Xiaomi released the Android Oreo 8.1-based MIUI update to the Redmi Note 5 Pro way back in May 2018, but the company never announced when it will roll-out the same to the generic Note 5 model. Fans felt betrayed for the step-motherly treatment and now, the long wait is finally over.
Xiaomi has finally begun deploying the MIUI 9.6.5.5 Global update to the Redmi Note 5 in India. The news was confirmed by XDA Developer Forum, citing the device owners.
If you haven't received any update notification on your Xiaomi phone, you can check manually by following the procedure below:
Step 1: Go settings>> About phone >> System update> check for update
Step 2: Select download and once that it is done, tap install now option. It will automatically reboot to complete the installation procedure and you are good to go.
Key features coming in Android Oreo 8.1-based MIUI 9.6.5.5:
In addition to the Google's latest security patch, the new Android Oreo 8.1 update is said to bring the Safe Browser feature to detect when users unknowingly go to malicious URLs, and it will stop any spying attempts on the phone.
Furthermore, it also comes with new biometric security options that will allow the user to disable fingerprint reader if an unregistered fingerprint tries to open the phone more than a pre-set number of attempts.
It also brings the new battery management feature that will allow the user to see the battery life status of the wireless earphones.
Google's Android team has also added Neural Networks API (NNAPI) support in v8.1 Oreo, which will enable device's machine-learning capabilities to improve user-experience of Google Assistant's personalized recommendations to the device owners. But, we are unsure if a mid-range phone like Redmi Note 5 has the compatible hardware to run NNAPI.
Besides the usual Google features, Xiaomi has included proprietary features and also enhancements to the Mi Mover app. Earlier if the device owner tried transferring the data from old phone to the new Xiaomi phone and got interrupted mid-way, the user had to repeat the procedure from the start. Now, the company claims that Mi Mover app will automatically resume from wherever it got abruptly stopped, thus saving a lot of time to upgrade to the new Xiaomi phone.
It can be noted that Xiaomi will soon be releasing the MIUI 10 with several more features to the Redmi Note 5 and numerous other eligible devices in September.
