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Locked Mi Account

Hey guys I just bought in China used Mi5,
Seller told me that i can't log in Mi account, so now I can't update my MIUI rom,
Miui version is 7.2.12.0 can someone tell me how to remove binding from old account and install clean Global Stable rom?

Download the version you want (i suggest the Global Developer version) and put it in the Download_rom map of the phone.
Then start the Update software, choose from menu for installing downloaded rom and choose the downloaded version.
After that, you can register online an own (new) MI account.
If the phone is still bootloader locked you can ask for unlock permissions on your new account.
If already unlocked, just connect you new MI account with the phone.
Last step can be done from the developer version in the developer menu.

elot01 said:
Download the version you want (i suggest the Global Developer version) and put it in the Download_rom map of the phone.
Then start the Update software, choose from menu for installing downloaded rom and choose the downloaded version.
After that, you can register online an own (new) MI account.
If the phone is still bootloader locked you can ask for unlock permissions on your new account.
If already unlocked, just connect you new MI account with the phone.
Last step can be done from the developer version in the developer menu.
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I was in similar situation and that helped. I reccomend folowing elot01 adice

and what about if my phone becomes locked after upgrade? its losted phone so it has binding on the old account

Meerk4t said:
and what about if my phone becomes locked after upgrade? its losted phone so it has binding on the old account
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I am not sure if i understand correctly, but the bootloader will not get locked just from the upgrade.
It can get locked by a full new install via the MI flash software (if you want that).
You can simply logout from the current Mi account, so the phone is not mapped to that old account.
Make a new Mi account if you don't have it, and login on the phone with that account.
If the phone is bootloader locked, wait 24 hours after login and then request unlock permissions.
But yours was already unlocked i thought.

elot01 said:
I am not sure if i understand correctly, but the bootloader will not get locked just from the upgrade.
It can get locked by a full new install via the MI flash software (if you want that).
You can simply logout from the current Mi account, so the phone is not mapped to that old account.
Make a new Mi account if you don't have it, and login on the phone with that account.
If the phone is bootloader locked, wait 24 hours after login and then request unlock permissions.
But yours was already unlocked i thought.
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my bootloader is locked aswell as mi account on the phone. you don't understand me

Meerk4t said:
my bootloader is locked aswell as mi account on the phone. you don't understand me
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Ok, then start by logging out the MI account.
You will not need a password for that, just go to settings and find the MI account and logout.

elot01 said:
Ok, then start by logging out the MI account.
You will not need a password for that, just go to settings and find the MI account and logout.
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No I can't because now I have installed rom without Mi services, If I install global rom with Mi services my phone will be locked

Meerk4t said:
No I can't because now I have installed rom without Mi services, If I install global rom with Mi services my phone will be locked
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If you have a MIUI without Mi account in the settings, then i think you have a custom rom and not the original China or Global rom.
If you follow my steps, then you will not lock the bootloader.
Download the Global Developer or the China Developer version and put in on the phone in the Download_rom directory.
Start the Update App.
Push on the 3 dots (menu) button on the top right.
Choose for 'Other rom' or something like that.
Choose the downloaded full version rom and choose install.
That will give you a developer version with the Mi account option and it will not lock your phone.

I think your device is bypassed Mi account lock for temporary .
device can lock after firmware update or factory data reset , please be careful

Redmi 3s
bootloader is unlocked in my device. i frequently shift between miui and stock rom. Once when i came back to miui rom from stock, everything came up, but i got a screen saying "mi account is locked" and it wants me to verify the account. So when i entered the password of the mi account, it says "cant verify, cant connect to internet". The thing is im not able to bypass that screen, without bypassing i cant use the phone nor cant enter any app.
Im using global developer rom.
Please help me.

Anyone unlocked bootloader of Mi Max 2?

Hi Guys
The unlocker tool tells me, this device is not supported. There isn't a way to even make an application for unlock.Mi max worked flawlessly.
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You missed something. Have You applied at all?
Unlocked mine without any problems. Previously unlocked two redmi note 3 sd phones.

I've unlocked mine without any problems. Have you made an account with Mi? Have you opened the required setting in development section?

slayon said:
I've unlocked mine without any problems. Have you made an account with Mi? Have you opened the required setting in development section?
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I made account with Mi,logged in with same account, ensured find device option works, enabled unlock bootloader in developer options, logged into mi cloud and ensured the deice is only one and online, rebooted into fastboot mode, logged into mi unlock with phone number, and it says checking your mi account for permissions and then your device isnt supported by mi unlock. I tried all versions of unlock with same results.
TiMbl4 said:
You missed something. Have You applied at all?
Unlocked mine without any problems. Previously unlocked two redmi note 3 sd phones.
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Can you tell me where to apply? The link is http://en.miui.com/unlock/ and I cannot find a place to apply for permission to unlock,only to download the unlock tool. I had Mi max which I unlocked without issues.
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RAMBO29 said:
Hi Guys
The unlocker tool tells me, this device is not supported. There isn't a way to even make an application for unlock.Mi max worked flawlessly.
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The same thing happened to me and I fixed it by installing a developer rom instead of the stable one I had.
http://en.miui.com/download-328.html

I am having same problem like many others.
fendetestasxx said:
The same thing happened to me and I fixed it by installing a developer rom instead of the stable one I had.
http://en.miui.com/download-328.html
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I got permission 5 days ago. Since then i have tried everything but still cant get it unlocked. I am using developer rom on my Mi Max 2. I checked all settings in developer settings. Using latest mi unlock.. Don't know what the problem is. It says account not bound to the device. Hell I have tried it and believe me it is bound. I verified on i.mi.com... Any help appreciated.

Kapil Tapsi said:
I got permission 5 days ago. Since then i have tried everything but still cant get it unlocked. I am using developer rom on my Mi Max 2. I checked all settings in developer settings. Using latest mi unlock.. Don't know what the problem is. It says account not bound to the device. Hell I have tried it and believe me it is bound. I verified on i.mi.com... Any help appreciated.
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Log in to your phone with your account .. enable find my device.
Go to the link attached to the pc:
https://us.i.mi.com/#homenew
Log in with the same account as your phone:
Must write down: 1 connected in the middle and on the right side of your Mi account
Hit Find device ... when it finds (detects)
Then run the miflash_unlock-en-2.3.803.10 tool as admin on your computer .. and you still know how to do it .. Fastboot mode and continue
It should work
Note: If you can not unlock ... do the same procedure. Repeat the request to unlock the bootloader.
In the following way:
Click on settings > About Phone> Tap on MIUI Version for 4-5 Times and you will see a Toast message saying that you have enable developer mode.
On settings, select Additional Settings
Scroll Down and select Mi Unlock Status
Tap the button : Add account and device
Once it is done , you will recive this message
wait 72 hours and unlock device
Note: When signing up, you must be logged on the computer at the page (link) I have given you.

razjaren said:
Log in to your phone with your account .. enable find my device.
Go to the link attached to the pc:
https://us.i.mi.com/#homenew
Log in with the same account as your phone:
Must write down: 1 connected in the middle and on the right side of your Mi account
Hit Find device ... when it finds (detects)
Then run the miflash_unlock-en-2.3.803.10 tool as admin on your computer .. and you still know how to do it .. Fastboot mode and continue
It should work
Note: If you can not unlock ... do the same procedure. Repeat the request to unlock the bootloader.
In the following way:
Click on settings > About Phone> Tap on MIUI Version for 4-5 Times and you will see a Toast message saying that you have enable developer mode.
On settings, select Additional Settings
Scroll Down and select Mi Unlock Status
Tap the button : Add account and device
Once it is done , you will recive this message
wait 72 hours and unlock device
Note: When signing up, you must be logged on the computer at the page (link) I have given you.
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Thanks for suggestions. I tried the way you suggested. Still it is saying same account not bound. I was very happy when I bought it, Well not so happy now. There's not a unofficial way either.

Finally managed mine and got TWRP,Magisk and Xposed installed.

How did you manage it? simply wait and try again and again?

Kapil Tapsi said:
I got permission 5 days ago. Since then i have tried everything but still cant get it unlocked. I am using developer rom on my Mi Max 2. I checked all settings in developer settings. Using latest mi unlock.. Don't know what the problem is. It says account not bound to the device. Hell I have tried it and believe me it is bound. I verified on i.mi.com... Any help appreciated.
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Try to update ur mi unlock tool

Kapil Tapsi said:
Thanks for suggestions. I tried the way you suggested. Still it is saying same account not bound. I was very happy when I bought it, Well not so happy now. There's not a unofficial way either.
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If you can't bound account, just flash miui developer beta version and try to bound in developer options again....
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egor27 said:
How did you manage it? simply wait and try again and again?
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Do not try to unlock many times in a row or you will be banned for spam and will never be aloud to unlock it, after bound the device to your mi account and getting authorisation to unlock wait 72h and then you can unlock...

RAMBO29 said:
Finally managed mine and got TWRP,Magisk and Xposed installed.
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How did you manage to get it done, could you please share, I'm having the same not supported problem with my Mi Max 2, I'm using the same Mi Account that I used to unlock my Redmi Note 3 (Dec 2016).
What ROM you used? what Steps you took, thanks in advance for sharing.

Hey mate,
Start with unlocking bootloader. Apply for permission, wait few days then use mi tool to unlock. Were you able to make application via website? Chrome would redirect from application page, so it wasnt visible. Had to use Internet explorer and received permission few hours later. However could only unlock it 7 days later. Then use stupdroid to install TWRP, and you are good to go.
ne0t said:
How did you manage to get it done, could you please share, I'm having the same not supported problem with my Mi Max 2, I'm using the same Mi Account that I used to unlock my Redmi Note 3 (Dec 2016).
What ROM you used? what Steps you took, thanks in advance for sharing.
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After approval PLEASE WAIT FOR SOME TIME. SAY 15 TO 30 DAYS.

balaji1966 said:
After approval PLEASE WAIT FOR SOME TIME. SAY 15 TO 30 DAYS.
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72h is enough...

RAMBO29 said:
Hey mate,
Start with unlocking bootloader. Apply for permission, wait few days then use mi tool to unlock. Were you able to make application via website? Chrome would redirect from application page, so it wasnt visible. Had to use Internet explorer and received permission few hours later. However could only unlock it 7 days later. Then use stupdroid to install TWRP, and you are good to go.
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Thanks mate, I successfully unlocked my mi max 2 bootloader, i took only 2 days.
Installed TWRP and now using xiaomi.eu 7.10.19

Unlocked then locked again.
Trimis de pe al meu MI MAX 2 folosind Tapatalk

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 ..

Unable to unlock bootloader.

Help
I tried unlocking the boot loader of my Raphaelin running miui global 11.0.1.0 .Every time I try to use MI unlock tool I get error asking me to add my device/account in MI unlock status, but the issue is that I get the toast saying that my account is linked......, so kindly tell me how to get out of this situation.
Sent from my Redmi K20 Pro using Tapatalk

Just sign out and sign in again with your Mi account in the phone.

lelozerien said:
Just sign out and sign in again with your Mi account in the phone.
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Tried, still issue is persistence.

GouravBaghel said:
Help
I tried unlocking the boot loader of my Raphaelin running miui global 11.0.1.0 .Every time I try to use MI unlock tool I get error asking me to add my device/account in MI unlock status, but the issue is that I get the toast saying that my account is linked......, so kindly tell me how to get out of this situation.
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Wait... What!? How is it possible you are on global rom with indian K20 pro and locked bootloader?
I think you are already unlocked...

GouravBaghel said:
Tried, still issue is persistence.
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Are you sure you did that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3J78IqbWzM

do one thing, login to mi account, then backup to MI CLOUD.. after a while MI servers will detect your MI ACCOUNT, then try logging out of MI ACCOUNT, then ADD MI ACCOUNT, check if sync is ON, and check BACKUP in MI CLOUD.
then try..

Kollachi said:
Wait... What!? How is it possible you are on global rom with indian K20 pro and locked bootloader?
I think you are already unlocked...
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Let me check then.
P.S. Thanks in advance
Edit::It's locked

lelozerien said:
Are you sure you did that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3J78IqbWzM
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101% sure and tried several times.

nandakis4 said:
do one thing, login to mi account, then backup to MI CLOUD.. after a while MI servers will detect your MI ACCOUNT, then try logging out of MI ACCOUNT, then ADD MI ACCOUNT, check if sync is ON, and check BACKUP in MI CLOUD.
then try..
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Tried, still the same.

I guess there's some issue with MiUI 11... The count down was running when I was in MiUI 10, but when I checked the countdown yesterday (after updating to MiUI 11), I'm facing the same issue..

GouravBaghel said:
Help
I tried unlocking the boot loader of my Raphaelin running miui global 11.0.1.0 .Every time I try to use MI unlock tool I get error asking me to add my device/account in MI unlock status, but the issue is that I get the toast saying that my account is linked......, so kindly tell me how to get out of this situation.
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I am facing the same error. After adding the account in MI Unlock Status in the Developer options, enabling OEM Unlock, waiting for 7 days, I am getting an error in the mi unlock tool, "Couldn't unlock. Please add your account in MIUI's Settings>Developer options>Mi Unlock Status.".
I have even formatted the phone using the official recovery, but to no help.
Would really appreciate if someone could shine some light on this issue.
Thanks
Mehtab

Yes, I have the same issue.
Seems the problem is from Xiaomi's end or the problem is MIUI
I was on MIUI 11 when requested for unlocking, it said 168 hours and now this problem. "Couldn't unlock. Please add your account in MIUI's Settings>Developer options>Mi Unlock Status.".
Will downgrading to MIUI 10 solves this problem?

session20 said:
Yes, I have the same issue.
Seems the problem is from Xiaomi's end or the problem is MIUI
I was on MIUI 11 when requested for unlocking, it said 168 hours and now this problem. "Couldn't unlock. Please add your account in MIUI's Settings>Developer options>Mi Unlock Status.".
Will downgrading to MIUI 10 solves this problem?
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I'm thinking of downgrading once I found the fastboot rom.

Same thing happened to me
I bricked my k20 so I flashed a fastboot ROM, but selected the flash and lock option by mistake. The fastboot ROM was 10.3.3 and the unlock didn't work. I got the same error you did. I even updated to 10.3.5 and still the same error. So there is no point in downgrading. As multiple people have the same from past few days it must be Xiaomi's fault. We just have to Hope they fix the issue soon.

Did you try from a different laptop? Perhaps it's a USB driver problem?
I had exactly the same issue and it was solved by signing in again on my Mi account in my phone.
Is USB debugging activated in developper options? What is your OS?

GouravBaghel said:
Help
I tried unlocking the boot loader of my Raphaelin running miui global 11.0.1.0 .Every time I try to use MI unlock tool I get error asking me to add my device/account in MI unlock status, but the issue is that I get the toast saying that my account is linked......, so kindly tell me how to get out of this situation.
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Same here.tried two days but no change

Just one small question; will unlocking the BL
erase all (user)data on the phone? Mi unlock
tool gives a warning that all will be erased.

Televinken said:
Just one small question; will unlocking the BL
erase all (user)data on the phone? Mi unlock
tool gives a warning that all will be erased.
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Yess, complete erase including internals data
Sent from my Redmi K20 Pro using Tapatalk

I am too facing same issue. No luck so far. Waiting for unlock since week. Tried everything still getting same error.

Same issue here - Tried unlocking with multiple accounts and with multiple version of the unlock tool.
Seems the issue is either with MIUI 11 or with Xiaomi Servers which are unable to identify the bound account to the device.
I suspect it is more to do with backend services because when I initially tried to unlock on MIUI 11, the unlock tool gave me a wait time of 168 hours and now this error.

Question Redmi note 10 5g mi account problem

I have a Redmi note 10 5g which I performed a factory reset - it booted back to the mi account screen and asked for password - the password was forgotten and the phone number is not accessible anymore because the sim is lost.
I have gone to the xiaomi site and submitted a request for a code with the information they asked for , but after 3 days have not received a SMS or any other contact from them.
the phone displays the unlocked symbol on boot
I can get the phone to fastboot and connect to windows computer running MiFlash and it will see the phone
can I just flash a 3rd party ROM with MiFlash and bypass/delete all the xiaomi account nonsense ?
or what are my options as a way forward to get this phone to a usable state ?
I have been reading the forums and lots of people seem to have had similar problems with their mi account but I have not seen a definitive solution posted that seems correct or else there is a lot of steps etc that seem to be jumbled or not explained neatly.
thanks for any help

There is an official removal of the account

windows4droid said:
There is an official removal of the account
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what do you mean ?

baldrick_turnip said:
what do you mean ?
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You need to remove the Mi Lock via a paid server
by unlocking code (Offical remove)

ok - where do I find these paid server and how much do they cost ?

baldrick_turnip said:
ok - where do I find these paid server and how much do they cost ?
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What is the unlock code for your device?

4742-EVCO-YKYL-PMT

baldrick_turnip said:
4742-EVCO-YKYL-PMT
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Unfortunately, unlocking will cost a lot
You need worldwide service

is this really the only answer ? why when I have access to the hardware , I am unable to do what I want ?
I own the phone , but it is basically a brick - I will attempt to get the phone number back with a new sim card from the teleco

baldrick_turnip said:
is this really the only answer ? why when I have access to the hardware , I am unable to do what I want ?
I own the phone , but it is basically a brick - I will attempt to get the phone number back with a new sim card from the teleco
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If you restore the SIM card
Easily your device can be unlocked

I managed to get the phone number back from the telco and activated the phone
with the SIM card , I inserted into another phone and went to the xiaomi site , used the phone number and said I had lost the password - they sent me a confirmation code via SMS which then allowed me to change the password and then activate the phone with that password.
I started up the phone and went to settings -> Xiaomi account which showed that account was signed in on the phone
then I signed out of the account
this whole exercise has been a bit of an eye opener and makes me want to get a ASOP ROM onto the xiaomi phone as soon as possible - they make nice hardware for the prices , but this OS and the seeming need to access your data is a bad problem
many countries in the world have people who need to watch every bit of data their phone uses because of the cost , but so many of these companies have no qualms about just using a lot of it for their own gain - it is just immoral

baldrick_turnip said:
I have a Redmi note 10 5g which I performed a factory reset - it booted back to the mi account screen and asked for password - the password was forgotten and the phone number is not accessible anymore because the sim is lost.
I have gone to the xiaomi site and submitted a request for a code with the information they asked for , but after 3 days have not received a SMS or any other contact from them.
the phone displays the unlocked symbol on boot
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You have unlocked your bootloader, nice
baldrick_turnip said:
I can get the phone to fastboot and connect to windows computer running MiFlash and it will see the phone
can I just flash a 3rd party ROM with MiFlash and bypass/delete all the xiaomi account nonsense ?
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Yes, since you have an unlocked bootloader and fastboot, you should be able to flash a 3rd party ROM.
baldrick_turnip said:
or what are my options as a way forward to get this phone to a usable state ?
I have been reading the forums and lots of people seem to have had similar problems with their mi account but I have not seen a definitive solution posted that seems correct or else there is a lot of steps etc that seem to be jumbled or not explained neatly.
thanks for any help
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