Author: Adimorah Jude

The Xiaomi Mi 8 series phones was once a doubt for the MIUI 12.5 update, but the company was quick to clear any doubt. It was one of the executives that confirmed the phones to upgrade to MIUI 12.5 but they wouldn’t get Android 11. That is because premium Xiaomi phones only get two Android OS upgrades, of which the Mi 8 series phones elapsed their support with Android 10, having debuted running Android 8.1 Oreo. However, with the features baked inside the current MIUI build, you’ll get most Android 11 features after upgrading. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro…

There have been complaints from users about their phones heating up and thereby consuming more power. Of course, that’s coupled with other problems being faced by Mi fans that seem to increase after a new update. Xiaomi has since acknowledged some of these issues and promised to resolve them. The company acknowledged that they haven’t focused on stability for some time but promised to improve this year. And in a way to resolve the problems faced by its consumers, a Pioneer Group was set up to work with fans to fix these problems they experience. The group, which is situated…

We anticipate a busy week with the MIUI 12.5 deployment as the company set sight on MIUI 13. The next iteration of MIUI will arrive in August, and as such, eligible phones for the current build are expected to bag the update in th coming days. As anticipated, Xiaomi has released the Redmi Note 10X 4G / Redmi Note 9 MIUI 12.5 update in China. The duo is essentially the same phone but with different names depending on the region. In China, it’s sold as Redmi Note 10X 4G and answers Redmi Note 9 on the global market. And with…

Xiaomi has started pushing the July security patch for the Mi A2 Lite in what could be the last security update. The device was released in July 2018, running stock Android 8.1 outside of the box. As a device launched under the Android One program, it becomes eligible for two Android OS upgrades and three years of security support. It upgraded to Android 9 in 2019 and got the Android 10 update early last year. Of course, the device has continued to receive maximum support, but given the Android One policy, it seems the journey ends here. And if that’s…

The Mi 8 SE is the latest phone in the stables of Xiaomi to start receiving a stable MIUI 12.5 update. It’s a Chinese release, but that means the update will extend to global variants soon. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE MIUI 12.5 update is based on Android 10, which was expected, given that the device has already elapsed its Android OS support. However, with the features baked inside the current MIUI build, a few Android 11 features would be missing after upgrading your device. And as usual, you’ll have to wait for some time as the rollout is limited…