How to Unlock Bootloader of Xiaomi Smartphones

It is very easy to unlock bootloader of any xiaomi phone by following the complete guide given below. Unlocking the Xiaomi device means you can install custom rooms and plan to root your device in future. Without unlocking the bootloader you cannot install the custom ROM. Unlocking with PC and without PC is easy, hence check out the steps.

Caution

There are several advantages of unlocking the bootloader, where you can install the TWRP recovery and install the incompatible apps by rooting the phone. The phone can work according to your need. There are demerits too and that are; warranty gets void, the device performance is affected after unlocking the bootloader. The data and the file get erase, so backup is very necessary for your Android phone. You won’t be receiving any OTA updates. Also read:How To Speed Up Android Smartphone Without Rooting

Pre requirements

1. You need a PC and USB cable
2. The phone must have at least 80% charge to continue the unlock process
3. Make sure the backup is done
4. Insert the SIM in your phone with MI account
5. You must use the guide for Xiaomi Smartphone. If tried on other devices then it will get bricked
6. Download and install official MI unlock tool on your device

Unlock the Bootloader of Xiaomi Smartphone

1.  First you need to enable the USB debugging on your xiaomi phone. To this go to settings ->about phone
2. Then tap on MI UI version 7 times to enable the developer option
3.  Go back to the setting and then enable the sync option now tap on MI cloud
4.  Scroll down and turn on the find device option-> scroll up and tap on Sync details
5. Then click to sync all items
6. Then go to additional setting ->developer option
7. Now tap on the developer option that will turn on the toggle button or OEM unlock and USB debugging option
8. Then turn your mobile data where the MI account it and the SIM should be same
9. Now tap on MI unlock status and tap on the agree button
10. After that app on add account and device. Also check the device must have balance to avoid the warning message on the device screen
11. Then power off the xiaomi MI or redmi device
12. Once done boot your phone to fastboot mode this is done by pressing the volume down and power button simultaneously for couple of seconds
13. Once you enter the fastboot mode, connect a xiaomi phone to computer via USB cable

Unlock procedure

1. Download the MI unlock tool to your computer and extract it
2. Open the folder and open miflash_unlock and select agree
3. Sign into your MI account that is connected to your device then click on unlock button
4. After that click on unlock anyway to proceed further
5. Now unlock procedure will start wait for few minutes for unlock successfully message to appear.

Congratulations you have successfully unlock the bootloader of your xiaomi phone. If you face any error then wait for at least 7 days and repeat the above mentioned procedure step by step.

If you want to check that the xiaomi device is unlock successfully or not .For that first go to settings and then tap on build number 7 times to enable the developer option. Once it is open then again go to settings and go to additional settings ->developer option tap on MI unlock status. There you see the message on device is unlocked and you have successfully completed the step to unlock the bootloader of your xiaomi phone. This procedure is available for all the xiaomi phones do not try on other devices.