Tutorial on How To Use Face Unlock on MIUI Phones

The Face ID was firstly features on Samsung devices, but it became really popular because of Apple. Can Xiaomi Face Unlock compare with it? We’ve been testing different Apple device and we can say for sure that Face ID works pretty well.

As for the Xiaomi, unfortunately the Face Unlock option still have some issues. It’s being installed only on flagship devices in most cases and using only front camera to recognise the face (for example Mi9 and Mi8 devices are using infrared sensors as well, which provides better results).

Anyways, it works pretty much as on Apple devices, but usually, Xiaomi Face Unlock requires a lot of light and if you change your appearance quite a bit, most probably you won’t be recognised by your Xiaomi device anymore. So if you want Face Unlock option to work flawlessly, take a look on the latest flagship devices by Xiaomi. They definitely improved this feature recently and I’m assuming it would be even better after some time.

List of Xiaomi smartphones with Face Unlock Feature

Let’s take a quick look on the list of Xiaomi smartphones which support Face Unlock feature:

• Mi Mix 3
• Mi Mix 2/2S
• Redmi 5
• Pocophone
• Mi 8, Mi 9, Mi 10, Redmi K30 & Redmi K20;
• Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi Note 6, Redmi Note 7, Note 7 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi 7A
• Redmi CC9, CC9 Pro (Mi Note 10)
• Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi 8, Redmi Note 8T, Redmi 8A & Redmi Note 9 Pro (Max)

Officially, the Face Unlock option is only available on the devices in the list. Sometimes you can find Face Unlock added in Custom ROMs for your phone. Share in comments if we missed any device model.

Another thing to keep in mind, that MIUI officially supporting Face Unlock feature only in specific regions (this might be changed in future).

Now, let’s see how we can actually enable the Face Unlock feature. It’s very easy to do.

1. Open “Settings” menu on your phone.
2. Scroll down and find “Advanced Settings”.
3. Select “Region” > “India”. Pay attention that some of your system settings will be changed automatically because of changing the region and automatically downloads a few additional local apps.
4. Now look for “System and Device” or similar.
5. Go to “Security and Privacy”.
6. You’ll tabs with different security options like fingerprint scanner, screen lock and face unlock feature as well.
7. Tap on “Face Unlock”, confirm and proceed with face scan.
8. Make sure the room is light enough and start looking directly into the frontal camera and that your entire face can be scanned.
9. Retake the photo if needed.
10. Finish the scanning.
11. That’s it, now we’ve enabled face unlock option on our Xiaomi smartphone.

Now you know which models officially support Face Unlock and now you know how to enable it on your device. Share your experience and ideas in the comments below.

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This guide will provide everything you need to activate Face Unlock on your Redmi Note 5 device.

Before you start with the steps for activating the Face Unlock feature, make sure your fulfils the following requirements.

1. Have a device (Redmi Note 5) with an unlocked bootloader.
2. You have a Rooted device running a stock stable ROM (MIUI 9/9.5.4.0). It also works on Indian stable ROMs.
3. Your device has a custom recovery installed (TWRP or CWM recovery).

Enable Face Unlock on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Once you are sure that your device fulfils all the requirements from above, you can do the following procedure to activate Face Unlock on your Redmi Note 5. Let’s start.

1. First, download the required zip files from the links below.
   1. Lib.face-id.zip : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Vy…w?usp=drivesdk
   2. Settings_original.zip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EvA…w?usp=drivesdk
   3. AntiBootlop: http://www.evofiles.net/download/antibootlop_r5plus-zip/
2. Next, turn off your device.
3. Press and hold Power button + Volume up button simultaneously. This will boot your phone into Recovery Mode.
4. Locate the first (a) zip file, and flash “Lib.face-id.zip.” This will enable Face Unlock.
5. Now, locate the AntiBootlop zip file, and flash it.
6. Reboot your device, and you can set your Face Unlock.

If you are using TWRP recovery, and you have problems installing Face Unlock using the steps before, try the following.

1. Launch Terminal on your device (or connect it to your PC and open CMD).
2. Type the following command: adb reboot bootloader
3. Now, change dir to twrp image download.
4. Boot your device into TWRP with fastboot. Then, type: fastboot boot twrp-3.2.1-vince.img
5. Wait a couple of seconds (or minutes).
6. Once the device boots into recovery, install the file Lib.face-id.zip
7. Now, install the AntiBootloop.zip and reboot your device.

Disable Face Unlock on Redmi Note 5

If you want to revert the changes (disable the Face Unlock feature), you have an option to do it. Here is how.

1. Turn off your device.
2. Press and hold Power button + Volume up button simultaneously. This will boot your phone into Recovery Mode.
3. Locate the second (b) zip file, and flash “Settings_original.zip.
4. Reboot your device.

Final Words

Since the Face Unlock is in early phases, you may experience some glitches here and there. However, developers are continually improving the Face Unlock feature. They also included it in some custom ROMs.

Feel free to try Face Unlock on your device, and share your experience with us.

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