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Seems like Xiaomi is heavily clamping down on bootloader unlocking in China. Global versions also have a new restriction: no updates without locked bootloader.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I've been a huge fan of Xiaomi for years, but it feels like they're going down the pan.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 5 points 7 months ago

I'm a bit confused, I thought it was normal and expected for phones to not get live ROM updates anymore after the bootloader is unlocked. The main reason being that the phone would not be able to verify anymore that the update is genuine.

[–] MarsRT@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

That's foul, I was considering getting a Poco Flagship for my next phone. Though I guess if you're running a custom rom, perhaps it doesn't matter as much if you don't get "HyperOS" updates?

This doesn't really bode well for Xiaomi's future though.