This story is being continuously updated…. New updates are being added at the bottom…..

Original story (from August 03) follows:

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has been in line to receive the MIUI 12 update ever since Xiaomi first announced the new skin back in China. Just a few days ago, we reported that the standard Mi 8 picked up the MIUI 12 stable update in China. Thus, it was only a matter of a few days before the company began pushing the update to the Mi 8 Lite.

As it turns out, users didn’t have to wait too long. This is because the Mi 8 Lite is now receiving the MIUI 12 stable update in China. The much-awaited skin brings a ton of new features and improvements over the previous MIUI 11 skin.

Mi 8 Lite users in China should be receiving the new software via an OTA update. It comes as version V12.0.1.0.QDTCNXM which has been bumped up from the previous MIUI 11-based V11.0.2.0.QDTCNXM.

The Mi 8 Lite was part of the first batch of devices to get the MIUI 12 update back in China. Therefore, after the successful beta testing period, Mi 8 Lite users in China can finally get to experience the latest MIUI 12 update in its stable form.

The changelog for the update also reflects the massive number of changes and additions that come along with this new version. We’ve listed the entire changelog for you to read below:

Much like any other update, this too is being pushed to users in phases. Therefore, not all users will receive the update at the same time. But in case you do not wish to wait for the OTA to arrive, you can manually install it by downloading the package from the link below:

  • Device: Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
  • Codename: platina
  • Channel: China Stable
  • Version: V12.0.1.0.QDTCNXM
  • Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link
  • MD5: 48ff034b1e1edb6961ebbb82a8f3ca55

Just make sure you back up all your files on the device before installing the update manually. Nevertheless, Xiaomi is yet to release the stable MIUI 12 update for many devices. You can check out our MIUI 12 update tracker to know when it arrives on your device.

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 48ff034b1e1edb6961ebbb82a8f3ca55

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: 48ff034b1e1edb6961ebbb82a8f3ca55

Update 1 (September 12)

After China, the Mi 8 Lite devices are now receiving the MIUI 12 stable update in the Russia region. Those of you not interested in waiting for the OTA to hit their units can install the update using the download link below.

  • Device: Mi 8 Lite

  • Channel: Russia Stable

  • Version: V12.0.1.0.QDTRUXM

  • Android: 10

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: d7fbafa86e2bb4066788adf4f84a1170

  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: d7fbafa86e2bb4066788adf4f84a1170

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: d7fbafa86e2bb4066788adf4f84a1170

Update 2 (September 21)

The MIUI 12 update for the Mi 8 Lite is now hitting global units as version 12.0.3.0.QDTMIXM, up from the previous MIUI 11-based version 11.0.3.0.QDTMIXM. In case you wish to download the update manually, you can do so via the link below:

  • Device: Mi 8 Lite
  • Channel: Global Stable
  • Version: V12.0.3.0.QDTMIXM
  • Android: 10
  • Type: Recovery
  • Download: Link
  • MD5: ac83b9d20c73ab713458de7592af6f52

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  • Type: Recovery

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: ac83b9d20c73ab713458de7592af6f52

  • Download: Link

  • MD5: ac83b9d20c73ab713458de7592af6f52