How to Bypass Google Account on a Xiaomi Phone

This guide will show you how to bypass Google account on a Xiaomi phone. You may need to do this if you forget the password on your Google account and had reset the device using recovery mode. You don’t need a computer to accomplish this. Doing this process may or may not work depending on the model and/or software version running in your Xiaomi phone.

At the time when I wrote this guide and filmed the how-to video (that supplements this guide), it worked for me using a Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S running the latest MIUI 10.3.2.

Screenshot Guide: Bypass Google Account Xiaomi

1. From the “Verify your account” screen. Go back, until you see the list of WiFi networks.
2. Tap on “Add Network”.
3. Type “www.youtube.com” under “SSID”.
4. Long press “www.youtube.com”, until it’s highlighted in blue.
5. Above it, tap the second option.
6. The YouTube app should open. Search for “UnlockBase”.7. Select “UnlockBase”. From the results list.
7. Swipe to the left, and tap “About”.
8. Tap “Cellphone Unlocking”.
9. Choose “Browser”.
10. Tap “Agree & Continue”.
11. Search for “Lawnchair APK”. Using the address bar above.
12. Tap the one from APKMirror. It may or may not be first on the list.
13. Select the very first one. Usually, that’s the latest version.
14. Scroll down to download and click on the blue link.
15. Click on “Download APK”.
16. Tap “Allow”.
17. When prompted to Save APK, tap “OK”.
18. Once done downloading, tap “Settings”.
19. Enable “Allow from this source”.
20. Tap “Install”.
21. Tap “Open”.
22. Tap “Create”.
23. Tap “Allow”.
24. Go to “Settings”.
25. Tap “Lock screen & password”.
26. Tap “Screen Lock”.
27. Tap “PIN”.
28. Set a Pin. For this guide, I set it to 123456. But you can set whatever you want. Just remember it.
29. Confirm the PIN that you created.
30. When prompted to create a fingerprint, tap “Cancel”.
31. When done, reboot the phone.
32. Unlock the phone by swiping up and enter the pin that you created earlier.
33. When you see this screen, enter the PIN you created earlier.
34. When you see this screen, YOU DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY! However, DON’T SIGN TO A GOOGLE AND MIUI ACCOUNT JUST YET.
35. Just skip both Google and MIUI sign in and go through setup.
36. At the end of the setup, you will be prompted what launcher to use. Choose “Lawnchair”.
37. Go back to “Settings”. It’s recommended to do a factory reset.
38. Tap “Additional Settings”.
39. Tap “Backup & reset”.
40. Tap “Erase all data (factory reset)”.
41. Tap “All files on the phone”, and then tap “Reset phone”.
42. Tap “next step” after the counter has elapsed.
43. Tap “OK” after the counter has elapsed.
44. The phone will reboot. Once booted back up, continue setting up the phone like you would with a new phone. You should be able to sign in to any other Google account! CONGRATULATIONS!