Xiaomi phones with unlocked bootloader won't get HyperOS updates

08 November 2023
Xiaomi is also making the unlock process much more difficult.

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101dude, 08 Nov 2023I don't know why people complain about MIUI so much pe... moreI used to own a Xiaomi phone before, and MIUI sucks after multiple updates. Heck, some of the bugs remain unsolved despite the updates. That's why I flashed a custom ROM in it, even going deGoogled. The only reason why I don't do it anymore is because the motherboard of my Poco X3 Pro got badly fried. Nowadays, I'm looking at older OnePlus or Sony phones to go back into deGoogled custom ROM flashing.

    Anton el duro, 08 Nov 2023As easy as closing it, update HyperOS and after doing so, o... moreI'm not sure if it's that straightforward though. From my personal experience of doing deGoogled custom ROM flashing, the bootloader will always stay unlocked and never able to lock it back again.

      Anonymous, 09 Nov 2023Why are brands so against you taking control of your own phone?It's the same reason why almost all smartphone brands remove the headphone jack and microSD card slot on non-budget smartphones. It's all about the ecosystem, which means big profit in return, simple as that.

        rizki1, 09 Nov 2023Since Xiaomi phones are now given quite a long update, even... moreI never see any $100 Xiaomi phone that gets a "long" update. All I see are Xiaomi phones with at least a Snapdragon 7 series SoC, including under the Poco sub-brand. Anything below it is a stroke of mere luck.

          Game Legion, 09 Nov 2023Baseless propagandaThen what is planned obsolescence for, then? They obviously know that modern smartphones with modern SoC are still plenty powerful even after five years of use.

            Tigolebitties, 09 Nov 2023So you can't switch to custom ROM when your phone &quo... moreBaseless propaganda

              AnonD-1026503, 09 Nov 2023You need better friendsNah, you need to touch grass

                JimmyTheGreatest, 09 Nov 2023Xiaomi ship their phones (Poco) with a good number of extre... moreWhy don't you list those ‘unistallable’ bloats

                  JimmyTheGreatest, 09 Nov 2023Xiaomi ship their phones (Poco) with a good number of extre... moreWhy don't you list those ‘unistallable’ bloats

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                    • Stephen
                    • CD5
                    • 09 Nov 2023

                    So, how do one root his phone, when bootloader unlock is not allowed?

                      Really really bad move i only buy Xiaomi devices to unlock and play with it custom rom etc... bad move

                        I have a question. Does unlocking bootloader not affect the security of financial/banking apps? Will it pass safetynet? Because nowadays updating my banking apps (some) would even require me to disable developer options before it could start/open these particular apps.

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                          • Stinger
                          • N1a
                          • 09 Nov 2023

                          I hope the US government will blacklist xiaomi too this year like huwei ... they deserve it now !

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                            • 09 Nov 2023

                            AnonymousCRL, 09 Nov 2023I never cared for MIUI, nor will I care now for HyperOS. ... moreFalse, Pixel experience based on android 14 is still not available on Xiaomi 11 lite 5g NE

                              Anonymous, 09 Nov 2023Your other alternative to Xiaomi is one that doesn't u... moreI mean, true with your argument with Honors unreliable software support, from Smasnug, I atleast will get a better Android software experience than Xiaomis Miui 15 "HyperOS". I still doubt that HyperOS will be as optimized as Miui 14

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                                • Anonymous
                                • CbC
                                • 09 Nov 2023

                                Xiaomi trying to imitate Huawei. They will lose small amount of customers because of this decision.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • CbC
                                  • 09 Nov 2023

                                  This won't change anything.
                                  The geeks who unlock bootloader are very few (around 1%) compared to total number of dumbs who use miui/hyperos.

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                                    • CbI
                                    • 09 Nov 2023

                                    Poco m6 pro 5g update hyperos update Android 14 update give fast today any way I want today China man

                                      rizki1, 09 Nov 2023because those who unlocked it didn't get HyperOS, but ... moreI believed Samsung, Google Pixel and Oneplus have implemented similar mechanisms many years ago regarding OTA. For Oneplus, I remembered that you must manually flash the full image to update.

                                      So why it's a news? And why they posted it with a such a title that sounds like its something new?

                                        rizki1, 09 Nov 2023because those who unlocked it didn't get HyperOS, but ... moreEvery "phone geeks" I met inside China and outside China always thought "hey geeks are targeted customers and should be respected by all means".
                                        Is that true? Xiaomi shipped around 150M phones last year, how many phones have their bootloader unlocked? I believe less than 500K globally.

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