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[[wikipedia:Xiaomi|'''Xiaomi Corporation''']] is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and electric vehicles. As of 2021, it is the second largest phone manufacturer in the world.<ref>https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/xiaomi-overtakes-apple-as-the-worlds-number-two-smartphone-maker/</ref>

[[wikipedia:Xiaomi|'''Xiaomi Corporation''']] is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and electric vehicles. As of 2021, it is the second largest phone manufacturer in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pendlebury |first=Ty |date=16 July 2021 |title=Xiaomi overtakes Apple as the world's No. 2 smartphone-maker |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/xiaomi-overtakes-apple-as-the-worlds-number-two-smartphone-maker/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>

==Controversies==

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For devices with a broken bootloader, recovery typically involves '''reflashing firmware''' through '''[[wikipedia:Qualcomm_EDL_mode|Emergency Download (EDL) mode]]''' (for Qualcomm-based devices) or '''Download Mode''' (for MediaTek-based devices). While '''Qualcomm''' and '''MediaTek''' provide software for these modes, they are only distributed internally to repair centers. However, '''open-source alternatives exist''' that can perform similar functions.

Despite this, '''Xiaomi has implemented additional restrictions''' by requiring '''online authentication''', which is exclusively provided to '''authorized repair centers'''. This prevents users from restoring their own devices in cases of severe software failure.<ref>https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-edl-unbrick-authorized-mi-accounts/</ref>

Despite this, '''Xiaomi has implemented additional restrictions''' by requiring '''online authentication''', which is exclusively provided to '''authorized repair centers'''. This prevents users from restoring their own devices in cases of severe software failure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Aamir |date=29 Feb 2020 |title=Xiaomi needs a better way to unbrick its devices instead of Authorized Mi Accounts |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-edl-unbrick-authorized-mi-accounts/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=XDA}}</ref>

===Electric vehicle conditional serialization===

Owners of the electric vehicle [[Xiaomi SU7]] report authentication errors after replacing parts such as headlights. Officials have said the Xiaomi SU7 can not complete over the air software updates unless upgradeable parts have Xiaomi approved identification keys.<ref>https://carnewschina.com/2024/08/08/xiaomi-su7-cannot-do-ota-due-to-changed-lights-and-owners-worry-about-flooding-their-frunk/</ref><ref>https://news.mydrivers.com/1/996/996066.htm</ref>

Owners of the electric vehicle [[Xiaomi SU7]] report authentication errors after replacing parts such as headlights. Officials have said the Xiaomi SU7 can not complete over the air software updates unless upgradeable parts have Xiaomi approved identification keys.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Mark |date=8 Aug 2024 |title=Xiaomi SU7 cannot do OTA due to changed lights, and owners worry about flooding their frunk |url=https://carnewschina.com/2024/08/08/xiaomi-su7-cannot-do-ota-due-to-changed-lights-and-owners-worry-about-flooding-their-frunk/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=CarNewsChina}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=建嘉 |date=8 Aug 2024 |title=小米：SU7所有可升级件都有认证秘钥换副厂件后可能无法OTA |trans-title=Xiaomi: All upgradable parts of SU7 have authentication keys After replacing the analog parts, OTA may not be possible |url=https://news.mydrivers.com/1/996/996066.htm |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=Mydrivers |language=zh}}</ref>

===Advertisements in system apps===

[[File:Mi Video Scareware.jpg|thumb|268x268px|A scareware advert is shown in Mi Video when media playback is paused]]

Xiaomi devices come with several pre-installed first-party apps that contain advertisements, including full-screen deceptive scareware ads urging users to install malware. Workarounds exist to disable ads in some apps, including Mi File Explorer, Mi Browser, MIUI Downloads, MIUI Security, Mi Music, Mi Video and MIUI Themes.<ref>https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086</ref>

Xiaomi devices come with several pre-installed first-party apps that contain advertisements, including full-screen deceptive scareware ads urging users to install malware. Workarounds exist to disable ads in some apps, including Mi File Explorer, Mi Browser, MIUI Downloads, MIUI Security, Mi Music, Mi Video and MIUI Themes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jihad.ptk1 |date=1 Mar 2021 |title=Turn off ads on Xiaomi smartphones & MIUI using simple settings |url=https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |via=Xiaomi Community}}</ref>

Most of the aforementioned apps can be substituted for FOSS alternatives, but they cannot be uninstalled without advanced methods such as ADB.

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-[[wikipedia:Xiaomi|'''Xiaomi Corporation''']] is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and electric vehicles. As of 2021, it is the second largest phone manufacturer in the world.<ref>https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/xiaomi-overtakes-apple-as-the-worlds-number-two-smartphone-maker/</ref>
+[[wikipedia:Xiaomi|'''Xiaomi Corporation''']] is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and electric vehicles. As of 2021, it is the second largest phone manufacturer in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pendlebury |first=Ty |date=16 July 2021 |title=Xiaomi overtakes Apple as the world's No. 2 smartphone-maker |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/xiaomi-overtakes-apple-as-the-worlds-number-two-smartphone-maker/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>
 ==Controversies==
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 For devices with a broken bootloader, recovery typically involves '''reflashing firmware''' through '''[[wikipedia:Qualcomm_EDL_mode|Emergency Download (EDL) mode]]''' (for Qualcomm-based devices) or '''Download Mode''' (for MediaTek-based devices). While '''Qualcomm''' and '''MediaTek''' provide software for these modes, they are only distributed internally to repair centers. However, '''open-source alternatives exist''' that can perform similar functions.
-Despite this, '''Xiaomi has implemented additional restrictions''' by requiring '''online authentication''', which is exclusively provided to '''authorized repair centers'''. This prevents users from restoring their own devices in cases of severe software failure.<ref>https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-edl-unbrick-authorized-mi-accounts/</ref>
+Despite this, '''Xiaomi has implemented additional restrictions''' by requiring '''online authentication''', which is exclusively provided to '''authorized repair centers'''. This prevents users from restoring their own devices in cases of severe software failure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Aamir |date=29 Feb 2020 |title=Xiaomi needs a better way to unbrick its devices instead of Authorized Mi Accounts |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-edl-unbrick-authorized-mi-accounts/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=XDA}}</ref>
 ===Electric vehicle conditional serialization===
-Owners of the electric vehicle [[Xiaomi SU7]] report authentication errors after replacing parts such as headlights. Officials have said the Xiaomi SU7 can not complete over the air software updates unless upgradeable parts have Xiaomi approved identification keys.<ref>https://carnewschina.com/2024/08/08/xiaomi-su7-cannot-do-ota-due-to-changed-lights-and-owners-worry-about-flooding-their-frunk/</ref><ref>https://news.mydrivers.com/1/996/996066.htm</ref>
+Owners of the electric vehicle [[Xiaomi SU7]] report authentication errors after replacing parts such as headlights. Officials have said the Xiaomi SU7 can not complete over the air software updates unless upgradeable parts have Xiaomi approved identification keys.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Mark |date=8 Aug 2024 |title=Xiaomi SU7 cannot do OTA due to changed lights, and owners worry about flooding their frunk |url=https://carnewschina.com/2024/08/08/xiaomi-su7-cannot-do-ota-due-to-changed-lights-and-owners-worry-about-flooding-their-frunk/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=CarNewsChina}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=建嘉 |date=8 Aug 2024 |title=小米：SU7所有可升级件都有认证秘钥 换副厂件后可能无法OTA |trans-title=Xiaomi: All upgradable parts of SU7 have authentication keys After replacing the analog parts, OTA may not be possible |url=https://news.mydrivers.com/1/996/996066.htm |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=Mydrivers |language=zh}}</ref>
 ===Advertisements in system apps===
 [[File:Mi Video Scareware.jpg|thumb|268x268px|A scareware advert is shown in Mi Video when media playback is paused]]
-Xiaomi devices come with several pre-installed first-party apps that contain advertisements, including full-screen deceptive scareware ads urging users to install malware. Workarounds exist to disable ads in some apps, including Mi File Explorer, Mi Browser, MIUI Downloads, MIUI Security, Mi Music, Mi Video and MIUI Themes.<ref>https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086</ref>
+Xiaomi devices come with several pre-installed first-party apps that contain advertisements, including full-screen deceptive scareware ads urging users to install malware. Workarounds exist to disable ads in some apps, including Mi File Explorer, Mi Browser, MIUI Downloads, MIUI Security, Mi Music, Mi Video and MIUI Themes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jihad.ptk1 |date=1 Mar 2021 |title=Turn off ads on Xiaomi smartphones & MIUI using simple settings |url=https://c.mi.com/bd/post/10086 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |via=Xiaomi Community}}</ref>
 Most of the aforementioned apps can be substituted for FOSS alternatives, but they cannot be uninstalled without advanced methods such as ADB.