Xiaomi Smartphones in India Will Get an Exclusive Update, Removes Banned Apps

When the Government of India banned the Mi Browser for not complying with the privacy standards of India many were left wondering how the Chinese smartphone makes will respond. Now Xiaomi has responded to all the questions that were being raised by users in India regarding privacy. Manu Kumar Jain tweeted from his official twitter account that a new update is coming for all the MIUI running smartphones made by the company in India. From the tweet, it seemed like the new update is going to be exclusive to India and will remove all the banned apps from all of MI smartphones and Redmi smartphones in India. The tweet also says that all of the data of Indian users will stay inside India. The tweet had an image attached where it clarified all the questions raised by MIUI users.  

📢 Important news about #Xiaomi phones in #India:

1) None of the blocked apps will be available.
2) MIUI Cleaner app is not using Clean Master app banned by Indian Govt.
3) 100% of Indian user data stays in India.

A new version of MIUI coming soon! Please read & be informed. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2tYHFwKjTG

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) August 7, 2020

Xiaomi MIUI Update for Indian Users Only

Yes, it is not exactly an update but more of a system patch that will remove banned apps from the Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones. The tweet said that devs at Xiaomi are developing the patch and once it starts rolling out over the coming weeks it will remove all the banned Chinese apps from the device of the users. Another question that users were asking was the usage of Clean Master by Xiaomi in its MIUI security app. Xiaomi has now clarified that they haven’t used Clean master in its security app but their own MIUI cleaning app that cleans cache and unused files from the device. Many users thought that Mi was using the Clean Master app that was banned by the Indian government on its devices. The post also states in clarity that all the data of Xiaomi Indian users are saved and stored in Indian servers and not on off-shore servers. The post clarifies that the update is being developed and will be rolled out in a phased manner. Lastly, Xiaomi India has also stated that they can take legal action against what they would consider the spread of false information about the company.