Redmi 7A users Twitter Through confirmation has started receiving the MIUI 12 update on its Redmi 7A devices in India. The firmware version of this update is MIUI 12 V12.0.1.0.QCMINXM and the size of this update shown in the screenshot is 547 MB. This update has been rolled out in a staged manner, so it may take some time to reach all users. If you have not received the notification of this update yet, you can also check the availability of this update by going to your phone’s Settings.
According to the changelog seen in the screenshot, the MIUI 12 update of Redmi 7A is equipped with December 2020 Android security patch. Apart from this, it also optimizes animations in many scenes and will ignore the full screen gesture in lock screen alarm after the update. Swiping down from the upper left corner will open the notification shade and swiping up from the upper right corner will open the Control Center.
There is also a new swipe down navigation option from the top left and right edges to open the Control Center. The update will close Control Center when there is an incoming call and the landscape mode layout for Control Center has also been optimized.
The latest update of Redmi 7A brings brightness and color improvements for wallpapers and some issues in the notification shade have also been fixed.
Redmi 8A units have also reportedly started receiving the MIUI 12 update in China and EEA (European Economic Area). This information has been given in the report of GizmoChina. Xiaomi Firmware Updater page informs that this is the stable beta version and its firmware model is MIUI 12 V12.0.1.0.QCPCNXM and in EEA its version is MIUI 12 V12.0.1.0.QCPEUXM. Redmi 8A is also not eligible for Android 11, so this update could also be the last major update for the phone. At present, it is not clear when this update will be rolled out in India, but after the China and EEA updates, it can be estimated that it will be introduced in other regions also soon.
