Xiaomi had introduced the MIUI 9 proprietary Android skin in July last year. The company began the roll out of the MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM from November. Xiaomi’s Global VP and Managing Director for India confirmed on Twitter earlier this week on the list of Xiaomi phones that are eligible to receive the MIUI 9 update. The eligible devise list reveals that even four-year old phones such as Mi 3 and Redmi 1S will be treated with the MIUI 9 update.

Here is the list of 21 Xiaomi phones that are eligible to receive the MIUI 9 update:

Redmi series: Redmi 1S, Redmi 2, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi 3, Redmi 3S Prime, Redmi 4, Redmi 4A, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite

Redmi Note series: Redmi Note 4G, Redmi Note Prime, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 4

Mi series: Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi 4i, Mi 5, Mi Max, Mi Max Prime, Mi Max 2, Mi MIX 2

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Some of the aforementioned smartphones have already received the MIUI 9. Newer handsets such as the Redmi Note 4, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite, Mi MIX 2, Mi Max 2 are receiving the Android Nougat flavored version of MIUI 9 update. However, some of the older phones such as Redmi Note 3 are receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow flavored MIUI 9 update which lacks some of the features like split-screen mode.

The MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM should automatically arrive as OTA update on the above listed phones. Alternatively, users can manually check for the arrival of the MIUI 9 update by navigating to Settings > About Phone > System Update. It is recommended for users to perform the data backup for their device before installing the MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM.

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Xiaomi, the China-based startup has now started rolling out the final update of MIUI 9.2 to the Redmi 1s and Redmi Note. The company has announced that this will be the last update for the devices, which were launched in 2014 and 2015.

The devices, for which this is the last update, include Redmi 1s, Redmi 2/Prime, Redmi Note/Prime. Prior to this MIUI 9.2 update, these devices were running MIUI 8.5 which was released around six months ago. Instead of MIUI 9, the company is directly rolling out MIUI 9.2.

The update is still based on Android KitKat and not the latest Android Oreo version. Thus, several features of the MIUI 9 such as App Vault will now be available on these devices. The major highlights of this latest update include Interactive and Fresh user interface changes, along with a new Gallery App, Calendar Cards, App Vault, Mi Video App, as well as an all-new Mi Explorer.

The new version for Redmi 1S is MIUI 9.2.2.0.KHCMIEK while the Redmi Note is receiving MIUI 9.2.2.0.KHIMIEK and Redmi Note Prime is getting MIUI 9.2.3.0.KHKMIEK. The update is around 150-200 MB in size, but the security patch on all three devices doesn’t get updated and the devices are still running older October 2016 security patch.

According to the company, the update is currently rolling out in phases and is expected to be rolled out to all users by the end of the week. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can also flash it manually by downloading the Redmi 1S MIUI 9.2 update zip file from here. For the complete changelog, check this link.

Read More: Xiaomi to Launch New Product on February 14 in India; May Debut Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Prime

Recently, the company started rolling out the nightly build of the MIUI 9.2 for the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime. Xiaomi usually releases Stable Nightly updates to random users to get feedback and the same update is rolled out to all users as a Stable build if feedback goes well.

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Xiaomi’s to be announced flagship will most likely run on the latest MIUI 6.0 version or even a newer version of the OS. There are a lot of other Xiaomi smartphones too that have received the update, but the Redmi 1S is still running the old version. Those who didn’t have the patience to wait for a few more months probably downloaded and installed the one ROM based on the MIUI 6.0 that was available for the device. However, most still haven’t taken the plunge, probably because the said ROM was far from perfect and many of the features of the device didn’t work properly.

Today, there’s a new ROM based on the new Xiaomi MIUI version that claims to bring the latest version to the old Redmi 1S with far less bugs and more stability. This new ROM (link given at the end) fixes a lot of bugs and is at present the best available MIUI 6.0 OS for Redmi 1S on the internet. But, even this is not perfect. It comes with its own set of bugs, for example the alarm clock does not work and even the Xiaomi Assistant is non-functional. But those who don’t mind them can check out the ROM from the link given below.

And for those who don’t want to take the risk, better wait for a few more months. It is said that Xiaomi will release the official MIUI 6.0 based update for Redmi 1S sometime around March, which will be fully functional. So, if you can wait for a few months more, you can directly install the official ROM for your Redmi device.

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Xiaomi teased there will be a big thing happened with tencent and today Xiaomi claimed in their Weibo that Xiaomiwill release a new product along with Tencent through QQ space  at 4th January and the phone will be on sale at January . The new product is the long waited new edition of Redmi 1s.

According to the specifications on TENAA, the new Dual 4G LTE Edition Redmi 1s will be powered with Qualcomm’s 64 bit Snapdragon 410, have 4.7 inch 720p display, 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, 2 megapixel front facing camera and 8 megapixel back camera, 2200mAh battery, running Android 4.4 based MIUI 6.0. This new Redmi 1s supports GSM, WCDMA, TD LTE, and LTE FDD networks. It has 2 SIM card slots, and both of the SIM card slots supports 4G LTE.

According to TENNA’s picture, its weight is 134g and some improvements must have been done with the texture and the bezels are thinner than last edition of Redmi 1s, the screen is also like an OGS screen, everything are pretty much better. But there are already a lot of phones in the market with this kind of  specifications and with more and more new competitors like Dazen and Meizu, how much will this phone will be priced at?

Meanwhile, the next generation Xiaomi Mi smartphone was also leaked recently. According to the leak, the phone features extremely thin bezels. There will also be a black edition model, which was revealed a day before. Moreover, it is said that the flagship will top end specifications like a 2K resolution display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE support etc. Also, the screen size will be increased from 5-inches to 5.5-5.7 inches in the upcoming flagship.

Unfortunately, apart from the leaked images, there is nothing too concrete about the device. The Xiaomi Mi5 is yet to hit TENAA or crop up on any benchmark websites, so for now, let’s hope that Xiaomi has something exciting to show at CES 2015.

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Xiaomi already shook Indian market by it’s recently released flagship MI3, now aiming to lead Indian mid range market it introduced their second phone Redmi 1s for a jaw dropping price of just $100, yes you read that right Xiaomi are just creating waves in Indian market and this phone will also be sold through flipkart and it’s strategic flash sales as in case of MI3. Registration for flash sales opens today and it will be retailed on September 2nd.

The Redmi 1S is a dual-SIM.The phone’s 4.7-inch display has a 1280×720 resolution and comes with an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1.6 megapixel front camera. The phone is equipped with quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 processor coupled with Aderno 305GPU.

The phone has 1GB RAM and an has an internal memory of 8GB with option to expand via microSD card up to 64GB. It is packed with a 2000mAh battery.

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Xiaomi released Redmi 1S through the official website a moment ago, while keep the same appearance of the old model, the price will remain at $ 699/799 yuan (about US $115 and $130) for TD-SCDMA and WCDMA 2 version. Xiaomi Redmi 1S TD-SCDMA version which uses 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6582 quad-core processor, the screen is still 4.7 inches 720P, but the storage upgraded to 8GB, 1GB of memory to run the same as the old meol. In the photo, Xiaomi Redmi 1S does not change the rear camera, but front camera upgraded to 1.6 megapixels.

The Xiaomi redmi 1S WCDMA version built-in more powerful Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 processor, other specs are as same as TD-SCDMA version. The both version phone are available for pre-order on official shop now.

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