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Stable HyperOS 3 update based on Android 15 imminent for over a dozen Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco phones

Xiaomi is gearing up to release stable HyperOS 3 update to over a dozen older Xiaomi and Redmi devices. (Image source: Xiaomi; edited by Notebookcheck)
Xiaomi is gearing up to release stable HyperOS 3 update to over a dozen older Xiaomi and Redmi devices. (Image source: Xiaomi; edited by Notebookcheck)
Xiaomi is preparing Android 15–based HyperOS 3 updates for 15 of its older Xiaomi and Redmi phones. They won’t get the newer Android 16 version, but the core HyperOS 3 features and improvements are still coming.

After rolling out the Android 16–based version of its next major software update to more than a dozen phones and tablets, including the Xiaomi 15 series, Redmi Note 14 lineup, POCO X7 series, and the Poco F7 / F7 Pro, Xiaomi is now gearing up to release stable HyperOS 3 for a wave of older Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco devices.

According to internal test builds spotted by XiaomiTime, at least 16 models are running stable internal test builds of HyperOS 3, including the Xiaomi 12T Pro, MIX Fold 2, Xiaomi 12S Ultra, Xiaomi 13 13 Lite, Redmi Note 13 5G, Poco F5 Pro / F5, and Redmi Note 12T Pro. A public release shouldn't be too far off for these models, assuming everything goes smoothly, and no critical bugs are found in the test builds.

While these builds are based on Android 15 rather than the Android 16 base that underlies the HyperOS 3 builds on newer devices, they still bring the same UI tweaks, new features, and cross-device upgrades that define the company’s latest software skin.

The full list of models currently undergoing internal testing, along with their corresponding builds, is as follows: 

  • Xiaomi 12T Pro (Global OS3.0.0.2, Other regions OS3.0.0.1)
  • Xiaomi 12S Ultra (OS3.0.0.2)
  • Xiaomi Pad 6 Max (OS3.0.0.2)
  • Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro (OS3.0.0.2)
  • Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 (OS3.0.0.1)
  • Xiaomi 13 Lite (EEA OS3.0.0.2; Other regions OS3.0.0.1)
  • Xiaomi Civi 3 (OS3.0.0.1)
  • Xiaomi 12 Pro (OS3.0.0.2)
  • Xiaomi 12S Pro: (Internal Alpha build)
  • Xiaomi 12S (Internal Alpha build)
  • Redmi K60 Pro (OS3.0.0.3)
  • Redmi Note 13 5G (All regions under stable internal test; Global OS3.0.0.5)
  • Redmi Note 12T Pro (OS3.0.0.2)
  • Poco F5 (OS3.0.0.1)
  • Poco F5 Pro (OS3.0.0.1)

Going by Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 global update roadmap, the Xiaomi 12T Pro, 12S Ultra, 12 Pro, Xiaomi 13 Lite, Redmi Note 13 5G, Poco F5 Pro, and Poco F5 should start receiving the stable update starting December, with the full rollout culminating in March 2026. 

The Chinese variants are scheduled to get the update earlier. For example, the Redmi K60 Pro, Redmi Note 13 5G, Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro, and Pad 6 Max are set to get it in December itself, while the MIX Fold 2, Xiaomi 12S series, Xiaomi 12 series, Redmi Note 12 series, Redmi 14C, and Redmi Pad Pro are slated for January and will conclude the rollout.

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Kristen Spradlin, 2025-12- 9 (Update: 2025-12- 9)