Xiaomi allows to unlock the bootloader and then you can install a free Android. Depends on model, of course. Also requires account at Xiaomi, installing some Windows software and waiting 144 hours for the unlock to take effect.
Actually no, it’s much more onerous than that. They have a GLOBAL CAP on number of phones that can be unlocked in a day that is exhausted in about 2 seconds, and you must try your luck at 0:00 Beijng time everyday. Don’t buy xiaomi if you want unlocking.
Xiaomi allows to unlock the bootloader and then you can install a free Android. Depends on model, of course. Also requires account at Xiaomi, installing some Windows software and waiting 144 hours for the unlock to take effect.
https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-official-method-to-unlock-bootloader-on-all-miui-devices-miui-14-and-below-no-china-sim-needed.4763833/
Actually no, it’s much more onerous than that. They have a GLOBAL CAP on number of phones that can be unlocked in a day that is exhausted in about 2 seconds, and you must try your luck at 0:00 Beijng time everyday. Don’t buy xiaomi if you want unlocking.
So Xiaomi doesn’t allow unlocking bootloaders either, effectively.
Bootloaders should just be unlockable with a simple adb/fastboot command again.