Xiaomi is now locking the bootloaders on Redmi Note 3, Mi 4c, and Mi Note Pro

18 January, 2016
Xiaomi has locked the Redmi Note 3 bootloader, Mi 4c and Mi Note Pro are next.

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  • 18 Jan 2016

dev, 18 Jan 2016Given the abysmal custom rom selection for Xiaomi phones th... moreYou know what - Being able to install a custom ROM is an important flexibility for any device running Android OS. I agree to you that this might not matter to most of the people using Android devices, but still it is not a good practice preventing users from doing the same.

Coming to my own situation - i just hate the chinese OEMs mimic IOS in Android skins. I was thinking about buying Xiaomi Note 3 pro as my next device - with the hope that I don't need to put up with MIUI and use cyanogen custom ROM. Now, Xiaomi has made my decision easier. I will stick to Motorola branded phones (of course made by Lenovo) with near stock android.

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    • mir
    • t7I
    • 18 Jan 2016

    Since when did a chinese company even have respect for google's guidlines?

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      • alexv
      • 0mn
      • 18 Jan 2016

      well i'm a mi4c user and ain't too happy about it. an ota than may brick your device for good ? damn you xiaomi what are you thinking. safety for locking the bootloader is just an excuse. dirty little company.

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        • LifesGood
        • S4s
        • 18 Jan 2016

        i see Redmi Note 2 will sell more and more and Redmi Note 3 be a fail from Xiaomi! That's it.

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          • nickarad
          • 0Ur
          • 18 Jan 2016

          Company Xiaomi not proceed correct. Common sense would be leaving free not locking.
          Hello Xiaomi, you started aberrations ?

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            • Anonymous
            • JA%
            • 18 Jan 2016

            AnonD-485837, 18 Jan 2016thank you for making my decision easy for me xiaomi. non of... moreOPO 2 does have locked bootloader but it unlocks with a simple, painless oem unlock command.

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              • dev
              • p3G
              • 18 Jan 2016

              Given the abysmal custom rom selection for Xiaomi phones this is hardly an issue.
              IMHO you buy a Xiaomi phone for MIUI and what MIUI offers. Using other roms kind of defeats that.

              You don't see Apple users complaining because you can't install Android on iphones.

              I get the whole "open source" crap about Android but we all know that's hardly the case.

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                • Anonymous
                • v{@
                • 18 Jan 2016

                why TF?

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                  • AnonD-485837
                  • d%f
                  • 18 Jan 2016

                  thank you for making my decision easy for me xiaomi. non of your products for me. oneplus 2 also has its bootloaders locked, no?

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