New update alert: Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 Pro, Mi 6, Poco X2, Redmi Note 7, Nokia 7.1, 7 Plus, 5.1 Plus, 6.1/6.1 Plus, 5.1, 3.1, 2.1

Its raining updates here! If you own any of the devices, namely Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 Pro, Mi 6, Poco X2, Redmi Note 7, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 6.1/6.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1, and Nokia 2.1 then, new security and optimization updates are available.

To make it clear, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro (Europe), Redmi 7, Redmi 6A (China), Poco X2, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 6.1/6.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1, and 2.1 are grabbing the March 2020 security update.

On the other hand, Redmi Note 7 (China & Russia) is picking the February 2020 patchset while Huawei Mate 20 Pro (Latin America) is grabbing the January patch and Redmi 6 Pro (China) and Xiaomi Mi 6 are getting the optimization update.

Let us take a look at the updates, one by one:

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

European users of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro can grab their handsets and head over to the Settings menu to download the latest March security patchset.

The OTA is arriving with version 10.0.0.196 and weighs in around 161 MB in size. To keep things short, let us jump right into the official changelog of the update:

Changelog:

[Security]
– Integrated Android security patches released in March 2020 for improved system security.

Besides, the Mate 20 Pro users in Latin America are being served with the January patchset that arrives with the version number 10.0.0.192 and weighs in around 150 MB in size.

Xiaomi Redmi 7

The European and global variants of the Redmi 7 is picking up the March 2020 security updates. The OTA arrives with version V11.0.6.0.PFLEUXM and V11.0.5.0.PFLMIXM for the European and global variants, respectively.

The update shares the same changelog for both the regions and below is the changelog:

[Changes]

System
– Updated Android Security Patch to March 2020. Increased system security.

App lock
– New: App lock is supported for all apps now
– New: Revamped the start page and optimized some features

In fact, the Redmi 7 recently picked up the same March update in Russia as well. You can either wait for the official OTA to hit your Redmi 7 units or download the update package file from below:

• Device: Redmi 7
• Codename: ONCLITE
• Channel: Global Stable
• Version: V11.0.3.0.PFLMIXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 5b227455ad19785be101f9c9991be83e
• Channel: Europe
• Version: V11.0.6.0.PFLEUXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 47b6ee7afb2d31aa1c9a9e7d41b3390a

Redmi 6A

Chinese units of the Xiaomi Redmi 6A are now getting the March 2020 update. The airborne update is arriving with version number V11.0.5.0.PCBCNXM and packs several bugfixes for data usage, status bar, notification shade, etc.

Changes:

System
Updated Android Security Patch to March 2020. Increased system security.

Status bar, Notification shade
Fix: Couldn’t open notification settings in the Notification shade in Second space
Fix: Couldn’t open the Notification shade in some cases

Data usage
Fix: Items related to exceptions weren’t always displayed accurately
Fix: Searching for apps made the device slow down
Fix: Data usage warning appeared multiple times
Fix: Errors occurred after switching SIM cards

Xiaomi Cloud
Fix: An error message saying that IMEI couldn’t be identified appeared multiple times

Other
Fix: Images overlapped in scrolling screenshots

You can download the update package file from below:

• Device: Redmi 6A
• Codename: Cactus
• Channel: China
• Version: V11.0.5.0.PCBCNXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: fb305209d9f428b56f2257d4874f51f8

Redmi 6 Pro

Xiaomi has rolled out a new optimization update for the Chinese variants of the Redmi 6 Pro. It bumps the version to V11.0.5.0.PDICNXM, from version V11.0.4.0.PDICNXM.

Changes:
– Optimization: Increased system stability
– Optimization: Reduced system lag

You can grab the download package file from the below link:

• Device: Redmi 6 Pro
• Codename: Sakura
• Channel: China
• Version: V11.0.5.0.PDICNXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: da59c46ff13f66a779c9e2e5374add36

Xiaomi Mi 6

A new bugfix update is available for the global units of the Xiaomi Mi 6 that updates the version number V11.0.6.0.PCAMIXM, up from V11.0.3.0.PCAMIXM.

Changes:
Status bar, Notification shade
– Fix: Couldn’t open notification settings in the Notification shade in Second space
– Fix: Couldn’t open the Notification shade in some cases
Other
– Fix: Images overlapped in scrolling screenshots

As always, the update will arrive via OTA, but for manual up-gradation, you can download the update file from below:

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 6
• Codename: sagit
• Channel: Global
• Version: V11.0.6.0.PCAMIXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 47fd8ee4efc6e39682e7718d668244ff

Poco X2

A new March update that weighs around 443 MB is now live for the Poco X2 phone. The update comes with version number V11.0.6.0.QGHINXM.

Changes:

System
– Updated Android Security Patch to March 2020. Increased system security.

App lock
– New: App lock is supported for all apps now
– New: Revamped the start page and optimized some features

• Device: Poco X2
• Version: V11.0.6.0.PCAMIXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: fd36edfe194d97705f81164039e08c9e

Redmi Note 7

Xiaomi has pushed the February 2020 patch for the Chinese and Russian variants of the Redmi Note 7 phone. The update arrives with version V11.0.7.0.PFGCNXM for Chinese and V11.0.7.0.PFGRUXM for Russian users.

Below is the changelog for the Chinese variant of Redmi Note 7

Changes:
System
Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to February 2020. Increased system security.
App lock
New: App lock is supported for all apps now
New: Revamped the start page and optimized some features
Status bar, Notification shade
Fix: Couldn’t open notification settings in the Notification shade in Second space
Fix: Couldn’t open the Notification shade in some cases
Data usage
Fix: Items related to exceptions weren’t always displayed accurately
Fix: Searching for apps made the device slow down
Fix: Data usage warning appeared multiple times
Fix: Errors occurred after switching SIM cards
Security
Fix: Red envelope assistant didn’t appear in Second space
Other
Fix: Images overlapped in scrolling screenshots

And here is the changelog for the Russian variant of the Redmi Note 7:

Changes:
System
Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to February 2020. Increased system security.
App lock
New: App lock is supported for all apps now
Status bar, Notification shade
Fix: Couldn’t open the Notification shade in some cases
Fix: Couldn’t open notification settings in the Notification shade in Second space
Other
Fix: Images overlapped in scrolling screenshots

Download the update package file from below:

• Device: Redmi Note 7
• Codename: Lavender
• Channel: China
• Version: V11.0.7.0.PFGCNXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: c3fa9257fe049d1249fa398db48b8d10
• Channel: Russia
• Version: V11.0.7.0.PFGRUXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 47369a8be405de47f576ed9ac50252bd

Notably, Indian units of the Redmi Note 7 are also grabbing the February 2020 update. It weighs in around 696 MB in size and comes with version V11.0.9.0.PFGINXM.

Nokia 7.1, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 6.1/6.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1, and Nokia 2.1

A bunch of Nokia phones namely, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 5.1 Plus, Nokia 6.1/6.1 Plus, Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1, and Nokia 2.1 are getting the March 2020 security update.

Happy updating!

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