It took some extra weeks, but now Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, one of the best selling phones by the Chinese brand, is finally updating to MIUI 9.2. The update is a nightly Stable build, so it is not the final version. But expect a Global Stable version soon. Indeed, users who tried this ROM have already reported that it is suitable for daily use: this means that it has no significant issues. With this update, the number of version jumps to 9.2.4.0.MHOMIEK and the size is 290 MB.

Even though we are talking about MIUI 9.2, the firmware of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is still based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow instead of Nougat like the on the most recent Xiaomi phones which have been updated to MIUI 9. Among the most important things regarding the new update, there is the security patch for the month of January 2018. In case you don’t know, Google releases a security patch every month, and the one from January is the latest one released. The February patch will be released in a few days. In the update, there is also a fix for the KRACK WiFi vulnerability.

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A new Gallery app has been added to Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, and also the Mi Video app for multimedia uses. There is a new File Manager, Mi Drop and many more improvements. If you want to check the complete change log, head to the source link below. It’s really good to see that Xiaomi is supporting its older handsets, unlike some big brands. In the past few days, Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Xiaomi Redmi Note have been updated to MIUI 9 as well, even though they are four years old (they were released in 2014). The Chinese company has recently confirmed the arrival of MIUI 9 to more than 40 old and new devices.

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Last night, Xiaomi sent out a new update for the Redmi Note 3 smartphone. Like tradition, users immediately started upgrading their phones hoping for better performance from their devices. For some, the update was installed automatically.

However, just after the update, users started complaining about frequent Wi-Fi disconnections and connection problems. Given that we practically cannot live without Wi-Fi nowadays, it became a big issue for the users who updated their devices. As a result, many of them resorted to the online forums to voice their problems. Also, some even complained that their phones were bricked after the automatic update. Imagine you are asleep and your phone updates automatically and you wake up to find out that your phone is bricked.

This is not the first time we are hearing about Redmi Note 3’s Wi-Fi issues. Earlier, we had found that many users were facing issues with connectivity with their MT6795 Helio X10 powered devices. So, some blamed the chipset for the problem. However, later Mediatek clarified that Helio X10’s Wi-Fi chip is fine and it is actually the software that’s the real culprit. While we expected the new update to improve the Wi-Fi connectivity, it seems to have worsened it.

So, if you have the Redmi Note 3, you better skip this one and wait for the next update.

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