Xiaomi Launches MIUI 12.5, Here Is A List Of Phones That Will Receive An OS Update

MIUI 12.5 (GSM Arena)

JAKARTA - In December 2020, MIUI 12.5 has been announced in China. Now MIUI 12.5 has been launched globally for smartphone users. This latest MIUI version comes with a number of features and a more attractive design than the previous version, MIUI 12.

This latest update is predicted to bring better performance than its predecessor. Through this year's MIUI update, some default applications will be removed such as Notes App, Wheather, Compass and several other applications. Meanwhile, some default applications will be hidden, such as Mi Video, Downloads, and Mi Music.

When it comes to the security sector, MIUI 12.5 presents a number of new mechanisms for maintaining user privacy, including the addition of application access controls. In addition, there are also new features such as “Super Wallpaer which can be used as a cellphone background. This feature is present in a natural landscape theme.

MIUI 12.5 is claimed to only consume 15 percent lower power which will make the battery more efficient by up to 20 percent. According to the plan, Xiaomi will roll out MIUI 12.5 in two periods.

The first period roll will begin releasing in early April 2021, in Q2. The launch of MIUI 12.5 in the first period was intended for the latest Xiaomi phones, namely Mi 11, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10, Mi 10 T Pro and Mi 10 T. Although some of the latest phones but there are also old phones that got the MIUI 12.5 update for the period second, including Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 9 and Redmi 9 which also received updates.

To find out about this update, users only need to enter to Software Settings. After that the user can tap on "Upgrade Now". In the first and second periods, there were around 16 smartphones that received the MIUI 12.5 update.

Cited from Gizmochina, Xiaomi has announced about 20 devices that will receive this latest MIUI. Here's a list of phones that received updates in the first and second period of the MIUI 12.5 rollout:

Period 1 (April 2021)

Xiaomi 11, Xiaomi Mi 10, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Xiomi Mi 10T Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 10T.

Period 2 (June 2021)

Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite Redmi Note 9T Redmi Note 9 Pro Redmi Note 9S Redmi Note 9 Redmi Note 8 Pro Redmi 9.