Xiaomi Mi 10S receives its first Android 12 beta in China

Xiaomi, in March this year, released the Mi 10S – a refreshed version of the Mi 10. The duo has a similar design, while the camera island of the former is more of the Mi 10 Ultra. It debuted running Android 11 on top of MIUI 12 and has since upgraded to MIUI 12.5. And given that the device still runs the pre-installed Android OS, means it’s eligible for Android 12 and 13. As expected, the Xiaomi Mi 10S Android 12 beta has been released in China.

The Xiaomi Mi 10S is available in China only. It didn’t make it to the global market, and hence, we won’t be seeing the Global release of the build. However, the Redmi K40, which Also received its first Android 12 beta, is expected to arrive on Mi 11X and POCO F3 in the coming days. We also expect the same for other Xiaomi phones that have been testing the latest version of Android internally.

Meanwhile, for those Mi 10S users, the Android 12 beta build is seeding for the closed beta group. It comes along the current build with a version number – MIUI 12.5 V21.10.12. The update weighs in at about 3.8GB and comes with features of Android 12, but you might not notice because of MIUI. And before downloading the Xiaomi Mi 10S Android 12 beta build, check the below hints.

Important hint

This update is an Android cross-version upgrade. In order to reduce the risk of upgrading, it is recommended to back up personal data in advance. This update takes a relatively long time to start and load, and performance and power consumption problems such as micro-heating and micro-card may occur within a short period of time after starting. Please be patient. Some third-party applications have no version adaptation, which will affect normal use.

Please be careful to upgrade.

After the system is updated the following applications will be automatically upgrade

Download Xiaomi Mi 10S Android 12 beta build

• Device Name: Xiaomi Mi 10S
• Version: MIUI 12.5 V21.10.12
• Codename: thyme
• Region: China
• Type: Beta Recovery
• Android version: 12
• Download Link: Recovery