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True, mostly because we do not know for certain the date of the latest firmware revision.

I believe /e/OS users and potential users can help each other by sharing their Vendor security patch level from Settings > About phone > Android version > Vendor security patch level.

Edited: firstly, if users could share their Vendor security patch level date from successful installs and / also share intelligence on any public notice that the device goes out of manufacturer support …then subsequent users can make a judgement that Xiaomi definitely stopped firmware upgrades, then I believe you do not need to go though the stage of “Manufacturer ROM reinstall” at your own risk as there is no update in the vendor firmware.

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I decided to take the shot. I downloaded the 1.11 update and saved it to SD, made a backup of my data and tried the update over recovery. It worked like a charm! I just installed Paypal (didn’t work on 1.8.1) and it’s running flawlessly. I’ll keep testing and reporting.

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Cool :slightly_smiling_face: , in light of your success, please might you share what you see at

Settings > About phone > Android version > Vendor security patch level.

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(Update) Calling app isn’t working and something isn’t quite right with calling over whatsapp or signal, voice get’s cut off sometimes, I guess I was too optimistic : ( Will keep checking

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Just upgraded my redmi note 9s from R to S and my vendor security patch level is 5 June 2022 - which makes me wonder whether I managed to successfully flash the android 12 firmware prior to eos installation.

Does anybody have a more recent vendor patch with the resmi note 9s?

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My vendor security patch level for Redmi Note 9 Pro is 5 June 2022.

/e/OS 1.11-s-20230521 works fine except that the battery drains much faster than with the previous release. This seems to be a known issue and should have been fixed for most devices with 1.12. However, builds for v1.12.3 failed for several devices including miatoll, see https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/backlog/-/issues/7112 . When looking at LineageOS, which is the basis for /e/OS, newer versions are built https://download.lineageos.org/devices/miatoll/builds

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Do you think the fact that the last vendor patch dates back to june of last year suggests that xiamoi no longer provides security patches for these devices?

Also, considering that the 1.12 update was unsuccessfully, do you see a risk that we will not receive future eos updates for miatoll?

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… and thanks @rasos for sharing your Vendor SPL.

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Hello!
I want to upgrade the e/os on my REDMI NOTE 9 PRO form android 11 to android 12, because I didn’t receive security updates during the last few months.
Can anyobody tell me which original rom should I download first and from which site? There are 10+ different Global versions on different sites and I’m not an IT guy, this whole process (finding & reinstalling stock rom, etc) is a terrible experience to me. I’m totally lost and confused and I want to cry. Here are the roms selection:

https://xiaomistockrom.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-9-pro
https://mifirmware.com/redmi-note-9-pro-firmware/

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and this
miuirom(DOT)org/phones/redmi-note-9-pro
xiaomifirmwareupdater(DOT)com/archive/miui/joyeuse/

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with the disclaimer that I am also not an IT expert:

I personally downloaded mine (for the redmi note 9s) from https://new.c.mi.com/global/miuidownload/index - as it seems to be the official vendor page. If you type your model into the search box you should find your stock rom + applicable region.

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I researched and found trustworthy https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/, but I found a nice easy trick was to go back to the account where I first unlocked the phone, https://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html or https://xiaomitool.com/MiUnlockTool. See also https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-win-lin-mac-miunlocktool-unlock-bootloader-of-xiaomi-devices-on-mac-linux.3782444/. (So many links, depends if you are Windows or Linux.)

I cannot quite remember the exact procedure but I essentially logged in and seemed to find a button with the option essentially to “Restore your device to factory”. There was a “bricked device” restore option.

  • (I am not certain if that is two separate options or both the same thing.)
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Considering that it is now 8 August, and new builds were supposed to be deployed by 7 August, is it safe to say that Miatoll will not receive 1.13?

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Thanks,
I think I’ll try the “Fastboot Update” method from the linked site.
Just something else is not clear for me: Did you installed the android 12 from this site or you started with the 11 first?
Now I have e/os based on android 11. Should I download the stock (miui) android 11 first and update to 12 with the miui updater or can I install the stock android 12 immediately and then install the new e/os over it? :melting_face:

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I did not revert back to stock android 11 but flashed immediately stock android 12.
If you’re on windows you can simply follow the instructions and download the flash tool available on the website.

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Hi,
Where can I download this flash tool (for Windows) ?

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Here for example:
https://xiaomiflashtool.com/

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Successfully installed on my Redmi Note 9S curtana.

Where do I find the checksums for the recovery file?
Regards,
Alistair

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Also without going through the original firmware from Xiaomi, I successfully updated my Redmi Note 9S from Android 11 to version 12: /e/OS 1.16 S (miatoll).

The vendor security patch level is now updated to June 5, 2022.

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Thanks for sharing. Might try that out for the transition Form S to T, once available