
Last year, Xiaomi had unveiled the MIUI 9 update based on Android 7.0 Nougat for several of its smartphones. The company even released the update even to some of its device which were released four years ago. Over then past few days, Xiaomi started rolling out the MIUI 9.5 update to its smartphones.
The company promised that this MIUI 9.5 update is coming to over 30 smartphones. The MIUI 9.5 Global Stable ROM has already been released for some Xiaomi smartphones, and the rollout started a few days ago. Now, the MIUI 9.5 Global Stable update has started rolling out for one of Xiaomi’s most popular smartphones, the Redmi Note 3. Apart from Redmi Note 3, Xiaomi also has confirmed that the MIUI 9.5 update will soon be released for the Redmi Note 4, Redmi 5A, Mi Max/Prime and the Redmi 3S/Prime starting from today, but in a phased manner.
MIUI 9: Features
The MIUI 9.5 software update for compatible Xiaomi smartphones brings some new tweaks. However, the most important feature in the update is “New Notification Shade with Quick Replies” for some of the handsets.
For now, we have not tested the feature since we’re just installing the update on our Redmi Note 3. However, we recommend you to stay tuned to us here to learn more about the software update. You can find out the download links for MIUI 9.5 Global Stable ROM for some of the smartphones as well as the full changelog below.
MIUI 9.5 Download Links: Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime
- Redmi Note 4: Recovery | Fastboot
- Redmi Note 3: Recovery | Fastboot
- Redmi 3S: Recovery | Fastboot
- Redmi 4 Prime: Recovery | Fastboot
MIUI 9.5 Stable ROM: Changelog
Fix – Dual Apps WhatsApp cannot add contact member from the group. (12-26)
Fix – App vault FC (12-26)
Fix – The “Move” option was displayed as “Copy” in Explorer (01-03)
Fix – Home screen froze and slowed down (01-03)
Fix – Automatic updates turned off if you restricted Updater\’s notifications (01-03)
Fix – System launcher wasn’t responding (01-03)
Fix – Screen buttons overlapped with the keyboard during quick replies in the Notification shade (01-03)
Fix – UI adjustments for RTL languages in Messaging (01-03)
Fix – Weather info is not aligned in notification & status bar in landscape mode (01-09)
Fix – ‘Mobile data’ label is misaligned in Restrict data usage settings (01-09)
Fix – Black screen appears and then lock screen is displayed (01-09)
Fix – The battery level is incorrect on status bar (01-16)
Fix – Battery is draining very fast when the device is in idle mode (01-16)
Fix – The camera interface is not displayed correctly when the language is Arabic (01-16)
Fix – There are two Security in Accessibility settings (01-16)
Fix – Line ANR when using Bluetooth headphone for Line calls (01-16)Highlights
New – Resume interrupted transfers in Mi Mover without starting over (11-30)
New – Revamped start page and optimized performance (12-05)
New – Revamped start page and optimized performance (12-05)
New – Quick search options (12-05)
New – Adjusted the position of the search bar (12-05)
New – Optimized Browser’s kernel (12-05)
New – One-time data limits: hotspot turns off automatically when set data limit is reached. (12-12)
New – Transfer apps with or without app data using Mi Mover (12-20)
New – Sound recording options for Screen recorder (01-12)
Optimization – Revamped Notification shade: grouping notifications, quick replies, more notification formats. (11-22)
Optimization – New format for floating notifications in the landscape mode (Full screen display) (01-11)System
Optimization – New format for floating notifications in the landscape mode (Full screen display) (01-11)
Fix – System went into safe mode automatically (02-08)
Fix – Settings force closed when region was changed (11-17)
Fix – System launcher keept stopping after adding or opening widgets after the update to 7.11.10 (11-17)
Fix – Untranslated Chinese text appeared in Mi Video (11-17)
Fix – Earphone volume changed when listening to music (11-21)Phone
Fix – Device rebooted during calls (02-08)
Contacts
New – Press and hold a button on the dial pad to quick dial a number (01-09)
Lockscreen, Status Bar, Notification Bar
Optimization – Improved TalkBack in the notification shade (11-21)
Optimization – Improved Bluetooth switch responsiveness (11-21)
Home screen
Fix – System launcher stops working after update to 7.12.1 (12-06)
Themes
Optimization – Adjustments for theme details (11-17)
Fix – Home screen wasn’t displayed correctly after switching back to default theme (12-14)
Gallery
New – Add photos to favorites (01-02)
New – Optimize local storage to free up space (01-16)
Optimization – You can select custom covers for albums with people (12-07)
Optimization – Automatic downloads for photos from Mi Cloud (12-07)
Fix – Couldn’t crop scrolling screenshots (11-23)
Backup
New – Resume interrupted transfers in Mi Mover without starting over (11-30)
New – Transfer apps with or without app data using Mi Mover (12-20)
Settings
New – One-time data limits: hotspot turns off automatically when set data limit is reached. (12-12)
Mi Apps
New – Add the must-have recommendations for new users (01-11)
Optimization – Brand new homepage of Mi Apps with visual and UI effect highly enhanced (01-09)
Screen Recorder
New – Sound recording options for Screen recorder (01-12)
Fix – Issues with screenshots in landscape mode (12-13)
Browser
New – Revamped start page and optimized performance (12-05)
New – Revamped start page and optimized performance (12-05)
New – Quick search options (12-05)
New – Adjusted the position of the search bar (12-05)
New – Optimized Browser’s kernel (12-05)
New – Address bar autocomplete (01-02)
New – All-new bottom menu (01-02)
Optimization – Now you can add Home screen shortcuts in Android O (01-02)
Security
Fix – Security center FC when ‘Installed app’ is selected in ‘Settings’ (12-06)
MI Wallet
Optimization – Better page guide in the Accessibility mode (11-22)