Xiaomi Mi and Poco: These smartphones are no longer officially supported, potentially posing a security risk
Xiaomi has announced which smartphones will no longer be officially supported in the future. The list is extensive and also includes popular models; the discontinuation of support is likely to become a security-relevant factor for users sooner or later.
Xiaomi is quite popular as a budget brand, offering powerful smartphones at attractive prices, as proven time and time again in our reviews. Unlike some other smartphone manufacturers who also offer affordable phones, Xiaomi provides its own smartphones with software updates.
Xiaomi also openly communicates which products will no longer receive software support and specifies these models on a fairly extensive list. These are not just Mi models, as Xiaomi also provides information about the support status of the Redmi and Poco smartphones. There have been recent changes to the list, meaning that more smartphones are now officially without support.
Specifically, the list has been expanded to include the Poco X3 and the Poco X3 NFC as well as the Xiaomi Mi 10T and Mi 10T Pro. All four smartphones are from 2020 and were provided with updates for three years as promised. This has tangible consequences for users: not only will Xiaomi no longer provide major OS updates, but security updates will also no longer be rolled out. This means that, sooner or later, the continued use of these smartphones must be carefully considered in terms of security. One alternative option is the use of a custom ROM. Xiaomi has now extended the support period to four years for Android updates and five years for security updates. The Xiaomi 13T, for example, will benefit from such a significantly extended support period.
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