MM2 - Unlock bootloader post

[phoneturf]

I came to this forum to read the excellent "[All-In-One] Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 (chiron): Unlock Bootloader, Flash TWRP, Root, Flash ROM" thread.

I knew there was a method to unlock the bootloader and root the phone, which is why I was interested in the MM2. And Amazon currently has it for a great price ($424 US) so I was going to buy it today. Before I pushed the "Place your order" button, I came to the forums to do a little more research before I made the commitment.

I read the process more closely of how to unlock and root. It included the phrases

"You have to give a reason for requesting to unlock the bootloader."

"This permission process can last up to 10 days"

"In case you get the message that the unlocking can be done after 72h, then you have to wait for that time to pass."

Having to possibly wait almost two weeks before my phone could be rooted after having to write an excuse for wanting to unlock not only caused me to not consider buying this phone, but also to ignore Xiaomi's offerings altogether from now on.

 

[Mackay53]

I came to this forum to read the excellent "[All-In-One] Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 (chiron): Unlock Bootloader, Flash TWRP, Root, Flash ROM" thread.

I knew there was a method to unlock the bootloader and root the phone, which is why I was interested in the MM2. And Amazon currently has it for a great price ($424 US) so I was going to buy it today. Before I pushed the "Place your order" button, I came to the forums to do a little more research before I made the commitment.

I read the process more closely of how to unlock and root. It included the phrases

"You have to give a reason for requesting to unlock the bootloader."

"This permission process can last up to 10 days"

"In case you get the message that the unlocking can be done after 72h, then you have to wait for that time to pass."

Having to possibly wait almost two weeks before my phone could be rooted after having to write an excuse for wanting to unlock not only caused me to not consider buying this phone, but also to ignore Xiaomi's offerings altogether from now on.

Very good, thanks for letting us know

 

[vvaz]

In my case i just wrote that i wanted to change my mix 2 ROM, and got the approval on the next day.

 

[sansan.alyx]

Well i did asked for permission, they approved it after 10mins. Via sms.

 

[senerex]

I came to this forum to read the excellent "[All-In-One] Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 (chiron): Unlock Bootloader, Flash TWRP, Root, Flash ROM" thread.

I read the process more closely of how to unlock and root. It included the phrases

"You have to give a reason for requesting to unlock the bootloader."

"This permission process can last up to 10 days"

"In case you get the message that the unlocking can be done after 72h, then you have to wait for that time to pass."

Having to possibly wait almost two weeks before my phone could be rooted after having to write an excuse for wanting to unlock not only caused me to not consider buying this phone, but also to ignore Xiaomi's offerings altogether from now on.

Dear @phoneturf

Regarding "Wait for permission" in my "All-In-One" for Mi Mix 2: I have 5 different accounts approved by Xiaomi and the longest I had to wait was 1 day for the approval of each account. Most users are reporting the same, however very few users are reporting a waiting time of up to 10 days! But you can create an MI-Account and ask for approval before you order your phone. I assume you will receive your approval for unlocking the bootloader before you receive your device.

With the 72h waiting time to actually unclok bootloader, Xiaomi wanted to stop the resellers (such as Aliexpress, Gearbest, LightIntheBox, etc.) from unlocking the bootloader and installing their custom firmware which are buggy and contain a lot of bloatware.

 

[jhs39]

I got the unlock code the same day but I still haven't been successful unlocking my bootloader. If you are unsuccessful you get a message saying you have to wait 3 days to try again. The Allow OEM Unlock tab in developer options won't stay on and keeps switching itself back to off. According to the Xiaomi support site you also need to use a VPN for a Chinese city on your phone when binding your account and also possibly on your computer when using the unlock tool--which I did not do. That's easier said than done if you don't want to spend money. The VPN service I subscribe to has no Chinese servers. Plex which is the service people usually recommend will not let you connect to a Chinese server on your phone unless you pay for VIP access--the Chinese servers are walled off from use in the free trial. Nordic VPN offers a 7 day free trial but most of their Chinese servers are walled off from the free trial as well. The two that were available were unable to connect after hours of trying. None of the free services that promise free VPN access to China were able to connect to servers. One of those didn't even allow you to choose a Chinese server unless you paid for the service even though the Play Store description said otherwise. For free the app would only autoconnect to whatever server it wanted. I'm going to do some more research but people sometimes spend weeks or even months trying to unlock the bootloader on Xiaomi phones after getting permission to do it. I don't know that I have that much persistence and patience.

 

[senerex]

I got the unlock code the same day but I still haven't been successful unlocking my bootloader.

The VPN service I subscribe to has no Chinese servers. Plex which is the service people usually recommend...

Try FlyVPN works like a charm.

Or alternativelly (since unlocking bootloader will erase your data anyway) you can download the Dev Rom here:

http://en.miui.com/download-334.html

and install it via Updater, connect the Mi-Account to your device (in this case no need for VPN to cennect to chinese seevers) and unlock the bootloader. After this you can install all the roms you want as in my All-In-One explained.

 

[jhs39]

Try FlyVPN works like a charm.

Or alternativelly (since unlocking bootloader will erase your data anyway) you can download the Dev Rom here:

http://en.miui.com/download-334.html

and install it via Updater, connect the Mi-Account to your device (in this case no need for VPN to cennect to chinese seevers) and unlock the bootloader. After this you can install all the roms you want as in my All-In-One explained.

I will give that a try. Thanks. I hope downloader isn't the same Windows app I downloaded from Xiaomi. That app kept giving me an error that my device needed to be updated.

 

[senerex]

I will give that a try. Thanks. I hope downloader isn't the same Windows app I downloaded from Xiaomi. That app kept giving me an error that my device needed to be updated.

Try first with FlyVPN to connect your Mi Account to your device. If that does not work then try System Updater to install the Dev Rom:

Settings/about phone/system update, then you see 3 points in the uper right corner, click them and then select "Choose Update Package", find the downloaded rom and click OK.

 

[phoneturf]

Well i did asked for permission, they approved it after 10mins. Via sms.

I am glad to hear people reporting that it does not really take 10 days to get permission. This is excellent. Is there a standard response people give when asked why they want to unlock? Like, "I want to be able to backup the phone operating system?"

 

[sansan.alyx]

I am glad to hear people reporting that it does not really take 10 days to get permission. This is excellent. Is there a standard response people give when asked why they want to unlock? Like, "I want to be able to backup the phone operating system?"

Why dont you try, lets say you want to experience full features of the phone, something like that. And be detailed. Be unique coz xiaomi also compares those reasons to others. If your just copying reasons probably it might take awhile.
Register account using cellphone number thats the fastest way i think.

 

[awdrifter]

Wow, I'm glad I read this before buying this phone. I don't want to go through the hassle of being for a bootloader unlock code.

 

[aarwwefdds]

Wow, I'm glad I read this before buying this phone. I don't want to go through the hassle of being for a bootloader unlock code.

This thread is old. Now you don't have to apply unlock permission anymore, only have to wait XXhours(the exact waiting time will show up when you unlock). This is a security measurement, prevent lost/stolen phone being unlock.

 

[guitarbite]

This thread is old. Now you don't have to apply unlock permission anymore, only have to wait XXhours(the exact waiting time will show up when you unlock). This is a security measurement, prevent lost/stolen phone being unlock.

Same... Mine was actually instant... No waiting required... Download app and unlocked. Never been through any unlock code business...

 

[v1k1n9]

I even didnt wait. The pc app did all the stuff. I just insertet my mi account username and password, the app asked me to put the phone in fastboot and connect it to the pc. After a minute or two, the phone boot up with the writing "unlocked" beneath the mi logo

Never saw a more user friendlly method to unlock the bootloader

 

[guitarbite]

I even didnt wait. The pc app did all the stuff. I just insertet my mi account username and password, the app asked me to put the phone in fastboot and connect it to the pc. After a minute or two, the phone boot up with the writing "unlocked" beneath the mi logo

Never saw a more user friendlly method to unlock the bootloader

Agreed... Same experience as mine was quite pleased...

 

[flash713]

I even didnt wait. The pc app did all the stuff. I just insertet my mi account username and password, the app asked me to put the phone in fastboot and connect it to the pc. After a minute or two, the phone boot up with the writing "unlocked" beneath the mi logo

Never saw a more user friendlly method to unlock the bootloader

How about open a cmd: fastboot oem unlock (hit the enter key) select unlock from phone using volume buttons and power, done, you're unlocked. To me that's much more friendly, faster and if you use Android then you already have adb and fastboot installed on whatever setup you use.

This unlock method has caused me to purchase windows again because I don't use it nor have it on my computers and the java made mi unlock tools no longer works so if you don't have Windows tough luck. It made me extremely pissed for like two hours then I bought windows again so I can unlock this bad boy. lol. Forcing users to use Windows really sucks and is crappy imo but I love my phone. They really need to make a universal tool if this is what they want to do. That way everyone's happy. Just my opinion..

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