Author: Jonjo

Since the upgrade to Android 11, Xiaomi phones have stopped supporting third-party launchers. At least for those that want to get the full functionalities of that gesture control, they’ll have to use MIUI Alpha, MIUI Beta, or Stable launcher. Fortunately, the company has been working to include features found on top launchers out there to improve users’ experience. With that in mind, the company is rolling out a new stable MIUI launcher. Interestingly, you can install it over the Alpha of Beta MIUI launcher. Recently, the MIUI Alpha launcher introduced widget functionality and Blur on folders. Xiaomi has also continued…

POCO F3 has become popular for both good and bad things. The affordable price tag has seen many people snap up the phone in the past few months but met some frustrating bugs. They include proximity sensor issues, screen flickering, blue tint, and others. Luckily, the company has addressed some of these issues, but the recent Enhanced Edition of MIUI 12.5 had some POCO F3 on random reboots. The issue affected random users, and given how quickly it escalated, made the company acknowledge it. Initially, they didn’t say what caused the Random reboots. A moderator in the POCO community forum…

Xiaomi Mi A3 September security patch update available in Europe… The Xiaomi Mi A-series might be dead, but the active device on the lineups continues picking up monthly security patches. As expected, the Xiaomi Mi A3 September security patch update has been released for the global branch. Given the nature of OTA, it will take time before the update goes around. Nevertheless, you can still scan for a new update and see if the update has come for you. Xiaomi has long suspended its Mi A-series lineup. A move that’s believed to be because of the constant bug complaints after…

The Xiaomi 11T series phones are the direct successor of last year’s Mi 10T and 10T Pro. Xiaomi has dropped the “Mi” branding, which will remain like that moving forward. Both phones have a similar design, but the Pro version features Snapdragon 888 SOC. It also has a 120W hyperCharge expected to refill from 0-100 in 15 minutes. Xiaomi 11T and 11T Pro have the same camera hardware. It’s a primary 108MP wide-angle lens, an 8MP Ultra-wide, and a 5MP depth sensor, while the front camera is a single 20MP shooter. Of course, with Google Camera on Xiaomi 11T Pro,…

Xiaomi recently released the successor of last year’s Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro. Unlike last year’s series, the vanilla Xiaomi 11T features a MediaTek processor, while the Pro version features the Snapdragon Octa-Core SOC. Both phones have impressive camera hardware while maintaining the triple rear camera setup from last year.  The primary 108MP sensor is paired with an 8MP Ultra-wide angle and 5MP depth sensor. With such camera hardware and optimizations made on the stock camera software, there’s no doubt the Xiaomi 11T will take exquisite shots. But as always, with Google Camera on Xiaomi 11T, you have…