Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro in early 2018 in India with MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat). This very phone later debuted as Redmi Note 5 in China and other markets. The handset was updated to Android 8.1 (Oreo) and Android 9.0 (Pie) along with MIUI 10 and MIUI 11. Now, it has started receiving MIUI 12 update.
The Redmi Note 5/5 Pro aka ‘Whyred’ (codename) is one of the popular Redmi Note series smartphones among consumers as well as the custom ROM community.
The device has three different MIUI builds – Global, China, and Russia. Usually, the Chinese variant gets the first dibs on a new update but MIUI 12 has been initially made available for the variant running Global build. Hence, the update with build number V12.0.2.0.PEIMIXM is live in all the regions worldwide except China and Russia.
Currently, the update is in the ‘Stable Beta’ phase, and therefore, it is only available for select users. But it should be soon available for all the users if there aren’t any major issues with the build. We also expect Xiaomi to release the update for the variant sold in both China and Russia in the coming days.
Having said that, MIUI 12 is the last major update for the Redmi Note 5/5 Pro. The smartphone is not eligible for the Android 10 update but it may receive the minor MIUI 12.5 update later this year.
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