Update — April 11, 2019: The company is teasing a bigger battery for the phone.
Category: Xiaomi
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro sales cross 1 million units in India within a month of launch
Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro in February 2019 in and the 6GB RAM, 128GB storage variant of Note 7 Pro went on sale today for the first time. Both the smartphones witnessed a huge demand and the company has conducted several sales every week so far. Today, Xiaomi India has announced that it has surpassed 1 Million or 10 lakh Units of Redmi Note 7 Series Sale.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version to go on sale in India from April 10
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India in February. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version priced at Rs. 13,999 went on sale starting from March 13, now the company has finally announced that the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version will go on sale starting from tomorrow, April 10th on Flipkart and Mi.com at Rs. 16,999.
Researcher finds URL spoofing vulnerability on Mi browser and Mint Browser, Mi Security team acknowledges the issue
Arif Khan, an independent security researcher has recently discovered an issue on Xiaomi Browsers including Mi Browser and recently launched Mint Browser. The vulnerability (CVE-2019-10875) was found to be present in Global version of these browsers and not on the Chinese version, which as per the researcher might be intentional. Continue reading “Researcher finds URL spoofing vulnerability on Mi browser and Mint Browser, Mi Security team acknowledges the issue”
Xiaomi drops software support for several devices including Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4
Update — April 5, 2019: Xiaomi has updated the list to clarify that it is the Redmi Note 4 MediaTek version that was launched in China and the Redmi, so the Indian Snapdragon variant that is called Redmi Note 4X in China will likely get updates. The Redmi 4 that has been dropped is also the Chinese version, so the India version was launched as Redmi 4X in China will likely get updates. Continue reading “Xiaomi drops software support for several devices including Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4”
POCO F1 MIUI 10.3.4.0 stable update with Widevine L1, 4K 60fps recording, Game Turbo starts rolling out [Download Link]
Xiaomi’s POCO today rolled out new MIUI 10 v10.3.4.0 stable update that finally brings Widevine L1 support to play HD content on Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar, with Netflix support coming soon. The update also brings 4K 60fps recording, New modes for Al camera, Game Turbo, Face unlock App lock, and several fixes.
Get Android 9.0 Pie on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Pixel Experience ROM
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was amongst the best selling devices launched in 2017 in India, despite launching in 2017 it was launched with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and was updated to Android 7.0 (Nougat) in August 2017. Redmi Note 4 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 mobile platform, the same processor that powers Mi A1 which received Android 9.0 (Pie) update along with Dual 4G VoLTE support couple of months ago. Xiaomi has already announced the list of smartphones eligible for Android Oreo/Pie update, but Xiaomi’s best-seller from 2017 is not included in the list and now we can assume that Redmi Note 4 will not receive any Android update. Continue reading “Get Android 9.0 Pie on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Pixel Experience ROM”
Xiaomi Mi Fan Festival Sale from April 4 to 6: Re.1 Flash Sale, Mystery Box at Rs. 99, Discounts on Smartphones, TVs and more
As usual Xiaomi has announced its Mi Fan Festival Sale for this year, which happens between 4th April and 6th April. In addition to discounts of smartphones, accessories and TVs, and Re.1 Flash Sale, Xiaomi also announced all-new Mystery Box Sale wherein customers stand a chance to buy box of surprise bundle of products of up to Rs. 2400 for just Rs. 99 at 4pm each day of the Festival. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Fan Festival Sale from April 4 to 6: Re.1 Flash Sale, Mystery Box at Rs. 99, Discounts on Smartphones, TVs and more”
MIUI will get rid of ads that affect user experience, bring several new features: CEO
Xiaomi is known for showing ads on its phones with MIUI, which the company says is done in order to support the development cost of its own apps. Now the CEO has confirmed that he had discussion with MIUI developers for over three hours, and said that it will give priority in solving users’ issues. Continue reading “MIUI will get rid of ads that affect user experience, bring several new features: CEO”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro gets unofficial TWRP recovery support
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro in the country back in February, the company was quick in releasing the kernel sources for the device. Android Pie based kernel sources for Redmi Note 7 (lavender) and Redmi Note 7 Pro (violet) were released a couple of weeks ago. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro gets unofficial TWRP recovery support”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Review: Note-worthy comeback!
Xiaomi introduced Pro version of Redmi Note for the first time in India last year along with Redmi Note 5, but Redmi Note 5 was not a significant upgrade from Redmi Note 4 and hence Redmi Note 5 Pro became a preferred choice amongst consumers. The company didn’t even bother to launch Redmi Note 6, instead, it launched Redmi Note 6 Pro without launching regular Redmi Note 6 back in November. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Review: Note-worthy comeback!”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Camera Samples
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 smartphone along with Redmi Note 7 Pro on February 28 in India. We already brought you the first impressions of the phone and benchmarks scores, here we have the camera samples from the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Camera Samples”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Android 9.0 Pie MIUI beta update starts rolling out, brings system-wide dark mode and Game Turbo [Download Link]
Update: You can download the Android Pie based MIUI 9.3.28 recovery ROM here and flash it using the recovery method or download fastboot ROM here and flash it manually.
Xiaomi releases kernel source for Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Go [Update: Redmi Note 7 Pro as well]
Update – March 26, 2019: Redmi Note 7 Pro Kernel source is also available now. You can get it from the source link below.
Xiaomi shows off 100W Super Charge Turbo fast charging that can charge a phone fully in 17 minutes
There are a lot of companies that use their own fast charging techniques, but Xiaomi has been sticking to Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology on its phones. Now the company’s co-founder Bin Lin has posted a video on weibo that shows the company’s own 100W Super Charge Turbo fast charging technology.