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Most [[Xiaomi]] phones come with a bootloader that | Most [[Xiaomi]] phones come with a bootloader that might be able to unlock, but unlike the [https://source.android.com/docs/core/architecture/bootloader/locking_unlocking Android's default unlocking procedure], Xiaomi has the following requirements:<ref name=":0">[https://new.c.mi.com/global/post/101245 "Complete Guide to Unlocking the Bootloader: Announcement, Troubleshoot and Tips"] - new.c.mi.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> | ||
*The user must create and link a Xiaomi account to their phone | *The user must create and link a Xiaomi account to their phone | ||
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**Bootloaders need to be re-locked for MIUI users to update to HyperOS | **Bootloaders need to be re-locked for MIUI users to update to HyperOS | ||
**Only 2000 devices per day can be unlocked across the world<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=New bootloader unlocking procedure on HyperOS |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/1ag4fsh/new_bootloader_unlocking_procedure_on_hyperos/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=Reddit}}</ref>, makes unlocking impossible without automation | **Only 2000 devices per day can be unlocked across the world<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=New bootloader unlocking procedure on HyperOS |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/1ag4fsh/new_bootloader_unlocking_procedure_on_hyperos/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=Reddit}}</ref>, makes unlocking impossible without automation | ||
**If your device is brought in China and/or its sold region is China you will get the error 20045 as shown on [https://xdaforums.com/t/i-cannot-unlock-boot-loader-not-able-to-register-the-phone.4698691/ xdaformums]. This is unavoidable unless you have a Chinese Xiaomi account and you are in China. | **If your device is brought in China and/or its sold region is China you will get the error 20045 as shown on [https://xdaforums.com/t/i-cannot-unlock-boot-loader-not-able-to-register-the-phone.4698691/ xdaformums]. This is unavoidable unless you have a Chinese Xiaomi account and you are in China.<ref>{{Cite web |first=电竞小先锋 |date=2025-02-10 |title=小米2025年BootLoader解锁新规解析及影响 |trans-title=Analysis and Impact of Xiaomi's New Regulations on Bootloader Unlocking in 2025 |url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1828801948887224251&wfr=spider&for=pc |url-status=live |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=百度首页}}</ref>[[File:Xiaomi Error 20045.jpg|alt=Xiaomi bootloader unlock error 20045 (The place where the account is registered does not match the place where the phone is sold)|center|thumb|What the 20045 error (The place where the account is registered does not match the place where the phone is sold) looks like]] | ||
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[[Category:Xiaomi]] | [[Category:Xiaomi]] | ||