Unlocking your phone
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To unlock your phone:

#. Power off your phone.
   Wait until it is shut down completely.
#. Press and hold the volume down and power buttons of your phone until you see the fastboot logo on the screen.

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      :alt: Entering Fastboot mode
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#. Connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable.

   The Mi Unlock application displays the **Phone connected** message.

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      :alt: Connecting your phone to your PC
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#. Click the **Unlock** button and confirm the unlocking.

   The unlocking starts. When it is completed, the Mi Unlock application shows the **Unlocked successfully** message.

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      :alt: Unlocking your phone
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#. Click the **Reboot phone** button.

   Your phone starts rebooting to the OS. You may now disconnect the cable and close the Mi Unlock application. 

Your phone is unlocked.