How to Unlock Bootloader on Xiaomi Mi 9T and Mi 9T Pro

Very recently, Xiaomi announced two new smartphones in the Mi series of devices in China. These are the Xiaomi Mi 9T and Mi 9T Pro respectively. Most of you might know these phones by their rebranded names for markets like in India – The Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro. Apart from the different names, these devices have everything in common.

The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is the more powerful offering, aimed at the people who want the best performance possible out of an Android device. It sports a fully bezel-less 6.39 inch AMOLED display with a popup camera in place. Packed inside is the top of the line Snapdragon 855 with up to 12 Gigabytes of RAM. While the Mi 9T Pro is fully packed to the brim with specifications, the Mi 9T also comes with the Snapdragon 710 which is a great deal considering its price point. Nonetheless, both the smartphones are champs at gaming and high intensive tasks.

What does Unlocking your Bootloader mean?

Before we proceed to unlocking your device’s bootloader, let’s take a quick second to hover over what unlocking a bootloader really means. When your device comes from the OEM, it is deprived of any console control by the user. This means you cannot tamper with the software and the things inside the UI on your own just yet. However, by unlocking the device’s bootloader, you are granting yourself access to parts of your phone that were otherwise impossible to get to previously. This process requires a Windows computer with an ADB interface that can talk to your device in the fastboot mode. The most common ways of unlocking a bootloader include using a tool, or using fastboot commands directly to ingest the codes inside of your phone.

Why should you Unlock your Bootloader?

There are a plethora of reasons as to why you might want to unlock your device’s bootloader. For instance, you can install custom recoveries like TWRP or CWM on your phone’s recovery partition which grants access to a lot more things furthermore. You can easily root an Android device with an unlocked bootloader, and as we know, a rooted device has many cool features you can play around with. Lastly, you will need a fully unlocked bootloader to flash any custom ROMs or zips on your device. Basically, you are granting yourself system rights by tampering with the state of your device’s bootloader – in a good way.

Unlocking your bootloader also means you can troubleshoot a lot more issues than ever before. For example, if your device goes into a bootloop, or a soft brick, then the first step to revive it requires you to unlock its bootloader. Moreover, you can use powerful root applications like Magisk and Xposed Framework to sideload some really amazing third party extensions that will boost your device’s capabilities.

Disclaimer

Unlocking your device’s bootloader will void your warranty. The process also will wipe away all of your data, which includes photos, videos, apps and your calls. We, at GetDroidTips are not responsible for any unforeseen bootloops or crashes that may occur on your devices. All of our guides are thoroughly researched and provide only the correct means to follow the procedure. Proceed with caution and follow each step very carefully

With everything out of the way, let’s begin with our guide. You will be needing a few prerequisites in order to unlock your phone’s bootloader first. Make sure you have everything that you need up and running. Without any further delay, let’s have a look at how you can unlock the bootloader on your device.