Hardware and software
26 September 2023, at 15:36
The upcoming premiere of MIUI 15 is bad news for owners of some Xiaomi smartphone models. The Chinese company confirmed that it will soon stop developing software for six old devices.
Smartphones are supported by manufacturers for a relatively short time and the moment quickly comes when the manufacturer ends support. According to the website Xiaomi worldThis will come soon Six more Xiaomi smartphones will not be optimized after the premiere of MIUI 15.
MIUI 15 is the latest update for six models
Of course, this does not mean that the phones mentioned below will definitely lose manufacturer support and become vulnerable to cyber attacks. This should be clarified here They can still rely on security fixes, but no new functionality will be developed for them. Designed by Xiaomi engineers. This means that MIUI 15 built on Android 14 will become the last major system update for them and they can no longer count on further updates.
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
- Xiaomi 11
- Redmi K40S
- Redmi Note 11T Pro
- Redmi Note 11T Pro+
I will add that the first three models went on sale in 2020 and 2021 with Android 11 pre-installed. The remaining models debuted last spring and were available with Android 12.
Users of the aforementioned smartphones should remember its existence This is the first step in the process of retiring your equipment. After some time, the manufacturer will also announce the end of the distribution of security patches, after which we will have to decide to replace the phones with a newer model. No stains means that Equipment will become more vulnerable to hacker attacksso it will no longer properly protect the data stored in it, including passwords and access to digital wallets.
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