In a post dated yesterday, Xiaomi India revealed it is recruiting 50 fans to join the Mi TV 4A Android 9 Pie Early Access Program. The supported Mi TV 4A models are the 2018 Mi TV 4A 32” and Mi TV 4A 43”.
The update has been long overdue for the TVs which launched with Android TV Marshmallow but Xiaomi explained there are multiple reasons for the delay. One is the chance of a soft brick when updating the ROM (especially one based on Marshmallow) and there is a power cut. Another reason is the Amlogic support issue; a lot of work had to be done to ensure the chipsets supports Android Nougat and above.
Xiaomi also explained that they decided to skip the update to Android Oreo and focus on Android Pie builds instead. This would mean waiting for the Android 9-based images which arrived much later and therefore delayed when the update would be available. However, the advantage is that Mi TV owners will be one of the first in the country to run Android 9 Pie as other manufacturers are releasing new models based on Android 8 Oreo.
If you own either of the two TVs and want to join the early access program, you are required to fill this form. You are also required to have a Telegram account, Mi ID, and state why you want to join the Early Access Program.
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