Xiaomi plans to stop Bootloader Unlocking from May 2024

A very sad news for those who buy Xiaomi phones just to experience the custom ROMs and to root their devices as Xiaomi plans to stop bootloader unlocking and all other services starting from May 24, 2024. For products already on the market, support for bootloader unlocking will be discontinued 60 days from the date of the announcement and this news is now officially confirmed. Let’s check out everything in detail.

Xiaomi’s plan for smartphones for 2024

Xiaomi users are enjoying different custom ROMs on their devices after unlocking the bootloader. Flashing a Custom ROM and Rooting is only possible when you have an unlocked bootloader and Xiaomi users can easily unlock their bootloader with some simple steps with the help of the official bootloader unlocking tool but according to a leaked post on Weibo, Xiaomi is planning to drop the support of bootloader unlocking and other services starting from May 24, 2024, and it is very sad news for those who buy Xiaomi phone to experience the Stock Android ROM.

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As we already know the release date of HyperOS, the upcoming operating system for Xiaomi phones, Xiaomi will introduce its Vela engine to optimize the smoothness of the system in HyperOS. In the leaked post, Xiaomi also mentioned that “In order to better protect the consumer experience and avoid a series of problems introduced after flashing the phone, we have decided to stop unlocking and other services for all newly launched products after May 24, 2024. Products already on the market will be 60 days from the date of the announcement, Stop unlocking.”

In addition, Xiaomi also mentioned that many users have taken the risk of buying Xiaomi phones from an unofficial seller but they sometimes get fake Xiaomi phones, or Xiaomi phones with unofficial ROM loaded with bloatware. This is really bad for the user experience, and it might even cause property loss if some malware is installed. This situation also exists in the China market. Also, they mentioned, that if any Xiaomi phone is lost or stolen, the person who got the device could easily flash a new ROM onto it.