Technological products require maintenance to keep up to date by adding new features, correcting bugs or improving their security. Xiaomi it’s no different, with a series of major updates, usually on an annual basis, accompanied by minor, more fix-focused ones.
However, as with other brands, there comes a time when it is not worth continuing to allocate human and financial resources to maintain support for certain devices perhaps already somewhat obsolete and improved by later versions and models.
What is the “End of Service” phase?
Xiaomi’s policy for all its Internet of Things (IoT) product brands, including RedMi, Mijia, Mitu and Mijoy is the same: they generally keep security updates for at least 2 years after the first shipment of a certain model of device. The same applies to phone brands: Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO.
End of the road for many Xiaomi devices
Once this period expires, generally the teams stop offering official support, so the products enter the so-called “end of service” phase. From that moment on, the company allocates support resources to other newer models, those that will most need to be up-to-date, prioritizing them over those products whose specifications are beginning to be outdated.
“Xiaomi is committed to keeping all devices secure and running with the latest features in accordance with established best practices by providing firmware updates. within support timewhich include security updates, bug fixes, and new features.”
111 Xiaomi products that will not have any more updates
Xiaomi regularly publishes and updates the list of products that enter the end of support phase. In the latest version we have found a total of 41 Chinese brand IoT devices in which there will be no more security updates. These are from a variety of categories, including wearablesvacuum robots, routers, electric scooters, etc.
The complete list of models of the Internet of things, so you can check if you are one of those affected, is as follows:
Mi Home Security Camera 360° 1080p, one of the 41 IoT devices that lose their official support
- Routers: MI Router 4, MI Router 4Q, MI Router 3, MI Router 3C, MI Router 3A, MI Router 3G, MI Router Pro, MI Router HD, MI Router Lite, MI Router mini, MI Router (with HDD), New MI Router (with HDD), MI WiFi Extender 1, MI WiFi Extender 2, Powerline Adapter, MI Router IR1200G, MI Router R3GV2, MI Router mesh (dual pack).
- Smart speakers: Xiaomi Speaker mini, Xiaomi AI Speaker.
- Little ones wearables: MI Smart Band 1, MI Smart Band 2, MI Smart Band 3, MI Smart Band 3i, MI Smart Band 4, Xiaomi Watch, Xiaomi Watch Color Keith Haring Edition.
- Vacuum cleaner robot: MI Robot Vacuum-Mop, MI Robot Vacuum-Mop (HK), MI Robot Vacuum-Mop (TW), MI Robot Vacuum-Mop P (black), MI Robot Vacuum-Mop P (TW), Roborock Robot Vacuum-Mop ( TW-white), MI Robot Vacuum-Mop P (white).
- Cameras: Mi Smart Video Doorbell 2, Mi Smart Video Doorbell 2 Lite, Mi Home Security Camera 360° 1080p, Mi Home Smart Cat Eye, Mi Home Xiaobai Smart Camera Enhanced, Mi 360° Home Security Camera 2K (SKU: BHR4003CN).
- Electric scooters: My Electric Scooter.
As for smartphones, there are another 70 more models from Xiaomi and Redmi that will lose their support (with POCO phones to be added in the future when the promised updates have come to an end):
- Xiaomi: MI 1, MI 2, MI 2A, MI 3, MI 4, MI 4S, MI 4c, MI 5, MI 5s, MI 5s Plus, MI 5c, MI 5X, MI 6, MI 6X, MI 8 SE, MI Note, MI Note 2, MI Note 3, MI Note Pro, MIX, MIX 2, MI MAX, MI MAX 2, MI A1, MI A2, MI A2 Lite, MI Pad, MI Pad 2, MI Pad 3, MI Pad 4, MI Pad 4 Plus, MI MAX 3, MI 8 Lite, MIX 2S, MI MIX 2S, MI 8 Explorer Edition, MIX 3, MI MIX 3, MI 8 UD, MI 9 SE, MI PLAY.
- Redmi: Redmi 1, Redmi 1S, Redmi 2, Redmi 2A, Redmi 3, Redmi 3S, Redmi 3X, Redmi 4, Redmi 4X, Redmi 4A, Redmi 5, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi 5A, Redmi Note 1, Redmi Note 1S, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 2 Pro, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 4X, Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5A, Redmi Pro, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi 6A, Redmi S2, Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 6 Pro .
If you have any of these devices, don’t be surprised if you see that you don’t get any update notifications. Generally, as per company policy, major version updates are provided annually. Minor version updates are provided as needed. However, if any critical vulnerabilities are reported, an update is released immediately. However, the Chinese technology company also said that it may no longer respond to security vulnerability reports for the aforementioned devices.
