Yes thats true they are locking bootloader on all mi devices in future as Redmi 3 is coming in market with locked and in list Mi 4c and Mi Note Pro are second one.
For Now Bootloader are only locked in MIUI China Developer ROM for now.
• Locking bootloader will not affect normal OTA updates
• ROOT will be disabled if user has enabled it before. Enabling ROOT will need to unlock bootloader
• Recovery mode is changed. Updating via Recovery will need to use Mi PC Suite
• Devices with locked bootloader can not update using Miflash. Users need to unlock bootloader if they want to flash Fastboot ROMs.
Now the question is how to unlock bootloader it will be hard as miui stated because you have wait to get permission from miui for your unlocking application. Here is miui/unlock website.
For Now Bootloader are only locked in MIUI China Developer ROM for now.
We've locked bootloader for Redmi Note 3 since its launching in order to protect user data safety. As we said before, we'll be making the same change for other Mi devices gradually. Now, the list will include Mi 4c and Mi Note Pro also.What will change after locking bootloader?
• Locking bootloader will not affect normal OTA updates
• ROOT will be disabled if user has enabled it before. Enabling ROOT will need to unlock bootloader
• Recovery mode is changed. Updating via Recovery will need to use Mi PC Suite
• Devices with locked bootloader can not update using Miflash. Users need to unlock bootloader if they want to flash Fastboot ROMs.
Now the question is how to unlock bootloader it will be hard as miui stated because you have wait to get permission from miui for your unlocking application. Here is miui/unlock website.
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