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Unlike other versions of Android, this year’s Android Pie beta program let in non-Google phones and among them was Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S. For a company that has often been faulted when it comes to major software updates, this was big for Xiaomi fans because it meant the update would start rolling out earlier.
Well, how did this turn out, especially with a host of devices having the benefit of Googles Project Treble? Let’s find out.
WARNING: Rolling back the Mi A2, Mi A2 Lite and Mi A1 to Android Oreo after updating to Android 9 Pie is not recommended because it may affect normal functioning or even brick your device. This has been the case for devices powered by MIUI after upgrading to the latest MIUI 10, although Xiaomi says Google is behind this move as far as the Android One devices are concerned.
Related:
Android 9 Gapps
Android 9 Pie features
Device list
In addition to the Mi MIX 2S, Xiaomi has a flurry of devices that are also expected to receive the Pie update. High on the list is the Mi 8 and Mi A2 series that are expected to get a taste of Pie the same quarter as the MIX 2S, but last year’s Mi 6 and Mi A1 may have to wait until 2019. Xiaomi also confirmed that the Poco F1 will get Android Pie in Q4, but there’s no exact date.
All devices in the Redmi series that have Android Oreo out of the box are expected to receive Xiaomi Android 9 Pie update, but we also hope the company will update others like the Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5 in India) and its sibling, the Redmi 5. Whether the Mi Note 3 and Mi Max 2 will receive a second major OS upgrade in Android Pie remains unclear, but we do hope they get the nod. After all, Xiaomi hasn’t released an official Pie update release roadmap, which also means that everything seen in the table below might not live up.
DeviceAndroid Pie eligibilityExpected release date
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2SEligibleReleased on 17 October 2018
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2EligibleQ4 2018
Xiaomi Poco F1EligibleReleased on 10 December 2018
Xiaomi Mi 8EligibleReleased on 05 December 2018
Xiaomi Mi 8 ProEligibleQ4 2018 (Beta available)
Xiaomi Mi 8 SEEligibleQ4 2018
Xiaomi Mi 8 LiteEligibleQ1 2019
Xiaomi Mi 6EligibleQ1 2019
Xiaomi Mi A1EligibleQ1 2019 (Beta available)
Xiaomi Mi A2EligibleReleased on 15 Nov 2018
Xiaomi Mi A2 LiteEligibleReleased on 28 Nov 2018
Xiaomi Mi Max 3EligibleQ1 2019 (Beta available)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 ProEligibleQ1 2019
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI (Note 5 Pro)EligibleQ1 2019
Xiaomi Redmi S2 (Redmi Y2)EligibleQ2 2019
Xiaomi Redmi 6EligibleQ2 2019
Xiaomi Redmi 6AEligibleQ2 2019
Xiaomi Redmi 6 ProEligibleQ2 2019
Xiaomi Mi Note 3EligibleQ3 2019
Xiaomi Mi Max 2EligibleQ3 2019
Xiaomi Mi Pad 4EligibleQ1 2019
Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 PlusEligibleQ1 2019
Xiaomi Black SharkEligibleQ4 2018
Xiaomi Redmi 5Not eligible—
Redmi Note 5/Redmi 5 PlusNot eligible—
Xiaomi Redmi 5ANot eligible—
Xiaomi Redmi 5A PrimeNot eligible—
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5ANot eligible—
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A PrimeNot eligible—
Xiaomi Mi MaxNot eligible—
Xiaomi Mi MixNot eligible—
Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 5S/5S PlusNot eligible—
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Not eligible—
Redmi Note 4 (all variants)Not eligible—
Redmi 4 (all variants)Not eligible—
Android Pie release date
Stable update released for Mi MIX 2S, Mi A2, Poco F1 and Mi 8
Global beta version available for Mi A2 Lite and Mi A1
Mi 8 Pro and Mi Max 3 get Pie beta in China
December 10: Xiaomi has released the Android Pie update for the stable MIUI 10 OS too. It was already available as a beta, but with the release of MIUI 10.1.3 today, the stable MIUI 10 also rocks Android Pie.
Related:
Android Pie features: Feature flags | Digital Wellbeing | App actions
What to expect
MIUI 10 UI will remain atop the Pie base
Expect plenty of UI changes
The initial release of Xiaomi Android 9 Pie update for the Mi MIX 2S was based on AOSP, but the software has since been tweaked to integrate MIUI 10. This is the skin that will run on top of Pie and while it
