HyperOS 2.0 is not big on visuals; Here are the eligible Xiaomi/Redmi devices and the improvements they get

With the announcement of the new Xiaomi 15 series has also come the latest version of Xiaomi’s custom Android skin, HyperOS 2. Not all software upgrades come with visual and graphics changes that make us drool. HyperOS 2.0 is one such update: you are not going to see anything that gets you excited. But that does not mean it does not bring improvements here and there.

Most improvements that HyperOS 2.0 bring are not visible, but they are there under the hood and include improved performance, more advanced customization options, AI features, and improved connectivity, among others.

Features of Xiaomi HyperOS 2

Let’s look at the features that HyperOS 2.0 is bringing to your device. One key point to note is that the new features will be selectively released depending on the grade or class of each phone. In practical terms, it means that entry-level Redmi smartphones will lack certain improvements for obvious reasons – their limited processing power. More premium devices will get more new features.

1. Improved Memory and Resource Management.
2. New Wallpaper and Lockscreen Customizations include new AI-generated wallpapers, new movie-like lockscreen, and new home layout.
3. Improved UI/Interface Animations and textures while unlocking the phone, during volume control, while adjusting brightness, popup animation for media control in control center, when opening control center and notification panel, and more.
4. New Control Center Animations when you long press the brightness slider, media slider, auto brightness toggle, and reading mode toggle, it opens a card with a label.
5. New AI Features include AI Writing (text generation, summarization, error correction, etc), AI Translation, AI Magic Painting, AI Voice Recognition, and AI Anti-Fraud.
6. New Settings Layout: The Settings menu now has a new card layout and the about page is updated.

As already spelt out, there isn’t a lot about HyperOS 2.0 that is super exciting. It is more of a minor update.

Note that HyperOS 2 will come in two variants – one based on the older Android 14 and other on Android 15 for more up-to-date devices. We have seen this kind of dichotomy in the past with MUIU, so it isn’t anything new. In a sense, it is a good thing: even if your Xiaomi or Redmi smartphone does not get Android 15, you can still enjoy HyperOS 2 on it.

List of HyperOS 2.0 Eligible Devices

Of course, the first set of devices to run HyperOS 2.0 are those in the Xiaomi 15 series and the Xiaomi Pad 7 tablets. These are the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro. These models ship with the new operating system.

1st Batch: November 2024

The first devices to get the v2.0 update will be the following:

• Xiaomi 14 Ultra,
• Xiaomi 14,
• Xiaomi 14T Pro,
• Xiaomi 14T, 
• Xiaomi Mix Fold 4,
• Xiaomi Mix Flip, 
• Redmi K70 series,
• Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro 12.4.

HyperOS 2.0 will start rolling out to this first batch of Xiaomi devices in November 2024.

2nd Batch: December 2024

In December, the HyperOS 2 update will spread to the following devices:

• Xiaomi 13,
• Xiaomi 13 Pro,
• Xiaomi 13 Ultra,
• Xiaomi 13T Pro,
• Xiaomi 13T,
• Xiaomi 13 Lite,
• Mix Fold 3, 
• Civi 4 Pro, 
• Redmi K60,
• Redmi K60 Ultra,
• Redmi K60 Pro,
• Redmi K60E,
• Redmi Turbo 3,
• Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus,
• Redmi Note 14 Pro,
• Redmi Note 14
• Xiaomi Pad 6 Pro,
• Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro,
• Xiaomi Pad 6
• Redmi Pad Pro
• Redmi Pad
• Redmi Pad SE 8.7
• Redmi Pad SE

HyperOS 2.0 will start rolling out to this second batch of Xiaomi and Redmi devices in December 2024.

3rd Batch: 1H 2025

More Xiaomi and Redmi devices will also get the v2.0 software update in the first half of 2025. Will lower end Redmi devices like the Redmi 13C and Redmi 14C be included in this category? We will have to wait and see.

China vs International Markets

Lastly, note that the above HyperOS 2 update roll-out schedule is applicable to the Chinese market for now. Xiaomi says it will announce rollout plans for the international market soon. Of course, we are not expecting any major deviations from the above list of eligible devices.  

Update: Below is a list of devices that are likely to get the update.

HyperOS 2.0 Global Rollout Schedule

• Xiaomi 14 Ultra
• Xiaomi 14
• Xiaomi 14T Pro
• Xiaomi 14T
• POCO X6 Pro 5G
• Xiaomi 13T Pro
• Xiaomi 13 Ultra
• Xiaomi 13
• Xiaomi 13T
• POCO F6 series
• Redmi Note 13 Series
• Redmi 13
• Redmi 12

The global rollout to the above devices is expected to happen “by the first quarter of 2025”. That is vague. Hopefully, we will get firmer details soon.

Author: Mister Mobility

Master storyteller and founder of Mobility Nigeria, Mister Mobility, has used and reviewed hundreds of mobile phones since 2001.