Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi has started rolling out Android 9.0 Pie update for the Mi A2 in India. The Mi A2 is an Android One smartphone.
It has turned out to be a great weekend for some Indians who were eagerly waiting for Android Pie update on their smartphones. Yesterday, Lenovo-owned Motorola rolled out Android Pie update for Motorola One Power in India. And now, Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi too has started rolling out Android Pie update for one of its smartphone – the Mi A2.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 has started receiving the Android 9.0 Pie update in India. The update weighs more than 1 GB in size and is rolling out over-the-air. Being an Android Pie update, it brings along a new UI as well as features like Adaptive Battery, Gesture Navigation, App Actions, and more. The update also bumps up the Android security patch level to November 5,2018 which is impressive as this patch is often only rolled out to select Nexus and Pixel devices, and contains full security string.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 was launched in India back in August this year with Android 8.1 Oreo. The Mi A2 is an Android One smartphone and comes with a promise of two years of Android version updates and three years of security updates. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 660 SoC which is paired with 4 or 6 GB RAM. You can check out full specs of Mi A2 down below.
The Mi A2 recently got a permanent price cut in India of ₹1000 in India. The 4 GB RAM variant now costs ₹15,999 whereas the 6 GB RAM variant costs ₹18,999. You can check out our Xiaomi Mi A2 review if you are planning to buy one.
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Speaking of the Android Pie update, it should reach all the units of Mi A2 within a week or two. But, if you couldn’t wait, you can check for the update manually by heading over to the Settings menu.
