Three budget smartphones Redmi and POCO received Android 12 update, which no one expected

According to Xiaomiui, Xiaomi has begun updating several more of its smartphones. We are talking about the internal Android 12 update for the budget devices Redmi 9, Redmi Note 9 and POCO M2.

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Frankly, no one was counting on Android 12 for these models. Usually, Redmi Note series devices receive one major Android update, and it has already been. Redmi 9, Redmi Note 9, and POCO M2 debuted Android 10 out of the box, after which they received Android 11. Therefore, it was considered that it was the last major update for the trio.

However, Android 12 will still be. Redmi 9 codenamed Lancelot receives internal Android 12 update with build number 22.1.26, number Redmi Note 9 (aka Merlin) — 22.1.26, while POCO M2 (Shiva) has 22.1.26.

In addition, Redmi 9, Redmi Note 9 and POCO M2 will receive the update to MIUI 13.

A source: xiaomiui