Some new updates are available for a bunch of devices from various OEMs. Notably, Redmi 6A, Redmi 7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab A are now getting the March 2020 update.

On the other hand, the January patch is up for the Huawei Mate 20 X (4G) and the December patch is available for Mi 8 Explorer. While the Mi MIX 2 is grabbing a new bugfix update.

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

Redmi 6A

The global variant of the Redmi 6A is now being served with the March 2020 update. It also brings along revamped start page, app lock feature and other optimizations for the phone.

The OTA is arriving with version number V11.0.7.0.PCBMIXM and is based on Android 9 Pie. Here is the complete changelog of the update:

[Changelog]

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

redmi6A-MarchOTA

You can either wait for the update or head below to download the update package file, for manual up-gradation:

  • Device: Redmi 6A
  • Codename: Cactus
  • Channel: Global Stable
  • Version: V11.0.7.0.PCBMIXM
  • Android: 9
    • Type: Recovery

Samsung Galaxy Tab A

While smartphone OEMs are finding it difficult to update their smartphones, Samsung is now pushing the March 2020 security patch for the Galaxy Tab A.

The OTA is arriving with the version number ATB2 and weighs in around 152.41 MB in size. It is purely incremental in nature and just bumps the security patch level to March 2020.

galaxy tab a march update
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Redmi 7

The Russian variant of the Redmi 7 is getting the March security update that bumps the version number from V11.0.3.0.PFLRUXM to V11.0.5.0.PFLRUXM.

The update brings the same changes as the changelog mentioned for the Redmi 6A above. You can grab the download package file from below:

  • Device: Redmi 7
  • Codename: Onclite
  • Channel: Russia
  • Version: V11.0.5.0.PFLRUXM
  • Android: 9
    • Type: Recovery
      • Download: Link
      • MD5: 61e5b0e292b58c7ae22aa6dc1b3e768e

Huawei Mate 20 X (4G)

The January patch for the Huawei Mate 20 X arrives with the version number V10.0.0.188 and weighs in around 145 MB in size. The update just brings in the improved security patch for the device.

mate 20 x jan update
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Mi 8 Explorer

The Chinese variant of the Mi 8 Explorer is getting the December 2019 security patch along with the stable MIUI based on Android 10. The update also brings in some bug fixes for notification settings, screenshots and more.

It arrives with the version number V11.0.2.0.QEHCNXM. Below is the complete changelog of the update:

[Changelog]

System
– Updated Android Security Patch to December 2019. Increased system security.
– Stable MIUI based on Android 10

Lockscreen, status bar, Notification shade
– Fix: Couldn’t open notification settings in the Notification shade in Second space

Data usage
– Fix: Errors occurred after switching SIM cards

Other
– Fix: Images overlapped in scrolling screenshots

  • Device: Mi 8 Explorer
  • Channel: China
  • Version: V11.0.2.0.QEHCNXM
  • Android: 10
    • Type: Recovery
      • Download: Link
      • MD5: 39fcb8e8f671e17edeafa082c2008d18

Mi MIX 2

The global variant of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is getting the optimization update which is based on Android 9 Pie. It brings in bug fixes for the status bar, notification shade, etc.

The update comes with version number V11.0.6.0.PDEMIXM. Check out the changelog below:

[Changelog]

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

  • Device: Mi MIX 2
  • Channel: Global
  • Version: V11.0.6.0.PDEMIXM
  • Android: 9
    • Type: Recovery
      • Download: Link
      • MD5: 0805fdbc02f6f813ceb89e1489403be8

Happy Installing!

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