Xiaomi starts rolling out MiUI 7.2 in China, headed to India soon

Xiaomi starts rolling out MiUI 7.2 in China, headed to India soon
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Xiaomi’s MiUI 7.2 adds more functionality to previous apps, and optimises many other features.

Xiaomi fans and owners have more reason to be happy about, as the company has begun rolling out MiUI 7.2. The stable build of the new software update has started rolling out in China, and the latest forum post confirms that a global stable build is coming soon. The latest update will be available for the following devices — Xiaomi Mi 5, Mi 4S, Mi Note Pro, Mi 4c, Mi Pad 1, Redmi Note 4G (Single SIM), Redmi 1S, Xiaomi Mi Note, Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi 4i, Mi 2/2S, Mi Pad 2, Redmi 3, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 4G (Dual SIM), Redmi Note 3G, Redmi 2A and Redmi 2.

Out of all these devices, only a few are available in India. Xiaomi has recently added the Redmi Note 3 to the list, and the company has already confirmed that its flagship Mi 5 will also be joining the Indian portfolio in the next month. MiUI 7.2 brings updates to the Mi Mover, which will enable users to move files, photos and apps to their new phone while upgrading. The company claims ‘Find device’ functionality has been improved, and now users can locate, lock and erase their phones remotely. Besides these, Xiaomi has also done minor changes and optimisations in MiUI. If you would like to give the updated UI a try, you can manually flash your phone. You can download the respective ROMs from here. Mind you, these ROMs are meant for the Chinese variants.

However, Xiaomi hasn’t confirmed whether the new update is based on Android Marshmallow or the older Android Lollipop. The recently-launched Xiaomi Mi 5 is the only phone from Xiaomi which is available with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The phone, which is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, features 3GB of RAM and will be available in 32GB and 64GB storage options. The Mi 5 Pro will come with 128GB of storage and 4GB of DDR4 RAM. All the three variants will feature a 16MP rear sensor, and a 4MP UltraPixel camera.

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