The Redmi Note 8 Pro launched in India with MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. At the launch event of the Redmi Note 8 Pro, the company confirmed that the phone will get MIUI 11 update before the year ends. It appears some Redmi Note 8 Pro users in India have started receiving MIUI 11 update. The update is based on Android 9 Pie and not Android 10. For now, there is no confirmation on whether the Redmi Note 8 Pro will be upgraded to Android 10 or not.
Some users posted a screenshot of the MIUI 11 on Redmi Note 8 Pro on MIUI Forum thread. That confirmed that MIUI 11 is slowly rolling out to the Note 8 Pro users in the country. The screenshot revealed that the MIUI 11 update measures 616MB in size and comes along with October security patch. The software version MIUI 11.0.1.0.PGGINXM brings improvements bug fixes and new features like — redesigned UI, quick replies, redesigned menu settings, Mi share and more.
Now that some Redmi Note 8 Pro users in India have received the MIUI 11 update we expect others will also receive it in the days to come. At the launch event of the phone, Xiaomi said that the Note 8 Pro users will get MIUI 11 update between December 18 and December 28. So, by December 28 all Redmi Note 8 Pro users will get the update.
The rollout may be happening in a phased manner. This means the Redmi Note 8 Pro users may need to wait for some time to get the MIUI 11 update. Ensure to connect back up all data and connect the phone to the Wi-fi network before installing the update.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro is currently selling within India via flash sales. The smartphone comes in three variants. The base model comes with 6GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. This one costs around Rs 14,999. The second and third model of the Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage at Rs 15,999 and Rs 17,999.
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