Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi recently announced that the latest version of its operating system, the MIUI 8, is ready for a Global Stable ROM roll out. Xiaomi released the update on Tuesday, and it can be downloaded by eligible devices.

The MIUI 8 update was officially announced by Xiaomi on its forum last week. Based on Xiaomi's official announcement, the following devices are eligible to download the update: Redmi 1S, Redmi 2, Redmi 2 Prime, Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3 (with Qualcomm chips,) Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 3G, Redmi Note 4G, Redmi Note 3, Redmi Note Prime, Redmi 3, Redmi 3S Prime, Redmi 3S, Mi Max, Mi Note, Mi 5, Mi 4i, Mi 4, Mi 3, Mi 2S, and Mi 2.

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Xiaomi added that only a handful of these devices would receive the MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM as an over-the-air update. These are the Redmi Note 4G, Redmi Note 3G, Mi 4i, Mi 2S, Mi 2, and the Redmi 1S. The rest of the eligible devices will start receiving the update "in the near future." Xiaomi also started rolling out the MIUI 8 China Stable ROM update on Wednesday.

Xiaomi said that eligible devices would receive a notification on their smartphone informing them that the upgrade is ready to be downloaded. Xiaomi added that users who do not get the notification can double check if their phones are eligible for the update using the Updater app. The official storage requirement of the update was not announced. Xiaomi has said in the past that when downloading updates, users are advised to use Wi-Fi connection rather than data subscription.

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