In what could be termed as good news for Xiaomi users and loyalists across the world, the Chinese smartphone brand will finally begin rolling out the MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM from Aug. 23.
Earlier, a beta variant of the MIUI 8 was rolled-out to select devices.
Now, officially confirming the global stable, MIUI 8 ROM rollout across the world, Xiaomi states that the users of the following devices will get to check-out the update. These devices are:
- Xiaomi Redmi 1S
- Xiaomi Redmi 2
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm edition
- Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Special Edition
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 3G
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G
- Xiaomi Redmi 3
- Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime
- Xiaomi Redmi 3S
- Xiaomi MI 2 and Mi 2S
- Xiaomi Mi 3
- Xiaomi Mi 4
- Xiaomi Mi 4i
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 3G
However, initially only users of Xiaomi Redmi 1S, Mi 2 (and Mi 2S), Mi 4i, Redmi Note 3G and Redmi Note 4G will get OTA update notifications for MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM on August 23. Other devices will follow suit shortly.
If you use a device with MIUI Global Stable ROM, you should automatically observe MIUI 8 OTA update notification, you can click this and then automatically update to the MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM.
Upon installing MIUI 8 within your device, you can check for the below new features:
- Dual apps: Enables you to maintain two separate accounts on one phone for any app you want.
- Second space: You can create two entirely separate profiles on your Mi phones
- Quick sharing, revamped thumbnail and Mi Cloud Photo Sync
- Scrolling screenshots
- Customizable 5-gesture shortcut
- Hindi T9 dialer.
