Author: Adimorah Jude

POCO claims to be an independent brand, but current facts show the company still depends on Xiaomi. They’re still on the parent company’s supply change and still use their design, Android skin (MIUI), and others. Meanwhile, the POCO M3 remains one of the few non-rebadged Redmi phones. It was launched in Q2 of last year with great value for money features.  The device runs Android 10 on top of MIUI 12 outside-of-the-box. It is waiting for the MIUI 12.5 and Android 11, of which the former has started seeding. However, we don’t have any information at the moment when POCO M3…

Today, Xiaomi debuted the successor of the Mi 10 Ultra, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, in China. The device debuted with Android 11 on top of MIUI 12.5 to officially start the rollout. Surprisingly, the stable MIUI 12.5 update for the Mi 10 Ultra has started seeding in China ahead of schedule. It was expected to arrive next month, but it seems Xiaomi developers are ahead of schedule as they start rolling out the update to few Mi 10 Ultra users at the moment. As usual, it is a Stable Beta build, and you should back up your data before installing…

It can be confusing to keeping up with Xiaomi phones due to their naming. The company keeps renaming its phone in every region, which is the case with the Redmi 9 Prime. It is the same device as the Redmi 9 but exclusive to India, and hence, will receive the MIUI 12.5 on the first wave. The next iteration of MIUI will start seeding next month, and the Redmi 9 (Prime) is among the first few to get the update. And probably due to that, Xiaomi has started pushing a new security patch update for the Redmi 9 Prime with…

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 might be a flagship phone, but the software support it has got after hitting the shelves has been underwhelming. That was the situation of the Mi Mix 3 5G until recently. The device now runs MIUI 12 and has been receiving monthly security patches. It is still stuck on Android 9 though, and it seems Xiaomi isn’t planning to upgrade the device anytime soon. And from the look of things, the Mi Mix 3 Android 11 update is a doubt as well. A Moderator in the Mi community forum suggests the update is unlikely. However, odd…

Finally, those running the Indian stable ROM can participate in the ongoing bet testers recruitment. Xiaomi started the exercise with the global ROM before extending it to those in Russia a couple of days ago. And now, the company has started the recruitment of Indian stable beta testers. There’s a possibility that if selected, you will be among those that’ll test the MIUI 12.5 update when it starts rolling out next week. However, with such privilege comes great demand for tolerance for issues and bugs. As an Indian stable beta tester, you are to have tolerance for bugs and glitches…