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[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] arceuss:
Good Information. But MiFlashUnlock tool link is broken. Getting 404 error.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] P€πtex4869:
Great tutorial.!! I think disable driver signature is for windows 10 64 bit. Is it possible to do this method in windows 7 32bit?

If anybody has success with windows 7 please reply

Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Thanks for informing. Now the link is updated and working fine.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
In the link, they have provided the method for all windows 7/8/8.1/10 separately.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] P€πtex4869:
Ohk. Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] arceuss:
Thanks

Thank You.

Entering method 4

I have downloaded latest developer rom,

moved it to phone's internal memory,

But when I tried to update with updater app, it throws an error that I am permitted to update to other stable update only.

For other methods, I am getting error at 50% "Couldn't verify device - Current account is different from the account info on the device". The phone is also not booting to EDL mode. It's just booting to android instead.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Means you have to manually flash the Dev. ROM

follow the instructions from this link

http://xiaomitips.com/guide/fastboot-bootloop-hardbrick-softbrick/
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] arceuss:
Thanks.

But as you have said on your other thread the method in the link follows fastboot mode which is for unlocked Bootloader only. My phone's Bootloader is still locked. And I am unable to enter EDL mode also. Phone reboots to android when I try to enter download mode.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Without edl mode with locked bootloader it is not possible to flash. So there are various methods to open edl mode. Search on google you will get it.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] pavan3999:
i have sucessfully unlocked
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] mayank timbal:
How??
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] pavan3999:
by using miunlock tool
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] P€πtex4869:
Which method did you use. Im still stuck at 50%
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] pavan3999:
wait 5-7 days after receiving conformation msg. enable oem unlocking in developers option
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] P€πtex4869:
Yup.. I waited a week and done that

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Still not working
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] krankyxy:
good job!

excellent guide

big thx !
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] pavan3999:
do you turn off drivers signature enforcement in your pc
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Aronuser:
[MENTION=7869979]m4mohit[/MENTION] , maybe you should add, that logging into miui accound and activate device track can help at unlocking also. in fact this was how it finally worked for me. despite the other prerequisites
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] P€πtex4869:
im using windows 7 32bit so there is no driver signature check i guess
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] chukzde:
people be aware that the phone number you have attched to the mi account must be in first slot, and if it is 2nd slot then you have to turn the other sim off.

all i want to say is that you must have registered mobile no of mi account in the first slot or second slot with other sim disabled.

after that the rest of the procedure is same
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Congratulations :D :good:

If you like my work then don't forget to hit the Thanks button
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Thanks for your feedback :o

If you like my work then don't forget to hit the THANKS button
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Thanks [MENTION=5752531]Aronuser[/MENTION] for informing.

I will add this into thread ASAP.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
I have updated this Thread. If anything is missing than Suggest me.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Yeah! u r right....

Also, only one mi account should be linked to your email id on which you have taken permission to unlock the bootloader.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] MPJINFiNiTE:
What if both are linked to the account?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] chukzde:
then enable only that sim whose number you use to login to mi account.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] MPJINFiNiTE:
Succcesfully unlocked today! It doesnt matter which sim is in your phone, you just need to login to mi unlock tool and your device with the phone no. given during unlocking request as given somewhere in miui forum!
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] tuxmaster3105:
You dont need to find device, change sim slots, flash dev rom, unicorn tears or ali baba's fart. You are in FASTBOOT doodes so None of that matters. basically Mi really has a ****ty system going and they will take their own sweet time ( even after giving unlocking permissions) to update their servers about who they gave permissions to unlock.

Bottom line: Keep calm and wait about a week after you get the sms. Hell, i unlocked my 3s prime 8 days after getting permission without any sim inserted.. just wanted to try it AND IT FRIGGIN WORKED!

Just wanted to share my experience and how i inderstand this whole fiasco on Mi's part.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Aronuser:
[MENTION=7869979]m4mohit[/MENTION] another thing is, that people will need to have the chinese dev rom and not global or anything, from what i know. i'd say please add this, because imho this is extremely important. seems that too many people are not even aware of, and either use global regular or global dev, but not the chinese one.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] mithunraj2:
Hi guys as far as i know.. you need to be on the same rom from which you have applied for bootloader unlock..

i bought new redmi 3s last week.. and same day applied for unlock... and when going through different threads.. lot of people saying that we need to be in developer rom or Chinese rom to unlock boot loader..so i downloaded global developer and installed it..

with in 2 days i got confirmation from xiaomi that i have permission for unlock.. to my bad.. every time i tried to unlock boot loader its stuck at 50% with current device information is different error..

so finally decided to downgrade to the same version from which i applied for unlocking.. so tried Deep flash cable method to put phone in qualcom loader to bypass bootloader... and installed same global stable version.. after successfully installing stable version tried unlocking.. and voila... bootloader unlocked with in 10 Seconds...without any hitch...

So if you want to unlock bootloader... wait for atleast 7 days after you get confirmation message from xiaomi...
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] grv29a:
I got permission of unlocking 9Dec but it 19Dec here and I'm trying since last 5 days and every time it failed means stuck at 50%

while I'm on the same rom as applied for unlocking. So what should I do, I'm deadly freaked out by this xiaomi's f***ng policy.

Any solution guys...plz help

thanx in advance.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
I have unlocked my bootloader on Global Dev. ROM, So this rom can also used for unlocking.

Also on Chinese rom bootloader can be unlocked.

Thanks for suggesting, I will add Chinese ROM also.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Thanks for suggesting. You r right, If someone face the error "Current device information is differnet" than he/she has to move on the same ROM which u have applied for permission.

Also i applied permission in Global Stable ROM. But got success in unocking on Dev. ROM
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Move to Dev or Chinese ROM and try to unlock.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] timberwolf60:
Few months ago I had been officially unlocked my Redmi note 3 pro, just run mi unlocked tool to unlock my newly bought redmi 3 prime without any unlocked requests to xiaomi, of course I had flashed the global stable rom to global dev rom prior to this unlocked bootloader(redmi 3S prime). I was on miui cn dev rom beta tester on redmi note 2 prime, also generally I have received twice ota update on the redmi note 3 pro and redmi 3S prime both were on global dev rom.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] timberwolf60:
My redmi note 3 pro about phone:View attachment 3990367
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] arjun570:
what is dm verify?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] buddy.kr:
Nice info.thank you
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] jerryshaw12:
Don't spamming
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
This replay is irrelevant and will be deleted by admin
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
My Pleasure
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
[MENTION=7951490]arjun570[/MENTION]

device-mapper-verity (dm-verity) is a feature of the kernel which helps in verification at the time of boot (restart). dm-verity helps and prevent persistent rootkits (viruses or malware) that can hold onto root privileges and compromise devices. This feature helps Android users be sure when booting a device it is in the same state as when it was last used.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ilovebytes:
hi a am a little bit confused last year in november i got permission to my mi account to unlock the bootloader from my 3s with worked without a problem - but now i bought another 3s for a friend can i unlock this new 3s with the same account of mine ? and if yes what are the steps to be taken ? do i need to apply for an unlock code once again ?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] MPJINFiNiTE:
Yes you can. You just need to login to your mi account on your friends device as well (if you want to unlock it through your mi account) and follow same procedure. You can unlock 1 device every month so you don't need to apply again for permission. FYI Permission is per account not per device.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ilovebytes:
well i tried it today but it dit not work that were the steps i did

log into my mi account (that already got permisson to unlock my 3s november 16) on my friends phone

on my friends phone is the miui 8 global 7.1.19 beta

developer options are enabled and so is oem unlock

usb debugging is enabled

then i connected the 3s to pc and fired up miunlock

logged into miunlock with my account

but then i get "your device is not supported by mi unlock" ??

is it a rom problem ? but i think i read somewhere that you don't need to bother whether its is the global or china dev to unlock bootloader ?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] MPJINFiNiTE:
Try all the methods given at the start of this post. One of them must surely work.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ilovebytes:
well i tried them all without any success - it seems an mi account problem - as on official miui forums more and more people are complaining that they are not able to unlock new phones even tough their accounts had unlock permissions and unlocking worked before

so it seems that xiaomi removed the unlock permissions from many accounts for no reason and with no chance to reapply as there only comes the message "Sorry,your application has been rejected"

thats where i am stuck too so it seems only way out at the moment is a new account - extremly dissapointing behaviour from xiaomi :(
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] sangalaviral:
Will unlocking bootloader lead to factory reset?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] abde4ind:
No
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] dixit.sankalp:
A word of advise to ALL who are interested in unlocking a bootloader, kindly DO NOT try to make altercations by going to i.miui.com, changing ROMs and what not. I can confirm that I did all that, and NOTHING worked. Here it what actually worked.

I applied for unlocking permission on the website on 26th Janauary, received the approval sms on 28th January, and was able to unlock on 4th February, 2017.

I tried all the things mentioned in all the forums, but they do not work. Hence my advise would be to refrain from doing so, and sit back for a week or so, post getting the unlock approval, and then go for it..

Cheers :)
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] sudar75:
I got the permission on 5th feb. So can I try after 12 the Feb is that time enough or does it depends on luck
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
I got the unlocking permission today. Tried evrythng,even factory reset bt still stuck at 50%..very disappointed with xiami..i will never buy ny mi device now..will continue unlocking for the next week nd if it happenes, i will let you guys know
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kizoky:
"I got the unlocking permission today"

Wait for a week. Then try again
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] tarunnurat:
I got SMS granting me unlock permission on Feb 16th. It's Feb 27th and i still can't unlock the bootloader using MiFlashUnlock. Still stuck on 50%. Anyone have any suggestions? I've tried everything in the OP.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
I faced the same issue...just wait for 7 days nd then unlock..u will have no problems..no need to do flashing china developer rom and so on..have patience..i did after 7 days and it happened
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] tarunnurat:
Congrats! Enjoy your unlocked phone after the long wait!

And yeah I hope you're right. It's been 13 days for me and still stuck on 50% in the unlock tool. Hopefully something happens soon. Fed up off being disappointed everyday.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
U can do one thing, just do the usual thing nd when it is stuck at 50% then take the cable off the phone..start it nd go to developer options..it will show near oem unlocking,"status locked" click ont that and then click on add device..make sure data is on..nd when it is added, do the unlocking process again..hope it will work
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] madydj:
Hi friends.... Yesterday i got permission for unlock bootloader... Now which method should i try to unlock my Redmi 3s? Pls help me.... Thank you...
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
Wait for 7 days nd after that use miflashunlock to unlock your phone
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] tarunnurat:
I tried this, but my device doesn't get added. I went to developer options and pressed "Add account and device" and it says "86012: <Some chinese>". I googled this error but didn't find a fix for this.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] carwave:
In method 4, it I flash developer ROM, I keep my data? (Photos,apps, music...)
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Preetam Kumar:
no ur internal will get wiped(format)
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] madydj:
If we flash custom rom then what about my internel memory(data, music etc....)...? Is der any option to flash custom rom without wiping internel memory in redmi 3s prime... Pls help... Thank u...
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] tarunnurat:
I finally managed to unlock my phone! I followed the tips here - https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-4/how-to/bootloader-unlock-variants-to-read-t3565459 . What worked for me was making a new Mi account, and making an account in the Mi forum through that account. When applying for unlock permissions, I used the same name as my forum username like the user suggested in the thread I posted. I got the unlock SMS in 3 days and unlocked my phone on the same day with the flash unlock tool.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
Congrats man! Great
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] prasath yadhav:
which method did you use?

i'm unable to unloack my bootloader at the mi flash unlock tool stuck at 50% saying account not correct
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] kernel.debugger:
I was able to unlock the device after one week since I got the unlocking permission message.

I opened the MiUnlock tool by right clicking and selecting "Run as administrator". I am running Win10/64bit (1607) (fully updated)

I didn't disabled my Device Signature Enforcement though as I was kind of hesitant towards messing up my PC and drivers. I also didn't installed Qualcomm Drivers. Just installed PC Suite, ADB Drivers and MiFlash.

After unlocking I just ran the available Flasher Toolkit for installing TWRP and than flashed SuperSu.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Congratulations buddy!
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] madydj:
Ooooh... i unlocked my redmi 3s prtime after 10days since i got permision.... Thank u all for helping me...:svetius:
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Good luck

Now root and customised ur phone
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ankshious:
Got the permission to unlock today, should I go to unlock or wait for some days as I read a lot that one should unlock after a week or maybe even later while some post says you can unlock straight after the permission.

any help?

Edit: I've done all the possible method but no luck so I have to wait some days, this is seeming the only option right now.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] chirayu19091997:
Bro try on windows 7 with just mi flash and adb installed just follow my thread

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Bro try on windows 7 with just mi flash and adb installed just follow my threadhttps://xdaforums.com/xiaomi-redmi-3s/how-to/bootloader-unlock-twrp-flashing-rooting-t3565558
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ankshious:
Tried my best but stuck at 50%.

I think I should wait for a week.

Thanks

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Oh I didn't follow your thread.

I'll try and report.

BTW I got the unlocking permission today.

Can I still unlock before a week?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] chirayu19091997:
You can try unlocking you can just unlock if unlock tools shows you got permission on your account
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ankshious:
What do you mean by tool shows?

Please care to explain.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Try Method number 3
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Corporeal:
Method #5 worked for me, 11 days after the sms, although there is a missing step to it:

Once on the latest DEV rom, you have to go to "Developer options > Mi Unlock status", and tap on "Add this device for unlock" or whatever it says.

Then MiFlashUnlock will finally work.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ankshious:
A big thumbs up.

How you install dev rom?which version?

When I tried to install rom zip via updater after decrypting to 65% the notification gone . Then I again tried then notification poped up"Can't verified update, you cannot allowed to update unofficial zip" something like that.

I've already fed up by the unlocking and now this.

Guys please help me.

Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ankshious:
wooohoooo.....

I successfully unlocked my phone today without any hassal.

Literally say guys, I had done all possible things that i could do but no luck.

I've got the permission on 16 and unlocked at 21.

The bottom line is:

Don't rush out and don't try any tricks like I did. ?Just wait for some days and try after that, this will surely unlock your device.

Thanks
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Niklaus89:
Thanks!

I tried the first three methods nothing worked for me, I was gonna wait for a week like everybody says, then I tried this method and it worked instantly!

So I suggest people to try it this way if they're stuck.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
Lol..great..congrats
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Maazanar:
The url is broken please fix it
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] N1ka:
I tried to download these drivers and also had no luck.

Found some other Qualcomm drivers on the net, not sure if they are working, and am I having problems because of that.

Anyway, I have an unusual problem:

METHOD 1

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1. On your computer, open MiFlashUnlock folder which you have extract in the desktop.

2. Right click on MiFlashUnlock.exe and select "Run it as administrator" & click on 'Yes'

3. Login into the unlocking tool on PC with the same Mi account.

4. Reboot your phone into Bootloader mode. To do that, simply turn off your device, press & hold Power button + Volume down buttons at the same time. Hold until you see Mi Bunny Fastboot logo.

5. Now connect your phone to the computer using its USB cable.

6. Once your phone is connected, the Unlock button will become active.

Not quite, in my case.

The Unlock button is not active at all, and after aprox. 5 secondes, my phone reboots normaly.

I use the USB cable I got with the phone, and it works with no problem for charging and data transfer.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Link is updated Now!

#HappyUnlocking
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Gourangaputhal:
Anyone unlocked bootloader on global stable rom...
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] KsK\m/:
Thanks a lot! It works!

I'm the luckiest guy in the world with method 1 working :D haha
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
wooow :good: :laugh:

Go ahead any do experiments on your phone.

Customize your phone :cool:

:)
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Many users successfully unlocked their bootloader on global stable ROM. So you can also unlock it, just you need lots of patience.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] rgrsmith:
The unlock button in Miunlock tool remains dead

I have tried almost everything . But for some reasons the unlock button does not become green. It is dead. What do i do?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
New version of Unlock Tool is available, so try to unlock your bootloader with that tool
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] matrixtheneo25:
Will it unblock bootloader just by installing dev version using mi recovery. I mean just by installing using updater app a developer rom.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
No Bootloader will not automatically unlock after installing dev rom
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] rgrsmith:
The new version does not work either!! :( is there any other possible solution?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Wait and have patience....

Follow the steps again I have added a new method (i.e Method 2) to unlock.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] iamarpit:
Failed saying

"Current account is not bound to this device. In the Settings -> developer options -> Mi unlock states binding account and equipment."

Tried to do so but shows 86012 error.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] m4mohit:
Try to unlock the bootloader with the latest unlocking tool.

http://miuirom.xiaomi.com/rom/u265827351/2.2.406.5/miflash_unlock-en-2.2.406.5.zip
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] iamarpit:
Tried with the latest unlocking tool only
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] johnstevenjs:
I got unlock msg within 16 hours after applying for permission on 15th May, it's 21st May now still I'm not able to unlock my device, it says 99% and fails, Verifying Successful, Unlocking 99% and fails.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] ankshious:
Thats weird.

Try with different data cable.
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] iamarpit:
Successfully unlocked with the first method
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Kali Linux:
Man wait for few more days..it is just these ****ty servers of xiaomi dont update things quickly..u need to have patience