[UPDATE 01/02/16] WARNING: Locked Bootloader

[ice-it]

Hello everyone,
Just reporting news from last official update of china dev rom 6.1.14 : Xiaomi locked the bootloader for mi 4c and mi note pro in the last dev rom, so if you update you will no longer be able to use fastboot for flashing.
If you have a custom recovery the update process will result in a bootloop.

Link to the official changelog
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=208492

From 6.1.14 root procedure have changed, have a look here
http://en.miui.com/thread-185414-1-1.html

UPDATE 01/02/2016
English unlocking method now available
http://en.miui.com/thread-221493-1-1.html
Apply here http://en.miui.com/unlock/

UPDATE 17/01/2016
here you can find fastboot image for china dev 6.1.7
https://mega.nz/#!RMJx2ChD!Jfu44Govt94ngDocVZnqJch960de4xGC5yJplAxK0YY (thanks to @dirwo from htcmania Spain)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3jEkosritexY3V5bjVIbGY1Z1U/view?usp=sharing (thanks to @Ulver)

As reported by @person_x and confirmed by @cowithgun you can revert back the bootloader flashing last stable rom from updater app

FOR DEVICES IN BOOTLOOP check this guide
http://en.miui.com/thread-211309-1-1.html

Xiaomi.eu remove bootloader locking from its rom, so Xiaomi.eu and sMiui 6.1.14 roms are safe!

 

[Finners]

This is going to be a problem for me. Brought my phone from ibuygou and my phone came with a mi account already associated with it and I don't know the password for it :/

 

[gxg]

This is going to be a problem for me. Brought my phone from ibuygou and my phone came with a mi account already associated with it and I don't know the password for it :/

Create a new account, where you will input all your data, including the phone number...

Achive Diamond member on MIUI forum..with that new account, otherwise you will not be able to unlock it.

Just hit that restore to factory deff. button in security and your phone will be wiped. remember to backup everything on computer.

After your phone is factory deff. then on the initial setup, input the new MI account you just created.. and you're good to go.

Application will be made by the unlock tool, once you logged with your UID (the account number on forum) and password. As soon as MI will let you unlock the bootloader, you will receive an SMS, that your account was allowed to unlock it.

Only after that, you will be able to unlock the bootloader.

 

[Finners]

Create a new account, where you will input all your data, including the phone number...

Achive Diamond member on MIUI forum..with that new account, otherwise you will not be able to unlock it.

Just hit that restore to factory deff. button in security and your phone will be wiped. remember to backup everything on computer.

After your phone is factory deff. then on the initial setup, input the new MI account you just created.. and you're good to go.

Application will be made by the unlock tool, once you logged with your UID (the account number on forum) and password. As soon as MI will let you unlock the bootloader, you will receive an SMS, that your account was allowed to unlock it.

Only after that, you will be able to unlock the bootloader.

Thanks, anyway to change mi account without a full reset? Have all the apps and that I want set up.

I'm also on an xiaomi.eu ROM ATM should I reset through twrp?

 

[gxg]

Thanks, anyway to change mi account without a full reset? Have all the apps and that I want set up.

I'm also on an xiaomi.eu ROM ATM should I reset through twrp?

yes.. just a simple wipe will do..also cache and davilk cache..

after that, you can apply for new MI acoount. The one you will own, and know everything about it.

I didn't payed too much attention, but how in the world, ibuygou to send you a new device with a prestored MI account?! I don't get it.

 

[Finners]

yes.. just a simple wipe will do..also cache and davilk cache..

after that, you can apply for new MI acoount. The one you will own, and know everything about it.

I didn't payed too much attention, but how in the world, ibuygou to send you a new device with a prestored MI account?! I don't get it.

It came with an xiaomi.eu ROM and twrp already installed. Worryingly I've done a full system wipe and clean install of a xiaomi.eu ROM before and it hasn't reset my mi account. Or so I thought, will try again Friday or at the weekend.

 

[ermacwins]

Isn't locking bootloader against Mi's 'geek' spirit?
Locking bootloader is aimed to provide better user experience, which we've been trying to do the whole time. In the meantime, we've provided a unlocking tool for senior users who know their ways around flashing and tweaking their devices. (Unlocking Tutorial)

The unlocking process is really simple. After unlocking, the device can do all the things as before we locked bootloader.

The unlocking procedure will need Internet access to get the unlocking password. Also, the Mi Account logged in on the Mi phone and the unlocking tool needs to be the same. Otherwise the unlocking request will be denied. This will ensure that ill-intentioned people will not get access to your personal data.

What a poor move by them

 

[Fausto33]

Well, I think a *****, more coming from a company that its beginnings were a simple modified ROM, if all the phones have blocked today Xiaomi not exist. These behaviors piss me much. At least hopefully option to open it easily, like google with the nexus

Enviado desde mi Mi-4c mediante Tapatalk

 

[Vins1970]

Create a new account, where you will input all your data, including the phone number...

Achive Diamond member on MIUI forum..with that new account, otherwise you will not be able to unlock it.

Just hit that restore to factory deff. button in security and your phone will be wiped. remember to backup everything on computer.

After your phone is factory deff. then on the initial setup, input the new MI account you just created.. and you're good to go.

Application will be made by the unlock tool, once you logged with your UID (the account number on forum) and password. As soon as MI will let you unlock the bootloader, you will receive an SMS, that your account was allowed to unlock it.

Only after that, you will be able to unlock the bootloader.

excuse , as you become a diamond member?

 

[ice-it]

Maybe they want to protect new costumers from bloatware installed by resellers, and the only option is locking the bootloader...
BUT
-the unlocking peocedure is only in Chinese at the moment
-you don't receive the unlock code immediately, the wait could be 15 days
-Xiaomi locked already sold phone by an update without writing it on changelog

I own a Mi4c by 2 weeks, fortunately I'm on sMiui, otherwise with this update I would have returned this phone

 

[ice-it]

excuse , as you become a diamond member?

You need to be very active on en.miui.com forum...
Maybe if you open a post in that community someone could help you in a better way...
This move by Xiaomi will prevent other s**t from resellers...

 

[jonasb_dk]

Well I guess don't want to flash the developer rom, then

How will this affect roms like sMIUI or Xiaomi.eu?

 

[Ulver]

I understand why they did it, but I don't like how they enabled it. They should have made all future phones being made/shipped out be locked, so then you know from the start you have a locked bootloader. I feel bad whoever ran into issues with updating with a custom recovery.

Sent from my MI 4W using Tapatalk

 

[Logic_]

It might be foreboding of a move into more international markets for them. Seems like an attempt to cripple resellers that modify stock or flash the EU roms in any case.
I can't imagine any other incentive for them to make this move, since they've always been so focused on ROM development themselves, they must've realized this would not sit well with their audience. I remember people marveling at the first MIUI ROM when it came around for the Nexus One. Weird how that feels nostalgic already.

I ordered a 4c not 24 hours ago, I hope this doesn't mean I'll get treated to an unlock process exclusively in Chinese before I can get a crack at it. But no use worrying about that yet, cross that bridge when we get to it.

 

[person_x]

Does anyone has an idea on what to do with this phone now?
I just bought it today and I was going to install xiaomi.eu rom. Now I have just spent 2000 HKD on a phone full of "MI accounts" and Chinese software that is no use to me... Even the unlock method requires diamond status or whatsoever on your MI account? I don't even want to have a MI account!! This is madness.. and the unlock software is all in Chinese even on your phone!

 

[ice-it]

Does anyone has an idea on what to do with this phone now?
I just bought it today and I was going to install xiaomi.eu rom. Now I have just spent 2000 HKD on a phone full of "MI accounts" and Chinese software that is no use to me... Even the unlock method requires diamond status or whatsoever on your MI account? I don't even want to have a MI account!! This is madness.. and the unlock software is all in Chinese even on your phone!

Return the phone to the seller, if there is a pre existing MiAccount the phone is used, not new, I never heard of phone with TWRP installed from the seller, they usually use a live version to hide the modification...

I hope you have paid with PayPal

 

[ice-it]

It might be foreboding of a move into more international markets for them. Seems like an attempt to cripple resellers that modify stock or flash the EU roms in any case.
I can't imagine any other incentive for them to make this move, since they've always been so focused on ROM development themselves, they must've realized this would not sit well with their audience. I remember people marveling at the first MIUI ROM when it came around for the Nexus One. Weird how that feels nostalgic already.

I ordered a 4c not 24 hours ago, I hope this doesn't mean I'll get treated to an unlock process exclusively in Chinese before I can get a crack at it. But no use worrying about that yet, cross that bridge when we get to it.

Probably your phone will come with a old unofficial version of miui, simply don't apply 6.1.14 china dev, if you want an official rom flash the last stable, or sMiui...
I think they need to sell of the existing stock before pushing locked bootloader smartphone to resellers...

 

[jonasb_dk]

I understand why they did it, but I don't like how they enabled it. They should have made all future phones being made/shipped out be locked, so then you know from the start you have a locked bootloader. I feel bad whoever ran into issues with updating with a custom recovery.

Sent from my MI 4W using Tapatalk

It seems to be a panic solution from XIAOMI... But I for one, have had bloatware/malware installed when I got the device. I just bought one for my girlfriend, and I'm positive that there is bloatware installed as well.

I am sure that the team at Xiaomi are reading this, and when XDA members (like me) complain about bloatware, they see a threat, as I sure as hell won't recommend a device from Xiaomi to rookie users because of the bloatware.

 

[person_x]

Return the phone to the seller, if there is a pre existing MiAccount the phone is used, not new, I never heard of phone with TWRP installed from the seller, they usually use a live version to hide the modification...

I hope you have paid with PayPal

I probably did not explained very well... what i mean by MI account is all the software related to it.
I mean there is not even Global ROM for this phone! I just wanted to install Xiaomi.eu rom and then to use the Google Now Launcher until Cyanogen gets more stable!

 

[ice-it]

It seems to be a panic solution from XIAOMI... But I for one, have had bloatware/malware installed when I got the device. I just bought one for my girlfriend, and I'm positive that there is bloatware installed as well.

I am sure that the team at Xiaomi are reading this, and when XDA members (like me) complain about bloatware, they see a threat, as I sure as hell won't recommend a device from Xiaomi to rookie users because of the bloatware.

Like I said, they need to do this, but they done it in the worst way, failing costumers trust...
At least now I can suggest the mi4c when normal people ask, as alternative to the factory locked RedMi Note 3...