Unfortunately, from time to time the various smartphone manufacturers announce that they have ended software support for some of their older models and in the past few hours it has been the Xiaomi team that has made the owners of various devices unhappy.
In particular, in the list of devices for which the end of support (or EOS ) has been established, there are both Redmi smartphones and Xiaomi smartphones and tablets.
For the uninitiated, the devices included at the end of the support list no longer receive firmware updates and the Xiaomi team specified that it could not even guarantee the resolution of any security-related vulnerabilities (usually the manufacturer provides security updates for at least 2 years from launch).
For these Xiaomi and Redmi, the support is finished
Well, these are the latest devices to have been added by Xiaomi to the list of those for which the end of support has been established:
- Redmi K20
- Redmi Note 7 Pro
- Redmi Note 7S
- Redmi Note 7
- Redmi 7
- Redmi Y3
- Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus
- Xiaomi Mi Pad 4
- Xiaomi Mi Play
- Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
Among the most popular models are those of the Redmi Note 7 series, which made its debut in March 2019 and which, therefore, has been able to count on three years of software updates (although only one of the operating systems, namely Android 10). Redmi K20 Pro has also been able to rely on nearly three years of updates, having launched in July 2019.
The owners of these devices at this point have in front of them the possibility of continuing to use them without receiving further updates (and with the risk of exposing themselves to any vulnerabilities) or to contact the world of modding and choose between the various possible custom ROMs developed. from the community that revolves around Android.