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[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] tomzzi:
Tried older unlock tool and it works. Thank you.

Already unlocked and flashed xiaomi.eu tom for testing.

Way better than stock firmware.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Krasimir:
Working on my K20 Pro too, what a surprise!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Hot-Proton:
Which version have you test?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Krasimir:
miflash_unlock-en-2.2.624.14 , linked on first post
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] MeltdownSpectre:
Couldn't unlock, binding time is too short, less than 126 hours.

Unfortunately unlike some other people in this thread, the waiting time didn't randomly decrease for me :/

MIUI is unusable, it's so bad I can't wait to unlock this.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] bilogalaxy:
help plz

i cant go to developer setting beceause im in logo loop stuck rom chinise
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jokohama:
Just got my Mi 9 CN, using both this version and latest miflash_unlock still give me 168 hours wait time. Kinda sucks but still better than 360 hours (or 1080) I guess :(
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] leledumbo:
Seems like if you've tried with new miunlock before, it won't work. I still have to wait as I was told before, 168 (-11, I tried it the first time 11 hours ago) hours. Well, as an old diamond member, I think that's fine. They just want me to use the phone regularly to capture my behavior on this phone for enough period of time.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] VladV1V:
I'm just happy i created my xiaomi account more five years ago)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] iAmWiz:
Hi, I get an "Initialisation error 1" whenever I open this version... Is any other person facing this?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] zambelo:
I just unlocked my RN7 with the older tool after using the new miunlock. I had 170 hours, after I waited for that it told me to wait an extra 3 days so I downloaded the miunlock from here and it worked.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] vitrum202:
btw i think they fixed the double account exploit becouse i tryed all the procedures written in this guide (after using the last version of miunlock 3.5.719.27 first) and nothing works, even linking other phone number to the miaccount. so i think that best thing to do is stop wasting time to unlock and spend it in customization of stock ROM, wait and enjoy this phone as xiaomi did it for a week ;) maybe u'll find that stock rom is more suitable for u than u think :angel:
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] akkis:
Totally agree :)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] hegyre:
Hi guys,

Just added my phone account... need to wait 168 hours as well...

Just a thing, how Xiami knows that we are "actively" using the device ? What kind of datas does the phone sends to Xiaomi servers ?

I hope it's not personal data....

Regarding data wiping, anybody tested the process of unlocking bootloader without data wipe, as described here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79921985&postcount=4 ?

(and especially with miflash_unlock-en-3.5.719.27 for a Mi 9T...)
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] smohanv:
Good questions. When you activate your phone you communicate to xiaomi that you started using your phone. Once you leave your phone connected to WiFi (you don't have to add SIM card) and leave your gmail to sync. Thats all. Because you have logged in to xiaomi account during activation Xiaomi can check at the time of claiming bootloader unlock code whether your phone was active during these days by checking your data transmission in general.

This is that I did.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jokohama:
What I did when I got my Mi9 was:

1. put sim card in, log in mi account and bind with phone

2. take sim card out and keep using my old phone (lol)

3. keep Mi9 connect to wifi and play games for 7 days

4. after 168 hours, put sim card back to Mi9 to unlock, wipe all without worry
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] smohanv:
I added my comment in colour.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] PegHorse:
Worked for me !

With the newest versions, it asked me to wait for additionally 4 days

But with this version, instantly unlocked !

Thanks !
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] _MartyMan_:
Your welcome! :D
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] XXX-Man26:
Not working for me.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] wian:
I think I've tried every tool available, including https://www.xiaomitool.com/V2/

Still have to wait a week.

Maybe the first time you try is the time when the waiting time is decided. After that nothing matters. Maybe if you try it first time with this tool rather than latest official version it works, but for me it didn't help.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] ingaos:
i read some post thy say have to wait 360 hours to unlock boot its weird i just get mi 8 lite i create mi account i enable find device login i.mi.com i clic on find device then i add mi account on mi statut on developer mode menu

i used the last mi unlock tool it was instantaneous bootloader unlock
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Systemshok:
Didn't work on my Mi 9t pro :(
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] NPina:
Didn't work for me too, Mi9 164 hours left :(

But thanks anyway :good:
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snubzy:
Could someone please take the time to explain to me reasons why one would want to unlock boatloader? Rooting? Custom Roms? Why? Does this have to do with having access to things like google play? Im knew to the international smartphone scene and like the idea of controlling more of my experience with a Xiaomi mi 9 im ordering very soon. The company, Im planning on buying from, imported LTE Factory Unlocked GSM Mi 9 phones from Singapore and I heard this means it comes with Google Play from the start. Im from southern CA (T-mobile). Im not to familiar with the annoyances of owning a stock unlocked international Xiaomi phone, but im still jumping in this head first after finding out how sexy the phone specs, in relation to pricing, are.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rithchwr:
For me, MIUI is so bad, touch sensitivity is bad, plenty ads, 'feel' slow, sometimes lagging, a lot of bloatware and notification doesn't working properly.

So changing into custom rom is a must for me.

After using for awhile, I found some apps are very useful with rooted like using macrodroid to change wallpaper based on sunset/sunrise.

And there are many apps like Fluid Navigation gesture, notification apps that required rooted.

So I recommend you to try stock MIUI first and see if you have any problem, if no, good for you.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] smohanv:
When you are prepared to unlock bootloader your idea must be to gain root as well. Once gained root access you have plenty of ways to stop ads system level and it block ads across all the apps. That's what I have done. There is a magisk module energised which blocks all ads even on browsers.

I do not see single ad on my device. I love it. Long battery life and after flashing MIUI 11 my device is very fluid and I love it.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Snubzy:
I'm new to these forums and mean to reply to both of you who have responded. I do plan on trying the MIUI that comes with the phone despite the topic of China acquiring your information as much as it bothers me not knowing if these are indeed just rumors. I'm not all that familiar with these terms (i.e. bootloader, root, flashing, custom ROM, bloatware). I do think I'd eventually want to do something about the excessive pop-up ads or anything that effects the speed of my phone. With the amount of research I have done last week regarding this stuff, I haven't found a step by step forum/video that would get me a more Android like feel without dealing with loss of stock functionality; People mentioned successfully unlocking bootloader plus doing away with MIUI but had to swallow the pill of losing things like the finger scanner or the camera no longer working as it did with the stock MIUI. Id rather deal with ads and some slowness being that this would be a major upgrade for me as it would be my first flagship phone anyways. Did either of you have to deal with this?

Any suggestions for someone looking to buy online in California (T-mobile)? I ordered the Mi 9 on Amazon who housed it for Mobiles International LLC and received the Mi 9 boxing plastic-shrink wrapped to find no phone within the box. My heart sank....I was so ready yesterday.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] masterross:
Not working for me
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oggeamrum:
Good morning did anybody this screen before?

Error 20041

The unlock number has reached upper Limit...
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] onolox:
This thread is just disinformation, clickbait, don't work. Plz lock this.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] smich_ayane:
that's it
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] GirishSharma:
I don't know what is all these wait time for unlock bootloader? If I says fastboot oem unlock at command prompt by putting the device in fastboot mode of ADB, then still I have to wait for 360 hours ? I am having global mi9 imported from Hong Kong.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Questions & Answers] premier69:
hey i think i remember seeing a solution for double tap to wake beingadded back to a custom rom. putting some text file in some dir on the phone but i can't find that thread, can someone help?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Questions & Answers] ptr21:
Here:

[FIX][GSI][TWRP] Mi Max 3 ROMs | Xiaomi Mi Max 3

https://xdaforums.com/mi-max-3/how-to/guide-beginners-guide-to-gsi-aosp-rom-t3910085
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Balino:
Hi guys just my 2 cent on an article I've read this morning. Google says pixels smartphones don't sell that much. Well they lost another long time consumer here. I recently switched to an S10+ because the problems the pixel 3xl has. I still own a nexus 4/5/6p and a Pixel 2xl and 3xl, nearly 6 years of Google smartphone/software and they always didn't really care about our community, sending bug reports and problems that had no response of course. The last thing that made me switch is the careless they are giving to us on the microphones issues with the pixel 3.

Google should think about that, camera isn't the only important thing in a smartphone, assistance is aswell and Google gives no support at all. I'm not going back to Pixel smartphones anymore, it's been a long and fun run but I'm really tired of having top paid smartphones for 4gb of ram and a phone that you can't phone with. It's a shame. Wake up Google! It's your fault!

What you think about the last year's smartphone from Google?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Eudeferrer:
Interesting. I am on the opposite side of the fence. After having had practically every generation of Samsung Note that ever came out, I feel the complete opposite, and I'm not going back. I feel like Samsung doesn't care about is customers. While Samsung's phones have a more "finished look", it is my experience that their issues take way longer to resolve than on a Pixel which gets monthly updates on the 1st Monday of every month. My Pixel 3Xl phone has been the best phone I've ever had. It runs smooth as butter and I've never had any of the issues some claim to have had with the rare exception of an occasional call where the caller cannot hear me, but I hear them. My speakers sound great, my Bluetooth works wonderfully with all devices and the phone is very responsive. I'm rooted and enjoying the benefits of systemwide add blocker, Titanium backup, viper and 3minit battery mod (all of which are practically impossible in today's Samsung devices). Good luck on your locked down device. Samsung makes great screens but software wise, I find my phones became useless after 6 months due to mysteriously showing down. My Pixel is the first phone I've owned that still works as smooth as day one (even with it's surprising 4 GB of RAM). My Note 8 sits on a drawer collecting dust because it became unbearably slow after the last update, and the battery lasted less than my Pixel's. Don't get me wrong, I love Sammy devices. Just can't deal with the slow updates and the 7-8 month delay in bringing the new OS features to their devices.

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Balino:
At least on Samsung phone you don't get buggy software at launch. Pixel became the testing device for new Google operating system and I can't live with this anymore. If you just recently switched to Pixel line bro wait a bit and you'll get burned by Google. The history of problems is long on nexus/Pixel devices. Don't get me wrong, still using pixel 3xl sometimes mostly to take pics, I just dismissed it as phone for work. It's totally unreliable... A phone that can't phone lol
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] y2grae:
I've been on Pixel since launch of OG Pixel - never been "burnt" by them

volunteered for Beta Pie - that's the nearest to buggy I've had

Either you've had a bad model or you're doing something wrong imo ;)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
I've never had any big problems with either Pixel I've owned (2xl & 3xl). The phone has never been an issue. The main one for me was bluetooth. It cutout on my 2, and on my 3, while that stopped, I had to adjust the codec manually to show the track info in my SUV. However, that is not a big problem for me. It would be for people who don't know how to do such a thing though.

Anyway, I love the pixel line. I would *possibly* jump on an essential phone 2, or maybe something like one plus if they started doing at release updates. Outside of that, nope. Samsung can suck it as far as I'm concerned. I've had four of their phones. The last was an S7 edge. I loved it at first, but, like MANY other people on these boards and that I know personally (not to mention several articles about this), the phone mysteriously slowed down around the next phone launch. Mine was so bad I thought the phone had crapped out. So, I got a warranty replacement. After an update it was the same. Nearly unusable. And you talk about updates, my S7 got the next OS about 7 months after release. There were problems that took 3+ months for Sammy to fix. Sooo, I wouldn't say they're better at that by any means. I guess maybe they could have gotten better?

The pixel 3xl has a Samsung display, and it looks amazing. The camera was the best until the S10 and the P30 (think the last one is right). I'm sure the 4's will destroy that again. I get monthly updates, the phone looks and feels great, and it runs perfectly. Zero lag. Unlike every Samsung I've ever owned. Also, I was on the P beta last year from DP2 on, no problems. This year I'm on the Q beta from DP1, no problems. I think Google does a pretty good job for hardware being one of their less important to them things.

But, to each their own.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Eudeferrer:
Amen bro. I couldn't have said it better. I feel the exact same way. Samsung's software is crap and like you say... It"mysteriously slows down the phone" by the time a new one is coming out. At least with the Pixel, this isn't the case so far.

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] #Teampixel:
Pixel 3 still best image quality mate
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MArtyChubbs:
I haven't gone back to Samsung since experiencing the s6 and s7 edge. Horrible battery life and both launched buggy as hell. I'm sure it's better now, but, having a locked boot loader would be no fun for me.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
I forgot about battery life. My S7 edge battery was horrible at first. I would take it off the charger at 6:30-ish, and by 5 or so it was pretty much dead. Seriously, not even 12 hours. I spent some time looking at and tweaking settings, and others did too so we shared what worked. After making a lot of changes I was able to get to about 9 or 10 in the evening before it died. It's pretty bad when a phone gets less than a day of battery life right out of the box, but under 12 or so hours is just sad.

My $0.02 is that most of these guys that jump ship to Samsung or LG or whatever will be wishing they hadn't. Probably come back to a Pixel or One+ or something too even.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Jiggs82:
I guess i can agree with everyone's a opinion good and bad but it's simple for me why i stay with Google phones just mainly because i want the latest and greatest from Android right from the jump! Lol It's our iPhones but not actually iPhones lol
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Balino:
To not mention that

My nexus 6p the four big cores are turned off to let the system boot. It's the famous bootloop of dead.

My pixel 2xl doesn't charge sometimes, you have to reboot it to let it charge.

The pixel 3xl screen is not half as beautiful as my S10+ screen. The battery sucks on the pixel 3xl too. This phone has serious problems with call that for a piace of technology lime this is really a shame.

To those Fanboy please go to another thread. If you can't understand what I'm saying. Google is just selling unreliable devices (I'd like to remember you when nexus 6p was turning off in cold weather without any warning).

I'm still rocking my pixel 3xl anyway in free time as I had time to compare pics of both phones and damn that pixel is incredible on camera side. Please guys be constructive
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zetsumeikuro:
There is a 68-70 page thread w/ 600~ posts on the issue tracker #124412355 that applies to the 3 and 3 XL. Multiple people are having issues with phone call quality and Google hasn't responded or given any indication they're trying to come up with a solution. Some have resolved it with guitartuna after giving it microphone permissions and now people can hear them on phone calls w/o cutting out. Others turn off advanced calling features in areas with poor signal and that does the trick for them. The 3 and 3XL both are a train wreck for the price Google is asking. But despite the issues and the questionable design it's one of the best stocking offerings at this time.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Eudeferrer:
Who are you to send people to another thread? "Unreliable devices"??? You've got to be kidding. You are a Samsung fan boy who selectively forgets things. Let's take a little trip down memory lane. Perhaps you need to be reminded of the exploding Note7 fiasco????? Talk about unreliable and dangerous! A phone that explodes in your pocket. My Note 4 became useless after it's last update. It would not even boot unless you would freeze it in the freezer. There are tons of pages explaining that problem also on XDA. Both my S7 edge and my Note 8 are also practicality unusable and collecting dust due to how slow they mysteriously got after updates. My Note 8 would freeze every time I took a picture also and if its battery reached zero it would brick the phone. Look at forums exchanging this problem. My S9+ had endless display issues and leaked light through it's side. Samsung's latest scandal is the new Fold $2000 phone cracking screen and stopping working after only a few days. Please let's be real! Samsung has had more crappy phones that malfunctioned than any other company. Their software sucks too and it's filled with bloatware. Phones are pieces of technology that regardless who makes them can work incorrectly. You are blinded by your preference to Samsung phones and are extremely biased towards them in your comments. Good luck with your bootloader- locked down and unrootable Samsung phone which will take 7-8 months to be updated to new OS releases. It won't save you from an unreliable phone and it's certainly far from perfection.

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pkelly517:
You sure spent a lot of money on those crappy Samsung phones.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Balino:
Paid less for the S10+ than for my 3xl if you want to know, nearly 200€.

For the other Samsung phones I don't know and I don't care anyway, I had a Google device during that time :good:

After the Pixel 3xl experience, I'm tired of stock Android and Google in general. I'm not saying That Google is bad Samsung is good. I'm just saying that the S10+ is better than 3xl in anyway except the camera maybe... You're right maybe I'll choose 1+ after that
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
to be fair

pixel phones hardly give us latest and greatest, they are roughly released 5 months after the competition, and our 3 is abysmal with 4GB ram when others are offering 6GB for a base and 12GB for a pro variant just to name one drawback
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
12gb are completely useless and waste of money on that. 6gb max are enough. Proper memory management and you're good to go.

4gb are even enough , but google failed the memory management on it slightly (look at essential and HTC u11, 4gb RAM but management is like a beast).
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Paz9:
I disagree

I have a op6t and I can leave a tons of apps open without redraws

Ultimately that's what we want.

And more ram = More opened apps in memory

I have the 8gb variant and constantly find myself using 6-7GB ram
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kennethwendo:
A bit dramatic with this response here. I have had the Nexus and Pixel series and the biggest misconception is that of unreliability on Google phones. Google phones are just as equally unreliable and reliable as others phones. I have the Pixel 3xl and with due respect that is a great piece work. It has it's quirks, yes I agree, like the big notch and the chin which could be smaller but I can assure you this is a premium device. No wonder it scores on top on many aspects. Let's speak objectively.....put emotions aside!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Archer:
I was a long time HTC user, then Samsung for a few devices and then tried out OnePlus for a couple of phones and Huawei for one (shudder). I've finally got a Pixel 3XL and I'm 100% sold. I'll buy a Pixel 4 on release day, because this is flat out, by far, the best phone experience I've ever had, and that's out-of-the-box and non-rooted.

People like what they like - it's not a choice. This phone has been the perfect phone for me. If it's not the perfect phone for someone else then they can rejoice in the fact that we don't use iPhones and actually have choice. There is no right. There is only right for you.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Balino:
Well I'm a long pixel and nexus user. I could just be tired by stock Android and just wanted to give a look at what other OEMs are offering at the moment
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Archer:
Understood - like I said, there is no right. Only right for you.

I've been in the habit of either flashing my phones with the nearest thing to stock Android or AOSP, so it was clear that I would one day end up with a Google phone. Horses for courses.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pkmoazzam:
You will switch back after a while. You will be tired of Samsung. You just switched to S10+, bro wait a bit. You will be exploded by Samsung. I am sure you will beg us to forgive you when you come back.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curi0:
Hi I tried using F2FS /system on my Redmi Note 4 (mido)

First I flashed a F2FS capable kernel and took a TWRP backup of /system

Next I formatted /system as F2FS

Then I restored the TWRP backup of system after telling it to use rm -rf instead of formatting so it keeps it F2FS

I modified /cust/etc/fstab.qcom to mount /system as F2FS instead of ext4

But when I rebooted to system my phone shutdown during boot which means something went wrong with the mounting

It seems like the kernel or initrd is set to use EXT4. Can someone help me on how to get it to use F2FS ? I don't know how to get UART logs on this phone so that would be helpful too. ADB logcat won't work because it crashes too early