Given the popularity of Xiaomi’s smartphones due to their affordable nature and value-for-money reputation, it is no surprise that MIUI is one of the most popular Android skins out there. While it does have its critics, some users complain about the excess bloatware while some have concerns about their privacy and security. But a lot of fans still prefer MIUI for the host of features it offers.
Xiaomi announced MIUI 12 back in May 2020, just six months after the introduction of MIUI 12. The update first went live in China and was scheduled later for the rest of the world. Despite it being just six months since the release of MIUI 11, Xiaomi was still able to stuff MIUI 12 chock-full of new features.
MIUI 12 focused on visual enhancements and privacy upgrades. It has smoother animations, modernised visual elements and a UI that feels more coherent overall. Dark Mode has also received improvements and now just works better. Settings has been cleaned up and there is a new system font. There is a new focus mode and the file manager has also received improvements.
And on August 12, Xiaomi held an online event to announce the rollout of MIUI 12 in India. The thing to note is that MIUI 12 has already rolled out to some devices in India. The Redmi K20 and K20 Pro started receiving the update back in July. In the past few days, Poco X2 and Redmi Note 9 have also started receiving the MIUI 12 updates. During the event, Xiaomi announced that the Mi 10, Redmi Note 9, Note 8 and Note 7 series will be updated to MIUI 12 in August. We have compiled the release status of various Xiaomi devices into a handy list given below.
1. Redmi K20 – Public release
2. Redmi K20 Pro – Public Release
3. Redmi Note 8 Pro – Partial release (full release expected by August end subject to change of plan)
4. Redmi Note 7 Pro – Pilots (partial/full release expected by August end subject to change of plan)
5. Mi 10 – Pilots( partial/full release expected by August end subject to change of plan)
6. Redmi Note 7/S -Pilots (partial/ full release expected by August end subject to change of plan)
7. Redmi Note 9 – partial release
