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Xiaomi made it necessary to be a level 5 developer to unlock the bootloader. To be level 5, you have to be a citizen of China. Only way I know around this to pay someone to unlock the bootloader for you.

Went from stable 0.19 to stable 0.26 on NUWA (13 Pro). In 0.19, MMS would not work on the Telstra network - I get Message zsize:1KB, Expires 21/5 on the built in message. On Google message, the download would circle and then time out with error. On upgrade to 0.26, Google Message does not...

If you are installing stable MIUI 11 for the K20/9T Pro, it is built on Android 10, not 9.

Which ROM did you install?

Drawer was introduced in MIUI 11, so yes.

Step by step guide to install magisk https://romprovider.com/2019/01/create-pre-rooted-patched-boot-img-magisk/

It has to do with changes made by Google in Android 10. Extract boot.img from firmware and send it to phone. Run Magisk Manager on phone, and click install Magisk, selecting the patch file option. Patch the boot.img file Send the patched .img file to PC Flash it with fastboot. Reboot phone and...

Tried that from Magisk Manager and the install failed. Hence TWRP and later patched boot.img.

Installed 11.0.3 over 11.0.2 on my K20 Pro, doing a factory reset before installing. All working well. Magisk 20.01 will not flash from TWRP, resulting in failure to boot and ending up in TWRP. Patched boot.img with Magisk Manager and flashed that via fastboot, and root access granted. Have...

Just think of the work that will be required to port MIUI to an unsupported phone, and you have your answer.

TWRP is built into ROM

Yes. On/off switch will bring up a screen with option to unlock camera with a right to left swipe at bottom, or unlock with fingerprint or pin. Also fingerprint icon will light up with movement of phone,

Depends on when the next Chinese ROM is released.

Install Magisk only if you want root access to the phone. Not necessary otherwise.

Use Magisk Manager. Extract boot.img from the rom image, patch it in your phone, transfer it to your pc, and flash the boot.img in fastboot mode.