Xiaomi rolls out Mi 9 SE August security update across the globe (Download links inside)

Xiaomi is a popular brand name globally, especially in India. With its great range of smartphones, covering the entire segments, it has built such a strong portfolio that, it has come at par with the likes of Samsung and Huawei.

And recently with its ever-growing portfolio, according to a report by Canalys, Xiaomi remains on top in terms of shipment by brands in India. It shipped over 10.3 million smartphones in the Q2 of 2019. 

Moreover, recently Xiaomi has rolled out the MIUI 11 Beta for the supported Xiaomi devices. Some of the prominent features that the MIUI 11 based devices will receive are optimized and new UI, new fonts, ambient display, Mi share, casting, printing, Ultra battery saver, etc. This is a nice move considering other competitors are already in line for the Android 10 update.

Also, talking about rolling out updates for all of its smartphones, Xiaomi was placed in the 3rd spot under the Android version share for top 10 manufacturers for Q3 2018-Q2 2019 category by Counterpoint Research. A total of 84% smartphones sold after Q3 2018 is now running on the Android 9 Pie OS.

This type of performance is really a great booster for any smartphone company and it helps them to serve its users in a more better way. Now, in a recent development, Xiaomi has rolled out a new update for the Mi 9 SE smartphone for the Global, EU and Russian variants.

The latest update bumps the security update to August 2019, which is quite surprising as we are almost at the verge of the completion of September. However, as they say, better late than never, the update does not seem to bring anything new apart from the security patch.

Previously, the August update was rolled out in China for the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE. However, the update was incremental in nature and did not bring anything new for the device.

Let us talk about the updates for the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, one by one. The Global variant of the Mi 9 SE received the update version v10.3.4.0.PFBMIXM and weighs 2GB in size. So, make sure that you have a stable mobile data or WiFi connection for downloading this update.

Below is the official changelog for the update with the download link as well:

Changelog:

• Updated Android Security Patch to August 2019.
• Increased system security.

Download

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
• Codename: grus
• Channel: Global Stable
• Version: v10.3.4.0.PFBMIXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 1af3c0ea1eeca609d466d214442b8deb

Now, the EU variant of the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, it carries the version number MIUI v10.3.9.0.PFBEUXM and weighs 2.1GB in size. Below is the official changelog for the update and the download link as well:

Changelog:

• Updated Android Security Patch to August 2019.
• Increased system security.

Download

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
• Codename: grus
• Channel: Europe Stable
• Version: v10.3.9.0.PFBEUXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: f1b6a0764f8d84d59d1583a3f1776138

Finally, the Russian variant of the Xiaomi Mi 9SE has also received the update and it carries the version v10.3.5.0.PFBRUXM and weighs around 2.1GB in size. Below is the official changelog along with the download link as well:

Changelog:

• Updated Android Security Patch to August 2019.
• Increased system security.

Download

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
• Codename: grus
• Channel: Russia Stable
• Version: v10.3.5.0.PFBRUXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 0a726190e34bf369feab5d72b6bba0c1

Once you have downloaded the update from the above link, go to Settings>>About Phone>>System update>>press the MIUI version logo 10 times>> tap on the three-dot icon at the top right corner and select Choose update package. Locate the update package on your internal folder and select the file to update manually.

Happy Installing!

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