Xiaomi Starts Testing Android Pie-based MIUI 10 Beta

Not only has Xiaomi started rolling out stable MIUI 10 builds to eligible devices, only is now also kicking off an Android P-based MIUI x Insider Beta for the Mi 8 in China.

This comes every bit a pleasant surprise from the company which has been blamed for being lax towards updates and usually opts for artful revamps, or waits for a large MIUI release for the latest Android version. The news of the Insider beta for the Mi 8 was shared by the official MIUI Twitter account yesterday evening.

Android Pie is available on Mi eight (insider beta) now in China. It will gyre out later for global. pic.twitter.com/p19XKaHlIQ

— MIUI (@miuirom) September half dozen, 2018

Equally reported by GizChina, this MIUI 10 beta update dons the build number 8.ix.6 and comes at a whopping 2.1GB in size. The changelog reads that the said update brings Android Pie to Xiaomi'south flagship Mi 8, while optimizing the efficiency and fixing the bugs already beingness noticed in the software.

If you're eager to run Android Pie on your Mi 8, y'all can follow this link to download the latest ROM but proceed in mind that you won't be able to rollback the update. Xiaomi has added anti-rollback protection to the Mi viii and downgrading is no longer an selection, so install this MIUI 10 ROM only if you are ready for those unforeseen bugs.

There is currently no give-and-take on when the stable (or Android Pie beta) updates volition start rolling out in Republic of india, so stay tuned. And if you accept installed Android Pie-based MIUI 10 Insider beta on the Mi 8, share your experience with us in the comments beneath.