Category: Xiaomi

Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 9 Stable update starts rolling out

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[Update – November 21: Xiaomi has started rolling out stable MIUI 9 update for the Redmi 4 after rolling out Nightly build last week.]

Earlier: Xiaomi launched Redmi 4 running MIUI 8 based on Marshmallow back in May, the company rolled out Nougat based Stable ROM to the users a fortnight ago just before the MIUI 9 Global launch. As per the announcement, Redmi 4 was kept in the second batch of devices along with Mi 5, Mi Max and others which were supposed to receive the update in mid-Nov. Yesterday evening, some users started reporting that they are receiving a new OTA update as Nightly build on their Redmi 4 devices. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 9 Stable update starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Mi Note 3 with Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras gets a cheaper 4GB RAM model

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Note 3 a mid-range smartphone with 6GB RAM and 64GB or 128GB storage options in China back in September. Today it has introduced a cheaper 4GB RAM model with the same 64GB storage for  1999 yuan (US$ 301 / Rs. 19,600 approx.), making it the cheapest smartphone powered by Snapdragon 660. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note 3 with Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras gets a cheaper 4GB RAM model”

Mi Exchange Program launched – Exchange your old phone for a new Xiaomi smartphone at Mi Home Store

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Xiaomi has partnered with Cashify to launch a new Exchange Program which lets you exchange your old smartphone for a new Xiaomi smartphone at your nearest Mi Home. Xiaomi has 11 Mi Home stores across Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Rose Gold variant launched in India

Xiaomi Mi A1 Rose Gold

Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 Android One phone in India in partnership with Google back in September in Black, Gold and Rose Gold colors, but only the Black and Gold color variants of the phone went on sale at that time. Today it has announced that the Rose gold color variant of the phone will go on sale in the country starting tomorrow. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 Rose Gold variant launched in India”

MIUI 9 will be the last update for these phones

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At the MIUI 9 Global launch, Xiaomi highlighted the fact that even 5-year-old phones including Mi 2/2S are still getting weekly MIUI updates and will also get MIUI 9 Global Stable update. Now, within a couple of weeks, Xiaomi made an announcement on MIUI Forum saying that MIUI updates will be suspended for few of Xiaomi devices after the MIUI 9 update. Continue reading “MIUI 9 will be the last update for these phones”

Xiaomi Redmi 4A MIUI 9 Beta ROM based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat starts rolling out

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In late 2017, when most of the OEMs are releasing schedule for the Oreo update, a  lot of budget phones that are launched still run on Android Marshmallow. Xiaomi Redmi 4A was launched back in March 2017 with MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), but Xiaomi didn’t announce anything regarding the Android update for the device till date. Also, Redmi 4A was amongst the few devices which didn’t receive MIUI 9 Global Beta update until this Friday. Yesterday, Xiaomi rolled out MIUI Global Beta 7.11.16 for Redmi 4A, and surprisingly this new update is based on Android Nougat 7.1.2. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4A MIUI 9 Beta ROM based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat starts rolling out”

How to flash MIUI Recovery ROM using updater app

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We already talked about different versions of MIUI in a post earlier, and in case you’re willing to update your phone manually (without OTA), this tutorial will be helpful. One of the methods commonly used by the users for manually updating is flashing via updater app, Updater app method should be used only for updating MIUI Stable/Beta ROM.   This method should not be used for downgrading MIUI Stable/Beta ROM or switching between MIUI Beta ROM and MIUI Stable ROM otherwise system apps might crashes frequently, users should prefer flashing using Fastboot Method if downgrading MIUI Stable/Beta ROM or switching between MIUI Beta ROM and MIUI Stable ROM. Continue reading “How to flash MIUI Recovery ROM using updater app”

OnePlus 5T vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 – What’s Different

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At last, OnePlus has pulled the wraps off its latest flagship killer OnePlus 5T at an event in Brooklyn, New York. The successor of OnePlus 5 comes with some prominent changes when it comes to display, camera and also has an advanced Facial recognition technology as well. In this iteration, the bezels have been trimmed down comparatively and its almost absent on the sides as well. Continue reading “OnePlus 5T vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 – What’s Different”

Xiaomi to open its second Mi Home Store in Chennai on November 18

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Xiaomi opened its first Mi Home Store in Chennai at Forum Mall in Vadapalani back in September. Today it has announced that it will open its second Mi Home Store in the city at Express Avenue Mall in Royapettah on November 18th, Saturday. It already has Mi Home Stores in Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai and recently Pune.  Continue reading “Xiaomi to open its second Mi Home Store in Chennai on November 18”

How to activate Caller ID in MIUI 9 / 8

MIUI Caller ID

WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other instant messengers have taken over traditional SMS messaging in this decade but most of the services and businesses like e-commerce websites and banks still use SMS messages to keep the users updated on products, orders, and debit/credit details, but due to these SMS messages our SMS inboxes look boring. With the increasing amount of spam SMS messages every day, sometimes it becomes difficult to identify the sender, to address the problem of identifying senders Xiaomi’s MIUI offers Yellow Pages. Yellow pages (Caller ID) is an inbuilt feature in MIUI 8 and 9 which identifies SMS messages and calls from businesses. Continue reading “How to activate Caller ID in MIUI 9 / 8”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y1, a budget smartphone under the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India earlier this month. This introduced in China recently as Redmi Note 5A. This comes after a successful Redmi 4 that was launched earlier this year. This also comes with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera that you rarely see in smartphones in the price range. Specifications of the phone look impressive for the price, is this one of the best in the price range? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review”

Switching between MIUI ROMs using Fastboot method explained

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Earlier in a post we talked about the different versions of MIUI, and in case you wish to flash MIUI ROM on your Xiaomi device you should read this post. In this post we will be walking you through the steps for flashing a ROM via fastboot flash method. Continue reading “Switching between MIUI ROMs using Fastboot method explained”

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C gets a temporary price cut India, available for Rs. 999

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C

Xiaomi launched the Mi Router 3C, a budget router in India back in May this year for Rs. 1199. During festive sales it offered discount on the router, now it has announced a Rs.200 temporary price cut for it, so you can get it for Rs. 999 across Mi.com, Flipkart and Amazon.in. This limited period price cut is only till November 16th, Wednesday.

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Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India

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Xiaomi India today announced that it has shipped over 9.2 million smartphones in the country in the third quarter of 2017 for the first time. It shipped 100,000 smartphones per quarter in 2014, crossed the 1 million mark in Q3 2015, 3 million in Q3  2017, and now is has cross 9 million units for the first time in Q3 2017, said Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India . Continue reading “Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India”

Different versions of MIUI explained

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With more than 200 million global users Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular android skins. Sometimes users get confused between MIUI versions like Beta, Stable, Nightly and in this post, we will explain different versions of MIUI Global ROM (Note that we are not covering MIUI China ROM in this post). MIUI Global ROM supports more than 50 languages and has Google service preloaded, unlike China ROM. Continue reading “Different versions of MIUI explained”