Without a doubt, the series that catapulted Xiaomi to the position it has today in the mobile market was the Redmi Note 7. Both its standard and Pro versions are clear examples of what the manufacturer has always prioritized. Chinese: the quality-price ratio . This led to this series becoming the most popular of Xiaomi, so the following news is probably not well received by many.
According to the news outlet specializing in this brand, Xiaomiui , the Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro have just officially lost manufacturer support . And not only these successful mid-range say goodbye to software updates, since so does another budget model: the Redmi Go.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Note 7 Pro and Go are left without official support
Everything has its end, and this time it has been the turn of three mobiles to say goodbye to the manufacturer’s support. The Redmi Note 7, Note 7 Pro and Redmi Go were released in early 2019 . And now, 3 years after its arrival on the market, Xiaomi has decided to end software support for these phones.
Recall that the Redmi Note 7 and 7 Pro went on sale with Android 9.0 and the manufacturer’s customization layer, MIUI 10. In the last three years, these mobiles received three MIUI updates (11, 12 and 12.5) and one of operating system when you upgraded to Android 10 .
For its part, the Redmi Go hit the market with Android 8.1 and currently continues with that version of the big G operating system , since the support it received from the manufacturer was only 3 security patches.
How to continue updating the Redmi Note 7, 7 Pro and Go now that Xiaomi will not do it?
Although Xiaomi no longer supports the Redmi Note 7, 7 Pro and Go, this does not mean that you cannot try the new versions of the Google operating system on your mobile. In fact, thanks to custom ROMs it is possible to continue updating these phones . Now, it is important that you keep in mind that installing a ROM on an Android mobile has its risks.
Do you dare to update your Redmi Note 7 with an alternative ROM? Well, take a look at this tutorial on how to put Android 11 on your Redmi Note 7 with LineageOS 18.1.
