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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] sk8223:
I got my Note 4 mido today on the global stable MIUI 8 ROM.

Should I apply for a bootloader unlock today or wait for a few days first? I'm signed into my Mi account on the phone. I added my cellphone number to the account but I originally created it with an email. I also activated my phone via Mi Cloud's "Find device" feature, so my phone number was added to my device on my Mi account.

Has anyone gotten their phone unlocked in 1-2 days of asking for it?

EDIT: well, I went ahead and applied for it after linking my account to my device in Developer options. Funny how you can press that button multiple times and it tells you the same crap about adding your account... like, didn't it add my device to my account the first time I pressed that button!?

EDIT: Stuck at 99%, "couldn't unlock, try in 71 hours." I had a feeling... rolls eyes

EDIT: 71 hours later (waited an extra hour) and unlocked successfully! Time to unpair this device, lol.

I'm updating my device to MIUI 9 first before messing around with TWRP just so I get the new firmware.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] refedit:
Hey

I'm thinking on buying the Note 4xgb/64GB SD Version.

Willl this method work?

best regards
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagelis1608:
Yes
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Theziggy:
I got my sms permission in 10 minutes :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachin:
That was fast, good for ya!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] samope:
have been trying to bind my account to my redmi note3 (got sms permission 4wks ago) but i get "couldn't verify device wait a min or 2...? pls anyone has a way around this
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Abhiman Chandru:
Search this thread,answers are already there.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] situ1962:
Hello.

Today about an hour ago I applied for bootloader unlock of my note 4 and within 5 minutes got the sms.Then after finishing my lunch I thought to give it a go and viola,now I am having an unlocked note 4.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] luvemil:
Got the permission via sms real quick, tried to unlock but says device is not linked to the account. After adding the device to the account in the setting it says wait 71 hours. I guess I'll have to wait.

I don't remember which name I used in the application form, but I am pretty sure it wasn't my forum nickname. The guide here says it is important, but elsewhere on the internet it seems to be fine.

At the beginning I thought that this mistake costed me a few days of waiting, so I started looking up how to unpair my phone number and make a new account, but in the end I got convinced that it doesn't really matter and the 72 hours wait just depends on the unlocker. I will wait 3 days and hope that I don't get the 360 hours wait.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] t0ma5:
is there any alternative way to unlock the bootloader like there was for redmi note 3 by flashing a modded bootloader file in fastboot EDL?

I am tired of the official unlocking tool not working for me, no solution anywhere, support couldn't help me neither and my post got no answers :(

https://xdaforums.com/redmi-note-4/help/bind-device-verify-wait-one-minute-try-t3784695
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] t0ma5:
I have the same problem with redmi note 4, I searched for a solution on XDA and on MIUI forum, no luck! I contacted XIAMI Global and Malaysian support but they couldn't help me..

The MI Unlock tool says I need to bind my account to the device, and when I try to do so from DEVELOPER OPTIONS I get the error "Couldn't verify, wait one minute or two and try again"
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Abhiman Chandru:
1.have a single device linked to Ur mi account..

2.enable find Ur device mi cloud option and check whether ur device shows online in i.mi.com

3.Click number of times bind Ur mi account to this device which is under settings--mi unlock status.. Remember keep sync on..

4..Wait for 10 days patiently...

I have already mentioned all.

Watch some YouTube videos for bootloader unlocking..if u need to check if u r doing correctly or not..

If those don't work install beta ROM and try again.. While installing beta ROM Take a backup of internal storage.. sometimes internal storage gets formatted.

One more thing

.try VPN solution also it helped many users ...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] t0ma5:
thanks for trying to help me! I only have one Xiaomi device, never had another. My xiaomi account was created when I bought the device I am trying to unlock. Sync works well, but FIND MY DEVICE never works, my device shows online in MI CLOUD, google maps works just fine, it also syncs everything well BUT never FINDS IT IN THE MAP

After reading a lot of posts here and in the MIUI forum during the past week, l have already tried the following suggestions:

- 5 different versions of MI Unlock tool 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3 (latest)

- Global ROM Stable and Dev (v9.8.5.0 and 8.4.26)

- China ROM Stable and Dev (v9.8.5.0 and 8.4.26)

- Logging in and out with account, turning on and off Sync

- VPN with Chinese Server

- Logging with my phone number in the phone and in the Unlock Tool, also with account ID, also tried with email

- Disabling Driver Signature Enforcement in Windows
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Abhiman Chandru:
U have done everything u could...when I did my unlocking ..it was showing on map..
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] SebaS-DG:
Why I cant see the unlock page?

There is no page with this:

"now you are on the asking page : put your country code +xx (+91 for India) and complete by your phone number 0123456789

note : the first 0 is not often needed, example : +xx 123456789 (without 0).

7. type the reason to unlock like rooting, custom recovery usually, other... and valid your demand (My reason - Install custom rom and root it)"

It sends me to " Mi Unlock " download page :|
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] inungedogawa:
Remove Micloud Redmi 4X

no pasword ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] vivek201:
I was thinking about purchasing mi max2 but now after reading this ****ty xiaomi unlock procedure i am not going to buy it.

Pay Xiaomi for device, tell Xiaomi what/why I want to do with my device. Yeah sure. And of course, you would need a Windows machine to use the software. Sucky!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] stevegtrlmk:
I got no SMS notification I was refused unlocking than waited the 72 hrs and it unlocked in the app
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagelis1608:
Nah, you probably were accepted and didn't get the SMS for some reason.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] UsPdSr:
All the better.

If the waiting period of the Mi Unlock Tool ends, you've checked all the necessary steps which are required for this procedure beforehand, then you set. :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ap000a:
Doesn't work for me.

Error 20091 when I try to bind the phone to the mi account.

RN4, Qualcomm, latest global dev. rom
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] destk:
Exactly the same problem with a redmi 4x global version and newest OS version installed (via integrated updates)... no one seems to have a solution for this, I found several threats...

And yes, I did tried everything they wrote in their official forum... Really annoying...
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] greenys':
Bootloader unlock my ass... This tutorial is bat**** crazy, half assed, full of typos and unnecessities. It doesn't even work that way anymore. There is NO way you can get around the 72 hours (3 or more days) waiting procedure for it was made to force you use MiUi so you get 3 days of "thinking" and prevent you from doing something "stupid" like change rom then leave the feature and bloatware overpacked useless MiUi to rot. Deal with it. Xiaomi is cheap, Xiaomi is smart, you can't beat Xiaomi.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagelis1608:
Simply because you can't understand it, it doesn't mean that it's not good.

As for the wait period, I don't know why they have it, but if they wanted you to not change MIUI, they would void your warranty once you unlocked the bootloader.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] greenys':
It's not that I don't understand. It's that it doesn't work this way. Already unlocked 2 bootloaders.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] amnher:
Guys I have an account that is already used to unlock my old redmi 3x and redmi note 4x 3/16gb variant without problems. recently I switched to a new mido with 3/32gb variant. But I cant add my device. When I go to developer options>Mi Unlock status>Add account and device... it says " Couldn't verify device.Sign in to your account again and start over".. Mi unlock tool says "Current account is not bound to this device"
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagelis1608:
Have you tried signing to your account again and starting over?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] amnher:
Yeah that fixed the problem but i uave to wait for 72 hours
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vagelis1608:
You are lucky.

Others have to wait 15 - 60 days.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] acat550:
Having issue... On developer, everything almost worked to unlock. However, like another user mentioned, I get Error 20091 when I click add account and device under mi unlock- developer tools- settings..... I have googled it and alot of users seem to be having this issue since July 2018...

What gives? Many people brought this up with MIUI, but no legit response. Is there anything I am missing to get this to work?? I have tried multiple things, including new account, removing and adding account, etc.. Any help would be awesome! I unlocked a Mido and it worked a little different.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] burgyna:
cannot get pass through the mi unlock site problems unlocking bootloader

I firstly created the account logged in on pc ( first time I disabled the location service then I re-enabled it after reading this thread. The rest of happened is explained here on reddit, I could not paste the whole link but its basically reddit site before it but Im sure you would find a way If you want to look :

/r/Xiaomi/comments/9u7g3x/attempting_to_apply_to_unlock_bootloader_wont/[/url]

so I go to en.miui.dotcom/unlock then / download and when I click download it wont work it opens new window which never opens and shows me problem loading page :( I would really like to unlock the bootloader, is there any other option or method please? I would really appreciate your help have a great day

The login was requested at start on mi unlock page then it transferred me to download page but then the window opened and just stucked on lookin up... So the link loaded for you? very strange I tried on two different pcs with windows 7 different browsers nothing loads:( just empty windows trying to connect so I tried different approach new chrome browser + new mi account now Im stuck waiting for the registration code. Previous account got the mail into the spam folder, some time passed and nothing received no inbox message. Freaking strange

when I download the app from another site it install and after I login to mi account it get stucked on couldnt get info -1 unknown error

Please help me because It really hurts my brain trying to work the thing out for days:)

I would really appreciate your help
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] burgyna:
unlocking bootloader 99% stuck

So apparantly they log ip addresses and they had some problem with my browser extension which Im using for watching tv series via online services and thats why they blocked my access to their sites. pretty steep privacy intruding tactics, now I linked my account to phone number on phone and synced cloud, logged on on pc debugging on and also disable the driver checking integrity at boot. 99ˇ% stucked and its saying that my device is not linked to a phone nr even the phone confirmed that it is. Very strange. VERY VERY strange, when we consider the fact that in my previous post I attempted to create new account and they never sended me confirmation link and blocked me from downloading their soft, weird tactics, this company reminds me of big brother:confused:.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] DualDark:
Hello all,

I have a few questions....

What means with "Install developer version" ? Do I need to change mi ROM/Firmware? if so, is there a guide out there? Is this fully neccessary?

I tried to request my unlock code in en.miui.com/unlock, but when I clicked on "Unlock now", the page took me to a site to download the unlock tool. How or where can I request it then?

Thanks.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] IODroids:
idiotic hardware developers, who just add plenty of adware on each of there hardware..

and demand each and every details from Indians *(end-users)*

hopfully, if my country was advanced enuff, to understand this..

A hardware company installing adware for 3rd party ads in its own hardware..

JUST UNDO/STOP AND REPORT TO TRAI FOR MI ACTIVITIES,

TRAI RAISED RIGHT MEASURES NOW,

MI SHOULD GET OUT OF RIDICULOUS PRACTICSES SHORTLY...

WTF
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] IODroids:
Even i got same option to wait for 72 hours.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ishanbhatnagr96:
Any help guys?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachin:
Just ignore the error.

Me too faced the same error, but unlocked right away with the new Mi Unlock tool, very next Day.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] itsmedRb:
f*** Xiomi. I already read tons of tutorials that would gather a Mahavarat book, still Xiomi s**ks
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] itsmedRb:
is it easy to unlock with beta rom
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] daneal2u:
"Binding time is too short, less than 72hrs"

http://imgur.com/NsaGCxL

What could be the issue??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrijakos:
Thanks. I tried and it said it was already unlocked, no other unlocking necessary. I'm rooted now. Any good rom recommendations?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
Mine is failing at 99% -_-

I'm on latest global stable. What could be the issue?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] PriPhaze:
Doesn't it says there than you didn't bind the account to your device yet?

Or it could probably be already unlocked and that's why it stops at 99%
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
Of course I have binded the device with my account. Even tried that vpn thing but no success.

And yes, the bootloader is not unlocked. See attached screenshot.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] PriPhaze:
Just unlocked mine... 3Gb ram 32gb ROM Note 4 Global using stable version of miui without any single problem. In fact it was soo fast and easy that im surprised. The premission to unlock the bootloader was approved after like 3 hrs
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
Yes, I have the same model and got my request approved within 5 hrs. Then I tried to unlock and it didn't stuck at 50% so I was happy but it's failing on 99% no matter what I do... I think I just have to wait now
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Stevios777:
Followed every single step in this guide, still stuck at 50% and still getting the 86012 error. tried vpn,matching forum name, currently on latest beta rom. Been trying for a week. Seriously fed up. Any other options?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] PriPhaze:
Guys i forgot to mention... i didn't follow this guide!

All i did was:

1-Submmit unlock permission request

2- Once i got the SMS with permission i head to the PC and downloaded Mi flash

3- I got the message " Bind to early to account" and didn't let me unlock at first

4- Instead of waiting i downloaded the "miflash_unlock-1.1.1111.11231" version.

That did the job perfectly!

I was using GLOBAL STABLE ROM 8.2.4.0, made sure to check the " OEM unlock option" under developer options before doing the steps i just mention above.

Here is the ZIP of the miiflash i used.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
Thanks a ton bro! This worked.. it ****ing worked!

Actually it didnt work at first but then I tried the vpn thing and voila.. :D

I'm so happy rn :D [MENTION=4397620]Aj.GaLaxY aCE[/MENTION] please add this post this in OP.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] PriPhaze:
You are welcome man ! Niceee I'm glad my comment was actually helpful for someone :3.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] harshs91:
How many days did you wait after getting the permission SMS?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachin:
Well, it depends upon the Xiaomi servers eh, it took me 15 days to unlock my device after getting unlocking permissions.

I'd say, wait 5-6 days. It'll works. :D
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] harshs91:
Ok, i will wait...thanks for the info.

Wish Redmi note 4 also had a unofficial way of unlocking the bootloader as Redmi Note 3 had!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachin:
Haha, yeah.

afaik, edl mode was blocked in mido, so there is no unofficial way, the official method is the only way to go, but it sucks. :rolleyes:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] harshs91:
Yup edl is blocked!

I Owned 3-4 Xiaomi devices, the Redmi 1s didn't have all this hassle in unlocking...they are making it more strict with every new device..So sad.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Yangasto:
I have to wait 51 hours
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] IODroids:
I tried to unlock with oem unlocking not enaled and it requires me to wait for 3 hours again. damn.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] IODroids:
Finally got this screen, just checking if device is unlocked or not.. will post
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] BaByShArKKTC:
I dont have the "MI Unlock Status" option in the developer settings... Need help unlocking my phone
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ni3012:
current device cannot unlock this device

Redmi 5A

i tried all methods available on internet[ xda forum, miui forum, youtube etc] but not got succeed.

phone bind always fails with 86023, 207, or something like that errors. trying since 8 months without luck. even flashed developer rom but not worked.

on mi unlock app --- verifying device success

but unlocking fails with a message " current account cannot unlock this device".

i tried to do it with 3 different accounts but no luck.

any help?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechnoBrat:
Can anyone please help me with this issue?

My OEM unlocking option gets unselected on its own even after I set it on and when I change screens it's gets unselected. My phone is unlocked. I'm really confused about what to do on this issue. I'm unable to figure out this problem. Has anyone else ever faced this kind of issue, please give me some guidelines for this.:confused:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] cidxtc:
If your boot loader is unlocked then don't worry about it because it doesn't matter what the switch displays.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] TechnoBrat:
Ok , thanks.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] RSM10:
I am facing error 20091 while adding mi account in mi unlock status option in developer settings in my note 4
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sachin:
Try using VPN, connect with Chinese Shanghai server and try binding your account.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] muralivijay:
Same here. Any solution ?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] RSM10:
I am also searching for the same
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] ghostrix:
no more waiting

i think now we don't have to wait for days to get the sms to unlock !
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] DNA_Uncut:
Does the official unlock method still works for snapdragon variant?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
Even my redmi 2 didn't have it at start.. from miui 7.1 they started this **** and it hurts ―_―
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] harshs91:
Yeah, its just too much!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] iamnuub:
I unlocked bootloader in 5 Days.

I was using GLOBAL STABLE ROM

1-Submmit unlock permission request

2- got the SMS with permission in 3 hrours, i head to the PC and downloaded Mi flash

3- I got the message "Current account isnt bound to this device" at 99%

4- "miflash_unlock-1.1.1111.11231" version stuck at 50%

5. checked " OEM unlock option" under developer options

6. checked "Find device" , initailly it was showing some chinese area.

7. Waited for 5 days

8. Latest Mi flash unlocked the boot loader.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
No need to wait for even 5 days! Use vpn app, do that bind device thing fpr 2-3 times and you can unlock with mi unlock v1.1.111 Instantly
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] paarthkhatri:
When i use vpn app my Internet stops working please help me i am unable to unlock my bootloader.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhilsnigam:
Even after using vpn it doesnt bind. still get the message 86012 followed by chinese ****.

Any specific vpn app or server to use?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
App to use is FlyVpn and select any one of shanghai servers.

Try to bind in dev opt even though that chinese error comes.

Do it 5-6 times and your device will be synced.

Then unlock with miunlock v1.1.11x

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Make sure internet connection is strong. For vpn, use wifi preferably instead of data.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhilsnigam:
Did that for atleast 20 times for 5 times a day.

This method doesn't work anymore as confirmed by others.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dosentod:
Just had the same issue, solved it by using an older version of Mi Unlock Tool:

source: http://en.miui.com/thread-575977-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] noobpremium:
May god bless you.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] nandakalyan:
so guys, discovery here: Binding is not necessary for unlocking

I tried today with FlyVPN, without, and still no luck with the binding, getting the same 86012 error.

Ignored it anyway and as it was the 7th day from the day I received the permission sms, decided to try again. Used the old unlock tool......bingo! Redmi Note 4, Black, Indian variant, 4GB/64GB, unlocked successfully now for happy flashing!

So, wait 7 days, patiently don't try to change id or create multiple IDs, use one id and just wait, it works! and oh yes, use the old unlock tool :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] naren12:
Just unlocked my bootloader. What i did was, open mi account app in my rn4 turned on data, then in my pc through chrome signed in my account in i.mi.com and clicked find my device .once it found the location then i tried Bind my device under oem unlock in settings.but it failed .then ran mi unlock tool latest version(2.2...) as administrater then signed in mi acc. Then click unlock now..wwwwwooooowwww. unlocked successfully. I don't know which step is important
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mogten:
Hi, could you refer me to the unlock tool you used?

Secondly, did you unlock the device on the mm firmware or you had to upgrade to Nougat?

---------- Post added at 11:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 PM ----------

Hi everyone, my mi unlock status in developer mode reads "this device is unlocked."

Does this mean I can go ahead and flash lazy flasher and custom recovery?