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Download: MIUI 12 stable update rolling out to several Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO devices
MIUI 12 stable builds have begun rolling out to several Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices. Head on over for Recovery ROM and Fastboot ROM download links!
MIUI 12 is the newest big release for Xiaomi smartphones, perhaps even bigger than an Android version jump. Features on Xiaomi devices are dictated more by their MIUI versions than the underlying Android version, so a MIUI version upgrade is an exciting event. This article will serve as the central repository of download links for all Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices that have received their official MIUI 12 stable updates. We'll update it regularly with fresh builds!
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 brings Android 11 to three Xiaomi, ASUS, and Sony devices
Official LineageOS 18.1 builds are now available for the Mi A2, Redmi Note 7, ZenFone Max Pro M1, Sony Xperia XZ2 series, Mi Mix 2, and more.
LineageOS remains the most popular custom ROM out there. It's backed by a strong and active community that’s always striving to make the newest version of Andriod accessible to more users. Earlier in March, the team at LineageOS released LineageOS 18.1, the latest release based on Android 11. At the launch time, LineageOS 18.1 was made available to nearly sixty Android devices. But this list has continued to grow in size over the past weeks. Last month we saw the official builds of LineageOS 18.1 going live for the Galaxy Note 3, Mi A2, LG 3, Galaxy S5, OnePlus 6/6T, and more. The OnePlus 7T and Google’s Pixel 3 series joined the list shortly after. Now ten more phones have just been added to the official LineageOS 18.1 build roster.
Kernel sources for the Motorola Moto E7/E7 Plus and a truckload of Xiaomi devices are now available
Kernel sources for the Motorola Moto E7 series and several Xiaomi phones, including the Mi Note 10 Lite, are now available for download.
Since Android is built on top of the Linux kernel, Android device makers have to provide, upon customer request, the source code for any Linux kernel binaries that ship on their devices. That includes not only the release date software, but also any subsequent updates to the kernel. The availability of such sources allow the modding community to add new capabilities that are otherwise not offered in the stock configuration. Kernel source releases also help developers to port popular custom ROMs (e.g. LineageOS) for the device which, in turn, benefit users who aren’t satisfied with the stock ROM. OEMs like Xiaomi and Motorola maintain a steady track record of releasing these sources and we now have another example of their commitment towards the aftermarket developer community.
LineageOS 17.1 now supports the Nextbit Robin, Moto G5, and Moto E5 Plus, drops the Galaxy S9/Note 9, Redmi Note 7, and OPPO Find 7
The team at LineageOS has added the Nextbit Robin, Moto G5, Moto G5 Plus and Moto E5 Plus to the official LineageOS 17.1 build roaster.
After giving the OnePlus 5/5T and Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e LTE a taste of LineageOS 17.1, the team at LineageOS is now adding four new smartphones to the official LineageOS 17.1 roaster: the Nextbit Robin (ether), Moto G5 (cedric), Moto G5S (montana), and Moto E5 Plus (hannah).
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7/7S gets stable MIUI 12 update in India
Xiaomi has started rolling out stable MIUI 12 update for the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7S in India. Update your device now!
After rolling out a stable MIUI 12 update for several Redmi, Mi, and POCO smartphones over the last month, Xiaomi is now bringing the long-due update to its last year’s budget smartphones: the Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7S. Although the Redmi Note 7/7S users in other regions, including Europe and Russia, have already received their MIUI 12 update, the Indian units were still waiting for their turn. That changes today, however, as the company has finally started rolling out the stable MIUI 12 update to these devices in India.
Dirty Unicorns 14.7 is now available for the Google Pixel 4a, Redmi Note 7, and Moto G7 Plus
The Dirty Unicorns 14.7 build is now up for grabs, with added support for the Google Pixel 4a, Redmi Note 7, and Moto G7 Plus.
After a bit of a development hiatus following the release of their Android Pie builds, the Dirty Unicorns team announced their return with the release of Android 10 ROMs. The initial list of supported devices includes the Google Pixel XL, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4 XL, and the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, with unofficial releases for the Google Pixel 3a and the Pixel 4. And now, the developer team behind this popular custom ROM has added official support for the Google Pixel 4a. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and the Motorola Moto G7 Plus have also made their way to the official roster.
CarbonROM 8.0 adds support for the OnePlus 7, 7T Pro, and Redmi Note 4 and improves app launch speeds
The team behind the CarbonROM project has now started rolling out new builds with several improvements and support for more devices.
It was just around 5 months ago that the CarbonROM team came back with a bang to shake up the custom ROM scene with their polished and feature-packed Android 10 builds (codenamed "PAX'). Since then, the team has added support for a couple of Sony and ASUS devices and revealed that they were shutting down the Android Oreo-based "Noct" branch. Now, the CarbonROM developers are back with a new release yet again, which brings support for a handful of OnePlus smartphones and brings even more improvements to the table.
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.
Download: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7S receive stable beta Android 10 update with MIUI 11
Xiaomi has now started rolling out the Android 10-based MIUI 11 stable beta update for the Redmi Note 7 and the Redmi Note 7S. Head on over to download!
Launched back in 2019, Xiaomi's Redmi Note 7 brought 48MP camera to the masses. The company decided to use a different camera sensor on the Indian variant, but they quickly phased out the initial model in favor of the Redmi Note 7S with a 48 MP primary rear camera. There is virtually no difference between the regular Redmi Note 7 and the Note 7S except the camera. Both models share a common code-name ("lavender"), thus their firmware packages are identical as well.
Energy Notch battery indicator adds support for the OnePlus 6/7/7T, POCO F1, Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G, Redmi Note 7/7S, and the Motorola One Power
Energy Notch battery indicator has been updated to support the camera notch of the OnePlus 6/7/7T, POCO F1, Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G, and several other phones.
Android is all about customization, and the aftermarket development community is the driving force behind that liberty. The developers often come up with creative ideas to re-use an existing design component in a completely different way than the one it is intended for. Take the example of Energy Notch by XDA Recognized Developer jagan2 - a cool app that puts the display-notch of the OnePlus 6T to use by turning the space around the notch into an animated battery indicator.
TWRP adds support for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Lenovo K10 Note, Vivo Y51L, and more
The Redmi Note 7, Lenovo K10 Note, Vivo Y51L, and Amlogic X96 Max are now officially supported by TWRP. Read on to know more!
Team Win Recovery Project, aka TWRP, is the most popular custom recovery solution in the Android modding circle. Not only it’s the most feature-packed recovery out there, but it also supports a wide array of devices, ranging from smartphones and tablets to Android TV boxes and dongles. Last month, we saw the likes of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Exynos), Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and Mi Translator receiving official TWRP support. Now, four new devices have just been added to the list, namely, the Redmi Note 7, Lenovo K10 Note, Vivo Y51L, and the Amlogic X96 Max.
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.
CarbonROM releases its Android 10 custom ROM for 13 Google, Xiaomi, and OnePlus devices
The CarbonROM 8.0 builds are now live for 13 devices including the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 6 / 6T, POCO X2, Redmi Note 7, and more.
In a blogpost, the CarbonROM team has announced the release of first official Android 10 based builds for Xiaomi, OnePlus, Essential and Nexus devices. The new CarbonROM revision 8.0 is codenamed PAX, after the Latin word for peace. This new release not only bumps up the Android version officially, but it also brings along the latest security patches from the month of April 2020.
Developer ports Ubuntu Touch to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has received a port of Ubuntu Touch, courtesy of XDA Recognized Developer erfanoabdi. Read on to know more about this port!
There was a time when you could slap any operating system on the mythical HTC HD2, be it Android, Ubuntu, or even Windows RT. The Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II are gradually taking up that mantle, as it is possible to install regular GNU/Linux distributions on them with very little effort. While you can satisfy the urge of having a "true Linux phone" by getting the Librem 5 or PinePhone, their hardware configurations are unfortunately dated. Several community-driven projects, such as UBports and postmarketOS, are trying to bridge the gap between regular consumer Android devices and mainstream Linux distributions, and Project Halium plays a huge role in this development scene. Now, XDA Recognized Developer erfanoabdi has decided to dip his toe in this particular domain, as he has ported Ubuntu Touch to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7.
Download: MIUI 11 stable update rolling out to several Xiaomi and Redmi devices!
MIUI 11 is rolling out to several Xiaomi and Redmi devices. Head on over for download links for Recovery ROM and Fastboot ROM to sideload the update!
MIUI 11 is the newest big release for Xiaomi smartphones, perhaps even bigger than an Android version jump. Features on Xiaomi devices are dictated more by their MIUI versions than the underlying Android version, so an MIUI version upgrade is an exciting event. MIUI 11 was announced in China in September 2019, bringing along new features such as animated AOD and Horizon Light for supported devices, new font, dynamic sound system, Mi Work and Mi Go app suites, and more changes. The first batch of MIUI 11 Betas was available for a bunch of devices, and over the next few weeks, devices like the Redmi K20 have begun receiving their stable MIUI 11 updates. Now, Xiaomi has officially confirmed that stable MIUI 11 update is rolling out to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi Note 5 Pro and the Poco F1.
Samsung Galaxy A10 was the best selling Android phone of 2019
Samsung's budget Galaxy A10 was the best selling Android device in 2019, closely followed by the Galaxy A50, Galaxy A20, and the Redmi Note 7.
Earlier this year in January, a report from market intelligence firm IDC revealed that Xiaomi and Samsung saw significant growth in market share in India, backed by devices in the Redmi Note and Galaxy A series. At the time, a Xiaomi spokesperson had revealed that the company had managed to sell over one million Redmi Note 8 series devices within a month of its launch in the country. Later that month, a different report from Counterpoint Research revealed that the Indian market itself saw an overall growth of 7% YoY thanks to the expansion of Chinese brands and their aggressive pricing strategies. If you've been keeping a close eye on the smartphone market in general, you'd know that India is the fastest-growing smartphone market worldwide and this has had a significant effect on the global sales figures of brands operating in the country, especially Xiaomi.
Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 7S in India with a 48MP camera, Snapdragon 660 for ₹10,999
Xiaomi has announced the Redmi Note 7S, a rebranded variant of the Note 7 with a 48MP camera, Snapdragon 660 for a price of ₹10,999.
Xiaomi is known to offer great products at a high price proposition and that is primarily because the company operates on a very thin profit margin. Besides fierce marketing, what establishes Xiaomi as the market leader in India is the fact that it launches a myriad of smartphones at small price increments. Often, different smartphones overlap with each other not only in terms of specifications but also pricing and the company has launched yet another smartphone with a similar philosophy to secure its hold on the Indian market. Xiaomi just announced the Redmi Note 7S with a 48MP primary camera sensor as the only aspect that differentiates it from the Redmi Note 7.
Unofficial TWRP now available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 (lavender)
An unofficial build of TWRP is now available for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 (device codename: lavender), letting users flash custom ROMs, kernels and GSIs.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 was announced in China in January 2019, bringing over a decent specification sheet at a very attractive price. The device then subsequently made its way to India with some variations. As far as India is concerned, the Redmi Note 7 along with its brother Redmi Note 7 Pro managed to sell a combined quantity of 1 Million units in a month, indicating that there is very strong demand for the phone series.
MIUI 10 Global Beta 9.3.21 fixes disappearing notification icons on the Mi 9 and Redmi Note 7, and more
The latest MIUI 10 Global Beta fixes the disappearing notification icons issue on the Xiaomi Mi 9 and the Redmi Note 7, plus brings more changes. Read on!
MIUI is Xiaomi's take on customizing Android for their devices, bringing in several features and rather striking changes which are not available in stock Android. Xiaomi runs a continuous public Beta channel for several of its devices, testing out some of the upcoming changes that will then be incorporated within the Stable MIUI releases. The latest MIUI 10 Global Beta 9.3.21 brings several fixes, including one for the annoying disappearing notification icon issue on recent Xiaomi devices like the Mi 9 and the Redmi Note 7.