Android 11 on MIUI 12: when your Xiaomi, Redmi, or POCO phone will get it

Earlier this year, MIUI 12 made its debut, and Xiaomi has completed rolling out the stable update to most devices in its portfolio. The new skin of Xiaomi offers a variety of new features, including an enhanced dark device-wide mode, AI-assisted calling features, Interactive Always-on Display, new visual interface, system animation tweaks, and much-needed privacy updates.

Xiaomi is shifting its focus to the update to Android 11 now. MIUI 12 based on Android 11 is beginning to roll out, with the stable upgrade now rolling out to the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Mi 10. Some of the best cheap Android phones are produced by Xiaomi, and it is good to see the manufacturer carrying out the update to Android 11 earlier than normal.

Android 11 on MIUI 12 update: rolling out to Redmi Note 9 and Mi 10

The stable MIUI 12-based Android 11 update is now rolling out in India for the Mi 10 and Redmi Note 9. Once we have more info on an update timeline, we’ll update the story, but now with the stable build for the Redmi Note 9 series, it shouldn’t be too long before Xiaomi starts delivering Android 11 to its older smartphones.

For now, these are the Xiaomi, POCO, and Redmi phones that are slated to pick up the MIUI 12 update based on Android 11:

Xiaomi Mi 10
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition
Xiaomi Mi Note 10
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 9T
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
Xiaomi Mi A3
Redmi K30 Pro
Redmi K30
Redmi K30 5G
Redmi K30i 5G
Redmi K20 Pro
Redmi K20
Redmi Note 9
Redmi Note 9 Pro
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max
Redmi 10X Pro
Redmi 10X 5G
Redmi 9
Redmi 9C
Redmi 9A
POCO F2 Pro
POCO X2
POCO M2 Pro

These phones are already on MIUI 12

Xiaomi has finished rolling out the MIUI 12 update to most of the phones in the list below. So if you are using any of the devices in the list, head to your phone’s settings to manually download MIUI 12:

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 10
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Mi 9T
Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
Redmi K30
Redmi K30 5G
Redmi K30 Pro
Redmi K20
Redmi K20 Pro
Redmi Note 9
Redmi Note 8 Pro
POCO F2 Pro
POCO X2
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition
Xiaomi Mi 8
Xiaomi Mi 8 UD
Xiaomi Mi CC9
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Meitu Edition
Redmi Note 8 Pro
Redmi Note 7 Pro
Redmi Note 7
Redmi 10X Pro 5G
Redmi 10X 5G
Redmi 10X 4G

MIUI 12 global update: Full list of eligible phones

For devices sold outside of China or India, Xiaomi has a standalone ROM, and these global units have their own release timetable. As of now there is no indication of when these phones will begin receiving the Android 11 update, but Xiaomi has finished rolling out the Android 10-based MIUI 12 release to all of these devices: