Xiaomi Mi A3 unexpectedly received a big global update to Android 11

Xiaomi has already stopped producing smartphones under the Android One program, but continues to update the current models. One of them got a big software update.

What is known

For Xiaomi Mi A3, an update was released under the number v12.0.17.0 RGQMIXM. MI symbols mean that we are talking about a global firmware. It is based on the Android 11 operating system.

The update is sent by air. It brings the December 2021 OS security patch. Usually, such updates are about 100 MB in size, but the current version of the software "weighs" 458 MB. What the update brought in addition to the December security patch is not specified.

As a reminder, Xiaomi Mi A3 was released in the summer of 2019 as a global version of Xiaomi CC9e. The smartphone is equipped with a Snapdragon 665 processor, a 48-MP main camera, a 32 MP front-facing camera, a 4030 mAh battery and an HD + Super AMOLED display.

The model appeared on the market with Android 9.0 Pie and received two major updates of the operating system in two years. Android 12 will not be officially released. Xiaomi Mi A3 is the fourth and last smartphone from the company released under the Android One program.

A source: NotebookCheck