Old smartphone Redmi unexpectedly received the function of expanding RAM, but without MIUI 12.5

The budget smartphone of the Redmi Note series of 2019, the release of the suddenly received technology support Memory fusion, which allows you to increase the amount of RAM.

What is known

The update was released for Redmi Note 8. The smartphone went on sale in early autumn 2019 with Android 9.0 Pie pre-installed. The update brought the Android 11 operating system, but as part of the MIUI 12 software, not MIUI 12.5.

The new firmware version has the number v12.0.1.0. It is spreading in waves and is still available in India. The update file is approximately 2 GB in size. The Redmi Note 8 was the first smartphone from the company to receive Memory Fusion support with MIUI 12 rather than MIUI 12.5.

The function allows you to add only 1 GB of virtual RAM, since the Indian version of the smartphone in the top modification is equipped with a 64 GB drive. Recall, to get 2 GB of virtual RAM, you need to have 128 GB of storage, and to add 3 GB, you will need from 256 GB of internal memory.

A source: Gizchina