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Raised as a usability problem by 30 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2015–2026), in 26 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Bootloader is nearly impossible to unlock, blocking custom ROMsUnreviewed
20152026- Bootloader is nearly impossible to unlock, blocking installing custom ROMs2026-07-08
- Unlocking the bootloader requires an annoying wait period2021-07-18
- Locked bootloader and EDL blocked recovery, so a bootloop could not be fixed2021-03-16
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 30 complaints
- Streaming box pauses playback when the TV turns off, needing coaxing to keep audio going2026-10-21
- Medium and high modes use too many tokens and requests time out2026-09-21
- Bootloader is nearly impossible to unlock, blocking installing custom ROMs2026-07-08
- Keeping apps running in background requires navigating bizarre menu hierarchies in HyperOS2026-05-27
- Enabling developer options needs a SIM, a Xiaomi account, and waiting through timed popups2026-01-25
- Hidden flush door handles are hard to find and operate, a safety-critical design problem2025-04-01
- Full-screen ads in stock apps; notifications must be manually disabled to stop them2025-01-02
- Official download link leads to an outdated tool version that doesn't work2024-12-31
- Unlocking requires a 30-day wait and daily global limits, with the app repeatedly saying to retry tomorrow2024-12-31
- Unlock button keeps saying to retry tomorrow; no working way to unlock2024-12-17
- UI is convoluted, with advanced concepts exposed upfront2024-12-16
- Scary warnings reappear on each reinstall and updates need a popup confirmation2024-10-07
- Unlock needs a Mi account, a Windows tool that may not work, and waits of weeks2024-02-06
- Screen is too small to read longer push notifications2023-06-29
- Charging cables keep changing, so older ones don't fit and are hard to find2023-06-29
- Misidentifies socks as dog poo and refuses to clean that area, and reset is unclear2022-08-05
- Must repeatedly click deny on a permission popup each time system apps open2021-09-22
- Unlocking the bootloader requires an annoying wait period2021-07-18
- Locked bootloader and EDL blocked recovery, so a bootloop could not be fixed2021-03-16
- Date shows back-to-front format, in text too small to read2020-11-27
- Clock app works unreliably on the new phone2020-07-12
- Unlock waits reset after mistakes, program fails randomly, unhelpful error messages2020-04-30
- Must grant data collection consent to use the app and can't opt out2019-11-01
- Phone kills Google Maps navigation after a few minutes with screen on2019-01-14
- UI forces the user to do things in a way they dislike2017-01-23
- Custom ROM install takes a day of hoops, permission requests, and often fails2016-11-15
- Unlocking requires manual approval, account waits, a Windows-only tool, and opaque validation steps2016-11-07
- Wi-Fi looks broken and needs re-enabling five to ten times before it works2016-10-24
- Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys are missing, forcing awkward modified arrow keys2016-10-24
- Couldn't install the Google Play Store on MIUI6, forcing a switch to Amazon's Appstore2015-04-27