Well, better than no bootloader unlocking which was the rumour going around.
But this trend is certainly saddening, and it feels like it's a matter of time before bootloader unlocking goes away altogether.
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I tried an unmodified xiaomi phone and couldn't believe how shit it was.
Ads everywhere. When you open the file manager you'd get a full page ad. That phone was a disease
No wonder they don't want people installing ad-free Lineageos on their machines
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tldr:
While earlier Xiaomi allowed users to unlock up to three devices per year, the new policy brought that number down to a single device per year and applies to both China and the rest of the world.
The restriction can prevent any abuses of the unlock system in making mass customizations to sell.
That's a value-add, not abuse.
In response my in-house policy has changed to allow purchase of 0 Xiaomi devices per year.
I don't have a phone from this brand. What system in place enforces this policy?
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I'm on my 2nd Xiaomi flagship and I think had to request unlock and wait for a day or so. Or use some trick to skip this step. So in theory after (if) I get my next Xiaomi 15 or whatever it will be, one unlock per year should be fine.
Can I actually unlock it some other way?
I wish this is was China bad thing
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