Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G grabs October security update without MIUI 11, Mi 9 gets November patch in Europe (Download links inside)

As we are approaching the end of 2019, Xiaomi has again made headlines with its Mi Note 10 smartphone. The reason being a massive 108 MP camera packed in with the device.

Though the device does not feature a top-of-the-line processor and sports a decent mid-ranger Snapdragon 730G SoC. But other major highlights of the device like a huge 5,260 mAh battery, 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of onboard storage, penta camera setup at the back, makes this device a real head-turner.

Not only this, the company is on its toes in pushing the MIUI 11 updates and quite a few devices have already been ticked off from this list. Even the device running on Nougat (i.e. Mi Max 2) has been served with the 11th iteration of MIUI.

Side by side, Xiaomi is also rolling out timely security updates as well. And in a recent development, Mi MIX 3 5G and Mi 9 are reportedly getting October and November 2019 security updates, respectively.

Moreover, the update for Mi 9 is being pushed in the European region while the Mi MIX 3 5G grabs the update for global variants. Let us take a look at the updates one by one.

Mi 9

The new update that tags along November security update carries version number V11.0.6.0.QFAEUXM and weighs in about 470 MB for the OTA update. The global model has already been served with the latest patchset.

Keep in mind that the update is live in Europe. Below is the official changelog (translated from Italian) and the screenshot of the update prompt shared by one of the users:

System
Android security patch updated in November 2019.

The update is being pushed via OTA in batches and will take some time in hitting all the devices. However, you can download the package file from the below section for manual sideloading.

Download Link

• Device: Mi 9
• Codename:cepheus
• Channel: Europe Stable
• Version: V11.0.6.0.QFAEUXM
• Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 16473400734f7764c4313ecd355cf2c8

Mi MIX 3 5G

The 5G variant of Mi MIX 3 which was launched in May 2019 is also getting a new security update globally, but (sadly!) it’s the October security patchset. Notably, the European model has already been served with a similar patchset.

Talking about the update, it arrives with the version number V10.3.20.0.PEMMIXM and weighs in about 1.95 GB for the full update package file. We still don’t know when the Chinese OEM is planning to deliver the Android 10 and/or MIUI 11 update for this phone.

The current OTA is purely incremental in nature and tags along just the October 2019 security patch for the device. Besides, it is being pushed via OTA in batches.

But, if you wish to manually sideload the update file on your device then, you can head to the below section:

Download Link

• Device: Mi MIX 3 5G
• Codename: andromeda
• Channel: Global Stable
• Version: V10.3.20.0.PEMMIXM
• Android: 9
  • Type: Recovery
    • Download: Link
    • MD5: 6aa4a1ed1365243befea14b513e2033e

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 inside the ‘downloaded_rom’ folder of your internal storage and select the file to update manually.

Note – You can check out our Xiaomi section to keep yourself updated regarding all the latest happenings around Xiaomi smartphones.

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