Xiaomi Mi A2 Android 9.0 Pie Update Starts Rolling Out in India

Xiaomi Mi A2 Android 9.0 Pie Update Starts Rolling Out in India, Users Report

Xiaomi Mi A2₹ 15,387 appears to be the latest smartphone to receive the much-awaited Android 9.0 Pie stable update. Part of Google’s Android One programme. After the launch, the smartphone is guaranteed to get major Android updates till two years. A number of users have reported that their Mi A2 handsets are getting the latest Android version. The latest version ushers in many new features such as adaptive battery, gesture navigation, and app actions. Notably, the latest Android build is being rolled out over-the-air (OTA) to Mi A2 users only in India.

The Android 9.0 Pie update to Xiaomi Mi A2 comes a few days post the Pie beta release for the smartphone. Meanwhile, some users of Mi A2 have posted screenshots of the stable Android 9.0 Pie update on Xiaomi’s Mi Forum. According to the changelog seen in the image, the Xiaomi Mi A2’s Android Pie update brings new features such as “adaptive battery and brightness”. Additional features are  “simpler ways to navigate your phone”, and “recommended apps and actions based on your context”. Notably, the update size is 1067.7MB.

Xiaomi Mi A2 Updates Notified

This posts by users on Reddit and Google+ added a number of other features that the Mi A2 will get. With Android Pie, the Xiaomi Mi A2 now gets app actions, slices, improved security features. Henceforth; Digital Wellbeing, new accessibility menu, new screenshot shortcut, easier screen rotation, volume and sound improvements, selectable dark mode, easier text selection, more notification information, and more will be available. Furthermore, the new update also upgrades the smartphone to the latest November 2018 security patch.

While Xiaomi is rolling out the update to all Mi A2 units in phases, you can manually check its availability on your smartphone. You just need to go to Settings > System updates > Check for Updates to check for the new update.