How to Update Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 5s Plus to Android 11

Do you remember Android 6.0 Marshmallow? And the Xiaomi Mi 5 ? Well, they have returned! In form of lock LineageOS! The guys from XDA Developers have dusted off the old top of the range of the Chinese firm to give them a second youth and have managed to update them with the latest version of Android .

Update Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 5s Plus to Android 11

It has been close to four years, which is said soon, since Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 and Mi 5s Plus. Since then our hands have passed different top of the range of the brand, the Mi 6, Mi 8 and Mi, until the current Xiaomi Mi 10. However, there are many users who still do not want to change their mobile, aware that the Xiaomi Mi 5 family has been one of the most loved by fans of the firm.

All of them are in luck because Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the version of Google’s operating system with which these phones were launched, can now be updated to Android 11 through the most recent version of LineageOS . The two models have currently stayed on MIUI 10 based on Android 8.0 Oreo, their last major update, but now they can go one step further.

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LineageOS 18.0 for Xiaomi Mi 5

If you have in your possession, whether in a drawer or for daily use, the Xiaomi Mi 5 or the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plu s and would like to experience the latest version of Android on any of your phones, Lineage OS has come to the rescue. LineageOS 18.0 , the version that is based on the latest Google mobile operating system, has been ported for Xiaomi phones that, despite some internal errors, can now enjoy Android 11 .

Best of all, the threads corresponding to each XDA mobile state that even with third-party applications, practically everything works without major problem. In addition, LineageOS 18.0 is compatible with all the configurations of the Mi 5. The only one but is that the custom ROM is in beta phase so it will not be to give that, if you decide to install it, you will find some bugs and errors during its use.

In case you plan to update your mobile to this custom ROM , make sure to save all your data before installing anything to avoid possible loss of information during the process. As it usually happens with Xiaomi phones, you must make a recovery through TWRP on either of the two phones to install the following files.

From our site we are not responsible for the malfunction of the phone or problems that appear during the update of the Xiaomi Mi 5 to Android 11 .

Source>XDA Developers