Xiaomi Phone unlock requirements and procedure: Difference between revisions

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 **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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018041935/https://mbd.baidu.com/newspage/data/landingsuper?id=1828801948887224251&wfr=&third=baijiahao&baijiahao_id=1828801948887224251&c_source=kunlun&c_score=0.999000&p_tk=1269dwqAVmK5CrvpJCXkYGqG2%2B1B0sdeDRr9JcT2M6c0UyLFCvR7WWj9XEspUVBan5qBVYBlOy3bEHOhV%2B2bkW2bD8h9NXpMH1T2P6abb07kGjFJLZAbNqnzoMRBkXzNTMDgfg%2ByOfqgm2s6qCe91s9qxg%3D%3D&p_timestamp=1760761044&p_sign=9b8bc844e1e6cec6f9db6815f6e618c5&p_signature=96f6c1e8f437370c45bb105be9a179d1&__pc2ps_ab=1269dwqAVmK5CrvpJCXkYGqG2%2B1B0sdeDRr9JcT2M6c0UyLFCvR7WWj9XEspUVBan5qBVYBlOy3bEHOhV%2B2bkW2bD8h9NXpMH1T2P6abb07kGjFJLZAbNqnzoMRBkXzNTMDgfg%2ByOfqgm2s6qCe91s9qxg%3D%3D%7C1760761044%7C96f6c1e8f437370c45bb105be9a179d1%7C9b8bc844e1e6cec6f9db6815f6e618c5 |archive-date=2025-10-18 |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]]
-=== Ways around the limitations ===
+===Ways around the limitations===
-On some Mediatec-based devices, users with advanced technical skills can try unofficial means such as using [https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient mtkclient] to try and unlock the bootloader without going through the official Xiaomi procedure. This should be done at the users' own risk, as it voids the warranty, may brick the device and/or lock the device out from all official means of unlocking.
+On some MediaTek-based devices, users with advanced technical skills can try unofficial means such as using [https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient mtkclient] to try and unlock the bootloader without going through the official Xiaomi procedure. This should be done at the users' own risk, as it voids the warranty, may brick the device and/or lock the device out from all official means of unlocking.
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