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Xiaomi Mi 8 lock state

Hi,
So I got just the Xiaomi Mi 8. The seller said they installed global rom thereselves and therefore I wanted to install the global rom from Xiaomi so I know I got a fresh rom with nothing added in the background.
So I used the Xiaomi Flash program and flashed it with Xiaomi Mi 8 Latest Global Stable Version Fastboot File.
Now it boots in recovery mode and says "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device".
I tried to reflash it with Xiaomi flash and it gives me an error " Erase is not allowed in Lock State".
So I tried to unlock via the Mi unlock account which tells me it can't because my account isn't signed in with the phone. Go into settings and sign in which I can't.
So I am a bit stuck here.
I read only people with special EDL accounts or Xiaomi service centers can fix this issue. Is that correct?
I live in Australia so there is no Xiaomi service center near me. I don't know anyone with a special EDL account.
What do I do from here now?
Thanks,

Danielandg said:
Hi,
So I got just the Xiaomi Mi 8. The seller said they installed global rom thereselves and therefore I wanted to install the global rom from Xiaomi so I know I got a fresh rom with nothing added in the background.
So I used the Xiaomi Flash program and flashed it with Xiaomi Mi 8 Latest Global Stable Version Fastboot File.
Now it boots in recovery mode and says "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device".
I tried to reflash it with Xiaomi flash and it gives me an error " Erase is not allowed in Lock State".
So I tried to unlock via the Mi unlock account which tells me it can't because my account isn't signed in with the phone. Go into settings and sign in which I can't.
So I am a bit stuck here.
I read only people with special EDL accounts or Xiaomi service centers can fix this issue. Is that correct?
I live in Australia so there is no Xiaomi service center near me. I don't know anyone with a special EDL account.
What do I do from here now?
Thanks,
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I am very sure you did "Flash and lock" because it is default option in Xiaomi Flash tool. Your only option is to send it to the seller for him to unlock it. Or maybe if you can boot to fastboot then you can get token from getvar command but I don't know what to do with it so you have to figure it out.
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Yeah I did. How was I supposed to know though. The Xiaomi app tells you nothing of it. That's what I have usually selected in the past.
Seriously if this is the only way the fix it then Xiaomi just lost a long term customer. They need to warn their customers if they want to allow stores to have access to mess with the phones but no access to customers to repair that.

Unfortunately 2018 Miflash versions have default option set to flash and lock, not flash_all like before - so its easy to miss it and lock bl during flash.
You have bought chinese variant with unlocked bootloader by xiaomi dev account. Your only hope now is to... open the device, do a testpoint flash with chinese rom with Mi Account authorization and then unlock bootloader by your own Xiaomi account. Getting Mi account authorization is the hardest point here.

Due to such accidents, NEVER use any tool for this action. There are a bat file for Windows and sh file for Linux OS's included in the compressed file you've downloaded, you just need to run the desired one. It's completely closed to any accidents and you can delete those two files that will end you up with locked bootloader for further attempts.

Any idea where I can request mi account authorisation?
I followed one link to where people were asking on the miui forum but that thread is now locked...

Danielandg said:
Any idea where I can request mi account authorisation?
I followed one link to where people were asking on the miui forum but that thread is now locked...
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That's the wrong place to ask for questions. It's for devs only. Request a mod to move it to the appropriate forum.

Do you mean here or on the miui Forum site?

+7566484305
Or
+7 931 979-64-22
Or
+55 15 98112-7922
Try one of this on WhatsApp
20-30USD fee

I got access to unlock Xiaomi phones as I had to unlock my Redmi phone some years back. Is that the same as mi authorised account? Maybe I am already authorised?

Danielandg said:
Any idea where I can request mi account authorisation?
I followed one link to where people were asking on the miui forum but that thread is now locked...
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Did you bring your phone to the seller?

No. The seller is in Hong Kong. I'm in Melbourne Australia.
How can I actually check if I got an authorised account? I found a account auth in the Mi flash program and tried it and it just says my account is bind to this computer now. How useless is that? Isn't it meant to tell me if I got authorised status or not ??

Danielandg said:
Yeah I did. How was I supposed to know though. The Xiaomi app tells you nothing of it. That's what I have usually selected in the past.
Seriously if this is the only way the fix it then Xiaomi just lost a long term customer. They need to warn their customers if they want to allow stores to have access to mess with the phones but no access to customers to repair that.
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actually Xiaomi is not in the fault here, as you purchase phone which intended for China, whereas you should buy the global version.
Xiaomi did due to lot of people buy chinese version and use global rom and sell it again as global version.
you supposed to search and know all risk before purchase phone which not sold officially in your country
Danielandg said:
No. The seller is in Hong Kong. I'm in Melbourne Australia.
How can I actually check if I got an authorised account? I found a account auth in the Mi flash program and tried it and it just says my account is bind to this computer now. How useless is that? Isn't it meant to tell me if I got authorised status or not ??
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if you want, in Indonesia forum, there is one person who have some problem like you and he can solve it by come to one people in Indonesia. maybe you can find people with Mi Authorized Account in Indonesia as Indonesia is nearer from Australia

rizahakam said:
actually Xiaomi is not in the fault here, as you purchase phone which intended for China, whereas you should buy the global version.
Xiaomi did due to lot of people buy chinese version and use global rom and sell it again as global version.
you supposed to search and know all risk before purchase phone which not sold officially in your country
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I would say Xiaomi is at full fault. They know people flash Chinese phones to get away from all the spyware and crap that sellers put on to the phones.
People talking about bricked phones somewhere on the internet/forums does nothing to warn people. If Xiaomi knew they would brick people's phones this way then they should warn you in their MI flash program. It is just low and very disappointing as I really do like Xiaomi products but if they are just not going to support their customers or warn them basically not at all then like I said they basically lost a customer who won't be buying any of their products any more.
And what a bout all those people who bricked their phones as soon as the Xiaomi Mi 5 or which ever it was came out and there was no warning on the forums at all. Was it their fault as well?
rizahakam said:
if you want, in Indonesia forum, there is one person who have some problem like you and he can solve it by come to one people in Indonesia. maybe you can find people with Mi Authorized Account in Indonesia as Indonesia is nearer from Australia
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So search the forums for people with Mi Authorised account or do you mean go to Indonesia...?
And how do I find out if my account is authorised? I think I might of authorised it some years ago but I don't know how to check.
When I tried the account_auth.exe and put my log in details in, it said verifying and then gave me this message:
" This Computer Is Bound To Your Account"
What does that mean?

Danielandg said:
I would say Xiaomi is at full fault. They know people flash Chinese phones to get away from all the spyware and crap that sellers put on to the phones.
People talking about bricked phones somewhere on the internet/forums does nothing to warn people. If Xiaomi knew they would brick people's phones this way then they should warn you in their MI flash program. It is just low and very disappointing as I really do like Xiaomi products but if they are just not going to support their customers or warn them basically not at all then like I said they basically lost a customer who won't be buying any of their products any more.
And what a bout all those people who bricked their phones as soon as the Xiaomi Mi 5 or which ever it was came out and there was no warning on the forums at all. Was it their fault as well?
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like I said, why you buy chinese version in the first place? you can buy global version from country which Xiaomi sell Mi 8 officially (like India, Singapore or Malaysia). if you buy global version, you will have global rom out of the box and won't brick your phone in the first place.
if Chinese people want to flash global rom, they need to request unlock to Xiaomi which Xiaomi will explain what can bricked their phone.
actually Xiaomi never recommended their phone to be unlocked. you know when you want to modify any system which not officially supported by the manufacturer, all risk is on you right?
and Xiaomi is more friendly to enthusiast community compared to other OEM. only OnePlus and Google itself who I know is more friendly than Xiaomi.
but enough who is fault, as this already happen and you need to solve your bricked phone right?
Danielandg said:
So search the forums for people with Mi Authorised account or do you mean go to Indonesia...?
And how do I find out if my account is authorised? I think I might of authorised it some years ago but I don't know how to check.
When I tried the account_auth.exe and put my log in details in, it said verifying and then gave me this message:
" This Computer Is Bound To Your Account"
What does that mean?
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what I mean is that you try to find people in that forum who have Mi Authorized Account and contact them. they can do two things, one is they lend their ID (but I think it's nearly impossible) and second is you send your phone to them and they will unlock it.
other than that you won't have others way and your phone will remain bricked

Fair enough.
Though I am sure my account is already authorised because I requested it on the Mi website maybe 2 years ago and the Mi flash app says I am "This Computer Is Bound To Your Account" which according to what I read online means my account is authorised.
If that is right, can I open the phone myself, unplug the battery, plug the USB in, connect the two test points and flash with Mi flash?
Thanks for your help.

Danielandg said:
Fair enough.
Though I am sure my account is already authorised because I requested it on the Mi website maybe 2 years ago and the Mi flash app says I am "This Computer Is Bound To Your Account" which according to what I read online means my account is authorised.
If that is right, can I open the phone myself, unplug the battery, plug the USB in, connect the two test points and flash with Mi flash?
Thanks for your help.
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You always can give it a shot, but if there are any Xiaomi shops in your country, the official thread says that you can hit them up for a help. Give it a try and see if you can get your phone rescued. I guess the only way to learn if your account is authorized is just trying.

Danielandg said:
Fair enough.
Though I am sure my account is already authorised because I requested it on the Mi website maybe 2 years ago and the Mi flash app says I am "This Computer Is Bound To Your Account" which according to what I read online means my account is authorised.
If that is right, can I open the phone myself, unplug the battery, plug the USB in, connect the two test points and flash with Mi flash?
Thanks for your help.
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from what I read, the binding to your computer doesn't mean your account is Authorized.
and what do you mean by request via Mi website? you mean you request to unlock your bootloader? if yes it's different, as I have account that can unlock bootloader but not Authorized Account.
Mi Authorized Account can flash rom without bootloader unlocked, whereas the one you request I think is permission to unlock bootloader, not bypass bootloader.
from MIUI forum, you need to check first. did you receive pass from sms or email? as stated below
It will ask for your authorization pass if your Mi Account is the authorized one. You might have received the pass via email or SMS on your registered mobile number. Otherwise, it will recall that your Mi Account is not authorized to flash the phone.
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rizahakam said:
from what I read, the binding to your computer doesn't mean your account is Authorized.
and what do you mean by request via Mi website? you mean you request to unlock your bootloader? if yes it's different, as I have account that can unlock bootloader but not Authorized Account.
Mi Authorized Account can flash rom without bootloader unlocked, whereas the one you request I think is permission to unlock bootloader, not bypass bootloader.
from MIUI forum, you need to check first. did you receive pass from sms or email? as stated below
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I am not sure. I did that about 2 years ago. I am sure it was on a website but I could be wrong as well.
I just followed this guide:
http://en.miui.com/thread-2820162-1-1.html
And i get the exact same as that last photo - My computer is now bound to this account, you can start.
I suppose if my account isn't authorised I will just have to pay one of those online websites to teamview my computer and use their account...
But I can send the phone back to the seller. They will charge me about $30 USD(could be more after they actually get it) and they told me they will send it to a Xiaomi Centre in China. What I want to know is will Xiaomi just do the same? Open it up, test point and flash it? If so I rather do it myself than wait months for it to return.
Thanks,

I'm going to give this a shot tomorrow. Does it matter what rom I use???
Is there a guide on how to do it properly for my practicular phone?

Bricked Redmi K20 Pro, stuck in Recovery Bootloop

After trying all kinds of roms from here, I decided to go back to basics and flash a global stable ROM.
In the Mi Flash software I forgot to check the "Clean All" button, and left the default(I don't know why this is the default) "Clean All and lock"
Now, I'm stuck in a recovery(can go to fastboot as well) bootloop, can't even turn it off unless the battery dies. It says at the bottom : "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device"
I'm unable to flash it again using mi flash, unable to unlock it again as it gives me a weird chinese error, that translated, it think it says : "This phone has been used by account 622****418, by looking for phone lock"
Unable to boot into EDL, tried with a deep flash cable(seems it is not supported anymore)
I didn't open it, as I still have warranty(just bought it 3 weeks ago).
USB Debugging and OEM unlock are off as it was just flashed so it has default values.
The account on it is mine, but apparently mi Unlock is not recognizing it. My Mi account has different digits and I have permission to unlock the bootloader since last year.
Is there any way that I can go around this ?
I'm thankful for any advice that you have, guys...

Your device is most likely permanently bricked - when the bootloader is locked with a global ROM on a Chinese Xiaomi phone, nothing can be done to fix it - except one thing.
Are you sure you're booting into EDL mode correctly? I think you need to short two points on the main PCB while plugging in a USB cable. Xiaomi has a proprietary implementation of EDL mode - IIRC you need special Xiaomi software and a Mi account with the appropriate permissions (you can beg Xiaomi for permission on the Mi forums, or buy a working account from someone online). In EDL mode, you can re-flash the China ROM and recover the device.

Most likely, that's what I'll have to do, but I wanted to consume every chance and tutorial online before I remove the Back glass...SO it's Service Center or Test Point with auth accounts, which it's hard to get. I rather pay. Just wanted to make sure that it's bricked from my perspective, like I can't do anything to fix it from my end. Thanks

There is nothing you can do, the bootloader is now locked and you are on a rom that's not matching.
I used the Russian tech reported in one of the other threads about bricked k20 pro, costed me $20 and I needed to open up the phone, and do test point edl which were all easy and well worth it to save the $650 AUD I paid for the phone.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/help/destroyed-error-fastboot-locked-t3946012/page6
just add him on whatsapp and be nice to the tech and he will help you. I saw other posts if you ask him like an ass then he will ignore you.

I definitely don't want to open the phone. If it comes to that, I rather pay someone to do everything with proper tools and software.

You know, try to get in touch with xiaomi support. Explain The case and maybe they unlock it for you from there.

Hey Bro
Blitzz.666 said:
After trying all kinds of roms from here, I decided to go back to basics and flash a global stable ROM.
In the Mi Flash software I forgot to check the "Clean All" button, and left the default(I don't know why this is the default) "Clean All and lock"
Now, I'm stuck in a recovery(can go to fastboot as well) bootloop, can't even turn it off unless the battery dies. It says at the bottom : "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device"
I'm unable to flash it again using mi flash, unable to unlock it again as it gives me a weird chinese error, that translated, it think it says : "This phone has been used by account 622****418, by looking for phone lock"
Unable to boot into EDL, tried with a deep flash cable(seems it is not supported anymore)
I didn't open it, as I still have warranty(just bought it 3 weeks ago).
USB Debugging and OEM unlock are off as it was just flashed so it has default values.
The account on it is mine, but apparently mi Unlock is not recognizing it. My Mi account has different digits and I have permission to unlock the bootloader since last year.
Is there any way that I can go around this ?
I'm thankful for any advice that you have, guys...
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Did you find any solution without edl method? Cause currently I'm facing the same problem.

The only solution here is to go into EDL Mode, if you dont have an authorized mi account, I recommend s-unlock.com they have an automated service and their own tool to flash your phone, go check them out. If you have doubt opening the phone, it isnt hard. Just use playing card first and dont remove it, then find an old credit card to continue further gently.

Shaonhider97 said:
Did you find any solution without edl method? Cause currently I'm facing the same problem.
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After removing the back of my phone and fixing it with the help of an awesome dude from Japan found on whatsapp...I tried to unlock my bootloader again, and realised that the account I had in my phone was not the one that I was entering on miUnlock. I couldn't see that because the error message at 99% was in trad Chinese.
Maybe it would've worked if I knew that. If you go into Fastboot and try to unlock it, what message do you get?

hello all.

So I purchased a K20 Pro from eBay, never-msrp specifically. A few days after receiving the phone I was promoted to do a OTA to Android 10. The phone never booted again. I contacted the seller. They sent me a link to reset the phone; didn't work...still stuck on MI recovery 3.0. They said contact Xiaomi when the reset didn't work. Xiaomi says there's nothing they can do because they don't officially support this model in the U.S.. Square Trade during all this finally said they determined they can help me. BUT, they need the IMEI number which I can't get to without booting up the phone.
Any ideas how to recover the IMEI. The box is long gone. All I want is the phone
HELP! ?

afrokorean said:
So I purchased a K20 Pro from eBay, never-msrp specifically. A few days after receiving the phone I was promoted to do a OTA to Android 10. The phone never booted again. I contacted the seller. They sent me a link to reset the phone; didn't work...still stuck on MI recovery 3.0. They said contact Xiaomi when the reset didn't work. Xiaomi says there's nothing they can do because they don't officially support this model in the U.S.. Square Trade during all this finally said they determined they can help me. BUT, they need the IMEI number which I can't get to without booting up the phone.
Any ideas how to recover the IMEI. The box is long gone. All I want is the phone
HELP! ?
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Sounds like you had a CN model that was probably sideloaded with a different region's ROM perhaps. I'd suggest trying XiaomiADBFastbootTools if you can get the phone in to fastboot (the recovery screen you mentioned). It might list an IMEI in that software once it's hooked up via USB.
https://github.com/Szaki/XiaomiADBFastbootTools
Xiaomi do support the K20 Pro in America; it's the "Mi9T Pro" - if you mention K20 you get a swift "sorrynotsorry can't help you" as they assume it's import given its branded Mi9T for Westerners. But if you've got a boxed CN version the domestic warranty service may turn up their noses at it anyway.
It's in fastboot so you may as well try your luck at MiFlash and try the fastboot files for whatever region the phone is for; but if it's locked it might not go ahead. Can't hurt to try. The fastboot files are 2-3GB a pop so if you don't know what region it is you might need to try all of them;
https://mirom.ezbox.idv.tw/en/phone/raphael/
https://www.7-zip.org/ - to extract the *.tgz fastboot file
https://www.xiaomiflash.com/ - to flash the extracted folder.
Just be sure to use "clean all" and not "clean all and lock". Best of luck.

Stuck in fastboot mode.

Hello,
Just after receiving my new Redmi K20Pro Premium Edition, I tried to change the China ROM to the K20Pro Indian one, with the hope to use Netflix and GPay.
I used Adb, fastboot and Miflash as recommanded. Everything works well. The phone bootloaded again but stopped on Main menu with this message :
"This MIUI version can't be installed on this device".
There, nothing worked anymore. the fastboot oem device-info says the phone is locked.
To unlock using Miflash-unlock I need to modify the Mi status of my Mi account in the phone. Impossible to do if the phone does not bootload...
If I try to flash a new ROM (China Raphaels specific for K20pro Premium) the Miflash program blocks because the phone is locked...
I do not know how solve this blockage.
Could you help me?

Don't know should you search now for a paid help by EDL authorized user, or is there an easier way
But in MiFlash, at the bottom/right, there is the default option: Clean all and lock, you should have checked-in instead: Clean all
Most users just want to flash (and clean) without relocking, and every week somebody similarly bricks his Mi 9* - if he/she didn't miss the default relock option, he would still be able to flash a proper firmware to safe his phone, but with the relocked bootloader he is f* up with no second chance
Don't know why developer(s) of MiFlash implemented the 'wrong' option for default - but the hook is there for long time and it keeps the EDL authorized helpers busy ?

Thanks. It what I understood a little bit too late.
Do you know how to contact a EDL authorized user?

Amarille said:
Thanks. It what I understood a little bit too late.
Do you know how to contact a EDL authorized user?
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Search (here) or ask.
They usually use T...gram accounts and such posts are not permitted (albeit users like you do need help, it's meaningless to dispose the bricked phones to garbage just like that).
If you are quick enough, you will find the contact before the post gets deleted?
If you are already on some T..gram support group for Xiaomi, safely ask there

Bricked Mi 9. Please help.

I have a Mi 9 Global that I had previously unlocked. I decided for some reason that I wanted to use Google Pay/NFC, so I downloaded and flashed the latest global ROM. I chose the "clean all and lock" option, because I wanted to lock my bootloader. The ROM flashed and said it was successful, but it doesn't boot and has the "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device.". Now I can't boot my phone and the bootloader is locked. I can get into recovery or fastboot, but that's it.
I've tried every option and software I could find, but nothing works. XiaoMiTool V2 doesn't recognize the device. When I manually select it (I choose cepheus Mi 9) and try to unbrick it, it checks the chinese stable and chinese developer options and then gives an error that it cannot find any rom that can recover my device.
I've searched every forum and Youtube video I could find over many days and short of opening it up and shorting the pins, I'm out of options. Even that won't work without an authorized Xiaomi account.
Can anyone help? I've read that others have had luck with having someone remote into their PC and help.

jgristwood said:
I have a Mi 9 Global that I had previously unlocked. I decided for some reason that I wanted to use Google Pay/NFC, so I downloaded and flashed the latest global ROM. I chose the "clean all and lock" option, because I wanted to lock my bootloader. The ROM flashed and said it was successful, but it doesn't boot and has the "This MIUI version can't be installed on this device.". Now I can't boot my phone and the bootloader is locked. I can get into recovery or fastboot, but that's it.
I've tried every option and software I could find, but nothing works. XiaoMiTool V2 doesn't recognize the device. When I manually select it (I choose cepheus Mi 9) and try to unbrick it, it checks the chinese stable and chinese developer options and then gives an error that it cannot find any rom that can recover my device.
I've searched every forum and Youtube video I could find over many days and short of opening it up and shorting the pins, I'm out of options. Even that won't work without an authorized Xiaomi account.
Can anyone help? I've read that others have had luck with having someone remote into their PC and help.
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AFAIK, you will need to seek for somebody with EDL account (paid help)
Although you wanted to relock, you should flash first without relocking and later, only when you make sure it boots, then you use the tool once again to relock

AFAIK, you will need to seek for somebody with EDL account (paid help)
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That's why I created this post. I'm looking for someone who has an authorized account or knows of a reputable site that I can pay to unlock my bootloader.