Xiaomi's adventure in the Android One smartphone segment began in the best way. A marriage between Google's stock operating system and the build quality of Xiaomi smartphones, which has allowed the Chinese company to make itself known all over the world. But even the best couples are destined to end and the odyssey that over time has accompanied the firmware updates, with numerous bugs, ROM withdrawals, bricked smartphones and much more, have made Xiaomi give up the Android One project, but without first completing what was promised.
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We are talking about security patches and major releases that in the case of Xiaomi Mi A2 have come to an end with the latest update released by the brand. In particular, the update by V11.0.28.0.QDIMIXM which introduces the security patches of July 2 on Mi A2021 and arrived about a month after the previous release. In case you are interested in knowing what are the innovations brought by the security patch of July 2021 you can learn more about the matter by reading the latest Android Security Bulletin by Google .
Xiaomi Mi A2 receives its latest update: Xiaomi's latest surviving Android One smartphone is Mi A3
V11.0.28.0.QDIMIXM is therefore the latest official update for Mi A2, as this month celebrates the third anniversary of the smartphone's release which coincides with the promise that Xiaomi made in terms of updates related to the Android One program. So for Xiaomi Mi A2 there is no certainty of receiving the August 2021 patches nor the subsequent ones, let alone Android 12.
And perhaps it is also good, uncovering all the misadventures that users have experienced with the release of Android 9 first and Android 10 later. Therefore, only Mi A3 remains to act as a representative of the Android One program to which Xiaomi has joined. This latest smartphone was released in July 2019, so it should have certainties in terms of updates for yet another year, but even for him, once the fixed period has ended, all official support will end.
And if you are a lover of Android One software, with Xiaomi put your soul in peace because Google has removed all the smartphones of the Chinese brand from the program, so it seems unlikely that the company plans to release other smartphones with the Android One operating system soon.
In any case, below you will find the link to download the latest update for Xiaomi Mi A2, in zip format for recovery or the OTA.
- Xiaomi Mi A2 - V11.0.28.0.QDIMIXM / OTA
Anyway the Xiaomi Mi A2 is still at Android 10 version, only the Mi A3 has received Android 11.