Xiaomi has rolled out MIUI 9 update for a barrage of smartphones, Xiaomi models that is. The new update is for the China ROM and it is the biggest single rollout since the release of the MIUI 9 Stable ROM. This is coming about three months since the first MIUI 9 China Developer ROM was released. Xiaomi also commenced OTA push of MIUI 9 China ROM on October 31st but that was for a few models.

Right now with this release, MIUI 9 China ROM is now available for a total of 18 models. The models include the Mi 6, Mi Max 2, Mi Note 3, Mi Note 2, Mi 5X, Redmi 4X, Redmi Note 5A, Redmi Note 5A Prime, Mi 5s, Mi 5, Mi 5c,  Mi MIX, Mi 5s Plus, Redmi 5A, Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm/Redmi Note 4X, Mi MIX 2, Mi Note Pro, Mi 4S, Mi 4c.

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If you own one of the models and wish to flash the ROM on your smartphone, you can download all the ROMs from here. Do remember to back up all important data before flashing and don’t attempt this if you have no idea how to flash a Custom ROM on your smartphone. Xiaomi advises that those flashing from Beta ROM to Stable ROM needs to clear all the data before flashing so as not to get issues of system incompatibility such as no signal and rebooting. Those already running Stable ROMs wouldn’t need to clear all data. Xiaomi touts the MIUI 9 ROM based on Android 7.0 Nougat as fast as lightning, among of features.

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Earlier today, Xiaomi had unveiled the new Redmi Y series selfie-centric smartphones. Apart from the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite phones, the company also announced the arrival of the Global ROM of MIUI 9.

The MIUI 9 Global ROM includes tons of improvements and new features. As far as performance is concerned, Xiaomi claims it that it as fast as stock Android. A Xiaomi spokesperson said, “We compared it with Samsung, and found we’re faster than TouchWiz. We also did a comparison of Redmi Note 4 with the Mi A1 because basically they’re the same hardware: one on MIUI 9 and another on stock Android. In terms of app launch times, we found it’s about the same.” One should be aware of the fact that even Google has launched Android 8.0 Oreo, the new MIUI 9 is based on Android Nougat OS.

Xiaomi MIUI 9 Features

Xiaomi MIUI 9 includes a Smart Assistant which can be accessed by swiping in the upwards direction from the home screen. It features a split-screen mode and it also brings along 21 new animated icons. The photo editing app includes new smart editing tools. As far as optimization is concerned, the MIUI 9 brings improved touch feedback, CPU acceleration, Wi-Fi speed boast, new file system management and enhanced management of background activities.

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Xiaomi MIUI 9 Global Compatible Devices

The following Xiaomi devices will be receiving the stable version of MUI 9.

• Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, MI MIX
• Xiaomi Mi 6, Mi 5S Plus, Mi 5S, Mi 5, Mi 4i, Mi 4i, Mi 3, Mi 2
• Xiaomi Mi Note 3, Mi Note 2, Mi Note
• Xiaomi Mi Max 2, Mi Max Prime, Mi Max,
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A, Redmi Note 4X, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 4G Prime, Redmi Note 4G
• Xiaomi Redmi 4, Redmi 4X, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi 4, Redmi 4A, Redmi 3S Prime, Redmi 3S, Redmi 3, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi 2
• Xiaomi Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite

Among the above listed devices, the Mi MIX 2, Redmi Note 4 and Mi Max 2 are going to receive the MIUI 9 Global ROM from Nov. 3. All the compatible devices will be upgraded to MIUI 9 by the end of this month.

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Xiaomi is expected to release the Stable version of its latest MIUI 9  custom ROM any moment from now. We can authoritatively report to you that the release may take place even sooner than expected. A sizable number of Xiaomi phone users in China have started receiving the update to MIUI 9 Stable version. A number of them have taken to Weibo to share the good news and from the look of things, it started rolling out today. We were able to detect this sizable number by search the keyword “MIUI9” on Weibo.

Xiaomi had earlier hinted that the MIUI 9 Stable ROM should be expected at the earliest this month and that disclosure was made about two months back. It is possible the tech giant has commenced the roll out of stable ROM and in the coming days we could see a full release of OTA updates ushering MIUI 9 to compatible models. It is likely that the stable ROM update will be in batches just as was done during the release of the Developer ROM.

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Th first batch may likely contain models like Mi 6, Rrdmi 4X, Mi 5X, Mi Max 2which were recently released. Don’t get your hopes too high, though, as the recent releases could be to test the Stable ROM. The Stable ROM is the final product so it is expected to come with most of the bugs fixed since is updated only once a month or twice or even longer unlike Developer ROM that gets weekly updates. So, XIaomi may not be in a hurry to push updates just yet but that would be done sooner than later.

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Xiaomi yesterday pushed the third batch of MIUI 9 Closed Beta to participants of the beta program and just as we reported, the third batch is made up of a whole lot of Xiaomi models. Except for the Mi 1 and Redmi 2A and a few others whose hardware setup are not robust enough to accommodate the upgrade, all other models not captured in the first and second batch have now gotten the upgrade to MIUI 9. 

The MIUI 9 upgrade roll out has been pretty fast and that pace is expected to continue as Xiaomi is expected to release the Developer ROM (open beta) to the public within the next two weeks. After the roll out of the Open beta version of MIUI 9 Developer ROM, the next aspect would be the Stable version. We now have an idea of when Xiaomi will release the MIUI 9 Stable version and it is coming from the VP Marketing at MIUI while responding to a question of when the Stable ROM will be available. The Xiaomi official did not give a specific date but disclosed that usually, the Stable version becomes available about two months or so after the release of a new MIUI version. The official added that this new generation MIUI 9 system upgrade may take longer as the company would not want to push a stable ROM that would later be discovered to still have some issues. The Stable ROM is the final product so it is expected to come with most of the bugs fixed since is updated only once a month or twice or even longer unlike Developer ROM that gets weekly updates.

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The VP did not give a definite release date but from his statement, MIUI 9 Stable ROM may likely roll out by the end of October or in the early part of November. We don’t know for now which models will get first but Xiaomi may likely stick with the same format in which the Developer ROM (closed beta) was rolled out, that is the Mi 6 and Mi 5X first.

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