UNLOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER, ROOTED for REDMI NOTE 3

My Christmas surprise for the MIUIers...

Wow, I actually succeeded in UNLOCKING the BOOTLOADER,without even thinking of the risk of Bricking my Redmi Note 3 at all. For this one you can do without all those applying on the unlocking website procedurewith take ages to return you a code. What I did was using MiFlashUnlock on my Stable ROM v7.0.19.0.LHNCNCJ (MIUI7) which it gave me an error message and I proceeded with the Dev v5.12.24 (MIUI7) which was successfully done to unlock the bootloader.

Updated Jan 10, 2016: As of a day or two, the Mi Flash Unblock was able to Unblock when you are using Stable or Developer ROM....

And for those who are not sure of their status whether they have or not the permission to unlock, please use this link to find out:-

Latest Unlock millet phone / Mi Flash Unlock App

If you do qualify, then go ahead with this.

IMPORTANT: Log-in into your Mi Account and use that UID number and password, and make sure your Mi Account is activated, before going any further, as shown below:-

Firstly, download

Updated: Jan 10, 2015

Stable ROMV7.0.22.0.LHNCNCJ

Dev ROM V6.1.7 (MIUI7)

And install, as shown below:-

Secondly, download

Updated: Jan 10, 2015

In Chinese:

MiFlashUnlock_1.0.1225.2

Translated to English:

MiFlash Unlock 1.0.1225.2_en_1

DISCLAIMER: FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Quick links:

ROADMAP - FOR NEW REDMI NOTE 3 OWNERS

Launch MiFlashUnlock_1.0.1225.2, as shown below:-

Next, key in your Mi Account number, preferably your UID, as shown below:-

When you get this message, do retry again, normally it is due to server congestion, as shown below:-

If you come across the following screen, you cannot unlock, so head over to the link below:

Latest Unlock millet phone / Mi Flash Unlock App

This screen appear when you account has been given the permission to Unlock the bootloader, so just follow thru accordingly, as shown below:-

Switch-off your device, and Press and Hold, Vol Down button and Power button simultaneously to enter Fastboot mode, and plug-in via USB to your laptop/PC when you see the image, as shown below:-

The following screenshot will failed verification at 50%, this is because I purposely sign-out of my Mi Account on my Redmi Note 3 device, so you need to sign-in into your Mi Account on your device properly, as shown below:-

IMPORTANT: Updated 0200 Jan 15, 2016 – Tested and recommended by @rudi66 Credit & Thanks to his contribution.

• Swipe up on your Home screen, and key GPS on the search bar, and goto GPS satellites, select High accuracy, make sure it looks like the screenshot below.
• Launch your browser, goto i.mi.com on the URL bar and hit enter, sign-in, as shown below, until you get to see “Find device” and launch it.
• Re-run the Mi Flash Unlock tool again and see whether you get thru.

UPDATED: Jan 14, 2016 - Now, sign-in into https://i.mi.com/ to find out, whether your device is properly connected and detected by the system, all the variables are correlated which is Find Device, Fingerprint, Mi Account and the device you sign-in into, if any of these variables is not properly done then most probably you are not going to make it. So let's run the acid test, this procedure will locate your device accordingly and will detect whether your device is online, as shown below:-

Once you got the Verifying Device Information, it will proceed with Unlocking process, as shown below:-

After it is Done, as shown above, press restart button to reboot to system, or press and hold your POWER button for 10 second to exit Fastboot mode.

NOTICE: This is for those who are using DEV ROM...

Switch your device. Goto Security > Permissions > Root access, and check "I understand the risks of root access" and click Root Access. It will automatically download "miui-ota-hennessy-5.12.24-5.12.24.root-5668142ffa-5.0" for you and update by itself accordingly, as shown below:-

After the installation and reboot, your device will have root access, as shown below:-

I have installed Root checker, SuperSU & Flashify, to verify root, and give further access to (Rooted Required Apps) using SuperSU, as shown below:-

Now your Redmi Note 3 is ROOTED...

Disclaimer: DO IT AT YOUR RISK. Flashing can potentially bricked or bootloop your device.

Flash Stock ROM with SP Flash Tool on Redmi Note 3

I am compelled to write this tutorial with the urgency to assist those having the fear or simply not knowing "How To". Between my 2 units of Redmi Note 3, I have experiment, probably a dozen times into flashing and other stuffs which is not a pleasant experience, as I do get my heart tumbling, when I come to a point when I am not able to switch on my device or laying there motionless, so to speak. Anyway, it is quite difficult to get a bootloop or to bricked your device with some acquired skills. 

This is a "Successful Hands-on" experience which I simply need to share especially with the newbies, and overcoming the fear to do a right thing...

NOTE: 
Constant:- System Windows 7 Pro SP1 & Windows 10 Pro with a pre-loaded MIUI 7.1 Stable 7.1.1.1 (LHNCNCJ) ROM from the vendor.

SP Flash Tool can perform image flashing which is very useful for fixing softbrick or bootloop cases through the flashing of Stock ROM to restore the factory defaults. 

Highlights:-

• Flash Stock Rom
• Flash Recovery
• Memory Test
• Parameter Setting
• Format Device / Hard Reset

Let's get started with flashing a Stock ROM:-

What you need:-

Download MediaTek USB VCOM drivers Windows 10/Pro users: READ: Installing MTK VCOM driver on WINDOWS 10 (32 & 64 bits)

Download SP Flash Tool

Download RedmiNote 3 Latest China Stable Version Fastboot File Download

Be sure to Enable USB Debugging:-

Go to About phone > tap MIUI version at least 7 times to activate the Developer options. Go to Additional settings > Developer options > USB debugging > Enable it.

The required files, as shown below:-

IMPORTANT:-  Next, you need to install drivers in order to connect your device properly, just extract Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.zip, and double-click "Install.bat", and it will automatically install the necessary drivers, and allow permissions for these drivers to be installed.

CHECK:- You should have at least more than 50% battery remaining and switch off your phone at the same time. 

Unzipped, both SP_Flash_Tool_exe_Windows_v5.1516.00.zip and 
Hennessy_images_V7.0.16.0.LHNCNCJ.tgz. 

Next, goto the Hennessy_images_V7.0.16.0.LHNCNCJ folder, move the "MT6795_Android_scatter.txt" into the "signed_bin" folder, as shown below:-

To install SP Flash Tool, right click your mouse and "Run As Administrator" and change the language to English accordingly, as shown below:-

Next click on the "Download Agent" and locate "DA_SWSEC.bin" from the unzipped SP Flash Tool folder earlier and click Open, as shown below:-

Next click on the "Scatter loading" button and locate the "MT6795_Android_scatter" from the unzipped Hennessy_images_V7.0.16.0.LHNCNCJ.tgz folder earlier and click Open, as shown below:-

IMPORTANT:- Updated: Jan 14, 2015

1. Preloader "Tick or Untick" field:

• If you are using a vendor ROM, in most cases they have altered the MIUI Version via a Build.prop editor to their choice, eg. 7.00.99.00 which is based on 7.0.9.0 officially, leave it "as-it-is" "Ticked".
• If you have flashed prior to this, a Custom ROM eg. SphinX v*.** only then you "Untick" or get back to the OP and enquire how to flash to a Stock / Proprietary ROM / Firmware or another Custom ROM to avoid corrupting your kernel thereafter "Bricking" your device. Should you "Bricked" your device, there are procedures to unwind that.

2. Recovery field: 

• If you have flashed TWRP on your device prior to these, you can "Untick" to keep your TWRP recovery, otherwise it will it wipe it off.

3. Logo: 

• If you have alreaady customized your logo, other than the Mi logo and keep it, you can "Untick" it.

Now click the "Download" button. 

DEVICE: Still in Off-state, PRESS and HOLD the Vol (-) Down (release only when the yellow bar comes out), immediately, followed by connecting your device to the PC/Laptop via USB Cable.

TESTED: Jan 16, 2016

For users how do have an error message while using method of Press & Hold “Volume Down” button, you could alternatively use the combo option of Press & Hold “Vol Down + Power” button and release upon sighting the Chip Info box on your left.

You will immediately see the progress bar going Red, Purple momentarily, and Yellow for a  few minutes until the flashing process is complete, as shown below:-

When it is completed and successful, you see the 100%, yellow full bar and a big check mark.

You have successfully flashed the current Stable MIUI 7  V7.0.19.0 LHNCNCJ and your phone will then reboot itself accordingly.

Error messages you may encounter, as shown below:-

This message will popped-up when you are press the wrong combination keys...

This will popped-up when the version of your SP Flash Tool is not compatible...

DISCLAIMER:- Flashing can potentially bootloop or softbrick your device. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Apps source:-  spflashtool & miui
Credit to:- UnknownAX for highlighting the correct SP Flash Tool version.