About not waiting to unlock bootloader - Redmi Note 8 Questions & Answers

Hello guys,
My problem is that I do not want to wait to unlock bootloader 168 hours... I know the easiest way is just to wait, but who knows if after waiting 168 hours it will put more hours. It happened to some users. Also another reason is that if xiaomi's server will be down you will not be able to unlock bootloader anymore so due to the owner has the right to do whatever it wants with the device via software I think this question may fit with some of you.
I know that most of the ways are currently locked and they are not working right now. On the other hand the hours is just a message recieved by the server by JSON in APIRest with a GET so it could be some way to decompile the dlls and bypass the security of checking this validation in the code by altering the methods for example?
Greetings and thanks to everyone!

You're lucky you dont own a Huawei or any other device which could not be unlocked in any way.
Just wait, a week wont kill you.

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14 day wait for bootloader unlock?

Is this possible to skip? Can we unlock with adb / fastboot or is that not going to work / likely to brick the device?
Unlock Resposibly
adb or fastboot unlock will only work after 14 days of waiting. It is to allow you to rethink your decision. OEM unlock will obviously void your warranty and applications like Android pay will stop working. Trust me, relocking will not be easy as unlocking. Even if you somehow get it relocked, Android pay will still not work for you. So, unlock responsibly.
Thanks for the reply . I'm really doing it for root access, modifying the hosts file, changing fonts and boot animation, but the latter two aren't necessities.
I don't use Android pay (don't use contactless) but I am a little concerned that online banking will cease to function when the phone is on a stock firmware and rooted. If there's an effective system wide ad blocker I may use that instead.
For hosts file, I recommend dns66, available through fdroid, no root required.
i have found that many banking apps will continue to work with root provided you also have a hide root app installed but android pay is a no go.
jk77 said:
For hosts file, I recommend dns66, available through fdroid, no root required.
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Thanks! First I've heard of fdroid, looks very useful, and dns66 does exactly what I was planning on doing.
Need to put Android 10 so only way is custom ROM. How to put custom rom without OEM unlock?
cutom rom
Albert612103 said:
Need to put Android 10 so only way is custom ROM. How to put custom rom without OEM unlock?
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there is no way. Should be rooted
CHEERS
Hello guys.
For those having bootloader unlock server issue (normally everybody), there's a post on the Lenovo forum that gives the origin of the issue:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/P2-P2a...-bootloader/m-p/4574568/highlight/true#M12457
In fact, the problem seems coming from an non renewed SSL Certificate in the Lenevo server tracking the OEM Unlocking requests.
The suggestion given by fls2 is to change the date of the P2 phone to a previous date than the 10 July 2019 and the Bootloader Unlocking process should be launched.
That's what I've done with a second P2 I bought that has its bootloader locked.
I set the date to 10th of April 2019 and the phone is now waiting for 14 complete days to engage the OEM Bootloader unlock instead of the usual Lenovo ID error pop-up.
I'll wait for the process to end and see if everything went fine, but it seems that it should be OK as it was with my first P2 phone.
I'll keep you informed if there are some trouble in the process but I stay confident.
In case of success, we should address a very big "thank you" to fls2 for pointing out the issue with Lenovo server.
20 days have passed since registered. Always shows error.
Unable to unlock OEM.
Don't know what to do...
Hello everyone,
As I have written in my last post, I've used the suggested method of manually changing the date to one before the 10th July 2019.
So, as I've said, the 14 days counter has been correctly launched and I was able to see the counter evolving from 14 to 2 days.
Then I was a little bit busy and I haven't followed my P2 phone until last week-end.
When I tried to consult the status of the bootloader unlocking request, I had the same annoying pop-up telling me there's a problem with my account.
The date was fixed to 10th of April 2019 manually, but still had connection error pop-up.
I then tried to switch to current day date of the week-end (29/02/2020), and tried to check again the bootloader unlock status: Annoying pop-up again.
Before giving up, I've tried putting another date manually but at least 14 days after the one I've put when I made my first request and still before the 10th of July 2019, so I switched to 10th of June 2019.
This time, when I checked the bootloader unlock request, I've got no error and had a positive bootloader unlock message that told me the phone is going to reboot and erase all user data that are present.
The phone has rebooted in Fastboot mode and I was able to send the awaited "fastboot oem unlock" command from my laptop.
I didn't try to reboot the system and see if the fastboot command will work if I go in fastboot mode by myself, because I didn't want to miss the opportunity to succeed in unlocking the bootloader of this phone.
I let the people brave enough to try if they feel comfortable with that.
Now this phone is working with an AICP Android Q ROM that seems very stable.
@ Albert612103
20 days have passed since registered. Always shows error.
Unable to unlock OEM.
Don't know what to do...
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Try to follow my steps.
There's no reason I've succeded and you cannot.
I'm sure you'll be able to unlock your bootloader as I've done.
If you have some question, just feel free to ask.
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader too. Is there any way to avoi waiting 15 days? I'm still using the Stock Rom by default (Android 6).
According to the last comment in the Lenovo forum, the changing date no longer works.
Thanks
xavicosco said:
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader too. Is there any way to avoi waiting 15 days? I'm still using the Stock Rom by default (Android 6).
According to the last comment in the Lenovo forum, the changing date no longer works.
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AFAIK, no. You need to wait that. Also there is bigger problem than that which its the unlocking bootloader (server problem). Just you can read above, for no reason you cannot unlock bootloader.
mahmutpekkara said:
AFAIK, no. You need to wait that. Also there is bigger problem than that which its the unlocking bootloader (server problem). Just you can read above, for no reason you cannot unlock bootloader.
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@mahmutpekkara somehow I managed to unlock the OEM. It took me few attempts tho, so I'm guessing their servers are not always operating. No needed to change the date in my case.
Only 3 days remaining, so hopefully everything goes well.
So, after 15 days waiting I was getting the message ''Server sync data success'. I managed to get thru by signing off and signing in again with another account. Flashed properly and enjoying Syberia OS

is there any way to speed up the waiting time for unlocking the bootloader?

Like the titles says,
Is there any way to speed up the waiting time to unlock my bootloader? Do i really need to wait the 72 hours.....
Its really sad that a company like xiaomi do this, they make great devices but the rom is just not what i want.....
Unfortunately, you have to wait.
there is no idea why they did such a bad event
The wait is something I'm very great full for.
Imagine if your device was stolen with locked bootloader and then the thief was able to unlock and flash custom firmware onto the device to disable the location services like mi locator.
It's definitely more secure to have this wait as it gives people time to locate their device.
Only take wait, on 72 hours has unlock my bootloader yesterday
Dobsgw said:
The wait is something I'm very great full for.
Imagine if your device was stolen with locked bootloader and then the thief was able to unlock and flash custom firmware onto the device to disable the location services like mi locator.
It's definitely more secure to have this wait as it gives people time to locate their device.
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The wait doesn't prevent thief from flashing stock ROM and unlocking the bootloader. You have no chance to locate the device then.
me 360 hours :')

I need help. I can't unlock my bootload,Who has an unofficial method?

I tried every possible way to unlock my mi6, but they all failed, including the international version, the Chinese version, I want to use the third-party rom and root, but I can't unlock my device so that I can't brush in recovery, I tried to force brush in recovery, but my mi 6 can't start, so I want to ask if there is any unofficial way to help me solve the problem of unlocking bootload, please don't tell me to use the official tools, because I tried. Who has an unofficial way to help me, thank you
AFAIK there's no unofficial bootloader unlock for the Mi 6 now.
You might get one eventually but it is unlikely since even though the three days waiting sucks it does work...
What was not working on the unlock?
Did you bind the account on your phone and then wait three days (minimum) and then use the unlock tool (latest version)?
If not then try again.
Give us more information and we can help you.
Dobsgw said:
AFAIK there's no unofficial bootloader unlock for the Mi 6 now.
You might get one eventually but it is unlikely since even though the three days waiting sucks it does work...
What was not working on the unlock?
Did you bind the account on your phone and then wait three days (minimum) and then use the unlock tool (latest version)?
If not then try again.
Give us more information and we can help you.
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All I have tried, before this, I have a mi5, I think I should know how to unlock, it should not be my problem, unlock tool tips I did not bind, but I was bound state, I tried Kind of version fails, the same problem, my account already has permission, I think there are unofficial mys5 bootload method, I think mi6 may also exist, so I come to ask you a solution? In fact, there is a region in our country can be solved by mail bootload but need to pay, I do not want to pay do not want to mail. So to ask
First. flash the Chinese development rom,
and then unlock
xiaowei666 said:
All I have tried, before this, I have a mi5, I think I should know how to unlock, it should not be my problem, unlock tool tips I did not bind, but I was bound state, I tried Kind of version fails, the same problem, my account already has permission, I think there are unofficial mys5 bootload method, I think mi6 may also exist, so I come to ask you a solution? In fact, there is a region in our country can be solved by mail bootload but need to pay, I do not want to pay do not want to mail. So to ask
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At which point you failed?
1. Failed on 99% unlock tool?
2. Failed to get the system unlock on Developer Options (the error appear as toast and say something like "10008 参数错误 请参考API文档") ?
If it's #2, then you must connect to any VPN server that is located in Mainland China (Beijing/Shanghai).
If it's #1, then you most likely have to wait 72 hours after you receive your unlock permission from your SMS.
I've just unlocked Mi Mix 2 2 weeks ago. The difference I noticed from when I unlocked my Mi6 is that I need to connect to VPN server in China. Half a year ago, I don't need to do that.
ArcOnFire said:
At which point you failed?
1. Failed on 99% unlock tool?
2. Failed to get the system unlock on Developer Options (the error appear as toast and say something like "10008 参数错误 请参考API文档") ?
If it's #2, then you must connect to any VPN server that is located in Mainland China (Beijing/Shanghai).
If it's #1, then you most likely have to wait 72 hours after you receive your unlock permission from your SMS.
I've just unlocked Mi Mix 2 2 weeks ago. The difference I noticed from when I unlocked my Mi6 is that I need to connect to VPN server in China. Half a year ago, I don't need to do that.
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Thanks for your help, I have unlocked successfully. Will you compile the rom? I have encountered some problems.

Is there a way to actually unlock the bootloader?

Hi,
I bought a mi mix 2 yesterday and I've been trying to unlock it, but it doesn't seem possible.
I already requested permission from Xiaomi, which I was granted this morning, but when I try to connect the phone to the PC suite it tells me I need to update. But then the phone tells me there are no updates available!
I've been searching online and people say the suite is just buggy and that a fix "is coming" but those messages are two years old and apparently there has been no fix???
So, is there a way to actually unlock it?
I unlocked ok after waiting 72 hours.
Hi! So, let me get it straight. You were getting a message that read like this:
"You need to update your device to use Mi PC Suite. Update your device before connecting".
And you were getting it when trying to connect your phone, even after being granted permission to unlock. But then, after waiting for 3 days, it went away and it let you unlock?
There are instructions how to do it on the English MIUI forum. I hope providing a link to MIUI forums is not against the rules.
You will need to apply for permission, and after is granted you will need to wait 72 hours.
If you have the global version of the phone you can skip the connection to China VPN part. I unlocked it without any issues some time ago.
It seems I was doing it wrong: I was trying to use the PC Suite when I should have been using the Unlock tool, which is a different thing.
Apparently the PC Suite doesn't work, but you don't need it to unlock your phone anyway.

Root SM-G960W android 10 possible ?

Hello everyone thank you for your time it's been a couple days i'm doing reasearch on how to root my galaxy S9 (canadian) and i'm hitting a wall everytime and some post a far too old to be considered.
So my question is without the OEM unlock option in developper options am i doomed to not being able to root my phone ?
And yes i tried the trick with setting the date manually one month earlier but anyway my phone is more than 1 year old so i'm way past the 7 days delay.
Isn't there a way to unlock it with a computer via USB debugging mode ? ( juste an idea like that i know pretty much nothing)
Any clear answer would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time
OEM Unlock option is pretty much like the gate to unlock your boot loader
if your phone doesn't have the option then that could be cause by some factors like,
- either you can't unlock (I believe there are few versions that factory lock which mean cant be unlocked)
- or you have faied to modify your phone, which you have to wait like 7 days to be able to modify again
That all I know, maybe anyone can correct me if I'm wrong
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OEM Unlock option is pretty much like the gate to unlock your boot loader
if your phone doesn't have the option then that could be cause by some factors like,
- either you can't unlock (I believe there are few versions that factory lock which mean cant be unlocked)
- or you have faied to modify your phone, which you have to wait like 7 days to be able to modify again
That all I know, maybe anyone can correct me if I'm wrong
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okay i understand more what OEM does thank so as long as i can't unlock it from the inside no modification can come from the outside
You should read through this thread. It has some options that may interest you. The Canadian SM-G960W S9 is definitely boot loader locked that makes it "normally" not able too install any custom ROMs or boot loaders. The good thing with it is that it doesn't trip KNOX!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...s-recoveries--other-development/root-t4043707

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