Bypassing 360h wait to unlock bootloader

[xXfreshXx]

I have two theories for this silly wait time:
1. Force the users to try miui and maybe they like it and stay
2. Hope they log into Google for 15 days and we load all their data (contacts, email, pictures, ...) on our servers to analyze it
But this is only speculation to understand the waiting time.

 

[zoko]

I have two theories for this silly wait time:
1. Force the users to try miui and maybe they like it and stay
2. Hope they log into Google for 15 days and we load all their data (contacts, email, pictures, ...) on our servers to analyze it
But this is only speculation to understand the waiting time.

Yes it´s a nice theory but for example i want to unlock bootloader, but i´m gonna stay on MIUI ROM but with personal modifications

 

[Incogn]

Yes it´s a nice theory but for example i want to unlock bootloader, but i´m gonna stay on MIUI ROM but with personal modifications

Then you can wait 15 days for personal modifications

 

[GuestK00324]

I have two theories for this silly wait time:
1. Force the users to try miui and maybe they like it and stay
2. Hope they log into Google for 15 days and we load all their data (contacts, email, pictures, ...) on our servers to analyze it
But this is only speculation to understand the waiting time.

Or for the security reason what if your phone gets stolen

 

[kapil_dheer]

Or for the security reason what if your phone gets stolen

What if it gets stolen after 15 days

 

[peter-k]

Of course it is to get people stay ith MIUI. After 15 days most of us had accepted it and arrrgh, yeah, many won't change anymore. In the end Xiaomi hopes to make money via the software.

I still would, however. I like MIUI but it's overload of security and privacy bloat that I don't need, and apps that call home constantly. Where is the super trimmed down MIUI?

 

[xXfreshXx]

Yes it´s a nice theory but for example i want to unlock bootloader, but i´m gonna stay on MIUI ROM but with personal modifications

Exactly. You can wait 15 days for unlock easily. And they don't bother you much.

Or for the security reason what if your phone gets stolen

Huh? So it's safe for 15 days. Applause. And I think AOSP has also "Find my phone"-features.

Of course it is to get people stay ith MIUI. After 15 days most of us had accepted it and arrrgh, yeah, many won't change anymore. In the end Xiaomi hopes to make money via the software.
I still would, however. I like MIUI but it's overload of security and privacy bloat that I don't need, and apps that call home constantly. Where is the super trimmed down MIUI?

Same for me. I simply don't want to trust Xiaomi. And I need adblock. And so much other automation things. I stay on my iPhone 5 seven more days until I can unlock my Note 5 which is waiting unused in the corner.

 

[wadiehabib]

Of course it is to get people stay ith MIUI. After 15 days most of us had accepted it and arrrgh, yeah, many won't change anymore. In the end Xiaomi hopes to make money via the software.

I still would, however. I like MIUI but it's overload of security and privacy bloat that I don't need, and apps that call home constantly. Where is the super trimmed down MIUI?

Yes it´s a nice theory but for example i want to unlock bootloader, but i´m gonna stay on MIUI ROM but with personal modifications

Exactly. You can wait 15 days for unlock easily. And they don't bother you much.


Huh? So it's safe for 15 days. Applause. And I think AOSP has also "Find my phone"-features.


Same for me. I simply don't want to trust Xiaomi. And I need adblock. And so much other automation things. I stay on my iPhone 5 seven more days until I can unlock my Note 5 which is waiting unused in the corner.

The 360 hrs wait period is basically targeting third party distributors who sell Xiaomi phones with modified MIUI. They now have to wait 15 days to unlock, which means they will wait for Xiaomi to release global version phones instead of selling Chinese version with modified global roms.

 

[xXfreshXx]

The 360 hrs wait period is basically targeting third party distributors who sell Xiaomi phones with modified MIUI. They now have to wait 15 days to unlock, which means they will wait for Xiaomi to release global version phones instead of selling Chinese version with modified global roms.

And why it wasn't removed after global version was released?

 

[Incogn]

And why it wasn't removed after global version was released?

For other reasons stated above. Theres more than 1 reason

 

[Desmanto]

tested yet, i've got "couldn't unlock" each time i try to unlock with Mi Unlock 2.3.803.10 according to your tutorial...

You need to make sure you find your device first. There is another user confirm unlock using this method again, using only single account. I honestly don't know what is the exact step. But they all said you need to be able to find the device and get the correct location first (this is crucial). Then follow the rest, try to unlock - fail, bind the account and try again.

Xiaomi don't have bootloader locked in the past. But at 2015, Bluebox try to put shame on Xiaomi, but was shamed instead. This show us if there is no waiting time for the binding, actually it is less secure. The bootloader started to get locked soon after that, and longer waiting time was imposed from year to year.

There are a lot seller here, they sell unlocked RN5 (whyred global version). I don't know, maybe they can sell at cheaper price, plus the bonus malware built-in too. But of course for you who prefer Unlocked, this is better, since you can flash custom ROM directly from day 0.

 

[darmajiess]

just got my device few hours ago and able to unlock it..

I think xiaomi let old account (maybe 2-3years old) to unlock device without waiting 360h..
because
first I tried using new account created a year ago and I need to wait for 360h, but then I switch to account I created long time ago (around 2014) and suddenly I can unlock it without 360h waiting..

 

[wadiehabib]

And why it wasn't removed after global version was released?

it is a policy, not specific case!

 

[xXfreshXx]

it is a policy, not specific case!

Every policy has a desire in the background.

 

[dustmalik]

just got my device few hours ago and able to unlock it..

I think xiaomi let old account (maybe 2-3years old) to unlock device without waiting 360h..
because
first I tried using new account created a year ago and I need to wait for 360h, but then I switch to account I created long time ago (around 2014) and suddenly I can unlock it without 360h waiting..

Detailed procedure would be appreciated. I mean exactly how you went about it.

 

[darmajiess]

Detailed procedure would be appreciated. I mean exactly how you went about it.

I have two mi account,
one I created around 2014 when I bought redmi 1s (old) and one created a year ago (new)..
- first I tried to unlock using my new account, MIunlock told me to wait 360h
- logout new account from my phone and computer
- sign in using my old account on both phone and computer, then it worked... no need to wait 360h to unlock

I read about it here : https://xdaforums.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2s/help/fubar-360-hours-to-unlock-bruno-mars-t3798460
some people use old account to unlock and it worked

 

[Nd@]

just got my device few hours ago and able to unlock it..

I think xiaomi let old account (maybe 2-3years old) to unlock device without waiting 360h..
because
first I tried using new account created a year ago and I need to wait for 360h, but then I switch to account I created long time ago (around 2014) and suddenly I can unlock it without 360h waiting..

Bro can u watsapp me ur Account i will just unlock and Logbout dont worry..
9435324824

 

[kkq29]

Detailed procedure would be appreciated. I mean exactly how you went about it.

Bro can u watsapp me ur Account i will just unlock and Logbout dont worry..
9435324824

me too just need it then i will log out it. and maybe if this is fail i will report to this thread

 

[ArKy92]

Bro can u watsapp me ur Account i will just unlock and Logbout dont worry..
9435324824

You have to wait 30 days between 2 unlocks every time, so it is useless forum you.

 

[t.hasan1]

There are at least 2 guys from our local forum who tested this. I have unlocked before using 2 account method (which doesn't work now anymore), so I can't test this anymore. Try with your own risk.

1. Login to i.mi.com with the same account with the device.
2. There will a popup banner to upgrade and sign-in, click it
3. Login again
4. Go to Find My device and make sure the device can be found
5. Open Mi Unlock 2.3.803.10 (i don't know which one, try to find it), login, put the device into fastboot, and try to unlock without binding the account. Don't close the mi unlock.
6. unlock failed, restart phone and bind the account at the phone.
7. reboot to fastboot again after binding and try to unlock again
8. It will stuck at 99%, loading without any error message. Somehow the user close the mi unlock after 5 minutes
9. Open the mi unlock again, login and try to unlock and suddenly it success. Phone restart, data wiped and unlocked already.

I don't test this, so if there is something doesn't work, please try to adapt, improvise and overcome it. Make report if it works for you and which step that you follow (or improvise), so other can benefit from it.

I cant seem to find my device via find device on mi cloud. Is there a way to fix this?