Xiaomi starts rolling out MIUI 12 for Mi, Redmi phones in India; eligible devices, features and everything to know

MIUI 12 for Xiaomi devices is now available in India. Xiaomi on Wednesday kicked off the roll out of MIUI 12 for eligible devices in India starting with the Mi 10, Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro. As is usually the case, this is a phased roll out which means not all users will get it at the same time, but if you do happen to own an eligible Xiaomi phone, you can expect the update to drop anytime now.

MIUI 12 comes during a tumultuous time for Xiaomi when it is grappling with privacy issues. For what it’s worth, MIUI 12 focuses a great deal on privacy by bringing core Google privacy elements in their totality, to Xiaomi devices. At the same time, Xiaomi is also adding some India specific features to it like Magic Clone, though it’s only coming to its most high-end phone in India, which is the Mi 10. Xiaomi had recently announced that it was making a new version of MIUI software for Indian users without the banned Chinese apps. Whether it’s going to be part of MIUI 12 or just another update on top of MIUI 11 isn’t immediately clear at this point of time.