While the MIUI 12 update has made its way onto many Xiaomi phones, several phones continue to run older versions of the software. Given the large number of smartphones that Xiaomi has on the market, it can be somewhat cumbersome to track when a particular model will receive major software updates. That is why Xiaomi planned to roll out the MIUI 12 update in phases. Initially, the Redmi 7, Redmi Y3, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 were going to receive the software in the second phase along with Redmi Note 8 Pro, POCO F1 and others. However, Xiaomi has now backtracked on its statement and confirmed that the four smartphones are not eligible for the MIUI 12 update.
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A post (now deleted) on the official MIUI forums indicates that the Redmi 7, Redmi Y3, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 will not receive MIUI 12 update due to ‘compatibility and performance issues’. Exactly what those problems are has not been specified. The outdated hardware of Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A may not have been able to handle MIUI 12 properly, and that’s fine. The Redmi 7 and Redmi Y3, on the other hand, are relatively new devices that launched with MIUI 10 out of the box, so one can’t help but wonder why they weren’t eligible for the MUI 12 update.
Redmi 7, Redmi Y3, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 users will now be locked on MIUI 11 forever. However, Xiaomi has made it quite easy for users to unlock bootloaders on their devices, which opens up the possibilities to download third-party ROMs. Furthermore, Xiaomi has a fairly vibrant and active developer community, so you can also expect (mostly) bug-free software and regular updates.
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