The Redmi 8, like most of its predecessors, was one of the best-selling smartphones globally during its time. The budget smartphone by Xiaomi launched with MIUI 10 based on Android Pie out of the box. The phone was updated to MIUI 11 a few weeks after its launch and it even got the Android 10 update earlier this year. Now, more than a year after its release, the global variant of this device has started receiving the MIUI 12 update.
Xiaomi’s Redmi number series of phones have been global best-sellers for years now just like the Redmi Note series. These handsets offer almost everything one needs in a smartphone at an affordable price.
Unlike most OEMs, Xiaomi also provides two MIUI updates and a single Android update to these devices. Hence, the firm has now begun to seed MIUI 12 as the second and the last MIUI update for the Redmi 8.
The update is currently only live for the global variant. It comes with build number V12.0.1.0.QCNMIXM and is in the ‘Stable Beta’ form as of now. That means it is only available for select users. If the early adopters don’t face any major issues, the availability of this build will be extended for more users.
We also expect other regional variants of the Redmi 8 such as China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and EEA to start receiving the update in the coming days.
Having said that, Xiaomi usually releases any new update for the Chinese variant of its smartphones first. Interestingly, in the case of Redmi 8, the MIUI 12 has been initially made available for the global variant. Whereas, the Android 10 update first arrived on the Chinese variant.
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