Xiaomi launched the Redmi 7 smartphone along with Redmi Y3 on April 24 in India. We already brought you the Redmi Y3 camera samples and now we have the Redmi 7 Indian retail variant in Lunar Red and Comet Blue colors, check out the unboxing and first impressions of the device, Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 7 Unboxing and First Impressions”
Colors displayed on the screen affect the power consumption of the display and this is where dark mode helps on AMOLED devices. In last few months, Google gradually rolled out dark mode for some system apps including Phone, Contacts, Messages and recently it introduced system-wide dark mode with Android Q Beta 3 that was announced at Google I/O 2019. Continue reading “The almost perfect dark MIUI theme”
Xiaomi launched first quad camera phone Redmi Note 6 Pro in India back in November running MIUI 10 on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo) and recently rolled out Android 9.0 (Pie) based MIUI Global Stable 10.3 for the smartphone. Now, the company has released Android Pie kernel sources for the Redmi Note 6 Pro (codename tulip).
Continue reading “Xiaomi releases Android Pie based kernel source for Redmi Note 6 Pro”
Mi Fit is the official app for Mi wearable devices, the app also works with various smart products such as Smart Scales and Smart Shoes developed by Xiaomi and it’s partners. The Mi Fit app has recently got an update with v4.0.0 on the Play Store as well as the App Store for iOS, which brings a new interface to the app. Continue reading “Mi Fit 4.0 update brings new UI, optimized data view and more”
Xiaomi’s MIUI is a heavy skin on top of Android, but what sets it apart from other Android skins is its feature richness and customizations. MIUI gets updated biweekly, including closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday. Continue reading “Xiaomi adds MIUI lock screen clock customisation and showing notifications using face unlock”
Pixel Experience is amongst the popular custom ROMs, the custom OS aims towards providing a Pixel-like stock Android experience. It takes no bloat approach along with Pixel exclusive features to provide users a Pixel-like experience on any device. In the past, we tried Android Pie based Pixel Experience ROM on Redmi Note 5 Pro and Android Pie based Pixel Experience on Redmi Note 4, and recommended it but we also mentioned that Pixel Experience lacks customizations and a user coming from MIUI or EMUI may find it featureless. Continue reading “These are the upcoming Pixel Experience Features”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone along with Redmi Note 7 on February 28 in India. We already brought you the Redmi Note 7 Pro First Impressions, Benchmarks and camera samples and now we have the Redmi Note 7 Pro Indian retail variant in Neptune Blue color, check out the unboxing and photo gallery of the device, Continue reading “Redmi Note 7 Pro Neptune Blue Edition Photo Gallery”
Xiaomi launched the selfie-centric Redmi Y3 last week at an event in India, it also launched the Redmi 7 at the same event. As per the specifications, Redmi 7 looks like a younger Redmi Y3 sibling with an 8 MP front camera but priced 1000 INR cheaper compared to it’s elder sibling. All these phones feature P2i nano-coating making them splash proof.
Continue reading “Redmi Y3 vs Redmi Note 7 – The right Redmi for you at Rs. 10000”
Update: April 29, 2019 – As promised, Xiaomi has rolled out MIUI V10.2.10.0 update today that finally brings Fortnite support.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro gets Fortnite support via OTA update”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 4 running MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), later the smartphone received Android 7.1 (Nougat) followed by MIUI 9 update. The company updated the smartphone to MIUI 10 Stable for the smartphone back in November. Now, the company has started rolling out Another update for the Redmi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”
[Update: April 19 – The Screen Time feature is now rolling out with new MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM v9.4.18] Continue reading “MIUI Global Beta update brings Screen Time Feature [Update: Now rolling out with MIUI v9.4.18 beta]”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 smartphone along with Redmi Note 7 Pro on February 28 in India. We already brought you the camera samples and review of the smartphone, and as promised here we have the Stock Camera and Google Camera photo comparison. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Stock Camera vs Google Camera comparison”
Update 3 – April 18, 2019: Xiaomi has confirmed that Dark mode is currently available only for the Android 9 Pie based MIUI 10 Beta ROM for supported devices, and will soon come to other supported versions after thorough testing. Dark Mode is not available for POCO yet. Continue reading “MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM brings Dark Mode [Update: Rolling out now]”
Update: An update (V7-G-190411) for the app pushed through Google Play has fixed the issue. Changelog says “Made the app more secure by restricting complete browsing from Glance”. Continue reading “Researcher finds MIUI lock screen authentication vulnerability leading to sensitive information disclosure [Update: Fixed in latest update]”
Xiaomi has finally released the list of smartphones eligible for Android Pie/Oreo update, these devices are supposed to get Android Pie/Oreo update sometime before Q2 2019. Xiaomi has mentioned that the smartphones which have already received two major Android updates are unlikely to receive further Android updates. The list of smartphones eligible to receive Android update includes both Mi and Redmi range of smartphones. Continue reading “List of Xiaomi smartphones that are confirmed to get Android Pie update [Updated]”
