Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 has been shipping with a locked bootloader since launch and its recently unveiled international version will be following suit.
As we discovered during our review of the Chinese-model of the Redmi Note 3 – its bootloader is indeed locked and Xiaomi claimed it was necessary in order to comply with Google’s guidelines.
Recently though Xiaomi has begun locking the bootloaders of the Mi 4c and the Mi Note Pro. The official version for all of these locks is “to protect user data safety”. Of course this…
As we discovered during our review of the Chinese-model of the Redmi Note 3 – its bootloader is indeed locked and Xiaomi claimed it was necessary in order to comply with Google’s guidelines.
Recently though Xiaomi has begun locking the bootloaders of the Mi 4c and the Mi Note Pro. The official version for all of these locks is “to protect user data safety”. Of course this…
