Author: Jonjo

Xiaomi, in the space of one week, has pushed three OTA updates to the Mi 11. The latest stable update for Mi 11, which arrived with a version number, MIUI 12.0.17.0 RKBCNXM, seems to have finally fixed all the problems that resulted in multiple OTAs in quick succession. The Xiaomi Mi 11 debuted on December 28 in China and has remained there ever since. It’s the first Xiaomi phone to ship without a charger inside the box. Although the company offered the charger on request, many people already purchased the 65W GaN charger that sold separately and hence didn’t request…

The latest Xiaomi MIUI Android skin (MIUI 12.5) has been around for some weeks now. From the features it presents, it’s basically on improving the current version. MIUI is now lighter, faster, efficient, and now uses fewer cores than before. The power consumption has been reduced to 25% while a new MIUI 12.5 power menu and volume panel are now integrated into the system. Meanwhile, even before the MIUI 12.5 was officially unveiled three weeks ago, those in the closed beta group already received the new power menu and volume panel with MIUI 12 beta update. The new power menu…

The Redmi Note 7 Pro is on the official list of Xiaomi phones released, so far, that’ll receive the MIUI 12.5 update. A total of 28 Xiaomi phones have received the development version in China already, with the stable build expected to start rolling out in April. And while the global rollout plan hasn’t been released yet, the company is currently rolling out a new stable update for the Redmi Note 7 Pro in India.  However, the new stable update for the Redmi Note 7 Pro is currently a “Beta” build. It will arrive for limited users who’ll test it…

Yesterday, Xiaomi released a list of its phones that have received the MIUI 12.5 development build. A total of 28 Xiaomi phones made it to the list, with the Redmi Note 9 4G missing out because of a major Android upgrade. Xiaomi is still testing the Android 11 build for the device internally and will start pushing the update alongside the MIUI 12.5 once the testing is completed. Meanwhile, there’s confusion if the Redmi Note 9 Pro/9S will receive the MIUI 12.5 update. And yes, the Redmi Note 9 series will receive the update once it’s ready for the global…

Before the official unveiling of MIUI 12.5, the MIUI+, previously known as the “Screen Combo feature,” was limited to Mi 10 Ultra and only supports Mi NoteBook Pro 15 2020. The list has since expanded, and nine Xiaomi phones currently support the feature. However, it seems the MIUI+ support is still limited to Mi NoteBooks and Xiaomi phones running Snapdragon Chips. But the company going by the latest report will soon extend MIUI+ support to MacBooks and integrate it with MTK models.  For starters, the MIUI+ is basically like the Desktop mode feature in most Android phones. It’s one of…