Xiaomi pushed Mexican security update to all Mi A3 users
Xiaomi has pushed the Mexican security update for the Mi A3 to all Mi A3 users worldwide. These users, after installing the update, see references to the Mexican carrier Telcel and say that they can no longer use the second SIM card.
On the official Mi Community forum writes moderator JC Paul that Mi A3 users should not install the update. The V11.0.3.0.QFQMXTC security update is said to contain a “serious bug” that causes dual sim functionality to stop working. Instead, users could only use one SIM card.
In the topic, users write that they have installed two new apps since installing the update that cannot be removed. It concerns the Telcel and Mi Telcel apps. Telcel is a Mexican telecom provider. This makes it seem like Xiaomi has pushed the Mexican firmware for the Mi A3 to all users worldwide.
According to an tweet from Mi A3 user Dakshit Shah In addition, an extra splash screen has been added, so that the phone shows the Telcel logo when starting. The update is 1.4GB, according to Shah, remarkably large for what Xiaomi believes should be a security update.
Xiaomi says to PiunikaWeb to be familiar with the Mi A3 issues. The company says it has resolved the issues so that users can install the correct update. In addition, engineers are working on a fix for the users who have already installed the Mexican update.
It is not the first time that a Xiaomi phone has experienced problems after an update. In March, Mi A2 Lite users were complaining about bootloops after installing the Android 10 upgrade. With the Mi A3 itself, there were also problems around the Android 10 upgrade. After that upgrade, users noticed, among other things, that their fingerprint scanner no longer works.