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Xiaomi resumes Mi A1 Android Oreo roll-out after brief suspension

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The Android One-backed Xiaomi Mi A1 is now getting the Android Oreo update again, after a brief suspension period. Xiaomi had apparently pulled back the rollout to fix some grueling bugs the said update had tagged along. For those of you who’ve already got the update, the patch with most – not all – fixes on-board would be a relatively small affair, but for all those who’re yet to get it, the update should be quite a chunky one. This means while new users would be getting an update that’s brand new, users who’re already on Oreo would be basically getting a patch to get most things right.

Xiaomi started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Android One backed Mi A1 phone from December 31. It seemingly halted the rollout to fix some grueling bugs the said update had tagged along. By the many user complaints on the Mi community forum, it seemed, the number was quite high and because a lot of these bugs seemed to effect all-round performance, it was only fair that Xiaomi pulled the plug on it sooner rather than later.

Of the many bugs reported, the one that really stood out – by user count – was battery drain that was apparently connected to the Mi A1’s Bluetooth function. But there was more. There had been reports of unresponsive cameras, and unresponsive dialer apps. Ambient display notifications were seemingly broken for some users, while others had been reporting about issues with the recent app button.

Xiaomi acknowledged some of these issues and even posted workarounds around some of them. “We stumbled upon an issue where users are not able to call and dialer app is getting hanged or there’s an unusual delay in making the call. Upon researching we found that MyJio application is causing ANR when a call is being made or received and hence the issue. The issue is seen when MyJio app is being present with all app permissions granted,” the company wrote on its official blog.

But because the update seemed to have been riddled with bugs, Xiaomi apparently decided to pull back the rollout altogether. Now, it seems, things are back on track for the Mi A1.

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