In this guide, we will show you the steps to disable and bypass DAA and SLA Authentication on Xiaomi, Poco, and Redmi devices. While the latter two are no longer part of their parent company and are now a standalone entity, but this is where their differences end. All three companies have an impressive set of devices that are ruling the custom developments.
Once the kernel source code gets released, there’s no end to the custom binaries and modifications that you could try out. These include installing TWRP, custom ROMs, or rooting it via Magisk. But these tweaks aren’t without risks. There’s always a chance of the device getting bricked if you don’t perform the steps correctly. Fortunately for MediaTek devices from the aforementioned brands, there was a handy way out.
You could flash the stock firmware via SP Flash Tool, and your device will be up and running. But as of now, this seems to be a distant possibility due to the introduction of DAA and SLA. However, there does exist a handy workaround to bypass this limitation, and in this guide, we will make you aware of just that. So let’s check out the steps to bypass DAA and SLA Authentication on Xiaomi, Poco, and Redmi devices.
What are DAA and SLA Authentications
Many OEMs ship their devices with a locked bootloader to prevent users from deviating from the stock offerings. However, they still give users an option to bypass this restriction by unlocking the device bootloader. But there is no option as such when it comes to flashing firmware on a bricked device. With the addition of Download Agent Authentication and Serial Link Authentication, users might have a tough time unbricking their device. But why is that so?
