The Black Shark gaming smartphone brand is backed by Xiaomi. Hence, its devices run MIUI-based operating system called JOYUI. The brand has now started rolling out JOYUI 12.5, the latest version of its software for the Black Shark 3 series from 2020.
The Black Shark 3 consists of three phones, namely Black Shark 3, Black Shark 3 Pro, and Black Shark 3S. The first two models were released in the first half of 2020 with JOYUI 11 based on Android 10. But they were updated to JOYUI 12 after the release of the third model, which came pre-installed with the then-new software.
Now, the company is rolling out JOYUI 12.5 for all three of them in China. According to the official announcement, the brand started seeding early access builds on May 31. The final stable builds are scheduled to go live on June 30.
As far as new features are concerned, JOYUI 12.5 brings all the new features of MIUI 12.5 and some more. The brand highlights the following features on Weibo.
Black Shark 3, 3 Pro, 3S JOYUI 12.5 Features (Translated)
- Support 5G SA Function
- Support Shark Sauce (Virtual Assistant)
- Support Intelligent Rubik
- Support Screen Notification 2.0
- Support Flat Panel Mode
- Mew Control Mode and Auxiliary Line Function
- New Visual Upgrade of Game Space and Game Assistant
- Support MIUI 12.5
Last but not least, we are not sure whether the update comes with Android 11 since there’s no mention of it. Also, it is not known when the global variant of these handsets will receive it.
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