Xiaomi has been rolling out HyperOS to eligible devices since the last few months. The update is being seeded out to eligible products worldwide.

Up until now, only newer models had been receiving the update. Now, as the company has started beta testing the software for older products, an interesting detail has emerged.

Apparently, Xiaomi is not done with its old way of doing things.

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HyperOS arrives in multiple Android flavours like MIUI

When Xiaomi unveiled HyperOS, we expected it to be a fresh chapter in the company’s software journey. But unfortunately, it is not the case.

Though the new software is built ground up focusing on interconnectivity and optimizations, it is MIUI through and through, which is not a bad thing. But what’s bizarre is retaining an archaic feature.

Xiaomi used to maintain MIUI based on multiple Android versions. We anticipated the end of this trend with the release of HyperOS. However, the company is continuing it.

Recently, HyperOS builds for three older Xiaomi devices went live on the company’s server. These phones are Redmi K40, Xiaomi 12X, and Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G.

The software builds for these handsets are based on older Android 13 instead of Android 14. Thus, the aforementioned products miss out on their third Android update but do get the latest HyperOS.

Xiaomi never promised three Android updates for either of these devices. Thus, we cannot blame the company for its action. 

However, we cannot stop criticizing either, given the competitors have upped their software game. Anyways, we are glad to know that the users of these older smartphones will get to experience HyperOS. 

Additionally, it is worth noting that the Redmi K40 also goes by Poco F3 and Mi 11X. Similarly, Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G is a rebadged Redmi Note 10 Pro (Max). Therefore, these three handsets should also get the HyperOS update.

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