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Download: MIUI Closed Beta for Xiaomi and Redmi devices [Update: June 22 PRE builds]
Xiaomi has publicly announced MIUI 12, the latest version of their custom Android skin. If you're interested in trying out, closed betas are now available!
The latest version of Xiaomi's custom Android skin - MIUI 13 - is finally here. The latest iteration of MIUI has been unveiled at the Xiaomi 12 launch event in China. Compared to MIUI 12/12.5, MIUI 13 brings in a slew of improvements, visual overhauls, and a handful of new features. We have already extracted the new live wallpapers, and now we are presenting the downloading links of the MIUI 13 beta firmware packages for a bunch of Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices.
LineageOS 18.1 builds are here for the OnePlus 7 Pro/7T Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and Moto X (2014)
Official LineageOS 18.1 builds based on Android 11 are now available for the OnePlus 7 Pro/7T Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and Moto X (2014).
Earlier this month, the team behind the LineageOS custom ROM officially rolled out LineageOS 18.1 based on Android 11. The update introduced a slew of features over the previous version, including a new calendar app, a built-in backup solution, the latest Android security patches, and much more. The initial release was made available for nearly 60 devices, but the team has already added a couple of more devices to the roster. If you have a OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, or the Moto X (2014), you can now download LineageOS 18.1 builds from the official download portal.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5/5 Pro and Redmi Note 6 Pro get MIUI 12 based on Android 9 Pie
The Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi Note 6 Pro have began receieving MIUI 12 update. The updates are 2GB in size and based on Android 9 Pie.
After updating the Redmi 7/7S and Mi 10 Pro last month, Xiaomi has now begun rolling out MIUI 12 update to two new smartphones: the Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred) and Redmi Note 6 Pro (tulip). Considering both phones were released in 2018 and were mid-range devices at the time of launch, it’s good to see Xiaomi still keeping them up to date with the latest iterations of MIUI.
Resurrection Remix 8.5.7 based on Android 10 is now available for several Xiaomi, OnePlus, Samsung, and Google devices
The Resurrection Remix team has released Resurrection Remix 8.5.7 builds based on Android 10 for multiple smartphones from different OEMs.
If you consider yourself a true flashaholic, then the name "Resurrection Remix" should ring a bell. The custom ROM is known for its style and customizability, while its foundation is based on bits and pieces from LineageOS, Pixel Experience, and OmniROM. The developers started rebasing the project on top of Android 10 a few months ago, and they are now confident enough to remove the beta tag. The Resurrection Remix team has recently announced its first set of stable builds based on Android 10 for a bunch of devices, including several Xiaomi smartphones and a few others from ASUS, OnePlus, Samsung, and other OEMs.
[Update: Now available for more devices] Paranoid Android Quartz 3 adds Android 10 builds for 8 Xiaomi devices and will soon add 8 more
The team behind the popular Paranoid Android custom ROM has now started rolling out the Quartz 3 build with new features and support for more devices.
Earlier this year in April, the team behind the popular Paranoid Android custom ROM released Paranoid Android Quartz 1 — the first stable Android 10-based build of the ROM. At first, the ROM was released for a handful of devices and it included a ton of new features, like screen stabilization, a built-in screen recorder, FOD support, vibration adapted UI, and more. Soon thereafter, the team released Quartz 2 with 4 new features and support for more devices. And now, the team has started rolling out Paranoid Android Quartz 3 with support for 8 Xiaomi devices and a couple of new features.
LineageOS 17.1 adds support for new OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and other devices following server hack
LineageOS 17.1 builds are going live for new OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, Motorola, and more devices following a recent server hack.
LineageOS is the most popular AOSP-based custom ROM out there. Its origin can be traced back to CyanogenMod, which was itself not only the most well-known custom ROM many years ago but also the reason the OnePlus One was so well-received by the community. Over the years, the team behind LineageOS has kept the project updated with new versions of Android for dozens of Android devices. The latest version, LineageOS 17.1, is based on Android 10 and supports a long list of devices. Now, the custom ROM team has added official support for their latest release for a lot of devices from OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and more. Newly added devices include the Essential Phone, Moto X (2014), Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and more.
Android 10 gets ported to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi 4X, Mi Max, 2016 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1, and Nokia 6.1
Android 10 ROMs are now available for Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi 4X, Mi Max, 2016 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1, and Nokia 6.1.
Android 10 was officially rolled out on September 3rd and was instantly available for the Pixel devices, the Essential Phone PH-1, and the Redmi K20 Pro. OnePlus followed the suit and rolled out the Android 10 update for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro. Making up for the smartphones that have not or are not likely to receive the Android 10 update anytime, the Android development community has thrived hard to create Android 10-based AOSP or Custom ROMs for a long list of devices. Now, five more devices have been added to this list and these include the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (India), Redmi 4X, first-gen Mi Max, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and the Nokia 6.1.
Android 10 custom ROMs now available for the POCO F1, Xiaomi Mi 6/8, and Redmi Note 5
The first set of custom ROMs based on Android 10 are now available for Xiaomi devices like the Poco F1, Redmi Note 5, Mi 6 and Mi 8! Read on to know more!
Android 10 is finally here, and it brings along a lot of goodies that software enthusiasts will appreciate. Officially, stable Android 10 is available on Google Pixel devices, the Essential Phone, and the Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro, while beta builds can be found for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro, and Samsung had been spotted testing the update with OneUI 2.0 for the Snapdragon and Exynos Samsung Galaxy S10 and Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note 10. Source code for the new release is already up and available at AOSP, which brought to us the first Android 10 custom ROM, that too on the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 with practically no bugs. Now, more Android 10 custom ROMs have begun sprouting up for devices like the Xiaomi POCO F1, the Xiaomi Mi 6, the Xiaomi Mi 8 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5.
Download: Android Pie-based MIUI 10 beta for Xiaomi Mi Note 3 and Stable Pie for Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi 6 Pro
The Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi 6 Pro are getting stable MIUI 10 builds based on Android Pie updates while the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 gets Android Pie beta.
The Redmi Note 5 series, launched back in February 2018, was one of the most popular devices sold by Xiaomi in India. Within the first four months of their launch, the Redmi Note 5 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro crossed the 5 million figure in the country alone. The more powerful of the two, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (globally known as Redmi Note 5 aka whyred) was more popular of the two due to its superior specs including dual camera setup. This is why it received more attention from the company in terms of software updates and is now getting another major update. Alongside the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi is also taking due care of the Redmi 6 Pro. At the same time 2017's Xiaomi Mi Note 3 is getting an update too.
Kernel sources are available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5/Redmi Note 6 Pro/Mi 6X's Android Pie release
Xiaomi has released the kernel source code for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Mi 6X following the Android Pie release.
There is no doubting that Xiaomi's smartphones offer great hardware at attractive pricing. Besides this, its devices also receive considerable support from the developer community. To spur third-party development, the company recently promised that it would release the kernel source code for Xiaomi and Redmi devices in a timely manner and acted upon this promise by releasing the source code for Mi 9 within immediately after its launch. Following the release of Android Pie on Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Note 5 Pro in India), and the Xiaomi Mi 6X (Mi A2 in India), it has released kernel source code based on Android Pie is now being made available to developers.
Download the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's first Android Pie MIUI beta
The first official Android Pie build for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is now available in the form of MIUI 10 Beta 9.3.25. Head on over for a download link!
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro was launched in February 2018. It marked a decent upgrade over the Redmi Note 4, which at that time, was one of the best-selling Xiaomi devices in India. The Redmi Note 5 Pro and its successor, the Redmi Note 6 Pro (launched in September 2018), helped Xiaomi cement its position as a leader in the Indian market, contributing heavily to the 11.7 Million smartphones that Xiaomi shipped in Q3 2018 alone in India.
Pixel Experience for the Xiaomi POCO F1 and Redmi Note 5 Pro gets rebased on CAF
The team behind the popular Pixel Experience custom ROM has announced they rebased their ROMs for the Xiaomi POCO F1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro on CAF.
The Pixel Experience custom ROM is rather new compared to other ROMs within the developer community, but it has grown in popularity quite rapidly thanks to the desire of users to mimic the software experience of the Google Pixel. Since its inception, the custom ROM starts with an AOSP base but the developers have now rebased their work on CAF for the Xiaomi POCO F1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro releases of the ROM.
[Update: More Devices] Paranoid Android gets new features on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Essential Phone, and several Sony phones
Paranoid Android is rolling out new beta builds with new features for devices like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Essential PH-1, Sony Xperia X and more!
After a bit of development hiatus after the release of their Android Oreo builds, Paranoid Android announced their return with the release of Android Pie ROMs. Supported devices for the initial release included the Xiaomi POCOF1, Xiaomi Mi 8, Xiaomi Mi 6, Xiaomi Mi 5 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, with beta releases for the Essential Phone, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T and the Moto G5 Plus.
Xiaomi is recruiting beta testers for the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 6 Pro, and Redmi Y2's Android Pie update
Xiaomi is looking for beta testers willing to try out MIUI 10 Global Beta based on Android Pie for the Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi S2.
Xiaomi follows a different release cycle for its updates, wherein the MIUI version of the device has more power to dictate the featureset of the phone, more so than the Android version. This means that base Android versions are not as important to the overall working of the device, and these updates may get lower priority. On the other hand, the company did consider user feedback and decided to work on Android Pie updates for the Mi 6, so that's a good sign (although we aren't sure if the entire exercise wasn't merely a marketing activity).
Android Pie is coming to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Redmi 6 Pro, Mi 6X, and Redmi S2 in Q1, beta sign-ups are live
Xiaomi has confirmed that Android Pie is coming for the Chinese Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Redmi S2, Redmi 6 Pro and Mi 6X. Read on to know more!
Xiaomi's OS update cycle differs from the conventional cycle followed by most other OEMs. In addition to base Android versions, Xiaomi devices also rely on MIUI updates for getting new features and stability improvements. This often means that features across devices are reliant more on the MIUI version than on the Android version of the device. On the other hand, the base Android version update definitely takes more time to arrive on the device as compared to other OEMs, but that is to be expected considering how heavy MIUI is as a UX skin.
Galaxy A6s's Samsung Experience 9.5 ROM gets ported to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
XDA Recognized Contributor AL_IRAQI has released a port of the Samsung Experience ROM from the Galaxy A6s for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has been a hit for the Chinese smartphone OEM even though it has a different name depending on where you buy the phone. The codename for the phone is WHYRED (which helps to clear things up a bit) and it has helped the company make major strides in the markets they are currently focusing on. However, not everyone is a fan of MIUI, but thankfully Xiaomi has a thriving developer community to help bring various custom ROMs to the device.
Download MIUI 10 Stable for Xiaomi Mi Max 3, Mi Max 2, Redmi Note 5/5A, & Redmi 6
MIUI 10 Global Stable is now rolling out: Xiaomi Mi Max 3, Xiaomi Mi Max 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A/5A Lite, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5/Pro, and Xiaomi Redmi 6.
As one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers, Xiaomi has a lot of devices to keep updates. For the most part, they do a decent job of this. They can be slow at times to push out Android version updates, but MIUI updates often come frequently. MIUI 10 China Stable is now rolling out to the Xiaomi Mi Max 3, Xiaomi Mi Max 2, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Lite, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5/Pro. MIUI 10 Global Stable is rolling out to the Xiaomi Redmi 6.
PSA: Flashing MIUI Global on these Xiaomi devices may brick your device
If you flash MIUI Global ROM on certain Xiaomi devices with a locked bootloader, your device will not boot. Here are the Xiaomi devices that could brick.
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi is a giant not only in their home country of China but also in India and other Asian countries. They've also recently started expanding into Europe. Their smartphones and tablets are incredibly popular for their price-performance ratio. You can get the latest Xiaomi smartphone, laptop, wristband, and Bluetooth headset for the same price as a new iPhone. The incredible value of their products has led many to import their products to other countries. Third-party retailers have taken advantage of Xiaomi's popularity in the reseller market by promising customers they'll get the "global" version of a Chinese Xiaomi device, even if a global version doesn't actually exist. Xiaomi has started to crack down on these resellers, and in their latest move, they are preventing their devices from booting out-of-region MIUI devices.
Customize Display Saturation on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Poco F1, and other devices
Rooted users of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Poco F1, and other MIUI Android 8.1 devices can use our Sa2ration app to control display saturation.
Displays are a fundamental part of smartphones. A great display is now required for any modern phone. Display quality is judged on the basis of resolution, brightness, black levels, viewing angles, and color accuracy. Color accuracy is a broad term which includes grayscale accuracy with gamma, saturation accuracy, and gamut accuracy. Google made a big push last year with Android Oreo, which is the first Android version to support color management. Unfortunately, Android Oreo's color management system has only been adopted by a few device makers so far. Even on the Google Pixel 2, some users wanted more flexibility than having to choose from color profiles such as Natural, Boosted, and Saturated. They wanted a way to adjust display saturation on a more low-level basis.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi 5/Mi 6, Mi Mix/Mix 2, and Mi Note 2 get MIUI 10 Global Stable
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi 5, Mi 6, Mi Mix/Mix2 and the Mi Note 2 have all gotten a MIUI 10 Global Stable variant which you can try now.
MIUI 10 is the latest version of Xiaomi's custom build of Android. It has a number of features that aren't present in stock Android, and a few improvements over previous iterations. With a heavier focus on AI and the inclusion of all of the latest features from Android Oreo, MIUI 10 is the best version of MIUI yet. It has arrived on a number of different devices by Xiaomi by the way of both Chinese and Global beta ROMs, and that list is growing every day. The Global Stable version of MIUI 10 is now here for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, the Xiaomi Mi 5, the Xiaomi Mi 6, the Xiaomi Mi Mix, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 and the Xiaomi Mi Note 2.