MIUI 12 could be announced by the end of April

There have been a number of rumors and leaks regarding  MIUI 12  over the past few weeks. Even some of the changes were teased by the brand itself, whereas few leaked through beta versions of MIUI system apps like MiSettings and MIUI Themes. The rumours do not seem to stop as a new one has just emerged suggesting Xiaomi will release MIUI 12 by the end of April. 

Xiaomi started as a software company with its MIUI Android skin in 2010. Only, a year later, it started manufacturing smartphones and ventured into other businesses as years passed by. The upcoming MIUI 12 will mark the 10th anniversary of MIUI and thus fans around the world are expecting big changes this year. 

Earlier in January, the Chinese tech giant  confirmed  the existence of MIUI 12 but did not reveal anything about it. But as the days went by, new information about the company’s next iteration of mobile software kept popping up every other week. We got to see an  alleged release schedule , a report saying Xiaomi  stopped development  for  MIUI 11  beta builds, a list of  eligible devices  for MIUI 12, changes that are coming in MIUI 12, and  revamped Settings  as well as  MIUI Themes  app. 

The new rumor originated when Digital Chat Station, a well-known Chinese tipster posted a screenshot on Weibo, which seems to be of the Chinese Mi Community app. In the picture, we can see a dedicated section for MIUI 12 and a toast message at the bottom saying ‘registrations for MIUI will begin in 11 days’. Since this screengrab is from yesterday, the registrations for whatever  Xiaomi  is planning for MIUI will start in 10 days. That means by the end of April or early May. 

Additionally, another Weibo user going by the name of @Geek_Cao posted that MIUI 12 will be released on the 27th or 28th of April. To that, Li Chuangqi, the senior product director of Xiaomi denied by quoting “Not what I said, I did not leak” (translated from Chinese). Also, that user has now deleted his post leaving us to believe Digital Chat Station’s tip as it is legit since the information comes directly from Mi Community. 

Further, as per reports by Chinese media, the MIUI 12 release will coincide with the launch of  Redmi Note 9  series in China. The Redmi Note 9 is expected to have a  5G  version powered by  MediaTek Dimensity 800  SoC with an integrated 5G modem, which also happens to power the newly announced Oppo A92S.