiaomi because of its hardware and software with up-gradation facilities. But their operating system optimization is really bad. Every update makes device performance different.
dowload mi unlock . and login account -->> reboot mi 8 fastboot -->> unlock -->> OK . Done successful good luck
hoangvubb.195 said:
dowload mi unlock . and login account -->> reboot mi 8 fastboot -->> unlock -->> OK . Done successful good luck
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Relock and unlock are two very different words. You know.
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XiaoMiTool is crap...
Use official MiFlashTool => http://download.appmifile.com/images/2018/06/13/f267b936-45cd-4b3d-b15a-947fb4b674b1.zip
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3014918
Use the option "Clean all and lock" when installing via fastboot
Marcb said:
XiaoMiTool is crap...
Use official MiFlashTool => http://download.appmifile.com/images/2018/06/13/f267b936-45cd-4b3d-b15a-947fb4b674b1.zip
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3014918
Use the option "Clean all and lock" when installing via fastboot
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No bootloop now after doing this?
Regards
rodfrang said:
No bootloop now after doing this?
Regards
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Actually I was reading some things on the MIUI official forum and * apparently* if you have a chinese MI 8 and want to switch to Global rom, your bootloader must remain unlobcked.... I'm not seeing much confirmation on that, but I would be catious...
Marcb said:
Actually I was reading some things on the MIUI official forum and * apparently* if you have a chinese MI 8 and want to switch to Global rom, your bootloader must remain unlobcked.... I'm not seeing much confirmation on that, but I would be catious...
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Yeah, switching to a global rom on a Chinese variant and then locking the bootloader will result in a brick. But I don't understand why anyone would relock the bootloader since most repair shops find out if you unlocked it in the past.
Relock not for warranty reasons, but to get android pay / NFC payment or other banking apps working. Many of them won't work with BL unlocked.
i read that we need an authorized edl account to relock the bootloader, but now it is impossible to get this account..
so this time i'm very dissappointed with xiaomi.
The Marionette said:
Yeah, switching to a global rom on a Chinese variant and then locking the bootloader will result in a brick. But I don't understand why anyone would relock the bootloader since most repair shops find out if you unlocked it in the past.
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Netflix app and Google Pay needs locked bootloader.
The Mi Mix 2S has the same problem, it seems this person solved it by using recovery version of global ROM with Mi PC Suite: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2943351&page=2#pid27478883
I don't have the device to test it yet, but you should at least be able to keep an unlocked bootloader and use apps that require it to be locked by using Magisk and enabling Magisk Hide on those apps.
Marcb said:
Netflix app and Google Pay needs locked bootloader.
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Netflix work
Envoyé de mon MI 8 en utilisant Tapatalk
romanxx said:
i read that we need an authorized edl account to relock the bootloader, but now it is impossible to get this account..
so this time i'm very dissappointed with xiaomi.
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I do not know if I can post the link here, but there is a topic in the MIUI forum that gives EDL authorization for just an unbrick. And you must wait for your position in the list.
Magisk...
I think you can use Netflix and/or banks' apps through Magisk hide functions and so be it
Zanbot3 said:
I think you can use Netflix and/or banks' apps through Magisk hide functions and so be it
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hye.mi8 with global rom can install magisk?
arsyadvyn said:
hye.mi8 with global rom can install magisk?
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Yeah
hoangvubb.195 said:
dowload mi unlock . and login account -->> reboot mi 8 fastboot -->> unlock -->> OK . Done successful good luck
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:good::good:congratulations my friend. I was already sad that I did not understand.
Its solution is simple but of enormous importance for mi8users.
I also did everything ok, but at mi8 it was different. I also received "this Miui version can not be installed on this device ....."
I downloaded miflash unlock .... romGlobal was already installed on mi8 but with blockloaded bootloader it did not work ok.
Now I'm happy and with GlobalRom stable very fast.:good:
Hi,
I try to relock the bootloader with Global ROM install but the phone haven't sign-in with Xiaomi account and it get the same message as your guy "this miui version cannot..." . Now I can't unlock my bootloader to revert it and my phone stay at recovery or fastboot, can anyone know how to flash it back?
whrer is mi 6x thread?
does mi 6x and a2 have the same bootloader function and rooting process?
Same question here.
Certainly not here .
And no , even a baby can unlock miA2 , mi 6x has a longer procedd
bartoloandre98 said:
Certainly not here .
And no , even a baby can unlock miA2 , mi 6x has a longer procedd
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Hmm, so Mi 6X is not recommended for modders?
Why not?? Procedure is almost the same, except you need to wait 72h for xiaomi to unlock your phone and use official xiaomi unlock application. Once when you unlock bootloader, you can easily flash twrp and install magisk.zip.
So, two phones, same hardware, different software, system partitions etc. I have converted my A2 to 6X, and reverted to stock A2 several times. So, you can chose what ROM you want as daily driver. Because of better TWRP, only A partition table, and more GSI ROMs "A" only, I have converted my A2 to 6X , and still using it like that.
So, for me it doesn't meter A2 or 6X, both phones can be converted into each other, just the different bootloader unlocking procedure. A2 is just easier and faster to unlock.
Mr.Nice.ba said:
Why not?? Procedure is almost the same, except you need to wait 72h for xiaomi to unlock your phone and use official xiaomi unlock application. Once when you unlock bootloader, you can easily flash twrp and install magisk.zip.
So, two phones, same hardware, different software, system partitions etc. I have converted my A2 to 6X, and reverted to stock A2 several times. So, you can chose what ROM you want as daily driver. Because of better TWRP, only A partition table, and more GSI ROMs "A" only, I have converted my A2 to 6X , and still using it like that.
So, for me it doesn't meter A2 or 6X, both phones can be converted into each other, just the different bootloader unlocking procedure. A2 is just easier and faster to unlock.
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Thank you very much. That's really helpful.
Mr.Nice.ba said:
Why not?? Procedure is almost the same, except you need to wait 72h for xiaomi to unlock your phone and use official xiaomi unlock application. Once when you unlock bootloader, you can easily flash twrp and install magisk.zip.
So, two phones, same hardware, different software, system partitions etc. I have converted my A2 to 6X, and reverted to stock A2 several times. So, you can chose what ROM you want as daily driver. Because of better TWRP, only A partition table, and more GSI ROMs "A" only, I have converted my A2 to 6X , and still using it like that.
So, for me it doesn't meter A2 or 6X, both phones can be converted into each other, just the different bootloader unlocking procedure. A2 is just easier and faster to unlock.
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This two has not the same network bands.
Hi guys,
i bought a mi 6x, wich arrived converted with rom and recovery of mi A2. How can i unlock the bootlader and came back to miui ?
bluff01 said:
Hi guys,
i bought a mi 6x, wich arrived converted with rom and recovery of mi A2. How can i unlock the bootlader and came back to miui ?
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How did you know it's a Mi6X?!?
A.Zain.A said:
How did you know it's a Mi6X?!?
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It has not written "android one" on back cover, OTA updates fail and I bought it as a mi 6X. The problem is wich this device has bootloader locked, ARB v4, and A2 recovery. Also methods to unlock A2's bootlaoder fail.
bluff01 said:
It has not written "android one" on back cover, OTA updates fail and I bought it as a mi 6X. The problem is wich this device has bootloader locked, ARB v4, and A2 recovery. Also methods to unlock A2's bootlaoder fail.
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Ok, sound like you bought it from unauthorized retailer.
From where did you get it?
A.Zain.A said:
Ok, sound like you bought it from unauthorized retailer.
From where did you get it?
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Bangood
Yeah, seems like the same case here in my country, those sellers import the Chinese mi 6x and they install a fake rom in it to make it look like a global version :silly:
No worries though.
First, in order to unlock your bootloader you need to setup mi account into your device, but you can't with your current fake rom, therefore you need an official rom. Do you know how to install one?
I'm waiting for the guide too
My a2 does not go into edl even with the particular USB cable, I have the bootloader locked.
A.Zain.A said:
Yeah, seems like the same case here in my country, those sellers import the Chinese mi 6x and they install a fake rom in it to make it look like a global version :silly:
No worries though.
First, in order to unlock your bootloader you need to setup mi account into your device, but you can't with your current fake rom, therefore you need an official rom. Do you know how to install one?
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I tried in several way to flash one, but noone works. In mi A2 recovery there isn't the entry "connect to mi assistant" mode.
bluff01 said:
I tried in several way to flash one, but noone works. In mi A2 recovery there isn't the entry "connect to mi assistant" mode.
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1-Do you have Mi account?
2-Can you enter fastboot mode in your device?
The answer to these questions could be your answer:fingers-crossed:
bluff01 said:
I tried in several way to flash one, but noone works. In mi A2 recovery there isn't the entry "connect to mi assistant" mode.
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sorry, man but i am afraid whoever sold you that was a complete bastard your gonna now have to open up your phone and force edl mode although on the plus side you can choose if you want mi a2 or mi 6x depends your choice over partition and stock rom etc, or you can take it to a service centre dont know
Shqip said:
sorry, man but i am afraid whoever sold you that was a complete bastard your gonna now have to open up your phone and force edl mode although on the plus side you can choose if you want mi a2 or mi 6x depends your choice over partition and stock rom etc, or you can take it to a service centre dont know
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Sadly I know.
A.Zain.A said:
1-Do you have Mi account?
2-Can you enter fastboot mode in your device?
The answer to these questions could be your answer:fingers-crossed:
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I have a MI account, but i can't associate it in Developer mode.
I can enter in fastboot mode.
I was thinking, and I got this creazy idea, what if you changed your imei number with a current mi 6x number that already associated with mi account. Creazy huh
There's some stolen Mi 6X, and they have arb (anti=4) and A2 roms, too.
It seems selling on Xianyu (闲鱼) or Taobao (淘宝).
It will trigger lost mode (maybe) when you back to stock MIUI.
If you can, suggest to perform refunding.
FInally I bricked the phone then i unbrick it and i installed the MIUI.
bluff01 said:
FInally I bricked the phone then i unbrick it and i installed the MIUI.
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How!, what did you do?
A.Zain.A said:
How!, what did you do?
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I don't known why, the system found the upgrades and prepared the installation (usually this step fails) then appeared the message "reboot to install". After I rebooted the phone, it was bricked so i followed this guide (https://en.miui.com/thread-3811342-1-1.html) to unbrick and flash an official ROM.
Hi all,
Couple of days back, my k20 pro (Indian) had unlocked Bootloader and was rooted.
Everything was working fine. Then I did something wrong and it stuck on MiUI logo.
I then tried to restore TWRP backup(boot,system,data). After reboot, it got stuck on FASTBOOT logo.
Then i flashed miui stock firmware with miflash tool (CLEAN ALL was ticked, NOT clean all+lock)
It worked then i again rooted it. It's now working fine. Also showing Bootloader locked few hours back but now its showing Bootloader is Locked in developer option.
It also show popup sometime
"Mi find device closes unexpectedly"
So, is it safe that Bootloader is locked? Will mi flash tool work if something goes wrong in future?
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You should unlock your bootloader. If the bootloader is locked and anything goes wrong then you will have to go for EDL flash. So, unlocking will be a good idea
I am wondering if it is even possible to have a rooted device with the bootloader locked.
JimzFreebies said:
It worked then i again rooted it. It's now working fine. Also showing Bootloader locked few hours back but now its showing Bootloader is Locked in developer option.
It also show popup sometime
"Mi find device closes unexpectedly"
So, is it safe that Bootloader is locked? Will mi flash tool work if something goes wrong in future?
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It's a false positive. Bootloader isn't locked.
Mi 9T Pro ll Tapatalk
kibria.mgk said:
It's a false positive. Bootloader isn't locked.
Mi 9T Pro ll Tapatalk
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Yes, i just checked by switching it off and on. Its showing Bootloader unlocked icon at top while switching ON.
But why its showing locked in developer option?
Also, Find device not working, gives error Find device stopped unexpectedly
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Saswata Chakraborty said:
I am wondering if it is even possible to have a rooted device with the bootloader locked.
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Many old phones could do this
This is Mi 9T Pro but i ain't sure which version is that.
So basically i have an issue that the phone won't boot after my dad updated the device.
I tried to flash the ROM but apparently i flashed the wrong rom and by accident i even locked the bootloader.
The phone's state is Locked
I can't boot to ROM
I try to unlock it with Mi Unlock Tool but it ask to add account to MIUI Settings and ofc it's unaccassable.
I try to unlock it from fastboot and no success.
If anyone can help me with a solution, I'll be very grateful.
yot2703 said:
This is Mi 9T Pro but i ain't sure which version is that.
So basically i have an issue that the phone won't boot after my dad updated the device.
I tried to flash the ROM but apparently i flashed the wrong rom and by accident i even locked the bootloader.
The phone's state is Locked
I can't boot to ROM
I try to unlock it with Mi Unlock Tool but it ask to add account to MIUI Settings and ofc it's unaccassable.
I try to unlock it from fastboot and no success.
If anyone can help me with a solution, I'll be very grateful.
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Unfortunately, you have to look (and pay for his help) for somebody with EDL account