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Xiaomi provides a tool for unlocking their phones called "Mi Unlock" but only runs on a Windows PC. I only have access to Mac (both Intel and ARM64) and Linux. I don't have Windows.

I already enabled USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking. I can get the device with fastboot devices but almost no other fastboot command works.

So what are my options?

  • Can Mi Unlock work on an emulator like VirtualBox? If so, what is the recommended Windows version?

  • Does anyone know if Xiaomi has a Linux source or binary of the Mi Unlock tool?

  • Also, does anyone know why Android Platform Tools don't work? Why can't I just use the command line fastboot oem unlock, instead of their specific app?

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    To my experience USB connections from within virtual environments don't work reliable for low-level phone tools (because of timing and other side-effects when USB device disappear and reappear e.g. because of a phone reboot) .Or even worse increase the risk of bricking the phone, depending on how risky the operation is.
    – Robert
    Commented Mar 22, 2023 at 16:08
  • github.com/Canny1913/miunlock
    – alecxs
    Commented Mar 23, 2023 at 7:45

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This looks a bit advertising, but the next best tool for unlocking Xiaomi phones along with Official Mi Unlock is that Unofficial XiaoMiTool V2. It can run on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. XMT2 comes with built in bootloader unlock tool. Works the same as the official one.

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  • On macOS arm64 it was a bit unstable (suspect it runs w/ Rosetta). Then I installed on Linux and everything works fine until the unlock step. Then it gets stuck on "Failed to get the device unlock token" Error origin: com.xiaomitool.v2.procedure.install.Fastbootinstall$4.run(Unknown Source)
    – Alejandro Imass
    Commented Mar 22, 2023 at 23:23
  • you have to enable Xiaomi Cloud syncs + Find device, Xiaomi SIM Activation Service, bond sim card in Settings - Mi Account, and enable mi unlock status in developer options, then wait for 7 days, enter fastboot and use the mi account for unlocking
    – alecxs
    Commented Mar 23, 2023 at 1:00
  • Thank you so much for all the great info ! I performed all those steps and waiting the 7 days. I will follow up on this thread to see how it goes...
    – Alejandro Imass
    Commented Mar 23, 2023 at 9:16
  • It's day 8 and the same problem persists. "Failed to get the device unlock token" Error family code: info_retrieve_failed. Then it shows the class that generated the exception: FastbootInstall$4.run(Unknown Source).
    – Alejandro Imass
    Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 8:16

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