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0 pointsScene_Cast21y ago0 comments

Oh interesting. I was planning to get a Xiaomi as my next phone; I recently heard that they limited the number of unlocks to one per person per year.

I got a OnePlus and a Pixel. Before that it was a ZTE, but they aren't unlock-friendly these days.

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climb_stealth1y ago

I'd say stay away from it! From what I understand it mostly depends on what OS is running on the phone.

Phones on their old Xiaomi OS can be unlocked reliably. You have to register an account, wait 30 days, and use the unlock app on a Windows computer. It's annoying but doable. But, the current Xiaomi HyperOS is where the insanity starts. It's pretty much impossible with arbitrary limits of global unlocks per day. The app constantly telling you to try again the next day and stupid stuff like that.

I've had that phone sitting in a drawer for a month or so now. It's just not worth it. And I'm not going to put anything personal on their shipped OS. When system apps come with popup ads to install dodgy crypto apps I'm not going to trust it.

notpushkin1y ago

> limited the number of unlocks to one per person per year

I’m wondering how exactly they are gonna enforce that.

prmoustache1y ago

you actually have to create a xiaomi account to be able to unlock a xiaomi phone with their crappy bootloader unlocking tool (only running on windows FWIW).

This is just a terrible experience, avoid this brand like the plague.

notpushkin1y ago

Yeah, I went through it once. You also have to wait for 30 days IIRC.

There are unofficial unlock tools on Linux / macOS, though: https://github.com/topminipie/awesome-xiaomi-bootloader-unlo...

The problem is, you can create as many Mi accounts as you want. They can make it slightly harder by verifying your phone number, but that’s also pretty easy to circumvent.

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climb_stealth1y ago

I'd say stay away from it! From what I understand it mostly depends on what OS is running on the phone.

notpushkin1y ago

> limited the number of unlocks to one per person per year

I’m wondering how exactly they are gonna enforce that.

prmoustache1y ago

you actually have to create a xiaomi account to be able to unlock a xiaomi phone with their crappy bootloader unlocking tool (only running on windows FWIW).

This is just a terrible experience, avoid this brand like the plague.

notpushkin1y ago

Yeah, I went through it once. You also have to wait for 30 days IIRC.

There are unofficial unlock tools on Linux / macOS, though: https://github.com/topminipie/awesome-xiaomi-bootloader-unlo...

The problem is, you can create as many Mi accounts as you want. They can make it slightly harder by verifying your phone number, but that’s also pretty easy to circumvent.

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