This is a nice easy guide on how to get stock MIUI bootloader of your Redmi Note 3
unlocked properly using MiFlash Unlock tool. The tool is designed as Windows based app
so you will need a PC to proceed with the whole steps.
Redmi Note 3 is an awesome smartphone. Thanks to its highend hardware specifications including Micro-SIM Dual stand-by, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 chipset, Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, PowerVR G6200 GPU, Android OS v5.0.2 (Lollipop) with MIUI 7 on top,
5.5 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors with 72.4% screen-to-body ratio,
13MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing camera, and Li-Po 4000 mAh battery.
For your additional information, Xiaomi has managed to start unlocking bootloaders of
several devices including Redmi Note 3. The reason is to protect user data safety.
Another problem Mi users have often encountered is that, after their Mi phones are lost or stolen, the person who got the device could easily flash a new ROM into it, and makes it almost impossible for our users to get their phones back.
But on the other hand, you might sometimes need to unlock its bootloader so you can flash any custom ROM your want. Furthermore, you may also need to fix broken MIUI device requiring to flash Fastboot ROM. Therefore, you must firstly unlock your phone�s bootloader.
What will change after locking bootloader?
- Locking bootloader will not affect normal OTA updates;
- ROOT will be disabled if user has enabled it before. Enabling ROOT will need to unlock bootloader;
- Recovery mode is changed. Updating via Recovery will need to use Mi PC Suite;
- After unlocking, the device can do all the things as before we locked bootloader.
- Devices with locked bootloader can not update using Miflash. Users need to unlock bootloader if they want to flash Fastboot ROMs.
Before you proceed, please note that Xiaomi unlocked their phone�s bootloader for reasons. Therefore, if you don�t know much about Android, don�t intend to flash custom ROM, etc.,
then it is very not recommended for you to unlock it.
then it is very not recommended for you to unlock it.
HOW TO UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER OF REDMI NOTE 3?
PART 1 : REQUESTING FOR UNLOCK PERMISSION
Step 1 � Open up your favorite web browser in your computer (Chrome is recommended) then go to this url http://en.miui.com/unlock/.
Step 2 � You�ll see the official page of �Unlock Your Mi Device�. Now simply click on the blue �Unlock Now� Button in the middle of the page.
Step 3 � You�ll see a login page in the next page which is in Chinese. If you use Google Chrome to open the page, then you can simply use its built-in Google Translate feature.
Here�s the translation looks like :
Step 4 � Once logged in, you�ll see the Unlock Application Permissions page which is
similar to this :
similar to this :
Step 5 � Now simply fill in all required fields then click on that green Apply Immediatelybutton.
p.s: Type in your reason to unlock your device in Chinese language. Use Google Translate for that. Also, make sure that the characters are not more than 10 Chinese character. Quick template for the reason:
?????????????????????????which translates to �My phone is bricked in boot loop mode. Please approve my unlocking request.� in English.
Step 6 � In the next page, you�ll need to enter a verification code sent to you via SMS. Check your phone for any SMS verification sent by Xiaomi server. The code is usually valid for only 5 minutes so you need to enter it immediately.
p.p.s: The website is slow and takes some time to send the 6 digits code to your phone. Clicking on resend multiple times will block your IP address. If you do not receive the code immediately, please wait for 10 minutes before clicking on Resend to request a new code. If
you receive a error pop-up message, please wait for at least 24 hours before you can apply again.
you receive a error pop-up message, please wait for at least 24 hours before you can apply again.
Step 7 � Once you have submitted the 6 digits code, you�ll then be redirected to another page saying that from the point toward all you need to do is just waiting for Xiaomi Developers to review and approve your application. Once approved, you�ll get another SMS which normally arrives between 3 to 21 days. The approval process is manual so just be patient on this.
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