Comment on New-ish devices compatible with custom ROMs
Rudee@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoI’ve heard that unlocking the bootloader is a bit of a mission. Have you got any experience with that?
Comment on New-ish devices compatible with custom ROMs
Rudee@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoI’ve heard that unlocking the bootloader is a bit of a mission. Have you got any experience with that?
ser@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I have had several Redmi phones. Yes, the current unlock process is a convoluted - You need a Xiaomi account. Then you need to toggle “unlock” in Developer settings. Then go to fastboot. Then while connected to your PC, you need the Xiaomi Unlock app to unlock the phone which you need to wait 2 weeks to happen. After 2 weeks, you go back to fastboot and the Xiaomi app, click Unlock and it is done.
(phew!)
It is tedious but not horrible. Once this is done, your bootloader is unlocked. You can then install your own custom recovery, custom rom, etc.
Rudee@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
And do you have a preferred ROM you use?
ser@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
From most preferred… CrDroid, EvolutionX, LineageOS, Bliss ROM.