Author: Jonjo

The Xiaomi Android 11 update rollout has been smooth until yesterday when the Mi A3, surprisingly, started getting the update. All units that had the update installed bricked, and Xiaomi hasn’t released a statement yet. We hope they do soon and also offer solutions to the issue. Meanwhile, a new Android 11 update for Mi 10 Pro and Redmi K30 Pro is currently arriving via OTA. But unlike the Mi A3 Android 11 rollout, no bricked device has been reported, meaning the update is safe for download.  The new update is rolling out to those in China and will arrive…

Xiaomi is now sending out the Android 10 update for the Redmi 7 in India, a couple of days after the global models received the update. Initially, it was believed that the update would arrive alongside MIUI 12, but according to Xiaomi, the device isn’t compatible with the update. They had to pull it from the list of phones that’ll receive the update, and it seems the Redmi Note 5/5 Pro has joined as well. As usual, the Android 10 update for the Redmi 7 is rolling out to selected users. It will take some days before making it to…

Xiaomi might as well have concluded the MIUI 12 rollout given the number of phones that have dropped from the official list, released during the global launch. On the list were the Redmi 7, Redmi 6A, and Redmi Note 5, other phones. You can check out the full list here. However, there has been a series of changes and omissions of some device from the list. A couple of weeks ago, the company confirmed it wouldn’t be upgrading the Redmi 7, Redmi 6A, Redmi Y3 to MIUI 12 due to a compatibility issue. And looking at the recent development, it…

The Redmi Note 8 is among the Xiaomi phones yet to fully receive the stable MIUI 12 update. Some Global Redmi Note 8 users haven’t received the update for the first time because the first build that arrived months ago was buggy and made it impossible for them to upgrade. The affected users got a stable MIUI 11 update to fix the bug, but that didn’t work as they are haven’t received the MIUI 12 update yet. Xiaomi has already promised to roll out a new update for Redmi Note 8 in the coming weeks and it seems the update is in…

Xiaomi Android One program might be suspended, but it hasn’t in any way affected the support of their Android One phones. They have always delivered monthly security patches and on time. And as usual, the Mi A2 started receiving the December security patch update a few days ago, which has now arrived for the Mi A2 Lite. We were expecting the same for the Mi A3, but Xiaomi decided to roll out the Android 11 update instead. According to a report from users of the popular Xiaomi Android one device, Xiaomi has now released the Mi A3 Android 11 update.…