Question About Locked Bootloading

[BigSilky]

Hi sorry for the noob question but I'm looking at getting the Redmi Note 3

I keep seeing issues with the bootloader being locked. My question is if I'm ordering from gearbest and they have the international ROM with google play etc on it, would I necessarily need to unlock the bootloader?

What benefits is there from changing the ROM? Cheers

 

[Margatto]

I ordered from gearbest and had my device with a custom romantic installed from the vendor (you should better ask gearbest not to install a modified rom when ordering). Google was installed but no way to update officially.
I flashed with miflash the last global stable but had issues with WiFi. Then updated to the last global beta en.miui.
This is pretty decent and good rom.
I DID ALL WITHOUT UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER.

 

[BigSilky]

So just to clarify the modified ROM you got when ordering from gearbest isn't good, and that's why you suggest asking them to send one without it?

 

[Margatto]

Exactly. So they should send you a phone with stock China stable rom (chinese/english).

 

[BigSilky]

I understand now. Is the only disadvantage of the Chinese ROM that it has Chinese apps/ no google play? Is that difficult to change once you get it?

 

[Margatto]

Don't think.... I don't know I was forced to flash my actual Rom. It is not a question of difficulty (lots of guides to read but very detailed) but the risk to make an error and have potentially your phone bricked...

 

[hawks]

I have been waiting for 2 weeks to get an unlock code but I didn't receive anything. Then I followed a guide to do semi-unlock and flashed xiaomi.eu ROm 7.2.2 on my Redmi Note 3 Pro (kenzo).

 

[nsansari]

Also alot of customised ROMs by suppliers have malware on them. I am a noob myself. When I got my phone first thing I did was check for malware. and as expected found loads of it using AVG. So I went through all the hoops of figuring out how to flash and asking questions whether I needed to unlock the bootloader.

So far I HAVE FLASHED GLOBAL ROM STABLE WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOT LOADER. Although I have got the confirmation from xiaomi to unlock the bootloader I have decided not to do it now as I am very happy with the kenzo ROM I have now.

 

[Margatto]

@nsansari
What rom version do you have now?
I had Kenzo global stable 7.2.3 ... With WiFi bug... So updated to global beta 6.4.14 witch I recommend!

 

[nsansari]

it is MIUI Global 7.2 Stable - 7.2.3.0(LHOMIDA)

I don't have any wifi issues at all. Everything working as it should. I have a Redmi note 3 pro 32gb by the way. Also as soon as I installed the above ROM I got a OTA update as well.

and this is the step by step I followed. ....thread-235865-1-1.html

 

[hawks]

Also alot of customised ROMs by suppliers have malware on them. I am a noob myself. When I got my phone first thing I did was check for malware. and as expected found loads of it using AVG. So I went through all the hoops of figuring out how to flash and asking questions whether I needed to unlock the bootloader.

So far I HAVE FLASHED GLOBAL ROM STABLE WITHOUT UNLOCKING BOOT LOADER. Although I have got the confirmation from xiaomi to unlock the bootloader I have decided not to do it now as I am very happy with the kenzo ROM I have now.

I would gladly keep Global Stable ROM if it had the Dutch language on it.