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MagyarThe Mi A3 receives a debilitating update; Xiaomi acknowledges fault
Xiaomi continues to drop the ball with its Mi A-series. In the early hours of today, owners of the Mi A3 started receiving a new update that most expected to be the July security patch. The result? A whole lot of weirdness.
It appears that Xiaomi sent out an update for the Mexican model of the Mi A3 to global units, leaving owners of the phone in quite the conundrum. After installing the update, there are multiple reports of Mi A3 owners being greeted by a Telcel boot animation. The update also appears to have come with the suite of Telcel apps, as well as disabling dual-SIM functionality for the phone.
Reportedly, the company has come back with a response to the issue:
We are aware of the software update issue on a few Mi A3 devices. On further investigation, we have identified it to be a technical issue due to which a software update not meant for Indian users, was shared inadvertently. This issue has been fixed already from our side and our technical teams are working on a recovery solution that will be rolled out soon.
The update carries the build number "V11.0.3.0.QFQMXTC", and weighs in at a mighty 1.40 GB. Android One monthly patches are a lot smaller than that—usually under 100 MB—so, in hindsight, that file size was a red flag. Those who have installed the update have the option of manually flashing the latest June firmware, or waiting for a new update from Xiaomi.
@MiIndiaSupport help! This is really serious. Can't make or receive calls. @manukumarjain @s_anuj @geekyranjit @beebomco please see the above tweet! They gave some other regions update to #mia3 pic.twitter.com/YZkuPSJz7L
— Dakshit Shah (@DakshitShah) July 13, 2020
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