Is there a way to actually unlock the bootloader?

[frandavid100]

Hi,

I bought a mi mix 2 yesterday and I've been trying to unlock it, but it doesn't seem possible.

I already requested permission from Xiaomi, which I was granted this morning, but when I try to connect the phone to the PC suite it tells me I need to update. But then the phone tells me there are no updates available!

I've been searching online and people say the suite is just buggy and that a fix "is coming" but those messages are two years old and apparently there has been no fix???

So, is there a way to actually unlock it?

 

[haovh_85]

I unlocked ok after waiting 72 hours.

 

[frandavid100]

Hi! So, let me get it straight. You were getting a message that read like this:

"You need to update your device to use Mi PC Suite. Update your device before connecting".

And you were getting it when trying to connect your phone, even after being granted permission to unlock. But then, after waiting for 3 days, it went away and it let you unlock?

 

[rastalord]

There are instructions how to do it on the English MIUI forum. I hope providing a link to MIUI forums is not against the rules.
You will need to apply for permission, and after is granted you will need to wait 72 hours.
If you have the global version of the phone you can skip the connection to China VPN part. I unlocked it without any issues some time ago.

 

[frandavid100]

It seems I was doing it wrong: I was trying to use the PC Suite when I should have been using the Unlock tool, which is a different thing.

Apparently the PC Suite doesn't work, but you don't need it to unlock your phone anyway.