Xiaomi released the Mi 6 in 2017 as its last compact flagship running Android 9.0-based MIUI 8. The device turned out to be a hugely successful phone such that there were rumors of a remake earlier this year. Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun recently revealed that that the Mi 6 userbase stood at over 2.15 million 4 years after the compact flagship was released. However, despite the popularity, Xiaomi ended support for a new MIUI version update after the device received MIUI 11. Although the MIUI 12 beta update was officially pushed to the Mi 6, it never did receive the stable version.

In a surprising twist, though, the Mi 6 flagship has now gotten a fresh update to MIUI 13 but it is an unofficial ROM. A Weibo user @Amktiao announced the update which he dubbed Mi 6 MIUI 13 experience version. Since it is an unofficial installation package, a third-party REC (ie TWRP) is required to flash the device. Users will need to back up their data before trying this out.

At present, the Mi 6 MIUI 13 experience version created by @Amktiao has been updated to the third version, which fixes many bugs such as frame drop, earpiece, fingerprint recognition, and so on. Thus, if you plan to try this out, you have some level of guarantee that it isn’t infested with bugs.

As a reminder, the Xiaomi Mi 6 is equipped with the world’s first 10nm chip which is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with a clock speed of up to 2.45GHz. With the powerful performance of Snapdragon 835, all Mi 6 series come standard with 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with a base 64GB storage as well as a 128GB storage option.

Xiaomi is expected to officially start rolling out the MIUI 13 update to the first batch of models from around the end of January 2022. Apart from the Xiaomi 12 series which will come pre-installed with MIUI 13, the other models getting the update first include the Xiaomi 11 Ultra, Xiaomi 11 Pro, and Xiaomi 11, Mi Pad 5 Pro 5G, Mi Pad 5 Pro, and Mi Pad 5.

RELATED:

• Xiaomi Fold Smartphone with stylus pen spotted in a new patent
• Realme Narzo 50 appears in multiple certifications hinting at an imminent launch
• Lenovo Legion Y90 roundup – What we know about Lenovo’s upcoming gaming smartphone
• Xiaomi 11i Series to be one of the first to feature Dimensity 920 SoC…
• Realme is the fastest-growing 5G smartphone brand, records massive 831% jump

(via)

The post Four-year-old Xiaomi Mi 6 gets a surprise MIUI 13 update but there’s a catch appeared first on Gizmochina.