{"id":391605,"date":"2026-03-18T15:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/391605\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:08:12","slug":"xiaomi-ends-software-support-for-this-popular-smartphone-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/391605\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi ends software support for this popular smartphone series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Xiaomi-12-series-end-of-life-EOL-1024x576.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Xiaomi-12-series-end-of-life-EOL-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Xiaomi 12 series end of life (EOL)\" class=\"wp-image-730980\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Xiaomi has an impressive software update policy for its devices, but even that has to come to an end sometime. It hurts more when popular devices reach the end of life (EOL), as that impacts a large group of people. Sadly, that time has arrived for the popular Xiaomi 12 series, which is now officially retiring from all kinds of software updates, including HyperOS updates and security patches.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned on the <a href=\"https:\/\/trust.mi.com\/misrc\/updates\/phone?tab=aerdata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">official security center page<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/xiaomitime.com\/update-support-ends-for-4-xiaomi-models-before-hyperos-3-release-93364\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Xiaomi Time<\/a>), the update cycle for the Xiaomi 12 series has finally concluded. That means it won\u2019t receive HyperOS updates, security patches, or feature drops. Here\u2019s a list of affected devices and their final HyperOS\/Android OS versions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xiaomi 12: HyperOS 3.0 \/ Android 15<\/li>\n<li>Xiaomi 12 Pro: HyperOS 3.0 \/ Android 15<\/li>\n<li>Xiaomi 12 Lite: HyperOS 1.0 \/ Android 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three Xiaomi 12 models were launched with Android 12, but didn\u2019t receive the same software support. Being premium models, the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro promised an extra OS upgrade over the Xiaomi 12 Lite. As a result, both are retiring with Android 15, while the Xiaomi 12 Lite will spend its life running Android 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the Xiaomi 12 series, the Redmi Note 12 5G has also been added to the EOL list. This smartphone launched with Android 12 and, after two OS upgrades, it now runs Android 14 with HyperOS 2.0 on top.<\/p>\n<p>If your Xiaomi phone is on the list, it\u2019s best to upgrade to go for a new hardware. That will receive the latest HyperOS updates with plenty of new features and enhancements, and security patches will ensure protection against the latest vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>You can still use your current device, though. It would work just fine, but without the latest security patches, you\u2019re exposing it to new vulnerabilities. If you\u2019re considering a smartphone upgrade, do check out our curated list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gizmochina.com\/2025\/08\/19\/xiaomi-devices-eligible-for-six-years-of-updates-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Xiaomi phones with the best software support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure you don\u2019t miss out on the latest HyperOS stories, remember to visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gizmochina.com\/category\/xiaomi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Xiaomi section<\/a>\u00a0on this website regularly. Alternatively, you can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/gizmochinaofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">join us on Telegram<\/a>\u00a0to get instant notifications about the latest HyperOS updates and the biggest tech headlines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Xiaomi has an impressive software update policy for its devices, but even that has to come to an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391606,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[257],"tags":[18,24354,19,17,279,82,178753,178754,178755],"class_list":["post-391605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-eire","tag-hyperos","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology","tag-xiaomi-12","tag-xiaomi-12-lite","tag-xiaomi-12-pro"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116250811135735913","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}