From adding your account to your device to using only the carrier data during the setup process, from using their own tool to waiting for 168 hours to get this job done, well, it couldn’t have gotten any worse. Or could it? The official tool which is sued to carry out the unlocking process is already bugged with a plethora of issues. And now, there is another unwanted entry to this list. As of now, numerous users have voiced their concern that they are getting the “Couldn’t unlock, Please add your account in MIUI’s settings” error when trying to unlock the bootloader on their Xiaomi device via Mi Unlock Tool. f you are also in the same boat, then this guide will make you aware of a couple of nifty workarounds to rectify this bug. Follow along.
Fix Couldn’t unlock, Please add your account in MIUI’s settings
Please take a backup of all the data on your device beforehand. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps. That’s it. These were the steps to fix the “Couldn’t unlock, Please add your account in MIUI’s settings” error when trying to unlock the bootloader of a Xiaomi device via Mi Unlock Tool. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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