How to enable Widevine L1 on global POCO X3 NFC after the latest Android 11 upgrade
There’s a growing concern about MIUI updates, especially bugs that seem to arrive with each of them. The latest victims are the global POCO X3 NFC users. It looks like the Widevine DRM security level has been pushed back to L3 after the latest Android 11 upgrade. Of course, that’s not the only issue arising from that upgrade, but luckily, there’s a way to enable Widevine L1 on global POCO X3 NFC.
For starters, Widevine is a Digital Right Management (DRM) encryption scheme used by streaming services like Netflix, Hulu’s, and others for licensing, distributing, and protecting video playbacks on consumer devices. There are three Widevine security levels: Widevine L3, Widevine L2, and Widevine L1. The latter of the three is the highest level of protection. On this level, media is decrypted and processed solely in the Trusted Execution Environment. And while devices on the other two security levels are capped to either 480p or 540p, L1 security allows you to playback content at the highest resolution attainable.
Of course, the global POCO X3 NFC is a Google-certified device. It supported Widevine L1 security level until the recent update that pushed it down to L3. That’s frustrating, but luckily, there seems to be a way to push the security level back to L1. Meanwhile, if you’re facing issues after upgrading your device to Android 11, we recommend you back up your files and perform a factory reset. From our experience, that fixes 80% of the bugs most times.
How to enable Widevine L1 on global POCO X3 NFC
It’s important to note that not everyone is having this issue. And if you have your device rooted, this method might not work for you, but hey, below is how to enable Widevine L1 on global POCO X3 NFC.
Navigate to Settings >>Security Status >>Google Play System Updates. There, the security will update, after which the device reboots. At this stage, your device Widevine DRM security level will be back to L1. Hopefully, that fixes it for you, but if not, you should wait for the next OTA.
