Xiaomi has confirmed that the latest MIUI interface update can cause a serious crash on mobile phones. Owners of smartphones belonging to their own brands and subsidiaries such as Redmi and POCO are making the following complaints on social media: smartphones became “unusable” after installation.
According to news on forums such as Reddit, Updating the System User Interface Plugin enter a boot loop. This means the devices turn on and off by themselves, making it impossible for consumers to use them.
The advice is Users with Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO mobile phones do not update the operating system until the bug is fixed. Anyone affected by the malfunction is advised to seek support from the company, which in Brazil can only be contacted through the store’s official website.
Xiaomi is already aware of the bug
Xiaomi’s official support page has already confirmed that it is aware of the bug and is working on ways to fix it.
Update containing the error already removed from distribution channel The company claimed that only a “small number” of customers were affected.
Xiaomi is aware of an incident involving a system plugin update that caused a boot loop on a small number of devices. Related updates have been removed from online sources.(1/4)
— Xiaomi Support (@XiaomiSupport) March 1, 2024
According to the news on Reddit, the error was due to the fact that the update was initially intended only for users of devices with HyperOS. This is the new operating system produced by Xiaomi and is available only in the latest models of the manufacturer.
Despite everything, The update was accidentally sent to devices with MIUIThis created an incompatibility in the system.
Users affected by the bug say that the device cannot be reset without going into device recovery mode and resetting the device to factory settings. In other words, all data of files, photos and applications without backup will be lost.
However, this redirect has not yet been formalized by the company and may result in files being lost.
Source: Tec Mundo
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