Firmware News: Google Pixel Incomplete February Updates, Motorola Android 12 Journey, Xiaomi’s Android 12 for Budget Smartphones, and More

February updates for the second week are out and with a different essence. Admit it! We're habituated to seeing Samsung ruling the OEM update industry every other week. Prepare yourself for something different this time around. Does that make you wonder what's the talk all about? Don't worry; you'll figure it out in the next few minutes.

Devices that Are Lined Up for Today:

Google

Pixel Devices

Xiaomi

Redmi 10 and Xiaomi Pad 5

Motorola

Moto G Pro

Google Pixel

February Updates Focusing on Bug Fixes are Out; However, the Complaints Are Still not 100% Answered

Recently, Google started rolling out a new variant of update for its Pixel devices with promising bug fixing abilities. This firmware packs the Feb 2022 Android security patch and hits the shore, dating back even for the Pixel 3a devices. Although nothing major, Pixel users will get improved Bluetooth support optimized audio playback, alongside security fixes of all sorts. 

As per Google's community page Tweets, the recent OTA claims to resolve issues on the Pixel 6 or 6 Pro who previously complained about encountering an uneven reboot triggering when they tend to launch the camera. Also, the Pixel 4, 4 XL, 4a 5G, and 5 devices that sheltered signal issues on C Spire and Cellcom will see an end post update. Apart from that, all the affected Pixels with issues causing the keyboard to display over the inputted text are now fixed.

However, the user complains still don't seem like resting a bit. The new trouble revolves around the Wi-Fi that automatically turns off in the background after a few minutes of usage. What it does is prevents the concerned device from auto-connecting to the known and nearby Wi-Fi networks. The same has reportedly affected the working facilities of Bluetooth. It will now be interesting to see how long Google takes to address those.

Do you own any of the update eligible Pixel smartphones and still waiting for the new firmware? Well, in that case, you can manually pull the update by launching Settings followed by System and then System Update.

Xiaomi

Redmi 10 Gets Android 12 Based MIUI 13

The global version of Android 12 based MIUI 13 reaches Xiaomi's budget smartphone with Redmi 10. Weighing somewhere around 2.7GB, the new firmware loads up with version number V13.01.0.SKUMIXM. Speaking of the current scenario, the update is tagged under stable beta and is exclusive for a limited number of devices only.

What's New?

• Android 12 goodies
• MIUI 13 features
• Improved stability
• The brand new widget system
• Dynamic allocation of system resources
• Brillant defrag tool for an optimized storage performance
• Introduction of a new font called MiSans
• January 2022 security patch

Xiaomi Pad 5 Receives MIUI 13

A piece of good news for the Xiaomi Pad 5 owners. The company has reportedly started rolling out the new MIUI 13 for international tablet users.

The New Additions:

• Optimized floating windows
• Support for two simultaneous floating windows
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts

Motorola

2020 Launched Moto G Pro Becomes Company's First Device to Receive Android 12

It was back in December when Motorola came up with a list of devices and promised the same to get Android 12 based firmware in 2022. Although it didn't mention any date going forward, it did highlight February to be the month of initiation. It seems like the promise is kept as Motorolla's Android 12 journey has started with My UX and 2020 released Moto G Pro becomes the very first one.

The new update is currently rolling for the model XT2043-7 and is home to the firmware version S0PR32.44-11-8. Seeding in the UK, the rollout is expected to hit the global stage pretty soon. It might sound a bit strange that Motorolla preferred the 2-year-old device instead al the available high-end ones, but it is what it is.

Having done with the first device, it is time to see how and when the other devices will line up.

Do you want to have a peek at the Motorolla devices which are eligible for Android 12? Well, here you go:

• Motorola Razr 5G
• Motorola Edge 20
• Motorola Razr 2020
• Motorola Edge 20 Pro
• Motorola Edge 2021
• Motorola Edge 20 Lite
• Motorola Edge 20 Fusion
• Motorola One 5G Ace
• Motorola One 5G UW Ace
• Motorola Edge 5G UW
• Motorola Edge+
• Motorola Moto G200 5G
• Motorola Moto G31
• Motorola Moto G100
• Motorola Moto G71 5G
• Motorola Moto G51 5G
• Motorola Moto G41
• Motorola Moto G60s
• Motorola Moto G30
• Motorola Moto G Power (2022)
• Motorola Moto G60
• Motorola Moto G50/G50 5G
• Motorola Moto G40 Fusion
• Motorola Moto G Pure
• Motorola Edge 2021 (Business Edition)
• Motorola Edge 20 (Business Edition)
• Motorola Edge 20 Lite (Business Edition)
• Motorola Edge 20 Fusion (Business Edition)
• Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G
• Motorola Moto G Pro (Business Edition)

Additional News

• A new update for Nothing Ear 1 brings compatibility for Google Assistant, Alexa, and even Siri.
• Samsung announces at least four OS updates and 5 years of continuous security patches for the 2021-2022 launched flagships.
• Samsung Galaxy A51 prepares to receive two firmware updates every year.

A Quick Round-Up

• February Updates Focusing on Bug Fixes are Out; However, the Complains Are Still not 100% Answered
• Redmi 10 Gets Android 12 Based MIUI 13
• Xiaomi Pad 5 Receives MIUI 13
• 2020 Launched Moto G Pro Becomes Company's First Device to Receive Android 12

Wrapping Up

That's everything about the OEM industry and the news updates that have been making it to the headlines over the past week. Surprisingly it's less Samsung this time around and more Google, Xiaomi, and Motorola. Will the scenes remain to be same for the upcoming week, or will Samsung take over? Stay tuned to figure out,