[Russia too] Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro MIUI 12 update hits global units; wait for Redmi 8A & Redmi 9 Prime MIUI 12 still on (Download link inside)

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on November 12, 2020) follows:

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro came out in 2018 with Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box and got updated to MIUI 11 based on Android 10 in March – back when MIUI 12 was not around.

While the latest custom skin arrived for the Mi 8 Pro back in August, it was only released for the Chinese variant of this device.

Now, the wait for the global Mi 8 Pro variant has finally come to an end as the stable MIUI 12 update is rolling out, albeit for a limited set of users before a wider rollout.

So, those who want to install the latest custom skin manually can grab it from the download link give below after the changelog.

However, be sure to check out these workarounds in case you come across any errors while installing the update manually.

Changelog:
[Super wallpapers]
– Fix: Status bar colors weren’t displayed correctly in the Dark mode

[Control center]
– New: Swipe down from the upper left corner to open Notification shade and from the upper right corner to open Control center
[Dark mode]
– Optimization: Brightness and color improvements for wallpapers in Dark mode

[System]
– Fix: Home screen went black and started flashing after unlocking in some cases
– Updated Android Security Patch to September 2020. Increased system security.
[Camera]
– New: A new mode for scanning documents

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro
• Codename: equuleus
• Channel: Global Stable
• Version: V12.0.1.0.QECMIXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 7c80eadccc6e1a02fe6177875efc5d72

It must be noted that the last MIUI 12 beta update for the Mi 8 Pro arrived back in September and it took quite some time for the stable update to arrive.

Nevertheless, users of the Mi 8 Pro can finally rejoice as the latest custom skin has a lot to offer.

Apart from that, the Redmi 8A and Redmi 9 Prime, which is known as Redmi 9 globally, are getting the October security updates and the same can be downloaded from the links given below.

Changelog:
[System]
– Updated Android Security Patch to October 2020.
– Increased system security.

• Device: Xiaomi Redmi 8A
• Codename: olivelite
• Channel: India Stable
• Version: V11.0.2.0.QCPINXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 11bc0bdf262794c050fe7d7a137981a5

Changelog:
[System]
– Updated Android Security Patch to October 2020. Increased system security.
[Camera]
– New: Watermarks
– New: Full screen mode

• Device: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime
• Codename: lancelot
• Channel: India Stable
• Version: V11.0.6.0.QJCINXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 7ef64c03a3c5d74035a159f1f20b2757

The MIUI 12 update is yet to arrive for both devices while select users of the Redmi 9 Prime have supposedly bagged the same in India, although no actual user reports to back this up.

It was reported earlier that the Redmi 8A MIUI 12 update was expected to arrive in August but that did not transpire and reports of the same arriving soon surfaced last month.

Moreover, we later saw other reports which claimed that the update had been delayed for the Redmi 8 and Redmi 7 series.

While recent reports suggest that the standard Redmi 8 might soon receive the MIUI 12 update but the same cannot be said for the Redmi 8A.

Nevertheless, we are constantly tracking the development of the Redmi 8A and Redmi 9 Prime MIUI 12 update so stay tuned.

In the meantime, you can check out our MIUI 12 update tracker to get the latest updates on the topic.

IST 11:55 am: Xiaomi has now begun seeding the stable MIUI 12 update for the Russian variants of the Mi 8 and the Mi 8 Pro.

It’s available as version 12.0.1.0.QEARUXM for the Mi 8 and as version 12.0.1.0.QECRUXM for the Mi 8 Pro. You can download the update for either of the two devices via the links below:

MIUI 12 for Mi 8 (Russia)

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro
• Codename: dipper
• Channel: Russia Stable
• Version: V12.0.1.0.QEARUXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link

MIUI 12 for Mi 8 Pro (Russia)

• Device: Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro
• Codename: equuleus
• Channel: Russia Stable
• Version: V12.0.1.0.QECRUXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link

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