I have been trying to update my xiaomi.eu miui 7 rom (it is sold to me with this rom, so its a distributor rom? idk) but i can't seem to. This is what i know about the rom now: (please ask questions if you need information from me to solve this problem)
1. Some said if this rom has been installed it means the phone is already unlocked. I'm not if bootloader is locked again after the distributor installed this rom. However despite xiaomi.eu rom being installed i can't access the recovery by holding the volume down and power button after powering off the device. I found out in the forums of en.miui.com that in order for me to access the recovery i have to have my bootloader unlocked i am confused.
2. I have tried unlocking it, using the Mi Unlock app. I was given permission by xiaomi to do so. At first I was able to log in the Mi Unlock app. Then when trying to unlock my device (i have a Mi5) it stops at 50% and fails at me. So I decided to go into the forums once again idk which forum i went to. I found a suggestion that I should wait a week after that and try again to unlock the device. But after a week when I tried to unlock the device it says that my device is not supported for unlocking. wtf?
3. I tried to install miui 8 using a guide that allows for installation of miui 8 without unlocked bootloader. However I couldn't get the phone to be recognised on my PC after entering edl mode.
4. if i were to try to install miui 8 global rom through fastboot (i havent tried that yet) should i get a fastboot rom or something instead of the global stable rom that is issued in en.miui site?
5. also pokemon go says its not supported on this device, software or OS. but i dont see any complaints in any forums indicating this problem save for some gps problems. Idk what is wrong this device that i have purchase. Please help me out anyone. (i have checked with a root checker that my device is not rooted so i am confused as to why i couldnt play pokemon go)
1. Some said if this rom has been installed it means the phone is already unlocked. I'm not if bootloader is locked again after the distributor installed this rom. However despite xiaomi.eu rom being installed i can't access the recovery by holding the volume down and power button after powering off the device. I found out in the forums of en.miui.com that in order for me to access the recovery i have to have my bootloader unlocked i am confused.
2. I have tried unlocking it, using the Mi Unlock app. I was given permission by xiaomi to do so. At first I was able to log in the Mi Unlock app. Then when trying to unlock my device (i have a Mi5) it stops at 50% and fails at me. So I decided to go into the forums once again idk which forum i went to. I found a suggestion that I should wait a week after that and try again to unlock the device. But after a week when I tried to unlock the device it says that my device is not supported for unlocking. wtf?
3. I tried to install miui 8 using a guide that allows for installation of miui 8 without unlocked bootloader. However I couldn't get the phone to be recognised on my PC after entering edl mode.
4. if i were to try to install miui 8 global rom through fastboot (i havent tried that yet) should i get a fastboot rom or something instead of the global stable rom that is issued in en.miui site?
5. also pokemon go says its not supported on this device, software or OS. but i dont see any complaints in any forums indicating this problem save for some gps problems. Idk what is wrong this device that i have purchase. Please help me out anyone. (i have checked with a root checker that my device is not rooted so i am confused as to why i couldnt play pokemon go)
