New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…

Original story (published on June 19, 2021) follows:

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has seen plenty of delays when it comes to Android 11. First confirmed to have entered the testing phase back in December last year, the Android version never really made it to stable for the device.

Last week, a Mi Community moderator acknowledged the hold up saying that it was due to adaptation issues and that Android 11 did not meet the company’s OTA upgrade standards for several phones including the Redmi Note 8 Pro.

However, the moderator also revealed that the MIUI engineering team had moved the models affected by the delay to the highest priority development channel to speed up the update process.

This initiative has been quite effective it seems, as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro has now not only been treated to Android 11, but also to MIUI 12.5 stable in China.

Sure, the complete official changelog is rather lengthy, but notable changes include a brand new Notes app, performance improvements, UI tweaks, new animations, enhanced privacy, and of course, a new security patch (May).

To download the Android 11-based MIUI 12.5 update for your Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, just click on the link given below.

  • Device: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Codename: begonia
  • Channel: China Stable
  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RGGCNXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link

Do keep in mind that the above build is China-specific so it won’t be installable over the global ROM. Global variant users are recommended to wait instead as a release for them shouldn’t be too far off now.

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • Download: Link

We will be updating our dedicated MIUI 12.5 update tracker when the update arrives so stay tuned.

Update 1 (July 08)

04:24 pm (IST): The MIUI 12.5 stable beta update is now rolling out for the global variant of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro as well. It also brings along Android 11 and the June security patch.

  • Device: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Codename: begonia
  • Channel: Global Stable Beta
  • Version: 12.5.1.0.RGGMIXM
  • Android: 11
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link

Thanks to Florin Matei and Asotmike for the tip!

Update 2 (July 28)

10:28 am (IST): Xiaomi has finally started rolling out the MIUI 12.5 update based on Android 11 for the European variants of the Redmi Note 8 Pro as well that’s rolling out as version 12.5.2.0.RGGEUXM and weighs 2.2 GB as per a report.

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