New update alert: iOS 13.4 & iPadOS 13.4, T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro, Redmi Note 7, Realme Band, Redmi 8, Note 9S, Note 8 & 8T

It’s update time! Users of the iPhone, iPad, OnePlus 7 Pro, Redmi Note 7, Realme Band, Redmi 8, Note 9S, Note 8 and 8T rejoice, as there are new updates available for you to download.

Starting off with the iOS update, Apple has released the iOS 13.4 update for iPhone and iPadOS 13.4 for the iPads. While Razer Phone 2, Redmi 8 and US carrier T-Mobile’s OnePlus 7 Pro,  are getting the March security patchset.

While the Redmi Note 9S, Realme Band and Redmi Note 8 and 8T are getting optimization and bugfix updates. Let us take a look at the updates, one by one:

iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.4

Apple has finally pushed the official iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 that brings a huge array of new features and enhancements for the users. Moreover, it is available for all the iOS 13 devices (iPhone 6s and above).

Matter of fact, Apple has moved the iPad users to a new operating system with the release of the iPadOS 13.4. Check out all the features, that the iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 brings in for the devices:

General
Known Issues
– To install iOS 13.4 using the Restore Image, first install Xcode 11.4.

Keyboard
New Features
– QuickType Keyboard now supports predictive input for Arabic.
– QuickType Keyboard now supports Live Conversion for Japanese and Chinese (Zhuyin).
– QuickType Keyboard now supports Swiss German layout for 12.9-inch iPad layout.

Resolved Issues
– 12.9-inch iPad layouts for several languages now match the hardware keyboard layouts.

Location Services
New Features
– When an app requests Always authorization for the first time after having previously been authorized for While Using the App, the device immediately presents the location authorization prompt. (57106235)

Photos
New Features
– New keyboard shortcuts are available in Photos on iPadOS, which create quick navigation between Tabs, Search, and Create Albums. While in full screen mode, you can also delete, duplicate, and enter Edit mode using a keyboard. (57195967)

RealityKit
Known Issues
– After updating to iOS & iPadOS 13.4, you won’t be able to synchronize scenes with peers using earlier versions of RealityKit, due to a fundamental change in the physics system. If two peers running a MultipeerConnectivityService have incompatible versions, they will remain connected in the underlying MCSession, but won’t synchronize scenes. iOS & iPadOS 13.4 adds a new NetworkCompatibilityToken class so a host can avoid inviting incompatible clients to its MCSession. Please see the NetworkCompatibilityToken documentation for additional details. (59262764)

SwiftUI
New Features
– When using a NavigationView with multiple columns, the navigation bar now shows a control to toggle the columns. (49074511)
– The onDrag and onDrop modifiers are now available on iOS. (49661347)

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T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro

The US carries network T-Mobile has started delivering the March 2020 security update live for the OnePlus 7 Pro users. The airborne update is hitting the units with the OxygenOS version 10.0.3.GM31CB.

The software update includes the following:
– Updated Android security patch to March 2020.

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Redmi Note 7

A new March security update is live for the Redmi Note 7 units currently spotted in India. The update weighs in around 696 MB and brings new features like app vault and app lock for the devices.

Changelog:

System
– Optimization: Updated Android Security Patch to February 2020. Increased system security

App lock
– New: App lock is supported for all apps now

App vault
– New: Music card Download update

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Redmi 8

The European units of the Redmi 8 are picking up the March update with version number V11.0.6.0.PCNEUXM and weighs in around 415 MB in size.

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

App lock
– New: App lock is supported for all apps now

User can upgrade their devices manually by downloading the package file from below:

• Device: Redmi 8
• Codename: Olive
• Channel: Europe
• Version: V11.0.6.0.PCNEUXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 16168a088ad1ec26150e4ac0f3254f46

Redmi Note 9S

Xiaomi which recently launched the Redmi Note 9S (known as Redmi Note 9 Pro in India) globally, has made the first firmware update available for the device.

The OTA arrives with the version V11.0.1.0.QJWMIXM and brings in optimization for the device fix for the system lag.

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

User can upgrade their devices manually by downloading the package file from below:

• Device: Redmi Note 9S
• Codename: Curtana
• Channel: Global
• Version: V11.0.1.0.QJWMIXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 1bb6139eeeab4b661cbd47338be7dff4

Redmi Note 8 and 8T

Global and European variants of the Redmi Note 8T and 8, respectively are being served with a new beta stable update.

The beta stable update is rolled out to a small number of users to get feedback regarding the stability of the update so that the stable update is free from bugs.

The Redmi Note 8 has picked up the update with version V11.0.8.0.PCOMIXM and Redmi Note 8T is getting the update with version V11.0.7.0.PCXEUXM.

Realme Band

The smart band from Realme, i.e. the Realme Band is also getting a new V4.0 that brings in new features like restart function, notifications are displayed for a longer duration of time, optimize heart rate and more.

Happy Updating!

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