A friendly reminder that isps do NOT care about you or your digital rights. Always best to buy directly from the OEM rather than from the telecommunications (unless you can’t afford it). Do proper research before buying a phone!

  • orl0pl@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    You don’t even need to get a phone from ISP or some telecom, on Xiaomi you need to install sussy app on PC and wait for a week, for unlocking bootloader.

    • TwinTusks@bitforged.spaceEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Unless you are Chinese user, which means you are double fucked.

      To unlock your phone, you need to:

      1. Level 5 Xiaomi Forum Level (Months)
      2. Make an appointment for the Unlocking Permission Test (random dates)
      3. Pass the test (timed, board range/difficult questions)
      4. If you pass, you’re only allow to unlock 3 phones per year.
    • TwanHE@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I think it’s 72h after linking your phone to your Xiaomi account, don’t need their pc app abd tools work fine.

      It’s still one of the brands that are most open for custom roms since you’ll retain your warranty unless you manage to do physical damage to the phone in the process.