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Back when I last looked you had to register an account, use a Windows application and wait a few weeks before being allowed to unlock the phone. Has that been c

Back when I last looked you had to register an account, use a Windows application and wait a few weeks before being allowed to unlock the phone. Has that been changed then?

dmos62 5y ago
Wow, we've had very different experiences with LineageOS.
- snemvalts 5y ago
  I don't think that's lineageOS, it's for unlocking the bootloader on Xiaomi phones
mkup 5y ago
Windows application is still required, but loader unlock was granted instantly after creation of a new Xiaomi account last time I tried it (last Friday for Xiaomi Pocophone F1).
as1mov 5y ago
The waiting is kinda random really. I didn't have to wait at all, as the unlock code was available instantly. Regarding the account, I just used a spare throwaway SIM and a Windows VM for that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Though most of the brands (except Nokia and Samsung) seem to have pretty reasonable terms for unlocking the bootloader and aren't as ass-backwards as Xiaomi's.
the_third_wave 5y ago
I'm using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 ('whyred') from 2019. The first thing I did was get that unlock code (it took ~3 days) and unlock it. For the latter I used MiUnlockTool [1], a Java program which ran OK on Linux - no Windows needed. The tools seems to work on more recent models from what I gather at the related XDA thread [2]. [1] https://xiaomitool.com/MiUnlockTool https://xiaomitool.com/MiUnlockTool [2] https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-win-lin-mac-miunlocktool-unlock-bootloader-of-xiaomi-devices-on-mac-linux.3782444/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-win-lin-mac-miunlock...
zozbot234 5y ago
That's not required on A series phones, which ship with a mostly stock Android as opposed to the custom MIUI.
- berdario 5y ago
  The last one they released is the Mi A3 in July 2019. They discontinued the line and never released the A4
  - Pyramus 5y ago
    A tragedy. Xiaomi once conducted a poll on Twitter which OS users prefer - MIUI or Stock. 80 % or so voted for Stock Android hence Xiaomi deleted the poll.
f00zz 5y ago
Wow, unlocking a Xperia is super easy.
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Back when I last looked you had to register an account, use a Windows application and wait a few weeks before being allowed to unlock the phone. Has that been changed then?

dmos62 5y ago

Wow, we've had very different experiences with LineageOS.

snemvalts 5y ago
I don't think that's lineageOS, it's for unlocking the bootloader on Xiaomi phones

mkup 5y ago

Windows application is still required, but loader unlock was granted instantly after creation of a new Xiaomi account last time I tried it (last Friday for Xiaomi Pocophone F1).

as1mov 5y ago

The waiting is kinda random really. I didn't have to wait at all, as the unlock code was available instantly. Regarding the account, I just used a spare throwaway SIM and a Windows VM for that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Though most of the brands (except Nokia and Samsung) seem to have pretty reasonable terms for unlocking the bootloader and aren't as ass-backwards as Xiaomi's.

the_third_wave 5y ago

I'm using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 ('whyred') from 2019. The first thing I did was get that unlock code (it took ~3 days) and unlock it. For the latter I used MiUnlockTool [1], a Java program which ran OK on Linux - no Windows needed. The tools seems to work on more recent models from what I gather at the related XDA thread [2]. [1] https://xiaomitool.com/MiUnlockTool https://xiaomitool.com/MiUnlockTool [2] https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-win-lin-mac-miunlocktool-unlock-bootloader-of-xiaomi-devices-on-mac-linux.3782444/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-win-lin-mac-miunlock...

zozbot234 5y ago

That's not required on A series phones, which ship with a mostly stock Android as opposed to the custom MIUI.

berdario 5y ago
The last one they released is the Mi A3 in July 2019. They discontinued the line and never released the A4
- Pyramus 5y ago
  A tragedy. Xiaomi once conducted a poll on Twitter which OS users prefer - MIUI or Stock. 80 % or so voted for Stock Android hence Xiaomi deleted the poll.

f00zz 5y ago

Wow, unlocking a Xperia is super easy.

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