Message: “sorry, your mi id is not associated with a phone number”
Description: The Xiaomi account is not linked to a phone number.
Solution: Add a phone number to the Xiaomi account. (If the option to add a phone number is not available, it can be added via: https://account.xiaomi.com/pass/serviceLogin?checkSafePhone=true
Message 1: “This device is not activated, please activate it and try to unlock it again”
Description 1: The issue may occur for several reasons, including: the motherboard has been replaced, the device’s IMEI has been changed, the phone was purchased on installment, or a custom DNS was used…
Solution 1:
Message 2: “This device has been activated for less than 7 days. Please activate it for 7 days before trying to unlock it again”
Description 2: There is no precise description for this message currently! It may be due to the SIM card not being activated.
Solution 2: (Solution 1)
Message 3: “Your device’s activation time is too short, please try again in ** hours”
description 3: There is no precise description for this message currently. It may be due to the phone purchase or activation period not yet exceeding 7 days.
Solution 3: Just wait for the time to expire and try running the unlock tool again.
Message: “Sorry, couldn’t unlock more devices by this account this month”
Description: You are trying to retrieve new encryptData (token) in the same month.
Solution: You must wait for the beginning of the next month, meaning the 1st of next month.
Message: “Sorry, couldn’t unlock more devices”
Description: you trying to unlock another device with the same account! Starting in 2025, only one device per year is allowed to be unlocked with the same account
Solution: use a new account or wait a year!
Message: “Request parameter error”
Description: Invalid device token or product.
Solution: Restart the tool. Always make sure you are using the latest version of the tool.
Message: “Please upgrade your unlock tool”
Description: The tool uses an old version of clientVersion.
Solution: If you are using Miunlocktool or official tool, download the latest version of the tool. If using MiUnlockTool, update the clientVersion to a higher version.
Message: “Please add your account in Settings > Developer options > Mi Unlock status”
Description: You did not bind the account in ‘Mi Unlock Status’.
Solution: Go to Developer options » Mi Unlock status » Agree » Add account and device.
Message: “Your account is not authorized to unlock. Please please change to another account”
Description: The account has been restricted from accessing the bootloader unlock service because Xiaomi’s servers detected suspicious activity.
Solution: Sometimes, enabling ‘Find Device’ in settings can resolve the issue. If the problem persists, create apokemon new account.
Message 1: “Please use the common user tool on the official website”
Description 1: Invalid server region.
Solution 1: Change server. In Termux, use ‘miunlock global’. In Windows, Linux, or MacOS, use ‘python3 Miunlocktool.py global’. Available servers: global, india, russia, china, europe.
Message 2: “The place where the account is registered does not match the place where the phone is sold.”
Description 2: The error occurs because you used a Xiaomi account region that does not match the region your device is intended for. For example, the error happens when using a global Xiaomi account to unlock a Chinese device, or vice versa!.
Solution 2: Use a Xiaomi account from the same region as the device. For example, if the device is Chinese, use a Chinese Xiaomi account.
Message: “该手机已被账号 ** 通过查找手机锁定，无法解锁”
**Description: device locked by account **
**Solution: Log in to account ** in the following link: i.mi.com/mobile/find, select device, Disable Locate Device.