Author: Jonjo

Xiaomi is one of the first OEMs to start rolling out a stable Android 11 update after the official release. The rollout began about seven months ago, with the Redmi Note 9 series among the first few Xiaomi phones to receive the update. Shortly after the release, there were complaints of bugs, which made Xiaomi slow down the deployment. The company had to find a way and address these issues, which probably prompted the development of MIUI 12.5. That has stabilized MIUI as we haven’t heard of any performance-threatening bug from earlier adopters. Also, it seems Xiaomi has also addressed…

Xiaomi in-house Android skin – MIUI – is one of the most feature-rich UI out there. The company recently revamped the system with the MIUI 12 and is now working on improving the stability with the latest iteration. They are currently rolling out the MIUI 12.5 update, which has already made it to a handful of devices. It comes with features that are essentially on optimization while closed beta groups continue to test new features. The current update released for the group now makes it possible to manage Virtual ID for individual apps. When Xiaomi rolled out MIUI 12 months…

Stable MIUI 12.5 update for Mi 9 SE available for European models. Download below… Xiaomi keeps surprising us, especially when it comes to rolling out updates. A few months back, we were hoping for MIUI 13, but the company released MIUI 12.5 instead. They’ve since started deploying the update in Chinese and global users, but surprisingly, some devices not on the first batch to receive the update are now getting it. One such device is the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, which is now getting the MIUI 12.5 stable globally. The global stable MIUI 12.5 update for Mi 9 SE is…

Xiaomi has now released a stable MIUI 12.5 update for the Mi 11i and Mi 11 Lite 5G. It’s a public release meaning the update will soon appear on eligible units. However, given the nature of OTAs, only the European models of the Mi 11i and Taiwan version of the Mi 11 Lite 5G are receiving the new MIUI OS. The update brings optimization but failed to address some bugs affecting phones performance. There has been a call by Mi Fans for Xiaomi to address the issues facing its MIUI Android skin. These issues increased after the adoption of MIUI…

It has been months since Xiaomi announced they’ll be upgrading the Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro to Android 11. Since then, the closed beta group has received the update for both devices while only the Chinese version of the Redmi Note 8 had its public build released. From our previous report, the Note 8 Pro “currently do not meet the company’s full internal OTA upgrade quality standards.” While developers are working to resolve the issue, they’re pushing a fresh Android 11 based MIUI 12 update in China, hinting at imminent global release.  Xiaomi released Android 11 in China…