The other day, the LineageOS 21 firmware was released, based on the Android 14 QPR1 operating system, which almost immediately became available for 32 Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphone models, including outdated devices whose official support has long been discontinued.
We are talking about the following Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices:
- Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE / Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
- Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 11i
- Xiaomi Mi 10T / Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G / Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G / Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 5G
- Xiaomi Mi 9T
- Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
- Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
- Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro
- Xiaomi Mi 8
- Xiaomi Mi 6
- Xiaomi Mi 5
- Xiaomi Mix 3
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
- Redmi Note 10 Pro
- Redmi Note 10S
- Redmi Note 10S NFC
- Redmi Note 10 Lite
- Redmi Note 9S /
- Redmi Note 9 Pro (Global)
- Redmi Note 9
- Redmi Note 7 Pro
- Redmi 9
- Redmi 8
- Redmi 7
- Poco X3 NFC
- Poco X3 Pro
- Poco F1
- Poco F2 Pro
- Poco F3
One of the most notable changes in LineageOS 21 are the updated Glimpse (Gallery), Aperture, Jelly (Browser), Dialer, Contacts, Messaging, LatinIME and Calculator applications. This not only provides a more pleasant and customizable user interface, but also a more intuitive interaction with the device.
As for system updates, LineageOS 21 speeds up the update installation process using Google optimization and simplifies the integration of monthly Android security patches by updating merge scripts and updating utilities to extract files directly from OTA, if possible.
As a reminder, LineageOS is a free, open-source software platform for smartphones and tablets based on the Android operating system. It is intended to replace the official Android firmware installed by manufacturers on their devices.