Author: Jonjo

A couple of weeks after Xiaomi started pushing MIUI 12.5 beta builds to closed beta groups, there was a report that the update disabled the Google Play service framework. At first, it was believed to be a bug until Xiaomi confirmed it saying it was disabled due to compliances. Of course, Google is banned in China, and that’s the reason why devices developed for use in that country don’t come pre-installed with Google Play Services. However, it has been easy to install GMS on these phones until the recent development, but it seems that Xiaomi is now bringing back Google…

Download the latest – MIUI 12.0.7.0 PEMEUXM – Android security patch update for Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G below… Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G is the company’s first flagship device to support 5G internet connectivity. The device could only boast that as other privileges of a flagship phone were taken from it after hitting the shelves. It might not be a surprise, but the device still runs pre-installed Android OS over two years after hitting the shelves. Also, security patch builds never came until last year after so much agitation, and luckily, it now comes regularly. The current security update…

The Redmi 10X Pro is the latest phone to start pushing the MIUI 12.5 update in China. That comes a few hours after the update was released for the Redmi 10X 5G. Both rollouts are exclusive to Chinese users as the device never made to global markets. As expected, it’s a limited rollout, which will see the update available for select users for preview. The MIUI 12.5 update for Redmi 10X Pro is a stable release, having passed the internal tests. However, a few users will receive the update to preview the build for bugs, after which the public rollout…

Xiaomi has been swiftly rolling out the latest iteration of its in-house Android skin – MIUI – to eligible phones for some time now. The update, so far, has reached a good number of them, with the Redmi 10X 5G the latest to start pushing the update in China. It’s a limited rollout, as usual, to preview the build before it starts rolling out to the public. The stable MIUI 12.5 update for Redmi 10X 5G is seeding with a version number – MIUI 12.5.2.0 RJHCNXM. It comes with the features of the new MIUI OS, which are mostly an…

It can get confusing keeping up with Xiaomi phones, given their different naming in every region. The Mi 11X is a rebadge Redmi K40 that debuted alongside Redmi K40 Pro and Pro Plus. Xiaomi is also offering the phone as POCO F3 in select markets, with few tweaks due to POCO branding. All debuted running Android 11 on top of MIUI 12, with some frustrating bugs, of course. However, some of them have been addressed with the release of MIUI 12.5. Xiaomi might not have focused on the stability of its Android skin in the past, but Android 11 isn’t…