How to delete Mi account on Xiaomi if you forgot your password

Xiaomi phones, as well as other Android-based gadgets, have a system that requires creating an account. Only in Samsung it is Google, and in Xiaomi devices it is Mi account. With its help, you can synchronize a variety of data and connect to a cloud service.

It also creates additional security for the device. For example, if you have several gadgets synchronized with each other and lose one of them, you can track the location of another and delete all information in one click. Let's take a closer look at how to restore your account and how to delete your Mi account on Xiaomi.

Profile recovery

You can lose access to your account if the user has forgotten the password. The easiest way to restore access is to reset it. For this purpose, Xiaomi devices provide a special service. It is suitable for those who have access to the phone or email that was specified during registration.

Here is the list of actions:

Open the link via your computer - https://account.xiaomi.com/pass/forgetPassword?&_locale=ru_RU.
Enter your phone number or email address in the field on the screen and click the “Next” button.
After entering your email address, the system will ask you to confirm sending it by clicking the “Submit” button. Enter the text from the image to confirm the action.
Having received the code, enter it into the field on the screen and click “Submit”.
If the value entered is correct, the password reset page will load. Here you need to come up with a new code and enter it twice.

After changing the data, use the new password for subsequent authorization into your account.

If your email or phone number has changed, which happens quite often, you can change it. But you won't be able to do this without a password. Log into your account on account.mi.com and open the “Security” section. In it, click “Change” and enter the password. We enter a new phone or email into the system, following the prompts on the screen. Finally, save the changes.

What to do if nothing works out

It is not always necessary to immediately contact technical support if you are unable to log out of your Mi account. We have already said that you should send your request to the help desk only in a situation where you need to delete an account that you cannot access. In other cases, our specialists will help by answering the most common questions.

Question to the expert

Is it possible to do without deleting my account?

Certainly. But only if you are sure that attackers have not gained access to your account. In everyday life, you don’t have to use your Mi account unless absolutely necessary.

What will happen to fitness watches, smart scales, vacuum cleaners and other devices that are connected to the Mi account?

If you simply unlink the account from the phone, then all smart devices will continue to work only with the previously created account. Access will be restored after re-authorization. And if you completely delete your Mi account, the gadgets will have to be linked again, but to a new account.

How to log out of your account if your smartphone does not turn on?

You can reset the settings through a computer or the engineering menu. In the first case, you need to connect Xiaomi to a PC where Mi PC Suite is pre-installed. Without using a computer, the system is reset by holding the power button and holding the volume rocker. In the menu that opens, click on “Wipe Data”.

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Mi account deactivation

If you plan to sell your smartphone or just want to create a new account, then you need to unlink the device from the old one. The developers made a slight inaccuracy by calling this procedure deletion. To do this you need:

Go to the device settings and select the “Accounts” section.
We find the “Delete account” button in the menu and by clicking on it, enter the system password.
If necessary, delete synchronized data.

After this, you can start creating a new profile or enter the data of an already created one.

Unpairing from a device

If there is a need to temporarily restrict access to an account on a specific device, then you do not need to delete it for this. Let's look at the logout algorithm using the example of a Xiaomi smartphone.

Go to settings and click on the “Mi account” button.

At the very bottom, select “Log out of account.”

Confirm ownership of your Mi Account by entering your current password and clicking on the “OK” button.

After this, a notification will be sent to your device indicating that your account has been successfully logged out.

Complete removal

To completely delete a profile, you need to know your login and password, since without a password the procedure will not work. If you don't remember it, use the data recovery option first.

So, to delete a profile, you need to:

Open the official Xiaomi website via the link https://account.xiaomi.com/pass/del in the browser and click on the “Login to MI account” section.
Perform authorization by entering ID and PASSWORD.
On the page that opens, look for the line Delete account, next to which you need to check the box indicating consent. Press the button of the same name. This completes the operation.

How to delete a Mi account from your phone if you have access to it

Most often, account unlinking is done by people who have a login and password. These are full owners of the smartphone. In this case, the operation is performed due to the resale of the device, the need to change the account, or unauthorized people gaining access to it.

Regardless of the reason for which a person wants to deactivate his Mi account, he can do this if he has a login and password. In such a situation, the operation is very easy. It is only important to understand the algorithm of actions, which will be presented below.

Complete removal

Complete removal of the UZ means that a person wants to create a new account or simply does not want to use Xiaomi equipment. The Chinese corporation gives the owners of their devices the opportunity to get rid of their account, but the operation cannot be performed using the phone’s built-in tools.

There is no option in the settings of the Xiaomi device to delete the UZ. Complete liquidation of a Mi account must be performed on a specialized website, and the instructions are as follows:

Open a browser on your computer or smartphone.
Go to account.xiaomi.com.
Enter your login and password for authorization.
Select the option to delete your account.
Confirm the operation.

Immediately after completing all steps of the algorithm, the account will be deleted. In the future, it will not be possible to use it on this or any other device. That is, you will have to register a new Mi account.

It is recommended to delete the UZ only after unlinking the Mi account from the smartphone, otherwise problems may arise during the operation of the mobile device.

Unpairing from a device

This operation must be performed by any user who wants to get rid of their Mi account. Moreover, you need to unlink the account from the device first, and not after deleting it.

Also, unlinking the UZ is necessary in the case when the user wants to continue using the Mi account on the current or another device. Thus, after completing the operation, the account will not be deleted, but will remain at the full disposal of the owner.

Unlike deleting an account, unlinking is done using the standard means of a Xiaomi smartphone through the settings. And to unlink you will need:

Open device settings.
Go to the Mi account section.
Click the “Log out of account” button.
Confirm deletion or leave files associated with the device in the device memory.

Now the smartphone owner will have the opportunity to log in to a different account. But if the account is no longer needed, it is better to delete it completely.

How to delete when you forgot your password

If you forgot your password, you don’t have access to your device profile, and you can’t recover your password, you can try doing a full data reset using the Recovery option. In this case, all information will be deleted from the phone. However, there is no guarantee that it will not ask for your password again.

To enter Recovery mode, you need to turn off your smartphone. Then simultaneously press and hold the power and volume up buttons until the Mi logo appears on the screen. After this, you will need to select English, since Russian is not provided in Recovery.

Select the section “Wipe and Reset” – “Wipe User Data”. To confirm the actions, press the power button again and wait for the phone to reboot.

Important! Be sure to back up your data, otherwise it will be irretrievably lost. To do this, go to the “Security” section in the device itself and click on the “Backup” button. In the screen that appears, you need to mark the files and applications that you want to save. Having made a choice, click “Transfer backup data” and wait for the action to be completed.

You can delete your account by resetting your settings. To do this, you need to remove the SIM card and memory card from the phone and perform the following steps:

Go to the device settings and open the “Advanced settings” section.
Select “Backup and reset” – “Reset settings”.
Click on the “Personal Data” section and confirm your actions.

If there is no access

If you have forgotten your password and cannot recover it, you can use more complex methods. You can delete your account in Recovery mode or by flashing the device. In both cases, there is a high probability of losing data stored on the smartphone. Therefore, before you begin, you need to save all important files to cloud storage or physical media.

After flashing and installing third-party software, the smartphone loses its warranty; if it breaks, you will have to repair it yourself.

Resetting the device through recovery

This is a simple method that does not always work. Recovery is a reset to factory settings. All passwords and auto-login forms for websites and applications will be lost. It is recommended to remember your Google services password so you don't have to reset it.

To restore factory settings on a Xiaomi smartphone, you need to do the following:

Save all important files.
Transfer phone numbers from your contact book to SIM.
Remove the SIM card and microSD.
Go to “Settings”. You can get to this section from the menu or by holding the volume button simultaneously with the power key.
Select an item with additional parameters.
Click on “Recovery”
Next to “Reset”
Select "Personal Information".

No password confirmation required. Restarting takes up to 20 minutes. The phone will start on its own, no need to try to turn it on. If there is little charge, then it is better to perform the entire procedure while connecting to the mains.

After turning on, the phone will be in its original condition, as when purchased. You will be able to indicate your name, optionally link your email, and create a new account in Mi Account.

Through firmware and patch

Another way is flashing. If the previous option did not help, use the smartphone firmware. However, it also does not help in 100% of cases. To do this you need to use a Snapdragon processor via miflash or fastboot. It is recommended to install version MIUI 7, for example, 7.0.2.0, since, according to reviews on the forums, the old firmware does not require account verification when booting the phone. However, there is a possibility that after flashing the firmware, when the device is connected to the Internet, it will immediately ask for a password, since this option is hardwired into the hardware of the gadget by the developers.

To flash your phone you need to follow four simple steps:

Find the firmware for your smartphone model on the website https://ru.miui.com/download.html and download it.
Open the phone settings and select the “About phone” section. Then click on the “System Update” option.
A screen will load that says “Connect to a network to update” and there will be a menu button with three dots in the top right corner. Click on it.
Click on the “Select firmware file” button and look for it on the device. We confirm our choice and wait for the procedure to complete.

For those who are familiar with technology, you can try the firmware method by downloading the patch and unpacking it (Fastboot\EDL mode). After downloading, you need to run a patch like flash_all.bat and insert the following command in the penultimate line: “fastboot %* flash persist %~dp0images\persist.img || @echo “Flash persist error” && exit /B 1". After that, open the document with the name rawprogram0.xml and change the filename property to persist.img. Finally, you need to activate the Clean all function in the software.

If the methods described above did not help with deleting your account, try contacting Xiaomi technical support. This option will not be fast, since service employees will ask you for various data confirming the purchase of the device. The procedure may take from several days to several weeks. You need to write to the address or

Thus, deleting Mi account is very easy. But to do this, you need to know your username and password, know the email and phone number to which it is linked. Otherwise, the procedure becomes more complicated and may require considerable effort.

Deleting if no access is available

The traditional methods for deleting a Mi account are described above. But there are alternative options to say goodbye to your account. For example, when you forgot your account password or screen lock password.

There are three ways to unlock your smartphone if you have forgotten your password:

Contact a specialized service center.
Reset to factory settings (Recovery function, which allows you to erase all data and get a device without history).
Flashing a smartphone. Do it yourself or seek the help of specialists. The second option is preferable and guarantees that everything will be done correctly.

Before resetting your device to factory settings, make sure to save your Google account login and password. This will be useful so as not to go through the registration procedure again. Once the necessary information has been transferred to another device or memory card, you can perform a factory reset. But before performing the reset, do not forget to remove the SIM cards and microSD card.

We go along the path Settings - Advanced settings - Recovery and reset - Reset settings. Here you have to select “Personal Data” and then confirm the reset. After this, the smartphone will go into forced download and clear all data. The process itself will take some time and under no circumstances should you try to turn off the device during this time. When the process is completed, the smartphone will start without the old registration data.

Reflashing the device is one of the effective ways to unlink your Mi account. The first step is to install the firmware on your device model from the MIUI website.

Sequencing:

Install the firmware file in zip format on the device;
We go along the path Settings - About phone - System update;
In the upper right corner of the display, press the three dots;
The “Select firmware file” section is required and the location where the firmware file is located is marked there.

Now all you have to do is wait for the flashing procedure to complete and you can start working with your smartphone. You receive a gadget that has been cleared of previously saved information.