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[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hajah:
Hi,

I received my MI9 yesterday. As usual, 1st thing is to unlock, root and get rid of the crap manufacturers install on OUR phones.

To unlock (and supposedly wait 360 hours) I need to create an account with xiaomi, but... I'm unable to do so. Xiaomi is supposed to send me an email to activate the account, but I never get it.

Tried professional account (Exchange), tried personal account, tried gmail, hotmail, .... I even created an email with yahoo (they still exist?). Checked spam, waited hours... and still nothing.

Is anyone else having issues with creating an account with Xiaomi ? I'm using: https://account.xiaomi.com/

THanks
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Wishmaster2:
Has Xiaomi ever given an official explanation for this stupid waiting time???

I ordered my 9T Pro with overnight express and now I have to wait another 7 days before I am allowed to unlock it and actually use it.

(Yes, sure, I could already use it. I just don't want to spend several hours setting all up TWICE!)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GirishSharma:
I really don't know which waiting time is being discussed here? If I says fastboot OEM unlock in terminal by putting device in fastboot mode, then will I have to wait for 360 hours?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] leledumbo:
You won't be able to do that. Unlocking requires a password and you can only get it from Xiaomi, but they won't give it unless you're eligible for unlocking. You can sniff their tool when unlocking, but still you'll need to wait for some time until their tool will execute fastboot with proper password parameter. Waiting time differs from person to person, and higher ranked community member in their official forum usually gets faster time. I'm a diamond member and I still need to wait for 168 hours before finally allowed to unlock.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GirishSharma:
I am sharing a MI Community link for those who want to read more about Xiaomi Unlock bootloader :

https://c.mi.com/thread-2262302-1-0.html

I hope this answer more FAQs.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] grimez:
Just got my Mi 9 and tried this out. The old version wouldn't even attempt to unlock, would just say it needed updated to the newest version of Mi Unlock.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Darkstriker:
Likewise, this is now a pointless exercise.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] g_seva:
I haven't even had an account on mi community and still had ~160 hours of waiting time. So mi account is useless for reducing waiting time.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fastjohnson:
LOL. Me to I didn't activate my account in development settings unlock status, so 2 attempts later I did that and tried again. Yupp 7 day wait for me to. My mi mix 3 boom 1st try unlocked no problems.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] alaa929:
black shark 2 global version

i need help to Unlock Bootloader for my black shark 2 global version

plz help
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ToneLa:
The Black Shark 2?

This forum is for the Mi 9 pal.

https://xdaforums.com/black-shark-2

I don't know if the process is the same but you might want to do a bit of basic research; for example, if you need to wait 360 hours after creating your Xiaomi account, you've wasted a bit of time posting this in the wrong forum! :D
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gertyn:
Can not unlock my Mi9PRO 5G, 168h waiting. The old version wouldn't even attempt to unlock, would just say it needed updated to the newest version of Mi Unlock.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] andrecuellar:
"please download the latest version" :(

My time to wait is 720 hours!!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] charlien09:
Hi. Could you unlock the bootloop after 168hs?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gasparello:
Hi all :)

The newest Mi Unlock application made me a headache today :( I bought 2 Mi 9T Pro, I had to wait 168h for the first one, everything went fine. The second phone I bound to Mi account after 3 days. Mi Unlock said I have to wait 168h. Today the 168h time passed, so I used Mi Unlock and guess what...

Can't unlock! Info: "Sorry couldn't unlock devices by this account this month". Bloody hell! :( WTF? Anyone had has this info? Have I wait till January 1st, 2020? or January 13th, 2020?

EDIT

Tried older versions of Mi Unlock, but it says: "Please download the latest version"
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] toscha42:
It's well-known that you can only unlock one device every 30 days on the same account. No idea what's the reason behind this ridiculous policy.

Cheers

Toscha
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] angelvilu:
It says "download the latest version". Is there any way to make it believe that it is the latest version?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] smohanv:
it is worth waiting buddy. Just a bit of an advice. If you don't want to add sim and use it for 7 days, just make sure to login/create xiaomi ID, setup with your email id, connect to wifi and leave it at home. Some traffic has to happen for the xiaomi ID to know that the phone is in use for 7 days.

As long as the device is communicating
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gasparello:
[MENTION=358748]smohanv[/MENTION], thanks for the tip! Indeed I removed SIM card, left it powered on and connected via W-Fi. I'm still logged in on Xiaomi account and once a day I use the smartphone :)

More interesting is if the month counter resets at the beginning of the month, or at exactly one month after last unlocked device?...
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] smohanv:
7 days count starts from the day when activated your device with Xiaomi account. It has nothing to do with month count or reset.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kischde:
I also bought 2 Mi 9t Pro devices and just unlocked the first one minutes ago. The second one´s following in a few minutes, as I used my account for my phone and my wife´s account for her phone. So maybe it´d be a possibility to you to setup a second account if you don´t wanna wait until January..

Kind regards,

kischde

Aunt Edith says:

I had to wait 168 hours - good luck that it wasn´t 320 or even 720 like some other guys.. ^^

But anything better than like Huawei or Samsung.........................
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bugggmenot:
It didnt work for me. at the second step where it starts unlocking bootloader, says "Couldn't unlock, please download the latest version."

I'm on Mi 9 Lite.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] forever_free:
Same with me
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] aho3:
Same here , ... download latest version
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] olidroid:
lol, I tried 8 previous versions and get either "download latest version" or "Couldn't get info [-1:Unknown error]" on all of them.

Seems Xiaomi have closed this door.

The wait is a pain but I'm still happy to wait with my new Xiaomi purchase. Xiaomi produce top spec phone for very decent price, yeah they may data mine (legally or not!) but who doesn't these days?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Camilo2210:
i have 888 hours for unlock a k20, i don´t know what i do!!!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bugggmenot:
There is no way. you have to wait until that time. i was lucky i got only 168 hours and when in reached, i could unlock bootloader successfully.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] shahfaishal:
Guys i have purchased Redmi 8A and tried to unlock but got 168 hours. My account was new so i tried to unlock using second account which was much older like 2-3 years. Again i got 168 hours on second account too.

I waited and tried today after 10 days, but getting same error message to wait 168 hours. This is never ending. Any other workaround???????? Advance thanks for help.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] badaas:
You have to use the phone, can't just leave it turned off.

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You have to use the phone, can't just leave it turned off.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] anonymity_antim:
Redmi Note 7 Pro, Mi Flash Unlock Tool latest <miflash_unlock-en-3.5.1128.45.zip> got 168 hours waiting even with 3 years old account.

Will the device actually Unlock after 7 days, when I will try again?

Some users has claimed it's neverending wait.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tunisianboy:
168 hours

I'm coming from an iphone XR (most people said don't do it, but i'm sorry i'm used to android and the iphone was a gift, but i couldn't stand ios ! ) ...i just got the mi 9t pro, 2 things are trash : the camera is like meh but that's ok since i never take pictures only rarely, and the UI ! i was excited that the gestures would be the same as ios but no no, they are awful and MIUI didn't help ...even with nova i felt the UI inconstancy... anyway, i want to install evolution X since every video in youtube said it's amazing for this phone, but now i have to wait 168h wich mean 7 days ! Seriously ? i'm great this brand exists since i got the phone for 300 euros wich is very cheap but come on ! never knew you have to wait for this kinda stuff lol
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] mimoba:
This boot loader lock, and a xiaomi services could be an security issue, and we should ask EU parliament if it is correct, that chinesse services, update service, including chinesse a.i. which is managing user phone, bayed on EU continent, and are running without user knowledge, without possibility unlock boot-loader on demand, and gain a root access as a experienced user in wish to avoid that, using own knowledge and security software, if that could not be a risk of EU citizens xiaomi phones usage.

It could be and EU security issue with companies outside EU, that could not even stole and manage data of EU citizens in their phones.

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The unlock process is random, and You have to wait for token to be computed to unlock boot-loader in fastboot utility.

Without token coming from their servers there are almost no possibility to unlock it.

Same as if you try to de-crypt data without passphrase.

I am not sure about token, how it is made, but You can see it in log file upon successful unlock, in case U can do it.

The waiting time does not depend on account history and unlock tool version, as if You are on older version, it ask You to upgrade with disabled unlocking feature and process.

I am xiaomi user around 10 years and have to wait again 15 days after company change motherboard in my phone due boot-loop which cause after phone update from their servers.

I loose all data, all things without possibilities to recover and company does not take care to load data from previous motherboard and recover it on new phone.

Root is a need.

No discussion.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] yossidme:
Found unlock tool (identical file) at these two sites:

https://www.hardreset.info/download/mi-bootloader-unlock-tools/

https://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jvs60:
Has anybody tried the Mi UBL tool?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kronnuz:
Didn't unlock the bootloader but reduced the waiting time to 47 hours! I'll try the procedure tomorrow again... maybe I get lucky! Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] buyslake:
Got my first Xiaomi phone. A redmi Note 7. I bought it slightly used on ebay. It says I have to wait 168 hours. Shoot, I wanted to get it set up with a custom ROM right away.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GilDev:
Cameras are quite great for the price of the Mi 9T. Gestures are also better than on iPhone for me (and are actually almost the same). Don't say something is trash because it is not your preference. :)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] YeQiu:
can I use my phone while I wait? or should I just leave it on fastboot in my pc? I never thought I should wait for unlocking bootloader because my xiaomi mi a2 lite was unlock immediately and there was no erasing of data while unlocking my device but my note 7 is different
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] toscha42:
You can uses as usual. No need to keep it in fastboot mode for the waiting time.

Cheers

Toscha
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] vampy2k5:
I also had 168 hours wait time like 3 minutes ago with the current mi unlock tool.

Then I used my old mi unlock tool version 2.3.803.10 and the unlock was instant!

If anyone wan't that version I could upload it....

Edit: Ok guys and girls wrong alarm....

It said unlocked and a sheod a green hook but fastboot still says it is locked...
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheOne9373:
I get the please download latest version with old downloader.... and y'all ?

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Yea please, i'd like to try it with that one .... :D
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] farid99121:
Unlock

Hello! my phone is dead and I need to unlock it to download a new firmware but unlocking tool says go to settings and activate unlock but I cannot do it Can you help through it?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cattivellio:
when these 168 hours finish, what happens? because I tried to unlock my mi 9t and it says that I have to wait 168 hours to try again
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] iOrpheus06:
You'll be able to unlock your phone. It's a common stuff for Xiaomi phones these days.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] badaas:
And you have to use the phone, not hide it in a drawer. Has to be active usage to clear hours.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ulytas:
Bootloader unlocked after only 3 days !

I got my Xiaomi Mi 9T the 8th April and I tried to unlock it : 168 hours left. I came here to find a solution but no one worked so I checked everyday how time left I had and it finally unlocked. I can't tell how, I just used my phone normally. Good luck there !
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pexza:
I've got my Mi9 at Friday 10th and I tried to unlocked at 7 P.M.. It's said I just wait for 168 hours. Until last morning at 3 A.M. Thailand time I found this thread and I read all comments until last comment above me. He said he wait for 3 days so I tried again and I can unlocked my phone after 2 days with the lasted Mi Unlock tool.

i.e. My Mi account was created for 5 years ago and I used Mi phones with this account for 3 till now.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] .IceClimber.:
I was also able to unlock my Mi 9 before the allotted time had concluded by using the Mi Unlcok tool version 3.5.1128.45.

I had created a new Mi account when I first got the device around 5 days ago. Up to that point the latest version of the Mi Unlock tool was v. 3.5.1108.44. It had given me 168 hours of waiting time before I could unlock the device. Tried that and lower versions 3.x, 2.x, for 5 days in a row but was unsuccessful. Then v. 3.5.1128.45 was made available for download through the v. 3.5.1108.44 MU tool, under About -> Check Current Version button.

Note that the Mi Unlock English webpage downloads v. 3.5.1108.44 at the moment, but MU tool will open a new miurom link offering the new version for download. Unlock was done after ~120 hours of waiting time (instead of the originally given 168 hours).
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kdkinc:
Selling, Does it cause another unlock wait period?

I plan on selling my Mi 9 soon.

Will the new owner have to go through a bootloader unlocking wait period?

I plan on installing official Mi latest firmware before selling which relocks the bootloader.

I'm currently using MIUI EU firmware.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] RakeshRaja:
I am getting this error

https://bit.ly/2xA8WXF
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] HardcodedString:
Hey Guys,

i've Registered a new Mi Account for my new Mi9T yesterday and took all the steps on the Phone to unlock the Bootloader, today i've downloaded and installed the Mi Unlock Tool 3.5.1108.44 and was immediatly able to unlock it without any waiting Time (besides the few Hours from Reg to unlock...) :)))

Sry Guys, didnt realize that this is the Mi9 Forum not the Mi9T one
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ZOHAIBAR:
had 168 hours, now left 45. cant get to unlock any earlier :(.

FYI new v4 version is released for unlock tool.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bckps7336:
Can verify this. Mine is Mi 9T Pro.

Bought it yesterday and unlocked without waiting goddamn 7 days.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Reksho:
Can verify this too. Unboxed my phone (Mi 9) today and unlocked it immediately with the tool. :good:
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] maxmax0:
Mi Note 10 Lite -> did not work: "Please download the latest version"
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Burs:
"Couldn't unlock please unlock 168 hours later. Note that you should use your device actively while you're waiting and make sure your device can connect to the network while using".

Can someone explain what bolded text exactly means? Can I just leave WiFi turned on, and try again after 168 hours? Or do I have to have SIM card inserted, and use the phone normaly, like making calls, use internet and so on? The fact is I'm not planning to install apps and everything, then after 168 hours do it all again, because everything will be wiped clean after unlocking. Like it's not enough to wait for 168 hours to pass, but I might risk another 168 hours if I just wait with phone turned off. What a bummer.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Burs:
Just to clear it up, it's enough to leave WiFi turned on, and be logged into your Mi account. I occasionally played with the camera few times, but I don't believe that affected it in any way. Straight after 168 hours I was able to unlock my bootloader.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] thedamager:
Brand new Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Mi Unlock version 3.5.1108.44, unlocked instantly. Bye MIUI, hi LineageOS.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gnomchar:
Confirmed , bought mi9 today tried this version of tool and.....its unlocked immediately
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chiko-HH:
Hi, which version did you mean?

-- 3.5.1108.44

Thanks for your reply
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] boober78:
Doesn't work anymore. It asks to install the latest version
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] afigienas:
And you created xiaomi account only now when got phone? I think wait is needed for new accounts only. Because i have 7 days wait time and it says do not add new xiaomi account to phone or you will wait again. So this is related to account NOT phone.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] schlagg:
So,

I used to have a Redmi Note 4 (mido) unlocked with an mi account.

Recently I get an used Mi9 from a friend, which was not unlocked.

I used the classic way for unlocking, with the Last Version of mi unlock and my old mi account (at least 3 years) and it unlocked my Mi 9 instantly.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] extrabigmehdi:
I guess I'll have to wait too. :cry:
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zerohmaru:
+1
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] pyrohalo90:
XIaomi is becoming bullsh*t! My account was registered for unlocking 5-6 Years ago. It doesn't allow me to unlock more than 1 devices in a month!

Edit: I'm using Poco X3 now. Previously unlocked Mi8 but it did unlocks instantly without any wait.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] doggydog2:
yup, it's like that, and that's the way it is. I had one Xiaomi in my life, was happy and said no more Xiaomi because of this, and i adhere to this rule til now. No time to waste.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] truelies1:
How long did you "finally unlocked"?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] gsausalito:
Hi:

My experience, right now:

When unlocking bootloader of a used xiaomi mi mix 2s i have received today, using last version of mi unlock (miflash_unlock-en-5.5.224.24) i get "Please unlock 168 hours later" message when using my eternal xiaomi account.

Seems Xiaomi is limiting the number of devices i can unlock using this account so I've created a new account associated to a new telephone number and i could unlock the bootloader using the same miflash_unlock version.

I suppose the limit is monthly because it was the third xiaomi device i tried to unlock with the xiaomi accout i use always and last one i couldn't until i changed the account.

Hope it can help.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] myblessayu:
Was worth a try, but okay will wait for 7 dayssss

Device: Redmi note 9 pro

Mi Account: 6 years old
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] vish_151099:
For anyone who's late to this, there is no need to wait for unlocking for redmi note 4. I created new mi account and in less than five minutes unlocked bootloader with latest mi unlock tool.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fermthe:
great info thanks very much
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] frag_array:
Great guide, but not worked for me.

Whit the lastest version fo mi unlock y have to wait, whit the version you provided us y give an error called "-1".

Any help?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Supermatt01:
Does not work these days.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] osys:
This is my last Xiaomi phone. Wait to unlock the device that I own and payed money is an overcome. I guess going underground these days is the right choice. Can someone advice good rooted unlocked etc phone to buy? I can root myselft but I DONT WANT TO WAIT 7 DAYS for this. Bull****, f*ck Xiaomi.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] osys:
F*ck this Xiaomi once and forever. They sell device that you don't own, what's the reason to buy? (retorical question)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] osys:
Do I own my Android device? And do not!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] x3r0.13urn:
Devices that was released more than 2 years old is usually granted to be unlocked immediately. No wonder your Mi 8 was unlocked immediately.

Same. It's released in 2017.

Mi unlock is the only way. You don't like it? Try new Oneplus or Pixel, they grant unlock immediately after you buy them.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GPSSlovakia:
Mi 11 Lite 5G - need waiting 168 hours :(
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaki1122:
Redmi Note 10S 360 hours wait. F*ck you Xiaomi, never ever again.

Plus each time ****tier phones, I've had so many hardware issues it's just stupid at this point.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] garconblair:
I've just got my new Poco F3. I tried this method with my account, which already has few years, but it didn't work. Need to wait 168 hours.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dnelub:
what will happen after a week? do I have to run the miflash-unlock again or will it be unlocked automatically?

what a shame of xiaomi!!!!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] garconblair:
Yes, you need to run the unlock tool again.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jmdesai:
Thanks. It worked on my old MI4W like a charm.

Edit: Wait. Root checker says device is not rooted. is this not supposed to root the device?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] toscha42:
Of course not. Opening the bootloader is a necessary precondition but rooting has to be done in a separate step.

Cheers

Toscha
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] jayteekava:
Please help if possible No matter if I do it manually or via abd I will not load the bootloader. I have everything open to do so, but it will not. I can only boot normal or recovery. Please help if you can I'm trying to root. Blu view 2 Android 11
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
You cannot boot to Fastboot if you !re)boot by keeping the Volume- button pressed down?

Btw, Google if necessary how to boot to Fastboot
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] kanikamus:
I waited the seven days, can I unlock now? If so, does it need to be at the same time as when I did it the first time?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zgfg:
Try yourself, is it so complicated or dangerous or what?

You will see would it tell you to wait eg two more hours (if you waited only 170 hours so far) or would it allow you to unlock