A big help on my new Max - Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers

Hi,all and thanks to read this help request.
I bought a Xiaomi Mi Max 3Gb and 32Gb internal memory from Gearbest, after a few days the device arrived.
And when i turned it on,surprise surprise... the Mi Max arrived with a Miui Account in it.
I 'm able to see the pictures,calls,messages,and is miui account on the smartphone, i don't think that the phone was used,it doesn't any evidence of use,or any thing else.
It apears that they tested the device,and forget to log out and remove the Mi Max from that Account.
I tryed a factory reset,but it ask's me for a password that i don't have, of course.
I talked to Gearbest, that they are taking to long to decide what to do, but even if they say, that i have to sent it back the shipping cost will be high to sent it from Europe to China.
I haven't check yet if the bootloader is unlocked, by adb commands, but i wasn't able to enter in to recovery (pwr+up) it just shows a image of a phone asking to plug it to usb.
And (pwr+down) goes into Fastboot, i have been reading in xda foruns,miui,and in a Spanish fóruns about this and a solution to it.
I know that is difficult to erase the Account, is hard to remove the decide from the Account,and that even that one solution could be downgrade the miui version,enter with a new Account and after upgrade it to miui 8, i have to say that the Max is a Chinese version with multilanguage.
Other solution is if bootloader is unlocked, try to flash twrp, and place a CM13 rom and most probably will not have problem with the miui account.
But how to do it??
And can i in edl mode flash a developer rom even with the bootloader locked, and remove everything so the Chinese guy Account release the Max?
Can someone point me in the right Direction,and if possible to we're i can found a tutorial?
Thanks you

hey buddy u should post ur questions in the q&a forum
anyways
sued said:
Other solution is if bootloader is unlocked, try to flash twrp, and place a CM13 rom and most probably will not have problem with the miui account.
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for this no need to unlock ur bootloader,just follow the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max/how-to/guide-install-global-miui8-root-t3435594
carefully u will be free from the xiaomi acocount.this is the best option in my opinion
sued said:
can i in edl mode flash a developer rom even with the bootloader locked, and remove everything.
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yes u can flash a fastboot image thru edl in locked bootloader but ur device will still retain the account info even with the clear all option checked in the miflash tool,heres is the the guide if u still wanna try : xiaomitips(.)com/guide/how-to-flash-miui-fastboot-rom-on-mi-max-with-locked-bootloader/ just remove the brackets in the address

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mi acc locked.;.

hi guys my mi max helium 128gb 4gb ram locked with mi account, all internet users have same problem , like forgot password or smtg.. my situation is I forgot password, email in account insnt written i cant change it , tel,number most important thing but I changed my carrier thAT number now dont exist. Do you know any solution how to bypass it?
eligutisv said:
hi guys my mi max helium 128gb 4gb ram locked with mi account, all internet users have same problem , like forgot password or smtg.. my situation is I forgot password, email in account insnt written i cant change it , tel,number most important thing but I changed my carrier thAT number now dont exist. Do you know any solution how to bypass it?
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No way to bypass. It's a good security for your data in case your phone gets stolen. The only way is for you reset your mi password via your PC at https://i.mi.com/#homenew
or just full flash a rom clean via miflash. You will lose the content of the phone of course.
and I don't recommend people to share a method to bypass security if they are any due to security reason.
i tried to flash rom with mi flash but it wont help anyway. from miui 7 installed to miui 8 and just turn it on i get message that is associated with existing account and asking for password, **** i paid for it 300 dollars after one month i can only throw it in trash box..also i was tried to send photos( proofs that its my phone it isnt stolen or something) to xiaomi suport but they wont help.S o sad.
eligutisv said:
i tried to flash rom with mi flash but it wont help anyway. from miui 7 installed to miui 8 and just turn it on i get message that is associated with existing account and asking for password, **** i paid for it 300 dollars after one month i can only throw it in trash box..also i was tried to send photos( proofs that its my phone it isnt stolen or something) to xiaomi suport but they wont help.S o sad.
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Have you tried retrieving your password from the Mi acc website? Which method did you use to flash? Use this method http://en.miui.com/thread-364323-1-1.html
It should work tho even with a locked bootloader. It worked on mine when I screw up my device.
You can download the FASTBOOT rom for Helium here to flash.
http://en.miui.com/thread-402363-1-1.html
i cant change it cause email for pasword recovery isnt typed, only one way to change password is receive message to tel.number witch didnt exist any more..i will try this method.
also u gave me fastboot rom for mi max prime,its same like main mi max 128gb?
eligutisv said:
also u gave me fastboot rom for mi max prime,its same like main mi max 128gb?
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128GB is for the prime model only also known as Helium.
flash wont help it showing same, i wzs tried jus now flash via fastboot .
eligutisv said:
flash won't help it showing same, i was tried jus now flash via fastboot .
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It should tho if you flash clean all and lock. It'll be just like out of the box. If it's not possible still since you somehow do not remember the email, just flash to CM13 ROM via TWRP once you have flashed TWRP via mi flash and use non-MIUI ROMs.
flash any stock rom doesnt work...u need a rom with oem unlock..or just stick a usb to ur phone after flash and try access developer options..cant say more..

Mi5s Plus bootloader unlock problem

Wondering if anyone is able to help me.
Recently purchased a MI5S Plus and having problems unlocking the bootloader. Followed all instructions and the unlock fails at 50% with the tool stating that "the account on the device is different than current account" (or something like that).
Now here's what I have done so far:
-made sure device and tool are using the same account with phone number login
-made sure "find device" is turned on and phone can be found
-disabled windows 10 driver signature
-enabled usb debugging on the device
-made sure sim card is in slot 1 of device
So far no dice. Phone is on Global Stable (8.0.1.0) but I wanted to move to EU version (which also has the correct UK locale and some other features). I am not new to the rom flashing scene (just moved from iOS to android and had a Galaxy S2 back in the day).
If anyone could help me with this it would be greatly appreciated. No idea what else to try.
Best regards
Try to use vpn i use hot spot shield..
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kojoti75 said:
Try to use vpn i use hot spot shield..
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How would a vpn work in this situation?
I am not sure but i saw that on youtube and i unlock both mi5s and mi5s plus without issues...
Sent from my MI 5s using Tapatalk
kojoti75 said:
I am not sure but i saw that on youtube and i unlock both mi5s and mi5s plus without issues...
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I'll check it out. If it helps I'm willing to try it. What location did you use?
I didn't change anything just use it by default...
Sent from my MI 5s using Tapatalk
M3th0s said:
I'll check it out. If it helps I'm willing to try it. What location did you use?
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I think what this means is that your phone is associated to a mi account different than the one you have logged in to unlock it. Make sure your phone has the same mi account as the one you are using to unlock it.
Good luck!!
jimmyss04 said:
I think what this means is that your phone is associated to a mi account different than the one you have logged in to unlock it. Make sure your phone has the same mi account as the one you are using to unlock it.
Good luck!!
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Yes it's the same account in both places. I double checked that.
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Hi, I will share some of my experience.
Myself had that problem too, bought mi5s plus on global 8.x.x and wanted to move to eu version . The problem with this phone is that there's no global dev rom for it just yet, and you can't officially flash the china dev rom, since the installer doesn't recognize the package. So you find yourself in kind of loop, like
==> to open bootloader you need dev rom (only china available) :/
==> to flash china dev rom via mi flash you need to get your phone to EDM ( Emergency Download Mode ) .
But to get to EDM you need open bootloader.
That's kinda sucks, but i kept looking over the internet and found the overall solution that will probably work on any xiaomi device. And that's to make "Deep flash cable". This cable let's you enter EDM ignoring the locked bootloader, this way you can flash the china dev rom, and from there open the bootloader.
The idea is really simple, just need to shortcut any of the middle connectors of the usb with the ground(the outter connector) when plugging the phone into the pc(don't even need to cut the original usb cable), that will prevent the phone from starting to charge and it will enter EDM (pure black screen without any sign of life, but pc will recognize it on COM port as long as you have qualcomm drivers installed.) In this mode the mi flash tool will recognize the phone and you can flash the china dev rom.
If you need more help just ask, and u can find some nice guides on youtube that explain how to make the cable. Good luck!
makslll said:
Hi, I will share some of my experience.
Myself had that problem too, bought mi5s plus on global 8.x.x and wanted to move to eu version . The problem with this phone is that there's no global dev rom for it just yet, and you can't officially flash the china dev rom, since the installer doesn't recognize the package. So you find yourself in kind of loop, like
==> to open bootloader you need dev rom (only china available) :/
==> to flash china dev rom via mi flash you need to get your phone to EDM ( Emergency Download Mode ) .
But to get to EDM you need open bootloader.
That's kinda sucks, but i kept looking over the internet and found the overall solution that will probably work on any xiaomi device. And that's to make "Deep flash cable". This cable let's you enter EDM ignoring the locked bootloader, this way you can flash the china dev rom, and from there open the bootloader.
The idea is really simple, just need to shortcut any of the middle connectors of the usb with the ground(the outter connector) when plugging the phone into the pc(don't even need to cut the original usb cable), that will prevent the phone from starting to charge and it will enter EDM (pure black screen without any sign of life, but pc will recognize it on COM port as long as you have qualcomm drivers installed.) In this mode the mi flash tool will recognize the phone and you can flash the china dev rom.
If you need more help just ask, and u can find some nice guides on youtube that explain how to make the cable. Good luck!
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Ah damn. Hardware route is gonna be a problem. So why are some people have to unlock the bootloader on global stable and some are not?
Sent from my MI 5s Plus using Tapatalk
makslll said:
Hi, I will share some of my experience.
Myself had that problem too, bought mi5s plus on global 8.x.x and wanted to move to eu version . The problem with this phone is that there's no global dev rom for it just yet, and you can't officially flash the china dev rom, since the installer doesn't recognize the package. So you find yourself in kind of loop, like
==> to open bootloader you need dev rom (only china available) :/
==> to flash china dev rom via mi flash you need to get your phone to EDM ( Emergency Download Mode ) .
But to get to EDM you need open bootloader.
That's kinda sucks, but i kept looking over the internet and found the overall solution that will probably work on any xiaomi device. And that's to make "Deep flash cable". This cable let's you enter EDM ignoring the locked bootloader, this way you can flash the china dev rom, and from there open the bootloader.
The idea is really simple, just need to shortcut any of the middle connectors of the usb with the ground(the outter connector) when plugging the phone into the pc(don't even need to cut the original usb cable), that will prevent the phone from starting to charge and it will enter EDM (pure black screen without any sign of life, but pc will recognize it on COM port as long as you have qualcomm drivers installed.) In this mode the mi flash tool will recognize the phone and you can flash the china dev rom.
If you need more help just ask, and u can find some nice guides on youtube that explain how to make the cable. Good luck!
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Thanks makslll, I have mi5s, wondering if the process is different?
I bought my phone with the xiaomi.eu rom (8.0.10.0 MAGCNDH), unlocked bootloader with "MiFlashUnlock_1.1.0317.1_en" and installed recovery following this (https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-12-1.36462/). After this I was able to install other ROMs .
Hope this helps
jimmyss04 said:
Thanks makslll, I have mi5s, wondering if the process is different?
I bought my phone with the xiaomi.eu rom (8.0.10.0 MAGCNDH), unlocked bootloader with "MiFlashUnlock_1.1.0317.1_en" and installed recovery following this (https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-12-1.36462/). After this I was able to install other ROMs .
Hope this helps
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Main problem I'm getting at the moment is the fact I can't get past the 50% on the unlock process. Keeps giving me an account error on the Mi Flash unlock tool. Something like "Account on the device is different from current account".
In any case I was looking at this EDL solution but let me see if I grasped this:
-I can use EDL to bypass locked bootloader restrictions. Could I just flash the EU rom without unlocking the bootloader?
-That not being the case, I'm guessing I would need to flash something like China Dev and the try and unlock the bootloader followed by TWRP flash, etc etc.
If someone could shed any light on this that would be great.
Thanks in advance
M3th0s said:
Main problem I'm getting at the moment is the fact I can't get past the 50% on the unlock process. Keeps giving me an account error on the Mi Flash unlock tool. Something like "Account on the device is different from current account".
In any case I was looking at this EDL solution but let me see if I grasped this:
-I can use EDL to bypass locked bootloader restrictions. Could I just flash the EU rom without unlocking the bootloader?
-That not being the case, I'm guessing I would need to flash something like China Dev and the try and unlock the bootloader followed by TWRP flash, etc etc.
If someone could shed any light on this that would be great.
Thanks in advance
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I don't know about that process, but I think this post might help even if it is for another Xiaomi device, please let me know how it goes:
http://en.miui.com/thread-226193-1-1.html
jimmyss04 said:
I don't know about that process, but I think this post might help even if it is for another Xiaomi device, please let me know how it goes:
http://en.miui.com/thread-226193-1-1.html
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Thanks will give this a bash later on after first trying to factory reset the phone.
Thing is I read about a lot of people being successful unlocking their bootloader on Global Stable rom, so no idea why I can't do it. Pretty sure I have all the necessary drivers and I'm following the process as it should. Still getting the account error.
Xiaomi should sort their **** out...
Thanks everyone for your help!
M3th0s said:
Main problem I'm getting at the moment is the fact I can't get past the 50% on the unlock process. Keeps giving me an account error on the Mi Flash unlock tool. Something like "Account on the device is different from current account".
In any case I was looking at this EDL solution but let me see if I grasped this:
-I can use EDL to bypass locked bootloader restrictions. Could I just flash the EU rom without unlocking the bootloader?
-That not being the case, I'm guessing I would need to flash something like China Dev and the try and unlock the bootloader followed by TWRP flash, etc etc.
If someone could shed any light on this that would be great.
Thanks in advance
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You can't flash Eu ROM with locked bootloader, since you need to use special image files of the supported roms for miflash (Can't use the .zip roms that we flash via recovery), and those available only for the official roms ( global stable, china stable, china dev).
So yeah, unfortunally this would take little longer, but i can assure you this method 100% works and it's not very hard once you've done the tricky thing with the deep flash cable =)
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You can't flash Eu ROM with locked bootloader, since you need to use special image files of the supported roms for miflash (Can't use the .zip roms that we flash via recovery), and those available only for the official roms ( global stable, china stable, china dev).
So yeah, unfortunally this would take little longer, but i can assure you this method 100% works and it's not very hard once you've done the tricky thing with the deep flash cable =)
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I will probably grab a cable from Aliexpress. Reviews seem to be ok:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016new-deep-flash-cable-for-xiaomi-phone-models-Open-port-9008-Supports-all-BL-locks-Engineering/32707713158.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.1.rXgJsN&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_6_10065_10068_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10099_10078_10079_426_10073_10103_10102_10096_10052_10050_10051,searchweb201603_6&btsid=dde7663f-24a9-4717-94c5-de541dcce370
Will let you know when it arrives and if it works.
On another note, if a Global Dev rom is released for the Mi5S Plus, are you able to flash it as normal through the updater app?
Best regards
M3th0s said:
I will probably grab a cable from Aliexpress. Reviews seem to be ok:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016new-deep-flash-cable-for-xiaomi-phone-models-Open-port-9008-Supports-all-BL-locks-Engineering/32707713158.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.1.rXgJsN&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_6_10065_10068_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10099_10078_10079_426_10073_10103_10102_10096_10052_10050_10051,searchweb201603_6&btsid=dde7663f-24a9-4717-94c5-de541dcce370
Will let you know when it arrives and if it works.
On another note, if a Global Dev rom is released for the Mi5S Plus, are you able to flash it as normal through the updater app?
Best regards
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Sounds interesting
M3th0s said:
I will probably grab a cable from Aliexpress. Reviews seem to be ok:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016new-deep-flash-cable-for-xiaomi-phone-models-Open-port-9008-Supports-all-BL-locks-Engineering/32707713158.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.1.rXgJsN&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_6_10065_10068_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10099_10078_10079_426_10073_10103_10102_10096_10052_10050_10051,searchweb201603_6&btsid=dde7663f-24a9-4717-94c5-de541dcce370
Will let you know when it arrives and if it works.
On another note, if a Global Dev rom is released for the Mi5S Plus, are you able to flash it as normal through the updater app?
Best regards
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Yes, on my gf's mi5 i just flashed global dev rom from the updater and unlocked it easy, they really should just remove the global <==> china barrier
Update: there is official Global Dev ROM available now, so no "deep flash cable" is needed anymore, just download the ROM, copy it to phone memory, and flash it via updater, good luck =)
So, quick update.
Managed to unlock bootloader last night by updating to the new Global Dev for the Mi5S Plus.
However a new problem has arisen, as usual. Using ADB, it recognises the phone whilst in normal mode with USB debugging on. The moment I reboot it into fastboot mode (to flash TWRP), it doesn't recognise it anymore. The drivers are installed as I disabled windows driver signature verification, but the phone is just not recognised anymore.
Anyone have any idea how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.

[Question] Partial bricked - Doesn't recognize SIM card, and IMEI

Hi,
I bought Xiaomi Mi 5s with Global Stable ROM 8.2.1.0, and today I entered the official MIUI website to see what's the latest version that is released, in here:
http://en.miui.com/download-314.html
For some reason at the same moment I thought that 8.0.3.0 is higher version than mine (I missed a zero), and I downloaded the ROM installation file to the phone, and installed it through the updater app.
After the install, the phone loaded and didn't recognize the SIM card anymore, also couldn't enter the Network settings, the phone app or the phone status, and from what I read on the internet it probably don't recognize my IMEI anymore...
It also doesn't let me install my previous version (8.2.1.0) because the updater says it's not verified.
I tried to flash again the same ROM that is installed now (8.0.3.0), but it didn't help.
Also tried to do factory reset but I can't because it doesn't recognize the device id...
Is there something I can do immediately to fix this without applying a request to Xiaomi to unlock the bootloader (which I really don't want to do), and also to be stuck without a phone again for a couple of days?
Updater says it's not verified when you install 8.2.1.0? Maybe you got a wrong phone version?
zew384 said:
Updater says it's not verified when you install 8.2.1.0? Maybe you got a wrong phone version?
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Nope, it's the right one: http://en.miui.com/thread-567657-1-1.html
From what I read over the internet they canceled this update because it has issues, battery drain mostly, but nothing official that I saw.
I'm not sure,but according to a tutorial I found, which is about down grade from miui 8 to 7. You need to have a factory reset to have imei back
By the way, Mi 5s always comes with Chinese ROM, so maybe you have recovery installed already, where u can flash without verify.
forgivemypoorEN said:
I'm not sure,but according to a tutorial I found, which is about down grade from miui 8 to 7. You need to have a factory reset to have imei back
By the way, Mi 5s always comes with Chinese ROM, so maybe you have recovery installed already, where u can flash without verify.
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No I don't have recovery, probably when it arrives to the stores here they flash official ROM and remove custom recovery (just guessing).
I see I can't avoid unlocking the device, although I don't want to. In my case I down graded from 8.2.1.0 to 8.0.3.0, but I hope that a factory reset will also help after I'll unlock the device.
forgivemypoorEN said:
I'm not sure,but according to a tutorial I found, which is about down grade from miui 8 to 7. You need to have a factory reset to have imei back
By the way, Mi 5s always comes with Chinese ROM, so maybe you have recovery installed already, where u can flash without verify.
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Wow, bull****, mine came with Global rom, and in xiaomi phones after ~2016 there is like ~1% chance that they will came with recovery and unlocked bootloader
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unlock bootloader (developer settings + miunlock tool) and then use miflash to reflash rom
ariel.levin said:
No I don't have recovery, probably when it arrives to the stores here they flash official ROM and remove custom recovery (just guessing).
I see I can't avoid unlocking the device, although I don't want to. In my case I down graded from 8.2.1.0 to 8.0.3.0, but I hope that a factory reset will also help after I'll unlock the device.
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I had exactly the same problem as you last month. All i can do is flashing my phone using deep flash cable. Factory reset does solve this problem, but in my case i cant. When hit reset on settings, i must input mi account password and it did nothing after that. I also cant unlock my phone because i forgot binding my device to mi account in developer settings when still in miui 8.2.1.0.
mezutelni said:
Wow, bull****, mine came with Global rom, and in xiaomi phones after ~2016 there is like ~1% chance that they will came with recovery and unlocked bootloader
to op:
unlock bootloader (developer settings + miunlock tool) and then use miflash to reflash rom
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Sorry, I didn't know they are selling Mi 5s global versions. I thought Mi 5s was only sold in China. I did google it online and it was not sold elsewhere and there was no global rom then.
Update for people who will encounter this issue and will read this:
What solved it in my case, was to send Xiaomi a request to unlock the device, they returned an answer pretty fast (2 hours later), maybe because I wrote them what happened in the request. I unlocked the device using Mi Unlock tool, downloaded a fastboot version of the global ROM I wanted (8.0.3.0) from the official MIUI website, and flashed it using Mi Flash tool, choosing the option "clean all, flash and unlock". After the flashing succeeded, the IMEI was restored and everything is ok, and also the bootloader is locked again like nothing happened.
pretty much what "mezutelni" said to do

Please HELP to unlock BootLoader - nothing works, looking for unofficial method

Hello there,
I've searched through all the googles and i can't seem to be able to unlock my mi 5S
Bought a half dead phone, glitchy screen and bad battery. Purchased new parts and had them installed.
Phone came with unlocked BL and lineage OS, but i f-ed it up by flashing a miui rom that locked the BL.
Then I found out the phone was actually bound to an existing MI account, so I cannot unlock it with the official tool.
Phone is in edl mode, i tried searching for an unlocked emmc_appsboot.mbn but no luck.
Can anyone please advise how to unofficialy unlock the bootloader?
I'm about to sell it for parts as I've been trying to fix it for the past week ... :crying:
Not sure if there is a way, because that way could also be used for a stolen device...
My suggestion is that you contact your seller and ask him for his Xiaomi account or that he deletes the phone from his account.
Weird thing though, the phone does not get locked if you just flash an official ROM. You specifically have to choose "flash + lock" in the official flashing application to have it locked again.
patoberli said:
Not sure if there is a way, because that way could also be used for a stolen device...
My suggestion is that you contact your seller and ask him for his Xiaomi account or that he deletes the phone from his account.
Weird thing though, the phone does not get locked if you just flash an official ROM. You specifically have to choose "flash + lock" in the official flashing application to have it locked again.
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I've been emailing with xiaomi support, gave them all the details. Maybe I can convince them to remove the account.
Before flashing i was checking online on how to do it with miflash tool but i missed the radio buttons and default was clean and lock ..
After a few documents submitted through [email protected] they have removed the unknown mi account.
To conclude, I have not found any way of unlocking the bootloader except for the official way.
Also, be careful when flashing with miflash, don't lock your phone by mistake.
Ah great that it worked!

Question POCO F3 Bricked, Need assistance plz

Hello,
I was running Arrow OS on my Poco F3 and needed to flash back to Stock Miui Global. while using MiFlash tool I didnt change the default selected “clean and lock” and it bricked my device. Currently it’s stuck on a black screen. It’s detected on MiFlash tool but it’s asking for EDL authorization. can someone assist please ?
Thanks
aravreddy2231 said:
Hello,
I was running Arrow OS on my Poco F3 and needed to flash back to Stock Miui Global. while using MiFlash tool I didnt change the default selected “clean and lock” and it bricked my device. Currently it’s stuck on a black screen. It’s detected on MiFlash tool but it’s asking for EDL authorization. can someone assist please ?
Thanks
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Sorry to say but thats a hard brick bro. Better take it to a miui service center.
Hold the volume down and power button for ~ 30 secs to see if you can get into fastboot mode.
Nexii801 said:
Hold the volume down and power button for ~ 30 secs to see if you can get into fastboot mode.
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Doesn’t work
MiFlash tool detects my device but it’s asking for EDL authentication.
ApexPrime said:
Sorry to say but thats a hard brick bro. Better take it to a miui service center.
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I’m in Canada and I purchased the device from Amazon Spain. We don’t have any service centers in Canada. What would u recommended?
What first rom version of ur phone.? global one.?
oezank said:
What first rom version of ur phone.? global one.?
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Yes
aravreddy2231 said:
Yes
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so weird, it must be no problem when u flash back to stock rom, same rom as the first..
and when u buy the phone, bootloader still locked right.?
It asks for an EDL Authorization so that you can flash with locked bootloader.
just a heads up, don't search online for edl authorization account paid service cause its mostly scam.
the nearest service centers would be in the USA, but email here first [email protected]
to ask for the process
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The mistake I see is, you flashed the official global rom with "clean and lock" that means after flashing it factory resets the phone and locks the bootloader. This is a major mistake. Because flashing aren't always successful.
Don't worry Xiaomi is very lenient with it. And the problem occurred on their software.
Next time if you're using mi flash tool, only select "clean all"(sorry I don't have the lastest mi flash tool on me and these are just the old files of my Mi A1. But I do have Poco F3)
edit: after flashing with "clean all" option only, you'll have an unlocked bootloader, and wanted to re-lock the bootloader, you just need to enter "fastboot oem lock" in cmd(in the fastboot+adb file)
for me I never relock my bootloader even if I'm on stock rom, I won't risk the chance that it might brick during OTA and have to send it to service center. Too much of a hassle.
Same.
I've had Mi Pad 4 for 3 years now and can't even count how many times I flashed it with Xiaomi.EU, back to stock and then Pixel Experience.
Never a problem simply because I never tried or had a need to relock the bootloader.
I don't know why so many people have been posting bricked devices in this forum lately, do people not know how to read.
Sorry for being blunt, but on a device worth $500 Canadian I would think people would take proper precaution and read on procedure
details before flashing any rom custom or stock.
I really do not understand too much why these issues occurs.
When you exec flash_all script, the bootloader relock is executed the last instruction of the process, and only if all the images flash ends successfull
Ended up paying $30 for a EDL account and he fixed my device.
Maybe some interested on know where you have buy the EDL account
bartito said:
Maybe some interested on know where you have buy the EDL account
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I found a person on YouTube, joined his telegram group and he assisted me with screen share. He had EDL authorization.
Perfect
aravreddy2231 said:
Ended up paying $30 for a EDL account and he fixed my device.
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good to hear it
Same. Good to heart it, be more careful next time bro.
aravreddy2231 said:
I found a person on YouTube, joined his telegram group and he assisted me with screen share. He had EDL authorization.
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my phone is bricked please pass me the contact
Text this person on telegram messenger- @mi_auth_official

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