Xiaomi (小米) finally ends MIUI updates as last two devices lose support

End of an era

Xiaomi (小米) has officially closed the book on MIUI, it has been reported that the company stopped all MIUI updates after withdrawing support for the final two overseas models — the Redmi (红米) A2 and Redmi A2+. Those handsets, running Android 13, received their last firmware (V14.0.44.0.TGOMIXM) in December 2025 and, according to Xiaomi’s support pages, were marked end-of-support on March 24, 2026. Reportedly, millions of devices were migrated to the company’s new operating system, HyperOS (小米澎湃 OS), following its 2023 debut, and many older models were placed on stop‑support lists at that time.

A quick retrospective

MIUI began as Xiaomi’s first product long before its hardware business: MIUI V0.8.16 launched on August 16, 2010 as a community ROM based on Android 2.2 (Froyo). Over more than a decade the skin introduced a long list of features that later became mainstream — runtime permissions years ahead of Android, the MAML theme framework and MORE renderer for dynamic lock screens, integrated cloud and app services, and hundreds of UI and privacy enhancements across versions V1 through V13. From lightweight design and global gestures to integrated AI and device ecosystems, MIUI shaped Xiaomi’s identity and helped the company stitch software and hardware together.

So what now?

Why does this matter beyond nostalgia? For users it means the end of security patches and incremental fixes for any remaining MIUI‑only devices; for developers and the ecosystem it signals a full migration to HyperOS, Xiaomi’s unified OS strategy. Geopolitically, the move sits against a broader push in China for domestic technology sovereignty and software consolidation amid global supply‑chain tension — an effort to control the software stack from kernel to services. MIUI’s legacy will live on in HyperOS, but the question remains: can the new platform preserve MIUI’s developer and community momentum while meeting rising expectations for security, longevity and cross‑device integration?