Problem unlocking Note 3 Special Edition - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers

Hi everyone, XDA.
Im trying to unlock my Redmi Note 3 Special Edition (kate) and im stuck in 50%
Mi Flash Unlock says that the account on the device is different that the account im using in the pc software.
Help please!

jorgemuela said:
Hi everyone, XDA.
Im trying to unlock my Redmi Note 3 Special Edition (kate) and im stuck in 50%
Mi Flash Unlock says that the account on the device is different that the account im using in the pc software.
Help please!
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you have to wait 7 more days after mi gives permission to unlock on email nd message. Just wait ti will work fine after a week.
Regards

herecomesmaggi said:
you have to wait 7 more days after mi gives permission to unlock on email nd message. Just wait ti will work fine after a week.
Regards
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Hi herecomesmaggi, I already received an SMS with the permission to unlock the device.
I had read in Xiaomi forum that this is fixed by installing the chinesse dev rom, but that rom is only for MTK devices, is there a chinesse dev rom for kate/special edition?
Regards

jorgemuela said:
Hi herecomesmaggi, I already received an SMS with the permission to unlock the device.
I had read in Xiaomi forum that this is fixed by installing the chinesse dev rom, but that rom is only for MTK devices, is there a chinesse dev rom for kate/special edition?
Regards
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First of all lemme clear this, chinese dev rom and global dev rom are same with only diffrence of languages(chinese rom has only english and chinese) and google apps.
I faced the same problem while unlocking my bootloader. it unlocked after 8 days of getting message. You wanna try other methods so be it, but i know for sure it takes a week after message is sent.
My advice - just wait it out . if any partition or so gets messed up, you will end up having problems in custom roms like others.. fp , camera, imei problems...
regards

herecomesmaggi said:
First of all lemme clear this, chinese dev rom and global dev rom are same with only diffrence of languages(chinese rom has only english and chinese) and google apps.
I faced the same problem while unlocking my bootloader. it unlocked after 8 days of getting message. You wanna try other methods so be it, but i know for sure it takes a week after message is sent.
My advice - just wait it out . if any partition or so gets messed up, you will end up having problems in custom roms like others.. fp , camera, imei problems...
regards
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This is the exact message appearing in the app
https://gyazo.com/d7ab7a8936bb457148ac01897dde5c58
I think i will wait as you said

jorgemuela said:
Hi everyone, XDA.
Im trying to unlock my Redmi Note 3 Special Edition (kate) and im stuck in 50%
Mi Flash Unlock says that the account on the device is different that the account im using in the pc software.
Help please!
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Wait atleast 2 weeks then try to unlock bootloader officially, same problem was with me when I was trying to unlock my "kenzo" device, but when after 2 weeks I tried it to unlock by official method it's successfully unlocked.
When I unlocked it my phone was on MIUI Global Stable 8.1.10.
If you can't wait and want to unlock it urgently then follow the unofficial method, link provided below.
http://xiaomitips.com/guide/unlock-redmi-note-3-bootloader-without-official-permission/

jorgemuela said:
This is the exact message appearing in the app
https://gyazo.com/d7ab7a8936bb457148ac01897dde5c58
I think i will wait as you said
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Dont do unofficial Method.. I had same exact message..wait out a week

There is an easy way to know if your device can be unlocked or not
If your device details are shown correctly, INCLUDES MIUI version, under your Avatar on MIUI forum it means the device is detected properly and the bootloader will be successfully unlocked
If there is no details of your device under your Avatar, the unlocking proccess will fail

Have a look here it might assist you.....
http://en.miui.com/thread-384662-1-1.html

jorgemuela said:
Hi everyone, XDA.
Im trying to unlock my Redmi Note 3 Special Edition (kate) and im stuck in 50%
Mi Flash Unlock says that the account on the device is different that the account im using in the pc software.
Help please!
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Welcome to the club.

Wait. For 15 days more after receiving sms permission

bryfly said:
Have a look here it might assist you.....
http://en.miui.com/thread-384662-1-1.html
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Not worked
I'll wait a couple of days, then try again (tried today and failed again). If not, im going to unlock it via unofficial method.
Regards, keep you updated XDA

I have exactly the same problem, I'm patiently waiting. You should too.

jorgemuela said:
Not worked
I'll wait a couple of days, then try again (tried today and failed again). If not, im going to unlock it via unofficial method.
Regards, keep you updated XDA
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Could not find the original method i used, but have just found it again, I managed to officially unlock after suffering several 50% failures using method 2 in the following link, I managed it with global stable installed as supplied with the phone.
http://en.miui.com/thread-434406-1-1.html

I used this method on my newly bought Kate device: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-3/how-to/method-to-flash-twrp-recovery-unlock-t3473294
Works great! Rooted and installed xposed with locked bootloader. Now i can wait patiently for my official unlock code.
Sent from my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 using XDA Labs

this one works for me;
Go to settings>developer options>mi unlock status> and press "add account and device"
after this you can try to unlock bootloader again.

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Bootloader Unlock [SD Version] [Official or Unofficial] [MIUI8]

Hi!
I installed MIUI8 Dev Rom and would like to stay cause I tried several AOSP and CM Roms but I simply prefer using MIUI now.
Now I found this DEV Rom and it fits my needs as it is now.
And for sure Im facing some probs now bye unlocking BL again and rooting the phone again:
1. When I try officially to unlock, and this happens since I got my phone, I visit the Unlock page of MI. I put my Account information to login and normally I should end up on a page to beg for unlock comfirmation. Instead Im always getting an error page with chinese stuff... so official Unlock is not possible. And I tried this a felt 1000 times now.
2. Last Time I did unofficial unlock. Now. Im installing MIUI8 by fastboot and MIFlash tool. So i cant flash MIUI7 to unlock and flash back without locking again. So - how could I unlock after installing MIUI8 ???
Plz - some helf would be great, and plz forgive my poor english, im german
Thx,
Andreas
Upload a screenshot of the error you get when you try to login to your account.
bilakos10 said:
Upload a screenshot of the error you get when you try to login to your account.
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Hi!
Here it comes as attachment...
First is the Unlock Page. Second the result after enterig my User/Pass. It's the mobile page on my phone but result on PC is same.

How to Unlock Bootloader? Phone with Unofficial ROM

Hello guys, i really need some help here. I bought RN4 with unofficial Global rom, i already have asked for bootloader unlock permission and waiting, but i read that i cannot do it if i have unofficial rom so i tryied to install the developer official china rom but i failed. I tried with the chinese MiSuite in recovery mode, the programm goes to start the install of the downloaded rom (China Developer official from xiaomi site) but it appears an error before even start (in chineese, i cannot tell what it says) and it is like Retry or Cancel (of course Retry does nothing) can anyone help me? Thank you very much.
nikfregs2 said:
Hello guys, i really need some help here. I bought RN4 with unofficial Global rom, i already have asked for bootloader unlock permission and waiting, but i read that i cannot do it if i have unofficial rom so i tryied to install the developer official china rom but i failed. I tried with the chinese MiSuite in recovery mode, the programm goes to start the install of the downloaded rom (China Developer official from xiaomi site) but it appears an error before even start (in chineese, i cannot tell what it says) and it is like Retry or Cancel (of course Retry does nothing) can anyone help me? Thank you very much.
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Have you tried following the guide at the below thread on the forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3517806
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
What about the Snapdragon Variant?
gsmyth said:
Have you tried following the guide at the below thread on the forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3517806
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
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This one is for Mediatek I guess what about SD any ideas?
If the phone has an unofficial ROM, then it means that the bootloader is already unlocked. You can pass to an official ROM just by following this guide.
If the bootloader is locked, you can unlock following this guide (that is valid for all Xiaomi phone with locked bootloader).

Forgotten MIUI account and phone pattern

How to start my Redmi note 4 (Snapdragon version) where neither fingerprint not pattern remember
MIUI account user name password also not known.
Help help help
Fastboot not working
Any way to install custom ROM?
No information about ootloader info
If the bootloader is locked I think nothing can be done (maybe opening the device and wire it to a PC, using special software could fix it).
Phone is new Indian varient!
Kindly help me to fix
http://en.miui.com/thread-491655-1-1.html
saurabhrakshak said:
Phone is new Indian varient!
Kindly help me to fix
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There's a very easy way to bypass Android lock screen but you need twrp for that, means unlocked bootloader.
Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk

To all the BRICKED MI 8 Users!

Credits go to this thread: http://en.miui.com/thread-3754714-1-1.html and copy the prewritten email and send it to global Xiaomi support!
And participate in the movement, so we can achieve an answer from Xiaomi!!!
"You may have seen my first thread on my email correspondence with Xiaomi customer support and their useless answer here:
http://en.miui.com/thread-3744798-1-1.html
There's an update today with more of the same. I got the other boiler plate about the "server process" and how to "be patient":
>From: service.global [email protected]
>
>Also, I would request you to kindly wait for some
>time regarding the authorization of the Mi Account as
>it is server process so, it may take some time. Till the
>time, I would request you to keep some patience. We
>will try to resolve your complaint at the earliest.
>Please get in touch with us if you need any further assistance.
I don't think we need "to be patient". We must be polite, but persistent.
So, go and ask Xiaomi for a clear and responsible attitude. If you have the bricked phone problem, don't just spend time on the forums. Send an email to the Xiaomi customer service!
Here is how:
Send to:
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[email protected]
Subject:
---------------------------
MI ID authorization request {MI ID ______}
---------------------------
Message:
---------------------------
Hi. Thousands of users, including myself {MI ID ______} , are facing the ARB-bricked Xiaomi
phones issue.
There are literally thousands of people with soft-bricked phones due to your poorly announced
and poorly executed ARB decision, which is contrary to Xiaomi's past policies and promises
of hardware openness.
The hottest topics on the MIUI forums are about Xiaomi not addressing the issue.
It is literally a flood. Here are some, and some that have been there for weeks.
http://en.miui.com/thread-3612759-1-1.html
http://en.miui.com/thread-3307173-1-1.html
http://en.miui.com/thread-3624876-1-1.html
http://en.miui.com/thread-3495776-1-1.html
http://en.miui.com/thread-3149410-1-1.html
Xiaomi's poor decision bricked thousands of new phones.
Some users did get authorizations, most of us were left hanging.
There are now scammers who post offers to unbrick for money, who ask
people for remote access to their PC and phone. Xiaomi is putting many, many
of its customers at unacceptable risks because of the stubborn refusal to
provide the required access in a timely manner. This is completely unacceptable.
You must not reply with boilerplate excuses, but with a solution.
Please don't stall, and explain your policy and "the server process" fairly to
everyone.
And please authorize my (and everyone else's) account for EDI flashing.
Best regards:"
-effinchinese, 11:06, Sep-05-2018
It's ok to ask Xiaomi for a statement but you cant really blame Xiaomi for the bricks.
They sell 2 kind of devices :
CHINA and Global.
China are supposed to work only in china and you should not "hack" them with unlocking+flashing others rom.
Global is what you are supposed to buy if you want a Xiaomi phone.
It's simple, at least read before unlock/flash things. That's why people have bricks now. It's written everywhere, with china model you CANT relock bootloader if global is on it. Easy. If you are touching bootloader is supposed that you know what you are doing, otherwise dont do it.
youngchaos said:
It's ok to ask Xiaomi for a statement but you cant really blame Xiaomi for the bricks.
They sell 2 kind of devices :
CHINA and Global.
China are supposed to work only in china and you should not "hack" them with unlocking+flashing others rom.
Global is what you are supposed to buy if you want a Xiaomi phone.
It's simple, at least read before unlock/flash things. That's why people have bricks now. It's written everywhere, with china model you CANT relock bootloader if global is on it. Easy. If you are touching bootloader is supposed that you know what you are doing, otherwise dont do it.
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Most people buying Xiaomi devices on Chinese online stores don't know that policy and the seller didn't tell anything nor Xiaomi till a few weeks.
Xiaomi should stop selling hijacked devices.
skanskan said:
Xiaomi should stop selling hijacked devices.
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Then fun fact is that. Xiaomi dont officially sell hijacked devices.
Resellers do it.
They buy stock of chinese devices and then "hack" with some EDL or something to unlock bootloader immediatly, flashing global and "advertising" it like a Global Phone. Some tell you that is unlocked+global, others dont.
For example, my case. Mi8 from eGlobal on eBay. It should've been STOCK Cinese Phone, with locked bootloader and just english or chinese language. It arrived with unlocked bootloader and global rom on it.
You can't really blame Xiaomi...
is it possible to unlock bootloader with a authorised Account immediatly? Or do i have to wait the 720h?
frankherlerq said:
is it possible to unlock bootloader with a authorised Account immediatly? Or do i have to wait the 720h?
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If your account have EDI so you can do it immediatly :good:
powergo said:
If your account have EDI so you can do it immediatly :good:
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Thank you for your reply. If it work, I would buy a account by s-unlock.com do it work with their accounts?
frankherlerq said:
Thank you for your reply. If it work, I would buy a account by s-unlock.com do it work with their accounts?
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I think this site for iphone [emoji336]
Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
I am getting an MI 8 from AliExpress and the phone is a China variant with unlocked bootloader + global ROM on it. I know I can't relock the bootloader as it has a global ROM.
Couple of questions:
1. After I add my MI account to the device, will I be able to debrick it if it ever gets bricked?
2. Since it was unlocked by some reseller's account, it's tied to their account and only they can unlock it if it's bricked?
3. Only way to relock is to flash the China ROM and unlock it using my MI account (after 720 hours)?
1 depends the way u brick...
2 no... after the unlock, they remove the account from the phone.
3 u awnsered your on question. if you flash china rom, u will relock.. if u unlock after that, u will unlock the boot loader again.
Honestly, I also experienced this. My Mi 8 Bootloop into Recovery/Softbrick. I did use someone's services to make My Mi 8 work again without opening the phone. Cause in my country Xiaomi does not provide warranty for non official product.
Dalendra7 said:
Honestly, I also experienced this. My Mi 8 Bootloop into Recovery/Softbrick. I did use someone's services to make My Mi 8 work again without opening the phone. Cause in my country Xiaomi does not provide warranty for non official product.
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what did you do??
gabrielfi said:
what did you do??
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I bring my device to someone who can fix it
Dalendra7 said:
Honestly, I also experienced this. My Mi 8 Bootloop into Recovery/Softbrick. I did use someone's services to make My Mi 8 work again without opening the phone. Cause in my country Xiaomi does not provide warranty for non official product.
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I think you re-locked the bootloader after flashing Global ROM. You can unbrick it in 2 ways:
1. Unlock the bootloader again and flash Global Fastboot ROM keeping bootloader unlocked.
2. Use MiPCSuite V3 and flash China ROM again.
Thanks,
navin_n said:
I think you re-locked the bootloader after flashing Global ROM. You can unbrick it in 2 ways:
1. Unlock the bootloader again and flash Global Fastboot ROM keeping bootloader unlocked.
2. Use MiPCSuite V3 and flash China ROM again.
Thanks,
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Step 1: Already did but my account does not bound to this device
Stel 2 : my latest miui is global 8.9.20 (android 9.0) so i can't downgrade to latest china rom which is still in android oreo at that time. Anyway thanks for your guide but my Mi 8 is normal again after i bring my device to someone
Help
Dalendra7 said:
Honestly, I also experienced this. My Mi 8 Bootloop into Recovery/Softbrick. I did use someone's services to make My Mi 8 work again without opening the phone. Cause in my country Xiaomi does not provide warranty for non official product.
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Hi Dalendra7, can you help me? my mi 8 bootloop into Recovery after flash from MIUi Rusia to Global. My location at Jakarta (Indonesia) can u PM email or phone number someone who fix your phone. Thanks
Wisyan said:
Hi Dalendra7, can you help me? my mi 8 bootloop into Recovery after flash from MIUi Rusia to Global. My location at Jakarta (Indonesia) can u PM email or phone number someone who fix your phone. Thanks
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Kontak XFT Indonesia/Xiaomi Flashing Team.
Ada di Facebook akun FP sama Grupnya, coba dicek yg lokasi Jabodetabek.
i had the same issue.
unlocked bootloader - flashed Global miui 10 .. Bootlooped to recovery..
all you have to do is connect to the mi unlock tool and go through the unlock process.. it will boot up into miui 10.
@navin_n, @Dalendra7,
MiPCSuite V3 seems to work !... But it only accepted to flash the ROM that I already flashed via MiFlash and which bricked my phone, which is Global 10.0.2.0
So MiPCSuite V3 works but I can't install either an older global version or a Chinese version, older or more recent.
Except for EDL and test point, what are our options ?
Thanks
KaKi87 said:
@navin_n, @Dalendra7,
MiPCSuite V3 seems to work !... But it only accepted to flash the ROM that I already flashed via MiFlash and which bricked my phone, which is Global 10.0.2.0
So MiPCSuite V3 works but I can't install either an older global version or a Chinese version, older or more recent.
Except for EDL and test point, what are our options ?
Thanks
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EDL and Test Point

Unbrick Mi8 without EDL Authorized Account (MiFlash bypass)

UNDER TESTING
Hello XDA Community
I am new here, and 2 days ago i got my MI 8 Bricked and i saw a lot of users with that problem, so i want to revolution this
I tried to reverse engineering XiaoMIFlash and try to bypass EDL Authentification
I DONT HAVE TESTED IT, it took me 2/3 hours and i don't really know if it working (I Can't test it because i dont have any bricked phone at the moment)
I am alone doing this, maybe this community want to support me and help and make it a great bypass
DOWNLOAD LINK : https://mega.nz/#!rZZyRC7C!_EncWKE4rpt4JJv7Pz_pKgfRdhINnkvC0qWbvnPFVYg (NOT WORKING, FIXING)
(If someone have C# knowledge and want to give some help, i'm here <3)
How it works?
I tried to avoid EDLSign verification, using fake details and removing Exceptions
How to use?
Boot your phone in EDL Mode throw TEST POINTS
Connect your USB Cable to the phone
Login with your MI Account into the flasher
Select the correct rom (China = China, Global = Global) (China + Global = Brick) !!I Have removed the "Clean All and Lock" Option!!
Flash it
Let me know <3
Best regards
not working for me
hello, i tried to use the tool and its just keep stuck on flashing and count to 1000sec and more ,thanks in advanced
asitiyul said:
hello, i tried to use the tool and its just keep stuck on flashing and count to 1000sec and more ,thanks in advanced
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Hello, it gives your an error?, Can u share here a screenshot and the log so i can understand what's wrong?
Hello. First of all thanks for that effort which community must thank of course. I'm not bricked now but just out of curiosity I'm wondering how did you unbrick your phone.
descarao81 said:
Hello. First of all thanks for that effort which community must thank of course. I'm not bricked now but just out of curiosity I'm wondering how did you unbrick your phone.
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Hello, i unbricked it by paying a guy that have an EDL Account
But now i want to bypass this authentification and stop these scammers earning money easily
I'm going to fix this script as soon as possible , now probably doesn't work and my MI 8 is not bricked so i can't test to make sure is 100% working
I search for someone that know better than me how "QsaharaServer" works and give me help developing this crack
While my mi8 is not bricked this is great of you. I really hope you can make it coz a lot of people had their phones damaged because of stupid ARB.
Konskl said:
While my mi8 is not bricked this is great of you. I really hope you can make it coz a lot of people had their phones damaged because of stupid ARB.
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That's what and why im trying to do this project
But i need someone testers, Today i found a new exploit and im going to publish it asap
I own a mi 8 global to remove the account on miui 10 already in Edl mode, if you can serve I can give you access to the device via USB on the internet or through a teamviewer session if you need to create a working program.
kajikita said:
But now i want to bypass this authentification
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I guess you're aware of Whyred affair, someone finally found the bypass. There's a thread with a guide, in miui forums I think. The trick is of course in the ROM used to flash in EDL. Maybe you can contact the thread author and receive some guidance about the changes he made in the ROM.
Edit: there are plenty of threads with the same solution I was writing about but this is the original thread where everything began:
https://cafe.naver.com/xst?iframe_u...=27738104&articleid=273056&page=3&boardtype=L
descarao81 said:
I guess you're aware of Whyred affair, someone finally found the bypass. There's a thread with a guide, in miui forums I think. The trick is of course in the ROM used to flash in EDL. Maybe you can contact the thread author and receive some guidance about the changes he made in the ROM.
Edit: there are plenty of threads with the same solution I was writing about but this is the original thread where everything began:
https://cafe.naver.com/xst?iframe_u...=27738104&articleid=273056&page=3&boardtype=L
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I already saw this note 5 trick, but i dont understand where is the "bug/exploit" that he used to bypass authentification, probably in "this.needEDLAuth" factor
I am going to look inside the files and find the solution
Hello,
Have you made any progress? I'm interested in this topic, because xiaomi services in my country lost their authorized accounts and they can't repair my phone now
Work in progress
KsaneK said:
Hello,
Have you made any progress? I'm interested in this topic, because xiaomi services in my country lost their authorized accounts and they can't repair my phone now
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Fogghy360 said:
Work in progress
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Great job, I Hope than you Will finished It.
Could anyone unbrick my mi8 for me?
I have a mi8 bricked if you wanna tester let me know .
KsaneK said:
Hello,
Have you made any progress? I'm interested in this topic, because xiaomi services in my country lost their authorized accounts and they can't repair my phone now
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LMAO that's epic
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I'm following this thread too, just if mine gets bricked.
im stuck with bricked mi8 and so close to taking it to the trash
coliotte said:
im stuck with bricked mi8 and so close to taking it to the trash
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My guess is that you bought a Chinese phone with global software?
If so, you are a victim of a corrupt vendor. I have read on Mi Forums the fastest solution to unbrick phones in this scenario is to contact the vendor and due to push back from Xiaomi management pressuring large distributors such as BangGood and TaoBao to do something about the scam , that many of these vendors are now willing to provide you with their Mi account and password which will allow you to unbrick for your device for no charge.
I am digressing a bit here. But I don't understand, how these 3rd party scammers are able to unlock devices that are not linked to their accounts. My Mi account has my Xiaomi phones and non -Xiaomi phones that I had previously used Miui Roms on.
Try contacting the vendor and report back here if that works, for you.
@ Damo1111
Don't fall for that scam, I tried unlocking my moms bootloader with my account and it didn't work because her phone is linked to her account.
coliotte said:
im stuck with bricked mi8 and so close to taking it to the trash
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not yet, MOD EDIT: link removed
I am here with mi locked mi8. I dont have access to mi account bound to this phone. Tried s-unlock, they logged in with their account, i used test point method to enter qualcomm mode, phone flashed ok, but mi lock remained there. It seems that i payed for nothing!
If i can help, contact me here.

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